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Three Questions with US Demolition
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ECONSTRUCT to construct. Before vertical construction can take place on the March LifeCare campus making way for a new innovative approach to healthcare, the old must be razed. In early June 2010 McCarthy Building Companies, the master construction manager for the March LifeCare campus, held a bidder’s tour for companies interested in bidding on the demolition of 22 buildings on the current site. According to Mike Tuohy, Project Director for McCarthy Building Companies, phase one includes the scheduled demolition of eight buildings, six more will come down in October, two in December, and the rest will be razed in January. US Demolition, a privately-held company
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based in Anaheim, won the contract. Established in 1999, US Demolition specializes in demolition, wrecking and site preparation. US Demolition Project Manager Duane Pate, who was the site manager for the demolition ceremony Mike Tuohy that featured two heavy duty Link Belt machines, answered three questions on the demolition process for the March LifeCare campus. Question: How many buildings will be demolished and what method will you be using? Answer: Twenty-two buildings will be coming down using controlled mechanical demolition Project2:Layout 1 8/24/10 2:40 PM Page 1
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