Highlighted Projects
Highlighted Projects
At Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC, every project is unique. Our reputation for quality products is a result of over 30 years of providing the highest quality, most dependable water tanks for our customers. From design, engineering, and site preparation—to fabrication, construction, and coating, no two elevated water storage tanks are the same.
Y-12 national Security Complex – Oak Ridge, TN
In 2007, Phoenix was awarded the contract to construct two, 2,000,000-gallon Composite Elevated Tanks (CET) for the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN, in partnership with URS (formerly Washington Group International). The project afforded Phoenix the opportunity to showcase full capabilities in the CET market, adhering to stringent quality assurance and quality control measures as well as the intensive security demanded by a project of this magnitude.
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Sugar Land, TX
Just southwest of Sugar Land, TX, near the Brazos River, Phoenix constructed a 2,000,000-gallon Composite Elevated Tank (CET) for the City of Sugar Land, TX. Illuminated at night by logo lightning, the tank stands proudly overlooking passers-by along Interstate 69. The tank wears the City logo in contrasting blue on a white background against the smooth concrete finish of the support pedestal. Coming up over the Brazos River levee lies a concrete approach through a gate and surrounding decorative fence.
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Newton, KS
Newton, KS, is well known for its local artwork featuring clouds against a blue sky. It was only fitting that the water tower reflects this unique look as well. Phoenix worked with the owner and consulting engineer to modify the design and dimensions of our standard 500,000-gallon Composite Elevated Tank’s head range and pedestal diameter to make the tank fit the artwork and truly make this tank “one of a kind.”
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San Leon, TX
Working closely with a client to establish a truly remarkable project sets great contractors apart from the competition. So, when the local art community in San Leon decided they wanted to not only design their own art work but also apply it, Phoenix worked with them to make it possible. The construction schedule had to be adapted “on the fly,” but this flexibility gave the owner a truly unique opportunity to put their own signature on their investment.
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Cleburne, TX
Dating back to 2009, Phoenix has developed a close relationship with the City of Cleburne, TX. Beginning with the successful installation of the Nolan River Road back-wash tank, Phoenix designed and installed a small (300,000-gallon) Composite Elevated Tank (CET) to suit a non-traditional use for a tank of this style.
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Luling, TX
Luling, TX, is known for a few things, notably their unique water towers. To honor their annual “Watermelon Thump,” Phoenix constructed a 500,000-gallon multi-column tank in the likeness of a watermelon. The tank features a green paint scheme overall with the container highlighting the distinctive horizontal stripes and mottling of a watermelon. Phoenix also constructed a 500,000-gallon multi-column tank featuring a man paddling a canoe, a reference to their local paddling trail along the San Marcos River. These two tanks stand proudly over a town with a truly unique taste for water towers.
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Stanton, IA
Stanton, IA, is a community steeped in coffee history. For years, Stanton had been well known for its water tower shaped like a coffee pot. It was only fitting that in 2000, when the town needed more water, that the theme remained the same. Phoenix was selected as the low bidder for the new 150,000-gallon multi-column tank, and the engineering department got to work on capturing this theme with a tank that resembles a coffee cup sitting on a saucer.
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Fall River, MA
Fall River had elected to demolish their older, shorter standpipe and replace it with a new, much taller 750,000-gallon sphere, which Phoenix erected. The tank was built upon a spread footing on a very restrictive, sloping site which is surrounded by a large retaining wall, with the standpipe to remain in service until completion of the new tank.
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Pigeon Forge, TN
This unique 250,000-gallon sphere proudly serves the City of Pigeon Forge, TN, and overlooks the Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball Experience. Phoenix worked closely with the facility and the City to design a tank that would be only fitting for this environment, a baseball.
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Pennsylvania American Water, PA
In 2012, Phoenix was awarded a contract to work with Pennsylvania American Water to design and build two fluted-column tanks to meet the increasing water demands. The tanks were located on opposite ends of the state and both projects were to run simultaneously.
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Alrington, TX
In 2011, the City of Arlington, TX, needed a solution to correct a lack of sufficient water pressure on their 2,000,000-gallon sphere. The City turned to Phoenix to help solve their problem. Not only did the City have a pressure problem, but available space around the site was non-existent to deploy large hydraulic cranes to hoist the tank and place additional steel into place to make the structure taller.
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Penn State University, PA
As a continually growing college campus, Penn State University needed to improve its water supply system. As part of this upgrade, Phoenix was contracted to raise each of two large tanks an additional 16 ft. to accommodate greater head pressures.
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Century Aluminum – Robards, KY
Typically, when an elevated water storage tank reaches its life expectancy, options are limited to demolishing the structure and re-building new. But what do you do when only the container portion is bad while the support structure is in perfectly good shape—and you cannot go more than a week without your valuable resource?
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Fort Leonard Wood, MO
This 500,000-gallon sphere at one of our nation’s finest military bases needed a boost of additional pressure to better operate within the water system. Phoenix was contracted to raise this structure by 33’-9“. Our engineers devised a critical lift plan that used two hydraulic cranes to raise the tank, a third crane to add the new stem section, and a fourth crane for moving pieces about the site.
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Brooklyn, IN
This 300,000-gallon multi-column tank sits directly in downtown Brooklyn, IN, adjacent to commercial buildings and a busy street. With careful preparation and planning, Phoenix engineered a critical lift plan which employed two hydraulic cranes, each rigged to the bottom of two of the five legs, and a third crane in the area above the fifth leg, rigged from the top of the tank.
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Nucor Steel – Covent, LA
When the nation’s largest steel producer, Nucor, decided to build a new mill in Convent, LA, they turned to Phoenix to help design and build their DRI (direct reduced iron) storage tanks. These six massive structures each have a capacity of 7,000 metric tons and contain internal rock ladders to safely distribute the product into the structure. Coming from an elevated structure background, Phoenix engineering took on this new task with great detail and precise layout to ensure this product could handle the task at hand and would be easily field-erected in the safest, timeliest manner possible.
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Nucor Steel – Ghent, KY
Coming off of the success of the project in Convent, LA, Nucor once again turned to Phoenix to provide the DRI (direct reduced iron) storage structures at their facility in Ghent, KY. This facility required two structures, each with a capacity of 6,000 metric tons of DRI. Although similar in purpose, the design of the Ghent structures required all support members to be bolted in lieu of welded. Phoenix exhibited versatility in the design, layout, and fabrication of these parts, and our erectors fit all members up in the field without issue or need for modification.
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AMG Aluminum – Robards, KY
Phoenix, known for our world class elevated water tower construction, also has a wide range of steel fabrication experience and know-how as exhibited by this unique, scrubber-tower ductwork. In order to keep downtime to a minimum, Phoenix management and engineering visited the site and made exact field measurement to ensure the duct fit right the first time. Upon completion of shop fabrication and finish coating, Phoenix worked closely with AMG to remove existing duct and install the new duct.
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