Case Study: Ken Neyer Plumbing, Inc. achieves 1/16-inch accuracy and faster post-tension slab layout with Trimble MEP

Specialty Contractor’s Technology Shift Redefines the ‘Impossible’ on Mixed-Use Project

Ken Neyer Plumbing, Inc., a specialty plumbing contractor on the 1.2-million-sq-ft Liberty Center mixed‑use development, faced a major layout challenge: two buildings had post‑tensioned slabs that prohibited core drilling after the deck pour, requiring crews to locate over 400 sleeves in Building C and over 500 in Building H and stake hundreds of points to within 1/16‑inch on an aggressive pour schedule. To meet these constraints the company turned to Trimble MEP, deploying the Trimble Field Link for MEP solution with a rugged Trimble Field Tablet and a Trimble Robotic Total Station.

Trimble MEP’s Field Link system let Ken Neyer upload 3D models and control the total station from the tablet to point, stake and verify hanger/sleeve locations in the field, avoiding outside surveyors and keeping pace with four‑ to five‑pour weekly schedules. The team achieved the required 1/16‑inch accuracy across more than 900 sleeve locations, streamlined setup and prefab workflows (including DWG exports and automatic green/red tolerance flags), eliminated out‑of‑tolerance issues to date, and made the Trimble Field Link and Robotic Total Station an integral part of their field layout process.

Ken Neyer Plumbing, Inc.

Jim Mercer

Commercial Project Manager