Owner: City of Carmel
Scope: Electrical & Telecommunication
Completion: 11/2010
Value: $10,000,000

Carmel Performing Arts Center

Carmel, IN

The Carmel Performing Arts Center located in Carmel Indiana is intended as the focal point of Carmel City Center, a new Mixed-use development which will serve as the new town center for Carmel. The Performing Arts Center will be a 154,000 square foot 1600 seat concert hall, and will support all forms of classical music. It will also accommodate various other forms of acoustic and amplified concerts and operatic performances.

This project offers numerous construction challenges all centered on maintaining the center’s acoustic values. With numerous interior elevation changes and high dome ceilings coordination with all trades has been paramount.

The project has incorporated the use of (BIM) or 3D modeling as the main form of coordinating the installation of all MEP trades materials. With the help of ERMCO’s Construction Services department and their expertise in 3D modeling along with work assignments and prefab, ERMCO is overcoming the challenges of this project as we now head for the November completion date.

Owner: Louisville Arena Authority
Scope: Electrical/Design Assist
Completion: December 2010
Value: $24,500,000

Louisville Downtown Arena

Louisville, KY

The Louisville Downtown Arena project is a new, multi-purpose, 22,000 seat, 721,762 square foot arena located in Louisville Kentucky. It will be the home arena for the University of Louisville men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as accommodating a variety of other events including NCAA championships and concerts. It has seven levels, 71 suites, four party suites, 62 junior suites, and nearly 3,000 club seats. The arena has multiple club lounges, a 2,500 sq. ft. store, a 7,000 sq. ft. restaurant overlooking the Ohio River and 32,000 sq. ft. of meeting space.

ERMCO’S labor partner on the project is Henderson Services located in Louisville. ERMCO has established a local office one block from the project site. ERMCO’s Estimating and Construction Services departments have been heavily involved in the project from the very beginning. ERMCO participated in a design assist process with Mortenson Construction and the project design team of HOK and SSR through the budgeting process. Construction Services is providing 3D modeling and coordination for the project as well as developing work assignments, pre-fabrication design for suite wiring, in-wall rough in and distribution equipment.

Additional Resources:

Louisville Arena Authority

Owner: Indiana University
Scope: Electrical
Completion: 8/2009
Value: $4,000,000

IU North End Zone Facility

Bloomington, IN

The 5 Story addition of the North End Zone Facility to the I.U. Memorial Stadium contains the new football coaching and staff offices, state of the art athletic work out facility overlooking the I.U. Hoosier’s Football playing field, two level Hall of Champions Banquet Facility also overlooking the I.U. playing field from three stories above, and new additional end zone spectator seating. This project was especially challenging due to the massive concrete structure and the University’s quest to use all available space.

ERMCO was the prime contractor for the complete electrical system of this facility working from the roof top lighting to the Lower Level Athletic Work Out facility.

Owner: Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Scope: Electrical
Completion: 7/2009
Value: $1,140,000.00

Indianapolis Children's Museum Expansion

Indianapolis, Indiana

ERMCO completed the electrical work for the Indianapolis Children's Museum’s $15.7 million expansion of its facilities. The project included a new two-story welcome center complete with dinosaurs prying there way in and an expanded sky-walk across Illinois Street connecting to the parking garage, which will allow visitors to enter the museum without being exposed to inclement weather.

The expansion also included two new drop-off lanes on Illinois Street, a safer school bus entry, an improved bus shelter, a bicycle port and an expanded branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library inside the museum. The expansion added 37,500 square feet to the 433,500-square-foot museum -- its largest expansion since 2004, when the parking garage and sky-walk were built.

Owner: CIB
Scope: Electrical & Telecommunications
Completion: Fall 2008
Value: $31,200,000 (includes all work at stadium)

Lucas Oil Stadium - Home of the Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis, Indiana

Lucas Oil Stadium is a seven-level stadium with a retractable roof seating 63,000 for football. It can be reconfigured to seat 70,000 or more for NCAA basketball, a Super Bowl and concerts. It will cover 1.8 million square feet with 137 suites. It also features a retractable window that opens on the northeast end to a view of the downtown Indianapolis skyline.

The retro designed facility is the home of the Indianapolis Colts, as well as the selected site of the several NCAA basketball Final Fours, based on a deal wherein the NCAA has guaranteed that Indianapolis will host the men's Final Four an average of once every five years through 2039. The NCAA has also promised the Indiana Sports Corp. an additional event in each of the intervening years between men's Final Fours. The women's Final Four, men's and women's early-round tournament games and the NCAA Convention will be included in each five-year cycle. It will also be used for major conventions, trade shows, IHSAA tournaments, national band competitions, local and national amateur sports events and events such as the annual Indiana Black Expo and Circle City Classic.

ERMCO performed the major portion of the work on this project as a joint venture with Sachs Electric of St. Louis, MO.

Owner: Centaur Gaming
Scope: Electrical and Telecommunications
Completion: May 2008
Value: $4,400,000

Hoosier Park Racino

Anderson, IN

This construction project transformed Indiana’s first pari-mutuel horse racing track into a “racino”. The new 92,696 square foot casino will house over 2000 slot machines. In addition, the existing grandstand and clubhouse buildings were completely renovated, adding national chain restaurants, and potentially, accommodations for live entertainment.

ERMCO performed all the site work on the project including putting up 100 new pole lights and bases was extremely challenging with the less than desirable weather conditions. ERMCO also did work inside the casino including installation of all the underground conduits for the casino and installing 14,000 feet of under floor duct with 7,000 inserts. There are over 1,200 can lights installed as well.

ERMCO was also responsible for the voice/data and the fire alarm systems for the project with 1,000 new voice and data cabling drop locations having been added to the casino and grandstands. In addition, ERMCO has upgraded the low voltage infrastructure to re-establish the current standards. All new copper and fiber backbone cables were run from the main computer room to feed all the smaller computer rooms in the grandstands. To keep everything up and running, (2) one-megawatt generators were installed.

In spite of the weather, long working hours, maintaining a 24/7 operation and being pushed to work fast but safe, everyone involved with this project showed the stamina it takes to finish the job professionally and on time.

Owner: Indianapolis Zoological Society
Scope: Electrical
Completion: 2005 (Dolphin) 2006 (Meerkat)
Value: $600,000 (Dolphin) $9,000 (Meerkat)

Indianapolis Zoo Dolphin Pavilion and Meerkat Exhibit

Indianapolis, Indiana

The Indianapolis Zoo remodeled two of its main buildings during 2005-2006, the Dolphin Pavilion and Deserts Building. The Dolphin Pavilion renovation created a one-of-a-kind experience with a 30 foot diameter acrylic domed underwater room in the main performance pool and a redesigned performance area designed to look like a coastal wharf town. ERMCO, Inc. provided lighting and controls, show lighting, shade control, fire alarm system and general power for this project.

The Zoo's old Deserts Building underwent a complete interior redesign turning it into the new Meerkats Exhibit. The 80 ft. diameter transparent dome was transformed with the construction of a new holding area, an exhibit space with a glass wall containment system, new ramp and walkway designs, and new artificial rock construction. ERMCO, Inc. provided demolition, lighting, and miscellaneous electrical device installation for this project.

Additional Resources:
Indianapolis Zoo Web Site

Owner: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art
Scope: Electrical & Telecommunications
Completion: 2005
Value: $1,000,000

Eiteljorg Museum Renovation

Indianapolis, Indiana

ERMCO, Inc. provided new lighting, distribution equipment, dimming and lighting control systems, and fire alarm systems, as well as demolition work for the 45,000 square foot Eiteljorg Museum addition. This project increased gallery space in the museum by 50%, added a 6,000 square foot education center, a circular sculpture court that accommodates 300 people, a 90-seat cafe with a catering kitchen, and three acres of gardens and terrace leading down to the Central Canal. This project was awarded Honor in Construction at Monumental Affair.

One part of the project that was a challenge was that the existing utility feed to the building ran right where the new addition was going to be built. Power had to be kept to the museum during construction and a temporary feed had to be put in place until the new utility feed was installed. ERMCO, Inc. also worked with the owner to design custom lighting fixtures for the addition that matched existing lighting in the museum. This was a difficult task because of a lack of information about the original lighting. A third challenge was relocating an existing generator system to a new part of the building.

Additional Resources:
Eiteljorg Museum Web Site

Owner: Harris County, Houston Sports Authority
Scope: Electrical
Completion: 2003
Value: $18,000,000

Toyota Center

Houston, TX

ERMCO completed the electrical work for the Toyota Center as a Joint Venture with Melton Electric. The arena has a playing surface nearly 32 ft. below ground level which gives it the largest lower seating levels in the nation. The facility seats 18,300 for basketball and up to 19,000 for concerts with 2,900 club seats and 103 luxury suites.

The Toyota Center was built with a super-truss system that is more than 390 feet long. The arena stands at approximately 159 feet from the court level to the highest point of that super-truss. The facility also has an attached parking garage.

The ERMCO, Inc./Melton Electric Joint Venture completed work on the Fire Alarm System, Temporary Site Power and Lighting, Switchgear, Substations, Transformers, Panel Boards, Motor Control Centers, and Power Distribution for the Toyota Center project.

Owner: Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Scope: Telecom Rough-In & Electrical
Completion: 2001
Value: $23,000,000

Heinz Field

Pittsburgh, PA

ERMCO completed the electrical work on Heinz Field, home of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers. The stadium sits on approximately 12.4 acres of land and has a seating capacity of 64,450 for football, including approximately 6,600 club seats and a capacity of approximately 1,500 in 127 suites. The stadium is used for other events besides the Steelers' games including concerts and the University of Pittsburgh home football games.

The stadium is full of features including over 50 restrooms, 47 concession locations, 7 team stores and 15 novelty locations. There are nine elevators and five escalators. One unique feature of Heinz Field is the television system. There are 400 televisions linked to main scoreboard which automatically display special notifications about the game in progress.

The worked performed by ERMCO on the Heinz Field project includes the Fire Alarm Systems, Telecom Rough-In, Temporary Site Power and Lighting, Switchgear, Substations, Transformers, Panel Boards, Motor Control Centers, and Power Distribution.

Owner: Hamilton County Ohio
Scope: Electrical, Security and Audio Visual
Completion: 2000
Value: $36,000,000

Paul Brown Stadium

Cincinnati, OH

Paul Brown Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals was a Joint Venture Project between ERMCO, Inc. and United Electric Co. Outside, the stadium has a sleek futuristic architecture look.

Paul Brown Stadium has several amenities including 144 luxury suites, over 7,000 club seats, two club restaurants, and a Bengals team store. The stadium has over 65,000 seats total with a lower deck that circles the entire playing field. There are video/scoreboards located above the seats in the south and north end zones.

ERMCO, Inc. and United Electric Co. worked together on this project to provide new lighting, distribution, fire alarm, security and Audio Visual.

Owner: CIB, City of Indianapolis
Scope: Electrical
Completion: 1999
Value: $10,000,000

Conseco Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

ERMCO is very proud to have been a part of the construction of Conseco Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers NBA franchise. The "retro-styled" Fieldhouse is the first of its kind in the NBA and has received world wide recognition as one of the best sports facilities.

Conseco Fieldhouse replaced the aging Market Square Arena with many needed improvements including larger seats widths, concourses that are nearly twice as wide and in some case even more, a separate practice court viewable from the street level, more vending space, and a larger gift shop among many other things. The building houses 18,345 seats for basketball including 69 suites and 2,400 club seats. In addition to basketball, Conseco Fieldhouse is used for concerts, convention events, hockey games, as well as multiple other events.

Work completed by ERMCO on the project includes all the Electrical work, Sport Lighting, Temperature Control, Security, Sound, Private Suites, and Bride Power.

Owner: City of San Antonio
Scope: Electrical and Telecommunications
Completion: 1993
Value: $9,900,000.00

The Alamo Dome

San Antonio, TX

ERMCO completed the electrical work for the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX in May of 1993. The multi-purpose facility takes up nine acres and is designed to seat 65,000, but is expandable to 72,000-plus seats as part of one of the largest retractable seating systems in the world.

The Alamodome has regular seating as well as club seats and suites. In addition to the seating area, there is over 160,000 sq. ft. of contiguous exhibition space, 2 Olympic size ice rinks, a restaurant, and multiple meeting spaces. It is rectangular with a cable suspension roof for greater flexibility.

This stadium consisted of 6,000 tons of steel, five miles of drainage pipe, 3,000 pieces of precast concrete and over 140 miles of electrical wiring. ERMCO's work on the project included Fire Alarm, Telephone and P.A. Systems, Temporary Site Power and Lighting, Switchgear, Substations, Transformers, Panel Boards, Motor Control Centers, and Power Distribution.

Indiana University Basketball and Football
Daktronics Scoreboards

Bloomington, IN

University of Cincinnati
Daktronics Scoreboard

Cincinnati, OH

Victory Field

Indianapolis, IN

RCA Dome

Indianapolis, IN

The Great American Pyramid

Memphis, TN

The Ice Palace

Tampa, FL

Market Square Arena

Indianapolis, IN

Florida Suncoast Dome

St. Petersburg, FL