Commonwealth Edison Crisis Management Center

This demanding project illustrates Divane Bros. Electric Co.’s design/build capabilities. The ComEd Crisis Management Center project consisted of a six-story, 150,000 square-foot facility, including office space, a data center, and a communications center. ComEd’s needs required a Fast-Track schedule, with the data center operational in only three weeks, and the sixth floor offices occupied within six weeks. Additionally, a new floor had to be ready for occupancy in each of the succeeding four weeks.

Divane Bros. project management functioned smoothly throughout the project, and facilitated communications in both directions from Customer to Architect to Construction Manager to Subcontractor. This was crucial, as ComEd’s needs constantly evolved, requiring adept and responsive project management.

This was an extremely complex project with a very aggressive schedule, and it was the largest Chicago suburban tenant move in 15 years. Still, the Divane Bros. design-build process and the close working relationship between all parties resulted in a 16-week completion versus the traditional construction schedule of 25 weeks.