Bermingham was contacted by Andrew Burns at Posillico Drilling for the purpose of sourcing a drilling system for reverse circulation down-the-hole hammer drilling. The drilling was to be done through dense glascial outwash consisting of sand, gravel and cobble boulders. Posillico was preparing to install 70x 24-inch Soldier Piles in Atlantic Yards and needed to be on-site in 3 months to begin the work.