Phil Kresge, mid-Atlantic field promoter for the National Ready-Mix Concrete Association, was joined by Carmine Attanasio, executive director of the New York City Concrete Promotion Council, in a presentation to Phoenix Constructors – a consortium of four contractors who have won the contract to do the transit hub rebuild.
Kresge and Attanasio say they did not secure a commitment from Phoenix Constructors to spec either material, but believe there was strong interest, and the two are now following up to secure the specification.
“The beauty of having that group of people is that some of the folks were coming from other companies who had used these materials before,” Kresge said. “One of the gentlemen who had used self-consolidating concrete said he was satisfied with it, so he backed up what we said.”
Neither NRMCA nor NYCCPC are representing a particular supplier of either material, but Kresge said they will engage in vigorous followup as a matter of industry promotion. He also believes some of New York’s previous experience will help the effort succeed.
“It worked with the Second Ave. subway project,” Kresge said. “We pretty much did the same presentation there, and as a result of our presentation they have placed in the bid documents a specification for flowable fill for backhoe.”
Phoenix Constructors consists of four major general contractors, Fluor Enterprises, Bovis Lend Lease, Slattery Skanska and Granite Halmar Construction Company. If the group specifies flowable fill for the project, it would require approximately 5,000 cubic yards.