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. _______________________________ Continued on page 27 The Canadian Design and Construction Report — Fall 2013 – 25