LIFTING
SITE REPORT
49
DECEMBER 2013
ACT
Rigged right
The crane was rigged with 132 feet of
main boom and a 76.9-foot luffing jib at a
40-degree offset. The general contractor,
Florida-based Beck, had a requirement
for the crane to lift under 75 percent of
its capacity, and Barcelona came in at 72
percent (lifting 13,000 pounds).
Scott Russell with Barcelona Equipment
worked with Beck and ECI for three
months of meetings and planning to
remove two chiller units weighing 10,750
pounds and 9,500 pounds. The team
worked for two days on cooling towers and
then used a third day to remove from the
roof a steel frame that weighed 13,500
pounds.
“Beck said we did one of the most
professional crane lifts they had ever seen,”
said Russell with Barcelona Equipment.
“Greg Pantaleo with Beck came down and
said we were one of the most organized
crane companies he had ever seen because
everything was down to a T.”
Barcelona Equipment rigged and
Lindsey Anderson
reports on a courthouse
turned hotel thanks to
Barcelona Equipment’s
new Tadano ATF 400G-6.
Barcelona’s
crown jewel
B
arcelona Equipment can’t
keep its hands on its new
Tadano America ATF 400G-6
all-terrain crane – but not that it wants
to. Since the crane’s delivery in late fall,
it has been out on numerous jobs and
just recently finished working at the Old
Federal Courthouse in Tampa, FL.
The 108-year-old courthouse is being
reconstructed into a 130-room boutique
hotel. The $25 million project will take
about 14 months to complete, but in the
end, it will open as Le Meridien Hotel.
According to reports, the main
courtroom will be turned into a restaurant;
the Judges’ chambers will become guest
rooms; the front lawn will feature outdoor
dining and the ceremonial courtroom on
the upper floor will be converted into a
2,400-square-foot ballroom.
In order to get started on the
rehabilitation, Barcelona Equipment’s
Tadano America ATF 400G-6 needed to
remove steel frames and cooling towers
from the courthouse’s roof.
The ATF 400G-6 was rigged with 132
feet of main boom and a 76.9-foot
luffing jib at a 40-degree offset.
General contractor Beck said the
Barcelona team provided one of the
most professional crane lifts and
experiences they had ever seen.
