August 2015
BOFDAC
news
Bureau of Facility Design & Construction, Harrisburg, PA 17101
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/facdes
Phone: 717-787-7398 Fax: 717-705-5549
FACILITY
DESIGN&
CONSTRUCTION
Director’s Notes:
An FDC Organizational Change and
More on Sustainability
Inside This Issue
Director’s Notes:
An FDC Organizational Change and
More on Sustainability
1
FDC Employees Tour a Marcellus
Well Pad Site
3
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Ridley Creek Equestrian Arena
4
Road Rehabilitation Projects
Completed at Kooser and Keystone
5
Deficient Structures Replaced on
Corbett Road, Clear Creek State Forest
6
Point State Park
Some Fort Duquesne History
7
The first is called Division of Dams, Bridges and Roadways
Engineering under Ray Zomok, P.E. This division is
Works In Progress
8, 9
responsible for design and construction-related activities
Bidding Summaries
11
2015 SECA Campaign
11
Employee Profile
12
Bureau Activities and News
12
I am pleased to announce some
changes made in the
organizational structure of the
Bureau of Facility Design and
Construction. The field engineering
Alfred Uzokwe, P.E.
division is now Division of Field
Engineering and Contract Management under Al Thomas,
P.E. This new name better reflects what the division does.
The division of design has been divided into two.
for DCNR dams, bridges and roadways. The second is called
Division of Environmental Engineering and Architecture to
be headed by a senior civil engineer manager. This division
is responsible for design and construction-related activities
for sewage treatment and conveyance systems, water
treatment, storage and conveyance systems, architectural
construction in one year and 45 days! The designers also had
designs, mechanical engineering systems design, electrical
foresight because passage of time (85 years and counting)
engineering systems design, building site engineering,
has not rendered the unique features inside the building
landscape architecture and more. These changes are
obsolete-talk about form actually following function in
already in effect.
design!
As we filed into the building to get tickets for visits
More on Sustainability:
to the 83rd and 102nd observation decks, I noticed a
On a different note, over the 4th of July weekend,
scrolling neon lighted “bill board” to the right. It displayed
my family and I were in New York to visit Ellis Island, Statue
information about the result of a recent effort at “greening”
of Liberty and other places of interest. We later added a
the building through retrofits. As someone interested in
visit to the Empire State building to our itinerary. The
green buildings and energy savings, I looked closer. The
Empire State building is the 102-story, 1,250 feet
scrolling message described in step by step narrative the
skyscraper completed in 1931 on Fifth Av. in Manhattan.
various retrofits performed on the building to reduce its
On the day we visited, because of the Independence
energy consumption by 38 percent. “The upgrades, which
celebration, the building was adorned in white, blue and
included installing new lighting and windows, modernizing
red patriotic colors and majestically stood out in the New
boilers and insulating radiators, earned the building LEED
York night skyline. It is amazing that as far back as the
Gold certification in 2011[Crain’s New York Business, “Empire
1930s, when technology was nowhere near what it is today,
State Energy savings beat forecast”, Irina Ivanova, June 24,
the builders of this majestic structure completed the
2013]
-1-
Continued on page -2-
BOFDAC news
in energy savings. It should include other changes like
More on Sustainability
installing low flow plumbing fixtures; using materials with
…Continued
low volatile organic compounds for interior construction to
improve indoor air quality; using recyclable materials to
limit what goes to the landfill; and more.
“More specifically, building retrofits focused on
Here at DCNR, we continue to make steady gains in
eight improvement areas to make core building
the direction of sustainability for our buildings and other
infrastructure, common spaces and tenant suites more
infrastructure. We already have 10 LEED-certified buildings.
efficient. Upgrades included replacing all 6,514 windows;
More buildings are going through the certification process
switching to all LED lighting; installing new building
while three are currently in the planning stages.
management system controls; creating a web-based tenant
DCNR has many of existing buildings that serve the
energy management system; and upgrading all 68 elevators
Bureaus of State Parks and Forestry. Some of these buildings
to be 30 percent more efficient while sending excess energy
were constructed many years ago before the advent of the
back to the building’s grid”[Clean Technica, “Empire State
terms sustainability, LEED, Green Globes or Energy Star. We
Building Efficiency Retrofit Model Rolls Out Across US,” Silvio
have in the past renovated existing buildings like the Sproul
Marcacci, July 2, 2013] When all retrofits were completed,
State Forest Resource Management Center office building
$4.4 million was saved on a yearly basis in energy costs.
and Clear Creek State Forest Resource Management Center.
It is important to emphasize that energy cost
During the renovation of these buildings, we added
reduction alone will not earn a building LEED certification.
sustainable features to them that enabled them to earn LEED
There were other rehabilitation efforts in the building that
certification. It is my fervent hope that we continue, as was
when taken together in their entirety, resulted in the gold-
done with the Empire State Building, to look for
LEED certification. Some of these include installation of low
opportunities to upgrade more existing buildings and make
flow plumbing fixtures in the restrooms, and ensuring that
them more energy efficient as well as green in as many
debris or waste generated during construction, including
respects as make sense cost wise and otherwise. Upgrades
waste generated by tenants were recycled. Building
do not have to be elaborate. They could just be as simple as
components or materials used in the interior like wall
removing lighting systems and replacing them with LED
finishes, paint, carpets and the like emitted very little or no
bulbs that last longer and use less power, installation of
volatile organic compounds. This is very essential as it
motion sensors that switch off lights when no one is using
ensures indoor air quality that is conducive for users.
the enclosure. Or it could include more elaborate
Without going too deep into all the specific retrofits, the
rehabilitation work like improving insulation in exterior
message one is trying to convey here is that “sustainability”
walls and roofs, installing high performance windows or
or “greening” is not just the exclusive preserve of new
glazing in building enclosures. These will go a long way in
buildings. Through retrofits and other efforts existing
cutting down on energy costs. To be clear, one is not
buildings can be made sustainable or green, resulting in
suggesting that DCNR will save $4.4 million by retrofitting.
energy savings; great indoor air quality; reduced carbon
Clearly, our buildings are smaller and much less
emission; reduction in water consumption; and more.
sophisticated than the Empire State Building. But
Making an existing building more energy efficient
considering that DCNR has as much as 4,000 buildings of
starts with an energy audit to clearly spell out current
different sizes, designations and functions, each cent saved
energy usage in the building. Then the building is assessed
in any one of the buildings that lends itself to retrofits for
to see what opportunities there are for retrofits that will
sustainability add up. After all, little drops of water make a
result in energy savings like replacing windows and wall
mighty ocean.
enclosures with better insulated ones, changing
incandescent lights to LED, installing motion sensors and
For more information on DCNR’s green building efforts, visit
more. In the beginning, money will be spent in conducting
the web based Story Map – “Exploring the PA DCNR's LEED
an energy audit to develop a baseline of utility costs; and
Certified Buildings” at the following link:
yes, money will be spent on construction work tied to
rehabilitation. These are upfront costs but in the final
http://www.gis.dcnr.state.pa.us/storymaps/leed/MapTour/
analysis, the money is slowly recouped in savings that
deploy/index.html#
accrue as a result of the retrofits. Holistic “greenness”
requires that retrofits are not limited to only ones that result
-2-
BOFDAC news
with equipment similar to a large rototiller. The rototilled
FDC Employees Tour a Marcellus
soil was mixed with Portland cement to form a base for the
Well Pad Site
well pad; this base was then graded and covered with
Denise Kelly, PG
use, the stone can be removed and the base can be re-
crushed stone. Theoretically, when the site is no longer in
rototilled, topsoil can be placed over the rototilled material
and the site should eventually return to its native state.
The next site was a fresh water impoundment with
the water source being Pine Creek. After the required permit
was obtained from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission
(SRBC), the water was pumped to the impoundment which is
lined with an impermeable material. The purpose of the
impoundment is to reduce water tanker truck traffic. It takes
approximately 4 million gallons of water to frack one well
which is about 1,000 one-way water tanker truck trips!
Having a fresh water impoundment closer to well sites
reduces the amount and distance the tanker trucks travel,
and in some instances, the water can be piped directly to
the well.
The final site was the compressor station. This is
Five wells are located on the Anadarko well pad site in the
Tiadaghton State Forest
where the gas is pressurized and sent on its way to market
via underground pipelines. Although the compressors are
On Aug. 6, various Bureau of Forestry (BOF)
very large, the noise outside the compressor building was
personnel took 16 Facility Design and Construction (FDC)
minimal – just a low hum. However, if the door to the
employees on a tour of an Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
compressor station building was opened the noise would be
Marcellus shale-gas well pad site in the Tiadaghton State
similar to a jet engine. Forestry requires any of the
Forest. The tour began at the district office in Waterville
companies that have a compressor station on forestry land
where everyone was welcomed by the district forester. His
to reduce the outside noise to 55 decibels (normal
welcome was followed by a power point presentation
conversation is 60 decibels).
entitled Marcellus Shale and State Forest Lands that was copresented by a forest program specialist and a geologist,
Continued on page -4-
both from the BOF. This presentation provided an overview
of Pennsylvania’s state forest system, forestry’s shale-gas
management approach, and the geology of the Marcellus
formation.
After the presentation everyone carpooled to the
first stop which was a scenic vista. The assistant district
forester explained that this site was where Anadarko initially
proposed to put their well pad; needless to say, this would
have destroyed the beautiful vista. He said the location of
any well pad is chosen to maximize the use of existing
roads, pipelines, and previously disturbed areas. Also, the
well pad location is chosen to limit impacts to scenic vistas,
trails, back-country areas, unique geologic features, and
important recreation areas. He explained how forestry
worked with Anadarko to relocate this pad away from the
vista to a more suitable site.
Assistant District Forester, Tom Casilio provided a tour of
the Andarko site and discussed the process of Marcellus
drilling and some of the controls Forestry uses in
minimizing development impacts
The next site visited was the actual well pad;
currently, there are five wells in production here. It was
stated that when Anadarko cleared this site, the topsoil was
stockpiled onsite and then total depth reclamation was done
-3-
BOFDAC news
Marcellus Well Pad Site
…Continued
The compressor station is where the gas is collected, pressurized
and distributed through pipelines. Compressor stations on forest
lands are required to meet stringent acoustical controls
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Fracking requires large quantities of water. On site
impoundments are typically constructed and filled by
pumping from a local water source. This minimizes the
impacts of potentially thousands of tanker truck deliveries
Ridley Creek Equestrian Arena
Michael Twigg RA, LEED AP
There were many questions during the tour and
numerous positive comments from the participants at the
conclusion of the tour. Many thanks were extended to the
forestry personnel that took time to share their knowledge
with the FDC attendants. Much information was gleaned
during the tour, for instance, only one Anadarko employee
(a well tender) was seen on any of the sites. The actual
detailed monitoring and surveillance on all the sites is done
by employees in Houston, Texas via remote access.
In response to the shale-gas industry, the BOF has
developed strict guidelines for anyone with a BOF-issued
lease. It was emphasized during the presentation and visible
during the tour that the BOF, and especially the forest
districts, work closely with the shale-gas companies to site
Photo credit: Tamara Peffer, Bureau of State Parks
the well pad and all associated structures to minimize
On September 2, DCNR reaffirmed a commitment
surface impact and to mitigate for the impact whenever
to enhancing the recreational opportunities in state parks by
possible. Every effort is made to utilize existing
infrastructure and to make the competing companies “share”
infrastructure whenever possible to preserve the forest.
The shale-gas industry is here to stay; however, the
attendees learned during the tour that the BOF is working
cutting the opening ribbon on a new indoor equestrian
arena at Ridley Creek State Park. DCNR Secretary Cindy
Adams Dunn, Senator Dominic Pileggi, Deputy Secretary
John Norbeck, State Parks Director David Kemmerer, Facility
Design and Construction Director Alfred Uzokwe, DCNR
diligently on behalf of the citizens of the commonwealth to
Architect Michael Twigg, James Fisher with King
preserve our forests.
Construction Co., and facility operators Tom and Ellie
Chidester welcomed guests to the new facility. Located in
For more information on natural gas development on state
the park’s Hidden Valley Farms complex, the new facility will
forest land visit:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/NaturalGas/index.htm
-4-
allow year-round equestrian services to be provided to park
patrons.
BOFDAC news
Parks and Forestry is not the only benefactor of the
Road Rehabilitation Projects
Dirt & Gravel Road Program. This program has aided many
Completed at Kooser & Keystone
rural township communities in providing the guidance and
funding to maintain thousands of miles of low traffic
John Jaskolka, PE and Denise Kelly, PG
volume, rural roadways.
Pennsylvania has an extensive network of unpaved
and low volume roads; many of them located in the bureaus
of State Parks and Forestry. These roads often contribute to
For more information on the dirt and gravel roads visit:
http://www.dirtandgravel.psu.edu/
stream pollution via sediment runoff. Pennsylvania's Dirt
Gravel, and Low Volume Road Maintenance (DGLVR)
Project Capsule
Project Number:
Program was enacted into law in April 1997 to provide
funding to eliminate stream pollution from these road
types. In November 2013 three key changes were made to
the program. These changes included a substantial funding
increase; the inclusion of low-volume sealed or paved roads
with <500 cars per day with the stipulation that at least $8
million be dedicated towards these low-volume roads; and
the movement of State Parks from the municipal category to
the DNCR program category.
Project Coordinator:
Project Designer:
Construction Manager:
Construction Inspection:
General Contractor:
Construction Cost:
Fund:
FDC-205-101407 (Keystone)
FD-206-100108 (Kooser)
John P. Jaskolka, P.E.
John P. Jaskolka, P.E.
Scott Schaffer
Jamie Pritts
Scott Grannis Construction, LLC.
$95,021.00 (Keystone)
$254,572.00 (Kooser)
Dirt and Gravel Road
Two state park projects benefited from this
enhanced program. Keystone and Kooser state parks each
had roads that were in poor condition. These roads
exhibited cracked pavement, potholes, and culvert
deterioration, all of which combined to make a poor driving
experience for park patrons. The implementation of the
changes to the DGLVR program allowed these road issues to
be addressed.
At Keystone State Park the campground roads
adjacent and just upslope of the lake were improved. At
Kooser State Park, the main park roads immediately
adjacent to both Kooser Run and Kooser Lake were also
upgraded. The road improvements at both parks included
full depth reclamation. This process involves grinding up
the existing road, adding stones for sub-base stability, and
then putting down bituminous surface treatment for the
Dirt and Gravel Road application at Keystone State Park
driving surface. The final product provides a smooth riding
surface for park visitors.
A special design consideration was required at
Kooser State Park. For heavy construction equipment access
and materials deliveries a temporary bridge was
constructed. This temporary bridge spanned a weight
restricted, park bridge on the main park entrance road. This
temporary bridge was removed once road rehabilitation was
completed.
Construction began in spring 2015 and was
completed in summer of 2015. These improvements will
greatly reduce sediment entering the streams and lakes as
well as reducing traffic dust. The final result is a much
better driving experience for visitors at both of these state
Dirt and Gravel Road application at Kooser State Park
parks.
-5-
BOFDAC news
Deficient Structures Replaced on
design because of stream restrictions that are required for
Corbett Road,
Road, Clear Creek State Forest
trout waters and naturally reproducing trout waters
native trout populations. Clear Creek is listed as approved
therefore, no work was permitted at the bridge site
John Jaskolka, PE and Denise Kelly, PG
between March 1 and June 15 and October 1 through
December 31. Little Clear Creek is listed as approved trout
waters, so no in stream work was permitted at the culvert
from March 1 through June 15.
Continued on page -7-
Corbett Road is the primary access to the popular Bear
Town Rocks Vista.
Clear Creek State Forest, established in 1920,
currently encompasses 16,126 acres in Jefferson, Venango
and Forest counties. Many of these acres hug the Clarion
and Allegheny rivers while other tracts rest on the
Allegheny Plateau. This forest district is one of eight state
forest districts located in the Pennsylvania Wilds region and
offers a variety of activities for the outdoor enthusiast.
Durable infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, is
The bridge was constructed on site with reinforced concrete
footings, abutment walls, parapet walls and decking. The deck
is constructed over precast concrete beams.
necessary for visitors to access these areas.
In this district, Corbett Road is the primary access
to the popular Bear Town Rocks Vista. The original bridge
and culvert on this road were constructed in 1935 and
were subsequently rehabilitated in 1985. Time had taken
its toll on both these structures as both exhibited various
stages of deterioration on their decks and substructures.
Both the bridge and culvert on this road were determined
to be structurally deficient and the decision was made to
replace them.
In addition to visitors using this road, there are
several camps and gas wells located along or near the
road. With this in mind, special design considerations were
necessary to accommodate full access for both the camp
owners and the National Fuel Gas Co. well-tenders who
In this construction photo workers place and screed the
concrete bridge deck
service the gas wells in the area. The design consideration
consisted of providing construction detours so the various
entities could continue to reach their camps and gas wells.
Construction timing was also a factor in the
-6-
BOFDAC news
Corbett Road
Point State Park
…Continued
Some Fort Duquesne History
History
Marcus Snyder,
In spring 2014 the deteriorated bridge was
In 2005 extensive renovations were being carried
demolished and replaced with a reinforced concrete deck,
concrete abutments and concrete wing-walls. Architectural
out at Point State Park. These mostly involved utility
Surface Treatment (AST) was used on the abutments and
system upgrades and significant landscaping
wing-walls and then they were stained to make them
improvements, both of which required significant site
appear as native stone. Powder coated brown steel was
disturbance. Due to the historical features and setting of
used for the guiderails and approaches to blend in with the
the park, and at the request of the PHMC, DCNR requested
natural environment; limestone riprap was used to protect
A. D. Marble & Co. to be present during construction to
the wing-walls from scour. In the winter of 2015 the
observe earthmoving activities and to conduct
culvert was replaced with a precast concrete box culvert
archaeological investigations as warranted. These
with similar features as the bridge such as the AST and
investigations included historical research, field digs and
powder coated brown steel guiderails.
the preparation of field reports to document any
archeological findings during execution of the project
All construction was completed in spring 2015,
work.
four months ahead of schedule. These new structures,
Some of their research involved obtaining
built to current bridge specifications, will afford visitors to
the Clear Creek State Forest a safe and aesthetic passage
information of the 18th Century Forts present at the
through the forest.
location from the British, Canadian and French archives
and libraries.
Continued on page -10-
Project Capsule
Project Number:
Project Coordinator:
Project Designer:
Construction Manager:
Construction Inspection:
General Contractor:
Construction Cost:
Fund:
FDC-008-7595
Wayne Nguyen, P.E.
AECOM
Scott Schaffer
Jamie Pritts
M &B Services, LLC.
$587,995.00
Act 26
Figure 8 - During historical research efforts, this map of
Fort Duquense was obtained from records at the
Bibliotheque nationale de Franche
Sections of this precast box-culvert, including the wing
walls were set in place with a crane.
-7-
BOFDAC news
Works in Progress
(The following photographs represent some of BOFDAC’s active construction efforts throughout DCNR)
FDC-128-7334 – Kinzua Bridge State Park
(DGS 130-1 Phase 2) New Office/Visitors Center
A worker cuts steel framing members to size
FDC-128-7334 – Kinzua Bridge State Park
(DGS 130-1 Phase 2) New Office/Visitors Center
Metal roof and wall framing work continues
FDC-123-7755 – Sinnemahoning State Park
(DGS 104-6) George B. Stevenson Dam Rehabilitation
Contractors perform earth moving activities
FDC-214-100667 – Ryerson Station State Park
(DGS 142-3) De-Silt Lake
Dredging work continues on Duke Lake
FDC-207-7013 – Laurel Hill State Park
Sewage Treatment Plant Renovation
Sludge is removed from a treatment lagoon
FDC-319-4517 – Susquehannock State Park
Pave Main Park Road
Road surface being milled and reprocessed for paving
-8-
BOFDAC news
Works in Progress
(The following photographs represent some of BOFDAC’s active construction efforts throughout DCNR)
FDC-417-6756 – Ricketts Glen State Park
Replace Dam Control Tower
Using a remote control concrete saw on the control tower
FDC-429-1810 – Lackawanna State Park
Rehabilitation of Swimming Pool Complex
Concrete deck is prepared for inlay installation
FDC-001-6193 – Michaux Forest District
5-Bay Storage Building, Big Flat Maintenance HQ
Construction pending overhead door installation
FDC-001-7808 – Michaux Forest District
Rifle/Pistol Range Construction
Lead abatement/processing and earthmoving construction
FDC-226-7778 – Pymatuning State Park
Rehabilitate Dam
Work includes repairs and reinforcement to the dam face
FDC-020-6172 – Loyalsock State Forest
Equipment Storage Shed, Hillsgrove Maintenance Complex
Workers construct the cmu block foundation
-9-
BOFDAC news
Point State Park
…Continued
Prior to the construction of any forts, Virginian
traders and militia occupied the site. They were forced to
surrender the site to the French in 1754. The French then
began building a fort named after the governor-general of
New France, the Marquis Duquesne. Completed in May
1755, the fort consisted of a square earthen and log
enclosure measuring 160 feet wide with separate
triangular works known as ravelins along the eastern and
southern walls. Inside the fort were barracks, support
structures, and a powder magazine. The Seven Years’ war
in North America would soon begin.
A map of Fort Duquesne was obtained (Figure 8)
from records at the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Another was obtained from the Bibliothèque et Archives
nationales du Québec (Figure 9). This one was sketched
by a Scottish soldier Robert Stobo. After surrender at Fort
Necessity by General Washington, Stobo was taken as a
hostage and kept at Fort Duquesne. He sketched the fort
and tried to smuggle the plan to the French while prisoner
in Montreal. It, however, was captured by the French when
the British force of General Braddock was defeated in the
Figure 9 - This sketch of Fort Duquesne, obtained from
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, was made by
Scottish soldier Robert Stobo, who was held at the fort as a
prisoner
summer or 1755.
Under the Forbes expedition, Scottish Highlands
and Virginia militia hit the Fort in September 1758. They
initially achieved surprise but were badly defeated. After
news of abandonment by Native American allies and the
approach of the Forbes expedition, the French abandoned
Fort Duquesne to the British in November 1758. Setting
fire to it, they headed up the Allegheny River.
By the summer of 1759 construction of the new
Fort Pitt commenced. A map from the British Library
prepared in 1762 by Bernard Ratzer reveals the extent of
their progress (Figure 10).
For more information on the history of the strategic land
of Point State Park visit the following:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/point/
http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/FortD
uquesne.html
http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/FortPi
Figure 10 - A map from the British Library prepared in 1762
by Bernard Ratzer, reveals the extent of their progress on the
construction of Fort Pitt
tt.html
- 10 -
BOFDAC news
Bidding Summary
May 2015
Bidding Summary
June 2015
FDC-020-6172.1 - Loyalsock State Forest
General Construction: Equipment Storage Shed: Hillsgrove
Maintenance Complex
FDC-314-100709.1 – Trough Creek State Park
Bridge Rehabilitation: Structure No. 6314-1302: Trough
Creek Over Laurel Run
Bid
Price:
Bid
Price:
$635,171.80
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Clark
Contractors
FDC-411-100198.1- Nolde Forest Environmental Education
Center: Sawmill Bridge Super Structure Replacement
Bid
Price:
$61,000.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
$47,110.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Mar-Allen
Concrete
Products, Inc.
FDC-316-101030.1 – Codorus State Park
Replace dock cables
Descco Design &
Construction
Bid
Price:
FDC-020-6172.4 – Loyalsock State Forest
Electrical Construction: Equipment Storage Shed: Hillsgrove
Maintenance Complex
Bid
Price:
$49,348.60
$174,300.77
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Water Work
Commercial
Diving Services
FDC-215-100723.1 – Maurice K. Goddard State Park
Reseal Dam Outlet Conduit Joints
Bid
Price:
TRA Electric, Inc.
$69,526.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Mar-Allen
Concrete
Products, Inc.
FDC-207-07013.1 – Laurel Hill State Park
General Construction: Sewage Treatment Plant Renovation
FDC-202-7103.1 – Cook Forest State Park
Remove UST and Install AST: Maintenance Area
Bid
Price:
Bid
Price:
$890,375.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Stoy Excavating
FDC-417-7733.1 – Ricketts Glen State Park
Rehabilitation/Replacement: Lift Station #1
Bid
Price:
$128,000.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
$303,900.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Horizon
Construction
Group, Inc.
FDC-004-100249.1 – Forbes State Forest
General Construction: Equipment Storage Buildings
Advanced
Rehabilitation
Technology, Ltd.
Bid
Price:
$98,938.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
BNC Construction
LLC
FDC- 005-6199.1 – Rothrock State Forest
General Construction: Equipment Storage Buildings
INTERESTED IN DOING WORK FOR DCNR?
For a list of current projects out for bid, visit the
Bureau's current bid proposal page at:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/facdes/Current_Proposals
/index.htm
Be sure to check back frequently for updates
Bid
Price:
$470,000.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Midstate
Construction, Inc.
FDC- 005-6199.4 – Rothrock State Forest
Electrical Construction: Equipment Storage Buildings
2015 SECA CAMPAIGN
The 2015 SECA Campaign runs September 8 – October 30.
There is a SECA Kickoff Event at Soldiers & Sailors Grove on
September 9 from 11:00-2:00 and a DCNR Launch Event
Bid
Price:
$72,811.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Mountainside
Electric
FDC-418-6148.1R – Marsh Creek State Park
Dam Spillway Repairs
September 17 in Room 105, RCSOB from 12:30 – 2:00.
Also, September 29 and October 22 are DCNR Action Days.
Employee to employee instruction and assistance will be
provided (along with refreshments) in signing up for SECA
Bid
Price:
$1,199,182.00
Apparent
Low Bidder:
Concrete Service
Division, Inc.
in ESS. Please consider supporting the SECA campaign
effort. If you have any questions contact FDC’s SECA
May-June Bid Summary Values:
Coordinator, Melissa Wallace, 717-787-7398.
For more info on the 2015 SECA Campaign visit:
http://www.seca.state.pa.us/
- 11 -
May Total Bids/Value:
5 / $1,761,656.80
June Total Bids/Value:
8 / $2,438,006.30
BOFDAC news
Employee Profile:
Bureau Activities & News
Amanda Paisley
•
The bureau’s 10th annual Clerical Conference is
tentatively scheduled for September 15-17 at
Presque Isle State Park.
•
On July 13, Elliott Woolridge joined the Bureau
as a Civil Engineer Trainee for the Northcentral
Engineering Office. Elliott is a recent graduate
of Penn State University and has a Bachelor’s
Degree in Civil Engineering.
•
After a brief term of employment with the PUC,
Shawn Beeler has re-joined the Bureau as Chief
of the Sanitary and Water Management Section.
•
The bureau’s annual holiday luncheon and End
of Year Meeting is scheduled for December 16
and 17 in Harrisburg.
Amanda was born and raised in Nippenose
Valley just outside of Williamsport. She graduated from
We’re on the Web!
Lock Haven University with a Bachelor of Science degree
Visit us at:
in Recreation Management. Amanda’s start with the state
began in June 2013 when she accepted a Limited Term
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/facdes
position as a Clerk/Typist II with the North Central
Questions – Comments?
Regional Office Records Center of the Williamsport DEP.
We value our reader’s feedback. Send your questions or
Upon the end of her term in March of 2014, she was
comments to:
offered a position as a Clerk/Typist II within the Bureau
Chief Editor: Jim Kalp, [email protected]
of Aging Services at the Pennsylvania Department of
Contributing Editor: Denise Kelly, [email protected]
Aging. Four months later, she made a lateral move to the
Clerical Support: Melissa Wallace, [email protected]
Bureau of Facility Design and Construction within DCNR
where she has remained to the present. Recently,
Birthdays:
Birthdays:
Amanda accepted a promotion with another agency.
☺
Darlene Grimes-August 4th
Hence her last day with FDC was September 4. Following
☺
Lawrence R. O’Shell-August 12th
☺
Renea Bruch-August 20th
☺
Ben Cassidy-August 24th
☺
Christian Kim-August 26th
a vacation to Glasgow, Scotland during the second week
of September, Amanda will begin her new position as a
Legal Assistant with the Environmental Hearing Board on
☺
Melissa Wallace-August 27th
September 14. She also works part-time as a Service
☺
Kevin Kevorkov-September 9th
Desk Supervisor at the Mechanicsburg TJ Maxx. Amanda
☺
Justin Daubert-September 16th
enjoys spending time with her niece, long walks, reading,
☺
Jim Ross-September 17th
autumn, international travel, learning about the German
☺
Gair Terrette-September 18th
and Iranian cultures/languages, going to the movies and
☺
Alfred Uzokwe-October 1st
☺
Jim Kalp-October 3rd
☺
Ed Raptosh-October 7th
☺
Jason Adams-October 11th
☺
Torrey Garver-October 24th
discussing movies.
Bureau Mission:
Mission
To provide multi-disciplined technical support to the other bureaus in DCNR in the areas of project design, project
inspections, construction management, contract administration, surveying and other technical advice and consultation.
- 12 -