In a Joint Venture with James G. Davis Construction, Gilford led the site work efforts for the construction of a new 31-story office tower in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Completed in 2018, the new 470-foot tower (940,550 sf) is second tallest structure in the Washington metropolitan area behind only the Washington Monument.
The 26-acre Capital One campus is generally bounded by the Beltway, Route 123 Chain Bridge Road, and Scotts Crossing Road. At the start of construction, site development included a 14-story office building (479,000 sf), conference facility, and parking garage (9 levels). The Metro McLean Silver Line station is nearby. In addition to the newly completed office tower, plans for future site development include residential towers, hotels, additional office buildings, and other structures. Upon completion, the campus will encompass approximately 5.26 million square feet.
Gilford’s site work component included installation of site utilities, realignment of Capital One Drive, and construction of a multi-level parking structure.
Site infrastructure encompassed relocation of existing and installation of new public main utilities (electrical ductbanks, gas, storm water, sanitary sewer, domestic water, and communications). Utility sub-ins were provided for planned future site development.
Realignment of Capital One Drive encompassed construction of a 2,000 linear foot road with entrances onto Route 123 Dolley Madison Boulevard and Scotts Crossing Road. Challenges included maintaining existing roads and traffic control on an active business campus, sustaining underground utility functions, and coordinating with WMATA for the new Metro Silver Line Tysons Corner Station.
Parking Structure: Sitework encompassed construction of a six-level parking structure (three levels below grade and three levels above) with provisions for a future hotel on a portion of the structure.
Base Building: Under a subsequent contract, the Davis/Gilford team constructed the 31-story base building. Work included erecting support for the excavation, removal of approximately 250,000 yards of soil, drilling 1,200 auger cast-in-place piles for the foundation, and placing approximately 100,000 yards of concrete.
Gilford Corporation’s capabilities and experience ranges from completing small renovation efforts to constructing new buildings and facilities valued at over $50 million. Many of these projects included extensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC components. Services encompass:
Mr. Gilford is personally involved in all project aspects to ensure the firm’s mission of providing client satisfaction that in turn leads to client loyalty is accomplished in each project. Under Mr. Gilford’s leadership, Gilford Corporation accomplishes this objective through partnership, teamwork, planning, training, communication, attention to detail and the belief that excellence and professional relationships are paramount to our success.
Under Mr. Gilford’s leadership, the firm’s corporate resume encompasses projects for federal, state, and county agencies; private commercial development; faith-based, institutional, and non-profit clients; and the hospitality industry. Significant engagements include projects for the Department of Defense, Department of State, National Institutes of Health, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and many other private and public sector clients.
Mr. Gilford earned a Bachelor of Science Construction Engineering degree from Alabama A&M University. He has held Civil Engineering Certifications and Registrations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Wisconsin. His fields of concentration include Heavy and Building Construction, Civil Engineering, Municipal and Highway Engineering, Construction Cost Estimating, Construction Management, and Construction Safety.
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Ms. Gilford additionally develops and furthers client relationships and serves as a liaison to facilitate community and neighborhood interactions with federal and local governments and community organizations including the District of Columbia, affordable housing development groups, Department of State, and other organizations and agencies as required.
Ms. Gilford holds a Masters of Education degree from Howard University, Washington, DC and a Bachelor of Science, Business Education degree from Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL. She is certified as a High School Guidance Counselor and a Secondary Education Teacher.
We use a proven methodology that provides structured controls resulting in a consistent, organized, predictable, and process-oriented plan to achieve each client’s objectives. This methodology and project management approach:
The success of this methodology has been repeatedly demonstrated in numerous Public and Private sector projects described throughout this website.