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Follow on Google News | McCarthy Texas Division Awarded Wharf 2 of Barbours Cut Wharf ProjectBy: McCarthy Building Companies Inc. The project will upgrade the existing Wharf 2 to support larger wharf cranes that can accommodate post-panamax vessels. McCarthy will upgrade 1,000 linear feet of wharf, installing new foundations and crane rails, and construct a new stevedore support building, high mast poles and the electrical infrastructure required for three new 100-foot gauge electric dock cranes. “Having recently finished Wharf 1 of the Barbours Cut Terminal, McCarthy’s marine team is eager to get started on Wharf 2. McCarthy is proud to be a long-standing partner of the Port of Houston Authority which is one of the premier ports in the country,” said McCarthy’s Vice President of Civil Operations Kurt Knebel. Wharf 2 is adjacent to McCarthy's recently completed Wharf 1 project, which included the rehabilitation of a 1,333 linear foot structure used for the receipt and shipment of containerized freight intended for both foreign and domestic trade. The project completed in fall 2014 The upgrade of Wharf 2 is scheduled to begin in January 2016. Completion is scheduled for early 2017. About McCarthy McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been a community builder across America for more than 150 years and in Texas for 36 years, creating and developing positive working relationships with clients in a diverse range of markets. Throughout all phases of a project, from early integrated design phase services, through construction and after completion, McCarthy builders utilize industry-leading construction techniques and the most sophisticated technology to deliver the highest quality, job-site safety and ultimately, the best value. Repeatedly honored as a Best Place to Work and Healthiest Employer, McCarthy is ranked the 12th largest domestic builder (Engineering News-Record, June 2015) and is the leading healthcare and federal builder in Texas. McCarthy performs general contracting, construction management and design/build services for the following project types: healthcare, education, industrial, marine, transportation, water infrastructure, entertainment/ End
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