Linde Corporation

Linde Enterprises, Inc. Projects

Current Projects

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STONE CULVERT REPLACEMENT - Linde Enterprises, Inc has just been awarded a Penn DOT project to replace a stone culvert with a forty-eight inch reinforced concrete pipe by jack and bore under SR 3004 in Newport Township, Luzerne County. The job is expected to commence in February of 2009 and be completed by July of 2009

2005-2008 NORTHERN DIVISION PG ENERGY BLANKET CONTRACT – Linde Enterprises, Inc. received an award for the installation of gas distribution facilities under a blanket contract for the 2005 – 2008 construction season. This is an on-going project in which the Company is performing and providing all labor tools and equipment to install new and renewed piping of various gas distribution facilities at locations directed by PG Energy Inc in their Northern operating area.

Completed Projects

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SLOPE FAILURE - The Company has completed a project for Penn DOT to perform a slide correction along SR 0167, Brooklyn Township in Susquehanna County. The project was composed of constructing a temporary road to access the slope and perform excavation and placement of rock slope protection. The project was completed successfully.

TRI-BORO FLOOD RECOVERY PROJECT – Linde Enterprises, Inc. has completed a Project for the Tri-Boro Municipal Authority in Susquehanna County to remove and replace the raw water and plant pumps and comminutors for this flood damaged system. Also included was the installation of a new 500 gallon above ground diesel oil storage tank and flood barrier panels.

PENSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER – Linde Enterprises, Inc. has completed work on three projects for PAW for the rehabilitation and renewal of water mains and related services. They included the installation of 12” DICL water main and the retirement of old cast iron mains in Nay Aug Avenue, City of Scranton, the installation of approximately 1,400’ of 8” DICL water main in Pond Hill Road, State Road Number 0239 in Mocanaqua and the Township of Conyngham and the retirement of similar lengths of old cast iron mains in the same locations and the installation of approximately 7,000 ‘ of 12” DICL water main in Main Street, Backoad, State Road No. 1010, Swoyersville and 400’ of 8” main for tie-ins, Borough of Swoyersville and the retirement of similar lengths of old cast iron mains in the same locations.

PITTSTON HDD – The Company has completed a 1.1 million dollar plus project to install a pipeline by horizontal direction drilling under the Susquehanna River between Pittston and West Pittston. The project awarded by Pennsylvania American Walter included tie-ins and other miscellaneous work.

NANTICOKE RIVER CROSSING – Linde Enterprises Inc.’s has completed a project for Pennsylvania American Water to install a horizontally drilled pipeline for a 26” pipe under the Susquehanna River between the City of Nanticoke and the Borough of Plymouth.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – Linde Enterprises, Inc. has installed Blue Mountain Lake Well No. 3 Pumping and Treatment Facilities for Pennsylvania American Water. This over four hundred thousand dollar project includes built-in-place well treatment and distribution facilities.

RED ROCK JOB CORPS SEWER REHABILITATION – The Company performed a sewer replacement project at the Red Rock Job Corps center. The work included replacing the existing gravity sewer lines, PVC line encasement, manhole installation, new force main 4” HDPE common and new trench installation, splitter box modification, channel monster restoration.

WAYMART AREA AUTHORITY SEWER REPLACEMENT – Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed a Project for the Waymart Area Authority to install sanitary sewer laterals and manholes in the Borough.

PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER WILKESWOOD APARTMENTS – The Company completed a project for PAW including various streets in Wilkeswood Apartments and Hemlock Street in the Township of Wilkes-Barre. The work involved the rehabilitation of approximately 2,500 lf of water mains and related services. The project completed in the Fall of 2007.

MESHOPPEN BOROUGH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – Linde Enterprises, Inc. recently completed two projects for the Borough of Meshoppen for a combined total of 2.5 million dollars. The first, Sewage Collection System, consisted of the installation of approximately 17,300 lf of collection system piping, valves and all related appurtenances. The second project consisted of the construction of a complete sewage treatment plant.

SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY FLOOD RECOVERY WORK – The Tri-Boro Municipal Authority of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania has awarded Linde a contract for over $430,000 to perform flood recovery mechanical work. The project at the water treatment plant includes replacement of the raw water intake pumps, plant water pumps, two existing comminutors and installation of pre-spray flood barriers.

PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER PROJECTS – Linde Enterprises, Inc. has received awards from Pennsylvania American Water for various rehabilitation and renewal of water mains and related services projects. These include the installation of over 2,800 lineal feet of 8” ductile iron pipe and retirement of similar lengths of cast iron pipe in the Boroughs of Dupont and Avoca, the installation of 1,200 lineal feet of 12”, over 2,200 lineal feet of 8” and over 900 lineal feet of ductile iron pipe and the retirement of similar lengths of cast iron pipe in the Boroughs of Swoyersville and Larksville and the installation of over 500 lineal feet of 8” ductile iron pipe in the borough of Archbald. The work is currently in progress.

HUNTSVILLE WTP UPGRADE TO CLARIFIERS - Pennsylvania American Water has awarded Linde a three hundred thousand dollar plus contract for the upgrade of four media based filter beds at the main drinking water treatment facility in Huntsville. The work includes demolition and removal of the current filter media, upgrading the mechanical components and re-installing the new filter media with start-up. The work is expected to be completed by year end.

WESTFALL TOWNSHIP SANITARY & WATER MAIN EXTENSION - The Company is currently working on a $890,000 contract to install a combination water sanitary force main and low pressure sewer in the Township of Westfall, Pike County. This project includes 7 directional drills and related pipe installations within the Penn DOT right-of -way. This project is for utility service to the “Katz” property. Linde was also awarded an additional $361,000 contract for mechanical construction of the waste water pumping station.

PADDLER’S POINT – WATERLINE EXTENSION – The Company is installing a new domestic water system in Paddler’s Point, a new housing development in the Town of Milford in Westfall Township. The construction includes 3 directional bores under State Route 209 and installation of approximately 3900’ of 8” ductile iron pipe.

PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER – Four new projects for Pennsylvania American Water Company totaling over two million dollars worth of work are in various stages of completion. They include a flood damage restoration at Hillside Water Treatment Plant, a 7,000 lf sewer line replacement on Rosemont Drive, a booster station installation in Timothy Lake and sewage pump station replacements in Sawcreek Estates. The work will be completed in the second quarter of 2007.

DALLAS AREA – MAIN SEWAGE PUMP STATION – The Company commenced work on this 900,000 dollar plus upgrade and renovation to an existing 4.5 MGD pump station and equalization basins for the Dallas Area Municipal Authority. The work includes installation of three 14” diameter pumps and 2 new influent grinders in existing head works. Extensive electrical upgrades and building modifications are included.

THE MEADOWS CAMPUS WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT – LEI is replacing a 6” water service main from the well house to several buildings on the campus of a retirement community, The Meadows, in Dallas Township, Luzerne County. The work also includes upgrading the valve vault and the placement of a new generator and all associated electrical work at the well house.

SPRINGBROOK STREAM CROSSING - Linde Enterprises, Inc. is currently constructing a project for the Pennsylvania American Water Company which consists of replacing 24” and 30” water mains in Springbrook Creek. The stream flow makes dewatering a major challenge for this delicate project.

EMERGENCY REPAIR OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER WATER MAINS – Linde has recently completed a massive repair project on a 24-inch ductile iron water main crossing the Susquehanna from Pittston to West Pittston for Pennsylvania American Water Company. The fast paced project included constructing approximately a 750’ long temporary road to access the river’s edge as well as a 450’ rock causeway. Once the location was reached a port-a-dam was utilized to isolate the area. Upon implementing an aggressive de-watering system, the pipe repair was completed. Linde crews work around the clock until the repair was made. During this repair, Linde personnel installed a 14” high density polythene pipe through an abandoned 20” cast iron main (utilizing horizontal directional drilling technology) in order to maintain a transfer of water service to 20,000 customers.

VILLAGE OF TREVERTON – A project has recently been completed for Aqua Pennsylvania consisting of the installation of approximately 3200” of 8” DIP to replace mains within SR 225, Zerbe Township, Northumberland County.. Also included was the installation of 3 fire hydrants and 93 service lines attached to the existing main.

SUSCON ROAD BORE – Linde installed 24” casing pipe for installation of a waterline crossing under Interstate 81, servicing the town of DuPont for Pennsylvania American Water.

SIMPSON BRIDGE PROJECT– A Linde crew removed and replaced the existing water main on the Simpson Bridge over the Lackawanna River in Fell Township, Lackawanna County. The work included installation of hangers and approximately 460’ of 12” DICL water main.

SHIPPENSBURG HP NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACEMENT– Linde crews completed this project as the prime contractor for the installation of over five (5) miles of 8” high-pressure, coated steel pipe for PPL Gas Utilities Corporation. The project included 12 Directional Drill bores and is located 30 miles west of Harrisburg, PA.

2005 PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER BLANKET CONTRACT – Linde Enterprises, Inc. was awarded and completed a contract for the installation of ¾" through 2" new and renewed water services for Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties for the period January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005. This area basically covers the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton marketing area.

GREAT WOLF LODGE - Linde Enterprises, Inc. has completed a 2.5 million dollar site development contract for an exciting project in the Pocono Mountains in Tannersville, PA. The owner, The Great Lakes Companies, Inc., is constructing a 450,000 square foot, 400 unit lodge under the direction of Kraemer Brothers, LLC, a construction management firm. Our work consisted of grading, storm water management, utilities and erosion and sedimentation control. Upon completion the resort will consist of a four-story wood-framed structure, a 250 seat restaurant, a fitness center, a spa and an indoor water park.

PINECREST LAKE PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT , PHASE 2 SECTION 3 – Linde Crews have completed expansion of a residential/Golf Community's roads and infrastructure in Pocono Pines, Tobyhanna Township. Work includes select clearing, roads, and utilities as a complete package.

INTERSTATE 78 BORE PROJECT – LEI completed a 140’, seventy three and one half inch micro tunneling operation with the installation of a 60” concrete pipe under Interstate 78 in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Tunneling was completed using an Ackerman WM 60C in conjunction with a Model 5000 pump unit for jacking. Linde worked as Subcontractor to Balfour Beatty Construction Inc. as they performed a fifty five million dollar road reconstruction project for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

RIVERCREST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY – Linde Enterprises, Inc. has completed a contract for the additions and alterations to the Rivercrest WWTF in Wyoming County, PA. The work included installing new aeration equipment in both the treatment unit and the sludge holding tank; renewal of all yard piping and an exterior makeover to the control building including re-pointing the block; installing a new roof and installation of new doors and windows.

NATIONAL FUEL'S, BUFFALO, NY, 2005 NATURAL GAS REPLACEMENT PROJECT – Linde recently completed 20,000 lf of high pressure 12" and 24” overland transmission pipe replacement for National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation 30 miles south of Buffalo, New York.

KRYDER HOLLOW, PINE CREEK TOWNSHIP – Linde completed installation of over a miles of 8” steel, high-pressure gas main for PG Energy, a division of Southern Union Company.

PP&L GAS UTILITIES CORPORATION - Lock Haven Transmission Line Upgrade - Our Gas and Water Division installed approximately 5 miles of 12" steel gas transmission line including 4 directional bores, 2 of which are under the Susquehanna River, to replace a transmission line from Avis to Lock Haven, PA.

Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company (SLIBCO) - Phase I Infrastructure of Valley View Business Park in Jessup Borough, Lackawanna County, PA. This 1.5 million dollar project included clearing and grubbing, grading, utility installation and road construction.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP MARKET PLACE - Linde Enterprises, Inc. was the prime site contractor for approximately 375,000 s.f. of retail space on a 23-acre site development which included a Wal-Mart Super Center as the anchor store and a Wal-Mart Fuel Service Station. Linde worked under EMJ Corporation of Boston, MA, the construction manager for the Project. Work included site grading, storm water, potable water, retaining walls, site lighting, curbing, paving, line painting, signage, dynamic compaction, fire protection loop, electric/telephone/cable utilities and the building pad for Wal-Mart.

ORWIGSBURG - - Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed a $4,620,000 dollar project for the upgrade and expansion of a wastewater treatment plant owned by the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Orwigsburg located in Schuylkill County. Work included the construction of a new blower generator building, a three train vertical loop reactor, a cast-in-place aerobic digester, two new reed beds and the upgrading and expansion of the existing facilities. This project combined the efforts of our concrete division with those of our mechanical/electrical division.

COVINGTON INDUSTRIAL PARK - Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed a site development project at the Covington Industrial Park including infrastructure, storm water facilities, potable water, wastewater facilities, paving and curbing. This project's first tenant was a Maytag Distribution Center.

KIDDER TOWNSHIP – Linde Enterprises, Inc. installed a Wastewater Collection System around Lake Harmony for the Split Rock Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kidder Township. This project commenced in April and took approximately a year to complete. The designed system is a low pressure force main with grinder pumps utilized at all residences. A large portion of the project was accomplished via directional boring. This trenchless technology limits the inconvenience of construction inherent to a project performed in narrow confines. In addition to this contract the company also performed the electrical work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and three odor control stations.

BEACH LAKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT - LEI completed a 1.4 million dollar project for the installation of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Village of Beach Lake in Berlin Township, Wayne County, PA. The project included construction of a 90,000 GPD wastewater treatment plant utilizing SBR technology housed in all cast-in-place concrete structures and associated appurtenances.

WAYMART WIND FARM - Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed support site work at the Waymart Wind Farm for Prime Contractor D.H. Blattner, including ten miles of environmentally sensitive mountaintop land clearing and fast tracking off-site staging area. Forty three wind mills have been erected at the project site. Additionally, LEI furnished and installed a design/build Operations and Maintenance building with all associated site development which will house the SCADA controls and offices for on-site personnel.

FRITO LAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER - Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed a major site development project for a Frito Lay Distribution Center in Moosic, PA. The work included site preparation, installation of storm, sanitary sewer, water, electric and gas utilities, construction of an underground detention system, erection of two segmental block retaining walls, concrete curb and paving.

DELAWARE WATER GAP BORE - Linde completed a project for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation which included a 600’ bore by horizontal directional drilling under Broadhead Creek to provide for a replacement of an existing 4” force main sanitary sewer service for the Delaware Water Gap Welcome Center recently damaged by flooding.

SLATINGTON MAINTENANCE FACILITY – Linde has completed the modification of the Slatington Maintenance Facility in Northampton County for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The work consisted of replacement of the on-site sanitary sewer system, floor drain modifications, installation of an oil/water separator and filtration system and associated E & S work.

NFG – LANCASTER & ELMA, ERIE COUNTY, NY – Linde completed a high pressure gas replacement project for National Fuel Gas in the towns of Lancaster Elma in Erie County, NY. The construction included replacing 7,190 lf of 20” steel pipe, preparation and pig cleaning of 3.8 miles of 20” pipe, hydrotesting 2.4 miles of 20” pipe, installing (2) 20” valve settings, (1) 20” pig launcher and (1) 20” drip.

AQUA – EAGLE ROCK SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS – Linde completed a contract for installation of 7,200 lf of 8” ductile iron water main and 76 services in the Community of Eagle Rock for Aqua Pennsylvania. Also included was the construction of 12 pressure reducing valve stations, at various locations throughout the development.

CAMERON BRIDGE PROJECT TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACEMENT – Linde completed a project in Coal Township, Northumberland County for Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. This half a million dollar plus project included the installation of two parallel 24” ductile iron pipe transmission mains totaling 6,900 lineal feet.

STONYBROOK MANOR SITE DEVELOPMENT – Linde crews developed an eighty acre tract of land on Brushy Mountain Road in Stroud Township, Monroe County for a housing project. The work included road construction, a sanitary sewer system, a potable water system, site development, storm water management, erosion and sedimentation controls and other site improvement services for LTS Development, LLC.

SR 0611 DISTRIBUTION EXTENSION – Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed project to install a mile of 8” steel natural gas pipeline in Stroud Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania for PPL Gas Utilities Corporation.

HUNTINGDON HIGH PRESSURE LINE REPLACEMENT – Linde Enterprises, Inc. provided labor and equipment to install a 6” steel natural gas pipeline and associated appurtenances for PPL Gas Utilities Corporation. The project is located along Route 22 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

NEW AIR PIPING AT #4 AERATION REACTOR IN LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA – Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed a contract at the #4 aeration reactor which included the fabrication and installation of specialty air piping, ductwork, excavation, restoration and certified welding. The work was performed for the WYoming Valley Sewer Authority.

EAGLE ROCK WELL NO. 2 MODIFICATIONS – Linde crews completed modifications to the existing Eagle Rock Well No. 2 for Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. The work included installation of a new green sand filter in the building and construction of chlorine contact piping system and backwash pits.

POCONO MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIAL PARK LAGOON /SPRAY FIELDS – Linde completed a multi-million dollar industrial park project encompassing construction of a lagoon/spray irrigation wastewater system at the former Camp Tegawitha in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County, next to Mount Pocono Airport. The work included installation of a 50,000 GPD treatment plant/storage lagoon and 3.4 mile spray field.

US MINI MART – Linde completed a ten acre fast track Mini Mall project for Petroleum Services on Montage Mountain Road, Scranton, PA. This work for the Mini Mall included 2000 truckloads of import fill and installation of a storm water management system, erosion and sedimentation controls, site utilities, retaining walls and foundations.

POCONO AND WYOMING VALLEY TURNPIKE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES – Linde completed work on a dual site project to upgrade DEP environmental compliance requirements for PA. Turnpike Commission’s Carbon County and Luzerne County Toll Booth and Maintenance facilities.

THE PRESERVE AT MILFORD – An upscale housing site project was completed by Linde in June, 2005 for the site development of (240) acres (total project boundaries) in Milford, PA just west of Interstate 84, Exit #46. Work included carefully clearing 24 acres of previous pristine forest, while building roads with stringent erosion/sedimentation controls and electric/communication utilities.

BROADWAY WATERLINE REPLACEMENT – Linde completed a circa 1896 water system replacement project in the Historic Borough of Jim Thorpe, PA. The work included furnishing and installing 10,000 lf of 12 inch ductile iron waterline with valves, fire hydrants, 300+ existing services, pressure reducing vaults, tie-ins to existing waterline.

MINOOKA INTERCEPTOR (Contract No. 8 Sanitary Sewers) - Linde Enterprises, Inc. completed an $800,000+ project for the Scranton Sewer Authority to install a sanitary interceptor line to the treatment plant.