Groundhog Projects

I. US Army Corps of Engineers - Pueblo Pintado

Project Name: Pueblo Pintado Water Processing System
Project Task: Design/construct potable water processing system for Pueblo Pintado Dormitory School

This System needed to be capable of producing approx. 15,000 gallons per day (10 GPM min) to meet current Navajo EPA and USEPA drinking water standards.

Water was being pumped from an onsite well, entering an existing well house, and then pumped to an elevated storage tank.  Processing system needed to be designed and constructed to fit into current well house.

Groundhog identified contaminants and designed a water system to remove these elements. Contractor shall return all waste water to aquifer via a leech field. Contractor is responsible for constructing/designing the leech field that will accommodate 5 GPH percolation rate for the discharged water volume from the filtration system.


II. Los Alamos National Labs (Flintco)

Project Name: Weapons Conference Ctr.
Project Task: Interior demolition at the weapons conference center (Flintco)
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III. University of New Mexico (Flintco)

Project Name: The Pit - Renovation
Project Task: Demolition, concrete cutting and core drilling
Scope of Work: Time critical, surgical demolition of building elements

Concrete cutting for interior utilities, wall sawing for elevators and doors, Core drilling for utilities and hand rails (over 1,000 holes drilled)


IV. Holloman Air Force Base (NewTech)

Project Name: Legacy Target Removal Project
Project Task: Demolish and dispose of 6' thick concrete missile targets.

Description of site constraints, major excavation, traffic and difficulties for project: Remote area, lockout times, restricted access, no local water source, heavy steel in targets (#11 @ 12" oc full cage w/stirrups), need to insure site was metal free to protect crane tires.

Overcoming Project Difficulties
Specialized equipment utilized to facilitate project completion. Long hours were needed to make up for limited access. Excavator with shear brought in to handle 260 tons of rebar processing. Groundhog was the first company to accomplish task without torches.


V. St. Joseph's (Jaynes Corp.)

Project Name: West Mesa Medical Center
Project Task: Building/site/interior demolition, earthwork and wet utilities

Scope of Work: Active hospital with emergency entrance/heavy pedestrian traffic inside and out. Limited working/lay down area. Seismic concerns for earthwork/concrete structure removal. Occupied corridors/patient areas.

Overcoming Project Difficulties
Work phased to allow access for emergency vehicles. Pedestrian walks/ tunnels were used. Concrete structure cut/crushed/craned to avoid vibration. Debris directly loaded into waiting trucks due to space constraints. Interior demo closely watched to avoid vibration, disruption of critical utilities in walls being removed. High priority on cleanliness for entire project. Actions with disruptive consequences scheduled for low risk times.


VI. General Mills (Big J Enterprises)

Project Name: T-Cart Wall Demo
Project Task: Removal of 24' tall cast in place concrete wall in an active food processing plant.

Describe site constraints, major excavation, traffic and difficulties for project
Minimal work area. Concern for safety of personnel, plant equipment and food product loss and contamination. Required use of diesel powered equipment indoors. Water contamination and dust control. Heavy forklift, pedestrian and robotic traffic.

Overcoming Project Difficulties
Equipment, labor and debris removal strictly scheduled. Two foremen, flagmen, spotters and barricading were used for site entering/exiting. Equipment was equipped with air scrubbers. Curtain walls were used to control the water, dust and contaminants. Daily safety meetings were held to emphasize protection of life, product and equipment. Workforce was increased to handle the manually intensive aspect of project. Specialized equipment was utilized to facilitate speed of project completion.


VII. US Army Corps of Engineers

Project Name: Jemez Canyon Dam - Rockfall Protection
Project Task: Installation of a 1000kj GBE Rockfall protection system requiring earth work, upslope scaling, micro piles, soil anchors and road rehabilitation.

First GBE barrier in USA installed December, 2009 at Jemez Canyon Dam, Sandoval County, New Mexico by Groundhog Construction Services of Albuquerque, N.M. working with USACE, Albuquerque District on design and construction.


VIII. UNM (Flintco/Noel)

Project Name: UNM Cancer Center - Medical Facility
Project Task: SURGICAL REMOVAL OF 20" THICK CAST IN PLACE WALLS TOTAL OF 3.5 DAYS TO COMPLETE.

Description of site constraints, major excavation, traffic and difficulties for project.
Removal for replacement was extremely time sensitive to keep project on schedule. Critical reinforcing components and existing architectural walls needed to remain unharmed. Working area was extremely tight within finished construction.

Overcoming Project Difficulties
Time was of critical importance on this project and round the clock work schedule was taken into consideration. Two wall saw crews were used. Specialized equipment was used to crush the 20" thick wall in order to save reinforcing.  Groundhog Construction Services was willing to work round the clock for the entire 3.5 days if required to keep the project on schedule. Extra spotters/ barricading used to control risk to other contractors/visitors.


IX. City of Artesia

Project Name: Ocotillo Theater
Project Task: Renovation of a theater on the National Historic Register

Multi floor demolition, protection of critical features, very small lay down area and heavy pedestrian traffic. Equipment, labor and debris removal was strictly scheduled. Flagman was used for site entering/exiting. Workforce was increased to handle the manually intensive aspect of project. Specialized equipment was utilized to facilitate speed of Project completion. Critical features were protected as necessary.


X. United States Forest Service

Project Name: Various projects over the last 5 years, including road rehabs, cattle guard replacement and structure demolition


XI. US Forest Service: Cibola National Forest

Project Name: Capilla Peak and New Canyon Campground Restoration
Project Task: Renovation of fire-scorched campgrounds damaged by the Trigo Fire. Reconstruction of historic log shelters, concrete pad site, creation of accessible trails and installation of site fixtures.


Concrete pad ready for re-build of historic log cabin shelters after New Mexico Trigo Fire


Re-built historic log cabin shelters at Capilla Peak after the Trigo Fire