ICI builds a lot more than buildings. Discover the difference.
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The Numbers
A few fast facts about ICI.
80%
2020
10+
More than 80% of ICI’s projects
Voted one of Chicago’s Best
The average length of employment
are generated by repeat clients
and Brighted Companies™
at ICI is 10 years
and referrals
37+ Years in Business
Markets
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RESTAURANT
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In the past 5 years, ICI has completed more than $200M in retail. Our portfolio includes grocery stores, big box, site developments, build-outs and shopping centers.
ICI has traveled the country building multiple locations for many well known restaurant groups: Cooper’s Hawk, Perry’s Steakhouse and Fogo de Chao to name a few.
In the past 5 years, ICI has completed more than $50M in auto dealership work. Our portfolio includes new dealerships, renovations and expansions.
WORKPLACE
K12 EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
From new corporate headquarters, to data centers, to banks; ICI has successfully partnered with workplace clients for nearly 40 years.
In recent years, ICI has built new schools, renovated and expanded existing schools and completed life safety upgrades totaling more than $300M in construction volume.
From a $40M new construction College of Business building, to interior renovations, to expansions of existing learning environments; ICI’s university portfolio is strong.
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Profile ICI
builds a lot more than buildings. Discover the difference.
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COMPANY International Contractors, Inc. (ICI) is a family-owned construction management and general contracting business in its second generation of leadership. Since 1982, ICI has completed award-winning restaurants, retail stores, schools, car dealership and workplaces. PEOPLE Our team of more than 60 has been carefully assembled throughout the years and the formula has proven successful: the average length of employment for an ICI team member exceeds 10 years. ICI employs 2 of only 26 Certified Professional Estimators in Illinois, 9 LEED Accredited Professionals, 27 SWPPP Certified staff and 1 Certified Professional Constructor. HISTORY ICI was founded in 1982 by Richard Bronge and his eldest son, Randall. Two years later, Richard’s middle son Bruce joined the business, followed by his youngest son Jeff in 1988. Richard has since retired and the firm is now in its second generation of leadership. Bruce is ICI’s President, Randall is the Executive Vice President and Jeff has been with the estimating department for more than 25 years.
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COOPER’S HAWK WINERY & RESTAURANTS WALTER FISHER, VP CONSTRUCTION It helps the working relationship tremendously to know the people on the other side of the table. ICI knows our concept inside and out.
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Our team relies on strong partners that align with our Cooper’s Hawk values.
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Discover why an internship at ICI is unique and rewarding.
You’ll be part of a great team that provides the support and mentoring you desire. An ICI internship allows students to explore the fundamentals of construction management from a “hands-on” position. Project Interns will find themselves part of a project team performing tasks in field engineering and project management. Project team support includes subcontractor and supplier coordination, material tracking, document control (submittals, RFIs, change orders, etc.) and progress / daily reporting and photographing.
TRUE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE Learn “hands-on” at an active job site
BE CHALLENGED You will have your own unique assignments from Day 1
ENGAGE WITH MANAGEMENT Expect 1:1 interactions with ICI’s leadership team.
BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS You will be a respected member of our team and will have fun!
Voted one of Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™ five years in a row!
Cooper’s Hawk Esquire Chicago Chicago, Illinois
CLIENT
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants
ARCHITECT
Aria Group Architects
ROLE
Construction Manager
In November 2019, ICI completed on a new flagship location for Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants in the former Esquire Theater in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Cooper’s Hawk took over the space after Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse shuttered the location. ICI was retained for the remodel due to our existing relationship with the restauranteur and familiarity with the building; having completed a remodel of the space for Del Frisco’s just one year prior. The tri-level 24,000 square foot space includes polished wood wall panels and floors, touches of brass and grey metal and a stunning chandelier centered within the space. The restaurant includes a three-story wine tower, retail space and an open kitchen. Construction within the urban location and inside the iconic Esquire Theater presented several challenges. For instance, the building has no service elevator so anything brought to the second or third floor had to move up the stairs or be hoisted in from the outside. [CONT.’D]
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Cooper’s Hawk Esquire Chicago [CONT.’D] Chicago, Illinois
The ICI team examined and engineered every aspect of the building with an eye toward cost and speed, preserving walls and staircases and even custom designing iron hood vents for the grills in the kitchen.
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Mariano’s Fresh Market Chicago, Illinois (Lakeview)
CLIENT
Barrett & Porto
ARCHITECT
Antunovich Associates
ROLE
Construction Manager
The Mariano’s Fresh Market in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood was built within a development on a site that had been vacant since 2005 due to a fire that destroyed the existing Dominick’s. The development is called 3030 North Broadway and is a 260,000 square foot new mixed-use, multi-story retail development that also houses a fitness center, two levels of decked parking totaling 245 parking spaces and the 7,500 square feet of small retail stores on the ground level. ICI was contracted to build-out the 73,000 square foot Mariano’s Fresh Market, occupying both the first and second levels. The development marked ICI’s third Mariano’s store; having completed a ground up store in Orland Park, Illinois and the build-out of the Ravenswood store. ICI went on to build another new construction store in Lombard, Illinois. The development opened in summer 2016 and transformed this formerly longvacant site into a pedestrian-friendly “town square” dynamic.
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The Audi Exchange Highland Park, Illinois
CLIENT
The Exchange Auto Group
ARCHITECT
Charles Vincent George Architects
ROLE
Construction Manager
Building upon an existing relationship, ICI was awarded the new Audi Exchange in Highland Park, Illinois in early 2018. ICI partnered with multiple parties throughout the preconstruction process and completed pricing and phasing options on 17 iterations of the dealership model ranging in scope from $10 million to $55 million. The extensive effort eventually led ownership to a solution that blends renovated/expanded elements of the existing campus with additional new construction components. During the bidding process, ICI managed complex trade contractor bid packages that allowed the client to select from 39 different “a la carte” options. Additionally, our team coordinated, expedited and managed the permitting process for more than 15 municipal permits. Lastly, ICI coordinated the burial of overhead cabling. [CONT.’D] RECOGNITION CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK MAYOR’S BEAUTIFICATION AWARD
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The Audi Exchange [CONT.’D] Highland Park, Illinois
[CONT.’D] The 6 acre dealership campus contains four buildings and a car display plaza. The aforementioned four buildings are renovated and expanded versions of existing structures. ICI completed structural updates and the installation of a second floor within the existing 70-year-old masonry building on campus. Additionally, Audi brand updates were incorporated throughout the campus structures; including double wall ‘honeycomb’ metal panel systems, large format tiles, extensive metal ceilings and an indoor display area. ICI also performed all necessary structural modifications to allow for an all-glass staircase in the existing showroom. The display plaza on campus is new construction and contains a 3,000 square foot cantilevered roof structure with a tiered retaining wall system.The 6 acre site underwent significant infrastructure upgrades consisting of 1.5 acre feet of underground detention, site lighting, curbs, asphalt and landscaping as well as ¼ mile of Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) road-widening and utility modifications. ICI phased the project into nine segments to minimize disruption to operations.
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Leyden HSD 212 East Leyden High School Franklin Park, Illinois
CLIENT
Leyden High School District 212
ARCHITECT
SPM Architects
ROLE
Construction Manager
East Leyden High School was built over 90 years ago. Although the building was diligently maintained and updated throughout the years, the District felt it was time to prepare the facility for the next 100 years. ICI was retained as Construction Manager to implement significant enhancements throughout the school and the project was successfully completed in early 2020. The renovation scope of work included creating a new safe and secure main student entrance with a dedicated bus lane. The new lane and entry allows students to move safely and easily between buses and the school entry. Within the school, students experience a large, new cafeteria and student commons area. With a capacity of 650 students, the new cafeteria allows the District to reduce the number of lunch periods from five to three; thus improving the students’ schedules. The new cafeteria features a mezzanine level offering a student-run coffee bar as well as athletic offices and meeting rooms. The project incorporates several sustainable features including a green [CONT.’D]
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Leyden HSD 212 East Leyden High School [CONT.’D] Franklin Park, Illinois
[CONT.’D] roof area. A greenhouse is also connected to the cafeteria – providing an additional “hands on” learning environment for science classes. The project also included an expansion that houses a new aquatic center. The facility includes two pools – one for competitive swimming and a second for diving and swim lessons. Patrons have access to an elevated seating area. Also included in the expansion is a fine arts wing. The new wing brings the choral and instrumental music rooms and the practice rooms together. The wing houses additional multipurpose space and an additional classroom. Last, a new preschool and daycare are included in the addition. Upon completion of these spaces, ICI renovated several existing areas within the building: a new girls locker room adjacent to the fieldhouse and four new science labs subsequently built in place of the girls locker room. The existing East Leyden pool was also renovated and converted into a new wrestling practice room. One of the most remarkable enhancements to the school is a courtyard created by the addition.
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Burbank SD 111 Luther Burbank School Burbank, Illinois
CLIENT
Burbank School District 111
ARCHITECT
CannonDesign
ROLE
Construction Manager
In the spring of 2016, Burbank School District 111 passed a referendum to fund the replacement of their existing K-6 facility, Luther Burbank School. Upon passage of the referendum, the District immediately commenced their search for an architect and construction manager. ICI was chosen from among sixteen construction management firms through a competitive selection process based on our scheduling expertise and portfolio of similar work. ICI partnered with the District and the architect throughout the design and preconstruction phase providing detailed cost estimates, project phasing and scheduling, long lead item procurement and site logistics planning. The new 80,000 square foot school was constructed on the same parcel; [CONT.’D] RECOGNITION CHICAGO BUILDING CONGRESS MERIT AWARDS WINNER
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Burbank SD 111 Luther Burbank School [CONT.’D] Burbank, Illinois
[CONT.’D] adjacent to the existing, occupied school. The first floor houses 12 classrooms, 3 shared learning spaces, 3 pull out spaces, a cafeteria and adjacent kitchen, a gymnasium and multiple ancillary spaces. The second floor contains 9 classrooms, 3 shared learning spaces, 3 pull out spaces, a library, art and music rooms, a maker space, special education areas as well as storage and a teacher lounge. The school incorporates many eco-friendly elements including geo-thermal energy, an expansive rain garden and sunshades.
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IRi Headquarters and Data Center Chicago, Illinois
CLIENT
IRi
ARCHITECT
Valerio Dewalt Train
ROLE
Construction Manager
Early in our relationship with this client, ICI remodeled the interior of two, six-story, 1920’s manufacturing buildings to serve as IRi’s corporate headquarters. The two buildings, which we connected via a skybridge, total 229,000 square feet. ICI subsequently renovated the corporation’s 150,000 square feet building for the second time; creating a new 1st floor lobby and conference center, new work spaces on the 2nd thru 5th floors and a new client center and executive offices on the 6th floor. In addition to this work, new roof top units were placed and the basement was re-configured. Because the building is a timber structure, fire safety precautions were reviewed regularly and evacuation routes for employees were updated for each construction phase. ICI also performed the site survey, preliminary demolition and all construction services required for the installation of this 15,000 square foot data center, which could be accessed from both national and international locations. Upon completion of the required demolition, ICI worked with the MEP and structural engineers to facilitate the installation of the new data center. Features of the data center included a redundant cooling tower system, a dual grid, primary power system with generator backup, and raised floor system for the network fiber optic system, cooling and power supply.
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