Tule Basin

Tule Basin

Monte Molina was the project manager/estimator for this project along with Kevin Carr. This project was located in the Suisun Bay, in Suisun, CA. The habitat that was created was 2.5 miles of habitat berm, 7800LF of channel excavation for tidal flow, 18,000LF of tidal ditches which flow into the main channel excavation, 4 large ponds for tidal overflow, and 1 tide gate with a deck to control water flow. This part of the project was completed in 2018. FMC used 5 excavators, including an amphibious excavator, along with 3 low ground pressure tractor scrapers, 5 marookas and 3 LGP dozers. FMC hauled and placed over 350,000 cubic yards of very saturated soil. The soil had to be dried after excavation prior to placement to adhere the specs for compaction and permit requirements.