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Welcome & Meeting Overview – Bill White, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Project Schedule – Chet Myers, Apex
Noise Mitigation Update – Bill White, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Project Update & Local Suppliers – Shawn Wyatt, Cashman-Weeks NB
Questions & Answers – All
Feb. 2010: MassCEC publishes Port and Infrastructure Analysis for Offshore Wind Energy Develop
Oct. 2010: Governor Patrick announces New Bedford as the location for the Marine Commerce Terminal
Nov. 2012: EPA releases its Final Determination
Dec. 2012: MassCEC releases construction bid for Project
Apr. 2013: MassCEC announces Cashman-Weeks NB
Apr/May 13: Ground Breaking/Start of Construction
Dec. 2014: Target Date for Completion of Construction
July 24, 2012: EEA/EPA Final Determination
Dec. 19, 2012: NBMCT Pre-Bid Meeting
Jan. 3, 2013: New Bedford Public Meeting
Jan. 9, 2013: NBMCT Pre-Bid Meeting
Feb. 12, 2013: New Bedford City Council
March 5, 2013: New Bedford Public Meeting
April 2, 2013: New Bedford Public Meeting
May 7, 2013: New Bedford Public Meeting
June 4, 2013: New Bedford Public Meeting
July 2, 2013: New Bedford Public Meeting
• March 5, 2013: Introduction to offshore wind, European offshore wind terminal examples, environmental monitoring, bid summary
• April 2, 2013: Project schedule, CAD cell & dredging overview, environmental history of Main Terminal Site, environmental remediation plan
• May 7, 2013: Introduction of contractor, start of construction, environmental history of Main Terminal Site, noise mitigation
• June 4: 2013: Project schedule, construction update, overview of local suppliers to date, noise mitigation
• All project & meeting announcements, as well as past meeting presentations are available at: www.masscec.com/newbedfordterminal
• Our team email: [email protected]
• Sign up for our mailing list
Main Facility
Dartmouth Finishing Site
Transportation Corridor
• 1,000 ft of new bulkhead built to sustain loads of 4,000 pounds per square foot
• Deep dredge draft to 32 ft in front of bulkhead
• Approx. 28 acres of assembly and lay-down area
• Clean-up of approx. 250,000 cubic yards of low-level contaminated sediment
• Creation of Environmental & Habitat Restoration Areas
Next 90 Days
Dredge Along Terminal
Land-based Construction – Late June: Completed installation of erosion controls
– Late June: Completed clearing and grubbing at Main Site
– July: Begin to Excavate and Dispose Off-site of “Hot Spot” Contamination on Main Site
In-Water Work
– June: Began probing for
obstructions along Terminal bulkhead
– July: Begin additional borings along bulkhead alignment for the piles that will be drilled into the bedrock
Dredging
– May - August: Dredge Bottom of CAD Cell 3
– July: Begin Capping Winter Flounder Area
– August: Begin Dredging at Terminal Site
• Soil impacted by PCBs > 50 ppm
• ~ 1,500 yd3 of material
• An area of ~ 13,000 sq ft
• Duration: 2 – 3 weeks
• Work to be completed by Mill City Environmental (MBE)
• Excavated and disposed offsite to Michigan
Green = Impacted by PCBs Red = Area visually impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons
• Close and insulate engine doors of dredge.
• Slow the bucket as it is opened, closed, and lowered to minimize the clap against the water.
• Remove grizzly screen (a strainer-like device) so that noise is lessened when material is dumped on barge.
• Replace the dredge bucket with a digging bucket that the dredge operator can control more precisely in order to minimize noise
• Some progress noted. Continuing to address complaints
• Cashman-Weeks NB brought another dredge barge to accelerate construction of CAD Cell 3
• “AJ Fournier” entered the Harbor June 24, 2013
– Hydraulic dredge bucket
• Cashman-Weeks NB expects to accelerate work on CAD Cell 3 – hopes to finish 20 to 30 days earlier
Trade
# of Workers
Minority
Female
Apprentices
NB Residents
South Coast Residents
Marine Operators Local 25 34 8 0 0 0 2
Laborers Local 385 7 1 1 2 4 5
Operators Local 4 3 1 0 0 0 1
Carpenters Local 56 (Pile Drivers) 3 0 0 0 0 0
Teamsters Local 59 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cashman Weeks NB 9 1 1 N/A 1 1
Apex Engineer & Design Team 9 0 0 N/A 4 5
Total 66 11 2 2 9 15
• Local 25 Marine Operators seeking local workers
• Local 25 Marine Operators placed a job posting in the New Bedford Standard-Times
Business City/Town Type of Service ABC Disposal Service, Inc. New Bedford Dumpster Service
AGM Marine, Inc. New Bedford Excavation Work For Investigations
Bayline Boat Yard New Bedford Boat Repair Work
C.E. Beckman Co. New Bedford Marine Wholesale
Cape Cod Staging & Equipment Corp. New Bedford Ladders/Scaffolding Service
Debross Oil Company New Bedford Fueling Services
Diligent Marine Services Fairhaven Marine Services
DJ Bass, Inc.; Rent-A-John/Elegant Restrooms New Bedford Port-A-John
Fairhaven True Value Hardware New Bedford General Supplies
Fathom Research LLC New Bedford Diving Services and Fish Inspections
Frade's Disposal, Inc. New Bedford Dumpster Service
General Supply & Metals, Inc. New Bedford Steel/General Supplies
Hathaway Mills LLC New Bedford Lease for JV Office
Hercules New Bedford Marine/Safety Supplies
Linberg Marine, Inc. Fairhaven Maritime Contracting Services
Levin Marine Supply Fairhaven Marine Supplies
Mid City Steel Westport Steel Supplier
33 local suppliers and subcontractors used by Cashman-Weeks NB & Apex
Business City/Town Type of Service New Bedford Welding Supply New Bedford Welding Supplies
Pier Oil, LLC/Luzo Fuel Inc. New Bedford Marine Fuel/Supplies
Pioneer Mooring Dartmouth Mooring and Anchor Services
R.A. Mitchell New Bedford Marine Master Tech
Raymond Piling Products Taunton Sheet piles / Pipe piles
Rick's Outboard Marine New Bedford Marine Equipment Service/Parts
Sea Fuels Marine Services, Inc. New Bedford Marine Fuel/Supplies
SK Marine Electronics New Bedford Marine Electronics Sales/Service
Shuster Corp. New Bedford Bearings/Hoses/ General Supplies
Thompson-Farland, Inc. New Bedford Surveying
Total Welding Supplies East Freetown Welding Supplies
Tucker-Roy Marine Towing Mattapoisett Marine Services
UMASS – Dartmouth – SMAST Fairhaven Winter Flounder Spawning Studies
Valtran, Inc. New Bedford Mobile Storage/Office & Temp. Fencing
Yard Smart Dartmouth Landscaping Services
Whaling City Marina New Bedford Boat Repair Services
• MassCEC awarded a $250,000 Pathways Out of Poverty grant to the New Bedford Economic Development Council w/ BCC
• Bridge to Greener Futures project
– Provide motivated, low-income youth with academic, occupational, and life skills that lead to college and careers in clean energy with an emphasis on offshore wind
Businesses, residents already feeling boost from South Terminal
• June 22, 2013: New Bedford Standard Times interviewed Cashman-Weeks NB’s recent hire: apprentice, female, New Bedford Laborer Lianne Baptiste and a couple of local suppliers to project
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130622/NEWS/306220328&cid=sitesearch
Can An Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light The World Again?
• June 24, 2013: NPR’s Asma Khalid ran a national
story on the history of New Bedford, a description of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal project, and interviews with local residents and business owners.
http://www.wbur.org/npr/190687185/can-an-old-massachusetts-fishing-port-light-the-world-again
Tuesday, August 6 Tuesday, September 3 Tuesday, October 1 Tuesday, November 5 Tuesday, December 3
First Tuesday of the Month 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Third Floor, New Bedford Public Library
Please visit our website www.masscec.com/newbedfordterminal
for updated information about public meeting schedules
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