Project: Covia Ore Haulage Location: Peveley, MO Project Background & Description Built through the merging of two leading organizations, Unimin and Fairmount-Santrol, Covia is a leading provider of minerals and material solutions for the industrial and energy markets.  The Covia plant in Pevely, MO, produces Granusil® high-performance construction sand, one of many advanced mineral and material solutions, is a frequent choice for a variety of industrial and contractor-mixed applications. Consistent, uniform grain shape and particle-s...

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Project: Covia Sand Drilling Location: Peveley, MO  Project Background & Description Built through the merging of two leading organizations, Unimin and Fairmount-Santrol, Covia is a leading provider of minerals and material solutions for the industrial and energy markets.  The Covia plant in Pevely, MO, produces Granusil® high-performance construction sand, one of many advanced mineral and material solutions, is a frequent choice for a variety of industrial and contractor-mixed applications. Consistent, uniform grain shape and particl...

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Project: West Basin Scour Levee Repairs Phases I & IV Location: Cape Girardeau & Bollinger Counties in Missouri Project Background & Description The entire project called for the repair of ten total scour sites that have developed along the right descending bank (RDB) of the Castor River Headwater Diversion Channel. Due to large flows and high velocities typical after rain events, head cutting had given rise to major scour problems along the banks of the Diversion Channel. Due to the proximity of the levee to the RDB, the scour problems had the ...

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Project: Old Greenville Bank Stabilization Location: Wappapello Lake, Wayne County MO Project Background & Description Lake Wappapello is a reservoir on the St. Francis River, formed by Wappapello Dam. Created in 1941, this 8,400-acre lake is located 120 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri. The reservoir lies mostly in Wayne County, but its southernmost reaches extend into northern Butler County, both in Missouri. As part of a four-phase project, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contracted with a general contractor to provide bank stabilization o...

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Project: Festus Commons Curb & Gutter Location: Festus, MO Project Background & Description Located in Festus, MO, Festus Commons is a new multi-use retail development.  The developer was under specific time constraints to have a portion of the development open to the public to meet tenant move-in needs and requirements.  Working with the developer and general contractor, Bloomsdale created a plan to phase the project in such a way that would allow for ongoing design of later phases, while still meeting the time requirements of tenants.&nb...

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PROJECT: Route 336 Macomb Bypass LOCATION: Macomb, IL PROJECT BACKGROUND Bloomsdale Excavating was awarded the contract to create a four-lane divided highway on U.S. Routes 336/110. The Illinois Route 336 project consisted of pre-grading and drainage structures on a new alignment of U.S. Routes 336/110 and reconstruction of County Highway 14, located west of Macomb, IL.  The project owner required project completion in 220 days. PROJECT SUMMARY Tackling such a large-scale project would require a coordinated Bloomsdale team to be in sync on all fronts...

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PROJECT: Prairie State Generating Company (PSGC) Cells 3 & 4 Construction LOCATION: Marissa, IL  PROJECT SUMMARY Bloomsdale Excavating was contracted to construct two, separate ash containment cells totaling 56 acres which also included geomembrane liners, leachate piping and drainage layers. Cell 3:  • Covered 12 acres • Clearing and grubbing • Hauled 300,000 cubic yards of material excavation to another area on site • Placed 100,000 cubic yards of compacted, 3’ thick clay liner • Managed geomembrane sub...

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PROJECT: Prairie State Generating Company Cells 1 & 2 Closure LOCATION: Marissa, IL  PROJECT SUMMARY Prairie State Energy Campus is a 1,600-megawatt coal-fired, electrical power station and coal mine located near Marissa, Illinois. As part of the energy campus’  ash management program, Bloomsdale Excavating was  contracted to close two separate ash pond cells totaling 51 acres. The project included managing a geomem-brane contractor, installing terrace drains, rock let-downs and seeding. Cell 1: • Covered and closed 12...

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PROJECT: Prairie Power Pearl Landfill Cell Closure  LOCATION: Pearl, IL  PROJECT BACKGROUND Bloomsdale Excavating’s scope of work included: Value engineering & constructability planning, grading of coal ash and soil cap, erosion control and maintenance, demolition of existing steel and concrete foundation structures located in and adjacent to the Illinois River, installation of membrane liner, and soil stabilization.  PROJECT SUMMARY In 2012, Prairie Power closed its Pearl Generation  Station.  The small 22-megawatt, coa...

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Project: School of the Osage Early Childhood Center Location: Lake Ozark, MO Project Background & Description BE’s scope of work included: demolition, site excavation and grading, rock excavation, site utilities Project Summary Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc was hired to perform the demolition, sitework and site utilities to build a new 15,000 square foot Early Childhood Center (ECC) addition to existing elementary school. Demolition consisted of a playground and parking lot on which the new ECC would be built. Our scope of work i...

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Project: Candy Crossing Retail Store  Location:St. Louis, Missouri Project Background & Description Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc. was hired to demo an existing building in order for the construction of a new coffee and candy retail shop to be built in the same area.  .   The St. Louis Zoo is a world renowned zoo which attracting nearly 3 million visitors annually to view the nearly 17,000 wild animals and insects.  The St. Louis Zoo is open 363 days each year, closing only on December 25 and January 1 thereby mak...

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Project: Dynegy-Hennepin Pond 2E Location:Hennepin, Illinois Project Background & Description Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc. was hired to construct a new fly ash containment pond for the Dynegy power plant in Hennepin, IL.   The project required the new fly ash containment pond to be constructed within the confines of the existing, abandoned ash pond. To accomplish this, Bloomsdale excavated more than 55,000 cubic yards of fly ash from the existing pond, which was stockpiled as waste material. Bloomsdale also imported clay ...

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Project: Wood River Plant Location: Wood River, Illinois Project Background & Description Dynegy's Wood River Power Station had converted to Montana Coal, which emits less sulfur. In order to more efficiently haul the coal, larger unit train unloading facilities needed to be built. Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc. was contracted to construct a new mile and a half-long rail loop for Dynegy's Wood River Power Station in Wood River, IL.  In order to meet the project requirements, Bloomsdale needed to make all of the cuts and fill excavation...

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Project: Highway 54 Expressway Location: Miller County, Missouri Project Background & Description Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc. was awarded a contract to complete the grading work for the construction of a 1.7 mile corridor of the Highway 54 Expressway. The project needed to be completed in accordance with MoDOT plans and specifications.  In exchange for the pre-graded stretch of Highway 54 Expressway, the General Contractor would receive the excess material from the site to use as fill on an adjacent commercial development s...

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Project: Levee Reach 1B Location: St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Project Background & Description Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc. was awarded a contract with in the state of Louisiana to raise a portion of the existing St. Charles Parish Levee. In order to meet contract requirements 8,900 feet of existing levee needed to be raised from the current elevation of 10 feet to 16 feet above sea level. The project scope included clearing and grubbing of the site, demolition of the existing culverts, excavation and concrete scour protection. Blooms...

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