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July 6, 2013 • Vol. IXX • No. 14 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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S.J. Louis Inc. tackled just over 30 mi. (48 km) of the Western Area Water Supply Project (WAWSP) that includes hundreds of mi. of pipe to take water from the Missouri River to meet municipal, rural and industrial water needs in several counties, including McKenzie, Williams, Divide, Burke and Mountrail.
Murphy Hosts Kans as Demo Days...12
months, crews finished placing underground water pipes by February 2013. “Running pipe in cold weather was difficult but we finished the second week of February. We worked all winter long through cold and snow storms,” said Kevin Rundgren, project
On May 30, ASA told the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives that construction specialty trade contractors continue to face obstacles to participation on federal construction projects. “Contractors at all tiers need to be assured that the bidding and contract award process is clear and efficient, or the most qualified contractors will avoid federal projects,” ASA Chief Advocacy Officer E. Colette Nelson told the Committee. Specifically, ASA called on Congress to: • Stop government bid shopping by prohibiting the use of online reverse auctions on federal construction projects. • Stop post-award bid shopping at the subcontract level by requiring subcontractor bid listing on federal construction projects. • Reduce the cost of competing for federal design-build projects by requiring a two-step process on projects over $750,000. “Once awarded a contract, subcontractors need assurance that they will be paid promptly for work promptly performed,” Nelson added. Specifically, ASA called on Congress to: • Protect subcontractor payment by requiring an individual surety to pledge only assets
see WAWSP page 68
see ASA page 86
FA BCO Expands Parts, Service Capabilities...22
Population Explosion Changes Scope of $150M Water Project By Dorinda Anderson CEG CORRESPONDENT East burn Cal ls i t a Care er at Rol and. ..4 4
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Work on the Western Area Water Supply Project (WAWSP) began in May of 2012 and with determination to follow a schedule that took construction through the bitter cold winter
ASA Petitions Congress for Award Process
Parts Section ................46 Wheel Loaders, Tool Carriers & Attachments Section ......................51-65 Paving Section ........69-81 Business Calendar ........86 Auction Section ......85-93 Advertisers Index ..........94
ARTBA Presents ‘Hours of Service’ Proposal A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposal regarding “hours of service” for commercial motor vehicle operators should include an exemption for transportation construction because most industry truck drivers do not drive long distances at road construction
sites, and have their driving time broken-up as their trucks are loaded and unloaded. That was the central thrust of the message the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) delivered June 18 in testimony submitted to a congressional subcommittee.
The House Highways & Transit Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss the FMCSA revised hours of service rule, which limits when, and for how long, operators may drive commercial vehicles. It also would mandate 30-minute off-duty periods at least every eight hours in
order for an operator to drive. “Transportation construction industry drivers are not long-haul operators who consistently spend many consecutive hours on the road in a given day. They are short-haul drivers who typically travel less than 20 miles one see ARTBA page 92