Richland Borough 500,000-Gallon 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 Richland Borough for completion of the Richland Borough Elevated Water Storage Tank project.
• The overall project included a new elevated water storage tank, tank mixing system, painting, control valve, exposed and buried ductile iron piping, bypass piping, electrical utility service connection equipment, standby generator with buried propane fuel tank, controls, radio communication, cellular alarm panel, lighting, grounding, power and control wiring, site work, paving, E&S control devices, demolition, and surface restoration.
• JCC’s scope supported construction of the 500,000-gallon water storage tank through site work, foundation work, process piping, electrical work, grounding, generator coordination, insulation, testing coordination, documentation, and closeout support.
• The work required coordination with CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, Richland Borough, Becker Engineering, utility providers, tank design and erection personnel, specialty foundation contractors, electrical suppliers, inspection and testing agencies, and project stakeholders.
• The project required compliance with the executed subcontract, project drawings, project specifications, CB&I requirements, AWWA water storage tank requirements, electrical requirements, site work requirements, foundation requirements, testing requirements, safety requirements, BABA requirements, prevailing wage requirements, and closeout requirements.
• Johnston Construction Company performed work for the Richland Borough Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Richland Borough, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The executed subcontract is between CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, LLC and Johnston Construction Company, with JCC identified as the Subcontractor and CB&I identified as the Company / Prime Tank Contractor.
• The subcontract agreement was effective February 16, 2026. CB&I entered into the prime contract with Richland Borough, Lebanon County, PA, for completion of the Richland Borough Elevated Water Storage Tank project and engaged Johnston Construction Company to carry out and complete the subcontract work.
• JCC’s base scope was to perform the civil, foundation, electrical, and foam insulation scopes of work relating to construction of the 500,000-gallon water storage tank.
• The site work included installation, maintenance, and removal of erosion and sediment control devices, work at the proposed driveway, paving, access driveway improvements, restoration of Spayd’s Lane, demolition and removal of the existing control valve vault and associated piping, surface restoration, and coordination of special inspection and testing activities.
• Foundation work supported the new elevated tank structure and required coordination with geotechnical conditions at the site. The project geotechnical information noted variable rock depth, carbonate geology, and sinkhole / karst risk in the area, requiring careful site preparation, drainage control, foundation coordination, and observation during construction.
• The tank foundation work required coordination with deep foundation considerations, rock conditions, subgrade preparation, structural fill, slab work, and construction sequencing. The geotechnical recommendations identified drilled deep foundation elements, including drilled piers or micropiles, as suitable options for supporting the water tank due to variable depth to rock and the anticipated tank loads.
• The project included process and yard piping associated with the new tank facility, including inlet, outlet, overflow, bypass, valves, and related water system components. The sequence of construction required coordination with the existing system, insertion valve work, transmission main tie-ins, temporary piping, pressure testing, disinfection, tank filling, startup, VOC testing, bacteriological testing, and PA DEP permitting steps before the tank could be placed into service.

Concrete Services Division

• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed concrete forming, placement, finishing, curing, and accessory work for the new Richland 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank in Richland, Pennsylvania.
• The project included concrete work for the elevated water storage tank foundation, tank slab, tank walls, equipment pads, pipe pads, and anchor bolts.
• CSD’s scope included forming, placing, finishing, curing, concrete accessories, equipment pads, pipe pads, anchor bolt work, and coordination of concrete, testing, pumping, and equipment supplied or paid for by Johnston Construction Company.
• Major work included mobilization and demobilization, rental of form material, purchase of form lumber, installation and stripping of forms, slab-on-grade forming, curved wall forming, slab placement, wall placement, float and screed work, trowel finishing, point and patch work, bagging, curing, accessories, equipment pads, pipe pads, and anchor bolts.
• The work required coordination with Johnston Construction Company, the tank contractor/project team, concrete suppliers, testing lab, concrete pumping provider, equipment providers, and jobsite supervision.
• The work was performed in accordance with Project Specification Section 03300 Cast-in-Place Concrete, Section 13280 Elevated Storage Tank, Becker Elevated Water Storage Tank – Richland Borough Plans, Sheets 4, 4A, 5, and 6, and CBI Foundation Plans dated August 12, 2025.
• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed concrete construction work for the Richland 500kgal EWST project in Richland, Pennsylvania. The project involved concrete work associated with construction of a new 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank located at 40 Georgie Lane in Richland, Pennsylvania.
• CSD’s work was performed under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company. The subcontract included furnishing labor, material, and tools necessary for forming and concrete placement of the tank foundation, tank slab, and tank walls. The scope was based on the project specifications, Becker Elevated Water Storage Tank – Richland Borough Plans, and CBI foundation plans.
• The concrete scope included forming, placing, finishing, and curing for the elevated water storage tank concrete work. CSD’s work 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.
• CSD also performed concrete accessory work, including labor for items such as PMJ, waterstop, caulk, and related accessories, with material provided by Johnston Construction Company. The work also included equipment pads, pipe pads, and anchor bolts as part of the elevated water storage tank concrete scope.
• As part of the project, CSD coordinated concrete purchased by Johnston Construction Company, testing lab services paid for by JCC, concrete pumping services paid for by JCC, and rental of JCC and outside equipment paid for by JCC. CSD also included winter protection labor, re-steel placing labor and supplies on a time-and-material basis if performed, unloading rebar labor on a time-and-material basis with equipment by JCC, and setting anchor bolts and sleeves on a time-and-material basis.
• The subcontract excluded excavation, backfill, stone subgrade, concrete material, concrete pumping rental, concrete testing services, winter protection blankets and heaters, retainage, and certain equipment to be provided by JCC. CSD’s responsibility focused on the concrete placement, forming, finishing, curing, accessories, pads, anchor bolt coordination, and related labor required to support the tank foundation and concrete construction.
• Through this work, Concrete Services Division supported Johnston Construction Company’s construction of the Richland 500kgal Elevated Water Storage Tank by providing the forming, placement, finishing, curing, accessory installation, pad work, anchor bolt support, and concrete coordination required for the new elevated water storage tank foundation, slab, and wall system.

Electrical Services Division

• Electrical Services Division performed electrical construction work for the Richland Borough Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Richland Borough, Pennsylvania.
• ESD performed its work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company for the electrical work associated with the Richland 500K Elevated Water Storage Tank.
• ESD’s scope included conduit, wire, connections, tank lighting, gear, heat tracing coordination, electrical ground rods, ground ring work, electrical excavation, electrical service ductbanks, generator ductbank, transformer vault, wire labels, panel labels, conduit labels, future antenna conduits, coordination study, infrared testing, instrumentation wiring, RTU wiring, HVAC equipment wiring, testing, startup, and as-built / record drawings.
• Major electrical work included Type A, Type K, Type M, and Type B tank lighting; meter base; 200A main disconnect; 200A Panel PP-1; three disconnects; lighting contactor; four heat tracing lines; ground rods connected to the tank base in four locations; concrete-encased electrical service ductbanks; direct-bury generator ductbank; transformer vault; and 6-inch conduits for future antenna cables.
• The work required coordination with Johnston Construction Company, CB&I Storage Tank Solutions, Richland Borough, Becker Engineering, utility providers, tank manufacturer, electrical suppliers, instrumentation suppliers, testing services, and project stakeholders.
• The project required compliance with the project electrical requirements, Specification Sections 16000s, Addenda 1, 2, and 3, Drawings E-001 through E-601, JCC schedule, safety requirements, submittal requirements, O&M manual requirements, testing requirements, startup requirements, and closeout requirements.
• Electrical Services Division performed electrical construction work for the Richland Borough Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Richland Borough, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The work supported the new 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank facility serving Richland Borough.
• ESD performed the work under subcontract to Johnston Construction Company. The ESD subcontract, No. 202512SC03, was dated effective February 13, 2026, and identified Electrical Services Division as the subcontractor and Johnston Construction Company as the contractor. The delivery location was Richland 500K EWST, 40 Georgie Lane, Richland, Pennsylvania.
• The overall project included construction of a new 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank facility. The work included tank construction, tank mixing system, process piping, standby power, controls, instrumentation, communications, lighting, grounding, site work, paving, erosion and sediment controls, demolition, surface restoration, and closeout activities.
• ESD’s work focused on the electrical construction required to support the elevated water storage tank. The scope included conduit, wire, connections, tank lighting, electrical gear, heat tracing coordination, grounding, electrical excavation, ductbank installation, transformer vault work, instrumentation wiring, RTU wiring, HVAC equipment wiring, testing, startup, and as-built documentation.
• Tank lighting included five Type A fixtures, three Type K fixtures, nine Type M fixtures, and one Type B fixture. Electrical gear included a meter base, 200A main disconnect, 200A Panel PP-1, three disconnects, and a lighting contactor.
• The heat tracing scope included four heat tracing lines, with heat trace to be installed by the insulator on piping. ESD also included heat tracing as required within the electrical scope.
• The grounding scope included electrical ground rods connected to the base of the tank in four locations for the lightning protection ground ring. ESD also included a ground ring to connect to the base of the water tank, with downleads for the lightning protection system to be provided by the tank manufacturer for ESD to connect to the ground ring at the base of the tank.