March Madness wasn’t about basketball in the Estimating Department! During the month of March, we received numerous bid requests from all across the site work spectrum. The abundance of bid requests indicates a relatively strong Central Indiana market. We have several bids into clients, and we hope to know the results within the next few weeks.

For the third straight year we will be doing a section of Harmony as Estridge just awarded us Harmony Section 4.  Harmony Section 4 will be directly west of Section 3 and will be 108 single family lots. Harmony Section 4 has nearly 73 utility days (5,000’ of gravity main line, 3,000’ of  sanitary laterals, 5,000’ of storm sewer and 5,700’ of water main) and 134,000CYs of earthwork.  This project, like most, will have an aggressive pavement schedule. Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate and allow us to exceed expectations on this project.

It has been a busy winter!  We’ve been extremely busy, but March is the month that we’ve been waiting on.  This is the month that most of the projects that we expect to work on in the spring will be coming out for bid.  Next month at this time, I expect to have some good news to report on these projects!

It is important to have a backlog of utility work in the spring to allow for mass earthwork crews to get dirt moved on new projects prior to utility crews coming in. The good news is that we have generated a backlog of nearly 175 utility days from the following projects:  The Golf Club of Indiana Sanitary & Water, The Crossing of Whitestown Sanitary & Water, Carmel Lutheran Church Sanitary Sewer, West Clay 15002 and The Woods at Thorpe Creek Section 3 (more about this project below).  We have several bids into clients that we are awaiting a response that could provide even additional utility backlog.

We have been awarded Fischer Home’s “The Woods at Thorpe Creek Section 3” located in Fishers, IN.  Fischer Homes is a new client for us. Fischer Homes is excited to work with us and has intentions of rolling us right into a larger section (Thorpe Creek Section 5) once Section 3 is complete.

Valenti-Held is pleased to announce the following projects awarded to us.

Project Name:  Villages of West Clay Sec. 8002

Location:  Carmel, IN

Client:  Brenwick Development

Type of Work:  Residential Subdivision

Project Start Date:  8/1/13

Facts:

-Site was previously filled back in the early 2000’s.  VHI is responsible for grading new streets and grading front yards and balancing the site.

-Cut in four new sanitary sewer laterals on an existing sanitary sewer line that falls in an existing alley.

-127’ of RCP storm sewer ranging in size from 12”-15” and 5 storm sewer structures, including a StormTrap Water Quality Structure.

-1,4100′ of 6″ subsurface drains with lot laterals.

-720′ of 8” ductile iron water main, including all service laterals.

-This section is for eight roadway lots along Towne Road in the Villages of West Clay. 

Project Name:  Villages of West Clay – Center Townhomes Phase 1

Location:  Carmel, IN

Client:  Brenwick Development

Type of Work:  Townhomes

Project Start Date:  8/1/13

Facts:

-Site was previously filled back in the early 2000’s.  VHI is responsible for grading proposed street and pads and balancing the site.

-536’ of main line sanitary sewer ranging in depth from 8’-14’ deep and an additional 227’ of 6” sanitary sewer laterals.

-298’ of RCP storm sewer ranging in size from 12”-18” and four storm sewer structures, one of which is a large StormTrap Water Quality Structure.

-500′ of 6″ subsurface drains (inverted streets).

-This section is located in the heart of the Villages of West Clay.  Project consists of four large townhome pads.  We hope this project goes well for both Brenwick and Ryland Homes.

Project Name:  The Haven Sec. 1

Location:  Fishers, IN

Client:  Pulte Homes of Indiana

Type of Work:  Residential Subdivision

Project Start Date:  9/1/13

Facts:

-Approximately 61,000CY’s of dirt, which includes the digging of three detention ponds.

-3,800’ of 2-3″ force main, including service laterals.

-2,778’ of RCP storm sewer ranging in size from 12”-24” and 23 storm sewer structures.

-5,800′ of 6″ subsurface drains with lot laterals.

-3,667 of 8” & 12″ C-900 water main, including 200′ of directional drilling and approximately 1,600′ of   12″ off-site water main.

-This project is the first section of a new subdivision at 96th and Cumberland Road in Fishers, IN.  This is a beautiful site and one that we hope goes over very well for Pulte Homes.

Project Name:  Clark Meadows at Anson Sec. 2

Location:  Whitestown, IN

Client:  Pulte Homes of Indiana

Type of Work:  Residential Subdivision

Project Start Date:  9/1/13

Facts:

-Approximately 59,000CY’s of dirt, which includes the digging of detention pond and off-site drainage swale.

-3,497’ of main line sanitary sewer ranging in depth from 8’-22’ deep and an additional 2,138’ of 6” sanitary sewer laterals.

-3,208′ of RCP storm sewer ranging in size from 12”-18” and 20 storm sewer structures.

-4,740′ of 6″ subsurface drains with lot laterals.

-2,043′ of 8” & 12″ C-900 water main, including 1″ & 1.5″ domestic service laterals.

-This project is the second phase for the very successful Clark Meadows at Anson subdivision, located in the growing Whitestown, IN area.

Project Name:  Persimmon Grove Sec. 2

Location:  Avon, IN

Client:  Pulte Homes of Indiana/Centex

Type of Work:  Residential Subdivision

Project Start Date:  9/1/13

Facts:

-Approximately 17,000CY’s of dirt.

-2,680’ of main line sanitary sewer ranging in depth from 8’-22’ deep and an additional 1,855′ of 6” sanitary sewer laterals.

-2,585’ of RCP storm sewer ranging in size from 12”-30” and 28 storm sewer structures.

-6,230′ of 6″ subsurface drains.

-1,618 of 6″ & 8” C-900 water main.

-This project is the second phase for the very successful Persimmon Grove Sec. 2, located in Avon, IN