Western Wireless
As Western Wireless has grown, UNIMARK has helped them with projects ranging from small relocations to multi-floor build-outs and from general offices to call centers with complex computer environments. Upon completion of three call centers, Western Wireless asked UNIMARK to work with them in developing their next facility, a 60,000-square foot call center with an in-house data center in Manhattan, Kansas.
For the Manhattan call center, UNIMARK was asked to assist in a Construction Management (CM) role, due to the experience of the UNIMARK team members in pre-construction and development. The project required site selection and analysis, pre-construction design coordination and cost-analysis of various alternatives. Once complete, UNIMARK collected fee proposals from various general contractors and recommended the best builder for the project.
During construction, UNIMARK continued to provide CM services, acting as the Owner's Representative to the City of Manhattan and the Contractor, and advisor regarding quality control issues and the coordination of critical systems equipment and telecommunication vendors. UNIMARK continually strives to deliver projects on time and on budget and provide Western Wireless with enhanced services.
T-Mobile Computer Data Center
Long-time client VoiceStream Wireless (T-Mobile USA) came to UNIMARK Construction Group with plans for a computer data center. VoiceStream was clear about what they wanted to achieve and relied on UNIMARK's extensive knowledge and expertise to complete the unique, state-of-the-art facility they needed.
UNIMARK started with a shell and core structure and turned it into a self-contained data center with 4,000 pounds of structural steel for reinforcing the roof, ceiling and 15,000 square feet of 18” raised floors. Beneath these floors, which support a sea of digital cable racks, lay miles and miles of conduit and electrical wires.
The project required two phases to allow verification of needs and loads after initial construction. Phase two was carefully planned and executed to preserve the dust-free environment while efficiently adding supplementary cooling and electrical capacity to the data center.
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