office building constructed in nine weeks !

Holcim Cement

Pre-Engineered Office Building

Presented by:

Wes Villhard – Kozeny-Wagner VP Commercial Construction

Tom Way – WGA Senior Engineering Manager

Success Thru Best Practices

Front End Planning

Materials Management

Team Building

Partnering

Front End Planning

Pre-Engineered Building

Architecture & Engineering

Mechanical / Electrical

Interior Finish

Project Team

Pre-Engineered Building

Pre-Ordered American Metal Building

Released without Door & Window Trim

“In-Stock” Center Support Building

Early Delivery in order to Build Frames During Slab Pour

Architecture & Engineering

Completed Foundation Design from Pre-Engineered

Building Loads

Ordered Rebar for Foundations before Slab Design was

Complete

Pre-Approved Concrete Mix Design

Allowed Two Weeks for Architectural Design

Mechanical / Electrical

Ordered “In-Stock” Ground Mounted Split Systems

Saved Engineering Time for Roof Frames

Electrical Rough-in of Slab vs. Overhead

Saved Two Weeks on Schedule

Mechanical / Electrical

HighBay Lighting for Open Office Areas

Reusable for Future Warehouse

Duct Socks Reduced Field Labor

Prefabed All Ductwork

Installed Ductwork Prior to Roofing

Interior Finish

Panelized Office Walls During Floor Slab Pours

Install Studs Prior to Roofing

Ordered only “In-Stock” Material

Windows, Doors, Hardware, Toilet Partitions, Accessories, etc.

Allowed Sealed Concrete Floors Rather than VCT or Other Flooring

Coordinated all Interior Work with Roof Installation

One Side then the Other

Project Team

Selected Only Subs with Available Manpower

Past Performance “Can-do” Attitude

Subcontractors- Foreman & Project Manager

Kozeny-Wagner - Foreman & Project Manager

Teamwork, Find Solutions

Overcome Obstacles

Go the Extra Mile

Week 1 – Prefab Foundation Rebar

During Building Layout

Week 1 – Bad Soils & Rock

Encountered

Week 1 – Rock Encountered

Week 1 – Foundations Started

Week 1 – PreFabed Rebar in Perimeter

Foundations

Week 2 – Foundation Complete and

Backfilled

Week 2 – Slab Rough-in, Electrical &

Plumbing

Week 2 – Rebar For Heavy Duty Slab,

Delivered & Installed

Week 3 – Slab Pour, Steel Material Deck

Delivered in the Background

Week 3 – Rain Pushed First Slab Pour

Late Into the Night

Week 3 – Second Slab Pour

Week 4 – Plumbing Rough-in Started

Immediately with Wall Layout

Week 4 – Steel Erection in Progress

Using Pre-Assembled Frames

Week 4 – Center Support vs Clear-Span

Steel Used for Early Delivery

Week 4 – Building Frame Complete

Week 5 – Roof Perlins Complete and

Duct Hangers In Progress

Week 5 – Ductwork Delivered

Week 5 – Plumbing Rough-In

In Progress

Week 5 – Ductwork & West End & Side

Wall

Week 5 – Exterior HVAC Units Set, Roof

Insulation & Roof Panels In Progress

Week 5 – Roof Insulation, Roof Panels,

Widows & Exterior Framing In Progress

Week 5 – Exterior View of Roof Insulation,

Window Framing & Ductwork / AC Units

Week 6 – Close-up of Roof Panels

In Progress

Week 6 – Ceiling Grid-Continuous,

Prior to Perimeter Offices

Week 6 – First Panelized Office

Week 6 – Exterior Office Framing,

Acoustical Grid, Prior to Roof Panels

Week 6 – Roof Insulation & Roof Panels

Continue to the Far End of the Building

Week 6 – One Side of Roof Complete,

Framing / MEP Rough-in In Progress

Week 7 – High Bay Lights Above Open

Office Areas

Week 7 – Roof Deck Delayed by High

Winds 1- 2 Weeks, Nearly Complete

Week 7 – Exterior Panes / Windows

Nearly Complete

Week 7 – Exterior Wall Panels Complete

Week 7 – Exterior Duct Work Complete,

Power On! Test & Balanced Started.

Week 7 – Duct Socks Installed to

Reduce Field Labor

Week 7 – Sheetrock and Restrooms

In Progress

Week 7 – Drywall / Doors / Hardware In

Progress, Preparing for Work Stations

Week 8 – Work Stations In Progress, Flex

Duct / Diffusers Installed, Lights / HVAC On

Week 8 – Painting Nearly Complete

Week 9 – Project Complete

COMPLETED IN

9 WEEKS!

Project Summary

Design-Build Delivery

Half the Time of a Typical Schedule

32 Private Offices, 5 Conference Rooms and

90 Workstations

Critical Path – “Fast-Track” Mode

10-12 Hour Days

7 Days / Week

Project Summary

$240,000 in Change Orders

$79 / Square Foot Total

45 Normal Working Days (9 Weeks M-F)

Less 16 Weather Days

Safety Award

“On the Spot” WGA Safety

Award Given to Dan Fox of

Kozeny-Wagner.

MSHA Award – Recognized by

the South Central Region of the

Federal Mine Safety & Health

Administration for Outstanding

Safety Compliance &

Accomplishment.

Success Thru Best Practices

Front End Planning

Materials Management

Team Building

Partnering

Thank You Project Team!

Aschinger Electric

Bieg Plumbing Company

Fenix Construction Company

Frontenac Painting, Inc.

Grau Contracting, Inc.

Jarrell Contracting

Paul Abt Flooring

Rednour Steel Erectors, Inc.

Zumwalt Corporation

Wedemeyer/Cernik/Corrubia, Inc.

Zahner Surveying

A.F. Becker

CKC Woodworks, Inc.

H&G Sales

St. Louis Steel Buildings

A Special Thanks to

Holcim Cement

&

WGA

We Build A Better Quality of Life