By LUKA KRNETA
News editor
A cooling system, composed of a couple of units that approximately weigh a combined 35,000 pounds, was hoisted atop 100 Seneca in Oil City by a crane early Tuesday morning.
The chiller unit, which Hudson Construction’s Tom Prody said weighs about 25,000 pounds, was set down on the roof by about 7:30 a.m. The next step was to lift the air handler, which is designed to transfer air throughout the building, to the roof.
Oil City police had traffic to Center Street blocked off as that area was needed for the unloading and then subsequent lifting of the equipment, which was being conducted by Zelienople-based Priority Crane Rentals.
On Monday, the crane arrived at the site and prep work, which included setting a stack of counterweights on the crane, was conducted.
Arrival of the units had been delayed for various reasons.
The next step, Lewis said, is for construction bids to go out for the first and fifth floors.
