Bloomsdale Excavating Awarded $32 Million Contract by IDOT

ST. LOUIS - Aug. 2, 2013 - PRLog -- ST.  LOUIS, MO – Bloomsdale Excavating, a heavy civil contractor located in southeast Missouri, was awarded a $32 million contract from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to create a four-lane divided highway on U.S. Routes 336/110. The Illinois Route 336 project consists of pre-grading and drainage structures on a new alignment of U.S. Routes 336/110 and reconstruction of County Highway 14 located west of Macomb, IL. The project also includes more than 10 miles of grading, clearing and utility installations, and is scheduled to begin in August and be completed by July 2015.  Bloomsdale Excavating was awarded the contract as the lowest project bidder.

“Bloomsdale Excavating is excited to be part of the Illinois Route 336 project. We are looking forward to building strong relationships with IDOT, local subcontractors and suppliers, and the surrounding community. Our team is very motivating and solutions oriented making the Bloomsdale Way an experience you want to have again,” said Scott Drury, president of Bloomsdale Excavating. “As the Prime Contractor we are to construct this project in only 220 work days. There is a large magnitude of work to complete in that time frame, but projects with tight timelines and high expectations of quality and safety are where we shine.”

The project calls for Bloomsdale Excavating to grade more than 10 miles of roadway, including more than six miles of mainline highway and four miles of side roads, service roads and ramps. It includes hauling of more than 3.5 million cubic yards of material, 70 acres of clearing, moving and transporting 161,000 tons of imported rock, and more than 400,000 cubic yards of ditch cutting.

In addition, the project calls for Bloomsdale Excavating to install and relocate approximately 10,000 feet of municipal utilities - including more than 6,500 feet of storm drain piping, 12 box culverts, 82,000 square yards of rip-rap, 64,000 feet of right-of-way fencing and 120,000 feet of wick drains, along with planting 3,500 trees.

Most recently, Bloomsdale Excavating has worked on the Page-Olive Connector, Interstate 55 at Highway M, Highway 61, Horseshoe Bend Route 242, Highway 54 Expressway, and Route 50-63 in Missouri.

About Bloomsdale Excavating

Bloomsdale Excavating is a leading general contractor located in southeast Missouri. Over the course of more than 65 years, it has collaborated with many businesses and individuals on a wide range of projects throughout the Midwest, building a solid reputation for teamwork, integrity and performance. For more information, please visit www.blex.com.