Training and Doctrine Command
Headquarters(TRADOC) Project Tops Out In Fort Eustis, VA
Fort Eustis, VA
February 16, 2010
Tompkins Builders was proud to host the Training and Doctrine
Command Headquarters (TRADOC) topping out ceremony on February 16,
2010 at the site in Fort Eustis, VA. Tompkins is performing this
project for the Norfolk District of the US Army Corps of Engineers
for whom they recently completed the Sustainment Center of
Excellence (SCOE) at Fort Lee, VA. Tompkins is also currently
working on the construction of C4ISR Project in Aberdeen, Md. for
the Philadelphia District of the Corps of Engineers with joint
venture partners as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
program and one of the first BRAC projects of this magnitude and
scope.
The TRADOC project includes the Design and Construction of a 263,000
SF headquarters building, a separate 18,000 SF band building
facility and supporting site work. The facility is being designed
and built to achieve LEED® Silver Certification from the United
States Green Building Council upon completion in the Spring of 2011.
In topping out, the TRADOC project has come a long way since the
ceremonial groundbreaking on June 4, 2009. The project is proceeding
ahead of schedule. Tompkins’ upper management, project team and
staff, Representatives from the US Army Corp of Engineers Norfolk
District, representatives of TRADOC, the design team, and
subcontractors involved in the completion of the construction were
all present at this celebration. As a part of the festivities
Tompkins and its subcontractors provided a variety of prizes for
raffle to all workers on the job. Prizes included gift cards,
t-shirts, hats and several flat screen TVs.
The event proved to be a celebration of the achievement of one of
the project’s major milestones, the topping out of the structures.
Ambitions are high as the team moves forward to meet the challenges
on the road to completion. There is every confidence that all
significant milestones will continue to be reached by the TRADOC
team throughout the duration of this project.
About Tompkins Builders
Founded in 1911 and located in Washington, DC, Tompkins Builders
offers a full range of general construction services in both the
private and public sectors. The firm’s core disciplines include
design-bid-build and design-build services for new construction,
renovation, historic renovation/ adaptive re-use, addition, and
tenant fit-out projects. Tompkins Builders specializes in building
the following facility types: hi-rise residential and hospitality,
commercial offices, laboratories, and government facilities. Today,
Tompkins is ranked as one of the largest general contracting firms
domiciled in the Mid-Atlantic, and the largest General Contractor
domiciled in Washington, D.C.
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