The contracts include jet grouting for the Kaneohe-Kailua Sewer Tunnel Project, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Layne will also construct two deep shafts with slurry walls. Work on the project is scheduled to commence this month and should be completed by December.
Layne has already started work on a contract for the Northgate Link Extension, an LRT tunnel in Seattle, which includes building slurry walls for the station located in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Seattle. The work on the project should be completed by July.
The third contract is for the Blue Plains Advanced Waste Water Treatment Tunnel Project in Washington, D.C. For this project, Layne will construct six deep circular shafts using slurry walls that are designed to act as TBM launching shafts. Work on the project is scheduled to start this month and should be completed by January 2015.
Rene Robichaud, President and CEO of Layne, said, "Layne’s Geoconstruction division is well-suited to handle the size, scope, and complex nature of these projects, each of which will have a profound and positive impact in their respective communities."
Mr. Robichaud concluded, "In the last five months, Layne’s Geoconstruction division has announced new contracts with an aggregate value of approximately USD 150M. We remain confident about the positive outlook and improving performance for this business in 2014."
