From pre-pandemic labor and material shortages to COVID precautions and social unrest concerns, the design and construction team on the Commonwealth of Virginia’s new General Assembly Building (GAB) project in Richmond has navigated the breadth of recent industry challenges. Set on Capitol Square and neighboring the Virginia State Capitol, the site of the new 414,000-sq-ft GAB is as high profile of a location as you can find in the state.
“That really separated this from the average job,” says Brett Thompson, senior project manager with Gilbane Building Co., which is serving as construction manager at-risk. “If you took this job and set it somewhere else on 10 acres, it’s a totally different ballgame.”