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August 8, 2015 • Vol. IX • No. 16 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Ritchie Sets Fort Worth Site Sale Record...70
Crews Set to Work on Washed Out Calif. Bridge
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Crews with Granite Construction Inc. are hard at work on repairs to the Interstate 10 bridge washed out in July during heavy rains caused by Hurricane Dolores.
Equify Hosts Cisco Facility Opening...72
Fort Vancouver Historic Site Q&A With NSSGA Renovations Under Way President Johnson By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Table of Contents ............4 Backhoes & Attachments Section ......................43-53 Paving Section ..........57-65 Auction Section ........69-79 Business Calendar ........73 Advertisers Index ..........78
Perhaps what is most remarkable about the multi-faceted project just under way at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is not the high-tech construction techniques commonly called for these days, but rather the old-fashioned handwork required for a significant portion of the rehabilitation project. The National Park Service recently awarded Pacific Tech Construction of Kelso, Wash., the $11.28 million contract to rehabilitate the utilities and buildings at the historic site in Vancouver, Wash. The work involves renovations to several buildings, including a 33,000-sq. ft. (3,065.8 sq m) historic double barracks, a modern 5,000-sq. ft. (464.5 sq m) maintenance building, phase one of the utility replacement and exterior renovations to two additional large double barracks. But because of the historical nature of the work, workers will take painstaking measures to maintain the original charac-
ter of the post. “The historical ramifications are the biggest issue,” said Daniel Orr, project manager of Pacific Tech. “Both in the interior and on the exterior. We are retaining elements on the interior, such as old wood custom moldings dating to 1907, as well as the old cast iron radiators. They’ve asked that we renovate and maintain the look of those. The metal tile ceilings in the building also have to be renovated. We have to take them down, number each one so they go back in the right order. We’ve cataloged everything on the interior and exterior. One of my staff just reported that she has over 900 photographs. We are putting that into a PDF file so we can look at the building and see in the photos what we have to do with that room to help preserve any historical elements. That has been unique. We don’t usually have to go to that level of detail as far as documenting.” But an even bigger, more sensitive area is the burial ground dating back to the early 1800s when the Hudson’s Trading see FORT page 74
By Giles Lambertson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Michael W. Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, interrupted his advocacy efforts recently to talk about the DRIVE Act and the need for a long-term, stably funded surface transportation bill. The DRIVE Act is the reauthorization bill approved July 21 at the committee level for full Senate consideration. CEG: A release by your association says that the NSSGA knows “exactly what it will take to get America’s economy and infrastructure back to what it needs to be.” Is the association’s answer, by any chance, “money”? Or is there more to it than that? Johnson: It certainly starts with money. For every dollar in infrastructure spending, you generate additional spending — I believe the multiplier is three or four. When you are constructing roads and other transportation arteries, you are growing the GDP and creating jobs. CEG: The NSSGA supports the DRIVE Act. Why is it preferable to other proffered transportation funding proposals? Johnson: The DRIVE Act was reported out of committee unanimously, which to my mind makes it politically viable. see NSSGA page 42