Autumn has been hired by Meccon Industries, Inc. to assist with the management of the O’Hare Cargo Fuel System Replacement project.  The project involves decommissioning of the existing cargo fuel/glycol storage and dispensing systems and construction of a complete cargo storage and dispensing facility including tanks, piping, pumps, utilities and cathodic protection.  Autumn’s services include project management, quality and safety related professional services.

Autumn is proud to be part of the team awarded the design of Runway 9C-27C at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.  HNTB is leading the team in the design of this runway capable of handling the largest passenger airliners in the world.  Autumn will be concentrating on elements of construction phasing, construction packaging and cost estimating.  This runway is a critical piece of the O’Hare Modernization Program.  Design has begun and construction is expected to be complete in 2014.

Autumn has been hired by American Airlines to provide an assessment of thirty-nine vertical conveyors in Concourses H, K and L of O’Hare’s Terminal 3.  The assessment includes identification of primary equipment, determination of the maintained condition and estimation of remaining life expectancy of major components and making recommendations for modernization based upon industry and code standards.

Autumn’s Vice President, Tim Morgan, has been selected as Chicago Airports Resources Enterprise’s Project Manager for the Concourse A Addition and Satellite Building project at Midway International Airport.  The steel framed additions will have a masonry enclosure at the tarmac level and glass and metal panel curtainwall system at the upper and mezzanine levels.  A total of 60,250 square feet of covered floor space will provide areas for a food court, concession/retail vendors, concession storage, a passenger hold room and office space for airline operations.  Each addition will include a mechanical mezzanine.  The project has a $26 million construction value.  Construction began in September, 2008 and will be complete by November, 2009.

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Autumn Construction Services, Inc. (Autumn) is responsible for management of this project as a partner firm in the Chicago Airport Resources Enterprise (CARE) joint venture.  CARE is the construction manager for the City of Chicago’s Department of Aviation (DOA) for all capital improvement projects at both O’Hare and Midway International Airports.  Services provided include coordinating and scheduling the contractor’s work with DOA, Airlines and other on-going construction projects, managing project documentation, evaluating changes to the work, contractor schedules, pay requisitions, managing coordination issues and conflicts, start-up and turnover of completed systems and work areas.  Autumn provided a full time project manager on site for three years to perform these services on this $98 million project.

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Autumn’s project manager, as part of the Chicago Airports Resources Enterprise joint venture, managed the renovation of 22 7-story traction elevators at O’Hare International Airport.  These elevators move the traveling public from the Elevated Parking Structure to the Terminal Buildings.

Under construction.

Under construction.

Under construction.

Autumn’s project manager, as part of the Chicago Airports Resources Enterprise joint venture, managed the modernization of 17 escalators throughout O’Hare’s Terminals 1, 2 and 3 as well as the Airport Transit System platforms.

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Autumn was a member of the program management team that managed this $738 million project over 8 years.  The program included the total redevelopment of Chicago’s Midway Airport increasing size and capacity from 28 to 43 jet gates, including new public and employee parking facilities, the addition of Federal Inspection Services for international flights, new apron and taxiways, ground transportation facilities, and development of new central heating and refrigeration plant.

Autumn provided building systems expertise during the planning, design and construction of the program.  Responsibilities included coordinating and development and management of all technical issues related to the privatization of the Midway central heating and refrigeration plant.

Autumn provided program management services to American Airlines’ prime consultant for the renovation of the concourse and operations levels of the Concourse G building including 18 jet gates.  Specifically, Autumn provided the building systems expertise during the development, design and construction of this $54 million project over the span of three years. Responsibilities included scope and budget development, coordination of design and construction issues as related to building systems and witnessing commissioning of all building systems and equipment.  Autumn facilitated the development of project phasing and schedules to ensure that no more than two gates would be closed at any time.  Autumn was the primary interface between the City of Chicago’s Department of Aviation, American Airlines, American Eagle, the design team and the prime contractor.

Autumn Construction Services, Inc. (Autumn) was a subconsultant to the construction manager/prime contractor (Hill Mechanical Corp.).  The $30 Million project included the complete replacement of 42 air handling unit systems located in the mechanical penthouses of Terminals 2 and 3.  Autumn provided a part-time project engineer on site over a period of 29 months to perform all aspects of construction management including management of project paperwork, submittals, pay requisitions, MBE/WBE/EEO documentation and daily correspondence.  Autumn also assisted in the development and execution of the commissioning program for the project as well as developed and managed the project schedule using Primavera software.