LocationOcean City, Worcester County, Maryland
MarketWater Treatment Plants
BULK CHEMICAL STORAGE FACILITY, FRP STORAGE TANKS, DOUBLE-WALL DAY TANK, METERING PUMPS, TRANSFER PUMP, CHEMICAL PIPING, SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, STRUCTURAL CONCRETE, FRP ACCESS SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTATION, SCADA INTEGRATION.
Johnston Construction Company
- The project included construction of a new bulk ferric chloride storage facility and installation of a complete chemical storage, transfer, metering, and feed system.
- JCC furnished and installed three fiberglass-reinforced-plastic bulk storage tanks designed for 40-percent ferric chloride service.
- The work included a double-wall, high-density cross-linked polyethylene day tank with integral secondary containment.
- JCC installed three ferric chloride metering pumps, a geared chemical transfer pump, pressure sensors, pressure gauges, pulsation dampeners, calibration equipment, pressure-relief valves, and chemical-resistant flexible connections.
- The project included reinforced-concrete foundations, containment areas, tank pads, structural steel, FRP grating, FRP stairs, handrails, coatings, piping supports, and chemical-system access improvements.
Concrete Services Division
- CSD constructed the concrete foundations and containment structures required for the new ferric chloride bulk-storage and chemical-feed facility.
- The work included the ferric chloride bulk-storage tank pad, day-tank slab, facility foundation with trench, chemical-containment walls, equipment pedestal, sump pit, and concrete steps.
- The forming work included approximately 28 square feet of footing forms, 567 square feet of slab-on-grade forms, 973 square feet of straight-wall forms, 103 square feet of column forms, and 35 square feet of special formwork.
- CSD placed approximately 79 cubic yards of slab-on-grade concrete, 9 cubic yards of wall concrete, 2 cubic yards of column concrete, and the additional footing and fill concrete required by the project.
- The finishing work included approximately 1,331 square feet of floating and screeding and more than 1,100 square feet of pointing and patching.
B & R Electrical Contractors
- BRE’s work included electrical demolition, conduit, conductors, boxes, devices, panelboards, transformer installation, equipment connections, grounding, underground electrical ductbank, inspection, testing, startup, and project closeout.
- BRE installed the power and control infrastructure required for the new bulk ferric chloride storage and chemical-feed facility.
- The work included electrical connections serving three bulk ferric chloride storage tanks, a double-wall day tank, three chemical metering pumps, a ferric chloride transfer pump, control panels, tank-level instruments, alarms, and associated process equipment.
- BRE furnished and installed electrical Panelboards PBH and PBR and a new 15 kVA transformer.
- The underground electrical work included excavation, reinforced-concrete ductbank construction, conduit installation, and coordination with the chemical-containment structure, foundations, process piping, and existing plant utilities.