Cooling Tower Replacement Construction Management

Background

A major US-based beverage company needed to replace one of three; roof mounted cooling towers at its Texas facility.

Approach

Foth was hired to Construction Manage the project which included a significant crane effort. The cooling tower location was difficult to access, mid roof with nearby utility clearance complications. Foth executed a critical lift and coordinated the cooling tower pick with a 360 ton mobile crane, using 350,000 lbs. of counterweight and 200 feet of luffing jib.

Results

The client was able to maintain production while the critical lift was successfully completed. Site logistics (trucking, personnel, plant traffic) were managed without incident during the lift. Foth was congratulated by the Plant and Corporate Management for the smoothness of the project.