The Port of New Orleans awarded a $13 million contract to Metairie-based Hard Rock Construction for improvements to the Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal at Napoleon Ave. The 12-acre project will enhance the terminal, and improve the movement of intermodal cargo while also reducing the Port’s carbon footprint. The project is part of what’s known as a TIGER grant (Transportation…

Andre Smith, President and Operations Manager of FIVE S Construction, says he likes going to work every day. In fact, he says it’s opportunities like the project his company is working on now that keeps his drive alive, and makes work interesting. FIVE S Construction is currently working at the Center for Excellence in Automotive…

The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour made its return to New Orleans for the first time since 1999, and Quality Sitework played a roll in helping it come together. While Friday, the scheduled opening day, was near perfect weather, torrential rains on Thursday afternoon and through the night hampered final prep efforts on construction of the courts and…

Ever hear of Inserta Tee? Rudy Schmidt has, and he knows the secret. Inserta Tee is a high performance, easy-to-install service connection consisting of a PVC hub, rubber sleeve and stainless steel band. It’s watertight, air testable seal provides superior performance, and as Schmidt says, “sometimes its the only part you can use at a…

Grand Isle Shipyards, Inc. a full service construction company to the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, called on QSM to provide drainage pipe and specialty, custom built reinforced concrete structures for a project at Bollinger Fourchon. GIS served as the GC on this job, an expansion project at Bollinger’s dry dock and fabrication…

Darin Helm is running a construction project at one of East Jefferson’s most high profile locations. The Tolmas Tract, the largest expanse of undeveloped land on Veteran’s Blvd in Metairie, will soon be the site of a new commercial development and some additional homes and apartments for the surrounding neighborhood. Helm works as a project…

The APA National Planning Awards Jury selected 17 Excellence award recipients for 2015, and a New Orleans project was listed among the winners. The recipients will be honored during the Awards Luncheon at APA’s National Planning Conference in Seattle this April. The Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan was picked as the 2015 National Planning Excellence Award…

The Louisiana National Guard kicked off construction on a new facility in Franklinton for an engineer unit to replace a decades-old armory that was damaged during Hurricane Isaac two years ago. Willis Construction is working with general contractor Frank Anzalone on the project. Willis Construction, specializing in site prep and drainage projects, called QSM to secure product…

Lafayette took the lead in protecting Louisiana’s waterways when a Bandalong Litter Trap — the first in the state — was installed on Coulee Mine at Rotary Point. The Bandalong Litter Trap, a floating boom trash collection system, is designed and built to solve one of our greatest environmental challenges: trash that accumulates in our nation’s waterways…

For decades, trash has overwhelmed Louisiana’s scenic waterways and outfall canals. In areas as diverse as small town Acadiana and in cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge — an experience all too common is the sight of litter strewn across our streets, and clogging our waterways. Storm Water Systems and QSM can do something…

Anyone who’s driven in St. Tammany Parish lately, knows the roadways are jammed with vehicles. Population continues to boom on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and St. Tammany’s parish government is allocating funds to make roadway improvements that hopefully, will keep up with the pace of new residents. Advanced Quality Construction called on QSM…

Civil Construction Contractors prides itself on an ability to perform turnkey operations for customers no matter what size of project or demands placed on any given situation. When CCC won a contract at Shell Oil in Garyville, LA, that attribute was front of mind for Senior Project Manager Dennis Stephens and his team. “This project…

QSM has signed a Master Sales Rep agreement with Storm Water Systems, of Cleveland, GA. Storm Water Systems, Inc. manufacturers of the Bandalong Litter Trap, StormX Trash Traps, and Bandalong Boom Systems, provides solutions to municipalities, government agencies, and environmental organizations who are concerned about trash washing into public waterways and canals. These products are The Answer for…

Churchill Downs Inc. recently made wide sweeping improvements to the New Orleans Fair Grounds’ physical facilities, especially infield drainage, and Quality Sitework played a role in the project. In 2014, leading up to this year’s racing season, Churchill Downs, Inc. spent more than $1 million on the improvements, and outlined exactly how it benefits the track’s…

When Courtney Dickerson, PE, a project manager at Principal Engineering, Inc. first saw the project summary for slope stabilization at Mariner’s Village in Mandeville, she knew the steep embankment at the ditch running behind the property was going to be a challenge. She also knew just the solution, and that’s when she specified Landlok 450.

Propex, a global leader in synthetic fabric, is a U.S. based company with a proven performance in transportation, environmental, construction and site development for critical infrastructure needs. Its high quality, engineered products are suitable for storm water and erosion control needs in a wide variety of applications. QSM is proud to supply Propex in Louisiana. Whether it’s…