Environmentally-Friendly Decommissioning
MAC Relocations provides a full range of labor services to knock down, remove and transport assets to
designated locations. Using internal labor and equipment and partnering with additional service providers as
needed, MAC Relocations can support union and non-projects alike, leaving facilities in broom swept
condition.
MAC Relocations has decommissioned over 22M sq ft in the Chicagoland area for some of the
largest companies. An example of our recent work is as follows.
GATX Corporation, Chicago, IL – 120,000 sq. ft.
• Decommissioned 4 floors and a large storage locker in the sub-basement over a 2.5-week timeframe.
• The space had over 450 people in total throughout the floors which included 172 private offices, 285
workstations, and 25 conference rooms.
• Excess IT equipment was destroyed and recycled and (48) server racks were removed and recycled
• The power to the workstations and conference tables was disconnected at the nearest building junction box
and voice/data was left coiled.
Environmental Systems Design (ESD), Chicago, IL – 85,000 sq. ft.
• Decommissioned 1 full-floor which housed 340 people in 5 days/nights
• 288 workstations, 34 private offices, 3 conference rooms, and all other ancillary furniture were removed.
• The power to the workstations and conference tables was disconnected at the nearest building junction box.
ALL voice/data cabling was removed from wall locations, workstations, and private offices. All low voltage
cabling was removed from all wireless access points and paging systems.
• Once all furniture was removed from the space, all holes larger than your typical nail hole were patched.
CareerBuilder, Chicago, IL – 140,000 sq. ft.
• Decommissioned 10 floors over a very aggressive 20-day timeframe
• The space had over 1,100 people in total.
• This job was an alley load and lift gates were required on the trucks, we round-robined 4 stray trucks and a
trailer from 5:30 pm – 2:00 am each night.
• The power to the workstations and conference tables was disconnected at the nearest building junction box
and voice/data was left coiled.
By Matthew Johnson