Team Experience

Construction Administration

Construction Management

Baseline Environmental Assessments

Environmental Impact Studies (NEPA)

Wetlands Delineation

Environmental Permitting and Compliance

Hazardous Waste Management (RCRA)

Environmental Restoration Program (CERCLA)

Site Assessments and Characterization Studies

Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies

Groundwater and Surface Water Evaluations

Environmental Risk Assessments

Long-Term Monitoring Programs

Proposed Plans and Public Meeting Support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our management and technical staff work together, from planning to implementation, to strategize an efficient approach and efficiently meet project goals. 

Sivuniq is focused on tactical program management, construction support and administration services, permitting and environmental services, for federal and state agencies, and commercial clients. We provide ongoing construction management, compliance and environmental restoration at over 50 individual sites at Fort Greely under our US Space and Missile Defense Command contract. We routinely work with federal and state environmental regulations promulgated by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the Environmental Protection Agency, including those under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act and the National Environmental Protection Act.

Sivuniq provides a variety of services to support the US Army Space and Missile Defense Program, including construction and construction management services. Services provided under this Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract highlight the construction management capabilities each project staff member brings to the team.

Electrical & Communications Backbone (ECB) AAAF 2009

Sivuniq was retained to provide design and construction services for the design and installation of the new Electrical Communications Backbone at Allen Army Airfield in Fort Greely, Alaska.  The project encompassed the extension of the electrical equipment vault, trenching and installation of duct banks, manholes for electrical and communications cables and grounding points for aircraft.  Manholes were designed and constructed to ensure they met aircraft load ratings for the airfield and these pre-cast manholes were procured by Sivuniq prior to the award of the construction contract in order to expedite the schedule.  These allowed for the installation of power and fiber optic cables between the localizer and glide slope indicator to the tower, and the provision of redundant power system to the beacon and glide slope indicator.  This project also provided an electrical connection from the vault to the proposed BAK- 12 system installed at the north end of Runway 1-19.

The project minimized pavement removals, and trenching for the duct banks was performed in some environmentally sensitive areas.  During construction, one runway remained open at all times, and Sivuniq successfully coordinated the safety operations during this phase.

JP-4 Refueling System at Ft. Greely, Alaska

Sivuniq provided on site Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/Q)C services for the Forward Aircraft Refueling Point (FARP) for helicopters at Ft. Greely, Alaska.  This system will provide reliable fueling for US Army aircraft during training. 

The system comprises two 20,000 gallon tanks, two filter separators, a truck loading and offloading area and four discharge points spaced 150 feet apart.  The system is designed for JP-4 fuel and will serve aircraft with stainless steel pantograph arms and D1 fueling nozzles at each fueling point. The design flow rate for the four station refueling system is 450 gallons per minute (gpm) total delivery capability. Each fueling station will be capable of delivering 100 gpm at 35 pounds per square inch (psig) nozzle pressure.

To ensure fuel quality, the supply fuel will be filtered a minimum of two times prior to issue at the hydrant.  Polishing of bulk fuel with the system filter separators and transfer of fuel from tank to tank with the hydrant dispensing pumps can also be accommodated with the installed piping arrangement.

NOAA Fairbanks Satellite Operations Facility, Fox, Alaska

Sivuniq is providing construction management services to ALCAN Builders, Inc. for the construction of a $12 million, 20,000 square foot National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) facility at Fox, Alaska.  The project is being administered by the US Army Alaska District Corps of Engineers, and it will partially replace utilization requirements of the current facility. The new facility will support the NOAA polar-orbiting satellite program through de-orbit of the last Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES). New construction includes the relocation and installation of utilities, erection of a steel frame building, and finishing of the building so that it earns a Silver LEED rating.  Sivuniq is responsible for the contractor’s QA/QC and safety management, project scheduling, contractor’s submittal review and submittal processing, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Control, and ensuring compliance with the LEED implementation plan.

AAAF Runway Rehabilitation

Sivuniq provided construction and project management for this $15 million runway upgrade. Associated work included milling of the existing asphalt to grade; extensive earthworks to enlarge the clearance area on the sides of the runway; replacement of electrical communication and runway lighting and repaving of the runway. The project was extended in 2007 to upgrade the approach taxiway and perform additional electrical work.

Hangar 100 Fire Foam Suppression System

Sivuniq provided construction management oversight including QA/QC, safety management, client coordination and cost management for the installation of a Foam Fire-Suppression System in an existing hangar at Ft. Greely, Alaska. The hangar was provided with a high expansion foam (HEF) system, which included a foam system riser and multiple foam generators, draft curtains, cross-zone heat detectors, horns, strobes and pull stations. The installation also required revisions to the existing sprinkler system to accommodate the new foam system, relocation of the fire alarm panel and re-programming of the panel to ensure that the foam system activated before the sprinkler system. Other features of the work included stair enclosures, hangar landings and new emergency egresses from the building.

Building 656 Design/Build

This project was given to Sivuniq as a design/build project, to be expedited after the initial attempt to follow a regular design/bid/build sequence failed for budgetary reasons. Sivuniq personnel worked closely with the client to refine requirements for new restroom facilities, additional office space, communications, fire sprinklers, secure offices and ventilation requirements. With close cooperation, the various elements of work were agreed upon, and construction in the occupied space was completed within the previously defined budget.

Mobility Test Complex

Sivuniq provided the onsite Project Manager, QA/QC Manager and the Site Safety & Health Officer for the construction of a vehicle test track for the Cold Regions Test Center in Ft. Greely, Alaska. This $8 million project, which involved excavation and placement of over 500,000 cubic yards of material and placement of over 20,000 tons of asphalt concrete (AC) paving, was administered by the US Army Alaska District. Responsibilities included overall site management, quality management and control for all aspects of the work, safety management, cost control and contract management, including change order development, pricing and negotiations. Sivuniq also provided all construction and control survey for the project. This project was successfully completed in one season, and the owner was very satisfied with the quality of the work. There were no lost time accidents on the project, and a safety audit by the Alaska District during construction found no violations.

New Power Plant

Sivuniq was selected to provide support services for Construction Quality Control Services Management and Safety Management for construction of the new power plant at Fort Greely, Alaska. Boeing is the prime contractor. Sivuniq’s Quality Control and Safety Managers assisted with oversight in these areas during construction of this project.

The new power plant building, which requires special methods of construction, will contain five diesel engines (Cat engines) driving five generators by Kato. Each of the five units generates 100 to 2500 kilowatts, for a total capacity of 10 megawatts.

Fire Station Annex

The work involved interior modifications to the second floor of Building 100 to provide a fire station annex at Ft. Greely, Alaska. Work included demolition of old partitions, water closets and ceilings; construction of new sleeping quarters, a computer training room, a kitchen, dayroom and latrine with showers; installation of all mechanical plumbing to support kitchen and latrine facilities; installation of new baseboard heaters and new thermostatic control valve with remote thermostat for all baseboard heaters; installation of new fire protection and alarm system to include sprinklers; install voice, data and television outlets; installation of communications equipment rack with specified cable management units, wire management racks other related communication, as well as incidental-related work.

Cold Regions Test Center

Sivuniq served as the prime contractor and project manager for the construction of a new headquarters building for the Cold Regions Test Center. The building is being constructed as an attachment to the existing Cold Regions Test Center Building, providing executive office space and conference facilities. The work comprised the demolition of an existing structure, and replacement with new facilities. Mechanical and electrical service was extended from the existing building, and new air handling units were provided. An all-new communications network was installed to serve office personnel.

BAK-12

Sivuniq provided construction management oversight, QA/QC and safety management for the installation of a BAK-12 aircraft arresting gear system at Allen Army Airfield, Ft. Greely.  The work included the erection of frangible structures to house the winding gear; installation of power feeds; concrete encasement of ducts under the runway; detailed concrete fairlead foundations, warped to specific grades from horizontal to vertical; airfield lighting; and asphalt replacement to complete the project.  In order to expedite the schedule, Sivuniq procured the equipment that would normally have a long lead time, including the arrestor cables, fairlead equipment and the transformers.  Final commissioning was performed by the Air Force, and the system was successfully tested by an F-16 fighter.