Capabilities

design/build

icon Mechanical is a full-service, integrated design/build contractor that will take on the responsibility for all your mechanical engineering needs. From concept to design to installation to final product and preventative maintenance, our professional design/build team will engineer your system to meet your individual budget and operating requirements. With icon Mechanical, there are no gaps in service. We are part of your team and part of the solution from the project inception until well past its completion.

Our design team utilizes the latest in technology including AutoCAD MEP and East Coast CAD/CAM for 3D and BIM design. The coordination of all MEP FP and structural designs has proven to save thousands of dollars and countless hours of lost production in the field. icon Mechanical is leading the way by implementing training and continuing education for all of our project managers, estimators and design professionals.

 

Alternate Design Concepts

• Analyze all alternatives for best "Total Solution" including installed cost, annual energy usage, maintainability and total system sustainability.

Alternative Design for installed cost savings

• Simplify operation
• Shared redundancy

Alternative Design for sustainability

• Increased Energy Efficiency
• Decreased Life Cycle Cost

Design/Build is a rapidly growing construction method that delivers a top quality installation that is specifically tailored to the owner's requirements. The concept is replacing traditional plan and spec method of construction because it reduces cost (up to 15% according to the Construction Industry Institute) and total project delivery time (up to 33%).

How does it improve project delivery?
It's simple: Design/Build allows for reduced project delivery time and cost by performing many tasks in parallel rather than the traditional series approach. The traditional method is to go through the engineering phase, then put the drawings out to bid. Nine times out of ten the bids come in over the budget. The project then has to go through budget modifications and/or redesign adding months to the schedule. The design/build method allows the design and pricing to be done in parallel keeping the design within the project budget the first time.

 

"Your unique method of onsite engineering allowed us to expedite the completion and modification of original design concepts to meet our cost and time constraints and at the same time produce results that achieved us an FDA approval."

 

The End Result:
With design/build we can reduce the construction schedule by months by beginning work in the field while simultaneously completing the engineering. Concurrent design and construction is not possible using the traditional engineer / bid / build construction practice.

Mr. Timothy C. Schaeffer, P.E., Vice President and Partner in the firm leads our Design/Build Team. Tim is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Illinois, has 21 years' experience in design and management of commercial and industrial HVAC and process systems, and has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla. In addition to having responsibility for our design/build team, Tim participates in business development, project management and the construction and start-up of commercial and industrial projects.

Mr. Tom Murawski, P.E., Vice President – Design Engineer - Tom has 12 years' experience in industrial process systems, MEP Consulting and is responsible for all large-scale design/build construction. Tom is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Illinois and has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla.

Mr. Chris Deck - Design Engineer - Chris has 6 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla and assists our design/build team in project design and engineering and project management. Chris has earned certification as a LEED Accredited Professional.