3 Oct 2011

Army Corps awards $5.3 million in contracts for work at Presidio of Monterey

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a total of $5.37 million in contracts Sept. 30 for work at Beale Air Force Base, near Marysville, Calif.

30 Sep 2011

Army Corps awards $6.8 million contract for work at Dugway Proving Grounds

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a $6.81 million contract Sept. 29 for work at Dugway Proving Grounds, located in Tooele County, Utah, to Au’ Authum Ki, Inc. of Chandler, Ariz., for construction of electrical transmission lines at the post.

28 Sep 2011

Army Corps awards $3.7 million contract for work at DDJC-Sharpe

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $3.79 million contract Sept. 27 to Onsite Construction and Engineering Inc. of Nipomo to replace fire sprinkler systems at Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin-Sharpe in Lathrop, 55 miles south of Sacramento.

28 Sep 2011

Army Corps awards $2.3 million in contracts for work at Dugway Proving Grounds

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a total of $2.32 million in contracts for work at Dugway Proving Grounds, located in Tooele County, Utah.

27 Sep 2011

Corps awards $5.9 million contract for work at Morrison Creek in South Sacramento

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $5.97 million contract Sept. 27 to Four M. Contracting Inc. of Winters, Calif., for work at Morrison Creek in South Sacramento.

20 Sep 2011

Army Corps awards $8.4 million contract for solar work at Fort Hunter Liggett

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded an $8.4 million contract Sept. 20 to Koontz Electric of Morrilton, Ark., for installation of a solar micro grid at Fort Hunter Liggett, located in Monterey County, Calif.

20 Sep 2011

Utah Data Center construction site evacuated

The construction site of the Utah Data Center at Camp W.G. Williams National Guard Post near Salt Lake City was evacuated today at approximately 12:15 p.m. local time after a package that raised concern was delivered to the construction management office.

19 Sep 2011

Trenching, boring to start at Isabella Lake in October for Corps dam study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is set to begin geotechnical studies at Isabella Lake in early-to-mid-October as part of the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project. The study results will help determine whether soil and rock near the lake is suitable for use in proposed safety upgrades to Isabella Lake main and auxiliary dams.

15 Sep 2011

Army Corps awards $5.7 million for Sacramento levee repair

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $5.7 million contract Sept. 14 to RDA Contracting Inc. of San Rafael to build a seepage cutoff wall in an American River levee near the California State University-Sacramento campus.

8 Sep 2011

USACE Releases Report on Initial Research into the Effects of Woody Vegetation on Levees

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released the results of an advanced, quantitative research effort on the impacts of trees on levees. The research, conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), focused primarily on the gathering of root characterization and site conditions through fieldwork, and modeling of single, living trees for both slope stability analyses and seepage analyses.