Did you know Wilcox Environmental Engineering Inc. provides demolition-related engineering and environmental services? Wilcox’s demolition services staff includes licensed asbestos inspectors, licensed lead inspectors, licensed Professional Engineers, a former IOSHA inspector, and personnel with 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER and 10-hour and 30-hour OSHA Construction Safety and Health training. Our staff works with local governments and private-sector clients to develop and implement plans that include:
- Inspections to assess structural and environmental conditions
- Inventories, characterization, and removal of abandoned wastes
- Assessments of potentially contaminated surfaces in buildings
- Pre-demolition building decontamination
- Asbestos inspection, testing, and abatement
- Bid specification development
- Bid process management, including bid evaluation
- Storm water runoff permit applications and site inspections
- Subcontracting and management
- Oversight to evaluate compliance with specifications
- Demolition and recycling/disposal documentation packages
These services are provided on either an a la carte or turnkey basis, depending on your objectives.
Demolition can transform unused, underutilized, and out-of-code properties into higher-value, vacant land that’s ready for sale or redevelopment by reducing or eliminating:
- Maintenance costs, security costs, and property tax liability
- Potential liability for trespass resulting in injury, criminal activity, vermin infestation, biological and chemical exposure risks, and neighborhood nuisance
- Barriers to soil and groundwater remediation
- Vapor intrusion exposure and liability