COASTAL ORCHESTRATES RECORD POUR

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It took months of planning, attention to details, hundreds of workers and almost a day of non-stop teamwork. The result was the largest concrete pour in the history of Florida and the largest in the Southeastern United States.

Coastal successfully orchestrated the placement of nearly 14,000 cubic yards of concrete during the mat pour for the Trump Royale.

Although the pour was one for the record books, the purpose was to create the strongest foundation possible to avoid extra settlement beyond the normal two to three inches. The 52 million-pound concrete foundation is supported by 642 augercast pilings that measure 155 feet in length, the longest ever installed in the state of Florida. Added support includes 3.2 million pounds of high-strength steel in the top and bottom layers of the foundation.

This massive pour began when the first Rinker Material concrete truck pulled onto the site and ended 20 hours later, when the last cubic yard of concrete was pumped by C&C Concrete Pumping and Mello Concrete Services.

Rinker serviced the project with 190 trucks and 380 drivers working in two shifts. Once trucks reached the site, they were guided to one of eight placing booms stationed around the perimeter of the foundation. Volunteers — which included superintendents, project managers, project engineers, contract administrators, estimators, carpenters, laborers and office staff from Coastal organization and subcontractors — helped direct traffic, tally the amount of batched concrete, wash trucks before sending them back to the plants and even pass out food. Many, fascinated by the spectacle of the day’s event, stayed beyond their scheduled four-hour shift.

Rinker stayed busy, making sure the batch plants maintained their stock of rock, sand, cement and additives. Coastal's quality control supervisors inspected the trucks.

There was plenty of work to go around as every detail was covered, including preparing for potential problems. Coastal had an extra two pumps on hand in the event of a breakdown and two bobcats to clean up any spills.

“This was the greatest example of teamwork which I have ever seen in my career,” said Coastal President Dan Whiteman, whose career spans more than 30 years. “I am thankful that I got a chance to be a part of it.”