Critical System Fabrication  

From Blueprint to Bolt-Up, we deliver certainty for Power & Energy and Heavy Industries.

Washington State Top
10
%
Safety Record EMR score 0.9 (2024)
Certified
Compliance
100
%
AWS, WABO, ASME-IX, SBE
Onsite
Rework
0
%
Based on 3 yr. avg. correction rate
Years of Experience
24
+
Steel fabrication since Jan. 2001
No Headaches, No Surprises

Field-ready fit, the first time.

For industries where reliability is non-negotiable, we build certainty into every drawing, weld, and assembly.

By solving challenges before they reach the laydown yard, we enable Power & Energy, Heavy Industry, and EPC partners to deliver on time, on spec, and with the certainty of first-time-fit precision.

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Partners Primed For Critical Systems

Industries We Serve

01

Power & Energy

Built for Certainty

We deliver field-ready substation and transmission components engineered for performance, tested for precision.

02

Heavy Industry

Integrate, Upgrade, Operate

Precision fabrication ensures seamless fits and rapid starts so operations flow from day one.

03

GC EPC Partners

Deliverables You Count On

We drive schedule, cost assurance, and quality certainty to launch your project on time, on spec, and on budget.

A Process Your Team Can Trust

Blueprint to
Bolt-Up

Blueprint
Precision Detailing & Constructability Engineering
We transform your specs into precise 3D models that anticipate field challenges to ensure seamless structural integration.
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Start Right
Project start commences with structured client consultation and requirements capture, yielding fully coordinated 3D BIM models and AISC-compliant shop drawings that define every connection, tolerance, and load path for zero-field conflicts.
Integrated detailing and fabrication engineering collaborates directly with utility owners, EPC firms, and design engineers to pre-empt installation interferences, incorporating loading, seismic provisions, and site-specific constraints to guarantee first-time fit-up.
Build
Certified Fabrication & QA/QC Execution
AWS, WABO, and ASME IX certified welders bring trade pride and precision to every build with QA/QC ensured controls.
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Build True
AWS, WABO, and ASMEIX-certified welders and fitters execute assemblies using qualified protocols, ensuring full penetration, distortion control, and material traceability per spec.
Every member is dimensionally verified, inspected and tagged with laser-etched Blackwater ID Plates prior to release, delivering pre-staged shipments that minimize crane standby and outage overruns accounting for 4-hour T&D windows.
Bolt-Up
Field-Ready Deployment & Performance Assurance
Each assembly is tagged, inspected, and QA approved for precision fit, ensuring faster, safer installs with zero rework in the field.
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Stand Strong
Sequenced, match-marked assemblies arrive with bolt lists, torque tables, enabling crews to achieve full bolt-up with minimal handling and lift with <1% field adjustment.
Our comprehensive QA/QC regimen, backed by weld maps, MTRs, and final dimensional reports, ensures compliance with RUS, NESC, and IEEE standards while providing 24/7 field support to resolve any on-site variables without schedule impact.
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Substation
Assemblies

Line Termination & Bay Frames
Bus Supports
Equipment Support Stands
Support Structures & Embeds
Substation
Three identical gray utility poles equipped with cross-arms and insulators for electrical transmission.

Transmission
Structures

Poles
Arms & Framing
Switching & Protection
Foundations
Transmission
Substation & Transmission

Projects

HOSS
Substation
Owner:
New Sun Energy
GC:
Michels Pacific Energy

ENGINEERING, DETAILING, FABRICATION, DELIVERY OF:

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  • 230 kV tubular H-frame structures
  • Switch and bus supports
  • 34.5 kV box-bay and 230 kV CMU structures
  • CCVT and neutral ground reactor supports
  • Tubular shield mast structures
  • Pre-assembled anchor bolt cages and others
Schedule:
01.06.2025
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02.10.2025
THIELSEN
Substation
Owner:
Midstate Electric Co-op
GC:
Michels Pacific Energy

ENGINEERING, DETAILING, FABRICATION, DELIVERY OF:

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~222,000 lbs of steel, including:

  • 230 kV H-frame dead-end and strain-bus structures
  • 115 kV H-frame strain-bus structures
  • Bus supports, CMU structure, SSVT structure
  • Pre-assembled anchor bolt cages
Schedule:
21.06.2024
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24.06.2025
YUROK
Substation
Owner:
PacifiCorp
GC:
Power Technologies Inc.

FABRICATION, DELIVERY OF:

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  • 115/138 kV dead-end structure
  • Cabinet supports, distribution and fuse structures
Schedule:
19.06.2025
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13.10.2025
Projects
Substation & Transmission

Fabrication Catalog

Anchor Bolt Assemblies
Cage assemblies for securing steel structures to concrete foundations.
Arrester Stands
Steel stands for mounting arresters to protect equipment from voltage surges.
PT Stands: 1 Ph
Stable bases for mounting single-phase PTs, simplifying access and service.
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Forged on drill rigs,
proven on power grids.

Built on decades of experience in energy extraction and power delivery, Blackwater was founded by a builder who’s lived the work—driven by a new generation carrying it forward.

Trade & State

Certifications

AWS D1.1

Structural Steel

AWS D1.2

Structural Aluminum

AWS D1.5

Bridge Steel

AWS D1.6

Stainless Steel

WABO

WA State Building Steel Cert.

ASME IX

Pipe Welding

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Small Business Certifications

SBE # S000029254
SCS # 7076
PWSBE # P000029254

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Every project starts with a conversation. From PUDs to GCs and EPCs we work with you to turn specs into field-ready structures.

Contact us
Email: info@blackwater-industries.com
Phone: (307) 622-6012
Our location
Toledo, Washington