CURRENT PROJECT UPDATES

PATROON ISLAND BRIDGE REHABILITATION

Contract #: D262091 | NYSDOT Project Manager: Donal Curley

The Patroon Team has been working days, nights and weekends on Phase 2 of the panel operations and are on track to have all 1079 precast deck panels installed by the end of July 2015. The use of an LR1400 (440T) Crawler crane on land with 130ft of Jib allowed the team to free up valuable deck area and to set panels where prior installation methods had called for two 170 -T cranes on deck doing tandem picks.

Structural lifting of the heaviest Bridge jacking loads in NY State has been completed on three of the eight locations and will be completed by the end of October. A trolley beam system suspended from the truss system means the barge could be eliminated for interim move of the jacking setups in the water and will only return to remove the towers at completion. Painting operations are progressing in both the Stacked Bridges and on the main Patroon Island Bridge and is following the completion on panel work. Two concrete piers remain to be completed in the Stacked Bridges and drainage work, paving, guide rail and restoration will be closing out the project towards the end of the year.

RAMP MQ

Contract #: RK-73 | TBTA/MTA Project Manager: Brendan McLaughlin

On August 29th 2014, Halmar completed the milestone of re-opening the entire Ramp MQ to final traffic configuration-which triggered the incentive bonus for the project. In the fall of 2014, the crews completed punch-list items on the new roadway and also finished the remaining work underneath Ramp MQ including re-grading and paving the majority of parking lots for TBTA and NYPD vehicles. Additionally, the TBTA and Halmar negotiated 2 big change orders. One for Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) on the existing concrete pier caps and the other for adding over 5,000 LF of fencing on the barrier at various locations on the RFK Bridge. Our crews finished the Ramp MQ project in late 2014.

SHAFT 4

Contract #: DEL-359 | NYCDEP Project Manager: Leo Dragone

The original contract allowed for an 8 week shutdown of the Catskill Aqueduct that had to happen in October 2013 in order to complete the project as per the proposed sequence and 28-month contract schedule. Due to unknown field conditions and the Bureau of Water Supply (BWS) could not grant an eight week shutdown (Zero flow) of the Catskill Aqueduct, the project had to be re-sequenced and a change order was issued.

The DEP, CM and Halmar worked together to work out of sequence and re-designed the interconnection of the Delaware to Catskill Aqueduct work. After numerous meetings, re-engineering, partnering with

DEP and EOR, we encased the Catskill Aqueduct thru a horrible winter and completed the core drilling of seven holes thru the concrete encasement and Catskill Aqueduct to receive the 48” pipe in March 2014. The core drilling of the seven holes was completed around the clock with only a Five Day Shutdown of the Catskill Aqueduct and a million dollar change order.

The 48” DIP yard pipe was completed in August 2014, the 30” & 48” Carbon Steel piping in the existing and Shaft 4 addition was completed in October 2014 and the Shaft 4 building was backfilled in December 2014. Then we started the small piping, electrical, HVAC, instrumentation and we were scheduled to receive substantial completion on June 2015, one month ahead of the contract completion date. After all the design changes, resequencing, etc. that were encountered in April 2015 we discovered the the cement lining in the 48” Shaft 4 pipe was delaminating. The cement lining in the pipe was delaminating since the flow through the pipes are higher than what AWWA specified for the cement lining. We were just issued a Change Order at the end of April to repair the cement lining and for the delay costs. This change order will push the contract completion from July 2015 to about February 2016.

PITKIN YARD

Contract #: C34914 Project Manager: Ed Seaman

The Scope of the work at Concourse Yard in the Bronx involves the construction of a new DC Switch Gear System including new feeders, new switch gear room, demolish the Old Stinger system and Install of a new stinger system and upgrade the fire alarm system. Additionally we will have to remove & install multiple tracks on both sides of the Barn entrances. All this work will have to be achieved while keeping the barn active without interrupting its 24-7 operation. We are currently installing a Duct bank crossing 29 active tracks to install new feeders from the Substation to the barn. We are also installing 2-4” conduits along the east Wall of the building for the 2000 MCM Cables.

The scope of work at Pitkin Yard in Brooklyn involves the demolition of the existing stinger system and building a new stinger system. We also have to demolish and build a new roof for the shop, replace 10 existing fans, fan motor starters, wires & cables, build a new overhead bridge crane and replace the fire alarm system and a new PLC control panel. All of the work is to be done without shutting down or interrupting barn operations. We are currently replacing the North Section of the roof and installing a conduit raceway to carry over 5,000 lf of conduit and cable.

Route 9W Bridge over Popolopen Creek

Contract #: D262743 Project Manager: Brendan McLaughlin

Halmar was low bidder on the $12.3 million dollar bridge rehabilitation project in December 2014. The project was awarded by NYSDOT on February 17, 2015 and crews began working in the field soon after. The job is located on Route 9W half mile north of the Bear Mountain bridge in the town of Fort Montgomery, NY (Orange County). The project entails concrete and steel rehab on the 100 year old bridge, retaining wall, removal & replacement of vehicular and pedestrian railing, exodermic deck replacement, structural lifting operations, bearing replacements, and MPT with 3 traffic stages throughout the 1 year duration. The challenges for this project include an aggressive schedule (roadway work needs to be completed by Thanksgiving 2015) and difficult terrain for crews, equipment, and materials.

Halmar’s impressive history of expertly craft ed Design-Build projects has placed us at the forefront of Design-Build project delivery. This has required careful planning, professional execution, and a successful track record to be successful. Halmar International has the expertise and experience of over a billion dollars’ worth of Design-Build work, which includes: the first or first significant Design-Build projects for NYSDOT, NYCTA, MNCR, NJT, NYCDOT and TBTA.

The fact that so many agencies have selected us to deliver their first D-B projects is a testament to our consistent commitment to quality, safety, and innovative value-engineering.