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IDOT I-90 Hot Tap
IDOT I-90 Hot Tap TDW Services retained GRAEF to provide Resident Engineer and quality control services for the hot tapping of a 30-year-old, 90-inch water main owned and operated by the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency on behalf of the Illinois Tollway. This project allowed for the widening of I-90 through the western…
Read MoreConcordia University Kapco Field
Concordia University Kapco Field Concordia University’s new 130,000-square-foot NCAA Division III collegiate field is the home of both the Concordia Falcons and the Northwoods League team, the Lakeshore Chinooks. The synthetic turf baseball field opened in spring 2012. GRAEF was retained to design the baseball field and surrounding site on the campus. The field was…
Read MoreAscension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital redeveloped their 20-acre campus downtown Milwaukee, consolidating St. Mary’s and Columbia campuses into a single, new facility on a prominent site overlooking Lake Michigan. The hospital is filled with natural light and offers views of the lake in 80 percent of the patient rooms. The 670,000-square-foot, 513-bed…
Read MoreChicago Park District Park 510
Chicago Park District Park 510 GRAEF was hired by the Chicago Park Department (CPD) to complete the site design for the Park 510 redesign. The design of this three-acre site included site plans, detailed grading plans, drainage plans and construction details for the artificial turf athletic field. The site was enrolled in the Site Restoration…
Read MoreNorthwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital Northwestern Medicine, Huntley Hospital (previously Centegra Health System) built a new five-story, 380,000-square-foot hospital on their existing 100-acre campus at Reed and Haligus roads in Huntley, IL. The 128-bed facility includes private rooms, an eight-bed intensive care unit, full service emergency department, family birth center, chest pain center, cardiac catheterization laboratory…
Read MorePort Canaveral Cruise Terminal 6
Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal 6 GRAEF was part of a design-build team for a new $25.6 million cruise terminal for the Canaveral Port Authority. Port Canaveral is the third busiest port in the United States. It services Norwegian Cruise Lines, Disney, Carnival Cruise Lines, and Royal Caribbean. The new state-of-the-art cruise terminal #6 enables the…
Read MoreCamp Porter Barracks and Infrastructure
Camp Porter Barracks and Infrastructure This Design-Build project included the design of several new facilities, major infrastructure improvements and the demolition of 14 existing buildings. GRAEF was retained to provide complete structural and site/civil development design services as part of CBZG Design Builders, LLC. CBZG Design Builders, LLC is composed of Clark Construction Group, LLC, Blinderman…
Read MoreBridges Over USH 41 and USH 45, Washington County
Bridges Over USH 41 and USH 45, Washington County Construction inspection was completed for 0.8 miles of STH 145 with five roundabouts, and the deck replacement and widening of two bridges over USH 41 and 45. Major items of work included grading, curb and gutter, concrete paving, storm sewer, lighting, marking and signing. Other Projects…
Read MoreAlachua County Correctional Facility HVAC and Roof Replacement
Alachua County Correctional Facility HVAC and Roof Replacement In the early 2000s, Alachua County conducted a Facilities Condition Inspection of the Alachua County Jail and noted several buildings and spaces in need of equipment upgrades, replacements, and renovations necessary to improve safety, security, and energy efficiency on the 300,000-square-foot campus. Through detailed collaboration between County…
Read More71st Street Streetscape Improvements
71st Street Streetscape Improvements The 71st Street Master Plan Study analyzed existing conditions of the corridor with the objective of providing a detailed master plan for its redevelopment. The master plan looked at the entire project corridor as it relates to adjacent neighborhoods and the overall context of South Chicago. Located within Chicago’s historic South…
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