Lindsley Construction Saves Money & Time Using "Green" Construction Method

Posted on May 08 2009 at 4:22 AM

Grading is a competitive trade. To be successful you must only move the dirt once, grade it once and get compaction the first time. With today's economic conditions, the pressure is greater than ever. Finally, add a sophisticated buyer who knows what to expect and has experience managing these projects and a contractor has to bring his "A-game" to the job every morning.

Home Depot, despite the turndown, is still adding stores. But like every other buyer in today's market, Home Depot is looking for the best value for every dollar spent.

Erecting a new store in Fullerton, California on Placentia Avenue, Lindsley Construction was looking at a large building pad that, per plans, required a geosynthetic fabric under two feet of rock base. But Frank Aquilar, Lindsley's superintendent remembered talking to Craig Harrington, a sales representative from Pavement Recycling Systems ("PRS") several years earlier.

After reviewing the project's requirements, PRS suggested an alternate method. A method that would eliminate 590 truck loads of dirt export and close to that same number of trucks to bring back the rock base. Kleinfelder Engineering was contacted and soil samples were tested to prove PRS's assertion that cement treating only 18" instead of placing 2' of rock base would give a stronger building pad.

Says Frank Aquilar, "I am extremely happy with PRS. They provided a solution that was not only timely and cost effective, but environmentally sound. I was most impressed by their value engineering and the support given to the project geotechnical engineer, as well as by the performance of their field management and work crews."

After savings that exceeded 100% of the original building pad cost estimate, both Home Depot and Lindsley Construction were eager to continue with the positive momentum of a successful stage completed.

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