Gilbane Building Company has received two project awards for its Rhode Island Veterans Administration Home, the company announced.
The new 208-bed, 260,000-square-foot home was designed by Brewster Thornton Group Architects of Rhode Island and SFCS of Virginia. Gilbane received a Project Achievement Award from the New England chapter of the Construction Management Association of America. It also received a Best Projects Award from Engineering News Record, New England, in the Best Government Public Building category.
“From day one, the Gilbane team recognized that this project was special. The [Gilbane] team worked together seamlessly to manage the change order process, schedule, budget, safety, security and trade contractor performance, meeting our project goals,” said Kasim J. Yarn, director of Office of Veterans Affairs for the State of Rhode Island.
Gilbane has its headquarters in Rhode Island and 46 office locations worldwide.
