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August 5 2023 Vol. XXIX • No. 16
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Brooks Tractor Supports Milwaukee Area With Two Locations...26
Nicole Harvel, NORSD photo
Jeff Martin Hosts Its Ohio Heavy Equipment, Truck Auction...89
By Cindy Riley Bright Star Hosts Lake Erie Summer Sale in Middlefield, Ohio...95
Designed to reduce pollution in Lake Erie by four billion gallons per year, Project Clean Lake is a 25-year plan being overseen by Cleveland’s
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-49 Backhoes & Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . .61-69 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88-97 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). When construction crews complete the $3 billion undertaking in 2036, 98 percent of flows entering the combined system will be fully
treated at the agency’s three wastewater treatment plants. “Work for Project Clean Lake began in 2011, see LAKE page 60
Confusion With Construction Rule OMB Hit With Questions Surrounding Build America, Buy America Act By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
While the construction industry awaits the Biden administration’s final wording of its Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), contractors can study up on application of the rule. Meant to bolster the economy through the required use of domestically sourced construction materials, the rule is considered contradictory at best and confusing at worst. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Proposed Rule earlier this While IIJA earmarked more than $1.2 trillion for infrastructure projects, BABA imposed restrictions year regarding the implementation of BABA. see RULE page 84
to all federally-funded infrastructure projects, regardless of whether they are funded by IIJA.