Bayou Lafourche Pump Station
Location
Donaldsonville, La
Owner
Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District
Engineer
Stantec
General Contractor
Sealevel Construction
Status
Anticipated Completion Date: August 2026

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Project Overview
Sealevel Construction was awardedthe general contract for the multi-phased, $96M Bayou Lafourche Pump Station. See below for more details on each structure's progress thus far on the project.
Outfall Structure:
- Installation of (80) 16” x 90’ foundation piles and 70’ sheet piles
- Installation of (48) sheet piles for outfall structure
- 27' excavation within cofferdam
- 1,000 cubic yards of concrete by way of the tremie slab method
Raw Water Intake Structure and Administrative Building(Complete):
- Installation of sheet piles and helical piles
- (3) 8” 50HP centrifugal pumps, intake and discharge piping
- Construction of 16 x 16' mechanical/electrical building
- 200 feet of 12" discharge raw water line
- Installation of (21) 24” x 70’ pipe piles for admin building
Discharge Pipe and TRS Shoring System:
- Driving and pressing 60’ and 50’ sheet piles, utilizing our Silent Piler
- Fabrication and installation of waler beams and pipe struts
- Excavation, 57 stone, and a bentonite grout mix
- Installation of (29) 30” x 92’ pipe piles for discharge pipe supports
- Assembly, setting and fabrication of 72" and 84" OD discharge pipe
Pump Station
- Installation of (120) 24” x 106’ pipe piles 50' below grade for pump station slab
- Construction of 78.25' W x 165.5' L x 50' D cofferdam included the installation of (106) 75’ long sheet piles, 50' excavation and 4 levels of waler and strut bracing- fabricated by Specks
- Tremie slab method for placement of 3,260 cubic yards in the cofferdam
- Pour, place and finish 1,700 cy of concrete for pump station's structural base slab
- Formed and poured 1,200 cy of concrete for first wall lift