Ainsworth-Benning Construction wins award for Sanford Lab project
(This release is from Ainsworth-Benning Construction. See contact information below.)
Ainsworth-Benning Construction in Spearfish, SD, was selected as a winner of the 2013 Alliant Build America Award , in the Building Under $10M New category for the Davis Campus Underground Outfitting Project at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, SD.
The award was presented during the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC of America) Annual Convention at the Alliant Build America Awards Dinner Thursday, March 07, 2013, in Palm Springs, Calif. Jim Benning, owner, David Haught, Project Manager, Jim Heilman, Superintendent and Chris Rans, Project Management Assistant, accepted the award on behalf of the entire company.
The Davis Campus is located 4,850 feet underground. The space is now a fully operational laboratory complete with two stories of concrete, plumbing and HVAC systems, ultra-high speed internet connections, and an ultra-clean Davis Transition Area for the MAJORANA Demonstrator experiment and other necessary infrastructure. The full laboratory is 30,000 square feet. This includes the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter detector and a massive water tank that is two stories high, 24 feet in diameter, and will hold approximately 300 tons of water. This tank is used with the LUX dark matter detector.
The Ainsworth-Benning crew used 29 tons of rebar; 525 cubic yards of concrete; 2,000 cubic yards of fill material; 13,000 concrete blocks; 80,000 pounds of spiral ductwork; 75,000 pounds of rectangular ductwork; 7 miles of conduit; 30 miles of wire.
Ainsworth-Benning Construction is a premier commercial general contractor with offices in Spearfish, SD, and Dickinson, ND. We have served the states of SD, ND, WY, MT and NE for over 55 years. Our experienced and courteous project managers, superintendents and foremen take pride in the quality and safety of their work and their relationship with our clients.
Working with the staff at the Sanford Underground Research Facility was an honor and pleasure and Ainsworth-Benning Construction would like to thank all that participated with this project. Their teamwork was extraordinary.
For more information contact:
Kris Goodwin, Business Development
Ainsworth-Benning Construction, Inc.
345 Industrial Drive, Spearfish, SD 57783
605.642.4716