| National Demolition Association member Dallas | | | | site crew averaged 6 personnel which |
| Contracting Co., Inc. (Dallas Contracting) | | | | consisted of equipment operators and |
| recently completed the demolition of an | | | | laborers. Demolition included all above grade |
| industrial facility located in Northern New | | | | structures and also all slabs, foundations, |
| Jersey. The approximate 5 acre industrial | | | | footings and other miscellaneous subsurface |
| site, which was formerly used for | | | | concrete structures. Approximately 250 tons |
| manufacturing, was composed of 5 buildings | | | | of steel were sent offsite for scrap metal |
| and other miscellaneous structures. The | | | | recycling. |
| buildings to be demolished were 1 to 2 | | | | |
| stories in height and the total footprint was | | | | Following demolition of the buildings |
| over 50,000 square feet. The building | | | | including the slabs and foundations, the |
| construction was a mix of steel frame and | | | | concrete, block and brick materials needed to |
| wood frame, brick and block walls and wood | | | | be crushed to 2 inch minus for use as onsite |
| roofing with asphalt shingles. Dallas | | | | backfill. Dallas Contracting first sized the |
| Contracting's scope included demolition of | | | | materials into 2 foot diameter or less by |
| all buildings and structures including | | | | using a Komatsu PC-400 mounted with a |
| foundations, removal of all debris and | | | | concrete pulverizer and a Komatsu PC-300 |
| metals, asbestos abatement and onsite sizing | | | | mounted with a hydraulic hammer attachment. |
| and crushing of concrete, masonry and brick | | | | The sized materials were then fed into Dallas |
| for future utilization as backfill. The site | | | | Contracting's concrete crushing plant. Dallas |
| will be eventually redeveloped for | | | | Contracting owns an Eagle Crusher Company, |
| residential use. | | | | Inc. UltraMax 1000-15CV Plant with stacking |
| | | | conveyors. Approximately 5,000 tons of |
| The first task was to disconnect all | | | | concrete, block and brick were crushed which |
| utilities in order to isolate the facility. | | | | was used onsite for backfill. This was a dual |
| Dallas Contracting coordinated the | | | | benefit to the client as they did not have to |
| disconnection of water, gas and electric | | | | pay to send the materials offsite for |
| utility lines. | | | | recycling and they did not have to pay for |
| | | | imported backfill materials. |
| The next priority was to address the | | | | |
| environmental hazards present at the | | | | The project was completed in five (5) weeks |
| facility. The environmental hazards included | | | | without incident or injury. |
| lights and ballasts, miscellaneous containers | | | | |
| of oils and greases, and the abatement of | | | | About Dallas Contracting Co., Inc. |
| asbestos containing materials. Light and | | | | |
| ballasts were collected utilizing ladders and | | | | Dallas Contracting Co., Inc. has been in |
| electric lifts, placed into shipping | | | | business for 26 years, is financially sound |
| containers and shipped offsite for recycling. | | | | (D&B Rating of 3A2), is bondable, and works |
| Containers of oils and greases were also | | | | on a nationwide basis. We offer a turnkey |
| collected into 55 gallon drums and disposed | | | | approach to demolition, concrete recycling |
| offsite. Asbestos abatement activities | | | | and remediation projects by offering the |
| included abatement of pipe insulation, | | | | following services under one roof: |
| roofing, transite siding and tiles. | | | | |
| | | | Demolition Contractor Services, Onsite / |
| Demolition then commenced once the | | | | Mobile Concrete Crushing and Recycling, |
| environmental hazards were addressed. To | | | | Brownfield Redevelopment, Surplus and Used |
| complete the demolition of the facility, | | | | Equipment Sales, Interior Demolition, |
| Dallas Contracting utilized numerous pieces | | | | Equipment Removals, Dismantlement, Industrial |
| of equipment that included a Komatsu | | | | and Commercial Demolition Services and Scrap |
| PC-400-LC6 mounted with a Labounty rotating | | | | Metal Recycling. |
| shear (MSD-70R), a Komatsu PC-400 mounted | | | | |
| with a concrete pulverizer jaw attachment, a | | | | Contact: |
| Komatsu PC300-5 mounted with a grapple (also | | | | |
| used with a shear attachment), a Fiat wheel | | | | Dallas Contracting Co., Inc. |
| loader and several Cat 236 skid steers. The | | | | |