Shawmut Design and Construction
West Hartford, Connecticut

In May of 2008, Shawmut Design and Construction contacted GPRS, LLC. about a project in West Hartford, Connecticut where a new PF Chang’s restaurant was being built inside an existing mall.  Due to the new restaurant having several stores beneath it in the mall, Shawmut Design and Construction knew they could not strike any of the tension cables in the hollow core floor. Shawmut had approximately 72 holes to be core drilled for the new drains and plumbing in the new PF Chang’s.

Regional Director, Jamey Harmon arrived at the site and was able to mark out the areas where each hole was to be drilled laying out the tension cables and the rebar located in the hollow core flooring prior to any drilling. Several holes had to be moved due to the location of tension cables in the floor.  On the second day of the job we were able to locate a large steel reinforcing beam running across the bottom of the slab where walls along with six holes were to be placed. Locating the beams and the cables in the floor allowed Shawmut Design to get these hole locations changes back to the engineers in a timely manner.  By using ground penetrating radar prior to core drilling this allowed Shawmut to continue with their construction without affecting the structural integrity of the building.

If you need Ground Penetrating Radar Services in the Connecticut area contact Regional Director Jamey Harmon at 646) 765-5599 or jamey.harmon@gprsinc.com