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Location:

Humacao, Puerto Rico

Client:

Walmart Puerto Rico

Developer:

JR Technical & Development, Inc.

Architect:

Diaz/Domenech Hicks & Krockmalnic, Inc.

Merchandising Architect:

Benchmark Group

Contractor:

CIC Construction Group

Construction Costs:

$7,000,000

Year of Completion:

2011

JRT Scope:

Design and project management, reconfiguration of floor plan and services, construction inspection, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Erosion Control and Sedimentation Plan, Architects and Engineers of Record, permitting

Project Description.

The project scope consisted in expanding the existing Walmart store to accommodate a new grocery, cafeteria, garden center, storage areas and loading dock. To make room for the 43,300 sf. expansion, the existing Walmart store's garden center and an adjacent movie theater were demolished.

The existing 121,500 sf. of store areas were also renovated and included new merchandising plans, new flooring and ceiling finishes, new bathrooms, employee lounge, vision center and pharmacy. In addition to this, the existing structural elements were seismically retrofitted and new roof waterproofing was installed.

Quality control for compressive strength determination of the concrete used in the project was executed via the use of maturity models, in which sensors were left embedded in the concrete so as to provide temperature readings as the curing process progressed.

Project Highlights.

• Seismic reinforcement to existing structure.
• New structure in steel with prefab concrete panels.
• Shallow foundations
• Quality controls of concrete performed with maturity indexes vs. concrete cylinders.