MILWAUKEE WORLD FESTIVAL – SOUTH END DEVLOPMENT PHASE I – BRIGGS & STRATTON BIG BACKYARD

Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard is located on the Henry Maier Festival Park Summerfest Grounds at 200 North Harbor Drive on Milwaukee’s lakefront. Hunzinger Construction Company served as construction manager for both phases of the South End Development that was designed by Eppstein Uhen Architects based in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward.

Completed in time for the 2011 season, this project included a new south entrance gate, ticketing/box office, guest services area, and public restrooms. The focal point of this phase was the new state-of-the-art Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard performance area with reconfigured seating, a new stage, vendor building, and elevated VIP entertaining deck. Hunzinger self-performed many divisions of trade work including all concrete work and some carpentry and masonry work. There was a 25% diversity contracting goal for this project and Hunzinger exceeded the goal by achieving 28.70%.