February 10, 2012

Kerrigan Plumbing has tested and certified 726 backflow devices in 2011.  Repairs were included in some of them.  We have four plumbers who are certified and licensed by the Illinois EPA as required by law.  As for residential applications (especially lawn sprinkler systems), it is very critical (and per code) that a RPZ backflow preventer is installed.  If water backflows into the home’s water system, drinking water will be contaminated.  Contaminates include fertilizers and animal feces.

February 2, 2012

Bidding for the month of January was very busy!  The range was approximately $5,000 – $1.4 Million.

The categories include:

• 2 lab renovations
• 2 custom condos
• 4 custom homes
• 3 school life safety renovations
• 6 hospital renovations
• 3 parking parage and/or pool restorations
• 9 institutional and commercial renovations
• 1 religious building addition
• 2 university renovations
• 1 restaurant renovation
• 4 projects at O’Hare International Airport

January 16, 2012

Our laborers and operators worked throughout the weekend of January 13th repairing water mains for a local municipality.  Due to the extent of the snowstorm that occurred on Thursday evening, the entire municipality’s manpower was kept on snowplowing.