Stertil-Koni on March 31 announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar competitive bid with design firm Hensel Phelps to deliver and install a broad range of the company’s signature heavy duty vehicle lifting systems and shop equipment in a new $132 million, 335,000 square foot design-build project for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
The soon-to-be-built facility, known as the Andrews Federal Center Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility, will be located on 35 acres in Prince George’s County, Maryland and represents Hensel Phelps’ fourth project with WMATA in the past eight years.
Helping to make it all happen, including the installation of Stertil-Koni lifts in the new facility, is Alan Tye & Associates.
Noted the company’s president and founder, Alan Tye, “The Andrews Center Bus Garage will be a state-of-the-art location, with a capacity of 175 buses. Therefore, the maintenance demands will be substantial; and that is precisely why the Stertil-Koni lifts selected are such an ideal fit. They deliver heavy-duty lifting capacity, durability, and performance – all combined with an absolute dedication to safety.”
Added Stertil-Koni President Jean DellAmore, “Our company is dedicated to providing the broadest range of superior heavy duty lifting solutions that meet all of our customers’ needs. It’s an approach that we call “Freedom of Choice” and one that drives our engineers to design the best possible lifting solutions and our support team to ensure the highest caliber of service.”Concluded DellAmore, “This order represents the single largest contract in the history of Stertil-Koni and we are extremely pleased to be working as a partner with Hensel Phelps and WMATA on this impressive new facility. It is an honor to have the opportunity to be of service.”
