Cambria Contracting and the Electric Operations Center

On its way to becoming North America's premiere demolition contractor, Cambria Contracting has taken many demolition projects and made them impressive successes. As part of our ongoing blog series giving in-depth perspective to Cambria Contracting's past projects we invite you to come with us as we relive the great memories we have of the Rochester Gas and Electric Operations Center.

A sprawling 250,000 square foot, multi-story concrete and steel operation center, this particular project had it all. For starter's the building was filled with asbestos products, a Cambria Contracting specialty. There was asbestos in the pipes, caulking, mastic, floor tile, the roofing and even the vessel coverings. Normally, that laundry list of asbestos contaminant would leave lesser companies heading for the hills. However, the list for Cambria Contracting was just beginning.

Adding on to the miles of asbestos abatement needed, the plant had also compromised the materials of the structure as well as some of the surrounding soils. This PCB remediation was not limited to just soil and concrete alone, but transformers, oils, instrumentation controls, mercury switches, universal waste lights, bulbs, and ballast tanks as well. This process was time consuming and certainly required the expertise of Cambria Contracting, but it was not anything beyond the scope of possibilities.

After all of the hazardous had been disposed of properly, Cambria Contracting still had the monumental task of actually taking down the structure. This took months and required almost all of the industrial equipment Cambria Contracting owns. However, at the end of the project the DEC came in and gave Cambria Contracting the ok, and the Rochest Gas and Electric Operations Center was no more.

Decommissioning with Cambria Contracting

The social collective typifies demolition as a few sledgehammers and an endgame of large scale implosions. While many Demolition Experts including Cambria Contracting wish these projects were to simple, the reality is that there are significant protocols that must be met before even beginning to think about moving forward towards the actual process of demolition. These processes are collectively known as decommissioning and they vary depending on the industry involved. One thing is for sure the process of nuclear, industrial or even a ship is necessary to ensure the overall public health.

As one of North America's largest demolition firms, Cambria Contracting is fully capable, equipped, and experienced enough to fulfill the DEC demands on any industrial decommissioning. Decommissioning activities are done to make the facility safe for the surrounding community, environment and the workers themselves inside the structure. Basic decommissioning plans can call for decontamination, dismantling and subsequent waste management. 

Cambria Contracting recognizes how important a proper decommissioning is. When done correctly it can clear up significant liabilities for the administration of the facility. Decommissioning is in fact the process by which a facility can successfully leave the classification it held during it's lifetime, thus paving the way for larger, faster demolition procedures to begin. Using data driven results Cambria Contracting is able to make this an cost efficient process. 

Further proof of the value of a well-done decommissioning firm, like Cambria, is that it can lead to significant savings in salvageable materials. By salvaging previously thought of contaminants and finding an applicable home for them, typically a paying one.

Decommissioning is a very important phase of demolition, and no one works harder to provide returns for a site's administrators than Cambria Contracting.