MWAK Company

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MWAK Company was a major construction consortium responsible for building the Grand Coulee Dam, one of the largest concrete structures and hydroelectric power projects in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf construction consortium
engineering and construction company
associatedWith Columbia Basin Project
contractedBy Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
era 20th century
field civil engineering
construction
formedAs joint venture of several construction firms
hasPart Atkinson-Kier Company
Morrison-Knudsen
surface form: Morrison-Knudsen Company

Walsh Construction Company
industry construction industry
locationOfWork Columbia River
Washington
surface form: Washington State
notableFor building one of the largest concrete structures in the world
participation in a major U.S. hydroelectric power project
notableWork Grand Coulee Dam
projectOutcome creation of a major hydroelectric power source on the Columbia River
projectType dam construction
hydroelectric power infrastructure
responsibleFor construction of Grand Coulee Dam
role prime contractor for Grand Coulee Dam
scaleOfProject one of the largest concrete construction projects in the United States
significance contributed to large-scale New Deal infrastructure
usedMaterial mass concrete
workOn Grand Coulee Dam
surface form: Grand Coulee Dam main structure

Grand Coulee Dam
surface form: Grand Coulee Dam power facilities

Grand Coulee Dam
surface form: Grand Coulee Dam spillways

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Grand Coulee Dam builder MWAK Company