Sometimes you don’t know what you are capable of until you put yourself to the test. That could be the motto for what has turned out to be one of the largest and perhaps the most successful project in our company history; building hundreds of homes for families of U.S. Navy personnel. Simplex has completed the ACTUS Stewart Terrace Project located in New Windsor, New York, just outside the city of Poughkeepsie.
We have turned over the keys on the final phase of this exciting project that saw Simplex take on new responsibilities that included final trim out of the Navy homes.
The ACTUS Phase II project consisted of construction of 174,028 square feet of living space and 57,600 square feet of garage space. That worked out to 100 units built as 50 buildings constructed in 338 boxes and several panelized roof sections. Using high quality, high efficiency construction methods, most developed at our two production facilities, we were able to build and ship units so there were 78 boxes on the construction site on the day the first building was set.
The project was unique for us in that it marked the first time we had been contracted to not only build such a large scale project, but to provide the onsite work such as the completion of interior finishes as well as installation of HVAC systems. We always felt we had the in-house capability to do this work, the opportunity however had never presented itself on this scale before.
Our staff and employees are especially proud of our work because we completed the project both on budget and ahead of schedule – more than meeting the expectations of our customer as well as the many Navy families who will enjoy their new homes.
The ACTUS homes look like a typical residential homes found throughout most subdivisions across America – quite a step up for many of the Navy families. The project allowed us to change the way we look at our business and to offer new capabilities to our customers as our company moves to grow in the future.