office will be headed by Martin Hoegg, a 10-year industry veteran who has extensive experience locally and internationally in foundation design and construction, including drilled shafts, diaphragm walls, micropiles, grouting, augercast piles and drilled displacement piles. Prior to joining Nicholson, he worked as the sales and tendering manager for Bauer Foundation Corp USA. Geo-Technology Associates, Inc. (GTA) has opened a New York City Metropolitan office in Little Ferry, N.J., to better provide its geotechnical and environmental services to clients on residential, commercial and institutional projects. GTA specializes in geotechnical design and subsurface exploration, geotechnical and foundation engineering, construction observation and materials testing, and environmental engineering. The firm also assists clients through risk identification and manage- ment as a client advocate. GTA’s new office will be managed by Robert Dykstra, P.E., associate, who is a registered P.E. in New York and New Jersey. With more than 24 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, Dykstra is particularly knowledgeable of the New York Metropolitan area market and geology. He is responsible for coordination of subsurface exploration operations, lab testing and preparation of geotechnical exploration reports, as well as the design of driven piles, micropiles, underpinning, support of excavation walls and other structures. The ADSC elected seven new directors to serve on the association’s board at its Annual Meeting in San Diego. The new directors are Ray Fassett, Condon-Johnson; Greg Lewis, Moretrench; Eric Reuther, Illini Drilled Foundations; Greg Sullivan, P.E., Subsurface Construction; Dan Thome, P.E., Nicholson Construction; Bo Walker, Texas Shafts; and Tom Witherspoon, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, S&W Foundation Contractors. The officers for 2014 are: president, Al Rasband, Malcolm Drilling; vice president, Martin McDermott, P.G., Weeks Marine; and treasurer, Lance Kitchens, P.E., Russo 2014 Presidents Award Winners: Martin McDermott, Tom Tuozzolo (ADSC immediate past president), Dan Wojick, Jesús Gómez, Lance Kitchens, Dan MacLean and Mike Moore (ADSC CEO) Corporation. At the meeting, ADSC also presented awards to member companies and individuals who have made a major contribution to the advancement of the drilled foundation industry. Presidents Awards, discretionary honors for efforts expended on behalf of the ADSC, were presented to Tom Hurley, Bauer Foundations; Dan Wojick, Watson; Dan MacLean, Con-Tech Systems; Lance Kitchens, P.E., Russo Corporation; Jesús Gómez, Ph.D., P.E. D.GE, Schnabel Engineering; and Martin McDermott, Weeks Marine. The Loadtest Quality in Drilled Shaft Construction Award went to Aldridge Construction. The ADSC Quality Contractor Award was garnered by Russo Corporation, and the Associate Member of the Year went to Jeffrey Machine. The ADSC Contractor of the Year, ADSC’s top award, was won by Kevin Sharp, Sharp’s Construction Services. Hayward Baker Inc. was awarded a $41 million contract in connection with the City of Seattle’s Elliott Bay seawall repair and replacement project. The project involves the repair and replacement of a large section of a seawall stretching along Seattle’s downtown riverfront. Constructed between 1911 and 1936, the seawall has deteriorated over time, making it increasingly vulnerable to storm and earthquake damage. The contract calls for Hayward Baker to construct a grid of approximately 5,700 soilcrete columns at depths of up to 85 ft (26 m) in order to provide seismic stability and foundation support for a new seawall. To work around existing timber piles, Hayward Baker will employ a process of dynamic planning to survey predrilled holes, identify obstructions, and to revise the grid pattern as the work proceeds. The Seattle downtown waterfront area is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Hayward Baker Inc. was the recipient of the Keystone Award from the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis (AGC). The award was presented to Hayward Baker in the “Specialty Contractor/Subcontractor Project Under $1 Million” category for performing micropile and compaction grouting work on the St. Louis Central Library, a 100-year-old historic structure located in downtown St. Louis, Mo. The award was presented to Jeffrey R. Hill, P.E., (pictured on left) senior engineer and Gregory A. Terri, P.E., (pictured right) area manager of Hayward Baker’s St. Louis area office at AGC’s 2013 Construction Awards Gala held on November 14, 2013 in downtown St. Louis. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAY/JUN 2014 • 101
