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Hudsonville Public Schools — Freshman Campus

eicawardsdev on June 13, 2025

The track at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
A gym at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
Construction of the Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
Construction of the Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
Hallways at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
Hallways at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
The gym at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
The gym at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
The cafeteria at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus
The cafeteria at Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus

Story


Hudsonville High School and Freshman Campus is a project that involved tall cast in place concrete walls, foundation, flatwork, sitework and polished concrete. The jobsite was tight and the schedule was precise. There was not one side of the school that was left without new concrete placed inside and out.

Facts

Submitter: Burgess Concrete Construction

Architect: GMB Architecture + Engineering

Size: 148,940 SF

Location: Hudsonville, MI

Date contract completed: October 2024

Final contract value: $3,737,000

Project manager’s name: Matt Burgess & Al Jeurink

Superintendent’s name(s): Matt Burgess & Jordan Burgess

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 97.3%

U-Haul Moving & Storage — Alpine Ave

eicawardsdev on June 13, 2025

The outside of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The interior of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The interior of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The outside of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The construction of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The interior of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The outside of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The outside of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The interior of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue
The construction of the U-Haul Storage Center Alpine Avenue

Story


U-Haul is a three-story storage facility designed with extensive reinforced concrete from the below-grade footings and walls up to the suspended level one slab to maintain the building’s structural integrity. This was a larger-scale concrete structure requiring knowledge, experience, large equipment, and a lot of manpower.

Facts

Submitter: Burgess Concrete Construction

Architect: Comprehensive Engineering

Size: 20,000 SF

Location: Walker, MI

Date contract completed: October 2024

Final contract value: $1,323,000

Project manager’s name: Joe Hunderman

Superintendent’s name(s): Tony Dykhouse & John Rogers

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 99.7%

Sunbelt Rentals

eicawardsdev on June 13, 2025

The exterior of Sunbelt Rentals
The exterior of Sunbelt Rentals
The exterior of Sunbelt Rentals
The exterior of Sunbelt Rentals

Story

Kent Concrete delivered full building and site concrete packages for the new Sunbelt Rentals in Traverse City. The scope included footings, slabs, bollards, curbs, paving, and a custom wash bay. Coordination with the excavators ensured seamless execution, efficient sequencing, and high-quality finishes across more than 1,000 CY of concrete.

Facts

Submitter: Kent Companies, Inc.

Architect: NORR

Size: 65,000 SF

Location: Traverse City, MI

Date contract completed: October 2024

Final contract value: $622,000

Project manager’s name: Cassidy Lennerth

Superintendent’s name(s): Tony Kenner & Clayton Schlotterbeck

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 100%

City of Hastings — Streetscape

eicawardsdev on June 13, 2025

The main streetscape of the City of Hastings project
The team that worked on the City of Hastings streetscape poses for a photo.
The team works on the City of Hastings Streetscape

Story

Hastings Streetscape is a downtown revitalization project enhancing sidewalks, crosswalks, and public spaces. Kent placed over 48,000 SF of standard, colored, and exposed aggregate concrete, along with curbs, planter foundations, and more. Through strategic sequencing and real-time coordination, the result is a beautiful streetscape delivered without disruptions to downtown businesses.

Facts

Submitter: Kent Companies, Inc.

Size: 48,390 SF

Location: Hastings, MI

Date contract completed: August 2024

Final contract value: $800,000

Project manager’s name: Kevin Arevalo

Superintendent’s name(s): Blane Lester

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 100%

West Michigan Beef Company – Processing Facility

eicawardsdev on June 26, 2024

an interior view of the West Michigan Beef Company Processing Facility
an inside view of the West Michigan Beef Company Processing Facility
an inside view of the West Michigan Beef Company Processing Facility

Story

The entire project covered 90,000 SF, it began in the fall and continued through the winter months. Besides, most of the walls were tall, radiused, and had multiple elevations, difficult to form. The freezer floors were placed on insulation and had hardener broadcast into the surface. The team was challenged by ten different USDA curb wall section details, totaling over half a mile in length.

Facts

Submitter: Van Laan Concrete Construction

Size: 90,000 SF

Title: West Michigan Beef Company – Processing Facility

Location: Hudsonville, MI

Date contract completed: January 2024

Final contract value: $1,600,000

Project manager’s name: Josh Van Laan

Superintendent’s name(s): Keegan Forman, Terry Jordan

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company?: 100%

Shanty Creek Resort – Lodge Entrance

eicawardsdev on June 26, 2024

close up view of Shanty Creek Resort - Lodge entrance steps
close up view of Shanty Creek Resort - Lodge entrance steps
wide angle view of Shanty Creek Resort - Lodge Entrance

Story

Kent Companies masterfully designed and built the lodge entrance at Shanty Creek. Work consisted of walls to frame the building, steps and caps, core drilled railings, and integral coloring and stamping to complement the natural lumber.

Facts

Submitter: Kent Companies

Architect: Performance Engineers

Size: 18,000 SF

Title: Shanty Creek Resort – Lodge Entrance

Location: Bellaire, Michigan

Date contract completed: September 2023

Final contract value: $218,000

Project manager’s name: Jason Harrall

Superintendent’s name(s): Tony Kenner, Clayton Schlotterbeck

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%

WINNER: Studio Park Tower

eicawardsdev on June 26, 2024

Overhead view of Studio Park Tower downtown grand rapids under construction
Overhead view of Studio Park Tower downtown grand rapids being built
Overhead view of Studio Park Tower downtown grand rapids being built
Overhead view of Studio Park Tower in downtown grand rapids
Overhead view of Studio Park Tower downtown grand rapids
Overhead view of Studio Park Tower downtown grand rapids under construction
Overhead view of Studio Park Tower downtown grand rapids under construction
Overhead view of Studio Park Tower downtown grand rapids under construction

Story

Kent Companies built this 17-story multifamily structure on a zero lot line site with the use of the Doka Safety Wall system. Studio Park Tower is the fifth-tallest building in the city and built atop an existing six-level parking structure.

Facts

Submitter: Kent Companies

Architect: Integrated Architecture

Size: 224,000 SF

Title: Studio Park Tower

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Date contract completed: April 2024

Final contract value: $10,400,000

Project manager’s name: Steve McCoy

Superintendent’s name(s): Pat Sullivan, Troy Clinger

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 75%

Hudsonville Public Schools – 5/6 Building

eicawardsdev on June 26, 2024

Interior view of Hudsonville Public Schools - 5:6 Building
Interior view of Hudsonville Public Schools - 5:6 Building
Interior view of Hudsonville Public Schools - 5:6 Building

Story

As the Hudsonville area grew, so did the need to expand their schools. Hudsonville Public Schools broke ground on a new 112,000 SF fifth and sixth grade campus and Burgess Concrete was able to provide them with 40,000 SF of timeless poured and polished concrete floors.

Facts

Submitter: Burgess Concrete Construction

Architect: GMB Architecture & Engineering

Size: 40,000 SF

Title: Hudsonville Public Schools – 5/6 Building

Location: Hudsonville, MI

Date contract completed: August 2023

Final contract value: $508,000

Project manager’s name: Al Jeurink

Superintendent’s name(s): Jordan Burgess, Gale Baartman, Kirt Smith

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 94%

Road Commission of Kalamazoo County – Phase II

eicawardsdev on June 26, 2024

Road Commission of Kalamazoo County Phase 2_2
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County Phase 2_3
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County Phase 2_4
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County Phase 2_5

Story

This project consisted of five buildings, totaling 170,000 SF. Each building had its own schedule with overlap. Most of the eight-inch floors sloped to drains and were placed on insulation for in-floor heat. Building flatwork, foundations and excavations of footings was the entire scope. 

Facts

Submitter: Van Laan Concrete Construction

Size: 170,000 SF

Title: Road Commission of Kalamazoo County – Phase II

Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date contract completed: February 2024

Final contract value: $3,825,000

Project manager’s name: Josh Van Laan

Superintendent’s name(s): Ben Hildebrand

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 95%

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