Client: City of Richardson
Location: Centennial Tower & West Lookout Drive – Richardson, Texas
Year Completed: 2019
Value: $356,996.00

John Burns Construction Company of Texas was contracted with The City of Richardson to replace existing 24”, 20”, 18” & 16” Gate Valves at two separate locations: Centennial Tower & West Lookout Drive.

• The West Lookout Drive location was adjacent to the University of Texas at Dallas and required strict coordination between the contractor, city and University.
• The replacement valves at the West Lookout location had to be cut-in on the existing line safely and efficiently and within a 4-hour window to allow for water shut-down
• Excavation performed at Centennial Water Tower faced the potential loss of two million gallons of water for the City of Richardson if a failure of our installation occurred. The project also encountered extreme head pressure and even more complicating construction.

Client: Tiseo Paving Company
Location: Flower Mound, Texas
Year Completed: 2019
Contract Value: $1,072,466

John Burns Construction Company of Texas was contracted for the installation of over 2,000 linear feet of 20” ductile iron waterline with various outlets, gate valves and cathodic protection. The project also included a storm drainage packages ranging in size from 18” to 48” reinforced concrete pipe and inlets.

• This project included a waterline installation near an existing school zone that was only available during the summer school break, which also held high Liquidated Damages if not completed on time.
• Despite being provided with a geotechnical report during the bidding phase, additional sandstone rock formations were discovered at various location requiring breakers to be utilized to create our ditch line.
• Unforeseen existing utilities were unearthed that were not consistent with known records. Due to our experience, we were able to identify and protect the services and our people from any harm.

Client: ZOM Living / Balfour Beatty Construction
Location: Dallas, Texas
Year Completed: 2020
Value: $989,182

John Burns Construction Company of Texas contracted directly with ZOM Living (Owner/Developer) to complete the early start work within the Central Business District, which included relocating existing utilities on and around the site to allow mass excavation to take place. We then contracted with Balfour Beatty Construction to complete the remaining public utility infrastructure.

• Working in the heart of downtown Dallas with its dense work-day population and strict city requirements that reduce the effects on traffic during rush hours.
• Working at excavation depths of over 20 feet, with an engineered trench safety design, in areas that were highly congested with known and unknown existing utilities.

Client: DPR Construction
Location: Dallas, Texas
Value: $2,312,000
Year Completed: 2020

John Burns Construction Company of Texas was contracted to install the wet utilities including waterline, sanitary sewer and storm sewer. While on site we were also able to assist the general contractor by installing the electrical and telecom packages for the data center.

• Due to a design build contract, there were multiple changes in the scope of work. The majority of the change orders were the electrical and telecom scopes of work, to support the general contractor’s completion within scheduled durations.
• Installed 1,400 LF of waterlines, 200 LF of sanitary sewer and 1,600 LF of storm sewer.
• Installed 1,000 LF of electrical duct-bank, 1,700 LF of telecom, 12 electrical/telecom manholes.

Client: Ragle, Inc.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Year Completed: 2018
Value: $1,787,044

John Burns Construction Company completed water, sanitary sewer and storm water work as a subcontractor in Dallas County to better serve residents and allow for a much needed road widening project. The project was part of a much larger development project on Spring Valley Road in Dallas.

John Burns Construction Company replaced the water and waste water mains throughout the City of Dallas.

• Over 4,700 LF of water main, 2,500 LF of sanitary sewer line and 1,200 LF of storm sewer line was replaced and relocated.
• Traffic control plans contained multiple phases requiring numerous mobilizations to minimize impact on local traffic during the course of work.
• Two creek crossings on this project created unique logistical challenges with multiple scopes needing to be completed in the same area.
• Testing and passing of the waterline for the project took place during the hottest months of the year. During the summer is the hardest time to get a waterline to pass due to the excess heat and environmental challenges.

Client: Hunt Construction Group, Inc. (AECOM)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Year Completed:   2017
Contract Value: $1,800,000

John Burns Construction Company of Texas completed the site utilities including water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and electrical duct-bank, installing them concurrently as the tower was being erected.

• Installed 1,500 linear feet of 12” water with (2) 8” fireline detector checks & vault and 6” domestic meter vault.
• Installed 1,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer with manholes.
• Installed 150 linear feet of a 12’x6’ storm sewer box culverts and installed 40 linear feet of 12” storm down a 25’ vertical cliff.
• Installed 1,100 linear feet of electrical duct-bank with associated manholes.
• The south side of the project had one-way access between the proposed building and an existing vertical face that lead to an existing roadway below.
• The project was a tight and congested work site with multiple trades in the same area, making communication critical.