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  • ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL EXPANSION PROJECT

    Location: Tampa, FL Owner: BayCare    GC: Robins & Morton Project Revenue: $510,000.00 Project Start and End Date: 2018 – 2019 Griffin designed and installed a dewatering system to dewater the excavation to 26 ft. below grade during construction of the expansion. THE CHALLENGE An engineered dewatering solution was required to lower groundwater below the…

  • GROUNDWATER CONTROL DURING SALUDA DAM REMEDIATION CONSTRUCTION

    Project Location: Nebo, NC Owner: SCE&G Engineer: Paul C. Rizzo Associates Project Revenue: $16,000,000.00 Project Start and End Date: 2005 THE CHALLENGE The Saluda Dam needed repair to meet modern seismic safety requirements. The earthen Dam is 200 ft. high, over a mile long, and has a storage capacity of more than 2,100,000 ac-ft of…

  • Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project

    Project Location: Dubuque, Iowa Owner: Upper Bee Branch Creek-Channel, Streets, and Utilities GC: Tschiggfrie Excavating Project Revenue: 200,000,000 Project Start and End Date: July 2015 SUMMARY The City of Dubuque’s Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project was awarded a 2018 Eddy Award. The annual Eddy Awards are presented to those who have made the Mississippi River…

  • LINVILLE DAM ESSI PROJECT

    Project Location: Morganton, NC Owner: Duke Energy GC: Phillips & Jordan Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas Project Revenue: $973,000.00 Project Start and End Date: 2013-2014 THE CHALLENGE Excavation for the rehabilitation of the downstream side of the dam with the deepest subgrade 138 ft. below the normal pool of the lake. THE SOLUTION…

  • New City Development in Atlanta

    Location: 725 Ponce De Leon, Atlanta, GA GC: Brasfield & Gorrie Revenue: $450,000.00 Project Dates:  2017-2018 SUMMARY: Demolition of the infrastructure followed by construction of a new 3-level below grade parking garage as part of construction of a multi-use office and shopping development. CHALLENGE: An excavation exceeding 20 feet deep which is at, or in…

  • Savage Hammond Transload Expansion

    Project Name: Savage Hammond Transload Expansion Project Location: Hammond, IN Owner: Savage Services GC: Meyer Contracting Engineer: Savage Services Project Revenue: $225,000.00 Summary: The Transload facility remained in operation during installation of the jetted deep well dewatering system, required to install a water line, sewer line and retention basin during plant upgrades. Challenge: The expansion…

  • The Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project

    Title: The Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project Location: Long Beach, CA Owner: Port of Long Beach Engineer: SFI Project Revenue:  $196,450.00 Project Timeline: 2019 Challenge: The new $1.5B Gerald Desmond Bridge at the bustling Port of Long Beach is the first cable-stayed vehicular structure built in California and must conform to rigorous seismic standards. The…

  • City of Westminster – Dewatering & Water Treatment Solution for Interceptor Sewer Improvements

    City of Westminster – Dewatering & Water Treatment Solution for Interceptor Sewer Improvements Owner:  City of Westminster GC:  Brannan Construction Co. Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc. Project Revenue: $1,150,000.00 Project Time Period: January 2019 to November 2019 The Challenge Comprehensive upgrades to the Little Dry Creek Basin system were needed because of aging infrastructure and pressing…

  • Lyric Center Garage Addition

    Project Location:  Houston, Texas Owner: LCE Law Office Building, Inc. GC: Gilbane Building Company Engineer: Walter P. Moore Project Revenue: $100,000.00 Project Start and End Date: Feb. 2017 to May 2017 CHALLENGE This project required a dewatering system to keep groundwater 34 ft. below grade to facilitate the safe construction of a two-basement level underground…

  • Lost Hill Utility District 46 Widening

    Project Location: Lost Hill, California Engineer: CannonCorp Owner: CannonCorp GC: Todd Companies Project Dates: May 2018 – June 2018 The Challenge: During a crucial road construction project for the City of Lost Hill, California, Griffin was hired to dewater an excavation, requiring over 27 ft of water drawdown. To complete this project successfully, Griffin had…