Client: Chicago Department of Aviation
Location: Chicago, IL
Client: Chicago Department of Aviation
Location: Chicago, IL
The Chicago Department of Aviation launched the Midway Airport Terminal Development Program to replace the terminal built half a century earlier and allow for more efficient use of existing airfield space. This program furnished the terminal with state-of-the-art specialized airline equipment and communication systems, which included aircraft loading bridges, 400 HZ ground power systems, pre-conditioned air systems, public address systems, FIS Facility, security systems and a new tunnel baggage conveyor system under Cicero Avenue.
The terminal houses the traditional functions such as ticketing, baggage processing, gate hold rooms, ramp operations, administrative spaces, concessions, and other passenger amenities. Eight phases of work were identified, including the relocation of Cicero Avenue / upper & lower terminal access roads, building a new six-level parking garage with a capacity for approximately 3,200 spaces, a new Terminal to handle international flights, construction of new concourses and demolition of apron and taxiways.
d’Escoto, Inc. provided architectural and document control functions to the architect for the new Chicago Midway Airport Terminal Development Program. The Document Management Plan for this project entailed the development of a decimal system for document filings, with drawings filed by bid package number. There was no scanning of records involved in this project, but all documents were archived on microfilm. Documents generated by the design team were kept on a back-up network drive to be easily retrieved. Drawing lists were kept for each bid package. Logs were maintained for shop drawings, requests for information (RFI), Requests for design changes (RFDC), bulletins & addenda and design issues. Blueprints, artwork and document transmissions were handled by the Document Manager.
