Project Description
Client: Chicago Metallic Corporation
Location: Bridgeview, IL
Year Completed: May, 2011
Contract Value: 1,000,000
John Burns Construction Company completes the demolition of two steel and concrete mezzanines including the complete removal of old boilers, condenser tanks, exhaust stacks and miscellaneous piping.
The Challenges
- Phase 1 consisted of the demolition of two (2) 500’ long steel & concrete mezzanines including the complete removal of old boilers, condenser tanks, exhaust stacks and miscellaneous piping.
- As a cost savings to the owner, John Burns Construction used the crushed concrete from the mezzanine demolition to backfill ten (10) abandoned manufacturing pits and capped them with concrete slabs.
- Through close coordination with the Owner, John Burns Construction was able to complete the project within budget and in time for an upcoming manufacturing project.
- Installation of the “Voice of Metra” communication system at all five locations.