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Steelton DBP Rule Compliance Improvements – 260,000-Gallon Clearwell & WTP Retrofit

Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

LocationSteelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
MarketWater Storage and Tanks

Contract

$588,626

Team Members

Owner
Steelton Borough Authority
Engineer
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG)
Prime Contractor
DN Tanks, Inc.
Civil Subcontractor
Johnston Construction Company

Key Accomplishments

  • Performed the major civil, sitework, utility and water-treatment-plant retrofit scope supporting construction of the new 260,000-gallon clearwell.
  • Coordinated JCC's construction activities with DN Tanks, the Steelton Borough Authority, HRG and the separate electrical prime contractor.
  • Provided construction layout, surveying and staking required for JCC's work.
  • Established construction baselines and verified existing conditions prior to excavation.
  • Located and verified existing underground utilities and other site features affected by construction.
  • Developed, implemented and maintained erosion and sedimentation controls throughout JCC's work.
  • Installed and maintained temporary erosion-control measures including stabilized construction access, silt fencing, inlet protection, temporary seeding, stockpile controls and concrete-truck washout provisions.
  • Maintained affected roadways and controlled sediment tracking associated with construction operations.
  • Performed extensive tank-site excavation required for construction of the new clearwell.
  • Excavated the tank area to the required subgrade elevations in accordance with the project geotechnical requirements.
  • Managed excavation where rock or unsuitable materials were encountered within JCC's contracted work.
  • Proof-rolled and prepared the tank subgrade for subsequent foundation construction.
  • Removed, hauled and disposed of unsuitable and excess excavated material as required.
  • Excavated for the 12-foot-wide all-weather perimeter roadway around the new clearwell.

Project Description

The Steelton Borough Authority's DBP Rule Compliance Improvement Project was constructed under separate General Construction and Electrical Construction prime contracts. The overall project included a new 260,000-gallon clearwell, two 25-horsepower clearwell pumps, fiberglass baffles in the existing clearwell, and associated site, control, electrical and general improvements.

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