ICS has received contracts for flood control projects in the Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota area of the Red River Valley. These contracts were awarded through the Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District. In 1997, the Red River of the North overflowed its banks devastating the sister cities of Grand Forks/East Grand Forks. Water levels exceeded the 100-year flood plain causing the mandatory evacuation of over 65,000 people.
These flood control projects are similar in that they all involve the construction of new earthen levees, concrete flood walls, street closures and extensive re-routing of storm sewer and sanitary sewer water lines including several new large pump stations. All the projects require landscaping with numerous trees and shrubs, recreational areas including playgrounds, picnic shelters, restrooms, and miles of bike/walkway trails lining the levees.
East Grand Forks Levees, Phase 3, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Contract to Date $13,162,148
This contract was signed February 4, 2004 and contains approximately 8,500 linear feet of earthen dikes, 2000 linear feet of concrete floodwall with simulated stone masonry, two pump stations, over 7,400 linear feet of recreation trails similar to the other phases, several gatewells, storm sewers, and storm detention ponds. This project is ongoing.
East Grand Forks Levees, Phase 2, East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Contract to Date - $13,961,603
ICS signed a contract to do Phase 2 of the East Grand Forks Levees on September 11, 2002. This project required over 375,000 cubic yards of impervious select random fill to be placed in three reaches extending over 25,000 lineal feet.
This concrete floodwall with simulated stone masonry finish runs 1986 feet in length. Phase 2 added two additional stoplog street closures to the East Grand Forks Flood protection system and three stoplog railroad closures. Because of railroad schedules, the railroad closures needed to be installed simultaneously within a 14-hour period.
Another storm water pump station with all related stainless steel sluice gates, pumps, flap gate, generator and controls was installed with another gatewell. Storm drainage for this project required up to triple 66 inches RCP in size.
This project also has complete recreational facilities similar to Phase 1.
The ND Ready Mix & Concrete Products Association presented Industrial Contract Services, Inc. with a 2004 Excellence in Concrete (Governmental Category) award for their work on the East Grand Forks Leeves, Phase 2.