DBA crews worked overnight on Monday to pour concrete at Luke AFB for the F-35 Fuel Offload Facility project. The project includes multiple underground structures and extensive Portland Cement Concrete paved (PCCP) areas for the loading and off-loading of jet fuel at the tank farm. This project is an addition to the project DBA constructed two years ago at the Base for new fuel tank foundations and concrete drives.
Utilizing DBA’s Job Order Contract with the City of Scottsdale, several infrastructure improvements projects were recently completed. The original project to build the Water Campus included funding only for the treatment and conveyance of water. No funding was spent to improve the general infrastructure for the site which resides in a floodplain. Several job orders were undertaken over the course of multiple years that included:
Matt Hancock joined DBA in early March. Most recently, Matt worked for RDO Equipment as a Field Supervisor and Design Manager. His experience with RDO offered Matt knowledge in how projects are constructed, general equipment logistics, scheduling, and project planning. Matt began his career as an intern for a large commercial contractor in the Phoenix area while he was completing his degree in Civil Engineering from ASU.
Patti Sinclair also joined DBA as an Estimator. Patti had been living in Colorado until recently and she had worked for P&H Equipment, Kiewit Infrastructure, and Schmidt Construction. She has worked on heavy construction projects all over the western U.S. and her specialization is in concrete structures and flatwork. Patti has a B.S. in Construction Engineering from ASU.
Through DBA’s Job Order Contract with the Arizona Game & Fish Department, we were selected to construct a temporary enclosure for elk at Raymond Ranch in Northern Arizona. The purpose for the enclosure was to provide a location where Game & Fish game wardens could keep the elk after catching them. Ultimately, the elk that were caught were shipped to West Virginia to help reestablish the dwindling elk population on the east coast.
The “wrangling” operation was covered live on national network news including Arizona’s affiliate at FOX (Channel 10).
Following on the footsteps of our successfully completed project for Salt River Project (SRP) at Mormon Flat Dam, DBA is under construction at another rockfall mitigation project at Horse Mesa Dam. The new project entitled, “Horse Mesa Dam Stabilization of Rock-Face at Water Line is one of the most complex projects we have undertaken for the Arizona utility. The contracts includes work at three separate locations for a total constructed value of nearly $2 million. It requires rock scaling and construction of a large retaining wall. The two other parts of the project include drainage improvements and the replacement of an existing wooden wall with a concrete wall above the dam access roadway. When complete, this will be DBA’s 10 project for SRP.
Awarded in August, 2017, the Queen Valley Flood Mitigation Project Phase II involved the replacement of an existing pipe culvert under Sharon Drive at Queen Creek with a multi-barrel, cast-in-place box culvert. The project was necessary because of erosion damage and scour conditions under the roadway after a summer monsoon. In addition to constructing the new drainage structure, DBA was tasked with providing gabions along the banks leading up to the downstream culvert, repaving the roadway, striping, and general earthwork on both sides of the structure. The project finished on time and within the original budget.
“Construction on the Queen Valley project went smoothly and DBA stepped up to the plate to get the work done efficiently and without any setbacks. Through this project, we’ve developed a great working relationship with DBA and have the utmost trust and confidence in them. We would be happy to use DBA again for future projects.”
Chris Wanamaker, P.E., CFM, Section Chief, Pinal County, Flood Control District
On Tuesday, February 27th, Tom Drysdale, President of DBA Construction presented Daniel Woolwine with a $50 bonus for his outstanding safety performance at our project in Texas. Daniel was recently given praise from the onsite prime contractor’s Safety Representative for being “heads-up” and notifying every visitor to his job location of the hazards present. This included presenting visitors with DBA’s Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) form to go over and sign as soon as they stepped on site.
The project is the Right-of-Way Clearing contract with Overland Contracting for the 69 kV Transmission Line Rebuild (Cedar Hill to Miles) for AEP Texas. DBA is providing all of the earthwork along the 53 miles running through both Coke and Runnels counties in Central Texas.
Thank you, Daniel, for your commitment to safety.
DBA Construction, Inc. is now certified by ISNetworld, a nationally recognized clearinghouse that provides review and verification services for Fortune 500 companies who select contractors based on their quality assurance and safety programs. Requested by one of DBA’s most valuable clients, we completed the ISNetworld surveys and provided historical data on our safety and quality records. Through this effort, we were required to address parts of our Corporate Safety Manual that were outdated. Once the effort was complete, we were 100% certified and are now qualified as preferred contractors for ISNetworld’s high-end clients on a national level.
DBA crews recently completed the MC-85 – South Extension Canal Lining for the Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District in Buckeye, Arizona.
The project was to excavate a section of the drainage/irrigation channel along the South Extension Canal, place geogrid and aggregate base, demolish and remove existing drainage structures, place shotcrete lining with fibrous reinforcement and other miscellaneous work for a total of 2,925 SY of new channel. The canal is located between Jackrabbit Trail and Perryville Road.
In order to meet the client’s dry-up schedule, DBA crews worked 6 days a week and 10-hour days.
Entergy is one of the largest utility companies in the United States. Over the past five years, DBA has been contracted to complete sitework and right-of-way clearing for Entergy projects in Texas. In 2017, we were contracted to participate on a design-build team to help build one of the largest utility / power transmission projects in the State of Louisiana.
The project, named Southwest Louisiana Improvement Project is a $100 million upgrade to the power grid for the people of Jeff Davis Parish. The project started in December, 2017 and DBA’s portion is approximately 80% complete. The entire project covers new and rebuilt power lines utilizing steel structures that can withstand up to 140 mph winds along a 60 mile stretch in the Parish and a large substation.
DBA’s $1.1 million scope of work includes: clearing, grubbing, rough and fine grading the site for the substation (approximately 3.8 acres); importing fill, installing pipe, catch basins, building access roadways, paving, and placing rip-rap along slopes within the site for proper drainage. The entire site required geogrid installation to stabilize the site and protect against erosion. The substation is located just outside of Welsh, Louisiana (near Lake Charles). This is one of two projects planned for DBA in Louisiana.
Overnight Concrete Pour at Luke AFBJune 20, 2018 - 4:43 pmDBA crews worked overnight on Monday to pour concrete at Luke AFB for the F-35 Fuel Offload Facility project. The project includes multiple underground structures and extensive Portland Cement Concrete paved (PCCP) areas for the loading and off-loading of jet fuel at the tank farm. This project is an addition to the project DBA constructed […]
Work at Water Campus Provides Big Infrastructure UpgradesJune 4, 2018 - 5:10 pmUtilizing DBA’s Job Order Contract with the City of Scottsdale, several infrastructure improvements projects were recently completed. The original project to build the Water Campus included funding only for the treatment and conveyance of water. No funding was spent to improve the general infrastructure for the site which resides in a floodplain. Several job orders […]