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Owner: Duke University / General Contractor: Beacon Beers Partnership - Durham, North Carolina / Contract Amount: $2,618,000

The West Edens Link dormitory is a 160,000 square foot, 340 bed gothic style dormitory. The complex contains an all night diner, coffee house, and natural landscaping to include an outdoor amphitheatre.

Owner: First Citizens Operations - Raleigh, North Carolina / Contract Amount: $1,000,000

Ivey Mechanical Company furnished and installed all digital controls and VAV air distribution equipment on the 250,000-square foot data processing center. The project required close and careful coordination.

Owner: Cumberland County School System - Fayetteville, North Carolina / Contract Amount: $3,298,320

The installation of this project included 800-tons cooling and 71 air-handling units. Ivey Mechanical co-workers completed 44,000 man-hours without a recordable accident. The Fayetteville shop fabricated approximately 200,000-pounds of sheet metal, while the Kosciusko fabrication facility provided the piping for the two mechanical rooms. The HVAC contract for the 276,000-square foot educational facility completed in March 2000.

Owner: Duke University / General Contractor: C. C. Woods Construction / Contract Amount: $1,100,000

The Kilgo Quad renovation at Duke University involved the 100% renovation of a 1920 era Gothic structure to add air conditioning, new bath facilities, new lighting, new commons areas, and all new architectural finishes. The work was performed in a 12 week period to allow students to return for the 2002 Fall Semester.

Owner: Lundy Packing Company - Clinton, North Carolina / General Contractor: Stellar, Inc. - Jacksonville, Florida / Contract Amount: $1,600,000

This project included providing a new cut room facility that would increase daily output from 6,000 to 12,000 hogs per day and provide new capacity for demand growth. Large ductwork measuring 10’ x 7’ was installed on roof mounted equipment. All duct was hoisted onto preset stands and tied to the equipment in a matter of two days. Ivey expended over 27,000 man-hours with no recordable accidents despite working at hazardous heights with mostly new employees.

Owner: Wackenhut Corrections Corporation / General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction / Contract Amount: $5,366,577

The Rivers Correctional Institution is a campus design with four housing buildings, recreational areas, a central programs building, an administrative building, a prison industries building, and four perimeter towers. The design of the facility enables cost effective utilization of security staff supplemented by modern electronic surveillance. Plumbing and HVAC on the 1,450-bed, low-security adult male inmates.

Owner: Wachovia Bank, NA / General Contractor: Holder Construction - Atlanta, Georgia / Contract Amount: $11,265,609

Project of the Year Award - Contractor Magazine

Wachovia Silas Center, a $65 million technology center, was built to support the growing needs of Wachovia's ever-expanding customer base. Known as the industry benchmark for data centers, Wachovia features full electrical and mechanical system redundancy allowing 24-hour operation. The new two-story data center totals 170,000-square feet, with 105,000-square feet computer room raised access floor, 5,000-square feet office area, and 60,000-square feet mechanical and electrical infrastructure and support space. The fast-track project completed under budget and with no lost-time accidents.