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LIFTING
SITE REPORT
FEBRUARY 2015
ACT
Eleven Terex tower
cranes work in tandem
above the Brickell City
Centre project inMiami.
M
iami’s coastline and
financial district arebeing
transformedbySwire
Properties’ latestmajestic creation, Brickell
CityCentre. The$1.05billionmixed-use
development includes anumberof high-
risebuildings skirting theMiamiRiver,
just off the coast.
This 9.1-acre city-within-a-cityproject
includes 5.4million square feet of office,
residential, hotel, retail and entertainment
space, givinganewmeaning tourban
living. It is estimated that theprojectwill
have a$1billionoverall economic impact
to the city, creating3,700direct jobs and
2,500 indirect jobs after construction is
complete. Equallyas important for the
construction industry, the3.5-yearproject
– spanning from July2012 to the endof
2015–will add1,700 construction jobson
average eachyear.
TheAmericaribe/Moriarty JointVenture
is taskedas thegeneral contractor tobring
SwireProperties vision to reality. For
planning the intricate lifting requirements
and for constructing the shopping center,
twooffice space towers, two condominium
towers, hotels andapartments, the
company calledon the experience and
expertiseofferedbyBridgeville, PA.-based
MaximCraneWorks.
Constructionof the structureswithin
the confinedCityCentre’s space isnot
easy, and the lifting equipment involved
requires careful planningbyMaxim
Crane.
“Jobsite conditions are such that several
different typesof tower cranes are
Coastline
towers
Maxim Crane has 11 Terex tower cranes on
the Brickell City Centre project inMiami. A
combination of luffing jib, hammerhead and
flat-top cranemodels have been intricately
positioned for construction.
Terex provided application engineering
assistance to help develop climb sequences,
tie-off points and initial freestanding
configurations tomeet hurricanewind-load
ratings.
necessary toaccommodate theproject’s
needs for coverage,while also fittingas
many cranes into theproject aspossible,”
saidMattHyden, vicepresident,Maxim
CraneTowerDivision.
MaximCrane’s teamworks closelywith
Americaribe/Moriarty JV toprovide a safe
and economical solution for theproject,
he said.
“Our local sales teamhas the experience
and expertise topartnerwith the
customer to ensure that all of the
coordinationneeded tomove in, erect,
climbandoperate these cranes isperfectly
orchestrated tomeet thedemandsof
sucha critical pathproject,” saidFrank
Fioravanti, vicepresident, FloridaRegion,
MaximCrane.
Formula for success
Final lift plans require11 tower cranes for
theproject, all of themTerex. The strategy
employedamixofTerexhammerhead, flat
topand luffing jibdesigns to safelyhandle
all of the liftingneeds atCityCentre.
“MaximCrane andTerexCrane’shistory
in themarket and reputation for reliability
and service are critical in the crane
selection for theproject,”Hyden said.
“Due to the confined space andadjacent
structures,wehave specificneedswhere
thedifferent tower cranedesigns are
required tomeet theneedsof theproject.”
Withaproject likeCityCentre, tower
cranes fill a crucial role in the construction
of thehigh-rise structures, as theyprovide
themajorityof thehoisting required.
Everything from tools, concrete formwork
