Featured Projects
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Red and Blue Line Platform Extension Value Engineering Study
Dallas, TX - In accordance with FTA requirements for federally funded transit projects, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) contracted a value engineering (VE) study for the 30 percent design submittal completed by their chosen design team. During the almost week-long workshop, USS provided a key role in the overall approach and implementation of the VE process, as well as construction cost estimating and scheduling experience to help evaluate key VE alternatives.
City of Dallas
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Love Field - 13R-31L & Taxiway C Reconstruction
Dallas, TX - USS provided construction materials to the Dallas Love Field 13R-31L & Taxiway C Reconstruction project, including rebar, welded wire fabric, fiber expansion, Mirafi geotextiles, Hilti products, concrete cure, and numerous consumables, including hand tools and PPE. USS proved a valuable vendor to the GC during the life of this contract providing materials in a reliable and timely fashion.
TXDOT's CapEx Project
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
TXDOT's CapEx Project
Cost, Scheduling & Constructability
Austin, TX - USS provided tunnel cost estimating, scheduling and constructability reviews for the CapEx Drainage Tunnels along the I-35 Corridor in Austin, TX. The project was designed on an accelerated schedule and is anticipated for letting in October 2024.
U.S. Department of Interior
TXDOT's CapEx Project
The USS supply division has provided materials for numerous Texas airports, small and large, including DFW International Airport, Dallas Love Field, Tyler Regional, Corsicana Municipal, South Padre Island International, McKinney National Airport, Ft Worth Alliance Airport, Addison Airport and Sulphur Springs Airport. Materials include interlayers, geotextiles, rebar, dowel basket assemblies, smooth dowels, cure, epoxies, hand tools, fasteners, marking paint, PPE and even a mailbox.
SAK Construction
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Department of Interior
Deer Creek Sanitary Sewer Tunnel Cost Estimate Check
St. Louis, MO - USS contracted with SAK Construction to develop a bid level check estimate for 22,000 feet of 21.5-ft diameter TBM excavated and concrete lined tunnel, including several shafts and ancillary facilities. The project also consisted of numerous smaller underground tunnels and adits constructed by both TBM and drill and blast methods. The HCSS-heavy bid estimate task had a very narrow window of completion between start and delivery, including an on-site bid review with the contractor. SAK ultimately won the project.
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Department of Interior
Glen Canyon Dam Tunnel Inspection
Page, AZ - USS provided an initial and in-depth inspection of the transportation access tunnel to Glen Canyon Dam. This two-mile tunnel is 22'x24' with over one dozen adits and follows a hairpin curve in the canyon. Arch perimeter and rock bolts were mapped according to contract requirements, as well as any geologic deterioration and water inflow. The final report and presentation detailed significant findings and recommendations for future inspections according to TOMIE 2015 (Publication No. FHWA-HIF-15-005).
Kodiak Electric Association
City of Denton - Bonnie Brae Ph3
Kodiak Electric Association
Terror Lake, Alaska
Kodiak Island, AK - USS provided constructability and cost estimating services for a feasibility study of this proposed project designed to increase the available water flow to the existing Terror Lake hydroelectric plant operated by Kodiak Electric Association (KEA). The project consists of two diversion structures, a connecting canal, and a 6100-foot tunnel to move water from the Hidden Basin. Drainage through the intervening ridge to the upper end of Terror Lake. Project duties consist of field reconnaissance, design and constructability analysis, and construction cost estimates to determine the economic and physical feasibility of the project.
NTTA
City of Denton - Bonnie Brae Ph3
Kodiak Electric Association
USS supply division wins rebar contract for NTTA project in North Texas. The project started and completed in 2022 rehabilitated access ramps along the President George Bush Turnpike.
City of Denton - Bonnie Brae Ph3
City of Denton - Bonnie Brae Ph3
City of Denton - Bonnie Brae Ph3
USS supply division selected for concrete accessories supplier for SUNDT on the Bonnie Brae Ph 3, a mixed-use development project in Denton, Tx.