INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC. REPLACED FEEDWATER HEATERS IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY POWER STATION FOR BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE

ICI worked on a project at Antelope Valley Station for Basin Electric Power Cooperative to replace two Feedwater Heaters in Unit Two during their Spring Outage starting April 15.

The project involves removal of existing piping from two feedwater heaters located in the plant, and replacing them with two new heaters. These heaters are about 5.5’ in diameter. One is 33’ long and 47 tons. The other feedwater heater is 45’ long and 66 tons.

The heater floor in the plant is 165’ above grade, and we have to reach approximately 90’ from the center pin of the crane to the platform where the heaters will exit and enter the building.

Ringer TracksWe are assembling a Manitowoc 4100 Crane with a ringer attachment to perform this work. Cranes are normally on tracks but because this crane has to reach out 90' over the the top of the turbine building, it has to be put on a ringer. A ringer is a track that is anchored down to the ground.


This crane has 300’ of main boom in the rig. It also uses an auxiliary support crane. The auxiliary support crane is a 75 ton American Truck Crane, supplied by Borsheim Crane Service of Williston. It took approximately five days to assemble the crane and ringer for this job. The crane was shipped to the job in 28 loads.

We have opened up a section of wall on the power plant and removed some sheeting girts. We will install supplementary steel to support the loads involved, and erect a platform to land the heaters on to make the picks. When complete, the platform will be situated in front of the opening in the power plant wall.

Industrial Contractors, Inc.

Industrial Contractors Inc. brings safe, experienced and cost effective value added construction services to the entire Upper Midwest.

 

ICI is proud of our hard-earned and well-deserved reputation. We have successfully taken on tough projects both large and small and giving bottom line value to our customers. We have extensive experience specializing in power plant maintenance, boilers, power piping, electrical and all facets of the industrial construction market.

 

We carry all the current ASME and National Board code stamps for boiler erection and repair, power piping and pressure vessel fabrication installation and repair.

 

At ICI we take pride in our teams accomplishments and our ability to perform the full array of industrial maintenance services. We provide accurate, timely and comprehensive field accounting and cost control systems to track our project on a daily basis. We offer site-based value added services through project development, construction and start-up including maintenance support after the project goes on line.

 

With more than 50 years of experience handling demanding projects, ICI looks forward to the opportunities of the future and turning those challenges into our successes.

 

Our resume is solid. We have a strong history of providing safe, high value, cost effective construction services to the customers we serve.