Harry Pepper to rehab Florida dike

Norwalk, Conn. — EMCOR Group, Inc. subsidiary Harry Pepper & Associates, Inc. was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for rehabilitation and structural replacement work on the Herbert Hoover Dike in Clewiston, Fla. Harry Pepper will be responsible for demolition and removal of two of the existing Herbert Hoover Dike culverts and construction of new water control structures. 

The scope of work includes installation of temporary cofferdams, dewatering systems, placement of surcharge fill, by-pass pumping, and grassing and turbidity barriers and monitoring.

“Harry Pepper, Inc. has been part of the Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation Project for many years and continues to feel honored to play a role in continuing to rehabilitate this resource of importance to the state of Florida and its Ecosystem,” stated David Pepper, President & CEO, Harry Pepper & Associates. “The depth of our experience and understanding of the myriad issues involved in such a complex undertaking uniquely qualifies the company for this project.”