New Fire Station

The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO

Services

Excavation, foundations and steel erection and interior carpentry.

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A true testament to self-perform, the pre-engineered Boeing Fire Station buildings were completed in 10 weeks, thanks to some double shift work.

Challenges

The design and fabrication of the truck bay steel frame was one of the initial project hurdles. The team proposed the use of a Butler pre-engineered structure to minimize the A/E's required design time and expedite the shop drawing/fabrication time.

Achievements

Complexity or uniqueness of construction
Boeing's new one-story Fire Station is comprised of a 5,400-square foot apparatus bay which has space for seven trucks and an adjacent 6,200-square foot crew quarters/office area. 

The crew quarters has a block masonry skin, with a structural steel and bar joist roof structure. The apparatus bay is a pre-engineered structural frame with metal siding. The building has a rubber membrane roof system.

Exceeding schedule expectations
Given the amount of rough-in and finish work, the team anticipated double shift work to complete the project in 10 weeks.  The excavation, foundations, steel erection and interior carpentry work were all self performed on the project.

Results

The Boeing Fire Station is home to seven fire trucks and provides a large area for the crew to bunk and make meals when on duty.

_{Projects completed prior to 2005 were performed by McCarthy.}