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Western 22, October 23, 2022

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October 23 2022 Vol. XXIII • No. 22

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Inside

McCarthy Keeps Water Flowing in Desert

Rokbak Joins Forces With One of Fittest Women in World...20

BOMAG Showcases New Products, Capabilities at Innovation Days...33 McCarthy Building Companies and engineering firm Black & Veatch provided a $65 million upgrade to the Pyramid Peak Water Treatment Plant in Arizona that required the installation of 6,500 cu. yds. of concrete and 7,512 linear ft. of pipe.

By Chuck MacDonald

Clean water is important for any city. But it is especially essential for desert communities like Glendale and Peoria in the Phoenix metro area. When it came time to update and expand the cities’ aging water infrastructure, they turned to contractor McCarthy Building Companies and engineering firm Black & Veatch.

CEG CORRESPONDENT

Doosan DD100 Dozers Make Way to North America...56

see WATER page 48

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-47 Crawler Loaders/Dozers Section . . . . . . . . . . . .54-60 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63-67 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Buy Clean Initiative … Explained Interagency Task Force Readies to Issue Instructions By Lucy Perry

Instructions for integrating President Joe Biden’s Buy Clean Initiative are on the way, compliments of an interagency task force overseeing the procurement program. Agencies will receive the instructions, which prioritize the purchase of steel, concrete, asphalt and flat glass that feature lower emission levels in their manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance and disposal. These materials account for 98 percent of the government’s purchased construction material, according to the task force. CEG CORRESPONDENT

see INITIATIVE page 16

Federal agencies will prioritize the purchase of steel, concrete, asphalt and flat glass that feature lower emission levels in their manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance and disposal.


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