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The Conco Companies were awarded the complete concrete and reinforcement contract on a new luxury, multi-family apartment building in Walnut Creek, CA. The Arroyo is scheduled to open for occupancy in the summer of 2015.

The Class A-designed structure of concrete and steel will offer superior acoustic quality when compared to similar wood-frame buildings in the area. The Arroyos is part of the holdings of the Hall Equities Group (HEG). The architect on the project is Loving & Campos Architects, renowned for award-winning planning and design services. The landscape architect is Camp & Camp Associates and the civil engineer is Kier & Wright. Farmers & Merchants Bank is the construction lender.

Conco brings our expertise and vast experience to the extensive concrete and reinforcement services for this 6-story building that consists of 162,064+/- SF of total gross floor space. Also included in the project are two levels of gated parking with 135 spaces below the structure. The project sits on a 1-acre site.

The 100 unit apartment building will offer 4 studio, 56 one-bedroom, and 40 two-bedroom units. Amenities include beautifully landscaped courtyards, a high-quality fitness center and 360-degree views of downtown and Mt. Diablo State Park. The rooftop features a terrace with an outdoor infinity-edge swimming pool, comfortable lounges and outdoor theatre space with stadium seating.

The Arroyo reflects a new trend in urban housing that is attracting people from distant suburbs and bringing them back into cities where they can easily walk or bike to jobs, stores, restaurants, mass transit or other activities. The new building is located a short walk from Walnut Creek’s Civic Park, home to a popular seasonal ice skating arena, the public library, and numerous shops and restaurants that are part of the core downtown area. The Walnut Creek BART Station is three blocks east of The Arroyo.

Conco’s mission is to be the best supplier of concrete services in the Western United States and to bring expertise and unsurpassed quality to each project. We continue to upgrade and expand facilities to better serve the growing market for public works projects, commercial, parking structures, educational, and other construction development.

Another challenging project for The Conco Companies is the Century Center Towers, a 376-unit apartment building in North San Jose, CA. Once complete, it will be the tallest residential project in the area, with two 12-story towers, coming off of one giant floor plan. The project broke ground in late August 2014 and is scheduled to be finished in early 2017.

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The approximately 574,000 square feet steel-and-glass high-rise sits on a 2.37 acre site. The Barry Swenson Builder is partnering with the Essex Property Trust on the project, and will be the general contractor, and Essex, the operating partner once the building is complete. The total cost of the project is $170 million including the cost of the land.

Conco will provide the concrete services on the building as well as for the construction of a 494-car parking structure. Our time-lapsed YouTube video demonstrates the 6,650 yard mat foundation pour that we did for the property in January 2015. The pour got under way at 1:00 A.M. and was completed later that same day at 5:00 P.M. The ready-mix was supplied by Central Concrete and was placed by our expert crews.

The Class-A building will feature a sleek, modern glass design with lots of windows to allow for natural light and to take advantage of 360-degree views of the city. Amenities include an extensive 12th-floor recreation deck with swimming pool, workout room, bocce, and plenty of space for outdoor cooking and eating. There will also be a dog run area.

The Century Center Towers are going to offer studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Another benefit to the location is a close proximity to the San Jose airport. There are also many existing office buildings nearby as well as several new projects that are in the planning stages for the near future such as a large medical office campus from Kaiser Permanente and a new casino/entertainment complex from Bay 101.

When your project demands exceptional services and the best value, Conco can deliver. We have been offering premium concrete services throughout the Western U.S. since 1959, and have four region offices serving California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado. With state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities, we work diligently to meet goals and stay within budget.

The reality is that tight construction schedules demand coordination between building trades if a project is to be successful. With the recent uptick in building activity, this task has become increasingly more difficult for both the developer and the general contractor.

In order to alleviate such scheduling difficulties, a simple solution that The Conco Companies provides is to be a single source alternative to our customers. When working with Conco, a GC can make one call and get high-quality, formwork, rebar, place and finish, shotcrete and pumping services all in one place.

The advantages of this approach are clear. As business improves, companies are stretched thin as subcontractors must move their crews between several different projects. A single day delay by one subcontractor can delay the work of others by a week or more as each subcontractor has committed crews and resources to other projects. With Conco’s approach of working as a coordinated team, it allows us to anticipate and respond to any problems with formwork, shotcrete or rebar by shuffling crews to accommodate our customers.

Nowhere is the need as critical as with concrete and rebar. Concrete cannot be poured until rebar is complete and demanding schedules mandate minimal delay between rebar inspection and pouring concrete. When one company controls both aspects, the chances of success are greatly increased. Some key benefits of a combined solution include:

Joint management of rebar and concrete generates a holistic approach where decisions are made based on the best end result
Ability to manage crane time between concrete and rebar tasks
Coordination of trades to keep projects on schedule
Joint collaboration between concrete and rebar that identifies opportunities for improvement in design
Reduction of equipment on projects as forklifts, hydro cranes, and power tools are shared between concrete and rebar
Eliminate disputes over scope issues between concrete and rebar and the management time necessary to settle those disputes
Reduce unnecessary paperwork and charges between trades that add no value to a project

The Conco Companies, through Conco Reinforcement and Conco’s Concrete Division, is structured to meet all the concrete needs of a project. We bring decades of experience to provide unsurpassed services to our customers.

The Conco Companies, one of the nation’s largest commercial concrete contractors is finishing up concrete work on the new Platform at Union Station, a luxurious 21-story apartment building that is part of the Union Station Neighborhood in the heart of downtown Denver. The building is being developed by Holland Partners and includes 288 apartment units, a 260-car underground parking structure, and approximately 7,000 square feet of retail space. The project broke ground in early 2013 and is expected to be completed later this year.

Conco’s Role in the Denver Union Station Redevelopment Project — Conco is finishing up concrete work for the highly anticipated Union Station Neighborhood in Downtown Denver.

The Platform was appropriately given its name as it is adjacent to the new commuter rail platforms and other transit options located within the historic Denver Union Station. Once it is complete, it will be the tallest tower in the project. The modern building will offer residents spectacular views and impressive amenities such as a 15th floor pool deck and resident lounge, fitness center, yoga room, dog run, and 24-hour concierge services.

The architect is Shears Adkins Rockmore who specializes in the design of urban projects. They describe the tower as a “restrained palette of exterior materials, precast concrete, glass and metal.” The design is intended to compliment Union Station as well as to set a contemporary tone for the new district. The ground floor is glass and the building’s façade consists of grey and white concrete paneling. The north side of the tower has a glass curtain wall on the corners of the building. Apartments are on floors 5-21 and most are 1-bedroom units with some 2-bedroom and a few studio apartments available. The building has obtained LEED Gold certification.

The highly anticipated Union Station redevelopment is being done in conjunction with the FasTracks light rail development. The combined projects have an estimated budget of $7.2 billion to make it the largest transit redevelopment in the U.S. The project is expected to play a large role in furthering the revitalization of downtown Denver and will bring to the neighborhood residential housing, office and hotel development, and a mix of retail.

When your project demands exceptional services and the best value, Conco can deliver. We have been offering premium concrete services throughout the Western U.S. since 1959, and have a regional office in the Denver area. With state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities, we work diligently to meet goals and stay within budget.

The Conco Companies just took delivery of two new Schwing M36/31 concrete pumps that are specifically designed to skillfully meet the challenges of our drilling customers. The new M36/31 pumps are currently based out of our Southern California operations.

Up until now, one of the problems that drillers have faced is that most concrete booms are not capable of lifting the heavy loads of long tremmie pipes filled with concrete. Since most pumps are rated with a lifting capacity of 300 – 400 lbs., cranes have been required to assist with the lift of the boom in order to avoid the potential for catastrophic failure.

To address this problem, Conco met with Schwing America to collaborate on engineering a pump that would better serve the drilling industry. Unlike conventional pumps, the new tremmie pump is capable of lifting long tremmies into caissons without the need for a crane assist, and the roll and fold design of the boom does not interfere with typical drilling operations. The result of our combined effort is a pump that has up to 1,100 pounds of capacity for lifting up to 60’ tremmies of 4” 11Ga. safely. Furthermore, these new pumps are equipped with the latest emission standards and are CARB compliant!

The features of our new Schwing Tremmie pumps include:

Modified tip section allowing for 1,100 lbs. of lifting capacity.
Roll and fold boom that does not interfere with drilling operations.
Small footprint for tight jobs.
Forward “X” style telescoping outriggers and lateral telescopic rear outriggers that do not interfere with jobsite obstacles.
Modern “B” Rock valve that can easily pump lean mixes.
Large material cylinders to reduce cycling times resulting in smoother pumping.
Cab over truck to maximize reach.
CARB compliant 2014 model.
Max Pump Performance, 178 Yards/Hr, 1,102 Pressure

A large part of getting the job done right is having the right equipment to do the job. Conco’s new M36/31 concrete pumps are designed to be the right equipment to assist us in better serving the project specific challenges of our drilling customers.

Conco is a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western United States. We have built our reputation with superior concrete formwork, reinforcing, place and finish, shotcrete and other ancillary services that benefit from our vast experience. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects.