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Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Groundbreaking

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Bassett Engineering was honored to participate in the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Lycoming County Bridge Bundling Program this Tuesday. The program involves repair and replacement of seventeen locally owned bridges across the County to be administered in four bundles. Construction of Bundle 1, coinsisting of four aluminum box culverts, is beginning with Mill Road in Limestone Township. The deteriorating existing steel plate pipe culvert will be replaced with an aluminum box culvert set on concrete footers with Aluminum structural plate headwalls and wingwalls. The aluminum box culverts are supplied by Contech Engineered Solutions and will be installed by Wolyniec Construction of Williamsport, PA.

Bassett Engineering was selected to design the project less than a year ago and was able to beat the project delivery schedule provided in the RFP by an entire year. The bridge design package is unique, ensuring the bridge bundle would be large enough to obtain cost savings, yet also small enough to allow local contractors to compete in the bid process. The overall design of the bundling program is not just about constructing new bridges but saving money to build even more bridges in the future. Bassett Engineering takes great pride in serving our home county on this landmark project.

See articles about the groundbreaking at the links below

https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/infrastructure-week-starts-today-bridge-construction-kicks-off-first-of-17-projects-in-lycoming-county/article_47f0c2ba-c885-11eb-b1df-c71d6c4bb744.html?fbclid=IwAR0wQhdh_CnHp__pmUoUkYr6EslBVDEaZVGWEbv1ULEwVt64Z2uuYd-xiYw#utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

https://www.pahomepage.com/top-news/bridge-repairs-underway-in-lycoming-county/

Cummings Township Garage and Salt Shed

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Cummings Township partnered with Bassett Engineering to prepare land development and construction documents for their development of a new Garage and Salt Shed to complement the recent renovation of their township office at their property in Waterville, PA.  The new building renovation and site development were done so Cummings Township could relocate their government, emergency services, and road maintenance operations to this location.  The new development included the construction of a 60’ x 40’ storage and maintenance garage along with a 40’ x 20’ shed for storing salt and anti-skid materials.  The building construction is currently scheduled to be completed by the end of May 2021.

 

 

LRBSA Throop WWTF Aeration Pipeline Replacement

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Lackawanna River Basin Sewer Authority (LRBSA) received and opened bids for it its Aeration Pipeline Replacement at the Throop Wastewater Treatment Plant project, in early March. LRBSA received a total of nine bids and eventually awarded the contract to JEV Construction for a total project cost of $421,000. The project is scheduled to begin in the near future and is tentatively scheduled for completion in August.

Bassett Engineering was hired by the Authority to design the replacement of the existing process aeration pipe at the WWTP which has historically suffered leaks leading to increased operational costs and decreased efficiency at the plant; the aerated process tanks in particular. The new aeration pipeline uses corrosion resistant materials and is designed to last much longer than its traditional ductile iron predecessor and will offer sustainable improvement in years to come for the Authority. Bassett Engineering looks forward to the continuation of the project and the successful installation of the design.

Altoona Biosolids Project Progress

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February was a busy month for Altoona Water Authority’s Altoona Westerly Treatment Plant Biosolids Improvement project. On February 4th 2021, AWA closed and finalized the 36.6-Million Dollar PennVest loan prepared by Bassett Engineering for the Authority. This loan is to be used to fund the initial capital construction costs of the Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement (GESA) entered into with Energy Systems Group (ESG). The project aims to generate revenue by the acceptance of local high-strength waste, biogas generation/utilization, and increased biosolids quality due volume reduction and drying, all of which will offset costs throughout the life of the loan and well beyond.

Construction of the project started prior to full closing on the loan with PennVest approval, and has progressed rapidly. Upon receiving notice to proceed from the Altoona Water Authority, Energy Systems Group mobilized on site and started construction in September 2020. All subcontracts were executed for subcontractors and all major equipment is on order. The existing old abandoned in place concrete process tanks were demolished and backfilled. By late November both foundations for the anaerobic digesters were completed. Digester tank panels were erected in late January along with completion of the Digester control building foundation rebar work. Current work on the Digesters is paused as part of a winter shutdown by the subcontractor, but will begin again in the spring.

https://bassetteng.com/funding-assistance/

Fox Road Bridge Feature

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Last week Bassett Engineering presented the final design of the Fox Road Bridge Replacement to the public at a meeting held by Tunkhannock Township. Neighbors, residents, and other interested groups weighed in on the project regarding access, detours and construction.

Bassett Engineering designed the bridge replacement for Tunkhannock Township, with construction planned to begin in spring 2021. The project is funded by both PennDOT and DCED Multimodal Transportation Fund grants. The existing 96-foot two span steel I-beam bridge will be replaced with a 106-foot single span prestressed concrete bulb-tee bridge offering significant geometric, hydraulic, and safety improvements. The residents and businesses who use the road will be excited for the elimination of the slippery open steel grate deck and improvement of the approaches to the bridge.

Read about the presentation in the article from the Wyoming County Examiner Below!

https://www.wcexaminer.com/news/bridge-to-be-bidded-out/article_a8da18ad-621e-5021-9201-e86a1e421568.html

Happy Holidays from Bassett Engineering

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From the entire Bassett Engineering team we would like to wish our clients, partners, and all of the parties we associate with a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. As we all know, 2020 has been one of the most unique years we will experience in our lives. Despite the turmoil, we at Bassett Engineering and our local area were able to carry on with life close to normal. We look forward to the promise of the new year and are grateful for the opportunity to build our company contribute to our partners’ success.

Completed Project: Shirk Road Reconstruction

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Bassett Engineering just closed out the reconstruction of the 2,550-foot long 2-lane Shirk Road in Hartleton Borough of Union County. Shirk is a suburban/rural road in the southwest corner of the Borough. PA DCED Commonwealth Financing Authority awarded a Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant of $251,000 to Hartleton for this project. The Borough would not have been able to construct this project without that funding. Shirk was reconstructed using conventional methods by removing the existing road to subgrade, installing stone subbase plus asphalt base and wearing course pavement. All work is now completed including roadside ditches and reestablishing vegetation. Schlegel Excavating, Inc. did a fine job reconstructing Shirk Road. Check out the final photos!

You can learn more about the project here!

https://bassetteng.com/civil/shirk-road-reconstruction/

 

Completed Project: Valley Road Culvert Replacements

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Bassett Engineering assisted Madison Township, Columbia County with the full engineering of two new aluminum box culverts at separate locations on Valley Road. This project was awarded $154,000 in DCED Multimodal Transportation Funds and $80,000 in the Dirt and Gravel Roads Program funding. The south site also included reconstructing approximately 220 LF of the road to raise the roadway elevation along with grading a field entrance and drainage swale.  Both culverts included installation of aluminum box culverts with full invert, headwalls and toewalls. Sellers Contracting was the contractor for this project and did a great job putting everything together.

Check out the full details on the project page!

https://bassetteng.com/civil/valley-road-culvert-replacements/

North Culvert
South Culvert

Altoona Biosolids Project Awarded PennVEST Funding

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PennVEST awarded $36,620,000 in low-interest loan funding to the Altoona Water Authority for the Biosolids Treatment Improvements at the Westerly Wastewater Treatment Facility. This was PennVEST’s first funding award to a Guaranteed Energy Savings (GESA) Project in its 30+ year program history. Energy Services Group (ESG) is constructing this GESA project under a Design-Build Agreement with Altoona Water Authority (AWA), and Bassett Engineering is providing engineering services including permitting and funding assistance to ESG. Britt Bassett worked closely with AWA’s Controller and Director of Wastewater Operations along with ESG on all aspects of the PENNVEST application from initial submission through the review process and final award. This is a critical step in the project timeline.

BE offers funding assistance of all sizes, project types, and varieties. We look forward to helping you secure the funding you need to make your project become reality. Check out our funding assistance page in the link below to see what other projects we have help fund.

https://bassetteng.com/funding-assistance/

 

Completed Project: Tinkerbrook and Welch Hill Roads Aluminum Box Culverts

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Bassett Engineering designed, bid, and supervised construction of the replacement of two bridges for Clifford Township in Susquehanna County. After evaluating several alternatives aluminum box culverts were chosen as the replacement structures for both sites, outfitted with aluminum structural plate wingwalls, full invert plates, and fish baffles to maintain a natural streambed. BE was able to save the Township time and money by bundling the bridge replacements under one contract and by prepurchasing the structures through Costars. Both culverts were fully assembled on site prior to road closure, minimizing the duration of the road closure and detour. Barhite Excavating of Clifford, PA was the contractor for this project. You can see the finished photos below! If you want to learn more about the project you can click on the link below as well!

https://bassetteng.com/civil/tinkerbrook-and-welch-hill-roads-aluminum-box-culverts/

Welch Hill Road
Tinkerbrook Road

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