Greensboro-Randolph Megasite

Ames prepared a 1,000-acre pad for the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite via construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) delivery. Crews mobilized in January 2022 and ramped up until more than 500 craft personnel and 30 management staff were working on-site.

Project scope included clearing and grubbing 650 acres, permanent stormwater detention basins, utilities, and erosion control.

With nearly 1,000 acres of exposed soils at any given time, crews worked tirelessly to prevent soil loss. The soils were generally wet. To meet specification requirements for the building pad, approximately 2.3 million gallons of water were dried out of the soils every day with tractors and disks.

The project required more than 200 pieces of major equipment running 24 hours a day to meet the schedule. Ames implemented a vigorous equipment operating training program for hundreds of new Ames employees hired locally.

By the end of 2023, Ames had performed 24.5 million cubic yards of mass grading. Ames is also performing related transportation projects that will support the site and further economic development in North Carolina’s Piedmont Region. Transportation work will continue into 2027.

Learn more: Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina