Bear, some great ideas. Had not thought about the use of the drains. Some are 4 ft. across and seem to be everywhere. This solves one of the problems we are facing. The facility flooded some years back and the bottom floors are buried in ice and water. Using ice augers and skid hammers we can break the ice. We have the pumps to remove the water but need to get permission to discharge it in the river. If we can't is will take some time for the ground to absorb and we will be dealing with ice on the job site until spring thaw.
We have some building plans, but are working to get more. The majority of the equipment was produced by Babcock and Wilcox and I have contacted their research library to secure these. In two weeks I have not heard back from them. A contact with the power district provided the equipment lists and serial numbers that were compiled when they were looking into selling it to a broker. These lists were distributed to brokers this week.
You are absolutely correct about reusing materials. I am being furnished updated blueprints of the project for this reason. The construction superintendent will identify everything to save. The cat walk will even be used to pour the concrete floors. I do not know how this will be done, but will be learning.
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