The competitive construction market in Miami is a challenge for any pump company, even without the unpredictable weather and site surroundings. Temperatures reaching 95-degrees, 100% humidity, and consistent rain make for unfavorable work conditions. The Port of Miami Tunnel project consists of twin underwater tunnels with an entrance sandwiched in between 6 lanes of traffic. The job required Florida Concrete Unlimited to unexpectedly install 1,000-feet of slickline on two day notice, to access all areas of the 1,000’ x 80’ pour site, and pump into multiple booms to complete the project. Add the fact that not one hick-up could be afforded without causing a catastrophe and this is a story worth telling!
In a winter that has had many construction companies in the U.S. fighting the cold and snow, and in some cases delaying concrete pumping, there is one pumping project that relies on sub-freezing temps to get the job done. The CapX 2020 project is a multi-phase upgrade to the power transmission grid being constructed by 11 electric utilities in the Upper Midwest. The construction of new power lines requires new pole structures between substations. In Minnesota that means following a path that traverses all sorts of terrain including low lying bogs, swamps and lakes. One power line project being constructed by Xcel Energy follows a 28-mile stretch from Monticello, MN to St. Cloud, MN.
Concrete Pumps with
Innovative Placing System
Send One World Trade Center Skyward
Pumping progress has been sending One World Trade Center (1WTC) skyward at one floor per week. Topping out at 1,386-feet in spring 2012, the high rise is being constructed with two concrete cores and concrete on metal decks utilizing an innovative placing system. The system was conceived in cooperation with the manufacturer of the pumping equipment and Collavino Construction Company Limited, a US/Canadian based company and American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) member that is forming, pumping and finishing all cast-in-place concrete for the project including some of the highest strength mixes ever used. The final structure will have a shrouded mast that will take it to 1,776-feet making it the tallest building in the United States.
Pumped Mat Slabs Replace
Multiple Piers For Fast Track Solar Panel Plant
In the seismic areas of northern California, earthquake engineering is a fact of life. In the case of a solar panel manufacturing plant being constructed in Fremont, CA, the engineers chose a keyway system to tie large concrete mats together in place of drilling and filling hundreds of piers for the foundation. The expansion of Solyndra, Inc.’s manufacturing capabilities will add 609,000 square feet of production and office area. The company has a nearby plant in the Bay Area and the new expansion is named Fab 2. The 100-percent pumped project is being handled by Joseph J. Albanese, Inc, Santa Clara, CA working with general contractors Rudolph and Sletten, Redwood City, CA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation.
Full Service Combines with Customer Service
On High End Residential Project
In a contradiction to slow residential construction throughout the U.S., a California pumper is showing how adding services and providing exceptional customer service are a formula for success on a luxurious housing development in Orange County, California. Farino Construction Services, Inc., Lake Forest, CA recently completed footings, slabs and walls for a 10,000 square foot home in Montage Laguna Beach, a Seacrest Development property that encompasses 30 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Massive Pumping Of 30,000 Piles And Production Line On $5 Billion Alabama Steel Plant
The new plant is employing more than 29,000 workers during construction and will provide 2,900 high paying jobs upon completion. The choice to position a steel plant in North America bodes well for the economy. “Our investment in Alabama is a central element of the ThyssenKrupp Stainless strategy. The NAFTA stainless steel market has great potential and we are committed to significantly expanding our business in this growth region. It will create major advantages in terms of quality, costs, and access to a customer base with a demand greater than current supply,” noted Juergen H. Fechter, Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Stainless and member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.
Soil Stabilization Firm Grouting Largest US Sinkhole
In one of the largest sinkhole grouting projects undertaken in the United States, Earth Tech, a soil stabilization firm located in Land O’ Lakes, Fl is using concrete pumps to provide a firm foundation for a ramp improvement on Interstate-4 (I-4) at Maitland Boulevard in Orlando. More than 35,000 yards of grout will be pumped on the project which is one-third of the way through a nine month schedule of completion.
Vancouver Pumper Juggles Multiple Separate
Placing Boom Jobs
Chris Reynolds’ grandfather wakes up everyday and marvels at the current state of concrete pumping technology. “We are a third generation company and when my grandfather started in the business after the war, the company specialized in concrete pre-cast products, residential and eventually commercial concrete placement, “according to Chris.
After lengthy delays caused by environmental concerns, a coal fired power plant is being built at Weston, Missouri by Kansas City Power and Light. And after a lengthy time away from the business, the pumper on the project is back in a big way. The $1 billion Iatan 2 power plant will supply 850 megawatts of power and will be located next to an existing power plant. ACI Concrete Placement in Olathe s a new owner Matt Kaminsky who scored the pumping contract after owning the company for only a few months, but he brought a wealth of experience with him.
Tunnel Lining Project Takes Pumping To Great Lengths
A dual phase project to repair aging sewer tunnels in the Los Angeles area has incorporated the use of SCC (self consolidating concrete) in the largest use of this material in North America. Matching the impressive quantities of SCC being used on the project are the lengthy distances the material is being pumped using a standard Schwing concrete pump.
Shotcrete Contractor Takes His Show On
The Road With World Class Results
For nearly thirty years Desert Shotcrete in Tucson, AZ has ridden the wave of growth in the southwest. Along the way, the company has earned a reputation for being a first class rebar and shotcrete contractor, with more than 19 thousand residential and commercial installations to show for their efforts. “There was always so much to do right here in Tucson,” explains Desert owner, Joe Schmieder, “I would get calls from general contractors asking if I would be interested in being the shotcrete sub on large out of state pool projects but I just couldn’t break away to pursue them.” Schmieder kept getting the calls from the generals and when the migration to the southwest slowed along with home construction, Schmieder decided to take his shotcrete show on the road.
