Syracuse, NY - April 3, 2007 – The last visible remnants
of the Clark Power Station in
Las Vegas, Nevada will soon be gone as Syracuse – based Bianchi
Industrial Services is in
the final phases of demolishing the power plant. The Clark Station
project is Bianchi’s first
demolition, recycling and
clearance job in the state
of Nevada.
“The final phases of the Clark Power Station project
include the demolition of the underground foundations,” said
managing partner David Bianchi. “Once they are demolished
and crushed, then we will
complete the backfilling and re-grading the site using some of
the crushed concrete from the project. Bianchi is very proud
of the fact that we have never missed a project completion date
in over 50 years in business, and we are right on track to meet
our contract deadline.”
The Clark Station power plant consisted of two natural gas-fired
combined cycle units (totaling 430 megawatts) and one 54 megawatt
natural gas-fired turbine unit. Originally constructed in 1958,
all three units were recently retired and decommissioned because
of their age and out-dated technology.
The demolition and clearance job for
the generating station,
which covered 22 acres, involved
conventional demolition of
the buildings that housed the various components of the former
power plant, as well as associated cooling towers and oil tanks.
As a full-service demolition, remediation, recycling and asset
recovery contractor, Bianchi managed all asbestos and hazardous
waste abatement work associated with demolition and clearance
of the station’s boilers, turbines and
fuel tanks, including more
than 100,000 gallons of Number
6 fuel oil. In addition,
Bianchi removed approximately 6,000 gross tons of steel, 14,000
cubic yards of concrete, 750 tons of copper, and 8,000 linear
feet of underground utilities. Bianchi will recycle all steel
and non-ferrous metals from the project, as well as approximately
95% of the other materials. Concrete will be crushed and re-used
for backfill, and some equipment will be salvaged for re-use
in similar facilities.
Nevada Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific
Resources, awarded the demolition contract, and Bianchi began
work on the project in September of 2006.
Several Bianchi representatives are currently in Las Vegas
attending the 34th Annual National Demolition Association Convention,
which runs through Wednesday, April 4th.
“With the Clark Station project in Nevada, Bianchi has
now done work in 23 states,” noted David Bianchi. “Our
participation in events like
the National Demolition Association Convention will help us expand
our national presence.”
Originally established in 1950 as a
local demolition company, Bianchi Industrial Services remains
a family-owned business with national reach, providing a full
range of environmental abatement and whole-building recycling
services to clients in nearly 20 states. The company owns a
large fleet of specialty demolition equipment, including an
ultra-high reach hydraulic excavator, which is one of only
a few in the country. Bianchi has worked nationwide on large
projects for chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers, power
and cogeneration facilities, paper plants, aerospace facilities,
warehouses, schools, retail locations, sporting arenas and
hospitals. Bianchi maintains one of the best safety records
in the industry. Bianchi Industrial Services was the first
to use implosion as a method of demolition in Syracuse on projects
including the Strand Parking Garage, W.T. Grant and Daniels’ buildings
(site of Galleries of Syracuse) and Midtown Plaza.
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