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Complete Mechanical Piping, an MBE HVAC contractor located in Chicago is joining the Joint Public Safety Training Campus with responsibility over installing gas lines for rooftop the HVAC system. 

The company’s owner and president, Herman Pride, has more than 25 years’ experience working for large scale projects for clients including, Cook County Hospital, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, and the Shedd Aquarium.  A pipefitter by trade, Herman has spent his career mentoring and encouraging young people to find their path in the construction trades.  

Complete Mechanical Piping is a proud recipient of the United States Minority Contractors Association (USMCA) Contractor of the Year Award.  Herman himself is the current Chicago Chapter president of the USMCA.  

Herman says he is proud to be a part of the Chicago Joint Public Safety Campus project.  “It is gratifying to see such an important facility rising up on the West Side,” said Mr. Pride.  “We need to get more young people from our community engaged in the trades and this project is a good example of the kinds of work that is out there.”

 

New Horizon Steel is a minority-owned construction company based in Chicago that will be a vital part of the building the world class public safety training campus on Chicago’s West Side. The firm’s primary work scope on the project will be structural steel contracting. 

New Horizon Steel was founded over a decade ago.  The firm has worked on projects such as O’Hare International Terminal 5, Advocate Christ Medical Center, South Side High School and others.

“It is an honor to become part of this project.  It is always good to work on a project that has a public good behind it.  It’s also great when the development is taking place in a part of the city that needs investment,”  said Corey Smith, President, New Horizon Steel.

Corey is a longtime resident and business owner in Chicago. He launched League Styles Barber Shop in 1999 in the heart of the Chatham neighborhood.  After the market downturn in 2008, Smith turned his focus on new areas of development. Studying the structural steel market, he found there were no minority-owned African American Structural Steel Erection companies within the Chicagoland area. New Horizon Steel was born.

Since then, New Horizon Steel has quickly proven to be an innovator at the forefront of Chicago construction scene. The firm is an MBE/DBE steel and metal deck erection company that has produced over $60M worth of work since its inception, including a number of challenging, high profile projects. Defined by integrity, commitment to collaboration and problem-solving and to a deep connection to the community, New Horizon Steel is helping to build the future Chicago.

II in One Contractors, a Chicago-based MBE contractor, is joining the Joint Public Safety Training Campus project. The firm’s primary work scope on the project will be Furnishing and Tying Reinforcing Steel Caisson Cages. 

II in One Contractors was started in 1984 by Robert J. McGee, Jr. and Oliver B. Fifer. 

“We’re excited to join this important project,” said Mr. McGee.  “Serving the construction needs of the region is what we’ve been doing since 1984.  It is especially gratifying to be a project that will be a boost to the West Side.”  

II in One Contractors, Inc. is a recognized MBE Firm that has won awards from the City of Chicago Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

II in One Contractors, Inc. has successfully performed and completed hundreds of civil projects for various Agencies. The company is proud of its substantial investment in heavy excavation equipment its commitment to locally hired and trained skilled tradesmen.

Princeton Technical Services, an MBE contractor based in East Garfield Park, is joining the Joint Public Safety Training Campus project with responsibility over materials testing.

Tim Hughes founded Princeton in 2016 and today his firm includes 25 full time employees, 22 of whom are persons of color. Tim was born and raised in Chicago and has a deep commitment to the community.

Princeton will be responsible for material testing on the JPSTC site. That will include testing the soil, asphalt, concrete and steel materials for flaws or abnormalities. It’s a precision skill that is vitally important to the overall stability of the building on the campus.

“The Joint Public Safety Training Campus project is critically important to the future of Chicago,” said Hughes. “We’re pleased to be joining this project and applying our material testing expertise to ensure overall success of the project.”

Prior to founding Princeton, Tim managed a $1 billion real estate portfolio and more than 100 staff members for Exelon/Commonwealth Edison. Earlier, he worked for Hewitt, Ernst & Young, and Cap Gemini consulting firms, where he consulted with mid- to large-cap corporate clients on complex project and program management assignments.