CAMPBELL SOUP PLANT DECOMMISIONING
The abandoned Campbell Soup Factory, contaminated with asbestos and other hazardous materials, occupied a prime area on the Camden waterfront and thwarted efforts to revitalize the area. A team consisting of Langan, the NJ Economic Development Authority, and Campbell Soup was formed to explore the feasibility of site clean-up, building demolition and redevelopment of the waterfront. Langan was charged with the evaluation and remediation design of all aspects of the contamination, the preparation of construction documents for the demolition of over 600,000 square feet of multi-level industrial structures and the design of infrastructure improvements to support the new developments. Removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials prior to demolition resulted in usable demolition rubble. Of the 150,000 tons of demolition rubble, all except 800 tons was reused on-site resulting in a $3,000,000 cost savings. Maintenance of the fast-track schedule necessitated simultaneous interior and exterior remediation and clean-up. The entire project was completed in just 32 months, on schedule and within budget, as an important first step in the redevelopment of the Camden Waterfront. The project received the American Consulting Engineers Council Award for Excellence.