Project Profiles

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:48 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 17 June 2009 20:43

G-K was awarded the contract to assist in the design and completely install HVAC systems for the Garage portion of Fontainebleau Resort.  The Garage portion of the project consists of the parking garage proper, central plant, ball room, convention center.  Again GK is responsible for design assist, 3D coordination of MEP contractors, and the installation of ductwork and equipment associated with HVAC systems.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:48 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 17 June 2009 20:42

G-K was awarded the contract to assist in the design and completely install HVAC systems for the Podium portion of the Fontainebleau Resort being built on the North end of the Las Vegas strip.  Fontainebleau stands 64 stories and contains 3,800 hotel rooms and the approximate cost of the project is 3 billion dollars.  The Podium portion of the project consists of the resort’s casino, pool deck, retail stores, restaurants, and theatre and meeting rooms.   Pounds of ductwork installed are in the millions.  Gallagher-Kaiser is responsible for assisting in design, 3-D Coordination of MEP contractors, and the installation of ductwork and equipment associated with HVAC systems.

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 22:52 Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 May 2009 22:45

General Motors Corporation
Bowling Green Assembly (Corvette Plant) Elpo Frame Project

The Elpo frame project consisted of a 10,000SF building addition, Elpo machine and conveyor system. This was a complete turn-key, design and build project with a very aggressive schedule. Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation self performed the installation of the building enclosure and ventilation system. The site / civil work, building utilities and conveyor system was subcontracted-out to approximately 15 separate companies, all managed and coordinated by Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation. The building, process equipment and conveyor systems were all installed simultaneously in order to meet the customers production schedule.

Building Addition: (New 6-Bay Building Addition 40'-0" x 241'-9”)

 
1. Architectural / Engineering Designs
•    Surveying
•    Architectural Floor Plan and Elevations
•    Structural Engineering Design with Calculations
•    Design Drawings for all Structural Steel
•    Kentucky Licensed Structural Engineer
•    Site Grading Layouts
•    Structural Concrete Engineering
•    Fire Alarm Engineering (Simplex)
•    Electrical Load Study (Orion Engineering)
•    Card Access System (Automated System Group)
•    Basement Egress Engineering Study
        
2. Site Demolition and Relocations
•    Saw Cut Asphalt
•    Demo and Replace Security Fence
•    Relocate and Install New Storm Sewer
•    Building Demo (Conveyor Entrance and Exit Openings)
•    Fire Main Relocation
        
3. Site and Civil Work
•    Silt Fencing
•    Site Security Fence
•    Excavation for Foundation
•    Footings, Grade Beams and Pier Foundations
•    Asphalt Paving for Truck Drive Areas
•    (55) "HP" Piles 20'-0"lg
•    Recessed Truck Dock and Leveler Pit
•    Top Soil, Seeding and Ground Cover
        
4. Floor and Enclosure
•    12" Concrete Slab
•    Concrete Trench Drains for Process Equipment
•    4"Thk. House Keeping Pads for Storage Tanks
•    Chemical Resistance Floor Coating
•    Pre-Cast Concrete Side Wall Panels 7'-2"h    
•    Masonry Block Walls at Employee Entrance Vestibule
•    Structural Steel Fabrication and Erection
•    Bollards at Employee Entrance

4. Floor and Enclosure (continued)
•    Double Guardrail 4'-0"h
•    Wood Blocking around Roof Perimeter
•    Coal Tar 4-Ply Built-Up Roof
•    Metal Siding with Insulated Interior Liner
•    Gutters, Downspouts, Caulking and Sealants
•    Man Doors
•    Eight (8) Door Employee Entrance System
•    "Store Front" System at Employee Entrance
•    High Speed Fabric Roll-Up Door
•    Loading Dock Equipment
            
5. Building Electrical    
•    Building Copper Cable Grounding System
•    Temporary Power
•    1600 AMP Power Feeder with 2500 AMP Bus Duct
•    Metering Study (Orion Engineering)
•    High Bay Lighting
•    Exit Lights
•    Emergency Egress Lights
•    Outdoor Lights
•    Lighting Panel
•    Lighting Connection to Building EMS
•    Welding Receptacles
•    GFI Receptacles
•    Card Access Readers
•    Controlling Circuit for Dock Levelers
•    Fire Alarm System,
•    Voice and Data Communication
•    Duct Mounted Smoke Detectors
        
6. Building Mechanical
•    20,000 CFM Air Handling Unit with Chilled Water Coil and PLC Controls
•    Supply Air Ductwork with 1" Foil Wrap Insulation
•    Building Exhaust Fans
•    2.5" Compressed Air Piping Main
•    6" Chilled Water Supply and Return Main
•    Building Fire Protection Sprinkler System
•    Potable Water
•    Process Water
•    Natural Gas
•    Roof Conductors
•    Process Waste Piping
 

Process Equipment:    
    
 
•    New 144'-6" ELPO Machine    
•    Stage #01 Elpo Paint Dip     
•    Stage #02 UF Spray Rinse
•    Stage #03 UF Dip Rinse    
•    Stage #04 Fresh UF Spray Rinse    
•    Stage #05 Recirc. DI Spray    
•    Stage #06 Fresh DI Spray Rinse    
•    Elpo Exit Plastic Enclosure    
•    Inspection Deck    
•    Exhaust Duct to RTO            
•    Spang EMR Rectifier    
•    Ultra Filter System    
•    Anode Cells    
•    Anolyte System    
Process Equipment (continued):

•    DI Water Storage Tank    
•    Elpo Paint Storage Tanks    
•    Horizontal Pumps with Seal Flush System    
•    Exterior Platform    
•    Bag Filter Platforms        
•    Controls and Field Wiring    
•    Mechanical Piping    
•    Fire Protection Sprinklers under Drain Pans    
•    Deep Cleaning (Building and Process)    
•    Painting    
•    Elpo Dip Tank Lining    
 
        
Conveyors:    
 
•    Conveyor 110a Install New Chain Transfer    
•    Conveyor 111 Install New Chain Transfer and Return Drive    
•    Conveyor 112 New Phosphate/Elpo Strip-Out    
•    Conveyor 113 New Elpo Machine    
•    Epoxy Coated Rail in Elpo Machine    
•    Conveyor Support Steel (Outside of Elpo Machine)
•    Screen Guard Basket, Full Width Pan and Drain    
•    Drip Pan under Conveyor Rail    
•    Truss Reinforcements and Lead Paint Abatement (10-Trusses)

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 20:34 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:16

SPRING HILL OVERVIEW
 
Gallagher-Kaiser Scope
 
The Paint Shop Renovations for GM Spring Hill consisted of (3) phases. Phase I included metal prep (Phosphate & E-Coat), Phase II included Miscellaneous Booth and Decks, as well as spray booth reconfiguration and oven reworks and extensions. Additionally a non functioning Laser Braze and Blackout Booths were converted to a Correction Enclosure. Phase III Included updates to the existing Fascia System.
 
Oven System modifications required the ovens to cure full size SUV’s in lieu of plastic panels.  To accomplish this Gallagher Kaiser performed actual shop testing to develop the requirements for temperature, time, velocities and ductwork configuration to prove out our recommended design to cure these areas on the new vehicle.
 
New sill heating systems and ductwork was installed on all four ovens based on our calculations and testing.  After the implication of this design the curing of the sills exceeded the GM requirements for time and temperature. Datapaq oven curves were well within specifications.
 
Following are some of the other scope of work performed on the ovens:
 

• Upgraded all gas trains and burners.
• Provide and installed flue exhaust fans in all zones.
• Upgraded control system.
• Demolished existing abandon ductwork and incinerators.
• Extended Top coat 3 Oven and relocated existing cooler.

 
Gallagher-Kaiser accomplishments at the GM Spring Hill Facility:
 
Compressed schedule without missing a milestone
Best in class safety numbers
Highest quality product
Under Budget
No claims
A clean paint shop that everyone is proud of
GM Chairman’s Honors Award
 
 
Gallagher-Kaiser accomplishments at the GM Spring Hill Facility:
 

• Impossible timing where we were to be the problem child and never get done
• UAW strike
• Labor force where union electrician cards were being purchased
• Relocation of a vast amount of equipment for OKC as well as three other sites
• Reused equipment that was not properly decommissioned
• Inclement OKC weather
• Compressed schedules
• Combination Brownfield & Greenfield work
• Change in project executives
• Change in plant managers
• Compressed bidding periods
• Change in design firm to construction management firm
• Deep cleaning of an old paint shop
• Stretched central office resources
• Limited central office travel budget
• Restrictive and undefined plant blackout dates
• Limited working arrangements in OKC
• Many changes from plant regarding deck heights and platform lengths
• Defective GCCL electrical parts
• Unproven and often wrong programming templates
• Scope additions
• Retiring team members, GM rotating involvement
• Tightened economy

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 June 2009 13:36 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:16

Fontainebleau Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada

Gallagher-Kaiser Corp. was awarded multiple contracts for interior finishes for the Fontainebleau Tower project.  The Fontainebleau Tower is a 68 story, 3,812 units building on the North end of the Las Vegas Strip.  Gallagher-Kaiser was contracted to procure and install materials for the following scopes of work:

• Doors, Frames and Hardware
• Custom Millwork & Custom Closets
• Wood Trims such as Crown Molding, Door Casing, Wall Base and Window Valance
• Shower Glass & Mirrors

The management activities were extensive in order to maintain schedule and quality control in the extremely fast paced “Las Vegas Style” construction environment.  The following bullet points are examples of some daily/weekly activities:  

• General Contractor meetings were attended in order to resolve field issues and review constantly fluctuating interior finish schedules.  Production, manpower, and material deliveries were carefully scrutinized and modified to match scheduling requirements. 

• Gallagher-Kaiser implemented a project specific “progress matrix” in order to accurately track the installation of materials.  Continuous updates to the progress matrix ensured accurate owner billings for each separate contract.

•  All subcontractor submittals were reviewed for conformance to the plans and specifications.  Coordination with other trades during the submittal process eliminated many future field conflicts.

• All addendum to the plans and specifications were logged and checked for changes to the original scope of work.  When necessary, change order pricing was submitted with back up documentation to help the client understand the method of pricing.

• Quality Control was managed by reviewing every typical hotel room, condo and suite upon completion of our scope of work.  Quality Control Logs were maintained and all trade damage was documented in order to minimize additional costs.

• Daily Foreman meetings were held in order to make sure that all scheduling information received from the General Contractor meetings was accurately relayed to the union installers.  These meetings were also helpful in documenting field issues and scheduling conflicts with other trades.

Adjacent to the Fontainebleau Tower is the Convention Center / Ballroom / Parking Garage Building.  Gallagher-Kaiser was also awarded contracts for this 11 story multi-use building such as Doors/Frames/Hardware, Overhead Coiling Doors, Loading Dock Equipment and Crash Rail Systems.  The daily/weekly management activities described above for the Fontainebleau Tower were also implemented in the Convention/Ballroom/Garage building.  Contractor meeting attendance, progress tracking, submittal review, change order pricing, and ongoing quality control are just a few of the daily activities that took place in order to maintain project schedule and budgets. 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:55 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:16

Las Vegas, McCarran International Airport, T-3 Terminal Project:

General Contractor:  Perini Building Company, Inc.
Program Manager:    Bechtel
Duration: October, 2008 through January, 2012

Scope of Work:  G-K was contracted to provide all HVAC Ductwork for the Terminal Building that is a ½ Mile long and three stories tall.  Our Engineers worked closely with all trades during 3-D Coordination of all aspects of the Structural, Building, and MEP Trades.  G-K is responsible for the coordination, scheduling, installation, testing, balancing, and start-up of all major HVAC equipment.