P-714 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES - CLARK CONSTRUCTION & JIMMY Z MASONRY

P-714 UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING – GREAT LAKES, IL

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES IS HOME TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S ONLY BOOT CAMP.

WE ARE ASSISTING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 166,000-SQUARE-FOOT BARRACKS CAPABLE OF HOUSING 616 ENLISTED MILITARY PERSONNEL IN 308 BUNK ROOMS.

In addition to bunk rooms, the facility will include laundry rooms on each floor, a dayroom/multi-purpose room, lounges, computerized classrooms, and a vending/kitchen area.

Jimmy Z Masonry awarded the masonry sub-contract leveraged Construction Robotic’s MULE smart lift-assist technology to regain bid dollars, through increased productivity (3 Masons to 1 MULE). This project had 12 MULEs to maximize productivity. Using 8832s and the MULE, a production increase of 93% was calculated for square feet installed. Additionally, a 75% increase was recognized for franklin stone, with the new Veneer attachment for MULE.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

MATERIAL:

8″x8″x32″

PROJECT TYPE:

MILITARY

BLOCK COVERAGE:

48,500 SQ FT

PROJECT BID:

$68MM

“Being able to have one mason work with 32″ block with MULE close to the same speed as the guy laying 16″ block, we saw that as a way to double our production.”

ZACK ZUIDEMA
VP OF JIMMY’Z MASONRY