Project Name and Location

Fuel Storage Tank Closures
Fort Jackson – US Department of the Army (US Army)
Columbia, SC

Owner Name and Address

Fort Jackson – US Department of the Army
Building 4340, Magruder Avenue
Fort Jackson, SC 29207-5400
Columbia, SC

General Project Description

Micah entered into a contract with the US Army under a competitively bid/bonded solicitation to perform closure on regulated and non-regulated fuel tanks. The initial contract was for twenty four (24) non-regulated underground storage tanks (UST) to be removed, three (3) regulated tanks/piping system to be removed and eight (8) above ground storage tanks (AST) to be closed. Upon completion of the project a total of forty eight (48) tanks were closed and properly disposed.

The project included the following activities:

1. Pre-construction meeting with US Army;
2. Pump, transport & dispose of all fuel product;
3. Surface demolition & disposal;
4. Outdoor brick wall demolition and replacement;
5. Excavate, remove, clean and dispose of USTs;
6. Collect soil and groundwater samples from excavations;
7. Backfill with select fill & compaction;
8. Cut, clean & dispose of ASTs;
9. Profile, transport and dispose of tank residuals;
10. Site restoration (concrete, asphalt and landscaping);
11. Regulatory interface and reporting;

This project required daily communication with Fort Jackson officials and included many additional items that were added to our contract. The final contract value was $67,000.

Miscellaneous Comments

Micah’s flexibility and commitment to this project and its change orders allowed the entire contract to be completed within the original schedule. Micah was awarded a letter of recommendation from the US Army.