Colorado Springs Air Tanker Base Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The Colorado Springs Air Tanker Base Ribbon Cutting Ceremony included Greg Phillips, Director of Aviation, Colorado Springs Airport, Lt. Governor Primavera, Congressman Doug Lamborn, Jacque Buchanan, Deputy Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region, and Mayor John Suthers to name a few. The Air Force Thunderbirds made a special appearance, which added to excitement for all in attendance.

This is the nation's largest, most state-of-the-art Airtanker Base Unit, with a response area covering a 300 mile radius. This includes Colorado, portions of Wyoming, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and the Oklahoma Panhandle. Capable of handling airtankers of all types and sizes. Five reload pits, four dedicated to Large Airtankers able to carry 2,000-4,000 gallons, one dedicated to Very Large Airtankers that carry over 4,000 gallons, capable of delivering 86,500 gallons of retardant within an hour.

Collaborating with the USDA Forest Service on this incredible project is an honor for iiCON Construction, with special thanks to our project team Ryan McAllister Kilian Cahill Darrell Stanton and many others on our Team who made this project a huge success. #GreatTeamsBuildGreatProjects

View news coverage at KOAA News 5

Huge Progress with the Falcon Fire Station Administration Building

First step to closing up the new Falcon Fire Station Administration Building, exterior sheathing installation on going, along with interior framing and rough ins!

Fountain Valley School Kitchen Remodel Under Construction

Fountain Valley School of Colorado is a private, college-preparatory, co-ed, day and boarding school for grades 9-12 in Colorado Springs, established in 1930. iiCON Construction, FVS, and CSNA Architects have collaborated on numerous projects since 2016. The 8,700 square foot kitchen remodel is scheduled to begin this June, with completion in October 2022. Scope of work includes a complete gut, with exterior utility infrastructure, abatement, major demolition of mechanical, plumbing, electrical and kitchen equipment, structural reinforcement, metal stud framing, drywall, ceiling and floor finishes, new kitchen equipment, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Stay tuned for project updates! visit https://www.fvs.edu/ for additional Fountain Valley School information.

iiCON Construction and School District 11 continue relationship

iiCON Construction has recently been awarded the Colorado Springs School District 11, Mitchell High School HVAC Replacement project. Scope of work includes replacing the existing boiler plant, unit ventilators, air handlers, exhaust fans, and upgrading the building automation systems. On-site construction is scheduled to coincide with the staff and student summer break.

Stay tuned for project updates!

ABC Announces Award-Winning Construction Projects of 2021

iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC Receives National Excellence in Construction Award From Associated Builders and Contractors for the Space Battalion Readiness Center

iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC - March 16th announced work on the Space Battalion Readiness Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado has earned a national Excellence in Construction® Pyramid Award, presented during ABC Convention 2022 in San Antonio, on March 16. The EIC awards are the construction industry’s leading national competition that honors general and specialty contractors for world-class, safe and innovative construction projects from across the nation.

“iiCON Construction is honored to have been nominated by our peers and to have received the National Excellence in Construction Diamond Award for the Space Battalion Readiness Center project,” said Greg Collier, President, iiCON Construction. “This award was made possible by maintaining our zero incident safety program, and practicing our core values; creative solutions, customer service, quality results, stewardship, leadership, and teamwork.”

The 38,441 sf Space Battalion Readiness Center is located on a newly developed 15-acre site, designed to protect the US against potential space threats. The facility is constructed with the highest level of security, supporting the National Guard with their training efforts, and the building achieving LEED Gold Certification.

“For over years, ABC has been honored to award outstanding construction projects like the Space Battalion Readiness Center by iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC,” said 2022 National Chair of the ABC Board of Directors Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pennsylvania. “Through hard work on this project, iiCON Construction Colorado, LLC shows the value of teamwork, overcoming challenges and creativity on the jobsite.”

The EIC award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects are judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation and safety.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s judges included representatives from the Smithsonian Facilities Construction Division, Construction Management Association of America, Engineering News-Record, Design-Build Institute of America, University Research Institute and various construction-related firms nationwide.

A full list of EIC winners is available on ABC’s website. https://www.abc.org/News-Media/News-Releases/entryid/19292/abc-announces-award-winning-construction-projects-of-2021

CSUP Spring 2022 Career Fair

Spending the day at Colorado State University-Pueblo for the Spring 2022 Career Fair allowed iiCON Construction the opportunity to speak to students about our internship program and full-time positions. Very encouraging to meet so many talented and ambitious individuals, from construction management majors to various engineering degrees. The Future is looking bright!

Estes Park VSF progress

One of several blasts due to large amounts of rock needed for grading. Allowing iiCON to excavate the rock in order to move forward with footings and foundation walls.

Falcon Fire Administration Building Addition Progress

iiCON Construction is making great strides as we complete demolition of part of the existing NEBO-FALCON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT new Administration Building addition. Footings poured and foundation walls completed. Backfilling and compaction began this week, with the steel erection scheduled for mid-February. Plumbing and electrical rough in currently taking place within the existing building as the training room area is being prepped for SOG concrete placement atop the existing concrete. Stay tuned for project updates!

Air Tanker Base Project right on schedule

The USDA Forest Service Colorado Springs Air Tanker Base project is on schedule for completion mid-March 2022. Douglas Colony Group installs final exterior metal paneling on the new 4,500 two-story flight operations building, the Glaziers install glass doors, storefront and curtainwall windows, Lenz Electric, Heating & Plumbing Engineers, and Alyeska Painting provide finishes for this building and the new single-story 4,000 SF storage building that includes a 14,000 SF state of the art mixing and containment pad for retardant operations. Amazing views to the east allow for passenger, cargo, and military aircraft departures.

The base features six reload pits for large air tankers, and one pit for large Air Tankers such as the DC-10 and 747. It will be the largest base in the region. During the winter months when the Forest Service is not using the ramp, the airport will use it as a de-icing area for commercial aircraft. The Forest service claims it will have the ability to serve a 600-mile radius, realistically for the large air tankers that cruise at more than 540 miles an hour.

This unique combination of an onsite flight operations building, along with an onsite fire retardant mixing station located at the Colorado Springs Airport will be the 1st line of defense for Pikes Peak & San Isabel National Forests, and the Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands. Upon succession, this project will be replicated across the country to take on the challenges fighting forest fires across the country.