Ameren-Fenton Substation
December 9, 2014
The first phase consisted of a settlement control system installation due to the flood plain, approximately 12’ high stamped retaining walls on two sides due to the narrow site, and then backfilling of the substation yard area to allow for the piers to be drilled without interfering with the sand drain system. The sand drain system required a 30 day settlement period prior to any further work taking place. The second phase consisted of site [...]
Ameren-MLK Switching Station
October 1, 2015
McGrath completed two phases of construction on Ameren Missouri’s $8.5 million switching station on Martin Luther King (MLK) Drive in downtown St. Louis. The combined site work performed by McGrath was $1.4 million. The 13.8kV Ameren MLK project, estimated at $42.5 million, is part of a larger Ameren Missouri investment to upgrade electric service in downtown St. Louis over the coming decades. The 10-week Phase 1 work was performed during one of the coldest and [...]
Amtrak-Mobility First
March 11, 2015
This project was part of Amtrak’s Nationwide Mobility First ADA upgrades project. McGrath installed new ADA walkways and ramps at two existing Amtrak stops, La Plata, MO and Poplar Bluff, MO. At all three sites, McGrath installed owner furnished wheel chair lift enclosures. The existing stops were on both Union Pacific and Burlington Northern rail lines. McGrath had to facilitate all workers receiving e-rail safe training and Amtrak training. Coordination of project wide OCIP and [...]
BJH 8800/8900 Patient Division
December 9, 2014
This $6.1 million, 23,000-square-foot project involved the renovation of the 8th floor of Shoenberg Pavilion located on Barnes-Jewish Hospital's North Campus into a twenty five bed Inpatient Division and ten bed ICU Department. In order to keep the ICU operational throughout the project, McGrath devised a detailed three phase construction plan, which included relocating the ICU into a newly renovated space before renovating their previous location. The project also added a new 36,000 CFM rooftop [...]
BJH ICU Renovation
This $11 million, 36,700-square-foot renovation of the Intensive Care Unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital includes 36 new ICU rooms, patient care stations, support areas, and family waiting areas. McGrath also installed three new mechanical units and performed building infrastructure upgrades on multiple floors. A significant portion of the project was located directly above the hospital’s Central Sterile Processing Department, which prepares and distributes sterile surgical instrumentation to the OR and other areas of the hospital. McGrath [...]
