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June 15, 2013 • Vol. IX • No. 12 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
Inside
No ‘Doubt’ About It in Arizona
State Allots $438M for Repair Jobs
CGA Holds 8th Annual Excavation Safety Expo...12
Helix Elect ric and Trench Plate Rental Team Up...27
The project began in October/November 2010 and should be complete this June.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Vaughan Attracts Guests With Texas Sale...64
Table of Contents ..................4 Air Compressors, Generators & Light Towers Section ............ ........................................19-25
MDOT...
Ames Construction crews are completing the last stage of the $29 million Doubtful Canyon Widening Project, an Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) project located at an altitude of 6,000 ft. (1,829 m) in the Tonto National Forest in Gila County, Ariz. “There is some paving to be finished and the completion of the last bridge,” said Curtis Bilow, a former project manager and Ames spokesman. “The project took an existing two-lane highway and turned it into a four-lane divided.” see AMES page 44
Temporary roads were established using an excavator and bulldozer to bring the equipment down in order to drill the four bridge piers.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) The Montana Department of Transportation has more than $400 million to spend on highway and bridge repair projects this year — work that could create more than 12,000 jobs. The 2013 Legislature gave the department the authority to spend $438 million in federal and state money this year, agency director Mike Tooley said. About 85 percent of that, or $372 million, will be spent this spring, summer and fall, Lee Newspapers of Montana reported. “Business is booming in Montana,’’ Tooley said. “The Legislature treated us pretty well. They realize the importance of transportation infrastructure investment.’’ The agency is accepting bids through June 13 for several major projects. Tooley said the work is expected to generate more than 12,000 jobs based on a federal formula that 27.8 jobs are created by each $1 million spent. Al Ekblad, executive director of the AFL-CIO said he’s seen estimates that highway projects see HIGHWAY page 36
California Section ................27 Parts Section ........................40 Paving Section ................45-55 Business Calendar ................58 Auction Section ..............58-67 Advertisers Index ................66
Bobcat Starts $20 Million Dollar Renovation Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals
utilize technology and modern design to ensure the position of Bobcat as the leader in the compact equipment industry. The project includes expansion of an existing building as well as development of a new test track and indoor testing facility — all at
the Northern Plains Commerce Centre in Bismarck. The expansion of the existing building will include a two-story office building and provide a total of 160,000 sq. ft. of modern workspace. Additionally, a 35,000-sq.-ft. indoor testing arena will be con-
structed next to a 22-acre outdoor testing and track area. Construction is expected to be complete by summer 2014. The Acceleration Center will initially house 135 employees see BOBCAT page 36