Contractor Takes on Tieback Job at Mixed-Use Development

A Klemm KR 807-7G drilling rig worked discretely in the shadows of a shoring wall on a busy jobsite traversed by heavy equipment in the budding metropolis of Tysons Corner, Virginia. Berkel & Company Contractors had already installed six tieback anchors before lunch on this picture-perfect morning in late April 2019. The quiet, compact rig seemed obscure in this context, but its role was essential in shoring up the foundation for a new mixed-use development. 

For Berkel, this was a medium-sized job, but the buildings that will eventually stand here are far from small. This final phase will accommodate the third high-rise in the massive complex. Berkel has also done the shoring for previous phases over the past five years, including a 470-foot-tall tower — northern Virginia’s tallest building.