Commercial
Quality construction is found in each L.C. Gaskins project. Commercial construction, just as industrial construction, requires precise planning and quality control. Our experience in commercial construction includes corporate offices, restaurants, food handling facilities, hospitality centers, banks, doctors' offices, retail stores, savings and loan buildings, gymnasiums, recreational facilities, office and truck facilities, hazardous materials buildings, club houses, conference centers, video teleconference centers, bakeries, arts & crafts stores, pest control facilities, pedestrian overpasses, operations buildings, off-Station exchanges and commissary buildings, museums, large kitchens and commercial office buildings.


Projects
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY
Charleston AFB, SC

Client: NAVFAC Location: NWS, Charleston, SC Project Size: 40,000 s/f Completion Date: March 2002 Construction Cost: $7.2 million Contact: Commander Joe Hedges (843) 764-4112

Design/build of a new facility for the Navy to train air traffic controllers. This facility includes a 56' tall air traffic control tower at the front of the building. Raised floor is located in approximately 50% of the floor space for instruments and computers, the remaining space has workstations, conference room, break room/kitchen, restrooms and mechanical rooms. A loading dock and receiving area is also located in the structure. Structural steel frame with bar joist, split-face CMU and structural steel studs. Drywall/metal stud interior partitions, suspended acoustical ceilings, quarry and ceramic tile, carpet & millwork. Mechanical system with DDC, integrated fire alarm & suppression system, grounding, electrical telecommunications system , lightning protection & intrusion system.

EASTERN REGIONAL FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITY
Dobbins ARB, Georgia

Client: United States Air Force Location: Dobbins ARB, Georgia Project Size: 35,000 s/f Completion Date: June 1997 Construction Cost: $6.51 million Contact: Ric Powers (478) 926-0290

Construction of a new two story Flight Simulator Facility to enclose three (3) C-130 flight training simulators in high bay structures, briefing classrooms, computer rooms, offices and maintenance facilities. Building construction consisted of reinforced masonry and structural steel frame with standing seam metal roofing system. Interior walls were metal studs with drywall, ceilings were acoustical and suspended drywall. Fire protection system, smoke detection, variable air volume space conditioning, elevators, electrical, CATV, lightning protection, data network, telephone raceways, plumbing and mechnical. Sitework included all utilities, landscaping with irrigation, asphalt and concrete paving, multiple retaining walls of reinforced concrete and masonry.

OFF-STATION EXCHANGE/COMMISSARY COMPLEX
Mayport, Florida

Client: U. S. Navy Location: Mayport, Florida Contact: Pat Haley (904) 542-5571 Ext 102 Project Size: 125,825 s/f Completion Date: October 1992 Cost: $9.25 million

Construction of this facility included an exchange, commissary connected by a mall area, receiving/storage area, administrative area and loading dock. The work included a structural steel frame system with steel joist, metal deck, tilt-up concrete wall panels, reinforced concrete masonry and modified bitumen roofing system. The interior consisted of metal stud framing with drywall, suspended acoustical ceiling, ceramic, quarry and resilient tile, carpet and extensive millwork. The project came under heavy opposition of environmental groups because of large oak trees and wet land issues. In working closely with the Navy and Architect, the impact was minimized by saving the trees and mitigating the wet land areas.

JOINT STARS SQUADRON OPERATIONS/AMO
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia

Client: Corps of Engineers Location: Robins AFB, Georgia Project Size: 53,000 s/f Completion Date: November 1998 Construction Cost: $5.4 million Contact: Ric Powers Area Engineer (478) 926-0290

Construction of a new second phase squadron operation and aircraft maintenance unit to support the beddown of the J-STARS mission. Included is a two story structural steel and masonry structure with brick facing, standing seam metal roofing system, elevators, computer flooring and workstations. The interior consist of metal stud framing and masonry walls with drywall partitions, suspended acoustical ceilings, ceramic tile, fritz tile, carpet and extensive millwork. Mechanical system with DDC, intergrated fire alarm & supression system. Electrical telecommunications, lightning protection, grounding, communications system and intrusion detection system. Associated site work, utilities, landscaping and irrigation.