Prince George’s Community College Awards Tompkins | Gilford Contract to Construct Center for Health Studies in Largo, MD

Tompkins Builders of Washington, D.C., was recently awarded the contract to build a Center for Health Studies for Prince George’s Community College in Largo, MD. Tompkins was awarded this contract as part of a joint venture with Gilford Corporation, a Prince George’s County-based, minority–owned general contractor.

The scope of work includes 110,000 square feet of laboratory space, classroom space and collaboration space, as well as the demolition of an existing building. The Center for Health Studies will be used to educate the students of PGCC that hope to go on and work in the healthcare industry. Minority and local subcontractor experience is paramount to the success of this project and Tompkins | Gilford’s experience in this area will serve the College well.

Henry Gilford, President and CEO of Gilford Corporation, said, “We are excited to work with Tompkins Builders on this prestigious project for Prince George’s Community College. As a minority contractor myself, the joint venture is completely committed to meeting and exceeding the College’s M/WBE goals for this project, as well as engaging the community and local contractors in this project. We are very excited about this project, and especially about being able to give back to Prince George’s County.”

About Tompkins Builders
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Tompkins Builders offers a full range of construction–related services in both the private and public sectors. As Tompkins Builders approaches their 100 year anniversary in 2011, the Army National Guard Readiness Center project will add to Tompkins Builders legacy, a firm that has maintained a long standing relationship with the Federal, State and Local Government and has delivered quality general construction services throughout the Washington, D.C. area. Quality service, along with results–oriented management, and experienced personnel, provide the foundation of Tompkins’ construction practice.

Today, Tompkins is ranked as one of the largest general contracting firms domiciled in the Mid–Atlantic, and the largest General Contractor domiciled in Washington, D.C. holding the title for the portfolio with the most national landmarks. Some of the most visible illustrations of Tompkins’ work include the following: National World War II Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center, Station Place Buildings I and II, the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, The East Wing of The White House, U.S. Capitol, the Unified Communications Center, and Bethesda View Condominiums.

About Gilford Corporation
Gilford Corporation is a minority–owned general contracting firm that has been providing engineering and construction services since 1984. We have completed hundreds of projects in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as well as internationally for clients in a wide variety of public and private sector industries. Our capabilities and experience ranges from small remodeling efforts to new buildings and facilities valued at over $56 million. Many of our projects are located in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and as such, we are very familiar with its various regulatory and code requirements.

Some of Gilford’s most notable projects include the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport Parking Garage, Computer Science Center at Metroview, Bowie Place Student Housing and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.