Ranked consistently among the nation’s top four dam construction contractors in the U.S., we specialize in challenging dam and reservoir projects. Within the last 10 years, our work has included construction of the Saluda Backup Dam in South Carolina, which was the largest ongoing dam construction project in the country for three years running. The project won three prestigious industry awards. In Florida, we completed three contracts for the South Florida Water Management District as part of a broad-based effort to restore the Everglades. We also successfully constructed a second above-ground reservoir for the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority. In Oregon, we completed an emergency dam repair in record time and under budget, for which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognized Barnard with its 2006 Northwestern Region Contractor of the Year award. And, in Nevada, we reconstructed an earthen dam for the Walker River Paiute Tribe and the Bureau of Reclamation. We prepped the San Vicente Dam so it could be raised 117 feet and we filled in Future Unit Intakes at the Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River by designing and installing more than 550 stop logs.
These projects, and many more that we have performed in the dam and reservoir field, have required our work in:
- New dam construction
- Seismic rehabilitation
- Existing dam rehabilitation
- Emergency dam repair
- Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) placement
- Earthen dam construction
- Slurry wall construction
- Geomembrane installation
- Conventional concrete construction
- Dike construction and repair
Dams and Hydropower Business Development Contacts
Mr. Kevin Ellerton
P.O. Box 99
Bozeman, MT 59771
p: (406) 586-3530
f: (406) 586-3530
c: (406) 581-9914
e: kevin.ellerton@barnard-inc.com
Mr. Kevin Schneider
P.O. Box 99
Bozeman, MT 59771
p: (406) 586-3530
f: (406) 586-3530
c: (406) 579-7547
e: kevin.schneider@barnard-inc.com
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Connors River Dam
Location: Near Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Owner: SunWater Limited
Engineer: SunWater Limited
Completion Date: Currently in Preferred Tenderer Phase
Contract Value: Over $300 million
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Gilboa Dam Reconstruction Project
Location: Gilboa, New York
Owner: New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Engineer: Gannett Fleming - Hazen And Sawyer Joint Venture
Completion Date: Currently under construction
Contract Value: $121.4 million
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Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project, Dam Enlargement
Location: Contra Costa County, California
Owner: Contra Costa Water District
Engineer: URS
Completion Date: Currently under construction
Contract Value: $35.35 million
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Removal of Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams
Location: Port Angeles, Washington
Owner: National Park Service
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: Currently under construction
Contract Value: $26.94 million
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Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Redevelopment
Location: Snoqualmie, Washington
Owner: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Engineer: Klohn Crippen Berger
Completion Date: Currently under construction
Contract Value: Confidential at owner's request
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San Vicente Foundation Preparatory Work
Location: Lakeside, California
Owner: San Diego County Water Authority
Engineer: MWH Americas, Inc.
Completion Date: August 2010
Contract Value: $27.35 million
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Pit River Dams 3,4,5 License Implementation Project
Location: Burney, California
Owner: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Engineer: HDR
Completion Date: January 2011
Contract Value: Confidential at owner’s request
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Wanapum Dam Future Unit Infill Project
Location: Beverly, Washington
Owner: Grant County Public Utility District
Engineer: Hatch Acres
Completion Date: July 2010
Contract Value: $29.73 million
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Saluda Dam Remediation Project
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Owner: South Carolina Electric & Gas
Engineer: Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.
Completion Date: September 2005
Contract Value: $188 million
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Peace River Regional Reservoir Expansion
Location: Southwest DeSoto County, Florida
Owner: Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
Engineer: MWH Americas, Inc.
Completion Date: June 2009
Contract Value: $63.2 million
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EAA A-1 Reservoir
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: Black and Veatch
Completion Date: December 2008
Contract Value: Not to exceed $400 million
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Hebgen Dam
Location: Ennis, Montana
Owner: PPL Montana, LLC
Engineer: URS Washington Division
Completion Date: October 2008
Contract Value: Confidential at owner’s request
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Weber Dam Modifications Project
Location: Schurz, Nevada
Owner: Walker River Paiute Tribe
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: September 2007
Contract Value: $14.8 million
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Tampa Bay Regional Reservoir
Location: Tampa, Florida
Owner: Tampa Bay Water Authority
Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Completion Date: March 2005
Contract Value: $84.2 million
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C-44 Reservoir/Stormwater Treatment Area
Location: Martin County, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Completion Date: June 2007
Contract Value: $9 million
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C-43 West Storage Reservoir Test Cell Pilot
Location: Hendry County, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: Stanley Consultants
Completion Date: April 2007
Contract Value: $10 million
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Fern Ridge Dam Emergency Repair
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Completion Date: January 2006
Contract Value: $15.9 million
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EAA (Everglades) Reservoir Test Cells
Location: Palm Beach County, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: Black & Veatch
Completion Date: June 2005
Contract Value: $8.4 million
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San Gabriel Dam Sediment Removal
Location: Azusa, California
Owner: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Engineer: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Completion Date: February 2007 (Two years ahead of schedule)
Contract Value: $37.1 million
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DeCordova Bend Dam
Location: Granbury, Texas
Owner: Brazos River Authority
Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Completion Date: January 2002
Contract Value: $8.2 million
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Many Farms Dam Modification
Location: Many Farms, Arizona
Owner: Bureau of Indian Affairs/Navajo Indian Reservation
Engineer: Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: July 2001
Contract Value: $12.8 million
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Casitas Dam Modification
Location: Ventura, California
Owner: Casitas Municipal Water District and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: October 2000 (9 months ahead of schedule)
Contract Value: $22.5 million
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North Fork Hughes River Watershed Dam
Location: North Bend State Park, West Virginia
Owner: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Engineer: Natural Resources Conservation Service/Gannett Fleming
Completion Date: July 2002
Contract Value: $17.5 million
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Dulce Lake Dam & Lower Mundo Lake Dam
Location: Dulce, New Mexico
Owner: Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico
Engineer: Benham-Holway Power Group
Completion Date: August 1998 (received early completion bonus)
Contract Value: $7.4 million
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Tongue River Basin RCC Emergency Spillway
Location: Decker, Montana
Owner: Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Engineer: ESA Consultants, Inc.
Completion Date: October 1997
Contract Value: $8.1 million
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Reach 11 Dikes Modification
Location: Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: October 1995 (6 months ahead of schedule)
Contract Value: $33.1 million
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