Hunters Ridge

Great Work Deserves Great Food!

Bonita Springs - Back in 2017, I started negotiations with Don Huprich from Hunters Ridge located in Bonita Springs. Hunters Ridge is approximately 75,000 sq. yds. of paving, therefore, this project was broken up into two phases. Phase two being next year. Phase one was 33,000 sq. yds. of 1.5” milling and paving. Construction Manager Garrett Fons orchestrated the start of this construction and made it run like clockwork. We started out with two mills from South Florida Milling. Danny Banks and his crew did a fantastic job with the milling and cleanup efforts. Paving Foreman Chris Ance and his crew, along with Traffic Control Foreman Sam Manahov and crew, were right in there as well doing our portion of the cleanup. Sam went above and beyond making sure the cleanup effort went smoothly. Needless to say, they killed it! The milling and cleanup were started on Monday, April 23, 2018, and completed by noon on Wednesday, April 25. Impressive, right? Chris’ crew started paving on Wednesday afternoon and the job was completed by early Friday afternoon on April 27. So here are the numbers. They milled, removed and cleaned up approximately 2,200 tons of asphalt millings in 2.5 days. They placed 2,300 tons of S-3 asphalt in the same amount of time. It was paved full width in one 20 foot pull. They had their challenges set before them with all of the traffic, manholes every few hundred feet and “sidewalk superintendents” giving them guidance along the way. The awesome crews deserved an awesome lunch for all their hard work. So I decided to order them eight full racks of ribs and four pounds of steamed, peeled shrimp along with all the fixings, dessert and drinks. I set out all the food on my tailgate and rang the dinner bell! Every team member had the biggest smile on their face when I told them to take a break and come eat. They saw the ribs and shrimp and their faces lit up like a Christmas tree. Before we ate, I thanked them all for their hard work and for knocking this project out of the park. Every single team member thanked me as well. They expressed how much they appreciated the lunch and how awesome Ajax treats them. By the way, they finished every piece except for a few cookies. I would like to thank Foreman Chris Ance and his crew, Alberto Rocha, Cameron Goltry (RIP), Dolores Olguin, Gerardo Quintanilla, Jim Ackley, Jesus Garcia, Larry Tolliver, Mike Wendt, Nate West, Huey Whitman and Gerard Tarin. Also, thank you to Foreman Sam Manahov and his laborers and flaggers from Personnel Response Team. And of course, Garrett Fons! Oh, I forgot to mention….ZERO PUNCHLIST!!!! Thank you all for making this happen!

Lee Strauss Estimator/Project Manager