McDowell County Federal Corrections Institute

In September of 2005, Clark Construction sent Independence Excavating a conceptual set of blue prints for a new federal prison in Welch, West Virginia. In March of 2007 we broke ground. Our estimating department did a great job working through the multiple print revisions on this design-build project. Each set offered more and more detail as they approached the "for construction" phase they are in now. Because of our excellent working relationship with Clark Construction, we worked hand-in-hand with them through the design stage. The work limits of this project encompasses approximately 300 acres, which sits within the limits of an active coal strip mine. On one side of the job we are surrounded by a 250-foot-high wall, and on the other a 300-foot-long slope. It really is the perfect place for a federal prison! Our scope of work includes 700,000 CY of cut-to-fill, 65,000 lf of wet utilities installation, as well as 20,000 lf of excavation and backfill of MEP utilities. Independence Recycling is also on-site to handle all the aggregate needs of the job, which will include 400,000 tons of various base materials and 57's for the pipe work. To manage this project we will have roughly 30 pieces of equipment, 30 operators and 15 laborers. Our team is ready to perform in Welch!