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420 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 200Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: 312.787.0707 Fax: 312.787.7322

d’Escoto, Inc. is a Chicago-based, minority owned firm providing professional construction services with concentrations in Construction Management, Program Management, Owner Representation, and Civil Design Engineering Services. d’Escoto, Inc. has over 40 years of experience in the A/E/C industry and has developed a reputation for providing superior quality oversight, inspection, estimating, budget control and schedule execution.

d’Escoto, Inc. is, “where vision meets implementation,” turning client requirements, needs, standards and goals into tangible objectives and deliverables. In order to fully understand our client’s vision of standards, needs and goals, our firm works to cultivate a solid, professional relationship with each business partner and client.

As Construction Managers, d’Escoto, Inc.’s versatile staff works closely with Owners to achieve budget, quality and schedule objectives and to minimize any disruptions to operations. Budget objectives are met through detailed cost estimating, value engineering, and bid solicitations from reliable and competitive organizations.

Our project controls team pays particular attention to all critical deadlines, procurement of long-lead items and meeting any phased requirements of the Owner. We also review and monitor contractor’s schedules to confirm projects are headed to on-time completion.

d’Escoto, Inc.’s construction management expertise has been the driving force behind cost savings, schedule reductions, and scope enhancements for clients like Amtrak, Metra, BNSF, and Union Pacific.

Our Program Management Team is an established group of problem solving, results-oriented experts and executives whose sole focus is achieving the Owner’s goals. The projects and programs they oversee are often multi-year and extremely complex management and engineering challenges.

Operating in either prime contractor, subcontractor or joint venture partner roles, d’Escoto, Inc. has attained program management success for a number of public and private clients. In every role, the project or programs success is attributable to developing an understanding of client needs, vision and goals and determining the best strategy to achieve those standards in the finished product.

• Construction Management• Program Management• Project Management• Engineering /Architectural Services• Scheduling• Budgeting• Cost Estimates• Facility Assessments

OUR SERVICES PROFESSIONAL STAFF

• PMP Project Managers• Engineers• Architects• Cost Estimators• LEED Accredited Professionals

• Document Control • Planning• Inspection• Quality Control• Sustainability• Permit Review• Database Systems• Contract Administration

• Construction Inspectors• Project Controls Staff• Project Schedulers• Contract Administrators• Safety Professionals

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

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Company Overview

Construction Management Program Management

d’Escoto, Inc. provided construction management services for the relocation of two and a half miles of double track railroad north of Irving Park Road. This relocation was an enabling project to facilitate the extension of Runway 10C/28C for the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP). The site location is just west of the old track, bounded by Irving Park Rd. to the south, York Rd. to the West and Thorndale Rd. to the north. Movement of approximately 138,000 C.Y. of soil, was needed for the preparation of sub-base as well as clearing and grubbing on 38 acres of surrounding property. UPRR provided continuous welded rail to the site for the construction of the Interim Rail.

This project was split into several different contracts which entailed construction of a temporary rail bridge, demolishing of existing rail bridge, and construction of a permanent rail bridge over Franklin Avenue.

The project scope included construction of 1,000 feet of temporary and permanent retaining walls, 2000 feet of embankment and installation of permanent rail and fastenings for the final rail alignment. Construction of the double railroad also consisted of: ditch, roadway and earth excavation/embankment, coordination and rerouting of utilities, temporary and permanent erosion control, drainage, duct bank placement, sub-ballast placement, reinforced box culvert installation, ditch channeling, rip rap, diversion of ditch, coffer dams, roadway construction, storm sewers, culverts, tunnels, grading, pavement marking, signals, and lighting.

TRACK RELOCATIONUnion Pacific Railroad (UPRR) - Chicago, IL

Construction Management (O’Hare Modernization Program)

BNSF LOGISTICS PARK - CHICAGOBurlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) - Chicago, IL

Construction Management

d’Escoto, Inc. provided construction management services for the new BNSF Logistics Park, a 770-acre intermodal facility at the site of the old Joliet Arsenal Development. The project scope included 26 miles of new track and signals for several utility and site contracts being built simultaneously. d’Escoto, Inc.’s duties included pre-design, specification review, code enforcement, bid review, scheduling individual contracts to ensure completion schedule of entire project, contract management, and close-out.

The BNSF Logistics Park posed a number of challenges, one being that the site is a direct connection to Los Angeles, and is vital for transpacific trade coming to and from the South and East. The construction site could not interrupt the existing train traffic flowing throughout the area. Prior to the park being built, intermodal shipping freight made it to or from Los Angeles in one day, but due to the inability of Chicago’s freight systems to effectively sort, truck and distribute containers, it was taking two days just to get through Chicago. The services that d’Escoto, Inc. provided gave BNSF the ability to increase their unloading, sorting, stacking and trucking abilities to ensure a larger quantity of freight could come through Chicago, faster and more efficiently. The BNSF Logistics Park, is now part of North America’s largest and most trafficked transportation hubs, with intermodal rail, passenger rail and trucking all in one central location with corporate distribution centers co-located.

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d’Escoto, Inc. provided construction management services for the reconstruction of the Stony Island and Bryn Mawr Metra stations. The Stony Island & Bryn Mawr Stations are located on the South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric District. The stations are located between the inbound and outbound tracks under live catenary wiring. Construction was performed between daily rush hours with one track out of service. Live vehicular traffic exists adjacent to both sides of each project. Metra’s pre-existing safety guidelines and construction procedures were utilized and monitored to ensure site and worker safety.

The project scope included management of the construction consulting team in performance of all administration including: the review of shop drawings and submissions, coordination and response to all requests for information and the coordination of all of the required progress meetings. d’Escoto, Inc.’s services also included, preparing contract modification estimates, and offering interpretation of contract requirements.

STATION RECONSTRUCTIONStony Island & Bryn Mawr Stations

Metra - Chicago, IL

Construction Management

Amtrak is developing a master plan for the years 2020, 2040, and 2060 in order to ensure the technology, facilities and infrastructure of their assets can be upgraded and maintained appropriately to reach their full potential life cycle while guaranteeing safety, efficiency and reliability for passengers. The master plan will allow Amtrak to prioritize immediate and future needs while enabling its systems and operations to grow with future forecasting.

d’Escoto, Inc. is providing construction administration and project management support for the Amtrak Chicago Terminal Master Planning project. Detailed cost estimates are being provided for conceptual alternatives for Amtrak’s operations as well as demolition and reuse of existing buildings and facilities.

CHICAGO TERMINAL MASTER PLANNINGAMTRAK - Chicago, IL

Project Management

Contact Informationd’Escoto, Inc.

420 N. Wabash Suite 200Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: 312.787.0707Fax: 312.787.7322

E-Mail: rwhitehouse@descotoinc.comWeb: www.descotoinc.com

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