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SR 543, I-5 to International Boundary Widening & Border Crossing Improvements

Project Dates: 5/1/2006 - 5/31/2009
Location: Whatcom County, WA
Assistant Project Manager: CJ Handforth
Owner: Wash. State Dept. of Transportation
Superintendent: Kelly Brown

Award Amount: $28,315,135.57 (pre-tax)
Project Managers: Tony Anderson
Owner/Engineer: Wash. State Dept. of Transportation
Engineer: Washington State Department of Transportation, Chris Damitio

Project Description:
The SR 543 Project reconstructed the truck crossing lanes and the US-Canadian Border in Blaine, Wa. Work included construction of two bridges, cast-in-place concrete retaining walls, noise walls and new concrete roadways.

For this project IMCO received the 2009 AGC of Washington - Build Washington Award for Construction Excellence - Highway & Transportation

Highlights

  • Granted substantial completion 176 Working Days ahead of the allowed contract time.
  • Used the “Partnering Method” with the owner, which contributed to the success of the project. As a result both WSDOT and IMCO make an effort to implement Partnering on all projects.
  • IMCO established a great working relationship with Canadian and United States Border officials and was able to perform the work effectively and timely to all parties’ satisfaction.
  • Installed concrete drilled shafts during the winter; which posed a huge erosion and sediment control concern. In working closely with WA State Department of Transportation and the Department of Ecology, IMCO maintained permit compliance and completed the project without any violations.
  • A Cost Reduction Incentive Proposal (CRIP) was submitted by IMCO, eliminating a detour phase of the project; This turned out to be a huge time-savings for the project and a $400,000 cost savings for the Washington State Department of Transportation.
  • IMCO crews worked a total of 127,553 man-hours on this project with no lost time accidents.

Major elements of this project

  • 1,000 drilled shafts totaling approximately 38,000 Lineal Feet
  • 12,442.02 square feet of noise wall that averaged 15 feet tall
  • 21,889 lineal feet of underground utilities and storm drain (excluding electrical trenching)
  • 220,000 cubic yards of export
  • The development of a State owned aggregate material source

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