Inset: Side profile of the existing tiered office building structure. Above: Picture of existing 45’ tall tiered office building structure to be demolished.
By Brian Hoover, Senior Editor
M
ike Gafa Sr. started AMG Demolition & Environmental Service, Inc. (AMG) with his wife Annette in 2002. As a WomenOwned Business Enterprise (WBE), AMG offers turn-key demolition services. They provide structural, interior and selective demolition, asbestos and lead remediation, along with general contracting, earthwork and mass excavation services. They have completed 6
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hundreds of projects throughout the Greater San Diego area and at a national level. Their work encompasses everything from the demolition of single-family homes, to the complete dismantling of massive structures like the San Ysidro International Border Crossing. AMG was contracted by prime contractor, Hensel Phelps Construction Company, in 2009, to make room for new construction
at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (SYLPOE). Phase 1b consisted of the demolition of more than 100,000 square feet of existing buildings and the handling of approximately 80,000 cubic yards of earth. This massive undertaking included the complete deconstruction of the Port’s 45,000 square foot main building of operations. AMG’s primary challenge was to dismantle this 50-foot high structural steel C A LCO N T R AC TO R .CO M
