Keares begins work on Best Buy
"It's a major deal," said Jim Dreyer, the project manager for Keares Electric who works out of the company's Lancaster office. "It's a total gut and rebuild."
The major deal that Dreyer's referring to is the Best Buy that is under construction in the Ashbridge Square Shopping Center. The building in which the Best Buy will reside was formerly occupied by a Cropper's Market grocery store.
Due to the different needs of the building's former occupant, the edifice will have its electrical room totally reworked.
"We're taking the existing electrical room and it's getting totally gutted," said Dreyer. "And the building is getting a 1,600-amp service, so we have to move all of the conduits."
Presently, Keares has 7 workers on the job, which is headed by veteran foreman Lee Miller. Along with Miller, other Keares employees currently workingon the project are: Ted Guzman, Chris Paranzino, Jaime Tello-Chavez, CarlosMontanez, Gerardo Flores, and Carlos Regalado. We are doing the work on the Best Buy for Massachusetts-based Groom Construction.
"They (Groom Construction) have built Best Buys before, so we are able todraw on their expertise," said Dreyer.
According to Dreyer, overall the job is running smoothly and the only delayswere results of extensive demolition that had to occur. Smooth operation of job duties will continue as Keares Electric and Groom Construction cooperate to produce a structure that is of superior quality.