BCCX WWTP EXPANSION

March 1, 2021

Due to recent expansion to the existing complex and the absorption of prisoners from decommissioned prisons, the wastewater treatment plant at Tennessee Department of Correction’s detention facility at Bledsoe County could no longer meet the demand of the population. J. Cumby Construction has been selected to expand and improve the wastewater processing facility, doubling the plant’s processing capacity, adding redundancy to the system, and improving the processed water distribution system.

The expansion includes the addition of an Influent equalization basin, two sequencing batch reactor tanks with pump station, a post equalization basin, effluent filters, and a ten million gallon effluent storage tank with effluent pump station. Also included in the project scope is a control building expansion to accommodate electrical and mechanical component additions and a twenty acre effluent spray distribution field.

Project Specs:

Location: Pikeville, TN
Completion Date: Anticipated - March 2021
$15,000,000+ Contract Value

West Kingsport Pump Station

February 28, 2021

The City of Kingsport, to address the aging conditions of their waste water processing infrastructure, has selected J. Cumby Construction to rehabilitate their existing forty year old West Kingsport wastewater pump station and install a new sixteen inch PVC force main for processing.

To allow the existing pump station to be taken out of service, the project scope required the installation of three temporary pumps capable of 2,540 gallons per minute each. with temporary service in place, J Cumby Construction is constructing a new electrical building and a new equipment vault along with equipment, thirty feet below the main floor of the existing building. Also included is the installation of a 4,800 linear foot force main both along the edge of the Holston River and within the City of Kingsport’s park and greenway path. Approximately 400 linear feet of the force main required the use of bore and jack installation

PROJECT SPECS:

Location: Kingsport, TN
Completion Date: Anticipated February 2021
$5,963,000+ Contract Value

Tupelo Raw Water Supply Facilities - Contract A: Intake/Pumping

February 18, 2021

In an effort to reduce the negative environmental impact of water treatment and to provide a more reliable and higher quality water source to the region, the Northeast Mississippi Regional Water Supply District contracted J. Cumby Construction to construct a new water intake facility.

The new water intake facility is located in the Tenn-Tom waterway, which provides cleaner water which requires less chemical treatment than the Tombigbee River, where the previous intake facility is located.

This facility consists of a barricaded intake area with six large screened intakes, three 42” vacuum siphon pipes through the levee, a 6,000+ square foot pump house with chemical pre-treatment, 100,000+ gallons of water reservoirs, eight vertical turbine pumps with a combined 33,000+ gallons per minute capacity, and an elevated bridge, deck, and pipe support structure.

The new facility sits on land leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, across the river from Fulton, MS, and will service the needs of more than 100,000 residents of Northeast Mississippi.

Project Specs:

Location: Fulton, MS
Completion Date: February 2021
$16,970,000+ Contract Value
2,800+ Yards of Concrete
12,000+ Tons of Stone

Fall Creek Falls Bridge Replacement

January 1, 2021

In an effort to ensure the continued safety and quality experience for the visitors of one of Tennessee’s most popular state parks, The State of Tennessee, selected J. Cumby Construction to replace and improve two, forty years old, wooden suspension bridges, along with their associated trails.

The new Fall Creek Falls Nature Center Bridge features tower suspended cables crossing approximately 200 feet over the Cane Creek waterway and allows guests to access the Woodland and Gorge Overlook Trails that lead to the Fall Creek Falls that, at 256 feet tall, are the tallest free falling falls east of the Mississippi. The Piney Falls bridge required anchoring into the existing bridge footprint on the cliff edge and spans approximately 60 feet over the Piney Creek waterway and is part of the Lower Loop and Piney Falls Trail systems.

PROJECT INFORMATION:

Location: Spencer, TN

Date Completed: January 2021

Contract Value of: $1,663,000+

Owner: State of TN, Dept. of General Services Real Estate Asset Management (STREAM) for Dept. of Environment and Conservation.

Engineer: AECOM

BCCX SALLYPORT UPGRADES

November 28, 2020

As part of the continued effort by the Tennessee Department of Corrections to maintain and update their aging prison facilities, J. Cumby Construction was selected to replace and upgrade the existing Sallyport for the site 2 compound of the Bledsoe county correctional facility.

Included in the scope of work were the complete demolition of the existing sallyport fencing, gates, and processing building, the installation of all new fencing and operable gates, surrounding sitework, and the construction of a new in-processing building. Challenges faced were maintaining emergency and day to day access to site at all times as well as maintaining a two-fence line minimum high security perimeter at all times through the demolition and rebuild process.

Customer: State of Tennessee Department of General Services for Department of Correction
Location: Pikeville, TN
Completion Date: November 2020
$2,200,000+ Contract Value

Adams Field Water Reclamation Facilities Parallel Treatment

September 6, 2020

To ensure water treatment operations can continue in high volume and wet weather conditions, Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority has Contracted J. Cumby Construction to increase the peak flow treatment capacity of its Adams Field Water Reclamation Facility.

This will be accomplished in, large part, by the addition of a 92,000 gallon per minute effluent pump station, and the construction of a new 23,000 square foot filtration building featuring MegaDisk pile cloth media and ultra violet disinfection equipment.

Additionally, J. Cumby will be renovating and upgrading equipment for three 1.8 million gallon secondary clarifier tanks, a 38,000 square foot aeration basin, and several other sewage treatment process components and structures to include aeration blowers, sludge pumps, electrical building, and miscellaneous water handling structures.

All facility improvements will increase the sewage processing capacity from around 25 to 94 million gallons per day, enabling the plant to absorb the heavy additional flows from significant rain events.

Project Specs:

Location: Little Rock, AR
Completion Date: September 2020
$28,000,000+ Contract Value
5,000+ Yards of Concrete
38,000+ Tons of Sand & Stone

Fairview Waste Water Treatment Plant Additions

September 24, 2019

The Water Authority of Dickson County, to increase overall plant capacity and introduce more efficient treatment methods, has contracted J. Cumby Construction to upgrade and add to the Fairview Wastewater Treatment Plant in a two phase operation.

Phase one consists of the construction of new anoxic and anaerobic tanks to incorporate the use of both bubble aeration equipment and rotating mixers as well as a new headworks structure and associated underground piping and vaults. Also included in phase one are an electrical building secondary anoxic and re/air basins.

Phase two of the project includes renovation to the plant’s existing oxidation structure by adding jet aeration as well as the rehabilitation of disc aeration. A new 40’ clarifier, post aeration/UV disinfection structure, and nitrified recycle pump station will be added to the plant as part of phase two as well.

In all, the improvements will increase plant processing capacity to over 2.2 million gallons per day and create a more thorough and efficient treatment process.

Project Specs:

Location: Fairview, TN
Completion Date: August 2020
$5,700,000+ Contract Value
1,300+ Yards of Concrete

Stowers Caterpillar - Facility Expansion

August 6, 2019

Stowers Caterpillar has contracted J. Cumby Construction to build an addition to their dealership, rental, and maintenance facility in Crossville, TN. J. Cumby has partnered with a local design firm to provide a complete design and build package for Stowers CAT, streamlining the process from concept to execution. This expansion will both modernize and more than double their location’s storage, service, and maintenance capacities allowing them to more effectively serve their customers for years to come.

The project includes a four-bay maintenance shop addition, standalone wash bay and equipment building structures, as well as an addition to and complete renovation of the offices, restrooms, break room, and customer showroom. Also included is a new sixty thousand square foot equipment lot and refurbishment of the road front and parking lot.

PROJECT SPECS:

Location: Crossville, TN
Completion Date: Anticipated July 2020
$2,290,000+ Contract Value

Tennessee Tech University- Roaden University Center

May 2, 2019

As one of more than a dozen concurrent projects totaling over $180,000,000, J. Cumby completed a 11,500 square feet, multi-floor, addition to the Roaden University Center building featuring interior lounges, dining space, and covered porches. Also included in the scope of work were renovations to 9,300 square feet of interior space to include the Multi-purpose room, cafeterias, and passageways.

Due to the interior renovations, utilities updates and Tennessee Technological University’s development plan, the construction was phased to limit interruption to existing facilities, and to coordinate with continued work on surrounding areas and projects.

Project Specs:

Location: Cookeville, TN

Date Completed: May 2019

Contract Value of: $6,700,000+

Owner: Tennessee of Regents

Engineer: Sparkman & Associate Architects

Citico WW PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS

November 3, 2018

In an effort to comply with EPA regulation, the City of Chattanooga, TN has contracted J. Cumby Construction to conduct reliability improvements at the Citico Pump Station, eliminate single points of failure in the electrical system, and ensure high water pumping capacity in the event of emergency.

Improvements will consist first of a new emergency backup pump station with a diversion chamber and slide gates for routing emergency overflows, three new grinding units, two new submersible pumps, and an overhead crane system. Also installed will be a new permanent backup generator, a new redundant electrical service to the site with switchboards and switchgear, and a new odor control system for the entire station.

This project is one of more than eighty separate projects planned to eliminate overflows into the Tennessee River and will provide 45 million gallons per day of processing capacity to the site while allowing continued operation in emergency and high water events.

Customer: City of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Completion Date: November 2018
$10,423,000+ Contract Value

North West Utility District - Water Treatment Facility Improvements

April 17, 2018

J. Cumby Construction was contracted by the North West Utility District to upgrade and expand their water treatment facility. The primary project scope was the construction of a six thousand square foot PALL membrane treatment facility as well as the rehabilitation of the sedimentation basin and backwash lagoons. Other work also included was interior and underground process piping and valves, Electrical, controls, and mechanical systems, paved access roads, miscellaneous new and upgraded appurtenances, a metal building, underground chambers, as well as general site work, fences, and gates. Once completed, the project increased the facility’s processing capacity by four million gallons per day.

Project Specs:

Location: Soddy Daisy, TN
Completion Date: July 2020
$8,200,000+ Contract Value

White County Athletic Complex

February 19, 2018

To expand the White County School System athletic program’s competitive fields capacity and improve existing facilities, J. Cumby Construction was selected to complete a new athletic complex at the White County Middle School. The expanded facilities provide baseball, softball, and soccer fields for the Middle School’s primary use as well as allowing overflow capacity for White County High School during tournaments. Also included onsite is a High School football practice field.

The project consisted of a new access road surrounding the school for drop-off and pick-up traffic, parking lot, complex-wide fencing, multi-purpose building, as well as the four athletic fields with associated structures. Notable features of work included athletic field lighting by Musco, precision laser grading, rainmaker irrigation system, ten structures site wide, and athletic fencing and equipment.

Project INFORMATION:

Location: Sparta, TN

Date Completed: January 2020

Contract Value of: $3,700,000+

Owner: White County School District

Engineer: The Lewis Group Architects Inc., P.C.

NOTABLE SPECS:

15+ Acre & 31,000 CY Excavation

Moccasin Bend Solids Optimization - Phase 2

February 1, 2018

Equipment, concrete, painting, and other miscellaneous repairs to sludge thickeners 1 through 5. New pumps, piping, valves, roofing, masonry, doors, weir gates, HVAC, electrical SCADA/Instrumentation and odor control units for pump stations 1 and 2. Primary and secondary sludge feed line 3-way valve replacement and demolition of the existing 3-way sludge valve and manholes and replacing with two new vaults each with two new motorized plug valve and a sump pump.

Kingsport Raw Water Intake Facility

September 6, 2017

To ensure the reliability and cleanliness of the Kingsport area’s water supply continues for years to come, the City of Kingsport contracted J. Cumby Construction to completely rework the method of water supply to the water treatment plant.

The project consisted largely of the construction of a 24-foot-wide by 38-foot-deep intake well, a 7.5-foot-wide and 1,100-foot-long tunnel under the bluff to the water plant, and a new 22-million-gallons-per-day capacity pump station. The new process allows gravity to carry water from the south fork of the Holston River to the treatment plant where 4 identical pumps lift the water to the plant, safeguarding against single point mechanical failure. This replaces the existing system of pumping water up and over an 85-foot-high bluff with piping exposed to mountain weather conditions. Several other piping, electrical, and controls upgrades were completed as well, including a 2,500 kW emergency backup generator.

This project is the culmination of a process that began in 2010 with as mater plan to modernize a water supply system that dates to the 1920s and hasn’t been updated since the 1970s. Initially budgeted at 15 million dollars, J. Cumby Construction completed the upgrades slightly over 13.5 million.

Project Specs:

Location: Kingsport, TN
Completion Date: July 2017
$13,500,000+ Contract Value
1,100+ Feet of Tunnel
12,000+ Tons of Stone

Kingston Springs Sewer Plant Upgrades

August 30, 2017

To increase the processing capacity and quality of the city’s sewer treatment, the Town of Kingston Springs, TN contracted J. Cumby Constuction to upgrade their sewer plant.

These improvements consisted of the construction of a new 1,500,000 + million cubic foot waste water lagoon with three floating aerators. Also constructed was a new chlorine contact basin with step aerator.

Location: Kingston Springs, TN
Completion Date: September 2019
$930,000 + Contract Value
1,500 + Tons of Stone
11,000+ Cubic Yards of Excavation

Macon County High School Corridor/Connector

August 1, 2017

Due to high wind and storm damage, and to provide protection against the elements, the Macon County Board of Education contracted J. Cumby Construction to construct an enclosed corridor between the school and gym buildings at the Macon County High School. The conditioned corridor consisted of a metal structure with a membrane roof and aluminum store front walls. A new entry lobby, constructed to enclose the gym entrance and ticketing area which the corridor connected to, as well as an expansion to the existing cafeteria were also included in the project scope.

Project Specs:

Location: Lafayette, TN
Completion Date: March 2019
$794,000+ Contract Value

Kerry Ingredients Plant Expansion

June 9, 2017

To increase production capacity and provide capital improvements, Kerry Ingredients, Inc. contracted J. Cumby Construction to Expand their Liquid Smoke manufacturing plant in Monterey, TN. Included in the scope was the construction of a new truck scale, a replacement of the truck ramp, dump, and hopper structures, a sawdust storage silo, various improvements to site structures, significant soil remediation, and four new building structures to include, an electrical building, control room, burner equipment building, and wet storage tank building.