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‘The Gallery at Kenwood’ in Cincinnati Pressing Forward By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT

The demolition of 22 two- to three-story apartment buildings on the block bound by Kenwood Road, Happiness Way and Festive Court, a 10-acre site, began in the northeast section of downtown Cincinnati in late January to make room for the construction of the Capital Investment Group LLC’s (CIG) $130 million project — The Gallery at Kenwood. The project contains several components: a 115,000 sq.-ft. Class A rectangular-shaped office building; a six-story, 130-room, glass clad (curtainwall) hotel with a ground floor restaurant; a luxury apartment building with 248 units (studio, one, two and three bedrooms); and a five-story parking garage with 280 private parking spaces and 633 public parking spaces, which The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority is providing much of the financing for. The demolition, which is being done by the O’Rourke Wrecking Company, and the construction of Phase 1 — the residential and office components — is being done by Al. “This project has been a long time in the making and we appreciate the hard work from all of the stakeholders that have been involved in the project, including the neighborhood, Sycamore Township, the Port and Hamilton County,” David Bastos, CIG’s president, said in a press release about the project. “These large mixed-use developments require both a huge time and financial investment by all stakeholders and we very much appreciate all that everyone has done to make this project a reality.” Gregg Fusaro, regional partner of CIG, also stated in the press release, “Kenwood is the number one suburban office and retail sub-market in the entire region and we are excited to have this transformative development be part of the continued success of the corridor.” CIG is in the midst of negotiating with hotel operators to develop the hotel site and

The demolition of 22 two- to three-story apartment buildings began in the northeast section of downtown Cincinnati in late January to make room for the construction of the Capital Investment Group LLC’s (CIG) $130 million project — The Gallery at Kenwood.

“This project has been a long time in the making and we appreciate the hard work from all of the stakeholders that have been involved in the project, including the neighborhood, Sycamore Township, the Port and Hamilton County.”

David Bastos

Capital Investment Group

that should start in late summer. According to CIG’s press release, these luxury apartments will be the first to be constructed in the Kenwood area in nearly 60 years. The Gallery at Kenwood, when delivered, is anticipated to generate more than $160 million in economic impacts, as well as 864 permanent jobs and close to 870 construction jobs. The CIG project is the latest massive development in the area. It will be joining Montgomery Quarter and The Neighborhoods at Summit Park. see GALLERY page 4

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Ohio Turnpike Spring Construction 2020 Is Under Way The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission began essential infrastructure construction projects throughout northern Ohio in April. The Commission’s focus in the short-term will be to maintain, repair and operate the Ohio Turnpike for essential personnel to continue using during this COVID-19 pandemic. “More than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Turnpike’s role as a nationally ranked freight corridor is essential to move freight where it’s needed most to help Americans in the battle against an unseen enemy,” said Ferzan M. Ahmed, executive director. Pavement replacement is scheduled to begin along the Turnpike in Fulton and Lucas counties, with one lane closed at a time. Pavement resurfacing projects in Ottawa, Sandusky and Erie counties also will begin this spring. To limit delays for customers, the Commission will strive to maintain two lanes of traffic in all three-lane sections of the Turnpike during peak travel times. Some single lane zones will be necessary but will occur mostly during off-peak travel times or overnight. A substantial portion of all projects is expected to be completed by early November. Ohio Turnpike bridges also will see construction updates this year, in various bridge repair, removal, repainting and deck-widening and replacement projects. 2020 Major Construction Projects From West to East Fulton County • Overhead Bridge Deck Replacements and Rehabilitation • Tedrow-Morenci Road—CR 17-3 (MP 31.4) • Wauseon-Ottokee Road—CR 14 (MP 35.2) • Winnameg-Lyons Road—CR 11 (MP 38.3) • Heller-Lyons Road—TR 10 (MP 39.3) Beginning in April 2020 and expected to end before November 2020, overhead bridge deck replacement and rehabilitation will occur at the locations listed above. This will result in the full closure of the bridges at some point during that time period. Detours will be posted. Mainline Bridge Deck Removals, Replacements, Widening • Mainline Westbound and Eastbound over Abandoned Railroad (MP 34.2) • Mainline Westbound & Eastbound over SR 108 — Exit 34 (MP 34.5) Eastbound and westbound customers traveling on both the Ohio Turnpike mainline and on SR 108 will encounter periodic single lane closures.

The work is under way and will be completed in November 2020.

Pavement replacement is scheduled to begin along the Turnpike in Fulton and Lucas counties, with one lane closed at a time. Pavement resurfacing projects in Ottawa, Sandusky and Erie counties also will begin this spring.

There are two contracts for the above Fulton County bridge work for a total amount of over $12 million. Fulton and Lucas County • Pavement Replacement and Resurfacing of Mainline Reconstruction of the eastbound and westbound mainline pavement and shoulders from Milepost (MP) 46.50 to 50.92 in Fulton and Lucas counties has begun. The project also includes the construction of the entrance and exit ramps to and from the planned new Toll Plaza 49 and its associated Open Road Tolling lanes. This project is part of the Modernization of the Toll Collection System and will include the site construction for the new mainline Toll Plaza 49 in Lucas County. This construction project will be performed over the 2020 and 2021 construction seasons and two lanes will generally be maintained in each direction. The value of the contract is approximately $30.75 million and was awarded to Kokosing Construction Company. • Construction of New Toll Plaza at MP 49 The project for the new mainline tolling facility at MP 49 will be bid later this spring/summer. It will complement the pavement reconstruction and ramp construction projects noted above and provide further implementation of the Toll Collection System Modernization Plan. Building foundations and other site and utility work will be completed in 2020 with the facility being totally completed in 2021. The work includes construction of the required infrastructure that will eventually result in highway speed tolling for E-ZPass customers.

Ottawa and Sandusky Counties — Pavement Repairs and Resurfacing All lanes and shoulders, eastbound and westbound, will be resurfaced between MP 80.50 and 90.02 between April and November of 2020. Ohio Turnpike customers will have two lanes open during the day and a single lane open during the night. The value of the contract is approximately $14.25 million and was awarded to Kokosing Construction Company. Erie County — Pavement Repairs and Resurfacing The right and center lanes, as well as the right shoulder, eastbound and westbound, will be resurfaced between MP 118.80 and 127.23 between April and November of 2020. Ohio Turnpike Customers will have two lanes open during the day and a single lane open during the night. The value of the contract is approximately $12 million and was awarded to Gerken Paving Inc. Cuyahoga and Summit Counties — Pavement Replacement, Resurfacing of Mainline The pavement replacement and resurfacing project in Cuyahoga and Summit counties began in 2018 and will wrap up this year. Previously, the mainline pavement and shoulders were replaced eastbound in 2018 and westbound in 2019 from MP 169.74 to 176.34. For 2020, the work consists of resurfacing the left lane in both eastbound and westbound directions, full-depth excavation and pavement replacement of 3.1-mi. of the left lane on the westbound side and resurfacing all lanes and shoulders from MP 176.34 to 178.05.

Cuyahoga County — Overhead Bridge Deck Replacements, Substructure Repair • Ohio Turnpike Ramp over the Ohio Turnpike — Exit 161 (MP 161.5) — Repairs Only • Ohio Turnpike Ramp over the Ohio Turnpike — Exit 161 (MP 161.8) — Repairs Only • Webster Road — County Road 192 (MP 162.9) — Re-decking and Repairs Abbey Road —County Road 196 (MP 164.4) — Re-decking and Repairs Abbey Road bridge is closed for bridge re-decking and a detour is in place. The bridge is expected to reopen around the beginning of July, at which time the Webster Road bridge will be closed for re-decking. The anticipated reopen date of the Webster Road bridge is October 2020. The contractor for this combined project is Suburban Maintenance and Construction Inc. with a contract amount of approximately $2.73 million. Mahoning County — Bridge Removal • Bridge Removal on Mainline over Mill Creek Bikeway (MP 223) Work on the Bridge Removal over the Mill Creek Bikeway began in 2018 and is scheduled to be completed by September 2020. Previous work involved construction of a bike detour, the removal of the eastbound mainline bridge over the Mill Creek Bikeway at MP 223 and installation of a prefabricated concrete structure. In 2020, the westbound mainline bridge will be removed, and a new permanent bike path will be built through the construction area. Suburban Maintenance and Construction is the contractor for this project with a contract amount of approximately $6.3 million. Mahoning County — Bridge Painting of Two Bridges • Mainline Bridge over Poland-Unity Road (MP 237.8) • Mainline Bridge over Columbia-New Castle Road (MP 238.1) Painting of these two bridges has already begun and is scheduled to be completed by June 15, 2020. Currently, Poland Unity Road is closed and will be for approximately 30 days. Following that, it is anticipated that the Columbiana New Castle Road will close in early May for 30 days to complete the painting of that bridge. For more information, visit ohioturnpike.org. 

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Ohio CAT recently updated facilities at its Store is currently operational, but directing new location in Lima, within Allen County, customers to conduct business remotely Ohio, and commenced business operations where possible. Call 567/242-6860, or visit at The Cat Rental Store. As the Authorized ohiocatrentalstore.com, or download The Caterpillar Dealer and rental equipment Cat Rental Store app to manage equipment provider in Ohio, this new Cat Rental Store rental needs. location will provide a large offering of Caterpillar equipment for rent along with About Ohio CAT allied rental products to support a diverse Ohio CAT is the authorized Caterpillar range of equipment rental needs, from light dealer for Ohio, northern Kentucky and towers and boom lifts to dozers. southeastern Indiana and has served the This opening marks the organization’s equipment and power system needs of local 11th Cat Rental Store within Ohio CAT territory, with the intent to provide increased access to equipment for rent in the northwest region of Ohio. This store provides added support to the area’s governmental, landscaping, specialty contractor and building construction industries. Located on Interstate 75 and Bluelick Road, it is ideally situated to fill the coverage gap between The Cat Rental Store locations in Perrysburg and Troy. Purchased nearly a year Ohio CAT recently updated facilities at its new location in ago, this facility is part of Lima, within Allen County, Ohio, and commenced busia 198-acre property with ness operations at The Cat Rental Store. land that offers the ability to hold on-site demonstrations and events. In addition, the property businesses since 1945. In addition, the comholds a campus of businesses owned by pany is an agricultural equipment dealer and Ohio Machinery Co., which provides agri- a Peterbilt Truck dealer. cultural equipment sales and service through Ohio CAT’s Corporate Headquarters is Ohio Ag Equipment as well as truck sales one of the organization’s 31 locations and is and service through Ohio Peterbilt. located at 3993 East Royalton Road, Broadview Heights, Ohio. COVID-19 Notice For more information, visit ohiocat.com. As an essential business, The Cat Rental 

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O’Rourke Wrecking Handles Demolition for Gallery Project GALLERY from page 1

The area being demolished is surrounded by commercial to the south, a hospital to the north and a large shopping center, one of the premier destinations in the city, to the east. Jeff Sizemore, O’Rourke Wrecking’s project manager, is well aware of the challenges associated with the operations. “Because of the expediency of the schedule, we have to work on multiple buildings simultaneously,” he said. “We’re also in a residential neighborhood and directly adjacent to a hospital — we had to be cognizant of the noise as we remove the debris and still maintain all the roads, driveways and accesses to ensure that we don’t truck mud and fugitive debris outside of our site. The biggest challenge is just to be good neighbors by utilizing best management practices and being professional.” So far 18 buildings have been demolished. “But in most cases, we’re leaving the foundations and footers to the end,” said Sizemore. “A lot of items were salvaged from the buildings before we started. Because a newer style of brick was used for their construction, it doesn’t salvage well, but everything else — doors, appliances and other interior items and materials — were taken out. The buildings are a combination of several types of construction, with the majority being a masonry exterior and wood framing interior. There were a few all-wood structures. It’s a unique job because so many structures are in close proximity.” To ensure a safe work site, O’Rourke was in touch with various utilities — gas, electrical and water — to make sure that everything was turned off. Maps for underground infrastructure were double-checked with various authorities. Access to the work site is based on a primary entrance and a secondary one with two different accesses. The crews are putting in 10-hour days, usually between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The demolitions commenced from three separate locations. “Actual demolition of a building is accomplished in a few hours, the

sorting and segregating of the debris is probably a whole day, and then the load out takes a couple of days,” said Sizemore. “It’s a couple of days to take care of the foundations.” O’Rourke is self-performing all the work, and peak days have sixplus employees on-site. Sizemore expects that about 15,000 cu. yds. of debris will be removed. “By weight,” he said, “most of the material will be recycled.”

“Because of the expediency of the schedule, we have to work on multiple buildings simultaneously.” Jeff Sizemore O’Rourke Wrecking

So far, 18 buildings have been demolished. “It’s a wet site and we’ve had a tremendous amount of freezethaws in the Midwest this winter season. It’s a lot of moisture and mud and it’s been tough to keep the tracks cleaned and everything maintained,” said Jeff Sizemore, O’Rourke Wrecking’s project manager.

Equipment-wise, O’Rourke is using Cat excavators, dozers and loaders; and Bobcat skid steers. “With the freeze-thaws and the colder weather, it’s being aware and keeping the tracks shoveled out,” said Sizemore. “It’s a wet site and we’ve had a tremendous amount of freeze-thaws in the Midwest this winter season. It’s a lot of moisture and mud and it’s been tough to keep the tracks cleaned and everything maintained. Even greasing the machines at this time of year is rough; and because of the cold temperatures, you have to allow for an adequate time to warm-up the machines in the morning before taking off like a cowboy.” O’Rourke has one equipment yard 15 minutes from the site and another 45 minutes away, which means that mechanics can easily be dispatched to the site to do repairs. O’Rourke purchases Caterpillar equipment from Ohio CAT and its Komatsu equipment from Columbus Equipment Company. “We coordinate with our equip-

ment vendors frequently and interact about what our upcoming needs are going to be from an equipment standpoint,” said Sizemore. “We make sure that we develop rapports with our salesmen and maintenance personnel who assist in the field and the shops. A lot of what we do depends on the equipment working and being able to utilize it on a daily basis — it has to be dependable and durable and we can’t afford a breakdown. If something does break down, we need to get it back into service ASAP.” A fast-tracked project such as this one requires a team effort ranging from people in the field and the truck drivers to the office support staff, including business development and estimating. “The efforts have been fantastic,” said Sizemore. “The schedule is very aggressive and the guys onsite are working 10-hour days, six days a week for the duration of the project. Everybody’s been supportive to ensure that we’re successful and deliver on-time.”  CEG

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The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. The following is a list of some of the projects let. Project No: 190628 Type: Bridge Repair. Location: WAR-U.S. 22/SR 48-03.03/08.63. State Estimate: $$6,587,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Great Lakes Construction Company — $7,299,427 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc. — $7,456,60 • Complete General Construction Company — $7,714,485.08 • Prus Construction Company — $9,153,528 • Sunesis Construction Company — $9,583,583 Completion Date: Aug. 31, 2021 Project No: 190471 Type: Bridge Repair. Location: CUY-IR 90-24.10/24.63. State Estimate: $15,740,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Ruhlin Company — $16,688,245 • J D Williamson Construction Company Inc. — $17,434,296 • Great Lakes Construction Company — $18,802,396 Completion Date: July 1, 2022 Project No: 190601 Type: Spot patching and pavement repair. Location: D01-CPR FY20. State Estimate: $3,058,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Smith Paving & Excavating Inc. — $2,833,624 • Shelly & Sands Inc. — $3,239,965 • Lockhart Concrete Company — $3,998,409 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2020 Project No: 200001 Type: Major reconstruction. Location: ALL-IR 75-15.80. State Estimate: $18,084,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly Company — $20,993,821 • Gerken Paving Inc. — $22,774,638 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2020 Project No: 200004 Type: Four lane resurfacing. Location: CLA-IR 70-25.11. State Estimate: $3,869,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly Company — $3,407,970 • Barrett Paving Materials Inc. — $3,566,500 • John R Jurgensen Company — $3,749,427 Completion Date: July 31, 2020 Project No: 200007 Type: Minor widening.

Location: CUY-IR 480-14.57. State Estimate: $1,205,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Karvo Companies Inc. — $1,228,244 • Chagrin Valley Paving Inc. — $1,299,908 • Eclipse Company LLC — $1,413,858 • Barbicas Construction Company Inc. — $1,417,844 Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2020 Project No: 200008 Type: Spot patching and pavement repair. Location: CUY-SR 3-06.22. State Estimate: $4,361,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Catts Construction Inc. — $4,254,102 • Chagrin Valley Paving Inc. — $4,464,239 • Karvo Companies Inc. — $4,782,785 • Perk Company Inc. — $4,819,426 • Tri-Mor Corporation — $$4,837,188 • Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Company Inc. — $5,272,954 • Lockhart Concrete Company — $5,346,946 • Shelly & Sands Inc. — $5,926,834 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2020 Project No: 200009 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: DEL-SR 257-01.53. State Estimate: $1,805,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly & Sands Inc. — $1,669,586 • Shelly Company — $1,679,342 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc. — $1,776,555 Completion Date: Sept. 15, 2020 Project No: 200010 Type: Intersection. Location: DEL-US 42-01.41. State Estimate: $2,525,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc. — $2,821,963 • Shelly Company — $2,939,798 • Double Z Construction Company — $3,088,205 • Strawser Paving Company Inc. — $3,106,998 • Complete General Construction Company — $3,146,482 • Trucco Construction Company Inc. — $3,156,941 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2020 Project No: 200014 Type: Guardrail rebuilding. Location: HAM-CR 453/SR 126-00.32/06.78. State Estimate: $1,693,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • RMD Holdings Ltd. — $1,689,437 • Prus Construction Company — $2,017,76 • Lake Erie Construction Company — $2,085,760 • John R Jurgensen Company — $2,244,492 • J Ranck Electric Inc. — $2,366,762 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2020

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ORDC Approves $735,882 Grant to Ashland Railway On March 18, 2020, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved a grant award in the amount of $735,882 to Ashland Railway (ASRY) to expand its Mansfield Yard and perform a rail test and identified repairs along its Willard Line. This more than $1.4 million project will involve the installation of approximately 3,000 ft. of new track; the installation of seven turnouts; and related work to expand ASRY’s Mansfield Yard. Additionally, the project involves ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection (RFD) on 23 mi. of ASRY’s Willard Line from MP 64 to MP 87 and replacement of rail identified as defective by the rail test. ASRY’s expansion of Mansfield Yard consists of the reconnection of stub-ended tracks and the extension of sev-

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