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BESTECH performed all civil and structural engineering for the conversion of an OSB plant to a wood pelletizer. The project included detailed engineering and the design for refurbishing existing buildings and foundations, as well as new items. BESTECH also provided field engineering and construction assistance throughout the project.

Some of the major deliverables for the project included design and supporting documentation for the following:

Log pond area including retaining walls
Green grind, dry grind and cyclone areas
Pellet mill foundation and enclosure design
Final storage and bulk weigher areas
Conveyor support foundations throughout the site, both retrofit and new
Building penetrations for conveyors • Design basis and foundations design for a pre-engineered chipper building
Retaining walls at crane pads
Knuckle boom foundations
Live deck and log conveyor foundations
Condition assessments and refurbishments of existing foundations
Truck dump foundations and wing walls
Bush chip storage building modifications
Rail load platforms
Truck turn-around area
Demolition scopes of work