Kiewit
"Just as a rock is not shaken by a strong or sudden gust of wind, neither should we be affected by praise or success. We must not be satisfied with our past accomplishments and we should make every effort to improve and expand our operations — but only in an orderly and beneficial manner…a company cannot stand still for long — either it goes ahead or it slides back."Peter Kiewit, 1964Excellence. It is the foundation of everything we do. What began in 1884 with two hardworking brothers has gro...
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- Foundations
- Procurement
- Engineering
- Duke Point Ferry Terminal - Nanaimo, Golden, British Columbia
- Highway 17 Garden River - Garden River, Ontario
- Crooked River Bridge - Terrebonne, ORE.
- Durham Western Heritage Museum - Omaha, NEB.
About Kiewit
"Just as a rock is not shaken by a strong or sudden gust of wind, neither should we be affected by praise or success. We must not be satisfied with our past accomplishments and we should make every effort to improve and expand our operations — but only in an orderly and beneficial manner…a company cannot stand still for long — either it goes ahead or it slides back."
Peter Kiewit, 1964
Excellence. It is the foundation of everything we do. What began in 1884 with two hardworking brothers has grown into a Fortune 500 construction, mining and engineering powerhouse.
Kiewit’s ethical, forward-thinking workforce continues to build upon the company’s reputation of safe, high-quality engineering. Consistently ranked among the top five of the Engineering News-Record Top 400 Contractors, our company is a leader in a variety of market sectors throughout North America.
As an employee-owned company, Kiewit’s assets are managed by the people who know our work best. For us, business is personal. As our own stakeholders, we are invested in every project we take on. We continuously strive to build high-quality work at the lowest cost.
Our philosophy on safety is simple: Nobody Gets Hurt. Knowing that one lapse in judgment can lead to catastrophic events, the safety of the men and women on our job sites and the community that surrounds our projects is always first.
Kiewit never stands still. Just as our founders relentlessly chased their dream, we continue to chase new and exciting opportunities.
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Services
Foundations
The Kiewit Foundations Co. selfperforms complex geotechnical projects across North America. We deliver creative, cost-efficient solutions that are responsive to each project’s specific site conditions. We utilize value engineering and constructability reviews, and our depth of expertise to offer constructible solutions that optimize budget and schedule. We
perform these operations with our fleet of specialty equipment and the management resources of one of the top builders in the country.
Procurement
REGISTRATION & LOGIN
If you are interested in being considered for opportunities as a supplier or subcontractor with Kiewit or any of its subsidiaries — TIC, Ganotec, Cherne, T.E. Ibberson, Mass. Electric, Continental, Jet and our joint venture partners — your firm must register in SAP Ariba.
WHY DO I NEED TO REGISTER?
Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected contracting and engineering firms. We are a national leader in safety, quality and ethical behavior. Since our inception, and through the generations, our culture has thrived on strong principles. Our suppliers and subcontractors are an integral part of our project teams and thus considered to be a partner in the work we perform.
To best manage our relationships with our suppliers, Kiewit utilizes SAP Ariba to identify, evaluate and manage suppliers. Ariba serves as a “one-stop-shop” for Kiewit to store and manage your company’s contact, contract, spend and performance information.
Kiewit utilizes Ariba because it offers many benefits to our suppliers including:
Simple set up
Streamlined business processes
Increased visibility of your company across Kiewit
Access to new business opportunities through the Ariba Network, Ariba’s global database of more than 2 million companies
For questions, email [email protected].
Engineering
Constructability is at the heart of all of our engineering — because we know what we’re designing for you will need to be built.
With construction-driven engineering, we create solutions for our clients that seamlessly transition from blueprints to real, completed projects. Taking constructability under consideration at every step ensures our clients have the high quality, cost-effective designs they expect.
As part of one of the largest construction and engineering firms in North America, our engineers understand the crucial role that contractors have in the overall development and delivery of every project — from start to finish. It’s what separates Kiewit engineers and designers from the pack, and provides our clients an advantage that better controls budget, quality and cost throughout a project’s lifecycle.
LESS RISK, MORE CERTAINTY
One of the biggest causes for change orders in the construction phase occurs when design plans don’t mesh with the realities that contractors encounter in the field. Construction-driven engineering is a proactive approach that leads to the simplest, most cost-effective solutions for even the most complex projects, reducing the risks of schedule delays and design-driven cost overruns that adversely affect delivery.
Our construction-driven engineering mindset helps position us as an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) and design-build partner of choice in any market.
Pick a market and discover more about Kiewit’s engineering capabilities.
Projects
Duke Point Ferry Terminal - Nanaimo, Golden, British Columbia
The British Columbus Ferry Corporation awarded Kiewit the contract for its largest terminal upgrade in more than 25 years. This 11-month project valued at $11.8 million was constructed to relieve traffic congestion associated with ferry service from Tsawwassen to central Vancouver Island and serve as a catalyst for economic development within the surrounding communities.
Construction of the 137-metre-long trestle included separate land and water portions. The land portion used engineered 10-KIP shoring towers and was constructed in three stages due to access limitations. In an average water depth of 18 metres, the marine portion included the installation of 93 610-millimetre to 914-milimetre-diameter pipe piles inserted into 2.1-metre-deep rock sockets and anchored with 76 rock anchors, which reach an additional 9.1 metres into the ocean floor. The structural steel girder substructure was placed on this foundation while supporting the concrete deck and ramps.
The upper and lower loading ramps weighed 91 and 154 tonnes, respectively, and were floated into position during high tide and lowered into place by a crane during a six-hour low-tide window. The berth required construction of over 726 tonnes of structural steel, more than 3,000 cubic metres of concrete and in excess of 4,600 square metres of formwork. Additional quantities included placing more than 1,100 cubic metres of land concrete and 2,000 cubic metres of marine concrete.
Highway 17 Garden River - Garden River, Ontario
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation selected a Kiewit-led joint venture to construct this C$53 million design-build project. The project included a 16 kilometre four-lane divided highway and 11 bridges east of Sault St. Marie.
Extensive pre-loading and monitoring was required at many structure sites and through two swamp areas due to the extremely challenging soil conditions. The finished project included 2,000,000 cubic metres of rock and overburden; preparation and placement of 1,100,000 cubic metres of granular base materials; and 5,000 cubic metres of concrete.
Crooked River Bridge - Terrebonne, ORE.
The Crooked River Gorge Bridge is the country's first segmentally cast, temporarily cable-stayed, single-span arch bridge. Kiewit used a construction methodology rarely found in the United States. Divided into 15 separate segments, the bridge was built without the use of typical falsework. Stretching 535 feet across the Crooked River 295 feet below, the bridge is four lanes wide with a center median and accommodates 10,000 vehicles per day.
The first step during construction was providing support for the concrete arch. A self-advancing traveler form was used to place the concrete. The mix was highly specialized and had to reach 4,350 psi within 48 hours of the pour to enable the traveler to move forward in preparation of the next pour. Temporary cable stays were used to support the arch while under construction. The arch was completed in September 1999, and work immediately began on the superstructure for the roadway deck.
Superstructure construction had to be completed in a specific sequence due to the arch's sensitivity to applied loads. Concrete work on the roadway deck began in March 2000, following the same sequencing protocol. The bridge opened for use on September 16, 2000.
Durham Western Heritage Museum - Omaha, NEB.
The Durham Western Heritage Museum lecture hall project transformed a former boiler room that was built in 1899 into a 266 seat theater. Kiewit replaced the original concrete floor and installed cast in place concrete seat risers. The existing masonry was sandblasted and tuck pointed to restore its original look and the room's steel roof trusses were cleaned and refinished.
Kiewit installed multiple data ports which power the podium controls, giving presenters multiple stage configurations while maintaining the ability to control lighting and audio/visual components. The presentation space was also fitted out with video conferencing equipment, which allows the museum to host interactive distance learning activities. KBG added some acoustical material to improve performance, but kept the amount used to a minimum to avoid covering the original building materials. Also added was a green room for speakers/presenters with a cast-in-place concrete canopy entrance.
