St. Clair Animal Services Facility - Wright Construction Services

ST. CLAIR ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY

Wright Construction is proud to partner with St. Clair County on the construction of a new Animal Services Facility located at 1123 Comwest Parkway in Belleville, Illinois. This modern, flood-resilient facility is designed to better serve the needs of the community—providing safe, secure housing for animals and improving operational capacity for staff and volunteers.

The project was launched in direct response to repeated flooding at the County’s previous facility on Mascoutah Avenue. In July 2022 and again in July 2024, heavy rains led to catastrophic flooding that inundated the old building, forcing emergency evacuations of more than 60 animals. The 2024 flood displaced over two dozen animals in a single day and exposed critical vulnerabilities in the outdated structure.

This new facility is designed with those challenges in mind. It will include upgraded drainage infrastructure, modern kennels, improved medical and intake areas, and a more resilient layout to protect against future weather events. Once complete, it will provide a safer environment for both animals and the team that cares for them.

Construction is well underway, and Wright Construction is committed to delivering a facility that will serve the County—and its animals—for decades to come.

UPDATE: June 27th, 2025

Underground rough is complete.
First pour of the building slab done this week.

Looking forward:

The balance of the building slab will be done in the next week once the radiant floor heat is installed
Masons will be returning next week to complete the CMU
Steel Erection/Detailing

Please check back for further updates.

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CLIENT FEEDBACK

… recently been awarded another STEM related project for the Rockwood School District at Marquette High School … As General Contractors for both projects, the Rockwood School District has observed Wright Constructions, Inc. to be organized and thoroughly professional throughout all phases of construction. Below is a brief summary of performance:

Project Management & Administration: diligent, articulate, and timely.
Scheduling: detailed, well managed, and accurate.
Management of Schedule: excellent.
Transparent Communication with District Representatives: excellent.
Rapport & Management of Sub-trades: excellent.
Rapport with Design Team & Consultants: excellent.

— Christopher Freund

Director of Facilities

Rockwood School District

I am writing this letter to acknowledge the superior pre-construction services provided by Wright Construction to our firm since 2011. Our initial introduction to Wright Construction began well before 2011 when they were selected as the general contractor for several of our projects with the Kirkwood School District. As we worked with Wright’s project administrators, project managers, and field superintendents we found that their “can do” attitude permeated the entire company. After experiencing several successful projects with Wright we concluded their company could be an asset to our firm as we prepared preliminary cost information, project schedules, phasing schedules, and feasibility studies for our clients.

— Donald G. Hussman, AIA, NCARB

Principal

Dickinson Hussman Architects

Wright Construction’s team exceeded our expectations by continually offering design, constructability solutions to overcome conflicts and omissions in the prepared construction documents. They directly addressed the City’s concerns, initiated and secured permits as well as presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission to achieve a variance, and coordinated all of the building’s utility accounts as designers neglected the project utility phase responsibilities. In addition, Wright worked diligently and engaged their trade team in delivering our facility within budget and ahead of schedule.

— Dr. R. James Ottomeyer III

Frontier Integrated Health Center

As an educator for 30 years and a central office administrator in the Orchard Farm School District since 1997, I am extremely impressed with the work ethic and performance of Wright Construction Services, Inc…

— Dr. Daniel G. Dozier

Superintendent of Schools

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