Construction Updates

Construction of the Amazon facility in North Andover is currently underway and is scheduled to be complete by summer of 2023. Whiting-Turner was selected by Hillwood as the general contractor for this project. Below are updates (in bulleted note form), photos, and videos provided by the general contractor to keep the Town and public apprised of how the project is progressing.

Some fun facts:

• There are 6,420 aggregate piers that create the ground improvement system for all foundations for the superstructure

  • These aggregate piers consist of 16,000 tons of 3/4” aggregate stone

• There are 628 footings that sit on these aggregate piers to support the superstructure

  • These footings consist of approximately 30,000 cubic yards of concrete

• There are roughly 4.5 miles of site drainage piping being installed on the site

• There are roughly 1.5 miles of sedimentation and erosion control measures on the site

• There are roughly 1.5 miles of new forced sewer mains being installed on the site

• There are 13,536 solar panels installed on the project

• There are roughly 1.75 miles of new fire protection water loops that are being installed on the project

July 14, 2022:

Lot A:

• Ongoing with punchlist work

• Curb and jointing repairs

• Work is ongoing on the drainage of the south parking lot.

• There are ongoing conversations on landscaping. Some conifers will be replaced in September

• Rye seed has been placed and everything is fairly stabilized.

• Meadow mix see will take one year to germinate

Offsite Road Improvements:

• Road drainage and underground electrical work is ongoing

• Traffic crossings are being installed

• Box outs are being placed in the gravel and binder road layers

Lot B:

• Continuing with hardscape installation

• Curbs and sidewalks are being installed

• Continuing with planting and hydroseeding

• Concrete, steel and roofing is wrapping up

• Security and telecom work is just getting started

• Buildings #80-#83 demolition will be scheduled in August

June 30, 2022:

Lot A:

• The hydrant remediation work at the southwest pond was accepted by NAFD.

Offsite Improvements:

• Drainage and widening work is ongoing.

Lot B:

• Paving is expected to start early July.

• Planting install in the east lot is nearly complete.

• Plantings in upper zones of the wet pond will start next week.

• Structural steel is complete.

• Stair E/F/G/H install is ongoing.

• Bump C concrete is scheduled for next week.

• Metal panel install is expected to be close to complete by the end of the month.

• Fencing install is nearly complete on level 2. Layout is ongoing on level 3. There will be leave outs in the fence for access.

June 16, 2022:

Lot A:

• Started the work in the pond behind Bldg. #20 – grading and seeding

Offsite Improvements:

• Road work is continuing with Revoli

Lot B:

• Working on curbs and islands

• Expect to be paving the last week of June

• Will pump down the wet pond next week and evaluate the silt and schedule the plantings.

• Structural steel is complete

• Installing the canopy steel and the shelter foundations

• Miscellaneous stairs and exterior stairs are being installed

• Roofing is being wrapped up in Bump C

• Fencing is being installed on the 2^nd and 3^rd floors

• Hardscape is continuing

• The 2 Line ramp is being poured today

May 19, 2022:

Lot A:

• Majority of the work is done

• Continuing with areaway work, flashing, carpentry, cleaning up drainage and reseeding and minor repairs

Lot B:

• Cleaning up additional area to receive asphalt binder on the north side

• Batch plant has been removed and that area is scheduled for paving

• Southeast site dolly pads are continuing

• Precast is being painted on the south side and will continue on the east and west sides concurrently

• Steel – 98% complete; Detailing – 90% complete, mostly misc. metals are left; Bump C is being detailed; Precast – 95% complete

• Sprinkler work: Ground floor – 75%; 2^nd floor – 75%; 3^rd floor – 70%; 4^th floor – 68%; 5^th floor – 60%.

• Fire alarm infrastructure: Ground floor – 30-35%; 2^nd floor – 30-35%; 3^rd floor – 25%; 4^th floor – 20%; 5^th floor – 20%.

April 14, 2022:

Lot A:

• Elevator work has resumed in Bldg. #20

• Irrigation system is tied in

• Maintenance will begin on the plantings and rain gardens

• General clean up around the site and in the building

Lot B:

• Steel erection is 99% complete; detailing 90-92% complete

• Bump B is complete with precast

• Roofing is 95% complete and they will move to installation on the low roofs. Some remedial work is happening on the East Bump

• Precast is 78% complete – currently working on the west side then to the Pump House and Guard House

• Bypass work today will be completed to make all 11 fire hydrants live. The one hydrant turned off to make the connection will be turned back on today.

May 14, 2021:

• 96% of buildings on site demolished and currently removing foundations

• Building 30 demolition at 98%

• Cuts and fills throughout the site and new building pad currently ongoing

• Westerly retaining wall to begin

• Building 20/21 new primary service has been energized

• Solar fields construction at 85% complete

• New drainage systems currently being installed

• New water retention basin areas being developed for stormwater management

• New parking areas being established

• New sanitary pump station now on permanent power

• Foundation improvements (Aggregate Piers) at 70%

• Concrete batch plant fully operational and producing product

• Concrete foundations in place at 37%

• Steel erection to begin 6/21/21

• Concrete slab on Decks 7/23/21

• Precast panels 10/18/21

April 23, 2021:

• All buildings on site fully abated

• 90% of building on site are demolished and currently being separated and cleaned up; currently removing foundations

• Bldg. 40 under demolition

• Bldg. 50 under demolition

• Building 30 completed demolition at 70%

• Cuts and fills throughout the site and new building pad currently ongoing

• Westerly retaining wall to begin

• New service conduits installed, transformers set an National Grid installing bldg. 21

• Solar fields construction at 65% complete

• New drainage systems currently being installed

• New water retention systems being established

• New parking areas being established

• New sanitary pump station at 90% complete

• Foundation improvements (Aggregate Piers) being installed

• Concrete batch plant under construction ready for 4/16/21

• Concrete foundations being installed

• Building underground utilities to begin 4/26/21

• New Fire protection service loop being installed

• Steel erection scheduled to begin 6/7/21

• Concrete slab on Decks scheduled to begin 7/16/21

• Precast panels scheduled to begin 10/11/21

April 6, 2021:

• 95% of buildings on site fully abated.

• 85% of building on site demolished and currently being separated and cleaned up, currently removing foundations.

• Bldg. 40 under demolition.

• Bldg. 50 under abatement.

• Building 30 abatement completed and demolition at 65%.

• Existing pump station bldg.50 has been decommissioned.

• New sanitary gravity line tied into Greater Lawrence Sewer District.

• Cuts and fills throughout the site and new building pad currently ongoing.

• Westerly retaining wall to begin.

• New service conduits installed, transformers set an National Grid installing bldg. 21.

• Solar fields construction at 38% complete.

• New drainage systems currently being installed.

• New parking areas being established.

• New forced sanitary main from pump station to Osgood being installed.

• New sanitary pump station at 78% complete.

• Foundation improvements (Aggregate Piers) being installed.

• Concrete batch plant under construction ready for 4/16/21.

• Concrete foundations scheduled to begin 4/12/21.

• Steel erection scheduled to begin 6/1/21.

• Concrete slab on Decks scheduled to begin 7/16/21.

• Precast panels scheduled to begin 10/11/21.