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relationships Manshield Construction and its trades
construct Winnipeg casino’s new parkade
By Jim Harris
Special to the Canadian Deisgn and Construction Report
Manshield Construction is growing its reputation for
integrity and on-time and on-budget performance
through its work on a portion of a large casino project.
The company, in December 2012, started work on a
parkade for the McPhillips Station Casino in Winnipeg.
The 276,000 sq. ft., three-storey precast concrete
parkade with 903 parking stalls was expected to be
completed in November, 2013, project manager Javier
Baisburd said.
A related project includes a high-rise hotel at
McPhillips Station Casino.
The north and east sides of the parkade feature a
mixture of metal mesh, LED lighting and metal tubing.
This architectural feature identifies the parkade as
being part of the casino complex. The parkade will also
eventually connect to the casino through an enclosed
walkway. Manshield worked closely with local subcontractors
to complete the parkade. “Our subcontractors are
aware of the timelines and have and continue to work
with us to make sure there are no delays,” Baisburd
says. “They are very punctual in helping us achieve our
timeline.” Although the project began at the beginning of win-
ter 2012, Manshield was able to complete the pilings
for the parkade’s foundation despite the cold weather
by using pre-cast concrete that was cured offsite. “Our
main challenge was erecting the main structure, which
we managed by being very proactive and organized,”
he said.
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