The Year in Infrastructure 2007 - (Page 64) ciVil site design Blackhawk Estates of Alabaster insite engineering, llc finalist Black hawk Estates of Alabaster is a 664-lot residential subdivision on 488 acres currently under construction in Alabaster, Alabama. At a cost in excess of $12 million, it will be the largest subdivision ever developed in this city of approximately 25,000 residents. Bentley PowerCivil, MicroStation, MicroStation PowerDraft, and InRoads positively impacted almost every phase of the design process, from overall site grading to individual lot drainage to sanitary sewer layout and design. InSite Engineering estimates that its productivity increased by more than 30 percent and the total project cost was reduced by approximately $150,000 as a result of the efficiencies of the software. Based on the estimated savings, the firm experienced roughly an 800 percent ROI for this project alone. New Bangalore International Airport l&t-ramboll consulting engineers ltd finalist Bangalore International Airport is the first greenfield airport developed in India. The project, which was conceived by the government of India in response to growing congestion at existing airport facilities, is located at Devanahalli, about 40 kilometers north of Bangalore city. Expected capacity of the new facility is 27 aircraft per hour and 11.5 million passengers per year. Estimated engineering, procurement, and construction cost for this phase of the development is $288 million. L&T-Ramboll used Bentley products, including MX solutions and STAAD.Pro, for rapid design and evaluation and to organize data; streamline and minimize conflicting designs; enable rapid exchange of information between designers, disciplines, and work sites; and accommodate changing requirements. Designers worked independently on components of the master plan and produced a final integrated design. L&T-Ramboll saved almost 40 percent on software costs by using the Bentley SELECT subscription program. 64 ThE YEAR IN INFRASTRUCTURE 2007
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