Clayco was selected by the developer, Venture One Real Estate to design and build a new state of the art warehouse and distribution center for Ryerson Holding Corporation. The project consisted of a new 894,300 square feet of warehouse space and include 38,000 square feet of total office space. The warehouse space consists of 100 feet x 30 feet internal column bays and includes twenty 20-ton bridge cranes. The office space will be home to the headquarters for Ryerson’s subsidiary, Central Steel and Wire Company. The new facility will feature expanded bar and tube processing equipment.

The building consisted of precast exterior wall panels.  Due to the quantity and weight of the interior bridge cranes planned, the structural framing of the building shell was robust.  With heavy member columns and steel beams, along with structural joist girders and bar joists for the roof framing.  To accommodate the immense weight of the product being stored within the space, the floor slab consisted of 10” of (2) layers of reinforced concrete.  The main office space is based on an open office layout, and also includes a fitness center, training areas, a large break room, multiple gathering spaces for team collaboration and a live green wall sustainability amenity near the breakroom.

Being the seventh building built in University Park, Clayco has developed quite a working relationship with the Village of University Park.  Central Steel and Wire is planning on employing at least 300 people in this facility once fully up and running.  Through construction, Clayco supported the community by helping raise money for local back to school programs.   We were also able to achieve MBE/WBE inclusion on the project, which wasn’t directed by the project requirements but was implemented using Clayco’s inclusive procurement and project delivery process.

Safety is top priority on every Clayco project. This project was no exception. Through construction, we were able to maintain a recordable free safety achievement.

McShane Construction Company provided design-build services for Industry Center at Melrose Park, a three-building industrial development in Melrose Park, Illinois, that incorporates a total of 654,617 square feet. The buildings range in size from 130,000 square feet to 350,000 square feet and feature 36′ clear heights and a total of 152 truck docks, six drive-in doors, and 269 trailer stalls. The property also offers a 140′ truck court. Additionally, McShane performed three interior buildouts for CXI Trucking, DHL, and PODS. 

The development received LEED-Silver certification. As part of this, McShane salvaged materials from the preexisting buildings on site when they were demolished. This included collecting bricks to send off for reuse and grinding the concrete to use as gravel across the site. 

Despite challenges with material shortages and underground obstructions, McShane successfully delivered the project with a perfect safety record.

As a design-build project, McShane was engaged by the client prior to the design being finalized, and the firm worked closely with both the client and architect to determine the desired shell layout and building features throughout the design process. This method provides improved constructability, resulting in an overall higher quality product. 

As with many projects, Industry Center at Melrose Park faced material shortages due to supply chain issues. When the team was unable to procure roofing materials in a timely manner, they redesigned the roofing system to one that used materials that were more readily available so the overall project schedule would not be delayed while still maintaining quality. 

The development was built on a site that had preexisting buildings that McShane demolished. Any time a site has been previously used, there are many unknowns surrounding the condition of the site. Once they started site work, McShane encountered undercuts and underground concrete structures that they had to evaluate and attend to before construction could proceed. McShane has extensive experience building on challenging sites, so the team was able to address and solve these issues in a timely manner.

Prior to completion of shell construction, leases were completed with CXI Trucking, DHL, and PODS. McShane worked with the design team to incorporate tenant buildouts as main shell construction was still underway so the tenants could occupy the space sooner. 

McShane transformed an underutilized site into a Class A property and economic engine for the community. In addition to providing new jobs for community members, the development increases the value of the property, generates tax revenue for the Village, and has a positive impact on neighboring property values. 

Additionally, the development received LEED-Silver certification. As part of this, McShane salvaged as much of the preexisting buildings during demolition as possible. This included collecting bricks to send off for reuse and grinding the concrete to use as gravel across the site. 

McShane instituted its comprehensive Safety and Quality Assurance program throughout the project, led by the firm’s dedicated Vice President of Safety and Risk Management. McShane’s priority on safety and its high standards of training, implementation, and on-site supervisory governance provided a superior degree of awareness and safe practices throughout the construction process. As a result, the project was completed with a perfect safety record. 

Project Dolphin is a 350,000 SF LEED Platinum warehouse and distribution facility located in Cherry Valley, Illinois. This integrated Clayco design-build project, developed by Venture One, utilized energy models and carbon calculations to reduce embodied and operational carbon throughout the design, construction, and turnover process. Highly efficient mechanical, building automation, and electrical systems were implemented on the project and we’re forecasting a 33% reduction in energy usage thanks to a roof-top photovoltaic solar array producing almost 1MW of energy on an annual basis. The team used lower carbon concrete for all slab on grade concrete and piloted a Carbonsense concrete at the electrical transformer pad. During construction the team utilized battery energy storage systems and solar light towers to reduce the demand for diesel generators and minimize localized diesel particulate matter. With goals of diversity, inclusion, and safety on the project, the project was able to partner with W/MBE for various scopes of work, and the project achieved a flawless safety record with zero injuries / incidents for the duration of the project – 379 days.

The project implemented a quality assurance program that provided a dedicated technical assurance group to review drawings, submittals, and construction coordination throughout the duration of the project. This allowed our integrated design-build team that consisted of an architect-general contractor partnership, and design-build MEP subs to collaborate with efficiency, optimize the building, and ensure all construction details were being coordinated, documented, and implemented with checklists and assurances to maintain quality and schedule with zero re-work.

The project completed outreach with Winnebago County to engage and award local subcontractors and laborers to work on the project. In addition, Clayco worked with our internal “Clayco Rising” diversity and inclusion group to complete outreach to our local subcontractor pool to award W/MBE subcontractors for applicable trade work.

This project was proudly recognized for completing the project with zero injuries throughout the entire duration of the project – 379 days.