3rd Quarter 2013 Newsmagazine of the
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Team Approach Proves Valuable In Port Project
Vecenergy Partners With Ranger, White Rock & Major Oil Company To Permit & Build Infrastructure Page 2
Advanced Energy Services & Products
High-Quality Construction & Materials
Heavy/highway and bridge construction, drainage and site development throughout the mid-Atlantic states and beyond in the eastern U.S.
Grading, utilities and asphalt paving/resurfacing in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. A division of Vecellio & Grogan.
(Photos by Tad Todd and Ponch Frank)
Rec Contr ord act!
Heavy/highway contracting, site development, and asphalt paving/resurfacing across northeastern, central and southeastern Florida.
DOT-certified limerock aggregates and screenings. Located in Miami, Florida, White Rock is one of the top producers in the U.S.
Petroleum products terminals and related services in multiple U.S. locations (total capacity exceeds 2 million barrels).
Team Approach Proves Valuable In Port Project
(Photos by Tad Todd and from Ranger archives)
Vecenergy-Led Partnership Permits & Builds Rail Facility For Major Oil Company
(Photo by Marsh Bowles)
Whole Is Greater Than Sum Of Parts
Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. Vecellio Group, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO
SFPS Unloads Largest Tanker
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Con gr Sha atulat io rpe Bro ns, s.!
(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
Sharpe Celebrates 7 Years Of ‘No Lost Time’
(Photo by Mark Ligon)
COSS Safety Certifications
Three-Point Contact
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(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
FedEx Ground Distribution Hub • Kernersville, NC
Through The Lens The Piedmont Triad, NC
Lindsay Street • High Point, NC
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(Photos by Carl Thiemann, unless noted otherwise)
(Photo by John Riley, Jr.)
West Hartley Drive Extension • High Point, NC
Ellisboro Road • Stokesdale, NC
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Final Asphalt Overlay Pushes I-595 Work To Over $113 Million
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huge transformation of a 12-mile stretch of I-595 and Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County, in which Ranger Construction has played a major subcontracting role, is nearing completion.
Ranger Earns ACAF Awards For US-1 Paving Jobs
Under multiple contracts and change orders totaling more than $113 million, Ranger’s portion of the work has included widening and paving 2.5 miles of I-595, reconfiguring and paving 1.5 miles of adjacent Turnpike lanes, and topping off the entire 12-mile project length with “friction course,” an open-graded asphalt mix designed to improve driving safety by channeling away water during rain. Ranger was first contracted to construct “Segment D” on I-595, then received a contract to reconfigure and tie-in the adjacent Turnpike lanes to the I-595 work. Earlier this year, Ranger was commissioned to lay the final lift of asphalt pavement over the entire length of the project, now in its final stages.
(Photos courtesy of API)
During mainline construction Ranger was also called upon to assist wherever needed to help keep the complex construction project on schedule for Dragados USA, the general contractor. The project is the state’s largest publicprivate partnership to date, with I-595 Express winning the $1.2 billion contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the limited access highway.
(Photo courtesy of Sumter County)
Ranger Halves Job Schedule
Ranger’s Segment D work involved moving existing I-595 and nearby SR-84 lanes outward, then adding three reversible, variable-toll lanes in the middle to accommodate I-595’s heavy rush-hour traffic. Handling 180,000 vehicles a day, the highway connects with I-75 and the Sawgrass Expressway to the west, while providing access to Ft. Lauderdale International Airport and Port Everglades to the east. The corridor also moves traffic to and from US-441/SR-7, Florida’s Turnpike, I-95 and several local roads.
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Ranger Finishes Okeechobee Blvd. Project, Fourth In Six Years was valued at $31.4 million and involved a multi-year widening process to improve traffic flow from Florida’s Turnpike 4.6 miles westward toward Royal Palm Beach.
Fire Dept. Thanks Ranger
Two jobs were started and completed in 2011: resurfacing nearly two miles from the Turnpike eastward toward Military Trail, and improving a half-mile near the high-traffic CityPlace shopping destination, Kravis Center entertainment venue, and county convention center. This year Ranger completed a twomile, 270-day milling and resurfacing project from Military Trail toward I-95.
(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
For Palm Beach County residents, if it seems like there’s been a Ranger Construction work zone somewhere along Okeechobee Blvd. every time they’ve driven by, it’s because for the past six years, there has been. Since 2008 Ranger has widened, paved and/or resurfaced nearly nine miles of the major east-west route under four different contracts totaling more than $38 million. And a few years before that, Ranger paved the interchange at Okeechobee Blvd. as part of major I-95 improvements (not included in that amount). The largest contract, begun in 2008,
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I-95 Work Moves Forward In Three Counties Ranger Construction is more than three-quarters finished with an 8.7-mile widening project on I-95 in northern St. Lucie County. Ranger is the prime contractor on the job, a $78.2 million designbuild partnership that includes engineering design firms Wantman Group
and Atkins (formerly PBS&J), and bridge subcontractor Cone & Graham. In Broward and Miami-Dade County, Ranger is milling and resurfacing more than 13 miles of express lanes on I-95 as a subcontractor to Hubbard Construction Company.
Ranger Preps, Paves For SunRail Crossings, Stations
Roadbuilding makes up the majority of Ranger’s workload, but providing site development and paving services for railroad lines is just as important to a region’s transportation infrastructure. Ranger is working with Archer Western Contractors to prepare multiple rail-
road stations and grade crossings for SunRail, a new passenger/freight hybrid system that runs roughly parallel to I-4 through the Orlando area. Ranger provided similar services recently for a railcar unloading facility at Port Everglades (see page 2).
As Housing Development Picks Up, Ranger Is Right At Home
ing prompt site development and paving services at a competitive price. Recent and current customers include The Allure at Abacoa IV in Jupiter, The Preserve at Juno Beach, and Walt Disney World Resort.
V&G Awarded $123 Million Project In NC Under a contract for $122.8 million, the largest project in Vecellio & Grogan’s 75-year history will get underway in North Carolina in late 2013, with a completion date of March 2018. V&G will build a 4-mile section of six-lane highway as part of Greensboro’s proposed 44-mile I-785/I-840 Urban Loop. Most of the loop, carrying traffic around the south side of the city, is already in place. V&G’s job extends from Bryan Boulevard near Piedmont Triad International Airport to US-220/Battleground Ave. as part of the Western Loop. The project includes grading, drainage, paving, ITS (intelligent transport systems) and structures. Several years ago under multiple contracts, V&G and Sharpe Bros. completed more than $200 million in road, runway and site work at PTIA to accommodate a new FedEx hub.
(Photo by Carl Thiemann)
When the economy went south, real estate development went with it and projects across the board were put on hold. With the economy in a rebounding mode, residential construction has picked up and Ranger has been right there, provid-
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Through The Lens
“WV Route 10” Logan County, WV
• Vecellio & Grogan Highway Construction Project • $40 Million WVDOH Contract • 1.74 Miles of 4-Lane Highway • 3.4 Million c.y. Excavation • Completion September 2015 View from above shows access roads, drilling equipment and a fill area. Top Right: Grade Superintendent Steve Adkins monitors the day’s progress. Above Right: A haul truck dumps fill as Dozer Operator Ed Jones stands by. Right: Roller Operator Jeannie Mitchell compacts fill material. Bottom Right: Dozer Operator Mike Gillespie spreads material in a waste area.
(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
Below: When not operating a roller, Jeanne Mitchell, ,along with Shawn Rider, help with traffic control.
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(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
“Route 83” Vansant, VA
• V&G Road Reconstruction Project • $10.5 Million VDOT Contract • 3/4 Mile of 2-Lane Reconstruction • 549,000 c.y. of Excavation
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• V&G Bridge Construction Project • $6.1 Million WVDOH Contract • WV Rte 16, Clay Co., WV • Includes Removal of Old Bridge • Completion Scheduled for Late 2013
“Hartland Bridge” Clay County, WV
(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
Through The Lens
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(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
“US Route 321”
Blowing Rock, NC • 4 Miles of 4-Lane Road Widening • Subcontractor to Maymead, Inc.
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Through The Lens
“Ridgewood School” Clintwood, VA
(Photos by Carl Thiemann)
• V&G Site Development Project • Subcontractor to Branch & Assoc. • 800,000 c.y. of Excavation • Completion Late 2013
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Mike Slade Honored With Soap Box Award For Industry Contributions Former Ranger Construction President Mike Slade is the recipient of the 2013 Soap Box Award, the Florida Transportation Builders Association’s highest honor, the FTBA announced at
its annual convention over the summer. As a past FTBA president and 43year industry veteran, Mike is known for his well-informed opinions and his folksy way of telling a good story or
WELCOME ABOARD! We extend a warm welcome to all new employees who have completed their introductory period as of September 30, 2013, as well as to the newest members of our management team (in italics). Ranger Construction
Asselin, David A. Safety Director Finale Jr., Roberto Mechanical Svcs. Dir. Fischetti, John A. Marketing Manager Hultman, Michael S. Asphalt Supt. Angilot, Fresnel Arnold, Christopher B. Bell, Myron C. Bravo, Jesus D. Cardoso, Carlos A. Concepcion, Pedro Conley, Erick Covarrubias, Emiliano Covarrubias, Esteban Covarrubias, Gonzalo Dieubon, Sacha Dubois, Kelly Duncan, Curtis V. Erilas, Paul Espinosa, Yolensis Esquea, Jose B. Finkley, Allen K. Hart, Ernest E. Jackson, Michael Jones, Michael A. Juarez Farfan, Benito Lewis, Charles D. Lugones, Fernan A. Luiton Jr., Eligio Mathews, Jody B. Mitchell, Isaac Mohamad, Fiezal I. Morgan, Howard W. Phillips, David L. Quiles, Tomas Raessler, Keith A. Restrepo, Luz Marina Ross, Christopher A. Rovendro, Martin Simmons, Clinton N. Swaim, Douglas R. Walker, Kerrin Williams, Dale A. 14
Sharpe Bros.
Burton, Thomas D. Dieye, Serigne Esquivel, Robert Hurley, Darrell Jaimes, Nahum King, Matthew D. Logan, Randall L. Martinez, Alfonzo
Vecellio & Grogan*
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Bryant, James G. Grading Supt. Campbell, David J. Grading Foreman Davis, Jr., Roger D. Grading Supt. Lee, Reginald A. Bridge Foreman Bare, Bobby J. Benge, Jerry, Jr. W. Blankenship, David L. Cantrell, Justin E. Charles, Samantha M. Church, Johnny E. Church, Matthew B. Cozart, James D. Doll, Thomas L. Dollar, Joe G. Donner, Jerry D. Elswick, Brady C. Faw, Robert D. Malone, John C. McCall, Landwell V. McCall, Robert E. McNeilly, Amber S. Meares, Brian P. Mooney, Deborah E. Mullins, Michael S. Potter, Derek L. Powers, Jason B. Rife, Christopher A. Rose, Jeffrey S. Russell, Robert E. Severt, Larry T. Stacy, Ricky D.
Stacy, Timmy R. Starnes, Harley R. Vitatoe, Hubert, Jr Wilson, Jerry D.
Vecenergy
Crane, Lawrence L. Deopersaud, Sisnarine McCrorey, Corey D.
White Rock Quarries
Acosta, Alexander Bernal Madrigal, Miguel Forman, Jody Parra Luis, Vicente E. Porras, Gilberto Quintana Pino, Alexander Rodriguez, Diana Y.
GREAT JOB! Congratulations to all employees receiving recent promotions. Keep up the great work! (Promotions listed through Sept. 30, 2013.) Vecellio Management Services
Robert Colozzo, V.P. of Human Resources Francine Hines, Senior Executive Assistant
Vecenergy
James Barlow, V.P. of Asphalt Supply & Marketing Angel Colon, Dockman I Arthur Johns, Jr., Dockman II Raymond Ramos, Dockman II Frederick Rumph, Dockman II
White Rock Quarries
Ronnie Vanlandingham, V.P. of Operations Nick Rudanovich, Mine Manager - North Bud Thompson, Plant Manager Matt Thompson, Electrical Superintendent Trevor Whyte, Pit Foreman Mike Wilson, Portable Crusher Foreman
Equal Employment Opportunity The Vecellio Group provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or status as a qualified Vietnam-era, specialdisabled or other protected veteran.
two, often at his own expense, when speaking before a group. His unassuming, straightforward style served him well during his long transportation construction career, whether working on behalf of the industry or working his way up the ladder at Ranger Construction and, before that, at Vecellio & Grogan and subsidiaries, where he began Mike Slade over four decades ago. Mike transitioned to a Ranger consulting role at the beginning of this year, with Bob Schafer stepping up from an Executive V.P. role to fill Mike’s shoes as company President.
Ranger’s Jo Moore Receives Naturalist Certification
Jo Moore, Ranger’s Environmental Director, has completed a 120-hour Florida Master Naturalist Program as part of Ranger’s ongoing commitment to educating employees and protecting the environment while busy with the task of building needed transportation infrastructure. The course is a University of Florida/ Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences extension education program promoting awareness, understanding and respect of Florida’s natural world.
In Memoriam: Howard E. Lane
Howard E. Lane, a long-retired 33year employee of Vecellio & Grogan who progressed from Superintendent to Vice President of Construction during his tenure, passed away over the summer. Lane worked for V&G from 1961 to 1994, managing hundreds of millions of dollars in projects. He supervised the largest of three Kentucky railroad jobs in the 1960s and set a company record by moving more than one million cu. yds. of material in a single month. Howard eventually moved into the front office and became a well-respected company executive known also for his hospitality and generosity to friends. He is remembered fondly and will be missed.
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Happy Retirement, Dan Castrodale!
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Bob Prieto, a Senior Vice President at Fluor Corporation, gave this year’s Vecellio Distinguished Lecture, held each fall at Virginia Tech. His presentation was titled “Black Holes, Black Swans, Black Magic: the Emerging Arts of Project Execution.”
change to meet the challenges.
The Vecellio Lecture is sponsored by the Vecellio Family Foundation and individual family members through an endowment to the school’s Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program. The endowment also Bob Prieto Prieto explored the growing supports scholarships, fellowships challenges in construction project execution and a full professorship at the school. and some of the emerging “arts” that might Several Vecellio family members are come to the rescue. alumni of Virginia Tech, beginning with The lecture highlighted three broad challenges represented by black holes, black swans and black magic, and suggested how contractors’ perceptions and tools must
Past Presenters of the Vecellio Lecture: 2001 – G. Wayne Clough President, Georgia Tech 2002 – Ted C. Kennedy Chairman, BE&K, Inc. 2003 – Philip A. Shucet Commissioner, VDOT 2004 – Patricia D. Galloway National President, ASCE
the late Leo Vecellio, Sr. (class of 1938). Leo Vecellio, Jr. (1968) and Michael Vecellio (2001) also are Virginia Tech graduates.
2005 – Hans Van Winkle Director, Construction Industry Institute 2006 – Ronald L. Johnson Major General, Deputy Chief of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers 2007 – Linda Figg President/CEO, Figg Engineering Group 2008 – Henry Petroski Professor, Duke University
2009 – Paul E. Torgersen Professor/Dean/President, Virginia Tech 2010 – Michael C. Vorster Emeritus Professor, Virginia Tech 2011 – John R. Hillman President, HC Bridge Company, LLC 2012 – Jan Tuchman Editor-in-Chief, Engineering News-Record
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