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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Hurricane Sandy

Contractor Earns Bonus For Completed Belmar Boardwalk

Epic Construction's bonus is $100,000

April 26, the Belmar boardwalk was considered "substantially complete" less than five months after Epic Construction drove the first piling into the Hurricane-Sandy ravaged beachfront. For getting the work done before April 30, the Piscataway contractor earned a bonus written into the project contract: $100,000. Mayor Matt Doherty and council presented Epic Construction workers with a ceremonial check at last night's council meeting, reading a resolution commending their work. Belmar maintains it was the first to start and complete its boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy destroyed so many beachfronts along the Jersey Shore. Epic Construction and the borough were aggressive in getting the work done, Doherty said, noting the first piling kicked …

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At $6.5M, Belmar Boardwalk Bid Comes in Less Than Half of Original Estimate, Belmar Boardwalk Construction Continues at 7 a.m. Daily (in Manasquan-Belmar Patch), Christie, Mayor To Celebrate First Pilings of New Belmar Boardwalk Jan. 9 (in Manasquan-Belmar Patch), and 2 more ›

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Hurricane Sandy

Belmar Boardwalk Construction Progressing Ahead of Schedule

Strapping comes after pilings

With pilings work more than half done, the reconstruction of Belmar's boardwalk is currently ahead of schedule, Mayor Matt Doherty said. It's been a month since Belmar broke ground on completely rebuilding its boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy washed it away Oct. 29. Local officials joined Gov. Chris Christie to celebrate the first pilings and vowed to have the boardwalk open by Memorial Day. If the current pace continues, the April 30 benchmark the borough set to have work complete will likely be met, officials said. Crews are working so efficiently, Doherty said, they are using up the day's worth of pilings before the work day is over. The pilings work is subcontracted and Epic Construction is figuring out how to deliver more pilings to …

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Belmar Boardwalk Construction Continues at 7 a.m. Daily (in Manasquan-Belmar Patch), What Will Rebuilt Belmar Boardwalk Look Like? (in Manasquan-Belmar Patch), PHOTOS: Belmar Boardwalk Gone, and 2 more ›

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