Week 12 in Pontiac

This was a pretty busy week in Pontiac for me. The team and I got several quotes in and took a look at a few different jobs that needed to be walked to get the scope of work. One project was walked today which includes the replacement of about 2 dozen VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) motor controllers on Air handling Units in the Penthouses of Building C. VFD's supply motors with a range of electricity voltage to change the frequency of the motor, to make it run slower or faster, depending on the need. This is going to take a lot of coordination with the subs and the owner to complete the work at specific times when the different units can be shut down. We had to go to each different AHU (14 in all)  in 4 different Penthouses, to take a look at the specific work that needed to be done at each one. All but one was to have the supply and return motors upgraded as they are all outdated.

One ongoing job we had this week was a paving job between building A to the right and building B to the left. A few weeks ago, there was a fire main brake that cracked and sunk some asphalt past those yellow bollards in the background. The rest of the area needed to be done, so that area, plus extra paving and some concrete stairs got done. This picture was taken after the first layer on the right have was done with T&M workeers rolling it. The left have will be done next, as well as the second layer on top of that. This all needed to be done on a tight schedule as there is a company picnic planed on campus soon and this parking lot needed to get done.

Another project that Ideal had was to install these heavy duty shelving units in Building E. There are several sets of shelves being put up and each one is about 40 feet long. This took a lot of coordination with the owner including placement and timing. One problem that we ran into before starting was the bolts needed to erect them were not to be found. The owner had to scramble and locate the hardware which just happened to be misplaced, but the project was delayed a little bit none the less.