July 30, 2011
Carter Concrete Structures was recently awarded a contract to perform foundation and frame construction for a new free standing VA Hospital in Bay Pines, (St. Petersburg), Florida. The five level reinforced concrete structure will include 225,000 square feet of suspended plates, and seven full height stair/elevator shafts, 23,000 cubic yards of concrete and 2000 tons of reinforcing bar will be incorporated into the structure.
Carter was selected by Archer Western/Demaria JV, the Prime Contractor to the VA, for this assignment, the company’s first with the Chicago based firm. Sam Carter, President of Carter Concrete Structures, stated the firm is delighted to be back in Florida, working again with the Veterans Administration and launching a productive relationship with a new client.
Carter Concrete Structures is a specialized Contractor operating as Subcontractor, Trade, or Prime Contractor performing turnkey concrete construction work in the commercial, institutional, industrial, and public construction markets. Scope of work typically includes structural excavation, foundations, slabs-on-grade, formwork of all types, reinforcing, concrete production, placement and finish, engineering layout, hoisting, and general conditions work on civil, industrial and multi-story structures.