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A Deeper Look

THE CAPABILITIES OF

BALLARD MARINECONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTIONBALLARD

ROV/Sonar

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Health & Safety

Environment

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Marine Construction

Marine Salvage and Response

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Pipelines/Outfall-Intakes

Nuclear Diving Services

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Ships Husbandry

Hazmat Diving

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Mixed Gas & Saturation Diving

Environmental: Marine Sampling

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Submarine Cable Support

Tunneling Support

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Company Certifications

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The safety of our employees, clients

and subcontractors is of utmost

importance. Our safety philosophy

fl ows from the top down and

emphasizes working in collaboration

to ensure the safest work environment

possible. This program encourages

participation from our employees and

clients on current projects and strives

to improve future project safety. Our

company approach to safety also

includes employee training, lessons

learned from daily observations, daily

pre-operational meetings with job

hazard analysis, proactive dive safety

and general safety committees, tracking

and addressing trends, pre-job safety

meetings and frequent documents and

site audits.

All operations are conducted in accordance with the

Ballard Marine Construction “Manual of Safe Practices”

and appropriate federal, state and local regulations.

ISNetworld Safety Verifi cation Program

PICS Safety Prequalifi cation Network

ADCI Association of Diving Contractors International

HEALTH ANDSAFETY

Due to the nature of our business, we are

constantly working within the fragile

ecosystems of North and South

America. BMC recognizes the value of

these systems and the associated

natural resources contained within. We

take responsibility for the environmental

impacts associated with our work both

locally and abroad. Therefore, BMC is

committed to protecting and preserving

the natural environment. Company

decision making is guided by the goals

of increasing environmental benefi ts

and reducing or eliminating negative

environmental impacts in all aspects

of the company’s activities, while

maintaining the company’s fi scal

integrity.

ENVIRONMENT

Performing as a prime, or in support of regional and

international contractors and engineering fi rms, our

consistent quality services has made us a leader in

this market.

Federal, State and private sector client satisfaction on day long

assignments to world class multi-year infrastructure marine

dive projects has kept our company raising the bar for the

industry. The experience our team brings to the job is what has

our customers calling us back project after project.

1 MARINE CONSTRUCTION/INSPECTION

B A L L A R D S E R V I C E S

A proven track record of safe, effi cient and innovative

marine salvage and spill response services has made

Ballard Diving & Salvage an industry leader. We are a trusted

United States Coast Guard Response Contractor.

BDS has integrated salvage and spill response capabilities to

insure a rapid response to any marine casualty to mitigate a

threat to the environment.

Our unique ability to quickly and effectively mobilize salvage

assets, containment boom and self-propelled skimmers to an

incident is what makes us the right choice.

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Our team’s have provided international underwater services

to the nuclear power industry for over 20 years. Our

team of professionals is available to support your plants

ongoing reliability with the highest quality commercial divers

in the industry. We will assist you in minimizing down time in

in addition to facilitating regulatory interaction. With over 40

years in the commercial dive industry we have set a standard in

both dependability and most importantly safety.

4 NUCLEAR DIVING SERVICES

Pipelines, siphons, intakes, outfalls and associated structures

are routinely constructed, maintained and repaired by our

commercial dive teams and remotely operated vehicles.

Experience in the construction of these structures allows us to

provide our customers with valuable planning data and clear

assessments of the condition of their facilities during routine

inspections. This in turn allows us to provide cost effective

solutions designed to meet a client’s individual needs. Whether

its design-build or working directly with your engineers we bring

value to the project.

3 PIPELINES/OUTFALLS - INTAKES

B A L L A R D



Ballard Marine Construction has built a reputation for

providing superior ships husbandry services going on four

decades. All diving operations are conducted to local, State

and Federal requirements.

We have support when and where you need it. From

underwater repair technicians, in-house naval architects,

engineers, sonar technicians and remote operated vehicle

technicians, we are here to get the job done.

5 SHIPS HUSBANDRY

We have highly skilled and experienced divers who are able

to respond to oil spills, sewage treatment plants, rendering

plants, mills, chemical and nuclear plants. Rely on our fully

insured and bonded commercial divers for inspections,

maintenance and repairs for your scheduled outages or

emergency services.

Our fully encapsulating suits contain the diver inside while

protecting them from the hazardous environment they work in.

6 HAZMAT DIVING

B A L L A R D



For diving services in water depths of 200’ to 1200 feet

where ROVs are not practical, mixed gas diving or saturation

diving often comes into play.

Utilizing owned SAT systems for world record setting inland

tunnels, to the deepest dive projects, we have the equipment

and divers that are right for the job.

* Air Diving to 180 feet

* Surface Mixed-Gas Diving to 250 feet

* Saturation Diving to 1,200 feet

7 MIXED GAS & SATURATION DIVING

We provide private and public sector clients with marine

sample collection services including sediment, water, tissue

and hazardous substance. We use our extensive knowledge

and experience in design, construction and operation of

deepwater automated systems to monitor a wide spectrum

of environmental parameters for water quality and marine

sediments. Additionally, we have a wide range of work platforms

to support our fi eld operations, allowing us to work in any marine

environment, from tidal wetlands to the open ocean.

Our personnel includes skilled staff with backgrounds in deepwater

survey, sample collection, vessel operations, navigation and

positioning and complex subsea operations.

8 ENVIRONMENTAL: MARINE SAMPLING

B A L L A R D



Our team is dedicated to offering telecom, power utility

and cable installation clients a full array of underwater

construction, inspection and tooling services. Our technical

and operational experience ensures that our customers

receive safety-conscious, innovative, and cost effective

solutions to their particular needs. Support services include:

* ROV survey operations

* Jetting protection of power and telecommunication cables

* Installation protection such as articulated pipes,

mattresses and cable fastening

* Cable crossings

9 SUBMARINE CABLE SUPPORT

Ballard Marine Construction is a leader in tunnel, shaft, caisson

and pipeline construction support services for premier

tunneling and mining contractors and joint ventures. BMC

has a reputation for managing highly complex tasks in a cost

effective and effi cient manner. By providing specialty turnkey

solutions to contractors requiring hyperbaric equipment,

personnel and commercial diving services BMC has become a

preferred international provider.

We have experienced supervisory personnel and a full complement

of experienced and qualifi ed Compressed Air Workers, Dive Medical

Technicians, Hyperbaric Nurses, Hyperbaric Physician Assistants and

other specialty personnel.

10 TUNNELING SUPPORT

B A L L A R D



Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV’s) & SonarRemotely Operated Vehicles (ROV’s) & Sonar

BMC provides emergency service - all systems built as fly away units. Systems are available worldwide.

-neering customers a full array of remote underwater construction, inspec-tion, and tooling services. We have worked hard to develop and bring to the work the most comprehensive package of construction services and tooling arrangements available to the inland and coastal marine industries.

We realize that many underwater projects are more safely and economi-cally performed by utilizing ROV’s. At BMC we strive to limit diver expo-sure to underwater operations on hydroelectric projects and other

-ment issues make manned operations more sensitive. However, talking

with ROV’s that have typically been conducted using divers.

That’s where BMC comes in. We have the knowledge, experience and track record to make your project safer and more successful.

SYSTEMS

Dual Imaging Sonars

Side Scan Sonar

HD Cameras & Video

Long Tunnel ROV’s

Ground Penetrating Radar

Remote Hydraulic Dredging

High Pressure Water Blasting

CAD, Layover Dimensioning

Hydraulic Blanking/Plugging

General Construction Tooling Packages

Hydro Specific Tooling PackagesConstruction . Inspection . Specialized Tooling



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Concrete Placement,

Sawing & Repair

Certifi ed Welding Services

Trash Racks

Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs)

Hydroelectric Facilities

Outfalls & Intakes

Port, Harbor & Marina Support

Tidal, Wave & Wind Energy Projects

Underwater Coatings

Bridge and Scour Repair

Pier, Piling and Bulkhead Repair

Cofferdams

Dredging and Debris Removal

Cooling Tower and Spray Ponds

Pulp, Paper and Industrial Facilities

Waste Water Treatment

Gate & Valve Installation/Repair

Epoxy Injection

Stop Logs

egakniL & stfahS ,sediuG ,slaeS ,slliS

Chlorine, Bromide, and

Air Diffuser Systems

Cathodic Protection Services

And so much more...

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Insurance / BondingBMC is a fully insured and bonded company carrying United States Longshore & Harbor Workers

(USL&H), Jones Act coverage and State Compensation Workers coverage. We are capable

of providing performance payment bonding on a project basis.

BMC is proud to meet or exceed OSHA and ADCI standard.

First Aid / CPR Instructors

NITROX Instructors / Certifi cations

Association of Diving Contractors

Air and Mixed Gas Supervisors,

Life Support Technicians & DMT’s

National Board Certifi ed

Hyperbaric Technicians

Non-Destructive Testing

Certifi cations

Federally Certifi ed DOT

Bridge Inspectors

AWS Certifi ed Topside and

Underwater Welders

HazMat Divers & Spill Responders

US Army Corps of Engineers

Qualifi ed Unlimited Diving

Supervisors, Divers, Tenders

ADCE Dive School Trained

02 Provider Certifi cations

Search and Rescue Certifi cations

All Divers Are TWIC Certifi ed

OSHA Confi ned Space

Rigger Certifi cations

Crane Operators

FEMA ICS Emergency Response

COMPANYCERTIFICATIONS

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