The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) awarded a $399M design-build contract to Skanska, USA for the replacement of the Pensacola Bay Bridge in August of 2016. BHATE Geosciences, led by David Johnson and Tony Thomason, will provide Construction Materials Testing for the project, including Quality Control Services for the pre-pour and post-pour fabrication inspections, reinforcing … Read More

The Thyssenkrupp facility in Calvert, Alabama includes a Hot Strip Mill which will process slabs from the TK plant in Brazil. The facility will have an annual capacity of 4.1 million metric tons of carbon steel end products. BHATE Geosciences’ scope of services included: Site excavation and dewatering consultation Earthwork testing services Since several areas … Read More

With over 25,000 square feet, the Brookwood Medical Center Freestanding Emergency Department is one of the first FED facilities in Alabama and will provide imaging and diagnostics, 24-hour facilities for EMS and ambulances, heliport, emergency systems and twelve private exam rooms with specialized support for mental health and cardiac trauma. BHATE Geosciences provided a Phase 1 Environmental Site … Read More

During the construction of the Tuscaloosa Federal Building, the contractor noted indications of possible settlement including possible movement of the concrete slab floor and damage to below grade piping. Using ground penetrating radar (GPR), BHATE Geosciences engineers performed investigative scanning in order to determine if voids were present beneath the concrete slab.  After the structure … Read More

When Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, Charity Hospital was destroyed.  After the storm, officials from the state and from Louisiana State University, which ran the hospital, evaluated the building and deemed it had been too damaged by water and mold to reopen. The Louisiana State University System choose instead to incorporate it into the new University … Read More

Those driving along Montevallo Road in Crestline over the last few weeks have noticed a sudden appearance: PreSchool Partners’ new education facility.  PreSchool Partners, a 501c3 organization dedicated to preparing at-risk 3- and 4-year-old children and their families for kindergarten in the Birmingham City Schools, is in the process of building their first facility through Operation Schoolhouse, … Read More