DOODY MECHANICAL COMPLETES WORK ON PHASE II EXPANSION OF ALLIANZ LIFE INSU

Doody Mechanical, Inc. completed work on the Allianz Life Insurance Company phase II project in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Due to an increase in business Allianz has tripled it's production and doubled it's employees in the last five years. Because of this rapid growth Allianz has decided to expand their campus in order to increase efficiency and support the company's growth. The project was completed in November 2006.

Allianz offers annuities, universal life insurance, long-term care insurance, and other products that help individuals and employers meet their financial security requirements. Allianz's parent company, Allianz AG, was ranked as the 14th largest corporation in the world based on revenue (Fortune, August 2005). Allianz AG employs over 177,000 people worldwide and is one of the world's largest integrated financial services organizations with operations in 70 countries around the globe.

For more information visit their website at www.allianzlife.com.

Doody Mechanical provided the mechanical systems on the phase I project, which consisted of, 400,000 sq. ft. of office space in their North American corporate headquarters. This project was completed in 2001.

The phase II project consists of 200,000 sq. ft. of office space with an auditorium, fitness center, data room and a link to the corporate building as well as a parking ramp addition.

Ground breaking for the parking ramp addition started May 4, 2005. Doody Mechanical installed underground plumbing in July 2005. They also installed a hot water heating and cooling system in the office space.

Project Fun Facts

• The HVAC system could cool 650 homes and heat 200 homes.
• All the sheet metal in the building weighs about as much as 200 cars.
• 16,000 gallons of anti-freeze mix in the heating and cooling system - that is enough to winterize 5,333 cars.

Doody Mechanical, Inc. and its division, United Sheet Metal, make up one of the largest mechanical contractors in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Incorporated in 1959, Doody Mechanical, Inc. is a full service mechanical contracting service organization that specializes in design/build projects and can handle the most demanding of projects and schedules.

Doody's origins as a plumbing and heating contractor were expanded in 1985 with the formation of United Sheet Metal, adding sheet metal-related systems to its capabilities. Doody Mechanical Service division was formed in 1998 to address the growing service, repair and maintenance demands of loyal customers. Today, Doody capably serves the industrial, commercial and residential sectors with all types of plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and process piping systems.

To handle quality control issues and the growing fast track schedule environment, Doody operates its own state-of-the-art sheet metal fabrication facility. This allows the company to work more efficiently with the highest quality materials.

Doody Mechanical's commitment to quality and adding value to the construction process is a core principal consistent throughout the organization.