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ODOT - OR217: Sunset Highway Tualatin Valley Highway Section
Location: Beaverton, Oregon
Contract Value: $29,251,821
Completion Date: August, 2012 (projected)
Description Of Work For Which Firm Was Responsible
This project will provide for the widening Highway 217, between Canyon Road and Highway 26. Included as part of this project was the extension of the Wilshire Bridge structure, approximately two miles of road construction, 100,000 CY of excavation, seven retaining walls, structural concrete walls, drainage piping, erosion control, paving, signing, illumination, signals, roadside development and general rehabilitation of affected roadways. Associated work includes paving, milling, wetland work, fencing, sidewalk, curb reconstruction, striping, permanent barrier, and an access road for maintenance crews.
City of Portland Burlingame Trunk Sewer Improvement Project
Location: Portland, Oregon
Contract Value: $4,864,731
Completion Date: July, 2012 (projected)
Description Of Work For Which Firm Was Responsible
The Burlingame Trunk Sewer Improvement Project is a rehabilitation and modernization project of an aging sanitary sewer trunkline that runs from Multnomah Village under I-5 to Burlingame area of the City of Portland. The rehabilitation portion of the work consisted of approximately 1,645 LF of 30 Cured-In-Place Pipe lining and 225 LF of 36 CIPP lining. Existing concrete manholes, originally installed in the 1950s, were also lined with an epoxy coating to extend anticipated service life an additional 50+ years.
The project also included enlargement and improvement of the system with the replacement of the 30 sanitary main with 410 LF of new 30 pipe and 2,500 LF of 48 pipeboth Hobas Fiberglass Reinforced Pipe. New 60, 72 and 96 High Density Polyethylene Lined Manholes were also installed and designed to withstand the corrosive effects of sewer effluent. Additionally, unlined 48 manholes were specified for smaller diameter connections.
This project transitions from an existing force main system to a gravity system. Extensive force main and local flow diversion was required in order to ensure uninterrupted service of the trunkline during installation. Portions of the Force Main bypass involved temporary installation of 5,500 LF of 24 HDPE and over 3,000 LF of 8 and smaller pipe with up to 7 pump locations with lead and lag pumps controlled with floats and auto-dialers.
Portions of the project had very strict time constraints. Scheduling force main shutdown to install and remove the bypass system and tie in the new gravity trunkline was only permitted twice with a limited duration of only two-weeks per shutdown. These shutdowns were coordinated with Clean Water Services and seasonal limitation and maximum rainfall forecasts were imposed. Additionally, a 45 day shutdown of the I-5 on and off-ramps servicing Multnomah Boulevard were required to perform upgrades. Additional lane closures were required along I-5 Northbound and Southbound. These closures required extensive detour routes and coordination with ODOT Maintenance, Construction, Traffic, and Mobility as well as PBOT and other contractors performing work along the I-5 corridor. Finally, due to the densely populated and heavilty travelled area, extensive public relations activities were initiated prior to and during construction.
Upon completion of the underground portion of the work, pavement restoration, sidewalk and curb replacement and landscape enhancements will be performed.
City of Sherwood Water Supply Improvement Project Transmission Pipeline
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
Contract Value: $7,999,075
Completion Date: December, 2011
Description Of Work For Which Firm Was Responsible
The work consists of construction of approximately 18,000 LF of 48-inch diameter welded steel water transmission piping; 625 linear feet of 8-inch waterline and 554 linear feet of storm drain piping, combination air/vacuum valve assemblies; blow assemblies; isolation valves; crossing of a seasonal creek through a wetland; two jack and bore crossings of Rock Creek; connections to existing finished water pipelines; installation of a control valve in an existing vault including electrical, instrumentation and control system; approximately 12,000 linear feet of roadway resurfacing; and performance of additional incidental work. Work activities will be performed in the City of Sherwood, Washington County and Clackamas County Right of Ways.
City of Corvallis 2011-2012 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Contract Value: $454,040
Completion Date: October, 2011
Description Of Work For Which Firm Was Responsible
Pipe bursting approximately 2,130 LF of 8" sanitary sewer pipe through existing sewers and replacement with 8" HDPE and approximately 150 LF of 8" storm drain pipe through existing storm drains and replacement with 12" HDPE pipe, locating, excavating, video inspecting, rerouting and/or reconnecting 98 EA 4 sewer service laterals located in back yards, removing/replacing sanitary sewer manholes, removal and replacement of driveways, sidewalks, curb and gutter, and streeet sections, installtion of 12" storm drain outfall check valve and other related appurtenances.
Unusual Factors
The project was complicated by the fact that the sanitary sewer mains run directly underneath the back lot lines of the residential properties. Our crews undertook extraordinary efforts to minimize the disturbance to residences properties and at the end of the project received zero complaints from the homeowners.
City of Portland Mt. Tabor Steel Water Pipe
Location: Portland, Oregon
Contract Value: $2,661,307
Completion Date: August, 2010
Description Of Work For Which Firm Was Responsible
This project consisted of installation of approximately 3500 LF of welded steel waterline ranging in sizes from 30 to 54. Work includes; steel pipe installation, misc vault installation, installation of associated flow meters, valves, and other piping, sawcutting, asphalt and concrete removal, trench paving, and full street reconstruction.
Washington County NW Cornell Road
Location: Washington County
Contract Value: $6,592,032
Completion Date: February, 2009
Description Of Work For Which Firm Was Responsible
Construction consisted of roadway widening, three lanes to five lanes, with bike lanes and sidewalks, new storm system throughout, wetland enhancement. Out work included grading, walls, drainage, grout, abandonment of existing storm system, paving, structures, signals, illumination, signing and striping.
Unusual Factors
All work had to be performed under live traffic on one of the busiest arterial roads in Washington County. The project had extensive storm filter system on Twin Oaks including a filter vault and manholes. One of the manholes was 28 deep and it required slide shoring. We had to utilize a light weight geo foam fill for lane widening in wetlands on top of 66" culvert pipes.
Rockaway Beach McMillan Creek Reservoir
Owner: City of Rockaway Beach
Location: Rockaway Beach
Contract Value: $ 1,667,566
Description
Construction of a 2.0 million gallon glass-fused-to-steel reservoir and 1,462 LF of 12 reservoir site piping & grading, C900 PVC Fill Line.
Date(s): Work began in the April of 2008 and completed in August of 2008
ORD Mongold State Park Day Use Area Launch Ramp
Owner: State of Oregon: Parks and Recreation Department
Location: Detroit, Oregon
Contract Value: $627,788
Description
Earthwork, Granular Embankment Fills, Drainage Culverts, Trench Drains, Pile Driving, Dock Relocation, Dock Modifications, Reinforced Concrete Ramp Extensions, New Reinforced Concrete Boat Ramps and Maneuver Areas.
Washington County Oleson Road Improvements
Owner: Washington County
Location: Beaverton, Oregon
Contract Value: $13,378,737
Description
The Oleson Road project will bring improvements to Oleson Road in the Garden Home area. Washington County voters approved funding in May 1995, when they approved the Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP 3). Oleson Road improvements are identified in MSTIP 3 as two improved travel lanes, intersection and safety improvements, sidewalks and bike facilities.
The Oleson Road project limits extend along SW Oleson Road from just north of Hall Boulevard to the south approach of the Fanno Creek bridge (just south of Beaverton Hillsdale Highway) approximately 2.6 miles. This project runs through three political jurisdictions: unincorporated Washington County, the City of Beaverton, and the City of Portland. The estimated total project cost is $17.8 million. Oleson Road is a Washington County arterial that functions as a north-south route for both local and through traffic. The emphasis of this project is to improve road and intersection safety while upgrading pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
The project entails the clearing of nearly 400 trees, the installation of 10,450 lf of Ductile Iron Waterline, and 19,270 lf of Reinforced Concrete Storm Sewer Pipe.
Daily Journal of Commerce Top Project 2009: 1st Place in the Public Works/Infrastructure/Transportation $5-15 Million division
Date(s): Work began in the July of 2006 and completed in April of 2009
Willow Lake Treatment Plant Upgrade
Owner: City of Salem
Location: Salem, OR
Contract Amount: $581,000
Description
Installation of 346 LF of 96" RCP Pipe between the influent diversion
structure and the bar screen facility at the City of Salem Willow Lake
Primary Waste Water Treatment Facility. Work includes trench excavation,
installation of a slide rail shoring system, trench backfill and
dewatering. Trench depth of 96" pipe is 32' deep consistent along entire
alignment.
Date(s): Work completed in 2007
Northgate Avenue Expansion
Owner: City of Salem
Location: Salem, OR
Contract Amount: $6,228,000
Description
Work included Clearing & Grubbing, 41,000 CY of Embankment Foundation Stabilization, 260,000 CY of Embankment, 14,000 SF of MSE Wall Construction, 1 Bridge constructed of 26" prestressed slabs and 1 bridge constructed of 33" prestressed box beams, Landscaping, roadside irrigation, wetland mitigation irrigation, traffic signals, street lighting, 2,415 LF of 18" Sanitary Sewer, 7,000 LF of storm sewer, 2,600 LF of 12" waterline, 7,000 ton of AC paving, curb and gutter, sidewalks, 100,000 CY of stream channel excavation and 684 LF of stream channel cleaning.
Date(s): Project completed 2003-2005
2nd Ave Crossing of Periwinkle Creek
Owner: City of Albany
Location: Albany, OR
Contract Amount: $650,000
Description
E&S was hired on an emergency basis to take over on a project to build a 20'x10' prefabricated arch span bridge. Significant shoring to prevent failure of adjacent structures was required to construct the project. Includes precast structural concrete, with 400 LF full street reconstruction.
Date(s): Project began in September 2007 and will be completed in December 2007
Molalla Effluent/Irrigation Force Main and Outfall
Owner: City of Molalla
Location: Molalla, OR
Contract Amount: $1,590,408
Description
Principal items of work consisted of: the installation of approximately 6,700 ft. of 24 diameter HDPE irrigation/force main; 3,800 ft. of 8 diameter HDPE sub-main (irrigation pipelines), major appurtenances included a cast-in-place concrete cascade aeration structure, a discharge monitoring structure (DMS building and valve vault), and the river outfall.
Date(s): Completed November 2006
Portland Tanner Creek Sewer Separation Phase III
Owner: City of Portland
Location: Portland, OR
Contract Amount: $ 8,061,903
Description
This project consisted of installation/construction of 8,000 LF of 6-54 sewer pipe which included a 1,200 LF section of open cut trench through the Jefferson Tunnel and 1,500 LF of open cut trench adjacent to retaining walls supporting previous landslides, 2 ea. 42 tunnel bores under Hwy 26, 1 was 157 LF and the other was 368 LF, 30 ea. 48-96 diameter sewer structures, 2 ea. Bio-swale areas, 150 LF of water main construction under the Jefferson Tunnel, 13,090 LF of 3 ODOT Camera Conduit, 117,000 SY of Cold Plane pavement removal, 12,700 tons of AC paving on Hwy 26, significant traffic control utilizing moveable concrete barrier system for barrier relocation. All work was performed in a very high traffic environment with high risk landslide areas. Project was delivered two months early and two million dollars under budget due to value engineering proposals submitted by Emery & Sons Construction. Due to the nature of the work and the amount of risk involved, this project morphed from a typical bid/build project to a design/build project. All members of the project team worked closely together to assure a quality project was delivered to the City of Portland that accomplished the intent of the original design as well as meeting the stipulations of the regulatory agencies.
Date(s): Completed October 2006