Written on February 1, 2012 at 8:22 pm
The Edwards to Meadow Mountain natural gas pipeline upgrade consists of approximately eight miles of 16” steel pipeline running in the westbound lane of Highway 6 in Edwards, Colorado. Fugal Pipeline is installing the pipeline for Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy contracted B&B Excavating to complete asphalt removal, asphalt patching, two-inch asphalt mill and asphalt overlay. B&B Excavating was also contracted to supply bedding material, flow-fill backfill and provide trucking and a dump site for the trench spoils.
“An important part of negotiating the contract was the ease of providing the customer one point of contact for multiple lines of business, including materials, trucking and paving services,” says project manager Jeremy Carfi. “Our communication with the contractor went well throughout the project as we worked closely to ensure that we could supply enough material and trucks to keep up with demand.”
Brady Hansen, Fugal Pipeline project manager, said, “The Edwards to Meadow Mountain Pipeline was a very difficult and complicated project. It was only by the close cooperation and teamwork of the many contractors that got the job done. Having one point of contact for flow fill, backfill materials, paving and trucking was a life saver every day. B&B put forth every effort to meet our needs, and their ability to adapt to change and keep up with our pace was outstanding. I really value our new relationship with B&B, and look forward to teaming up with them again in the future.”
During the project’s prime in August and September, Fugal Pipeline had three main line crews running six 12-hour shifts and needed 30 trucks daily to keep up with material demand and spoil haul off. Carfi reports that there were large quantity over-runs due to unstable and deep trenches. “We assigned a full time truck superintendent to the project to manage the intense trucking schedule. We also stockpiled materials at the dump site to keep up with material demands.”
B&B Excavating provided added benefits for the customer by obtaining owner-approval to use 5/8” natural fines as bedding material for the project. “Because the 5/8” natural fines is a capped product, we saved the customer from having to use a more expensive sand,” says Carfi. “We also benefitted by incorporating capped materials in our flow-fill mix designs.”
Material quantities include:
• 11,000 tons patching
• 9,000 tons asphalt overlay
• 24,000 cubic yards flowable fill
• 34,775 tons 5/8” natural fines
• 57,000 material hauled to dumpsite
According to Xcel Energy’s website, the natural gas pipeline, slated for completion in June 2012, is expected to ensure reliability and meet the natural gas needs for the increasing populations of Summit, Grand, Lake and Chaffee counties. The pipeline services several counties and spans hundreds of miles
Written on January 19, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Eagle, COLORADO–B&B Excavating, one of five companies that make up Oldcastle Materials Southwest Group, Inc. and one of western Colorado’s leading producers of sand, rock, ready mixed concrete, asphalt and paving, set a goal three years ago to reduce its environmental footprint. The company designated a plan of action at its Montgomery operation site in Eagle, Colorado that included 13 goals, action steps and desired results.
Improvements made by B&B Excavating to increase its sustainability include the following:
• Developing recycled asphalt pavement capabilities and a recycle program to reduce energy, oil and material sent to the landfill
• Paving haul roads to reduce dust
• Upgrading fleet equipment so more tons can be hauled with less fuel
• Upgrading asphalt plant with double drum
• Switching to natural gas, eliminating diesel generated electric power
• Developing warm-mix and ECO mix asphalt capabilities at the asphalt plant
In 2011, the company increased its recycled asphalt use by 11-percent and warm mix asphalt use increased by 148-percent. Approval for the use of ECO mix on state projects has helped drive the increase in recycled and warm mix asphalt use.
As a result of these improvements, B&B Excavating reduced material sent to the landfill by 40,000 tons and saved 235 tons of carbon dioxide which is equivalent to planting 940 acres of trees in 2011 alone. The increased use of warm mix and recycled asphalt also reduced emissions and conserved asphalt binder, eliminating additional truck traffic and fuel.
Eagle County Health Department Director Ray Merry applauds B&B Excavating for incorporating environmental sustainability into its day-to-day operations. “B&B has gone above and beyond our environmental compliance requirements. We challenge every business to follow B&B’s lead to operate more sustainably.” Merry also noted B&B Excavating’s participation in the Eagle County Air Quality Forum. The company has actively participated in the forum since Eagle County created it in 2006.
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