1st/2nd Quarter 2020 Newsmagazine of the
A Top 400 Contractor
The Vecellio Group
“A Tradition Of Excellence Since 1938”
Crews At Work
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Companies Ramp Up Safety While Providing Range Of Essential Services
Photo by Paul Gilliam
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Also In This Issue: Through The Lens: Virgin Trains Expansion In Central Florida....3 Safety Awards Recognize Supervisors’ Year-Long Efforts........ 4-5 Ranger Awarded $61 Million Polk Parkway Design-Build Job......6 Paving Work Earns Ranger Two ACAF ‘Excellence’ Awards.........6 Residents Laud Full-Depth Reclamation Project In Palm Bay......7 FL-76 Work Includes Rush Rebuilding Of Intersection Lanes..........7
Road Improvements, Amazon Expansion Keep Sharpe Busy......8 Vecellio & Grogan Nears US-221 Completion In N.C...................9 Manifold Relocation Taking Shape At Vecenergy’s Berth 9.........9 ‘Go Orange Day’ Highlights Work Zone Safety Awareness.......10 New Hires, Promotions, Retirements, In Memoriam................... 11 Hal Jones Installing RipRap For U.S. Naval Base........................ 12
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.
Energy Services & Products
Heavy industrial bridge and marine construction services in the southeastern United States. A division of Vecellio & Grogan.
Heavy/highway contracting, site development, and asphalt paving/resurfacing across 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 two million barrels.
Companies Keep Safety First With Enhanced Protocols
Photos by company staff
The companies and divisions of the Crews Vecellio Group have At Work adapted to the challenges of working safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, adding important protocols to their work environments and safety procedures to stay in compliance with CDC and OSHA/ MSHA guidelines. The challenges haven’t been just in the field, but in the offices as well for those not able to work remotely. The HR and Safety Departments, along with the entire management teams, have ensured personnel are aware of and in compliance with needed protocols. From using face coverings to proper distancing, Plexiglas partitions to hand sanitizing, disinfecting surfaces to honoring CDC guidelines if exposed so it isn’t brought to the workplace, the efforts have enabled the Group to continue working, with strict safety protocols firmly in place to protect crew members and the public. ON THE COVER: Sharpe Bros. asphalt paving crew using enhanced safety procedures. Clockwise from top left: White Rock Quarries scale house, Vecellio & Grogan road job, Vecenergy (South Florida Petroleum Services) crew member, Sharpe Bros. paving crew, Ranger road crew, and Hal Jones Contractor crew member, all working safely.
Group Stays Active, Provides Essential Services Amid Unprecedented Conditions
A Word From Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. Vecellio Group, Inc. Chairman, CEO & President
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Businesses in many industries faced lengthy closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, while others providing essential services were allowed to operate, as long as strict safety protocols were implemented. This included most infrastructure companies and suppliers, including the Vecellio Group’s operations in heavy/highway construction, limestone aggregates, and petroleum products and services. As a result, we were able to stay active, making progress on a multitude of important projects in work environments that were deemed not at high risk of transmission. Group-wide, we implemented a range
of specific safety procedures in accordance with CDC standards to keep workers and work sites as safe as possible. (See story this page.) We commend all our employees for their prompt cooperation in complying with these additional procedures. Amid unprecedented conditions, we have been able to keep critical infrastructure projects going while maintaining safe work sites. Speaking of safety, we congratulate the recipients of our recent Supervisor Safety Awards! (See pages 4-5.) We greatly appreciate all your efforts. As we carry on, stay safe and healthy, everyone!
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Vecellio & Grogan crews build concrete box culverts during night-shift operations (above). A V&G welder (left) assembles a template for installing bridge pilings. A temporary trestle over a wetland area (below right) allows passage for Ranger’s heavy equipment (below) and facilitates construction of a permanent bridge.
‘Through The Lens’
Photos by Carl Thiemann, Jimmy Waters and David Taylor
Virgin Trains USA Expansion • Central Florida
Ranger Construction is building 16 miles of new railroad bed as part of Virgin Trains USA’s expansion of an express route ultimately connecting Orlando to West Palm Beach and Miami. Vecellio & Grogan Is building the bridge and drainage structures.
Ranger’s Kimble Hanna (above) is buckled in and ready to drive the job site to monitor erosion control measures, while a Ranger grading crew builds up material for the railroad bed (right). VanGuard • Newsmagazine of the Vecellio Group • 1st/2nd Quarter 2020
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Annual Recognition Honors Year-Long Safety Performance This awards program recognizes high-level safety performance at the Group’s construction and materials operations, based on multiple criteria tracked throughout last year. (Photos pre-COVID-19.) The Group’s energy division also monitors and rewards safety performance.
White Rock Quarries Honors 13 Supervisors ANGEL AGUERO GARY DANIEL TRACY DAVIS
Sharpe Bros. Honors 15 Supervisors TIMOTHY BAILEY JUAN BEDOLLA MIKE BISHOP DAVID BRANSCOME DAN CARMICHAEL DONALD CARTER PAUL HUNT JEFF JOHNSON TOMMY MABE DALE MARTIN ALLEN WESTMORELAND
MICHAEL MICHAUX ISAAC OWENS TODD NELSON CARL WALL 4
GARY FLORES JOSE HERNANDEZ EARON LEE KEVIN MEURY JOES RABASSA
TONY REYES BUD THOMPSON YOSMEL VALERO TODD VOYTEK TREVOR WHYTE
Vecellio & Grogan* Honors 24 Supervisors CHARLIE BROWN ALBERT CARLSON PEDRO CASAS JIMMY CRIDER DAVID DELP STEVE DOLIN RANDY FIELDS LARRY GRIMES TODD HODGES PATRICK KELLER ENRIQUE LARA-ROJAS GREG MARTIN JERRY MEEK ERIC MOWDY LUIS NUNEZ
DEREK POTTER MIKE RUNION DAVE SEYMOUR RON TILLEY FRANCISCO TORRES MARVIN TRULL DANNY WALKER JIMMY WATERS JAMES WHITE * Includes Beckley Equipment Repair, V&G’s affiliated shop.
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Hal Jones Honors 10 Supervisors ROBERT ADDISON VICTOR BAZILE BRUCE BERG JULIAN CAMPOS FRED CHAPIN EARL MILES GRANVILLE PHILLIPS BEN ROSIER GEORGE SCHNOOR SCOTTY WORKMAN
Ranger’s South Division Honors 26 Supervisors CHAMBERS, DAVID CONDE, RICHARD FOX, TIMOTHY GERMAN, EZELL GORDEN, EYON GREEN, JOHNNY JR. GREEN, JOHNNY SR. HAWKINS, SEAN HUBBARD, DENNIS MONJARAZ, PABLO MORRIS, RICHARD
NEWHOUSE, KEN PHILLIPSON, KEVIN PARKER, JOHN PICKEL, DANIEL PURVIS, MILES RACHAL, DALTON REIS, RENALTO ROSENCRANS,DOUG SNEED, ROBERT SERRA, GLENN SMITH, LANORRIS
SUAREZ, JOSE SUMNER, ROBERT TORRES, PEDRO TORRES, PEDRO JUAN (Not all recipients shown.)
Safety Council Awards Ranger Central and South also recently received three awards from the Safety Council of Palm Beach County for worker and vehicle safety.
Ranger’s Central Division Honors 33 Supervisors ARCE, JUAN BROWN, EDWARD CHRISTIE, JAMES COVARRUBIAS, EMILIANO COVARRUBIAS, HOMERO GEIGER, CHARLES HERNANDEZ, HECTOR HORTON, ZACH HUGHES, JOHNNY IRVIN, CHRISTOPHER JENKINS, WILLIAM KLOCK , JASON
MARTIN, EDDIE MONROE, PATRICK MORRIS, MICHAEL MOSS, MICHAEL MURRAY, KYLE NASH, WILLIAM OLORTEGUI, JAMES PARKER, STEVEN PIERCE, CLYDE W. ROBERTSON, RUFUS RUTLEDGE, ADAM SMITH , MICHAEL E.
SORIA, ANGEL TAYLOR, BENJAMIN UNGARO, ERIC VASQUEZ, ELIU VERK, LARRY WALKER, DANIEL WHITAKER, JASON WILKERSON, JAMES WILSON, IRA (Not all recipients shown.)
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Ranger Construction has been awarded a $61.2-million contract for the design-build widening of a four-mile stretch of Polk Parkway (FL-570) in Polk County. Ranger crews will expand the parkway from two lanes to four, from Old Dixie Hwy/CR-546 (MP 18) to south of Pace Road (MP 22). The contract includes pavement widening, reconstruction, milling and resurfacing, signing, pavement markings, and roadside safety improvements. Also included is the construction of a fully directional interchange at Braddock Road, with electronic tolling, and a new mainline bridge over CR-546, which will be subcon-
tracted to Vecellio & Grogan’s Florida team. Improvements to Braddock Road and portions of nearby streets, along with realignment of the access road to the City of Auburndale Water Treatment Plant, are included in the contract as well. Ranger’s design partner on the job is Horizon Engineering Group. The two have a successful record pairing on design-build work. Engineering will continue this year, with final plan submission and start of construction scheduled for early 2021. The parkway improvements will facilitate access to SunTrax, an autonomous vehicle testing facility being built nearby.
Photo by David Taylor
Ranger Awarded $61 Million Polk Parkway Design-Build Job
Another Ranger job underway, a new section of Wekiva Parkway in central Florida, also features bridge work by Vecellio & Grogan.
Ranger Earns 2 ACAF ‘Excellence’ Awards Ranger Construction’s road work has been honored with two Excellence in Pavement awards by the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida. Ranger was a District 4 Winner for resurfacing a section of US-1 (FL-5) in Ft. Pierce under Asphalt Superintendent Jason Klock and Road Foreman Vincent Green. Also in District 4, ACAF bestowed an award for construction of a new section of Crosstown Parkway, a major east-west route in Port St. Lucie. Ranger’s Travis Gates served as Project Manager, while Foreman Emiliano Covarrubias oversaw the road work. Ranger has won numerous awards for the high quality of its work over the years, from both ACAF and Florida Transportation Builders Association (FTBA), the state’s two leading industry organizations.
Photos by Brittany Bradley
Paving Crews Laying It Down Ranger paving crews have been busy on a variety of projects lately, including these three St. Lucie County jobs: Riverland development (top left), Peacock Boulevard (bottom left), and Pursuit Boats (inset). 6
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Full-Depth Reclamation
Photos by Carl Thiemann and Chris Thames
Ranger improved some streets in Palm Bay, Fla., using Full-Depth Reclamation, mixing cement with the existing base before laying new asphalt. Foreman Mike Smith’s grading crew on a February morning included Louis Quintares, Kale Christian, Aaron Dixon, William Sugg and Gary Osby.
FL-76 Improvements Include Rush Rebuilding Of Intersection Lanes getting the intersection ready for the next phase of construction. Activities included demolishing and removing old asphalt, placing additional material to elevate the new intersection, laying and compacting asphalt pavement, roadway striping, and temporary signals, all while ensuring the safe maintenance of existing traffic.
Ranger is also making good progress on another project in Martin County, widening a section of FL-732 (Jensen Beach Blvd.) under a $5.2-million contract. Farther south, the company is improving 3.5 miles of US-1 (FL-5) in Broward County, in a project valued at $8.2 million, among other current jobs.
Photos by Travis Gates and David Taylor. (Pre-COVID-19.)
During reconstruction of two miles of FL-76 (Kanner Hwy) in Martin County, Ranger Construction crews had 96 hours to rebuild traffic lanes at the intersection with Pratt Whitney Rd. (CR-711). With the combined efforts of day and night shifts, the company completed the task with 16 hours to spare,
Ranger operated both day and night shifts to completely rebuild critical intersection lanes in only 80 hours on a project in Martin County, Fla. VanGuard • Newsmagazine of the Vecellio Group • 1st/2nd Quarter 2020
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Road Improvements, Amazon Expansion Keep Sharpe Busy Crews at Sharpe Bros. have finished making improvements to the intersection of US-70 (Church Street) and St. Marks Church Road in Alamance County, N.C. The $1.8-million project was started in the fall of 2018. Work consisted of grading, paving, drainage pipe and traffic signals. Sharpe also has completed resurfacing work on portions of 15 streets for the Town of Clemmons under a contract valued at $746,000. In Guilford and Rockingham counties, Sharpe has been busy reconstructing 18.75 miles of shoulders along four roads. Included in the $2.9-million contract is asphalt surface treatment. Meanwhile, asphalt resurfacing is winding down on nearly seven miles of I-40 (including change-order work), with completion expected by this summer.
Photos by Rob Stafford, Paul Gilliam and Walker Moffitt
Utilizing face coverings and distancing techniques, Sharpe crews work on a residential street (top left); pave an expansion at an Amazon distribution facility (top right, also front cover); and make improvements to St. Marks Church Road (below and left).
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Current Vecellio & Grogan projects include, left to right above, widening US-221 in North Carolina; improving WV-10 in Mercer County, W.Va.; and reconfiguring an I-79 interchange at US-33 near Weston, W.Va. Below right, a V&G crew works on WV-10 in Wyoming County, W.Va.
V&G Nears US-221 Completion In N.C. bridges and six box culverts. Land clearing is well underway, with V&G’s erosion and sediment control crews following closely behind. Hauling operations began about a month ahead of schedule. In West Virginia, V&G is upgrading an I-79 interchange at US-33 near Weston. Work has involved nearly one million cu. yds. of excavation, including a change order to reshape a slope so it will be more stable. Drainage installation and grading should be finished this summer. Rehabilitation of three bridges continues, with completion due next spring. In southern West Virginia, V&G is improving 38 miles of State Route 10 winding through Wyoming and Mercer counties.
Photos by Glenn Pratt and David Delp
Vecellio & Grogan has completed the majority of work on a $58.6-million widening project on a section of US-221 in Ashe County, N.C. After an unusually wet spring, V&G crews are working seven days a week to ensure work is finished this fall. Started in early 2017, the project included 3.4 million cu. yds. of excavation in the mountainous northwest region of the state. Meanwhile, work is off to a good start on a 7.2-mile section of new highway construction in Richmond County, N.C. The project, known as Rockingham Bypass, is V&G’s largest contract ever at $146.1 million. Awarded last fall, it involves 7.3 million cu. yds. of excavation, which is also a company record. The job includes construction of eight
Pipe Relocations Taking Shape At Port Everglades
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Photos by John Parker and Tad Todd
Work continues on the relocation of a manifold system at Berth 9 in Port Everglades, Fla., for Vecenergy’s South Florida Petroleum Services. The fuel unloading arms will also be relocated when the port widens the slip in order to accommodate today’s larger cargo ships. Ranger Mechanical Services is performing the work, prepping and welding pipe offsite, then installing it onsite. Ranger also has been working on various low racks, placing and welding new transfer lines, and laying asphalt pavement as needed. 9
‘Go Orange’ Day Highlights Work Zone Safety Awareness Every April, the Vecellio Companies participate in National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, including “Go Orange” Day, to promote job site safety. This year, photos from around the Group show facial coverings and social distancing in accordance with COVID-19 safety protocols.
How many friendly faces do you know, on the job or at one of our company events*? (*From early 2020, prior to distancing protocols.)
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WELCOME ABOARD
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The Vecellio Group welcomes new management team members (in italics), and new and returning employees who have completed their introductory periods through May 31, 2020.
Hal Jones Contractor A Division of Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. Wachter, Gabriel Manager - Project Flanders, Cedric L Harvey, Jonathan R. Henriquez, Larry J. Hutchison, Sandra M. Jackson IV, Aaron B. Johnson, Ryan E. Jones, Semaj M. Lafromboise Jr., Theodore Lovett II, Larry A. Rietveld, Nathaniel P. Smith, David L.
Ranger Construction Danna II, Ralph R. Sr. Manager-Project Dooley, Sean C. Foreman-Milling Hubbard, Jeffrey S. Foreman-Pipe Ochoa, Blanca A. Manager-Accts Payable Schultz, Laini R. Manager- Project Ackerman, Kevin E. Allen, Susan L. Allison, David L. Anastasio, David M. Bacon, Earl J. Baez, Jeremias Beavers, Jeana M. Beck, Daryl Belcourt, Jake K. Belin, Fritz J. Bloom, Natalie Brumley, Bobby L.
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Bryant, Maurice J. Caballero, Jose M. Carvajal Martinez, Dusniel Cato, Joetavious J. Cooke, Kaleb P. Covarrubias Santoyo, Ricardo Currie, Christopher A. Davila Fuentes, Reinel B Del Castro, Jesus M. Evertz, Ian M. Gonzalez Ruiz, Ricardo Hall, Lapreta D Hanzalik, Corey A. Harriott, Simeon A. Harris, Jared M. Harrylal, William M. Kramer, Daniel C. Lopez Jimenez, Alexis Loucks, Robert A. Louis, Enst Machin, Jose R. Martinez, Nicholas M. Motley III, Dwayne A. Nelson, Willie L. Niehenke, Mary E. Noguera Orozco, Jose M Nunez, Alexander Ofeldt Jr., Keith O. Ofeldt, Keith O. Orellana Guajardo, Roberto Pecoraro, Nicholas S. Poirier, Jordan E. Prada, Luis G Richardson, Joey A. Rojas, Adelky Roman, Rick J. Sanford, Randy S. Scott, Anthony D. Scott, John D. Seegobin, Ramdeo Spears, Connor D. Thomas, Michael L. Thornsberry, Nathan S.
Valladares, Rodolfo Vickers, Rodney A. Watson, Daykarian L. Williams, Milton K. Wynn, Antonio.
Sharpe Bros. Solomon Jr., Robert D. Foreman-Grade
Vecellio & Grogan* *and affiliated companies
Green, Dillan B. Foreman-Project Haven, Brian K. Foreman-Bridge Jackson, Russell W. Foreman-Pipe Johnston, Matthew C. Engineer-Project Kirkpatrick, Bradley H. Superintendent-Grade Littles, James L. Superintendent-Bridge Murphy, Bryson A. Engineer-Project Norris, Michael S. Foreman-Grade Partis, William R. Party Chief-Survey Riemer, Neil G Analyst- Business Development Schur, Robert F. Superintendent-Bridge Barnett III, Walter H. Blankenbeckler, Kurt A. Bostick, William Brooks, Blake D. Byrd, Charles H. Camilo-Mena, Belkis L.
I N MEMORI A M
The Vecellio Group extends heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of those we have lost this year, including Landwell McCall, Debbie Vannucci and James “Mitch” Webb, Sr. They will be sorely missed. Landwell McCall was a valued Excavator Operator handling rough grading duties with Vecellio & Grogan, where he worked since 2013. Debbie Vannucci worked with Ranger Construction’s West Palm Beach office since 2013, first as a Receptionist, then as an Accounts Payable Clerk.
G R E A T JO B !
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Carr, Asa M. Cox, Ella M. Dasilva Jr., Luis L. Duncan, Jared L. Eady, Jarrell C. Evans, Aaron C. Feliciano-Bonet, Eduardo M. Graham, Carlos A. James, Joshua K. Kelly, Benjamin E. Lafferty, Adam L. Lark, Viron A. Lunceford, Brandi P. McConnell, Aubrienne M. Medina-Ramirez, Jose M. Morales, Miguel O. Murray, Thomas E. O’Neal, Daniel W. Prunty, Roy L. Quinn, David M. Romero-Cruz, Abraham Sharpe, Joshua L. Throne, Harrison R. Toppings Jr., Johnie R. Upthegrove, Christopher H. Williams, James R. Winnings, Jacob H Woodson, James E.
Vecellio Mgmt Svcs Goss, Jessica
Vecenergy Cowan, James O. Manager-Marketing Jimenez, George A. Jones, Jonathan A. Miranda, Albert
White Rock Quarries Garcia, Yeison Valenti Yodice, Isabella
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James “Mitch” Webb, Sr., was a Grade Foreman who retired from Vecellio & Grogan in 2019 after 43 years of valued service. Mitch was hired in 1976 as a Mechanic in V&G’s Beckley, W.Va., shop. The next decade Mitch worked as a Field Mechanic, where he learned more about the grading process, eventually joining the grading team. Mitch worked on a wide range of heavy/highway projects, including mine site reclamation. He also spent time overseeing golf course grading work for Ranger Construction, before transferring back to V&G to finish out his career.
Congratulations to all employees receiving promotions through May 31, 2020! (Members of management team in italics.)
Ranger Construction John E. Covarrubias Asphalt Foreman Terrance L. Faulkner Survey Party Chief Oscar Torrens Project Engineer Daris E. Cornett Backhoe Operator Hender E. Diaz Rosillo Loader Operator Baron A. Ewing Jr. Shuttle Buggy Operator James B. Holt Jr. Shop Mechanic Francisco J. Perez-Santiago Motor Grader Operator
Jordan A. Spikes Shuttle Buggy Operator Christopher B. Woodfaulk Backhoe Operator
Vecellio & Grogan* *and affiliated companies
Bryson Murphy Project Engineer
White Rock Quarries Manuel A. Jimenez Quintana Plant Foreman Enerledis Matos Matos Off Hwy Dump Truck Driver Isabella Valenti Yodice Accounts Payable Clerk
R E TIR E MEN T S The Vecellio Group extends best wishes to those who have retired so far in 2020. Linda Harper worked just shy of 35 years with Vecellio & Grogan. She started in the IT Dept., then moved to accounting, handling receivables for V&G, Sharpe Bros., White Rock Quarries, Hal Jones Contractor, and Vecenergy (South Florida Materials Corp. and South Florida Petroleum Services). At Hal Jones Contractor, one of the company founders, Vice President Hal “Tinker” Jones III, retired. Tinker, along with his father, Hal Jones Jr., and five others founded the company in 1997. In early 2018, Hal Jones Contractor became a division of Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. Tinker helped ensure a smooth transition into the Group. Admin. Asst. Mindy Samet retired after more than 23 years with the Group, first with PAVEX Corporation, then Ranger Construction, and finally Vecellio Management Services, where she assisted the executive team. Attorney Michael Kennedy wound down his long career by serving four years at Ranger Construction as General Counsel. The Vecellio Group proudly provides Equal Em ployment 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, special-disabled or other protected veteran. We maintain workplaces that are drug-free and do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or racial bias.
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101 Sansbury’s Way West Palm Beach, FL 33411 P.O. Box 15065 West Palm Beach, FL 33416 (561) 793-2102 www.VecellioGroup.com
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RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC.
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P.O. Box 15065, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 Phone: (561) 793-9400 • Fax: (561) 790-4332 Additional Locations s 320 Benson Junction Road, DeBary, FL 32713 Phone: (386) 668-1837 • Fax: (386) 753-1760
s 4510 Glades Cutoff Road, Ft. Pierce, FL 34981 P.O. Box 14589, Ft. Pierce, FL 34979 Phone: (772) 464-6460 • Fax: (772) 466-9559
s 17800 NW 122nd Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33018
Plant Phone: (305) 828-9464 • Fax: (305) 818-7172 Office Phone: (305) 718-8070 • Fax: (305) 718-8184
s 9765 SW Highway 200, Ocala, FL 34481 Phone: (321) 395-5256
s 2503 NW 48th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33073 Phone: (954) 428-8712 • Fax: (954) 422-1878
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SHARPE BROS. www.SharpeBrosVG.com
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n 6311 Burnt Poplar Rd., Greensboro, NC 27409 (Shingle Recycling Center) Phone: (336) 708-7662
s 7809 Lebanon Rd., Greensboro, NC 27409
Phone: (336) 605-3775 • Fax: (336) 605-7065
s 3970 Liberty Rd., Greensboro, NC 27406
Phone: (336) 674-0138 • Fax: (336) 674-6997
s 4572 High Point Rd, Kernersville, NC 27284
Phone: (336) 355-1818 • Fax: (336) 346-8160
VECELLIO & GROGAN, INC. www.VecellioGrogan.com
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WHITE ROCK QUARRIES www.WRQuarries.com
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Hal Jones Installing RipRap For U.S. Naval Base Crews Also Adding Docks Near JAX ‘Friendship Fountain’ Hal Jones Contractor, a division of Vecellio & Grogan, Inc., has been rock steady lately in its work for the U.S. Navy. At the Mayport Naval Station in Mayport, Fla., Hal Jones is installing nearly 3,000 shoreline feet of riprap revetment. The work is being performed under a $7.7-million contract and involves placing rocks weighing up to 6,000 lbs. each. In downtown Jacksonville along the St. Johns River, the city is renovating its famed Friendship Fountain, a spectacular water fountain show set to music. Hal Jones has been contracted to install piles and add floating docks near the boat ramp, increasing available dock space. In Brevard County, the company is installing caissons and transmission line poles along the Indian River and Banana River for FPL.
Photos by Bellingham Marine and Scotty Workman
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Above right: Installing riprap for the U.S. Navy. Right: In downtown Jacksonville, positioning a crane to install piles and floating docks near Friendship Fountain.
P.O. Box 15065, West Palm Beach, FL 33416 Phone: (305) 822-5322 • Fax: (305) 824-1433
Advanced Energy Services & Products VECENERGY www.Vecenergy.com Main Office (& Vecenergy Resources) 1510 SE 17th St., Suite 200C, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Phone: (954) 467-9774 • Fax: (954) 463-0546 Alabama — Montgomery Terminal 1200 Hunter Loop Road, Montgomery, AL 36108 Phone: (334) 265-7071 • Fax: (334) 265-7072 Florida — Port Everglades Terminal 1200 SE 32nd St., Dania Beach, FL 33316 Phone: (954) 467-9775 • Fax: (954) 468-0003 Florida — Port of Palm Beach Terminal (South Florida Materials Corp.) 300 Middle Rd., Port of Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 Phone: (561) 844-5153 • Fax: (561) 848-5660 Georgia — Macon Terminal 2476 Allen Road, Macon, GA 31216 Phone: (478) 788-5511 • Fax: (478) 781-6626 New Mexico — Albuquerque Terminal 3200 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87105 Phone: (505) 246-4402 • Fax: (505) 246-4444 South Florida Petroleum Services (Port Everglades) 2550 Eisenhower Blvd. #12, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 Phone: (954) 467-9774 • Fax: (954) 467-9722
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