JWF partnered with Cascade Shoring LLC and other partners to highlight trench safety during the week of June 18 – 23, 2018. This reminder of the importance of safety during trenching activities was highlighted by an excavation safety video that the crew at each project watched and a Toolbox Talk.

The Northwest Utility Contractor’s Association, which JWF is a founding member of, released the following in a press release: Our College scholarship winner is James Seely.  James is the son of Jim and Eileen Seely, and applied through NWUCA member James W. Fowler Co.  James graduated from Glencoe High School and currently attends Oregon State University, … Continue reading NWUCA Awards Scholarship to JWF Employee’s Son →

Aerial shots of the Rock Creek AWWTF project show the completed gravity thickeners and fermenters (the 4 white circles) and new pump station. Congratulations to this crew for their hard work!

JWF was recently awarded the Fulton Pump Station Replacement project by the City of Portland. Construction will begin in March to replace a century-old drinking water station and construct a new 9,600 square foot concrete pump station in Southwest Portland. Click on link to article from the Daily Journal of Commerce on March 2, 2015: Contractor … Continue reading JWF awarded project by City of Portland Water Bureau →

James W. Fowler Co. is currently seeking a heavy civil construction estimator to join our team. Experience estimating large water/wastewater treatment plants and pump stations is preferred. Position requires a minimum of 10 years of heavy civil construction estimating, excellent computer skills (MS Office, Hard Dollar & Vista preferred, Primavera & AutoCad a plus), and … Continue reading Heavy Civil Construction Estimator Wanted To Join JWF Team →

Stirring mechanisms in two of the gravity thickener tanks at the Rock Creek AWWTF are now complete and the remaining two tanks are being constructed simultaneously. The project is on schedule to meet the mandated September 2015 completion date.

When we finish a project, we’re always proud of the results and this time we got to share our enthusiasm with local school children. We invited the Southwest Charter School to bring their students down on the South Waterfront Greenway – Central District project on a cold, crisp day in December. The students and their … Continue reading JWF invites local children to tour completed project →

Ever wondered what a gravity thickener looks like at a wastewater treatment plant? This sequence of photos is from early July 2014 through mid-November 2014 as the four gravity thickener tanks  and the elevated slabs for the new pump station (to the left of the tanks in the last photo) at the Rock Creek Advanced Wastewater … Continue reading Evolution of a Gravity Thickener tank →

The crew at the Rock Creek AWWTF Gravity Thickener project put in a 14 hour day on Wednesday, November 12th to finish pouring  one of four elevated slabs at the pump station. The pour was completed at 9:00 PM. We appreciate the dedication of the crew to meeting the challenging schedule of this project!