Goshen, Indiana Leawood, Kansas 877-740-3524 [email protected]www.ccalink.com Protecting Your Investment with Vision & Creativity Background and company information: Clear Creek & Associates (CCA) is a consulting engineering firm which works in both domestic and international markets. We focus on agricultural based projects such as upcountry elevators, shuttle loading facilities, barge loading facilities, port terminals, and milling facilities. Our projects store a wide range of materials including the following: bulk powders, meals, pellets, grains, etc. What has set CCA aside from other firms in the industry is our background and choice of software. We design all of our projects in 3D using a BIM modeling software. This has allowed us to model actual approval drawings for equipment and structures, then work out interferences prior to final approval for manufacturing. Key Personnel Rodney Carpenter, Senior Managing Partner o Started CCA in 2001 after a 26 year career at Brock MFG running product development and engineering. Responsible for overseeing initial design, answering questions about unique or situational issues for owners, support for internal engineers. Joshua Munson, President and Senior Structural Engineer o Prior to CCA he worked for a Structural Engineering Firm in Chicago who specialized in high-rise buildings. After spending several years in Abu Dhabi on a 7million sq.ft. high-rise as project manager he arrived at CCA. For this project he will be the team leader responsible for engineering and design on projects, review and issue construction drawings. Mark Workman, Senior Engineer o Prior to CCA he worked for Brock/Butler manufacturing (corrugated steel bin manufacturers), 2 smooth wall steel bin manufacturers, and was responsible for product development and engineering. Currently he is running CCA’s second office CCA in Leawood, Kansas where he services the central U.S. for inspections. Austin Carpenter, Sales Manager o Began in drafting at CCA before moving into sales. He is responsible for initial communications prior to contract, quoting projects, project presentations, document collection prior to engineering. He also attend initial meetings for project discussions.
Protecting Your Investment with Vision & Creativity
Background and company information: Clear Creek & Associates (CCA) is a consulting engineering firm which works in both domestic and international markets. We focus on agricultural based projects such as upcountry elevators, shuttle loading facilities, barge loading facilities, port terminals, and milling facilities. Our projects store a wide range of materials including the following: bulk powders, meals, pellets, grains, etc. What has set CCA aside from other firms in the industry is our background and choice of software. We design all of our projects in 3D using a BIM modeling software. This has allowed us to model actual approval drawings for equipment and structures, then work out interferences prior to final approval for manufacturing. Key Personnel
Rodney Carpenter, Senior Managing Partner o Started CCA in 2001 after a 26 year career at Brock MFG running product
development and engineering. Responsible for overseeing initial design, answering questions about unique or situational issues for owners, support for internal engineers.
Joshua Munson, President and Senior Structural Engineer o Prior to CCA he worked for a Structural Engineering Firm in Chicago who
specialized in high-rise buildings. After spending several years in Abu Dhabi on a 7million sq.ft. high-rise as project manager he arrived at CCA. For this project he will be the team leader responsible for engineering and design on projects, review and issue construction drawings.
Mark Workman, Senior Engineer o Prior to CCA he worked for Brock/Butler manufacturing (corrugated steel bin
manufacturers), 2 smooth wall steel bin manufacturers, and was responsible for product development and engineering. Currently he is running CCA’s second office CCA in Leawood, Kansas where he services the central U.S. for inspections.
Austin Carpenter, Sales Manager o Began in drafting at CCA before moving into sales. He is responsible for initial
communications prior to contract, quoting projects, project presentations, document collection prior to engineering. He also attend initial meetings for project discussions.
2. Australia (Estimated construction cost $35,000,000 USD) see above
a. Port facility design i. Facility operated at 2000 MTPH unloading rail to storage or to ship
ii. CCA was responsible for the following 1. Initial layout design 2. Presentation to board of investors to answer questions about design 3. Mechanical coordination of equipment with manufactures for bid 4. Foundation Design
3. Sao Palo, Brazil
a. Facility Inspection after fire damage i. Recommended to owner by Bin manufacturer
ii. Concern with grain expansion on bottom ring and possible bolt failure.
4. Cali, Colombia a. Bin inspection at feed mill after one of six bins failed damaging several others.
i. Recommended to owner by bin manufacturer ii. Issued report identifying concerns from damage to nearby structures
5. Jamaica
a. Location Confidential i. Foundation design for 3 silos, main tower, bulk weigher tower, 5 belt loading
hoppers, 3 lane truck load out b. Location Confidential
i. Foundation design for 2 silos, main tower, and receiving area
6. United States a. Nebraska (Estimated construction cost $28,000,000 USD) See above
i. Shuttle loading facility 1. CCA was responsible for the following
a. Managed approval drawings for all structural components b. Managed approval drawings for all mechanical components c. Spouting table identifying spout runs for purchase d. Designed and provided fabrication drawings for custom
hoppers, target boxes, stairway, boot pit cover and beam layout, custom truss kit for long spout run
b. Indiana (Estimated construction cost $30,000,000 USD) See above i. Shuttle loading facility
1. Bid package 2. All foundations (excluding slip form silos) 3. Managed approval drawings for all structural components 4. Managed approval drawings for all mechanical components 5. Responsible for engineering and fabrication drawings for all custom
structures including loadout tank, receiving hoppers, boot pit platforms and covers, target boxes, side tap platforms,
6. Spouting table identifying spout runs for purchase 7. Cast in place MCC building 8. Construction administration service
e. Michigan(Estimated at $850,000 USD) See above i. Clean wheat loadout building
1. Design for food grade truck loadout building with mezzanine and trolley system for 2 telescoping loadout spouts overtop a scale.
2. Managed approval drawings for all structural and mechanical components
3. Coordinated premanufactured metal building 4. Coordinated premanufactured MCC room on mezzanine 5. Responsible for engineering and fabrication drawings for mezzanine,
f. North Dakota (Estimated construction cost $1,500,000 USD) i. Flour mill rework
1. 3D model of existing mill 2. Flow diagram showing existing equipment 3. Demolition plan of existing equipment and buildings 4. Flow diagram showing new equipment 5. 3D model showing new/existing equipment for construction bids
g. Illinois (Estimated construction cost $12,500,000 USD) no photo available i. Grain elevator
1. Foundation design for 4 large diameter silos, main support tower, wet holding silo and dryer, 2 lane truck receiving, 2 lane truck load-out
2. Louisiana- no photo available ii. Barge loading facility
1. Foundation design for 5 silos 2. New truck receiving system 3. Dryer system
Engineering Support for Manufactures North America, South America, Europe- multiple companies with several different needs, below is a list of individual projects. Client list and other information is confidential. 1. Design of entire silo line for manufacturer 2. Support for purchasing and startup of manufacturing facility and equipment 3. Design of new roof line for increased peak loadings, unbalanced loadings from weather
conditions, code updates. 4. Design of drive-in-doors for 75’ diameter (23m)- 150’+ diameter (45m+) 5. Design and review of catwalk and tower line 6. Hopper design for entire hopper line 7. Hopper substructure design both new member sizes and use of existing product line parts. 8. Custom hopper design including vibratory bottoms and unique openings 9. Wind ring design for site specific conditions and schedule for entire line 10. Two ring walk doors for both two and three stiffeners per sheet bins 11. Retro fit older grain bins for single pass sweeps (stiffener modification and bin check) 12. In field analysis of failed roof structures, bolt problems, door failures, bin anchorage,
