NOWI

New Bedford, MA

  • Pre-Construction & Planning
  • Construction Management
  • Adaptive Re-Use
  • Coordination of Owner Supplied Items

D.F. Pray completed construction of the nation’s first facility dedicated to offshore wind workforce training; The National Offshore Wind Institute training facility. The project, completed for Bristol Community College, consists of transforming a facility that once manufactured seafood packaging into one that will house classrooms, obstacle courses and a deepwater pool to train workers for the offshore wind industry.

Project Highlights

  • Cutting Edge Training Facility
  • Survival Training Tank
  • Working at Heights Tower
  • Blade Repair Shop
  • Full-Service Kitchen
  • 360 Helical Piles
  • 2024 ENR New England Best Renovation/Restoration Project

“Bristol Community College interviewed multiple construction companies to be the general contractor for our recent renovation project and we chose to work with D.F. Pray. Given the option, I would again choose to work with D.F. Pray on any public or private construction project.”

– Jo Ann Bentley, RA, Associate Vice President Administration & Facilities, Bristol Community College