Indiana

Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. is nearing completion of construction of a new hydrogen plant for Praxair at its Whiting, Ind. facility. The multimillion-dollar project will enable Praxair to supply hydrogen to BP's Whiting, Ind. refinery. BP, one of the world's largest oil and gas firms, will use the hydrogen in production of ultra-low-sulfur gasoline and diesel fuels. The new plant will s…

Graycor was contracted to construct NIPSCO′s largest SCR/air heater unit to date. Work included demolition of the existing tubular air heater, erection of structural steel, fabrication and installation of four distinct duct systems, an Alstom Lungstom Air Pre-Heater, an SCR and associated civil and architectural equipment.

Overall, this project for Ispat Inland (now ArcelorMittal) called for implementing a bottom tap and demolishing the furnace base and lining. It also required installing a new hearth bottom and walls, tuyere, bosh refractory and staves in the bosh and stack. In addition, we removed and replaced the lip ring, and demolished and installed the stove dome, hot blast main, bustle pipe lining and stove…

Graycor has provided construction services for ArcelorMittal (ISG at the time of the project) since 1982. More recently, we completed repairs designed to improve the quality of air emitted from the steel producer′s Indiana Harbor Works BOF (Basic Oxygen Furnace).

The project called for replacing chamber Nos. 3 and 4 collection plates and discharge electrodes on the BOF precipitator as well as…

Beta Steel Corp. called upon Graycor Industrial Constructors to handle multiple system upgrades at their Portage, IN, plant. Graycor performed coiler-handling system improvements, including the installation of a new downcoiler, two new walking beams, an inspection station and a pre-engineered metal building. In addition, the project entailed sheet piling, foundation demolition, new foundation in…

A year-long installation at the Burns Harbor plant was performed at the No. 1 Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF). Graycor's work included erecting a baghouse and installing all associated ductwork and support steel, reinforcing the existing building, and relocating existing piping and electrical interferences.

The project required two 1,000-ton cranes to move extremely large ducts and install them in…

Graycor completed a 110,000-square-foot lifestyle center addition and renovation project to developer Simon Property Group's University Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana. The three phase project included civil work, structural steel installation and concrete, and construction, resulting in four stand-alone buildings and an impressively designed new feature entrance with a firep…

Work on this 73,142-square-foot hospital addition included construction of a three-story feature atrium, installation of two passenger elevators and a six-opening surgical elevator. The four-story facility′s lower level  includes a new Heart Center as well as a new 7,000-square-foot diagnostic/imaging center. The Heart Center consists of three catheterization labs and a 14-bed imaging pre-o…

The Community Hospital, a 353-bed full-service acute-care medical center located in Munster, IN, called upon Graycor to build a 495-car parking structure and helipad. The four-level, cast-in-place concrete parking facility serves hospital patients and staff, connects with the hospital by a glass pedestrian bridge, and offers convenient access to the hospital. The structure is topped by…

Graycor completed the Visiting Nurse Association Foundation of Porter County′s new hospice center in Valparaiso, IN. The 13,481-square-foot hospice replaces the Mary E. Bartz Hospice Center. The new center offers 20 patient units - double the capacity of the previous facility and includes family areas and a memorial garden accessible to all patients, including those who requi…

The Holladay Group called upon Graycor Construction to build The McCormick, a new 123,000-square-foot office/warehouse facility located at AmeriPlex at the Port, Chicagoland′s new 388-acre high-tech industrial/commercial park. The $3 million facility is divisible for up to four tenants with 12 dock stations. Graycor′s  services included design-build work for this facility, as…

A company known for combining retail with entertainment, conservation and outdoor education, Springfield, MO-based Bass Pro Shops chose Graycor Construction to build their new destination retail center featuring the retailer′s line of outdoor sports-leisure equipment in a setting highlighted by unique aquatic and wildlife displays designed to attract visitors from far an…

Assisting CVS/pharmacy in its efforts to roll out hundreds of stores simultaneously across the United States, Graycor Construction has built more than 60 of the retail establishments throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona. The projects have included a mix of new construction and build-out of retail space.  Drawing on significant retail experience, building on fast-track sc…

Graycor Construction completed an expansion of Westfield Shoppingtown Southlake, a 1.28 million-square-foot super-regional mall in Hobart, IN. The multimillion-dollar project expanded the mall′s east end and rerouted major utilities to accommodate its new anchor tenant, Dick′s Sporting Goods. Graycor also connected the building at a 4,600-square-foot entry link structure that allowed f…

As part of the construction of new Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World retail superstores in Bolingbrook, IL, and Portage, IN, Graycor Construction completed two 8,500-square-foot Islamorada Fish Company restaurants located within the 140,000-square-foot outdoor stores. A company known for combining retail with entertainment, conservation and outdoor education, Springfield, MO-based…

Chicago-based Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres LLC chose Graycor to build new state-of-the-art multiplex theatres throughout Illinois and Indiana. The initial projects included completion of a 14-screen theatre in New Lenox, IL, and a 12-screen theatre in Schererville, IN, both in time for grand openings and the summer′s movie releases. In addition, we have since built two additional Kerasotes theat…

Indiana Logistics Center, LLC retained the Graycor team to design-build a 116,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution center for automaker DaimlerChrysler. The facility, located at AmeriPlex at the Port, Chicagoland′s new 388-acre high-tech industrial/commercial park, handles all small auto parts shipments to 44 DaimlerChrysler locations. As part of the assignment, Graycor also constructed the wa…