What's News @ BCE!!!!
PROJECTS - Highlights of some of our clients and their projects
- CAHOW WAY SHORELINE STABILIZATION
Hamilton, Bermuda
Bourne Consulting Engineering was retained by the Ministry of Works and Engineering to perform a study of the shoreline adjacent to the Bermuda International Airport. The existing stone revetment is critical for the protection of the airport and was severely damaged by Hurricane Fabian and required major repair. Bourne Consulting Engineering performed an alternative analysis for a number of proposed repair options and also reviewed the emergency shoreline repairs recently performed to allow reconstruction of the airport access road Cahow Way. Services also included wave analysis for Category 3 and Category 5 hurricane conditions and research into alternative protection methods and suitable sources of repair materials due to the limited resources available on the island. Bourne Consulting prepared a report on the findings of the study and making recommendations for repairs for up to Category 5 hurricanes. The next phase for the final design and development of construction documents is now in progress.
- Rochester Fast Ferry Terminal and Waterfront Revitalization
Port of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Bourne Consulting Engineering was responsible, as part of an overall project design team, for all marine aspects for the reconstruction of the Port of Rochester including the planning and design for a new fast ferry berthing facility for a new high speed service between Rochester and Toronto. BCE was responsible for the layout and design of the marine elements including the new ferry berth, excursion vessel berthing, transient marina, dredging and scour protection. As part of the study, BCE oversaw the site investigation and preliminary design report with design recommendations and level of design standards. A Study was also prepared of the navigational impacts of the port reconstruction with identification of ferry conflicts with current harbor usage.
The ferry terminal required that 2,000 lf of bulkhead be rehabilitated in addition to the vehicle transfer system, mooring system, fender system, excursion vessel berthing and provision for a future bulkheaded embayment for a transient marina. The work also included channel dredging, channel de-authorization and river hydraulic analysis. Bourne Consulting Engineering was responsible of all marine elements of this project as a sub-consultant to Labella Associated, P.C.
BCE PERSONNEL UPDATES - Changes and Highlights of our Staff
- BCE is proud to announce that Russell J. Titmuss, CEng has been promoted to Vice-President and will be responsible for structural design. In the two years since coming on board, Russell has been instrumental in our company’s success. Please feel free to contact Russell and congratulate him on a job well done!
- John Grace has joined BCE as a Coastal Engineer. John is a graduate from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Ocean Engineering. He is also a certified open-water scuba diver and has already performed several underwater investigations. John’s experience here at BCE already includes a number of shoreline stabilization projects including Cahow Way in Bermuda, Melville Marina in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and Point Allerton in Hull, MA. As a native of Gloucester, MA, John brings some first hand knowledge of Cape Ann to the BCE team.
- James Sherrod and Ken Bushey are the newest members of the BCE team. James, also a graduate of URI with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering, has completed all course requirements for his Masters in Structural Engineering is expected to complete his thesis by the end of 2005.
Ken, as a recent graduate of Vermont Technical College, joins our CADD Technical Department with his focus on Architectural Design. While at BCE, Ken will be continuing his passion for architectural design by attending classes at the Boston Architectural Center.
REGULATORY UPDATES - What's changing in the regulatory process
- Good News - Beneficial Reuse is the word: Beneficial reuse is new a key word that we are hearing more and more from dredging projects. Hopefully this is a sign that dredge material is getting away from the image that it's all dirty and contaminated. In several cases we have had state environmental regulators putting pressure on local Commissions to allow beneficial use of clean dredge material for beach renourishment, currently there is pressure to avoid disposal in landfills and offshore disposal if there is acceptable shoreline/upland uses.
- On the other side: Increased sensitivity to dredging of new sites for private activities is becoming more apparent. It appears that state and federal regulatory reviewers are becoming more reluctant to authorize dredging of areas that have not previously been dredged with little specific rational - this will need close watching to see how this develops. As well all know, the regulatory process tends to get tougher each year.
CLIENT'S BERTH - Information that may be beneficial to our clients
- DCR - Office of Waterways is now selecting the consultants that it will have on its Master Services Agreement (MSA). This is important for our public sector clients in terms of getting funding from DCR - Office of Waterways for their projects. All Town and City consultants used on DCR funded projects will need to come from these MSA lists.
BCE is proud to announce that we are currently on the DEM's MSA list for Survey and Engineering.
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