Wilder Projects

Fred Meyer Mill Creek

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Project Location: Mill Creek, Washington

Client: Fred Meyer Corp. (Roundup Co.)

Construction Cost: $4+ million

Wilder’s Role: Prime Site Work Contractor

Construction Period: 5/98 – 10/98

Project Highlights
Full site development Wetland and storm water mitigation Fast track site work/building pad schedule Innovative staging of paving to accomodate necessary vertical building schedule WSDOT signals and highway intersection upgrades Extensive site stabilization Integrated/cooperative scheduling with the building contractor to assure on-time delivery of the project

This project involved demolition of an existing poultry processing center and existing buildings and foundations. Extensive excavation of the 27+-acre site was needed to insure a structurally stable building site. Although the work began in May with several key permits still in process, it was essential that the building be open for the Thanksgiving shopping rush.

The development agreement required Washington State Department of Transportation, Snohomish County and City of Mill Creek frontage upgrades on two sides. The site team coordinated four separate government inspection teams to successfully integrate the project’s multiple jurisdictions.

The SR 527/SR 96 intersection upgrade involved complete replacement of the signalization, additional turn pockets and widening of the roadway shoulders to allow for new travel lanes and sidewalks. Late relocation of Snohomish County PUD transmission poles required retrofitting the site for underground electrical corridors.

The storm water control system included two 155’ x 55’ x 12’ cast-in-place underground detention vaults and over four acres of wetland creation and enhancement. Removal of over 75,000 CY of unsuitable material and the subsequent importation of structural fill was accomplished within a very demanding time window. Innovative and cost effective value engineering solutions were processed at field meetings between the client’s representatives, government officials and Wilder Construction Company, the result being an expedited project schedule and on-time opening in spite of critical permit delays.

Wilder was responsible for the entire sitework package and self-performed all of the earthwork, building pad preparation, domestic utilities (water, storm, sanitary), road widening, finish grading and hot mix asphalt paving. The Wilder team was commended by the owner and the other project stakeholders for its flexibility, expertise, professionalism, problem solving and timeliness on this tightly scheduled project.