South Main 500,000-Gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank

Key Accomplishments

Johnston Construction Company

• The work included site preparation, excavation, backfill, grading, erosion and sediment controls, drainage improvements, access construction, and final restoration.
• JCC installed the underground water-main piping, valves, fittings, restraints, and connections required to connect the new elevated tank to Pennsylvania-American Water Company’s distribution system.
• The project included tank intake piping, overflow piping, supporting mechanical systems, concrete pads, and related appurtenances.
• JCC provided electrical-distribution systems, lighting, grounding, equipment connections, instrumentation pathways, control wiring, and infrastructure supporting the emergency-generator system.
• The company coordinated its work with the tank mixer, remote telemetry unit, security equipment, antennas, and other components furnished by the Owner or installed by other project participants.
• JCC coordinated testing, startup, quality documentation, as-built records, operations and maintenance information, cleanup, and project-closeout activities.
• Johnston Construction Company performed the civil, foundation, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation portion of the South Main Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
• The project provided Pennsylvania-American Water Company with a new 500,000-gallon single-pedestal spheroidal elevated water-storage tank serving its Punxsutawney-area water system.
• The project was located in Young Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania-American Water Company served as the Owner. Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. prepared the South Main project specifications and drawings and provided engineering support through Matthew Orner, P.E., Project Manager.
• CB&I Storage Solutions LLC entered into the prime contract with Pennsylvania-American Water Company and retained Johnston Construction Company as its subcontractor.
• The fully executed subcontract identifies CB&I Storage Solutions LLC as the Company and Johnston Construction Company as the Subcontractor. JCC’s assigned work included the civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation construction associated with the South Main Elevated Water Storage Tank.

Concrete Services Division

• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed the concrete construction supporting the new 500,000-gallon South Main Elevated Water Storage Tank.
• CSD completed forming and concrete-placement work for the reinforced-concrete tank foundation and floor slab.
• The scope included a fire-hydrant pad, outfall endwall, emergency-generator 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 124 cubic yards of concrete purchased by Johnston Construction Company.
• CSD placed approximately 9.88 tons of reinforcing steel and installed 20 dowels within the assigned concrete work.
• The concrete work included placement, consolidation, floating, screeding, machine-trowel finishing, bag finishing, point-and-patch repairs, and curing.
• CSD provided concrete-accessory labor and materials, including premolded joint material, waterstop, caulk, and related items.
• The company coordinated concrete deliveries, pumping, testing, winter protection, reinforcing-steel handling, and equipment use with JCC.
• Concrete Services Division, LLC performed the concrete portion of the South Main Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
• The overall project provided Pennsylvania-American Water Company with a new 500,000-gallon elevated water-storage tank serving its Punxsutawney-area distribution system.
• Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. served as the engineering organization for the project. CB&I Storage Solutions LLC retained Johnston Construction Company for the civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work, and JCC retained Concrete Services Division, LLC for the assigned concrete construction.
• The subcontract identifies Johnston Construction Company as the Contractor and Concrete Services Division, LLC as the Subcontractor. Justin Bender is listed as the CSD contact, while John Holcomb is identified as JCC’s site contact. The document does not expressly identify Justin Bender as the project manager, so that field remains to be confirmed.
• The subcontract required CSD to furnish the labor, materials, tools, supervision, and supplies necessary for forming and placing the tank foundation, concrete floor slab, fire-hydrant pad, outfall endwall, generator pad, and level-spreader concrete berm.

Electrical Services Division

• Electrical Services Division performed the electrical construction supporting the new 500,000-gallon South Main Elevated Water Storage Tank.
• ESD furnished and installed electrical conduit, conductors, boxes, devices, switches, receptacles, and equipment connections throughout the tank site.
• The electrical scope included a new service, panelboard, switchgear, and surge-protection equipment serving the elevated tank systems.
• ESD furnished and installed the lighting system required for safe operation, inspection, and maintenance of the tank and surrounding site.
• The company provided a complete lightning-protection system for the elevated steel tank.
• ESD excavated and installed underground duct banks between the water tank and utility pole and between the water tank and emergency generator.
• The work included electrical connections for the emergency generator, tank mixer, heater, and heat-tracing equipment furnished by others.
• ESD coordinated electrical and instrumentation interfaces with JCC, CB&I Storage Solutions LLC, Pennsylvania-American Water Company, equipment suppliers, and other project participants.
• The company provided inspection coordination, testing support, startup services, operations and maintenance documentation, and final as-built record drawings.
• Electrical Services Division performed the electrical portion of the South Main Elevated Water Storage Tank project in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
• The overall project provided Pennsylvania-American Water Company with a new 500,000-gallon elevated water-storage tank serving its Punxsutawney-area distribution system.
• The project was constructed at 800 South Main Street Extension in Young Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania-American Water Company served as the Owner. Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. prepared the project-specific engineering documents for the South Main tank.
• CB&I Storage Solutions LLC retained Johnston Construction Company to perform the civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation work associated with the new tank. JCC then retained Electrical Services Division to perform the assigned electrical construction.