Bulkhead Slot Coring and Wiresawing for Pike Island Locks and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pittsburgh District, is soliciting bids for the Bulkhead Slot Coring and Wiresawing project at Pike Island Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Belmont County, West Virginia. The project involves coring holes in concrete and wiresawing on both vertical and horizontal faces of the lock monoliths. The work will be performed in the main lock chamber and the auxiliary lock chamber, and some portions will occur underwater. The contractor will be required to furnish all equipment, labor, layout of work, and supervision to prepare the site for future installation of downstream bulkhead recesses. Some key aspects of the project include: • Coring holes in concrete on both vertical and horizontal faces of the lock monoliths • Wiresawing of concrete on both vertical and horizontal faces of the lock monoliths • Work will be performed in the main lock chamber and the auxiliary lock chamber • Some portions of the work will occur underwater • The contractor will be required to furnish all equipment, labor, layout of work, and supervision