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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
K12 EDUCATION
RETAIL
From a $40M new construction College of Business building, to interior renovations, to expansions of existing learning environments; ICI’s university portfolio is strong.
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.
WORKPLACE
AUTOMOTIVE
RESTAURANT
From new corporate headquarters, to data centers, to banks; ICI has successfully partnered with workplace clients for nearly 40 years.
In the past 5 years, ICI has completed more than $50M in auto dealership work. Our portfolio includes new dealerships, renovations and expansions.
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 recent years, ICI has built new schools, renovated and expanded existing schools and completed life safety upgrades totaling more than $300M in construction volume.
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Profile ICI
builds a lot more than buildings. Discover the difference.
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 schools, restaurants, retail stores, 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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Select Clients
School Districts Addison SD 4
Manhattan SD 114
Burbank SD 111
New Lenox SD 122
Elmhust CUSD 205
Oak Park River Forest HS
Elmwood Park CUSD 401
Plainfield CCSD 202
Frankfort CCSD 157-C
Prairie Grove SD 46
Grayslake HSD 127
Wheaton Academy
Leyden HSD 212
Woodridge SD 68
Lincolnshire–Prairie View SD 103
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LEYDEN HSD 212 DR. NICK POLYAK, SUPERINTENDENT When confronting projects to update and modernize facilities dating back to the 1920s, we were very nervous about what we were
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undertaking. ICI has been a steadfast partner in helping us through the process and delivering on every aspect of these projects.
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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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Leyden HSD 212 West High School Northlake, Illinois
CLIENT
Leyden High School District 212
ARCHITECT
SPM Architects
ROLE
Construction Manager
West Leyden High School’s existing building was more than 60 years old and in need of an expansion and major upgrades. The District engaged their longstanding architect, SPM Architects, and ICI to work with them to design and build a 21st century learning environment for their students. The High School is comprised of seven interlocking rectangular-shaped educational wings that create a circular courtyard at the building’s center. However, the existing cafeteria, media space and kitchen were undersized and antiquated for today’s educational priorities. ICI began the construction process by relocating the eating space of the cafeteria and media center to a newly constructed portion of the inner courtyard. The newly created space replaced and enhanced the original cafeteria into a social area where students enjoy a welcoming, daylight-filled environment. The enhanced cafeteria includes an exterior student commons in the courtyard that doubles as outdoor instruction space. Additionally, the second floor of the expansion houses a spacious, student-[CONT.’D]
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Leyden HSD 212 West High School [CONT.’D] Northlake, Illinois
[CONT.’D] centered media center overlooking the courtyard and is strategically located adjacent to student support areas. The expanded media center includes dedicated instruction areas and collaboration rooms for the students. The spaces transform the overall student experience. ICI also constructed a major addition and renovation to East Leyden High School. The District’s ultimate goal in the enhancements to both their schools was to develop “confident problem-solvers through authentic and relevant experience.” The updated learning environments were built with the intention of enhancing instructional experiences now and in the years to come.
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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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Cicero SD 99 Lincoln School Cicero, Illinois
CLIENT
Cicero School District 99
ARCHITECT
FGM Architects
ROLE
Construction Manager
ICI was contracted by SD 99 to deliver a 70,995 square foot addition and 62,720 square foot renovation at Lincoln School. The project was completed with a fast track schedule, with the added complexity of an occupied school during portions of construction.The addition to the existing school more than doubles the size of the original school. The project site was a full city block in the center of a dense residential community. The design for the addition tied together the historic architecture from the original 1930’s school building and a more contemporary addition that was completed in 1952. The scale and massing of the addition related to the traditional bungalow style architecture of the surrounding neighborhood. The design solution included enclosing the existing courtyard and creation of a new courtyard with the addition. The shared spaces such as the gymnasium, [CONT.’D] RECOGNITION ENR Midwest Best K-12 Project Chicago Building Congress Merit Awards Finalist AIA NEI Merit Award Winner
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Cicero SD 99 Lincoln School [CONT.’D] Cicero, Illinois
[CONT.’D] learning resource center and cafeteria frame the courtyards and connect the newly formed east and west wings. New specialty classrooms, including a computer lab, music classroom and art classroom are all centrally located within the new layout. The new layout also allows for classrooms to be grouped by individual grade in their own wings of the building. The building has a flexible infrastructure for current and future technology. The existing school, originally constructed in 1931 with additions in 1952 and 1970, required major upgrades such as a new roof, new ceilings and flooring, as well as a new fire sprinkler system. A total of 17 classrooms were also renovated and the entire mechanical system was replaced which included a new air conditioning system; a major upgrade from the existing antiquated boiler-fed heat only system. Asbestos abatement was also required throughout the renovated portion of the building.
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Cicero SD 99 Warren Park School Cicero, Illinois
CLIENT
Cicero School District 99
ARCHITECT
FGM Architects
ROLE
Construction Manager
School District 99’s existing Warren Park School was no longer meeting the District’s curriculum needs and the environment was not conducive to 21st century learning. They approached ICI to conduct a facility study to evaluate whether it was in the District’s best interest to renovate the existing building or replace it completely. ICI conducted a thorough investigation of the building and the cost implications of both options. After findings were reported, the District opted to demolish the existing school and build a replacement on the same site. The site for the replacement Warren Park Elementary School required extensive environmental remediation. Upon completion, ICI commenced vertical construction on the three-story school. All work took place in a densely populated, active neighborhood so safety was of paramount importance. Contractor staging and site access required continual adjustments as the work progressed. [CONT.’D]
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Cicero SD 99 Warren Park School [CONT.’D] Cicero, Illinois
[CONT.’D] The new school was designed with a desire to house more of the local neighborhood student population through extended grade levels versus the typical elementary school format. The school houses students in levels pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and contains twenty-six (26) elementary grade classrooms, special education classrooms, three (3) kindergarten classrooms, two (2) preschool classrooms, four (4) elementary grade classrooms, cafeteria, gymnasium and several administrative and storage areas. The school also includes a media center, music/art classroom with accompanying office suites and storage spaces. The project incorporated sustainable practices including permeable pavers, green space and a green roof.
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