COBO Center Phase IIIb Renovations

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Project Highlights

Project Description:

Tooles Contracting Group along with joint venture partner Turner Construction Company provided Agency Construction Management Services for the Cobo Center Phase IIIb Projects. Turner/Tooles was hired to assist and expedite the Authority’s management, coordination and administration of Authority held agreements and construction contracts for the design, permitting, procurement, construction and completion of “Phase IIIb Capital Improvement Projects”. Cobo Center Phase IIIb includes 580,000 square feet of renovations and 150,000 square feet of additions. Work was completed in three phases and includes upgrades and additions to the atrium and concourse, the south wing and ballroom and the exterior facade and lobby media wall. The projects identified below were renovated and restored portions of the Cobo Convention Center and Arena into flexible multi-purpose spaces including a larger ballroom and kitchen, additional conference and meeting rooms, and overall aesthetic enhancements both on the interior and exterior. Phase IIIb Projects were sequenced and scheduled to accommodate to the maximum reasonable extent the full and continuous operation of the Cobo Center.

Project Features:

  • Cobo Arena adaptive reuse conversion (interior & exterior) to a 40,000 sq. ft. ballroom with full kitchen facilities, a food court, pre-function spaces, vertical transportation, meeting / conference rooms and toilets
  • Main Concourse (south end) renovation / conversion into a multi-story riverside entrance Atrium connecting Cobo Arena with the existing Halls and South Wing meeting rooms
  • South Wing (original 1960 convention facility) interior and exterior renovation into meeting rooms with pre-function space, lower level entry corridor, vertical transportation, exterior façade and roof replacement, toilets, and service corridors
  • Main Concourse (all levels) Interior renovations (quality level 2) including toilet rooms and corridors
  • Main Concourse Exterior façade renovations including installation of additional windows, LED media mesh display, refurbish / restoration, and pavements
  • Food and Beverage Lounge addition in the main concourse level 124 including interior & exterior modifications
  • Main Concourse (all levels) meeting rooms and offices upgrade renovations and relocations
  • Michigan Hall renovations
  • New Exhibit Hall Interior Service Corridors at level 124 and 144