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WHO IS TRIBCO CONSTRUCTION?
Founded in 1975, Tribco is the longest standing structural concrete contractor in downtown Chicago.
PROUD TO BE PART OF THE HEICO FAMILY & A WBE BUSINESS
Ceco Concrete Construction is backed by the global strength and resources of our parent company, The Heico Companies. As a privately held American holding company devoted to manufacturing, construction and industrial services, The Heico Companies has the ability to make decisions that serve market demands and customers rather than shareholders. The Heico Companies’ unprecedented investments in advanced technology help set Ceco Concrete Construction apart.
Ceco Concrete Construction is also proud to be certified as a WBENC business. WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process involving an in-depth review of the business that is seeking certification to confirm that the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women. By including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs.
Emily Heisley Stoeckel Chairman of The Heico Companies
Mission & Values
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT GUIDES US
Mission
Onsite culture promoting safe, incident-free work
Competitive project pricing
End-user quality as contracted
Completion of work as scheduled
Fair and ethical assessment of budget adjustments
Employees who possess superior skills sets
Fair return to company investors
Values
Safety
Openness, honesty and respect
Teamwork
Integrity and ethics
Fulfilling our commitments
History of Tribco Construction
Gerald McCollam and William Tribble first incorporated the company in 1975 after decades of experience at a prominent general contractor in Chicago. Tribco’s first significant job was in Des Plaines, Illinois, followed by small projects in Chicago alongside two buildings in the Quad Cities. As this work completed, Tribco started its first significant project in Chicago at 303 East Wacker. This project was followed by several notable structures to Chicago’s skyline including 225 North Michigan, 205 North Michigan, Mercantile Exchange, River City and 190 S LaSalle.
While Tribco ventured beyond Chicago and built multiple projects in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Arlington, Virginia; and Los Angeles Markets, California, by the late 1980s, Tribco had returned to its Chicagoland roots exclusively. Continuing to build upon its now embedded experience, Tribco went on to build 175 North Harbor Drive, NBC Tower, 181 W Madison, GSA Federal Office Building, Harold Washington Library and many others. During this period, Tribco was on the leading edge of CAD and self-climbing core systems as well.
In the 1990s, Gerald’s children Susan Yant and Bob McCollam took over to run day-to-day operations. Tribco’s project portfolio continued to grow with the Navy Pier Reconstruction, the Chicago Board of Trade Expansion, Park Newberry, Hammond Courthouse and the award-winning Rush-Ohio-Wabash Garage.
Tribco was no stranger to the boom in high-rise construction as the turn of the century hit Chicago. Alongside garnering institutional work at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Tribco built four high-rises on the Museum Park campus across from Soldier Field, Hotel Sofitel, One East Fifteenth Place, 60 W Erie and The Bernardine Residences.
In 2005, the company was sold to Ceco Concrete Construction—the nation’s leading concrete contractor. Ceco’s 100-year history in concrete construction and vast portfolio of resources served as an excellent complement to Tribco’s deep Chicago roots. Following this acquisition, Tribco was able to leverage Ceco’s financial stability, equipment inventory and engineering capital to become the preferred concrete contractor in Chicago.
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The Tribco Difference
Collaboration
We believe in collaboration as a means to concrete innovation and actively engage our industry partners to take a holistic approach to our work. Together with our network of experts, we have discovered ways to build faster, decrease initial and operational costs and provide a better life cycle outcome for our clients.
Local Expertise
Tribco is the only structural concrete contractor with an office in the heart of Chicago. Our local presence helps ensure that we best serve clients in Chicago’s unique construction environment.
People Power
We take a different, more efficient approach to staffing projects. All jobs are assigned a project manager, assistant project manager, administrative support and quality control oversight. This stacked approach in conjunction with well-trained field leadership allows us to closely monitor safety, quality and productivity measures from start to finish.
Safety Innovation
Tribco has an impeccable safety record throughout our long history including many innovative market-leading solutions. Our team was the first to bring a safety barrier system to Chicago, pour cast-in-place stairs ahead of the structural slab and develop a means of tie off in suspended framing areas where no concrete element was nearby. We also have an extensive series of Best Practices that serve as the foundation for training and developing current and future leaders.
Tribco Leadership
Derek PattonGeneral Manager
Jim MoloneyGeneral Superintendent
Ricky PorterSafety Manager
Sebastian KolpakEngineering Manager
Doug PershallProject Management
Daniel DiekemperSales
Leveraging Technology
Tribco has long been an industry leader in the adaptation and use of cutting-edge technology
Our in-house engineering department develops everything, including concrete profiling and formwork, using the Revit 3D modeling system. Equipment and labor are both meticulously tracked with a proprietary program. The dedication to using technology to improve efficiencies and effectiveness—from robotic total stations to iPads and laptops—is key throughout every project.
Tribco isn’t just contributing to technology innovation amid the concrete construction world … we’re leading it.
