05-14-12
04-23-12
Topping-Off Held at the Construction Site of Ulbrich's New Storage Facility in WallingfordApril 20, 2012 Wallingford, CT With construction underway on the new Ulbrich storage facility for Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals, Inc., a topping off event was held today. The topping off celebration (or topping out) usually marks the moment the highest structural beam is swung into place and welded into position. Today’s event included the signing of a beam and a symbolic tree that was placed at the top of the structure and is used to commemorate the event. Dignitaries in attendance were The U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, Wallingford Mayor William W. Dickinson, Jr., and three generations of the Ulbrich family - Fred, Chris and Jonathan.
Constructed by O,R&L Construction Corp. this 17,000 SF design build project will be a pre-engineered manufacturing storage building that was developed in response to the structural collapse of the existing building. The new building will consist of a metal pre-engineered frame, insulated metal panels, standing seam metal roof with loading docks and overhead door access. The sustainable initiatives on this project include construction waste management, concrete recycling, reuse of existing site pad, and the facility will be built on a remediated brownfield site.
Left to Right Mayor William W. Dickinson, Jr., Jonathan Ulbrich, Chris Ulbrich and Fred Ulbrich.
04-09-12
Todd Renz was quoted in Business New Haven on the State of Construction in Connecticut:
Article by Tom Violante in Business New Haven
F. Todd Renz, president of O, R & L’s construction division located in Branford, says the market began to slide downhill after 2008.
“I think that, in 2010, the market bottomed for a lot of companies,” says Renz, noting that his company employs about 800 people within four divisions, with 35 directly involved in construction. “We began seeing a pickup in 2011 with a little more activity. A lot of those projects that were on hold now are starting to resurface. In the corporate and industrial areas, we’re beginning to see more planned-type work, looking at efficiencies in adding additions to existing structures.”
Renz says that though local construction companies seem to be the hardest hit, he sees some activity in the building needs of the healthcare industry and those companies that are international with facilities in Connecticut.
“I would say that the projects are generally smaller and more sporadic,” says Renz. “We’re not getting a great amount of calls from new companies. The calls are specific to our past clients who are looking for integrated projects, where we’re combining design and construction while looking at energy efficiencies of the project.”
03-15-12
Source: norwichbulletin.com
The William W. Backus Hospital should have no difficulty meeting its projected
July deadline to open its emergency care center in Plainfield.
Pat Parillo, site supervisor for O,R&L Construction, the general contractor
for the project, said the mild winter weather has been helpful.
From left to right: Betty Boukus, State Representative 22nd Assembly District; Mark DeVoe, Director, Planning and Economic Development - Town of Plainville; Anne De Greefe-Safft, President of Gems Sensors; and Todd Renz, President of O,R&L Construction Corp.
08-22-11
Todd Renz was quoted in the Hartford Business Journal for the article
"LEED's other cost - Paperwork, maintenance burden shouldn't be a surprise"
To go directly to the article click on the following link:
Backus Hospital and O,R&L Construction held a groundbreaking ceremony on in Plainfield on May 20 for the construction of the new Backus Emergency Care Center. The $7 million center should be completed by the spring of 2012.
04-07-11
WINSTED — The Winsted Health Center has selected a developer to possibly construct a new emergency center for Charlotte Hungerford Hospital at its 13-acre campus on Spencer Street.
Jonathan Blum, the center's executive director, said the health center's board of trustees selected O,R&L Construction Corp. of Branford on Tuesday. Blum said the goal is to construct a new building for the emergency department, rather than renovate its current home in an existing 54-year-old facility.
Plainfield - Construction began on The William W. Backus Hospital's Emergency Care Center, a $7 million facility that hospital officials anticipate will serve almost 9,000 patients.
O,R&L Construction Corp. of Branford will build and O,R&L Plainfield LLC will own the 13,000-square-foot building and lease the space to Backus as part of their turn-key integrated services.
