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Acquires Fahey Sales
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Acquires Glencoe, Minn.-Based Fahey Sales
Fahey Sales has been acquired by Jeff Martin Auctioneers Inc.
Fahey Sales, started by Joe Fahey Sr., has been in business since 1947; his sons joined him in the 1970s.
Headquartered in Glencoe, Minn., Fahey Sales serves the midwest, specializing in municipal, maintenance equipment, farm and construction equipment, commercial turf, golf course maintenance equipment and vehicles.
Now, Jim and Linda Fahey will join the Jeff Martin Auctioneers family and continue the growth that started so many years ago.
“Linda and I are excited to join Jeff and Kellie and look forward to building on the synergies of our two companies. The Martin organization brings an unmatched level of service to the upper midwest that our clients and customers deserve,” Jim Fahey, president, Fahey Sales, said.
The new acquisition fits into the Jeff Martin Auctioneer’s strategic plan to provide the best value-added service in the auction industry. The addition will allow Jeff Martin Auctioneers to increase the locations of permanent fully staffed auction facilities and provide a higher level of auction services to both corporations and small business owners.
(L-R): Jim and Linda Fahey will join the Jeff Martin Auctioneers family, working with Kellie and Jeff Martin.
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MDOT from page 102
According to Thomas D. Peplinski, vice president, D.J. McQuestion & Sons Inc., time is a big factor.
“Being that it’s a design-build project, we have to develop plans and get them approved to order materials and work on the project. If we start without approval, we are working at risk and may not get paid for something.
Currently, earthmoving is taking place, and crews have begun pipe work. Last year, temporary widening and crossover work began to put all traffic onto the eastbound lane this construction season, to rebuild the westbound lane. The Crystal Avenue roundabout also was completed and clearing was performed this past winter.
Regarding unexpected issues, said Peplinski, “The biggest issue to date was the demolition of three existing structures on I-94. They were originally going to be torn down part width. After analysis this winter, it was changed to detouring all traffic on I-94 for three consecutive weekends to remove each bridge in a 12-hour period or less for the safety of everyone.
“We just started the main portion of the project in March/April this year, so we still have basically two full years of work left on the project. We are just getting going on this. We are in the magnitude of 1,500,000 cubic yards of earth excavation; 700,000 cubic yards of embankment; and 300,000 cubic yards of subbase.”
Peplinski said the main concerns are getting the work done on time, scheduling crews for all the tasks, coordination of all the subs, finding qualified help to build the project and safety.
Rebuilding two interchanges and reconstructing approximately 3 mi. of I-94 is less involved than it might sound, he said.
Placing new pavement beginning on U.S. 31 calls for a lot of earthwork to move, then placement of drainage culverts and sewer, then sand subbase and underdrains followed by aggregate base and paving.
Creating new bridges for roads over the new section of freeway also is part of the job.
“The two U.S. 31 bridges — Britain Avenue and Benton Center Road — are easier as they are not over any traffic. The two bridges for the new I-94BL and Territorial are more difficult, as half of them will be built over live traffic. The three county roads also have a 120calendar day time limit, which is extremely tight.”
In addition, crews must realign the interchange where U.S. 31 will meet I-94 and E. Main Street with new ramps.
“There is a new structure being built here by Milbocker & Sons Inc., and a lot of embankment is being built in this area to construct the new interchange for U.S. 31 tying into Main Street and going over I-94,” said Peplinski.
Workers are reconstructing 3 mi. of the westbound lanes of I-94 as well.
“We are constructing both bounds of I-94, westbound 2021 and eastbound 2022. All traffic is placed on the other bound separated by a temporary concrete barrier wall. We are close to traffic in the median, so this is a little difficult. There also are ramps at I-196 that have time limits to shut down and reconstruct and then they get opened back up to the other side and cut off access to the entire job on that side.
Standard equipment is being used on the job, along with routine materials.
“For roadway, we’re hauling in sand. Aggregates are mostly recycled on the job site from the old concrete pavement, and the balance is limestone material from the docks. There are a lot of pipe and drainage structures for the underground work and concrete for the median barrier and valley gutters. HMA is used for all the asphalt paving by Rieth-Riley.”
The most time-consuming part of the work involves moving all the earthwork to construct the large elevations needed for overpasses, etc. There also is a large volume of HMA paving, as well as the four new bridges that will each take about three to four months to construct.
Peplinski noted that the job at hand requires an experienced team, such as his.
“We specialize in moving large volumes of earthwork, and have a lot of equipment for this type of work. However, it is getting harder for all construction companies to find qualified operators in the construction industry and enough of them for all the work going on. This has been our biggest hurdle.”
Said Peplinski, “I like working on these large projects. Once they get started, there is usually a lot going on and a lot of people involved in them. Last year we started this one and constructed the large I-496 project in Lansing and I-196 eastbound near Hudsonville.” CEG
Hardman Construction photo
Crews will move 1,500,000 cu. yds. of earth during excavation.
OSHA from page 82
The manual stresses acclimatization of workers and teaching them to recognize heat stress symptoms. It also recommends ways to reduce heat stress such as providing shade, cool drinks and changing work schedules to avoid the hottest part of the day.
OSHA will likely seek comment on heat stress thresholds, heat acclimatization planning, exposure monitoring and medical monitoring, according to Bloomberg Law.
The agency turned down petitions to undertake such a rulemaking during the Obama and Trump administrations. But Democrats in the House and Senate introduced companion bills earlier this year addressing the need for a standard.
The bills would mandate that OSHA issue a proposed heat rule within two years of the law’s enactment and issue a final rule within 3½ years. Neither bill has been scheduled for a committee hearing.
In the 2019-2020 congressional session, then-Sen. Kamala Harris (DCalif.) sponsored a similar bill that never came up for a vote.
Announcing the bill, she said, “it is absolutely unconscionable that workers in industries from agriculture to construction face excessive heat conditions for hours each day with no protections for their health and safety.”
Back-Tracking On Workplace Injury
Contractors can expect to see enhanced workplace injury and illness tracking under the Biden Administration’s OSHA. The agency wants to revert to the 2016 version of the rule.
OSHA’s proposed regulation includes anti-retaliation provisions that could discourage workplace safety and health incentive programs and postincident drug testing, according to Malveaux.
“A reversion could signal that OSHA will view drug testing and incentive programs as a form of employer retaliation,” he said.
“This could have a particular impact on larger construction sites that report more injuries and illnesses because of the sheer number of employees working at a site,” he cautioned. “It also may have an outsized impact as construction employers grapple with marijuana legalization laws and worker intoxication.
“Regardless of the cause, substance and alcohol abuse lead to more workplace accidents and injuries,” wrote Malveaux, noting that dehydration from alcoholism also can lead to several different heat illnesses.
Other Proposals Worth Watching
OSHA has proposed a communication tower safety standard aimed at keeping more tower construction and maintenance workers alive.
A projected increase in tower installations and repairs over the next few years has the agency concerned that the fatality rate has “greatly exceeded that of the rest of the construction industry.”
The goal of the proposal is to greatly decrease that rate as more workers enter the industry. CEG
OSHA will issue a request for information seeking public input on a possible rulemaking on heat illness prevention in October.
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