Jackson Township 750,000-Gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank

Key Accomplishments

Johnston Construction Company

• JCC installed the Owner-furnished 16-inch and 8-inch underground ductile-iron water mains, valves, fittings, restraints, polywrap, and associated appurtenances.
• The work included PVC and HDPE drainage piping, manholes, inlets, drainage basins, and the stormwater-management system serving the tank site.
• JCC constructed the driveway, fencing, gate, and related access and security improvements.
• Electrical and instrumentation work included conduit, conductors, lighting, communications pathways, grounding, controls, equipment connections, and monitoring-system interfaces.
• JCC coordinated its work with CB&I’s fabrication and erection of the 750,000-gallon spheroid tank and with equipment and materials furnished by Pennsylvania-American Water Company.
• The company supported inspection, testing, startup, as-built documentation, operations and maintenance information, cleanup, and project closeout.
• Johnston Construction Company performed the civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation portion of the Jackson Township Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• The project provided Pennsylvania-American Water Company with a new 750,000-gallon elevated spheroid water-storage tank and all associated appurtenances.
• The work was performed on Owner property in Jackson Township near Harmony, Pennsylvania. The project specifications identify the facility as the Jackson Township Water Storage Tank and place the site in Jackson Township, Butler County.
• Pennsylvania-American Water Company served as the Owner.
• Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. prepared the project-specific specifications and contract drawings for the Jackson Township tank. Garret Hargenrader, P.E., Senior Project Manager, is identified as the engineering contact for the project.
• CB&I Storage Solutions LLC entered into the prime contract with Pennsylvania-American Water Company and retained Johnston Construction Company as its subcontractor.

Concrete Services Division

• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed the structural and site-concrete construction supporting the new 750,000-gallon Jackson Township Elevated Water Storage Tank.
• The scope included a concrete curb, equipment pad, fire-hydrant pad, level-spreader concrete berm, and four pipe-support pads.
• CSD installed footing, slab-on-grade, curved-wall, and straight-wall formwork and stripped the forms after the concrete achieved adequate strength.
• The company coordinated placement of approximately 192 cubic yards of concrete purchased by Johnston Construction Company.
• CSD placed approximately 15.75 tons of reinforcing steel and installed 20 dowels within the assigned concrete work.
• The concrete work included floating, screeding, machine-trowel finishing, bag finishing, point-and-patch repairs, and curing.
• CSD furnished concrete-accessory labor and materials, including premolded joint material, waterstop, caulk, and related joint components.
• The company coordinated concrete deliveries, pumping, testing, winter protection, reinforcing-steel handling, anchor-bolt placement, and equipment use with JCC.
• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed the concrete portion of the Jackson Township Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• The overall project provided Pennsylvania-American Water Company with a new 750,000-gallon elevated water-storage tank and associated site, piping, electrical, drainage, and operational improvements.
• Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. served as the engineering organization for the project. CB&I Storage Solutions LLC retained Johnston Construction Company to perform the assigned civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work, and JCC retained Concrete Services Division, LLC for the concrete construction included in CSD’s subcontract.
• The subcontract identifies Johnston Construction Company as the Contractor and Concrete Services Division, LLC as the Subcontractor. Justin Bender is identified as CSD’s contact. John Holcomb is identified as JCC’s site contact and as the project manager responsible for delivery and field scheduling.
• The subcontract required CSD to furnish the labor, materials, tools, supervision, and supplies necessary for forming and concrete placement associated with the tank foundation, concrete floor slab, concrete curb, equipment pad, fire-hydrant pad, and level-spreader concrete berm.
• The work was governed by Drawings C4, C6, CD2, CD7, S1, S2, and E3; the applicable earthwork, erosion-control, concrete-formwork, concrete-reinforcement, and cast-in-place-concrete requirements; CSD’s control estimate; CB&I’s specifications; and CB&I’s foundation drawings.

Electrical Services Division

• Electrical Services Division performed the electrical construction supporting Pennsylvania-American Water Company’s new 750,000-gallon Jackson Township Elevated Water Storage Tank.
• ESD furnished and installed conduit, conductors, connections, electrical boxes, switches, receptacles, and supporting devices throughout the tank facility.
• The work included the electrical service, panelboard, switchgear, and surge-protection equipment serving the tank’s electrical systems.
• ESD installed lighting systems supporting safe operation, inspection, access, and maintenance within and around the elevated tank.
• The company furnished and installed a lightning-protection system coordinated with the elevated steel tank and site grounding provisions.
• ESD excavated and installed the underground electrical duct bank between the water tank and the designated pull box.
• The electrical work included connections for the tank mixer, heater, and heat-tracing equipment furnished by others.
• ESD coordinated instrumentation pathways, equipment power, control wiring, grounding, and electrical interfaces with JCC, CB&I Storage Solutions LLC, the Owner, and equipment suppliers.
• The company provided electrical inspection coordination, testing, startup services, operations and maintenance information, and final as-built record drawings.
• Electrical Services Division performed the electrical portion of the Jackson Township Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• The overall project provided Pennsylvania-American Water Company with a new 750,000-gallon elevated water-storage tank and associated foundation, piping, drainage, access, electrical, instrumentation, and site improvements.
• Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. served as the engineering organization for the project. CB&I Storage Solutions LLC retained Johnston Construction Company for the assigned civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation construction, and JCC retained Electrical Services Division for the electrical work included in ESD’s subcontract.
• The subcontract does not establish the project manager recorded in the internal ESD job data. Therefore, the marketing job sheet’s Project Manager field remains rather than assigning the role to Ron Owens or John Holcomb without verification.
• The subcontract required ESD to furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision, and supporting services necessary to complete the electrical work for the Jackson Township 750,000-gallon elevated water-storage tank.