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FACILITY
PROJECTS
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The following projects represent
GBB’s recent experience in the design and oversight
of construction of new or modified waterfront
facilities.
Generally, GBB’s services for these projects include
the design and preparation of construction drawings,
specifications, assistance with contractor
selection, monitoring the work, and acceptance of
the work after completion.
GBB’s experience in these type projects
enables it to provide assistance in planning, design
review and construction management for clients with
large projects.
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Alabama State Port Authority /
Choctaw Point Container Terminal
The first phase of the
project consists of approximately 2,000 ft. of
bulkhead construction with associated backside fill
as well as approximately 1,000 ft. of finished
concrete pile supported dock structure inclusive of
all utility and interface requirements for future
crane and container yard operation. GBB is
responsible for the design of the dock system with
associated crane rail systems inclusive of rail
installation, pin pockets, tie downs, cable trench
and vault system, vessel fendering and mooring
systems and bulkhead systems with all associated
storm water drain system penetration details.
In addition to the design services required for this
project, construction administration and field
services are also included in this project.
These services consists of construction site
supervision, review of construction related
submittals such as shop drawings, product
submittals, pay request, etc. and ensuring the work
is performed in accordance with the drawings and
specifications.
Alabama State Port
Authority / DRI Loadout Facility
The project
consists of relocating the current DRI Barge
Loadout Facility with associated conveyance
systems from the Garrows Bend Area to the Mobile
River.
GBB personnel is responsible for the Design of
the Conveyance System and Barge Handling
Facility.
GBB also planned and designed the current system
that is to be modified and relocated for this
project. In addition to the design services
required for this project, construction
administration and field services will also be
included.
These services consists of construction site
supervision, review of construction related
submittals such as shop drawings, product
submittals, pay request, etc. and ensuring the
work is performed in accordance with the
drawings and specifications.
Alabama State Port
Authority / McDuffie Pier 1 Expansion
This project
includes modification to extend import Pier 1,
installation of a new bulk material bucket
unloader, additional coal storage and loadout
conveyors and
new barge loader dock.
GBB is responsible for the design of the
Dock No. 1, landside, pile supported crane rail
system which includes the rail installation, pin
pockets, tie downs and cable trench, barge
fendering and mooring systems, procurement of
the grab bucket ship unloader crane, assistance
with the procurement and refurbishment of the
stacker/reclaimer and design of all required
electrical systems and upgrades.
APM Terminals – Elizabeth,
NJ / Radiation Portal Monitor Design
Project consisted
of utilizing conceptual drawings and developing
final designns for the installation of the
Radiation Portal Monitor at the exit gates of
this facility.
Also inculded was the coordination
between the U.S. Government’s Engineering
representative, the Contractor, the Terminal and
the NY/NJ Port Authority.
Port Newark Container
Terminals – Newark, NJ / Radiation Portal
Monitor Design
Project
consisted of utilizing conceptual drawings and
developing final designs for the installation of
the Radiation Portal Monitor at the exit gates
of this facility.
Port
Bienville – Bienville, MS / Radiation Portal
Monitor Design
Project consists of developing conceptual
drawings and final designs for the
installation of the Radiation Portal Monitor
at the exit gates of this facility.
Also included was the coordination
between the U.S. Government’s Engineering
representative, the Contractor and the
Terminal.
Port of Gulfport –
Gulfport, MS / Radiation Portal Monitor Design
Project consists
of developing conceptual drawings and final
designs for the installation of the Radiation
Portal Monitor at the exit gates of this
facility.
Also included was the coordination
between the U.S. Government’s Engineering
representative, the Contractor and the
Terminal.
Asia Container Terminals,
Hong Kong
GBB has provided
engineering design services for the crane
interface requirements consisting of the crane
rails, pin pockets, tie downs, electrification
and offload requirements for the new 80 ft.
gage, 22 wide, 65 long ton container cranes
and runways for new 1 over 7 RTG's as well as
the fender and mooring design for the future
22 wide vessels.
GBB also wrote the specifications and
provided design and manufacturing review for
the new cranes.
Completed Summer of 2004.
Alabama State Docks /
Mobile, AL, USA
Garrows Bend Bulk Terminal Expansion:
GBB was selected as the engineering company to
transform an existing export coal terminal
into an export and
import coal terminal as well as a coal
blending yard and import iron ore terminal.
This required the planning, preliminary
engineering, cost estimating, detailed design
and construction management of over 1000
linear feet of new wharves, over 10,000 linear
feet of conveying equipment with associated
support structures and transfer towers, two
traveling stackers, stockpile areas,
vessel/barge unloading/loading facilities and
rail car loadout facilities with associated
storage tracks.
This included interfacing with a new
DRI plant which was constructed
simultaneously.
Puerto Caucedo
Multimodal Terminal – Caucedo, DR
GBB was
involved in nearly all aspects of the new
Puerto Caucedo Multimodal Terminal located
in the Dominican Republic.
GBB was instrumental in the
planning, terminal layout, preliminary
design, costing, bid review and design
review for the terminal works portion of
the project.
GBB also supported the design,
fabrication and procurement of the major
container handling equipment; the quay
cranes and RTG’s.
The total project cost was
approximately $200 million, $150 million
for the terminal and $50 million for the
quay cranes and RTG’s.
The following is a brief
listing of the services GBB provided for
the terminal works portion of the new
multimodal terminal:
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Preliminary design for
cost estimate
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•Site
plan drawings for the entire site
which consisted of layouts for the
container yard, electrical substation,
high mast lighting, reefer platforms,
all buildings, inbound and outbound
gates, customs verification dock,
fueling station, fire protection,
traffic flow, striping, etc.
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•Detailed
layout drawings for each portion of
the terminal listed above
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•Detailed
floor plan layouts for each building
including data sheets specific to each
room in the building
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•Design
loading for the quay cranes and RTG’s
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•Interface
drawings for the quay cranes and quay
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•Reviewed
and evaluated the bids
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•Participated
in design review meetings before,
during and after the award of the
contract
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•Reviewed
detail design calculations and
drawings for drainage, structural,
mechanical and electrical systems
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•Provided
on-site support and inspection for
drainage, structural, mechanical and
electrical systems
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Alabama State
Docks / Mobile, AL, USA
This
expansion project also involved
utilizing the latest automation
technology available to material
handling facilities of this type.
In addition, GBB prepared
specifications, solicited bids,
reviewed submissions and interviewed
bidders, and recommended the
manufacturer for one 1500 TPH
coal/iron ore bucket unloading crane.
This project was completed in
1997 for a total cost of over $50
million.
Port of Miami /
Miami, Florida, USA
Crane
Electrification: GBB is providing cost
estimating, design and construction
management services for the
infrastructure modifications
requirements at five existing berths
totaling approximately 5000L.F. of
mainly cellular sheet pile
construction.
The work consist of all of the
infrastructure requirements inclusive
of waterside rail cable troughs, cable
horn pits and all underground
distribution requirements as well as
power feed for the conversion of 10
existing container cranes from diesel
power to cable reel operation.
Project cost is 13 million
dollars and schedule completion is
April of 2005
Hancock
County Port and Harbor Commission
/ Bay St. Louis, MS, USA
Berthing Facility Upgrades: GBB
provided cost estimating, design
and construction management
services for the concrete repairs
and installation of a new vessel
fendering system for the
rehabilitation of an existing
berth at the Port Bienville
Facility.
GBB also prepared the
permit applications and interfaced
with the Corps of Engineers and
the Mississippi DNR in obtaining
the permits for the required
dredging.
Project cost was $1,400,000
and was completed in 2002.
Southern Cement /
Mobile, AL, USA
Cement Storage Warehouse
Expansion: GBB provided cost
estimating, design and
construction monitoring services
as required for the Construction
of a 160 ft. x 160 ft. addition to
the existing Southern Cement
Storage Warehouse.
The design consisted of the
required piling for the building
rigid frames as well as the
structural slab foundation system
to support the 20 ft. high bulk
cement loading, building framing,
siding and roofing requirements
for air tight enclosures, power
distribution and interior
electrical and lighting
requirements, building dust
control and ventilation
requirements as well as the
required pneumatic conveyance from
the vessel to the building.
The project was completed
in 2003 for a cost of $4,000,000.
Atlantic Marine Inc. /
Mobile, AL, USA
Warehouse Facility Modifications:
GBB is providing cost estimating,
design and construction management
services for the rehabilitation of
an existing 500 ft. x 170 ft.
warehouse facility.
The design is consisting of
new foundation and slab
requirements for an increased
floor loading, structural framing
repairs as well as new girts,
purlins, siding and roofing
requirements, power distribution
for electrical and building
lighting requirements for 120 ft.
candle illumination as well as all
required ventilation and
conditioning of spaces.
The work is scheduled for a
2005 completion at an estimated
cost of $6,000,000.
Illinois
Central Rail Marine Terminal,
Convent, LA, USA
New
Facility: GBB provided preliminary
engineering, cost estimations and
detailed design for a major new
bulk material handling
import/export facility on the
Mississippi River consisting of a
new 800 ft. vessel/barge loading/
unloading berth with access bridge
and adjacent material storage
areas with a rail car loop track
with rotary car dumper including
access roads.
Port
of Pensacola / Pensacola,
Florida, USA
GBB has performed engineering
services for the Port of
Pensacola since 1964.
This covers a span of
nine different port directors
and includes annual
inspections, preparation of
Master plan, design of
wharves, transit sheds,
conveying equipment, dredging
and landside fill, permitting
and rail yard and approaches.
Port of
Pensacola /
Pensacola, Florida, USA
Commendencia Slip Bulkhead:
GBB provided cost estimating,
design and construction
management services for the
construction of an approximate
800 ft. steel sheet pile
bulkhead and driven pile
retention system.
GBB also prepared the
permit application and
interfaced with the Corps of
Engineers and Florida DNR to
obtain the permits.
The project cost was
$4,000,000 and was completed
in 2001.
American
Stevedoring / Newark, NJ, USA
Newark, NJ Barge Terminal:
GBB provided
engineering services and
contract documents for
conversion of general cargo
wharf and shed to a container
operation.
Work included shed
demolition with asbestos
abatement, new gate facility
with scales and container yard
paving, lighting, utilities,
electrical and communications.
Additionally, GBB
provided contract documents
for development of adjacent 9
acre site for additional
parking and container
grounding. Brooklyn, NY Red
Hook Terminal:
In conjunction with the
purchase of two (2) new
container cranes, GBB provided
engineering services and
contract documents for a new
primary section circuit
breaker, 5 mVA, 26.4 kV to
13.2 kV step-down transformer,
a high resistance ground
system, secondary section and
distribution system for two
(2) new and two (2) existing
dockside container handling
cranes.
Alabama State Port
Authority / Mobile, AL,
USA
New Rail
Ferry Facility: GBB
provided preliminary
engineering, cost
estimations and detailed
design services for a new
facility which can
accommodate the loading
and unloading of rail cars
from rail ferry vessels
and barges.
This design
consisted of
state-of-the-art
automation systems that
controlled the raising and
lowering of the
bridge systems as
well as hydraulic fender
systems which position the
vessels at certain
locations for
loading/unloading
operations.
Also as part of the
project was the
development of a rail car
storage yard for the
purpose of staging rail
cars for loading and
unloading of the vessels.
The project cost was
$3,000,000 and the project
was completed in 2001.
Alabama State Port
Authority /
Mobile, AL, USA
Provided planning,
cost estimations and
detailed engineering
design for an addition
to the existing grain
elevator facility
which consisted of
modifications and
additions to the
vessel berthing
facilities as well as
a high speed
conveyance system from
the storage silos to a
dock mounted conveyor
system with two high
speed ship loaders.
Cost of this
project was $15
million.
Alabama State Port
Authority / Mobile,
AL, USA
Berth
D2: GBB provided cost
estimating, design and
construction
inspection services
for the construction
of a pile supported
500 ft. dock structure
with vessel fendering
and mooring bollards
and associated 800 ft.
of steel sheet pile
bulkhead and retention
system.
The berth has a
waterside crane rail
system design for
future crane
installation and
potable water stations
for vessel service.
Fire protection
systems were also
installed adjacent to
the berth.
GBB also
prepared the permit
application and
interfaced with the
Corps of
Engineers and
ADEM in assisting the
ASPA in obtaining the
permits for the Berth
construction and
associated dredging.
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