Egan Company

Project Black Bear

From Glass to Grounding: Egan Delivers on Every Front

PROJECT:

Project Black Bear

LOCATION:

Maple Grove, MN

BUILDING TYPE:

Office Building

EGAN EXPERTISE:

Curtainwall, exterior facade, glass enclosures, electrical systems, Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems, voice data systems, wireless access points (WAP), Emergency DAS, Cellular DAS, EV charging stations, fabrication, Design/Assist

PROJECT FACTS:

The project was completed in August 2025.

SPECIALTIES FEATURED WITH THIS PROJECT:

InterClad, Electrical, Technology

  • A state-of-the-art, 100-acre research and development campus is accelerating medical innovation in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
  • The new 400,000-square-foot, three-story facility includes 80,000 square feet of lab space and 320,000 square feet of office, collaboration, and support areas.
  • Egan Company provided a wide range of services in a multi-trade role—supporting the electrical, technology, and InterClad scopes of work.
  • The Electrical team collaborated in a Design/Assist role and completed (1) 4,000-amp service, (4) 3,000-amp services, (1) 2,500-amp service, and (32) Level 2 EV charging stations expandable to 150 stalls.
  • Technology and Limited Energy systems on this project included voice and data networks, owner-supplied wireless access points, fiber and copper backbone installation, network switch installation and patching, and Cat 6/Cat 6a cabling throughout the facility.
  • The project’s Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems featured a Notifier addressable fire alarm panel supported by 142 smoke detectors with bases, a digital voice command center, manual pull stations, emergency push buttons in hazardous areas, 37 fire/smoke damper closures, elevator recall systems, 60 door holders and releases, 39 remote duct detector test stations, 582 speaker/strobe alert devices with lettering, and remote monitoring and testing capabilities.
  • Egan’s InterClad team was responsible for the exterior facade, which included nearly 3,500 glass units spanning more than 85,000 square feet and weighing a combined 280 tons.
  • Enclosure of the building was completed in 8 Weeks.
  • The key components of the curtainwall system featured 135 decorative fins, each 20 feet tall, and nearly 40 miles of caulking.
  • In total, InterClad’s portion of the project required over 15,500 field hours and nearly 3,000 shop fabrication hours to complete.
  • Collaboration and prefabrication across trades ensured efficient delivery of this high-performance medical R&D facility.