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August 28 2019
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Vol. XXXII โข No. 18
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Sitton Construction Loyal to Volvo, Ascendum...12
Crews Executing Contract to Renourish S.C. Beaches
Case, Tidewater Assist Team Rubicon...25
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC photo After hurricanes in successive years (2016-2018) ravaged South Carolinaโs beaches, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invested close to $86 million for beach renourishment projects to repair the damage. Sara Corbett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District photo Sand pumped from the pipeline is spread by a Cat dozer on Folly Beach. Jeff Martinโs Brooklyn, Miss., Auction...74
Table of Contents ............4 Parts Section ..................27 Paving Section ..........28-43 Underground Utility, Trenchers, Trench Boxes & Utilities Section ....44-51 Business Calendar ........60 Auction Section ........73-81 Advertisers Index ..........82
By Irwin Rapoport
In addition to causing serious damage to many CEG CORRESPONDENT communities in the Carolinas, Hurricanes Matthew (2016), Irma (2017) and Florence (2018) were responsible for considerable destruction to the beaches in several communities throughout South Carolina that rely on local, regional and national tourism. The Army Corps of Engineers, via its Federal Emergency Funding Account, invested close to $86 million for beach renourishment projects to repair the damage. Marinex Construction Co. Inc. was awarded a $17 million contract to restore 5 mi. of beach in Folly Beach, S.C., and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC (GLDD) was awarded several contracts totaling $69 million for operations at Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach and Garden City Beach (the Grand Strand) โ roughly 26 mi. of shoreline. โThereโs a huge economic factor to all of this,โ said Wes Wilson, the Corpsโ project manager, Charleston District. โMyrtle Beach is one of the top economic machines for tourism on the East Coast during the summer time. Without a beach serving the tourism sector, there would be no infrastructure to protect. Weโre happy to be involved in this from a federal standpoint to provide that value to South Carolina and the nation. see BEACHES page 68
Historic Department Store Gains New Life By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
A long-abandoned department store is undergoing a dramatic transformation in Birmingham, Ala. Once complete, the faded structure found at the intersection of Second Avenue North and 18th Street will house almost four dozen condominiums and be christened New Ideal Lofts. โOur entire project team is passionate about saving a piece of the cityโs history, because we recognize the beauty and originality of the New Ideal building,โ said Kathy Okrongley, development and consulting specialist of Southpace Properties Inc. โIt has its own uniqueness that can never be duplicated.โ see BIRMINGHAM page 80