Bear-Corbitt Road 1 MG Elevated Water Storage Tank

Key Accomplishments

Johnston Construction Company

• JCC performed its work under subcontract to CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, LLC, which held the prime contract with Veolia for completion of the elevated water storage tank project.
• JCC’s work supported construction of the elevated water storage tank through site work, tank foundation work, piping, conduit, electrical coordination, instrumentation coordination, site restoration, and related construction support.
• Major work included mobilization, permits, erosion and sediment controls, tank foundation work, piping and conduit, electrical tank coordination, site grading, seeding, gravel access drive construction, tank slab floor drain piping, and project closeout support.
• The work required coordination with CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, Veolia Water Delaware, Pennoni, utility providers, tank design and erection personnel, electrical and instrumentation suppliers, testing agencies, inspectors, and project stakeholders.
• The project required compliance with CB&I requirements, Veolia Water Delaware requirements, Pennoni project requirements, AWWA water storage tank requirements, site work requirements, foundation requirements, electrical and instrumentation requirements, erosion and sediment control requirements, testing requirements, safety requirements, documentation requirements, and closeout requirements.
• Johnston Construction Company performed work for the Bear-Corbitt Road Elevated Water Storage Tank project in New Castle, Delaware. The project was completed for Veolia Water Delaware, with CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, LLC serving as the tank contractor / prime contractor and Johnston Construction Company serving as subcontractor.
• The project included design and construction of a new 1,000,000-gallon elevated water storage tank connected to the Veolia Water Delaware water distribution system. The work included construction of an elevated welded steel water storage tower, protection of existing site features, restoration, cleanup, testing, and all related work necessary to complete the water tower construction and restore the site area.
• The elevated tank was planned as a one-million-gallon water storage facility. JCC’s work supported the construction, testing, and turnover of the new elevated tank facility by providing the site, foundation, piping, conduit, electrical, instrumentation, and coordination work required to complete the project.
• JCC’s base scope included civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work relating to construction of the 1,000,000-gallon elevated water storage tank located in New Castle, Delaware. The subcontract scope included mobilization, permits, erosion and sediment controls, design and construction support for the tank foundation, piping and conduit work, water storage tank support, coating system coordination, site restoration, and geotechnical investigation support.
• Site work included grading, seeding, and construction of a gravel access drive with an 8-inch crusher run section. JCC’s work also included site restoration and coordination of construction activities within the project limits.
• Tank foundation work was included in accordance with the CB&I foundation drawing. JCC’s foundation-related scope included tank foundation work, pier layout, minimal spoil management for the work, and coordination of foundation construction activities required to support the new elevated water storage tank.
• Piping work included one 12-inch inlet / outlet pipe extending to approximately 20 feet outside the tank foundation. The piping scope also included a mechanical joint 90-degree bend inside the foundation and a vertical spool piece extending above the tank slab.

Concrete Services Division

• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed concrete construction work for the Bear-Corbitt Road Elevated Water Storage Tank project in New Castle, Delaware.
• CSD performed its work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company for forming, placement, finishing, curing, and concrete accessory work associated with the tank foundation.
• CSD’s scope included mobilization and demobilization of concrete equipment, rental of form material, purchase of form lumber, installation and stripping of forms, concrete placement labor, concrete finishing labor and supplies, concrete curing labor and supplies, and concrete accessory labor.
• Major concrete work included footing forming, slab-on-grade forming, curved wall forming, footing placement, slab-on-grade placement, wall placement, float and screed work, trowel finishing, point and patch work, bagging, curing, and concrete accessories.
• The work required coordination with Johnston Construction Company, CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, Veolia Water Delaware, Pennoni, concrete suppliers, testing agencies, pumping services, equipment providers, and project stakeholders.
• The concrete work supported the larger elevated water storage tank construction by providing the foundation concrete work required for the new tank structure.
• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed concrete construction work for the Bear-Corbitt Road Elevated Water Storage Tank project in New Castle, Delaware. The work supported construction of a new 1,000,000-gallon elevated water storage tank serving Veolia Water Delaware.
• CSD performed the work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company. The CSD subcontract, No. 202401SC01, was dated effective March 4, 2024, and identified Concrete Services Division, LLC as the subcontractor and Johnston Construction Company as the contractor. The delivery location was New River Road 1MGAL EWST, Bear-Corbitt Road, New Castle, Delaware.
• The overall project included design and construction of a new elevated water storage tank connected to the Veolia Water Delaware water distribution system. The work included tank construction, foundation work, piping, conduit, electrical and instrumentation coordination, site work, testing, cleanup, restoration, and final project turnover.
• CSD’s work focused on the concrete construction required to support the elevated water storage tank foundation. The scope included forming, placing, finishing, curing, and concrete accessory work associated with the tank foundation.
• The concrete scope included mobilizing and demobilizing concrete equipment, tools, and supplies to and from the jobsite; rental of form material; purchase of form lumber; installation and stripping of forms; concrete placement labor; concrete finishing labor and supplies; concrete curing labor and supplies; and concrete accessory labor for items such as PMJ, waterstop, caulk, and related accessories.
• CSD’s scope also included winter protection labor, re-steel unloading and placing labor on a time-and-material basis to JCC, re-steel placing supplies on a time-and-material basis to JCC, setting anchor bolts on a time-and-material basis to JCC, coordination of concrete purchased by JCC, coordination of testing lab services paid for by JCC, coordination of concrete pumping services paid for by JCC, and coordination of JCC and outside equipment rentals paid for by JCC.
• The concrete work included approximately 140 cubic yards of concrete, 184.34 square feet of footing forming, 8.00 square feet of slab-on-grade forming, and 1,031.49 square feet of curved wall forming.

Electrical Services Division

• Electrical Services Division, LLC performed electrical construction work for the Bear-Corbitt Road Elevated Water Storage Tank project in New Castle, Delaware.
• ESD performed its work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company for electrical work associated with the Bear-Corbitt Road Elevated Water Storage Tank project.
• ESD’s scope included furnishing and installing conduit, wire, connections, lights, switches, receptacles, a NEMA 12 panelboard, tank lighting, tank grounding, and heat tracing of the riser pipe above the condensate ceiling.
• Major electrical work included one wall pack, twelve jelly jar fixtures, four 4-foot fixtures, one emergency fixture, four ground rods connected to the base of the tank, three 2-inch conduits stubbed out of the tank foundation, mixer electrical connection, and a 30A NEMA 4X disconnect.
• The work required coordination with Johnston Construction Company, CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, Veolia Water Delaware, Pennoni, tank construction personnel, electrical suppliers, testing services, equipment providers, and project stakeholders.
• The project required compliance with Specification Divisions 331619 and 464146, Drawing CS10001, Addenda 1 and 2, CB&I foundation sketch, ESD proposal, ESD control estimate, JCC schedule, safety requirements, submittal requirements, O&M manual requirements, testing requirements, startup requirements, and closeout requirements.
• Electrical Services Division, LLC performed electrical construction work for the Bear-Corbitt Road Elevated Water Storage Tank project in New Castle, Delaware. The work supported construction of a new 1,000,000-gallon elevated water storage tank serving Veolia Water Delaware.
• ESD performed the work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company. The ESD subcontract, No. 202401SC02, was dated effective April 10, 2024, and identified Electrical Services Division, LLC as the subcontractor and Johnston Construction Company as the contractor. The delivery location was New River Road 1MGAL EWST, Bear-Corbitt Road, New Castle, Delaware.
• The overall project included design and construction of a new elevated water storage tank connected to the Veolia Water Delaware water distribution system. The work included tank construction, foundation work, piping, conduit, electrical and instrumentation coordination, site work, testing, cleanup, restoration, and final project turnover.
• ESD’s work focused on the electrical construction required to support the new elevated water storage tank facility. The scope included conduit, wire, connections, lighting, switches, receptacles, panelboard installation, tank lighting, tank grounding, heat tracing, mixer connection, testing coordination, startup support, and as-built documentation.
• The lighting scope included furnishing and installing tank lighting, including one wall pack fixture, twelve jelly jar fixtures, four 4-foot fixtures, and one emergency fixture.
• The electrical gear scope included furnishing and installing a NEMA 12 panelboard, along with related switches, receptacles, boxes, devices, wire, conduit, and electrical connections required for the tank electrical systems.
• The grounding scope included furnishing and installing tank grounding consisting of four ground rods connected to the base of the tank. The subcontract excluded the ground ring, lightning protection system / UL label, and cathodic protection system, but included the specific grounding connections identified in ESD’s scope.

Additional project details

• JCC supported construction of a new 1,000,000-gallon welded-steel elevated water storage tank for Veolia Water Delaware.
• Its civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation package covered site preparation, tank foundations, utility connections, and restoration.