The Moscone Center Expansion project was a 770,000 square foot structural steel building supported by a 4 to 5 foot thick concrete mat slab. The foundation is three floors underground and the structural steel framework extends through all four levels above ground. Many unique elements are incorporated into the structure's interior and exterior to facilitate movable partitions for facility uses. A specially designed window wall is utilized to incorporate a video sign board on the exterior of the building.

Consolidated Engineering Laboratories (CEL) is proud to have been selected as part of the Moscone Center Expansion Design Build project team. CEL provided a staff of special inspectors that provided the onsite engineers with daily information of construction activities and quality of the work. CEL provided supplemental staffing to the City of San Francisco for concrete testing and inspection. During the foundation mat pours, CEL provided inspection staff for more than 25,000 cubic yards of concrete in the field and batch plants. The foundation elements of the structure were completely waterproofed with CEL providing full time inspection. CEL provided all structural steel shop fabrication inspection as well as field erection, welding inspection and fireproofing.

The structural steel fabrication was performed in five locations throughout the U.S. as well as two facilities located in Thailand. CEL provided personnel at each fabrication location for all shifts required on this project.