A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co. Foundry

Dickeyville, Wis.

Award of Merit

Submitted by: Russell

Owner: A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.

Lead Design Firm: Kodiak Group

General Contractor: Russell

Structural Engineer: Needham DBS

Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: IMEG Consultants Corp.

Geotechnical Engineer: Terracon Consultants Inc.

Every structural system, deep foundation, column location, floor loading and utility connection in this 431,800-sq-ft brass foundry was driven by the manufacturing process and equipment, producing a tightly integrated facility where automated material handling replaces physically demanding tasks and reduces worker exposure to molten metal.

Since equipment layouts and loadings kept evolving, construction began before the facility’s design was complete. Installation proceeded on deep foundations and structural steel erection, while the team made decisions about load paths, pile locations and structural sizing, validating decisions with all stakeholders as design advanced.…