The Deep Foundations Institute announced that two Bauer Group companies will be given the 2013 Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations. The award will be presented Aug. 1 in Seattle at the group’s Marine Foundations Seminar.
Bauer Maschinen GmbH and Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH are recognized for the design, development and deployment of the Bauer Seabed Drill (BSD) 3000. The rig is lowered to the ocean floor and operated from a support vessel, rather than a jack-up or large semi-submersible derrick. The DFI says the Seabed Drill cuts installation costs for large-diameter socket piles while allowing for installations in adverse conditions, such as high currents.