13 trade offerings all under one roof. This month we are featuring our Operating Engineers!
Nine of our trades have been highlighted thus far through our ongoing video series — and the remaining trades are coming!
In case you’ve missed any of our previously featured trades, all of them can be found here: Millwrights, Iron Workers, Glaziers, Pipefitters, Limited Energy Technicians, Sheet Metal Workers, Controls Electricians, and Glassworkers.
“Egan is an excellent company to work for and they’re able to solve any issue in the industry today.” One aspect Curt appreciates about Egan is receiving up-to-date training and safety awareness.
Meet Curt Anderson, Service Technician with Egan for three years.
Curt has a bucket full of ways he likes to spend his weekends; some activities include spending time with family and friends, farming, hunting, and fishing.
Our company is shaped by who we are, not just what we do. Together, we are Egan.
We’re showcasing our diverse services and capabilities though a digital video series. Eight of our trades have been highlighted thus far — and the remaining trades are coming!
This month we are featuring our Glassworkers. Take a minute to watch and learn more about our curtainwall and panel expertise.
And, in case you’ve missed any of our previously featured trades, all of them can be found here: Millwrights, Iron Workers, Glaziers, Pipefitters, Limited Energy Technicians, Sheet Metal Workers, and Controls Electricians.
A key role in protecting your building in the event of a fire is a proper fire protection system. Egan Company provides fire and smoke damper inspections per code requirements and can work with you to keep your facility in compliance with local and state building codes.
Our in-house team of fire technicians, sheet metal workers, pipefitters, and electricians work together installing, inspecting, and maintaining fire/smoke dampers everyday throughout Minnesota.
Are you overdue for a test? Inspection and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, and combination fire/smoke dampers are required to be completed one year after installation. After the one year mark, fire/smoke dampers must be tested and inspected every four years – except hospitals which have a six year frequency.
Egan’s fire and smoke damper inspection services include:
The spotlight is on Egan’s Controls Electricians this month as we continue our video series highlighting each of our diverse trades.
Check out some of our previous videos here:
“My favorite thing about Egan is installing and completing projects that will last for years to come.”
Meet Ty Stovall, Pipefitter Journeyman with Egan for four years.
Outside of Egan, he enjoys spending quality time with his family and friends.
Also, when Ty isn’t busy working in the field, you’ll find him working in the kitchen, as he’s also a chef by trade!
Our company is shaped by who we are, not just what we do. Together, we are Egan.
For over 15 years, Egan has been making its mark on a few of Minnesota’s most popular casinos – transforming them from simple gambling establishments to full-amenity gaming destinations. Major renovations, expansions, and new construction projects at Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Grand Casino Hinckley, and Mystic Lake have been imprinted by Egan’s multi-trade expertise for its array of scopes.
GRAND CASINO MILLE LACS & HINCKLEY
Enhanced gaming floors, a variety of dining options, upgraded pool, among many other features are bringing a rejuvenated feeling to the Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley – each of which recently celebrated its 25th year in operation.
GRAND PROVISIONS BUFFET
An entirely remodeled, multifaceted culinary marketplace with six food stations.
Services Provided: Design/Build plumbing and HVAC systems, and mechanical controls.
1991 KITCHEN
Casual, 24-hour eatery with sit down service.
Services Provided: Design/Build plumbing, piping, and HVAC systems.
THE GRILLE HOUSE
20,000 square foot bar/restaurant with 45 different tap beers.
Services Provided: Design/Build conduit for tap hook ups, make-up air/exhaust, supply duct, reheat coils and controls, high-efficiency boiler system, gas and water connection for separate kitchen, and mechanical controls.
OTHER RECENT GRAND CASINO PROJECTS:
• Associate Dining Room • High Stakes Room • B3 Burger Bar
• Gaming Floor Improvements • Guest Swimming Pool • Multiple New Dining Options
MYSTIC LAKE
The longevity of Egan’s work on projects for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has included scopes of all sizes. From the Little Six Casino to the recently opened Mystic Lake Center, a history of trust and transparency has created a successful momentum that have guided these projects to commission.
MYSTIC LAKE CENTER
Nine-story hotel and conference center attached to the casino. Highlights include a 70,000 square foot event center and 180 hotel rooms.
Services Provided: Installation of plumbing, HVAC, hydronic piping, mechanical equipment and controls, building temperature controls, and VRF HVAC systems hotel guest rooms.
LOOKING AHEAD
The SMSC recently broke ground for its newest building, Hocokata Ti, a cultural activity site, community gathering space, and public exhibit highlighting the history of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux. It is scheduled to open in 2019.
Egan Teams: Electrical, Mechanical, and InterClad
The Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS) has recognized Egan with an award for exceptional service for work on the JFCS office building that was completed in March. Egan was part of the project team that remodeled the interior and exterior of it’s existing building in Golden Valley, Minn.
Judy Halper, JFCS CEO, presented Egan with the award at the building’s ribbon cutting ceremony on May 8. “There are so many who were critical to bringing this vision of JFCS and The Stillman Family Foundation to life, including Egan. After so much hard work, we want to acknowledge Egan with an award for service.” – Judy Halper
The service award acknowledges the hard work of Egan teams: electrical and mechanical, technology systems, and building automation. Project managers include Carrie Thompson, Tom Buirge, Tim Johnson, and Dane Grunerud. Field leaders include Joe Baumgartner, Tom Rodrigues, Chris Nelson, Matt Snyder, and Eric Oja.
Find out more information about Egan’s role at JFCS here.
Innovation, integration, and efficiency – three words to describe both the process and the finished product of Egan’s newly renovated corporate office space. Last Fall, the Brooklyn Park, Minn. office underwent an extensive renovation project utilizing Egan’s in-house expertise and specialty trades. The result: an open-office environment that promotes collaboration and provides a more flexible workplace for employees.
“The office area was in need of improvements to better fit our growing employees and align with our values,” said Duane Hendricks, Egan Company President & CEO. “We had an opportunity to modernize and carry over similar themes we used at our Champlin facility to create a more efficient, open space for employees to enjoy.”
The 126,000 square foot office was last renovated in 2003, and is one of three Egan facilities in Minnesota – Champlin and its Southern Minnesota offices in Rochester and Austin.
“Our last renovation project in Champlin was an empty 180,000 square foot warehouse that we made our own in 2016,” said Tom Buirge, Egan Company
Construction Manager. “A challenge this time was renovating a fully occupied office on a tight deadline. We wanted to complete the project with as little disruption and moving around of employees as possible.”
The completed office space has additional conference rooms and huddle spaces, sit/stand desks in every workspace, an open-floor layout, workspaces for future growth, and an updated lobby with dynamic artwork displaying Egan’s multi-trade expertise and services.
“This project completes our office and facility renovations in the Twin Cities,” said Hendricks. “We expanded and upgraded our mechanical shops in 2016 to improve manufacturing efficiencies, and are thrilled with the new look and feel our employees and customers get to experience now in both our Twin Cities offices.”
EGAN’S SPECIALTY TRADES WORK PERFORMED
ELECTRICAL: replaced all existing office fixtures with LED and added space occupancy-sensored lighting
CURTAINWALL/GLASS/GLAZING: design and installation of glass walls in offices and conference rooms
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: sound masking, work station, voice/data/fiber option, automatic window shades, audio/visual, building automation system
The Trimble Robotic Total Station is a no stranger to the world of construction. Used mostly at Egan for large, new construction projects, the “Trimble” plays an essential part of laying out electrical and mechanical systems.
Its state-of-the-art design was built to verify even the smallest details between the shop and field prior to construction on jobsites. This makes it an ideal tool to accurately lay out underground utility systems, between floor structures, and other flat-plane surfaces.
Though the Trimble has many uses, it had never been used for the glass and glazing industry until Egan Company took on its biggest curtainwall project to date: 
U.S. Bank Stadium.
“Given the massive size and architectural shape of the stadium, we knew we’d have to get creative,” said Dan Ford, Egan Company Field Services Manager. “However, the task to efficiently and precisely install glass to this 30-story structure was a challenge we excitedly took on.”
This project sparked a unique, innovative Trimble process allowing Egan to accurately lay out anchors directly to a vertical steel surface (different than Trimble’s intended use) and solve two big installation components: risk of human error and efficiency.
In a traditional layout of curtainwall, there are multiple passes that happen before anchors are welded to the steel structure and the glass inserted. A pass includes many provisional tasks that progress toward a more permanent step within a phase of construction; many “passes” are within a phase.
The multiple passes for a curtainwall project include:
With Egan’s Trimble process, many of those passes are removed. A digital layout and survey of the curtainwall happen concurrently allowing anchors to be permanently welded in one pass. Therefore, saving an incredible amount of time and labor. The process also allows the team to identify structural flaws early, which allows time for correction prior to installing glass.
Successfully applying this process at U.S. Bank Stadium has led to similar work on other professional sports infrastructures. NBA franchise, the Milwaukee Bucks, will call a new, beautiful arena home beginning this summer. The aesthetically appealing arena is being constructed by M.A. Mortenson who has tasked Egan and its Trimble expertise for the arena’s complex glass and glazing scope.
“Egan’s innovative thinking and usage of Trimble is a perfect example of the versatility of technology,” said Aric Stott, Product Manager at Trimble. “As a result, they’ve run multiple glass/glazing projects with intricate architectural scopes very smoothly — and we [Trimble] have been able to implement several feature enhancements to our product that have helped us stay ahead of the curve.”