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hazards during construction. This project is anticipated to be completed
in June of 2023.
LUC Project Team
Project Manager: Brock Anama
Superintendent: Dwayne Sanders
Foremen: Todd Woods and Bobby Dixon
Other Key Personnel: Marvin Gentry, Robert Crane, James
Verduzco, Jorge Garcia, Donald McCormack, Lorenzo Moran, Ken
Hoobery, Alex Cruz, Efrain Luna, Clint Foor, and Anthony Carneval
LYLES UTILITY
CONSTRUCTION
The project calls for installation of 11,061 LF of
10” steel main line. Southern California Gas
DISTRIBUTION MAIN REPLACEMENT
(RIDGECREST BUNDLE)
Ridgecrest, CA. In 2022, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) awarded
Lyles Utility Construction, LLC (LUC) the Kern Division Distribution
Main and Service Replacement Contract in the City of Ridgecrest, CA.
The purpose of this main replacement is to remove the existing Aldyl-A
polyethylene pipe and replace with new High-Density Polyethylene
(HDPE) as the Aldyl-A pipe has been found to become brittle over time
creating a potential hazard. This Project consisted of the installation of
approximately 8,286 LF of 2” HDPE pipe and 6,471 feet of 4” HDPE
pipe, as well as 303 house service replacements. For the mainline
piping, LUC used both open trench and horizontal directional drilling
(HDD) installation methods. Other scope items included several
mainline tie-ins, as well as multiple kill and deactivates (K&D’s) of the
existing distribution main.
Over 50 house lines associated with the services were also required
to be retrofitted due to new building code requirements that impact
residential gas meter locations. Several house lines required relocation
of interior plumbing to support the revised meter locations. Fortunately,
LUC was able to enlist the assistance of our affiliate company New
England Sheet Metal and Mechanical to provide plumbing support.
In October, PG&E requested a proposal to repair and replace the
damaged hardscape on this project and awarded LUC the Hardscape
Restoration Contract in November with work to start in 2023. The scope
of the restoration involves 30,250 SF of asphalt trench replacement,
1,280 SF of concrete curb and sidewalk, and concrete valley gutters
repairs. In addition to the work activities to install the new main and
service, Lyles Utility also self-performed over 1,000 man-hours of traffic
control to keep PG&E’s customers and our crews safe from traffic
LERDO HWY 10” PRESSURE BETTERMENT
Shafter, CA. On September 28, 2022, the Southern California Gas
Company awarded the Lerdo Hwy 10” Steel Pressure Betterment
project to LUC. This project was designed to upgrade the Gas
Company’s distribution system to better serve their customers needs
in the area by providing a larger volume of available natural gas. The
project consisted of the installation of 11,061 LF of 10” steel mainline
with two pressure-controlled tie-ins and eight service tie-overs. LUC
began working on this pipeline on October 17, 2022.
The project is unique in the fact that the right of way for the pipeline is
in the center median of a heavily traveled four-lane road surrounded
by existing guard rails, not leaving much usable workspace for welding
and installing the new pipeline. The Traffic Control Plan submitted to
the City of Shafter required us to install approximately 5,500 LF of
concrete K-rail along a portion of the right of way in order to protect
our employees while allowing traffic to be condensed into one lane.
This limited egress impeded our access to the work zone, requiring
our project team to carefully plan each work activity in the area without
impacting subsequent activities. The pipeline was installed via the
horizontal directional drilling methodology with strings of welded pipe
exceeding 600 lineal feet. Other project scope of work is currently in
progress, with completion expected in March of 2023.
LUC Project Team
Project Manager: Steve Hoover
Superintendent: Greg Puskarich
Other Key Personnel: Ryan Leland, Clint Foor, Alex Cruz, Chris
Cordova, Jorge Garcia, Ron Ballew, Robert Crane, Eduardo
Navarrete, and Anthony Macias
For the main line piping, LUC used both open
trench and horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
installation methods. Pacific Gas & Electric
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