Mountain Engineering & Testing Inc. Portfolio
Geotechnical Engineering Studies
Tierra del Sol Subdivision
Monte Vista, Colorado
A geotechnical study was prepared for the 70 acre subdivision situated on loose sandy soils and shallow ground water conditions. These conditions warranted specific stabilization and drainage recommendations for the building and roadway construction. MET performed the construction material testing for the owner on this project during the roadway construction and utility installations.
Client: Colorado Rural Housing Development Corp., Westminster, CO
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
Salida, Colorado
A geotechnical engineering study was prepared for the new hospital site for the Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center. The site was analyzed with test borings and test pits for the new hospital and helipad. Shallow water was encountered at the site and piezometers were installed for long term water level readings. Recommendations were provided for earthwork, subsurface drainage, pavement design, helipad, drainage, and concrete.
Client: Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, Salida, CO
Buena Vista Airport
Buena Vista, Colorado
A geotechnical engineering study was prepared for the new arrival & departures building and apron improvements at the Buena Vista Airport. Recommendations included subsurface soil and groundwater conditions; soil parameters for the foundation design; the use of on-site stockpile material; excavation, drainage, and grading; and cement type.
Clients: ACA Products, Buena Vista, CO; Town of Buena Vista, CO; and SEH, Denver, CO
Early Childhood Center
Salida, Colorado
A geotechnical engineering study was conducted for the new Head Start building constructed at the site of an existing modular building. Recommendations included foundation design criteria, pavement and parking lot thicknesses, excavation considerations, and construction issues. Additionally, this project will adhere to the green building standards and will attain a Leeds Certification.
Client: Salida School District, Salida, CO.
Ski School and Rental Building
Monarch, Colorado
The geotechnical engineering study was performed for the new Sprung building system to house Monarch Ski Area’s Ski School and Equipment Rental Shop located on the Continental Divide in Monarch, Colorado. Mountain springs and soft soils required site stabilization recommendations for the foundation system. In addition, MET conducted the construction materials testing services during the stabilization operations.
Client: Monarch Mountain LLC, Monarch, CO
Colorado State Patrol Building Addition
Alamosa, Colorado
The geotechnical engineering study included subsurface soil and ground water conditions, foundation types and design criteria, and earthwork and drainage recommendations. Additionally, a refraction microtremor (ReMi) seismic survey was subcontracted for the site to provide specific seismic classifications.
Client: Colorado State Patrol
Arizona Street Reconstruction
Buena Vista, Colorado
The purpose of this study was to provide pavement section thicknesses for the roadway and recommendations regarding the drainage, grading, and excavations at the project site. Bulk samples of the subsurface materials from the test borings were tested for gradation characteristics, Atterberg Limits, R-Value, moisture content, and water soluble sulfates. Recommendations included rubbilization of the existing asphalt pavement and reuse as base course.
Client: Town of Buena Vista, CO.
Del Norte Bank
Del Norte, Colorado
The Geotechnical Engineering Study prepared for Del Norte Savings & Loan Association included recommendations relative to foundation design criteria, pavement thickness for the parking lot and drives, and excavation and construction issues. Additionally, MET conducted the construction materials testing and observation for the 5,000 square feet bank building.
Client: Del Norte Savings & Loan Association, Del Norte, CO
Water Systems Improvements
Salida, Colorado
The new 7,900 linear feet of transmission mains and 1.0 million gallon water tank installation required extensive evaluation. Recommendations included stratigraphy, lithologies, and ground water considerations, faults and seismic design, foundations, dewatering, and corrosion protection based on laboratory testing and test pit borings.
Client: City of Salida, CO
Construction Observation and Materials Testing
Colorado Department of Transportation
Mountain Engineering & Testing, Inc. has provided inspection and material testing services for numerous CDOT road construction projects that included pavement, bridges, culverts, and embankments. Services included inspection, concrete testing, soil testing, asphalt testing, coring, and related laboratory testing. Recent projects include the following:
• CO State 24/US 285, Johnson’s Village, CO
• US 50/CO State 135, Gunnison, CO
• US 50, Salida, CO
• CO State 291, Salida, CO
• US 285, Poncha Pass, Poncha Springs, CO
• CO State 114, Saguache Creek Bridge, Saguache, CO
• US 50 Bridge, west of Howard, CO
• US 50 Bridge, Taylor Gulch, Swissvale, CO
• US 160, Cherry Creek to Wildcat Canyon, Durango, CO
• CO State 12, Stonewall to Weston, CO
• US 285/CO State 17, Phase I, Villa Grove, CO
• US 50 Dawson Creek, Gunnison, CO
• US 285 Conejos County Hospital Access, La Jara, CO
Reservoir and Dam Construction
Mountain Engineering and Testing, Inc. provided construction materials testing for the following dam projects. The dams have ranged from small and large earthen dams to concrete weir diversion structures to roller compacted concrete dams located in the Upper Arkansas Valley to Southern Colorado.
• Pueblo Board of Water Works, Busk Ivanhoe Dam; Pitkin County, Colorado
• Pueblo Board of Water Works, Clear Creek Reservoir; Chaffee County, Colorado
• Parkville Water District, Evans Gulch Dam; Leadville, Colorado
• Trail Ridge Dams No. 1 and No. 2; Howard, Colorado
• Droz Creek Dam; Poncha Springs, Colorado
• Goshawk Dam; Conejos County, Colorado
• Trout Creek Dam; Buena Vista, Colorado
• Boss Lake Dam/North Fork Reservoir; Chaffee County, Colorado
• Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District, North Fork Dam Rehabilitation; ChaffeeCounty, Colorado
City of Salida Street Reconstruction
Salida, Colorado
Mountain Engineering and Testing has provided the construction observation and materials testing services for the street reconstruction projects from 1999 through 2007. Services included inspection, testing soil, concrete, and asphalt for the utilities, curb and gutter, and asphalt pavements.
Client: City of Salida, Salida, CO
Chaffee County Detention Facility
Salida, Colorado
Testing services included concrete placed for foundation walls, slabs, curb and gutter, as well as soil testing for foundation subgrade, foundation wall backfill, and base course beneath new parking areas and walks. Masonry testing consisted of preconstruction and production testing of masonry mortar, block, and grout.
Client: Schauer Construction, Colorado Springs, CO and Chaffee County Bldg. Dept.
Otero Pumping Station Expansion Project
Chaffee County, Colorado
On-going material testing has been provided annually for a large scale expansion project since construction commenced. Testing services include field and laboratory testing of soil, concrete, asphalt, grout, and shotcrete. MET conducted the geotechnical investigation which included soil borings, rock coring, and geophysical surveys for the design of the project. Recommendations were provided for rock bolting and soil nail placement for reinforced rock walls in addition to foundation, pipeline excavation, and sewage disposal recommendations.
Clients: Black and Veatch Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado and Colorado Springs Utilities
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
Salida, Colorado
MET provided the required laboratory and soils testing for the new hospital facility in Salida, CO. Testing included the subgrade earthwork for the building site, roadways, surrounding parking lots, and landscape areas. MET also conducted the geotechnical investigation of the building site to determine ground water impact was also conducted.
Contractors: Diesslin Structures, Inc. and Haselden Construction, LLC, Salida, CO
Street Reconstruction
City of Monte Vista, Colorado
Testing services included laboratory and field testing including soil, concrete, and
asphalt for three main streets in Monte Vista, Colorado. Mountain Engineering & Testing, Inc. previously prepared the geotechnical engineering study for this project with
recommendations for the street reconstruction.
Client: City of Monte Vista, CO
Walgreens
Alamosa, Colorado
Mountain Engineering & Testing, Inc. was involved in all phases of this retail facility construction including soils, asphalt, grout, masonry, and concrete testing; coordination with the structural steel inspector, laboratory testing, and daily supervision and inspections.
Client: Wilger Enterprises, Albuquerque, NM.
Adams State College-Facilities Services
Alamosa, Colorado
MET provided construction observation and quality control responsibilities for three projects on the Adams State College campus; the Campus Water System Upgrade, Phase 1; Marvell House Renovation; and the Community Outreach Center Renovations.
Client: Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado
Harriet Alexander Field
Salida, Colorado
MET provided construction observation and quality control responsibilities on the project for the rehabilitation of the general aviation apron, new concrete fueling pad, crack sealing, and a new seal coal.
Client: Airport Development Group, Denver, Colorado |
