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LaHood: Deeper Savannah Harbor ‘Has to Happen’ By Russ Bynum ASSOCIATED PRESS

To install the lift station, Radney chose a more unconventional shoring system, a universal slide rail system manufactured by Efficiency Production and supplied by Professional Shoring & Supply.

Radney Plumbing Inc. Puts Safety First for Lift Station Installation By James McRay SPECIAL TO CEG

Radney Plumbing Inc. of Valdosta, Ga., recently was tapped by the city of Valdosta to install a new lift station as part of upgrades the city is making to its underground utility infrastructure. Though the lift station was installed in a fairly uncongested spot near Tucked Road where open cut

might have been sufficient for a shoring option, Radney chose a more unconventional shoring system, a Universal Slide Rail System manufactured by Efficiency Production and supplied by Professional Shoring & Supply. “It’s one of the best Slide Rail Systems that we’ve used, and we’ve put in Slide Rail from other vendors at least eight or nine times,” said company owner Tommy Radney.”

“Professional Shoring’s Slide Rail was a lot better than other vendors. Better quality,” he said. “This was the first time we’ve worked with Tommy Faulk at Pro Shoring, but he was very knowledgeable of the system, and helpful getting it installed.” Radney indicated that they had no problems installing or removing the system. see PLUMBING page 2

(AP) Georgia’s 15-year push to deepen the river channel to the booming Port of Savannah got a big endorsement from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a member of President Barack Obama’s cabinet who finished a port tour by throwing his support behind the $600 million project and saying: “It has to happen.’’ The secretary’s hosts, Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, sat grinning — and perhaps a little surprised — as LaHood promised to convene a meeting of stakeholders in Washington next month to help find funding for the port expansion, which has had a tough time securing money from a Congress focused on trimming the budget deficit. “We’ll figure out how to get the federal dollars to make this project happen,’’ LaHood told Georgia officials and reporters near the dock as giant cranes lifted cargo containers in the background. “It has to happen.’’ Savannah, the nation’s fourth largest container port, and its competitors on the East Coast are scrambling for federal funding and permits to deepen their harbors to accommodate supersized cargo ships expected to arrive via the Panama Canal after it completes a major expansion in 2014. LaHood’s endorsement could help Savannah stand out among the competition in Washington. The port’s explosive growth over the past decade has continued despite the struggling economy. It’s also become a major exporter of American goods heading overseas. In the past fiscal year, Savannah exported 6.84 million tons of containerized cargo — more than any U.S. seaport but Los Angeles. “The expansion of this port is a job creator,’’ LaHood said. “It fits the president’s agenda of putting people back to work.’’ see SAVANNAH page 2

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Efficiency Universal Slide Rail Impresses Superintendent PLUMBING from page 1

Efficiency’s Universal Slide Rail is a component shoring system comprised of steel panels (similar to trench shield sidewalls) and vertical steel posts. The system can be used in a variety of configurations, such as small four-sided pits; large unobstructed working pits as big as 50 by 50 ft. (15 by 15 m) with Efficiency’s ClearSpan System; or in a linear Multi-Bay configuration to install length of pipe more than 40 ft. (12 m). “Safety was our number one consideration for choosing Slide Rail, especially needing to go 16 feet deep,” said Scott Askew, Radney’s project superintendent. “And we were extremely happy with how quickly the system was installed and removed.” Radney had the system installed in just a half a day. Slide Rail is installed simultaneously as the trench or pit is excavated by sliding the panels into integrated rails on the posts — an outside slotted rail first, then an open-face rail on the inside — then pushing the panels and posts incrementally down to grade as the pit is dug; a process commonly referred to as a “dig and push” system. Efficiency Production is the only Slide

Safety was the number one consideration for choosing Slide Rail, according to Scott Askew, Radney’s project superintendent.

Rail manufacturer to offer an open-face rail design on its Slide Rail posts, according to the manufacturer. The 24 ft. (7.3 m) tall, 10 ft. (3 m) diameter precast lift station sat on a 12 ft. (3.6 m) square pedestal, placed in a 16 ft. (4.8 m) square four-sided pit configured Slide Rail System with a final grade of 16 ft. deep. Radney did face some tough ground conditions, needing to excavate in very wet soil,

The 24 ft. (7.3 m) tall, 10 ft. (3 m) diameter precast lift station sat on a 12 ft. (3.6 m) square pedestal, placed in a 16 ft. (4.8 m) square four-sided pit configured slide rail system with a final grade of 16 ft. deep.

which had water running into the pit that needed to be controlled with pumps. It used a Cat 324 excavator with 2 cu. yd. (1.5 cu m) bucket, plus a Cat 420E rubber-tire backhoe to place and remove the slide rail system. Founded in 1965, Radney Plumbing is a full service plumbing company offering everything from faucet repairs to complete underground utilities installation for development of subdivisions and commercial

property. For more information, visit www.radney.com. For more information on Professional Shoring and Supply, call 888/777- 8307. James McRay is the Director of Marketing & Media for Efficiency Production Inc. He can be reached at 800/552-8800; jmcray@efficiencyproduction.com.

Georgia Hopes to Start Dredging River in Mid-2012 SAVANNAH from page 1

Deal and Reed, who have become Georgia’s bipartisan tag team in pushing the port expansion, met with LaHood during a trip to Washington in June. The secretary mentioned that he was impressed to see a Republican governor and a Democratic mayor working together on a shared economic priority. Deal and LaHood, both former GOP congressmen, also served in the House together. Hoping to win final federal permits to start dredging the Savannah River by mid-2012, Georgia has set aside $134 million for the harbor expansion and Deal said he’ll ask for $47 million more next year. Still, the state is counting on the federal government to foot 60 percent of the total bill. Obama allocated $600,000 for the Savannah project in his proposed budget this year. That’s not much compared to the $360 million in federal funds that are need-

“I don’t pull out checks. What I do is convene meetings of all the stakeholders, of all the colleagues who work in President Obama’s administration and say ‘this is a priority.’” Ray LaHood Transportation Secretary

ed. Deal said he was happy to hear LaHood say he would meet next month with the agencies involved and Georgia’s congressional delegation to look for more money. “Those are very welcome words to me,’’ Deal said. “Certainly the secretary, I think brings, an objectivity to this kind of project. We’re just pleased he’s now had the opportunity to see what we’ve actually done up to this point.’’ LaHood’s visit came after several weeks focused on jousting over

the Savannah project between Georgia and South Carolina, which shares the Savannah River and operates a competing port in Charleston. South Carolina’s environmental agency gave notice last month that it was denying a waterquality permit sought by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Savannah deepening, saying it would do unacceptable environmental harm to the river’s endangered fish and fragile marshes. Deal won a guaranteed appeal

hearing after meeting with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and all sides reached a settlement to allow the project to move forward. But a South Carolina stakeholders group, including a key lawmaker and the head of the state’s Department of Natural Resources, are outraged and say the deal sold out the state’s environmental and economic interests. They’re threatening a court challenge to the settlement, which would require protection of additional marshland and

assurance that Georgia will fund some mitigation measures if the federal government doesn’t. “We think it was a fair settlement,’’ Deal said. “And we look forward to moving forward on the agreement.’’ Curtis Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, said he’s still counting on a major allocation of federal funding next year before the dredging project gets final approval from the government. LaHood pledged to do his part in working with Congress and federal agencies to find federal dollars. But he noted there are limits to what he can deliver. “I don’t pull out checks,’’ LaHood said. “What I do is convene meetings of all the stakeholders, of all the colleagues who work in President Obama’s administration and say ‘this is a priority.’”

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The Georgia State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. County: Fannin Contract ID: B34125-11-000-0 District: 76602 Location: Intersection improvements on SR 5 at Tom Boyd Road. Project: S013338 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Colditz Trucking Inc. — $254,742 • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $421,565 Completion Date: April 30, 2012 County: Dekalb Contract ID: B14119-11-000-0 District: 77701 Location: 0.499 mi. of interchange reconstruction and bridge widening on I-285/SR 407 at Ashford-Dunwoody Road (CR 1764); also includes installation of video detection systems (VDS). (FOS). Project: 0009725 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $4,627,944 • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $4,703,783 • Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $4,966,080 • Pittman Construction Company — $5,460,868 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $5,488,573 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2012 Counties: Candler and Tattnall Contract ID: B14107-11-000-0 District: 75506 Location: 10.062 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing, double surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 57 beginning at the Emanuel county line and extending to SR 23/SR 121 (E). Project: M004224 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Everett Dykes Grassing Company Inc. — $1,026,716 • Littlefield Construction Company — $1,048,219 • Reeves Construction Company — $1,080,712 Completion Date: June 30, 2012 County: Clayton Contract ID: B14108-11-000-0 District: 77703 Location: 3.85 mi. of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on U.S. 19/U.S. 14/SR 3 beginning south of Holiday Blvd. and extending to I-285/SR 407. (E). Project: M004414 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $1,372,036 • Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $1,562,943 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,693,964 • Stewart Bros. Inc. — $1,758,283 Completion Date: June 30, 2012

County: Cobb Contract ID: B14109-11-000-0 District: 77702 Location: 10.79 mi. of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on U.S. 41/SR 3 beginning at Ernest Barrett Parkway and extending to the Bartow county line. (E). Project: M004221 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $4,678,236 • Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $5,032,671 Completion Date: June 30, 2012 County: Coweta Contract ID: B14133-11-000-0 District: 73306 Location: 4.055 mi. of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 41 beginning at the Meriwether county line and extending north of Ralph Evans Road. (E). Project: M004340 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $765,978 • Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $814,862 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $849,391 Completion Date: March 31, 2012

County: Franklin Contract ID: B14076-11-000-0 District: 71103 Location: 3.92 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 145 beginning at SR 106 and extending to the Stephens county line. (E) Project: M004294 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $707,231 • Colditz Trucking Inc. — $721,023 • Pittman Construction Company — $805,195 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $815,509 • Reeves Construction Company — $836,486 Completion Date: May 31, 2012 County: Fulton Contract ID: B14103-11-000-0 District: 77703 Location: 4.76 mi. of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on SR 14 beginning south of Griffith Drive and extending to SR 74. (E). Project: M004266 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $1,465,553 • Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $1,596,308 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,624,271 • Stewart Brothers Inc. — $2,122,380 Completion Date: June 30, 2012

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