July 23rd, 2009 | Chris Schmalz | Zero Injury
On Monday July 13th, Bowen celebrated one year at the AEP Mountaineer Carbon Capture jobsite without a recordable injury. Over 40 pipefitters, 30 electricians, and 20 office support staff enjoyed a smoked/pulled pork lunch as the noted milestone of this event.
The celebration was jointly funded by Miller Electric and Bowen and the craft was served by staff members from both companies. The safe work culture has been a project team commitment since inception in 2008. Bowen’s focus has always been to have people go home to their families each night.
“Safety is everyone’s responsibility”, said General Superintendent Burt Bush. “All employees of Bowen and all craft workers are accountable for themselves and each other. It’s not just the safety people’s job – safety is everyone’s effort. Each day, the craft makes us successful with their safe work.”
Chris “Schmo” Schmalz is Business Development Director for Bowen’s Columbus, Ohio team. Chris joined the Bowen team in 2006.
July 13th, 2009 | Dennis Ward | Project Updates
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Last Wednesday, Bowen poured the last two turbine foundations for the Meadow Lake wind farm project. During the month of June, the team poured 56 of the 121 foundations. The attached picture is from our celebration with all involved on the civil and concrete phases of this project. We gathered nearly everyone involved (approximately 200) and staged it on top of one of the last foundations. And yes, those are the windmills sprouting in the background. They have had plenty of water, so they are “growing” fast.
As of today, we have all foundations installed, with only a handful remaining to be backfilled, 42 turbines are erected, the interconnect switchyard is nearly complete (July 31 deadline), and we have begun restoration of the roads and farmland. We are right on schedule (quite a feat considering the weather challenges and just shy of 4 months of work! It was only fitting that it rained during the photo shoot. Of course, why not!!
Again, there are too many names to list, but we especially want to thank our friends at IMI, Patriot Testing, Davis JD Steel, and Midwest Pumping for all their efforts in this successful adventure (yes it has been quite an adventure). We appreciate everyone’s support At Bowen.
Dennis Ward is a Senior Project Manager for Bowen Engineering. He has been a member of the Bowen team for nine years.
