Job Tour – Lunch/Presentation Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Gray Kangaroo Barn

 April 24, 2025

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, OH 44109
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Please join Northeast Ohio Chapter of ACI on Thursday, April 24th, 2025 in a job tour of the new Gray Kangaroo Barn being constructed at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Registration fee includes Zoo admission, lunch and presentation. Feel free to explore the other exhibits at the Zoo after the tour/lunch.

Project Description:  

The new Gray Kangaroo Barn is currently under construction and set to replace the original barn, built in 1980. The new barn is being built in a Victorian style to match the nearby train station. The new barn is 1,300 square feet and constructed of burnished CMU block walls with wood trusses. The barn features a radiant heated slab, composite stall walls, and LP Smartside siding.

The project will also go over the recently installed concrete work in the main entrance. Presenters will discuss how they were able to overcome difficulties in laying the concrete.  

  

 Presenters include:

  1. General Contractor - Turner Construction Company
  2. The Site and Concrete Contractor - RJ Platten Contracting Co.

Required PPE:

  • Hardhat with chin strap
  • Boots
  • Safety Glasses
  • Hi Vis shirt/jacket/vest
  • Cut level 4 gloves
    Thank You to Our Meeting Sponsor: INDY Equipment
     

    There ill be 1.0 Continuing Professional Development hour (CPD) offered for this presentation.

     RSVP to Brooke Hayden, Chapter Secretary, by Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to: [email protected].

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    “The chapter’s meetings and activities are subject to strict compliance with antitrust laws and shall be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the antitrust laws. Any discussion of competitively sensitive topics with a competitor should always be avoided before, during, and after any meeting or activity of the chapter. If at any time during any meeting or activity, the chapter Executives or Officers believe that antitrust laws are being violated, or will be violated, they will advise attendees as such and halt further discussion. Attendees at any meeting or activity also should immediately voice their concerns. The chapter President will report the incident to ACI.”

    By attending this meeting, you agree to follow the anti-trust policy.

    Tickets

    $50.00 Chapter Member Registration

    $55.00 Non-Member Registration

    $40.00 Government Employees

    $25.00 Student Registration