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ChemTrack is now a certified State of Alaska DBE!

After applications and interviews, ChemTrack is now a certified State of Alaska DBE!

ChemTrack is now eligible to participate as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) on transportation related contracts and is active in the Alaska Unified Certification Program (AUCP) DBE Directory.

The AUCP, which is mandated by the US Department of Transportation and administered by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) Civil Rights Office provides a certification process recognized by all Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding recipients in Alaska.

ChemTrack is excited to assist ADOT&PF in meeting the 2021-2023 DBE overall goals of 5.25% (FTA), 8.28% (FHA), and 10.56% (FAA).

The main objectives of the DBE Program are:

• To ensure that ADOT&PF contractors comply with DBE laws and requirements.
• To ensure that DBEs can compete fairly for federally funded transportation-related projects.
• To ensure that only eligible ﬁrms participate as DBEs.
• To assist DBE ﬁrms in competing outside the DBE Program.

Current AUCP Members Include:

▪ Akiachak Native Community
▪ Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
▪ Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority
▪ Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
▪ Alaska Railroad Corporation
▪ Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
▪ Anchorage, Municipality of
▪ Center for Community, Inc (Sitka, Alaska)
▪ Central Area Rural Transit System, Inc. (CARTS)
▪ Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC)
▪ Delta Junction, City of
▪ Fairbanks, City of
▪ Inter Island Ferry Authority (Craig, Alaska)
▪ Juneau, City & Borough of (CBJ)
▪ Kenai, City of—Airport
▪ Ketchikan Airport

▪ Kodiak, City of
▪ Matanuska-Susitna Borough
▪ Matanuska-Susitna Community Transit (MASCOT)
▪ Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government
▪ Nenana, City of
▪ North Pole, City of
▪ North Slope Borough
▪ North Star Borough
▪ Palmer, City of
▪ Pelican, City of
▪ Quinhaqak Tribal Government
▪ Sitka Airport
▪ Sitka, City & Borough of
▪ Skagway, City of
▪ Soldotna, City of—Airport

Northern Pacific Region Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year

ChemTrack Alaska, Inc. recognized as 2023 Northern Pacific Region Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year

ChemTrack Alaska, Inc., which provides environmental, construction, engineering and innovative remedial technology services across the state, was recently named the 2023 Northern Pacific Region Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The Northern Pacific Region includes Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

In a letter announcing the honor, Bibi Hidalgo, Associate Administrator from the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, wrote: “Your hard work, innovative ideas, and dedication to your community have helped you excel, but also inspire other businesses to do the same. The SBA is pleased to recognize your achievements and your role in driving our nation’s economic growth.” A Department of Defense Small Business Specialist nominated ChemTrack for the award.

Carrie Jokiel, ChemTrack Alaska, Inc. President, explained that the award’s significance reaches far beyond the company’s current work. “This is a truly special honor for ChemTrack and our talented, hardworking team, and it reflects more than 40 years of embodying our company’s mission and values, providing excellence in our services, and maintaining strong, trusted commitments to our business partners,” Jokiel said. “Recognition like this is important to us in that it provides a platform to further encourage current businesswomen and future women entrepreneurs to strive to have a meaningful impact in their industries.”

Jenith Ziegler, ChemTrack Alaska, Inc. Vice President, added: “We are thrilled to receive this distinction and thank the SBA and the Small Business Specialist for considering the depth of our work, service of our people, and success of our company in a demanding, competitive business landscape. This award adds to our company’s already proud legacy, and fuels us as we focus on a future of continual improvement and providing the best services to those we work with across Alaska and beyond.”

Each year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week (NSBW). With NSBW arriving May 1-5, 2023, SBA recognized outstanding small business owners for personal successes and contributions to our nation. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business.

The 2023 Northern Pacific Region Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year honor follows other recent awards for ChemTrack. The company was presented with the Associated General Contractors of Alaska Excellence in Construction Awards in late 2022, and named among the Best Workplaces Alaska 2022 by the Alaska Journal of Commerce.

Collectively, ChemTrack’s staff possesses more than 100 years of experience managing environmental service programs in Alaska on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District, the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the State of Alaska, and other organizations. Project volume equals more than $40 million in over 45 Alaska locations.

ChemTrack named a Best Workplace!

Big thanks to the employees of ChemTrack- who participated and allowed us to be recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Alaska!

https://www.bestworkplacesalaska.com/#winners

Best Workplaces Alaska allows organizations an opportunity to highlight their people-centered culture and a chance to celebrate the good!

The annual Best Workplaces Alaska Awards emphasizes the impact effective corporate leadership has on achieving successful business performance, employee engagement and customer retention.

A company filled with happy, productive employees is one of the best testimonials a company can earn.

Alaska Journal of Commerce and Peak 2 Peak Events have partnered to determine the top workplaces in Alaska based on employee feedback.

2022 AGC Excellence Winner

2022 AGC Excellence Winner

The 2022 Associated General Contractors of Alaska Excellence in Construction Awards were announced on Friday, November 11, 2022.

ChemTrack Alaska, Inc.’s, King Salmon Air Station Aircraft Arresting System, took home the trophy for Meeting the Challenge of a Job, Under $5,000,000 Transportation, Marine, Heavy, Earthmoving.

A HUGE THANKS to all of our team who made this project a success!

ChemTrack Alaska, Inc. refurbished the King Salmon Aircraft Arresting System (AAS) in the remote Alaska Bristol Bay fishing town of King Salmon. What is an AAS? Aircraft Arresting Systems serve primarily to save lives by preventing aircraft from overrunning runways in cases where the pilot is unable to stop the aircraft during landing or aborted takeoff operations.

ChemTrack worked on four existing barrier pits that house two pairs of BAK-12 AAS. While the BAK-12s and barrier pits are government property, the airfield is operated by the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) under regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Multiple agency coordination was necessary for general work scheduling, airport closures, dig permits, security badging, airfield badging and confined space work plans. ChemTrack’s contract included structural design, precision demolition to avoid damaging the existing key structural components, complex concrete pours, civil/site work, and electrical design and construction.

The final site construction sequence included a planned 65-hour closure event for the airport and included placement of 16 Arrestor Cable Hold Downs into the airstrip surface. ChemTrack worked simultaneously at both ends of the runway to sawcut asphalt, augur and remove soil, install rebar cages, place concrete, install hold down bolts, hand trowel to 1/8 inch below grade, and cover with blankets for curing.

Despite the many project challenges, ChemTrack safely refurbished the King Salmon AAS without impeding the busy air traffic of this regional hub and fishing mecca.

The Parker, Smith & Feek Excellence in Construction Awards are given in recognition of exceptional projects. Companies are judged against the others in its category by independent industry professionals.

Building Demolition

Engineering Support

Concept Design

Renovations and Additions

Value Engineering

Construction Management

General Contracting

Concrete Construction

Artificial stone made of a mixture of cement, aggregate (hard material), and water. In addition to its potential for immense compressive strength and its ability, when poured, to adapt to virtually any form, concrete is fire-resistant and has become one of the most common building materials in the world. The binder usually used today is portland cement. The aggregate is usually sand and gravel. Additives called admixtures may be used to accelerate the curing (hardening) process in low temperature conditions. Other admixtures trap air in the concrete or slow shrinkage and increase strength.

Design Build Construction

The entity contractually responsible for delivering project design and construction. The Design-Builder can assume several organizational structures, the four most common being a firm that possesses both design and construction resources in-house; a joint venture between designer and contractor; a contractor-led team with the designer in a subcontractor role; and a design-led team with the contractor in a subcontractor role.

Steel Frame Buildings

Steel frame usually refers to a building technique with a “skeleton frame” of vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams, constructed in a rectangular grid to support the floors, roof and walls of a building which are attached to the frame. The development of this technique made the construction of the skyscraper possible.

Drilling Waste Stabilization/Remediation

Remediation – Cleanup or other methods used to remove or contain a toxic spill or hazardous materials from a site. Stabilization – Conversion of the active organic matter in sludge into inert, harmless material.

Helical Pier Installation

Helical piles are ideal in areas of limited access, such as areas with low overhead or width restrictions. Installation is unaffected by weather or high water table. No vibration during installation means no damage to sensitive structures or instrumentation in the construction zone. The term Helical Piers, Screw Piles and Helical Piles are all used interchangeably.

BEARS- Biosurfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation System

Biosurfactants are surface-active substances synthesized by living cells. They have the properties of reducing surface tension, stabilizing emulsions, promoting foaming and are generally non-toxic and biodegradable. Biosurfactants enhance the emulsification of hydrocarbons, have the potential to solubilize hydrocarbon contaminants and increase their availability for microbial degradation. The use of chemicals for the treatment of a hydrocarbon polluted site may contaminate the environment with their by-products, whereas biosurfactant treatment may efficiently destroy pollutants, while being biodegradable themselves.

HazMat Field Testing

Hazardous materials are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment.
Field Testing is an experiment, research, or trial conducted under actual use conditions, instead of under controlled conditions in a laboratory.

Demolition of Buildings and Debris Removal

Completely tearing down buildings, razing them to the ground and removing the debris to a landfill or waste treatment facility.

Asbestos and Lead Abatement

Procedures to control fiber release from asbestos-containing materials in a building or to remove them entirely, including removal, encapsulation, repair, enclosure, encasement, and operations and maintenance programs.