Cape May PD Building

The Cape May Police Department had outgrown their current space and needed to build a new facility. The crowded, popular tourist destination forced the city to build on a previously developed, long demolished settlement on the west side of town bordering wetlands. Helicals were selected to deal with varying soil conditions, contamination, old subsurface obstructions. Helical piers avoided the need for over excavation and the possible implications from DEP regulations that could has arisen from other deep foundation systems.

Project Summary:

• Helical Pile Type: 3.5″ Pipe Piles .300 Wall / 12″ 14″Lead
• # of Helical Piles: 105
• Location: Cape May, NJ
• Installation Depth: 15′ to 37′
• Helix Plates/Ultimate Pile Capacity: 17,000 Ft. Lbs Torque
• Equipment Used: 308 Caterpillar
• Challenge/Unique Aspect: This was a sometimes crowded site with multiple contractors as utilities and telephone poles needed to be relocated .Site also bounded by a residential neighborhood so minimal disturbance required. Old Foundations and other obstructions were encounted and the soil conditions varied from wetlands on the west to obstructions and junk from previous construction up on the street side to the east.
• Danbro Installer: Titan Shoring & Construction
• Engineer/Architect:
  Robbie Conley – Architects, LLC
  Arthur Chew – Inspection(John Murphy)
• General Contractor: Orgen Construction