PROJECT: Jefferson Barracks Cemetery Expansion Phase 5 A&B LOCATION: St. Louis, MO PROJECT SUMMARY: Established in 1826, Jefferson Barracks was the first permanent military installation west of the Mississippi, and was a critical training and medical facility during the Civil War. The national cemetery was officially established in 1866. The existing cemetery was out of new grave sites, so Bloomsdale Excavating (BE) was contracted to provide site grading and demolition on a new 7.5 acre expansion which included storm drainage and retaining wall construction allowing the VA Cemetery to add 6,241 new plots. J...

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PROJECT: Sals Creek Levee Scour Repair LOCATION: Scott City, MO PROJECT SUMMARY: Bloomsdale Excavating was contracted for the scour repair project on the Sals Creek Levee in Scott City, MO. Bloomsdale's scope of work included clearing 1.5 acres, excavation and grading 3,000 cubic yards of material for the placement of 5,100 tons of R650 rip rap, placing 2,500 cubic yards of compacted fill under the rip rap and placing 600 tons of bedding on top of the fabric under the rip rap. As part of Bloomsdale's project planning, it was determined the excavation spoils would be used for the backfill, eliminating...

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PROJECT: Crestwood Crossing LOCATION: Crestwood, MO PROJECT SUMMARY: Bloomsdale Excavating was contracted for the redevelopment of a St. Louis landmark, the former Crestwood Plaza Mall, which sat on a 47 acre site in Crestwood, MO. The scope of work included site and utility demolition, earthwork, grading, retaining wall excavation and backfill, and site utilities construction. As with any project which requires working on a previously constructed site, several challenges arose. These included existing building slabs had to be uncovered and broken/removed and existing fill material had to be removed/recompacted...

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PROJECT: Holcim Cement, US LOCATION: Ste. Genevieve, MO PROJECT SUMMARY: Design/Build site development for the largest cement plant in the Northern Hemisphere. Involved over 2.3 million cubic yards of rock excavation for the plant site, 1.8 million cubic yards of earth excavation to construct one of the largest slack water harbors on the banks of the Mississippi River lined with rip rap up to 12 feet thick. Additional project details included, mooring cells and a sheet pile bulk head for future barge unloading, 570,000 cubic yards of material to construct a 150' tall dam, and 46 acres of Wetland Mitigation. ...

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PROJECT: Ste. Genevieve 2 Levee District 84-99 Flood Recovery Levee Repairs LOCATION: Ste. Genevieve, MO PROJECT SUMMARY: The town of Ste. Genevieve, MO is located along the banks of the Mississippi River just south of St. Louis. The Ste. Genevieve Levee system sustained damages because of high-water events during the spring of 2019, requiring federal action to restore the level of flood protection with existed prior to the 2019 flood events. Bloomsdale Excavating (BE) was contracted to repair three (3) levee slides. Additionally. BE was contracted to repair wave wash erosion on 8,000 feet of the levee, fill a ...

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PROJECT: Replacement Hospital Fort Leonard Wood LOCATION: St. Robert, MO PROJECT SUMMARY: The project located at the U.S. Army Base Fort Leonard Wood, near the City of St. Robert, Missouri and funded by Department of Defense, was awarded in August 2019. As the construction agent for Defense Health Agency, the USACE’s Kansas City District was responsible for the design, construction and delivery of the hospital. The four-story building (basement level, three above-ground floors, and mechanical equipment penthouse) will feature a 235,400 SF hospital, 193,300 SF clinic, an expanded and improved intensive car...

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PROJECTS: Degognia, Grand Tower, and Clear Creek Levee Districts LOCATION: Various Counties in Illinois PROJECT SUMMARY: Project consisted of repairing numerous levee slides in 3 different levee districts, slip lining and grouting a 72" metal culvert, and resurfacing the levee top at the repair areas. This included site excavation of approximately 75,000 cubic yards of material, which due to the time of year needed to be treated with 32 pounds per square yard of hydrated lime. Additionally, Bloomsdale slip lined 275 feet of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe in an existing culvert under the levee. Other key deliver...

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PROJECT: Ft. Chartres Package A PL 84-99 Flood Support LOCATION: Monroe & Randolph Counties, IL PROJECT SUMMARY: Fort de Chartres was a French fortification first built in 1720 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois. Due generally to river floods, the fort was rebuilt twice before 1750 and is currently an Illinois State Park. The existing levee protects the partially rebuilt fort and state park. Bloomsdale Excavating (BE) was contracted to repair 6 levee slides totaling over 15,800 cubic yards of material. A levee slide is a failure of the levee embankment that jeopradizes the str...

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PROJECT: Elm Point Levee District 2019 Flood Recovery Repairs LOCATION: St. Charles County, MO PROJECT SUMMARY: The project required Bloomsdale Excavating (BE) to repair two levee breaches and repair one levee slide. Bloomsdale  Excavating’s contract entailed excavating 10,000 cubic yards from on-site borrow areas and haul to two levee breaches to reconstruct the levee. Additionally, BE needed to excavate 10,000 cubic yards of levee slide material, lime process the material and return to the levee embankment to restore structural integrity.The borrow area given to obtain the material for the breach repa...

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Project: St. Francis Basin Scour Repairs Location - Bollinger County, MO                                                                                           Project Background & Description The St. Francis River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, running about 426 miles in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansa...

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