The lift plan involved positioning each crane on opposite sides of the river. The company used their 550-ton Grove GMK 7550 and 350-ton Grove GMK 6300L to make the pick. Riley Pettrone, Project Manager, devised the pick plan using 3D Lift Plan and engaged with all bidding contractors early to accurately bid the project’s crane scope. “Using 3D Lift Plan to correctly scale the cranes and jobsite, allowed us to accurately bid the project, and allowed us to price accordingly.”


fully informed field team ensures that all working parties are on the same page come pick day,” he said


More information about this project can be found at: www.lagrangecrane.com/projects/dueling-cranes- with-copenhaver/


Brent Genseke, project manager for Rockford, Ill.-based Area Erectors was awarded second place for his use of 3D Lift Plan to select the right crane for the job. He explains that the structural steel and precast concrete erection company uses 3D Lift Plan in a variety of ways. “It starts in visual sequencing, identifying the heaviest/longest reach lifts, and ends in the transfer of information to the operator and field foreman. Genseke’s winning lift plan was for the construction of Kishwaukee Health & Wellness Center.


“In this scenario, the miscellaneous metals scope


was delayed in fabrication so we had to come up with a creative way to set a monumental stair,” he said. After considering and eliminating several other options, the only plan that remained was to scope the crane boom through a window opening. Te challenge became finding a crane with necessary capacity and reach to work in the confined space and deliver precise load handling. “Using 3D Lift Plan in conjunction with erection drawings and actual field measurements, gave me the tool to see if the Grove TMS500E-2 could handle the job. Finally, Jose Sosa, while employed by Ed Bell


Construction Co., Dallas, received third place for his use of 3D Lift Plan on a Texas Department of Transportation state high improvement project. In all, eight structures


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