Value Engineering at
New Port Terminal
Presented to South
Carolina Chapter
SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER
For nearly a decade when preliminary
studies began, the new
Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal
serving the South Carolina Ports Authority
operations in Charleston has remained one
of the highest profile port projects on the
U.S. East Coast. While Phase 1 of the terminal
opened in March 2021, the full project
continues to take shape thanks to ongoing
work by the numerous contractors, suppliers,
equipment manufacturers and engineers
who have been involved with various
facets of the complex facility.
Insight Group of North Charleston, S.C.
is one of the geotechnical engineering firms
that has contributed to this massive project.
On May 20, 2021, professionals from
the firm shared the presentation “Hugh
K. Leatherman Terminal – Buildings &
Canopies – Value Engineered Foundations”
before an assembly of the PDCA of South
Carolina Chapter membership during their
quarterly dinner meeting. Presenting on
behalf of Insight Group were Dr. Susheel
Kolwalkar, P.E. and Ryan N. Keiper, P.E.
In addition to the technical presentation,
members gathered for a social/networking
hour before a buffet dinner and
brief membership meeting. During a raffle
sponsored by the Pile Driving Contractors
Association, Brad Glover and Bill Thomas
each won a $50 PDCA Bucks voucher, good
for use on logo merchandise or educational
resources available at The PDCA Store. The
event took place at the Town & Country Inn
on Savannah Highway in Charleston; event
sponsors included Koppers, Consolidated
Pipe & Supply, Van-Smith Concrete, Nucor
Skyline, ICE – International Construction
Equipment, Junttan, Pile Master, SJ
Hamill Construction, Terracon, Insight
Group, Palmetto Pile Driving, Cape
Romain Contractors and Parker Marine
Contracting Corp.
The group will gather again for the third
quarter on Aug. 12, watch your inbox for
more details as the event draws closer. t
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