Emergency Response | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NADC responded to extensive tornado damage at an automotive assembly plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, after a severe storm caused significant damage to the Paint Shop, Body Shop and Powerhouse and completely destroyed two cooling towers.
Working as part of the reconstruction team, NADC rapidly mobilized personnel and equipment to begin demolition and site recovery activities. The accelerated response supported a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week recovery effort that helped return the facility to full production in approximately seven weeks.
Emergency demolition, dismantling and excavation associated with extensive tornado damage throughout the assembly plant, including damaged structures, building components and areas requiring removal before reconstruction could proceed.
Severely damaged automotive manufacturing facility, accelerated recovery schedule, extensive equipment and manpower requirements, complex mobilization and demolition activities occurring alongside reconstruction operations.
The tornado caused extensive damage throughout the Oklahoma City Assembly Plant, affecting the Paint Shop, Body Shop and Powerhouse and completely destroying two cooling towers. Initial estimates indicated that restoring the facility and returning it to production could take several months.
The project required an immediate response and significant demolition resources. NADC needed to rapidly mobilize personnel and heavy equipment from Michigan to Oklahoma while coordinating work with the construction management and reconstruction teams already responding to the damage.
Special transportation permitting was also required to move NADC’s Caterpillar 345 Ultra High Reach Hydraulic Excavator across six states. At the same time, demolition activities had to progress quickly enough to support an aggressive reconstruction schedule operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
NADC dispatched key personnel to Oklahoma City and joined the project command team within days of the tornado. Working with the construction team, NADC helped establish demolition scopes, sequencing and schedules required to begin clearing damaged areas for reconstruction.
Within three days, NADC mobilized 36 major pieces of equipment, including hydraulic excavators, loaders and hydraulic cranes, along with approximately 150 field personnel. Equipment included cranes with capacities up to 250 tons, and the Caterpillar 345 Ultra High Reach Hydraulic Excavator was transported from Michigan and arrived on site within approximately 24 hours of being requested.
Demolition and recovery activities continued around the clock as reconstruction progressed. The overall recovery effort included replacement of approximately 300 tons of structural steel, 18,000 feet of heavy electrical cable, 500,000 square feet of siding, 500,000 square feet of roofing and 8,000 tons of water-cooling capacity.
The coordinated demolition and reconstruction effort was completed in approximately seven weeks, allowing the facility to resume full production on June 30, 2003.
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