Solutions
Solutions
Solutions
Marine
Michels Construction, Inc. is the go-to contractor for work on, in, and around water. We have the experience, capabilities, capacity, and specialized equipment required to tackle projects of all sizes, including many large-scale projects simultaneously.
Guided by our core values, our crews incorporate safety and environmental protection into all actions. Our team respects and appreciates water, both as our primary jobsite and a resource we know to improve and preserve.
Water-based Construction
Michels Construction’s diverse solutions are united in our commitment to quality and safety. Our marine crews develop individual solutions to build and maintain the specialty mechanical, structural and nature components of marine projects and environment.
Our techniques include:
- Breakwaters
- Cofferdam Installation
- Scour and Erosion Repair
- Intakes and Outfalls
- Island Building
- Gate Installation and Repair
- Waterway Maintenance
- Marine Support
Land-based Construction
Michels Construction’s crews combine our commitments to safety and environmental protection when building or improving infrastructure near waterways. Our crews use specialized equipment to deliver lasting solutions with minimal environmental impact.
- Reservoirs and Wetlands
- Intakes and Outfalls
- Lock and Dam Repair
- Concrete Construction and Maintanence
- Environmental Remediation & Capping
- Riprap and Armor Stone (USACE-Approved Provider)
- Jetties
- Industrial
- Hydroelectric
- River and Stream Bank Remediation
- Cap and Cover Installation
- Dock Walls
- Revetments
- Demolition
- Shoreline and Beach Restoration
- Ports and Harbors
- Docks and Terminals
- Railroad
Dredging
Michels Construction’s marine crews use dredging to facilitate waterway restoration, maintenance and navigation, contaminated sediments mitigation and wetland restoration projects. Michels has a fully transportable fleet of equipment utilizing cutting-edge technology. We support dredging projects with mechanical and passive sediment dewatering, logistics management, and aggregates, armor stone and riprap from our Midwestern pits and quarries.
Our techniques include:
- Hydraulic
- Mechanical
- Amphibious
Diving
Our experienced, certified commercial divers combine highly technical skills, customized underwater solutions and a safety-first mindset.
- Hydroelectric owner, FERC, and emergency inspections and surveys
- Hydroelectric underwater maintenance
- Intake cleaning and inspections
- Trash rack replacements and repairs
- Invasive species remediation
- Underwater welding and cutting
- Non-destructive testing
- Concrete repairs
- Undermining and scour repair
- Pipeline decommissioning
- Pile jacket installation
- Intake pipe construction & amp inspection
- ROV capabilities
- Salvage and ship husbandry
Surveying
We use highly technical equipment to provide invaluable information and models of underwater conditions.
Our techniques include:
- Multi- & Single-beam Acoustic Bathymetry
- Side-scan Sonar & 3D Acoustic Imaging
- RTK GPS and PPK Positioning Solutions
- Inspection Class ROV
- sUAS with LiDAR & Photogrammetric data
- Concrete pour on 1,250-foot pier
- We Do That ... & More
- Marine Capabilities
Contact Us
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