Construction Management

Construction Management Services, Croton Aqueduct Rehabilitation and Site Restoration

HAKS is providing construction management of the New Croton Aqueduct Rehabilitation and Site Restoration Project in upstate New York as managing partner of the joint venture awarded contract for services by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.

Major aspects of the work include opening of the aqueduct for access and ventilation; buried shaft work, including removal of buried shaft covers, remova of ladders, shaft wall repairs and grouting of leaks and voids; rehabilitation of the surface structure, blowoff chamber, stream raceway and related surface improvements; and rehabilitation of the 7-mile long pressure tunnel lining, including crack repairs, brick replacement, contact grouting, consolidation grouting and leak repairs. At the peak of construction the work will be spread out along the 31 miles of aqueduct, making coordination and communication essential for effective construction management.

The joint venture if sulfilling various project management and resident engineering inspection tasks under the CM contract, all aimed at assuring quality construction, conformance with the contract plans and specifications, and project completion that is on time and within budget. Supporting this effort is a team of specialty subconsultants who are assisting with construction inspection, pressure tunnel grouting inspection, environmental inspection in connection with hazardous materials and contaminated soil disposal, community outreach, site restoration, and historic preservation issues.