Scope of Work
Cianbro is constructing a pier, a research lab and mechanical building to support oyster cultivation research for the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Project Details
Cianbro is:

• Constructing a 70 ft wide x 300 ft long pier supported by concrete piles and steel pipe piles
• Framing the pier with cast-in-place concrete caps
• Installing one foot thick solid pre-cast slabs above the concrete caps, which are topped off with a one foot thick cast-in-place slab
• Constructing a laboratory building on the pier
• Constructing a mechanical building with equipment on the pier
• Installing electrical conduits embedded in the top slab
• Removing pumps and replacing with two 2,600 GPM pumps at the existing pump house
• Installing CPVC piping for ambient sea water, heated sea water, air bubblers, and potable water
• Installing an underground potable water line, forced sewage main and fiber optic communication line

Unique Challenge
The Oyster Cultivation facility project provides unique challenges including noise and work restrictions from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday, estimated tip elevation versus minimum tip elevation for pile driving, locating and protecting existing buried utilities, and maintaining existing services and traffic during construction.