Graywater Facility

Client: Rooker Construction, Inc.

Location: Alabaster, AL

Project Description

Southern Geotechnical Consultants, LLC (SGC) provided construction monitoring and testing (CMT) services in association with a new warehouse distribution facility in Alabaster, Alabama. As part of this project, Rooker constructed a new 155,000 square foot, single story high bay steel frame building. During construction, SGC provided all construction materials testing and “Special Inspections” services related to the project including monitoring and testing as required by the project specifications in conjunction with mass grading and building construction. The testing/evaluations performed during the earthwork phase included soil stability evaluations, in-place density testing for the building pad, and utility backfill. During the building construction phase, the testing/evaluations included shallow foundation and subgrade evaluations; inspections of reinforcing steel placement; bolt torque and visual weld inspections; non-destructive evaluations of moment weld connections; concrete strength; masonry block; grout and masonry cell reinforcement placement; concrete and mortar placement; NPDES inspections; storm water monitoring; and pavement placement.