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April 2011 Vol. 78, No. 4 The APWA Reporter, the official magazine of the American Public Works Association, covers all facets of public works for APWA members including industry news, legislative actions, management issues and emerging technologies.

FACILITIES & GROUNDS ISSUE

I N S I D E

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A P W A

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President’s Message

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Kaye Sullivan, Deputy Executive Director, to retire

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Technical Committee News

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APWA, ASCE, ACEC hold inaugural Board meeting for new Sustainability Institute

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Spokane in pictures

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Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award

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Impacts of winter weather on public works – can it garner positive public exposure?

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Denver International Airport: the airport that looks like the “Rockies”

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Diversity in Québec improving

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Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace

C O L U M N S Washington Insight 6

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The Road to Excellence

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International Idea Exchange

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Ask Ann

F E A T U R E S

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No ordinary remodel

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Sustainable trees in roadway medians

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Major infrastructure improvements that won’t break the bank

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Public Works links the community with a park trail

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What tool should you use for managing exotic invasive pests in your community forest?

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Issues and challenges of obtaining new public works maintenance and operations facilities

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From strip center to civic center

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Tree work and aerial lift operations

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Bakersfield Wastewater Plant 3: An asset to the Bakersfield community

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Sustainability as catalyst: Uptown Normal Circle

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Retro Commissioning: The Direction

A N N U A L B U Y E R ’ S 76 Alphabetical listing 94 Categorical listing

G U I D E

M A R K E T P L A C E 113 Special Advertorial Section

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Products in the News

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Professional Directory

C A L E N D A R

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Education Calendar World of Public Works Calendar

Index of Advertisers

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Designing and maintaining buildings and grounds in the twenty-first century George R. Crombie, MPA APWA President very building and grounds manager should take a course in Earth Systems Engineering and Management (ESEM).

ESEM connects anthropology, engineering, environmental science, philosophy and ethics into a systemsthinking approach of how we think and build in the twenty-first century. Sound far-fetched? I don’t think so. ESEM is a new, emerging area of study at the University of Virginia, Cornell University and other universities interconnecting the man-made and natural environments.

With projected worldwide population rising by an additional 2.5 billion people by 2050, and energy and water demand exceeding sustainable output under current conditions, mankind can no longer build without understanding how to incorporate natural systems into the man-made environment.

During the Industrial Revolution, the use of water, air and other natural resources was seen as a given right. Air pollution, water contamination, inefficient electric and water systems, erosion, and disposal of chemicals into the ground were common practices. Building materials including asbestos, PCBs in wiring insulation, lead in paint, poor ventilation systems, and other harmful chemicals were installed in buildings. These buildings became known as sick buildings.

Since the late 1960s, billions of dollars have been invested in cleaning up the pollution created during the Industrial Revolution. The lesson 2 APWA Reporter

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learned from these experiences is that when you invest for today and not the future, the long-term consequences may well be irreversible.

Mankind must learn to build in accord with nature.

Our environment is constructed of multifaceted systems that run in synchronization, with each individual part playing a significant role in keeping the balance of nature. A tree is a great example of how mankind can benefit and learn from nature. Shade trees can reduce temperatures by ten degrees in urban areas, reducing energy use for cooling. Many heat-related illnesses can be linked to the lack of shade cover in urban areas. Trees provide natural windbreakers and reduce hurricane damage; they absorb moisture and stop erosion; they inhale and store harmful air pollutants. A tree is just one of thousands of natural systems that when used in harmony with mankind can create sustainability.

By understanding how natural systems work, it opens up a whole new world of how we must build the livable communities of the future.

Designing buildings for the twenty-first century According to Global Green USA (www.globalgreen.org), buildings account for the following resources: Energy Consumption – 65%; Greenhouse Gas – 30%; Raw Material Use – 30%; Landfill Waste – 30%; and Potable Water – 12%.

Oftentimes the decision-making process in evaluating the cost of building renovations and the con-

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struction of new buildings is made on today’s dollars rather than looking into the future, and taking into consideration sustainability principles.

Buildings last for decades and require economic assessment models that consider long-term costs and savings over the life of the building.

Those who manage and design buildings and facilities in the public works sector must become visionaries and experiment with new building concepts that reduce mankind’s footprint on the earth. History shows that government has always played a leading role in developing systems for the future. Those who manage facilities and grounds departments must become the pioneers of tomorrow’s buildings.

In 2004, EPA’s Kansas City Science and Technology Center was designated as a Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Saver Showcase Facility. Developed on a former brownfield site, the facility was constructed to preserve natural resources, ensure occupancy health, and serve as a sustainable mod-

el for future laboratory design. The buildings manage stormwater, heating, cooling, lighting, building materials, and energy as integrated systems. (http://www.epa.gov/oaintrnt/facilities/kansascity-lab.htm) In Cambridge, Massachusetts, the City has taken the lead in setting a pathway forward for sustainable buildings.

It is City policy that all new construction and major renovation of municipal building projects follow the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system. Cambridge City Hall Annex, at 344 Broadway, was the City’s first green building and achieved a LEED Gold rating. There are currently four projects in design or construction that intend to achieve LEED certification including the Cambridge Public Library expansion, Robert W. Healy Public Safety Facility, West Cambridge Youth & Community Center, and the War Memorial renovation. In addition, the proposed renovation of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School has received a $100,000 green schools design grant from the

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. (http://www2.cambridgema.gov/ cdd/et/greenblgs/index.html) Quality of life attributes are often undervalued when considering the design of new buildings. Yet there are numerous studies that demonstrate that loss productivity is associated with buildings that are poorly designed. Inadequate heating and ventilating systems, lack of natural light, and accessibility challenges all contribute to loss productivity. These loss productivity costs must be taken into consideration when evaluating costs of building renovations and new construction.

In the future think of buildings as an integrated system that works on the same principles as nature: the use of natural light for heating; developing renewable energy sources such as thermal, green power, solar and wind; recycling of grey water; stormwater retention; and the use of local building materials. Bring in experts in anthropology. Buildings are designed for human beings, and the natural sciences,

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PRESIDENT DIRECTOR, REGION IV DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, (Past APWA Presidents) George R. Crombie, MPA Tommy Brown ENGINEERING &

Senior Faculty Member, Public Superintendent of Fleet TECHNOLOGY Larry T. Koehle, Chair Works Administration Services Patty Hilderbrand, P.E.

Norwich University City of LaGrange, GA Program Management & John J. Roark Erwin F. Hensch Robert Albee Northfield, VT

PRESIDENT-ELECT Diane Linderman, P.E. Director, Urban Infrastructure and Development Services VHB, Inc. Richmond, VA PAST PRESIDENT Larry T. Koehle, P.Eng., MPA President L&N Koehle Consulting Services Brampton, ON DIRECTOR, REGION I Jean-Guy Courtemanche Business Development Lumec, Inc. Boisbriand, QC DIRECTOR, REGION II Ed Gottko, P.E. Town Administrator (retired) Town of Westfield, NJ DIRECTOR, REGION III Elizabeth Treadway Vice President AMEC Earth & Environmental Johnson City, TN

DIRECTOR, REGION V David L. Lawry, P.E. General Services Group Director City of Elgin, IL DIRECTOR, REGION VI Larry Stevens, P.E. Senior Project Manager Howard R. Green Company Johnston, IA DIRECTOR, REGION VII Jimmy B. Foster, P.E. Program Manager Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Dallas, TX DIRECTOR, REGION VIII Ronald J. Calkins, P.E. Director of Public Works (retired) City of Ventura, CA DIRECTOR, REGION IX Doug Drever, P.Eng., FEC Project Director City of Saskatoon, SK

Development Manager City of Kansas City, MO

Roger K. Brown

Robert S. Hopson

Harold E. Smith

Myron D. Calkins

Ronald W. Jensen

June Rosentreter Spence

Nick W. Diakiw

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Noel C. Thompson

Robert C. Esterbrooks

Martin J. Manning

Tom Trice

Jerry M. Fay

James J. McDonough

William A. Verkest

Bob Freudenthal

Robert Miller

Win Westfall

Larry W. Frevert

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DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Daryl Grigsby Public Works Director City of Pomona, CA DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, FLEET & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Ken A. Nerland Director, General Services Dept.

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humanities, and social sciences play a role in building design.

I remember bringing in an artist to pick out the colors to paint the walls in a wastewater treatment plant. Everybody laughed at the time. They didn’t laugh anymore when the walls and trim were painted.

The examples outlined above are just a fraction of the building innovations that are taking place in the U.S. and around the world using the lessons from nature and human behavior to create the buildings of the future.

Designing grounds and parks for the twenty-first century In an article that I authored a few years ago for the APWA Reporter, I wrote the following excerpts. “Parks are not luxuries but are resources vital to the quality of life of each of us as individuals.

Human beings need to be associated with nature. Whether you are involved

with active recreation or have the opportunity to sit or walk in a quiet park, a park provides each of us tranquility in some way. If you travel to any notable city across the country, you will find impressive parks. If you explore through the archives of that community, you will discover that each and every park has a story. You will find that the players will be different, the timing of development will be different, the designs will differ, and the hurdles to success will be comprised of highs and lows that will vary. What you will find similar is that each great park began with an understanding of how celebrated parks are developed, their strategy to success, and how a diverse coalition had the ability to seize the opportunities of their time.” (http://www.apwa. net/Publications/Reporter/ReporterOnline/index.asp?DISPLAY=ISSUE&ISSUE_ DATE=082003&ARTICLE_NUMBER=671)

One of my favorite cities to visit is Chicago, and I love to walk through Grant Park on Lake Michigan. The beautiful trees, flowers, museums, football stadium, convention center, playing fields, and fountains represent some of the best standards in sustainability. Grant Park is the host to holiday events, cultural festivals, music concerts, educational experiences and celebrations, and was the setting on election night when the first African-American President of the United States was introduced to the nation. Grant Park combines anthropology, engineering achievements, environmental science, philosophy and ethics. The sustainable cities of the twenty-first century must emulate in their facilities and grounds what Grant Park represents to its community. As our population grows and continues to migrate to our urban centers, how we develop our facilities, grounds, and parks will play a dominant role in where people will want to work and raise a family. Interconnecting economic prosperity, quality of life, and a sustainable environment will require those in the facilities and grounds profession to value a sustainable systems management approach.

In closing, Vucetich & Nelson (2010) state that “without developing the ethical dimension of sustainability, we will never even know what sustainability means, and will therefore be ignorant about how to achieve it.” Earth Systems Engineering and Management creates an interconnecting system between mankind and the environment.

The profession of managing facilities and grounds in the future will not be based on what we can build, but the required skills to build in harmony between mankind and the environment.

Who better to lead this green evolution than those in the public works field who manage their communities’ facilities, parks and grounds? I salute the work of APWA’s Facilities and Grounds Technical Committee, and all those that manage our communities’ facilities and grounds. You are our future.

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Kaye Sullivan, Deputy Executive Director, to retire

It’s been a wonderful 15 years for Deputy Executive Director Kaye Sullivan on the APWA staff. But that’s about to end as she has announced her retirement for the end of April.

Kaye Sullivan

Kaye joined APWA in 1996 after having worked for the American Nurses Association for 13 years as the Director of Governance. Prior to joining the ANA, she worked as an independent contractor on governance issues with a variety of associations.

Kaye’s responsibilities with APWA have included serving as the chief operating officer of the association as well as the day-to-day management of the Kansas City headquarters office. She has managed the appointments and elections processes and staffed the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, National and Regional Nominating Committees, International Affairs Committee, Diversity Committee, Jennings Randolph Fellowship Fund, and various task forces.

without her support and attention to detail, the work of the IAC would be greatly diminished. Thank you, Kaye.”

“Working for APWA should be the dream of any association manager,” Kaye says. “There is not a better association out there. The membership and the staff are topnotch. It has been my privilege to work for APWA and to, hopefully, have made some contributions over the past 15 years. I will always have a soft spot in my heart and a deep respect for public works people.”

Kaye, from the bottom of our hearts, thanks for everything.

We’ve really enjoyed working with you.

For anyone who would like to contact Kaye before she retires, she can be reached at (816) 595-5233 or ksullivan@apwa.net.

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And from Jimmy B. Foster, current member of the Board of Directors and former International Affairs Committee Chair: “I would also like to commend our APWA staff liaison, Kaye Sullivan, and her staff for the outstanding support they have provided the International Affairs Committee. To be honest,

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FEMA moves forward with flood insurance reform efforts Laura M. Berkey-Ames Government Affairs Manager American Public Works Association Washington, D.C. pringtime ushers in concerns over potential flooding due to melting snow, heavy rain and the impending threat of hurricane season (which begins June 1).

Undoubtedly, floods are a destructible force that ravages communities nationwide. Public works professionals play a vital role in emergency planning, response and recovery from flooding.

Operating and maintaining critical infrastructure services such as pumping mechanisms and drainage systems, levees and dams can directly impact the ability to respond to a flood. In emergency management, while the strength of critical infrastructure is essential, the probability of flooding—and to what degree—is the key to mitigation.

Throughout the 111th Congress, lawmakers attempted many times to reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), but only succeeded in extending the current program until September 30, 2011. By extending the NFIP until the end of fiscal year 2011, the 112th Congress gains additional time needed to continue their work on this program.

However, while Congress endeavored to reform the NFIP, beginning in November 2009, FEMA launched its own effort to reform the program; engaging stakeholders in a three-phase critical review of the NFIP. Phase I of the reform effort occurred on November 5 and 6, 2009, in which a Listening Session captured stakeholder concerns and recommendations. Shortly thereafter, FEMA released a report, NFIP Stakeholder Listening Session, which reflects all comments recorded at the meeting—including APWA’s. In March 2010, Phase II began with the establishment of an NFIP Reform Working 6 APWA Reporter

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Group which consisted of FEMA Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration Directorate staff. The Working Group was charged with identifying guiding principles for the reform effort and crafted evaluation criteria to steer the policy analysis. Phase III began on December 3, 2010, with another Listening Session where stakeholders were presented with four NFIP policy alternatives: (1) Federal Assistance Operations; (2) Community-Based Flood Insurance Options; (3) Privatization of Flood Insurance; and (4) Optimization of Flood Insurance.

In response to FEMA’s policy alternatives, APWA submitted formal comments in support of an approach to floodplain management and flood insurance that is not only risk-based, but also allocates the cost of insurance as equitably as possible to floodplain occupants, including those with residual risk behind levees, and those that implement effective and environmentally sound risk reduction measures.

Furthermore, APWA expressed support for enhancements or improvements to the current program that would: (1) Reduce and potentially eliminate subsidies over time, migrating to a program based upon actuarial rates; (2) Address repetitive loss properties through incentives for flood proofing or relocation from the floodplain; (3) Ensure affordability for low income communities/individuals; (4) Improve coverage to broaden the base of floodplain occupants paying premiums; (5) Develop new approaches to addressing infrastructure in the floodplain, including new ways to determine the capacity of and to certify levees; (6) Integrate floodplain management planning into multi-hazard planning programs; and (7) Expand and enhance the use of the

Community Rating System to provide greater incentives for communities to manage their floodplains.

Currently, FEMA is in the process of evaluating stakeholder comments on the proposed policy alternatives, scoring them using specific evaluation criteria determined by the NFIP Reform Working Group. The policy alternative with the highest score, or a combination of high-scoring elements from several alternatives, will become the recommended NFIP reform policy. This recommendation will be further developed into a full reform package including proposed legislative, regulatory and administrative changes. The NFIP Reform Working Group will submit this package to FEMA and DHS leadership as its final deliverable.

With FEMA moving forward with its reform efforts, Congress will either turn FEMA’s recommendation into legislation or possibly offer policy alternatives. NFIP changes will impact public works agencies and facilities. APWA’s Emergency Management Committee continues to monitor reform efforts and will keep APWA members informed on current flood insurance policies and flood map updates through APWA’s infoNOW Emergency Preparedness Community which can be accessed at www. apwa.net/infoNOW. NFIP reform will not only impact the flood insurance side of this program, but also that of flood maps whether directly or indirectly. Flood maps identify the degree of risk to public works facilities such as water and wastewater treatment plants, storage yards, garages or other public buildings for which public works is responsible. Moreover, flood maps are critical to planning emergency response/evacuation routes, place-

ment of barricades, potential debris removal, and to what level of protection levees provide in flood prone areas.

Mapping affects public works’ need for mitigation measures and to what degree flood insurance is needed.

the website provides a Flood Smart Video Library which features nationwide testimonials from flood victims that feature coping with investment and property damage/loss, recovery efforts and lessons learned.

The official National Flood Insurance Program website is www.floodsmart. gov, and contains valuable information such as flooding causes and flood risk scenarios, flood map updates and the impact these changes may have on flood insurance rates, etc. Moreover,

For additional information on FEMA NFIP reform efforts, go to: www.fema. gov/business/nfip/nfip_reform.

To view APWA’s NFIP reform comments, go to: www.apwa.net/documents/advocacy/FEMA%20NFIP%20 Reform.pdf.

Laura M. Berkey-Ames is the Government Affairs Manager and the legislative liaison to the Emergency Management Technical Committee. She can be reached at (202) 218-6734 or lberkey@apwa.net.

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Facilities and Grounds: on the Personal Side of Sustainability Mabel Tinjacá, Ph.D., Director of Professional Development; Joan Awald, Professional Development Coordinator; and Courtney Thompson, Professional Development Program Manager, American Public Works Association, Kansas City, Missouri

f we close our eyes, it’s easy to imagine an environment that makes us feel alive, creative or just plain good.

The air is fresh, the temperature is comfortable and the lights are warm.

There are trees and vegetation and it’s easy to get around in this place.

It doesn’t really matter if this place is a small town or a large city, an office or a gathering place. We immediately recognize it when we see it and feel it because it fits us as humans.

The interesting thing about this notso-imaginary place is that the attention given to planning and environmental design, whether in the workplace or our communities, pays off in social and economic benefits. Examples are becoming more and more prevalent.

Slowly we are coming to the realization that a more balanced way of living is in our best interest. The problem is that retrofitting human habits is a heavyduty endeavor that requires strong, knowledgeable and adaptive leadership.

APWA offers unique opportunities for leaders to promote planning, designing, constructing and maintaining buildings and communities that work for us. The Facilities and Grounds Committee is a group of professionals focused on the challenges of creating and maintaining our parks, urban forests and public buildings.

With their collective experience of several decades in public works, the Facilities and Grounds Committee works with APWA to build momentum for a greener approach to public buildings and grounds. Members of the 20102011 committee are Walter Veselka, Chair, City of Bristol, Conn.; Jay Bur8 APWA Reporter

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Left to right: Courtney Thompson, Gordon Siebert, Walter Veselka, Jenny Gulick, Ken Nerland, David Fain, Brad Underwood, and Barry Milofsky of M2A Milofsky, Michali and Cox Architects

ney, City of Olympia, Wash.; David Fain, City of Haltom City, Tex.; Jennifer Gulick, Davey Resource Group, Walton, Ky.; Gordon Siebert, County of Monterey, Salinas, Calif.; and Brad Underwood, City of Bakersfield, Calif. Ken Nerland serves as the Director-at-Large Board liaison; Courtney Thompson is the APWA staff liaison.

In keeping with President Crombie’s goal of building stronger relationships with chapters, the committee met in Los Angeles on February 11 and invited members of the area chapters to attend their business meeting. A tour of the Los Angeles Silver Lake Branch Library followed the meeting; the LEED Platinum building reaffirmed what they already knew—that sustainability can be beautiful and inspirational. Set in a blighted area, the library is a place of comfort and renewal for neighborhood

residents. It is the epicenter of community pride, making the building “off limits” for graffiti and vandalism.

Well-designed projects such as the Silver Lake Branch Library illustrate the viability of all three aspects of sustainability: economic, environmental and social. Effective use of energy-efficient components minimizes operating expenses for heating, cooling, water and sewer. Nearly 30% of the building content is from recycled materials and 75% of the construction debris was recycled. The bamboo flooring and casework are both environmentally friendly and visually appealing. And while most libraries rely on artificial lighting because exterior walls are covered with shelving, the Silver Lake Branch Library is filled with daylight streaming in from clerestory windows and photovoltaic skylights. High-performance

glass walls connect library patrons with the outdoors where native plants grow with minimal watering. Locating the library near public transportation makes it accessible to non-driving residents, while decreasing private vehicle traffic.

Photovoltaic panels in the skylight of the Silver Lake Branch Library

written several articles that directly or indirectly deal with sustainability. Not surprisingly, trees—a sustainability icon—are a topic of great interest. Shirley Trier’s article clearly illustrates the necessity of thorough planning when planting median trees and shrubs; Josh Behounek’s report on infestations is nothing short of alarming. The loss of trees because of disease and poor planning goes far beyond aesthetics; it strains city budgets and turns our beloved trees into potential hazards. This month’s issue also has inspiring stories such as the recently completed trail in Haltom City, Tex., that connects two city parks; it was successful because the master plan included citizen input along with careful consideration of long-term maintenance.

As with all of APWA’s Technical Committees, advocacy is an ongoing activity. The F&G Committee has seven Guidance Positions currently posted

on the APWA website. Four of the papers address sustainability issues such as energy conservation, hazardous materials in public buildings, indoor air quality, and urban forests. Other papers support access to public facilities for people with disabilities, promote quality management of assets, and encourage implementation of security programs in public buildings. To read all Guidance and Position Statements, visit www.apwa.net and click on the “Advocacy” tab at the top of the page.

For more information about this and other Technical Committees, go to www.apwa.net and select Technical Committees.

Mabel Tinjacá can be reached at (816) 595-5214 or mtinjaca@apwa.net; Joan Awald can be reached at (816) 5955217 or jawald@apwa.net; and Courtney Thompson can be reached at (816) 5955221 or cthompson@apwa.net.

The committee recently invited APWA members to submit stories of successful sustainability projects that were done on a small budget. The responses indicate that public works departments are finding ways to save energy, cut costs, and create public spaces and services that connect residents with their community. Some of the projects will be featured in a Click, Listen & Learn program: “Small Projects – Big Results” will be broadcast on May 26, 2011. For more information, go to www.apwa. net/events.

The APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition is another venue for F&G educational outreach. At this year’s Congress in Denver (September 18-21) the committee will offer three sessions: “Stimulate a Sustainable Forestry Program Through Partnerships,” “Energy Grants – Success Stories from the ARRA Program” and “Landscape Your Medians for Fun and Profit!”

For this issue of the Reporter, committee members and their colleagues have

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APWA, ASCE, ACEC hold inaugural Board meeting for new Sustainability Institute

eaders from APWA, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) held an inaugural Board of Directors meeting on February 8 and 9 of the new Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI).

Former ACEC Chairman Tim Psomas was elected chairman of the ISI Board of Directors, Howard LaFever (APWA) was elected Chair-elect; and Wayne Klotz (ASCE) was elected Secretary/ Treasurer.

The ISI Board consists of three members each from ACEC, ASCE and APWA. APWA’s nominated directors are Larry Stevens of Howard R. Green Company, Howard LaFever of GHD, Inc., and Vicki Vikery Quiram of the Westwood, Mass., Public Works Department.

APWA Executive Director Peter King was also in attendance, as were ACEC President Dave Raymond and ASCE Executive Director Patrick Natale.

The rating system will be formally launched in the spring of 2011 as a voluntary, web-based product. However, unlike other tools, the ISI system will include an option for third-party verification, and will be applicable to a wide range of infrastructure projects, from roads and bridges to energy and water systems. Its robust, objective and

Principals founding the new Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) are (from left): ACEC President Dave Raymond; ISI Board Chairman Timothy Psomas of Psomas; Larry Stevens of Howard R. Green Company; ISI Board Chair-elect Howard LaFever of GHD, Inc.; Peter Binney of Merrick and Company; Christine Andersen of the Santa Barbara Public Works Department; ASCE Executive Director Patrick Natale; ISI Board Secretary/Treasurer D. Wayne Klotz of Klotz Associates; ACEC Chairman Gerald Stump of Wilbur Smith Associates; Vicki Vikery Quiram of the Westwood (Mass.) Public Works Department; ACEC Chairman-Elect Terry F. Neimeyer of KCI Technologies; and APWA Executive Director Peter King.

transparent methods will also promote community and policy acceptance of sustainable solutions and encourage knowledge sharing, innovation and collaboration in the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure.

ISI will soon begin soliciting memberships and affiliations for participation

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in the Institute. For more information, contact Julia Anastasio at janastasio@ apwa.net, or call (202) 218-6750.

Submitted by Laura Bynum, APWA Media Relations/Communications Manager, who can be reached at (202) 218-6736 or lbynum@apwa.net.

“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.”

- Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) Author, Brave New World

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APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition September 18-20, 2011

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Colorado Convention Center

INTRODUCING

THE EXPO EXPERIENCE The 2011 exhibit floor isn’t your ordinary exhibit floor—it's an EXPERIENCE. Yes, we’ll still have the great lineup of vendors you’re used to seeing with outstanding product displays covering nearly 90,000 square feet, fabulous prize drawings, lunch on the floor, and exhibitor showcase presentations every hour.

We’ve added so much more to the experience, you might have a hard time leaving! When you’re not in an education session, you’ll want to check out all of the action at the EXPO EXPERIENCE. We’ll be bringing you live interviews with session speakers throughout the week, you’ll have multiple opportunities to connect with your

colleagues, we’ll have more prize drawings than ever, you can discover the newest “APPs in Public Works” and, as always, you can keep up with your friends and colleagues at the cyber stations.

If that isn't enough to get you on the exhibit floor to enjoy the EXPO EXPERIENCE, then how about this— new this year, you can earn CEUs for attending exhibitor showcase presentations!

The 2011 EXPO EXPERIENCE will be a place to LEARN, DISCOVER, and HAVE FUN! So put it in your plans now—we know you’ll want to spend a few more hours at the EXPO EXPERIENCE.

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Spokane in pictures On these pages you’ll see just a few of Spokane’s attractions that you can visit before, during and after the North American Snow & Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Conference. For more information on each of these attractions, visit the Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau website at www.visitspokane.com. For more information on the North American Snow & Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Conference and to register online, go to www.apwa.net/Meetings/Snow/2011. Why not combine business with pleasure and incorporate your Snow Conference trip into your vacation plans?

The “SkyRide” is a 15-minute gondola ride in Riverfront Park that gives riders a unique up-close view of Spokane Falls. You will travel past art deco City Hall, then gradually drop down 200 feet over the Huntington Park Natural Area. From there, you will continue across the Spokane River, under the historic Monroe Street bridge and return to Riverfront Park. The best views are March through June—perfect timing for our Snow Conference in mid-April!

(Photo: Spokane Regional CVB/Alan Bisson) Riverfront Park is a public park in downtown Spokane. The 100-acre park is located along the Spokane River, not far up from the Spokane Falls. It was created for Expo ’74, a World’s Fair event. The defining feature of the park is the Pavilion, which is marked by a 145-foot-tall metal frame and wire shell that formed the U.S. Pavilion tent during Expo ’74. (Photo: Val Mallinson) Manito Park is located in the Spokane South Hill neighborhood and its five gardens, conservatory and duck pond are toured by over 150,000 visitors each year. There are 90 acres worth of immaculate flower beds, greenhouse overflows, perfumes of roses and lilacs, living creatures such as swans, geese and ducks, and much more. In this photo, a path takes visitors through the wonderful lights and decorations of Manito Conservatory. (Photo: Ben Tobin/Spokane Regional CVB)

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The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course, only 30 miles east of Spokane, is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains on the shores of beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho. The course has received an extraordinary #1 ranking in the category of “Beauty and Esthetics” by Golf Digest.

Wait until you play the 14th hole, the world’s only par 3 floating movable island green. Don’t misread your putt…remember, everything breaks towards the water! (Photo: Spokane Regional CVB/Alan Bisson) The Looff Carrousel is one of Spokane’s great treasures set in Riverfront Park. The carrousel is on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the most beautiful and well preserved hand-carved wooden carrousels still in existence.

The Looff Carrousel features 54 horses, one giraffe, one tiger, and two Chinese dragon chairs. (Photo: Ben Tobin/Spokane Regional CVB) The Jundt Art Museum houses Gonzaga University’s growing art collection. The collection includes prints from the Bolker, Baruch, and Jacobs Collections; major pieces of glass art by Dale Chihuly; and paintings, ceramics, photographs and tapestries. (Photo: Ben Tobin/Spokane Regional CVB)

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Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award

PWA’s Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award was established to promote excellence in the management and administration of public works snow and ice operations, and to promote the best practices in snow and ice removal while minimizing environmental impacts. The award will be presented at the 2011 APWA North American Snow & Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Conference during April 10-13 in Spokane, Washington. Following are this year’s recipients.

Department of Public Works City of Farmington Hills, Michigan The City of Farmington Hills is pursuing more innovative ways to keep roads safe at the best economical value to the residents. In a proactive effort to improve road conditions and reduce salt usage, the City has implemented an anti-icing program. It is now manufacturing and applying salt brine or a blend of salt brine to dry roadways in advance of a snow or ice event. This prevents snow and ice from bonding to the road surface, providing better tire traction, more efficient plowing, and more economical and environmental salting.

All of the salt/plow vehicles are stored inside in either the DPW’s 42,000-square-foot heated garage or an 8,000-square-foot pole barn, allowing trucks to be pre-loaded before the end of the workday, stored inside, away from the environment for quicker response to after-hours call-ins. Included inside the garage is a heated two-vehi14 APWA Reporter

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cle wash bay with floor drains tied to the sanitary sewer system via a spoils separator. This allows DPW staff to regularly wash down the salt trucks in an environmentally safe way, reducing corrosion and extending their lifecycle.

Highway Department Town of Orangetown, New York It is the Town of Orangetown Highway Department’s policy to provide a transportation system that is passable and reasonably safe as much of the time as possible within the limitations imposed by the natural environment and the availability of equipment, material and personnel resources. From November to April, when snow or icy conditions are likely, the Highway Department, with its 25 snow and ice control routes, is geared up to meet this responsibility. Their snow and ice control plans take into account the possible need to get such vehicles into any area of the town.

All of the heavy-duty snowplow trucks on the Highway Department’s snow and ice control routes are equipped with a computerized controller capable of delivering accurate amounts of road salt in pounds per lane mile as well as pre-wet system to add salt-brine to the deicing salt. Wet salt is less apt to bounce or be blown off the road by traffic which can result in a 20% to 30% reduction in wasted salt. All of the computerized salt controllers are calibrated on an ongoing basis throughout the fall and winter months.

Department of Public Works and Parks City of Worcester, Massachusetts The City of Worcester has an exceptional Snow and Ice Program to combat adverse road conditions caused by winter weather. The program, under the purview of the City’s Department of Public Works and Parks (DPWP), consists of traditional components such as plowing snow, spreading sand or chemicals, and removing snow from essential sidewalks and the Central Business District. It also includes less traditional components such as staff training, use of technology, a strong focus on citizens’ requests for services, and collaboration with other City departments.

The DPWP’s Central Garage, where the City’s fleet is maintained, implemented new and novel maintenance procedures that reduce the overall maintenance cost of spreaders and plows.

One idea was to mount a spring-loaded hose hanger on the plow to keep the hoses out of harm’s way. The DPWP also stopped using plastic wire ties to keep hoses and wires from chafing because cold temperatures made the plastic zip ties brittle and break. This small fix makes for fewer road calls and potential oil spills. DPWP also recently started inserting rubber between the trip edge and cutting edge to absorb the shock of road hazards like manholes, water boxes, and bridge expansion joints.

APWA’s Awards Program web page is www.apwa.net/About/awards.asp.

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Impacts of winter weather on public works – can it garner positive public exposure?

Laura Bynum, Media Relations/Communications Manager, American Public Works Association, Washington, D.C.; R. Mark DeVries, Superintendent, McHenry County Division of Transportation, Woodstock, Ill., and APWA Winter Maintenance Subcommittee Chair; and Dave Lawry, Public Services Director, City of Elgin, Ill., and APWA Director of Region V s we have seen this winter, and in several recent winters, the occurrence and effects of winter weather events can be severe, at least in the geographic areas that have received significant amounts of snow, ice, and other types of coldweather precipitation, such as the Midwestern U.S. Many effects of extreme winter storms have been related in studies such as the IHS Global Insight study of 2010, “The Economic Costs of Disruption from a Snowstorm,” which detailed the significant expense a major snowstorm has on individual states’ business and government, both directly and indirectly. The study shows that aside from direct retail trade losses, lost tax revenue, and indirect impacts, the essential services of local and urban transit services are affected by winter problem areas, such as untreated, snow-covered roads.

Many media outlets have covered public safety hazards associated with winter weather events. According to Dr. Heidi Cullen, a research scientist at Climate Central, a climate news and research organization, and the author of The Weather of the Future, extreme weather events that place the public at greater risk are expected to increase as the planet warms. She adds that certain types of weather extremes, like heat waves and heavy downpours, are already on the rise. For example, the northeastern United States has seen a 67% increase in very heavy precipitation (defined as the heaviest 1% of all events) between 1957 and 2007.

A 2009 report titled “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States,” published by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, states that “widespread climate-related impacts are oc16 APWA Reporter

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McHenry County Division of Transportation crews reopening roads immediately following the blizzard of 2011. (Courtesy of the McHenry County Department of Transportation)

curring and are expected to increase,” adding that climate changes are already affecting water, energy, transportation, agriculture, ecosystems and health, and the impacts are different from region to region.

As climate-related weather impacts increasingly occur, as noted by Dr. Cullen, the “ripple effect” trickles down to municipal management and public services departments, who have increased challenges operationally with winter weather. “It is hard enough to fund an operation for ‘average’ or ‘normal’ situations, but given the extreme weather situations we have seen in recent years, managers are challenged to sell funding for extreme or unexpected situations,” said McHenry County, Ill., Superintendent of Transportation and Chair of the APWA Winter Maintenance Subcommittee Mark Devries.

“Managing any type of public works

operation presents certain challenges.

When we focus specifically on winter operations we find there are many variables that we have no control over. It all starts with funding. Managers are challenged with trying to pre-plan and fund an operation based on predictions and past experiences, which will meet customer and elected officials’ expectations. It is a hard sell, especially when budgets are tight and funding discussions are well ahead of the season. Recently, most agencies have been charged to reduce budgets, cut staff and hold off on equipment replacements.

All of these can spell disaster to a good snow and ice removal program.”

Elgin, Illinois Example As many municipalities feel the challenges of extreme winter weather, they might also feel the effects of increased public exposure. One of the better ex-

amples of municipal management of increased public attention is Elgin, Ill., managed by APWA Director of Region V and Finance Committee Member Dave Lawry, Elgin’s Public Services Director.

The Elgin Public Services Department has an employee base of approximately 100, and the department provides all of the basic services of a typical public works operation, including streets, water, sewer, traffic, fleet, parks maintenance, solid waste collection, and snow and ice control. Elgin had not been immune to economic downturn challenges, but while many communities cut staffing resources and associated services, the Public Services Department also faced additional pressures as a result of a political campaign, with some candidates citing public works problems. Many of the highly visible services such as paving, pothole patching, street sweeping, leaf collection, and snow and ice control became scrutinized. And, the political challenges were not without foundation. The department had become complacent with respect to service delivery and performance. There was a lack of recognition of changing community expectations. The operations performed by the department were not well-managed, and there was a significant resource gap in terms of allocation, and sufficient staff/equipment to perform operations as prescribed. Public Works had to improve its operations, while reducing resources.

Winter Route Challenges Elgin covers an area of approximately 40 square miles and is located within the Snow Belt, with average annual salt usage of 7,500 tons. There were 17 routes across the city, with an average length of 55 miles each. The time to drive each of the routes once was over eight hours. In addition, there were 13 cul-de-sac routes, each taking up to 12 hours to clear. While all of the main routes were being well-maintained, residential streets were not plowed until after the snow had stopped, which was the highest source of complaints from citizens.

What was created was a plan that maintained all of the high-priority routes at the former performance standard, and also provided an immediate response to the residential neighborhoods, while reducing route size and response time by half. This was accomplished by reworking the routes. Seventeen routes were expanded to 22 routes, with three routes designated as “super routes,” which contained all of the former main routes. As a result of the changes, there was an immediate presence in the residential neighborhoods.

In a snow- and ice-control budget, there are salt, liquids, equipment maintenance, and storage for both materials and equipment to be considered. The Elgin Public Works Department chose not to compromise equipment maintenance and storage, as these two elements are too important to vehicle condition and viability, given a limited fleet and no opportunity to replace fleet equipment. Salt and liquids were chosen as opportunities to reduce costs.

The City of Elgin, Illinois’ AVL, or Automatic Vehicle Locator system, shows real-time locations of vehicles as they are responding to an event in the city. (Courtesy of Elgin Public Works)

As Public Services Director Dave Lawry noted, “We use up to 30% less salt using liquids that could save up to approximately $140,000 additional. We use the same mixture as McHenry County, 85% brine, 10% beet juice and 5% calcium chloride. We had purchased the mixture at $1.90 per gallon.

Starting with this snow season, we began making our own brine and making our own mixture. Our cost to make the brine and mix separately-purchased beet juice and calcium chloride is $0.25

per gallon. Based upon our liquid use this year, we will save an additional $170,000,” Lawry said.

Given the more recent dynamic nature of the salt market in the Midwest, there were opportunities to save significant costs in terms of salt use. An annual training program was implemented to improve driver understanding of salt use and the benefits of liquids. From this training, a new plan emerged stipulating that drivers on the super routes salt continuously while plowing at set prescribed rates. The resulting savings was a reduction of 20% of its typical salt usage, or a savings of $120,000.

Elgin Public Works learned what can happen if you allow yourself and your operation to become complacent. “The department also learned that an effective operation requires input from the entire community and all staff to be effective, and that it needs to be adaptable to changing expectations and to changing resource allocations. It also must continue to evaluate and seek out new and better solutions to perform operations. The department training is important to educate staff so that they will have the knowledge to provide input and gain their buy-in to the operation. Without buy-in from the community and from staff, no public works operation can succeed,” Lawry added.

For more information and links on Winter Maintenance Best Practices, please visit the APWA Winter Maintenance Subcommittee page at: http:// www.apwa.net/About/TechSvcs/ Transportation/Winter-Maint/.

For more information on the 2011 APWA North American Snow & Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Conference that will be held in Spokane, Wash., during April 10-13, 2011, please visit the APWA website at: http://sites.apwa. net/snow/2011/Home/home.aspx. To contact APWA Director of Region V Dave Lawry, please e-mail: Lawry_d@ cityofelgin.org. To contact APWA Winter Maintenance Subcommittee Chair Mark Devries, please e-mail: RMDevries@co.mchenry.il.us.

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Snow Conference at a Glance Sunday, April 10

Monday April 11

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hours

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hours

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Winter Maintenance Supervisor Certificate Program

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

General Session “Talk Show” Winter Maintenance Practices and Sustainability

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Education Sessions 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Education Sessions 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Opening General Session Keynote Speaker: Al Walker 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Exhibit Opening and Welcome Reception

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Non-compete Exhibit Time Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor 10:30 – 11:20 a.m.

Education Sessions 11:20 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Non-compete Exhibit Time Lunch on the Exhibit Floor 12:45 – 1:45 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion Groups

2:00 – 2:50 p.m.

Education Sessions 2:50 – 3:30 p.m.

Non-compete Exhibit Time 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Education Sessions

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ne at www.apwa.net/snow The combined APWA/PNS exhibit floor is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever, with more than 120 companies participating. Everything from innovative new equipment and technology to ground-breaking new products and services focused on snow & ice removal and winter operations will be on display. Come kick some tires!

Tuesday, April 12 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hours 8:00 – 8:50 a.m.

Education Sessions 8:50 – 10:10 a.m.

Non-Compete Exhibit Time Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor 10:10 – 11:00 a.m.

Education Sessions 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Non-compete Exhibit Time Lunch on the Exhibit Floor 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Education Sessions

Wednesday, April 13

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Education Sessions 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Closing General Session Keynote Speaker: Grant Goodeve 6:30 p.m.

Snow Banquet Entertainment: Tim Behrens performs “The Best of Patrick McManus”

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Technical Tour

If you want to improve your agency’s winter maintenance program, the joint APWA/PNS Snow Conference is the place to be!

Acquire insight into the latest snow equipment and technology Discover new ways of interpreting weather forecasts Explore other agencies’ best practices Interpret the snow and ice alphabet soup Learn how to plan for effective snow and ice removal Network with top snow and ice experts from across North America

Denver International Airport: the airport that looks like the “Rockies”

f you are planning on coming to Congress this year and have never been to Denver, you will be seeing some amazing sites on your visit.

Since Denver is snuggled up against the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, this is the first thing you notice whether you are driving or flying into Denver.

If you are flying, Denver International Airport (DIA) is truly unique. The airport, which lies 25 miles outside of downtown Denver, covers 53 square acres and is the largest commercial international airport (in terms of land area) in the U.S. The first thing you will notice is its appearance. The airport was designed to resemble the Rocky Mountains. The terminal roof is a Teflon-coated fiberglass material that is as thin as a credit card.

For more fun facts about the airport go to their website at www.flydenver.com and click on the “explore DIA” in the left-hand column.

The Denver International Airport

2010 of 177,792—over 1,500 more than the previous record.

By the way, go ahead and pack your Ipod, I-pads, and Kindles as there is free Wi-Fi at the airport to help you stay connected. Enjoy your stay and by all means enjoy Congress!

Submitted by Mary Anne Kopacz, Wauwatosa, Wis., and Bill Kappel, Nekoosa, Wis., and Wisconsin Chapter Historian

THE ROAD TO DENVER The 2011 APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition will take place in Denver, Colo., September 18-21. In each issue of the APWA Reporter we’ll highlight one of Denver’s unique attractions. Denver is a great city and our annual conference will be a terrific show!

The airport construction began in 1989 under Mayor Federico Peña but was not completed until February 28, 1995, under Mayor Wellington Webb. It was 16 months behind schedule and was nearly $2 billion over budget. Construction was delayed by problems including strikes, an inoperable automated baggage handling system, and holes in radio coverage from approaching planes.

The airport has three mid-field concourses that are connected via an underground rail system. It has room for two additional concourses as the passenger traffic warrants. In 2008, a solar energy system was built by a private venture group. The two megawatt, 9,200 solar panel system supplies the energy needs of the underground rail system.

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The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is a resource for informal science education in the Rocky Mountain region. A variety of exhibits, programs and activities help museum visitors learn about the natural history of earth and the universe. The 500,000-squarefoot building houses more than one million objects in its collections including natural history and anthropological materials, as well as archival and library resources. (Photo credit: Steve Crecelius and VISIT DENVER)

Diversity in Québec improving Marie-Claude Desrochers, P.Eng. Municipal Engineer City of Châteauguay, Québec Member, APWA Diversity Committee t is an honor for me to write to show the diversity of the workforce in Québec and the means that the community has to promote the integration of all, including visible minorities.

Here in Québec, with the exception of Montréal, noticing the differences in individuals is less evident than in other countries, like the United States. As we are small communities, between 100 and 75,000 inhabitants, there are very few people of ethnic origin among us.

The Province of Québec has laws to enable and even require the integration of new residents and to try to incorporate members of ethnic and visible minorities and women into our organizations.

Each organization must encourage the hiring, when ability is equal, of those that we consider members of visible minorities. The objective is to increase the percentage of personnel that are part of a visible minority. This percentage is skewed since the original numbers included women. Employers have had this type of policy for the last 10 years.

We have a long way to go in terms of disabled persons. Our organizations, which are primarily service oriented, are poorly adapted to the lifestyle of these people, including unsuitable buildings or flexible schedules that would be necessary to enable them to join the workforce with consideration of their special needs. We will need to review and restructure our way of doing things and, as a society, we must allow these people to be able to develop at their own pace.

Finally, we consider that Québec has improved over the last 10 years. We must ask ourselves the question of whether the laws have done their job or if the demography has played its role.

I am speaking here mainly of Québec since in many provinces in Canada the situation is very different. As examples, in British Columbia and Ontario, where the situation is probably completely opposite from ours, the demographics and immigration have enabled everyone to make a place for themselves in the workforces.

In short, this is how the differences have unfolded here and we hope that our society will better adapt to diversity.

Marie-Claude Desrochers is the Québec Chapter President. She can be reached at (450) 698-3155 or mclaude.desrochers@ ville.chateauguay.qc.ca.

In fact, it is mainly women who have carved out a place for themselves in the labour market, where previously they were not hired for jobs usually held by men. Unfortunately, even in 2011, many people who are members of a visible minority will not apply for higher level positions or trades for fear of rejection or the harassment that might occur once hired. This is very unfortunate since it is certain that we lose the expertise acquired either here or in other countries.

In Québec, despite the increase in population, it is expected that the lack of labourers will lead to the hiring of more minorities. Forecasts by experts say that there will be a labour shortage within the next ten years. The low birth rates and increased immigration will result in and promote the hiring of visible minorities, thereby enriching our organizations.

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Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace Making your voice heard in an increasingly regulated and ever-changing atmosphere Scott Brandmeier Director of Public Works Village of Fox Point, Wisconsin Member, APWA Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee peak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace.” We’ve all heard this phrase—tens, hundreds, maybe thousands of times—at weddings or in the movies. This phrase should hold more than the brief, passing interest casually uttered and neglectfully ignored for far too long. No, I’m not talking about the last opportunity guests have to chime in on a wedding ceremony prior to the pastor announcing the marriage of a couple (though I’m sure that could lead to a lively and spirited debate). What I’m talking about is the voice we all have but have forgotten to use when confronted with matters—be it regulatory changes, budget cuts or staffing shortages—that cut to the core of our essential business (and, yes folks, it is a business) which is to provide unequaled and uncompromisingly superior public works service to the general public.

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COMMUNITIES

In my short time in public works (just shy of five years), the pervasive attitude of those in public works is: “We’ll do what it takes to get the job done.” It doesn’t matter what the budget is, how many staff we have or how tight the window is to complete the project.

Generally speaking, the larger the challenge the more we rise to the occasion.

While this certainly is admirable, the challenges as they exist and are presented to us do not necessarily have to exist (at least in their present form). Often, we can be our worst enemy when we fail to speak—loudly, intelligently and confidently—about matters we know will impact our ability to provide effective and efficient service to the general public. When the opportunities present themselves, we must be willing to throw our hat in the ring and voice our concerns.

For instance, recently I was presented with just such an opportunity. APWA nominated me to serve as a Small Entity Representative (SER) during a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Flexibility Act (SBREFA) process required to be held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and which was related to proposed changes to the stormwater regulations under the Clean Water Act (CWA). SBREFA was passed into law by President Clinton in 1996 and enacted a number of regulatory provisions applicable to EPA rulemaking, including amendments to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) which was passed into law by President Carter in 1980. “In enacting the [RFA], the Congress found that ‘uniform Federal regulatory and reporting requirements have in numerous instances imposed unnecessary and disproportionately burdensome demands . . . upon small [entities].’” (EPA’s Action Development

Process, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, November 2006).

In essence, EPA is required to determine whether their proposed rulemaking will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, which includes small businesses, small governments and small organizations, and, if so, they will be required to participate in a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel.

In the present case and without going into too much detail as to why the EPA is undertaking the proposed rulemaking (for that, please refer to http:// www.cbf.org/Document.Doc?id=512 and http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/ac46af32562521d48525 772000591133?OpenDocument), the EPA is proposing to (1) expand the universe of regulated municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s), (2) adopt new development and redevelopment standards that could be based on the hydrology of the land before construction, (3) impose retrofit requirements on existing MS4s (essentially, EPA is considering requiring MS4s to modify their stormwater management systems such that flows must match that which existed prior to any development in the area), (4) require the incorporation of low impact development (LID) or green infrastructure into projects in order to attempt to improve water quality, and (5) modify existing regulations to require stormwater discharges from government-owned and -operated maintenance yards to comply with the industrial discharge requirements.

While we can all agree that water quality is critical to our everyday lives, the regulations being proposed by EPA are

some of the most sweeping regulations we have likely seen in the last 20-plus years. As currently presented, the proposed regulations are devoid of any analysis of the potential cost impacts to small entities as required by SBREFA. However, it is anticipated that the cost to MS4s will be significant (think hundreds of thousands of dollars for smaller communities and millions of dollars for larger communities) and no information has been provided about how local communities will pay for the increased regulatory costs.

In collaboration with Julia Anastasio, APWA’s Director of Sustainability, and the Water Resources Management Technical Committee, we attended meetings at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., reviewed the materials that were submitted to the SERs and, after completion of the meetings, prepared a response to EPA regarding the proposed regulations. A copy of the response is posted on the APWA website at http://www.apwa.net/Advocacy/ regulation.asp. A significant amount of time was expended in reviewing the materials and preparing the response, but the amount of time spent is a worthwhile venture if the EPA backs off on the proposed regulations or proposes a scaled back version of the regulations.

The point is that this was just one of many situations that we may be confronted with on a daily basis and our greatest sin may be one of omission— that is, the failure to speak on something that will greatly affect our ability to perform our duties and responsibilities. But the opportunity does not need to come at the national level—it can come at the state and local levels as well. The services we perform affect the lives of everyone everyday, and it is incumbent on us to carry the banner of public works and take a proactive rather than reactive approach to these types of situations.

Scott Brandmeier can be reached at (414) 247-6624 or sbrandmeier@vil.fox-point. wi.us.

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The lowdown on strategic planning Sherri B. Zimmerman Assistant Professor Indiana University of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Chair, APWA Leadership and Management Committee The APWA Leadership and Management Committee introduced a series of articles entitled “The Road to Excellence” which focus on five keys and ten attributes to success based on the joint effort of professional organizations and the EPA to create a program that promotes effective utility management. Adjusting the list for public works professionals, each article will look at one attribute and key and why they are critical to an excellent organization. If you’d like to review the basis of the series, the introductory article was published in the December 2010 issue. Following is the fourth article in the series which addresses strategic business planning.

Ever want to go to the airport, hop on the next plane, and just go wherever it is going? There could be great adventure in that, some real stories to tell afterward. While some stories would be enviable, others might raise some eyebrows or beg some questions.

How would you pack for something like that? Take a swimming suit and beach towel to Idaho? Snow skis to Key Largo? Hiking boots to New York City?

There is nothing wrong with adventure, but there is definitely something to be said for a little planning ahead of time. With the right planning you are better prepared for what lies ahead.

“Having a vision without action is daydreaming. Having action without a vision is just passing time.” – Joel Barker, The Power of Vision

What is strategic planning?

The ten attributes: • • • • • • • • • •

Operational Resiliency Product/Service Quality Customer Satisfaction Employee and Leadership Development Operational Optimization Financial Viability Infrastructure Stability Community Sustainability Self Assessment Stakeholder Understanding and Support

The five keys to success: • • • • •

Strategic Business Planning Leadership Measurement Organizational Approach Continual Improvement Management Framework

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Those two words may seem vague or intimidating at first, as if strategic planning is a major event that happens and passes, drawing significantly on resources only to find a place on a shelf thereafter. In fact, strategic planning is not a once-and-done activity. It is an ongoing process that ensures progression and results. Once adopted, it helps an organization determine where it is going, how it will get there, and how it will know if it got there or not. Strategic plans are used to document this process, and vary in several ways. Some plans are limited to one year, many to three years, and some look five to ten years into the future. They can include information from across the organization or only top-level information; specify action plans or leave them out; and some are short—five to eight pages long—while others can be considerably longer. For a strategic planning process to be followed effectively in an organization, you should consider both the long-term view and the shortterm requirements.

Many new to planning think strategic planning and business planning are interchangeable. However, strategic plans differ from business plans. While strategic plans typically involve a relatively short document focused on the entire organization, business plans are usually more substantial, targeting a particular product, service or program.

Your business plan will likely be a product of your strategic plan.

Why do strategic planning?

The mere mention of the notion can trigger groans from those who prefer to skip the “academic exercise” and just tell people what they need to do. Done properly, strategic planning serves a variety of purposes in organizations. Strategic planning can: • Clearly define the purpose of the organization and establish realistic goals and objectives consistent with that mission.

• Communicate those goals and objectives to the organization’s stakeholders.

• Develop a sense of ownership of the plan.

• Ensure the most effective use is made of the organization’s resources.

• Establish a basis on which progress can be measured.

• Build consensus about where the organization is going.

• Provide clearer focus for the organization.

• Bridge staff/employees and management/leadership.

• Build strong teams.

• Increase productivity from increased efficiency and effectiveness.

• Solve major problems in the organization.

• Facilitating in Face-to-Face Groups

Without a strategic plan, an organization will not be adequately prepared for changes. A unified direction will give way to sections or individuals in the organization opting to follow their own agendas; communications with stakeholders will be fragmented sending an inconsistent message; and the organization will experience inefficiencies and ineffectiveness throughout.

Okay, that may seem like scare tactics but the truth is, your organization will really struggle toward achievements and expend unnecessary effort to simply survive.

• Group-Based Problem Solving and Decision

• Focus Groups

• Meeting Management • Problem Solving • Valuing Diversity

What does the strategic planning process involve?

At the very root, strategic planning begins with a common focus that will provide the direction. Begin the process with a development of a short, simple, inspiring vision created by the leader. This vision establishes the stretch for the organization in the di-

What skills do I need for strategic planning?

If strategic planning is new to you and you are now convinced that it might be worth considering, you’ll definitely want to make sure you have assembled the skills necessary for success. Generally, the following skills are required from individuals leading the strategic planning effort (Authenticity Consulting, LLC): • Strategic thinking • Identify patterns or trends • Identify threats and opportunities to the organization • Create a vision statement • Define organizational purpose • Set goals Strategic planning is most successful when the entire planning team has skills in developing and facilitating groups. Adapted from “All About Strategic Planning,” these skills include the following. Please refer to their website for more information in these skills (Authenticity Consulting, LLC): • Committee Management • Conflict Management in Groups • Conflict Management • Creative Thinking • Innovation • Decision Making

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rection of where it wants to go. Next, the mission statement defines the purpose of the organization and clarifies the reason for its existence. Broad goals are then established to identify major activities which support this mission.

Once goals are established, it becomes clear what needs to be achieved in key focus areas in order to realize the vision. Goals, which are often large in scope, are next broken down into objectives to formulate specific targets or end-results. These objectives form the basis for an action plan and ensure that the strategy is made into a working document. This working document or strategic plan can inform sections of the organization on what needs to be done and against which progress can be measured. Figure 1 provides a graphic illustration of the strategic planning process. This graphic is authored by the Sergay Group, Ltd. (The Sergay Group, Ltd, 2011) Strategic planning must not only consider internal resources and capabilities. It must also consider the external environment to anticipate the impact

Strategic thinkers are equipped to: •

See the big picture

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Initiate innovative ideas

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Conceptualize complexity

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Know the right questions to ask

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Think horizontally and simultaneously

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Know when to ask searching questions

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Integrate concepts, however disparate

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Apply lateral thinking to different situations

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Challenge current processes, practices and strategy

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Unearth alternative approaches, solutions or methods

(The Sergay Group, Ltd, 2011)

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Figure 1: The Strategic Planning Process

this environment could have on the organization over the next few years.

Understanding how the organization can strategically influence or manage external variables is also key to success. Everything we do occurs within a larger system; stakeholders (anyone affected by what we do or who can affect what we do) need to be identified and their needs and expectations considered when devising a strategic plan. Through the plan, opportunities need to be harnessed, threats managed, strengths optimized and weaknesses eliminated. This is accomplished through a SWOT Analysis.

So, what is a SWOT Analysis?

A SWOT Analysis is a systematic analysis of the internal and external factors which influence your organization (Authenticity Consulting, LLC). These factors are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Strengths and weaknesses are essentially internal to the organization and relate to matters concerning resources, programs and organization in key areas. These include:

• Sales - marketing - distribution - promotion - support • Management - systems - expertise resources • Operations - efficiency - capacity processes • Products - services - quality - pricing features - range - competitiveness • Finances - resources - performance • R&D - effort - direction - resources • Costs - productivity - purchasing • Systems - organization - structures The objective is to build up a picture of the outstanding good and bad points, achievements and failures, and other critical features within the company.

The external threats and opportunities confronting an organization can exist or develop in the following areas: •

The organization’s own industry where structural changes may be occurring (size and segmentation; growth patterns and maturity; established patterns and relationships; emergence/contraction of niches; international dimensions; relative attractiveness of segments)

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The marketplace which may be altering due to economic or social factors (customers; distribution channels; economic factors, social/ demographic issues; political and environmental factors)

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Competition which may be creating new threats or opportunities (identities; performances; market shares; likely plans; aggressiveness; strengths and weaknesses)

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New technologies which may be causing fundamental changes in products, processes, etc. (substitute products; alternative solutions; shifting channels; cost savings; etc.)

ating every decision and action in light of current and future circumstances, the direction you want to go in and the results you want to achieve (The Sergay Group, Ltd, 2011). Strategic thinking is focused on “possibility thinking” instead of doing “business as usual.”

Forget the excuse, “Because that is the way we have always done it.” Strategic

thinking encourages pushing the envelope to see what can be done smarter and what else can be done “instead of” or “in addition to” that would maximize opportunities. Strategic thinkers reevaluate, challenge and adjust where necessary. They consider all variables, internal and external. Every organization should strive to develop a culture

Once the SWOT Analysis is complete, your future strategy may become apparent or may be realized through a series of strategies or combinations of tactics which suggest themselves. Focus on the following: • Build on strengths • Resolve weaknesses • Exploit opportunities • Avoid threats

Whom should I include in the strategic planning process?

Everyone in the organization should, at some point, be involved in the strategic plan. The more people included, the greater the number of different perspectives and information that will be available to you. Involvement in the process allows everyone to have exposure to the bigger picture, and increases awareness and understanding. For many, being invited to participate is empowering for them as participants.

In the long run, broad involvement in the process helps to create a common culture and motivates employees to support the organization’s future direction. In the end, it increases the likelihood that the strategic plan will be successfully translated into action.

Everyone involved in the strategic planning process should strive to become “strategic thinkers.” Strategic thinking is the process of developing and evalu-

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in the organization that allows and enables strategic thinking. It should become the ongoing responsibility of every employee.

Every challenge, every problem, or every action an organization faces must be assessed in light of a broader context. This larger framework will better inform decision making and ensure greater integrated fashion and alignment with strategic goals.

How do I ensure the plan is used? (Burns, 2010) The objective of strategic planning is to develop a practical tool that can guide an organization into some defined future and provide important measures of success. To ensure that your strategic plan fulfills its purpose as the organization’s compass for the future, you’ll want to follow four essential steps.

First, make your planning process inclusive. Ownership in any process is critical. Make sure there is broad participation in the planning process. Include anyone who will be affected by this decision; give them reasonable opportunity to participate; use a variety of methods to allow for participation; and ensure easy access in terms of location and frequency.

Second, make sure your plan is realistic, flexible and complete. When complete, provide one last review of the strengths, weaknesses and competitive analysis. Anticipate possible occurrences, and plan for contingencies.

Develop a plan for considering adjustments which may be necessary and ensure that this and other information are provided in a detailed implementation plan.

Third, make a commitment to evaluation. Once in place, you need to know the plan is working. Decide what you want to know to effectively evaluate the plan. Identify who will be responsible for tracking it. Determine and agree on evaluation method(s) to be used and develop an evaluation schedule.

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Finally, recognize that the value of your strategic plan depends on your leadership. It is critical that they fully endorse the process. You can obtain commitment by involving them in the process like other key stakeholders.

While planning is important, “fatal flaws” in the strategic planning process can guarantee failure. AVOID: • Developing your strategic plan during a crisis • Setting unrealistic objectives • Assuming everyone knows what is expected of them • Ramming a plan down anyone’s throat Authenticity Consulting’s online “Free Management Library” provides a host of free tips and tools for strategic planning. Visit their website for details and resources to make your plan a success (Authenticity Consulting, LLC).

Sherri B. Zimmerman can be reached at (717) 720-4066 or s.b.zimmerman@iup.edu.

References/Resources •

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Authenticity Consulting, LLC. (n.d.). All About Strategic Planning.

Retrieved February 17, 2011, from Free Management Library: http:// managementhelp.org/plan_dec/ str_plan/str_plan.htm Burns, M. (2010). Off the Shelf.

Retrieved February 17, 2011, from BWB Solutions: http://www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/offtheshelfnewdraft.pdf

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The Sergay Group, Ltd. (2011).

Strategic Thinking – A Task for All Employers. Retrieved February 17, 2011, from Smart Talk: http:// www.sergaygroup.com/SmartTalk/Strategic-Thinking.html

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Vistage International Inc. (2010). Ten Common Reasons Strategic Plans Fail. Retrieved February 17, 2011, from Vistage: http:// blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/ten-common-reasons-strategic-plans-fail/

Ten Common Reasons Strategic Plans Fail

By Leo Bottary

1. History – Be aware of the success or lack thereof of similar initiatives in the past.

2. People/Culture – Be familiar with the unique skills and mindset of your team. Understand your people, the culture and subcultures within your organization, and shared vision/values.

3. Leadership – Obtain commitment from your leadership team to the success of the strategic plan.

4. Discipline – Ensure your employees have the discipline necessary to make real behavioral change.

5. Communication – Make sure everyone in the organization sees the strategic plan NOT as just the leadership’s plan, but as THEIR plan.

6. Monitoring, Measurement, Feedback – Monitor the plan’s progress, measure outputs as well as outcomes, and obtain feedback from all your stakeholders and make necessary adjustments along the way.

7. Lack of Flexibility – Keep the goal, change the plan – not the other way around!

8. Milestones/Rewards – Motivate and inspire your team along the way to achieve a longer-term goal.

9. Bad Planning – Don’t let your plan be the product of a few senior leaders. Broad participation in the plan will help avoid bad planning.

10. Bad Plan – Sometimes plans fail because they are simply bad plans. Again, involve as many stakeholders as you can to avoid this outcome.

(Vistage International Inc., 2010)

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IFME: An International Federation Fostering technical and cultural exchange globally Chris Champion, CPEng Past President, International Federation of Municipal Engineering Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia

The world is getting smaller The advent of e-mail and the Internet is improving communications internationally. International travel is more accessible to many. And in municipal engineering and public works, the many issues we face in our day-to-day jobs are not that dissimilar across the globe.

My seven years as an IFME Board member (including three years as IFME President) has reinforced to me just how common the many challenges are that we all face. It has also been very comforting to be able to quickly make so many new friends from across the globe. It always seems that this is the case with our “brother and sister” public works colleagues no matter which country they come from. We obviously have many common interests!

IFME Board at the Board meeting in Melbourne

IFME is a Federation of member organisations with similar objectives to APWA and the Institute of Public

Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA).

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IFME WELCOMES APWA On behalf of the members of the International Federation of Municipal Engineering (IFME), I welcome the news that the APWA Board of Directors has decided that APWA will join IFME. At the past three IFME Board meetings, APWA Past President Noel Thompson has represented APWA as an observer.

It is clear from Noel’s contribution that APWA will be a valuable member of IFME. APWA membership of IFME links very well with the Global Solutions in Public Works initiative of President Crombie. IFME member organisations look forward to hosting APWA members on technical visits in many countries around the world.

We also look forward to welcoming APWA to the next IFME Board meeting as full member of the IFME Board.

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Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Israel, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Australia. The U.S. and Canada are represented by individual members, but with APWA recently deciding to join IFME, the U.S. and Canada will soon have full membership of IFME. IFME had its beginnings in 1960 when the inaugural Assembly of the Federation took place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. It is a Federation open to professional municipal engineers and public works professionals through their own national municipal engineering associations.

The inaugural event in Paris followed a two-year preparatory phase during which contacts were developed between the National Societies of Municipal Engineers of Belgium, France, Great Britain and the Netherlands. The

aim is to foster continued improvement in the quality of public works and wider community services.

IFME experiences the same problems as many voluntary professional member organizations: lack of resources. For an international organization this is significantly compounded by distance but e-mail, the Internet and teleconferencing are opening up new opportunities.

Helsinki, Finland, the venue for the 2012 IFME World Congress

idea of grouping municipal engineers from different countries was conceived by the French and the Belgian Associations of Municipal Engineers in 1957.

Globalisation, localisation and the knowledge revolution

IFME’s mission is to connect municipal engineers and public works professionals, public agencies, organisations, institutions and businesses around the world in order that they share a global pool of knowledge and experience. The

Just as our own professional organisations provide valuable networking opportunities for our members, there is also a need to increase opportunities for international networking (and understanding). As with our own professional associations, and membership, it is also not just what you can benefit from membership—but also what you can contribute.

A plan forward for IFME With thanks to APWA, the IFME Board held one of its biannual meetings in Boston, immediately before the 2010

Globalisation, localisation and the knowledge revolution are three key driving forces in the world today. They also clearly come under the gamut of an international organisation such as IFME whose member organisations represent municipal and public works engineers working at a local level.

A key objective of the Federation is to foster technical and cultural exchange between municipal and public works engineers worldwide. International exchange of information, innovations, skills and experience is even more important in today’s global world than when the Federation was first formed over 50 years ago.

From my experience, Australians enjoy traveling the world to learn and experience other cultures and open their eyes to the rest of the world. An international exchange is an enriching experience on many levels. It affects both personal and professional development, stimulates creative ideas, enhances relationships, and strengthens multicultural understanding. The benefits of international exchange, learning and understanding cannot be underestimated.

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APWA Congress. This was a significant meeting for IFME, as much of the twoday meeting was spent on strategic planning; the results of which will unfold over the next 5-10 years.

At an operational level, we are working towards a highly successful World Congress in Helsinki, Finland, in 2012.

This triennial event is the IFME World Congress on Municipal Engineering.

Our aim will be to encourage strong involvement from both member and nonmember countries all over the world. This will hopefully also be the introduction of some countries becoming new members of IFME and growing the international community of public works and municipal engineering. The 2012 IFME World Congress will be held in Helsinki but with a day of technical tours in Tallinn (Estonia) and optional tours to Stockholm (Sweden). The 2012 IFME World Congress website is at: www.ifme2012.com.

As well as planning the World Congress, IFME will be encouraging interchange and exchange between our member countries as much as possible.

I certainly saw the benefits of new contacts made through IFME when I have taken study tours to Europe and the UK. This builds on the valuable exchange of ideas and friendships IPWEA already enjoys with New Zealand, the U.S. and Canada through our annual study tour visits.

IFME will be establishing an up-to-date list on its website of when and where various national public works conferences are held around the world. This may lead to opportunities for our individual members to attend conferences if they are planning personal travel to one of our many member countries.

It is also about cultural exchange and friendships An awareness and understanding of differing cultures is also important in

maximizing the benefits of international communication and exchange.

Public works professionals need to look/see/assess and consider if what is working in one country will work in a different cultural environment. Culture, expectations and our local environment have a way of dictating the approaches we take to solving public works problems.

Despite advances and opportunities to develop and exchange ideas and technical knowledge, it still seems that we have a lot to learn and understand about the way of life, cultures and customs of other countries. The hope is that IFME can be successful and expand its membership so that it can also contribute to friendship amongst nations, and a peaceful, progressive, sustainable world.

Chris Champion can be contacted by email at cchampion@ipwea.org.au.

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No ordinary remodel Brad B. Underwood, LS, RCE Assistant Public Works Director City of Bakersfield, California Member, APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee n normal financial times, in-house remodeling consists of minor alterations to existing office space.

However, when budgets are shrinking and manpower is a threatened commodity, out-of-the-box thinking is imperative. That’s what the City of Bakersfield did when an entire floor needed remodeling. The remodel was met with enthusiasm and fervor by the craft workers within the Plant Maintenance Section of the General Services Division. They are journey-level craftsmen who embrace these projects as they allow an opportunity to showcase their carpentry skills and creativity.

The remodel would require major work by the City’s electricians and HVAC technicians as well.

In December 2006, the City purchased a five-story, 50,000-square-foot office building that was across the street from the existing 55-year-old City Hall. The plan was to expand across the street to alleviate desperately crowded conditions. However, the first floor of the new building had previously been an institution of higher learning, complete with large classrooms, accordion walls, professor offices, a lounge, and administrative space. Major alteration was needed as the existing configuration would not meet the City’s needs.

Normally on a project of this size, an architectural firm would be contracted with to provide research, design and approved plans and special provisions that would be advertised for bidding the actual project construction. However, shortly after purchase of the building, the economy took a downturn and some of the funds that had been set aside for the remodeling were 36 APWA Reporter

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The large conference room where the craft workers built the wood paneling on the walls

needed to assist in keeping the General Fund budget stable.

That is where our Plant Maintenance staff of eight comes into play. With only a rough budget estimate provided by the General Services Superintendent, a floor plan and a tight time frame, they were given an opportunity to renovate the entire first floor. The 10,000-square-foot space would be transformed into offices for the Human Resources Department; a secured office and counter space for the Treasury Division; office and counter space for the City Clerk’s staff; break room complete with kitchen appliances; and two conference rooms for public and committee meetings.

Due to the large project scope the Public Works Department decided to accomplish the task using a method never before employed. One of the

more senior craft workers accepted the opportunity to direct the project. This allowed him to order materials and schedule the work of City electricians, City HVAC technicians and outside contractors, as he was constantly at the job site. Another benefit to this plan was that the Plant Maintenance Supervisor was then free to manage other work within the section.

To begin, the entire first floor had to be gutted from floor to ceiling. This resulted in a few critical discoveries that presented challenges to the remodel: •

The structural steel and metal studs in the southeast corner of the building were deteriorating because of rust. The landscaping in that area was continually oversaturated with water. The water was penetrating the exterior of the building and exposing the metal

The concession area and lounge in the Rabobank Arena and Convention Center

to moisture. Due to the severity of the rusting, it seemed that this moisture problem had been going on for several years. Staff contacted the City Building Department and came up with a solution. Crews replaced the metal studs that were deteriorating. The structural steel was treated with a rust inhibitor and then sealed for waterproofing.

The grade outside the building was altered to slope away from the building and the landscaping and irrigation modified to reduce the amount of water that is dispersed close to the structure.

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During the removal of interior walls, studs, t-bar, etc., it was determined that the designated fire walls that were exposed were not up to code. Again staff contacted the City Building Department to review the condition and come up

with a solution. Crews properly sealed the penetrations made in the fire walls and fire-coated the structural steel above the first floor.

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Direct access from the visitor parking lot into the large conference room where public meetings were to be held was desired. The access had to meet current ADA codes so a concrete ramp had to be poured and railing installed.

Initially the City did receive some negative press about spending money on some of the upgrades done within the building. These upgrades included oak paneling on the walls, granite countertops on the cabinets, lighting, ceiling tiles and large flat screen monitors. Most of the upgrades were in the public spaces where City Council Committee meetings were to be held along with other public meetings. The exist

ing condition of the building foyer included oak paneling on the walls and ceiling. This led to a decision to tie in the grand entry style within the two conference rooms thus creating a welcoming space for the public meetings.

In addition, the new energy-efficient lighting reduced the building’s electricity use, plus the City received a rebate from the electrical utility for the reduction in power load. A great deal of thought went into these decisions, and the types of materials used were found to be more durable and therefore had a cost and life-cycle benefit, which diffused the negative press.

On the project much of the work was completed by City staff. This required long hours—at times seven-day work weeks—and a great deal of flexibility.

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fire sprinklers, fire alarms, floor coverings, service windows for counters, asbestos removal, access control and concrete coring.

The City of Bakersfield has 35 buildings that are maintained by eight staff members. These include high-profile and major facilities such as City Hall (three buildings), Police Department

Headquarters, Planning and Development, Convention Center, Rabobank Arena and the Ice Center. Historically, remodels within these and other City buildings have been done by the General Services staff. The City has completed these projects in-house because of the following benefits: •

funded through the General Fund.

As a result, there is no charge back to City departments or to the project because it is just a function of time allocation.

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Customer Service – Who better to provide outstanding customer service to the City than actual employees of the City? The staff understands the customers and their needs and is always willing to listen to their requests and concerns.

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Scheduling and Work Hours – Flexibility is the key. The staff can accommodate any work schedule to avoid office disruption (i.e., noise or odors) during regular business hours. This includes early mornings and/or weekend work.

Staff can be moved to other critical projects or provided other general maintenance assignments if there is a need to vacate the work area for any reason.

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Design Change Accommodation – No additional charges or delays for change orders. Changes can be made to the project at any time during the construction work.

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No markup on materials.

Labor Cost – These positions are

Due to the success of the City Hall North renovation project, a second large project was undertaken by the General Services staff. This was within the 10-year-old, 10,000-seat Rabobank Arena. The project was to turn an existing conference room into a concession and lounge area and the vacated concession area into a suite for events within the Arena. It is because of these successes and others that the City will continue to complete remodel projects by in-house staff.

Brad B. Underwood can be reached at (661) 326-3724 or bunderwo@bakersfieldcity.us. Contributions to this article were made by Steve Hollingsworth, Public Works Operations Manager (retired); Stuart Patteson, Public Works Operations Manager; and Sean Cacal, Supervisor II – Plant Maintenance.

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Sustainable trees in roadway medians Shirley Trier Project Developer Davey Resource Group Jacksonville Beach, Florida illions of dollars are spent each year designing, implementing and maintaining roadway medians. Trees are often central features of those landscapes adding beauty, function and style. Unfortunately, long-term problems and high maintenance costs are caused when trees are not planned for and maintained properly. In roadway landscapes, trees are often the most noticeable failure and can create hazardous situations. Many of the problems with trees planted in medians can be avoided or reduced through proper design and the implementation of sustainable landscape practices.

It is imperative that a roadway be designed to withstand great stresses and forces from vehicles and nature. It must be sturdy and durable enough to support heavy loads and withstand extreme heat and cold for many years.

To do that, excavation of topsoils and compaction of the subgrade have to occur. After the subgrade has been compacted to 95% dry density, aggregate is added and compacted. This process produces a dense foundation that is air and watertight—ideal for paving, but not necessarily for tree and landscape plant growth.

When medians are installed, the next steps are typically to add curbing, ensure proper drainage, install irrigation, replace topsoils, and plant trees and other vegetation. With a typical curb section at 12 inches and the depth of the topsoil at 12 to15 inches, a 12-foot-wide median would on average have 12.5 cubic feet of soil per linear foot of median island. That is not enough soil to grow a tree, let alone additional shrubs and ground covers in the landscape.

Medians are central features of our roadways. Their design affects not only aesthetics and how we use them, but their sustainability and maintenance costs.

Trouble growing trees is not the only problem with inadequately designed roadway medians. Drainage is a big concern. Where does the water go? If onto the roadway, numerous problems including base failure and cracking can occur. If the water is contained in the median, most likely the trees will drown and die and the contents of the median will overflow its boundaries.

There is no single solution for every troubled tree in every median. However, there are some simple, sustainable landscape practices and engineered systems available that will make planting, growing and maintaining median trees more successful.

What is the problem with trees in medians?

Too often median designs fail to pro

vide proper consideration of the needs of trees. Heavy compaction destroys soil porosity and permeability limiting water infiltration and tree root expansion.

Soil volume is inadequate for growing and sustaining trees. Compacted surfaces cause stormwater to pool and run off the median preventing infiltration into subsoils. Because trees need both air and water, in compacted areas roots grow towards the surface, cracking and buckling curbs and pavement in the process. Eventually, trees decline from poor root health, leading to canopy dieback, an increased risk of limb or tree failure, and of liability. Often these trees must be removed and replaced which increases costs yet again and wastes time and money.

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soil is influenced by its location. Over its lifetime, its chemical and biological properties are degraded by roadway environment. Leaching from concrete can change pH and pollution from roads contaminating the soil. Organic content is usually added by man, not based on natural processes. In addition to altered chemistry and biology, urban soil lacks structure. Backfilling and grading offer little options to retain aggregates and natural soil horizons.

Then there is turf—turf grasses, like trees, are common and often essential parts of medians. However, turf and trees aren’t always compatible from a maintenance or horticultural standpoint. Thinning grass under trees, large surface roots that are mowing obstacles, young trees that don’t seem to grow, and damage by mowers or string trimmers to tree trunks are all undesirable side effects of trees and turf growing too closely together. When trees and turf are in conflict, medians require more maintenance and are not sustainable.

Keys to sustainable trees in medians

of as linear. The larger the mature tree size, the more soil volume is needed at planting. Likewise, the smaller the mature tree size, the less soil volume is needed at planting. If you don’t have the soil volume available in the median, save yourself some headaches down the road and plant a smaller tree that is appropriate for the soil volume and grow space available.

Growing space. The overall growing space is also a median design consideration. On a median, trees, shrubs, ground covers and turf grasses all require and compete for the same space, sunlight and water. Each plant competes with neighboring plants regardless of their type or species. Some plants even produce chemicals that are exuded from roots to restrict growth of nearby plants. For trees and plants to do well, the median must be designed to give them all space.

To get the space needed to support tree growth, medians must be designed with mature tree size in mind. However, achieving adequate grow space on the ground surface and in the subsurface is often difficult. The width of the

median needs to be wide enough and the depth of the soil great enough to support not only the tree seen above the ground, but its roots below. Sustainable median design should allow for a soil depth of 24 inches and grow space dimensions based on mature tree needs. A common mistake in median tree planting is to base the space size on the installed tree rather than the mature tree size. For median tree planting, the narrower the median, the more difficult it will be to grow trees as lateral and vertical space are limited.

If space in the median is limited and hard to come by because of utilities or construction specifications, engineered systems are available that create room for tree roots and prevent soil compaction.

Structural cells are engineered to improve the growth environment for trees and manage stormwater onsite. Structural cells, such as the Silva Cell, are designed to create a favorable underground growing environment for trees and be compatible with subsurface utility systems. They provide load-bearing support for a multitude of ground cov-

The keys to having sustainable trees in medians is understanding the requirements of the trees and incorporating them into median design. Soil volume and quality, species selection, and tree maintenance are critical to the median design process, and affect the ability of median trees to be sustainable and cost effective to manage.

Soil volume. Soil volume is critical to the long-term success of any tree. If too little soil is available, the tree will not reach its full stature—regardless of what species is planted, where it is planted, or how much care it receives. Trees without adequate soil volume tend to be short-lived and almost never function as useful components of a city’s infrastructure. When planting trees in medians, the volume of soil available for rooting must be large enough to support the intended tree size.

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Figure 1. Typical urban streetscape is designed using structural cells, also known as suspended pavement, to accommodate trees, utilities and stormwater. (Drawing developed by Davey Tree for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their guide about using street trees for nonpoint source pollution control.)

ers including pavements, grasses and mulches while creating space below ground for tree roots. Structural cells allow the soils to remain uncompacted and improve the ecological function of the site.

Structural cells can be used in most urban streetscape environments. Figure 1 shows a typical streetscape with the pavement supported by structural cells (also termed suspended pavement).

Because the system supports surface loads, the soil beneath it can remain uncompacted. Utilities, tree roots and stormwater can occupy the same space.

Soil selection and quality. Another method available to improve growing conditions for trees in urban environments is employing structural soil.

Structural soil is a designed medium which can meet most pavement subgrade requirements while remaining root penetrable and supportive of tree growth. Structural soils are gap-graded gravels made up of region-specific

Figure 2. Typical urban streetscape is designed using structural soil to accommodate trees, utilities and stormwater. (Drawing developed by Davey Tree for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their guide about using street trees for nonpoint source pollution control.)

Sustainable median trees start with design and end with maintenance. If proper consideration is given to the trees’ needs in the design phase, then the maintenance needed and costs associated with it will be reduced.

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When selecting a tree for sustainability, the maintenance that goes along with it must be considered. Sustainable landscaping has varying definitions and interpretations but it is generally agreed that it includes using trees and plants that are in balance with the local climate and require minimal resource inputs, such as fertilizer, pesticides and water.

Keys for sustainable turf grasses in medians Shade is the most obvious problem that trees create for turf. However, tree roots also contribute to turf problems.

Contrary to general thinking, most tree roots are in the top two feet of soil.

More important, the majority of fine, water-absorbing roots is in the top six inches of soil.

Trees and turf grasses compete for the same space on our medians. Median design should include ample root space for all plants.

crushed stone, clay loam, and often a hydrogel stabilizing agent. Structural soils can be compacted to meet all relevant pavement design requirements yet allow for sustainable root growth.

In medians, structural soil can be used under turf or even as a ground cover.

Cornell’s Urban Horticulture Institute has tested a series of materials over the past decade and focused on characterizing their engineering as well as horticultural properties. In a streetscape or median installation using structural soil as a subbase, the potential rooting zone could extend from building face to curb (streetscape) or curb to curb (median), running the entire length of the street or median.

In a streetscape environment, structural soils are used as a subbase. Figure 2 (shown on previous page) shows a typical streetscape with structural soil.

Because the structural soil can be compacted to 95% dry density, it can be used under most pavements and ground coverings. Pore space is inherent of the medium which allows utilities, tree roots and stormwater to occupy the same space. Structural soil can provide a continuous base course under pavements or other ground covers.

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In addition to the volume of soil needed for median tree growth, the quality of soil is important if sustainable trees are your goal. Construction can alter the properties of soils. The chemical and biological properties of the soil are often altered, if not during installation then by construction activities, then by leaching and improper maintenance after installation. If a median is designed to have trees that are to live for many years, use a soil that is native to the area and has not been compacted and degraded by construction activities. Add organic compounds at installation and mulch on a routine basis. Sustainable median trees start with great soil and lots of it.

Tree species selection. Median tree selection is based on many factors and most are related to site requirements, hardiness zone and public opinion.

However, when selecting trees for sustainability, other factors must be considered. How much maintenance does the species normally require? Will it need to be pruned every year for visibility and clearance? Is the tree droughttolerant? How do changes in pH affect it? Is the species tolerant to pests or will it require repeated treatments? Will it always require irrigation? How much litter does it produce?

Generally, grass roots outcompete tree roots uptaking much of the available water and nutrients. To help make medians more sustainable, their design should consider maintenance practices for both trees and turf. That is not as easy as it sounds as tree and turf grass maintenance differs and standard practices may even unintentionally damage the other plant. However, the following sustainable practices are recommended: • Mulch around trees instead of planting turf. A two- to four-inch layer of wood chips, bark or other organic material over the soil extending to the dripline will help the tree retain moisture, reduce weeds, improve soil composition, protect the trunks from mechanical damage, and improve soil structure.

• Monitor fertilizer applications. Fertilizer applied to one plant will also be absorbed by the roots of a nearby plant. Normally that is good, but excessive fertilization of either trees or turf can result in crown or grass blade growth greater than desired.

• Apply herbicides carefully. Many herbicides used in turf care can cause severe damage to trees when misapplied. Misapplication can occur on windy days, causing drift to fall on non-target plants, or on hot days when the herbicide may vaporize and diffuse into the air.

• Irrigate correctly. Trees need only one inch of rain every seven to ten days. Frequent shallow watering does not meet the needs of the trees or the turf.

size. Provide high-quality soil that has not been degraded by construction activities. Mulch around trees to prevent damage by equipment and improve long-term soil composition.

• Mow turf at the top of its recommended growing height. Moving off no more than one-third of the grass blade’s height and letting the clippings remain does much to ensure healthy turf and trees.

Other sustainable landscaping solutions for medians include:

Solutions for trees in medians Sustainable median trees start with design and end with maintenance. If proper consideration is given to the trees’ needs in the design phase, then the maintenance needed and costs associated with it will be reduced. With proper design, median trees are more sustainable.

The key to growing urban trees is good soil. Design for it. Provide it. And, maintain it. Design for the proper amount of soil based on mature tree

• Use at least 120 cubic feet of soil for small maturing trees; if you want large shade trees, plan for no less than 1,000 cubic feet of soil per tree.

• Use structural cells and/or structural soil to improve site conditions on medians.

• Install bio-swales or rain gardens to reduce stormwater runoff.

• Xeriscape to decrease dependence on irrigation.

• Irrigate medians using gray water or reclaimed water.

• Implement Integrated Pest Management techniques for pest control.

• Place trees properly to shade heat sinks.

• Install permeable paving materials to reduce stormwater runoff and allow rainwater to infiltrate into the ground.

• Recycle tree wastes into mulch.

• Prune to increase air circulation and decrease the likelihood of plant diseases.

For more information, please contact Shirley Trier at (800) 828-8312, ext.

8017 or at shirley.trier@davey.com.

Works Cited “Tree Space Design: Growing the Tree Out of the Box.” 2008. Casey Trees.

Web. 14 July 2010. http://www.caseytrees.org/planning/design-resources/ for-designers/tree-space/documents/ TreeSpaceDesignReport.pdf.

Urban, James. 1992. “Bringing order to the technical dysfunction within the urban forest.” Journal of Arboriculture 18(2):85-90.

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Major infrastructure improvements that won’t break the bank The City of Olympia is leveraging Energy Savings Performance Contracting Debbie Sullivan Director of Technical Services Department of Public Works City of Olympia, Washington ike most American cities and towns, Olympia, Washington, manages a portfolio of aging buildings in need of major repairs and updates. And like other municipalities across the country hamstrung by a struggling economy, Olympia has limited funds available for these critical renovations. A 2008 report confirmed what City officials already suspected: 13 City-owned buildings required significant upgrades at an anticipated cost of $12 million. Most of these buildings were constructed in the mid-1970s.

And while facilities staff had kept crucial systems running far longer than anyone would have thought possible, a major overhaul of critical mechanical systems was needed. What’s more, during this time period project funding was severely limited by a weak economy. Creative thinking was required in order to overhaul building systems and budget within the City’s limited financial means.

An innovative, statewide program designed to help public agencies with infrastructure upgrades was just what the doctor ordered. City administrators learned that Olympia could work with the State of Washington’s Department of General Administration (GA) Energy Team to implement an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). With an ESPC, the needed infrastructure improvements could be paid for with cost savings from reduced consumption of electricity, gas, water, and solid waste disposal.

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provided the City with a streamlined procurement process and enabled it to utilize the GA’s ESPC contract. In addition, the GA provided the City with an experienced energy engineer to oversee the project. GA also assisted in securing low-interest financing for ESPCs from the Washington State Treasurer’s Office, with rates at just under three percent.

Ameresco Quantum first provided a detailed engineering audit of City facilities. Using data loggers to monitor and measure lighting and HVAC systems, they established an accurate energy use baseline, then designed and engineered the most cost-effective conservation measures. Under the terms of the ESPC, Ameresco Quantum guaranteed the maximum project cost and the annual resource savings. In 2010, with Ameresco Quantum’s comprehensive audit in hand, City officials were ready to move forward with a comprehensive infrastructure improvement program.

Ameresco designed the project to both improve comfort and increase energy efficiency in Olympia’s municipal buildings. HVAC systems and building controls were updated, failing equipment replaced, and energy-efficient lighting installed. New low-consumption toilets and urinals replaced aging fixtures. The project greatly improved comfort inside the facilities while reducing demand for energy and water.

Buildings that underwent controls, lighting and/or water system upgrades include: Olympia City Hall, Municipal Court Services, Police Annex, Smith Building, Timberland Regional Library, Washington Center, Olympia Center, Family Support Center, Maintenance Facility, West Side Police Station, three

fire stations, Command Training Center and the Firing Range.

The most exciting aspect of this ESPC project was the cost and financing structure. Energy- and maintenancerelated savings guaranteed by Ameresco Quantum were bundled with monetary support through utility incentives, grants and low-interest loans. This financial package resulted in a project that was cash-flow positive from day one—and will continue to become more profitable for the City over time as energy costs rise. Funding sources included the City’s Capital Repair and Replacement Fund, incentives from Puget Sound Energy and LOTT Clean Water Alliance, and most significantly, low-interest financing repaid from over $190,000 per year in guaranteed savings. The Washington State Treasurer’s Local Option Capital Asset Lending or LOCAL program plays a pivotal role in ESPCs, enabling public agencies to borrow project funds at below-market rates. You can learn more about that program by visiting the LOCAL website: http://www.tre.wa.gov/LOCAL/ index.shtml.

Equally important, the project results in environmental benefits that are real and measurable, helping the City of Olympia maintain its status as a national leader in environmental conservation. These measures have substantially reduced the City’s demand for electricity from the local utility, Puget Sound Energy, which relies heavily on hydroelectric power. As a result, stream and river flows will be improved—which enhances the habitat of endangered species including the wild salmon population—and greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced

The City of Olympia, Washington, is leveraging an energy savings performance contract with Ameresco Quantum. The citywide project guarantees Olympia will save nearly $200,000 on annual utility costs, and it includes infrastructure improvements to City fire stations, including the Fire Department Headquarters, pictured here. (Photo courtesy of the City of Olympia)

dramatically, including a reduction of CO2 emissions of more than 1.3 million pounds per year. In addition, the project will save more than 20 million gallons of water annually.

The City of Olympia’s ESPC project serves as a model for municipal govern-

ments throughout the United States.

Complex systems were upgraded with energy efficiency, positive environmental impacts, and long-term savings in mind. State-of-the art technologies have created safe, comfortable environments for hundreds of City employees

Olympia, Washington: The Power of Energy Savings Performance Contracts Facility Improvements: 1. Direct Digital Controls (DDC) and Energy Management System (EMS) upgrades: Old, failing pneumatic and electronic control systems were replaced with state-of-the-art technology, saving energy and improving comfort through better control of HVAC systems.

2. Deteriorating Hot Water Boiler Systems: New high-efficiency boilers were installed at City Hall, Timberland Regional Library, and Olympia Community Center. The new boilers replaced failing systems and are less expensive to operate.

3. New Chiller (City Hall): A new air-cooled chiller replaced the single pass cooling unit, eliminating over two million gallons per year in water and sewer fees.

as well as the residents who visit these buildings every day.

Debbie Sullivan is a member of APWA’s Washington State Chapter. She can be reached at (360) 753-8277 or dsulliva@ ci.olympia.wa.us.

4. Lighting Conservation Measures (Citywide): Old lighting systems throughout the city were retrofitted or replaced with new energy-efficient lighting.

The new lighting provides better light output with less energy, and eliminated the use of T-12 lamps, which in the near future will no longer be available.

5. Water Conservation Measures (Citywide): New low-consumption toilets, urinals, and reduced flow aerators were installed. The resulting reduction in water use reduces the City’s water and sewer costs, as well as the volume of water that must be heated.

Costs: $2,708,368 ($774,243)

Total Project Cost Estimated Utility Incentives & Other Grants

$2,064,125 ($320,000) $1,614,125 $190,824

Estimated Net Project Cost Capital Repair and Replacement Amount to be Debt Financed Guaranteed Annual Utility Savings April 2011 APWA Reporter

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Public Works links the community with a park trail David Fain, MPA Director of Public Works City of Haltom City, Texas Member, APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee hroughout the world, communities have begun to recognize the many benefits of providing citizens the opportunity to walk, hike, cycle and run in their neighborhoods safely and on scenic trails that boast beautiful views. The City of Haltom City, Texas, recognized the value of such a trail system and struck out to begin laying out plans to construct one. Officials realized that a trail system in the community would allow walkers and cyclists the ability to move about the community and possibly, in the future, to move from multi-use trail to multi-use trail without the need to compete with motor-vehicle traffic.

There are many important steps to consider when a community decides to design and develop a multi-use trail. One of the initial steps in the process was to consider what the community desires.

Input from the community was an extremely important part of the initial process. Initiating a new idea or project in any community entails making sure that stakeholders become involved. It was also important to seek interested supporters of the project as well as those who may have had issues or concerns so that those concerns could be addressed early on in the process. Once the community was involved, the project was also viewed as open to the public and became a rewarding experience because community stakeholders and team members are included in the process.

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During construction of the Haltom City multi-use trail project

park master plan. In fact, the master plan might have even been considered the most important part of the initial process. It provided both community members and staff a tool they could utilize to make informed decisions. The master plan for Haltom City highlighted the fact that the community was lacking in several areas of park amenities, including a park multi-use trail system. More importantly, the master plan also concluded that a park trail system is of high priority in this community.

As in the case of most public works projects, one of the first steps in planning a project was to identify the opportunity to provide a multi-use park trail and to provide potential solutions, such as possible locations and funding

sources. Other considerations included who would use the trail, where final location would be, and what types of uses it should accommodate, i.e., walkers, cyclists and runners. Based on the current City park locations, staff identified a possible location for a multi-use trail that would connect parks that were already in close proximity to each other.

One park already provided a trail system within its boundaries, and the possibility of linking the parks appeared to be a viable opportunity. However, there would be a need to acquire some property to connect the two parks with a multi-use trail.

City staff began the next step in the process and identified the owners of the properties between the two park sites. The parcel necessary to connect

the two parks was owned by a gas pipeline company. After much discussion, staff decided to make a formal request to the owner to see if a land donation would be possible. To the surprise and excitement of staff, the owner graciously donated the property. The only thing necessary to complete the transaction was to provide the donor with an easement for the pipeline. With the donation of the joining property complete, the next step in the trail project was to create a detailed cost projection and to identify where funding would be secured. Ultimately, funding for the trail connection project came from a variety of sources, including federal stimulus funds, local economic development funds, and drainage utility funds, along with Public Works Department crews providing in-kind services.

The total cost of the trail project was $100,000.

layout considerations also included crossing over two drainage structures.

The completed multi-use trail project

Several groups were involved in the construction of the trail, including Public Works Department crews and contractors. The Public Works Construction Division laid out and prepared the trail for construction. The City hired a concrete contractor to construct the 10’ trail. Public Works Department crews followed up with the necessary cleanup and site work to complete the

trail. The Department crews also constructed the necessary gates, railings and fences required along the trail.

Now that the project is complete, walkers, runners and cyclists can be seen enjoying it daily. The City is very proud of this project and what it offers to the community. Eventually, the City would like to construct additional multi-use trails to create more connectivity throughout its parks system. In the future, the consideration of creating additional trails to link with neighboring cities and their parks is a real possibility. This project was a community effort that resulted in something that is enjoyed by park visitors of all ages and is a true example of success.

David Fain is a member of APWA’s Facilities and Grounds Technical Committee and is a Past President of the Texas Chapter’s North Central Branch. He can be reached at (817) 834-9036 or dfain@ haltomcitytx.com.

Workers touch up the railing along one of the trail’s bridges.

The next step, trail design, was one of the most important factors to ensure the route offered a safe, scenic site along with a variety of diverse habitats for the trail user to experience. The design was the critical connection to make the multi-use trail sustainable, to reduce impacts to the natural environment, and to minimize future trail maintenance. These basic elements of the design and layout were considered during the initial trail design stage.

The City’s Engineering Department designed the project which consisted of a 10’-wide concrete surface approximately 4,000 feet in length. Design and

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What tool should you use for managing exotic invasive pests in your community forest?

Josh Behounek Urban Forester Davey Resource Group Columbia, Missouri xotic invasive pests are threatening our nation’s urban and community forests at alarming rates and causing significant financial impacts on local municipalities. No matter how you choose to manage an invasive pest it will cost you money!

The impact of invasive pests on the U.S. economy is estimated at $120 billion annually, and since 1993 there have been 20 exotic tree pathogens and 368 exotic tree pests established in the U.S. Some examples include: sudden oak death (SOD) (Phytohthora ramorum) which, unlike its name suggests, can infect more than 75 plant species; emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis [Fairmaire]) has been found in 14 states and kills all ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees; and gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) which stretches from Illinois to Virginia up to Canada and feeds on more than 500 species of trees and shrubs.

Now more than ever, public works managers are under pressure to manage public trees effectively and efficiently to minimize the impacts of these invasive pests. Exotic insects and disease impact our cities and public works programs in many ways: • Management for invasive pests diverts budget and staffing resources.

• Affected trees can quickly become safety risks threatening rights-ofway, and public and private properties.

• Tree loss and damage can drastically alter the aesthetics of a neighborhood.

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services benefits such as stormwater mitigation, air pollution control, and energy savings.

• Tree damage and loss and the spread of invasive pests can become unexpected customer service issues.

There are options for dealing with invasive pests that range from doing nothing, simply reacting by tree removal, to a proactive combination of removal, chemical treatment, and public education. One way or another, invasive pests present a real management issue that must be addressed.

A Tale of Four Cities (TOFC) is a case study project that explored some of the options and tools available for managing invasive insects and diseases.

This project was funded through a grant by the U.S. Forest Service in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and studied four northern Illinois communities to demonstrate the uses, limitations, advantages, deliverables, and costs of some currently available forest management tools for addressing invasives.

Tools to Manage Invasives In TOFC, the following tools were assessed for their effectiveness to manage three regional invasive insects and diseases: EAB, Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma novu-ulmi), and oak wilt (Ceratocystis fagacearum). A brief description of each tool and how they can be used in the management of invasive pests follows.

Tree Ordinances. Tree ordinances provide the legal framework within which local tree management activities are conducted for the general public

The four communities are located in northern Illinois.

Background of Four Communities Communities

Area sq miles

Population

Urban Forest Dept

Urban Forest Staff

Certified Arborists

Urban Forest Budget

Tree City USA Years

Evanston

7.8

74,239

Parks & Rec

18

9

$2,510,500

26

Skokie

10.2

63,348

Public Works

8

4

$1,079,334

24

Wilmette

5.4

27,651

Public Works

4

2

$765,405

26

Winnetka

3.9

12,419

Public Works

2

2

$500,000

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welfare and give communities authorization to enforce standards on tree-related activities within their boundaries.

They are not effective if not enforced properly and they need to be updated and reviewed periodically. For insect and disease management, ordinances give authority to declare an infested or infected public or private tree a public nuisance and order its removal at the cost of the property owner.

Management Plans. Management plans establish goals and make management recommendations for tree care activities and provide a community an action plan with implementation recommendations for preserving, maintaining, and enhancing their urban forest. For invasive insects and diseases, they are a proactive mechanism for this battle; plans quantify and analyze the threat to public trees and provide projected maintenance costs and protocols for managing the pests. The cost associated with writing a management plan can be approximately $3,000 to $10,000.

Tree Inventories. A tree inventory is most often used to identify, locate, and assess the condition of public trees.

Data are collected to provide information concerning species composition, relative age, and health of the public urban forest. For invasive insect and disease management, it is recommended that at a minimum location, species, condition, size, and recommended maintenance information are recorded during an inventory to be able to report accurately as to the effect of exotic invasive pests. A GIS-based inventory

should be completed to better demonstrate the spatial placement of the community’s trees and to better interface with other departments. Tree inventories can range in price from $3.50 to $5.00 per tree depending on number of trees and requested data fields.

The relative age of Evanston’s street tree population

Hyperspectral Imagery. Hyperspectral Imagery (HSI) is a new remote sensing tool that uses high-resolution custom aerial imagery to locate individual tree species. Shapefile data is typically the deliverable; therefore, experienced GIS personnel are required to “interpret” the data and make it useful.

For invasive pest management, HSI is a beneficial tool in mapping the loca-

tions and quantifying the canopy extent of targeted species on private and public property. HSI can reveal the location and concentrations of susceptible species, so the public works department can take proactive action on public trees and can target public education for trees on private property.

For the 27 square miles of this project area HSI cost approximately $65,000. i-Tree Streets Benefit Model. i-Tree Streets is part of the U.S. Forest Service’s i-Tree suite of applications used to quantify the annual environmental services that street trees provide, account for program expenses, and then calculate a net benefit-cost ratio. The strongest application of i-Tree is its use to calculate the loss of services from trees affected by invasive pests, communicating the benefits of trees, and supporting the need for increased proactive management. i-Tree Streets is a free, peer-reviewed, and scientifically valid tool. However, tree inventory data must be available and it requires technical expertise to execute the analysis and fully use all of the capabilities of the program. An i-Tree Streets analysis can range from $3,500 to $7,000 depending on the data quality and depth of the analysis desired.

Wilmette’s Net Annual Benefit and Benefit-Cost Ratio Total ($) $2,281,034

$/Tree $130.29

$/Capita $82.56

Total Annual Costs

$765,405

$43.73

$27.71

Net Annual Benefits

$1,515,405

$86.56

$54.85

Total Annual Benefits

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Results At the start of this study all of the communities had existing tree ordinances and management plans, and all with the exception of Winnetka had a current street tree inventory. None of the four communities were utilizing hyperspectral imagery, i-Tree Streets Benefits Model, or Urban Tree Canopy Analysis to manage their urban forests.

Using the tree inventory, UTC, and i-Tree Streets tools, the following information was revealed about the resource structure, function, and value of the four communities: • An estimated total of 82,906 publicly managed street trees were involved.

A UTC locates existing tree canopy but does not provide species-specific information.

Urban Tree Canopy Analysis. An Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Analysis is emerging as a very useful tool for city foresters and community planners to aid in understanding the current tree canopy. A UTC can determine what and where a community’s current tree canopy is. A UTC is not species-specific

and does not determine the percentage of canopy threatened by invasive insects and diseases, but when used in conjunction with HSI it becomes a very useful management and public education tool. A typical UTC costs approximately $100 to $400 per square mile depending on desired accuracy.

• The predominate species that make up the combined public forest are maple (Acer), ash, elm (Ulmus), oak (Quercus), linden (Tilia), and honeylocust (Gleditsia).

• The communities have a combined 6,509.5 acres or 37.5% of urban tree canopy.

• The combined street tree resource mitigates 148.1 million gallons of stormwater, 7,753.6 Megawatthours, and 2,771,263.5 therms of

Management Plans

$

X

Tree Inventories

$ - $$$$

i-Tree Streets Benefit Model Hyperspectral Imaging Urban Tree Canopy Analysis

X

$

X

$$$$

X

X

$ - $$$

X

X

Proactive Management

X

Public Education

Private Tree Management

X

Environmental Benefits

X

Tree Canopy Information

$

Tools

Spatial (GIS) Analysis

Tree Ordinances

Cost1

Public Tree Management

Specific Tree Species Management

Comparison of Management Tools

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

The cost is most often associated with project size and detail. This pricing is based on Davey’s experience; $ = <$5,000; $$ = $5,000–$15,000; $$$ = $15,000–$25,000; $$$$ = >$25,000.

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energy, removes 91 tons of air pollutants, and sequesters 17,938 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

• The combined public street tree resource provides an estimated annual environmental benefit value of $10,331,877.

Impacts of invasive pests: • The combined public street tree population contains approximately 9,498 ash, 5,482 American elm, and 5,348 oaks meaning approximately 25% of the street trees are at risk.

• A total of 128.9 acres of green and white ash tree canopy are susceptible to emerald ash borer.

• A total of 41.4 acres of American elm tree canopy are susceptible to Dutch elm disease.

• A total of 42.1 acres of northern red oak tree canopy are susceptible to oak wilt disease.

• Approximately 3.3% of the total tree canopy is comprised of green and white ash, American elm, and northern red oak.

Public Works Department, says, “This project really opened up my eyes as a municipal forester as to the potential loss of environmental ‘dollars’ due to invasive pests. These are great tools to communicate to everyone across the board all the environmental benefits of trees, more than just the aesthetic aspect. The urban forest is a resource that needs to be managed for now and the future as we all cherish it here in Wilmette.”

This project did not evaluate all available urban forestry management tools that can be used to manage invasive pests, such as i-Tree Eco, invasive species readiness plans, public education campaigns, and other new tools such as the i-Tree Pest Evaluation Detection Module (IPED). It is recommended that a community research these tools as well when preparing for the management of exotic invasive pests.

Finally, the goal of this project is to motivate and assist other communities to better understand what tools are avail-

able for assessing the threat of exotic pests to their community forests. Furthermore, these tools should be utilized to develop reasonable management objectives and to implement proactive action strategies. When communities can be more efficient and effective in managing exotic invasive pest threats, the community, state and the region will be better protected overall.

Josh Behounek focuses on assisting communities, nonprofits, and state agencies in the Midwest to proactively and sustainably manage their urban forests and other natural resources. He is a Certified Arborist, a recent graduate of the Society of Municipal Arborist’s Municipal Forester Institute, and successfully completed the Davey Resource Group’s Institute of Tree Science program. Behounek is active in many local and regional urban forestry organizations, and has ridden his bicycle over 1,000 miles for the Tour des Trees to raise money for the Tree Fund. He can be reached at (573) 673-7530 or josh. behounek@davey.com.

• Approximately 20,328 total street trees might require removal with a combined projected cost of $11,137,895.

• Loss of annual community and environmental benefits due to exotic and invasive pests totals $3,537,046.

Conclusion In the fight against exotic invasive pests, public works managers have a lot of work to do and fortunately there are a variety of tools available to assist in this battle. In the project A Tale of Four Cities, all of the chosen urban forestry management tools can help with understanding and managing the threat of invasive insects and disease. (See “Comparison of Management Tools” on previous page.)

All of these tools also prove very useful in community outreach and education as to the effects of exotic invasive pests on a community’s forest. Kevin Sorby, Village Forester in Wilmette’s

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Issues and challenges of obtaining new public works maintenance and operations facilities Mark Ellis, Central Region Manager, Maintenance Design Group, Houston, Texas; Ken Booth, Mountain Region Manager, Maintenance Design Group, Denver, Colorado

s a public works leader, you face a multitude of challenges.

Recruiting and retaining quality staff, meeting service expectations, and protecting your facility and equipment investments all present challenges. Efficient, safe, sustainable, and well-designed maintenance and operations facilities are key to meeting these challenges head on. But how can you get such facilities? By making three steps a priority: • Using Pre-Design Planning • Asking for Realistic Funding • Addressing Your Design Challenges

Using Pre-Design Planning: Needs Assessment, Site Selection, and Master Planning An effective needs assessment, thoughtful site selection, and comprehensive master plan are critical first steps in a successful project. They not only ensure you are requesting appropriate funding, but also save you design dollars and future operational costs.

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A comprehensive understanding of your needs means your new facility will be the right size for today’s operations as well as tomorrow’s expansion of staff, fleet and operations.

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Location, site size, neighbors, and access all impact your long-term operating costs. A new facility poorly located can increase costs if crew deadhead mileage and response times increase; neighborhood complaints are costly to mitigate and can create political ill will within the community. But a

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The City of Chula Vista, Calif., maintains a diverse fleet from fire trucks to buses at their Corporation Yard.

successful site selection can effectively drive down your costs while benefitting the community.

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An effective master plan establishes a road map for future facility development. The master plan and accompanying conceptual design documents provide a realistic facility cost, enabling you to make your funding request with confidence.

Asking for Realistic Funding Funding any program or capital project in today’s economy can be difficult.

Lower tax revenues lead to uncertainty in funding even the most basic services. Understanding and using all your viable options can mean the difference between success and failure.

The City of Chula Vista, California (featured as a case study in APWA’s 2005 Click, Listen & Learn “Blueprints for Public Works Yards”), used a combination of development impact fees, grants, and transit federal funding to purchase an existing facility no longer used by a large utility company. The City then hired a design team with experience in public works facilities to help transform the site into a consolidated service center. Since the City also operated the local transit system, plans were made to incorporate that system into the new facility and, as a result, they were able to secure federal funding for the construction of transit-specific elements. The new facilities were justified through significant savings in the following areas:

• lowering deadhead mileage • ownership and operation of Cityowned fueling facilities that included both diesel fuel and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) • increased life and availability of rolling stock through better maintenance Their approach was successful. By being creative and understanding their funding opportunities, the City was able to fully fund the project. The resulting facilities now save taxpayer dollars and help the City provide better service to citizens—all without asking those citizens for more taxes.

A more conventional, and the most common, approach to funding is the use of municipal bonds. The ability to raise necessary capital by issuing bonds is and will remain a mainstay of the public facility funding approach.

Issuing bonds to fund projects works because the face value, or principal amount of the bond, is repaid through fixed payments, allowing the City to build now and pay over time. Municipal bonds can be an attractive investment vehicle because the interest income generated is exempt from federal income tax and often state and local taxes as well. Important to know is that the value of municipal bonds necessary for large projects and acquisitions often requires taxpayer approval through a ballot initiative. As such, the key to the success of this approach is ensuring the public is well-informed and understands that the initiative represents investment in projects that have an impact on their daily lives, including schools, highways, hospitals, housing, and sewer systems.

projects – mostly transportation and water projects, but also libraries, hospitals and schools. Local jurisdictions sought approval of many billions more in various municipal bonds issues around the nation.” AGC, 2008.

The City of Fort Worth, Texas, used a unique developer-led approach to

obtain their new facilities. The City entered into an agreement with a local developer and the GSA to provide a new facility on GSA property slated for redevelopment. The developer, in turn, partnered with a general contractor and an experienced public works facility design team to provide the City a new Public Works Service Center.

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The former public works yard was also slated for redevelopment, and with its location in an area near the Cultural Center and the historic Will Rogers Coliseum was thought to be a great area for new retail, office, and residential units. The profit potential was there for the developer and the City would ultimately realize new tax-generating improvements—a win-win-win scenario. While this type of arrangement is not available for every city or agency, it does represent a new funding trend— public agencies working with private entities willing to invest in facilities and infrastructure. Along the same funding lines is a similar approach that is gaining appeal in the public works community, which is a basic public/ private partnership where a private investor funds the design and construction of the facility and the investor is repaid through a long-term lease-back arrangement with the public agency.

The secret to getting the funding you need is the data you have to support your request. Budget requests for capital investment in maintenance and operations facilities often include little justification and are underestimated.

Elected councils, board, and officials are under pressure to present realistic budgets that can be justified in taxpayers’ eyes and that will work. There’s a common thread across public works leaders that have been successful in securing funding and support for new facilities—they justified their request with realistic data.

Addressing Your Design Challenges Today’s facilities aren’t the garages or public works yards of 50 years ago.

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• Optimizes onsite storage in designated warehouse, yard, or shop-based storage areas • Decreases retrieval times • Increases security • Creates safe, flexible work environments that can easily be adapted for new or modified tasks • Incorporates successful design solutions from similar facilities Public works maintenance and operations facilities, by their very nature, are multi-functional and diverse workplaces. Your facilities and crews often support multiple public services. Proactively addressing six major facility decisions will help you make your project successful: Vehicle Maintenance Facility Layout. Should your facility be designed in a double- or single-loaded configuration? Repair bays: drive-through or pull in/back out? Should internal circulation of vehicles be considered?

There are no standard answers. Rather, the best vehicle maintenance facility design tailors the layout to your situation, including site shape, site access, geographic location, fleet makeup, available budget, and your operational preference.

Proper Repair Bay Sizing. A logical approach to repair bay sizing works best. Large vehicles and equipment require more space and smaller vehicles require less. Some users prefer a facility with all large bays for flexibility; others prefer a more dedicated bay sizing approach which could result in building less shop area but with less flexibility.

Understanding your specific operational requirements is key.

Fuel Islands. You’ll want your fuel island design to accommodate the varying configuration of your fleet.

Consider your fuel types and fuel port locations along with the height and effectiveness of any canopy structures.

The ability of vehicles to maneuver through the fuel island must also be considered along with selecting the

most appropriate storage and dispensing systems to support your operation.

Vehicle and Equipment Wash Bay. One of the most debated elements in designing a facility is the wash bay. Opinions on the best vehicle and equipment washing approach vary and all have merit. Some users prefer touchless automated wash systems; others prefer a mix of both high-volume hoses and high-pressure washers.

What is most important is your drainage system design and its ability to effectively capture and dispose of the solids washed from your vehicles and equipment.

Site Circulation. Public works maintenance and operations facilities require specific and functional circulation paths to operate efficiently. Large trucks (some with trailers) must be able to turn into parking stalls and repair bays. Circulation through the fueling and equipment wash areas should allow for queuing of vehicles waiting to be washed or fueled. Main vehicle traffic paths should not pass overhead doors of the fleet maintenance building to avoid possible conflicts with vehicles and equipment entering and exiting the building.

Safety. Creating a safe work environment spans all aspects of facility design.

Safety hinges on proper site circulation, well-placed lighting and security cameras, clear pedestrian paths inside and outside your building, proper work zones around shop equipment and in work bays, appropriate ventilation systems to meet OSHA requirements, and organized spaces with designated storage areas.

Sustainable Design You have many opportunities to incorporate sustainable design features in your facility. In the past decade many maintenance and operations facilities have been designed and constructed as energy-efficient and sustainable structures, even with physical building challenges such as overhead doors and large volumes of space. Modern facili-

Natural light floods the Fleet Shop from clerestory windows at the Denver Central Platte Campus.

ties like the recently completed Central Platte Campus facility in Denver, Colorado, and the West College Utilities Facility in Santa Rosa, California, were designed and built with sustainable and durable materials and renewable energy systems in mind, making them easy to maintain, energy efficient, and capable of lasting 50+ years.

The facilities include basic sustainable strategies like natural lighting and appropriate ventilation systems to create pleasant working environments for maintenance and operations staff. The use of best practices for site design and stormwater management can heighten sustainability while setting an example for the public. Facilities like the ones in Denver and Santa Rosa prove that public works maintenance and opera-

tions facilities can be a cornerstone in the growing green facility movement.

Get the Facility You Need As a public works leader, you have enough on your hands. Adding a new facility doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to add to your list of headaches. Incorporating pre-design planning, making smart funding requests, and proactively addressing your design challenges will help you get the facility you need to attract and retain quality staff, serve your public, and protect your capital investment for years.

Mark Ellis can be reached at (832) 3276006 or mark.ellis@mdg-llc.com; Ken Booth can be reached at (303) 302-0266 or ken.booth@mdg-llc.com.

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From strip center to civic center Roger Torriero CEO/President Griffin Structures, Inc. Laguna Beach, California ocated in the County of San Bernardino about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles, the City of Hesperia is indicative of the young, growing cities found within inland Southern California. Despite experiencing its share of growing pains as most communities do in their early cityhood stages, Hesperia’s residents have always demonstrated a strong sense of civic pride and community involvement. As population growth started to accelerate in the mid-to-late 1990s, following Hesperia’s 1988 Cityhood incorporation, it was apparent that a “city center” was a necessary part of its evolution and to further cultivate the unification of the community’s residents and municipal services.

As it stood, the City of Hesperia’s City Hall, which included council chambers limited to a meeting room and cramped work space for employees, was located in a City-owned retail strip center. The City Hall was in one portion of the retail strip center adjacent to a donut shop, sandwich restaurant and a car repair center, among other retail neighbors. The Hesperia Police Department was housed in adjacent space.

Assessing needs and vision In 1993, the City conducted a needs assessment survey and established a redevelopment agency. The agency was able to obtain approval to do a bond offering that was successful in selling approximately $100 million in bonds which, in turn, generated enough revenue for the City to execute its vision of developing the Hesperia Civic Center.

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The 50,000-square-foot City Hall was one of the first buildings to be completed in 2006. Prior to this, Hesperia’s City Hall was located in cramped space within a retail strip center. (Photo credit: Costea Photography, Inc.)

community that would bring together the City Hall, Library, Police Headquarters, and Amphitheatre amidst a number of community spaces. The City selected a public/private sector consultant, Griffin Structures, Inc., who provided program and construction management services for the entire project.

The firm was also involved in the detailed needs assessment for the project prior to construction.

three decades at minimum. The City also established a critical need to pursue sustainable building practices for the new construction to reduce Hesperia’s carbon footprint and conserve desert resources. Finally, an important aspect to the entire project for the community was to undertake a process and deliver a final project that would ultimately save taxpayers money.

A key finding of the needs assessment survey was the continued growing population within the City. Therefore, in addition to fulfilling the City’s immediate expansion needs, the Civic Center Plan also needed to accommodate City growth over the next two to

Parallel to Hesperia’s growth, the County of San Bernardino’s population is increasing thereby generating a need for a government center in the High Desert. The County and City recognized the unique opportunity to bring together a number of comparable City

City/County partnership

and County services to create a stronger, centralized set of public services that would provide an even greater benefit to the local community.

Development Development for Hesperia’s Civic Center began in 2004. The first buildings to be completed were in 2006 and featured the 50,000-square-foot City Hall and 20,000-square-foot Library. In 2008, a five-acre Civic Center Park, the centerpiece to the project, was completed. The park included an amphitheater, meeting areas, activity spaces, play areas and other valuable community amenities. The team was able to complete the park in six months’ time just prior to Hesperia’s 20th anniversary of cityhood.

In 2010, the Honorable Jerry Lewis High Desert Government Center and the Hesperia Police Headquarters facilities were completed. The High Desert Government Center totals 66,800

The Library is an important part of the Civic Center and sits within a campus-like setting.

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square feet. It is home to multiple County departments including the First District Board of Supervisor’s Office, Agriculture, Assessor, Recorder, Land Use, Fire, Human Resources, Environmental Services, Public Works, Registrar of Voters and Veterans Affairs.

The Hesperia Police Department Headquarters, contracted with the County of San Bernardino’s Sheriff’s Department, totals 45,700 gross square feet— a significant improvement from its previous 7,500 square feet of space.

The building includes patrol areas, briefing areas, evidence storage, investigations services, office management and records, and other police facility components. The facility also has a community room component that can be utilized as an Emergency Operations Center. Both buildings were constructed as tilt-up concrete, Essential Service Facilities, the most cost-effective structures on the market.

The Hesperia Civic Center is comprised of 27 acres with 182,500 square feet of buildings with an overall development cost of approximately $71.7 million.

The project architect was LPA, Inc., and the project builder for the Government and the Police Headquarters was McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Sustainable practices Sustainable practices were used throughout the Hesperia Civic Center project. The Government Center and the Police Headquarters were the final two buildings to be completed in late 2010. The buildings recently received LEED Gold certification. LEED Gold certification provides impartial proof of the light footprint, environmental sensitivity, water and energy efficiency of these facilities. In fact, due to funding received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), both projects benefit from renewable energy sources.

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The LEED Gold Certified Police Headquarters features an integrated grid-tied Solar Electric System on both the carport structure arrays and roof-mounted arrays. (Photo credit: Costea Photography, Inc.)

ity consumption for the building by 70 percent, resulting in an estimated annual savings of approximately $60,000.

The estimated total cost to construct the solar project was $2,823,000 and was funded with a $1,480,000 energy efficiency grant from ARRA, $720,000 from the California Solar Initiative, and $623,000 in contingency funds from the High Desert Government Center.

Additionally, the Police Headquarters features an integrated grid-tied Solar Electric System on both the carport structure arrays and roof-mounted arrays. The system is a 193.2 kW DC project that is expected to produce at least 304,150 kWh annually, offsetting nearly 71 percent of the expected

431,448 kWh annual energy usage of the building.

Additional energy-efficient elements include efficient building skin design and mechanical equipment that allow the Police Headquarters to operate 17.8 percent more efficient than California Title 24 code requirements. Lighting and occupancy controls in all occupied spaces, natural daylighting through windows and overhead skylights, and louvered canopies that reduce solar heat gain on south facing windows are also key sustainability features that benefit the buildings.

More than 90 percent of construction waste from the Police Headquarters and more than 86 percent from the Government Center was diverted from

The Hesperia Civic Center has enhanced civic pride and has established a sense of place for the public. It’s comprised of 27 acres with 182,500 square feet of buildings with an overall development cost of approximately $71.7 million. (Photo credit: Costea Photography, Inc.)

landfills, and recycled. More than 20 percent of construction material was made of recycled content and more than 25 percent of materials used in construction of the police facility were locally sourced meaning they were obtained form a source within 500 miles of the project. Thirty percent or more of the construction materials from the Government Center were locally sourced.

All the buildings within Hesperia Civic Center incorporate sustainable features such as dual glazed windows with low-E glass, enhanced insulations, cool roofs, and water-saving plumbing devices. The center also uses droughttolerant landscaping and efficient irrigation systems that reduce potable water consumption by 91 percent.

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Tree work and aerial lift operations Critical thinking and decision making Ken Palmer President & CEO ArborMaster® Willington, Connecticut erial lift devices can dramatically increase safety and productivity in many tree care and removal operations.

However, aerial lift devices have the potential of delivering an unprepared tree worker into an environment that can repeatedly test the very edge of their knowledge and/or competence level. This can be a recipe for disastrous experiences.

Tree rigging (courtesy of ArborMaster®)

Too often, tree workers make decisions based on personal experiences or from a mixed bag of coworker experiences.

Every company owner has heard this line: “I’ve done it that way before and it worked out okay, I don’t know what went wrong!”

roundings. Accidents can be dramatically reduced and productivity dramatically increased when (only when) workers have the knowledge and skill to exercise the critical thinking and decision making that will keep experiences positive.

Emergency preparedness and self-rescue Though routine inspection and maintenance go a long way toward keeping equipment running properly, it is still very possible for a lift operator to become stranded or stuck while working aloft. Because of this potential, many professional operators believe that a self-rescue or evacuation kit is as important to emergency preparedness as a well-stocked first aid kit.

Emergency preparedness on the job means being prepared to deal with emergency situations to the best of everyone’s ability. Training, preparation and planning ahead are all necessary in order to be ready to handle the unexpected. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

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Professional lift operators wear either a full-body harness with a dorsal attachment and a shock-absorbing lanyard that is connected to the upper boom and designed to bring a person

General care and maintenance Routine inspections can save costly mistakes. Be sure that: • A daily, visual inspection and operational check of the entire unit is performed.

• A pre-trip and between-job roadreadiness inspection has been done for proper storage of the unit and anything in tow.

• All daily, weekly, monthly and yearly inspections are completed as outlined in the operating manual and according to company regulations.

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We have all heard: “Experience is the best teacher.” Well, that sounds good, and experience is an important part of learning, but when you think about it you will agree that there are many things better to learn about from other people’s experience (in order to save the pain and suffering). Besides, life is far too short to learn everything from experience.

ing saddle that is designed to protect them in two very specific ways. The lower part of the saddle is designed to suspend the climber with an arborist climbing line when sitting (Suspension System). The upper part or waist belt typically has two or more D-rings for use with a work-positioning lanyard similar to a lineman’s belt (Work-Positioning System).

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Managing fall hazards/fall protection systems Professional tree climbers wear a climb-

• The aerial lift unit is current with regularly scheduled dielectric testing and maintenance.

• All D.O.T. licensing requirements, registration and necessary company paperwork are completed.

to a gradual stop, should they fall or be launched from the bucket or platform (Fall-Arrest System). An operator may wear a body belt and connect to the upper boom with a very short lanyard designed to prevent the operator from being able to fall from the bucket or platform at all (Fall-Restraint System).

All four forms of fall protection must be used correctly in order to function properly and each will have advantages and disadvantages. Though the FallRestraint System is relatively simple and inexpensive, it will restrict body movement when working. However, if we were to lengthen the lanyard it would no longer be able to prevent a fall from occurring. Even with a shockabsorbing lanyard, a fall in a body belt could be catastrophic. This is why a Fall-Arrest System is often preferred.

Each system is designed to function in a very specific way and must be inspected daily and used properly.

Pruning, rigging and dismantling trees Pruning a large tree from an aerial device may require multiple set-ups in order to do the job properly. In some cases, pruning without climbing is really not practical. There are also times when the lift cannot get close enough to the tree to be used at all, or the lift cannot reach high enough to remove the top of a tree safely or far enough to rig a large limb safely. As with all things, aerial lifts have their limitations.

However, since the operator is not attached to the tree, risks can be mitigated and productivity increased in many situations. It is important to remember that the trees and rigging equipment are still impacted by the decisions and actions of the tree worker. The whole tree or parts of a tree can still fail if the operator cuts a piece that is too big.

The equipment can fail if it is pushed beyond its limits or if the rigging line is not allowed to run in order to decelerate the load and minimize the forces.

Every time we overload rigging equipment, residual strength can be significantly reduced.

Dismantling trees (courtesy of ArborMaster®)

Until 10 or 15 years ago, arborists utilized natural crotches for rigging points almost exclusively. Though this method has worked for many years and requires only basic equipment, it must be done properly. It also has its limitations. We have fewer choices of rigging points, which not only limits the workflow, it can also force us to cut a bigger piece than we want. In many ways, arborist rigging blocks (heavy rigging pulleys) can make rigging operations safer, easier and more efficient.

There are a number of friction rigging devices that are ideal for tree rigging and dismantling that can be easily attached to the base of a tree that can dramatically increase safety and productivity the first day.

It’s always important to have a “boom position strategy.” In other words, have a plan to keep the booms clear of rigging/removal operations. When in doubt, stop, think again, move the booms or move the truck!

In most situations, it’s best to have the lift truck as level as possible for stability of the whole unit, as well as to manage stresses to rotation gears, turret and booms.

Outriggers must be firmly planted on solid ground with appropriate outrigger pads to spread the load when necessary.

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Bakersfield Wastewater Plant 3: An asset to the Bakersfield community Louis Sun, P.E., Wastewater Manager, Public Works Department, City of Bakersfield, California; Surendra Thakral, P.E., BCEE, Senior Vice President, Paul Skager, P.E., BCEE, Project Manager, Madan Arora, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Technical Director, and Louis Yu, P.E., Design Manager, Parsons Corporation, Pasadena, California akersfield’s Wastewater Treatment Plant 3 (Plant 3), 32 mgd after expansion, serves the City of Bakersfield west of California Highway 99. Before expansion, Plant 3 was a 16-mgd secondary treatment facility treating high-strength wastewater flows above its rated capacity and was in violation of its effluent discharge requirements of 40 mg/L biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and 40 mg/L total suspended solids (TSS). In 2004, the City decided to upgrade and expand Plant 3 to address its capacity, re-

liability and operation needs—as well as new regulatory requirements, including nitrogen reduction to 10 mg/L as nitrogen.

Parsons (Design Engineer) was retained in 2004 for the Plant 3 master plan (64 mgd), detailed design, permitting, and construction and startup support services. Kiewit Pacific Company (Contractor) was the general contractor on the project and Jacobs Engineering (Construction Manager) provided construction management services. The expansion project, the single largest

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Sustainable Design The entire 32-mgd flow is designed to be treated to the current quality levels required for groundwater discharge (including nutrient removal) for protection of the local groundwater resources. Furthermore, the project includes a tertiary treatment system that produces recycled (Title 22) quality water, 1/3 pgwhich - adreduces for: the demand for potable water.

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The project team successfully doubled the capacity of Plant 3 without acquiring any new land. The existing Plant 3 site and an old industrial site were used for the expansion project. In addition, about 230 acres of land south of Plant 3 is being developed into a

Sports Village—an ambitious development featuring baseball, football and soccer fields, plus commercial facilities. This development is possible due to the plant’s extensive odor control, availability of recycled water, and aesthetically pleasing and harmonizing landscaping.

Project Quality Regular communication among all project team members helped the team deliver the project without any claims or disputes. The project construction was completed on time, within budget, and with no recordable OSHA accidents.

A collaborative effort among all members of the project team in reviewing design changes and developing value engineering techniques kept the total cost increase to the project (due to change orders) below 4% over the initial bid amount—which was under the budgeted contingency of 5%.

The recycled water produced through filtration and disinfection is used for in-plant needs as well as for irrigating the Sports Village adjacent to Plant 3.

odors, thus avoiding synthetic media and the associated disposal issues.

Design Engineer’s many innovative

Innovative and Cost-Effective Design of Odor Control System. The

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design features reduced the size of the covers for odor-producing facilities

Project Originality and Innovation The project team’s goal was to design and construct a sustainable wastewater treatment plant, considering the “triple bottom line” of economic, environmental and social value. The Design Engineer’s strategy to achieve this goal maximized the use of existing facilities and the application of innovative, reliable and cost-effective technologies with an integrated renewable energy system to make Plant 3 both self-sufficient and capable of exporting power for other uses. Innovative applications for the triple bottom line include: Converting Decommissioned Trickling Filters to Biofilters for Odor Control. The City’s emphasis on a “zero-odor” plant required the design of extensive odor control facilities.

Two of the decommissioned trickling filter structures were converted to biofilters for odor treatment. The biofilters use compost materials from the City’s green-waste compost center to remove

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minimized the air space between the

Project Complexity

covers and the water surface. Centri-

The project team encountered many challenges during the course of the project. These challenges included:

fuges were provided to dewater digested sludge, and only foul air from the centrifuge casing was withdrawn for treatment.

Two of the decommissioned trickling filter structures were modified to house compost media and were used as biofilters for odor treatment.

Biomass and Solar Energy Integration. Plant 3 is one of the few wastewater treatment plants nationwide that produces energy onsite with both a biomass energy recovery system and a PV solar system. These systems were integrated not only to cater to Plant 3 power needs but also to provide capabilities to export power.

FOG Addition to Optimize Biomass Energy Recovery. To maximize biomass energy recovery, extensive use of fat, oil and grease (FOG) was considered for anaerobic digestion with sewage sludge. Grease haulers from San Diego, Santa Barbara, Fresno, and other cities bring grease to Bakersfield and pay the City an attractive tipping fee for handling their grease waste.

Energy-Efficient Equipment and Facilities. The local utility (PG&E) estimates that the energy-efficient equipment specified by the Design Engineer will reduce the demand for power by more than 4,600,000 kWh/yr when compared to conventional equipment—equivalent to an annual savings of about $560,000. PG&E recognized the team’s success in providing an energy-efficient design by granting a rebate of roughly $370,000.

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Keeping Existing Plant Operating During Construction. Maintaining plant operations during construction required intricate coordination and sequencing between the trickling filters shutdown and startup of the new activated sludge system—as well as intense monitoring of plant hydraulics while the wastewater flow was transferred to new facilities.

Challenges in Training Plant Staff for State-of-the-Art Processes. Operating the new treatment processes requires a considerably higher skill level than the former trickling filter system. The Design Engineer provided intense onsite training and maintained continuous assistance to the plant staff for several months after new Plant 3 startup.

The expanded Plant 3 is producing final effluent well within the regulated effluent quality requirements.

Complying with PG&E Requirements for Interconnecting Two Energy Generation Systems. The solar PV system is eligible for net metering by PG&E; however, IC engines are not. This interconnection of solar PV and biomass energy recovery posed a unique challenge. To integrate the two sources of renewable power with PG&E’s grid, the Design Engineer strategically placed meters in the electrical system to account for net power export and import to and from the grid.

Social and Economic Advancement The Design Engineer’s design approach and collaboration with the City turned the City’s ambitious goals into a reality, with many social and economic design benefits: Accommodates the City’s Growth.

The expansion of Plant 3’s treatment capacity accommodates the growth and development of the city.

Accommodates the Development of a “Sports Village.” The design of a “zero-odor” plant, intense landscaping, and new arterial roads allow the City to use the area directly adjacent to the plant for a Sports Village—increasing the value of the land proximate to Plant 3.

A Boon to the Local Economy.

Plant 3 required more than 1.2 million man-hours to design and build the project. The Contractor optimized the use of the local workforce, suppliers and materials to help the local economy.

An Economically Efficient Project. The Design Engineer was instrumental in securing funding totaling more than $7 million for various sustainable features of the expanded Plant 3, including $1 million under the Self Generation Incentive Program. These sources of funding reduce the cost burden of the City and its residents.

The project team has demonstrated that—through collaboration and creative solutions—a wastewater treatment plant can simultaneously address the concerns of multiple stakeholders.

The end product of the project team’s efforts showcases a wastewater treatment plant that will benefit Bakersfield for years to come.

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Sustainability as catalyst: Uptown Normal Circle Rob Gray, RLA, LEED AP Associate Principal Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects Chicago, Illinois s communities across the country search for ways to articulate their commitment to sustainability while creating great civic spaces, the central Illinois town of Normal has set an example in its central business district. The focal point in a progressive redevelopment plan rooted in environmental principles, the Uptown Normal Circle is intended to serve as an urban catalyst, creating identity and value while encouraging new growth in this burgeon-

ing district. The project is designed as a living plaza where naturally-cleansed stormwater, public space and transportation work in unison.

Project Background The Uptown Renewal Project was a multi-phase redevelopment led by the Town of Normal. The project was designed to revitalize and intensify Normal’s downtown, which has been in decline for decades. The 2001 master plan for this “Uptown Normal” dis-

Aerial view of Circle (photo credit: Scott Shigley)

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trict, designed by Farr Associates, a nationally-recognized leader in green urbanism, offered an unusually progressive sensitivity to sustainability as a strategy for enhancing economic revitalization, including the first ordinance in the country to enforce minimum LEED requirements for new buildings over 7,500 square feet, centrally-located multimodal links to regional and local transit, and restructured and densified parking.

The Circle is at the heart of Uptown Normal and is a gateway to those entering the community from the multimodal transportation station to the south, currently under construction.

Historically a “no man’s land” at the confluence of two railways and a former stream that created two disconnected segments of downtown, the Circle is a new roundabout resolving the once-awkward intersection of five streets while simultaneously calming traffic. At the center of the Circle is a central park that provides a central green gathering space with seating, a water feature, shade, and an open plaza.

High-Performance Infrastructure The project incorporates numerous innovative techniques that distinguish it from typical urban streetscape projects.

First and foremost, the Circle is an ex-

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urban design comes at a time when it is difficult to advocate for the creation of new parks and civic spaces with limited public funds for projects that are often perceived as unnecessary. By following this practice of integrated design, the Uptown Normal Circle has addressed several public needs simultaneously.

gins a journey through a “living plaza” creating a legible demonstration of sustainability in an urban environment.

Stormwater Sustainable stormwater management—capturing, storing, cleansing and recycling much of the stormwater in Uptown Normal—is one of the key elements of the project. Runoff is collected from several streets adjoining the Circle and is stored in a 75,000-gallon underground cistern. This cistern, which was recycled from a 60” diameter storm sewer line being abandoned as part of the associated infrastructure improvements, serves as a detention device for water providing relief to the community’s watershed. Water captured and retained in the cistern is

Water pours from the filtration bogs to the water course before it is recycled into the source pool (photo credit: Scott Shigley).

then either used for irrigation of turf and plant material in the district or is introduced into the Circle where it be-

In the Circle, water collected in the cistern is pumped through a series of terraced filtration bogs where it is cleansed as it flows slowly around the Circle through the plant material, passing over several weirs and through a scupper wall before falling into a collection pool. At this point, water is pumped into an underground reservoir, treated by a UV filter and then circulated through a shallow stream-like water feature. Park visitors have access to this highly engaging watercourse as it flows around the circumference of the Circle, mirroring the flow of traffic beyond and providing an acoustic buffer to the sound of traffic. This feature also creates the added benefit of detaining and encouraging evaporation of water that would have otherwise become runoff as part of a storm event.

This process also aids in the ameliora-

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several sustainable elements in the streetscape. These include infiltration planters along the sidewalks that facilitate inflow from adjacent sidewalks and buildings as well as the first implementation of Silva Cell tree and stormwater management system in a public streetscape, enhancing the water storage capacity of the project while promoting healthy tree growth.

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Project Team Town of Normal, Illinois – Wayne Aldrich, Development Director Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects – Landscape Architect Clark Dietz, Inc. – Civil Engineer and Traffic Engineer

The overall project budget for the entire redevelopment project including utility infrastructure, roadway development, streetscape, and landscape totaled approximately 15.5 million dollars while the approximate budget for the development of the Circle was approximately 1.5 million dollars. Project funding came from four primary sources: mu-

Hey & Associates – Ecology Consultant Urban Trees & Soils – Arboriculture Consultant Charter Sills – Lighting Consultant Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company – Turfgrass Consultant Landtech – Irrigation Consultant Stark Excavating – General Contractor Farr Associates – Uptown Normal Redevelopment Master Plan

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nicipal bonds, motor fuel tax funds, federal grants through the Federal Transit Administration, and State of Illinois economic development grants.

Impact The Uptown Normal Circle has radically influenced the perception of Normal’s central business district by reinvigorating the environment of existing businesses in the area and contributing to an increase in commercial and residential investment in the immediate area. According to Brian Simpson, business owner, President, Uptown Normal Business Association, “In its first year Uptown Circle has been a huge hit with the public. What was once an awkward intersection has been transformed into the perfect multi-use centerpiece for the district. It’s sustainable and fun.”

The Circle has created a destination and an identity for a community that

has struggled to set itself apart from its larger sibling city of Bloomington.

The sustainable aspects of the Circle are equally influential. “The Circle is a source of pride for the community,” says Robin Weaver, Director of Public Works. “It demonstrates our commitment to sustainability in ways which are both practical and beautiful.” This summer, she reports, a nonprofit environmental organization will install a demonstration rain garden project one block from the Circle to encourage residents and businesses to utilize such methods to naturally filter and reclaim stormwater.

In spite of challenges to future development around the Circle posed by the economy, impact of the Circle will remain high. In 2012, the adjacent multimodal transportation cen-

ter, a regional destination for bus and high-speed rail transportation, will be complete, furthering the area’s role as a nexus of activity in Normal.

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Rob Gray is an Associate Principal with Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects. He can be reached at (312) 492-6501 or rgray@hoerrschaudt.com. Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects is a firm of awardwinning landscape architects based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm complements a solid foundation in design with innovative horticulture and particular attention to seasonality. For more information, please visit www.hoerrschaudt.com.

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to find the space nice and comfortable; no one realizes the system has been running all night or all weekend.

A more complex, but increasingly relevant example, is that of demand mitigating systems installed during the past for a specific purpose, such as achieving available rebates or incentives through tariff structures that are no longer in place, and is very common in deregulated markets. Many customers with these systems installed, such as thermal storage or variable power factor correction capacitor banks, have decommissioned the systems or are operating them the way theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been operated even though the rules have changed. Usually these systems offer significant cost savings opportunity through adjusting their operation by using them to take advantage of the pass-through wires charges that are still present even in deregulated markets. The savings usually are not enough to justify installation of new thermal storage or capacitor bank systems, but can result in significant savings relative to the cost of modifying the existing systems.

Future Direction As the demand for retro commissioning grows, the industry must be able to respond with qualified personnel to meet the growing demand. We have learned that retro commissioning requires a special skill set that mixes solid knowledge of systems maintenance and operations, and working command of the first principles involved in the facility energy consuming processes (heat transfer, fluids, psychometrics, photometrics, etc.), not to mention diligence in studying and understanding the existing operations, programming of existing systems and the business needs of the facility, and then identifying the opportunities that exist that will benefit the client and are consistent with their needs going forward.

As with most energy conservation efforts, retro commissioning must include follow-up checks to ensure savings persistence. While certain measures, such as de-lamping, have little risk of savings degradation over time, many others will degrade over time if they are not

Retro commissioning not only reduces energy consumption and cost, but frequently results in better environmental control for the occupants. It can improve the learning environment in schools.

periodically checked for proper operation. One way to achieve that goal is to monitor utility consumption, using analytical tools that detect significant changes, such as error bands or other means of detecting a significant change.

Retro commissioning should be viewed not as a one-time effort, but rather a continuous process of reevaluating the operation of equipment within a building for the life of the building. These ongoing evaluations, and even the one-

time evaluation, can provide valuable information that will not only identify low-cost improvement opportunities, but also discover information that will aid in capital planning and budgeting for the higher capital projects that are identified along the way.

James Watt specializes in energy-efficient operations, design, commissioning and retro/recommissioning. He can be reached at (281) 888-3202 or jbwatt@terracon.com.

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Snowblower manufacturer The new LARUE D35 Industrial Class detachable snowblower is designed for loaders or backhoes with capacities of 1.0 to 2.0 cu. yd. (yd3).

Discover our NEW D35 Snowblower at the APWA Snow Conference

Booth #236

This heavy duty two-stage, ribbon type snowblower, with its 110hp diesel engine was designed with high performance in mind. Operator visibility and safety1, in addition to low ownership maintenance, were an integral part of the design objectives.

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LARUE D35 To reach these objectives, the LARUE D35’s radiator is located on the left side2 for optimizing engine cooling and limiting the possibility of blockade by ice frosting. In-cab ergonomic controls3, a maintenance free clutch with a unique reverse auger jog engagement, serrated ribbon flights4, a tilt-over chute5, contribute to a successful design. It also features a high capacity fuel tank for ensuring completion of a full shift. Easy access to safety flange bolts6 (2 minutes to change bolts) make getting back to work a snap. These and many other features help you reach the highest performance while paying attention to operator comfort and safety. Best of all, our attention to quality and reliability minimizes downtime to the max.

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Annual Buyer’s Guide (alphabetical listing)

The Annual Buyer’s Guide is provided as a service by the American Public Works Association to its members to assist in identifying the corporate members that represent the consulting, service and manufacturing firms serving the public works industry today. It is by no means an attempt to list all of the firms serving the industry, only those that are APWA members as of February 15, 2011.

The Annual Buyer’s Guide is not intended to provide endorsement of any particular products or services listed herein.

The alphabetical listing appears first, followed by the categorical listing on page 94. For corporate members that submitted display advertising in this issue, we have included their logos with their listings.

APWA makes every effort to achieve accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for inadvertent omissions or incorrect entries. If any errors are detected, please notify the Finance/ Membership Department at (800) 848-APWA. 3M (651) 733-3103 FAX: (651) 733-7137 3M Center Bldg 223-02-S-24 Saint Paul, MN 55102 3mwaterinfrastructure.com 3rd Eye MobileVision™ (214) 223-3988 FAX: (214) 260-1435 Toll Free: (866) 804-2984 9940 W Sam Houston Pkwy S Ste 330 Houston, TX 77099-5104 www.awti.net A. E. Styles Manufacturing Co., Inc. (732) 899-0872 FAX: (732) 899-6932 416 Richmond Ave Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742-2549 www.stylesmfg.com A.D.A. Engineering, Inc. (305) 551-4608 FAX: (305) 551-8977 8550 NW 33rd St Ste 101 Doral, FL 33122-1941 www.adaengineering.com Abasto Utility Locating Co., LC (505) 889-3341 FAX: (505) 889-8307 PO Box 6265 Albuquerque, NM 87197-6265 www.abastoutility.com Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC (480) 940-1300 FAX: (480) 940-4576 550 S 79th St

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Chandler, AZ 85226-4706 www.achen.com ACS Industries, Inc. (330) 678-2511 FAX: (330) 678-0859 Toll Free: (800) 321-2348 2151 Mogadore Rd Kent, OH 44240-7261 www.acs-coupler.com

40 S Main St Prattsburgh, NY 14873 www.air-flo.com Airworks Compressors Corp (780) 454-2263 FAX: (780) 452-9969 14503-115 Ave Edmonton, AB T5M 3B8 www.airworkscompressors.com

ADS (630) 854-8781 FAX: (630) 650-6039 6200 Stafford St Plainfield, IL 60586-1704 www.ads-pipe.com

Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. (512) 452-5905 FAX: (512) 452-2325 6300 La Calma Dr Ste 400 Austin, TX 78752-3825 www.apaienv.com

Advanced Storage Technology, Inc. (607) 734-2868 FAX: (607) 734-2477 200 William St Ste 207 Elmira, NY 14901-3125 www.saltstorage.com

Alberta Highway Services Ltd. (780) 459-6611 FAX: (780) 459-7639 23 Bellerose Dr St Albert, AB T8N 5E1 www.ahsl.ca

AECOM (509) 535-5454 140 S Arthur St Ste 500 Spokane, WA 99202-2260 www.aecom.com

All States Asphalt, Inc. (413) 665-7021 FAX: (413) 665-9027 PO Box 91 Sunderland, MA 01375-0091 www.allstatesasphalt.com

AECOM Technology Corporation (212) 973-3187 605 3rd Ave New York, NY 10158-0180 www.aecom.com

All Traffic Solutions (814) 237-9005 FAX: (814) 237-9006 204 E Calder Way Ste 200 State College, PA 16801-4756 www.alltrafficsolutions.com

AEI-CASC Consulting (909) 783-0101 FAX: (909) 783-0108 937 Via Lata Ste 500 Colton, CA 92324-3940 www.aei-casc.com

Alpha Corporation (703) 450-0800 FAX: (703) 450-0043 21351 Ridgetop Cir Ste 200 Dulles, VA 20166-6561 www.alphacorporation.com

AEROSTAR Environmental Services, Inc. (904) 565-2820 FAX: (904) 565-2830 11181 Saint Johns Industrial Pkwy N Jacksonville, FL 32246-7643 www.aerostar.net

Alpha Geotechnical & Materials (602) 453-3265 FAX: (602) 453-3267 2504 W Southern Ave Tempe, AZ 85282-4201 www.alphageotech.com

Affinis Corp.

(913) 239-1100 FAX: (913) 239-1111 Toll Free: (877) 527-5468 7401 W 129th St Ste 110 Overland Park, KS 66213-2694 www.affinis.us AgileAssets Inc. (512) 327-4200 FAX: (512) 328-7246 Toll Free: (800) 877-8734 3144 Bee Cave Rd Austin, TX 78746-5560 www.agileassets.com Air-Flo Manufacturing Co. (607) 522-3574 FAX: (607) 522-4412

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Altec Industries (205) 991-7733 FAX: (205) 981-2522 33 Inverness Center Pkwy Ste 100 Birmingham, AL 35242-7640 www.altec.com Alternative Paving Concepts (703) 464-7928 FAX: (703) 832-0366 PO Box 9201 Reston, VA 20195-3101 www.alternative-paving.com Altum Group, The (760) 346-4750 FAX: (760) 340-0089 73255 El Paseo Ste 15 Palm Desert, CA 92260-4249 www.thealtumgroup.com

Altus Capital Planning (877) 258-8708 FAX: (703) 548-7508 415 Tyler Pl Alexandria, VA 22302-3310 www.capitalplanningsolutions.com Amcor Masonry (801) 936-7628 FAX: (801) 936-5470 333 S Redwood Rd North Salt Lake, UT 84054-2902 www.amcormasonry.com AMEC (801) 999-2002 FAX: (801) 999-2098 9865 S 500 W Sandy, UT 84070-2561 www.amec.com AMEC Earth & Environmental (207) 761-1770 FAX: (207) 774-1246 343 Gorham Rd South Portland, ME 04106-2317 www.amec.com/earthandenvironmental AMEC Earth & Environmental (775) 331-2375 FAX: (775) 331-4153 780 Vista Blvd Ste 100 Sparks, NV 89434-6677 AMEC Earth and Environmental (905) 335-2353 FAX: (905) 335-1414 3215 North Service Rd PO Box 220 Burlington, ON L7R 3Y2 www.amec.com America West Environmental (509) 547-2240 FAX: (509) 547-7861 Toll Free: (888) 547-5474 PO Box 730 3300 E A St Pasco, WA 99301-0730 www.america-west.net American Marking Corp.

(402) 895-5627 FAX: (402) 895-3976 Toll Free: (800) 777-4655 12712 Q St Omaha, NE 68137-3200 www.americanmarkingcorp.com American Road Machinery, Inc. (330) 868-7724 FAX: (330) 868-3386 401 Bridge St Minerva, OH 44657-1500 www.amroadmach.com American Signal Company (770) 448-6650 FAX: (770) 448-8970 2755 Bankers Industrial Dr Atlanta, GA 30360-2745 www.amsig.com

American Traffic Safety Materials, Inc. (904) 284-1708 FAX: (904) 284-8165 Toll Free: (877) 872-2876 PO Box 1449 Orange Park, FL 32067-1449 www.atsminc.com Ames Construction, Inc. (602) 431-2111 FAX: (602) 431-5952 8333 E Hartford Dr Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5478 www.amesconstruction.com Amick Equipment Company, Inc. (803) 359-6656 FAX: (803) 359-0925 PO Box 1965 Lexington, SC 29071-1965 www.amickequipment.com Anderson & Associates, Inc. (540) 552-5592 FAX: (540) 552-5729 Toll Free: (800) 763-5596 100 Ardmore St Blacksburg, VA 24060-5802 www.andassoc.com AndersonPenna (714) 227-6887 FAX: (949) 376-7511 309 Agate St Laguna Beach, CA 92651-3211 www.andpen.com Andregg Geomatics (530) 885-7072 FAX: (530) 885-5798 11661 Blocker Dr Ste 200 Auburn, CA 95603-4649 www.andregg.com

(480) 296-7540 FAX: (480) 296-7541 Toll Free: (800) 229-9050 950 W Elliot Rd Ste 220 Tempe, AZ 85284-1145 www.arcadis-us.com Archer Western Contractors (602) 246-1485 FAX: (602) 246-1491 1951 W Camelback Rd Ste 450 Phoenix, AZ 85015-3474 www.walshgroup.com Argonics, Inc. (906) 315-4110 FAX: (906) 226-9779 Toll Free: (800) 991-2746 520 9th St Gwinn, MI 49841-3110 www.argonics.com ARI/Automotive Resources International (856) 787-6563 FAX: (856) 840-7270 PO Box 5039 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-5039 www.arifleet.com ARIES Industries, Inc. (262) 896-7205 FAX: (262) 896-7099 Toll Free: (800) 234-7205 550 Elizabeth St Waukesha, WI 53186-4511 www.ariesindustries.com Arizona Public Service Co. (602) 371-7837 FAX: (602) 371-6653 PO Box 53933

Station 3876 Phoenix, AZ 85072-3933 www.aps.com Arkansas One-Call Center (501) 328-2500 FAX: (800) 482-7997 Toll Free: (800) 482-8802 2120 Maple Ridge Cir Conway, AR 72034-8503 www.arkonecall.com Arrington Watkins Architects (602) 279-4373 FAX: (602) 279-9110 5240 N 16th St Ste 101 Phoenix, AZ 85016-3214 www.awarch.com AshBritt Environmental (954) 545-3535 FAX: (954) 545-3585 480 SW 12th Ave Ste 103 Pompano Beach, FL 33069-3538 www.ashbritt.com Asphalt Pavement Alliance (301) 731-4748 FAX: (301) 731-4621 Toll Free: (877) 272-0077 5100 Forbes Blvd Lanham, MD 20706-4416 www.asphaltalliance.com Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc. (530) 226-1616 FAX: (530) 226-1617 20179 Charlanne Dr Redding, CA 96002-9222 www.aecconsultants.com

Associated Right of Way Services, Inc. (925) 691-8500 FAX: (925) 691-6505 Toll Free: (800) 558-5151 2300 Contra Costa Blvd Ste 525 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-3959 www.arws.com Associated Transportation Engineers (805) 687-4418 FAX: (805) 682-8509 100 N Hope Ave Ste 4 Santa Barbara, CA 93110-2621 www.atesb.com Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey (609) 584-1877 FAX: (609) 584-8271 2333 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd Ste 3 Mercerville, NJ 08619-1946 www.aeanj.org ATL Diversified Industries dba Arbor Tree & Land, Inc. (561) 965-2198 FAX: (561) 965-9777 Toll Free: (800) 932-7267 PO Box 1387 Boynton Beach, FL 33425-1387 www.atldiversified.com Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC (973) 575-0309 FAX: (973) 287-1086 PO Box 950 Lodi, NJ 07644-0950

Angus-Young Associates, Inc. (608) 756-2326 FAX: (608) 756-0464 555 S River St Janesville, WI 53548-4783 www.angusyoung.com APA Engineering, Inc. (949) 679-2600 FAX: (949) 679-2601 9880 Irvine Center Dr Irvine, CA 92618-4353 www.apaeng.com APAC Southeast, Inc. (813) 973-2888 FAX: (813) 973-3893 13101 Telecom Dr Ste 101 Temple Terrace, FL 33637-0936 www.apac.com Applied GeoLogics (519) 821-3262 FAX: (519) 821-7302 111 Farquhar St Guelph, ON N1H 3N4 www.appliedgeologics Applied Industrial Technologies (216) 426-4442 FAX: (216) 373-5027 Toll Free: (877) 279-2799 1 Applied Plz Cleveland, OH 44115-2519 www.applied.com Applied Professional Services, Inc. (425) 888-2590 FAX: (425) 888-2554 43530 SE North Bend Way North Bend, WA 98045-9289 www.apslocates.com ARCADIS

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www.atlanticdda.com Austin Bridge & Road (602) 267-1967 FAX: (602) 267-9183 2538 E University Dr Ste 200 Phoenix, AZ 85034-6926 www.austin-ind.com Auto Truck Group (630) 860-5600 FAX: (630) 860-5631 1420 Brewster Creek Blvd Bartlett, IL 60103-1695 www.autotruck.com Automatic Systems Company (612) 501-2612 FAX: (651) 631-0027 PO Box 120359 Saint Paul, MN 55112-0016 www.automaticsystemsco.com Avalon Engineering, Inc. (239) 573-2077 FAX: (239) 573-2076 2503 del Prado Blvd S Ste 200 Cape Coral, FL 33904-5709 www.avalonengineering.net Ayres Associates (715) 834-3161 FAX: (715) 831-7500 Toll Free: (800) 666-3103 3433 Oakwood Hills Pkwy Eau Claire, WI 54701-7698 www.ayresassociates.com Aztec Engineering (602) 454-0402 FAX: (602) 454-0403 4561 E McDowell Rd Phoenix, AZ 85008-4505 www.aztec.us B & E Engineers (626) 446-4449 FAX: (626) 446-6566 24 W Saint Joseph St Arcadia, CA 91007-2854 www.beeng.com B&W Truck Repair, Inc. (773) 247-7002 FAX: (773) 247-4506 3701 S Iron St Chicago, IL 60609-2111 www.bwmountaintarp.com B. L. Elkins & Associates Consulting Engineers (949) 334-3111 FAX: (949) 334-3112 4630 Campus Dr Newport Beach, CA 92660-1822 www.blelkins-associates.com Backflow Solutions, Inc. (800) 414-4990 FAX: (888) 414-4990 12609 S Laramie Ave Alsip, IL 60803-3225 www.backflowsolutions.com

Sunnyvale, CA 94085-2911 www.baggengineers.com

Des Plaines, IL 60018-3223 www.betterroads.com

Balfour Beatty Construction (239) 242-0879 FAX: (239) 458-1893 804 Nicholas Pkwy E Ste 2 Cape Coral, FL 33990-2811 www.balfourbeattyus.com

BHC RHODES Civil Engineers & Surveyors (913) 663-1900 FAX: (913) 663-1633 6363 College Blvd Ste 500 Overland Park, KS 66211-1887 www.ibhc.com

Brandon Industries, Inc. (972) 542-3000 FAX: (972) 5421015 Toll Free: (800) 247-1274 PO Box 2230 McKinney, TX 75070-8167 www.brandonindustries.com

Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc. (408) 296-5515 FAX: (408) 296-8114 865 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126-3133 www.biggscardosa.com

Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. (281) 558-8700 FAX: (713) 488-8250 10777 Westheimer Rd Ste 400 Houston, TX 77042-3475 www.browngay.com

Bimasco Inc. (631) 234-3100 FAX: (631) 234-3281 735 Calebs Path Ste 1 Hauppauge, NY 11788-4261 www.bimasco.net

Brown and Caldwell (925) 210-2371 FAX: (925) 210-2487 201 N Civic Dr Ste 115 Walnut Creek, CA 94596-3865 www.brownandcaldwell.com

BL Companies, Inc. (203) 630-1406 FAX: (203) 630-2615 Toll Free: (800) 301-3077 355 Research Pkwy Ste 1 Meriden, CT 06450-7100 www.blcompanies.com

Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation (785) 827-3603 FAX: (785) 827-3029 2335 E Crawford St Salina, KS 67401-2077 www.bwrcorp.com

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (410) 291-4540 FAX: (410) 291-4955 1699 Leadenhall St Baltimore, MD 21230-4854 www.bge.com Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. (734) 483-4775 FAX: (734) 483-4774 5800 Cherry Hill Rd Ypsilanti, MI 48198-9631 www.barrettpaving.com Bartlett Consolidated LLC (508) 746-4246 FAX: (508) 747-6587 PO Box 810 Plymouth, MA 02362-0810 www.bartlettconsolidated.com Baum Publications Ltd. (604) 291-9900 FAX: (604) 291-1906 201-2323 Boundary Rd Vancouver, BC V5M 4V8 www.baumpub.com Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers (847) 223-5088 FAX: (847) 543-1661 8678 Ridgefield Rd Crystal Lake, IL 60012-2714 www.baxterwoodman.com Belanger, Inc. (248) 349-7010 FAX: (248) 349-2309 PO Box 5470 Northville, MI 48167-5470 www.belangerinc.com Bell Equipment Company (248) 370-0000 FAX: (248) 370-0011 Toll Free: (866) 597-0716 78 Northpointe Dr Orion, MI 48359-1846 www.bellequip.com

Bureau Veritas (858) 451-6100 FAX: (858) 451-2846 Toll Free: (800) 964-4274 11590 W Bernardo Ct Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92127-1624 www.us.bureauveritas.com

BMC Corporation (781) 273-0398 FAX: (781) 273-0724 PO Box 60 Pinehurst, MA 01866-0060 www.tsoil.com

Burgess & Niple, Inc. (614) 459-2050 FAX: (614) 451-1385 5085 Reed Rd Columbus, OH 43220-2513 www.burgessniple.com

Bolton & Menk, Inc. (507) 625-4171 FAX: (507) 625-4177 1960 Premier Dr Mankato, MN 56001-5900 www.bolton-menk.com

Burgess Engineering and Testing, Inc. (405) 790-0488 FAX: (405) 790-0788 809 NW 34th St Moore, OK 73160-1022 www.burgessengineer.com

Bonestroo (262) 241-4466 FAX: (262) 241-4901 12075 Corporate Pkwy Ste 200 Mequon, WI 53092-2649 www.bonestroo.com

Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates, Inc. (812) 479-6200 6200 Vogel Rd Evansville, IN 47715-4006 www.blainc.com

Bonestroo (847) 816-1631 FAX: (847) 816-3762 1860 W Winchester Rd Ste 106 Libertyville, IL 60048-5312 www.bonestroo.com

Badger Truck Center (414) 546-2192 11137 W Becher St West Allis, WI 53227 www.badgertruck.com BAGG Engineers (650) 852-9133 FAX: (650) 852-9138 847 W Maude Ave

Better Roads Magazine (847) 636-5065 FAX: (847) 636-5077 2340 S River Rd Ste 202

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Buck Bros. Inc. (847) 683-4440 FAX: (847) 683-4468 14N937 US Highway 20 Hampshire, IL 60140-8858 www.buckbrosinc.com

Blucor Contracting, Inc. (480) 595-8073 FAX: (480) 575-0814 21738 E Orion Way Queen Creek, AZ 85142-6448 www.blucor.com

Bergkamp Inc. (785) 825-1375 FAX: (785) 825-4269 3040 Emulsion Dr Salina, KS 67401-8415 www.bergkampinc.com

Best LED Group (631) 630-5412 FAX: (631) 630-5414 Toll Free: (800) 788-9195 PO Box 11056 1300 Veterans Highway, Ste 120 Hauppauge, NY 11788-0914 www.bestledgroup.com

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Blois Construction, Inc. (805) 653-1432 FAX: (805) 485-0338 3201 Sturgis Rd Oxnard, CA 93030-8931 www.bloisconstruction.com

Bonestroo (651) 636-4600 FAX: (651) 636-1311 Toll Free: (800) 880-4700 2335 Highway 36 W Saint Paul, MN 55113-3898 www.bonestroo.com Boucher & James, Inc. (215) 345-9400 FAX: (215) 345-9401 1456 Ferry Rd Ste 500 Doylestown, PA 18901-2393 www.bjengineers.com

Burns & McDonnell (816) 333-9400 FAX: (816) 333-3690 9400 Ward Pkwy Kansas City, MO 64114-3319 www.burnsmcd.com Bury+Partners, Inc. (210) 525-9090 FAX: (210) 525-0529 922 Isom Rd Ste 100 San Antonio, TX 78216-4184 www.burypartners.com C&S Companies (951) 694-4824 FAX: (951) 694-4713 Toll Free: (877) 277-6583 32605 Temecula Pkwy Ste 101 Temecula, CA 92592-6838 www.cscos.com C.E. Niehoff & Co. (847) 866-1536 FAX: (847) 866-1536 2021 Lee St Evanston, IL 60202-1557 www.ceniehoff.com

Cal Engineering & Geology, Inc. (925) 935-9771 FAX: (925) 935-9773 1870 Olympic Blvd Ste 100 Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5067 www.caleng.com California Property Specialists, Inc. (714) 550-4628 FAX: (714) 200-0809 600 W Santa Ana Blvd Ste 115 Santa Ana, CA 92701-4577 www.cpsi-row.com Calumet City Plumbing (708) 868-0074 FAX: (708) 868-0102 PO Box 150 645 State St Calumet City, IL 60409-0150 www.calumetcityplumbing.com CAM, LLC (618) 254-3855 FAX: (618) 254-2200 Toll Free: (800) 347-5560 PO Box 87129 300 Daniel Boone Trl South Roxana, IL 62087-7129 www.camllcil.net Camosy Construction (847) 395-6800 FAX: (847) 395-6891 43451 N US Highway 41 Zion, IL 60099-9455 www.camosy.com

Racine, WI 53404-3343 www.casece.com Casey & Dupuis (617) 924-7575 FAX: (617) 924-4956 340 Pleasant St Watertown, MA 02472-2410 www.caseyequipment.com Casperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Truck Equipment (920) 687-1111 FAX: (920) 687-1122 700 Randolph Dr Appleton, WI 54913-9291 www.casperstruck.com Caterpillar (309) 675-8684 FAX: (309) 578-9389 100 NE Adams St Peoria, IL 61629-0002 www.govbidspec.com CDG Engineers & Associates, Inc. (334) 222-9431 FAX: (334) 222-4018 1840 E Three Notch St PO Box 278 Andalusia, AL 36421-2404 www.cdge.com CDM (312) 346-5000 FAX: (312) 346-5228 125 S Wacker Dr Ste 600 Chicago, IL 60606-4437 www.cdm.com

Cardno TBE (727) 531-3505 FAX: (727) 431-1751 Toll Free: (800) 861-8314 380 Park Place Blvd Ste 300 Clearwater, FL 33759-4928 www.cardnotbe.com

CEI (479) 273-9472 3317 SW I St Bentonville, AR 72712-7156 www.ceieng.com

Cargill Deicing Technology (440) 716-4664 FAX: (888) 739-8705 Toll Free: (800) 600-7258 24950 Country Club Blvd Ste 450 North Olmsted, OH 44070-5333 www.cargilldeicing.com

Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. (410) 398-3173 FAX: (410) 392-5295 1100 Wicomico St Ste 525 Baltimore, MD 21230-2072 www.cce-inc.com

Carlile-Macy (707) 542-6451 FAX: (707) 542-5212 15 3rd St Santa Rosa, CA 95401-6204 www.carlilemacy.com

CenterPoint Energy (713) 207-3213 FAX: (713) 207-9293 PO Box 4567 Houston, TX 77210-4567 www.centerpointenergy.com

Carollo Engineers (925) 932-1710 FAX: (925) 930-0208 Toll Free: (800) 523-5826 2700 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94598-3466 www.carollo.com Carroll Engineering, Inc. (408) 261-9800 FAX: (408) 261-0595 1101 S Winchester Blvd Ste H184 San Jose, CA 95128-3903 www.carroll-engineering.com CarteGraph (563) 556-8120 FAX: (563) 556-8149 Toll Free: (800) 688-2656 3600 Digital Dr Dubuque, IA 52003-8962 www.cartegraph.com Case Construction Equipment (262) 636-7498 Toll Free: 866 54C-ASE6 700 State St

CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco (612) 321-5426 FAX: (612) 321-5480 PO Box 1165 Minneapolis, MN 55440-1165 www.centerpointenergy.com Certified Power Inc. (847) 573-3818 FAX: (847) 573-3836 Toll Free: (888) 905-7411 970 Campus Dr Mundelein, IL 60060-3803 www.certifiedpower.com CESNW, Inc. (503) 968-6655 FAX: (503) 968-2595 15573 Bangy Rd Ste 300 Lake Oswego, OR 97035-3396 www.cesnw.com CFA Software, Inc. (630) 543-1410 FAX: (630) 543-1904 Toll Free: (800) 437-6001 1020 W Fullerton Ave Ste A Addison, IL 60101-4335 www.cfasoftware.com CH2M HILL

(912) 754-2141 FAX: (912) 754-9959 309 Ga Highway 119 S Springfield, GA 31329-3084 www.ch2m.com CH2M HILL/Thomas Black (770) 206-2574 FAX: (770) 206-2578 7840 Roswell Rd Bldg 500 Sandy Springs, GA 30350-4891 www.ch2m.com Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. (866) 530-4980 FAX: (310) 534-8082 879 W 190th St Ste 920 Gardena, CA 90248-4229 www.caa-online.com Cherry Valley Tractor Sales (856) 983-0111 FAX: (856) 988-6290 35 W Route 70 Marlton, NJ 08053-3009 www.cherryvalleytractor.net Cimline Inc. (800) 328-3874 FAX: (763) 557-1971 Toll Free: (800) 328-3874 2601 Niagara Ln N Plymouth, MN 55447-4721 www.cimline.com Ciorba Group, Inc. (773) 775-4009 FAX: (773) 775-4014 5507 N Cumberland Ave Ste 402 Chicago, IL 60656-4754 www.ciorba.com CIPPlanner Corporation (408) 213-0416 FAX: (408) 715-6976 Toll Free: (866) 364-8054 2075 de La Cruz Blvd Ste 115 Santa Clara, CA 95050-3035 www.cipplanner.com Civic Engineering & Information Technology, Inc. (615) 425-2000 FAX: (615) 385-4834 25 Lindsley Ave Nashville, TN 37210-2038 www.civicinc.com Civiltech Engineering, Inc. (630) 773-3900 FAX: (630) 773-3975 450 E Devon Ave Ste 300 Itasca, IL 60143-1263 www.civiltechinc.com CivTech Inc (480) 659-4250 10605 N Hayden Rd Ste 140 Scottsdale, AZ 85260-5595 www.civtech.com CK Group, Inc., The (602) 482-5884 FAX: (602) 482-2885 16448 N 40th St Ste A Phoenix, AZ 85032-3304 www.theckgroup.com Clark Dietz Engineers (312) 648-9900 FAX: (312) 648-0204 5017 Green Bay Rd Ste 126 Kenosha, WI 53144-1782 www.clark-dietz.com Clark Patterson Lee (585) 454-7600 FAX: (585) 232-5836 205 Saint Paul St Ste 500

Rochester, NY 14604-1187 www.clarkpatterson.com Claunch & Miller, Inc. (713) 622-9264 FAX: (713) 622-9265 4635 Southwest Fwy Ste 1000 Houston, TX 77027-7139 www.claunchmiller.com

ClearSpan Fabric Structures International (860) 528-1119 FAX: (860) 289-4711 1395 John Fitch Blvd South Windsor, CT 06074-1029 Clearwater Technology, Inc. (973) 466-1121 FAX: (973) 589-4509 Toll Free: (800) 980-1121 192 Clifford St Newark, NJ 07105-1903 www.clearwatertechnology.com CMTS Florida LLC (904) 739-9804 FAX: (904) 739-9816 9250 Cypress Green Dr Ste 201 Jacksonville, FL 32256-7798 www.cmtsinc.com CMTS, Inc. (503) 242-1388 FAX: (503) 242-0094 Toll Free: (888) 661-7259 3220 SW 1st Ave Ste 150 Portland, OR 97239-4600 www.cmtsinc.com Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. (713) 462-3242 FAX: (713) 462-3262 Toll Free: (800) 662-4180 13430 Northwest Fwy Ste 1100 Houston, TX 77040-6153 www.cobfen.com Cold Mix Manufacturing (718) 463-1444 FAX: (718) 463-0292 Toll Free: (800) 985-9192 12030 28th Ave Flushing, NY 11354-1049 www.greenpatch.com Cole & Associates, Inc. (314) 984-9887 FAX: (314) 984-0587 10777 Sunset Office Dr Ste 10 Saint Louis, MO 63127-1019 www.colestl.com CollectiveData, Inc. (319) 362-1993 FAX: (319) 364-4306 Toll Free: (800) 750-7638 308 3rd St SE Ste 200 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-1849 www.collectivedata.com Collier Engineering Company, Inc. (615) 331-1441 FAX: (615) 331-1050 5560 Franklin Pike Cir Brentwood, TN 37027-4396 www.collierengineering.com Colorado Municipal League (303) 831-6411 FAX: (303) 860-8175 1144 Sherman St Denver, CO 80203-2207 www.cml.org

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CompassCom Software (303) 680-3311 FAX: (303) 766-2488 12353 E Easter Ave Ste 200 Centennial, CO 80112-6797 www.compasscom.com Condor Country Consulting, Inc. (925) 335-9308 FAX: (925) 231-0571 411 Ferry St Ste 6 Martinez, CA 94553-1145 www.condorcountry.com Construction Testing Services, Inc. (925) 462-5151 FAX: (925) 462-5183 2174 Rheem Dr Ste A Pleasanton, CA 94588-2775 www.cts-1.com Contractor Compliance & Monitoring, Inc. (650) 522-4403 FAX: (650) 522-4402 635 Mariners Island Blvd Ste 200 San Mateo, CA 94404-1060 www.ccmi-tpa.com Converse Consultants (626) 930-1200 FAX: (626) 930-1212 Toll Free: (800) 234-6393 222 E Huntington Dr Ste 211 Monrovia, CA 91016-8012 www.converseconsultants.com Cotter Consulting, Inc. (630) 724-9730 FAX: (630) 310-5512 8150 S Cass Ave Darien, IL 60561-5013 www.cotterconsulting.com Covello Group, Inc. (925) 933-2300 FAX: (925) 933-0434 1660 Olympic Blvd Ste 300 Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5190 www.covellogroup.com CP&Y, Inc. (214) 638-0500 FAX: (214) 638-3723 1820 Regal Row Ste 200 Dallas, TX 75235-2393 www.cpyi.com CPH Consultants, LLC (425) 285-2390 FAX: (425) 285-2389 733 7th Ave Ste 100 Kirkland, WA 98033-5657 www.cphconsultants.com CPM Partners, Inc. (760) 230-8009 FAX: (760) 230-8010 535 Encinitas Blvd Ste 114 Encinitas, CA 92024-3742 www.cpm-partners.com Crafco, Inc. (602) 276-0406 FAX: (480) 961-0513 Toll Free: (800) 528-8242 420 N Roosevelt Ave Chandler, AZ 85226-2601 www.crafco.com Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP (518) 446-0396 FAX: (518) 446-0397 2 Winners Cir Albany, NY 12205-1121 www.cmellp.com Cretex Specialty Products (262) 542-8153 FAX: (262) 542-0301

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Toll Free: (800) 345-3764 N16W23390 Stone Ridge Dr Ste A Waukesha, WI 53188-1196 www.cretexseals.com CrowderGulf (251) 459-7430 FAX: (251) 459-7433 Toll Free: (800) 992-6207 5435 Business Park Way Theodore, AL 36582-1615 www.crowdergulf.com

DAWN Companies, Inc. (815) 723-7000 FAX: (816) 723-7000 1602 Workers Ct Joliet, IL 60433-8500 www.dawninc.us DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd. (780) 486-2000 FAX: (780) 486-9090 101, 10630 172 St Edmonton, AB T5S 1H8 www.dclsiemens.com

Cryotech Deicing Technology (800) 346-7237 FAX: (319) 372-2662 Toll Free: (800) 346-7237 6103 Ortho Way Fort Madison, IA 52627-9412 www.cryotech.com

DeAngelo Brothers, Inc. (570) 459-1112 FAX: (570) 459-0321 Toll Free: (800) 360-9333 100 N Conahan Dr Hazleton, PA 18201-7355 www.dbiservices.com

CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation/Rapid Set Products (714) 379-8260 FAX: (714) 379-8270 Toll Free: (800) 929-3030 11065 Knott Ave Ste A Cypress, CA 90630-5149 www.ctscement.com

Deery American Corporation (970) 858-3678 FAX: (970) 858-3679 Toll Free: (800) 227-4059 PO Box 4099 Grand Junction, CO 81502-4099 www.deeryamerican.com

Curbco (810) 232-2121 FAX: (810) 232-2460 Toll Free: (800) 223-5024 PO Box 70 Swartz Creek, MI 48473-0070 www.curbco2121.com Cutler Repaving, Inc. (785) 843-1524 FAX: (785) 843-3942 921 E 27th St Lawrence, KS 66046-4917 www.cutlerrepaving.com CValdo Corporation (858) 866-0128 FAX: (858) 866-0131 4901 Morena Blvd Ste 1110 San Diego, CA 92117-7341 www.cvaldo.com D&L Foundry and Supply (509) 765-7952 FAX: (509) 765-8124 Toll Free: (888) 765-0058 PO Box 1319 12970 Road 3 North East Moses Lake, WA 98837-0194 www.dlfoundry.us D.L. Withers Construction (602) 438-9500 FAX: (602) 438-9600 3220 E Harbour Dr Phoenix, AZ 85034-8204 www.dlwithers.com Data Transfer Solutions (407) 382-5222 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd Ste 200 Orlando, FL 32828-9373 www.dtsgis.com David Evans and Associates Inc (503) 223-6663 FAX: (503) 223-2701 2100 SW River Pkwy Portland, OR 97201-8009 www.deainc.com David McManus Engineering Ltd. (613) 225-1929 FAX: (613) 225-7330 30 Camelot Dr Ste 400 Nepean, ON K2G 5X8 www.dmel.on.ca

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Delta Municipal Consulting (925) 625-7003 FAX: (925) 625-9194 1120 2nd St Ste 106 Brentwood, CA 94513-2230 www.delta-municipal.com Dewberry (703) 849-0100 FAX: (703) 849-0118 8401 Arlington Blvd Ste 1 Fairfax, VA 22031-4619 www.dewberry.com Diaz•Yourman & Associates (714) 245-2920 FAX: (714) 245-2950 1616 E 17th St Santa Ana, CA 92705-8509 www.diazyourman.com Dibble Engineering (602) 957-1155 FAX: (602) 957-2838 7500 N Dreamy Draw Dr Ste 200 Phoenix, AZ 85020-4669 www.dibblecorp.com Dig Safely New York Inc (315) 437-7394 FAX: (315) 437-2621 5063 Brittonfield Pkwy East Syracuse, NY 13057-9691 www.digsafelynewyork.com DLZ Kentucky (502) 695-2300 FAX: (502) 695-1497 201 Brighton Park Blvd Frankfort, KY 40601-3717 www.dlz.com Doggett Machinery Services (225) 368-2203 FAX: (225) 296-5132 10110 Daradele Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70816-2042 www.doggettgroup.com Dokken Engineering (858) 514- 8377 FAX: (858) 514-8608 5675 Ruffin Rd Ste 250 San Diego, CA 92123-1372 www.dokkenengineering.com Dome Corporation of North America (973) 744-0440 FAX: (973) 744-8759

15 S Park St Montclair, NJ 07042-2704 www.dome-corp-na.com Donelson Construction Company LLC (417) 743-2694 FAX: (417) 743-2945 1075 Wise Hill Rd Clever, MO 65631-6552 www.donelsonconstruction.com Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc. (916) 363-4210 FAX: (916) 363-4230 11060 White Rock Rd Ste 200 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6061 www.drakehaglan.com DriveCam, Inc. (858) 430-4000 FAX: (858) 430-4001 Toll Free: (866) 419-5861 8911 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92123-1596 www.drivecam.com Duke’s Root Control, Inc. (315) 472-4781 FAX: (315) 475-4203 Toll Free: (800) 447-6687 1020 Hiawatha Blvd W Syracuse, NY 13204-4163 www.dukes.com Duplantis Design Group, PC (985) 626-9547 FAX: (985) 626-0269 34 Louis Prima Dr Covington, LA 70433-5903 www.ddgpc.com Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc. (407) 896-0594 FAX: (407) 896-4836 941 Lake Baldwin Ln Orlando, FL 32814-6438 www.drmp.com Dynatest Consulting (979) 776-6700 FAX: (979) 776-6707 4700 Elmo Weedon Rd Ste 107 College Station, TX 77845-3103 www.dynatest.com E.J. Breneman, L.P. (610) 678-1913 FAX: (610) 678-9691 1117 Snyder Rd West Lawn, PA 19609-1100 www.ejbreneman.com EAC Consulting, Inc. (305) 264-2557 FAX: (305) 264-8363 815 NW 57th Ave Ste 402 Miami, FL 33126-2054 www.eacconsult.com Earth Systems, Inc. (805) 781-0112 FAX: (805) 781-0180 Toll Free: (866) 781-0112 PO Box 4259 895 Aerovista Place Ste 102 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-4259 www.earthsystems.com

East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. (231) 536-4444 FAX: (231) 536-4458 Toll Free: (800) 626-4653 PO Box 439 301 Spring St East Jordan, MI 49727-0439 www.ejiw.com

Ed A. Wilson, Inc. (817) 923-6400 FAX: (817) 923-6242 2526 W Pafford St Fort Worth, TX 76110-5934 www.edawilson.com eda design professionals (805) 549-8658 FAX: (805) 549-8704 PO Box 1829 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-1829 www.edainc.com EFK Moen, LLC (314) 729-4100 FAX: (314) 729-4199 13523 Barrett Parkway Dr Ste 250 Ballwin, MO 63021-3802 www.efkmoen.com EITI Electrical Industry Training Institute (604) 590-8918 FAX: (604) 590-8912 Toll Free: (866) 890-8911 Unit C 12330 88th Ave Surrey, BC V3W 3J6 www.eiti.us, www.eiti.ca Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. (651) 770-8448 FAX: (651) 770-2552 651 Hale Ave N Oakdale, MN 55128-7534 www.eorinc.com Energy Absorption Systems (312) 467-6750 FAX: (312) 467-9625 35 E Wacker Dr Ste 1100 Chicago, IL 60601-2108 www.quixtrans.com Energy Laboratories, Inc. (406) 252-6325 PO Box 30916 Billings, MT 59107-0916 www.energylab.com ENGEO Incorporated (925) 866-9000 FAX: (888) 279-2698 2010 Crow Canyon Pl Ste 250 San Ramon, CA 94583-1344 www.engeo.com Engineering Associates (307) 587-4911 FAX: (307) 587-2596 PO Box 1900 902 13th St Cody, WY 82414-1900 www.eaengineers.com Engineering Resources (951) 765-6622 FAX: (951) 765-6621 3550 E Florida Ave Ste B Hemet, CA 92544-4937 www.erscinc.com Engineering Service, Inc. (601) 939-8737 FAX: (601) 939-8799 PO Box 180429 Richland, MS 39218-0429 www.engservice.com Engineers Inc. (575) 538-5395 FAX: (575) 538-5410 301 W College Ave Ste 1 Silver City, NM 88061-5002 www.engineersinc.com England-Thims & Miller, Inc. (904) 642-8990 FAX: (904) 646-9485

14775 Old Saint Augustine Rd Jacksonville, FL 32258-2463 www.etminc.com

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Enterprise Information Solutions, Inc. (410) 884-7888 FAX: (410) 884-7788 9002 Red Branch Rd Columbia, MD 21045-2111 www.enterinfo.com EnviroIssues (206) 269-5041 FAX: (206) 269-5046 101 Stewart St Ste 1200 Seattle, WA 98101-2449 www.enviroissues.com Environmental Partners Group, Inc. (617) 657-0200 FAX: (617) 657-0201 1900 Crown Colony Dr Ste 402 Quincy, MA 02169-0980 www.envpartners.com Environmental Resource Specialists (407) 833-8232 FAX: (407) 833-8668 1375 Birch Crest Ct Lake Mary, FL 32746-4456 www.ecatts.com Environmental Safety Group (630) 633-5000 FAX: (630) 633-5555 Toll Free: (800) 242-4295 570 E North Frontage Rd Bolingbrook, IL 60440-3061 www.esgsafety.com EnviroScape (703) 631-8810 FAX: (703) 631-6558 14524F Lee Rd Chantilly, VA 20151-1640 www.enviroscapes.com Envirotex (940) 549-8731 FAX: (940) 549-1292 PO Box 846 Graham, TX 76450-0846 www.envirotx.com Envista Corporation (978) 232-6321 FAX: (978) 927-0725 900 Cummings Ctr Ste 307V Beverly, MA 01915-6181 www.envista.com ENZ USA INC (630) 692-7880 FAX: (630) 692-7885 1585 Beverly Ct Ste 115 Aurora, IL 60502-8731 www.enz.com EPCOR Water Services, Inc. (780) 412-7755 FAX: (780) 969-7057 10065 Jasper Ave Edmonton, AB T5J 3B1 www.epcor.ca

Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc (813) 394-0830 3900 US Hwy 19 North Bartow, FL 33830 www.ergon.com Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. (512) 469-9292 FAX: (512) 469-0391 11612 FM 2244 Ste 1-250 Ste 250 Austin, TX 78738-5516 www.ergonasphalt.com Erlandsen (509) 884-2562 FAX: (509) 884-2814 Toll Free: (800) 732-7442 250 Simon St SE East Wenatchee, WA 98802-7710 www.erlandsen.com ESI Consultants, Ltd. (630) 420-1700 FAX: (630) 420-1733 1979 N Mill St Ste 100 Naperville, IL 60563-1295 www.esiconsultantsltd.com ESRI 909 793-2853 FAX: (909) 307-3039 380 New York St Redlands, CA 92373-8100 www.esri.com ESRI Canada Inc. (604) 682-4652 FAX: (604) 682-5692 1130 W Pender St Ste 610 Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4 www.esri.com Ess Brothers & Sons, Inc. (763) 478-8868 9350 County Road 19 Unit 1 Loretto, MN 55357-4613 www.essbrothers.com Etna Supply (616) 514-5154 FAX: (616) 514-6154 529 32nd St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2392 www.etnasupply.com Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. (614) 775-4510 FAX: (614) 775-4871 5500 New Albany Rd New Albany, OH 43054-8703 www.emht.com Exeltech Consulting, Inc. (360) 357-8289 FAX: (360) 357-8225 8729 Commerce Place Dr NE Ste A Lacey, WA 98516-1363 www.xltech.com

Epic Land Solutions, Inc. (310) 626-4848 FAX: (310) 891-3348 2601 Airport Dr Ste 115 Torrance, CA 90505-6133 www.epicland.com

Express Bagger LLC (701) 797-3005 FAX: (701) 797-3002 Toll Free: (877) 701-8867 111 9th St SE Cooperstown, ND 58425-7341 www.expressbagger.com

EPS Group, Inc., Engineers, Planners & Surveyors (480) 503-2250 FAX: (480) 503-2258 2045 S Vineyard Ste 101 Mesa, AZ 85210-6890

EZ-Liner Industries (712) 737-4016 FAX: (712) 737-4148 Toll Free: (800) 373-4016 PO Box 140 1920 Albany Place, SE

Orange City, IA 51041-0140 www.ezliner.com Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC (715) 874-6070 FAX: (715) 874-6717 Toll Free: (800) 497-4907 PO Box 659 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0659 www.fahrnerasphalt.com FallLine Corporation (775) 827-6400 FAX: (775) 827-6749 Toll Free: (800) 325-5463 4625 Aircenter Cir Reno, NV 89502-5948 www.fallline.com FASTER Asset Solutions (800) 753-2783 FAX: (757) 625-5114 Toll Free: (866) 514-2513 2730 Ellsmere Ave Norfolk, VA 23513-2437 www.fasterasset.com Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc. (781) 221-1214 FAX: (781) 221-1057 Toll Free: (800) 835-8666 5 Burlington Woods Ste 210 Burlington, MA 01803-4511 www.fstinc.com Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental Solutions Group (847) 741-5370 FAX: (847) 742-3035 1300 W Bartlett Rd Elgin, IL 60120-7528 www.elginsweeper.com Fehr & Peers (425) 820-0100 FAX: (425) 821-1750 11410 NE 122nd Way Ste 320 Kirkland, WA 98034-6927 www.fehrandpeers.com Fernco Inc (810) 503-9019 FAX: (810) 653-8714 300 S Dayton St Davison, MI 48423-1564 www.fernco.com FGM Architects (630) 574-8300 FAX: (630) 574-9292 1211 W 22nd St Ste 705 Oak Brook, IL 60523-3200 www.fgmarchitects.com First Group Engineering (317) 290-9549 FAX: (317) 290-4984 5925 Lakeside Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46278-1996 www.firstgroupengineering.com First Vehicle Services, Inc. (561) 578-0306 FAX: (561) 748-6599 567 Rookery Pl Jupiter, FL 33458-8368 www.firstgroup.com Fisher & Arnold, Inc. (901) 748-1811 FAX: (901) 748-3115 Toll Free: (888) 583-9724 9180 Crestwyn Hills Dr Ste 100 Memphis, TN 38125-8502 www.fisherarnold.com Flexible Pavements of Ohio (614) 791-3600 FAX: (614) 791-4800

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525 Metro Pl N Ste 101 Dublin, OH 43017-5504 www.flexiblepavements.org

2110 W Wright Rd McHenry, IL 60050-8084 www.frontrangeenvironmental.com

Flink Co. (815) 673-4321 FAX: (815) 672-2678 502 N Vermillion St Streator, IL 61364-2245 www.flinkco.com Flint Trading, Inc. (336) 475-6600 FAX: (336) 475-7900 115 Todd Ct Thomasville, NC 27360-3233 www.flinttrading.com Flynn Brothers Contracting (502) 364-9100 FAX: (502) 363-1646 1213 Outer Loop Louisville, KY 40219-3417 www.flynnbrothers.com Foley, Inc. (732) 885-5555 FAX: (732) 885-6612 855 Centennial Ave Piscataway, NJ 08854-3912 www.foleyinc.com FORCE America, Inc. (952) 707-1358 FAX: (952) 707-1350 Toll Free: (888) 993-6723 501 Cliff Rd E Ste 100 Burnsville, MN 55337-1635 www.forceamerica.com Forsgren Associates Inc (801) 364-4785 FAX: (801) 364-4802 370 E 500 S Ste 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3318 www.forsgren.com Foth (414) 336-7905 FAX: (920) 497-8516 2737 S Ridge Rd Green Bay, WI 54304-5513 www.foth.com

Fuelmaster/Syn-Tech Systems, Inc. (850) 878-2558 FAX: (850) 877-9327 Toll Free: (800) 888-9136 PO Box 5258 Tallahassee, FL 32314-5258 www.syntech-fuelmaster.com Fugro Consultants, Inc. (512) 977-1800 FAX: (512) 973-9565 8613 Cross Park Dr Austin, TX 78754-4565 www.fugroconsultants.com Fugro Roadware Inc. (804) 264-2982 FAX: (804) 264-2985 Toll Free: (800) 828-2726 3104 Northside Ave Richmond, VA 23228-5410 www.fugro-roadware.com Fugro West, Inc. (805) 650-7000 FAX: (805) 650-7010 4820 McGrath St Ste 100 Ventura, CA 93003-7778 www.fugrowest.com Fulghum, MacIndoe, & Associates, Inc. (865) 690-6419 FAX: (865) 690-6448 10330 Hardin Valley Rd Ste 201 Knoxville, TN 37932-3742 www.fulghummacindoe.com Fuscoe Engineering (858) 554-1500 FAX: (858) 597-0335 6390 Greenwich Dr Ste 170 San Diego, CA 92122-5923 www.fuscoe.com Fuss & Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill (860) 646-2469 FAX: (860) 643-6313 Toll Free: (800) 286-2469 146 Hartford Rd Manchester, CT 06040-5992 www.fando.com

Franklin Paint Company, Inc. (800) 486-0304 FAX: (508) 528-8152 259 Cottage St Franklin, MA 02038-3006 www.franklinpaint.com

Gabrielli Truck Sales (516) 931-7915 FAX: (516) 822-2969 Toll Free: (888) 887-8557 880 S Oyster Bay Rd Hicksville, NY 11801-3519 www.gabriellitruck.com

Fred A. Cook, Jr., Inc. (914) 739-3300 FAX: (914) 739-8525 PO Box 71 Montrose, NY 10548-0071 www.fredcook.com

GAI Consultants, Inc. (904) 363-1110 FAX: (904) 363-1115 1301 Riverplace Blvd Ste 900 Jacksonville, FL 32207-9051 www.gaiconsultants.com

Freese and Nichols, Inc. (817) 735-7300 FAX: (817) 735-7492 4055 International Plz Ste 200 Fort Worth, TX 76109-4814 www.freese.com

Galaxy Associates Inc. dba Rieskamp Washing Systems (800) 661-9443 FAX: (513) 731-0678 4370 Malsbary Rd Ste 200 Cincinnati, OH 45242-5653 www.galaxy-associates.com

Frehner Construction Co., Inc. (702) 649-2530 FAX: (702) 649-8834 3101 E Craig Rd North Las Vegas, NV 89030-7501 www.aggregate-us.com Front Range Environmental (815) 690-7485 FAX: (815) 893-5252

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Gallagher Asphalt Corporation (708) 877-7160 FAX: (708) 877-5222 18100 Indiana Ave Thornton, IL 60476-1276 www.gallagherasphalt.com Gannett Fleming

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(717) 763-7211 FAX: (717) 763-8150 Toll Free: (800) 233-1055 PO Box 67100 Harrisburg, PA 17106-7100 www.gannettfleming.com GapVax, Inc. (814) 535-6766 FAX: (814) 539-3617 575 Central Ave Johnstown, PA 15902-2600 www.gapvax.com Gasaway Company (630) 985-1600 FAX: (630) 343-2260 PO Box 4986 Oak Brook, IL 60522-4986 www.gasawayco.com Gateway Industrial Products, Inc. (800) 701-4782 FAX: (800) 525-3427 160 Freedom Ct Elyria, OH 44035-2245 www.gatewayindustrial.com GBA Architects and Engineers (913) 492-0400 FAX: (913) 577-8380 9801 Renner Blvd Lenexa, KS 66219-9718 www.gbateam.com GBA Master Series, Inc. (913) 341-3105 FAX: (913) 341-3128 Toll Free: (800) 492-2468 10561 Barkley St Ste 500 Overland Park, KS 66212-1834 www.gbams.com GCC of America (505) 881-5303 FAX: (505) 881-5304 4253 Montgomery Blvd NE Ste 210 Albuquerque, NM 87109-1130 www.gcc.com GEC (225) 612-4172 FAX: (225) 612-3015 Toll Free: (800) 883-5588 9357 Interline Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809-1910 www.gecinc.com GENIVAR Inc. (613) 933-5602 FAX: (613) 936-0335 1345 Rosemount Ave Cornwall, ON K6J 3E5 www.GENIVAR.com Gensler (310) 449-5843 2500 Broadway Ste 300 Santa Monica, CA 90404-3099 www.gensler.com Geocal, Inc. (303) 337-0338 FAX: (303) 337-0247 7290 S Fraser St Centennial, CO 80112-4286 www.geocal.us GeoDesign Inc. (503) 968-8787 FAX: (503) 968-3068 15575 SW Sequoia Pkwy Ste 100 Portland, OR 97224-7195 www.geodesigninc.com GeoEngineers (253) 383-4940 1101 Fawcett Ave Ste 200

Tacoma, WA 98402-2012 www.geoengineers.com Geolabs, Inc. (510) 465-5141 FAX: (510) 465-4454 1440 Broadway Ste 804 Oakland, CA 94612-2027 www.geolabs.net Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. (847) 855-1100 FAX: (847) 855-1115 820 Lakeside Dr Ste 5 Gurnee, IL 60031-9165 www.gha-engineers.com GHD Inc. (315) 655-8161 FAX: (315) 655-4180 Toll Free: (800) 229-5629 1 Remington Park Dr Cazenovia, NY 13035-9469 www.stearnswheler.com Ghirardelli Associates (415) 864-4180 FAX: (415) 864-4182 1970 Broadway Ste 920 Oakland, CA 94612-2221 www.ghirardelliassoc.com Gilbarco Veeder-Root (336) 547-5000 FAX: (336) 547-5957 7300 W Friendly Ave Greensboro, NC 27410-6232 www.gilbarco.com Gkkworks (949) 375-6872 FAX: (949) 955-1662 2355 Main St Ste 220 Irvine, CA 92614-4251 www.gkkworks.com GLMV Architecture (816) 444-4200 FAX: (816) 444-4355 9229 Ward Pkwy Ste 210 Kansas City, MO 64114-3311 www.glmv.com Global Sensor Systems Inc. (905) 507-0007 FAX: (905) 507-4177 400 Brunel Rd Mississauga, ON L4Z 2C2 www.globalsensorsystems.com Global Snow Solutions (612) 968-9454 PO Box 448 5159 Main St Maple Plain, MN 55359-0448 www.globalsnowsolutions.com Golden State Labor Compliance (661) 267-0940 FAX: (661) 267-0981 38733 9th St E Ste W Palmdale, CA 93550-2910 www.goldenstatelc.com Gonzales Companies, LLC (314) 961-1888 FAX: (314) 961-1814 1750 S Brentwood Blvd Ste 300 Saint Louis, MO 63144-1339 www.gonzalezcos.com Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc. (207) 657-6910 FAX: (207) 657-6912 PO Box 1237 15 Shaker Rd Gray, ME 04039-1237 www.gorrillpalmer.com

GovDeals (865) 406-3783 FAX: (334) 387-0519 5907 Carmichael Pl Montgomery, AL 36117-2346 www.govdeals.com GPD Group (330) 572-2100 FAX: (330) 572-2101 Toll Free: (800) 955-4731 520 S Main St Ste 2531 Akron, OH 44311-1073 www.gpdgroup.com GRAEF (480) 285-3014 FAX: (480) 285-3100 125 S 84th St Ste 401 Milwaukee, WI 53214-1469 www.lpgas-engineering.com GRAEF (773) 399-0112 FAX: (773) 399-0170 8501 W Higgins Rd Ste 280 Chicago, IL 60631-2817 www.gasai.com Granite Construction Incorporated (775) 352-1953 FAX: (775) 355-9559 1900 Glendale Ave Sparks, NV 89431-5507 www.graniteconstruction.com Granite State Minerals Inc (603) 436-8505 FAX: (603) 436-2458 Toll Free: (800) 582-7907 227 Market St Portsmouth, NH 03801-3472 www.gsmsalt.com Great Lakes Chloride, Inc. (574) 267-2286 FAX: (574) 267-2235 895 E 200 N Warsaw, IN 46582-7854 www.glchloride.com Great West Engineering (406) 449-8627 FAX: (406) 449-8631 PO Box 4817 Helena, MT 59604-4817 www.greatwesteng.com Greeley and Hansen (312) 578-2350 FAX: (312) 558-1006 Toll Free: (800) 837-9779 100 S Wacker Dr Ste 1400 Chicago, IL 60606-4000 www.greeley-hansen.com Green Sweep, Inc. (419) 861-6666 FAX: (419) 866-6663 10720 Airport Hwy Swanton, OH 43558-9610 www.greensweepinc.com Gresham, Smith and Partners (615) 770-8180 FAX: (615) 770-8189 511 Union St Ste 1400 Nashville, TN 37219-1710 www.gspnet.com Griffin Structures, Inc. (949) 497-9000 FAX: (949) 497-8883 385 2nd St Laguna Beach, CA 92651-2304 www.griffinholdings.net GS Equipment Co., Inc. (813) 248-4971 FAX: (813) 247-3397

1023 S 50th St Tampa, FL 33619-3629 www.gsequipment.net

Phoenix, AZ 85040-4819 www.haydonbc.com

Guida Surveying, Inc. (949) 777-2000 FAX: (949) 777-2050 9241 Irvine Blvd Irvine, CA 92618-1645 www.guidasurveying.com Gulf Industries, Inc. (850) 562-1937 FAX: (850) 562-1934 5285 Tower Rd Ste C6PO # 180489 Tallahassee, FL 32303-7965 www.gulfindustriesinc.com GVM Snow Equipment (717) 677-6197 FAX: (717) 677-4291 Toll Free: (800) 458-5123 374 Heidlersburg Rd Biglerville, PA 17307-9256 www.gvmsnow.com Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone (206) 632-2664 FAX: (206) 632-0947 4010 Stone Way N Ste 300 Seattle, WA 98103-8099 www.hcwl.com Hamner, Jewell & Associates (805) 773-1459 FAX: (805) 773-2418 340 James Way Ste 150 Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2880 www.hamner-jewell.com Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc. (952) 829-0700 FAX: (952) 829-7806 7510 Market Place Dr Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3687 www.htpo.com Hanson Pipe & Precast (503) 285-3817 FAX: (503) 286-0603 PO Box 11305 Portland, OR 97211-0305 www.hansonpipeandprecast.com Harris & Associates (925) 827-4900 FAX: (925) 827-4982 Toll Free: (800) 827-4901 1401 Willow Pass Rd Ste 500 Concord, CA 94520-7964 www.harris-assoc.com Hart Crowser, Inc. (206) 324-9530 FAX: (206) 328-5581 1700 Westlake Ave N Ste 200 Seattle, WA 98109-6212 www.hartcrowser.com Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc. (262) 364-0500 FAX: (262) 364-0538 Toll Free: (800) 236-8450 5555 S Westridge Dr New Berlin, WI 53151-7900 www.hastingsairenergy.com Hatch Mott MacDonald (205) 939-1119 FAX: (205) 939-1382 2320 Highland Ave S Birmingham, AL 35205-2962 www.hatchmott.com Haydon Building Corp.

(602) 296-1496 FAX: (602) 296-1495 4640 E Cotton Gin Loop

HD Supply (612) 270-3148 FAX: (952) 937-8065 15800 W 79th St Eden Prairie, MN 55344-1807 www.waterworks.hdsupply.com HDR, Inc. (402) 399-1000 FAX: (402) 399-1111 Toll Free: (800) 366-4411 8404 Indian Hills Dr Omaha, NE 68114-4098 www.hdrinc.com Heil of Texas (713) 923-7600 FAX: (713) 923-5522 5900 Wheeler St Houston, TX 77023-5409 www.heiloftexas.com Helac Corporation (360) 825-1601 FAX: (360) 825-1603 Toll Free: (800) 327-2589 225 Battersby Ave Enumclaw, WA 98022-8204 www.helac.com Hengehold Motor Co., Inc. (650) 494-2444 FAX: (650) 494-1539 762 San Antonio Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303-4613 www.htrucks.com

Henke Manufacturing (913) 682-9000 FAX: (913) 682-0300 3070 Wilson Ave Leavenworth, KS 66048-4637 www.henkemfg.com Henry, Meisenheimer & Gende, Inc. (618) 594-3711 FAX: (618) 594-8217 1075 Lake Rd PO Box 70 Carlyle, IL 62231-1245 www.hmgengineers.com Hensel Phelps Construction Co. (480) 383-8480 FAX: (480) 383-8499 444 N 44th St Ste 105 Phoenix, AZ 85008-7625 www.henselphelps.com Herzog Contracting Corp.

(816) 233-9001 FAX: (816) 233-9881 Toll Free: (800) 950 1969 PO Box 1089 600 S Riverside Rd Saint Joseph, MO 64502-1089 www.herzogcompanies.com Hey and Associates, Inc. (847) 740-0888 FAX: (847) 740-2888 26575 W Commerce Dr Unit 601 Volo, IL 60073-9662 www.heyassoc.com Hi-Way (319) 363-8281 FAX: (319) 286-3350 Toll Free: (800) 363-1771 1330 76th Ave SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-7038 www.highwayequipment.com

Highway Technologies, Inc. (630) 932-4600 FAX: (630) 932-7611 880 N Addison Rd Villa Park, IL 60181-1153 www.hwy-tech.com Hill International Inc. (925) 275-9870 FAX: (925) 275-9930 5000 Executive Pkwy Ste 430 San Ramon, CA 94583-4282 www.hillintl.com HNTB Corporation (816) 527-2236 FAX: (816) 472-5004 Toll Free: (800) 693-4682 715 Kirk Dr Kansas City, MO 64105-1310 www.hntb.com Hogan Stakes (909) 421-0245 FAX: (909) 421-0249 Toll Free: (800) 214-6426 2741 S Lilac Ave Bloomington, CA 92316-3213 www.hoganco.com Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and Geologists (530) 478-1305 FAX: (530) 478-1019 792 Searls Ave Nevada City, CA 95959-3056 www.holdregeandkull.com Honnen Equipment Company (970) 270-8070 FAX: (970) 243-7092 2358 I-70 Frontage Rd 5055 E 72nd Ave Grand Junction, CO 81505-9601 www.honnen.com Hoosier Company, Inc. (317) 872-8125 FAX: (317) 872-7183 Toll Free: (800) 521-4184 PO Box 681064 Indianapolis, IN 46268-7064 www.hoosierco.com Horner & Shifrin, Inc. (314) 531-4321 FAX: (314) 531-6966 5200 Oakland Ave Saint Louis, MO 63110-1490 www.hornershifrin.com Howard P. Fairfield, LLC (207) 474-9836 FAX: (207) 474-6526 PO Box 188 9 Green St Skowhegan, ME 04976-0188 www.hpfairfield.com Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. (617) 482-7080 FAX: (617) 482-7417 38 Chauncy St Fl 9 Boston, MA 02111-2307 www.hshassoc.com HR Green (319) 841-4434 FAX: (319) 841-4012 Toll Free: (800) 728-7805 8710 Earhart Ln SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-8947 www.hrgreen.com Hubbard Construction Company (407) 623-3977 FAX: (407) 645-3847 1936 Lee Rd Ste 101

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Winter Park, FL 32789-7201 www.hubbard.com Huitt-Zollars, Inc. (281) 496-0066 FAX: (281) 496-0220 1500 S Dairy Ashford St Ste 200 Houston, TX 77077-3858 www.huitt-zollars.com Hunt Ortmann (626) 440-5200 FAX: (626) 796-0107 301 N Lake Ave Fl 7 Pasadena, CA 91101-5118 www.huntortmann.com Hunter Contracting Co. (480) 892-0521 FAX: (480) 892-4932 701 N Cooper Rd Gilbert, AZ 85233-3703 www.huntercontracting.com HVJ Associates, Inc. (281) 933-7388 FAX: (281) 933-7293 6120 S Dairy Ashford St Houston, TX 77072-1010 www.hvj.com HW Lochner (312) 372-7346 FAX: (312) 372-8208 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1200 Chicago, IL 60606-2901 www.hwlochner.com HWA GeoSciences Inc. (425) 774-0106 FAX: (425) 774-2714 21312 30th Dr SE Ste 110 Bothell, WA 98021-7010 www.hwageo.com Hydro Designs, Inc. (248) 250-5000 FAX: (248) 786-1789 Toll Free: (800) 690-6651 5700 Crooks Rd Ste 100 Troy, MI 48098-2826 www.hydrodesignsinc.com Hydroconsult Engineers, Inc. (415) 252-9750 FAX: (415) 252-9261 45 Polk St Fl 3 San Francisco, CA 94102-5260 www.hydroce.com Imbrium Systems Inc. (301) 279-8827 FAX: (301) 279-5433 7564 Standish Pl Ste 112 Rockville, MD 20855-2745 www.imbriumsystems.com

Industrial Systems Ltd. (815) 344-5566 FAX: (815) 344-5588 112 W State Route 120 Lakemoor, IL 60051-8741 www.ice-melt-products.com

Jacobs (425) 452-8000 FAX: (425) 452-1212 600 108th Ave NE Ste 700 Bellevue, WA 98004-5110 www.jacobs.com

Infor Public Sector (916) 921-0883 FAX: (916) 921-6620 Toll Free: (800) 821-9316 11092 Sun Center Dr Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6109 www.hansen.com

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (281) 983-2357 FAX: (832) 3517766 5995 Rogerdale Rd Houston, TX 77072-1601 www.jacobs.com

Insituform Technologies Inc (636) 530-8000 FAX: (636) 519-8010 Toll Free: (800) 234-2992 17999 Edison Ave Chesterfield, MO 63005-3713 www.insituform.com

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (405) 810-8254 FAX: (405) 810-2980 10001 Broadway Ext Oklahoma City, OK 73114-6307 www.jacobs.com

Inspection Services, Inc. (415) 243-3265 FAX: (415) 243-3266 1798 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94703-1514 www.inspectionservices.net Integrated Paving Concepts Inc. (604) 574-7510 FAX: (604) 574-8970 Toll Free: (800) 688-5652 102-17957 55th Avenue Surrey, BC V3S 6C4 www.integratedpaving.com InterClean Equipment, Inc. (734) 975-2967 FAX: (734) 975-1646 Toll Free: (800) 468-3725 3939 Bestech Rd Ypsilanti, MI 48197-9628 www.interclean.com Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (703) 657-6900 FAX: (703) 657-6901 Toll Free: (800) 241-3652 13921 Park Center Rd Ste 270 Herndon, VA 20171-3269 www.icpi.org International Municipal Signal Association (315) 331-2182 FAX: (315) 331-8205 Toll Free: (800) 723-4672 PO Box 539 165 E Union St Newark, NY 14513-0539 www.imsasafety.org

Impact Sciences (916) 787-0818 FAX: (916) 787-0828 1544 Eureka Rd Ste 180 Roseville, CA 95661-3092 www.impactsciences.com

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers (814) 444-3400 FAX: (814) 443-2621 Toll Free: (800) 777-2671 10558 Somerset Pike Somerset, PA 15501-7352 www.jjbodies.com

IMS Infrastructure Management Services (847) 506-1500 FAX: (847) 255-2938 Toll Free: (800) 467-7110 1820 W Drake Dr Ste 108 Tempe, AZ 85283-4312 www.ims-rst.com

J-U-B Engineers, Inc. (509) 783-2144 FAX: (509) 736-0790 Toll Free: (888) 582-5951 2810 W Clearwater Ave Ste 201 Kennewick, WA 99336-2982 www.jub.com

Independent Equipment Corp.

(516) 877-2220 FAX: (516) 877-0409 332 Sagamore Ave Mineola, NY 11501-1918 www.iecrentals.com

J.R. Giese Operations, LLC (904) 730-7994 FAX: (904) 221-7521 3560 Cardinal Point Dr Ste 201 Jacksonville, FL 32257-9238 www.jrgieseoperations.com

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James J. Benes & Associates, Inc. (630) 719-7570 FAX: (630) 719-7589 950 Warrenville Rd Ste 101 Lisle, IL 60532-1844 www.jjbenes.com JBR Environmental Consultants Inc (425) 977-4994 FAX: (425) 977-4995 3400 188th St SW Ste 605 Lynnwood, WA 98037-4774 www.jbrenv.com

(919) 783-9214 FAX: (919) 783-8405 4601 Six Forks Rd Ste 220 Raleigh, NC 27609-5210 www.kci.com KE&G Construction, Inc. (520) 748-0188 FAX: (520) 748-8975 5100 S Alvernon Way Tucson, AZ 85706-1976 www.kegtus.com Keystone Plastics, Ltd. (908) 561-1300 FAX: (908) 561-3404 Toll Free: (800) 635-5238 3451 S Clinton Ave South Plainfield, NJ 07080-1303 www.keystoneplastics.com Kiewit Western Co. (602) 437-7868 FAX: (602) 437-7806 3888 E Broadway Rd Phoenix, AZ 85040-2924 www.kiewit.com/phoenix Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (714) 939-1030 FAX: (714) 938-9488 765 The City Dr S Ste 400 Orange, CA 92868-6914 www.kimley-horn.com

Jet-Vac Inc. (800) 577-1841 FAX: (973) 659-0081 Toll Free: (800) 577-1841 15 Taylor Rd Wharton, NJ 07885-1532 www.jvnj.com

Kirkham Michael, Inc. (785) 472-3163 FAX: (785) 472-3817 Toll Free: (866) 973-9243 PO Box 4 210 N Douglas Ave Ellsworth, KS 67439-0004 www.kirkham.com

Joseph A. Cesare and Associates, Inc. (702) 564-3331 FAX: (702) 564-8542 106 Cassia Way Henderson, NV 89014-6415 www.jacesare.com

Kissick Construction Company, Inc. (816) 363-5530 FAX: (816) 523-1557 Toll Free: (800) 335-4414 8131 Indiana Ave Kansas City, MO 64132-2507 www.kissickco.com

JSD Professional Services, Inc. (608) 848-5060 FAX: (608) 848-2255 161 Horizon Dr Ste 101 Verona, WI 53593-1249 www.jsdinc.com

Kleinfelder/S E A (508) 270-6555 FAX: (508) 370-8259 Toll Free: (800) 489-6689 5 Whittier St Ste 600 Framingham, MA 01701-4691 www.seacon.com

K & A Engineering, Inc. (909) 279-1800 FAX: (951) 279-4380 357 N Sheridan St Ste 117 Corona, CA 92880-2029 www.kaengineering.com K & R Weigh Systems (910) 612-9800 FAX: (239) 236-1405 4320 Scotland Ln Wilmington, NC 28409-3200 www.knrgroup.com K M International (810) 688-1234 FAX: (810) 688-8765 Toll Free: (800) 492-1757 6561 Bernie Kohler Dr North Branch, MI 48461-8886 www.kminb.com KBR, Inc. (713) 753-3204 4100 Clinton Dr Houston, TX 77020-6299 www.kbr.com KCI Associates of NC

Klotz Associates (281) 589-7257 FAX: (281) 589-7309 1160 Dairy Ashford St Ste 500 Houston, TX 77079-3098 www.klotz.com Knaack LLC (815) 301-2208 FAX: (815) 301-2330 420 E Terra Cotta Ave Crystal Lake, IL 60014-3611 www.knaack.com Knapheide Truck Equipment Flint (810) 762-1100 Toll Free: (800) 589-9100 1200 S Averill Ave Flint, MI 48503-2975 www.knapheideflint.com KPFF, Inc. (206) 622-5822 FAX: (206) 622-8130 1601 5th Ave Ste 1600 Seattle, WA 98101-3665 www.kpff.com

Kraft Construction Company (239) 561-5181 FAX: (239) 561-5129 13350 Metro Pkwy Ste 304 Fort Myers, FL 33966-4796 www.manhattanconstructiongroup. com

www.lcc-inc.com

www.LONCO.com

Legat Architects (312) 848-8809 FAX: (312) 258-1555 651 W Washington Blvd Ste 1 Chicago, IL 60661-2123 www.legat.com

LOT Maintenance, Inc. (918) 446-4111 FAX: (918) 446-1310 909 W 23rd St Tulsa, OK 74107-2817 www.lotmaintenance.com

Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc. (504) 837-9470 FAX: (504) 837-9477 PO Box 19688 New Orleans, LA 70179-0688 www.krebslasalle.com

Leighton Consulting, Inc. (805) 654-9257 FAX: (805) 620-1977 3585 Maple St Ste 211 Ventura, CA 93003-3511 www.leightonconsulting.com

Louisiana Machinery LLC (866) 843-7440 FAX: (985) 536-4549 3799 W Airline Hwy Reserve, LA 70084-5717 www.louisianamachinery.com

Krieger & Stewart, Incorporated (909) 684-6900 FAX: (909) 684-6986 3602 University Ave Riverside, CA 92501-3331 www.kriegerandstewart.com

Linda Hall Library (816) 926-8792 FAX: (816) 926-8790 5109 Cherry St Kansas City, MO 64110-2498 www.lindahall.org

Louisiana One Call (225) 275-3700 FAX: (225) 272-1967 2215 W Boardwalk Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70816-8334 www.laonecall.com

KSA Engineers, Inc. (903) 236-7700 FAX: (903) 236-7779 Toll Free: (877) 572-3647 140 E Tyler St Ste 600 Longview, TX 75601-7256 www.ksaeng.com

Liqui-Force Services (USA) Inc. (734) 955-2508 FAX: (734) 955-2504 28529 Goddard Rd Ste 106 Romulus, MI 48174-2779 www.liquiforce.com

Louisville Gas & Electric (502) 627-3708 FAX: (502) 217-2179 820 W Broadway PO Box 32020 Louisville, KY 40202-2245 www.lge-ku.com

Lafarge North America (262) 754-8488 FAX: (262) 754-8489 Toll Free: (800) 678-6220 150 N Sunny Slope Rd Ste 215 Brookfield, WI 53005-4810 www.lafargenorthamerica.com Lakeside Industries (425) 313-2681 FAX: (425) 313-2622 PO Box 7016 Issaquah, WA 98027-7016 www.lakesideind.com Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc. (402) 496-2498 FAX: (402) 496-2730 14710 W Dodge Rd Omaha, NE 68154-2027 www.lra-inc.com Landau Associates, Inc. (425) 778-0907 FAX: (425) 778-6409 Toll Free: (800) 552-5957 130 2nd Ave S Edmonds, WA 98020-3512 www.landauinc.com LandMark Consultants, Inc. (760) 370-3000 FAX: (760) 337-8900 780 N 4th St El Centro, CA 92243-1511 www.landmark-ca.com

Little Falls Machine, Inc. (320) 632-9266 FAX: (320) 632-3484 Toll Free: (800) 772-7569 300 Lindbergh Dr S Little Falls, MN 56345-1598 www.fallsplows.com Littlejohn Engineering Associates (423) 928-3500 FAX: (423) 926-3565 Toll Free: (800) 869-5596 207 E Main St Ste 3A 101 Fountain Pl Bldg Johnson City, TN 37604-5749 www.leainc.com LJA Engineering, Inc. (713) 953-5200 FAX: (713) 953-5026 2929 Briarpark Dr Ste 600 Houston, TX 77042-3768 www.ljaengineering.com LJB Inc. (937) 259-5000 FAX: (937) 259-5100 Toll Free: (866) 552-3536 3100 Research Blvd Dayton, OH 45420-4022 www.ljbinc.com LNV, Inc. (210) 822-2232 FAX: (210) 822-4032 8918 Tesoro Dr Ste 401 San Antonio, TX 78217-6220 www.lnvinc.com

Larkin Group, Inc. (816) 361-0440 FAX: (816) 361-0045 Toll Free: (800) 488-5275 9200 Ward Pkwy Ste 200 Kansas City, MO 64114-3350 www.larkin-grp.com

Loadrite Inc. (919) 602-4267 1015 Aviation Pkwy Ste 100 Morrisville, NC 27560-8540 www.loadritescales.com

Lawson-Fisher Associates, P.C. (574) 234-3167 FAX: (574) 234-3167 525 W Washington St South Bend, IN 46601-1527 www.lawson-fisher.com

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (713) 266-6900 FAX: (713) 266-2089 2925 Briarpark Dr Ste 400 Houston, TX 77042-3746 www.lan-inc.com

LCC, Inc. (925) 228-4218 FAX: (925) 228-4638 930 Estudillo St Martinez, CA 94553-1620

LONCO, Inc. (630) 577-9100 FAX: (630) 577-9199 1560 Wall St Ste 222 Naperville, IL 60563-1146

LucyCo Communications (916) 491-3161 FAX: (916) 491-3160 1614 19th St Sacramento, CA 95811-6704 www.lucyco.com Lumec, Inc./Div. of Philips (450) 430-7040 FAX: (450) 430-1453 640 Boulevard Cure-Boivin Boisbriand, QC J7G 2A7 www.lumec.com M-B Companies (920) 898-1064 FAX: (920) 898-4588 PO Box 200 1615 Wisconsin Ave New Holstein, WI 53061-0200 www.m-bco.com M.H. Corbin, Inc. (614) 873-5216 FAX: (614) 873-8095 8420 Estates Ct Plain City, OH 43064-8015 www.mhcorbininc.com MacKay & Sposito, Inc. (360) 695-3411 FAX: (360) 695-0833 Toll Free: (888) 695-3411 1325 SE Tech Center Dr Ste 140 Vancouver, WA 98683-5554 www.mackaysposito.com MacQueen Equipment, Inc. (651) 645-5726 FAX: (651) 645-6668 595 Aldine St Saint Paul, MN 55104-2297 www.macqueeneq.com

Maguire Group Inc. (508) 543-1700 FAX: (508) 543-5157 33 Commercial St Ste 1 Foxboro, MA 02035-5309 www.maguiregroup.com Mailhot Industries USA, Inc. (603) 880-9380 FAX: (603) 886-8254 Toll Free: (800) 624-5468 7 Tracy Ln Hudson, NH 03051-3031 www.mailhotindustries.com

Maintenance Design Group (303) 302-0266 FAX: (303) 302-0270 1600 Stout St Ste 940 Denver, CO 80202-3100 www.maintenancedesigngroup.com Maintenance Facility Consultants, Inc. (936) 372-1800 FAX: (936) 372-1803 PO Box 919 Waller, TX 77484-0919 www.mfc-houston.com Malcolm Pirnie Inc. (713) 840-1511 FAX: (914) 694-9286 1700 West Loop S Ste 1450 Houston, TX 77027-3008 www.pirnie.com Manhard Consulting, Ltd. (775) 882-5630 FAX: (775) 885-7282 3476 Executive Pointe Way Ste 12 Carson City, NV 89706-7956 www.manhard.com Mansfield Excavating Machinery, LP (817) 790-7337 FAX: (817) 783-2552 3445 S Interstate 35 W Alvarado, TX 76009-5936 www.mansfieldmachinery.com Martin Implement Sales (708) 349-8430 FAX: (708) 349-4230 18405 115th Ave Orland Park, IL 60467-9489 www.martinimplement.com Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Power Sweeping, Inc. (610) 759-8213 FAX: (610) 759-0873 2857 Bath Pike Nazareth, PA 18064-9010 Mattern & Craig, Inc. (423) 245-4970 FAX: (423) 245-5932 429 Clay St Kingsport, TN 37660-3654 www.matternandcraig.com McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (480) 449-4700 FAX: (480) 449-4747 80 E Rio Salado Pkwy Ste 310 Tempe, AZ 85281-9104 www.mccarthy.com McCormick Rankin Corporation (905) 823-8500 FAX: (905) 823-8503 2655 N Sheridan Way, Ste 300 Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8 www.mrc.ca Mechanical Jobbers (770) 482-5220 FAX: (770) 482-5225 6691 Tribble St Lithonia, GA 30058-4607 www.mechanicaljobbers.com Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc. (831) 426-3186 FAX: (831) 426-6607 224 Walnut Ave Ste B Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3836 www.m-me.com MetaDome, LLC (608) 249-8644 FAX: (608) 249-8922 Toll Free: (877) 270-3663 2136 E Dayton St Madison, WI 53704-4723

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www.metadome.com

www.msaconsultinginc.com

Metal Forms Corporation (414) 964-4550 FAX: (414) 964-4503 3334 N Booth St Milwaukee, WI 53212-1697 www.metalforms.com

MJ Harden Associates, Inc. (913) 981-9525 FAX: (913) 981-9602 5700 Broadmoor St Ste 800 Mission, KS 66202-2424 www.mjharden.com

MSA Professional Services Inc. (608) 242-6627 FAX: (608) 242-5664 Toll Free: (800) 446-0679 2901 International Ln Ste 300 Madison, WI 53704-3177 www.msa-ps.com

MKEC Engineering Consultants, Inc. (316) 684-9600 FAX: (316) 684-5100 411 N Webb Rd Wichita, KS 67206-2521 www.mkec.com

Mulkey Engineers & Consultants (704) 566-4360 FAX: (704) 537-2811 7500 E Independence Blvd Ste 100 Charlotte, NC 28227-9405 www.mulkeyinc.com

MMM Group Limited (905) 882-1100 FAX: (905) 882-0055 100 Commerce Valley Dr W Thornhill, ON L3T 0A1 www.mmm.ca

Municipal, The (260) 760-5530 FAX: (260) 827-0722 2268 N Main St Bluffton, IN 46714-1186 www.themunicipal.com

MGC Contractors, Inc. (602) 437-5000 FAX: (602) 470-4000 4110 E Elwood St Phoenix, AZ 85040-1922 www.mgccontractors.com

MNS Engineers, Inc. (805) 692-6921 FAX: (805) 692-6931 201 N Calle Cesar Chavez Ste 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3256 www.mnsengineers.com

Murray & Trettel, Inc. (847) 963-9000 FAX: (847) 963-0199 600 N 1st Bank Dr Ste A Palatine, IL 60067-8185 www.weathercommand.com

Michael Baker Corporation (703) 960-5620 FAX: (703) 317-6281 3601 Eisenhower Ave Ste 600 Alexandria, VA 22304-6426 www.mbakercorp.com

Mobile Power Sweepers, Inc. (608) 839-3816 FAX: (608) 839-9385 3895 Ridge Rd Deerfield, WI 53531-9656 www.mobilepowersweepers.com

Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc. (208) 947-9033 FAX: (208) 947-9034 1649 W Shoreline Dr Ste 200 Boise, ID 83702-6701 www.msa-ep.com

Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (734) 513-0300 FAX: (734) 513-0318 14001 Merriman Rd Livonia, MI 48154-4262 www.mmrma.org

ModernTech AEC Solutions (865) 531-6090 FAX: (865) 694-9505 Toll Free: (877) 531-6090 1626 Downtown West Blvd Knoxville, TN 37919-5408 www.moderntechaec.com

MWH Americas Inc. (702) 878-8010 FAX: (702) 878-7833 3010 W Charleston Blvd Ste 100 Las Vegas, NV 89102-1969 www.mwhglobal.com

Meyer Products LLC (216) 486-1313 FAX: (216) 486-3073 18513 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44112-1018 www.meyerproducts.com Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson (510) 808-2000 FAX: (510) 444-1108 Toll Free: (800) 646-3559 555 12th St Ste 1500 Oakland, CA 94607-4095 www.meyersnave.com

Midwest Rake Company LLC (574) 267-7875 FAX: (574) 267-8508 Toll Free: (800) 815-7253 PO Box 1674 1605 W Center St Warsaw, IN 46581-1674 www.midwestrake.com Miller Pipeline Corporation (317) 293-0278 FAX: (317) 2956410 Toll Free: (800) 848-3742 8850 Crawfordsville Rd Indianapolis, IN 46234-1559 www.millerpipeline.com Milone & MacBroom, Inc. (203) 271-1773 FAX: (203) 272-9733 99 Realty Dr Cheshire, CT 06410-1656 www.miloneandmacbroom.com Mindel, Scott & Associates, Inc. (502) 485-1508 FAX: (502) 485-1606 5151 Jefferson Blvd Louisville, KY 40219-3209 www.mindelscott.com Minuteman Trucks, Inc. (508) 668-3112 FAX: (508) 660-0027 Toll Free: (800) 225-4808 2181 Providence Hwy Walpole, MA 02081-2528 www.minutemantrucks.com

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Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. (608) 329-8105 FAX: (608) 328-8390 Toll Free: (800) 880-0109 1051 W 7th St Monroe, WI 53566-9100 www.monroetruck.com Montage Enterprises, Incorporated (908) 362-5353 FAX: (908) 362-5405 PO Box 631 Blairstown, NJ 07825-0631 www.montageent.com Moore Twining Associates Inc (559) 268-7021 FAX: (559) 268-7126 2527 Fresno St Fresno, CA 93721-1804 www.mooretwining.com Morrison-Maierle, Inc. (602) 273-2900 FAX: (602) 273-2901 Toll Free: (866) 862-9384 1275 W Washington St Ste 108 Tempe, AZ 85281-1859 www.m-m.net MS Consultants (614) 898-7100 FAX: (614) 898-7570 2221 Schrock Rd Columbus, OH 43229-1547 www.msconsultants.com MSA Consulting, Inc. (760) 320-9811 FAX: (760) 323-7893 Toll Free: (866) 297-3366 34200 Bob Hope Dr Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-1762

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National Research Council Canada (613) 991-2987 FAX: (613) 993-3142 Bldg M-20, Montreal Rd Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6 www.irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca NBS (Local Government Solutions) (800) 676-7516 FAX: (951) 296-1998 32605 Temecula Pkwy Ste 100 Temecula, CA 92592-6838 www.nbsgov.com Neel-Schaffer, Inc. (615) 383-8420 FAX: (615) 383-9984 210 25th Ave N Ste 800 Nashville, TN 37203-1616 www.neel-schaffer.com Neenah Foundry Company (920) 725-7000 FAX: (920) 729-3661 Toll Free: (800) 558-5075 PO Box 729 2121 Brooks Ave Neenah, WI 54957-0729 www.nfco.com Nevada Material Services (702) 382-4433 FAX: (702) 382-0273 151 Cassia Way Henderson, NV 89014-6616 www.nevadareadymix.com New Jersey Alliance for Action (732) 225-1180 FAX: (732) 225-4694 PO Box 6438 Edison, NJ 08818-6438 www.allianceforaction.com

New-Com Inc (702) 642-3331 FAX: (702) 642-9936 412 E Gowan Rd North Las Vegas, NV 89032-8040 www.nclasvegas.com Nichols Consulting Engineers (916) 388-5655 FAX: (916) 388-5676 8795 Folsom Blvd Ste 250 Sacramento, CA 95826-3721 www.ncenet.com Ninyo & Moore (858) 576-1000 FAX: (858) 576-9600 5710 Ruffin Rd San Diego, CA 92123-1013 www.ninyoandmoore.com Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, Inc. (207) 453-2362 FAX: (207) 453-4774 330 Neck Rd Benton, ME 04901-3545 www.negci.com NMC (402) 891-8600 FAX: (402) 891-7607 11002 Sapp Brothers Dr Omaha, NE 68138-4812 www.nebraskamachinery.com NMG Geotechnical, Inc. (949) 442-2442 FAX: (949) 476-8322 17991 Fitch Irvine, CA 92614-6079 www.nmggeotechnical.com Nolte Associates, Inc. (916) 641-9100 FAX: (916) 641-9222 Toll Free: 800 21-NOLTE 2495 Natomas Park Dr Fl 4 Sacramento, CA 95833-2940 www.nolte.com North American Salt Company (913) 344-9360 FAX: (913) 338-7945 9900 W 109th St Ste 600 Overland Park, KS 66210-1436 www.nasalt.com Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. (510) 839-0688 FAX: (510) 839-4350 300 Frank H Ogawa Plz Ste 510 Oakland, CA 94612-2040 www.ngem.com Northwest Playground Equipment, Inc. (425) 313-9161 FAX: (425) 313-9194 Toll Free: (800) 726-0031 345 NW Dogwood St PO Box 2410 Issaquah, WA 98027-3216 www.nwplayground.com NOVA Engineering and Environmental, LLC (858) 292-7575 FAX: (858) 292-7570 4373 Viewridge Ave Ste B San Diego, CA 92123-1619 www.usanova.com NUCA of Oregon & Southwest Washington (503) 742-8877 FAX: (503) 650-7555 PO Box 301251

Portland, OR 97294-9251 www.nucaorswwa.com NW Engineers, LLC (503) 601-4401 FAX: (503) 601-4402 Toll Free: (877) 648-4061 19075 NW Tanasbourne Dr Ste 160 Hillsboro, OR 97124-5858 www.nw-eng.com O’Brien & Gere (502) 587-7884 FAX: (502) 587-7895 730 W Main St Ste 200 Louisville, KY 40202-2640 www.obg.com Oates Associates, Inc. (314) 588-8381 FAX: (314) 588-9605 720 Olive St Ste 1660 Saint Louis, MO 63101-2312 www.oatesassociates.com Occidental Chemical Corporation (888) 293-2336 FAX: (231) 845-4312 Toll Free: (888) 293-2336 1600 S Madison St Ludington, MI 49431-2568 www.oxycalciumchloride.com ODB Company (804) 226-4433 FAX: (804) 226-6914 Toll Free: (800) 446-9823 5118 Glen Alden Dr Richmond, VA 23231-4319 www.odbco.com

(336) 698-0000 FAX: (336) 272-0064 Toll Free: 877 Orange2 5403 Bosher Lake Dr McLeansville, NC 27301-9237 www.orangeproduct.com Ossian Inc. (563) 324-3381 FAX: (563) 324-0751 635 S Elmwood Ave Davenport, IA 52802-2129 www.ossian.com Otak (503) 699-4526 FAX: (503) 635-5395 17355 Boones Ferry Rd Lake Oswego, OR 97035-5217 www.otak.com P&G Keene Electrical Rebuilders, LLC (708) 430-5770 FAX: (708) 598-1277 Toll Free: (800) 443-5770 8432 Beloit Ave Bridgeview, IL 60455-1774 www.pgkeene.com PACE, Inc. (602) 275-8066 FAX: (602) 393-3026 426 N 44th St Ste 120 Phoenix, AZ 85008-6595 www.pacewater.com PacifCAD (509) 326-7789 FAX: (509) 326-8087 159 S Lincoln St Ste 321 Spokane, WA 99201-4418 www.pacificad.com

Tempe, AZ 85282-1853 www.pbworld.com

Tempe, AZ 85284-2717 www.pcl.com

Parsons Brinckerhoff (206) 382-5200 FAX: (206) 382-5222 999 3rd Ave Ste 3230 Seattle, WA 98104-4025 www.pbworld.com

Pease Associates (704) 376-6423 FAX: (704) 332-6177 2925 E Independence Blvd Charlotte, NC 28205-7034 www.jnpease.com

Pat’s Pump & Blower (407) 841-7867 FAX: (407) 648-2096 Toll Free: (800) 359-7867 630 W Church St Orlando, FL 32805-2269 www.patspump.com

PECO Energy Company (215) 841-6485 FAX: (215) 841-6906 2301 Market St Fl 9 Engineering Services Philadelphia, PA 19103-1380 www.exeloncorp.com

Patrick Engineering Inc. (630) 795-7200 FAX: (630) 724-1620 4970 Varsity Dr Lisle, IL 60532-4101 www.patrickengineering.com

Peerless-Midwest, Inc. (616) 527-0050 FAX: (616) 527-5508 505 Apple Tree Dr Ionia, MI 48846-8512 www.peerlessmidwest.com

Pavement Restorations, Inc. (731) 707-0731 FAX: (731) 613-2019 Toll Free: (731) 487-4621 10162 Stinson St Milan, TN 38358-6482 www.gotpotholes.net

PENGWYN (614) 488-2861 FAX: (614) 488-0019 Toll Free: (800) 233-7568 2550 W 5th Ave Columbus, OH 43204-3815 www.pengwyn.com

Pavement Technology, Inc. (440) 892-1895 FAX: (440) 892-0953 Toll Free: (800) 333-6309 24144 Detroit Rd Westlake, OH 44145-1515 www.pavetechinc.com

Pennoni Associates Inc. (302) 655-4451 FAX: (302) 654-2895 62 Rockford Rd Ste 201 Wilmington, DE 19806-1051 www.pennoni.com

Oldcastle Precast, Inc. (801) 399-1171 FAX: (801) 392-7849 Toll Free: (800) 776-8760 PO Box 12730 Ogden, UT 84412-2730 www.oldcastleprecast.com

Pacific Geotechnical Inc (503) 656-0156 FAX: (503) 656-0186 1419 Washington St Ste 101 Oregon City, OR 97045-1617 www.pacificgeotechnicalllc.com

Paving Maintenance Supply Inc. (316) 838-0300 FAX: (316) 838-0505 Toll Free: (800) 594-7674 1616 E 37th St N Wichita, KS 67219-3526 www.pmsi-usa.net

Olsson Associates (913) 381-1170 FAX: (913) 381-1174 7301 W 133rd St Ste 200 Overland Park, KS 66213-4750 www.oaconsulting.com

Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc. (925) 224-7717 FAX: (925) 224-7726 5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd Ste 320 Pleasanton, CA 94588-2838 www.pcgengr.com

Payne & Brockway, PA (913) 782-4800 FAX: (913) 782-0907 426 S Kansas Ave Olathe, KS 66061-4441 www.payne-brockway.com

Olympic Foundry Inc. (206) 764-6200 FAX: (206) 764-1170 5200 Airport Way S Seattle, WA 98108-1725 www.olympicfoundry.com

Palmetto Utility Protection Service (803) 939-0117 FAX: (800) 939-0704 810 Dutch Square Blvd Ste 320 Columbia, SC 29210-7318 www.sc1pups.org

OMNNI Associates, Inc. (920) 830-6171 FAX: (920) 830-6100 Toll Free: (800) 571-6677 1 Systems Dr Appleton, WI 54914-1654 www.omnni.com

Panhandle Grading and Paving, Inc. (850) 478-5250 FAX: (850) 479-5901 PO Box 3717 Pensacola, FL 32516-3717 www.panhandlepaving.com

PBS Engineering + Environmental (503) 248-1939 FAX: (503) 248-0223 Toll Free: (888) 248-1939 4412 SW Corbett Ave Portland, OR 97239-4207 www.pbsenv.com

Ontario Concrete Pipe Association (519) 489-4488 FAX: (519) 578-6060 Toll Free: (800) 435-0116 447 Frederick St Second Fl Kitchener, ON N2H 2P4 www.ocpa.com OPW Fuel Management Systems (708) 387-8225 FAX: (708) 485-7137 6900 Santa Fe Dr Hodgkins, IL 60525-7600 www.opwfms.com Orange Products LLC

Paragon Partners Ltd. (714) 379-3376 FAX: (714) 373-1234 Toll Free: (888) 899-7498 5762 Bolsa Ave Ste 201 Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1172 www.paragon-partners.com

PBS&J (305) 514-3451 FAX: (305) 599-0448 2001 NW 107th Ave Miami, FL 33172-2507 www.pbsj.com PBS&J (512) 327-6840 FAX: (512) 327-2453 6504 Bridge Point Pkwy Ste 200 Austin, TX 78730-5091 www.pbsj.com

Parametrix, Inc. (253) 269-1330 FAX: (253) 269-6899 1002 15th St SW Ste 220 Auburn, WA 98001-6502 www.parametrix.com

PCA, Southeast Region (770) 962-3360 FAX: (770) 962-3361 175 Gwinnett Dr Ste 330 Lawrenceville, GA 30046-8461 www.secement.org

Parsons Brinckerhoff (480) 921-6887 FAX: (480) 966-9234 1501 W Fountainhead Pkwy Ste 400

PCL Constructors Inc. (480) 829-6333 FAX: (480) 829-8252 1711 W Greentree Dr Ste 201

Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. (412) 464-7111 FAX: (412) 464-7104 925 Irwin Run Rd West Mifflin, PA 15122-1078 www.pa1call.org Peridian Group, Inc. (913) 856-7899 FAX: (913) 856-7644 265 Stonecreek Dr Gardner, KS 66030-3001 www.peridiangroup.com Perteet Inc. (425) 252-7700 FAX: (425) 339-6018 2707 Colby Ave Ste 900 Everett, WA 98201-3565 www.perteet.com Pharm Solutions Inc (805) 927-7500 FAX: (888) 422-8875 PO Box 1500 Cambria, CA 93428-1500 www.pharmsolutions.com Phoenix Highway Products, Inc. (949) 330-6208 FAX: (949) 743-5814 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-2601 www.phoenixhighwayproducts.com Pictometry International Corp (585) 486-0093 FAX: (585) 486-0098 Toll Free: (888) 771-9714 100 Town Centre Dr Rochester, NY 14623-4260 www.pictometry.com Pizzo & Associates Ltd (815) 495-2300 FAX: (815) 498-4406 PO Box 98 Leland, IL 60531-0098 www.pizzo.info

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Plateau Engineering, Inc. (928) 556-0311 FAX: (928) 213-9614 202 E Birch Ave Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5246 www.plateng.com PLM Corporation (800) 387-1306 FAX: (216) 341-9150 7424 Bessemer Ave Cleveland, OH 44127-1820 www.plmcorporation.com Portland General Electric (503) 463-4382 FAX: (503) 463-4308 4245 Kale St NE Salem, OR 97305-2333 www.portlandgeneral.com

ply, Inc. (704) 289-6488 FAX: (704) 283-2266 Toll Free: 800-222-6803 3405 Westwood Industrial Dr Monroe, NC 28110-5208 www.pweasi.com Public Works Magazine/Hanley Wood Business Media (773) 824-2400 FAX: (773) 824-2401 8725 W Higgins Rd Ste 600 Chicago, IL 60631-2713 www.pwmag.com PubWorks (888) 920-0380 FAX: (760) 280-6660 Toll Free: (888) 920-0380

Preble-Rish Inc. (850) 522-0644 FAX: (850) 522-1011 203 Aberdeen Pkwy Panama City, FL 32405-6457 www.preble-rish.com

PO Box 6502 Snowmass Village, CO 81615-6502 www.pubworks.com

Precision Concrete Cutting Midwest (913) 851-2004 11922 Stearns St Overland Park, KS 66213-1962 www.pccmidwest.com

Puget Sound Energy (253) 476-6304 FAX: (253) 476-6323 Toll Free: (888) 225-5773 PO Box 90868 TACLL Bellevue, WA 98009-0868 www.pse.com

PRINOTH (450) 776-3888 FAX: (450) 776-6030 615 Georges Cros Granby, QC J2J 1E9 www.camoplast.com Professional Pavement Products, Inc. (904) 448-4074 FAX: (904) 733-8800 Toll Free: (866) 855-1256 9556 Historic Kings Rd S Ste 315 Jacksonville, FL 32257-2012 www.pppcatalog.com

Pulice Construction, Inc. (602) 944-2241 FAX: (602) 870-3396 2033 W Mountain View Rd Phoenix, AZ 85021-1999 www.pulice.com QPR (585) 944-7996 FAX: (678) 746-2238 Toll Free: (800) 388-4338 12735 Morris Road Ext Ste 150 Alpharetta, GA 30004-8904 www.qprcoldpatch.com

Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd. (602) 906-1901 FAX: (602) 906-3080 2310 W Mission Ln Ste 4 Phoenix, AZ 85021-2812 www.pec.us.com

Quincy Engineering, Inc. (916) 368-9181 FAX: (916) 368-1308 3247 Ramos Cir Sacramento, CA 95827-2501 www.quincyengineering.com

Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd. (208) 466-7190 FAX: (208) 466-7168 Toll Free: (866) 466-7190 3818 E Newby St Ste 101 Nampa, ID 83687-5217 www.pecidaho.com

R Rock Yard Inc (719) 488-0928 FAX: (719) 488-0635 16140 Old Denver Rd PO Box 1331 Monument, CO 80132-8171 www.rrockyard.com

Proseal Inc. (316) 650-9805 FAX: (316) 465-5530 PO Box 741 El Dorado, KS 67042-0741 www.prosealks.com

R-A-M Professional Group, Inc. (904) 731-5440 FAX: (904) 731-5465 8298 Bayberry Rd Ste 1 Jacksonville, FL 32256-9400 www.ramprofessionalgroup.com

PSMJ Resources, Inc. (617) 965-0055 FAX: (617) 965-5152 Toll Free: (800) 537-PSMJ 10 Midland Ave Newton, MA 02458-1000 www.psmj.com

R.J. Behar & Company, Inc. (954) 680-7771 FAX: (954) 680-7781 6861 SW 196th Ave Ste 302 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332-1663 www.rjbehar.com

Psomas (714) 751-7373 FAX: (714) 545-8883 3 Hutton Centre Dr Ste 200 Santa Ana, CA 92707-8794 www.psomas.com Public Works Equipment and Sup-

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R2H Engineering, Inc. (702) 260-7000 FAX: (702) 260-7070 840 Grier Dr Ste 320 Las Vegas, NV 89119-3777 www.r2h.com Radio Satellite Integrators Inc (310) 787-7700 FAX: (310) 787-7435

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19144 Van Ness Ave Torrance, CA 90501-1101 www.radsat.com RAM Technologies Group (415) 884-2038 FAX: (415) 789-9502 28 Pamaron Way Ste B Novato, CA 94949-6219 www.ramtech1.com RBF Consulting (949) 472-3505 FAX: (949) 472-8373 Toll Free: (800) 479-3808 14725 Alton Pkwy Irvine, CA 92618-2027 www.rbf.com RBF Consulting (760) 346-7481 FAX: (760) 346-8315 74130 Country Club Dr Ste 201 Palm Desert, CA 92260-1687 www.rbf.com Reagan Equipment Co. Inc. (954) 294-0945 FAX: (954) 935-0010 2880 SW 42nd St Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-6705 www.reaganpower.com Red Zone Robotics (412) 476-8980 91 43rd St Pittsburgh, PA 15201-3109 www.redzone.com Reed Engineering Group, Ltd. (214) 350-5600 FAX: (214) 350-7510 2424 Stutz Rd Ste 400 Dallas, TX 75235-6500 www.reed-engineering.com

Grand Prairie, TX 75050-6467 www.republicits.com Resourceful Bag & Tag Inc. (708) 489-2222 FAX: (708) 489-2260 6420 W 127th St Ste 212 Palos Heights, IL 60463-2368 www.bagandtag.com RFE Engineering, Inc. (916) 989-3285 FAX: (916) 989-3597 8680 Greenback Ln Ste 107 Orangevale, CA 95662-3970 www.rfeengineering.com RH2 Engineering Inc. (425) 951-5400 FAX: (425) 398-2774 Toll Free: (800) 720-8052 12100 NE 195th St Ste 100 Bothell, WA 98011-5764 www.rh2.com RHOMAR Industries, Inc. (417) 866-5592 FAX: (417) 866-5593 Toll Free: (800) 688-6221 2107 E Rockhurst St Springfield, MO 65802-6522 www.rhomar.com Rick Engineering Company (951) 782-0707 FAX: (951) 782-0723 1770 Iowa Ave Ste 100 Riverside, CA 92507-2438 www.rickengineering.com Rick Engineering Company (805) 544-0707 FAX: (805) 544-2052 711 Tank Farm Rd Ste 110 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7075 www.rickengineering.com

Reed Systems, Ltd (845) 647-3660 FAX: (845) 647-5651 Toll Free: (800) 743-3661 PO Box 209 Ellenville, NY 12428-0209 www.reedsystemsltd.com

Riley Construction Company, Inc. (262) 658-4381 FAX: (262) 658-0312 5301 99th Ave Kenosha, WI 53144-2296 www.rileycon.com

Reef Industries, Inc. (713) 507-4251 FAX: (713) 507-4295 9209 Almeda Genoa Rd Houston, TX 77075-2339 www.reefindustries.com

Riley Industrial Services, Inc. (928) 537-9562 FAX: (928) 537-1631 1851 N 6th St Show Low, AZ 85901-3809 www.rileyindustrial.com

Regional Truck Equipment (630) 543-0330 FAX: (630) 543-9806 255 W Laura Dr Addison, IL 60101-5013 www.regionaltruck.com

RJN Group, Inc. (630) 682-4700 FAX: (630) 682-4754 200 W Front St Wheaton, IL 60187-5111 www.rjn.com

Reid Middleton (425) 741-3800 FAX: (425) 741-3900 728 134th St SW Ste 200 Everett, WA 98204-5322 www.reidmiddleton.com

RNOW Inc. (414) 541-5700 FAX: (414) 543-9797 8636R W National Ave Milwaukee, WI 53227 www.rnow-inc.com

ReNew Canada Magazine/Actual Media Inc. (416) 444-5842 FAX: (416) 444-1176 11 Prince Andrew Place Toronto, ON M3C 2H2 www.renewcanada.net

Root Spring Scraper Co. (269) 382-2025 FAX: (269) 382-5920 Toll Free: (800) 333-7668 527 W North St Kalamazoo, MI 49007-2433 www.rootsnowplows.com

Republic ITS (817) 633-5300 FAX: (817) 633-5350 Toll Free: 800LIGHTS ON 2725 114th St

Roth Hill, LLC (425) 869-9448 FAX: (425) 869-1190 Toll Free: (800) 835-0292 11130 NE 33rd Pl Ste 200

Bellevue, WA 98004-1465 www.rothhill.com Roto-Mix LLC (620) 225-1142 FAX: (620) 225-6370 2205 E Wyatt Earp Blvd Dodge City, KS 67801-7016 www.rotomix.com ROWE Professional Services Company (810) 664-9411 FAX: (810) 664-3451 Toll Free: (800) 837-9131 128 N Saginaw St Lapeer, MI 48446-2661 www.rowepsc.com RPM Engineers, Inc. (843) 839-1490 FAX: (843) 839-1491 511 Robert M Grissom Pkwy Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-6576 www.rpmengineers.com RRM Design Group (805) 543-1794 FAX: (805) 543-4609 3765 S Higuera St Ste 102 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-1577 www.rrmdesign.com RSC Equipment Rental (480) 609-2036 FAX: (480) 609-2068 6929 E Greenway Pkwy Ste 200 Scottsdale, AZ 85254-2171 www.rscrental.com RtVision, Inc. (320) 632-0760 PO Box 394 Little Falls, MN 56345-0394 www.rtvision.com RV Anderson Associates Limited (416) 497-8600 FAX: (416) 497-0342 2001 Sheppard Ave East, Ste 400 Toronto, ON M2J 4Z8 www.rvanderson.com S & C Engineers, Inc. (510) 272-2970 FAX: (510) 272-2972 111 Broadway Ste 300 Oakland, CA 94607-3730 www.scengineers.com Sabre Equipment Inc. (412) 262-3080 FAX: (412) 262-2779 802 Pennsylvania Ave Coraopolis, PA 15108-3958 www.sabreequipment.com SafetyStepTD (866) 723-3883 FAX: (949) 209-1943 1725 Howard Pl Redlands, CA 92373-8090 www.safetysteptd.com Safework, Inc. (818) 716-0384 FAX: (818) 703-6486 21550 Oxnard St Ste 570 Woodland Hills, CA 91367-7159 www.safeworkinc.com SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC (314) 821-7017 FAX: (314) 821-8499 622 Emerson Rd Ste 600 Saint Louis, MO 63141-6728 www.saic.com/EEandI

Salaber Associates, Inc. (707) 693-8800 FAX: (707) 693-8801 180 S 1st St Ste 10 Dixon, CA 95620-3439 www.saiservices.com Salt Institute (613) 564-0534 FAX: (703) 548-2194 700 N Fairfax St Ste 600 Alexandria, VA 22314-2085 www.saltinstitute.org Salt River Project (602) 236-4637 FAX: (602) 236-2737 PO Box 52025 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2025 www.srpnet.com San Antonio Design Group Inc. (210) 342-6700 FAX: (210) 342-6701 4242 Medical Dr Ste 5100 San Antonio, TX 78229-5643 www.sadesigngroup.com San Diego Gas and Electric (858) 636-5716 FAX: (858) 636-3967 8315 Century Park Ct Ste 210 San Diego, CA 92123-1550 www.semprautilities.com

120 Industrial Park Rd Hingham, MA 02043-4316 www.sealcoatinginc.com

Lacey, WA 98509-5080 www.skillings.com

SES (630) 231-4840 FAX: (630) 231-4945 1400 Powis Rd West Chicago, IL 60185-1644 www.sesequip.com Severn Trent Services (623) 572-9550 FAX: (623) 561-6514 19614 N 73rd Ave Glendale, AZ 85308-5681 www.severntrentservices.com SFM Services, Inc. (305) 818-2424 FAX: (305) 818-3510 9700 NW 79th Ave Hialeah, FL 33016-2514 www.sfmservices.com Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc. (913) 888-7800 FAX: (913) 888-7868 Toll Free: (800) 280-8901 11250 Corporate Ave Lenexa, KS 66219-1392 www.skw-inc.com

Sandis (408) 636-0900 FAX: (408) 636-0999 936 E Duane Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085 www.sandis.net

SharpeSoft, Inc. (530) 671-6499 FAX: (530) 671-5739 Toll Free: (800) 777-0786 925 Market St Yuba City, CA 95991-4210 www.sharpeipm.com

SaniStar (888) 611-9283 67480 Cloverdale Rd Bend, OR 97701-8086 www.sanistardump.com

Shawnee Steel & Welding, Inc. (913) 432-8046 FAX: (913) 432-0819 6124 Merriam Dr Shawnee Mission, KS 66203-3297 www.shawnee-steel.com

Schaefer Systems International, Inc. (704) 944-4500 FAX: (704) 588-1862 Toll Free: (888) 262-9112 10021 Westlake Dr Charlotte, NC 28273-3787 www.ssi-schaefer.us

Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc (651) 470-2448 FAX: (952) 912-2601 Toll Free: (800) 734-6751 3535 Vadnais Center Dr Minnetonka, MN 55343 www.sehinc.com

Schlagel & Associates, P.A. (913) 322-7154 FAX: (913) 492-8400 14920 W 107th St Lenexa, KS 66215-4018 www.schlagelassociates.com

Sidney B. Bowne & Son, LLP (516) 746-2350 FAX: (516) 747-1396 235 E Jericho Tpke Mineola, NY 11501-2032 www.bownegroup.com

Schwarze Industries, Inc. (256) 851-1200 FAX: (256) 851-1105 Toll Free: (800) 879-7933 1055 Jordan Rd Huntsville, AL 35811-8405 www.schwarze.com

Sierra Nevada Concrete Association (775) 852-6551 FAX: (775) 853-8965 PO Box 19639 Reno, NV 89511-2163 www.sierranevadaconcrete.com

SCI Engineering Inc. (636) 757-1055 FAX: (636) 949-8269 130 Point West Blvd Saint Charles, MO 63301-4408 www.sciengineering.com SCI Products, Inc. (630) 377-9100 FAX: (630) 377-9270 Toll Free: (800) 327-4417 2500 Production Dr PO Box 4314 Saint Charles, IL 60174-3350 www.workareaprotection.com Sealcoating, Inc. (781) 749-6802 FAX: (781) 749-2654 Toll Free: (800) 488-1721

Sierra Santa Fe Corporation (360) 887-2222 FAX: (360) 887-2222 PO Box 1058 Ridgefield, WA 98642-1058 www.sierrasantafe.com Siewert Equipment (585) 482-9640 FAX: (585) 482-4149 175 Akron St Rochester, NY 14609-7297 www.siewertequipment.com Skillings Connolly, Inc. (360) 491-3399 FAX: (360) 491-3857 PO Box 5080 5016 Lacey Blvd SE

Slater Hanifan Group, Inc. (702) 284-5300 FAX: (702) 284-5399 5740 Arville St Ste 216 Las Vegas, NV 89118-3070 www.shg-inc.com Smoky Hill, LLC (785) 825-1224 FAX: (785) 825-7416 645 E Crawford St Ste E8 Salina, KS 67401-5117 www.smokyhillconst.com Smurfit-Stone Container Corp (314) 656-5664 FAX: (314) 787-6179 6 Cityplace Dr Creve Coeur, MO 63141-7157 www.smurfit.com SNI Solutions (309) 944-3168 FAX: (309) 944-4620 Toll Free: (888) 840-5564 205 N Stewart St Geneseo, IL 61254-1241 www.snisolutions.com Soil Nail Launcher, Inc. (970) 210-6170 FAX: (970) 245-7737 PO Box 4709 Grand Junction, CO 81502-4709 www.soilnaillauncher.com SoundOff Signal (616) 662-6113 FAX: (616) 896-1286 3900 Central Pkwy Hudsonville, MI 49426-7884 www.soundoffsignal.com Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation (407) 292-8580 FAX: (407) 292-0141 6500 All American Blvd Orlando, FL 32810-4350 www.southeasternsurveying.com Southern California Edison Company (626) 302-3417 FAX: (626) 302-6870 2244 Walnut Grove Ave GO 1, Quad 4C 470B Rosemead, CA 91770-3714 www.sce.com Southstar Engineering and Consulting, Inc. (951) 342-3120 FAX: (951) 342-2148 1650 Iowa Ave Ste 160 Riverside, CA 92507-2416 www.southstareng.com Southwest Gas Corporation (602) 484-5212 PO Box 52075 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2075 www.swgas.com Southwest Regional (602) 267-1967 FAX: (602) 267-9183 2538 E University Dr Ste 200 Phoenix, AZ 85034-6926 www.sundt.com SouthWest Water Company (228) 868-5740 FAX: (228) 868-5743 4050 Hewes Ave

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Gulfport, MS 39507-3903 www.swwc.com

Madison, WI 53715-1943 www.strand.com

Cary, NC 27518-8519 www.taylorwiseman.com

Westfield, MA 01085-5308 www.tighebond.com

Spring Align (847) 934-1525 FAX: (847) 934-1540 2312 N Rand Rd Palatine, IL 60074-1161 www.spring-align.com

Summit Associates (925) 363-5560 FAX: (925) 363-5511 2300 Clayton Rd Ste 1380 Concord, CA 94520-2161 www.summitcm.com

SRBL Architects (847) 272-9500 FAX: (847) 272-9510 1161 Lake Cook Rd Ste A Deerfield, IL 60015-5277 www.srblarchitects.com

Sumter County BOCC (352) 793-0240 FAX: (352) 793-0247 319 E Anderson Ave Bushnell, FL 33513-6152 www.sumtercountyfl.gov

Telco Supply Company (580) 622-2170 FAX: (580) 622-2451 Toll Free: (800) 344-3430 124 W Vinita Ave PO Box 775 Sulphur, OK 73086-3821 www.telcosupply.com

Timmerman Equipment Company (908) 534-4126 FAX: (908) 534-2320 PO Box 71 3554 Rte 22 W Whitehouse, NJ 08888-0071 www.timmermanequipment.com

Standard Equipment Company (312) 829-1919 FAX: (312) 829-6142 Toll Free: (800) 633-2997 2033 W Walnut St Chicago, IL 60612-2317 www.standardequipment.com

Sun Peaks Utilities (250) 578-5416 FAX: (250) 578-5516 1280 Alpine Rd Sun Peaks, BC V03 5N0 www.sunpeaksutilities.com

Stanley Consultants, Inc. (563) 264-6477 FAX: (563) 264-6658 225 Iowa Ave Muscatine, IA 52761-3764 www.stanleygroup.com Stasi Bros. Asphalt Corp.

(516) 334-1229 FAX: (516) 334-1245 422 Maple Ave Westbury, NY 11590-3386 www.stasibrothers.com Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc. (336) 993-2828 FAX: (336) 993-6929 Toll Free: (866) 897-2828 272 Clayton Forest Dr PO Box 467 Kernersville, NC 27284-3796 www.stayalertsafety.com Sterling Company, Inc. (314) 487-0440 FAX: (314) 487-8944 5055 Baumgartner Rd Saint Louis, MO 63129-2821 www.sterling-eng-sur.com Sternberg Lighting (847) 588-3400 FAX: (847) 588-3440 Toll Free: (800) 621-3376 555 Lawrence Ave Roselle, IL 60172-1568 www.sternberglighting.com Stonebrooke Engineering (952) 402-9202 FAX: (952) 403-6803 12467 Boone Ave Savage, MN 55378-1282 www.stonebrookeengineering.com Storm Reconstruction Services, Inc. (251) 445-5500 FAX: (251) 445-5511 Toll Free: (866) 556-0049 1444 W I-65 Serve Rd South Mobile, AL 36693-5100 www.stormreconstruction.com

Sunland Asphalt (602) 288-5055 3002 S Priest Dr Tempe, AZ 85282-3400 www.sunlandasphalt.com Sunrise Engineering Inc (480) 768-8600 FAX: (480) 768-8609 2152 S Vineyard Ste 123 Mesa, AZ 85210-6882 www.sunrise-eng.com Super Products LLC (262) 784-7100 FAX: (262) 784-9561 Toll Free: (800) 837-9711 17000 W Cleveland Ave New Berlin, WI 53151-3537 www.superproductscorp.com

Terra Engineering (312) 467-0123 FAX: (312) 467-0220 225 W Ohio 4th Fl Chicago, IL 60654-4151 www.terraengineering.com Terry Asphalt Materials Inc. (513) 315-2007 FAX: (614) 276-0570 1595 Frank Rd Columbus, OH 43223-3737 www.terryasphaltmaterials.com Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc. (616) 822-4357 FAX: (989) 466-2838 1950 Williams Rd Alma, MI 48801-2085 www.terryasphaltmaterials.com Tetra Tech INCA (425) 635-1000 FAX: (425) 635-1150 400 112th Ave NE Ste 400 Bellevue, WA 98004-5540 www.incainc.com

Swenson Products, Inc. (888) 825-7323 FAX: (866) 310-0300 Toll Free: (888) 825-7323 PO Box 127 127 Walnut St Lindenwood, IL 61049-0127 www.swensonproducys.com

Texas Excavation Safety System, Inc. (817) 279-6011 FAX: (817) 279-8624 11880 Greenville Ave Ste 120 Dallas, TX 75243-3568 www.digtess.com

Swinerton Management & Consulting (415) 984-1287 FAX: (415) 984-1292 260 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107-1719 www.swinerton.com

Thomas L. Brown Associates, P.C. (202) 387-0022 FAX: (202) 682-1367 1400 I St NW Washington, DC 20005-2208 www.tlbinc.net

T.Y. Lin International (480) 968-8814 FAX: (480) 921-0001 60 E Rio Salado Pkwy Tempe, AZ 85281-9124 www.tylin.com

Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Company (386) 631-2376 FAX: (386) 761-0362 PO Box 291370 Port Orange, FL 32129-1370 www.thompsonpump.com

Taber Consultants (916) 371-1690 FAX: (916) 371-1256 Toll Free: (888) 423-0573 3911 W Capitol Ave West Sacramento, CA 95691-2116 www.taberconsultants.com

Storr Tractor Company (908) 722-9830 FAX: (908) 722-9847 3191 US Highway 22 Somerville, NJ 08876-3481 www.storrtractor.com

Tarheel Underground Camera (704) 895-8015 FAX: (704) 895-1398 Toll Free: (800) 803-0332 18636 Starcreek Dr Cornelius, NC 28031-9330 www.tarheelpavement.com

Strand Associates, Inc. (608) 251-4843 FAX: (608) 251-8655 910 W Wingra Dr

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor (919) 297-0085 FAX: (919) 297-0090 3500 Regency Pkwy Ste 160

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Tenco Machinery (CDN) Ltd. (450) 549-2411 FAX: (450) 549-2410 Toll Free: (800) 318-3626 1318, rue Principale St. Valerien, QC J0H 2B0 www.tenco.ca

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Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd. (520) 319-2106 FAX: (520) 323-3326 Toll Free: (800) 887-0847 1575 E River Rd # 201 Tucson, AZ 85718-5831 www.tierra-row.com Tiger Corporation (605) 336-7900 FAX: (605) 731-0472 3301 N Louise Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57107-0113 www.tiger-mowers.com Tighe & Bond (413) 572-3203 FAX: (413) 562-5317 53 Southampton Rd

Towill, Inc. (925) 682-6976 FAX: (925) 682-6390 Toll Free: (800) 273-2023 5099 Commercial Cir Ste 100 Concord, CA 94520-1234 www.towill.com Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw, Inc. (573) 814-1568 FAX: (573) 814-1128 1901 Pennsylvania Dr Columbia, MO 65202-1996 www.thhinc.com

Trackless Vehicles Limited (519) 688-0370 FAX: (519) 688-3644 PO Box 244 Courtland, ON N0J 1E0 www.tracklessvehicles.com Traffic Logix (866) 915-6449 FAX: (866) 995-6649 3 Harriet Ln Spring Valley, NY 10977-1302 www.trafficlogix.com Traffic Management USA (770) 505-4044 FAX: (770) 505-4081 110 Thompson Rd Ste 102A Hiram, GA 30141-2066 www.trafficmgmtusa.com Trans Chicago Truck Group (630) 279-0600 FAX: (630) 279-0603 776 N York St Elmhurst, IL 60126-1356 www.transchicago.com Trans-Tech (814) 836-8400 FAX: (814) 836-8401 Toll Free: (888) 811-7010 4999 Pittsburgh Ave Erie, PA 16509-6206 www.transportation-tech.com Transportation Research Board (202) 334-2934 FAX: (202) 334-2920 500 5th St NW Washington, DC 20001-2736 www.trb.org TranSystems Corporation (314) 997-2459 FAX: (314) 569-9858 Toll Free: (800) 800-5261 1001 Craig Rd Ste 260 Saint Louis, MO 63146-6212 www.transystems.com TranSystems Corporation (816) 329-8600 FAX: (816) 329-8701 2400 Pershing Rd Ste 400 Kansas City, MO 64108-2526 www.transystems.com

Triunity Engineering & Management Inc (303) 317-4487 FAX: (720) 367-5234 13780 E Rice Pl Ste 101 Aurora, CO 80015-1257 www.triunityeng.com Trotter and Associates, Inc. (630) 587-0470 FAX: (630) 587-0475 40W201 Wasco Rd Ste D Saint Charles, IL 60175-8535 www.taiengr.com Turtle Southeast, Inc. (727) 518-0962 FAX: (727) 518-9621 PO Box 1858 Largo, FL 33779-1858 www.turtlese.com Twining, Inc. (562) 426-3355 FAX: (562) 426-6424 2883 E Spring St Ste 300 Long Beach, CA 90806-6847 www.twininginc.com

TYMCO, Inc. (254) 799-5546 FAX: (254) 799-2722 Toll Free: (800) 258-9626 225 E Industrial Blvd Waco, TX 76705-9415 www.tymco.com U.S. Arbor Products, Inc. (847) 593-8100 FAX: (847) 593-8151 1881 Commerce Dr Ste 108 Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-2134 www.usarbor.net Unique Paving Materials Corporation (800) 441-4880 FAX: (216) 341-8514 Toll Free: (800) 441-4880 3993 E 93rd St Cleveland, OH 44105-4052 www.uniquepavingmaterials.com United Rotary Brush Corporation (913) 888-8450 FAX: (913) 541-8336 Toll Free: (800) 851-5108 15607 W 100th Ter Lenexa, KS 66219-1362 www.united-rotary.com United Survey, Inc. (440) 439-7250 FAX: (440) 439-7255 Toll Free: (800) 981-8417 25145 Broadway Ave Oakwood Village, OH 44146-6398 www.unitedsurvey.org Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. (941) 358-7410 FAX: (941) 358-7353 1748 Independence Blvd Ste B1 Sarasota, FL 34234-2149 www.universalengineering.com Universal Field Services, Inc. (918) 494-7600 FAX: (918) 494-7650 Toll Free: (800) 447-9191 PO Box 35666 Tulsa, OK 74153-0666 www.ufsrw.com

University of Wisconsin-Madison, EPD (608) 263-2400 FAX: (608) 263-3160 432 N Lake St Engineering Professional Development Madison, WI 53706-1415 www.epd.engr.wisc.edu

www.uncc.org

Urban Engineers, Inc. (215) 922-8080 FAX: (215) 922-8082 Toll Free: (800) 232-4597 530 Walnut St Fl 14 Philadelphia, PA 19106-3685 www.urbanengineers.com

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (617) 924-1770 FAX: (617) 924-2286 101 Walnut St PO Box 1951 Watertown, MA 02472-4026 www.vhb.com

Urban Systems Ltd. (780) 430-4041 FAX: (780) 435-3538 10345 105th #200 Edmonton, AB T5J 1E8 www.urban-systems.com

Vance Brothers, Inc (816) 923-4325 FAX: (816) 923-6472 Toll Free: (800) 821-8549 5201 Brighton Ave Kansas City, MO 64130-3113 www.vancebrothers.com

Uretek Great Lakes (248) 709-1136 FAX: (248) 625-7710 8457 Andersonville Rd Clarkston, MI 48346-2575 www.uretekgreatlakes.com Uretek USA, Inc. (281) 290-1171 FAX: (281) 351-0884 PO Box 1929 13900 Humble Rd Tomball, TX 77377-1929 www.uretekusa.com

Utility Service Company (800) 223-3695 FAX: (478) 987-2991 Toll Free: (888) 424-4188 PO Box 1350 Perry, GA 31069-1350 www.utilityservice.com

Vanir Construction Management, Inc. (916) 575-8888 FAX: (916) 575-8887 Toll Free: (888) 912-1201 4540 Duckhorn Dr Ste 300 Sacramento, CA 95834-2597 www.vanir.com Veolia Water (304) 235-1626 FAX: (304) 235-1619 317 E 3rd Ave Williamson, WV 25661-3621 www.veoliawaterna.com

URS Corporation (716) 856-5636 77 Goodell St Fl 4 Buffalo, NY 14203-1243 www.urscorporation.com

Veolia Water (785) 238-7142 FAX: (785) 762-2697 PO Box 686 Junction City, KS 66441-0686 www.veoliawaterna.com

URS Corporation (602) 371-1100 FAX: (602) 371-1615 7720 N 16th St Ste 100 Phoenix, AZ 85020-4493 www.urscorporation.com

Vermeer Corporation (641) 628-3141 FAX: (641) 621-7733 Toll Free: (888) 837-6337 PO Box 200 1210 Vermeer Road East Pella, IA 50219-0200 www.vermeer.com

URS Corporation (303) 740-3863 FAX: (303) 694-3946 8181 E Tufts Ave Ste A-1100 Denver, CO 80237-2580 www.urscorporation.com US Infrastructure of Carolina, Inc. (704) 342-3007 FAX: (704) 342-1666 1043 E Morehead St Ste 203 Charlotte, NC 28204-2898 www.usi-eng.com USABlueBook (847) 775-6901 FAX: (847) 775-6908 PO Box 9006 Gurnee, IL 60031-9006 www.usabluebook.com Utilities Protection Center (770) 623-4332 FAX: (770) 623-1847 3400 Summit Ridge Pkwy Duluth, GA 30096-6390 www.gaupc.com Utility Notification Center of Colorado (303) 205-6301 FAX: (303) 234-1712 Toll Free: (800) 833-9417 16361 Table Mountain Pkwy Golden, CO 80403-1826

Vierbicher Associates, Inc. (608) 524-6468 FAX: (608) 524-8218 Toll Free: (800) 261-6468 PO Box 379 400 Viking Dr Reedsburg, WI 53959-0379 www.vierbicher.com Viking-Cives/Sno-King (315) 543-2321 FAX: (315) 543-2366 14331 Mill St Harrisville, NY 13648-3331 www.vikingcives.com Visu-Sewer, Inc. (262) 695-2340 FAX: (262) 695-2359 Toll Free: (800) 876-8478 W230N4855 Betker Dr Pewaukee, WI 53072-1430 www.visu-sewer.com Voith Turbo Inc. (916) 925-8241 210 Harris Ave Ste 1 Sacramento, CA 95838-3275 www.usa.voithturbo.com Volvo Construction Equipment (828) 650-2000 FAX: (828) 650-2440

1 Volvo Dr Asheville, NC 28803-3447 www.volvoce.com/na Voorhees Associates LLC (847) 580-4246 FAX: (866) 401-3100 500 Lake Cook Rd Ste 350 Deerfield, IL 60015-5268 VT LeeBoy, Inc. (704) 966-3300 FAX: (704) 483-5802 500 Lincoln County Parkway Ext Lincolnton, NC 28092-6132 www.leeboy.com VTN Consulting (702) 253-2484 FAX: (702) 247-4262 2727 S Rainbow Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89146-5148 www.vtnnv.com W-T Civil Engineering, LLC (224) 293-6333 FAX: (224) 293-6444 2675 Pratum Ave Hoffman Estates, IL 60192-3703 www.wtengineering.com W. C. Doland Engineering, Inc. (847) 991-5088 FAX: (847) 934-3427 334 E Colfax St Ste C Palatine, IL 60067-5343 www.dolandengineering.com W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc. (562) 594-8589 FAX: (562) 594-8549 5772 Bolsa Ave Ste 200 Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1134 www.wgze.com W.H. Shurtleff Company (207) 885-1230 FAX: (207) 885-1240 Toll Free: (800) 663-6149 1 Runway Rd Ste 8 South Portland, ME 04106-6169 www.whshurtleff.com Wade Trim (734) 947-9700 FAX: (734) 947-9726 25251 Northline Rd Taylor, MI 48180-4596 www.wadetrim.com WAG Corporation (662) 844-8478 FAX: (662) 844-7247 386 Highway 6 W Tupelo, MS 38801-6892 www.wagcorp.net Wallace Group (254) 772-9272 FAX: (254) 776-2924 Toll Free: (800) 336-1683 PO Box 22007 Waco, TX 76702-2007 www.wallace-group.com

Walter P Moore (713) 630-7300 FAX: (713) 630-7396 1301 McKinney St Ste 1100 Houston, TX 77010-3064 www.walterpmoore.com Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc. (785) 539-7513 FAX: (785) 539-6521 2616 Tuttle Creek Blvd

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Manhattan, KS 66502-4479 www.waltersmorgan.com Wastequip/Toter (704) 872-8171 FAX: (704) 878-0734 Toll Free: (800) 424-0422 841 Meacham Rd Statesville, NC 28677-2983 www.toter.com Water Movers Inc. (602) 275-8822 30 N 56th St Phoenix, AZ 85034-2110 www.watermovers.com Water Resource Engineering Associates (805) 653-7900 FAX: (806) 653-0610 2300 Alessandro Dr Ste 215 Ventura, CA 93001-3778 www.wreassoc.net Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. (262) 784-6066 FAX: (262) 784-6720 Toll Free: (800) 788-6066 1905 S Moorland Rd New Berlin, WI 53151-2321 www.wausau-everest.com WBK Engineering (630) 443-7755 FAX: (630) 443-0533 116 W Main St Ste 201 Saint Charles, IL 60174-1854 www.cbbelwest.com WE Stilson Consulting Group, LLC (614) 847-4670 FAX: (614) 847-1648 355 E Campus View Blvd Ste 250 Columbus, OH 43235-5680 www.stilsonconsulting.com Weiler Engineering Corp, The (941) 764-6447 FAX: (941) 764-8915 20020 Veterans Blvd Ste 7-9 Port Charlotte, FL 33954-2112 www.weilerengineering.com

WEST Consultants, Inc. (858) 487-9378 FAX: (858) 487-9448 11440 W Bernardo Ct Ste 360 San Diego, CA 92127-1644 www.westconsultants.com West Side Tractor Sales (630) 355-7150 FAX: (630) 355-7173 1400 W Ogden Ave Naperville, IL 60563-3909 www.westsidetractorsales.com West Yost Associates (530) 756-5905 FAX: (530) 756-5991 2020 Research Park Dr Ste 100 Davis, CA 95618-6148 www.westyost.com Western Remac, Inc. (630) 972-7770 FAX: (630) 972-9680 Toll Free: (888) 744-6765 1740 Internationale Pkwy Woodridge, IL 60517-4994 www.westernremac.com Western Star Trucks (803) 578-3553 FAX: (803) 578-3702 2477 Deerfield Dr Fort Mill, SC 29715-6942 www.westernstartrucks.com WestLand Resources Inc (602) 283-1007 FAX: (602) 283-1026 40 N Central Ave Ste 1400 Phoenix, AZ 85004-4436 www.westlandresources.com Westmark Group (702) 839-2960 FAX: (702) 839-2962 2430 N Decatur Blvd Ste 140 Las Vegas, NV 89108-2998 www.westmarkgroup.net Weston & Sampson (978) 532-1900 FAX: (978) 977-0100 5 Centennial Dr Ste 1 Peabody, MA 01960-7985

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www.westonandsampson.com WGK, Inc. (601) 925-4444 FAX: (601) 924-6708 PO Box 318 Clinton, MS 39060-0318 www.wgkengineers.com Wheeler & Gray Consulting Engineers (626) 432-5850 FAX: (626) 432-5858 650 Sierra Madre Villa Ave Ste 300 Pasadena, CA 91107-2073 www.wheelerandgray.com Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. (860) 526-9504 FAX: (860) 526-4078 51 Winthrop Rd Chester, CT 06412-1036 www.whelen.com White Shield, Inc. (509) 547-0100 FAX: (509) 547-8292 320 N 20th Ave Pasco, WA 99301-4963 www.whiteshield.com Whitestone Research (805) 884-9174 FAX: (805) 884-9200 Toll Free: (800) 210-0137 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93103-1704 www.whitestoneresearch.com Whiting Systems Inc. (501) 547-9031 FAX: (501) 847-0074 Toll Free: (800) 542-9031 9000 Highway 5 N Alexander, AR 72002-8526 www.whitingsystems.com Wilbur Smith Associates (816) 942-3570 FAX: (816) 942-3577 10401 Holmes Rd Ste 210 Kansas City, MO 64131-3406 www.wilbursmith.com Wilbur Smith Associates (803) 758-4517 FAX: (803) 251-3027 PO Box 92 Columbia, SC 29202-0092 www.wilbursmith.com Wilkinson Corporation (989) 843-6163 FAX: (989) 843-6451 8290 Lapeer Rd Mayville, MI 48744-9305 www.wilkinsoncorp.net Willdan (714) 940-6300 FAX: (714) 940-4920 Toll Free: (800) 424-9144 2401 E Katella Ave Ste 300 Anaheim, CA 92806-5909 www.willdan.com Williams Architects (630) 221-1212 FAX: (630) 221-1220 450 Gundersen Dr # D Carol Stream, IL 60188-2414 www.williamscm.com Williams Construction Management (630) 221-0671 FAX: (630) 221-0118 450 Gundersen Dr Carol Stream, IL 60188-2414 www.williamscm.com

Williams Creek Consulting (314) 644-5518 7211 Manchester Rd Saint Louis, MO 63143-2402 Williams Machinery LP (604) 273-1411 FAX: (604) 423-4277 Toll Free: (800) 667-1733 2071 Viceroy Place Richmond, BC V6V 1Y9 www.williamsmachinery.com Wilson & Company, Inc. (816) 701-3105 FAX: (816) 942-3013 903 E 104th St Ste 200 Kansas City, MO 64131-3539 www.wilsonco.com Wiser Company, LLC (615) 896-7375 FAX: (615) 890-7016 1431 Kensington Square Ct Bldg 2 Murfreesboro, TN 37130-6939 www.wiserco.com Wood Rodgers, Inc. (916) 341-7760 FAX: (916) 341-7767 3301 C St Ste 100B Sacramento, CA 95816-3350 www.woodrodgers.com Woodard & Curran (800) 675-2756 FAX: (207) 774-6635 Toll Free: (888) 265-8969 41 Hutchins Dr Portland, ME 04102-1931 www.woodardcurran.com Woolpert, Inc. (513) 272-8300 FAX: (513) 272-8301 Toll Free: (800) 414-1045 4454 Idea Center Blvd Dayton, OH 45430-1500 www.woolpert.com WorkSafe USA, Inc. (217) 553-0963 FAX: (217) 487-7212 326 Hopple Hills Dr Springfield, IL 62707-4613 www.worksafeusainc.com WRG Design Inc. (503) 419-2500 FAX: (503) 419-2600 5415 SW Westgate Dr Ste 100 Portland, OR 97221-2409 www.wrgd.com Wright-Pierce (207) 725-8721 FAX: (207) 729-8414 99 Main St Topsham, ME 04086-1292 www.wright-pierce.com WSB & Associates, Inc. (763) 541-4800 FAX: (763) 541-1700 701 Xenia Ave S Ste 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416-1030 www.wsbeng.com Yaggy Colby Associates (262) 646-6855 FAX: (262) 646-6864 501 Maple Ave Delafield, WI 53018-9351 www.yaggy.com

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Annual Buyer’s Guide (categorical listing)

The Annual Buyer’s Guide is provided as a service by the American Public Works Association to its members to assist in identifying the corporate members that represent the consulting, service and manufacturing firms serving the public works industry today. It is by no means an attempt to list all of the firms serving the industry, only those that are APWA members as of February 15, 2011.

The Annual Buyer’s Guide is not intended to provide endorsement of any particular products or services listed herein.

The categorical listing appears below; the alphabetical listing is found on pages 76 through 92 (address and contact information appear in the alphabetical listing only).

APWA makes every effort to achieve accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for inadvertent omissions or incorrect entries. If any errors are detected, please notify the Finance/ Membership Department at (800) 848-APWA. Advertising/Promotional Products LucyCo Communications ReNew Canada Magazine/Actual Media Inc. Associations Asphalt Pavement Alliance Flexible Pavements of Ohio Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute International Municipal Signal Association New Jersey Alliance for Action NUCA of Oregon & Southwest Washington Ontario Concrete Pipe Association PCA, Southeast Region Salt Institute Sierra Nevada Concrete Association Bridges Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation Burns & McDonnell Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc. EFK Moen, LLC ESI Consultants, Ltd. Exeltech Consulting, Inc. Frehner Construction Co., Inc. Horner & Shifrin, Inc. KPFF, Inc. LONCO, Inc. Mattern & Craig, Inc. Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc.

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MSA Professional Services Inc. National Research Council Canada R2H Engineering, Inc. ROWE Professional Services Company Sealcoating, Inc. T.Y. Lin International Taber Consultants Tetra Tech INCA Wood Rodgers, Inc. W-T Civil Engineering, LLC Bridges, Construction Ames Construction, Inc. Bartlett Consolidated LLC Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc. Cotter Consulting, Inc. David Evans and Associates Inc Ed A. Wilson, Inc. Haydon Building Corp.

Herzog Contracting Corp.

Pulice Construction, Inc. Southwest Regional Summit Associates T.Y. Lin International Bridges, Expansion Joint Systems Deery American Corporation Bridges, Manufacturing/Design Quincy Engineering, Inc.

Howard P. Fairfield, LLC Martin’s Power Sweeping, Inc. Tarheel Underground Camera Cleaning, Equipment Belanger, Inc. InterClean Equipment, Inc. Orange Products LLC Whiting Systems Inc. Cleaning, Graffiti Removal DeAngelo Brothers, Inc. RHOMAR Industries, Inc. Cleaning, Services InterClean Equipment, Inc. Cleaning, Washers Belanger, Inc. Galaxy Associates Inc. dba Rieskamp Washing Systems InterClean Equipment, Inc. Whiting Systems Inc. Coatings Alternative Paving Concepts Integrated Paving Concepts Inc. RAM Technologies Group RHOMAR Industries, Inc. Riley Industrial Services, Inc. Sealcoating, Inc.

Buildings Advanced Storage Technology, Inc. Balfour Beatty Construction Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc. Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation Cotter Consulting, Inc. Dome Corporation of North America Gensler McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc. R2H Engineering, Inc. Southwest Regional W-T Civil Engineering, LLC

Compressors Airworks Compressors Corp

Castings D&L Foundry and Supply East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. Ess Brothers & Sons, Inc. Neenah Foundry Company

Computers & Software, Data Collection Systems CarteGraph Enterprise Information Solutions, Inc. Fugro Roadware Inc. Phoenix Highway Products, Inc. RtVision, Inc. SharpeSoft, Inc. Wastequip/Toter

Cleaning A. E. Styles Manufacturing Co, Inc. SFM Services, Inc. Cleaning, Catch Basin Cleaners American Road Machinery, Inc. Bell Equipment Company Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental Solutions Group Fred A. Cook, Jr., Inc.

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Computers & Software AgileAssets Inc. CarteGraph CFA Software, Inc. CollectiveData, Inc. Envista Corporation GBA Master Series, Inc. ModernTech AEC Solutions PubWorks Radio Satellite Integrators Inc Whitestone Research

Computers & Software, Data Conversion Services MJ Harden Associates, Inc. Computers & Software, Facilities

Maint./Mgmt.

Altus Capital Planning CFA Software, Inc. ESRI ESRI Canada Inc. Computers & Software, Fleet Management AgileAssets Inc. CFA Software, Inc. CollectiveData, Inc. CompassCom Software Enterprise Information Solutions, Inc. FASTER Asset Solutions Fuelmaster/Syn-Tech Systems, Inc. OPW Fuel Management Systems Computers & Software, GASB 34 AgileAssets Inc. CIPPlanner Corporation Civic Engineering & Information Technology, Inc. GBA Master Series, Inc. Computers & Software, GIS CIPPlanner Corporation CompassCom Software ESRI Canada Inc. GBA Master Series, Inc. Infor Public Sector ModernTech AEC Solutions Wiser Company, LLC Computers & Software, Management Services RtVision, Inc. SharpeSoft, Inc. Computers & Software, Mapping & Surveying Cardno TBE ModernTech AEC Solutions Computers & Software, Software AgileAssets Inc. CFA Software, Inc. CIPPlanner Corporation FASTER Asset Solutions Infor Public Sector National Research Council Canada RtVision, Inc. SharpeSoft, Inc. Triunity Engineering & Management Inc Whitestone Research Computers & Software, Traffic Engineering CarteGraph SharpeSoft, Inc. Concrete Materials & Equipment

Blucor Contracting, Inc. GCC of America Hanson Pipe & Precast Hogan Stakes Independent Equipment Corp.

Lafarge North America Metal Forms Corporation Ontario Concrete Pipe Association Pavement Technology, Inc. PCA, Southeast Region Sierra Nevada Concrete Association Concrete Materials & Equipment, Interlocking Pavers Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute Concrete Materials & Equipment, Restoration Systems Crafco, Inc. CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation/Rapid Set Products Uretek Great Lakes Concrete Materials & Equipment, Unit Paving Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute Construction Alternative Paving Concepts Ames Construction, Inc. APAC Southeast, Inc. Blois Construction, Inc.

Blucor Contracting, Inc. Carlile-Macy Cold Mix Manufacturing D.L. Withers Construction Donelson Construction Company LLC Frehner Construction Co., Inc. Fugro West, Inc. Ghirardelli Associates Haydon Building Corp.

Hunt Ortmann Hunter Contracting Co. Inspection Services, Inc. Kissick Construction Company, Inc. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. MetaDome, LLC MGC Contractors, Inc. New-Com Inc Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc. Peridian Group, Inc. Puget Sound Energy Pulice Construction, Inc. Sealcoating, Inc. Smoky Hill, LLC Swinerton Management & Consulting Telco Supply Company Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc. Construction, Equipment Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC Buck Bros. Inc. Case Construction Equipment

Casey & Dupuis Caterpillar Cutler Repaving, Inc. Doggett Machinery Services Foley, Inc. GS Equipment Co., Inc. HD Supply Helac Corporation Independent Equipment Corp.

Knaack LLC Martin Implement Sales SES Volvo Construction Equipment VT LeeBoy, Inc. West Side Tractor Sales Williams Machinery LP Construction, Geotextiles W.H. Shurtleff Company Construction, Grouting CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation/Rapid Set Products Construction, Management A.D.A. Engineering, Inc. Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC Alpha Corporation AMEC Earth & Environmental AndersonPenna ARCADIS Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Balfour Beatty Construction Brown and Caldwell Bureau Veritas Camosy Construction Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. Clark Dietz Engineers CMTS Florida LLC CMTS, Inc. Construction Testing Services, Inc. Cotter Consulting, Inc. D.L. Withers Construction Engineering Associates ESI Consultants, Ltd. Gannett Fleming Ghirardelli Associates Griffin Structures, Inc. Harris & Associates Haydon Building Corp.

Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Hubbard Construction Company Hunter Contracting Co. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc KBR, Inc. LJA Engineering, Inc. Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. MacKay & Sposito, Inc. Maguire Group Inc. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Nolte Associates, Inc. Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc. Parsons Brinckerhoff

Leaders in Building Relationships Performance-based Construction Services Job Order Contracting (JOC) Design-Build IDIQ Custom Solutions

Delivering Solutions, Building Relationships.速 www.cce-inc.com

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PBS&J PCL Constructors Inc. Pulice Construction, Inc. Quincy Engineering, Inc. RBF Consulting RtVision, Inc. S & C Engineers, Inc. Safework, Inc. Salaber Associates, Inc. Southstar Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Southwest Regional

Strand Associates, Inc. Summit Associates Urban Engineers, Inc. Vanir Construction Management, Inc. W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc. WRG Design Inc. Construction, Microtunneling Airworks Compressors Corp Construction, Retaining Walls CH2M HILL/Thomas Black

Express Bagger LLC Western Remac, Inc. Construction, Service Maintenance Calumet City Plumbing Ed A. Wilson, Inc. Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc. Herzog Contracting Corp.

Reagan Equipment Co. Inc. Towill, Inc. WorkSafe USA, Inc. Construction, Sewer Maintenance

Calumet City Plumbing Cretex Specialty Products Duke’s Root Control, Inc. ENZ USA INC LOT Maintenance, Inc. United Survey, Inc. Uretek Great Lakes Visu-Sewer, Inc. Construction, Survey Equipment eda design professionals Guida Surveying, Inc. Construction, Vehicles Sabre Equipment Inc. Consulting Services Abasto Utility Locating Co., LC AECOM Technology Corporation Affinis Corp.

Angus-Young Associates, Inc. Associated Right of Way Services, Inc. B&W Truck Repair, Inc. Backflow Solutions, Inc. Bonestroo Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation Burns & McDonnell Civiltech Engineering, Inc. Condor Country Consulting, Inc. Contractor Compliance & Monitoring, Inc. Dewberry Diaz•Yourman & Associates Dibble Engineering DLZ Kentucky Donelson Construction Company LLC EITI Electrical Industry Training Institute Engineers Inc. Environmental Partners Group, Inc. FGM Architects Fugro West, Inc. GeoEngineers GPD Group Greeley and Hansen Guida Surveying, Inc. HDR, Inc. Hunt Ortmann HW Lochner HWA GeoSciences Inc. J.R. Giese Operations, LLC Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc. LucyCo Communications Otak PBS Engineering + Environmental PBS&J Peridian Group, Inc. PSMJ Resources, Inc. Rick Engineering Company Tighe & Bond TranSystems Corporation Universal Field Services, Inc. WE Stilson Consulting Group, LLC Woodard & Curran WRG Design Inc. Consulting Services, Architecture AMEC Earth & Environmental ARCADIS Arrington Watkins Architects Ayres Associates

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Burgess & Niple, Inc. Clark Patterson Lee FGM Architects GBA Architects and Engineers GENIVAR Inc. Gensler HNTB Corporation Huitt-Zollars, Inc. Legat Architects Maintenance Design Group Maintenance Facility Consultants, Inc. Oates Associates, Inc. SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC SRBL Architects Strand Associates, Inc. TranSystems Corporation Wilson & Company, Inc. Consulting Services, Computer RJN Group, Inc. Whitestone Research Consulting Services, Engineering A.D.A. Engineering, Inc. AECOM Technology Corporation AEI-CASC Consulting Affinis Corp.

AMEC Earth and Environmental Anderson & Associates, Inc. AndersonPenna Associated Transportation Engineers Avalon Engineering, Inc. B & E Engineers Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers BHC RHODES Civil Engineers & Surveyors Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc. Bolton & Menk, Inc. Bureau Veritas Carlile-Macy Carollo Engineers CDM CESNW, Inc. Ciorba Group, Inc. Clark Dietz Engineers Clark Patterson Lee Claunch & Miller, Inc. CMTS Florida LLC CMTS, Inc. Construction Testing Services, Inc. CPM Partners , Inc. David Evans and Associates Inc David McManus Engineering Ltd. DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd. Diaz•Yourman & Associates Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc. EAC Consulting, Inc. Earth Systems, Inc. ENGEO Incorporated Engineering Associates EPS Group, Inc., Engineers, Planners & Surveyors ESI Consultants, Ltd. Exeltech Consulting, Inc. First Group Engineering Foth Freese and Nichols, Inc. Fulghum, MacIndoe, & Associates, Inc. Fuss & O’Neill GENIVAR Inc.

Geolabs, Inc. Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc. Great West Engineering Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc. HDR, Inc. HNTB Corporation Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and Geologists Huitt-Zollars, Inc. HVJ Associates, Inc. HWA GeoSciences Inc. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. JSD Professional Services, Inc. K & A Engineering, Inc. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Kirkham Michael, Inc. KPFF, Inc. KSA Engineers, Inc. Landau Associates, Inc. Larkin Group, Inc. LCC, Inc. Leighton Consulting, Inc. Littlejohn Engineering Associates Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. MacKay & Sposito, Inc. Maintenance Design Group Milone & MacBroom, Inc. MMM Group Limited MNS Engineers, Inc. ModernTech AEC Solutions MSA Consulting, Inc. Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc. Neel-Schaffer, Inc. NMG Geotechnical, Inc. Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. NW Engineers, LLC Oates Associates, Inc. Otak PACE, Inc. Pacific Geotechnical Inc Patrick Engineering Inc. PBS&J Pennoni Associates Inc. Plateau Engineering, Inc. Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd. Quincy Engineering, Inc. R2H Engineering, Inc. RBF Consulting Rick Engineering Company RJN Group, Inc. ROWE Professional Services Company RPM Engineers, Inc. RRM Design Group S & C Engineers, Inc. SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC Salaber Associates, Inc. San Antonio Design Group Inc. Slater Hanifan Group, Inc. Southstar Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Sterling Company, Inc. Stonebrooke Engineering Summit Associates Sunrise Engineering Inc T.Y. Lin International Taber Consultants Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw, Inc.

Twining, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. US Infrastructure of Carolina, Inc. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. VTN Consulting W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc. Walter P Moore WEST Consultants, Inc. Wilbur Smith Associates Willdan Wilson & Company, Inc. Wood Rodgers, Inc. Wright-Pierce W-T Civil Engineering, LLC Consulting Services, Environmental Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental Bonestroo Brown and Caldwell Bureau Veritas CDM Condor Country Consulting, Inc. David Evans and Associates Inc Earth Systems, Inc. Foth Freese and Nichols, Inc. GENIVAR Inc. Gensler Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. HDR, Inc. HVJ Associates, Inc. HWA GeoSciences Inc. Hydro Designs, Inc. Impact Sciences Landau Associates, Inc. Littlejohn Engineering Associates MMM Group Limited MSA Consulting, Inc. Murray & Trettel, Inc. Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. OMNNI Associates, Inc. PBS&J Reed Engineering Group, Ltd. SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC SCI Engineering Inc. Thomas L. Brown Associates, P.C. Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd. Tighe & Bond TranSystems Corporation Wade Trim WBK Engineering WEST Consultants, Inc. Westmark Group Weston & Sampson White Shield, Inc. Consulting Services, Management Alpha Corporation APA Engineering, Inc. ARCADIS Contractor Compliance & Monitoring, Inc. Covello Group, Inc. FASTER Asset Solutions Maintenance Facility Consultants, Inc. Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority Paragon Partners Ltd. Safework, Inc. SAIC Energy, Environment & Infra-

structure, LLC Southstar Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd. Voorhees Associates LLC Whitestone Research Consulting Services, Right-of-Way ARCADIS Associated Right of Way Services, Inc. California Property Specialists, Inc. Carlile-Macy CK Group, Inc., The Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. eda design professionals Epic Land Solutions, Inc. First Group Engineering Hamner, Jewell & Associates Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc. IMS Infrastructure Management Services Paragon Partners Ltd. Swinerton Management & Consulting Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd. Towill, Inc. TranSystems Corporation Consulting Services, Utilities Abasto Utility Locating Co., LC Backflow Solutions, Inc. Burgess & Niple, Inc. Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. David Evans and Associates Inc EITI Electrical Industry Training Institute Fisher & Arnold, Inc. GENIVAR Inc. Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc. Kleinfelder/S E A Littlejohn Engineering Associates LNV, Inc. PBS&J Psomas Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd. Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw, Inc. Demolition ATL Diversified Industries dba Arbor Tree & Land, Inc. CrowderGulf Disaster Recovery, Debris Management AshBritt Environmental ATL Diversified Industries dba Arbor Tree & Land, Inc. CrowderGulf Storm Reconstruction Services, Inc. Drilling Equipment & Services ARIES Industries, Inc. Calumet City Plumbing Reed Engineering Group, Ltd. Thomas L. Brown Associates, P.C. E-Commerce ReNew Canada Magazine/Actual Media Inc. San Antonio Design Group Inc. Education Asphalt Pavement Alliance Gensler

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International Municipal Signal Association PSMJ Resources, Inc. ReNew Canada Magazine/Actual Media Inc. San Antonio Design Group Inc. University of Wisconsin-Madison, EPD Engineering A. E. Styles Manufacturing Co, Inc. A.D.A. Engineering, Inc. AECOM Technology Corporation Affinis Corp.

AMEC Earth & Environmental Anderson & Associates, Inc. Angus-Young Associates, Inc. Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc. Bonestroo Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation Burns & McDonnell Carollo Engineers Carroll Engineering, Inc. Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. Ciorba Group, Inc. Civic Engineering & Information Technology, Inc. Civiltech Engineering, Inc. Converse Consultants CP&Y, Inc. Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP Dewberry Diaz•Yourman & Associates Dibble Engineering DLZ Kentucky Dome Corporation of North America EAC Consulting, Inc. EFK Moen, LLC Engineering Resources Engineers Inc. Frehner Construction Co., Inc. Fugro West, Inc. Greeley and Hansen HDR, Inc. Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. HR Green Hunt Ortmann Inspection Services, Inc. J.R. Giese Operations, LLC James J. Benes & Associates, Inc. Joseph A. Cesare and Associates, Inc. J-U-B Engineers, Inc. Klotz Associates Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc. Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc. LandMark Consultants, Inc. Linda Hall Library Manhard Consulting, Ltd. McCormick Rankin Corporation Michael Baker Corporation Milone & MacBroom, Inc. Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Mulkey Engineers & Consultants Ninyo & Moore Oates Associates, Inc. O’Brien & Gere Otak Parametrix, Inc. PCA, Southeast Region

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Pease Associates Peridian Group, Inc. R.J. Behar & Company, Inc. R-A-M Professional Group, Inc. Smoky Hill, LLC Soil Nail Launcher, Inc. Stonebrooke Engineering Tighe & Bond TranSystems Corporation West Yost Associates Willdan Wood Rodgers, Inc. Woodard & Curran Yaggy Colby Associates Engineering, Architectural BL Companies, Inc. Fisher & Arnold, Inc. Freese and Nichols, Inc. GPD Group Gresham, Smith and Partners Hatch Mott MacDonald LJB Inc. LNV, Inc. LONCO, Inc. Maguire Group Inc. Maintenance Design Group Michael Baker Corporation Oates Associates, Inc. OMNNI Associates, Inc. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc Wallace Group Engineering, Civil AECOM AECOM Technology Corporation AEI-CASC Consulting AMEC Earth & Environmental APA Engineering, Inc. Associated Transportation Engineers Avalon Engineering, Inc. Ayres Associates B & E Engineers Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers BL Companies, Inc. Bolton & Menk, Inc. Bonestroo Boucher & James, Inc. Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. Burgess & Niple, Inc. Bury+Partners, Inc. C&S Companies Cal Engineering & Geology, Inc. Carollo Engineers Carroll Engineering, Inc. CDG Engineers & Associates, Inc. CEI CESNW, Inc. Ciorba Group, Inc. Civiltech Engineering, Inc. CK Group, Inc., The Claunch & Miller, Inc. Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. Cole & Associates, Inc. Collier Engineering Company, Inc. CP&Y, Inc. Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP David McManus Engineering Ltd. Dibble Engineering Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc. Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc. EAC Consulting, Inc.

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eda design professionals EFK Moen, LLC Engineering Associates EPS Group, Inc., Engineers, Planners & Surveyors Erlandsen ESI Consultants, Ltd. Exeltech Consulting, Inc. Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc. Foth Fulghum, MacIndoe, & Associates, Inc. Fuscoe Engineering Fuss & O’Neill GBA Architects and Engineers GEC Geolabs, Inc. Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. GHD Inc. Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc. GPD Group GRAEF Great West Engineering Gresham, Smith and Partners Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc. Harris & Associates Hatch Mott MacDonald Henry, Meisenheimer & Gende, Inc. HNTB Corporation Horner & Shifrin, Inc. Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. HR Green HW Lochner Hydroconsult Engineers, Inc James J. Benes & Associates, Inc. Joseph A. Cesare and Associates, Inc. JSD Professional Services, Inc. J-U-B Engineers, Inc. K & A Engineering, Inc. KCI Associates of NC Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Kirkham Michael, Inc. Klotz Associates KPFF, Inc. Krieger & Stewart, Incorporated KSA Engineers, Inc. Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc. Larkin Group, Inc. LCC, Inc. LJA Engineering, Inc. LJB Inc. LNV, Inc. LONCO, Inc. Maguire Group Inc. Manhard Consulting, Ltd. Mattern & Craig, Inc. McCormick Rankin Corporation Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc. Michael Baker Corporation Milone & MacBroom, Inc. Mindel, Scott & Associates, Inc. MMM Group Limited MNS Engineers, Inc. Morrison-Maierle, Inc. MSA Consulting, Inc. Mulkey Engineers & Consultants Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc. MWH Americas Inc. Neel-Schaffer, Inc. Nichols Consulting Engineers

Nolte Associates, Inc. Olsson Associates OMNNI Associates, Inc. Otak PACE, Inc. Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc. Parametrix, Inc. Parsons Brinckerhoff PBS&J PCL Constructors Inc. Pease Associates Pennoni Associates Inc. Plateau Engineering, Inc. Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd. Psomas Quincy Engineering, Inc. R.J. Behar & Company, Inc. R-A-M Professional Group, Inc. RBF Consulting RFE Engineering, Inc. Rick Engineering Company RJN Group, Inc. Roth Hill, LLC ROWE Professional Services Company RPM Engineers, Inc. RRM Design Group Salaber Associates, Inc. San Antonio Design Group Inc. Skillings Connolly, Inc. Smoky Hill, LLC Soil Nail Launcher, Inc. Stanley Consultants, Inc. Sterling Company, Inc. Stonebrooke Engineering Strand Associates, Inc. Summit Associates Sunrise Engineering Inc Taylor Wiseman & Taylor Tetra Tech INCA Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw, Inc. Urban Engineers, Inc. URS Corporation US Infrastructure of Carolina, Inc. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Vierbicher Associates, Inc. VTN Consulting W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc. Wade Trim Walter P Moore WBK Engineering WE Stilson Consulting Group, LLC WEST Consultants, Inc. West Yost Associates Weston & Sampson WGK, Inc. Wilbur Smith Associates Willdan Wiser Company, LLC Woolpert, Inc. WRG Design Inc. Wright-Pierce W-T Civil Engineering, LLC Yaggy Colby Associates Engineering, Construction AndersonPenna B. L. Elkins & Associates Consulting Engineers Blucor Contracting, Inc. Bonestroo Boucher & James, Inc.

C&S Companies CH2M HILL/Thomas Black Ciorba Group, Inc. CK Group, Inc., The Collier Engineering Company, Inc. Cotter Consulting, Inc. Covello Group, Inc. Dibble Engineering Engineering Service, Inc. Exeltech Consulting, Inc. First Group Engineering GRAEF Haydon Building Corp.

Henry, Meisenheimer & Gende, Inc. Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and Geologists Kirkham Michael, Inc. KSA Engineers, Inc. Lawson-Fisher Associates, P.C. LNV, Inc. Milone & MacBroom, Inc. MNS Engineers, Inc. Olsson Associates Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc. Parsons Brinckerhoff R.J. Behar & Company, Inc. S & C Engineers, Inc. SCI Engineering Inc. Smoky Hill, LLC Southstar Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Southwest Regional Stanley Consultants, Inc. T.Y. Lin International URS Corporation West Yost Associates Wright-Pierce Engineering, Consulting AEI-CASC Consulting Affinis Corp.

Alpha Corporation Alpha Geotechnical & Materials AndersonPenna APA Engineering, Inc. Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc. B & E Engineers Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers BHC RHODES Civil Engineers & Surveyors Bonestroo C&S Companies Cal Engineering & Geology, Inc. CDG Engineers & Associates, Inc. CEI CESNW, Inc. Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. Civiltech Engineering, Inc. Clark Dietz Engineers Clark Patterson Lee Claunch & Miller, Inc. Construction Testing Services, Inc. Covello Group, Inc. CP&Y, Inc. Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd. Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc. EAC Consulting, Inc. EPS Group, Inc., Engineers, Planners & Surveyors

Erlandsen First Group Engineering Gannett Fleming Geocal, Inc. GeoDesign Inc. GHD Inc. GPD Group Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone Harris & Associates Henry, Meisenheimer & Gende, Inc. Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. HR Green Hydroconsult Engineers, Inc James J. Benes & Associates, Inc. J-U-B Engineers, Inc. KBR, Inc. Krieger & Stewart, Incorporated KSA Engineers, Inc. Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc. LJB Inc. LONCO, Inc. Maintenance Design Group Manhard Consulting, Ltd. Mattern & Craig, Inc. McCormick Rankin Corporation MetaDome, LLC Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority Morrison-Maierle, Inc. MSA Professional Services Inc. Mulkey Engineers & Consultants MWH Americas Inc. Olsson Associates Pease Associates Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd. RBF Consulting RJN Group, Inc. Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc. Stanley Consultants, Inc. Sterling Company, Inc. Stonebrooke Engineering Taber Consultants Tetra Tech INCA Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw, Inc. TranSystems Corporation URS Corporation Vierbicher Associates, Inc. WEST Consultants, Inc. West Yost Associates Western Remac, Inc. WGK, Inc. Willdan Engineering, Environmental AEI-CASC Consulting Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. AMEC Earth & Environmental AshBritt Environmental Ayres Associates BL Companies, Inc. Boucher & James, Inc. Brown and Caldwell Burgess & Niple, Inc. Carollo Engineers Earth Systems, Inc. Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. ENGEO Incorporated Environmental Partners Group, Inc. ENZ USA INC Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc. Foth

Fulghum, MacIndoe, & Associates, Inc. Fuss & Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill GBA Architects and Engineers GEC Geocal, Inc. GeoDesign Inc. GeoEngineers Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. GHD Inc. GRAEF Greeley and Hansen Gresham, Smith and Partners Hart Crowser, Inc. Henry, Meisenheimer & Gende, Inc. HNTB Corporation Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and Geologists Horner & Shifrin, Inc. HW Lochner Hydroconsult Engineers, Inc James J. Benes & Associates, Inc. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Kleinfelder/S E A Krieger & Stewart, Incorporated Landau Associates, Inc. LandMark Consultants, Inc. Leighton Consulting, Inc. LJB Inc. Maguire Group Inc. McCormick Rankin Corporation Michael Baker Corporation MMM Group Limited MSA Consulting, Inc. Nichols Consulting Engineers Ninyo & Moore Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. Olsson Associates Parametrix, Inc. Parsons Brinckerhoff PBS Engineering + Environmental PBS&J Pease Associates R.J. Behar & Company, Inc. R-A-M Professional Group, Inc. RBF Consulting SCI Engineering Inc. Skillings Connolly, Inc. Stanley Consultants, Inc. Tighe & Bond URS Corporation Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Westmark Group White Shield, Inc. Wilbur Smith Associates Woolpert, Inc. Wright-Pierce Yaggy Colby Associates

Geolabs, Inc. Hart Crowser, Inc. Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and Geologists HVJ Associates, Inc. HWA GeoSciences Inc. IMS Infrastructure Management Services Joseph A. Cesare and Associates, Inc. Kleinfelder/S E A Landau Associates, Inc. LandMark Consultants, Inc. Leighton Consulting, Inc. Nichols Consulting Engineers Ninyo & Moore Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. OMNNI Associates, Inc. Pacific Geotechnical Inc PBS Engineering + Environmental Pennoni Associates Inc. Reed Engineering Group, Ltd. SCI Engineering Inc. Soil Nail Launcher, Inc. Taber Consultants Thomas L. Brown Associates, P.C. Twining, Inc. WAG Corporation Yaggy Colby Associates

Engineering, Geotechnical Alpha Geotechnical & Materials AMEC Cal Engineering & Geology, Inc. CDG Engineers & Associates, Inc. CK Group, Inc., The Diazâ&#x20AC;˘Yourman & Associates Earth Systems, Inc. ENGEO Incorporated Fugro Consultants, Inc. Geocal, Inc. GeoDesign Inc. GeoEngineers

Environmental Equipment, Culverts & Drains CH2M HILL/Thomas Black ENZ USA INC

Engineering, Management C&S Companies Cal Engineering & Geology, Inc. Clark Dietz Engineers Covello Group, Inc. Gresham, Smith and Partners Harris & Associates HW Lochner Hydroconsult Engineers, Inc KBR, Inc. S & C Engineers, Inc. TranSystems Corporation Triunity Engineering & Management Inc W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc. Engines Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC Doggett Machinery Services P&G Keene Electrical Rebuilders, LLC Environmental Equipment Converse Consultants Gateway Industrial Products, Inc. Roto-Mix LLC Environmental Equipment, Composting Foley, Inc. Roto-Mix LLC

Environmental Equipment, Maintenance Products Cold Mix Manufacturing Environmental Safety Group Pharm Solutions Inc Environmental Equipment, Oil/Sediment Separators Oldcastle Precast, Inc.

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Environmental Equipment, Sweepers Casey & Dupuis Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental Solutions Group Keystone Plastics, Ltd. Schwarze Industries, Inc.

Equipment, Blades & Cutting Edges Spring Align

Equipment, Root Control ENZ USA INC

Equipment, Buckets Altec Industries Helac Corporation Timmerman Equipment Company

Equipment, Sweepers Doggett Machinery Services Keystone Plastics, Ltd. ODB Company

Environmental Services A. E. Styles Manufacturing Co, Inc. AMEC ATL Diversified Industries dba Arbor Tree & Land, Inc. Bimasco Inc. Bonestroo Burns & McDonnell Condor Country Consulting, Inc. CrowderGulf ENGEO Incorporated Engineers Inc. Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. Fugro West, Inc. Gannett Fleming PBS Engineering + Environmental Schaefer Systems International, Inc. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc SouthWest Water Company

Equipment, Cleaning Equipment Belanger, Inc. Galaxy Associates Inc. dba Rieskamp Washing Systems Super Products LLC Whiting Systems Inc.

Equipment, Traffic Control All Traffic Solutions American Signal Company Energy Absorption Systems Highway Technologies, Inc. SCI Products, Inc. Traffic Logix

Equipment, Crack Sealing Cimline Inc. Paving Maintenance Supply Inc. Equipment, Cranes Altec Industries Equipment, Deicers America West Environmental Cryotech Deicing Technology Equipment, Demolition SES

Environmental Services, Dust Control CAM, LLC Gasaway Company Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc. Proseal Inc. Riley Industrial Services, Inc. W.H. Shurtleff Company

Equipment, Electronics Automatic Systems Company Best LED Group

Environmental Services, Erosion Control Hart Crowser, Inc. PACE, Inc. Storm Reconstruction Services, Inc. Environmental Services, Hazardous Waste Management AshBritt Environmental HVJ Associates, Inc. O’Brien & Gere Westmark Group Woodard & Curran Environmental Services, Recycling Equipment Schaefer Systems International, Inc. Environmental Services, Sludge Management Severn Trent Services Equipment A. E. Styles Manufacturing Co, Inc. Applied Industrial Technologies Buck Bros. Inc. E.J. Breneman, L.P. FallLine Corporation Howard P. Fairfield, LLC Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, Inc. RNOW Inc. Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc. Storr Tractor Company Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Company Trans Chicago Truck Group

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Equipment, Conveying Dome Corporation of North America

Equipment, Generators Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC NMC Reagan Equipment Co. Inc. Equipment, Graders Foley, Inc. NMC Volvo Construction Equipment Equipment, Lifts Wastequip/Toter Equipment, Loaders ACS Industries, Inc. Case Construction Equipment Cherry Valley Tractor Sales Foley, Inc. Martin Implement Sales NMC SES Volvo Construction Equipment Equipment, Mowing Cherry Valley Tractor Sales M-B Companies Tiger Corporation Trackless Vehicles Limited Equipment, Paint Franklin Paint Company, Inc. Paving Maintenance Supply Inc. Equipment, Park & Playground Northwest Playground Equipment, Inc. Equipment, Pumps Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Company Water Movers Inc.

April 2011

Equipment, Trucks Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC Auto Truck Group Gabrielli Truck Sales J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Knapheide Truck Equipment Flint Minuteman Trucks, Inc. Sabre Equipment Inc. Standard Equipment Company Trans Chicago Truck Group Fleet ARI/Automotive Resources International CollectiveData, Inc. Minuteman Trucks, Inc. P&G Keene Electrical Rebuilders, LLC PubWorks Fleet, Computerized Management ARI/Automotive Resources International FASTER Asset Solutions FORCE America, Inc. Fuelmaster/Syn-Tech Systems, Inc. Radio Satellite Integrators Inc Vermeer Corporation Fleet, Maintenance ARI/Automotive Resources International B&W Truck Repair, Inc. Belanger, Inc. CollectiveData, Inc. Galaxy Associates Inc. dba Rieskamp Washing Systems P&G Keene Electrical Rebuilders, LLC R Rock Yard Inc Spring Align WorkSafe USA, Inc. Fleet, Parts Distributor Minuteman Trucks, Inc. Spring Align Fuel Fuelmaster/Syn-Tech Systems, Inc. Sun Peaks Utilities Fuel, Automated Fuel Mgmt.

Systems Fuelmaster/Syn-Tech Systems, Inc. OPW Fuel Management Systems Fuel, Control Equipment OPW Fuel Management Systems GIS Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers Bolton & Menk, Inc.

Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. CarteGraph Condor Country Consulting, Inc. DeAngelo Brothers, Inc. Dewberry DLZ Kentucky Freese and Nichols, Inc. Fuss & O’Neill GRAEF Impact Sciences Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc. LJA Engineering, Inc. Peridian Group, Inc. Psomas PubWorks Radio Satellite Integrators Inc Wilbur Smith Associates Woolpert, Inc. GIS, Fuel Sun Peaks Utilities GIS, Management Services Collier Engineering Company, Inc. Environmental Partners Group, Inc. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc GIS, Mapping & Surveying Ayres Associates CESNW, Inc. CompassCom Software Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc. EFK Moen, LLC Enterprise Information Solutions, Inc. Epic Land Solutions, Inc. Erlandsen ESRI ESRI Canada Inc. Fisher & Arnold, Inc. GeoEngineers Guida Surveying, Inc. Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone Hatch Mott MacDonald Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. K & A Engineering, Inc. KCI Associates of NC Lawson-Fisher Associates, P.C. LCC, Inc. MacKay & Sposito, Inc. Mindel, Scott & Associates, Inc. MJ Harden Associates, Inc. MNS Engineers, Inc. Ninyo & Moore Nolte Associates, Inc. Paragon Partners Ltd. RBF Consulting RFE Engineering, Inc. Rick Engineering Company Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation Sterling Company, Inc. Strand Associates, Inc. Taylor Wiseman & Taylor Tetra Tech INCA Towill, Inc. VTN Consulting WAG Corporation White Shield, Inc. Wilson & Company, Inc. GIS, Software Altus Capital Planning ESRI

ESRI Canada Inc. IMS Infrastructure Management Services MJ Harden Associates, Inc. GIS, Traffic Engineering Associated Transportation Engineers Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc. Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc. MSA Professional Services Inc. Neel-Schaffer, Inc. Wade Trim Weston & Sampson Grinders AshBritt Environmental Vermeer Corporation Grounds Maintenance Buck Bros. Inc. Curbco D&L Foundry and Supply Hoosier Company, Inc. Precision Concrete Cutting Midwest SFM Services, Inc. SouthWest Water Company Storr Tractor Company Grounds Maintenance, Arboreal & Landscaping Services Martin’s Power Sweeping, Inc. Grounds Maintenance, Chippers Brush Cherry Valley Tractor Sales Vermeer Corporation

LOT Maintenance, Inc. Pharm Solutions Inc Hydraulic Systems & Equipment Airworks Compressors Corp Applied Industrial Technologies B&W Truck Repair, Inc. Certified Power Inc. FORCE America, Inc. Mailhot Industries USA, Inc. Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. PENGWYN Hydraulic Systems & Equipment, Lifts Casper’s Truck Equipment Williams Machinery LP IInsurance Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority Joint Sealing Materials & Equipment ARIES Industries, Inc. Cimline Inc. Crafco, Inc. Cretex Specialty Products Deery American Corporation K M International Paving Maintenance Supply Inc. Laboratory Services & Analysis Alpha Geotechnical & Materials Construction Testing Services, Inc. Converse Consultants Fugro Consultants, Inc.

Geocal, Inc. Inspection Services, Inc. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Joseph A. Cesare and Associates, Inc. Reed Engineering Group, Ltd. Twining, Inc. Unique Paving Materials Corporation

ReNew Canada Magazine/Actual Media Inc. Salt Institute Transportation Research Board

Legal Services Hunt Ortmann Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson

Manufacturer APAC Southeast, Inc. Caterpillar GCC of America Hogan Stakes J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Lafarge North America SafetyStepTD Shawnee Steel & Welding, Inc. Swenson Products, Inc.

Lighting Systems Best LED Group Environmental Safety Group Lumec, Inc./Div. of Philips Sternberg Lighting Trans-Tech Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. Location Equipment & Services Radio Satellite Integrators Inc WAG Corporation Magazines & Publications APWA Reporter Baum Publications Ltd. Better Roads Magazine International Municipal Signal Association LucyCo Communications PSMJ Resources, Inc. Public Works Magazine/Hanley Wood Business Media

Manhole, Services & Equipment Cretex Specialty Products Uretek Great Lakes

Manufacturer, Bridges Hanson Pipe & Precast Manufacturer, Cranes Altec Industries Manufacturer, Marking Equipment American Marking Corp.

EZ-Liner Industries Manufacturer, Pipes Hanson Pipe & Precast Oldcastle Precast, Inc. Mapping Engineering Resources

Grounds Maintenance, Ditch Cleaners Tiger Corporation Grounds Maintenance, Erosion Control Ess Brothers & Sons, Inc. Express Bagger LLC R Rock Yard Inc Grounds Maintenance, Hand Tools Midwest Rake Company LLC Grounds Maintenance, Lawn Care American Marking Corp.

PRINOTH WRG Design Inc. Grounds Maintenance, Leaf Loaders American Road Machinery, Inc. ODB Company Trackless Vehicles Limited Grounds Maintenance, Mowing Equipment Martin Implement Sales PRINOTH Tiger Corporation Grounds Maintenance, Stormwater Management Larkin Group, Inc. LOT Maintenance, Inc. Grounds Maintenance, Vegetation Management DeAngelo Brothers, Inc. APWAad3-11B.indd 1

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Guida Surveying, Inc. JSD Professional Services, Inc. J-U-B Engineers, Inc. MJ Harden Associates, Inc. Plateau Engineering, Inc. RFE Engineering, Inc. Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation Sunrise Engineering Inc Towill, Inc. WAG Corporation White Shield, Inc. Wiser Company, LLC Woolpert, Inc. Pavement All States Asphalt, Inc. Asphalt Pavement Alliance Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc. Bimasco Inc. Curbco Donelson Construction Company LLC Dynatest Consulting E.J. Breneman, L.P. Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC Flexible Pavements of Ohio Flynn Brothers Contracting Franklin Paint Company, Inc. Frehner Construction Co., Inc. Fugro Consultants, Inc. GCC of America Geolabs, Inc. Integrated Paving Concepts Inc. Kissick Construction Company, Inc. Lakeside Industries Murray & Trettel, Inc. PCA, Southeast Region QPR RAM Technologies Group Sealcoating, Inc. Traffic Management USA Pavement, Asphalt Alternative Paving Concepts APAC Southeast, Inc. Asphalt Pavement Alliance Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. Flexible Pavements of Ohio Herzog Contracting Corp.

Integrated Paving Concepts Inc. Lafarge North America Panhandle Grading and Paving, Inc. Pavement Restorations, Inc. Proseal Inc. RAM Technologies Group Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc. Twining, Inc. Pavement, Asphalt Concrete Road Repairs Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC Alberta Highway Services Ltd. All States Asphalt, Inc. CAM, LLC Cold Mix Manufacturing Crafco, Inc. Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC Gallagher Asphalt Corporation Hubbard Construction Company Lakeside Industries Pavement Restorations, Inc.

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QPR RAM Technologies Group SafetyStepTD Terry Asphalt Materials Inc. Unique Paving Materials Corporation Pavement, Asphalt Equipment & Materials Argonics, Inc. Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. Bergkamp Inc. Cutler Repaving, Inc. Herzog Contracting Corp.

K M International Pavement Technology, Inc. Professional Pavement Products, Inc. QPR Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc. Unique Paving Materials Corporation VT LeeBoy, Inc. Pavement, Asphalt Patching Machines Bergkamp Inc. Crafco, Inc. Deery American Corporation Heil of Texas K M International Schwarze Industries, Inc. VT LeeBoy, Inc. Pavement, Cleaning RHOMAR Industries, Inc. United Rotary Brush Corporation Pavement, Concrete CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation/Rapid Set Products Ed A. Wilson, Inc. Hogan Stakes Lafarge North America Metal Forms Corporation SafetyStepTD Sierra Nevada Concrete Association Pavement, Crack Sealing Materials & Equip.

Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. CAM, LLC Deery American Corporation Professional Pavement Products, Inc. QPR Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc. Pavement, Dust Control All States Asphalt, Inc. America West Environmental Occidental Chemical Corporation Proseal Inc. Pavement, Interlocking Integrated Paving Concepts Inc. Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute Pavement, Management Programs Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc. Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. Civic Engineering & Information Technology, Inc. DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd. Dynatest Consulting Enterprise Information Solutions,

April 2011

Inc. Envista Corporation Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc. Fugro Consultants, Inc. IMS Infrastructure Management Services Nichols Consulting Engineers US Infrastructure of Carolina, Inc. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Pavement, Marking Materials EZ-Liner Industries Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC Flint Trading, Inc. Pavement, Markings Alternative Paving Concepts EZ-Liner Industries Franklin Paint Company, Inc. Professional Pavement Products, Inc. Pavement, Release Agents Orange Products LLC Pavement, Survey Equipment Dynatest Consulting Fugro Roadware Inc. Pipe HD Supply Insituform Technologies Inc Ontario Concrete Pipe Association Water Movers Inc. Pipe, Maintenance Duke’s Root Control, Inc. Liqui-Force Services (USA) Inc. Pipe, Rehabilitation 3M Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC Applied Professional Services, Inc. Insituform Technologies Inc Liqui-Force Services (USA) Inc. Miller Pipeline Corporation National Research Council Canada Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd. Pipe, Supplies Argonics, Inc. Pumps Independent Equipment Corp.

Mailhot Industries USA, Inc. Pat’s Pump & Blower Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Company Recycling Cutler Repaving, Inc. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. Recycling, Equipment Gallagher Asphalt Corporation Schaefer Systems International, Inc. Recycling, Services Hubbard Construction Company U.S. Arbor Products, Inc. Roads American Traffic Safety Materials, Inc. Ames Construction, Inc. Anderson & Associates, Inc. APAC Southeast, Inc.

Avalon Engineering, Inc. Balfour Beatty Construction Bimasco Inc. Blucor Contracting, Inc. Brandon Industries, Inc. E.J. Breneman, L.P. Engineering Service, Inc. Envista Corporation Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. Flexible Pavements of Ohio Flynn Brothers Contracting GCC of America Helac Corporation Hoosier Company, Inc. Horner & Shifrin, Inc. Infor Public Sector Kissick Construction Company, Inc. Lakeside Industries Mattern & Craig, Inc. MetaDome, LLC Metal Forms Corporation Murray & Trettel, Inc. New-Com Inc Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, Inc. Panhandle Grading and Paving, Inc. Professional Pavement Products, Inc. Proseal Inc. Sierra Nevada Concrete Association Slater Hanifan Group, Inc. Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc. Traffic Management USA Urban Engineers, Inc. WE Stilson Consulting Group, LLC Wilkinson Corporation Roads, Catch Basin Risers D&L Foundry and Supply East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. Roads, Compactors Volvo Construction Equipment Roads, Concrete Curbing Bartlett Consolidated LLC Hogan Stakes MetaDome, LLC Metal Forms Corporation SafetyStepTD Roads, Crack Sealing Materials & Equip.

Pavement Technology, Inc. Roads, Culvert Rehabilitation Bartlett Consolidated LLC Roads, Culverts & Drains Alberta Highway Services Ltd. CrowderGulf Hanson Pipe & Precast Oldcastle Precast, Inc. Ontario Concrete Pipe Association W.H. Shurtleff Company Roads, Dust Control America West Environmental CAM, LLC Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. Occidental Chemical Corporation SNI Solutions Wilkinson Corporation Roads, Gas Valve Risers Puget Sound Energy

Roads, Maintenance Alberta Highway Services Ltd. Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. Bergkamp Inc. Bimasco Inc. Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation/Rapid Set Products Donelson Construction Company LLC Ed A. Wilson, Inc. Hubbard Construction Company Lakeside Industries LOT Maintenance, Inc. National Research Council Canada Occidental Chemical Corporation Orange Products LLC Pavement Restorations, Inc. Pavement Technology, Inc. Pharm Solutions Inc PubWorks Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc. Unique Paving Materials Corporation Uretek USA, Inc. Roads, Maintenance Equipment Bergkamp Inc. K M International Root Spring Scraper Co. VT LeeBoy, Inc. Roads, Manholes & Risers Cold Mix Manufacturing

D&L Foundry and Supply East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. Ess Brothers & Sons, Inc. Oldcastle Precast, Inc. Traffic Management USA

ODB Company Schwarze Industries, Inc. United Rotary Brush Corporation Roads, Sweeping Contractors DeAngelo Brothers, Inc. Fred A. Cook, Jr., Inc. Keystone Plastics, Ltd. SFM Services, Inc.

Roads, Marking Equipment EZ-Liner Industries Franklin Paint Company, Inc. M-B Companies

Roads, Testing Equipment Dynatest Consulting Flint Trading, Inc. Fugro Roadware Inc.

Roads, Marking Materials American Marking Corp.

Flint Trading, Inc. Roads, Recycling Equipment Cutler Repaving, Inc. E.J. Breneman, L.P. Roads, Signage All Traffic Solutions American Traffic Safety Materials, Inc. Brandon Industries, Inc. Highway Technologies, Inc. Phoenix Highway Products, Inc. Trans-Tech Western Remac, Inc. Roads, Survey Equipment Fugro Roadware Inc. Traffic Logix

Roads, Traffic Control Equipment All Traffic Solutions American Signal Company Bell Equipment Company Energy Absorption Systems Highway Technologies, Inc. Phoenix Highway Products, Inc. Republic ITS SCI Products, Inc. Traffic Logix Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. Roads, Vehicles & Equipment R Rock Yard Inc Trans Chicago Truck Group Roads, Water Valve Risers Argonics, Inc. Ess Brothers & Sons, Inc.

Roads, Sweepers Keystone Plastics, Ltd.

Safety 3rd Eye MobileVision(tm) American Marking Corp.

Applied Industrial Technologies DriveCam, Inc. Environmental Safety Group Global Sensor Systems Inc. Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc. Hoosier Company, Inc. International Municipal Signal Association Paving Maintenance Supply Inc. Traffic Management USA Safety, Barricades Bartlett Consolidated LLC Energy Absorption Systems Highway Technologies, Inc. SCI Products, Inc. Safety, Closed Circuit Televisions Global Sensor Systems Inc. Safety, Electronic Backing Safety Devices DriveCam, Inc. Global Sensor Systems Inc. Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. Safety, Flood Protection Express Bagger LLC Safety, Hazardous Waste Management Westmark Group

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Safety, Lighting Systems Best LED Group Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc. Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. Safety, Signage American Signal Company American Traffic Safety Materials, Inc. Associated Transportation Engineers B&W Truck Repair, Inc. Independent Equipment Corp.

SCI Products, Inc. Trans-Tech Western Remac, Inc. Safety, Traffic Control Equipment All Traffic Solutions American Signal Company Flint Trading, Inc. Traffic Logix Trans-Tech Services Contractor Compliance & Monitoring, Inc. Linda Hall Library Precision Concrete Cutting Midwest Telco Supply Company Services, Financing Altus Capital Planning Sewer DAWN Companies, Inc. Engineering Service, Inc. Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. Flynn Brothers Contracting

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MWH Americas Inc. United Survey, Inc. Visu-Sewer, Inc. Sewer, Cleaning Vehicles Auto Truck Group Casey & Dupuis Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental Solutions Group Jet-Vac Inc. Pat;s Pump & Blower RNOW Inc. Standard Equipment Company Super Products LLC Tarheel Underground Camera Timmerman Equipment Company Sewer, Inspection Maintenance ARIES Industries, Inc. Cretex Specialty Products DAWN Companies, Inc. Liqui-Force Services (USA) Inc. RPM Engineers, Inc. Super Products LLC Tarheel Underground Camera Visu-Sewer, Inc. Sewer, Rehabilitation Achen-Gardner Construction, LLC Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. David McManus Engineering Ltd. Liqui-Force Services (USA) Inc. Miller Pipeline Corporation Shawnee Steel & Welding, Inc. Uretek Great Lakes Visu-Sewer, Inc. Sewer, Rodding Equipment Fred A. Cook, Jr., Inc.

April 2011

Sewer, Root Control Duke’s Root Control, Inc.

Reed Systems, Ltd SNI Solutions

Sewer, Sludge Management Severn Trent Services

Snow & Ice Control, Blowers Tenco Machinery (CDN) Ltd. Tiger Corporation Wausau Equipment Company, Inc.

Snow & Ice Control Air-Flo Manufacturing Co. Alberta Highway Services Ltd. Auto Truck Group Buck Bros. Inc. Cargill Deicing Technology Casper’s Truck Equipment Certified Power Inc. Curbco FallLine Corporation Gasaway Company Gateway Industrial Products, Inc. Granite State Minerals Inc Green Sweep, Inc. Henke Manufacturing Hoosier Company, Inc. Howard P. Fairfield, LLC J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers M-B Companies Meyer Products LLC PENGWYN Reed Systems, Ltd Salt Institute Storr Tractor Company Swenson Products, Inc. Wilkinson Corporation Snow & Ice Control, Anti-Icing Systems Cargill Deicing Technology Certified Power Inc. Flink Co. GVM Snow Equipment

Snow & Ice Control, Chemicals America West Environmental Cryotech Deicing Technology Granite State Minerals Inc GVM Snow Equipment Industrial Systems Ltd. R Rock Yard Inc RHOMAR Industries, Inc. SNI Solutions Wilkinson Corporation Snow & Ice Control, Deicers Cargill Deicing Technology Cryotech Deicing Technology Flink Co. FORCE America, Inc. Green Sweep, Inc. GVM Snow Equipment Hi-Way Industrial Systems Ltd. Occidental Chemical Corporation Reed Systems, Ltd Salt Institute SNI Solutions Swenson Products, Inc. Tenco Machinery (CDN) Ltd. W.H. Shurtleff Company Snow & Ice Control, Equipment Cargill Deicing Technology Casey & Dupuis

Certified Power Inc. Cherry Valley Tractor Sales Energy Absorption Systems Gateway Industrial Products, Inc. Henke Manufacturing Knapheide Truck Equipment Flint Little Falls Machine, Inc. Martin Implement Sales Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. PRINOTH Reed Systems, Ltd Sabre Equipment Inc. SES Timmerman Equipment Company Trackless Vehicles Limited Viking-Cives/Sno-King Williams Machinery LP

Schaefer Systems International, Inc. Solid Waste, Processing U.S. Arbor Products, Inc.

Storage Advanced Storage Technology, Inc. Storage, Buildings Advanced Storage Technology, Inc. Dome Corporation of North America

Spreaders American Road Machinery, Inc. Casper’s Truck Equipment Gasaway Company Hi-Way PENGWYN Roto-Mix LLC Swenson Products, Inc.

Storage, Tanks Gasaway Company GVM Snow Equipment Industrial Systems Ltd.

Sweepers Curbco Howard P. Fairfield, LLC Jet-Vac Inc. M-B Companies RNOW Inc. Standard Equipment Company TYMCO, Inc. Sweepers, Brooms, Brushes, Refills United Rotary Brush Corporation Sweepers, Contractors Martin’s Power Sweeping, Inc.

Snow & Ice Control, Plows Air-Flo Manufacturing Co. American Road Machinery, Inc. FallLine Corporation Flink Co. Green Sweep, Inc. Henke Manufacturing Hi-Way Knapheide Truck Equipment Flint Little Falls Machine, Inc. Meyer Products LLC Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. Root Spring Scraper Co. Tenco Machinery (CDN) Ltd. Viking-Cives/Sno-King Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. Snow & Ice Control, Spreaders Air-Flo Manufacturing Co. Argonics, Inc. CH2M HILL/Thomas Black FallLine Corporation Flink Co. FORCE America, Inc. Green Sweep, Inc. Hi-Way Knapheide Truck Equipment Flint Little Falls Machine, Inc. Meyer Products LLC Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. Tenco Machinery (CDN) Ltd. Viking-Cives/Sno-King Snow & Ice Control, Underbodies Henke Manufacturing Little Falls Machine, Inc. Root Spring Scraper Co. Viking-Cives/Sno-King Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. Snow & Ice Control, Weather Services Murray & Trettel, Inc. Solid Waste Great West Engineering Wastequip/Toter Solid Waste, Collection Roth Hill, LLC Storm Reconstruction Services, Inc. U.S. Arbor Products, Inc. Wastequip/Toter Solid Waste, Equipment Bell Equipment Company Heil of Texas

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Sweepers, Equipment Cimline Inc. Doggett Machinery Services Jet-Vac Inc. Schwarze Industries, Inc. TYMCO, Inc. Williams Machinery LP

Training Contractor Compliance & Monitoring, Inc. EITI Electrical Industry Training Institute Trench Telco Supply Company Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc.

Sweepers, Roads TYMCO, Inc. Sweepers, Street Bell Equipment Company Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental Solutions Group Heil of Texas Pat’s Pump & Blower Timmerman Equipment Company United Rotary Brush Corporation Tools Applied Industrial Technologies Tools, Facility Maintenance Environmental Safety Group Tools, Long-Handled Midwest Rake Company LLC Tools, Park and Rec Maintenance Midwest Rake Company LLC Tools, Street Maintenance Midwest Rake Company LLC

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Trench, Excavation ATL Diversified Industries dba Arbor Tree & Land, Inc. Helac Corporation Riley Industrial Services, Inc. Super Products LLC Telco Supply Company Vermeer Corporation Underground Damage Prevention Applied Professional Services, Inc. Arkansas One-Call Center Louisiana One Call Palmetto Utility Protection Service Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation Thomas L. Brown Associates, P.C. Utilities Protection Center Utility Notification Center of Colorado Utilities Baltimore Gas & Electric Company

April 2011

Best LED Group Engineering Resources Envista Corporation Flynn Brothers Contracting HD Supply J.R. Giese Operations, LLC Kissick Construction Company, Inc. Klotz Associates Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Louisville Gas & Electric New-Com Inc Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, Inc. Puget Sound Energy San Diego Gas and Electric Southern California Edison Company Southwest Gas Corporation Sun Peaks Utilities Universal Field Services, Inc. VTN Consulting Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc. Utilities, Consulting/Design ARI/Automotive Resources International Avalon Engineering, Inc. BL Companies, Inc. CEI CMTS Florida LLC CMTS, Inc. Dewberry Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc.

eda design professionals Engineers Inc. EPCOR Water Services, Inc. EPS Group, Inc., Engineers, Planners & Surveyors Fulghum, MacIndoe, & Associates, Inc. GBA Architects and Engineers Huitt-Zollars, Inc. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc JSD Professional Services, Inc. KCI Associates of NC KPFF, Inc. LCC, Inc. Mindel, Scott & Associates, Inc. Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc. O’Brien & Gere PBS&J Reagan Equipment Co. Inc. Roth Hill, LLC ROWE Professional Services Company RPM Engineers, Inc. RRM Design Group Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc Skillings Connolly, Inc. Vierbicher Associates, Inc. Utilities, Location & Coordination Abasto Utility Locating Co., LC Applied Professional Services, Inc. Cardno TBE

KCI Associates of NC Puget Sound Energy Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation Taylor Wiseman & Taylor Utilities, Right-of-Way Services APA Engineering, Inc. California Property Specialists, Inc. Epic Land Solutions, Inc. Hamner, Jewell & Associates Paragon Partners Ltd. Storm Reconstruction Services, Inc. Universal Field Services, Inc. Utilities, Valve/Meter Boxes DAWN Companies, Inc. East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. Vehicles Minuteman Trucks, Inc. PENGWYN RNOW Inc. Storr Tractor Company Trans Chicago Truck Group WorkSafe USA, Inc. Vehicles, Accessories Airworks Compressors Corp Knaack LLC Sabre Equipment Inc. Vehicles, Blowers Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. Vehicles, Bulldozers Case Construction Equipment Vehicles, Cleaning Clearwater Technology, Inc. Galaxy Associates Inc. dba Rieskamp Washing Systems InterClean Equipment, Inc. Orange Products LLC Whiting Systems Inc. Vehicles, Construction Gabrielli Truck Sales J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Vehicles, Deicers Industrial Systems Ltd. Vehicles, Garbage Gabrielli Truck Sales Standard Equipment Company Vehicles, Loaders Case Construction Equipment Vehicles, Snowplows Auto Truck Group ODB Company PRINOTH Root Spring Scraper Co. Spring Align Trackless Vehicles Limited Vehicles, Sweepers TYMCO, Inc. Water/Wastewater 3M A.D.A. Engineering, Inc. Ames Construction, Inc. Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey Backflow Solutions, Inc.

Balfour Beatty Construction Bury+Partners, Inc. DLZ Kentucky Engineering Service, Inc. Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. Gannett Fleming Great West Engineering Greeley and Hansen Infor Public Sector J.R. Giese Operations, LLC Klotz Associates Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc. Krieger & Stewart, Incorporated Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc. MGC Contractors, Inc. Miller Pipeline Corporation MSA Professional Services Inc. MWH Americas Inc. New-Com Inc R2H Engineering, Inc. Slater Hanifan Group, Inc. SouthWest Water Company Sun Peaks Utilities Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc. WE Stilson Consulting Group, LLC Woodard & Curran Water/Wastewater, Consulting Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. Anderson & Associates, Inc. Bolton & Menk, Inc. Bonestroo Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. Bureau Veritas Carlile-Macy CDM CEI Clark Patterson Lee Clearwater Technology, Inc. Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. Converse Consultants Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd.

Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc. Engineering Resources Environmental Partners Group, Inc. Fisher & Arnold, Inc. GHD Inc. Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone Hart Crowser, Inc. Hatch Mott MacDonald HR Green Huitt-Zollars, Inc. Hydro Designs, Inc. Impact Sciences Kirkham Michael, Inc. Kleinfelder/S E A Larkin Group, Inc. Lawson-Fisher Associates, P.C. Littlejohn Engineering Associates LJA Engineering, Inc. MacKay & Sposito, Inc. Mindel, Scott & Associates, Inc. Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc. Nolte Associates, Inc. NW Engineers, LLC O’Brien & Gere PACE, Inc. Parametrix, Inc. Pennoni Associates Inc. Plateau Engineering, Inc. Project Engineering Consultants, Ltd. Psomas RBF Consulting Roth Hill, LLC RRM Design Group Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc. Shawnee Steel & Welding, Inc. Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc Skillings Connolly, Inc. Slater Hanifan Group, Inc. Sunrise Engineering Inc Taylor Wiseman & Taylor US Infrastructure of Carolina, Inc. Vanir Construction Management, Inc. Vierbicher Associates, Inc. Wade Trim Wiser Company, LLC

Wood Rodgers, Inc. Water/Wastewater, Equipment ARIES Industries, Inc. Automatic Systems Company Clearwater Technology, Inc. HD Supply Hydro Designs, Inc. Jet-Vac Inc. Pat’s Pump & Blower Reagan Equipment Co. Inc. SaniStar Severn Trent Services Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Company Water Movers Inc. Water/Wastewater, Maintenance Services David McManus Engineering Ltd. Duke’s Root Control, Inc. EPCOR Water Services, Inc. Tarheel Underground Camera Weston & Sampson Water/Wastewater, Management Services Automatic Systems Company Backflow Solutions, Inc. CDM EPCOR Water Services, Inc. Hydro Designs, Inc. Severn Trent Services SouthWest Water Company Water/Wastewater, Storage Tanks Bury+Partners, Inc. Riley Industrial Services, Inc. Shawnee Steel & Welding, Inc. Water/Wastewater, Treatment Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. Automatic Systems Company Bury+Partners, Inc. Clearwater Technology, Inc. EPCOR Water Services, Inc. Imbrium Systems Inc.

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“It’s time for me to begin doing performance appraisals again (my favorite thing to do), and I am wondering if there are things I should be taking into consideration before I begin the laborious process. Every year it gets harder to evaluate my employees. Some always seem to be topnotch while others are always at the other end of the spectrum. Finding creative ways to make them sound good on paper is taking more time every year. Any suggestions for speeding up the process?”

Ah, the dreaded “evaluations”! From all the questions and complaints I receive, no one likes to do them or to have them “done” to you. The validity is often called into discussion but since they’ve been around for years, and it appears to take more time than most people are willing to spend to develop a better mousetrap, we just keep filling in the boxes and repeating ourselves.

Maybe I can provide a few tips to refresh your memory. As long as you are mandated to perform the reviews, be timely. Putting them off doesn’t make them go away. And, indeed, it sends the message to the employee that, even though your employee handbook says you consider employees the most valuable asset, putting off the review says that’s not true. Then there’s the risk of evaluating the employee on a “recent” shortcoming rather than their full year of performance. You also need to be certain you aren’t bringing up old baggage from years past over and over again. This can lead to discrimination claims. Be consistent in the way you review. High marks one year, followed 110 APWA Reporter

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by low ones the next, should only happen if there is a dramatic change in the performance that can be documented. Remember to evaluate each employee for their performance, not simply because you like them because they are “like you” or dislike them because they are not like you. Remember that everyone does some things right every year. Don’t fall into the trap of seeing only the bad behavior. Be certain to make the review a dialogue, not a monologue. Make it part of their career management plan, not just a critique of behavior. Set goals for the future. How else will you or the employee have a legitimate way to measure performance for the coming year if there is no plan for improving their performance or growth? I recently saw an acronym used that I think is worth sharing (thanks to Jonathan A. Segal, a partner at Duane Morris). Let your reviews be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. Every employee, including you, deserves the same courtesy!

“Some of our residents are pushing the City Council members to use a ‘green roof’ on the new community center being built in our city. Are there really enough benefits to doing this to offset the extra cost involved?”

According to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities in Toronto, Ontario, “Green roofs have the power to be instruments of positive change for the environment, the economy, and other aspects of people’s well-being.” They report that by using green roofs in older communities with combined sanitary and

storm sewers, green roofs can reduce runoff volumes and that can limit the occurrence of instances of combined sewer overflow and diminish the quantity of untreated wastewater entering freshwater bodies. By reducing peak flows during storms, green roofs can reduce the incidence of flooding. More and more jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada have established a variety of policies in support of green roofs on both public and private buildings.

Policies range from requirements for green roofs on city-owned buildings and stormwater utility fee charges to grants and floor-area bonuses for private buildings. For more information on this topic visit the website at www. greenroofs.org.

“For years we’ve been told that we were going to have to replace all our street signs so they would be ‘retroreflective.’ Sounds like the time is getting pretty short to make those changes and our city certainly doesn’t have the money now to make those changes.

What can happen to a city if they decide NOT to comply with the federal mandate to change out all the signs?”

The most direct response is that failure to replace noncompliant devices that have a compliance date could result in your agency not receiving any federal aid funds. That could make a huge difference to any capital improvement plans you may have in the works and were counting on a federal share to complete the program. Maybe even more frightening is the potential liability in lawsuits for agencies

that don’t comply, especially if an accident occurred and the court could rule the accident was caused by a noncompliant, inadequate, or inappropriate traffic control device. You can bet that the general public, and more especially, their legal counsel, will know all about the compliance date! If a serious accident were to occur in your jurisdiction, the lawyers who specialize in personal injury litigation will have the new 2009 MUTCD requirements memorized forwards, backwards, and up and down and they will be looking for the “deepest pockets” to pay for the resultant injuries. That, of course, will be the legal jurisdiction whether it’s a city, county, township, state or federal government. This could greatly increase the cost of your legal defense if you can’t prove you have made a good faith effort towards meeting the new requirements. For all the details, check out the Federal Highway Administration website at http://safety.fhwa. dot.gov/roadway_dept/night_visib/ policy_guide/fhwasa08001/. Depending on your individual state, elected officials may even be liable for failing to uphold the “community’s best interests” and abiding by the MUTCD requirements. I’d strongly suggest you at least discuss the issue with your governing body and legal counsel. Better to be safe than sorry!

“Does APWA have a Certification program for Stormwater Managers that will meet the requirements for the state of California?”

APWA does, indeed, have a Certified Stormwater Manager program and many of our members encourage their managers to obtain the certification.

With regard to the California regulations, APWA’s program is not currently an approved provider for this program but the possibility of having the program qualified by California is currently being explored. Watch the Certification website at www.apwa.net/ certification/CSM.asp.

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• Learn what sustainability really means to public works and what you can do right now • Get access to the tools, resources, and experts you need to take your community’s sustainability plans to the next level • Network and learn from other public works professionals who are at the forefront of sustainability • Share success stories and challenges in order to explore best management practices • Explore the exhibit floor and find the innovative products and services that are helping to build thriving sustainable communities

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When you contact an advertiser regarding a product, please tell them you saw their ad in the APWA Reporter. Thanks! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Editor Legend: IFC = Inside Front Cover; IBC = Inside Back Cover; BC = Back Cover Accu-Steel, Inc., p. 119 www.asiCoverBuildings.com

D.R.I.P.S. LLC, p. 117 www.BigBagsUSA.com

Patriot Detection LLC, p. 73 www.patriotdetection.com

Advanced Surface Systems, p. 117 www.SureDome.com

East Jordan Iron Works, p. 103 www.ejiw.com

Plastics Pipe Institute, p. 38 www.plasticpipe.org

Asplundh Highway Division, pp. 27, 118 www.asplundh.com

ESRI, p. IBC www.esri.com/apwa

Portland Cement Association, p. 53 www.think-harder.org/paving

Badger Truck, p. 77 www.badgertruck.com

Everblades, p. 119 www.everblades.com

Precision Concrete Cutting, p. 118 www.SafeSidewalks.com

BetaLED, p. 93 www.ruudlighting.com

Flink Co., p. 106 www.flinkco.com

Proseal Inc., p. 117 www.prosealks.com

Brandon Industries, Inc., p. 71 www.brandonindustries.com

Fresh Creek Technologies, Inc., p. 62 www.freshcreek.com

PubWorks, p. 119 www.PubWorks.com

Burns & McDonnell, p. 119 www.burnsmcd.com

Gateway Industrial Products, p. 104 www.gatewayindustrial.com

R.S. Technical Services, Inc., p. 68 www.rstechserv.com

Call2Recycle, p. 29 footprint.call2recycle.org

Gee Asphalt Systems, p. 119 www.geeasphalt.com

RHOMAR Industries, Inc., p. 7 www.rhomar.com

Camosy Construction, p. 117 www.camosy.com

Geocal, Inc., p. 117 www.geocal.us

Rud-Chain, p. 47 www.rudchain.com

Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., p. 95 www.cce-inc.com

Glenridge, Inc., p. 63 www.safeloader.com

SnapTite, pp. 23, 117 www.culvert-rehab.com

GVM Snow Equipment, pp. 105, 18 www.gvmsnow.com

SWA Group, p. 119 www.swagroup.com

Henke Manufacturing Corp., p. 118 www.henkemfg.com

TAPCO, p. 117 www.tapconet.com

Holt Technologies, p. 119 www.holttechnologies.com

Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc., p. IFC www.tensarcorp.com

IST International, p. 118 www.IntelligentSignals.com

Tippmann Industrial Products, p. BC www.propanehammer.com

J.A. Larue Inc., p. 75 www.jalarue.com

TMA Systems, p. 25 www.tmasystems.com

Kleinfelder/S E A Consultants, p. 117 www.seacon.com

Trackless Vehicles LTD, p. 59 www.tracklessvehicles.com

Kraft Tool Co., p. 118 www.KraftTool.com

Transpo Industries, Inc., p. 51 www.adastepsafe.com

Loadrite, p. 67 www.LoadriteScales.com/APWA

Trimble Navigation, p. 117 www.weedseeker.com

Marketing Works Now, Inc., p. 118 www.JRFAtraining.com

Vaisala, Inc., p. 43 www.vaisala.com

Midwest Rake Co., p. 101 www.midwestrake.com

Volvo Construction Equipment, p. 15 www.volvoce.com/na

MJ Harden Associates, Inc., pp. 31, 118 www.mjharden.com

Walter P Moore, p. 96 www.walterpmoore.com

Nortrax, p. 32 www.nortrax.com

Wumbus Corporation, p. 21 www.wumbus.com

ClearSpan Fabric Structures, p. 5 www.ClearSpan.com Cold Mix Manufacturing, p. 117 www.greenpatch.com Columbia Rubber Mills, p. 70 www.columbiarubbermills.com Condor Country Consulting, p. 117 www.condorcountry.com Consort Display Group, p. 117 www.consort.com Crafco, Inc., p. 119 www.crafco.com Custom Concrete Creations, p. 4 www.customconcretecreationsshop.com Dannenbaum Engineering Company, p.

118 www.dannenbaum.com DEL Hydraulics, p. 119 www.delcranes.com DOGIPOT, p. 9 www.DOGIPOT.com Donaldson Company, p. 57 www.donaldson.com/emissions

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Meeting the deadlines for the new sign retroreflectivity mandates How are you going to drive your new sign posts into the ground?

Matt Steigmeyer Tippmann Industrial Products, Inc. Fort Wayne, Indiana unicipal agencies have until January 2012 to establish and implement a sign assessment or management method to maintain minimum levels of sign retroreflectivity.

The compliance dates are nearing for meeting the retroreflectivity guidelines. The current dates for having the new signs installed are January 2015 and January 2018. The January 2015 date states that all regulatory, warning, and ground-mounted signs be replaced with signs that meet the reflective sheeting material guidelines. The January 2018 date refers to all overhead guide signs and street name signs.

Installing new sign posts can be an arduous task, to say the least. Traditionally U-Channel posts, Telesapar posts, and T-posts have been installed using one of three methods, those methods being Hydraulic Drivers, Pneumatic Drivers, or by using a manual post driver. The hydraulic and pneumatic drivers offer plenty of force and there are some very good drivers on the market, but they do require being hooked to either hydraulic hoses or pneumatic hoses and their respective power sources.

The manual driver option is not only time consuming, but can also be very dangerous.

Recently, a new method of driving these types of post has become available. The Tippmann Propane Hammer, an American-made product, offers a low-cost, self-contained lightweight substitute to the standard methods of driving posts.

The Tippmann Propane Hammer, which is powered by a standard 14.1 oz.

propane tank, delivers 65 foot lbs. per blow at a rate of 2-3 blows per second.

This driver, in conjunction with the U-Channel Side Mount Adapter, also offered through Tippmann, allows the user the ability to drive a U-Channel post with their feet still on the ground.

Though it is always helpful to have a second person, using this product can essentially be a one-person operation.

The side mount adapter, which contains 11 side pins, utilizes the holes on the side of the U-Channel, to keep the adapter in place.

Set driver on adapter

The side mount adapter takes only seconds to install. The user then sets the driver on top of the drive stem and hits the button, and the Propane Hammer will do the rest. This method of driving posts offers a very safe, simple and relatively low-cost alternative for driving posts. A single 14.1 oz propane tank will allow the user to drive up to 75 U-Channel posts.

The Tippmann Propane Hammer is built in the factory in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dennis Tippmann, owner and founder of Tippmann Industrial Products, Inc., designed this product with the consumer in mind. He had driven thousands of posts over the years and figured that there had to be a more user-friendly option to use in place of the hydraulic drivers and/or pneumatic drivers; that is what inspired the design of the Propane Hammer. This 41 lb. unit operates off of internal combustion to create a powerful driving force.

Drive the post

This driver, which is now being used on almost every continent, utilizes one of the most readily available power sources, in a standard 14.1 oz. propane tank.

The Propane Hammer has been used to drive almost every type of fence post and sign post you could imagine, with one exception being large wood posts.

For further information on this product, please visit PropaneHammer.com.

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Products in the News

Tippmann Post Driving Equipment introduces side mount adapter for driving u-channel posts The Tippmann Side Mount Adapter fastens quickly to all u-channel posts ranging in size from 2 lb. per foot all the way up to a 4 lb. per foot post. Whether you are driving an 8 ft. post or a 14 ft. post, this adapter will allow you to drive from a height you are comfortable with and your feet on the ground. This adapter is equipped with 11 sturdy attachment pins, which fit all major manufacturer u-channel hole patterns. The side mount adapter is then held in place by a long retaining pin and clevis. Learn more about this adapter as well as view online video demonstrations by visiting propanehammer.com. Or call toll free for a free brochure: (866) 286-8046.

Toolite® shovels from Midwest Rake Company These revolutionary, patented Toolshovels ite® are highly valued for 114 APWA Reporter

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their mud and muck releasing “hole” design, as well as their sifting capabilities. A superior tool when digging in mud, clay, and water saturated materials, but also ideal when sifting debris from sand, gravel, sports field top dressing materials and prior to seeding and/or sod placement. Popular for public works/utility, landscaping and irrigation, and park/sports turf maintenance use. 14 gauge tempered steel heads; solid fiberglass reinforcing core at head-to-handle connection; lightweight. For more information, visit Midwest Rake Company’s website at www.midwestrake.com.

Sidewalk maintenance made easy and affordable Custom Concrete Creations has developed what will revolutionize the way sidewalks are maintained. With the Big Sidewalk Sucker you can easily remove a misaligned concrete slab, correct the problem, and replace that same slab in a matter of minutes.

The powerful surge of accumulated vacuum and the flexible gasket allows the unit to provide a tight seal, with even the roughest concrete surfaces.

This unit has the capacity to lift in excess of 2500 pounds. Larger units available with virtually unlimited capacities. For more information contact Mike at (314) 413-2863 or visit www.customconcretecreationsshop.com.

PubWorks: an asset management solution PubWorks is a comprehensive, GIS-integrated asset management solution designed for the business needs of public works operations, roads and bridges, parks, highway districts, stormwater/wastewater and forest service operations. Easy to Implement – Our proven methodologies and knowledgeable services team provide the right guidance and approach to ensure a rapid and successful implementation of the PubWorks system. Easy to Learn – With a Windows look and feel and familiar user interface, learning PubWorks takes less than a day per module. Easy to Use – Why? It’s about the design. PubWorks is constructed in a way that’s consistent, familiar, intuitive and straightforward. One minute per employee per day. For more information, visit PubWorks.com or call (888) 920-0380.

Sandbagging doesn’t have to break your back anymore Big Bags USA is the latest innovation in sandbagging technology. They

set up faster and dismantle faster than anything on the market. If you have to protect an area quickly, Big Bags USA is the way to go. Sometimes Big Bags USA is the only way to go when speed is the key. For more information, visit www. bigbagsusa.com.

160’ wide by 320’ long Hercules Truss Arch manufacturing facility. The building is designed with sustainable features such as geothermal heating and cooling, natural daytime lighting through the building’s polyethylene cover and an insulation Rvalue of 19. This new facility will allow the company to increase its manufacturing capacity of Truss Arch Building frames. For more information, visit www.ClearSpan.com or call (866) 6431010 to speak with one of our ClearSpan specialists.

The green choice in dog pollution now gives you even more choice

Gateway’s Salt Dome Door: a highly effective solution for salt domes Gateway Industrial Products offer a very practical answer to many municipality and highway problems concerning road salt storage. The Salt Dome Door is designed to maintain a closed inside storage area. This will help avoid the salt runoff which may contain various chemicals and sediment which have the potential to enter surface and groundwater sources.

The Salt Dome Door will also prevent the loss of salt dissolved by precipitation which will make the salt easier to handle, load and spread. Gateway’s Salt Dome Door is manufactured with solid 22-ounce tear-resistant vinyl material and functions by using heavy-gauge galvanized steel-mounting hardware with easy-glide opening making it an easy operation by one person. For more information, visit www.gatewayindustrial.com or call (800) 701-4782.

ClearSpan increases manufacturing facilities in Dyersville, IA With demand for fabric buildings continuing to climb, ClearSpan Fabric Structures has constructed a new

DOGIPOT introduces the Aluminum DOGIPOT Header Pak Junior Bag Dispenser to hold DOGIPOT’s new line of OXOBIODEGRADABLE DOGIPOT Header Pak Litter Pick Up Bags (i.e., hanging litter pick up bags). These new items give customers more choice and the Header Pak bags will fit all major brands of hanging bag dispensers. DOGIPOT has the highest quality environmentallyconscious products to help keep your dog-friendly areas free from unsightly, smelly and harmful dog waste. There are DOGIPOT imitators in the market, but nobody is able to match DOGIPOT’s experience, high-quality product line, world-class customer service or value. Experience the DOGIPOT Advantage! Call (800) 364-7681 or visit www.

DOGIPOT.com.

Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 2011 Edition For more than 85 years, PCA’s Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures has been the authoritative reference on cement and concrete materials. The new, fully revised 15th edition contains

the most recent standards, specifications and test methods for ASTM, AASHTO and ACI, and includes the best practice on materials and methods for sustainable concrete construction. For more information or to order, visit www.cement.org/apwa or call (800) 868-6733.

Precision Concrete Cutting: the leader in uneven sidewalk repair Precision Concrete Cutting (PCC) is the leader in uneven sidewalk repair. They have worked for hundreds of municipalities across North America.

Their patented solution stretches budgets, makes sidewalks ADA compliant, and eliminates trip and fall liability.

Customers report a 60-80% reduction in costs compared to other methods!

A maintenance program using PCC’s technology rehabilitates the sidewalk rather than removing and replacing the entire sidewalk panel. This translates to a quick repair and minimal disruption to residents. In addition to reducing the trip and fall liability, you reduce insurance costs and resident complaints. PCC’s technique is a green solution due to the reduced waste to landfills and reduction of fossil fuels.

The company does free work as part of a demonstration to new client cities.

Visit www.SafeSidewalks.com for more information or call (877) 224-0025.

SureDome detectable warning tiles SureDome detectable warning tiles are the ONLY truncated dome that is manufactured to truly last the life of your sidewalk. Two types of fiber and advanced technology produce a product that once properly set in cement or mortar will not come up, fade or crack. We offer a “Paver Panel” that provides the look of individual bricks with SureDome strength. Making your dollars stretch is vital in this economy!

Visit www.suredome.com or call (865) 233-5680.

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and crab steering. Its unique frame design allows the PowerPlatform to turn around in a nine-foot shorter radius than a pickup truck; ideal for turning around on a two-lane road intersection and maneuvering through cul-desacs. For more information, visit www. snowequipmentsales.com.

Snap-Tite®: The No-Dig Culvert Lining System Snap-Tite, the HDPE no-dig solution to culvert lining and rehab challenges, has a patented joint and installation system that allows replacement of failing culvert piping without the removal of deteriorated pipe. Small segments are “snapped” together, all with strong, watertight seals. With Snap-Tite, 95 percent of culvert repairs or rehabilitations can be done off-road.

This means increased safety for both workers and motorists. Snap-Tite meets AASHTO Standard M326 for relining culverts. For more information, contact Snap-Tite® at 1-800-CULVERT or www.culvert-rehab.com.

PowerPlatform™: The nextgeneration municipal vehicle The GVM Snow Equipment PowerPlatform is a multi-purpose machine offering high speeds, maneuverability, a large cargo capacity and excellent operator visibility while still maintaining a road legal 102” tire width. The fourwheel drive machine offers four-wheel steering with three steering modes: front steering, coordinated steering, 116 APWA Reporter

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Center now offers the body in a ninefoot DRW configuration, as well as an eight-foot SRW. Our push bumper is 16” high, poly-lined, simple bolt-on OEM replacement, and painted black.

For more information, please visit www.badgertruck.com.

O’Brien & Gere: creating value for its clients

Vegetation management equipment from Asplundh Highway Division Asplundh Highway Division offers a variety of specialized equipment to handle vegetation management efficiently and safely. The Slashbuster, pictured here, can cut a 48-inch-wide swath through brush, cutting and mulching trees up to 8 inches in diameter. For more information, please contact Asplundh Highway Division at (877) 863-0022 or see us on the web at www.asplundh.com.

THE WARRIOR from Badger Truck Center Badger Truck Center introduces both its new fiberglass service body, THE WARRIOR, and its new steel push bumper. THE WARRIOR has industry-first carbon fiber-reinforced mounting points and integrated dip rails using a fiberglass no-rust construction. This state-of-the-art body is significantly lighter than steel, providing better fuel efficiency. Badger Truck

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Heat Mirror insulating glass achieves insulation value of R-20/U 0.05, equal to the insulation of a solid wall Southwall Technologies, Inc., has announced the ability of Heat Mirror® insulating glass to insulate against heat loss at a record-breaking center of glass R-20/U 0.05 insulation value. R-20 Heat Mirror insulating glass consists of three heat-reflective coated films mounted inside an insulating glass unit between two pieces of lowe coated glass. Heat Mirror R-20 is a product of Serious Materials, a leading Southwall customer licensed to fabricate Heat Mirror insulating glass.

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International Public Works Congress & Exposition

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