Concrete Placement

The footings are ready and the concrete is flowing.

Concrete truck parked in accounting.



















Pouring brace frame footing in accounting.



















Service corridor entrance being demolished.



























Old balcony at mezzanine being infilled for Doug's Office.

Continuing Shell & Core

Work continues on the Shell & Core structural work. Archibald Timber Structures has been installing a large amount of framing hardware in the roof to make the building much safer to work in. This has not gone without a hitch though, as we have discovered quite a few discrepancies between the original roof design and what was actually installed by the original builder. This has required quite a bit of modifications to our structural design to make everything fit properly. In addition, much of the footing work has been progressing.

Warehouse brace frame footing excavated.




























Accounting brace frame footing excavated.



























Steel frames at new Business Development windows.






















Lobby brace frame footing excavated and new bathroom slab removed.




















Anchor bolts for brace frames.

Beginning of Shell and Core Work

Another quick update on what's going on at the new Bernards Headquarters. Contracts went out to the Shell and Core Subcontractors which will be KAR Construction for Concrete and two Subs who are new to Bernards. Archibald Timber Structures will handle the panelized roofing and Richwell Steel will have the structural/misc. steel. We continue the demolition removing the upper mezzanine storefront, some site structures and trees and some additional interior elements. The office mock-up is complete and Archibald has begun work on the seismic roof upgrades.

A view from the main gate.





















Doug and Greg's offices with new ventilation





















The new office mock-up.





















Removal of vegetation to increase the views to the park




















What people see when they enter San Fernando

Soft Demo Nearly Complete

The soft demolition is nearly completed. The size of the new space is really visible now and it is huge! They have a couple more days left to complete the work which will include the removal of the HVAC units on the roof. There is also a mock-up being built of a typical office which will be completed next week. Bids were due yesterday for the Steel, Roof Framing, Concrete, Fire Sprinklers and more Demo. Contracts will go out next week. Here are some of the latest shots.

Reoccurring view down the new spine from the Lobby.

















View of the recently demolished mezzanine from the back stairwell.



























Doug and Greg Bernards' future view overlooking the entire office. The mock-up is in the back ground




















View towards the Lobby from Accounting.





















A birdseye view of Estimating.

Clearing Out

The Mezzanine is starting to open up.





















A look at the future home of Estimating.




















Material is being separated so that it can be recycled.

Start of Preliminary Soft Demolition

Construction has finally got under way. We have a Demolition Contractor, American Wrecking, performing soft demo to clear out the existing tenant improvements. Here are some photos.

Exterior view of new Entrance location.



















Superintendent trailer is set up in the warehouse.




















View looking down spine from Lobby after some initial demolition.





















View from the Lobby of Estimating Department.





















This view is from Accounting looking down the spine towards the Lobby.

Welcome to your future home, The Bernards Headquarters!

We have taken Ownership of the new building and started some exploritory demolition to verify the structural conditions. Additionally, we have removed the ceiling tiles to get a better look at the roof structure and utilities. These are some of the first photographs.

View looking down the spine from the new lobby.



















Also looking down what will be new spine towards Accounting to the right and Operations to the left



























Looking from outside the Training Room towards the Lobby and Business Development