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WINTER 2005
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FEATURE PROJECT:
Norris School District No. 160 - Lagoon Dredging
Excavating for the lagoon crossover piping
The Engineering News Record has ranked General Excavating one of the top specialty contractors in the United States for the third consecutive year!
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Dredging solids from an existing cell
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Lincoln, NE - The reconstruction of Norris Schools after the devastation of the May 23, 2004 tornado is well under way. Nebraska Dredging, a division of General Excavating, assisted in the restoration of the school's lagoons. Debris from the storm was scattered throughout the district's property including some that was deposited in the lagoons. Using excavators, Nebraska Dredging removed the large chunks of debris prior to dredging the solids that had built up over the years from existing lagoons. Removing the built-up solids would increase the capacity of the cells. Dredged material from two lagoons was pumped to a newly constructed lagoon.
Working for H&S Plumbing on this project, General Excavating also completed additional improvements on the new and existing cells. Linking the three lagoons for Norris Schools was accomplished by constructing crossover piping. The eight-inch PVC pipe installed would allow the liquids to discharge to the new cell. Solids could collect in the upper cells and the liquid overflow would be collected in the new lagoon. Other work performed on this project included excavation for a new water line installed by H&S Plumbing for Norris School District No. 160.
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"... we removed debris from the lagoons left behind from this past spring's storms and tornado."
Mike Stewart,
Project Manager
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A New Look...
Taking Service to a Higher Level.
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Customers participating in a "How To Build" Session on retianing walls
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It may be cold and snowy now but before long your thoughts will be straying towards the great projects you have planned for your yard. GE Landscape Supply, a division of General Excavating, is poised to provide a higher level of service for your landscaping projects. We will remain your source for landscaping materials but will also strive to provide solutions to your landscaping dilemmas. "Our goal is to not only provide the landscaping products you need, but also discuss alternate applications for the products as well as how to install them," according to Ed Ring, GE Landscape Supply Manager. GE Landscape Supply means great savings, great selection and now great service, a tough combination to beat.
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YOUR UNDERGROUND PARTNER
Project Briefs... Completed & Ongoing Projects
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Project:
Bruno Cooperative / Associated Properties Superfund Site
Bruno, NE
Owner:
Union Pacific Railroad
Scope:
Contracted by Union Pacific Railroad to install a groundwater remediation system including force mains, mechanical and electrical controls, tray type air stripper, discharge piping, and treatment building.
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Project:
CIS Nebraska Service Center
Lincoln, NE
Owner:
Scannell Properties of St. Louis
Scope:
Subcontracted through Kiewit Construction to construct site utilities on a new facility located in Lincoln. General Excavating installed nearly 1,500' of storm, 800' of water, and 750' of sewer pipe and associated structures.
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Project:
Prairie View, Phase V
Hickman, NE
Owner:
Kubr Construction
Scope:
Contracted by Kubr Construction Inc. to install water, storm, and sewer piping for an addition to a residential development. General Excavating also constructed a storm drainage structure.
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Project:
Energy Systems Upgrade
Omaha, NE
Owner:
Energy Systems
Scope:
Subcontracted by Mainelli Mechanical to tear out and rebuild four steam vaults on 24th Street between Harney and Dodge in downtown Omaha.
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Trenchless... What's Right for Your Project?
A few of the many methods available for you to consider on your next project.
Rob Simental auger bores for the installation of sanitary sewer pipe at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Horizontal Directional Drilling
A steerable method for the installation of pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow arc using a surface launched drilling rig.
Guided Boring
A steerable system for the installation of pipes, conduits and cables using a surface or pit launched drilling rig. A pilot bore is drilled then enlarged.
Micro-Tunneling
A method of steerable remote control pipe jacking to install pipes of internal diameter generally less than the size of a man.
Auger Boring
A method of forming a bore, usually from a drive pit, by means of a rotating cutting head.
Cased Bore
A bore, in which a pipe and usually a steel sleeve, is inserted simultaneously with the boring operation.
Pilot Bore
The action of creating the first (steerable) pass of any boring operation, which later requires enlarging with a back-reamer or similar piece of equipment.
Pipe Ramming
A non-steerable method of forming a bore by driving a steel casing, usually open-ended, with a percussive hammer from a drive pit.
Impact Moling
A method of creating a bore using a pneumatic or hydraulic hammer within a casing, generally a torpedo shape.
Trenchless Technology
Any method for utility and other line installation, rehabilitation, replacement, renovation, repair, inspection, location and leak detection, with minimum excavation from the ground surface.
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Anatomy of a Trench
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1: OSHA requires a competent person on the job site to monitor and classify soil types and determine the appropriate form of protection.
2: Three 8-foot shoring boxes pinned and stacked are required in this trench with depths reaching 24-feet.
3: The trench is dug and graded by an excavator followed by placing a layer of granular bedding. Pipe must follow the grade specified. Additional granular bedding is placed on the sides and top of the pipe before being backfilled and compacted.
4: Excavations over 4-foot in depth require protection such as benching, sloping, or shoring.
5: Access and egress is provided by a ladder and is required on all excavations over 4-foot.
6: The shoring box protects workers from cave-ins as they install water, storm, or sanitary sewer pipe. Personal protective equipment includes hard hats and boots.
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What Others are Saying
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"...owners at Cedar Creek Lake #2 are very happy and credit Nebraska Dredging for a great job."
Ken Fielding,
Lake #2 Project Manager
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Photo of the Quarter
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An opportunity for General Excavating's employees to show others the work they perform. Winners receive cash and have their photo displayed at General Excavating.
John Krolikowski submitted this quarter's winning photograph. A foreman for just under a year with General Excavating, John works in the underground utilities division completing a wide range of projects for private and public owners.
General Excavating, working for the City of Fremont, completed an outlet structure rehabilitation project. The photograph shows the piping used to divert the water out of the storm sewer while workers place rebar and prepare the outlet structure base.
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Above & Beyond
THANK YOU...
General Excavating would like to express gratitude to our clients, subcontractors, partners, suppliers, and employees for helping make this past year successful.
We appreciate your friendship, business, and loyalty.
We look forward to building upon our relationship with you in 2005.
From your friends at General Excavating
CELEBRATING SERVICE...
Congratulations to all of our employees who celebrated milestone years of service in 2004! General Excavating's high number of repeat clients is a reflection of the effort made by all of our employees.
2004 Milestone Anniversaries
15 Year ~ Daryl Hopp
10 Year ~ Kevin Thiemann, Bob Hendricks, Mark Knorr
5 Year ~ Allen Kaster, Alan Shockey, Larry Volk, Lonnie McCombs, Travis Kost, Jack Webster, Derek Kreifel
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