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CIANBRO CHATTER PUBLISHED BY CIANBRO CORPORATION

VOLUME 36 NUMBER 2 SUMMER 2006

Cianbro Wins Award for Work on Air Force Memorial... see back cover

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Cianbro Named U.S. Contractor of the Year!

Gary Roden, ABC immediate past chairman presents Contractor of the Year award to Cianbro’s Alan Burton

By Benjamin D. Hutchins

pring is a time for honors and awards. Schools hand out scholarships and prizes as part of the traditional wind-up of the academic year. Professional organizations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to the Association for Computing Machinery gather to recognize the outstanding achievements in their fields for the previous year. The construction industry is no exception.

March saw the annual conventions for two of the country’s foremost industry associations, Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Associated Builders and

Contractors (ABC). Both associations have prestigious awards programs – and both recognized Cianbro this year.

Cianbro came away from ABC’s convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the association’s highest honor: Contractor of the Year.

“ABC is honored to name Cianbro Corporation and its employee-owners our Contractor of the Year for advancing the principles of the merit shop,” said ABC President and CEO Kirk Pickerel. “The men and women of Cianbro serve as an inspiration to the entire association. Their commitment to excellence on all levels helps

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Cianbro Wins Contract for World’s Largest Offshore Supply Vessels

ITTSFIELD, Maine—C ianbro was recently awarded a contract by Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC , a subsidiary of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) of Covington, Louisiana, to complete the retrofit and conversion of two, coastwise, sulfur tankers into U.S.-flagged, new generation, 370-foot, multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSVs). When completed, it is believed that these vessels will be the largest offshore supply vessels in the world.

With a significant contribution from its primary subcontractor, Bath Iron Works (BIW), a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Cianbro is excited to secure this offshore project, and the highly skilled jobs it requires, for Maine.

Pete Vigue said, “Maine’s greatest asset is our people.

Their work ethic, ingenuity, and determination are second to none. We are grateful to Hornbeck for this opportunity, which provides Maine workers the ability to

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Steve Baker (right) receives the very first TOP Bonus Check in Northern New England from Pete Vigue

By The Organizational Development Team

t the beginning of this year Cianbro rolled out Teaming On Performance (or TOP). Pete Vigue and our management team visited all project sites with our three Regional Vice Presidents (Charlie Cianchette, Linc Denison, and Mike Hart) personally introducing the plan to each team member.

Teaming On Performance is Cianbro’s new cash incentive plan where safe behaviors and efficient work practices translate into cash rewards for team members. The best part about the plan is that it’s a win-win for our team members and our clients.

Safety – Injury prevention is our number one priority. We’ve already earned an impressive safety record, but we haven’t reached our ultimate goal of zero injuries. Over the next five years our goal is to improve our safety performance by 20% annually.

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Productivity – We’re good at tackling challenging assignments and meeting client deadlines. By focusing on productivity we increase Cianbro’s com-

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marine infrastructure to meet the needs of our maritime community.”

Along with jobs for Maine workers, the local economy will also receive a boost from members of Hornbeck’s project management team, their engineers, and other offshore professionals employed by the project. Local hotels, restaurants, airports, and other merchants will experience the positive impact these project members will have on the state of Maine.

Todd Hornbeck, chairman, president and CEO of Hornbeck Offshore Services, said, “We are very excited about moving into the conversion phase of this innovative project. This represents the culmination of a three-year effort by our inhouse engineering team to design a multi-purpose supply vessel with ‘Swiss Army Knife’ capabilities that, we believe, will revolutionize the offshore support services industry. The HOS 370s will be unlike any vessels currently working in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, in that they are designed to have multiple United States Coast Guard. certifications and ABS [American Bureau of Shipping] class notations. In addition to traditional offshore supply vessel capabilities, the HOS 370s are designed to support offshore construction, subsea well intervention, ROV operations, pipeline commissioning, pipe-hauling and flotel [floating hotel] services, to name a few. We look forward to working with Cianbro and its team of sub-contractors in Maine to make this MPSV conversion project a huge success.”

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export their knowledge and skill to make this project a success.

The collaborative efforts of this project team will help energize and elevate Maine’s visibility as a serious competitor in the global maritime construction market.”

Cianbro received the first vessel in mid-June. This vessel docked at Ricker’s Wharf, Cianbro’s marine facility on Cassidy Point (beside Merrill’s Marine Terminal) on Portland’s working waterfront.

Throughout the conversion process, activities will take place at four locations: Cianbro’s Ricker’s Wharf marine facility, the city’s Portland Ocean Terminal, Bath Iron Works’ fabrication facility in Brunswick, Maine, and Bath Iron Works’ main shipyard in Bath, Maine. With one vessel scheduled to be completed by mid-2007, the second vessel is scheduled to be completed by late 2007.

Dugan Shipway, president of Bath Iron Works, said, “We’re very pleased Cianbro invited us to be a member of this project team. Our involvement is a direct result of the tremendous performance by the men and women of BIW on our existing Navy contracts. Their dedication, hard work, and innovative ideas are improving our processes, increasing our efficiency and making it possible for us to consider other types of work. Today, we are delighted to be a part of this new opportunity for Maine.”

Cianbro will also employ other local subcontractors in addition to Bath Iron Works, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); fire protection; pipefitting and electrical suppliers; and more. Over 300 skilled people are expected to work on this project performing structural fabrication and welding, pipefitting, pipe welding, and electrical work. A local naval architect has been hired to assist the project. Cianbro will also rent space at Portland Ocean Terminal.

Captain Jeff Monroe, Portland’s director of ports and transportation, said, “The city is thrilled to once again partner with Cianbro on another important maritime project for our waterfront. This underscores our continuing need to have flexible CIANBRO CHATTER

Our TOP goals for 2006 are to improve safety performance and to increase productivity.

About Hornbeck Offshore Services Hornbeck Offshore Services is a leading provider of technologically advanced, new generation offshore supply vessels (OSVs) serving the offshore oil and gas industry, primarily in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and in select international markets. The focus of Hornbeck’s OSV business is on complex exploration and production activities, which include deepwater, deep well, and other logistically demanding projects. Hornbeck is also a leading transporter of petroleum products through its ocean-going tug and tank barge segment serving the energy industry, primarily in the northeastern United States and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit www.hornbeckoffshore.com.

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UMMER 1999 2006 JSANUARY

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE s a company, we had a challenging start to this year, making it difficult to meet our budgetary goals to this point. The good news is, things are improving and beginning to move in our favor. By adjusting to market demands and continuing to pursue great opportunities, we expect that all of our regions will get back on track.

We are fortunate to have landed some great opportunities recently. Now we need to make sure that we focus on performing that work in the safest and most productive manner possible. Our commitment to achieving excellence in these areas will guarantee our future. We all know as a company we can work safer and we know we can work more productively and efficiently. I ask each of you for your continued support and hard work.

Additionally, as we focus on achieving our goals around safety and productivity, we need to ensure that we maintain the highest level of work quality. The importance of quality to our customers can’t be overstated; it is a major factor in maintaining our PETE VIGUE industry reputation and earning repeat business. It is imperative that we uphold the high standard of performance that our clients have come to expect of us over the years. Hats off to the Cianbro Fabrication & Coatings team! Their focus on improving quality and customer service has significantly improved and continues to earn them additional opportunities and success. When we reduce rework on our projects and in our shops, we reduce costs and create a win for our customers and us!

As our opportunities continue to increase, we will continue to build our team. Developing our team members and attracting quality people is a Cianbro tradition that is critical to our future. We will continue to ensure that our team, new hires or seasoned veterans, receive the training necessary to be safe, skilled, and productive, while providing them with rewarding career opportunities.

We have a great company and we continue to improve. As a team we work exceptionally well together and maintain a culture of collaborative thinking that I believe is unmatched in the construction industry today.

In that regard, we need to be mindful that improving safety and productivity is a companywide initiative and in order for us to reach our goals as a company, we all need to do our very best everyday.

Let’s go for it!

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MPSV Conversion Project.................................... 1 Penobscot Narrows Bridge................................... 5 Mount Tom.................................................................... 5 Schiller Station............................................................. 7 Leakin Park Pumping Station............................ 7 Port Deposit Marina................................................. 8 Mount Carberry Landfill.................................... 10 Portland Pipe Line Manifold............................ 10 Portland Pipe Line Pier........................................ 11 Penn National............................................................ 13 Delaware Memorial Bridge................................16 Tambrands....................................................................17 Nestle Waters—Kingfield...................................18 East Dixmont Community Church.............. 19 Mount Hope Bridge............................................... 20 South End Bridge.................................................... 23 Poland Spring............................................................ 26 MRI................................................................................... 27 Air Force Memorial Award.............................. 28

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Awards Season.....................1 TOP......................................... 2 Presidents Message...........3 Team Equity Plan............. 4 Boy Scouts........................... 6 EEO Policy........................... 7 CT ABC Awards................9 Member Portal................... 9 Equipment & Tool.......... 11 Healthcare.......................... 12 Confined Space................13 Project Honored.............. 14

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‘Best in Country’............15 Craft Training................. 15 Welder Training............. 17 IT Team News................ 19 New Team Members.... 20 Worksite Wellness.........21 In Our Next Issue.......... 21 Giving Back..................... 22 Telecom Team.................23 Anniversaries.................. 24 U.S. Citizenship!............ 26

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How does our success as a 100% employed-owned company result in accumulated wealth in our retirement plans?

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wo ways. First, when we increase the net worth of our company, it will result in an increase in the share value of Cianbro stock and second, when we make a profit as a company we can make a cash contribution into our Profit Sharing accounts.

Maximizing our success begins with understanding and meeting our TOP goals each year. Our safety and productivity goals for 2006 are displayed at project sites companywide.

We also have the opportunity to increase our individual retirement savings by contributing money to a 401(k) account weekly on a pre-tax basis. The return on your contributions can make a significant difference in your balance at the end of the year.

(See the example on this page of how much a typical individual Team Equity Plan can grow in a year.)

Retirement should be a time where we can enjoy the fruits of our labor. Assistance with how you can maximize the benefits that Cianbro offers is just a phone call away! Contact Lauren Benttinen in Corporate Human Resources at 800-315-2211 at extension 2312 and get the answers you need to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle once you put down your tools.

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Team Equity Plan How Much Could an Individual Cianbro Team Equity Plan Grow in 2006?

Below is an example of how much an individual Cianbro Team Equity Plan could grow. The calculations for this fictional team member are based on several assumptions: ■

The team member earns $35,000 in 2006 (approximately $16.82 per hour)

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The Contribution to Profit Sharing earned in 2005 and paid out in 2006 is calculated by multiplying total pay by 9.06%

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Team member contributes 7% of 2006 earnings to 401(k)

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Profit Sharing cash and 401(k) accounts earn 6% interest in 2006

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Cianbro Stock in Profit Sharing/Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) earned a 7% return in 2005 which was realized in 2006

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Profit Sharing/ESOP • Balance as of 1/1/2006................................................................................$21,000.00 • Plus Profit Sharing contributions, increase in Cianbro stock value, and earnings to account..............................................................4,617.24 • Balance as of 12/31/2006............................................................................$25,617.24

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401(k) • Balance as of 1/1/2006................................................................................. $5,000.00 • Plus 401(k) contributions and earnings to account.........................................2,822.46 • Balance as of 12/31/2006.............................................................................$7,822.46

At the end of the year, this team member will realize a 21.99% increase in their individual Profit Sharing/ESOP account and a whopping 56.44% increase in their 401(k) account!

Resources to estimate your own earnings To estimate your own Profit Sharing/ESOP and 401(k) earnings, you can access a preformulated spreadsheet on www.cianbro.net by going to “Resources” on the home page. In the Search box type in “ownership wealth.”

A document called “See How Much Your Cianbro Team Equity Plan Can Grow” will be listed. Open that document and fill in the highlighted boxes with your actual information. We encourage you to contact Lauren Benttinen in corporate human resources for any information that you may not have available to you when you go through this exercise. Remember, this is an estimate and actual results may differ.

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Project Update: Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory

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ur Cianbro team, in partnership with Reed & Reed, is constructing a unique, cable-stayed bridge over the Penobscot River spanning the towns of Prospect and Verona, Maine. With Phase Three of the Cianbro/Reed & Reed, LLC, Joint Venture work nearly 60% complete, the following describes some of the major milestones and highlights of the project:

Looking down Cable Stay #11 after most of the individual cables have been installed

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More than 30 months and 376,000 work hours without a lost-time injury

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A streak of 54 weeks worked without a recordable injury

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The first cable-stayed bridge in Maine

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The first partnership between Cianbro and Reed & Reed

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The first cable-stayed bridge in the world with continuous, through-thepylon cables

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127 of 181 deck segment concrete

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27 of 40 cable stays installed

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Back Span #1 cable stay length: 283 feet

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Main Span #20 cable stay length: 1,136 feet

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More than 22,500 cy of concrete placed

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Over four million pounds of rebar installed

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Current team size: 114 people

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With its elevator and three-level observatory 430 feet above the Penobscot River, the Prospect pylon will be the tallest occupied structure in Maine

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Main span length: 1,120 feet

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Back span length: 470 feet each

The project is on schedule and on budget for a December 15, 2006, opening.

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Total deck length: 2,165 feet

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Mount Tom Project Appreciation Luncheon ■

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onstruction at the Mount Tom Power Station in Holyoke, Massachusetts, began in July 2005, and will be completed in June 2006. The job consisted of the installation of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for the 150-Megawatt, coal-fired power station owned by Holyoke Water Power Company. Cianbro Fabrication & Coatings Facility fabricated all of the structural and miscellaneous steel for the SCR Reactor, totaling approximately 90 tons. The SCR system was designed by Riley Power Incorporated, a subsidiary of Babcock Power Incorporated.

“This job was a good fit for the Cianbro team because we utilized all of our core disciplines,” said Superintendent Brian Mace. The work included placement of 287 cy of structural concrete; the installation of approximately 300 tons of SCR Reactor structural modules, associated breaching, access platforms; and all associated electrical and instrumentation work. The electrical installation included conduit, cable tray, and control wiring for all support systems. Also installed were 3,000 lf of stainless steel, carbon steel pipe, and various instruments.

On May 17, 2006, the project team held an appreciation luncheon in gratitude for the team’s hard work during the April 29 to May 20, 2006, final outage and system tie-ins. Manager of Projects Tom Clarke; Superintendent Brian Mace; and Project Engineer Keith Locke hosted a delicious lunch during which Tom spoke about the impact and responsibilities that individual team members have on our client relationships. “Understanding that our customers judge our company in large measure based on their observation of our individual performance; don’t under-

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Team members enjoy appreciation luncheon estimate the positive impact and difference that we can make.”

Tom Clarke offered a special thanks to Senior Engineer Keith Magoon for the essential role that he played in the preparation of the initial conceptual and final estimates. Keith’s estimate provided the road map to ensure that the project met all of its financial and schedule goals.

Tim Vigue, regional marketing manager also attended the luncheon and gave each team member a gold dollar and asked each one to keep it in their possession as a “safety reminder.”

Tim explained that, “Just like a two-sided coin, the benefits of working safely are twofold. First and foremost it is an ethical responsibility for each team member to work safe for themselves, their family, and their fellow employees. Secondly, if we all work safe there is a financial benefit that increases our compensation.”

Congratulations to the Mount Tom Project team for a job well done!

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Cianbro Team Member Teaches Youngsters the Value of ‘Giving Back’

Newport Boy Scout Troop 63 Donates $20,000 to Local Projects

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EWPORT, Maine—In the basement under a local flower shop earlier this year, a small group of dedicated Scouts from Troop 63 “Wow’d” their commu-

nity.

Kicking off the event, the Scouts held their Court of Honor ceremony. Cianbro Fabrication Foreman and Scout Master Kevin Kokotovich handed out badges and patches the Scouts earned through various activities last year. Then, joined by Philip Brown, Troop 63 committee chairman, Scout Dustin Kokotovich presented two checks in the amount of $10,000 each to the Newport Cultural Center Building Fund and the Campaign for Camp Roosevelt Boy Scout Dining Hall Facility.

When Scout Master Kevin Kokotovich was asked why the Scouts donated to these two projects, he responded, “These are two very important organizations our community relies on. We are glad to be a part of securing their needs for future generations.”

Peter Vigue who is chairman for the Campaign for Camp Roosevelt, said, “We are extremely proud of Troop 63’s achievements under the leadership of Team Member and Scout Master Kevin Kokotovich. These contributions speak volumes about the dedication of these young people and of Cianbro’s desire to give back to the communities in which we live, work, and play.”

Left to Right (Front Row): Jeff Shibles, Christian Roderiques, Robbie McEwen, Bryan Mason, and Steve Rinehart Left to Right (Back Row): Joe Rich, Michael Bryant, Nathaniel Bryant, Kevin Kokotovich, Pete Vigue, Dustin Kokotovich, and Phil Brown

“We are extremely proud of Troop 63’s achievements under the leadership of Team Member and Scout Master Kevin Kokotovich.

These contributions speak volumes about the dedication of these young people and of Cianbro’s desire to give back to the communities in which we live, work, and play.”

– Pete Vigue

sports field, and preservation of the original, 1929-era, logcabin-style dining hall for Scouting activities. Nestled at the base of Black Cap Mountain and surrounding Little Fitts Pond, Camp Roosevelt has served as Katahdin Area Council’s outdoor classroom since 1921. Located 15 miles east of Bangor on more that 1,800 acres of pristine forest land, with a 300-acre pond, Camp Roosevelt is named in honor of President and conservationist Theodore Roosevelt.

The Katahdin Area Council serves six counties in northern and eastern Maine. Despite being a region which is predominately rural and economically challenged, the Katahdin Council has won some of the most prestigious national Scouting awards. Serving nearly 6,000 youths with over 3,000 dedicated, adult volunteers, the Council’s volunteer ratio (one adult to two youths) is among the highest in the nation.

Camp Roosevelt plays a key role in the Council’s success. For more information about the council, visit their website at www.katahdinareabsa.org.

Rich Avery, Scout executive, Katahdin Area Council said, “Wow! You usually don’t see such a small community able to give such a large contribution. One of the things that scouting teaches is giving back to the community and this troop has done that in a big way.”

Left to Right: Kevin Kokotovich, Pete Vigue, and Dustin Kokotovich

About The Campaign for Camp Roosevelt In an effort to enhance the local Boy Scout Council’s commitment to serve Maine youths, the Katahdin Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America is spearheading a $2 million capital campaign entitled “Strong Values, Strong Leaders—The Campaign for Camp Roosevelt.” The campaign is a collaborative effort involving leadership from the Katahdin Council Executive Boards and community leaders throughout the state.

The campaign effort is raising needed dollars for improvements at Camp Roosevelt in Clifton, Maine, including a new, 11,284-square-foot, multipurpose lodge, a ranger’s house, a CIANBRO CHATTER

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Schiller Station’s Northern Wood Power Project

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he Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) and their parent company, Northeast Utilities, are committed to renewable resource energy looking to diversify in an increasingly competitive market. PSNH has invested millions of dollars in a new circulating fluidized bed boiler which burns biomass material at Schiller Station in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Cianbro was chosen to construct the boiler at the Schiller Station and the project team has been successfully managing several unique challenges including tight project access, limited dewatering options, and a demanding schedule, among others.

The Alstom boiler uses a natural gas startup burner to light the furnace. All combustion takes place in the dense bed located in the lower section of the furnace, which normally operates at 1,450° to 1,650° Fahrenheit. The furnace uses a selective non-catalytic reduction system to reduce nitrous oxides in the exhaust gas stream.

The six recycle cyclones at the furnace outlet manifold are used to collect bed material particles trapped in the gas and return them to the bed at the bottom of the furnace. A convective backpass section is where the majority of steam generation occurs. Combustion gases then pass through the economizer and

tubular air heater where even more heat is taken out of the gas to increase efficiency in the cycle. After the air heater, flue gas goes to the baghouse. Eight baghouse modules are used to filter out any ash caught in the flue gas before exhausting into the atmosphere by way of the stack.

Feedwater for the furnace comes from an existing plant, gains heat in the economizer and the evaporator located in backpass, then rises up to the steam drum.

Several loops make up the steam cycle for this boiler, the freeboard evaporator loop, inbed evaporator loops (east and west) and the backpass evaporator loop. Saturated steam flows from the top of the steam drum through the low temperature superheat section in the backpass then through the desuperheater and on to the finishing superheater section out to the existing 50 MW Westinghouse steam turbine.

NNE Regional Manager Charlie Cianchette said, “Over 300 talented team members came together to work on this extremely difficult construction project.

Together, they completed this project in a high-quality and perseverant manner.

We look forward to future work with the PSNH team.”

The project was substantially completed in May 2006.

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estled in the western part of Baltimore, Maryland, is a small project that started in December 2005 at Leakin Park Pumping Station performing rehabilitation work which is expected to be completed in October 2006. This is a pumping station that takes water from Ashburton Filtration and other stations and pumps it to Baltimore City and surrounding counties.

The scope of work includes installing two 20-million-gallons-per-day pumps, two pump control cone valves and controls, two 1,500 KW standby power generators, refurbishing existing cone and ball valves, electrical upgrades, as well as some architectural and structural renovations.

The project management team includes Mitch Rubin, project manager; Tesfa Berhane, project engineer; Rick Dilsner, project superintendent; and Dawn Erb, field administrator.

✔ 5,876 Project Safe Hours

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY Cianbro is an equal opportunity employer committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate based on marital status, race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, union affiliation, disability, or sexual orientation. We are also committed to employing and advancing qualified veterans and disabled veterans.

It is the policy of Cianbro to: 1. prohibit illegal discrimination against any Cianbro team member or applicant; 2. provide an environment free from harassment and prohibit harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment; 3. prohibit retaliation against any team member who files complaints of discrimination or harassment; 4. apply appropriate discipline for any violation of this policy; 5. implement affirmative actions to achieve our diversity goals; and 6. employ only U.S. citizens or lawfully authorized alien workers.

Team members who believe they have been harassed or discriminated against should immediately report their concerns to any of the following: • supervisor • project EEO coordinator • project leader • regional HR manager • corporate EEO officer • corporate assistant EEO Officer

Cianbro’s EEO officer is Alan Burton, vice president of human resources, safety and health. He can be reached at (800) 315-2211, extension 2169 or (207) 679-2169. Rita Bubar, corporate human resources manager, is Cianbro’s assistant EEO officer and can be reached at (800) 315-2211, extension 2110 or (207) 679-2110.

If the complaint is not resolved to your satisfaction, contact the Human Rights Commission (or appropriate agency) in your state. It is unlawful for Cianbro to retaliate against anyone who files a complaint of discrimination or harassment.

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By Saulio Saleta

Port Deposit Marina Park

he Port Deposit Marina Park project, which is partially funded by the Federal Transportation Enhancement Program and administered by the Maryland State Highway Administration, was awarded to Cianbro on March 15, 2006. Located in Port Deposit, Maryland, the Cianbro team will perform repairs to the town’s jetty along the Susquehanna River. The Project management team, made up of Joshua Clark, assistant superintendent; Cindy Keniston, field administrator; Mike Potter, foreman; Saulio Saleta, project engineer; and Howard Sprinkle, project manager has mobilized on site and is preparing for construction.

Cianbro will demolish the top portion of an existing 354foot-long jetty Around the jetty, we will install 69, 123⁄4-inchdiameter pipe piles with an average length of 30 feet in rock sockets, which will be six feet deep and concrete filled. The pipe piles will be epoxy coated and will receive a fiberglass jacket at the top 7 1⁄2 feet. On top of the pipe piles 36, 18-inch by 22-inch transverse concrete cap beams will be installed with a

Port Deposit, Maryland, on the Susquehanna River with jetty in view

length that varies from 15 to 22 feet. A fascia beam approximately 690-feet-long and 12-inches by 14-inches will be installed. The deck will consist of approximately 7,500 sf of six-inch, solid precast concrete panels with a few inches of concrete topping. In addition to the above items, we will install conduit for future lighting on the jetty, and construct a 12-foot by 800-foot asphalt promenade. The project is scheduled to be completed in June 2007.

An excerpt from the Maryland Municipal League website explains where the town got its name: “Captain John Smith first explored the area that is now Port Deposit around 1608, a time when the only inhabitants were the Susquehannock Indians. The town that subsequently emerged there on the Susquehanna River was known as Creswell’s Ferry prior to 1812. As time went on, the town became a heavily used port where products like lumber, grain, coal, and whiskey were unloaded for trading. There were outgoing goods also—blocks of granite cut from the cliffs behind the town and fish culled from the river—but it was the incoming trade that gave the town its final name—Port Deposit.”

Artist rendering of Port Deposit Marina Park

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Cianbro Receives Three Highly Prestigious Awards from the CT ABC

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By Laura Schmelter

ianbro was recently recognized by the Connecticut Associated Builders and Contractors Association (CT ABC) for safety, excellence, and industry contributions with three awards presented during their Annual Meeting and Excellence in Construction Awards Dinner in Plainville, Connecticut, on January 26, 2006.

The Tomlinson Lift Span Bridge Project was awarded Best Project of the 2000 Decade in the Infrastructure – Heavy category. The project, located in New Haven, Connecticut, included the construction of a 930-foot long by 90-foot wide lift span bridge over the Quinnipiac River inlet at New Haven Harbor.

The team constructed a 3,000 ton lift span on a 280-foot by 140foot assembly barge built from 104 individual pontoon sections. This impressive project was completed in 2002 and Cianbro continues to receive accolades for this achievement.

Cianbro also received the Platinum Level S.T.E.P. (Safety Training Evaluation Process) Award. The S.T.E.P. program is a national accreditation program written by ABC member contractors to rate safety and training programs. Members who have achieved S.T.E.P. certification have demonstrated dedication to keeping their workforce safe and highly trained.

Last, but certainly not least, Cianbro was awarded the Con-

Left to Right: Alan Gemmell, Tim Vigue, Chet Muckenhirn, and Bruce Brown pose with the Crystal CT ABC Award

necticut ABC Merit Cup. This award was based on several criteria including overall belief and support of the merit shop philosophy, leadership in the CT ABC organization, legislative leadership and participation, and community involvement.

Those attending the ceremony included Vice President of Safety and Human Resources Alan Burton, Chief Financial Officer Tom Stone, Vice-President Linc Denison, Manager of Projects Chet Muckenhirn, Business Development Manager Tim Vigue, and Senior Project Engineer Mark Zagrobelny.

Project contributors who attended included representatives from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Hardesty & Hanover.

Congratulations to our Southern New England team for a job well done!

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include the training calendar—where a team member can view all scheduled training classes—and the general calendar which displays holidays and company events. Many documents are also available on the portal including benefits descriptions, procedures, and forms for a variety of purposes.

The Team Member Portal will continue to evolve as more applications are developed. Our vision is to add more “selfserve” capabilities. These functions will allow team members to change their address, emergency contact, exemptions, and other pertinent information online. Currently the self-serve option offers all team members with an email address (work or personal) the ability to securely view pay stubs for the past 52 weeks.

The new Team Member Portal is a work-in-progress with the ultimate goal of being the location where Cianbro team members get company news, employee benefits information, and keep in touch with the progress of the company by viewing the TOP indicators. As we are all working to impact productivity, the portal will be one of the tools that we use to communicate and deliver applications that support this effort.

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n January 2006, the redesigned Team Member Portal was launched to coincide with Pete Vigue’s presentations on the new Teaming on Performance (TOP) initiative. A web portal is defined as “a web site that provides a starting point, a gateway, or portal, to other resources on the Intranet or the Internet.” 1 Our new Team Member Portal is the place where project news, human interest stories, and benefits information is available to all team members. Other features of the portal

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n December 2002, Cianbro signed a 20 year contract with the Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District (AVRRDD) to manage and operate the Mount Carberry landfill in Success, New Hampshire. The AVRRDD—a municipal solid waste district—was established in 1991 and purchased the Mount Carberry landfill on December 30, 2002. The Mount Carberry landfill takes solid waste, construction debris, bulk waste, paper mill waste, and is permitted to take asbestos waste. The operation runs 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

The start up of the operation included the purchase of landfill equipment and building a team to operate the landfill. Cianbro’s Data Services team worked with the AVRRDD to create and install computer systems to collect and transfer data from the scale house to their district office. Cianbro has four team members with New Hampshire weighmaster licenses who oversee material entering the landfill. An automated system for “off hours” of operation was also developed and installed for the mill waste stream which is hauled onto the Mount Carberry landfill around the clock.

Our Mount Carberry team is led by Dave Marcotte who works directly with the district’s executive director, Sharon Gauthier.

Dave and his crew of Jim Baillargeon, Tim Fiske, Mike Hachez, Paul Labrecque, and Jean-Paul Lettre have handled over 750,000 tons of material and landfill cover in the last three years. The group has logged over 40,000 hours on the equipment handling material at the landfill and performing maintenance on over 12 miles of road. We’re proud of the team and their safe work at this unique location. In January of this year, the team celebrated their third year in operation with zero injuries and over 52,400 safe work hours. Way to go!

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Portland Pipe Line – T2 Manifold Project

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By Aaron Cianchette

ork is almost complete at the Portland Pipe Line tank farm in South Portland, Maine. The T2 Manifold is the area that ties together 20 transfer and suction lines ranging in size from 24 inches to 42 inches. The manifold has been underground for almost 50 years until last fall when the exposure and protection project began. Vacuum excavation was required to remove the soils from the manifold. A total of 2,000 cy of material was removed down to the support slab eight feet below grade. The Cianbro team was responsible for installing two independent drainage systems and tying them into existing drainage at depths of eight to 13 feet below grade. The six-inch under drain for normal groundwater at the base of the eight-foot cut at the slab perimeter was installed next. Approximately 9,000 sf of geotextile fabric, drain board, and insulation were installed on the exposed slab, perimeter trench, and slopes up to existing grade.

Prior to excavation, the valves that control the flow through the manifold were three to four feet above grade.

Now they are 11 to 12 feet above the support slab. Consequently, structural steel walkways were needed for safe access to the valve controls. Our Mid-Atlantic Fabrication Facility did a great job supplying the structural steel and everything fit up great. Approximately 25 tons of galvanized walkways, handrail, and grating were installed with a boom truck while the tank farm and manifold area stayed in operation at capacity. This work was done concurrently with the membrane installation.

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Site work activities at the perimeter of the manifold area of the Portland Pipe Line tank farm

part system that is heated to 160° Fahrenheit. It mixes in the hose and reaches 200° upon contact with the surface and is fully cured in less than a minute. The purpose of the membrane is to contain any potential contaminants in case of an emergency in the manifold area. The membrane was installed on the slab, trench, and slopes to keep the environment of the manifold area separate from the surrounding soils. A storm drain system was installed in the perimeter trench after the membrane was complete. The team also spread 36 cy of roofing stone by hand over the 4,700 sf slab under pipes and valves, between supports and columns, and under the new walkways. Rip rap was placed with an excavator on the perimeter slopes with careful placement by hand near all pipe penetrations.

Work being completed includes re-paving areas previously excavated for drainage, guardrail installation and loam and seed restoration.

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Portland Pipe Line Tanker Unloading Pier

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Equipment and Tool Care

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n October 2005, Cianbro was asked to replace five fenders at the Tanker Unloading Pier II for Portland Pipe Line (PPL) in Portland, Maine. This project was the first of five for the Cianbro Team to complete over the next five months.

Cianbro has been Portland Pipe Line’s marine contractor for many years and they have a high standard for safety. Our past performance and our willingness to put safety first and foremost keeps our foot in the door at PPL’s facilities.

After the Fender Replacement Project, Cianbro was asked to undertake the Concrete Headwall Replacement Project. This project consisted of hand chipping 40 cy of World War II era shipyard concrete under the approach pier, shoring up the pier with a W 36-inch beam—set up designed by our shoring design team at Ricker’s Wharf—forming and placing 48 cy of concrete in four separate pours while keeping vehicle traffic moving and keeping crude oil flowing, uninterrupted, to Montreal refineries. This work was performed three hours before and three hours after low tide each day, allowing only six hours of work down below and rarely at midday!

Thus, the crews had to be flexible with their work schedule, and they were, with no complaints from anyone. There was only one day lost to high swells.

Part way through this project, Cianbro was asked to perform structural repairs to the concrete deck, making it safe enough to handle fire apparatus, concrete trucks, and other vehicles. This project gave our crews a place to work during high tide and greatly benefited the ongoing Headwall Project. The condition of the pier deck mandated hand chipping only and our Pittsfield Small Tools team came through again supplying us with dozens of rivet busters and points. Cold weather concrete work on this pier was a tough chance but thanks to a mild winter, ground heaters, and 10-foot by 16-foot igloos built by our crews, we placed concrete every two days all winter, in all kinds of weather, totaling 83 cy!

In January, a window of time between ships utilizing the deck was forecasted and another crew was mustered to load a crane on a barge, bring over a 90 foot aerial lift, and go to work repairing a davit used for hoisting ship gangways on and off the tankers. This repair took one long day and the next ship due in chased To date, we have zero us out of the berth after dark that night! lost time, zero recordable The fifth project consisted of building incidents without holding and installing a HDPE pipe bundle 1,000feet-long on the seabed under the pier up PPL’s flow of crude oil with one pipe to handle fresh water to to the refineries. PPL is, the guardhouse, one for sewer from the once again, thrilled at guardhouse, and a spare pipe for later Cianbro’s ability to take use. The water and sewer lines are twoinch HDPE and are welded in 500-foot on such difficult tasks safely and on a moment’s sections. All of these were enclosed in a six-inch PVC cover pipe and pulled notice. under the pier by a capstan on the pier and 2,000 feet of spectra line.

Diver Down performed the underwater portion of this project and Cianbro built the bundle, pulled it into position, and made both end connections. Concrete weights were added every 20 feet to keep the pipe from floating. Shaw Brothers performed the earthwork. The team finished the project by tieing in the pipes and hooking up the pumps, alarms, and heat tracers.

To date, we have zero lost time and zero recordable incidents without holding up PPL’s flow of crude oil to the refineries. PPL is, once again, thrilled at Cianbro’s ability to take on such difficult tasks 8,334 Project Safe Hours safely and on a moment’s notice.

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ianbro is an employee-owned company and, as such, we as team members and equipment operators have direct responsibility to take care of the biggest portion of our company’s assets, which approach almost $100 million dollars in replacement value. We must clean, maintain, and care for our equipment and be sure to read and understand the operator’s manual and the manufacturer’s recommendations for maintenance and operation of the machine. Operating the piece of equipment in a safe and efficient manner is our number one concern.

Cianbro also owns 13,000 barcoded tools with a replacement value of over $9 million dollars. As owners, we should be proactive in managing our assets and treat our tools as if they were are own.

The Pittsfield Small Tools/Supply team is made up of 15 people who receive, maintain, ship, and track tools to and from jobsites. Through the use of a digital bar-coding system, we track the location and transfer of tools. We also have the ability to pull historical data on each tool and can determine where it was on any given date as well as which parts have been purchased and the labor involved with maintaining the tool. By running a simple report, we can determine what a tool has cost Cianbro over its life. Prior to putting each tool back into service, it is inspected and tested.

Recently, the Pittsfield Small Tools/Supply group has begun using an economic life analysis in order to manage our tools more effectively. The analysis allows us to determine which tools are no longer economically feasible to maintain.

When demand requires replacement of those tools, new ones are purchased. In this manner we have begun a cycle that eliminates poorly performing assets and replaces them with new ones. This increases productivity both in the shop and on jobsites while improving the quality of our tools. Over the next few years, our tool fleet will become more efficient than it has ever been.

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Using Healthcare Wisely

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By Andrea Pelletier

our child wakes up in the middle of the night complaining of an upset stomach and has a fever of 102° Fahrenheit. What do you do? Is your first thought to take your child to the hospital? Do you have other options?

One resource that Cianbro team members receive when hired is a Healthwise Handbook. This is a self-care guide that will tell you how to prevent an illness, give you guidelines for home treatment, and help you decide when you should call a doctor. This resource covers a variety of topics from first aid and minor emergencies to depression and sleeping problems. Additional information is available on the internet from the Healthwise Knowledgebase at www.moreinfo.healthwise.com.

HEALTHCARE OPTIONS ONE OPTION Consult your Healthwise Handbook or the 24-Hour Nurse Line Use self-care and prevention to relieve your symptons Learn when it is appropriate to call on a health professional

FREE ANOTHER OPTION Visit the emergency room

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If the above situation sounds familiar, next time consider using your Healthwise Handbook. You will find that:

“In children, viral infections, such as colds, flu, and chickenpox, can cause high fevers. Flu can cause a high fever for five days or longer. For home treatment you would give the child extra fluids and watch the fever. If their temperature gets higher than 102°, give the child acetaminophen or ibuprofen. You would want to call a health professional if a child of age 3 months to 3 years has fever of: • 105° or higher • 104° or higher that does not come down after 4-6 hours of home treatment • 102° to 104° for more than 12 hours • 100.4° to 102° for more than 24 to 48 hours”

Another resource for team members that have questions about health symptoms or those of family members is the 24-Hour Nurse Line. If you are concerned about a specific health problem, you can speak with a registered nurse who will give you advice about self-care or direct you to the most appropriate facility for care. This is available 24 hours a day and can be reached by calling (800) 564-9286, option 3.

Kelly Shank, corporate human resources team member, recently used the 24-Hour Nurse Line when her son had appendicitis. Here she shares her experience:

“It happened so fast. My son, Tony, came home from school saying he wasn’t feeling well and his side hurt.

I thought he probably picked up some 24-hour bug, but, for peace of mind, I decided to try the CIGNA 24-Hour Nurse Line. The nurse I spoke to was very professional and caring. She started asking me about my son’s symptoms, and I could tell right away she was concerned. At the end of the conversation, she instructed me to get Tony to our local hospital’s

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emergency room within the hour.

When we arrived, we were surprised to find out that hospital admissions knew we were coming. CIGNA had already notified them! A few hours later, Tony was having an emergency appendectomy.

When I look back at what happened, I am so thankful that I made the call because I didn’t realize how serious his symptoms were. It is really comforting to know that I have this resource available with trained professionals to help me with any health concerns my family or I may have.

I definitely recommend it!”

When someone becomes ill we understand the instinct to seek medical attention immediately. Yet many conditions can be treated at home saving both you and your family time, money and avoid unnecessary medical risk. As you know, Cianbro provides team members and their families with tools to make wise healthcare decisions as part of our full benefits package.

If you have tried self-care and decide that your symptoms warrant further attention, contact your doctor. If you do need immediate attention visit an urgent care facility or as a last resort, an emergency room. Urgent care facilities offer an alternative to emergency room visits. Urgent care facilities provide healthcare services and testing which are not emergency services, but which are determined to have been necessary to treat a condition requiring prompt medical attention. The urgent care co-pay is $35 while the emergency room co-pay is $75. A list of urgent care facilities contracted with CIGNA is available on www.cigna.com or www.mycigna.com. Team members can also visit www.cianbro.net to learn more.

In the future, if you have symptoms that you are concerned about, what will you do? We hope you use the tools in your benefits package to make wise healthcare decisions.

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Southern New England Confined Space Rescue Team

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By Terra Battle

ften times our projects in the Southern New England Region have confined spaces where there is not a full time Confined Space Rescue team (CSRT) available. The Southern New England Confined Space Rescue team was created because there was a need for a full time team ready to respond to confined space emergencies.

Tom Houghtaling and Peter Smith are the new CSRT coordinators and set up the training sessions for its members.

Monthly CSRT training sessions have taken place since the team’s inception in April 2005. The team was taught the fundamentals of rescue, which consists of rappelling and hauling a stokes basket with the utmost care for safety. At the first session the standards were set in

place and all required knots were practiced. The date was then set for the first field session in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

During this session the CSRT began learning and practicing rappelling inside the warehouse from the roof down to the floor. The second field session was in the Southern New England Yard where they practiced hauling a victim from a scaffold tower and from inside a large, six-foot pipe.

The next meeting was held at the South End Bridge in Agawam, Massachusetts. All CSRT members rappelled off the bridge’s catwalk to the ground at Pier One for an approximate descention of 45 feet. Bob Burdick from the Scott Lawson Group participated by assisting the team with their training. The local Agawam Fire Department also joined the training by invitation from the CSRT. Everyone

Southern New England Confined Rescue Team: From Left to Right Bob Burdick, Dan Tetreault, Don Gokey, Tom Houghtaling, Steve LaChausse, Kevin Gokey, Adam Lamirande, Carl Ritz, Peter Smith, Brian LeBarge, and Dennis Gokey

Safety Supervisor Tom Houghtaling rappells from Pier One of the South End Bridge in Agawam, Massachussetts

from the team rappelled successfully and techniques were reviewed including the different knots and pulley systems required. The team would like to thank the Massachusetts Highway Department for allowing them to use the South End Bridge for a training session.

The existing goals of the Southern New England Confined Space Rescue team are to continue to train once a month to become proficient in confined space rescue. If you are interested in joining or learning more about it, please contact the team’s coordinators Tom Houghtaling or Peter Smith.

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ork continues at the Off Track Betting facility at the grandstands in Bangor, Maine, for Penn National. Under the direction of Superintendent Garry Sawtelle and Project Engineer Dave Stenzel, the team renovated the old exterior restrooms into off-track betting teller booths. Work involved the demolition of all existing fixtures, cleaning the area, removing existing ceilings, and cutting four windows and a large doorway into concrete walls. The team also installed window frames for teller stations, counter tops, new suspended ceilings, as well as painting and adding data lines, camera cabling, and new electrical devices.

To date, we have completed five projects at this site with triple zeros in safety. Team Members performing the work on site are Scott Belanger, Darrell Clement, Jake Dionne, and Mike Roderick.

We are currently reviewing plans for a renovation project at Hollywood Slots changing out the first level bar area to a sit down bar with video games and wide screen televisions. We will be staying in touch with Penn National as they expand their facilities in and around the Bangor area.

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Dam Project Flooded...with Honors!

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By Benjamin D. Hutchins

eyond the Contractor of the Year award, one of Cianbro’s major projects of 2005 has earned recognition across the board.

Cianbro and Colorado-based ASI RCC, Inc. teamed up in 2002 to bid on the rehabilitation of the Loch Raven Dam, which impounds 2.3 billion gallons of drinking water for more than a million people in the Baltimore, Maryland, metropolitan area. The dam, built in 1914, was overdue for an overhaul when the City of Baltimore Department of Public Works, which operates the dam, sought bids for the project. In fact, a group of opposed citizens had, by that point, prevented work from being done at the site for three years.

The Loch Raven Dam rehabilitation project was a $30 million, three-year project. A seven-member management team and a peak workforce of 65 skilled craftspeople placed 75,000 cy of concrete, installed 57 high-capacity rock anchors, and brought the 92-year-old dam into compliance with new federal and state regulations. Despite having to contend with both drought and flood conditions at various points during the project, record rainfalls, and initial citizen resistance, the

Left to Right: Sam Hunter, AGC, Lee Schermerhorn, ASI, Mike Hart, Cianbro, John Bowen, ASI, and Geoffrey Heekin, AON Construction Services

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to advance our organization, the construction industry, and the principles of free enterprise.”

Cianbro Vice President of Human Resources, Safety & Health Alan Burton accepted the award on behalf of Cianbro’s 2,000 team member-owners. “This award means a tremendous amount to us, as it comes from an organization that represents a value system which mirrors ours,” Alan said.

ABC’s Contractor of the Year award honors the ABC member who has demonstrated significant accomplishment for ABC, the merit shop, and the construction industry in general.

ABC’s announcement cited Cianbro’s corporate values of safety, employee opportunity, and responsible ownership as factors that helped make Cianbro Contractor of the Year.

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Left to Right: ASI VP Lee Schermerhorn, Cianbro Project Manager Mitchell Rubin, Cianbro Project Engineer Tesfa Berhane, ASI Superintendent Kevin Delo, and ASI President John Bowen accept ABC's Eagle Award for Excellence in Construction

ASI/Cianbro joint venture team completed the project under budget and five months ahead of the scheduled completion date.

“It took a unique team effort to pull this project together,” Project Manager Mitch Rubin said. “The team was determined and overcame many, many obstacles to successfully complete this project.”

Rachel Ellis of Gannett Fleming, Inc., also stressed the importance of teamwork in the completion of the dam. “This was an incredibly challenging project, from the start of design through construction. We did it as a team—with ASI/Cianbro under the performance microscope—and the results speak for themselves,” she said.

Those results have been recognized with praise from the client and numerous awards for the project. ABC honored the Loch Raven Dam project with its Excellence in Construction award in the category of Infrastructure (Heavy), citing the project’s craftsmanship, safety, innovation, and timeliness.

Loch Raven was also honored with a Build America award from Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). AGC, the country’s oldest and largest national construction trade association, has recognized significant achievements in construction with the Build America Awards since 1972. The awards are sometimes referred to as “the Oscars of the construction industry.” AGC’s award recognized the rehabilitation of Loch Raven Dam as the best municipal or utility renovation project completed in 2005.

According to AGC CEO Stephen E. Sandherr, “The Build America Award winners embody the industry at its best.”

To date, ASI/Cianbro, the owner, Baltimore Department of Public Works, and engineer, Gannett Fleming, Inc., have received eight awards for the Loch Raven Dam project. Along with top honors from the construction industry, the project was recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies (Maryland); American Council of Engineering Companies (National); Construction Management Association of America; and Mid-Atlantic Construction magazine, which honored the project with an Award of Merit in the Public Works/Facilities category of its Best of 2005 awards program.

Most recently, the Maryland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers selected the project to receive the Outstanding Large Project Award for 2006 and the American Public Works Association named the project as a Public Works Project of the Year for 2006.

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Jason White takes home gold as instrumentation fitter workers. “I heard from a few people that it was a really good trade,” he said.

Jon Sacks, who oversees the training program, said the team members who enter the program are usually generalists and others who are seeking to advance into a skilled trade. Generally, classes meet every other Friday. In addition, supervisors try to involve participants in their chosen crafts in the field whenever possible.

“Jason and Tommy took advantage of an opportunity to get involved with training a few years ago,” Jon said. “They have shown focus and determination with their own studies. Both are distinguishing themselves as talented and hard-working on the job, and now really shine as representatives of Cianbro and Maine ABC at the

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hat does it take to help entry-level workers with little or no real experience, become highly skilled professional craftspeople and loyal Cianbro team members?

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ianbro’s own Jason White has been named the country’s best instrumentation fitter by a panel of judges at the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) annual Craft Championship, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, this past March.

Begun in 1987 to spotlight construction career training, the Craft Championship pits student craft professionals in 13 fields against each other in a two-day competition including a written test and a practical exercise – a simulated job task to be completed according to guidelines laid down by the examiners. Competitors’ work is then evaluated by judges drawn from among the professionals of ABC’s many chapters across the country.

Jason is a participant in one of Cianbro’s many craft training programs which have been designed to bring team members to the journeyman level in various crafts. Also representing Cianbro at the craft competition was Tommy Barnes, a three-year Cianbro veteran, who came in third in the millwright contest.

Jason joined Cianbro at the age of 19 and spent seven years as a painter before joining the instrumentation training program on the recommendations of his co-

Craft Training at Cianbro

The answer is found in a combination of factors: The team member’s own commitment, perseverance, and hard work; ■ Our ability to define the path forward or “how do you get there from here?;” ■ A means to deliver and receive formal training which covers the scope of craft, theory, standards, and industry accepted practices appropriate to each given craft; ■ On-the-job experience; and ■ Mentoring of skills and attitudes which lead to professionalism.

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Tommy Barnes places third in millwright contest national Craft Championships. They are leaders in the future of our company.”

Jason’s diligence paid off with a gold medal. He came away from the instrumentation showdown with the title ‘Best in the Country.’ “I felt fortunate to be in that situation – to be able to show what we can do,” he said. He offered thanks to instructor Mike Raven, who went along to Las Vegas to watch his student compete. “He does a great job,” Jason said. “I owe a lot of what I’ve learned to him.”

Other skilled craftspeople who have taught various classes in Cianbro’s craft training program include Rich Dailey, Terry Ritz-Perkins, and Les Vigneault.

This year was the first time instrumentation was represented among the fields at the Craft Championship competition – and it’s there because of Cianbro itself. ABC event organizers were inspired to add this challenge to the championship after seeing Cianbro’s own instrumentation competition in action at 2004’s state competition in Augusta, Maine.

A deal was proposed; if Cianbro would provide a project manager for the event, instrumentation would be added to the national Craft Championships for the first time. Mechanical Training Coordinator and Superintendent Ed LePage agreed to take this role. Working with Richard “Gramps” Moulton, the two cleverly redesigned and built a new lightweight, portable, and reliable testing board with super-engineered shipping crates, which were efficiently transported to Las Vegas.

The competition includes tubing fitting, electrical terminations, installation of instruments, and careful adherence to project specifications. Three judges from different companies across the nation judged Jason as the top competitor.

The country’s best instrumentation fitter isn’t resting on his laurels, though.

Jason’s now on the job in Bangor, Maine, at the EMMC Cogeneration Facility and looking forward to learning new aspects of a very broad and technical trade.

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The construction industry is faced with a shortage of skilled workers, and the even bigger challenge of attracting young people into our industry. At Cianbro, we must make the most of every potential opportunity to attract and train top-notch, new people—the very future of our company.

Cianbro recruiters and training professionals have developed meaningful and ongoing relationships with a number of community college programs and many technical high schools, which provide a source of entry-level people at various stages of training and maturity. In addition, we have developed programs of various types: comprehensive, long-term training commitments and short, focused modules, as well as testing and certification programs. All contribute to our goal of growing our future team of craft professionals.

At this time, we have approximately 70 team members who are participating in long-term, in-house Cianbro programs.

Most formal instruction takes place on Fridays with team members investing their own time into learning and into their future. Other programs are designed to provide certifications and meet specific skill and knowledge-based objectives, which continually upgrades our core team.

These classes may meet during the work week and are often paid training.

Each program has been designed with the involvement of craft supervisors from the field (craft committees) who advise our training coordinators on what is relevant to include in training. Seven craft training programs, which are nationally recognized and provide the industry credentials, are concrete finisher, electrical, instrumentation, ironworker, masonry, millwright, and pipefitting. Other programs, which provide either Cianbro certification or third party certification, include welding, rigging, crane operation, industrial painting, and concrete.

To learn more about expanding your future with Cianbro, please contact your supervisor.

Delaware Memorial Bridge Electrical Demolition Where Serendipity Meets Ingenuity

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By Benjamin D. Hutchins

hen General Foreman Gary Reed’s electrical demolition crew geared up to remove the miles of unneeded conduit from under the road deck of the twomile, twin-span Delaware Memorial Bridge, spanning between New Castle, Delaware, and Pennsville, New Jersey, they found themselves faced with a challenge. Getting the debris out from under the bridge wasn’t a problem in itself—they could always lower a skid pan over the side with a boom truck, then lift it away when it was full. The problem was getting the stuff to the pan in the first place.

Workers under the bridge deck, removing conduit from four miles’ worth of suspension bridge, had to run safety lines everywhere they went and cable to them with safety harnesses, since the catwalks under the deck weren’t up to the standards for moving around freely. That need to remain tethered meant it would have been a tricky and time-consuming operation to carry every piece of debris to the edge and dispose of it—and there was a lot of it to deal with.

“You’re talking something like 16 miles of conduit that had to be taken off,” said Project Engineer Jamie Willett.

The problem was so vexing the project team discussed possible solutions in a meeting.

Enter Field Engineer Brendan Ballard and a chance observation he happened to make while on a walkthrough of one of the bridge’s piers.

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The Delaware Memorial Bridge links Delaware and New Jersey in graceful twin suspension spans that soar high above the Delaware River, just north of the mouth of the Delaware Bay. The bridge is a self-supporting toll bridge operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, a bi-state agency.

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The bridge is a lasting memorial to those soldiers who gave their lives in World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm. Each year on Veterans Day, a special ceremony is held at the Bridge War Memorial, which overlooks the Twin Span.

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unload delivery trucks at supermarkets.

“I was just looking in one of the areas and found these conveyor rollers, and I brought it up thinking that we could use them,” he said. “Gary had the idea to put them on bed ladders.”

Problem solved! With the rollers thus mounted, the workers had a handy conveyor chute. All they had to do was position one end near their work area and the other over the skid pan, put the cut conduit on the rollers, and push. The invention saved a lot of time and removed what would have been a major safety headache for the demolition crew.

And why did the Delaware River and Bay Authority have a set of conveyor rollers sitting around in one of the piers of the bridge in the first place?

No one knows.

“We don’t even know where it came from originally,” Jamie said.

“We just borrowed it,” Gary said, adding, “We put it back, though.”

The team’s creative use of a mysterious device found on the job site has gone into the lessons-learned file, where another crew facing a similar predicament in the future may learn from their example. The hard part for a future crew may be tracking down the roller conveyor in the first place!

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Southern New England Weld Training and Welder Upgrade Program

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By Brian Mace

hat better time to train people then when our work load typically slows a bit during the January-February time frame? This fact, coupled with the anticipation of fulfilling scheduled backlog of industrial and multiple bridge projects in the coming months, we seized the moment!

With an influx of new highly motivated and skilled team members, as well as veteran team members, we streamlined our weld test shop to accommodate this effort.

Jim Rusconi, certified weld inspector and welding instructor, was charged with the task of putting together a program that teaches team members about our four primary pipe welding tests: 1-1SM/OR, 1-1GTSM/OR, 8-8GTSM/OR and 88GT/TW, which cover our typical carbon and stainless steel pipe welding needs. Team members who showed a desire to become pipe welders and have current structural certifications got the opportunity to enhance their individual abilities and also give our team more latitude in fulfilling our work load. In addition, we are also doing basic structural welding training for team members needing these additional skills.

The program has brought back a lot of memories for those of us who are (or once were) welders watching these team members’ determination to master the TIG RIG. It is quite a “wrestling match” at times, but when completed, they walk out of the training booth with an enormous sense of accomplishment. This is a real testament to the participants’ personal pride, as well as Jim’s fortitude. Robin Tower has been assisting Jim in the shop with some hands-on technique. Her assistance and knowledge are greatly appreciated.

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ur Cianbro team at Tambrands is gearing up to perform an upgrade on 14 manufacturing lines of feminine products at the Auburn, Maine, facility.

Each line will be site cleared and rebuilt or upgraded over a five-day period, working days and nights with a crew of 35. Upgrades to the 14 lines are expected to start this July and be completed

by February 2007. A line will be upgraded every other week allowing a week for start-up and testing. Josh Gale, a recent graduate of mechanical engineering from the University of Maine at Orono, is heading up the scheduling and mate-

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Southern New England weld training program participants left to right: Jim Rusconi, Sylvester Wynters, Craig Stockwell, Robin Tower, Jordan Bushey, and Joe Prescott

program be a success. Our projects have freed these welders up to commit to a minimum of three weeks of training for structural certification and four weeks for the advanced welding program.

At present we are supporting the efforts at Phillips–Conoco, in New Orleans, Louisiana, with many of these welders under the watchful eye of Mark Richardson. The feedback on their work has been great!

Congratulations to the following team members for successful participation in the program: Structural Welding: Dan Bean, Jordan Bushey, Josh Weston, and Mike White. Pipe Welding: Chris Banker, Chris Haddad, Karl Jahn, Lauren Petkac, Joe Prescott, Craig Stockwell, Dave Stoddard, Sylvester Wynter, and Mike Ziolko.

We are optimistic that this program will continue on a full time basis and are looking to expand to some of the more specialty types of welding, including boiler tube welding, in the future. We welcome participation from team members who aspire to become a welder or who are interested in improving their welding skills.

rial procurement/receiving for this long term project. Many thanks to Scott Thies for his support and assistance from corporate purchasing.

In January and April of this year, Cianbro upgraded two lead lines giving Cianbro and our client a couple of practice runs for the 14 line roll out. This work was done under the electrical supervision of O’ Neil Boivin, Jim Rossi, and Aaron Wedgewood and mechanical supervision of Kim Chapman, Jeff Johnson, and Dave Sutcliffe.

Other ongoing maintenance work, being done by the core team of Chuck Bubier, Kim Chapman, Ryan Melius, Jake Mitchell, Dave Rines, Jim Rossi, and Dave Sutcliffe, consists of mechanical, electrical, and civil upgrades to the manufacturing equipment, conveying

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equipment, warehouse shipping and receiving areas, and general building and HVAC modifications. All construction activities, including the work of any contractor at the Tambrands facility, is being done under the watchful eye of safety supervisor Ted Baxter.

Many thanks to Michele Burnette for her administrative support of the Tambrands account and to Dave Sutcliffe for his supervision of all civil/mechanical work done during the first quarter of the year as Kim Chapman was on sabbatical supporting the company’s ship building efforts in New Orleans. Thanks Dave and Kim!

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Nestle Waters North America Plans Project in Kingfield, Maine

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By Troy Martin

hen Nestle Waters North America, parent company of Poland Spring Bottling, announced plans to build a water bottling plant at a new site in Kingfield, Maine, not only was it going to be a real boost to the Maine economy, it was destined to be a perfect match for Cianbro and our design partner Korte. Cianbro has worked extensively at Nestle’s Poland Spring plants in Hollis and Poland, Maine and have established a solid, proven track record with Nestle.

In addition, we are currently finishing the new Postal Distribution Center for the United States Postal Service in Scar-

...Cianbro was awarded the design-build contract for the new plant. This was a tremendous achievement and challenge for our team, which overcame competition from more nationally recognized firms... released in phases beginning with Phase 1, Design and permitting; Phase 2, Preconstruction services and subcontractor bidding; and, Phase 3, Management and construction of the process and warehouse facility. A separate request for quote is anticipated for the electrical and mechanical equipment installations which will be released by Nestle at a later date. Other related projects include

Artist’s rendering of the new water bottling facility in Kingfield

borough, Maine, which was a very successful joint venture with Korte. With that said, the senior managers of our company, along with the Cianbro and Korte marketing and estimating teams immediately went to work demonstrating our depth and capabilities and, in February, Cianbro was awarded the design-build contract for the new plant.

This was a tremendous achievement and challenge for our team, which overcame competition from more nationally recognized firms that had already established working relationships with Nestle on past design-build projects.

The new 242,000-sf facility will carry the prestigious Poland Spring name and will initially run two water bottling lines with room to expand. The project will be CIANBRO CHATTER

a spring water pipeline and loadout facility and an upgrade to the electrical transmission lines providing power to the site.

Phase 1 is currently underway with Korte and their consultants taking the lead on design and working very closely with Nestle to accommodate their requirements and design criteria. The cost effective concrete tilt up wall technique will be utilized in Kingfield as was the case at the Post Office facility in Scarborough. This method of construction utilizes the finished floor of the building as a casting bed for the concrete walls. Once the wall sections cure sufficiently they are “tilted up” with the assistance of a crane and set in place to form the finished wall—complete with

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all bond outs, insulation and electrical embeds. The more costly and time consuming vertical formwork and concrete placements are avoided.

While design work continues, our subcontractor Wright-Pierce, has been diligently working through the regulatory process to secure all necessary permits for this project with a goal of having all permits in hand by August. Once we have our permits, our plan includes clearing the land and beginning the extensive site work by early fall with intentions of finishing it by December 2006, before it gets too cold. Some may argue that it is pretty cold up there just a couple of weeks after the 4th of July in Kingfield! Final design is scheduled to be complete early this summer with the bidding and subcontractor selection process directly following. This bidding process will present excellent opportunities for Cianbro as we endeavor to secure construction work on the various phases of this project.

At this time the balance of construction work, beginning with the concrete foundations, will be available to begin as early as this winter but may be held off until the spring of 2007 when the weather conditions are more favorable. Nestle plans to have the bottling equipment installed late in 2007, with a product to trade completion date of January 2008.

The Cianbro/Korte team is pleased to be working together again on this excellent opportunity to design and build the new bottling plant for Nestle Waters and look forward to our continued working relationship on future projects.

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Information Technology Team News

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Removal of church steeple

East Dixmont Community Church

By Jim Carey, Jim Garland, and LeAnne Rogers

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arlier this spring we received an urgent call from some folks from East Dixmont, Maine. Their Community Church steeple had been hit and damaged by lightning in a rainstorm and they needed some help. The church leaders were concerned that the damaged steeple was going to fall and hurt someone.

After meeting at the church to survey the damage, Jim Carey assembled a crew to stabilize the situation. Garret Bragdon, Tom Jackemeyer, Bill Muise, and Jerry Rollins used an aerial lift and a boom truck to remove the steeple without incident in less-than-desirable working conditions as the rain continued to fall with intermittent gusts of wind challenging the crew. They successfully put our new client’s mind at ease with the steeple assembly safely on the ground.

The East Dixfield Community Church members are building a new steeple and plan to install it later this spring.

Cianbro remains committed to meeting the needs of our clients in all kinds of situations—no matter how small the job.

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By Dale Thomas

e have made some changes in the structure of our IT team and below are the highlights. Some reflect upon several accomplishments that were made last year.

Lesli Swieczkowski is the manager of the new customer service team created in our area. Vera Bryant has moved from the application group to customer service as the senior application support analyst. Vera has 19 years with Cianbro and brings a great deal of business and application knowledge to her new position. Ryan Deppe has joined the Cianbro team as the Northern New England network administrator. Ryan is also a member of the customer service team.

The customer service team works directly with end users to support any software or hardware issues. The help desk is also part of the customer service team. The help desk should be the first point of contact if you have any IT related software or hardware support issues. Going forward, we will be providing more statistical information about the help desk calls. We will be creating a self-service knowledge base that will be shared by all users. The customer service team is committed to providing services that allow the client community to work more efficiently.

The IT applications team has a new application manager: Gary Smith. Gary has been with Cianbro for 14 years and has a solid understanding of technology and business knowledge. Tom Dewey will be transitioning into the position of data base administrator. Tom has been with Cianbro as a senior programmer analyst for the past ten years. He is responsible for all the behind-thescenes fine tuning to ensure the data base structure stays healthy. Cindy Clark has moved from the production department to join our applications team. Cindy has been with Cianbro for 24 years and has a great deal of job costing expertise. The application’s team of Tim Flewelling, Justin Goodale,

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and Greg Wiers has spent many hours designing, programming, and implementing the new Cianbro.net application. Cianbro.net will serve as the building block to deliver business and IT services to our client community.

Our goal is to provide a common tool that supports the business processes of Cianbro no matter where you are in the world!

Our networking team spends a great deal of time updating the behind-thescenes infrastructure. Lew Gatcomb and Tom Allen spend many weekends wiring and setting up the new secondary data center that was created as part of the business continuity and disaster recovery planning. The networking team of Joe Kennedy and Chris Novaco made major renovations to the corporate data center including updating routers, switches, hubs, and additional communications lines. This work provided the foundation to develop the Video Conferencing centers located in Pittsfield and Portland, Maine; Baltimore, Maryland; and Bloomfield, Connecticut, offices. Special thanks to Brian LeComte and Mark Malatesta for making the video conferencing rollout so successful. This new technology will support and improve the level of communication between all locations and Cianbro customers.

We would also like to recognize the efforts of Jeff Crowell, Rob Kitchin, Brian

LeComte, Mark Malatesta, Kelly Shank, and Steve Spory on their contribution to

the desktop standardization project.

This was a big project with more than 400 PCs being updated or placed into service. The new standard will allow us to continue updating and replacing the server level applications that drive the system. We also replaced 200 of the oldest PCs in the fleet and expect to replace 75 more in 2006. The goal is to provide solid technology that will support all aspects of the construction business.

Looking forward to 2006, our IT team is committed to providing business solutions that increase productivity and enhance communications within the Cianbro team.

SUMMER 2006

Mount Hope Bridge Project

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By Terra Battle

obilization on the Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol, Rhode Island, began early in May 2006. The required permits were put together and work recently commenced.

The small crew of four craftspeople includes General Ironworker Foreman Paul Leighton with Ironworkers Ken Landy and Paul Sallar and Operator John Pelland. Superintendent Ravi Natarajan will be heading up this project with Safety Specialist Peter Smith assisting.

Upon the arrival of one barge and crane, the crew has set up and begun steel repairs, which consist of gusset and rivet replacement and stay-in-place form removal. The crew will also be supporting the painting activities. The painting subcontractor is making excellent progress on the blasting and abating of lead operations.

A winter break is expected from November 2006, through March 2007, and the project completion is expected to be November 2007.

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Mount Hope Bridge

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New Team Members: Kevin S Bisson, Fred R Brown, Alexander Cortes, Garth Francis Dahlberg, Christopher Dernago, John Etchells, Adalid Fernandez, Bryan C Fuhrman, Gary David Green, Michael P Grosso, Christopher D Hillson, John H Howland, Paul J Jambor, Jadis T Joyner, Joseph P Karpinski, Kevin G Kozikowski, Frank J Kusznir, Craig J Lawley, Daniel C Mahieu, Karl Majewski, Zbigniew A Miroslaw, Salvatore Nozzolillo, Stanley P Popowski Jr, Clifford James Reberio, Joseph A Redente, Matthew Sabino, Robert G Sala, Christopher T Scanlon, Carl M Smart, Keith M Smart, Christopher P Theriault, Jason D Varney, Richard E Wade, Ronald E Werner

Cianbro Welcomes New Team Members

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By Cailin Lawler

ianbro has recently been awarded seven projects by Northeast Utilities in various Connecticut locations for electrical work that had been previously under construction by Select Energy Contracting Inc. (SECi), a division within the Northeast Utilities organization.

Northeast Utilities announced in 2006 that the SECi division was to complete their electrical construction obligations on these seven projects and after completion of the work, the SECi organization would be discontinued. Tim Vigue established relationships with managers of the SECi organization and with Bill Nadeau, COO of Northeast Generating Services (NGS) over the past five years with his participation in Connecticut ABC. Over the past three months, Bruce Brown, Tom Clarke, Linc Denison, and Tim Vigue negotiated with senior managers of Northeast Utilities, NGS and SECi. As result of negotiations, Cianbro announced the award of SECi’s uncompleted work and most importantly, the transfer of thirty-two electricians, apprentices, and managers to the Cianbro team. The integration of the SECi Electrical team accelerates and enhances the strategic growth planned in the Southern New England Region.

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Signing of contract at our Southern New England Regional Office in Bloomfield.

Standing Left to Right: Tim Vigue and Tom Clarke, Seated Left to Right: Linc Denison and Bill Nadeau, COO for Northeast Generating Services, a division of Northeast Utilities

On April 28 and April 29, the new team members attended Cianbro Orientation at our Bloomfield, Connecticut, office. Orientation training was coordinated by Alan Gemmell and Laurette

We welcome our newest team members from the SECi organization to our company. They bring tremendous knowledge and skills and we are confidant they will make a significant contribution to the success of our company.

Laverdiere.

SUMMER 2004 2006

Cianbro Steps up Worksite Wellness

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ITTSFIELD, Maine—Cianbro’s wellness program—known as the Healthy LifeStyle program— received a visit from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2006. The two-day site visit was conducted by experts in the fields of worksite health promotion and evaluation.

Cianbro launched its Healthy LifeStyle program in the fall of 2001 and is managed by Rita Bubar, corporate human resources manager, and championed by Cianbro President & CEO Peter Vigue. Dr. Larry Catlett, owner of Occupational Medical Consulting (OMC) in Leeds, Maine, serves as Cianbro’s medical director. The mission of Cianbro’s Healthy LifeStyle program is to guide participants toward optimal health behaviors by identifying risks and providing the education and coaching necessary to achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Cianbro was selected as one of nine worksite programs to be visited by CDC in 2006. Worksites were nominated through informed contacts (including university researchers and worksite health care experts) and national worksite health networks. Nine sites were chosen by CDC for in-person visits and included a mix of different types of organizations (manufacturing, service, academic, government). In addition, sites were chosen so that site visitors could observe different types of strategies being used to promote healthy weight among employees. CDC is conducting site visits to learn of innovative and successful programs that assist employees to attain or maintain a healthy weight.

“On behalf of our team members and their families, we are honored to work with CDC,” said Rita Bubar. “Our wellness program is only as good as our people make it. Their interest and support is what makes it successful. This is all about real people spending time at work and at home saying ‘my health is important to me and my company. If Cianbro can make this kind of investment in me, then I can too.’”

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The mission of Cianbro’s Healthy LifeStyle program is to guide participants toward optimal health behaviors by identifying risks and providing the education and coaching necessary to achieve a healthy lifestyle. to use program evaluation data and methods to further strengthen positive health outcomes for employees in a costeffective manner. Lessons learned from the program and the CDC site visit will be shared with other worksite programs that are collaborating in the project.

The CDC, well-known for its infectious disease investigations, also conducts research and evaluates programs that focus on the prevention of chronic diseases by reducing risk factors and promoting healthy behaviors. CDC estimates that approximately 65% of the adult population in the United States is overweight. In addition, more than 50% of American adults are physically inactive. These public health issues affect a large proportion of employees in the U.S. workforce who are at an elevated risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.

To effectively reduce costs associated with overweight and physical inactivity the government and the private sector must join together to find strategies that work.

Dr. Bill Dietz, director, division of nutrition and physical, with CDC said, “Since people spend more time in the workplace than just about any other location other than home, it’s important that we help businesses promote healthy behaviors that can reduce the risk of chronic disease.”

CDC is working with experts in the academic, government, and business settings to develop a framework to evaluate new strategies in worksite settings that help employees maintain or attain a healthy body weight. The goal is to identify worksite strategies that are both successful and practical. Although CDC does not endorse worksite programs, the “success stories” from the visits will be shared so that worksites can learn from each other’s experience.

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To learn more about CDC’s efforts relating to obesity and overweight and physical activity, please visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm or call 1-800-CDC-INFO. The CDC is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves. Since it was founded in 1946 to help control malaria, CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.

Today, CDC is globally recognized for conducting research and investigations and for its action oriented approach.

In Our Next Issue!

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Employee Referral Program is a Success!

Learn more about how Cianbro is successfully utilizing an employee referral program to grow our team.

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Three Generations We’ll tell a story of a father, a son, and a grandson who have made Cianbro a real “family” business.

All three are actively employed making them one of very few, if not the only, triple multi-generational family team.

SUMMER 2006

Giving Back to our Community Regional Office Donates Presents to Local Children

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By Cailin Lawler

he Southern New England Regional Office team wanted to do something for the local community around the holidays last year so we decided to make a difference in the lives of children in the foster care system. Working with Covenant to Care, a local non-denominational organization that attempts to meet the needs of abused, neglected, and impoverished children and teens, we contacted a social worker with a case load of 35 teens. The boys and girls ranged in ages from 13 to 16 and were asked what they would like for gifts for the season. Requests ranged from hats, gloves, and coats to CD players, basketballs, and favorite DVDs. With the generous donations from our team members in the regional office, we were able to provide dream gifts for all of the teens, including a Christmas tree ornament for the girls and a pocket flashlight for the boys! The case worker picked up the gift bags just before the holidays and filled her sport utility vehicle to the brim with holiday cheer for the kids. She mentioned that these gifts would most likely be the only presents the teens would receive during the holiday season. The social worker celebrated with a holiday party for all the families and the teens were ecstatic to have their special present to open up.

The case worker sent personal thank you notes to everyone who contributed to this fund. We were all touched by her graciousness and very glad that we were in a position to help. Thank you to all our team members in the Southern New England Regional Office; it was a great holiday because we made a difference in these children’s lives!

Housatonic River Bridge Project Participates in Local Toys for Tots

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By Barbie Rushford

he big question at the Housatonic River Bridge last December was if any child should go without a present at Christmas time. Our answer was “no!”

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and that prompted us, as a team, to get involved with Toys for Tots. Lucky for us, the Milford, Connecticut, Fire Department was already coordinating a local toy collection campaign. Our team members collected new, unwrapped toys and money to be distributed to

Memories of Christmas past

needy children in the local area. We collected toys and sums of money then gathered the gifts and delivered them to the Milford Fire Department for distribution on December 20, 2005. The Housatonic River Bridge team enjoyed making others happy during the Christmas season.

‘Tis the Season for Giving at Yankee Rowe

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By Shannon Trumble

t Christmas time, I always make my son clean out his toy box and give some to the local homeless shelter. I know Santa will be bringing him more than he needs in addition to the large amount he already has. So last year, we did the usual and brought his gently used toys to the Louison House Shelter in Adams, Massachusetts. While we were there, I found out that, due to several contributing factors (including Hur-

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ricane Katrina), the homeless shelter was especially low on funds and full of residents. I spoke with the shelter coordinator who told me there were eight permanent resident children. She sent me a list of “much needed” items and I went to work at Yankee Rowe to see if we could help make a difference.

I started by taking donations from our team and discussing these kids and how we could help them. We collected money and purchased toys.

One morning a Cianbro team member (who asked to be kept anonymous) brought in a huge bag of toys. He brought a great big remote control car and an enormous play set along with several other items. He arrived early that day—just like Santa—bringing in his sack full of toys! I brought the remote control car to the morning meeting and it turned out to be a great incentive which really helped out the campaign to give these kids a great Christmas. Everyone was very generously donating both toys and cash.

We asked if other contractors on site would want to donate and more money started coming in. On the last day of work before Christmas, we had a lunchtime party and, again, we passed the “donation can” around. The entire Yankee Rowe site was attending this party and our safety supervisor collected even more money. Not only were Cianbro team members donating, but other contractors and our own family members as well!

We pulled together as a team and collected enough money to buy two car loads of toys to donate to those eight children! We tried to get each child all the items that were on the list the shelter had originally provided. So many donations were collected, that we were able to also purchase clothes, slippers, and socks for some of the residents as well.

On January 6, The Louison House sent us a letter saying that “Christmas was truly magical and for one day it seemed that the residents forgot they were living in a homeless shelter.” As a team, we made a difference to these residents who may not have had a happy holiday without our efforts. Well done Yankee Rowe team!

SUMMER 2006

South End Bridge Project

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By Marshall Goodchild

teel repairs at the South End Bridge in Agawam, Massachusetts, are concluding with the commencement of painting operations at the east abutment and Pier 6. Milling, paving, and pavement marking operations were recently completed along with abutment repairs and wall pours.

The remaining steel repairs include sway brace, horizontal gusset, and truss tie down items at two pier locations. By the end of June, the final access ladder will be installed at Pier 4 pending the cooperation of river water levels. Miscellaneous activities related to clean up, deck pour patching, and punch list items are also being tackled. We are scheduling completion and demobilization for early July 2007.

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Cianbro’s Telecom Team Adds New Dimension of Services

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By John Comstock

ianbro’s Telecom team did an outstanding job installing communications cabling on several projects during 2005. Most of the projects took place simultaneously as construction operations were ongoing, which is a testimonial to the skill and dedication of our team members that made these projects a success. Most notable amongst these projects are: Hollywood Slots, Bangor, Maine The Hollywood Slots project took place from early July to mid-October 2005. This project encompassed a wide variety of communications systems including voice and data cabling, security cameras, slot machine wiring, and surveillance monitoring. Under the leadership of Cianbro Telecom Foreman Todd Mower with Matt Brawn and Eric Witham, Jr., our crew did an outstanding job installing over 177,000 feet of communications cabling, approximately 60 Cameras, wiring close to 500 Slot machines as well as a voice and data network. All these systems were tested and handed over to the customer in time for their early November opening. Other Telecom team members that worked on ■

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this project from time to time included

cable and well over 400 drop locations.

Telecom team worked closely with our electrical team to make this project a success. Tom Richter (telecom superintendent), Mike Edwards, Scott Belanger and other dedicated team members did a great job assisting our crew on this complicated project and their help was greatly appreciated.

University of Maine, Augusta, Maine

Scott Guptill, Richard King, Ken Sibley, Lucas Violette, and Jim Wadlington. Our

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The Brewer Professional first and second floor fit-out project involved installation of over 100,000 lf of Category 6 communications cable and around 450 new voice and data drops.

■ Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine

The Jackson Laboratory Rewire project consisted of upgrading the customer’s outdated cable plant in eight buildings on and around the laboratory’s campus.

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Bass Building, Orono, Maine

The Bass Building (University of Maine System) project included over 130,000 feet of Category 6 plenum rated

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The University of Maine project involved a cable plant upgrade to two of the main buildings on their campus.

The Telecom team also would like to welcome Tom Allen. Tom has been on loan from corporate IT two days a week doing telephony and data technician support for the Jackson Laboratory. The Jackson Lab recently requested that Tom be available to them three days per week. As a result of this, as well as the skill set he possesses, Tom will now be a permanent member of our team.

Currently most of our team is busy installing over 450,000 feet of Category 6 cable as well as several thousand feet of 100 pair copper and 50/125 multimode optical fiber backbone at the United States Postal Service Distribution Facility in Scarborough, Maine. Richard King has done a great job as foreman, along with Ken Sibley (telecom foreman), Eric Witham, Jr and Scott Guptil (data technicians). Special thanks to O’Neil Boivin, Chris Clark, Phil Dube, Marty Roach and the rest of their team for helping our group to be successful on this project.

SUMMER 2006

CIANBRO ANNIVERSARIES Team members with three or more years of service who celebrated their last date of hire anniversary between January 1 and June 30, 2006

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Kenneth L. Cianchette ■

60 Years

Ival R. Cianchette ■

43 Years

Paul E. Bertrand ■

41 Years

Richard E. Newton ■

40 Years

Henry M. Cone Peter S. Fournier David Leavitt Franklin Leclair ■

38 Years

Gary F. Chisholm Thomas R. Mucci ■

37 Years

Paul A. Magoon Richard E. Padham Gary L. Robbins ■

36 Years

John A. Dunnell Wayne S. Quint Peter G. Vigue ■

35 Years

David A. Varney ■

34 Years

Wayne A. Ray Leroy E. Vanadestine ■

33 Years

Vinal G. Bell Malcolm Cianchette Gary L. Taylor ■

32 Years

Wayne R. Cray Lincoln C. Denison William D. Van Voorhis Brian M. Whitney ■

31 Years

Manley E. Bragdon David W. Leavitt Stanton J. Martin Allen L. Rollins ■

30 Years

James M. Bonney Dennis G. Cotta Thomas N. Floyd Frank J. Susi ■

29 Years

Franklin D. Dunton Steven A. Perrault

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Everett O. Rogers Beverly A. Rollins Stuart Twitchell ■

28 Years

Donald C. Bailey John L. McAfee John L. Purinton Douglas B. Smith ■

27 Years

Edward F. Kloeber Roderick L. MacKay Jr. Douglas L. Moore Thomas E. Stone Terry Vanadestine ■

26 Years

Chris A. Cianchette Paul L. Day James Garland Kenneth Hawkes Donald Keresztenyi Bryan Libold Gary Rogers David D. Shorey Charles Tibbetts Benjamin L. Wagg David A. Webster Archie Wheaton ■

25 Years

Thomas J. Belanger Howard L. Briggs Coleman W. Butler Jeffery A. Carr Michael L. Crider Daniel L. Duperry Thomas F. Gilbert Mark D. Hayden Michael D. Hayden William A. Holmes Ernest E. Kilbride Margaret E. Lagasse Bernard L. Marriner Lawrence E. Moores Allan G. Pressey Thomas J. Weaver Gregory E. Wing ■

24 Years

Domenick Arena Dana S. Bragdon Richard L. Brown Jr. James H. Carey Cindy R. Clark William W. Merrill William N. Moulton Douglas Sidelinger Rufus W. Simons Nathan S. Weston Jerome D. Wood ■

23 Years

Brian D. Mace Michael A. Potter George B. Ward

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Lee A. Aylward Roland N. Bell Lynn M. Cianchette Scott Clements Gregory S. Couture Douglas A. Dow Robert M. Drzewiecki Gary R. Gagnon Lynn R. Hyde Troy G. Martin Herschel Rackliff David G. Saucier Ernest Selberg Jr. Stanley A. Shakespeare Stanley E. Webster ■

21 Years

Kimble F. Chapman Joseph P. Foley Jr. Owen H. Grimes Carl B. Morgan Jr. Frank J. Raye William A. Reid ■

20 Years

Ronald J. Bell Robert O. Bouchard Richard C. Calvin John E. Clothier Jerome J. Humphrey John W. Luckern Kevin M. McConaughey David R. Rakvica Michael L. Raven Timothy Vigue ■

19 Years

Jacqueline E. Arsenault Steven J. Barry Dennis E. Beisaw Kenneth R. Brooker Vera L. Bryant Jeffry L. Dunham George O. Dyer David V. Fitzherbert Darryl L. Francoeur Steven D. Hoare Craig O. Holmquist Lance M. Lockhart Keith B. Magoon James C. Merrill David E. Parsons Ronald G. Peterson James P. Pond Rae F. Randlett Michael A. Raven James H. Richards Gerald V. Rollins Paul Sallar Marie E. Scott William F. Stetson III Terry A. Trask Leslie D. Vigneault ■

18 Years

George E. Arsenault David E. Bond

Leonard F. Cooley Kevin H. Curry Jean E. Gantnier John J. Henry Phillip D. Heroux Kenneth E. Huntington Roderick A. Pease John A. Pelland Mark A. Richardson Alfred J. Stevens Ronald P. Wills Scott S. Young ■

17 Years

Theodore B. Baxter Bruce H. Beane Richard E. Beliveau Jurgen G. Bell Garry L. Billings O’Neil E. Boivin Kyle E. Chapman Mark D. Cochrane Donald J. Dostie David G. Hutchinson Timothy N. Jackson Karsten G. Johansen Jeffrey L. Johnson Patrick G. Littlefield Douglas J. McPheters Darin W. Merrifield Charles W. Nutter Leland V. Page Jr. Barry J. Perkins Thomas G. Ruksznis Clyde R. Samuelson Ronald E. Taylor James E. Towle Ross A. Wilder Mark J. Zagrobelny ■

16 Years

Walter W. Bailey Jr. Kris M. Ballard Richard T. Baumgartel Richard G. Fish Thomas J. Gallagher William J. Harter Brian T. Hartness Paul J. Leighton David L. Magoon Jeffrey T. McPherson Tharryn D. Smith Norman St Hilaire Aaron L. Wedgewood Earl G. Wells Daniel L. Wyman Douglas H. Wyman ■

15 Years

Paul K. Anaman Walter J. Beleckis Wayne M. Denny Gary R. Fitts Richard J. Godin Dann L. Hayden John S. Keszler Brent E. Luce Brett F. MacMillan

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Thomas J. Popick Dale A. Simonds David A. Smith Michael S. Tripodi ■

14 Years

Leonard W. Brooks Daniel A. Dubois Thomas J. Hamel Steven L. Hatstat Eusebio Heredia Paul M. Holmquist Olie J. Lindahl Daniel R. McPheters Gary W. Reed James M. Rossi Francisco Salazar Kimberly G. Sieber Phillip A. Smith George W. Tapley Jr. Victor Ugalde ■

13 Years

David A. Bohannon Duane J. Boissoneault Clint H. Chase Wesley M. Corson Ronald F. Cote William G. Elian Greg G. Ginnelly Robert M. Hall David B. Kivlin Mark J. Masse Douglas F. Moore Joseph R. Oliver Carl P. Ouellette Tod M. Parisek Alan D. Pray LeAnne E. Rogers Jonathan D. Sacks Charles E. Tapley Dwayne A. Tootill Peter A. Vigue Max S. Wahl Scott A. Warren ■

12 Years

Michael A. Abbott Joseph E. Ballard Alan G. Beisaw James M. Burke Rebecca L. Chamberlain Kevin B. Crowell Jamie J. Fulmer Donald J. Fulmer Jr. Tim E. Gorham Edward W. Grignon Douglas R. Leavitt Malcolm C. Leo Mark P. Michaud Corey L. Soucier Cory P. Thompson Andrew L. Tower ■

11 Years

Tina Adams Mark P. Arsenault Bruce L. Calkins Sr.

Brian Carr Tara K. Coffin James M. Curtis III Everett B. Doughty Sr. Dawn Erb Paul D. Franceschi Kevin L. Grass Sean M. Kearns Carla E. Kelley Scott C. Kretser Craig M. LePage Thomas Mawhinney James D. Musselwhite William R. Richardson Abraham L. See Darren E. Shoff Herschel E. Sinclair Jr. William T. Van Hoesen Michael S. Zemla ■

10 Years

Chris G. Alexander Craig G. Alexander Richard A. Bachelder Jr. Michael W. Bennett J. James Boucher David A. Bousquet Paul E. Brauza Donald E. Crouch Jason A. Curry Lincoln C. Denison Jr. Christopher M. Folsom Jeremiah D. Gorman Michael J. Gosselin Jason T. Griffeth Gail B. Harkness Rhonda J. Huff Terry L. Hughes Andrew C. Kelley Joseph A. Kennedy Andrew J. Leach Michael R. Lilley Gary W. Lovett Kirk R. Maenhout Thomas E. Mahar Wayne D. McNally Michelle M. Mitchell Raymond L. Moore Matthew J. Mortensen Mark M. Nelson Joseph G. Orlando Lori J. Overrocker Sandra E. Perreault Joseph H. Plourde Bill M. Ross Charles A. Sanborn Alfred J. Smith Gloria J. Smith Timothy F. Stauder Scott M. Tierney Kim A. Tozier Earl T. Tracy Clarence O. Turner Jr. Bradley A. Vanadestine Ricky A. Webster Daniel J. Williams Gary E. Wise Kenneth P. Woodcock Dana R. Woods

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CIANBRO ANNIVERSARIES Team members with three or more years of service who celebrated their last date of hire anniversary between January 1 and June 30, 2006

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9 Years

Michael A. Berry Andrew E. Bowden Jason N. Chicoine Christopher S. Clark Thomas R. Closson Robert B. Costine Richard C. Downs Michael G. Dube John E. Farnham Roy D. Fitzmaurice Timothy E. Flewelling Charles G. Hall Charles A. Handley Jr. Brent A. Haskell Thomas V. Houghtaling Jason M. Johnson William M. Kleinfelder Jennifer L. Lambert Robert L. Lane Jr. Kenneth L. Leger Charles R. Mallen Raviraj Natarajan Donald L. Prevost Darren B. Pulkkinen Charles R. Riley Jr. Barbara A. Rushford Keith I. Ryder Robert A. Sanborn Christopher M. Scott Emery C. Shaffer Randy K. Sibley Larry R. Snowman Jr. Brent A. Spencer Walter Stefanyk Frank J. Trumble Ronald E. Wedgewood ■

8 Years

Francis J. Arsenault Jr. Jose A. Castro Craig L. Chambers John P. Coon Jr. Keith Costigan Jeannette R. Criswell Mario E. Diaz Patricia L. Dickinson Richard P. Dilsner Roger A. Dow Christopher K. Downs Chaderick A. French Christopher A. Gallant Alan M. Gemmell Roger D. Gwinn II Dennis I. Hartford Bernard Hartlove Jr. Jeffrey L. Hetzer Thomas P. Jackemeyer Brian L. Kendrick Steven J. MacMunn Stephen R. Marcotte Wayne E. May Randy M. Morin Raul Navar Thomas W. Noble Dana L. Pollis Jr. Carmen L. Rose Kelly G. Shank Kenneth M. Spalding

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Brent A. Walker David A. Walker Aaron W. Walsh ■

7 Years

Scott L. Alexander Esteban Bernal Benjamin R. Blodgett Richard S. Brescia Michele E. Burnette Charles E. Butts Allyson B. Coombs Kelvin R. Friend Jeffrey A. Gillespie Joseph A. Glidden Jr. Jon M. Gliniewicz Holly J. Hall Joshua A. Kerr Larry W. Kershner James P. Maloney Christopher S. McKenna Jane L. McNally Novak Nedic Seth S. Norton Scott R. Parlee Bernard J. Petrauskas Scott D. Popoloski Francisco Salazar Saulio S. Saleta Justin A. Shelton Craig A. Smith Tracy N. Sofield Lysle G. Trask Paul L. Williams ■

6 Years

Chad H. Alley Piran D. Aslam Timothy J. Baril Tesfahunegn Berhane Keith A. Berube Steven W. Bevis Robert L. Bussell Brian K. Buswell Amy J. Chute Allen D. Clark Dylan R. Clay Kristi L. Connell Charles C. Dean Jacob R. Dionne Shawn A. Doran Christopher W. Doughty Donald J. Eagan Michael T. Edwards Howard L. Fernald Luke E. Finley Richard C. Foster Peter A. Foster Stephen C. Foster David G. Gardner Donald A. Goodwin Joan T. Grandshaw Marvin A. Graves Ryan J. Graves Michael N. Hamilton Ronald L. Harris Timothy L. Hathaway Leslie C. Hayden

Jason A. Hilton Aurelius S. Hinds III Mark E. Hutchins Donna A. Jacques Shawn A. Lambert Jeremy W. Lane Vincent J. Levesque James E. Lyons Jeremy B. Mace James B. Marquis Gary L. Mason James H. Matt Michael D. Mayo Jr. Rodney A. McAvoy Robert A. McCubrey Garrett R. McVaney Luke B. Mitchell William R. Noble Jr. Christopher A. Novaco Russell J. O’Neal Gail M. Orr Douglas B. Pattison Glen R. Pearce Christopher R. Pond William J. Potter Brigitte M. Reid Thomas S. Richter Wade J. Rideout II Terry N. Ritz-Perkins Chester L. Robbins Jr. Jason G. Rourke Evan T. Sanborn Paul R. Saucier Gary W. Smith Eric J. Smith Donald R. Smith Michael F. Spooner John W. Sweatt Paul E. Trask Scott J. Underwood Loren F. Walker Thomas G. Walton Joy L. Watkins Donna D. Weaver Arthur L. White Walter T. Willard Scott A. Willett Shawn E. Wing ■

5 Years

William D. Adams Calvin A. Andrews Russell L. Beadnell Brian K. Blakeslee James M. Bonney Jr. Ryan J. Bordeau Merton H. Bowring Linwood T. Charette Lori E. Chilton Steven A. Clark Joshua A. Clark Roland S. Clark Darrell D. Clement Andrew N. Coroneos David C. Dalton Donald F. Davis Brian J. Day Shawn R. Dennison

Justin D. Desrosiers Terry J. Dingman John F. Dwyer Lavina J. Freeman Randy S. French Kimberly R. Gemmell Donald P. Gokey Jason J. Harris David A. Hay Terry C. Hodges Frank Holliday Jr. Kim M. Hykel Marc S. Jedlowski Lance C. Keen Cecil L. Kershner III Karl L. Knight Cailin E. Lawler Korey H. Leo Andrew M. Levitsky Roger L. Lockhart Jr. David P. Maheu Jason R. Mahla Robert M. Mayhew Mark P. McLean Ryan D. Melius Mildred E. Noble Keith L. Okleshen Daniel P. Parker Garrett J. Plourde Kevin R. Pond Michael S. Roderick Chad E. Rogers Nicholas L. Rossi Jose B. Salazar Gary E. Simmons Jr. Glenn J. Sirois James A. Snow Albert W. Spaulding Julie A. Trumble Mariana S. Tubolino Stanley W. Tyszko Jason L. Underwood Robert W. Vanadestine Michael J. White Michael J. Wilczynski Eileen M. Wright Robert A. Young ■

4 Years

Ronell M. Bell William M. Blashaw Nathaniel F. Boulanger Shelly L. Campbell Jill M. Caron Michael A. Cavaliere Christopher D. Conary Adan Cruz-Lopez Benjamin R. Daku Dana R. Demos Alfred D. Desrosiers Parker W. Dresser Benjamin R. Eastman Brian R. Edwards Terry L. Fisher Destiny S. Fitzmorris James C. Gibson Seth M. Goucher David L. Grover Bruce V. Harris

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Diana L. Hartley Robert F. Heyman Robert F. Higgins Jr. Benedict S. Jasud Scott F. Johnson Christopher P. Kammann Thomas G. Kingsbury Kenneth P. Landy Timothy J. Leclerc Ryan W. Leighton Louis S. Martin James A. Millett Jason W. Molten Stephen R. Montgomery Laurence M. Mooney David P. Moreau Devon E. Nadeau Terry A. Newton Carmine J. Nile Ronny M. O’Brien Amanda D. Peterson James W. Potter Mark O. Price Matthew T. Raven Jonathan D. Rice Scot N. Richards Gilbert R. Rossignol Jr. Mark I. Seavey Paul S. Smith Thomas R. Smith Charles R. Spaulding Jr. Craig E. St Louis Wayne A. Tencati Scott D. Thies Jerry J. Upton Andrew A. Vickers Adam S. Violette Kelly W. Wampler Richard A. Wilson ■

3 Years

Thomas D. Allen Sadie M. Alley Danielle R. Anthony James R. Baillargeon Tommy F. Barnes Paul R. Bearor Stephen V. Berry Anne H. Blaska Lamar J. Boyer David E. Bradford Matthew G. Brawn Richard L. Bundy Jerry A. Burton Francis L. Callnan Jeffrey N. Carver Bruce D. Chesley James B. Chick II Lyle A. Clark Donald P. Collette Robert W. Compton John P. Comstock Eric M. Cote Francisco J. Cruz Anthony A. Cygan Edward D. Dishon Jr. Robert S. Dziwak

Richard W. Estes Jonathan H. Ferreira Brett A. Fischer Robert J. Franck Michael J. Franck Carl D. Franck Lewis A. Gatcomb Jeremy J. Graf Matthew M. Hebert Jesse D. Hilton Robert J. Holland Leonard M. Jackson Theodore Jewell Jeffrey M. Jones Wayne A. Kimball Braden K. Kingsbury Keith J. Locke Matthew R. Lovett Terry L. Malloy Durant Marion Gail E. Mayo Peter McCormick Jacob S. Mitchell Allen R. Morey William A. Murray Bruce J. Myles Malvin W. Neal Billie J. Nelson Jeremie R. Nutter Paul A. Osborne Fredis A. Pineda Wallace R. Pooler III Aaron L. Preble Christopher P. Queen Rae F. Randlett III James M. Roach Jr. Jeffrey D. Robinson Leigh A. Ross John A. Rossignol Kevin J. Rowe Dean N. Schofield Jared M. Shelton Vinal E. Shorey Kenneth N. Sibley James P. Smickle Shawn P. St Jean William W. Stone Merle A. Stubbs Lesli C. Swieczkowski Jack E. Taylor William P. Toner Thomas U. Viles Raymond O. Ward Joshua R. Wells Remond L. Willette

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Introducing the Best of the Best and his Accomplishment: U.S. Citizenship!

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ur Baltimore Fabrication Facility is pleased to announce that on October 13, 2005, team mem-

ber Teddy Rosemond became a United States citizen! Born in 1971 in St. Lucia—part of the British Virgin Islands—Teddy is proud of his recent accomplishment. He has resided in the United States for 10 years, with his six-year-old son, three sisters, and father. Teddy also has three sets of twin daughters and an 11-year-old son still residing in St. Lucia. He has been a structural welder for Cianbro for a little over a year. He is a leader and a teacher and adds great value to our team. It is truly an honor to work with Teddy and we are all proud of his new citizenship.

Congratulations Teddy!

Poland Spring Project Update

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By Linc Denison Jr.

he Cianbro team is back again in the Poland Spring bottling plant in Hollis, Maine. Work at the plant has been going on since December 2005, fluctuating from around 30 team members to 55. In just four months, Cianbro completed approximately 20,000 hours of multiple trade work. The project is successfully at zero recordable incidents and zero lost time injuries. The following is a general description of the work being successfully performed by the Cianbro team.

Line #3 Electrical and Mechanical Installations The goal of the Line #3 work was to demolish existing portions of the line and rebuild and commission the bottling line in preparation for running a new bottle style. Included in the work was installation of new conveyor sections and packaging equipment along with the associated drives, power feeds, and controls. The existing control panel and labeler were relocated. Additional modifications included the demolition required on the line handle applicator, the bottle conveyor, and the multipack conveyor. Electrical activities included 4,700 lf of conduit and over 100,000 lf of wire and cable installation.

Injection Molding Mechanical Installation Installation of injection mold machines (Husky #9 and Husky #10) and the removal and installation of another injection mold machine (Husky #1 now #11) highlight the mechanical package for this project. Injection mold machines create the preforms that evenCIANBRO CHATTER

tually get blown into the familiar Poland Spring bottles that are seen everywhere these days! Two platforms, supplied by Cianbro Fabrication & Coatings, support the Piovan equipment utilized in this process and provide access to that equipment that has been installed. One platform was erected at Husky #1 and one platform was erected to support both Husky #9 and Husky #10.

Injection Molding Utility Systems Installation The scope of work for the injection molding utility systems project included the demolition and replacement of the existing utility piping and resin drying equipment at Husky #1, the extension of utility headers for service to injection molds #9 and #10, and installation of utility piping to new Husky #10 and resin drying equipment. Miscellaneous items under this project included installation of air vents for water systems, commissioning of air and water systems as well as the installation of pipe hangers and supports. The total piping package for this work included over 2,400 lf of predominantly stainless steel piping of various sizes.

Injection Molding Electrical Installation The electrical work for Husky #1, Husky #9, and Husky #10 included the installation and commissioning of these new injection molding lines and the related drying and conveying systems. This work included a very challenging installation of approximately 2,000 lf of conduit ranging in size from three to six inches, 3,000 lf of small conduit, and in excess of 20,000 lf of cable of various sizes.

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Line #9 Utility/Process Systems Installation The utility systems part of the project involved the installation of new chilled water distribution piping—six-inch CHW supply and return to HVAC 12— upgrade of four-inch taps to six-inch connections for HVAC 9, and the extension of CHW supply and return headers for bottling line #9 and future lines #10 through #12—new Low Pressure Compressed Air distribution piping, new six inch high pressure compressed air header and loop connection, and two new utility pipe racks. Part of the utility package also included the air vents for the water systems and pipe hangers and supports. The focal point of the Process System project was the installation of the process and sanitary piping at Line #9 that brings the sellable product to the fillers along with the instrumentation and calibration work. Sanitary piping included 1,240 lf of polished stainless steel piping. The chilled water piping consisted of 800 lf of stainless piping, HPCA included 720 lf of painted carbon steel piping, and LPCA was comprised of 3,700 lf of stainless piping ranging in size from four inches and down.

Many thanks to our Cianbro team members on this project.

People traveled from the far corners of Maine and beyond to accomplish this significant undertaking. We are extremely proud of the craftsmanship displayed and the challenging deadlines met. Our professionalism, craftsmanship, and cando attitude should ensure our standing as a “Constructor of Choice” for Nestle Waters and their exciting expansion plans in our state.

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TOP, continued from page 1 petitiveness and that helps improve our clients’ bottom line as well. By improving our productivity, we are better able to meet tight turnarounds and provide more value to our clients. Our goal is to try to beat our budgeted work hours by 5%.

We monitor our performance daily and use our quarterly and year end performance to benchmark our progress against our goals every quarter and again at the end of the year. If we’re making progress towards our goals at those points in time, then eligible team members will receive a TOP incentive payout in cash! Team members must have at least six months of service, 500 work hours to their credit, and be active at the time of payout to be eligible.

We’re already seeing changes in how we plan our work—from pre-project assessment of safety hazards to materials and equipment planning.

We’re redesigning our management systems and implementing new project controls so we can put work in place more efficiently and safely.

In fact, at the close of our first quarter, Pete Vigue and our regional vice presidents hit the road in April to make good on their promise to hand-deliver bonus checks to team members.

“We’re very excited about our TOP plan! Going out to jobsites to personally deliver bonus checks to our team was one of the best trips I’ve made in a long while,” said Pete Vigue.

We made progress on our safety performance overall during the first quarter, even though not all of our operations were able to reach the minimum RIR to generate a payout. And while we didn’t meet our first quarter productivity target, we’re confident the process changes we’ve already put in place—along with other procedural changes we’ve identified—will get us to our goal.

“We have a winning team, so I’m looking forward to handing out TOP checks to every team member next quarter, ” said Pete Vigue Team members can get feedback on how Cianbro is doing from their supervisors, their jobsite TOP poster (which is updated weekly), or by logging onto Cianbro’s Intranet at www.cianbro.net.

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MRI Project Update ■

By Garry Sawtelle

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pring is here and we have just completed work at the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Unit at Bangor, Maine’s, Eastern Maine Medical Center. Nick Bell and Jim Garland received a call from Dr. Kittridge (from the MRI unit) last fall asking Cianbro to renovate the MRI Unit at the hospital. An estimate and schedule was put together while we pulled a team of Cianbro’s finest finish carpenters, drywallers, and electricians together to handle the project. Our task was to completely renovate the facility while keeping all functions of their patient scanning activities in full operation. In order to accommodate our client’s business, we worked a second shift (from 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm), installed dust walls, as needed, and spent the extra time to keep our work areas “hospital clean.”

The scope of work included demolition and new installation of walls, ceilings, flooring, doors and door frames; relocating partitions; installation of a new security card swipe system; placement of a new epoxy floor; modifications to the HVAC system; and relocation of sprinkler heads and electrical devices. Additionally, the team hung new wallpaper; painted all offices on both levels of the building; installed new custom cabinets and counter tops; removed and installed new plumbing; and replaced the roofing.

Dr. Kittridge asked Cianbro to complete this work to enlarge patient waiting areas; improve the doctor and technician work areas to make them more user-friendly and private; enhance handicap restroom accessibility; and to generally improve the warm and friendly atmosphere for patients.

Many thanks to team members Chad Alley, Tommy Barnes, Scott Belanger, Jason Bryant, Jeff Carr, Darrell Clement, Jake Dionne, Albert Michaud, Tom Pawlak, Mike Roderick, Mary Sanborn, Mark Seavey, and Charlie Spaulding for their professional and safety-minded approach to this work. We also would like to recognize Jim Foley and Roger Leach for their support of our safety needs and Melissa Corbett and LeAnne Rogers for their administrative help.

This has been a challenging, fun, and rewarding job! We look forward to working with the staff at the MRI Unit again!

✔ 5,350 Project Safe Hours EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim Garland recently received a letter from MRI Associates complimenting our team on a job well done.

We couldn’t resist sharing that letter with our readers…

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SUMMER 2006

Cianbro’s Work on Air Force Memorial Wins Award ASHINGTON, D.C. — Cianbro’s work on the foundations of the Air Force Memorial was recently recognized with a craftsmanship award from the Washington Building Congress (WBC), a capital-area construction industry standards and practices organization.

As a major subcontractor on the Air Force Memorial, which is being erected not far from the Pentagon and the Arlington National Cemetery, Cianbro placed the concrete foundations and is erecting the stainless-steel spires that will make up the monument’s most eye-catching features.

Prime contractor Centex Construction nominated Cianbro’s foundation work, which a panel of WBC industry judges agreed was the year’s winning effort in the category of Cast-in-Place Concrete Foundations. Cianbro’s foundation work includes three pile caps and a continuous triangular grade beam that connects the pile caps and anchors the spires through post-tensioned Dywidag bars. The largest pile cap is 23-feet by 56-feet by 8-feet and consists of 70 tons of rebar and 460 cy of concrete. The grade beam is 9-feet by 16-feet by 300-feet-long and consists of 250 tons of rebar and approximately 1,650 cy of concrete.

“The foundations were a challenging team effort with much coordination between the design engineer and the Cianbro onsite team,” said Cianbro project manager Pete McCormick. “Centex was instrumental in bringing all parties together for successful collaboration.” Bevan Mace, project manager for Centex, spoke of the foundation’s technical complexity, which he said was a major factor in the decision to nominate Cianbro for the award.

“Unless you’ve seen the amount of reinforcing steel that is in this foundation, you don’t appreciate it,” he said. “It is not your

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Left to Right: Cianbro's Arnold Castro, Jeremy Sherman, Michael Crider, and Raul Navar. (Absent but also recognized were David Smith and William Davis.) Cianbro team members also received a pocket watch and personalized certificate. average pile cap. It is a pile cap for a 270-foot cantilever made of stainless steel. You don’t see that every day.”

Mike Hart, vice president and general manager of the MidAtlantic region, said, “We are thrilled to be recognized alongside Centex by the Washington Building Congress. This award is a wonderful credit to the ‘can-do’ spirit of the entire project team.”

✔ 29,263 Project Safe Hours About the Washington Building Congress The Washington Building Congress is a dynamic group of companies and individuals dedicated to the highest standards and practices in the real estate, design, and construction industries. With over 800 members, WBC is the largest local association representing all facets of the commercial real estate, design, and construction industry within the greater Washington region. For more information, please visit www.wbcnet.org.

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