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“It was great to work with all of the very professional and
facilitative MTA team members, “ says Michael C. DeRiggs,
president of Riggs Construction. “It was a team that produced
this successful project.”
Riggs Construction Co., Inc. was awarded the Long Island Rail
Road Platform Handrail Replacement project at Queens Village
Station, the first project awarded by the LIRR in the SBMP. The
project specifications called for removal and replacement of
the existing platform railings over a very busy roadway and
had a contract value of $381,726. Their bid was below the
engineer’s estimate.
The project progressed almost seamlessly. The most critical
aspect was getting the shop drawings for the railings approved.
The Construction Manager facilitated meetings, following
up with the design engineers and coordinating with the
LIRR engineers. According to Michael C. DeRiggs, the firm’s
President,” This project reinforced my knowledge of producing
shop drawings expeditiously. “
It was critical to obtain approval of the shop-drawings to be
able to fabricate the sample rail for the LIRR approval prior to
fabrication of the entire rails in order to maintain the scheduled
completion date. The LIRR team was extremely helpful at
all stages of this project including the submittal process,
providing site support services, providing the contractor with
onsite storage in the station building, coordinating all efforts
with the NYC Department of Transportation, providing parking
spaces for the contractors’ trailers and coordinating permits
with other agencies. “It was great to work with all of the very
professional and facilitative MTA team members,” says DeRiggs.
“It was a team that produced this successful project.”
The project also had challenging safety issues, with trains
moving at 80 miles per hour. Flag persons and other safety
professionals supported the challenging overhead handrail
installation that went over the busy Springfield Boulevard
intersection. Effective coordination with the NYC Department
of Transportation, which closed off two lanes at a time,
especially during morning rush hour, was critical to maintaining
the project’s schedule.
Construction commenced on July 14, 2011 and was completed
as per the schedule on September 21, 2011.
Riggs Construction was founded in 1992 by Michael C. DeRiggs,
who began his career in construction with the architectural
firm of I M Pei in their shop drawings department. He has also
worked with numerous construction firms, including HRH,
Herbert Construction, AJ Contracting and York Hunter, among
others. DeRIggs holds a degree in Construction Technology
and is a licensed Site Safety Manager. The firm is a certified
Minority Business Enterprise with New York State, New York
City, New York City School Construction Authority and DASNY.
Riggs provides full service general contracting services, with
roofing and masonry as its specialty trades.
The construction team includes highly skilled and
knowledgeable managers each having more than 20 years
of experience in the industry. Riggs is equipped to handle all
types of construction including new construction as well as
alterations, renovations and additions to existing structures.
The firm also maintains a licensed Site Safety Manager on its
team. Riggs’ clients include public agencies and non-profits,
banks and several private sector organizations.
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