BAUER-Pileco Jobsite Stories
ADSC Expo & Technical Conference 2012
| SAN ANTONIO - March 14 – 17, 2012 brought the return of the ADSC Expo & Technical Conference. This year it was held at the JW Marriott Resort in San Antonio, TX. BAUER-Pileco was there with the BAUER BG 24H with the new Low Headroom Attachment. There was also a RTG RG 19T, KLEMM KR 702-2 and a MAT Desander on display. It was a great event and we want to thank everyone that stopped by our booth. Here are some pictures of the event! |
Malcolm Drilling Builds Break-In Plugs for Port of Miami Tunnel with BAUER Equipment
| MIAMI – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contracted with the Miami Access Tunnel (MAT) concessionaire group to construct two 42-feet (12.8m) outside diameter tunnels with two lanes of traffic each way between Watson and Dodge Islands to alleviate traffic congestion in downtown Miami. Malcolm Drilling Company Inc. (MDCI) is the specialty foundation contractor constructing the two sets of support of excavation (SOE), break-in and break-out plugs and soil improvement for the launch and reception of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) on each island. Bouygues Civil Work Florida (BCWF), a minority partner in the MAT concessionaire group, is the General Contractor for the Port of Miami Tunnel (POMT) project. The POMT project is a public-private partnership (PPP or P3) that is responsible for the design-build-finance-operate-and-maintenance of the tunnels. |
US Army Corps of Engineers Rebuild Levees in St. Bernard Parish with T-Wall Construction
| St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana – The US Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of orchestrating the construction of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System in St. Bernard Parish. With the help of the St. Bernard Levee Partners, a limited liability corporation comprising URS Corporation, James Construction Group and the Obayashi Corporation, work is being performed to create a newly-designed risk-reduction system. This new system will provide a 100-year risk reduction through the construction of 22.8 miles of floodwall and a raised protection level of 26 to 32 feet. The St. Bernard Levee Partners are responsible for 7.5 miles of the project. |
Fixed Lead Systems Provide Stability, Guidance and Accuracy while at the Jobsite
Honolulu – Nan, Inc. is currently constructing barracks for single enlistees on the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base in Hawaii. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded the $40 million project to Nan, Inc. in August 2009 and construction on the barracks began May 2010.