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NDA’s DEMOLITION Magazine Highlights the Unique Demolition Project

Rachel Contracting’s demolition crew teamed up with Doran to make way for a new Multi Family project. Rachel was hired to clear the site of the former General Mills Research and Development (R&D) building located at 311 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis.  The work included the total demolition of six buildings that made up the R&D facility.  The buildings were as high as six levels with a total of 384,000 square feet of floor space.  We salvaged the building mechanical equipment along with all of the furniture and fixtures that was left behind from General Mills.  The interior GWB walls, AT Drop ceilings and carpet were selectively removed to get clean concrete floors.  The concrete was then crushed onsite for beneficial reuse.  We recycled over 30,000 tons of concrete and over 1,000 tons of ferrous & non-ferrous metals.  Over 85% of the material generated on the project was recycled. 

The unique project was recently featured in the National Demolition Association’s DEMOLITION Magazine publication.  Check out the full publication at the link below:

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Team Rachel is incredibly honored and humbled to have received the 2020 Jeff Jensen Memorial Construction Safety Excellence Award from the AGC of Minnesota!!!  This award is highly competitive amongst contractors of all sizes.  Our firm demonstrated safety excellence by a very low Experience Modification Rate (EMR) and a Total Recordable Case Incident Rate (TRIR).  The number of man hours that we invest annually on safety training for craft employees, supervisors, managers, and subcontractors is another major component of the Jeff Jensen Safety Award.  EVERY team member contributed to this effort!!!!

As a proud member of the AGC’s CHASE program, Rachel Contracting looks forward to furthering the partnership and fostering a top notch safety culture throughout the industry!!

Engineering News Record, in the October 12, 2020 issue, just published its annual list of the Top 600 Specialty Contractors and Rachel Contracting made the list again. ENR, published by McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., publishes this list each year based upon annual revenues of specialty contractors across the United States. Rachel Contracting earned a ranking of #299.  We are very honored to have moved up a few spots from last year!

Team Rachel was awarded CHASE Level 3 status on the Andover Community Center Project! The CHASE (Construction Health & Safety Excellence) program is Partnership in Safety of the MN OSHA and MN AGC to recognize the safest performing contractors in MN. Level 3 recognition is the highest achievement possible in the program, and a literal “Gold Stamp of Approval” only held by a select few contractors each year. More proof that Rachel Contracting is “Committed to Safety”!

Check out Rachel In The News as featured by the Star Tribune.

Rachel is proud to announce that it recently achieved Level 2 status in the MN CHASE Partnership program. CHASE stands for Construction Health and Safety Excellence . The CHASE program began in 2002 as a partnership between Minnesota OSHA and Associated General Contractors of Minnesota. The program is designed to recognize member contractors for their safety programs and performance while providing incentives for partnership. It recognizes the importance of providing a safe and healthful work environment in the construction industry. The goals of the partnership are:

1. To reduce the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
2. To increase the number of general and specialty contractors who implement effective safety and health programs.
3. To recognize those contractors with exemplary safety and health programs.
4. To promote open lines of communication.