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Exhibit 6-25
Guard shack Main gate 10' HGT, Perimeter
Off-site storage. (TYP.) Entrance fence (TYP.)
Chiller towers
Long lead all mechanical window/glass Structural steel prep area
items Loading area

Main gate
Exit only
Road barriers
Saftey barriers
equipment storage Support staff
Interior items Trades storage field offices

Interior storage
mock–up area

OFF–SITE

needed. Any materials being stored should be placed at a location where they do not
pose a hazard to the workers, do not impede access to the construction areas, allow for
the installation of other materials into the project, and are secured. The CM/GC will
identify storage areas for each trade for their respective materials either on the floors
where the materials are to be installed or at a central location, usually near the subcon-
tractors’ shanties. As an example, if the elevator doors and frames are stored in the floor
space where sheet metal ductwork and piping is to be installed, there will be a logisti-
cal conflict. If possible, delivering and storage of the construction materials to the floor
where they are to be installed would be preferable as to avoid double handling of the
materials.

Dumpsters
Another challenge of construction in the urban environment is the storage of dumpsters
at the construction site, given the limited amount of available space at the ground level.
In the logistical planning of the project, the CM/GC will determine if a large dumpster
can be accommodated on the site for the storage and removal of debris, or if mini trash
containers, with a capacity of less than one cubic yard, will be utilized. Often mini trash
containers are used given that they can be wheeled around the building to various floors
to pick up debris, and then brought to the hoist or elevator loading dock area for a trash