Construction contracts have been let for the 9/11 memorial and museum, which had been held up due to serious concerns about the out-of-control costs involved. The contracts for the foundation are worth about $17 million.
E. E. Cruz & Company of Holmdel, N.J., won the $17 million contract. There were four bidders.What's actually involved in this work? Well, here's the details:
The company built the foundations for the Goldman Sachs tower at 30 Hudson Street in Jersey City, which made use of a slurry wall like that at the trade center, and also built part of the AirTrain light-rail system that burrows below the runways at Kennedy International Airport.
“This is the clearest sign yet that this memorial is actually being built, and it is a powerful signal to our donors,” said Joseph C. Daniels, the acting president of the foundation, which is to raise $300 million for the memorial and museum ($130 million down, $170 million to go).
Less than a month ago, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the trade center site, agreed to take over construction of the memorial and museum, in the name of efficiency and economy.
There are a total of 142 footings for the memorial and museum, Mr. Daniels said. The remaining footings will be covered by a subsequent contract.The Post notes that the memorial is scheduled to open September 11, 2009. Gothamist has an excellent roundup.
From 5,000 to 10,000 cubic yards of dirt will be removed from the site through drilling, blasting and excavation, said Edward Cruz, the president of the Cruz company. The holes will reach bedrock, 4 to 10 feet below the lowermost level of the memorial. Concrete will be poured into those holes, into which about 500 tons of reinforcing steel will also be set. These concrete and steel footings will support the structure above.
The job is to be finished next March.
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