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Government and Military Projects
Whether your project is for a city government, state government, agency of the federal government, or a branch of the military, Portland Bolt is the manufacturer you can trust to meet your project's domestic requirements. Whether your project falls under the ARRA, Buy American Act, the Buy America provisions of the Transportation Assistance Act, or some other type of domestic requirement, we can assist you by providing the products you need, when you need them.
Portland Bolt's manufacturing capabilities, combined with our own in-house galvanizing line, allow us to meet the most demanding lead times. Our extensive inventory of domestically produced raw material includes 12 different grades of material in 23 different diameters ranging from 1/2" through 3-1/2" . Portland Bolt also stocks an unparalleled line of domestic nuts and washers to complement the bolts we manufacture.
Portland Bolt performs in-house mechanical, hardness, and rotational capacity testing. For federally funded highway projects, we only provide products which are 100% domestic and fully traceable. We include the most comprehensive and accurate certification package in the industry which is stored electronically should you ever require additional copies.
The products required by these types of projects are as diverse and varied as the market segment itself. Whether it is anchor bolts, tie-rod assemblies, custom plates, swedged rods, timber bolts, hex bolts, anchor rods, templates, or another type of custom fastener, we can help.
San Diego Naval Base Pier 12 Replacement
In early 2012, the contractor performing the demolition and replacement of Pier 12 at the U.S. Naval Base in San Diego, California contacted Portland Bolt. The job required the demolition of the existing pier, installation of new piles, a fish enhancement structure (FES), and a new, larger pier. As part of this construction, the contractor needed high strength clamping rods that would be used to attach temporary scaffolding and forms to the concrete pilings.
Portland Bolt manufactured over 1,100 of these high strength ASTM A354 Grade BD rods for the project as well as supplying the associated domestic nuts and washers from our extensive inventory. While the high strength rods for this project were not galvanized due to the high strength material required and the possibility for hydrogen embrittlement, Portland Bolt is perfectly suited to supply marine projects like this due to our in-house galvanizing line and our long experience with marine construction bolts. Read more...
| Products: Threaded Rods |
Diameter: 1-1/8” |
| ASTM Grade: A354 Grade BD | Length: 30” - 36” |
| Finish: Plain, black | |
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
From late 2010 to early 2012, Portland Bolt worked with NASA, the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, and Orbital Sciences Corporation, to help supply bolts and fasteners required for the construction and upgrade of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located on Wallops Island, Virginia.Owned in a joint partnership between the governments of Virginia and Maryland, and on land held by NASA, the new rocket integration facility will support one of two U.S. rockets selected to launch cargo to the International Space Station.The project featured the addition of a pre-engineered metal building structure with deep foundations, overhead cranes, and support areas. In addition, the project also included a multi-million dollar launch pad complex with fuel farm, cryogenic liquid propellants and high pressure gasses, heavy hydraulics, and launch control facility. Read more...
| Products: All Thread Rod, 90 degree anchor bolts, u-bolts | Diameters: 1/2” - 1” |
| ASTM Grades: F1554 GR36, A193-B7, A320-B8M | Lengths: 16” - 120” |
| Finishes: Hot Dip Galvanized, Stainless Steel | |
Kentucky Lock Addition Upstream Monoliths
Built in 1935 by the Tennessee Valley Authority and maintained and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Kentucky Lock and Dam handles 50 million tons of barged cargo every year traveling up and down the Tennessee River. The Kentucky Lock Addition project was needed to increase the lock’s capacity to handle larger barges and heavier barge traffic with the construction of a new 1,200 foot lock. Construction on the project was originally started in 1998 but had been put on hold since 2009 due to lack of available funding. In 2011 the project was resumed after the award of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. Read more...
| Products: 90 Degree Anchor Bolts, Anchor Rods, Sleeve Nuts |
Diameters: 3⁄4” - 21⁄4” |
| ASTM Grades: F1554 Grade 55, A354 Grade BD | Lengths: 24” – 106” |
| Finishes: Hot-dip galvanized and plain black | |
Fort Wainwright Hangar
Alaska, the fourth western state? With Portland Bolt only a few hours away from steamship and barge docks, we can deliver product to Alaska in a timely fashion. In August of 2011, Portland Bolt manufactured 19,000 pounds of ¾", 1", and 1¾" foundation anchor rods for a hangar in Fairbanks, Alaska in less than two weeks. With our knowledge of the barge lines and their delivery schedules, we had the order on site a week later. Let us know your preferred shipping company and we will arrange the shipment to minimize shipping times to any part of Alaska. When the frost is on the way, call Portland Bolt for quick delivery on your large custom anchor bolts and fasteners. Read more...
| ▼ Additional Featured Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project Name | Location | Year |
| Fall Creek & Lookout Dam Restoration | Lowell, Oregon | 2010 |
| Launch Pad | White Sands, New Mexico | 2008 |
| ▶ 2013 Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project Name | Location | Year |
| Fort Leonard Wood Party Barracks | Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri | 2013 |
| USACE 7 Mile Beach Fill | Stone Harbor, New Jersey | 2013 |
| Fort Wainwright Hangar II | Anchorage, Alaska | 2013 |
| ▶ 2012 Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project Name | Location | Year |
| EAB Barracks | Fort Campbell, Kentucky | 2012 |
| LRGV Gates Project | Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Ref, Texas | 2012 |
| Eastside Transit and HOV Project | Bellevue, Washington | 2012 |
| Naval Air Station Firing Range | Key West, Florida | 2012 |
| Kentucky River Lock #3 and #4 | Pleasureville, Kentucky | 2012 |
| P-405 Photovoltaic Upgrade, Naval Base San Diego | San Diego, California | 2012 |
| Whidbey Island Naval Air Station | Whidbey Island, Washington | 2012 |
| CIA Fence and Gate Install | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | 2012 |
| Military Maintenance Facility | Anchorage, Alaska | 2012 |
| Tinker Air Force Base Building 3001 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 2012 |
| USAF Tracking Station | New Boston, New Hampshire | 2012 |
| Starved Rock Lock and Dam Miter Gates | Utica, Illinois | 2012 |
| Dry Falls Dam | Coulee City, Washington | 2012 |
| ▶ 2011 Projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project Name | Location | Year |
| US Navy NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Building Restoration | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | 2011 |
| Joint Tunnel Test Range (Phase 1 & 2) at U.S. Army Proving Ground | Yuma, Arizona | 2011 |
| Olmstead Dam Project | Olmstead, Illinois | 2006 |
| Navy Pier Repair | Guam | |
| Subic Bay Marina | Philippines | |
| New Doha International Airport | Doha, Qatar | |
| Ontario International Airport | London, Ontario | |
| Guam International Airport | Guam | |
| Elmendorf AFB Hospital | Anchorage, Alaska | |