Dredging & Capping Services

Dredging

PPM Civil Constructors (PPMCC) owns and operates an extensive range of dredging equipment that can be configured to perform standard dredge operations to environmental remediation and shoreline restoration. Our diverse fleet of barges, cranes, and excavators allows us to engage in complex projects that include the following three construction types:

Environmental

PPMCC is experienced in remediation for contaminated sites.  We often team with environmental engineering firms to provide value-engineering and constructibility reviews for owners. Our crews are certified to handle subtitle D and C material and trained in the use of bmps including the deployment of debris booms and turbidity curtains. Equipment is outfitted with GPS/RTK hardware and software designed to perform precise, stepped dredge cuts and engineered caps.

Maintenance

In addition to routine maintenance dredging, PPMCC is capable of performing specialized, in-marina, precision dredging utilizing shallow draft dredging equipment outfitted with RTK. The small footprint of our equipment allows us to reach difficult to access areas with minimal disruption to on-going maritime operations. We maintain portable, modular barges that can be transported for inland work as well. PPMCC owns a variety of dredging buckets including sealed environmental Young buckets, Jewel and Young re-handle buckets.

Disposal

PPMCC is experienced at trans-loading contaminated materials into containers, rail cars, and direct loading truck-and-pups. PPMCC owns and operates bottom-dump barges to deposit approved materials at approved open-water disposal sites. The bottom dump barges meet government requirements for Open Water Disposal Sites and is capable of being loaded in shallow draft areas.

Capping

PPMCC’s equipment is frequently used for projects requiring environmental or engineered capping. The RTK-GPS system in-conjunction with the hydrographic survey boat can be used to place cap material to required elevations and slopes.

Survey

PPMCC performs hydro-graphic surveys to ensure consistent, accurate information throughout the dredging and capping process. Our hydrographic survey boat is equipped with a Reson 7125 multibeam capable of 0.5-degree beam widths and the Applanix POS MV IMU. Data from the boat can collected and processed in-house using HYPACK software. The information collected from the survey boat can be uploaded to our dredging software to identify areas needing potential corrections.