ERHARDT CONSTRUCTION HONORED WITH CONSTRUCTION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Erhardt Construction received an Award of Excellence from the Associated Builders and Contractors for its construction of the Phase 2 Improvements at the City of Wyoming’s Clean Water Plant. Erhardt's project involved a major $35.6 million expansion to the wastewater treatment plant, as well as rehabilitation of existing facilities and equipment. The project included:
· Three new aeration basins, each holding a total of 3.5 million gallons of effluent water. Adjacent to the basins, a blower building and various pipe galleries were constructed.
· Four new 95-foot diameter final clarifiers, each holding a total of 1 million gallons of effluent water.
· A new generator building housing two - 2.0 megawatt generators along with auxiliary electrical switchgear and equipment.
· A new return activated sludge/waste activated sludge pump station.
· Repair and retrofit of four existing primary clarifiers.
· Replacement of three large raw sewage pumps, including motors and VFD drives.
· Decommission and demolition of the city’s old trickling filter system.

Between all of the structures, a total of 25,000 cubic yards of concrete, miles of pipe, conduit, and wire were installed.

Associated Builders and Contractors sponsored the 2008 Construction Awards Competition for recognizing outstanding projects completed by members in West Michigan and bringing about awareness of the quality of work produced by contractors and their employees.