The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), a Department of Defense combat support agency and member of the national intelligence community (IC), constructed a new $1.7 billion, 2.4 million sf campus at Fort Belvoir New Campus East (NCE). The complex consolidates approximately 8,000 staff from multiple sites and includes a main office building as well as other support facilities. Gilford supported the NCE development by serving as Construction Managers for the Remote Inspection Facility and West North Loop Road.
Remote Inspection Facility (RIF)
The 8,716 RIF serves as the central receiving point for all mail and deliveries to the Fort Belvoir New Campus East. The LEED Gold facility features truck inspection bays; mail handling and sorting areas; office space; and support areas to accommodate staff, security officers, and K-9 units.
The mailroom is equipped with emergency and decontamination showers and eyewash stations as well as toilets, locker rooms, and showers. There is an independent HVAC system due to the security risk of biological contaminates.
Heating and cooling are provided through a geothermal system. Building efficiency was improved through insulation, weather-stripping, and a liquid-applied vapor barrier, essentially making the building airtight. Building air quality is maintained through use of Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV), which provide fresh air and improved climate control while saving energy.
Site work included demolition, installation of site utilities (electric, water, sewer, and communications infrastructure), construction of roadways and sidewalks, and site lighting. Stormwater management in the Occoquan River watershed was a critical element.
West North Loop Road
The West North Loop Road connects the Fairfax County Parkway with the North Loop Road as well as the entrance to the campus Remote Inspection Facility. The controlled access 4,400 linear foot, four-lane divided roadway was constructed to VDOT standards and included a large (42’x26’) precast concrete arch bridge for stream and wildlife access.
Other elements include security devices (wedge barrier, pop-up bollards, and controlled access guard booth), traffic signaling, street lighting, underground electrical and communications duct-banks, and asphalt paving. The scope also included a landscaped buffer area and bike trail.
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.