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5 Benefits of Collaborating with a Design-Build Firm for Your Project

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Considering a construction or renovation project? Your choice of approach can significantly impact the process and outcome. At Bush Construction, we simplify it all with our integrated design-build method—bringing design, development, and construction together under one roof.

Here are five key advantages of partnering with a design-build firm like Bush Construction:

1. Seamless Integration of Design and Construction:

Design-Build project by Bush: Cardiovascular Medicine located in Moline, IL.

The hallmark of design-build is the seamless connection between design, development, and construction. Traditional methods often involve separate contracts for each, creating inefficiencies.

At Bush, our in-house licensed architects, development experts, and full-service construction team ensure everything aligns from the start. This integrated approach reduces delays and fosters a smoother overall process.

 

The Wild Carrot event center – St. Louis – a project developed, designed and construction by Bush.

2. Enhanced Communication and Collaboration:

Clear communication between all project stakeholders is vital for project success. Our team fosters open lines of communication from day one. Think of it this way…when our design and construction teams need to talk, we walk across the aisle, instead of drive across town or play a game of phone tag with another company. This collaborative environment encourages shared insights, early identification of potential issues, and joint decision-making. As a result, you’re less likely to encounter misunderstandings, delays, or cost overruns due to miscommunication.

3. Accelerated Project Timelines:

We know time is of the essence when it comes to your project which is why we so firmly believe in our design-build method. Traditional project delivery methods, such as design-bid-build, can result in elongated timelines as each phase relies on the completion of the previous one. Design-build firms, on the other hand, can significantly expedite the process. Since the design and construction teams work concurrently, construction can often begin before the entire design is finalized. This overlap translates to quicker project completion and earlier occupancy.

Lafayette Preparatory Academy a project developed, designed and constructed by Bush in St. Louis.

4. Cost-Effective Solutions:

Design-build firms are well-positioned to deliver cost-effective solutions. With a shared understanding of the project’s budget and constraints, designers and builders collaborate to find innovative ways to meet aesthetic, functional, and financial goals.

At Bush, we are big believers in function-first. We work together to ensure the design isn’t over the top or vice versa, too restrained. Early collaboration between our design and construction teams, and a shared understanding of the owner’s needs, allows us to perform real-time cost assessments, reducing the likelihood of expensive design changes later in the project.

5. Single Point of Accountability:

One of the most significant advantages of working with a design-build firm is having a single point of accountability. Instead of juggling multiple contracts and responsibilities, you have one entity responsible for the entire project. This simplifies project management, reduces administrative burdens, and makes it easier to address any concerns or changes that may arise during construction. Ultimately, this single point of contact provides you with peace of mind and confidence throughout the project. At Bush, we have one team and one mission – you.

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By integrating development, design, and construction, Bush Construction delivers streamlined, cost-effective solutions tailored to your needs. Ready to get started? Explore some of our successful projects:

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Bush Construction and Urban Improvement Conglomerate (UIC) announce strategic merger 

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Bush Construction Announces Acquisition of Urban Improvement Conglomerate (UIC)

Joining forces expands Bush Construction’s expertise in architectural design and real estate development services, entry to the St. Louis market

Bush Construction, a leading construction company in the Quad Cities Area announced today their acquisition of Urban Improvement Conglomerate (UIC), a St. Louis-based architectural and real estate development firm, marking a significant milestone for two companies in the design-build industry.

This acquisition, which expands Bush Construction’s services to the St. Louis market, brings together two industry leaders with a shared vision of delivering exceptional projects that seamlessly integrate innovative design, creative development, and a proven general construction process.

Unifying Strengths 

UIC, founded by Brent Crittenden and Sarah Gibson, has a strong reputation for architectural design and development projects. Their expertise in historic real estate developments and capital structure aligns seamlessly with Bush Construction’s strengths in construction.

“This powerful alliance will enhance our ability to deliver comprehensive, high-quality solutions to our clients, ensuring every project benefits from the best in both design and construction,” said AJ Loss, President and CEO of Bush Construction. “Our clients are the center of everything we do. Being invested in clients’ success means digging deeper into how to provide a vertically integrated model. UIC’s team was an excellent fit to expand our offerings.”

Leadership and Vision 

Under the new structure, Crittenden will serve as Director of Development at Bush Construction, while Gibson will assume the role of Director of Design, St. Louis. Additionally, several other key members of the UIC team will be joining Bush Construction, further strengthening the company’s talent and expertise.

Ryan Welborn, a longtime Bush employee, has been promoted to Vice President of Construction, overseeing all construction operations in both markets. Their combined leadership and vision will be instrumental in steering the merged entity toward new opportunities and market expansion.

“At UIC, we saw the purpose and value of joining forces with Bush Construction. Our team is design-focused with a deep understanding of how an integrated approach solves challenges at every phase for our clients. By integrating our services with that of Bush Construction, we’re deepening the bench of services in the St. Louis and Quad Cities markets,” said Crittenden.

Commitment to What’s Possible 

Bush Construction and UIC share a common commitment to community building and development. This acquisition will enable both companies to continue delivering high-quality projects across the Midwest that positively impact the communities they serve.

“This expansion signifies a commitment to delivering a better construction experience. By uniting our strengths, we are poised to set new standards of excellence and drive innovation in every project we undertake,” said Loss.

To learn more about our expanded team and services click here. 

Bush Construction Named Coolest Place to Work in the Quad Cities

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Bush Construction Named Quad Cities Business Journal’s Coolest Place to Work

Bush Construction: ‘It’s really like a family’

Originally posted in the Quad Cities Business Journal. Article written by QCBJ Journalist, Dave Thompson. 

Stephanie Hintermeister loves her job with Bush Construction in Davenport.

As a project coordinator with the company for about four years, a big part of her job is to get all those paperwork chores – like contracts and administrative work – done so construction work can smoothly move forward. “We keep the job moving from behind the scenes,” she said.

But Ms. Hintermeister also loves the working culture created by Bush Construction. She said it’s a great, supportive place to work.

STEPHANIE HINTERMEISTER

“It’s really like a family here. Everyone here cares about each other. … It’s a very supportive place to work,” she added.

That family atmosphere created by Bush Construction is one of the big factors that has earned the company a new honor as the inaugural winner of the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s “Coolest Places to Work” competition.

The competition showcases employers in the Quad Cities region that are making their workplaces great. The honor, which was open to any business with at least 15 employees and a physical presence in the greater Quad Cities, was a collaboration between the QCBJ and the independent research firm Workforce Research Group, which conducted the surveys and determined the list of the “Coolest Places.”

Companies self nominated their business to be considered for one of the “Coolest Places” through a nomination process held earlier this year. This year, 10 companies met the criteria – set out by Workforce Research Group, and make up the 2023 list of winners.

“There is such a challenge to hire and retain workers. Being a ‘Coolest Places to Work’ is a great way to have a company stand out in this competitive environment,” John Lohman, CEO and president of the Corridor Media Group, owner of the QCBJ, said previously.

This marks the first “Coolest Places to Work” rankings for the QCBJ, which now is in its second year of publication. It is a sister publication to the North Liberty, Iowa-based Corridor Business Journal (CBJ), founded 20 years ago.

“We have been hosting these awards in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor for the past 10 years, and it is interesting to learn about the competitive edge some of these cool companies have with their emphasis on creating a great culture within their companies,” Mr. Lohman added.

A.J. LOSS

For A.J. Loss, who has been the president of Bush Construction since the company was started more than 15 years ago, being named a “Coolest Place” all comes down to the company’s culture. That culture includes inspiring teamwork, building a leadership team, as well as training and encouraging employees to take on new roles within the company.

The company’s five core values are: drive to succeed; commit to grow; inspire teamwork; do the right thing; and be humbly confident. Following those core values will help attract customers and help employees become better people, according to a message by Mr. Loss on the company’s website.

During a recent interview with the QCBJ, he detailed how these four aspects of Bush Construction help make the company a cool place to work:

  • Spending time on leadership team alignment: ‘While this may not be a typical ‘cool place’ identifier, we believe this focus significantly limits the uncool workplace conditions that would cascade to the company if indecision or mixed messages were coming from leadership,” he said.
  • Inspire teamwork: “It’s very cool when you can enjoy the people you work alongside every day,” Mr. Loss said.
  • New training program at Bush: “It goes beyond typical construction and safety training to things like personal finance. We care about our team and show it through the educational opportunities we provide,” he said.
  • Encouraging employees to take new roles at the company: “Helping people grow their careers, through non-traditional avenues, has allowed us to engage with our team in a personalized and impactful way,” he added.

One of the Bush employees to recently take on a new role is Emily Dutkiewicz of Bettendorf.

The former art teacher began working with Bush Construction as an administrative assistant about a year ago. A few weeks ago, she was promoted to assistant designer – a job that has her working on creating various building projects for the company.

Emily Dutkiewicz

“They supported me when I came to them about this. … There is a path for growth here,” she said.

Ms. Dutkiewicz adds that she loves the attitude within the company. That attitude is: “If you give 100%, we’re going to give 100% to you.”

Wayne Gordon, director of preconstruction at Bush, also likes that company attitude. He has been with the construction company for more than 14 years. In fact, he was one of the first hires when the company launched in 2009.

The company was founded with three employees. Bush Construction is part of the McCarthy-Bush Corp. family of companies. The others include: McCarthy Improvement, Clinton Engineering, Linwood Mining, AMSCO Ash Management, Oertel Metal Works, and Blackheart Slag.

Mr. Gordon appreciates the company’s open-door policy to get feedback from employees as well as how it provides a flexible work schedule to help foster a great work-life balance for workers. That’s important for Mr. Gordon because he and his wife have five children – ages 13 down to 4 – and there are always family functions, vacations and trips on the schedule.

Wayne Gordon

As for Bush Construction’s work, the schedule has been busy. Mr. Gordon believes that the schedule of work projects will continue to be busy going into the new year. He sees 2024 as being another great year with many projects to keep workers busy.

“It’s really looking like a good year for us. … There’s a lot of positives to build on next year,” he added.

Mr. Loss agrees that the workload at Bush is not going to slow down in the near future. He added that even though the hike in interest rates “has been a challenge” for the industry, he doesn’t see a decrease through the rest of this year or for much of 2024.

But at Bush Construction, it’s not all about work and projects. The company takes pride in the fact that it is involved in numerous community and volunteer projects.

In fact, the company encourages employees to take on volunteer projects.  The company’s employee engagement specialist helped create a formal volunteer program. The employees  usually volunteer 500 or more hours a year, according to information from Bush Construction.

“Our employees are able to volunteer during work hours with pay. We regularly recognize employees that model our core values,” according to information from the company.

Ms. Hintermeister, for instance, is involved with local Girl Scouts and Junior Achievement volunteer work. In March, during Women in Construction Week, she helps organize the “Build Like a Girl” workshop that has Girl Scouts building bird houses and giving them confidence and experience with a construction project. The workshop is a part of Bush’s efforts to help raise awareness and celebrate the work of women in the construction industry.

“It’s all about letting kids know how cool construction is … and letting them know about the many jobs they can do in this field,” she added.

Such events are also about helping girls get outside of their comfort zones and learn from female role models in the construction field. As one of those role models, Ms. Hintermeister said she is especially happy to show boys and girls that women can also do work in construction.

And, it seems, that work never really stops at Bush Construction. One company project that is nearing completion is the new YWCA of the Quad Cities building in downtown Rock Island. Ms. Hintermeister said that the 48,900-square-foot facility at Fifth Avenue and 17th Street is entering its final stages of construction. She added that the project faced challenges with supply chain issues “but it’s coming together really quickly.”

When that project is done, Ms. Hintermeister won’t have time to sit back and admire their work. There are always other projects in the works at Bush Construction.

“I’m never bored here. There’s always a new challenge,” she said.

At a Glance: Bush Construction

Address: 5401 Victoria Drive, Davenport.

Established: The company was founded in 2009 with three employees Bush Construction is part of the McCarthy-Bush Corp. of companies. The other companies include: McCarthy Improvement, Clinton Engineering, Linwood Mining, AMSCO Ash Management, Oertel Metal Works, and Blackheart Slag.

Leadership: A.J. Loss, president; and Michael Johnson, chief operating officer.

Number of Employees: About 50 during the peak season.

Phone: (563) 344-3791.

Website: bushconstruct.com

Services: The company provides a full-service team combining expert construction, architectural design and real estate development. The Bush Construction team has managed a wide range of commercial, industrial, government, educational, health care, office, multi-family, hospitality and historical restoration projects in the Quad Cities as well as throughout the Midwest and in Georgia.

Projects: Some of the Bush Construction’s more notable projects include:

  • Westerlin Hall at Augustana College: Renovations on the on Rock Island campus residence hall included window replacement, upgrades to the mechanical and electrical systems, plumbing and restroom upgrades, new interior finishes and flooring, installation of an elevator, roof replacement and masonry restoration.
  • Building 250 on the Rock Island Arsenal: This once vacant, deteriorating building  required extensive renovation to make it ready for industrial use. Bush Construction previously was able to work with the Rock Island Arsenal Development Group (RIADG), a group that represents a public/private partnership, whose mission is to provide civilian businesses a cost-effective option while restoring existing, under-utilized government buildings.
  • Hobbs Building: This historic four-story building was built in 1892 in Aurora, Illinois. Bush Construction’s building restoration created 15 apartment units on the second, third and fourth floors with an unfinished “white envelope” on the first floor, which is ready for a future tenant build-out.
  • Genesis Health Birth Center, Davenport: The renovation of Genesis Health System’s East Campus’ entire fifth floor for a new Birth Center included complete flooring replacement, new millwork, paint and wall coverings in the corridors, public areas, and in 31 patient rooms.

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Seven Steps in the Bush Construction Design Process

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Taking on a construction project can feel overwhelming. Outlining your scope. Securing financing. Selecting partners (sometimes multiple partners). Designing. Building. Ribbon Cutting. Is your head spinning?

Bush Construction takes the complication out of construction by bringing all the critical services under one roof: real estate buying/planning, architectural design, and construction build. Read more about that here.

In today’s blog, we’re focusing on the design process and the seven fundamental steps that the design team at Bush Construction uses to get you to the construction phase of your project. As your design partner, we’ll make a process that can feel overwhelming and complex as stress-free and straightforward as possible. Let’s dive into the phases we’ll take you through as our partner.

1.    Pre-Design

The pre-design phase is all about forming a vision and analyzing the project space. As one of the more client-involved stages, we’ll closely collaborate with your team to capture your vision, understand your values, and plan for optimized functionality.

Our team will conduct a series of exploratory meetings which include listening, questioning, and ideating. We’ll take a deep dive with your team to build the foundation of your design:

Function: How will the space be used, organized, and arranged?

Style: Your personality, lifestyle, and design style preferences.

Space: How much space is needed now and in the future?

The other vital part of the pre-design phase is observing and documenting the existing conditions of the project site including surveying the land/existing building (property lines, measuring structures etc.) and doing background research on surrounding areas (contextuality, zoning, etc.).

2.    Schematic Design

In this phase, we’ll start translating the pre-design program into a real building design – your vision is beginning to take shape! The schematic design phase is also about capturing a general look and feel.

We’ll work together to discover what inspires us through hand sketches, models, and examples of past projects. We’ll develop preliminary site and floor plans as well as 3D renderings to visualize the size, shape, and relationship of the spaces to each other.

3.    Design Development

Using the approved preliminary site and floor plans, we’ll start making more concrete decisions about your space. These include the development of detailed drawings and specifications documents while keeping an eye on code compliance. Things are starting to come to life!

A rigorous coordination effort with all applicable disciplines will ensure fine-tuning and solidifying the design. You’ll be asked to review and approve these documents to confirm we’re on the right track. This is a great time to ensure the project scope is in line with the project budget – refining early on will save the most cost during construction. Construction costs have been varying widely in the past couple of years, our team collaborates to account for changes and conducts an exercise in value engineering.

Once approved, the deliverable will be a more detailed set of drawings that communicates the overall layout and volume of the building or space, all significant equipment, and the type of material or finish for every surface of the project.

4.    Construction Documents

It’s critical we communicate with the construction team in a way that creates clarity and accuracy. In this phase, the established design plans will be translated into precise construction documents. This step ensures that the vision is precisely and completely communicated to the construction team. (While we will handle this, check out these 12 terms to make yourself more familiar with the lingo.) Construction documents define:

a. Details, dimensions, and notes necessary to communicate the entire design intent

b. Specify all materials, finishes, and fixtures

c. Specify and place all required equipment with connectivity

5.    Building Permitting

In this phase, we’ll take the load off you, identifying and acquiring all required building permits so you can enter construction with peace of mind.

Permits show your project complies with the applicable guidelines and regulations required by your city or jurisdiction including but not limited to land use, building, and energy codes. We’ll manage this process from start to finish including submitting all required plans and forms, monitoring progress during the review process, and providing additional information or clarification as requested.

6.    Bidding and Negotiation

Bush Construction has a fully integrated team that can provide a seamless experience from concept to completion. Depending on the complexity of the project, subcontractors may need to be engaged. Our team of experts can lead the bidding and negotiation process to qualify and hire the best fit for you while remaining completely transparent.

We’ll engage pre-qualified and reputable subcontractors we know and trust, including those you may prefer. With a wide range of providers, we’ll ensure we’re weighing all options to best fit your needs and budget.

7.    Ongoing oversight and site walkthroughs

Much of the design work will be complete at this point, but we’ll stay involved until project completion to ensure the results are delivered with the quality and intent you expect.

The beautiful part about working with Bush is that our integrated approach brings expertise in all aspects of the design-build process.

Through construction, we’ll be your eyes and ears on the job site to answer questions from our construction team and proactively address potential issues. As one team under one roof, we can easily address the natural inefficiencies and waste that occur through a typical multi-firm-led process. At substantial completion, we develop a punch list and guide the construction team to wrap up the project to your satisfaction.

 

Why Bush?

One vision. One team. Concept to completion.

When you choose Bush Construction, expect a seamless experience from concept to completion. With development, design, pre-construction, and construction services under one roof, our integrated team works together to make your project stress-free and fun.

 

Ready to get started?

 

Get started with a no-obligation discovery meeting with Sameer Kulkarni, our Director of Design.

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Email skulkarni@bushconstruct.com

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Construction Delivery Methods: 4 Paths for Business Owners

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For business owners, proceeding with a construction project is a major decision, and to ensure a great construction experience, they must select the right team. Once an owner proves the project’s financial model makes sense for their business, they can either hire a design firm (architect) or a commercial general contractor. Who the owner contacts first largely depends on the owner’s preference or a pre-established relationship. However, the most successful projects have the perspectives of both the architect and contractor during the early phases of the project.

The next important decision an owner needs to make is selecting the construction delivery method for their project. “Delivery method” is a fancy term for describing who holds the legal agreement (contract) with whom. There are four typical paths or delivery methods an owner can take.

  1. Design-Bid-Build or Hard Bid – The owner first engages and holds an agreement with a designer. The designer designs the project to 100% completion, at which point the owner hires a contractor under a separate agreement.
  2. Construction Manager as Constructor or Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) – The owner holds agreements with both the designer and the contractor. The critical difference is that the owner brings on the contractor early in the design process. Thus, the owner has the perspective of the contractor and designer as they are going through the design process.
  3. Construction Manager as Agent (CMa) – This delivery method is the exact same as CMAR with one major difference. The owner also holds agreements with each individual trade contractor such as a plumber, electrician, carpenter, etc. While the direct contractual flow is from the trade contractor to the owner, the CMa does all the work of administering those contractors.
  4. Design-Build – The owner holds an agreement with a single entity responsible for both design and construction risk. Most often, this agreement is held between the owner and the contractor who either hires an outside architect or who has the design capabilities in-house.

In our Delivery Methods: Four Paths A Business Owner Can Take to Complete Their Next Project podcast, we dive into the pros and cons of each delivery method. Listen and learn why selecting the right delivery method may be one of the most critical factors in determining a project’s success.

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Because we could have spent hours on this topic, we decided to break each delivery method into its own podcast.

What is Contingency and How Does it Benefit Construction Management?

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The word “contingency” has many different meanings, depending on the industry you serve or your point of view. In commercial construction, contingency refers to money (often a percentage of the total project cost) reserved to cover project costs that arise after construction starts. A contractor, an owner, or a design professional (aka architect, engineer, etc.) all likely feel that the proper use of contingency within a project stems from different, but justifiable causes.

Design professionals

For instance, a designer assumes responsibility for planning and designing a building that meets the expectations of the owner and complies with all building codes and regulations. However, to design a complete project that identifies every possible section or detail, and also accommodates every possible combination of material, model, or manufacturer is inconceivable. Therefore, in the designer’s eyes, it may be perfectly acceptable during the construction phase to use contingency spend to accommodate variations or updates that need to be made to the “as-bid” plan set.

For example, the architect discovers the brick specified for the project has been recently discontinued, is no longer in stock and only a more expensive brick is available and acceptable.

Owners

In contrast, if an owner is fortunate enough to have contingent funds in their budget, they are likely to prefer that they are used on project betterments. Perhaps to add items to the project that had been eliminated during design or value engineering, or maybe just to incorporate items from their wish list that hadn’t made it into the project initially. It is conceivable to see the justification for this case as well.

If contingency funds are still available late in a project, the owner could use the funds to purchase a higher grade flooring product than was identified on the original plans and specifications.

Contractors

Lastly, a contractor may take the stand that the use of contingent funds is reserved for unforeseen or differing conditions than those outlined in the plans and specifications upon which they based their bid. The contractor often has neither the responsibility nor the ability to know about certain conditions of the project and therefore should be entitled to additional compensation to address the issue, drawn from the project contingency. An example of this is when the contractor discovers old foundations buried on a project site that wasn’t documented on the plans and specifications.

Finding the right partner to guide decision making

Whatever your viewpoint, one thing is clear. Every project should have some measure of contingency included and its acceptable uses defined and agreed upon at the onset, you’re going to need it!

What’s important is having a team that can help guide decision making. As a full-service construction company, Bush combines our expertise in real estate development, architecture and building to provide our customers with a turnkey experience. As one team with one mission – your project – we can work unselfishly and transparently as a group to understand your needs and prioritize contingency budgets. Contact us to learn more about our fully integrated approach.

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Cement Soil Stabilization

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Why Cement Stabilization?

Cement stabilization is required when the soil on a construction site needs to be amended. This process allows the installation of the building pad on-site before the cold temperatures and ground freezing of winter sets in.

At one of our new construction sites, Lujack Hiline – a high-end car dealership in Davenport, Iowa, a geotechnical engineer recommended we proceed with cement stabilization. It was no surprise – we could not drive our vehicles on the site without sinking. We were aware, after a very wet September, that we were going to be facing poor soil conditions. Unfortunately, there was no way for the soil to self-correct on this site since as we would not have been able to get the soil to compact before winter began. The ground just wasn’t hard enough.

While this predicament is fairly common for this portion of Scott County, we don’t have to use this method often. In this area, we generally hit moisture at 6-7 feet down. On many job sites, we may hit pockets of poor soil, but on the Lujack’s site, the entire 4-5 acres were moist. The site was much too large to core out and fill with rock-like we can on smaller jobs. Together with the owner, we made the decision to move forward with cement stabilization over the Thanksgiving weekend.

What is Cement Stabilization?

Soil stabilization can sometimes be done with lime, but since the temperatures were not warm enough for a long enough duration, this was not an option for this situation. Cement would need to be the cure.

Cement stabilization is the improvement of soil material through the addition of a cement binder. The goal of stabilization is to improve soil for construction purposes. The most common method involves the incorporation of small quantities of binders (cement) to the aggregate.

On the St. Vincent Athletic Complex football field project, we ran into a similar situation and were able to amend with lime. Lime is laid layer by layer and you can see the difference in color. We rototilled the lime in and then rolled it over. The process took two days for each football field. The lime was brought in from our sister company, Linwood Mining; truck after truck. Just like at Lujack’s, the ground wasn’t stable, and we couldn’t guarantee the fields without stabilizing the soil.

At Lujack’s we chose the cement process as it was recommended by the geotechnical engineer, it was weather appropriate and it was the most cost-effective option. Cement stabilization requires only one layer, but the air temperature is key. The temperature must be 40 degrees or higher for the stabilization to set appropriately.

How does Cement Stabilization Work?

Since we do not have a local company that performs cement stabilization, we hired McCleary from Decatur, Illinois. They set 200 lbs. of cement every three feet. The machine itself costs $800,000. Also, on-site was a tiller and two trucks. The two trucks each weighed over 15,000 lbs. McCleary remediated 170,000 SF in two 12-hour days. If we had decided to core out and fill the site with rock, it would have taken at least two weeks and we would have needed to find a place for 1,000 truckloads of spoils.

The cost to stabilize the soil ran approximately $200,000. If we had filled with rock, the cost would have been around $300,000. A savings of nearly 33%.

The cement stabilization was a success and construction is in full swing.

 

Location: Lujack’s HiLine – Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen

Kevin Mericle | Superintendent | Bush Construction

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