Subsurface Underground Engineering: 'The next best thing to X-ray vision'
Notre Dame de Grace, Quebec: Some 300 people, including 60 children from a daycare centre, were forced to flee after a backhoe struck a gas main. The leak was under control in about an hour. To help avoid the possibility of ignition, power was shut off to some 3,200 homes and businesses. A Fire Department Spokesman said that the excavator had requested a locate and the line had been marked. 'They should have been using hand shovels, not a backhoe,' the spokesman said.
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Jerry LaMendola Joins Cardno TBE to Provide CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA – Jerry LaMendola has joined Cardno TBE, a full-service civil/environmental engineering and consulting firm with a major office in Cranberry Township, as Utility Coordinator. Formerly the District Utility Administrator for the PA Department of Transportation, Mr. LaMendola will provide utility coordination and subsurface utility engineering services for the design and construction of civil, transportation, health care, water/wastewater, and environmental projects throughout PA and other neighboring states. Prior to joining Cardno TBE, Mr. LaMendola spent more than 26 years with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in various roles, giving him first-hand knowledge of policies and procedures governing the state. His experience transcends lab work for product testing, construction inspection duties, permit coordination, and many years in utility relocation. These utilities include major communication, cable TV, power, oil, gas, water and sanitary sewer systems which are owned and operated by private authorities and various political subdivisions. "Jerry has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in all facets of utility coordination, project permit applications, utility relocation design, and subsurface utility engineering project management," Robert L. Clemens, Vice President-Regional Manager, "He has a great reputation in the industry, and his experience will be a tremendous asset to bring to our clients in terms of efficiently completing projects on time and within budget." Cardno TBE, a member of the Cardno, offers a full range of consulting, design, engineering and construction services, including civil, environmental, transportation planning and design, right-of-way acquisition/relocation, subsurface utility engineering, surveying and mapping, 3-D underground imaging, and utility coordination. Cardno TBE currently ranks #6 on Trenchless Technology's Top 50 Design Firms (2008) and #180 on Engineering News-Record's (ENR) list of Top 500 Design Firms (2009). Cardno TBE is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, and has more than 40 offices serving clients in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. www.cardnoTBE.com Cardno is an integrated professional services provider, locally delivering the specialist advice necessary to create or improve the physical and social infrastructure that underpins communities around the world. Our team comprises leading advisers who plan, design and deliver sustainable projects and community programs. Cardno has over 3,360 employees in more than 104 permanent offices worldwide. Key areas of expertise include international development assistance, civil engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical services, survey and mapping services, environmental services, and project management. |
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