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Garney to Install $7.9 Million Raw Water Delivery System in Central Texas
Round Rock, Texas – April 2008 – Garney will be constructing the Raw Water Delivery / Pipeline Project for the City of Round Rock, Texas. This line is being constructed to replace an older line that has become unreliable due to frequent failures.
The project entails the installation of approximately 17,424 LF of 54” and 48” tape wrapped, mortar-lined steel pipe (supplied by Northwest Pipe). It also includes significant rock excavation which will be subcontracted to H.L. Chapman; they will "cut" the rock trench prior to the pipe installation.
The job presents a few challenges, primarily the fact that the project has areas of extremely limited right-of-way in residential areas. This will be compounded by the Austin, Texas adopted tree mitigation program, established to protect existing hardwood trees. While this program is very beneficial for the environment it will nonetheless add to the complexity of constructing pipeline projects. An additional challenge is the fact that the project parallels the old waterline that will be taken out of service, thereby requiring extreme caution while excavating for the new line.
Garney’s crews are experienced in constructing projects with difficult conditions. As always we look forward to meeting these challenges and providing the City with a quality project constructed well before their July 2009 completion milestone.
Garney to Construct First Phase of Trunk Line Replacement Project in Northeast Georgia
Athens, Georgia – December 2007 – Faced with the need to replace an existing trunk line which is undersized and quickly deteriorating, Athens, Georgia has awarded Garney Construction Project 1 of its Trail Creek East and West Interceptors.
This $5.9 million project consists of approximately 7,822 LF of 36”, 6,120 LF of 30”, 3,024 LF of 24” ductile iron gravity sewer along with 74 precast concrete manholes. The job also includes multiple tunnels ranging from 54” to 48” and several jack and bore crossings under both railroads and highways. Other challenges on the project include ten creek crossings, blasting, bypass pumping, and cuts at depths of 30’ or more.
The project is expected to be completed in December 2008.
Garney Selected to be CMAR on Market Street Pump Station Project at San Antonio’s Historic River Walk
San Antonio, Texas – April 2008 – Garney Construction was selected as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contractor on San Antonio Water System’s (SAWS) Market Street Pump Station Project. This project is the first of its kind in Texas after the passage of state legislation in September 2007 allowing public utility owners to utilize alternate procurement methods for project delivery and construction. SAWS, a strong proponent of the legislation, took the lead in embracing the new method for project delivery.
Work on the $5.7 million design-build project consists of refurbishing an existing pump station with new piping and valves, refurbishing three deep wells, adding new pumps, adding new meters, and updating the electrical controls.
The jobsite sits on San Antonio’s River Walk, the city’s largest tourist attraction, and the existing facilities incorporated into the pump station date back to the 1800s. The age of the existing facilities, the unknown subsurface conditions, working in congested downtown, the historic nature of the River Walk, and a completion requirement being driven by an adjacent new museum made this project a perfect candidate for a CMAR contract.
Garney was awarded the contract in early January 2008 for pre-construction services and immediately started site investigation to help quantify some of the project risk. Garney provided a guaranteed project maximum cost in mid-February and bid out the actual construction at the beginning of April. The project is scheduled for completion in March 2009.
Garney to Build $8.2 Million Transmission Main in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia – March 2008 – The City of Atlanta has awarded Garney Construction Phase II of its Flint River Transmission Main Project. This new main is being built to replace the City’s existing unlined ductile iron pipeline which has had numerous failures.
Work on the project consists of the installation of approximately 11,000 LF of 36” ductile iron sewer force main in the streets of downtown Atlanta. It also includes a 1,000 LF 72” tunnel that will be installed using a tunnel boring machine, as well as multiple tie-ins, traffic control, and over 8,000 LF of pavement replacement.
Construction is scheduled for completion in March 2010.
Garney to Construct $5.7 Million Solids Dewatering Facility Upgrade in Riverton Wyoming
Riverton, Wyoming – November 2007 – The City of Riverton has awarded Garney Construction the $5.7 million upgrade to its existing wastewater treatment facility, originally constructed in 1984. Since that time, the solids handling operations have relied solely on drying beds for solids dewatering. The City utilizes these drying beds to produce Class A bio-solids. These operations are labor intensive and have become increasingly cumbersome over the years. The drying beds are slow but effective during the spring, summer, and fall seasons, however, freezing temperatures in winter prevent the drying beds from operating effectively and adequate storage for digested solids is not available. The City, therefore, has chosen to implement mechanical solids dewatering in order to improve the efficiency of its solids handling. Additionally, mechanical solids dewatering can significantly reduce the volume of biosolids produced by the facility and thus reduce the space required for storage. It will also enable the facility to produce the same Class A bio-solids in less time and with less labor.
The job entails construction of a new solids dewatering facility, replacement of screening and grit removal equipment at the headworks building, electrical upgrades, and site improvements. It will also include a new centrifuge that will address the existing plant’s rather large sludge problem. Additionally, the vehicle storage area in the new building will provide indoor storage for the plant’s equipment.
The job will be one of the first design-build jobs in Wyoming, now that the state has passed a statute to allow alternate procurement methods. Engineer Burns & McDonnell had been awarded the preliminary design contract on this project prior to the passing of this statute; however, with the change in the law the progressive owner wanted the contract converted to design-build (D/B). At that point, Burns & McDonnell recommended that Garney be selected to join the D/B team based on their experience with Garney on numerous D/B projects and on Garney’s having been recognized as one of the top contractors in their field.
The City’s reasons for wanting a D/B project related to a number of factors. They wanted to commence construction as soon as possible; they have had difficulty getting companies to bid their work due to the area’s booming economy and facility’s remote location; and they also wanted to be able to select a top quality engineer and general contractor. D/B creates a team which streamlines the project. It will allow the City to be an integral part of the decision-making process, it will streamline the project, and it will provide the plant staff the chance to make changes effective to every day activities within the plant.
Challenges on the job mainly relate to Wyoming’s extreme weather conditions, especially its winters, which regularly push temperatures to 10 to 20 degrees below zero. The design phase of this job took place in the spring of 2007 with the development of the preliminary design report and conceptual drawings. Construction began in December 2007 and is expected to be completed in January 2009.
Garney to Perform Pipe Installation on CH2MHill’s $250-Million Utilities Project for City of Tampa
Tampa, Florida – December 2007 – The City of Tampa awarded CH2MHill Construction its Utility Capital Improvements Program. This $250 million design-build program will entail pipe work done primarily by Garney Construction.
The entire program consists of multiple utilities projects in the heart of Tampa, most of which are in the same urban area and will require close coordination. The new infrastructure will upgrade the city’s capacity and allow for further development in the south Tampa area.
Garney’s scope of construction could include as many as 20 different projects ranging in price from $100,000 to greater than $50 million. These could entail a variety of pipe sizes, types, and lengths, such as 67,000 LF of large diameter water mains, 25,000 LF of 42” wastewater force main, etc.
The biggest challenges on the job have to do with the fact that almost all the projects will be built in existing and mostly residential streets, and that most of the lines will require dewatering.
Construction could begin as early as May 2008 and the program is expected to last 5 years or more.
Garney Awarded Contract for $40 Million Water Treatment Plant for Arizona American Water
Surprise, Arizona – October 2007 – Garney Construction’s Water Facilities Group was awarded the contract for a new 13.5 MGD regional water treatment plant for Arizona American Water. The new plant will utilize surface water rather than ground water sources, which are quickly diminishing in the valley. Arizona American Water is working on a partnership with Maricopa Water District to expand the plant to 20 MGD under this contract.
Construction consists of a raw water intake structure, raw water screening facility, two large raw water storage basins, raw water pump station, powdered activated carbon feed and storage, copper sulfate feed and storage, potassium permanganate feed and storage, dissolved air flotation and filter complex, UV disinfection, chemical feed structure, finished water storage and pump station, wastewater clarifiers, residual sludge drying beds, numerous electrical complexes, and an administration building. There are 161,000 CY of excavation, 11,000 LF of on-site yard pipe, and over 13,000 CY of structural concrete.
This project has drawn a lot of attention from the Arizona Corporation Commission, local utility companies, and developers, which will make this a very high profile plant. This will be the largest surface water treatment plant on the “West Side” of Phoenix, Arizona. The project must be substantially complete in 24 months and 28 months to final completion will require Garney to utilize the better share of our resources available in the Arizona area.
Gwinnett County, Georgia Awards Garney $8.9 Million Sewer Expansion Project
Gwinnett County, Georgia – October 2007 – Garney will build for Gwinnett County, Georgia its Lower Big Hayes 48” Gravity Sewer and 36” Force Main Sewer Project in north Georgia in order to address the area’s growing community.
The job entails the installation of over 10,000 LF of deep 48” DIP gravity sewer with a parallel 36” DIP force main sewer. It also includes six hard rock bores (60” and 48”), significant blasting and rock excavation, dewatering, and bypass pumping.
In addition to all the challenges of a deep gravity sewer installation, the job also has easement and permit issues, and it has to be built in 180 days, a very tight time frame.
Shelby County, Alabama Awards Garney Fourth of Five Major Water System Projects
Shelby County, Alabama – October 2007 – Garney will construct for the Shelby County Commission Project D of its South Plant Water Transmission System, designed to enhance the transmission and distribution of potable water to customers in this rapidly developing area just south of Birmingham, Alabama. Garney is also constructing the first three phases of this project.
Project D involves the installation of approximately 29,280 LF of 42” DIP water transmission main from the new water treatment plant to a connection to Project C. The job also entails 240 LF of 60” steel casing by jack and bore under roadways and a railroad as well as six 42” butterfly valves, 17 air relief assemblies, and eight flushing assemblies.
The project must be in service by the end of February 2008 to enable Shelby County to begin pumping water from the new water treatment plant.
Garney to Install 2¼-Mile Upgrade to Eastern Regional Water Supply System
Orange County, Florida – September 2007 – Orange County has been slowly running out of water resources for their increasing population. In order to address this, Orange County Public Utilities awarded Garney an $11 million contract to construct upgrades to their Eastern Regional Water Supply System. These upgrades will increase the County’s ability to provide their residences with an additional 60 million gallons of raw water a day.
This project consists of the installation of 12,140 LF of 48" to 16" ductile iron raw water main. It also includes the installation of ten well pumps and houses; demolition of several existing buildings and yard piping at the existing Econ Water Supply Facility at the north end of the project (which will house four of the ten wells); salvaging equipment at multiple buildings; filling the existing pipe trenches with flowable fill and capping them with a concrete slab; replacing several existing well pumps and updating the existing electrical service; and jack and bore crossings of several roads.
Challenges on the job include work that is in close proximity to wetlands and adjacent to private residences. Most of the raw water main installation is underneath Progress Energy’s main power distribution lines. Tight scheduling is also a factor as the first three wells, associated raw water main, and a jack and bore must be completed by the spring of 2008.
Garney Gets Greenwood to Lincoln Water Transmission Main Project
Lincoln, Nebraska – October 2007 – The City of Lincoln awarded Garney Construction a $22 million project for the installation of its near 10-mile 60” water transmission main from Greenwood to Lincoln. The project will connect to a line which Garney installed some 15 years ago.
The project entails the installation of 52,000 LF of 60” spiral weld steel pipe, which will be provided by Hanson Pipe and American Spiral Weld Pipe in a joint venture. The job also involves two creek crossings and a couple of tunnels and open cut casings.
Garney expects to start work on the project early in 2008 and achieve completion by year’s end.
Garney Selected as the Design-Builder/Operator for the Construction of $31 Million Wastewater Treatment Plant and Conveyance System.
Cave Creek, Arizona – August 2007 – Garney Construction’s Water Facilities Group was selected as the Design-Builder/Operator (DBO) for the Town of Cave Creek’s new wastewater treatment plant and conveyance system. The Water Ranch, as this new system will be called, is being built because the Town’s existing, seven-year-old plant is nearing capacity.
The project will be awarded in two phases: Phase I entails design and pre-construction services and operations of the existing plant and Phase II involves the construction of the Water Ranch including the new wastewater treatment plant and odor control conveyance systems, demolition of portions of the existing wastewater treatment plant, and operations of the new plant for its first two years. Construction on Phase I, with a contract value of $4,345,431, began in August 2007; the anticipated award for Phase II is July 2008 in the amount of $26,758,000.
Garney teamed with local design firms Burns & McDonnell for engineering and Arizona American Water for plant operations. The new plant will be designed and constructed for an initial 1.5 MGD, twice the capacity of the current treatment plant. In addition, 15,000 LF of new gravity sewer lines, 10,000 LF of force mains, and multiple lift stations will be constructed to link the old plant to the new one. Work also includes conveyance for sewer services to homes which currently have on-site septic tanks.
The design intent is to try and conceal the Water Ranch with desert landscaping as much as possible. The wastewater treatment plant and conveyance systems are scheduled to be in full operation no later then August 2009 with the two-year tail for operations extending to August 2011.
Garney to Construct 5.9-Mile FKAA Transmission Main Replacement
Key Largo – June 2007 – The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority awarded Garney construction of its Transmission Main Replacement Project. This job entails replacing a section of an existing 36” ductile iron water main due to numerous failures over the past few years – including four during the summer of 2006 alone. These failures were attributed to inadequate bedding and to the fact that cathodic protection was not included when the line was originally constructed in the early 1980’s.
The project consists of the installation of approximately 31,000 LF of 36" American spiral weld steel pipe as well as the relocation of approximately 3,500 LF of 8" and 6" water main. Challenges on the job center around its rocky terrain, the presence of extensive ground water which is tide influenced, and a very aggressive schedule.
The job is expected to last 6 months and be completed in late December 2007.
Garney to Construct Two Segments of 60” Main for WaterOne
Johnson County, Kansas – June 2007 – WaterOne awarded Garney two contracts for the construction of its 60” Transmission Main Project, designed to add water capacity to the rapidly expanding western portions of Kansas City’s metropolitan areas. Contract 2, Section 1 involves the installation of 26,000 LF of 60” tape-wrapped steel water main through primarily non-residential areas of western Kansas City. This contract will incorporate a substantial surge facility with structures as well as an emergency interconnection with neighboring public water supply organizations. Contract 3, Section 2 involves the installation of nearly 28,000 LF of 60” tape-wrapped steel water main to the end storage facility for the water system. This second pipeline route will encompass commercial and residential properties.
The challenges facing the project are primarily centered on the rocky sub-terrain. There will be twelve 78” diameter bores and steel casing involving a mix of earth excavation and rock excavation, and the progression of the bores will be difficult to determine due to the varying nature of the rock characteristics. The pipe trench will be both blasted, where allowed, and hoe rammed where blasting cannot be achieved.
The two projects have a combined contract value of $33.8 million and a combined installation of approximately 10¼ miles of pipe. Work on both is expected to be completed in October 2008.
Garney’s Scores are Solid in Recent Rankings
In Engineering News Record’s recent rankings of the Top 200 Environmental Firms, Garney Holding Company ranked 29th overall. Garney also received ratings in a number of subcategories as follows:
- No. 29 Top 200 Environmental Firms ($312.9 million)
- No. 4 Top 20 All-Environmental Firms ($312.9 million)
- No. 12 Top 20 Firms in Water ($200.3 million)
- No. 13 Top 20 Firms by Type of Client — State / Local ($234.7 million)
- No. 15 Top 20 Firms in Construction / Remediation ($241.0 million)
- No. 18 Top 20 Firms in Wastewater ($112.7 million)
- No. 26 Top 50 Environmental Firms by Contracts Awarded ($391.1 million)
And Colorado Construction Magazine ranked Garney in the top five twice in its Top Projects for 2007 in the Water and Wastewater Facilities category.
- No. 4 75th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades— City of Boulder Colorado ($21.5 million)
- No. 5 Denver Water Capitol Hill Recycled Water Tank— Denver Water Board ($6.6 million)
Garney / Grimm Construction to Build New 30 MGD Water Treatment Plant for Water One
Johnson County, Kansas – May 2007 – Johnson County Water District No. 1, Water One, has tapped Grimm Construction, a subsidiary of Garney Holding Company, to build a $72.5 million water treatment facility. The rapid growth that Johnson County has experienced over the past few years has put a strain on the area’s existing water treatment plants. This new, state-of-the-art, 30 MGD plant is being built to keep up with that demand.
The work will include the construction of two aerators; a basin flow splitter; a primary basin; a final basin; a residuals control building; an operations building with membrane filters; a below ground cast-in-place treated water storage reservoir; chlorine contact basin; a high service pumping station; surge control facilities; chemical storage and feed facilities; electrical, instrumentation and controls; mechanical work; site work; and all other work as indicated in the drawings and as specified.
The facility 3 (phase 5) water treatment plant has been designed to resemble a farmstead so that it will blend in with the surrounding environment. The job has a 19-month construction schedule, which is extremely tight and which will require precise coordination and detailed scheduling. It also entails the placement of approximately 22,000 CY of concrete and the excavation of about 1,023,000 CY of dirt.
Construction is expected to be completed in December 2009.
Shelby County, Alabama Awards Garney Second and Third of Five Major Water System Projects
Shelby County, Alabama – August 2007 – Garney will construct for the Shelby County Commission Projects B and C of its South Plant Water Transmission System, designed to enhance the transmission and distribution of potable water to customers in this rapidly developing area just south of Birmingham, Alabama. Garney was awarded the first phase, Project A, in December 2006; these two were awarded in March and June, respectively.
Project B involves the installation of 29,374 LF of 36" DIP and 340 LF of 30" and 24” DIP water main, significant portions of which parallel an existing TVA transmission power line right-of-way across hilly terrain. The job also entails the installation of 310 LF of 54" steel casing by jack and bore under multiple high-pressure gas lines as well as the construction of a second 5.0 MG prestressed concrete ground storage tank (the first constructed under Project A). In addition to site work required at the tank, this contract also requires excavation and grading at the site for a future booster pump station.
Miscellaneous appurtenances on Project B include 13 butterfly valves, six flushing assemblies, 34 air relief assemblies, and 40 concrete pipe anchors as well as associated right-of-way preparation and rock excavation.
Project C involves the installation of 5,960 LF of 42" DIP and 26,930 LF of 36” DIP water main, again mainly paralleling an existing TVA transmission power line right-of-way across hilly terrain. This segment includes the installation of 100 LF of 60” and 440 LF of 54" steel casing by jack and bore under roadways.
Here miscellaneous appurtenances include seven butterfly valves, eight flushing assemblies, 27 air relief assemblies, and 10 concrete pipe anchors as well as associated right-of-way preparation and rock excavation.
The two projects have a combined contract value of $13.0 million and a combined installation of approximately 11.9 miles of pipe. Work on both is expected to be completed in February 2008.
Garney to Install 12.7-Mile Water Transmission Line in Southeast Alabama
Dothan, Alabama – March 2007 – The City of Dothan has awarded Garney Construction an almost $6 million contract to construct a new 67,000 LF DIP transmission main. This new main is designed to reach into the rural areas beyond the city’s limits to supply new water service in some areas and replace existing water service in others.
The project entails a 17,350 LF segment of 24” DIP that runs through the in-town area of Dothan. This segment is expected to be the most challenging due to a number of factors typically associated with work in urban areas, including limited work space within the right-of-way, existing utilities, and traffic impact.Another 17,650 segment of 24” DIP will be installed along side streets and dirt roads within the rural areas of the county outside Dothan’s city limits. Remaining installations include 8,500 LF of 8” DIP, 20,000 LF of 16” DIP, and 3,500 LF of 20” DIP. The job also includes additional tie-ins which will require the installation of approximately 200 LF of 14” and 12” DIP.
The 10-month project is expected to be completed in December 2007.
Garney to Construct $6.7 Million Reclaimed Water Line for the City of Orlando
Orlando, Florida – January 2007 – The City of Orlando has awarded Garney Construction Phase II of its Eastern Regional Water Project. This phase is an expansion of the reuse water supply being generated out of the Alafaya Reclamation Water Plant. Much of the city, both existing and newly developed areas, can utilize the reuse water for irrigation purposes. The installation of the roughly five miles of reuse pipe entailed in this project will increase reuse water supply to these areas and in so doing conserve water and slow down the consumption from the Florida Aquifer System.
The project involves the installation of approximately 24,250 LF of 42” DIP for reclaimed water. It includes two jack and bores under roadways totaling approximately 663 LF and 16 open cut casings totaling 963 LF. The most challenging jack and bore crosses underneath State Road 417, a major highway, is over 20 feet deep and saturated with water.
The entire project is estimated to take about 4 months.
Garney to Construct 9.6-Mile Water Supply Pipeline in Northeast Texas
Lake Tawakoni, Texas – January 2007 – Garney Construction was awarded construction of the North Texas Municipal Water District’s Lake Tawakoni Water Supply Pipeline, Contract 7, East Pipeline, to help service the growing need for water in a region continually plagued by drought.
This $17.3 million project consists of approximately 50,690 LF of 60" AWWA C303 bar wrapped concrete cylinder pipe. It has three 84" diameter tunnels and an impressed current cathodic protection system. A significant portion of the project runs down a lane of a road that will be re-built as a part of our contract.
The pipeline is primarily cross-country and entails air releases, blow-offs, and access manholes typical of this type of work. It also includes several creek crossings requiring rip-rap and gabion stabilization as well as approximately 10,000 CY of flowable fill backfill materials.
Work began in mid-January 2007 and is expected to be completed in 7½ months.
Garney to Install 5.3-Mile Fort Bliss Pipeline
El Paso, Texas – January 2007 – The American States Utility Services awarded Garney Construction its $10.5 million Fort Bliss and Biggs Wastewater Improvements – Biggs Trunk Sewer and Discharge Line Projects. This is a fast-track, design-build project being installed to accommodate 20,000 additional troops being assigned to Fort Bliss as a direct result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Report.
Garney will construct approximately 28,000 LF of new sewer interceptor and has teamed up with Hobas to manufacture the gravity sewer piping and with ACIPCO to provide the ductile iron 401 Protecto lined sewer force main.
This 7½ month project is expected to be completed in mid-August 2007.
Garney Maintains Top Ranking from ENR for the Third Year in a Row
In Engineering News Record’s recent rankings of the Top 400 Contractors, Garney Holding Company received ratings in the following four categories:
No. 1 Top 20 in Transmission Lines & Aqueducts ($158.3 million)
No. 4 Top 25 in Water Supply ($224.6 million)
No. 11 Top 25 in Water Treatment and Desalination ($66.3 million)
No. 13 Top 10 in Sanitary and Storm Sewers ($23.6 million)
Garney Selected as the Construction Manager/General Contractor for the Construction of $22 Million Chlorine Contact Basin
Denver, Colorado – December 2006 – Garney Construction’s Water Facilities Group was selected as the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) for Denver Water’s Foothills Water Treatment Plant Chlorine Contact Basin (CCB) project, necessitated by an EPA requirement that additional chlorine contact time be provided before treated water enters the distribution system. Additional chemical feed and site improvements will also be constructed.
The construction will be awarded through a series of bid packages. Early packages have allowed for work to begin on the relocation of an existing warehouse, 120,000 CY of excavation, and over 7,000 LF of under-slab piping for the CCB. Additional packages will include the 11,000 CY of reinforced concrete for the CCB and its connection to the existing filter building, chemical improvements, upgrades to the plant’s chemical feed piping, and the construction of a new potassium permanganate building and lime storage silo.
The majority of the work must be completed ahead of the 2007–2008 winter plant shutdown period to allow for the new systems to be integrated and tested prior to the 2008 load season. To meet the challenges of this project Garney staff and crew will be coordinating construction activities with the plant staff and working multi-shifts during the shutdown period. This 18-month project is scheduled for completion in mid-summer 2008.
Shelby County, Alabama Awards Garney First of Five Major Water System Projects
Shelby County, Alabama – December 2006 – Garney will construct for the Shelby County Commission Project A of its South Water Distribution System, which includes transmission and distribution lines as well as water storage tanks. This contract is the first of several projects designed to enhance the transmission and distribution of potable water to customers in this rapidly developing area just south of Birmingham, Alabama.
This challenging project involves the installation of 4,780 LF of 36" DIP and 13,655 LF of 30" DIP water main through rocky and steep terrain, including 265 LF of 42" steel casing by jack and bore under CSX Railroad, as well as Colonial and Plantation Pipelines. The project also entails the construction and grading of a chert access road leading to the top of a ridge on which we will construct a 5.0 MG prestressed concrete ground storage tank.
Also included are a meter station / vault, nine butterfly valves, four flushing assemblies, 13 air relief assemblies, and 48 concrete pipe anchors as well as associated site work and rock excavation. Work on this project is expected to be completed in November 2007.
Garney to Install 8-Mile Water Transmission Main in Union County
Knoxville, Tennessee – December 2006 – The Hallsdale-Powell Utility District awarded Garney Construction its Highway 170 Water Transmission Main Project. This $5.9 million project primarily entails the installation of 43,100 LF of 24” DIP and 400 LF of 12” DIP water main along Highway 170 near Norris Lake, north of Knoxville.
The job also includes 360 LF of 36" steel casing by jack and bore; 15 butterfly valves, 21 air release valves, and associated excavation, concrete encasement, and surface restoration requirements.
Due to the line’s extremely high working pressure, the requirements for hydrostatic pressure testing are stringent and as a result the job requires a considerable quantity of restrained joint pipe and concrete for thrust restraint. Once completed, this transmission main will connect the new Norris Lake Water Treatment Plant (4 MGD) to the northern end of Hallsdale-Powell’s distribution network.
Work on this project is expected to be completed in December 2007.
Garney Awarded $9.8 Million Dewatering Improvements Project at WWTP in Boulder
Boulder, Colorado – December 2006 – A year after starting work on a $21.4 million expansion of the City of Boulder’s wastewater treatment plant the City has expanded Garney’s workload with an additional $9.8 million upgrade. Whereas the original work involves improvements to the plant’s liquids treatment side, this additional work entails improvements to the plant’s solids treatment side. It will address the added demand that will be produced by the increased liquids stream.
These improvements include modifications to the existing sludge process building and construction of a new three-story solids dewatering building to house three centrifuges, a 45’ tall biosolids cake storage system, and a new centrate handling system. The building is 50’ tall with structural cast-in-place walls and deck with a veneer finish to match existing plant structures. The vertical design of this process building will present unique challenges to Garney and our subcontractors. The new facility will not only function as a dewatering building, but will also serve as additional office space for City of Boulder employees. This project is slated to finish by March of 2008.
Garney Awarded Construction of New Tank and Pump Station in Thornton, CO
Thornton, Colorado – October, 2006 – The City of Thornton selected Garney to construct a new 5 MG, Zone 1 concrete storage tank and a new 21 MGD Zone 3A pump station. The project is required to provide water to the northern part of the city due to rapid growth in the area in recent years. This $8.2 million project is separated into two parts.
Part 1 entails the design and construction of a new and completely underground 5 MG storage tank and the associated pipeline work. The pipeline work includes the installation of approximately 2,143 LF of 36" DIP between the new tank and a point that marks the end of Part 1 and a portion of the beginning of Part 2. It also involves approximately 1,700 LF of 30” DIP from the new tank to an existing connection at Colorado Boulevard, approximately 915 LF of 24" overflow pipeline from the tank to Ash Street, and tank drain and foundation drain piping. Other work includes two valve vaults, site work, electrical, and controls. The tank design will include foundation provisions for a future Veterans Memorial which will be constructed on the tank roof after Garney’s contract is complete.
Part 2 is the construction of the new 21 MGD pump station and its associated pipeline work. This includes a masonry building, five vertical turbine pumps and variable frequency drives, two end suction pumps, two hydropneumatic surge tanks, a standby engine generator, a bridge crane, piping, valves, and a flow meter. It also entails approximately 400 LF of 36" DIP that will run from the beginning of Part 2 to the pump station, and approximately 320 LF of 30" DIP from the pump station to an existing waterline in Colorado Boulevard. Other work on Part 2 includes site work, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and HVAC.
This project is slated for completion in September, 2007.
Garney Awarded Another Segment of the Bellvue Transmission Pipeline for the City of Greeley
Greeley, Colorado – October 2006 – Garney was awarded construction of the four and a half mile Mulberry Segment of the City of Greeley’s Bellvue Transmission Pipeline. Over the past few years, the City has been working on a multi-phase enhancement program for its Bellvue Water Treatment Plant to address not only the area’s constant growth but also the ailing condition of the plant’s existing pipelines. The city’s goal is to add a 60” water line from the city to the plant, which is 28 miles away and at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Their program entails breaking this task up into a number of segments, building one each year, as funding is available, until the line is complete. The Mulberry Segment is the fourth in the series; Garney was second bidder on the first but has built every one since.
The Mulberry Segment involves 23,000 LF of 60” steel pipe and is the most difficult section so far because it crosses industrial areas where the others have crossed agricultural property. The project also includes numerous long tunnels, multiple canal crossings, and a reservoir inlet crossing. However, management of groundwater will be the most challenging aspect of the job as every element on this segment will require a different dewatering approach. The area’s ground conditions consist of gravel sitting on bedrock about 20 feet down. To make matters more complicated, the pipeline’s entire alignment is affected by irrigation water, which will require close coordination with all property owners along the way. These conditions also make the job’s tunnels a very risky element of this project. These will run under I-25, State Highway 14, and numerous other roads.
Construction on this $11.6 million project will begin in January of 2007 and is scheduled for completion in December of 2007 – and, with completion, another section of the City of Greeley’s “new backbone” will be in place.
Garney to Construct $11.4 Million Expansion at Sam M. Hobbs WWTP
Casper, Wyoming – September 2006 – The City of Casper’s Natrona County Joint Powers Board No. 2 has awarded Garney a contract providing for the construction of various improvements to the Sam H. Hobbs Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The job consists of improvements to the aeration system; rehabilitation of the secondary clarifier; implementation of ultraviolet light disinfection; construction of a new mechanical dewatering facility and a new maintenance building; various roof replacements and building expansions; upgrades to the existing treatment facility; and all associated yard piping, site work, electrical, instrumentation and controls, and mechanical work. The job also includes the installation of owner-furnished equipment consisting of single-stage centrifugal air blower equipment and aeration system accessories, ultraviolet light disinfection equipment, and dewatering centrifuge equipment.
This 22-month project is scheduled for completion in September 2008.
Garney to Construct 3.0 MGD Expansion of Wastewater Treatment Plant in Central Arizona
Buckeye, Arizona – July 2006 – The East Buckeye Sewer Group (EBSG) has selected Garney Construction as Construction Manager at Risk to perform construction services to expand the existing Central Buckeye Wastewater Treatment Plant from 4.0 to 7.0 MGD. This expansion, Phase 2 of a total of four phases, is required in order to meet the new demands of the EBSG eastside development in the Town of Buckeye. The overall projection of the eastside development will eventually expand the plant an additional 12.0 MGD in 3.0 MGD phases. Garney has been selected as the CMAR to expand 6.0 MGD of the 12.0 MGD.
Garney is currently the Town of Buckeye’s CMAR for the Phase 1B expansion of the Central Buckeye Wastewater Treatment Plant. It was our efforts in completing the project on time and under budget that led to our selection as CMAR for this project, Phase 2, and also for Phase 3 of this plant’s expansion as well.
Phase 2 will include the addition of a new pump, a mechanical fine screen, and a grit removal system at the headworks. New construction includes the following: anoxic/aeration basins, two secondary clarifiers, a mixed liquor recycle pump station, an RAS/WAS pump station, tertiary disc filters, chlorine contact basins, effluent outfall, a sludge belt filter press, two additional blowers, chemical feed systems, various process piping (4 to 30 inches in diameter), and associated electrical and instrumentation systems.
The project is expected to start January 2, 2007 and will have a 15-month construction duration.
Garney Awarded Eagle Mountain Connection Pipeline Project in Tarrant County Texas – Its Largest Pipe Contract To Date
Fort Worth, Texas – June 2006 – Tarrant Regional Water District has awarded Garney a contract to construct it’s Eagle Mountain Connection Pipeline, Contract B.
With an estimated contract value of $41.7 million, this project represents Garney’s single largest pipe project to date. Garney’s Pipe Group will install approximately 47,000 LF of 84” and 400 LF of 78” mortar-lined polyurethane-coated steel pipe (supplied by Northwest Pipe Company). The job also entails more than 650 LF of 102” tunnels under existing roadways. And, one of the more unique features of this project is a sub-aqueous installation of approximately 700 LF of 78” Hobas pipe and an outlet structure in Eagle Mountain Lake in waters as deep as 30 feet. Garney will elicit the assistance of its Water Facilities Group to construct several large underground cast-in-place concrete structures as well as two above-ground electrical buildings.
A little more than half of the installation will be in cross country conditions (approximately 25,000 LF with 23,000 LF of that requiring rock-trenching); the balance of the pipeline (about 22,000 LF) will be installed in more urban conditions adjacent to and into existing pavement and housing developments. Other miscellaneous work items and appurtenances to be installed in association with the pipeline construction include 24 air releases, 22 blow-offs, 120 LF of open cut casing, impressed current cathodic protection, test stations, over 4,500 LF of concrete encasement, butterfly valves, seeding, sodding, erosion control, electrical, instrumentation, fencing and paving replacement.
The project is designed by Freese & Nichols, an engineer with whom Garney is very familiar and for whom we have constructed several large projects.
Garney Awarded $21.1 Million Contract to Construct Lake Barkley Raw Water Transmission System in Kentucky
Hopkinsville, Kentucky – June 2006 – Garney Construction was recently awarded a contract by the Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority (HWEA) to construct approximately 26 miles of 36” water transmission main in order to deliver water from a raw water intake site on Lake Barkley just west of Cadiz to the South Quarry Reservoir in Hopkinsville, which has a total raw water storage capacity of 220 million gallons.
The approximately 133,500 LF of 36” ductile iron pipe is to be installed in mostly cross-country laying conditions, with significant portions of the transmission main to be situated in an abandoned Illinois Central Gulf Railroad railroad bed, the right-of-way for which was purchased by HWEA in 1998. The job also entails approximately 1,555 LF of trenchless crossings as well as rock excavation. Additionally, though the terrain is generally relatively flat, the project includes 47 6” and 4” combination air/vacuum release valve assemblies in 8’ precast manholes. Also, approximately 24,000 LF of 12” DIP potable water line, including another 860 LF of trenchless crossings, will be installed parallel to the raw water transmission main to further enhance HWEA’s distribution system.
Work on this project is scheduled to begin in September 2006 and is scheduled for completion by November 2007.
When completed, this project will provide 20 MGD of raw water to HWEA treatment facilities and help alleviate problems associated with a limited water supply during drought conditions – which has been an issue over the past 10 years – and it will enhance HWEA’s ability to treat water to higher EPA Drinking Water Standards. Garney is doing its part to help fulfill the project goals and assist the HWEA in achieving a primary element of its mission statement: to aid the advancement of local economic development by providing water services at the most prudent cost.
JEA Awards Garney $8 Million Utility Improvements Project
Jacksonville, Florida – June 2006 – Garney Construction was the successful bidder for the Jacksonville Electric Authority’s (JEA) Kernan Boulevard Utility Improvements Project. This project represents the second in a series of phases designed to add an extra two lanes along a 6.8 mile stretch of Kernan Boulevard between Beach Boulevard and McCormick / Wonderwood Roads in order to relieve congestion.
This project entails the installation of approximately 13,500 LF of 24” and 18,700 LF of 30” ductile iron pipe. It also involves the installation of HDPE pipe via directional drill, including approximately 1,500 LF of 30”, 2,150 LF of 36”, and a combined total footage of approximately 870 LF of 18” and 16”. There is also a combined total of approximately 350 LF of 24”, 36”, and 48” jack and bores. There will be one major road crossing and two separate fly-overs constructed at Beach Boulevard and at Atlantic Boulevard.
Some of the many challenges on this project include extensive dewatering and traffic control requirements throughout the majority of the project as well as night time crossings and shut downs. Strong coordination efforts will be required to maintain strict time constraints due to the heavily trafficked general area as well as the overall effect on the general public and housing developments. Construction is expected to be complete April 2007
Garney to Build $11.6 Million Transmission Main for Tampa Bay Water
Odessa, Florida – May 2006 – As part of their West Pasco Improvements endeavor, Tampa Bay Water (TBW) has awarded Garney the contract to construct a 6.8 mile transmission main to allow ground water withdrawal reductions at their Starkey and North Pasco well fields. The total length of the project is 37,000 LF, which can be broken down into three sections: a 17,550 LF southern section, a 900 LF directional drill under the Anclote River, and then an 18,550 LF portion north of the river crossing.
The southern portion crosses wide open pasture and consists of 42” ductile iron pipe, with the exception of 5,050 LF of American spiral weld steel pipe. This segment will connect to TBW’s 84” transmission main installed by Garney in 2006 (job 2799). The river crossing entails 38” American spiral weld steel pipe (polyurethane coated inside and out). The northern portion calls for 36” DIP and runs within Starkey Wilderness Park – in fact all but about 850 LF of it parallels a pedestrian, bicycling, and jogging path. This portion also includes milestones which must be completed on time to avoid accruing penalties.
Once the new main is completed, prior to making connections to the existing infrastructure, we will convert existing well collection mains and raw water storage tanks to comply with drinking water standards by means of disinfection procedures. The contract also entails minimal yard piping and site work for a future booster station.
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