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Gateway Fountain
The world’s largest fountain is located in East St. Louis, IL. To power the three 800 HP pumps that propel water 600 feet straight up would have resulted in costly utility company charges. To prevent this, Pyramid Electrical Contractors installed three 4160V 750W generators. Based on wind speed, the fountain’s control panel determines the height of the water jet. The panel also activates an aviation obstruction light to warn aircraft ten minutes prior to the fountain eruption.

Scott Air Force Base
Approximately 20 miles east of St. Louis (in Illinois), Scott Air Force Base is an integral part of the nation’s defense. With its two Air Force Commands and 11,000 employees the base, unlike many others, is continually expanding. Among other projects, Pyramid was chosen to complete the electrical work in four dormitories, an officer’s dining hall, multiple warehouses, complete renovations to numerous other facilities, a complete electrical installation to the temporary 66,000 square foot SDDC facility. Pyramid is also in the process of completing a 210,000 square foot state of the art BRAC ADAL Transcom facility. This project will have a total electrical/communications/systems cost in excess of $23M upon its completion. It will provide service to more than 1,100 government employees.

Martin Luther King Bridge
The MLK Bridge spans the Mississippi River, connecting St. Louis, MO with East St. Louis, IL. The age and condition of the bridge necessitated the removal and reinstallation of communications duct banks and the relocation of fiber optic cable, all without a break in service. A second project included upgrading the navigational lighting system in accordance with Coast Guard Standards. Pyramid successfully completed this challenging project.

Valmeyer School
The new city of Valmeyer, IL is being build three miles uphill from where the original city was washed away during a devastating flood in 1993. Pyramid is playing a major role in the rebuilding of this city, beginning with a new state-of-the-art K-12 school. The entire city project is expected to last for several years.

Crown Hotel
Directly across from the Gateway Arch on the St. Louis riverfront, the Crown Hotel in East St. Louis Illinois is a seven story structure featuring 150 guest rooms and seven luxury penthouse suites. Started in March of 1999, the facility was completed and ready for guests and a millennium celebration in the hotel's banquet facility. The project included general power and lighting as well as specialty systems of UPS, standby generator, dimming systems, fire alarm, PA/sound system and a complete phone/data network for a total cost of $1.8M.

MetroLink
The St. Clair County MetroLink Extension Project is an eight-mile expansion of the Metro East Light Rail System. This project includes the addition of eight station finishes where passengers may park and board the light rail trains. The project involves pre-fabrication and installation of communication buildings at each station for the transmission of power and data up and down the rail system. Also included is the power, lighting and special systems for the passenger platform boarding areas. Over 300 parking lot light standards are being installed across the eight stations. Total project electrical budget is $1.8M

Evergreen Hall
Evergreen Hall at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois is a three story, apartment style dormitory capable of housing over 500 students. The building consists of 1,2,3 and 4 bedroom apartments with the larger units containing a fully furnished kitchen and living room. The project consisted of site, general power and lighting as well as specialty systems of fire alarm, CCTV, CATV and phone/data installations all successfully completed at a cost of $3.5M.

NARA
The National Archives and Records Administration National Personnel Records Center consisted of 30,000 square foot of office and over 400,000 square foot of storage facility, built underground in a cave. The building was a design/build project that included occupancy control of all lighting, generator back-up power to the complete electrical system, and fire alarm and intrusion detection systems per government standards.

Bowman Pump Station
$ 1.9 million dollar electrical rehabilitation of Bowman Avenue Pump Station for the Illinois Department of Transportation. This project consisted of a new Electrical/Generator Building to feed the existing Pump Station. It also consisted of a new emergency generator with two utility feeds and automated switchgear to balance the power requirements from both utility feeds and coordinate with the emergency generator system. The pump station is fed from twenty-seven deepwells that are located throughout the I-55/70 and I-64 tri-level complex and failure of the pump station leads to flooding and shutting down the interstate system at this location.

National Great Rivers
Located in Alton, Illinois this station is near where the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers converge. Designed by AAIC, Inc., the 30,000 square foot structure functions as a laboratory for studying the rivers, as well as an educational sight for the public. The project is a model of green construction with the intent of obtaining gold level LEED certification. The use of natural daylight will be maximized with a skylight system known as solartubes. Electricity will be generated by a hybrid system composed of wind turbines and hydro-kinetic turbines powered by the river current. The system is the first to be used in the United States.

Memorial
Pyramid has completed multiple projects at Belleville Memorial Hospital regarding all aspects of the hospitals operations. Most recently, projects have included OR Renovation, PACU and Endoscopy Relocation and a $1.2M renovation of the Emergency Department.

Lindenwood University
Electrical work at Lindenwood University started with an interior remodel for the relocation of the Belleville Township High School Administration District 201 Office to another area on campus. Other projects for Lindenwood include complete renovation of the Library Building including Smart Classrooms, HVAC upgrades to the Auditorium Building, fire alarm upgrades for the entire campus, renovation of the Second Floor Science Labs/Classrooms in the Main Building, installation of security cameras throughout the campus, and exterior lighting at several parking lots.