Project Spotlight

DFW Airport Terminals A and B

After traffic deck coating from a previous installer failed, DFW International Airport looked to SCS to recoat parking structures in Terminals A and B. The DFW Airport Development & Engineering Department contracted SCS directly to recoat the arrivals upper level roadway and sidewalks.

SCS was awarded the project after 4 contractors submitted bids for this publicly advertised open project. In the end, SCS was able to fully demonstrate proof of technical skills on similar installations before being awarded the contract.

SCS began on site activities in late September 2008 and is targeting a completed punch list on March 6th, 2009.

This schedule experienced a 30 day interruption for Thanksgiving & Christmas Holiday Travel Black-Out Dates imposed by American Airlines, which halted work on the project.

Key attributes of this important project include:

On time delivery of a high profile environment
Performed work safely and efficiently at one of North America’s busiest airports
Removal of 320,000 SF of the existing failed coating had to be completed between 11:00 pm and 4:30 am nightly
Installation of the 336,000 SF New Traffic Deck Coating was completed during the daylight hours by closing a section of each terminal for a 7 Day / 24 Hour Complete Roadway Closure. To do this SCS had to establish a Traffic Control Plan & Barricades to still provide access to the remaining Terminals & Parking Garages.
Installation included the Upper Level Roadway Traffic Control Markings to DOT Standards.
All scope of work items except the Traffic Control Markings were completed by SCS Crews.
No Lost Time Accidents for SCS Crews.
Project complete 30 Days in advance of contract documents.

Materials used to complete this project included:

20,000 Gallons of Epoxy Coating
100,000 LBS of Colored Quartz Aggregate
500 Gallons of Joint Sealants
600 LF of Expansion Joint Cover Plates

SCS is proud of this, the largest single project we have completed in our 15-year history. We are grateful to the members of our team who put in the time and energy with the skill and effort to make this project the success it has been. And we are most appreciative of the DFW Airport Development & Engineering Department.

At-A-Glance:

DFW Airport – Terminal A&B Upper Level Roadway Recoat

Schedule
Start Date September 22nd, 2008
Punch List Completion Date February 26th, 2009
Total Duration of 5 Months

Manpower
Nightshift varied from 20 to 30 Men
Dayshift varied from 15 to 20 Men
Some weeks we had as many as 50 Men on the Daily Timesheets for this Project
Sometimes we had men who worked as long as 21- 10 Hour Days in a row

Scope of Work
Existing Roadway Coating Removal 328,000 SF
New Roadway Coating 336,030 SF X 2 Coats = 672,060 SF , that’s 15 ½ Acres
Expansion Joint Sealants 5,800 LF, that’s over 1 Mile
Expansion Joint Steel Plates 615 LF
Traffic Markings 5,500 LF and 24 Crosswalks

Materials
Sikadur Epoxy 20,000 Gallons
3M Aggregate 20,000 Bags, 1,000,000 LBS, that’s One Million LBS of Sand
Sikaflex Joint Sealants 300 Units, 450 Gallons
Expansion Joint Plates 615 LF