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APWA REPORTER
AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION • APRIL 2012 • www.apwa.net
FACILITIES AND GROUNDS ISSUE
FACILITIES AND GROUNDS ISSUE FEATURING THE ANNUAL BUYER’S GUIDE
FEATURING THE ANNUAL BUYER’S GUIDE
ALSO INSIDE:
North American Snow Conference
Sustainability in Public Works Conference
National Public Works Week
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Vol. 79, No. 4
The APWA Reporter, the official magazine
of the American Public Works Association,
covers all facets of public works for
APWA members including industry news,
legislative actions, management issues and
emerging technologies.
FACILITIES AND GROUNDS
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A P W A
President’s Message
Technical Committee News
Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award
Milwaukee in pictures
Donald C. Stone Center for Leadership Excellence in Public Works: Continuing
to build a tradition of excellence
KC Metro Chapter reaches out for National Public Works Week
Pittsburgh’s environmental renaissance
The precessional effect of diversity in the workplace
Conference in San Francisco to focus on Public Works for Public Learning
APWA member Philip Guerin honored as a White House “Champion of Change”
C O L U M N S
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Washington Insight
The Road to Excellence
Global Solutions in Public Works
R E S E A R C H
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Applied Public Works Research
F E A T U R E S
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The benefits of master planning your urban forest
Documentation and Cemetery Maintenance
Lessons Learned: Building curb ramps in the right-of-way
Fundamentals of stress-free roof management
Communities need trees
Community Solar Projects: A creative approach to funding alternative energy projects
Improve tree planting projects with national standards
Coastal Economy: Building a fish habitat
Perpetual Care in American Cemeteries: Working towards a sustainable future
Aging DPW Facilities: Is it time to fix the house?
Copper theft protection – it’s easier than you think!
A N N U A L
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B U Y E R ’ S
G U I D E
Alphabetical listing
Categorical listing
W O R K Z O N E
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WorkZone: Your Connection to Public Works Careers
M A R K E T P L A C E
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Products in the News
Professional Directory
C A L E N D A R S
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Education Calendar
World of Public Works Calendar
Index of Advertisers
April 2012 APWA Reporter
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Facility infrastructure funding infusion:
a perspective on impact of GASB 34 and ARRA
Diane Linderman, P.E., PWLF
APWA President
ith this month’s Reporter
devoted to facilities and
grounds issues, it is a good
time to look back and
examine the effect that the adoption
of the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) Statement
No. 34 issued in June 1999 and the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) of 2009 have had on
funding dedicated to maintaining
existing public buildings and facilities.
Allowing for all allowable deferments,
public agencies in the United States
were required to issue financial
statements in compliance with
GASB 34 for periods beginning
after December 15, 2007. Similar
requirements apply to public agencies
in Canada with the adoption of PS
3150 on tangible capital assets by
Canada’s Public Sector Accounting
Board (PASB). Briefly, GASB 34
requires that long-lived capital assets
be reported in a format related to
their historical cost. These include
assets such as roads, bridges and
building infrastructure that: (1) are
normally stationary in nature; and
(2) with infusions of maintenance/
upkeep funding can be preserved for a
significantly greater number of years
than most operating capital assets.
For those of us who lived through
debates about options at our
public agencies, organizations had
the option to either depreciate
these assets annually or adopt a
“modified approach” that requires
documentation that complete
condition assessments of eligible
infrastructure assets are performed
in a consistent manner at least every
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three years; and the results of
the three most recent complete
condition assessments provide
reasonable assurance that the
eligible infrastructure assets are
being preserved approximately
at (or above) the condition level
established and disclosed by the
government.
In short, GASB 34 was to force
public agencies that marketed
bonds, notes or other securities
to account for the full cost of
providing public services. Previously
only operational costs were
reported and infrastructure and
associated usage costs were not.
This was to require public agency
reporting to mirror practices of
commercial business entities. Under
this reporting, questions could be
raised such as: (1) Are resources
allocated in an efficient manner?
(2) Are those resources adequately
distributed between operational
and long-term capital infrastructure
upkeep? (3) Are citizen needs
adequately addressed? and (4) Do
maintenance strategies result in the
renewal of infrastructure assets?
Compliance with GASB 34 allows
the performance of one public
agency to be compared to other
similar agencies. This information
was to be used as part of the
evaluation when an agency went to
the market to borrow. The thought
was that having the information out
in the public and part of the rating
evaluation would apply pressure to
reinvest in infrastructure assets.
The primary objective for ARRA,
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Stimulus or the Recovery Act, was
to save and create jobs almost
immediately. Secondary objectives
were to provide temporary relief
programs for those most impacted
by the recession and invest in
infrastructure, education, health, and
“green” energy.
We should all now look at our
physical infrastructure, especially
facilities, and ask: Are they in better
shape today than they were in 2009?
Has GASB 34 had any measurable
impact on long-lived capital asset
maintenance and upkeep funding?
What ARRA funds were available
for rehabilitation or maintenance of
facilities?
What happened to the funding
these programs were to provide to
assist in maintaining our facility
infrastructure? I believe most of you
would agree that our facilities have
suffered with continued reductions
in funding as public agencies have
struggled to tie budgets together and
fund operational needs.
THE ROAD TO PITTSBURGH
The 2012 APWA Sustainability in Public
Works Conference will take place in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 25-27.
In each issue of the APWA Reporter
we’ll highlight one of Pittsburgh’s unique
attractions. Pittsburgh is a great city
and the Sustainability in Public Works
Conference will be a terrific show!
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a great steel and glass Victorian
greenhouse, has been inviting visitors
to explore the beauty and mysteries
of plants since 1893. Set amidst one
of Pittsburgh’s largest green spaces,
Schenley Park, Phipps Conservatory
stands as a cultural and architectural
centerpiece of the city’s Oakland neighborhood.
In recent decades, Phipps has evolved
into one of the region’s most vibrant,
thriving cultural attractions, bring-
ing fresh perspectives and artists into
its historic glasshouse environment.
Phipps has also become a strong
advocate for advanced green-building
practices, sustainable gardening and a
new environmental awareness. (Photo
courtesy of Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens and VisitPittsburgh)
One can easily raise an excited
discussion about reporting to meet
the “requirements of” and “in the
spirit of” GASB 34. Each will result in
very different levels of infrastructure
upkeep funding. Leaving that
aside, the partial collapse of the
United States economy and issues it
highlighted has adversely influenced
even those agencies that strive to
work within the spirit of GASB 34
reporting requirements. Several other
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
DIRECTOR, REGION IV
PRESIDENT
(Past APWA Presidents)
ENGINEERING &
Tommy Brown
Diane Linderman, P.E., PWLF
Robert Albee
Erwin F. Hensch
John J. Roark
TECHNOLOGY
Superintendent of Fleet
Director, Urban Infrastructure
and Development Services
VHB, Inc.
Richmond, VA
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Elizabeth Treadway, PWLF
Principal
AMEC Environment and
Infrastructure
Johnson City, TN
PAST PRESIDENT
George Crombie, MPA, PWLF,
BCEEM
Senior Faculty Member, Public
Works Administration
Norwich University
Northfield, VT
DIRECTOR, REGION I
Rick Stinson, PWLF
Director of Public Works
Town of Wakefield, MA
DIRECTOR, REGION II
Ed Gottko, P.E., PWLF
Town Administrator (retired)
Town of Westfield, NJ
DIRECTOR, REGION III
William (Bo) Mills, PWLF
Director of Public Services
City of Germantown, TN
Services
City of LaGrange, GA
DIRECTOR, REGION V
Linda Petelka, B.Sc., PWLF
Manager, Wastewater
Program Planning Section
The Regional Municipality
of Peel, ON
DIRECTOR, REGION VI
Larry Stevens, P.E.
Senior Project Manager
Howard R. Green Company
Johnston, IA
DIRECTOR, REGION VII
Jimmy B. Foster, P.E., PWLF
Program Manager
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Plano, TX
DIRECTOR, REGION VIII
Ronald J. Calkins, P.E., PWLF
(retired)
City of Ventura, CA
DIRECTOR, REGION IX
Doug Drever, P.Eng., FEC
Project Director
City of Saskatoon, SK
Patty Hilderbrand, P.E.
Program Management &
Development Manager
City of Kansas City, MO
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Daryl Grigsby
Public Works Director
City of Pomona, CA
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
FLEET & FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT
Brian R. Usher, PWLF
City of Largo, FL
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
PUBLIC WORKS
MGMT./LEADERSHIP
Cora Jackson-Fossett
Public Information Director II
Public Affairs Office
City of Los Angeles, CA
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
TRANSPORTATION
Susan M. Hann, P.E., AICP,
ICMA-CM
City Manager
City of Palm Bay, FL
Roger K. Brown
George Crombie
Nick W. Diakiw
Robert C. Esterbrooks
Jerry M. Fay
Bob Freudenthal
Larry W. Frevert
Herbert A. Goetsch
J. Geoffrey Greenough
Ken Haag
Ronald W. Jensen
Dwayne Kalynchuk
Larry T. Koehle
Martin J. Manning
James J. McDonough
Robert Miller
Judith M. Mueller
Ronald L. Norris
Michael R. Pender
Richard L. Ridings
Executive Director
Peter B. King
Executive Director Emeritus
Robert D. Bugher
Harold E. Smith
June Rosentreter Spence
Noel C. Thompson
Tom Trice
William A. Verkest
Win Westfall
Carl D. Wills
FPO
Editorial Advisory Board
Gordon R. Garner
Neil S. Grigg
Susan M. Hann
Stephen J. O’Neill
Kyle E. Schilling
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Board decisions have been issued
addressing matters highlighted by
the economic realities of the past five
years. The failure of several major
corporations and investment funds
with resulting direct and indirect
pension fund shortfalls resulted in
GASB Statement #45. GASB 45 was
issued to enhance the usefulness
of fund balance information. As
agencies ramped up to meet these
reporting requirements, the lending
market and rating agencies began to
luff the sails on GASB 34.
artificially skew GASB 34 reporting by
agencies. In short, both GASB 34 and
ARRA failed to generate substantial
reinvestment into our physical
infrastructure.
What does this mean for APWA
members? We need to continue to
educate and advocate to local leaders
the critical need to infuse money
back into infrastructure upkeep.
Although promoting receiving
money through any federal program
has other consequences, we need
to work with legislative leaders and
other government officials to develop
a way to channel any future funding
that may become available into the
local infrastructure programs.
Follow President Linderman’s blog at
http://apwapresident.wordpress.com.
Compounding this ease in market
enforcement is the wording of
the Stimulus Act in 2009 which,
remember, was in part to provide
funding dedicated to maintaining
existing public buildings and
facilities. The unfortunate reality of
this act is that there was, and still
is, no direct link or easy means to
pass these federal funds down to
local agencies. For roads and bridges,
money could be channeled from
the Federal Highway Administration
through the State Department of
Transportation to the local agency.
For schools and facilities linked
to Homeland Security there was
a similar linkage. A few special
facilities were able to access funds
using energy efficiency initiatives.
Unfortunately, there is no such
linkage to allow for the flow of funds
to reroof or rehabilitate City Hall.
The net result was that very few
ARRA dollars found their way to local
agencies to accomplish these physical
infrastructure projects that were: (1)
easily executable; (2) directly related
to employment of trades within a
community; and (3) in need of a
funding source to assist in GASB 34
infrastructure reinvestment.
To make matters worse, the infusion
of ARRA funds into road and bridge
rehabilitation and construction,
although much needed, will tend to
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Legislation allocates D Block spectrum to
public safety
Laura M. Berkey-Ames
Government Affairs Manager
Washington, D.C.
resident Obama has signed
into law legislation designed
to strengthen emergency
communications capabilities
and interoperability nationwide.
Provisions within the payroll tax
cut extension, the Temporary
Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of
2012, establish a new Nationwide
Public Safety Broadband Network
by allocating the 700 MHz D Block
spectrum to the public safety and first
responder communities.
The Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network will help improve
public works personnel emergency
response and recovery operations, as
they will be able to communicate on
the same frequency—through voice
and data—with other public works
agencies, fire, law enforcement and
emergency medical services. Moreover,
the Broadband Network will not
only improve the capabilities of the
communications devices used by
first responders, but also ensure that
buildout occurs even in the rural areas
of the country.
The buildout of the network will begin
with the creation of an independent
First Responders Network Authority
(FirstNet) within the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration. FirstNet will manage
the network, providing opportunities
for public safety input and leadership
in the development, operation and
maintenance of the network.
The law allocates $7 billion for
nationwide buildout. A State and
Local Implementation Fund will be
established to assist local jurisdictions
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with integrating the network
infrastructure. Federal grants to states,
regional, tribal and local authorities
will cover up to 80 percent of the cost.
recommendations made by the
9/11 Commission and the Federal
Communications Commission’s
National Broadband Plan.
Because FirstNet still has to be
established, it is unclear whether
public works agencies will need to
work with state or local officials, or if
they will need to work directly with
FirstNet on the federal level to ensure
that their agencies are integrated into
the broadband network. APWA will
provide updates as details emerge.
President Obama signed the bill
into law February 22 after Congress
approved the legislation with strong
support by a vote of 293-132 in the
House and by a vote of 60-30 in the
Senate.
The Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network fulfills
Laura Berkey-Ames is the Government
Affairs Manager and the legislative liaison
to the Emergency Management Technical
Committee. She can be reached at (202)
218-6734 or [email protected].
THE ROAD TO ANAHEIM
The 2012 APWA
International Public
Works Congress &
Exposition will take
place in Anaheim,
California,
August 26-29. In
each issue of the
APWA Reporter
we’ll highlight
one of Anaheim’s
unique attractions.
Anaheim is a great
city and our annual
conference will be a
terrific show!
Pictured above is the Anaheim Convention Center campus. Anaheim first
became a meetings and conventions destination in 1967 with the construction
of the domed Arena which stands on Katella Avenue. Since those early days,
the Anaheim Convention Center has gone through three major expansion
projects plus several cosmetic renovations to update the Center. Each expansion
added another major exhibit hall plus meeting space. The recently completed
expansion is a complete transformation of the Anaheim Convention Center
structure and surrounding campus. (Courtesy of Anaheim/Orange County
Visitor & Convention Bureau; photo by Jack Readey)
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Facilities and Grounds Committee members
“LEED” the way
Courtney Thompson, MBA
Professional Development Program Manager
Kansas City, Missouri
EED. Have you heard about
it? Surely you have by now.
Developed by the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) in
2000, LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) is currently
redefining the way we think about the
places where we live, work and learn.
As an internationally recognized
mark of excellence, LEED provides
building owners and operators
with a framework for identifying
and implementing practical and
measurable green building design,
construction, operations and
maintenance solutions. The next
update of the LEED rating system,
LEED 2012, will be launched in
November. For more information
please visit www.usgbc.org/LEED.
Speaking of LEED, the members of
the 2011-2012 Facilities and Grounds
Committee (Walter Veselka, Chair,
Public Works Director, City of
Bristol, CT; Jay Burney, Assistant City
Manager, City of Olympia, WA; David
Fain, Director of Public Works, City of
Haltom, TX; Jennifer Gulick, Project
Manager, Davey Resource Group,
Walton, KY; Gordon Siebert, Retired
Redevelopment Programs Manager,
County of Monterey, Salinas, CA; and
Brian Usher, Director-at-Large Board
Liaison, Director of Public Works,
Largo, FL) met in the LEED Platinumcertified Community Center in Largo,
Florida, for their business meeting.
The Largo Community Center
has rooftop photovoltaic panels
installed through the federal Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block
Grant (EECBG) program, offsetting
an estimated 15.78% of electric
consumption per year and is currently
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LEED display in the Largo Community Center
Historic oak trees in the Community Garden of the Largo Community Center
using unpaved parking spaces,
xeriscaping and reclaimed water to
minimize demands for potable water.
In addition, the Center incorporated
new sidewalks and connection to
an urban trail system to promote
alternative forms of transportation
and interconnection of community
innovative and cutting-edge facility
and grounds topic to the 2012 APWA
International Public Works Congress
& Exposition, 2012 North American
Snow Conference or the 2012 APWA
Sustainability in Public Works
Conference, don’t worry; submit for a
chance to speak in 2013. Please visit
the Call for Presentations website
(http://www.apwa.net/conferences/
cfp) and submit today.
“The Woodlands” mosaic by Cindy Kessler reaches out to the community with
the spirit of joy, vitality and energy inherent to the Largo Community Center.
Members of APWA’s Facilities and Grounds Committee, left to right: Jay Burney,
Brian Usher, Courtney Thompson, Jennifer Gulick, Walter Veselka, Brad Underwood, and David Fain. (Not pictured: Gordon Siebert)
assets. It was truly a beautiful,
sustainable building.
During the business meeting, the
committee discussed what’s hot
in the industry. We hope that you
attend the APWA International
Public Works Congress & Exposition
to see what’s hot in facilities and
grounds. At this year’s Congress in
Anaheim (August 26-29) there will
be several topics covering facilities
and grounds, including three sessions
offered by the committee: “Facility
Collaborations via Public/Private
Partnerships,” “Make Your Case –
Building Repair and Maintenance is a
Priority” and “Protecting Trees During
Public Construction Projects.” If you
didn’t get a chance to submit your
For this issue of the Reporter, the
committee solicited the infoNOW
Communities—for example,
documents regarding operating and
maintenance policies and practices
for publically-owned cemeteries.
The result was the article entitled
“Documentation and Cemetery
Maintenance” by Bill Kellum from
the City of Batavia (IL) Public
Works. Thank you to everyone who
submitted documents regarding
facilities and grounds. Committee
member submissions include an
article on artificial reefs by David
Fain, planning for community trees
and national standards for tree
planting by Jennifer Gulick, roof
management by Gordon Siebert,
and community solar projects by Jay
Burney.
In February, the committee revamped
its entire website – http://www.
apwa.net/technical_committees/
Facilities-and-Grounds. Check it out!
If you need a question answered
or just want to share an interesting
idea, post it on one of APWA’s
infoNOW Communities. If you want
to see the committee’s position on
facilities and grounds issues, click on
Position Statements. Or if you are
interested in writing an article for
next year’s Reporter issue, then click
on Opportunities to Participate. We
encourage you to visit the website
soon to access a wealth of knowledge
about facilities and grounds.
Courtney Thompson can be reached at
(816) 595-5221 or cthompson@apwa.
net.
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The Show For
Attention Snowfighters!
The Premiere Event in Snow & Ice Management
April 29 - May 2, 2012 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Frontier Airlines Convention Center | Hosted by the APWA Wisconsin Chapter | www.apwa.net/snow
Snow Conference at a Glance
Go to www.apwa.net/snow for complete descriptions of all education sessions
Sunday, April 29
Exhibit Hours:
4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Winter Maintenance
Supervisor Certificate
Workshop
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Education Sessions
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Education Sessions
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Education Sessions
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Education Sessions
4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit Opening and
Welcome Reception
Monday April 30
11:10 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Education Sessions
Exhibit Hours:
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Non-compete Exhibit Time
Lunch on the Exhibit Floor
7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
General Session Talk Show:
From Shop to Storm and
Back Again –
Best Management Practices
for Operators and Fleets
9:30 – 11:10 a.m.
Coffee Break on the Exhibit
Floor
12:00 noon – 12:45 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
12:50 – 1:35 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Roundtables
9:40 – 10:25 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
1:40 – 2:25 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
2:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Education Sessions
Snow!
You grip the wheel behind your snowplow all winter long, working
countless hours to keep the streets cleared and the people of your
community safe. When this snow season is over, come to APWA’s
North American Snow Conference to find the best solutions and the
newest technologies and equipment to help you prepare for the next
winter.
Enhance your knowledge of planning and preparation
Increase your understanding of winter weather and how it affects
operations
Identify how to better use traditional and alternative chemicals
Evaluate the environmental impacts of winter maintenance policies
Consider what equipment is available and how to maintain it
Expand your understanding of snow & ice control techniques
The 2012 Snow Conference in Milwaukee will bring together more
than 1,500 snowfighters from cities and townships, county and
rural streets divisions, and state and provincial departments of
transportation. It’s four days of education and networking, featuring
an exhibit floor with the newest equipment and products available,
quality education programs and technical tours, and opportunities to
exchange ideas with manufacturers, distributors, consultants and other
public works professionals.
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
2:50 – 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break on the
Exhibit Floor
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Education Sessions
Tuesday, May 1
Exhibit Hours:
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
10:40 – 11:25 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
8:00 – 8:50 a.m.
Education Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch on the Exhibit Floor
8:50 – 10:10 a.m.
Coffee Break on the Exhibit
Floor
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
9:50 – 10:35 a.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
10:10 – 11:00 a.m.
Education Sessions
12:20 – 1:05 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Education Sessions
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Education Sessions
1:10 – 1:55 p.m.
Exhibitor Showcase
Presentation
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Education Sessions
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Closing General Session
The Glass Ain’t Half Empty, It’s
Just Too Big!
Keynote Speaker:
Mark Mayfield, CSP, CPAE
6:00 p.m.
Harley-Davidson Event
Wednesday, May 2
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Technical Tours
Milwaukee Repair Garage
Wausau-Everest
Western
Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award
April 29 - May 2, 2012
Milwaukee, WI
PWA’s Excellence in
Snow and Ice Control
Award was established to
promote excellence in the
management and administration
of public works snow and ice
operations, and to promote the best
practices in snow and ice removal
while minimizing environmental
impacts. The award will be presented
at the 2012 APWA North American
Snow Conference, April 29-May 2 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following are
this year’s recipients.
Public Works Department
City of Ankeny, Iowa
The City of Ankeny Public Works
Department prepares for winter year
round. The department’s mission is
to provide a safe and unobstructed
transportation network throughout
the city with minimal delays or
disruptions, and 24-hour emergency
access is always maintained. The
department also aims to accomplish
the needed snow and ice control
without causing unnecessary harm
to the environment. As a city, public
“Animals don’t hate, and we’re
supposed to be better than them.”
Elvis Presley (1935-1977),
the King of Rock and Roll
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April 2012
safety is focused on 365 days of the
year, but is especially heightened
during the winter maintenance
season.
Each fall all Public Works Department
employees participate in snow
removal and ice control training. This
is a refresher course on snowfighting
tactics for the experienced employees
and an introduction to winter
maintenance for new personnel.
To supplement training, a number
of videos from the local LTAP and
the Iowa Municipalities Workers
Compensation Association are
utilized. Topics discussed as part of the
annual training include good public
relations; snow removal operations
and coordination; equipment
operation and maintenance;
application procedures; snow removal
regulations, policy and procedures;
and personal and on-the-job safety.
Public Works Department
City of Overland Park, Kansas
Each year, the City of Overland Park
implements its snow and ice control
program which runs from November
1 to April 1. This program is a unique
blend of precision management,
innovative use of technology, and
dedicated staff. It starts with the City’s
cultural mission to make quality
snow and ice control one of, if not the
highest winter mission. This cultural
mission has developed the snow
program into a citywide effort, one
that enjoys cooperation and support
across all departments. In general,
the program establishes a thorough
plan for quality of services, staffing,
equipment, material resources,
training, and customer service
assistance.
The Snow Rally gathers all employees
involved in the snow operations
effort at a breakfast meal to receive an
overview of what the current year’s
snow program entails, to dispense
pagers, and to provide general
information and guidelines regarding
our snow and ice control program.
Because Overland Park uses staff from
other departments in the execution
of snow and ice control, this meeting
is an opportunity for staff that don’t
normally work together to meet each
other. Governing body members
also attend and often express their
gratitude for the work that lies ahead,
as well as to stress the importance of
snow and ice control to city residents
and business owners.
For more information about these programs or to register online, visit www.apwa.net/Education.
Program information will be updated as it becomes available. Questions? Call the Professional Development
Department at 1-800-848-APWA.
2012
April 3
Clients and Consultants—How to Work Together for the Best Possible
Project (Rebroadcast)
April 6
Self Assessment—Using the Management Practices Manual
Tampa, Florida (Workshop)
April 10
Utility Coordination for Municipal Capital Improvement Projects (Rebroadcast)
April 19
HSIP Best Practices (Live)
April 29
Winter Maintenance Supervisor Certificate—Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Workshop)
April 29-May 2
2012 North American Snow Conference—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 7, 14, 21
Public Infrastructure Inspector Study Guide — Parts 1-3 (Rebroadcast)
May 8, 15, 22
Public Fleet Professional Study Guide — Parts 1-3 (Rebroadcast)
May 9, 16, 23
Stormwater Manager Certification Study Guide — Parts 1-3 (Rebroadcast)
May 31
Debris Management in Emergency Situations (Live)
June 12
Low Cost Safety Improvements (Rebroadcast)
June 14
The New ISI Tool (Live)
June 25-27
Sustainability in Public Works Conference – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 26
The New AASHTO Transportation Green Book (Rebroadcast)
June 28
FHWA Rating System (Live)
EDUCATION AT YOUR DESKTOP
If you have expertise that you would like to share, please use the online Call for Presentations form to describe your expertise and perspective
on the topic. www.apwa.net/callforpresentations/
= Click, Listen, & Learn program
= Live Workshop
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Milwaukee in pictures
April 29 - May 2, 2012
Milwaukee, WI
n these pages you’ll see
just a few of Milwaukee’s
attractions that you can
visit before, during and
after APWA’s North American Snow
Conference. For more information
on any of these attractions, go
to the VISIT Milwaukee website
at www.visitmilwaukee.org. For
more information on the Snow
Conference and to register online,
go to www.apwa.net/snow. Why not
combine business with pleasure and
incorporate your Snow Conference
trip into your vacation plans?
The Milwaukee Public Museum, one of the largest in the United States, is a
museum of human and natural history providing a dynamic and stimulating environment for learning, with something to excite and challenge visitors with a diversity of interests. From its modest beginnings in 1882, the
museum currently houses over six million specimens. Tour the museum’s
150,000 square feet of exhibit space to visit Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic,
South and Middle America, the Pacific Islands and a Costa Rican Rainforest.
(Photo courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee, www.visitmilwaukee.org)
The Milwaukee RiverWalk spans
nearly three miles along the Milwaukee River through the heart of
the city’s downtown. Due to the
success of the RiverWalk, the Milwaukee River has become the prominent downtown development area
with a mix of high-end residential,
commercial and recreational uses.
(Photo courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee,
www.visitmilwaukee.org)
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At Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (“The Domes”) you can experience a desert oasis, a tropical jungle and special floral gardens all in one
afternoon…and an amazing lighting display in the evening. The incredible diversity of plant life you will encounter reminds us all of the Earth’s
unique diversity of plant and animal species so very vital to our own survival. (Photo courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee, www.visitmilwaukee.org)
Boerner Botanical Gardens are
located on the grounds of Whitnall
Park in the village of Hales Corners
in Milwaukee County. The gardens
are named for Alfred Boerner, who
designed the original five formal
gardens. The Annual, Perennial,
Rock, Rose and Peony Gardens were
constructed in the 1930s. Later additions included trial, herb, lily and
shrub rose gardens, as well as the
Bog Walk. Many species of plant life
are cultivated and displayed. (Photo
courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee, www.
visitmilwaukee.org)
Discovery World is a
120,000-square-foot facility that
includes interactive science, technology and freshwater exhibits,
learning labs, theaters, television
and audio studios, and fresh and
saltwater aquariums. Located on
the shores of Lake Michigan, the
grounds and promenade provide
plenty of opportunity for strolling,
picnicking or just enjoying the view.
The Milwaukee Art Museum is
home to over 25,000 works of art.
Its permanent holdings contain an
important collection of Old Masters
and nineteenth-century and twentieth-century artwork, as well as
some of the nation’s best collections
of German Expressionism, folk and
Haitian art, American decorative
arts, and post-1960 American art.
The museum holds a large number
of works by Georgia O’Keeffe, as
well as many works by the German
Expressionist, Gabriele Münter.
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Donald C. Stone Center for Leadership Excellence in Public Works:
Continuing to build a tradition of excellence
Mabel Tinjacá, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Development
Kansas City, Missouri
as it been a year already? It is
hard to believe that this time
last year we had established
a solid vision about what
the APWA Donald C. Stone Center
for Leadership Excellence in Public
Works would be. We knew that
Donald C. Stone was absolutely the
right person to honor. Symbolically,
philosophically and practically,
Donald C. Stone’s commitment to
rigorous education, personal service
to community, and the important role
that public works plays in enhancing
everyone’s quality of life was a perfect
backdrop to what we had begun to
define and crystallize as excellence.
We knew that preparing leaders for
an increasingly challenging service
career affected by rapid changes
in technology and engineering,
increasing public expectations
complicated by societal and political
dynamics of democratic systems,
along with the natural, biological
requirements of our environment,
would be a big task. Public works
leaders must be critical and holistic
thinkers—problem solvers and leaders
who can relate, communicate and
empathize, yet be strong in their
commitment and conviction to
making our communities healthier
and sustainable. Public works is
for individuals who are committed
to excellence. It is an honorable
profession for honorable people. The
organization that represents these
professionals must, therefore, reflect
and reinforce those values.
A lot has transpired since we awarded
the Public Works Leadership Fellow
(PWLF) designation to the inaugural
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class of 96 top leaders in public works
who publically accepted their charge
to mentor the next generation of
public works leaders.
Supervisor credential, 58 are seeking
the Public Works Manager and 21 are
seeking the Public Works Executive
credential.
We launched the APWA Donald C.
Stone Center website which now
includes the new educational web
pages for DCS Center candidates
and their mentors. The mentors
submitted their best stories about
each of the APWA core processes
and the compilation proved to be a
treatise in practical and inspirational
problem solving—ideas showing
tenacity and creativity. This resource
manual will be used by mentors to
guide the mentees through the APWA
core competencies with stories that
will help them work through their
particular challenges.
We applaud these individuals. The
APWA DCS program was designed to
be rigorous. An agency considering
hiring or promoting leaders should
easily see that the program will
produce qualified leaders. The
credentials reflect a program that
provides candidates with the best in
leadership development, practical
experience, and an effective network
of professionals and tools to be
successful. The curricula will guide
new ways of thinking about the
systems in which we live, play and
work. The APWA Public Works
Institutes will translate these concepts
into rich educational experiences.
Most importantly, the mentoring
aspect of this program will provide
each individual candidate the right
amount of support and guidance.
Nearly a dozen mentor-mentee teams
are currently interacting on a weekly
basis from all over North America. The
mentees selected their mentors from
a list of top industry leaders; thus,
we currently have candidates and
mentors from Alaska down to Florida
and from Ontario to California. Some
mentor-mentee dyads are hundreds of
miles from each other; others are right
next door. The City of Tacoma has
committed to send most of their staff
through the credentialing program.
This city alone will add 62 more
mentor-mentee pairs to the list of
participants in the program.
To date, approximately 283
participants have been accepted into
the APWA DCS Center credentialing
program. Of these, 169 are mentors,
35 are seeking the Public Works
As new programs go, we have moved
into new ground at record speed with
a keen eye on excellence. We learn
every day about what to do and what
not to do. As we move through the
second year of the APWA Donald C.
Stone Center for Leadership Excellence
in Public Works, we know that
together— given all the talent in the
Association membership—we will
continue to build on the tradition
of excellence so that it will remain a
centerpiece of leadership development
in public works.
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The Donald C. Stone Center (DCS) honors the public works leader it was named for by
offering an outstanding opportunity for professional development at all levels. No matter
your skill set, DCS offers a program that is designed to challenge, motivate and
improve your critical thinking in the public works arena.
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• DCS provides the very best Professional
Development in the Public Works profession
• DCS gives you the opportunity to
optimize your leadership potential
• A DCS credential validates your level
of public works experience and competence
• Bolster your résumé and fill any gaps you may
have in formal education or job experience
• Strengthen your skills for your current job or to
prepare for career advancement opportunities
Application deadline for Leadership
and Management Levels 1, 2 & 3
is April 16, 2012.
The Donald C. Stone Center for Leadership Excellence in Public Works
KC Metro Chapter reaches out for National
Public Works Week
Heidi Thummel
Market Development Manager
GBA, Lenexa, Kansas
Member, K-12 Outreach Committee, APWA Kansas City Metro Chapter
Editor’s Note: National Public
Works Week, always the third full
week in May, will be held May 20-26.
This year’s NPWW theme is “Public
Works: Creating a Lasting Impression.”
If you have any questions regarding
the promotion of National Public
Works Week, please visit www.apwa.
net or contact Jon Dilley, Manager of
Marketing and Graphic Design, at
(816) 595-5251 or [email protected].
In preparation for the National
Public Works Week (NPWW)
luncheon and celebration,
the Kansas City Metro NPWW
committee organized an outreach
effort with a local elementary school
to educate more than 70 third-grade
students about public works.
Objectives for the day included
educating students, answering
questions about public works, and
exhibiting equipment used by the
City of Lee’s Summit Public Works
Department. The educational session
featured the “Everyday Heroes”
video produced by APWA followed
by a Q&A session with volunteers.
Students were also invited to color
pages from the P.W. Paws activity
book, which were used to decorate
centerpieces for the local chapter
NPWW luncheon.
This is the fourth consecutive
outreach project conducted for
NPWW by the KC Metro Chapter.
As a special guest, National Past
President Larry Frevert visited with
the students of a class taught by his
Larry Frevert participates in a question and answer session with the third graders.
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daughter, Kelli Smith. According
to Mrs. Smith, “I felt that this
opportunity was very meaningful
for my students. They loved being
able to climb in the equipment and
see it up close. They were also given
time to ask questions about public
works and the APWA volunteers
were thorough with their answers
and enthusiastic to talk with the
students. They learned about many
different services that public works
provides for them and their families
and they also learned about a variety
of jobs they may want to consider in
their future.”
Another very popular guest was
P.W. Paws himself! On loan from
APWA National, P.W. was a great
character who adds some excitement
Artwork from the outreach project
was used to decorate tables at the
NPWW luncheon.
to outreach efforts. Many students
related to him as a “mascot” for
public works and enjoyed lining
up for photos and watching him
perform tricks.
Several items from the APWA
Bookstore have added value to
outreach efforts at the elementary
school level. For this event, we
provided copies of Playtime with P.W.
Paws for each student, three copies
of Chipper’s Chilly Chase to the
school library, and a “What is Public
Works” poster.
Chapter members who volunteered
for the event at Richardson
Elementary School included Heidi
Thummel and Cory Clark (GBA),
Ben Will and Stephanie Hemberger
(HNTB), Paul Lindstrom (City of
Shawnee), Dan Brown (Walter P
Moore), Larry Frevert, and Morgan
Evans, Jay Alvarado, Kenny Davis,
Brian Tuckfield and Tim Owings
(Public Works Operations staff from
the City of Lee’s Summit).
Third graders at Richardson Elementary pose with operations staff from the
City of Lee’s Summit.
National Public Works Week is a
celebration of the tens of thousands
of men and women in North
America who provide and maintain
the infrastructure and services
collectively known as public works.
Instituted as a public education
campaign by APWA in 1960, NPWW
calls attention to the importance of
public works in community life. The
week seeks to enhance the prestige
of the often-unsung heroes of our
society—the professionals who serve
the public well every day with quiet
dedication.
Heidi Thummel can be reached at (913)
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Pittsburgh’s environmental renaissance
The 2012 APWA Sustainability in Public
Works Conference will take place in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 25-27.
For more information on the conference
and to register online, go to www.apwa.net/
sustainability.
This is the story of one of the most
dramatic environmental transformations
in the world. So extreme was its
makeover, in fact, that the city was
named among the 20 great places in the
world to experience in 2012 by National
Geographic Traveler.
Over the past half-century, the
Pittsburgh region has undergone the
most extraordinary urban environmental
transformation in modern history. The
“Smoky City,” now considered America’s
“Most Livable City,” continues to rank
among the top 10 cities in the United
States for green certified building space.
And while much more work remains,
the story of the historic public-private
partnerships that transformed the
environment of this region is an
inspiring tale of an urban renaissance
that saved a major American city from
environmental catastrophe.
Pittsburgh was once the poster child
of industrial pollution...“a scene so
dreadfully hideous and bleak that it
reduced the whole aspiration of man to a
depressing joke,” according to American
journalist H.L. Mencken. In 1868, James
Parton reported the infamous line about
Pittsburgh when he called it ““Hell with
the lid taken off.”
Since then, the community has
eliminated its infamous smoke problem
and has invested in our rivers and trails.
We helped nurse our beloved three
rivers back to health—so healthy that
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they are today home to the world’s
top professional fishing tournaments.
We have created some of the most
popular outdoor recreational amenities
in the eastern United States. Western
Pennsylvania has become one of the
nation’s best examples of rails-to-trails
conversion, with hundreds of miles of
rail trails, including the Great Allegheny
Passage, which links Downtown
Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., and
stands out as one of the country’s great
trail systems.
It’s fitting that Pittsburgh, the birthplace
of renowned environmentalist Rachel
Carson, is today a national leader in
the environmental movement and
a green model for cities all over the
globe. Pittsburgh has set an example by
renewing, reclaiming and redeveloping
its environment through a series of
lasting public-private partnerships
going back more than 65 years—from
the first air quality legislation to robust
reclamation of Brownfield sites and river
cleanups during the past 25 years.
its Center for Sustainable Landscapes,
scheduled to open in April 2012. This
is a direct result of this region’s green
agenda and strong commitment to
environmental stewardship.
Illustrating that commitment is the fact
that the Pittsburgh G20 Summit was
held in 2009 at the David L. Lawrence
Convention Center, the world’s first
green convention center. The facility
is proud to have earned LEED® Gold
Certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council for leadership in
energy and environmental design.
Pittsburgh is indeed green, and ripe
for discovery!
Courtesy of the Greater Pittsburgh
Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.
visitpittsburgh.com.
Today, we are the materials innovator
and supplier for a greener global
economy, leveraging our world-class
manufacturing capabilities to create
better-performing green products and
building technologies. Pittsburgh is a
“Top 10 Metro” for Green Jobs (Global
Insight) and Pennsylvania has more
than 5,000 green building product
manufacturers employing 200,000
people.
Pittsburgh is proud to be home to
more than 37 green-certified buildings,
including the first green college
residence hall and Phipps Conservatory
and Botanical Gardens, which is
pursuing a net-zero energy and water
designation as a “Living Building” for
Pittsburgh, Penn.—site of APWA’s 2012
Sustainability in Public Works Conference—sits within three rivers: Allegheny, Monongahela and the Ohio. (Photo
courtesy of the Greater Pittsburgh
Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.
visitpittsburgh.com)
June 25-27, 2012 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Engage in discussions with public
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stories and challenges faced by
other communities and agencies,
and discover the leading-edge
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Help move your community
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The precessional effect of diversity
in the workplace
Jimmy B. Foster, P.E., PWLF
Program Manager
APWA Region VII Director
ou understood the total
content of this article when
you read the title. Right?
Well, let’s assume that
you still have questions. Did the
author make a typographical error
by using the word “precessional”?
Did he intend to use the word
“processional”? No, the word
“precessional” is correct. Some of
the smaller dictionaries do not even
contain the word “precession.”
A processional activity is one based
on linear action, where the outcome
is the result of an intention. A
precessional effect is a side effect that
is often unexpected and usually
operates at right angles to the
“processional” effect (in the way that
when a pebble drops into a pond,
the resulting ripples on the surface
propagate out at right angles to the
direction of the pebble’s travel).
attraction) there is an equal if not a
greater result that is being generated.
Racial and ethnic diversity exhibits
that same Law of Precession.
Racial, ethnic and gender diversity
improves group decision making
in unexpected ways. An article
in the April 10, 2006 issue of
ScienceDaily stated, “According To
Tufts University, diverse groups
perform better than homogenous
groups when it comes to decision
making and that this is due largely
to dramatic differences in the way
whites behave in diverse groups—
changes that occur even before group
members begin to interact.”
In a study involving 200 participants
on 29 mock juries, panels of whites
and blacks performed better than
all-white groups by a number of
measures.
1. Diverse juries deliberated longer,
raised more facts about the case,
and conducted broader and more
wide-ranging deliberations.
2. They also made fewer factual
errors in discussing evidence
and when errors did occur, those
errors were more likely to be
corrected during the discussion.
The Law of Precession (or The Law of
Side Effects) is one of the subsidiary
laws to the one great law “energy
is”—it says that when a body in
motion moves towards another body
(because of gravity or because it is
simply attracted to it), then always
(at a 90° right angle to that line of
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3. Whites on diverse juries cited
more case facts, made fewer
mistakes in recalling facts
and evidence, and pointed
out missing evidence more
frequently than did those on allwhite juries. They were also more
amenable to discussing racism
when in diverse groups.
In 1979 I was a self-employed
consulting engineer. I set my own
hours, determined the work I was to
do, and generally lived a purposeful
life (which was only hindered by a
thing called “cash flow”). I had the
opportunity to travel to Indonesia.
This trip was not a part of my job
and not a part of my life focus, but
I found that I enjoyed the challenge
of another culture. This led to my
becoming a missionary in West
Africa—something at right angles to
the direction of my life. This trip to
Indonesia was a precessionary one.
Buckminster Fuller, a futurist, based
his life on the effects of The Law of
Precession which can be defined in
very basic terms as this: For every
action we take there will be a side
effect arising at 90 degrees to the line
of our action. In 1980 Buckminster
Fuller himself said that only about
one in 10 million people understood
“precession.”
Buckminster Fuller used the
illustration of a bee (a body in
motion) and a flower (another body
in motion). The bee is attracted to
the flower; the bee loves to move
relationships with other workers in
these agencies? Are the longstanding
North American workers having a
precessional effect on them? Are
there unexpected benefits being
derived from these relationships? The
answer is an obvious “Yes.”
Several years ago, the author had
an opportunity to hear Joel Barker
speak. Joel Barker, futurist and
author, introduced the concept
of the paradigm shift in the early
1980s. His talk eventually led to a
discussion of “the verge.” He spoke
towards the flower because the flower
contains the essential nectar that bees
require to make honey.
Using the Law of Precession, one can
argue that 90° to the collecting of
nectar, the bees’ action of pollinating
plants keeps life on earth going. We
wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for honey
bees. But do you think the honey
bee gets up each morning and says
to itself that it has to cross pollinate
plants? No. It just has—what goal? To
collect nectar to make honey.
Precession happens at right angles
to the direction of motion. It’s
a side effect. In the case of the
honey bee, the side effect is what?
The pollination of plants, and the
maintenance of life on earth. (www.
Relfe.com, Stephanie Relfe and
Michael Relfe)
Buckminster Fuller also said: “The
purpose of our lives is to add value
to the people of this generation and
those that follow.” And in this the
bee has fulfilled its life purpose by
making sure the plants continue to
propagate.
Today, the North American workforce
in public works consists of many
nationalities and ethnic groups.
They are working in municipal
governments, consulting firms, and
construction companies. Is there
a precessional effect from their
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about the importance of the verge
for innovation. It had long been
the assumption of biologists and
conservationists that the creative
source of the astounding diversity of
tropical rainforests lay deep within,
where the number of species is
greatest. But evolutionary biologist
Tom Smith found evidence that the
source of diversity, the creation of
new species, was not at the forest’s
center but at its margins, where
dense vegetation meets grassy
savanna (Discover, December 1997).
This region, where two dramatically
different environments meet, is what
Barker calls “the verge,” and he argues
that it is just as important in creating
new ideas, new businesses, and new
industries as it is in creating new
species in nature.
The verge is about diversity in
action, where differences meet and
create something new. Embracing
diversity is not just a good thing to
do; it is a major source of innovation.
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April 2012
Barker noted, “More verges, more
opportunity for innovation.”
Ecological research reinforces what
de Toqueville saw 150 years ago:
“America’s wealth is driven by its
variety and willingness to mix.” North
America is composed of verges—not
only in the regular meeting of gender,
racial and cultural differences, but
also in the vast array of companies,
government entities and volunteer
organizations that bring different
people together.
The verge may also be thought
of as the area that is common to
overlapping circles. It is in this
common area that creativity and
innovation are more likely to take
place (see graphic at right).
Today, approximately 29 percent of
the U.S. labor force is comprised of
minorities, and approximately 41
percent of the people entering the
U.S. workforce are minorities. Just
as there are significant advantages
to diversity in juries, there are
significant advantages to diversity in
the workplace. Among the advantages
of diversity in the workplace are
new processes, increased creativity,
new attitudes, and new solutions to
difficult problems.
New processes can result when
people with different ideas, cultural
backgrounds and life experiences
come together and collaborate.
I’ve heard this phrase concerning
public works and other professions:
“We have always done things this
way; they still work. Why change?”
These new entries into the American
workforce bring multiple skills to the
environment, think cross culturally,
and adapt quickly to new situations.
They had to do this in order to
reach this point in their lives and
careers. Those who meet these criteria
are likely to do well, regardless of
culture—even in tough economic
times.
Each culture has a way, sometimes
a unique way, of solving difficult
problems. Their entry into this
environment that Barker calls “the
verge” allows creative solutions to
problems to be entertained. There
is no single best answer to any
question—the more ideas you can
obtain from different people, the
more likely you are to develop a
workable answer. Other cultures
can offer insightful alternatives
North Americans might not have
considered. This is a tremendous
advantage of diversity in the
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talent in a business organization
can drive innovation,” says Doug
Harris, Chief Executive Officer of
The Kaleidoscope Group, LLC, a
Chicago-based diversity and inclusion
consultancy. “From what I’ve seen, an
increasing number of companies are
making a business case for diversity.”
New attitudes are brought to the
business table by people from diverse
cultures. Many of the minorities
entering the American workforce are
from Latin American countries. What
can we learn from them? Much. What
about the Latin American concept of
time? Our culture believes that “time
is money” and “getting to the bottom
line” is paramount in business.
However, in most other countries
around the world “time is for building
relationships.” How much of an
advantage would workplace diversity
be if we followed this practice more
closely?
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diversity in the workplace? I found
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in West Africa. I learned to think
more about building relationships,
more about responding to the needs
of my neighbors, and more about
the value that other cultures bring
to problem solving. As you work
with people of other cultures today,
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relationship. Embrace it. It’s probably
part of your higher purpose in life. It’s
how you add value to the people of
this generation and those that follow.
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(214) 224-2247 or [email protected].
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Conference in San Francisco to focus
on Public Works for Public Learning
he Golden Gate Bridge,
Highway and Transportation
District is the recipient of a
$3 million grant from the
National Science Foundation (NSF
#0840185) to establish a permanent
outdoor exhibition in the south
visitor area at the San Francisco end of
the Bridge. The exhibits will explain
the engineering and construction
of the Bridge. Included within the
scope of the project is a conference on
the theme of using civil engineering
works as educational opportunities
for the public, titled “Public Works for
Public Learning,” to be held June 2022, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
More information is available at:
http://www.pwplconference.com.
they see from that vantage point:
aerodynamics, flow of forces through
its parts to carry gravity loads, seismic
and wind upgrades, and other topics.
An interim exhibition is being
developed to have many of the
planned exhibits in place in time for
the 75th anniversary of the Golden
Gate Bridge in May 2012. The outdoor
exhibits will be located throughout
the visitor area at the south end
of the Bridge and will help visitors
understand the engineering principles
illustrated by the famous bridge
One of the interactive exhibits being
developed that will focus on the
Bridge was designed and constructed
by the Exploratorium in San
Francisco. The model was designed
to demonstrate aspects of structural
behavior. Visitors are encouraged to
move the model to see the variety of
ways the Bridge changes shape (has
different “modes of vibration”).
Inspiration comes from many places in our lives. In public works, inspiration is all around us.
This year, as the Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 75th anniversary, we celebrate the inspiration
and lasting impression it has provided to many generations.
The 2012 National Public Works Week poster
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April 2012
National Public Works Week, May 20-26, 2012
Public Works: Creating a Lasting Impression
by Robert Gantt Steele
Hosted by the Golden Gate Bridge,
Highway and Transportation
District, the June Public Works for
Public Learning conference will
present the process and outcomes
of the Golden Gate Bridge project
and showcase other examples of
both large and small visitor-serving
programs, both international and
domestic. The keynote speaker will be
G. Wayne Clough, the 12th Secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C. People in the
public works and civil engineering
fields will have an opportunity to
learn about funding opportunities
and meet counterparts in the informal
science education field (i.e., “out
of the classroom” education). The
conference will begin with an evening
reception on June 20, and be followed
by full days of presentations on June
21 and 22, including a field trip to the
Bridge and the exhibits. A reduced
rate for early registration ends May 1,
creation of a web-accessible training
course. A team of advisors and
evaluators, with experience in exhibit
development and informal science
education, are providing guidance on
the project.
One of the interactive exhibits
designed to demonstrate aspects of structural behavior
2011. A special conference rate, even
lower than the early registration rate,
is available to APWA members.
APWA is partnering on the conference
to involve its membership in learning
about developing effective exhibits
for their communities through the
We are very proud that the Golden
Gate Bridge was selected as the image
of the poster for the 2012 National
Public Works Week to represent the
theme of “Public Works: Creating a
Lasting Impression.” The theme is
most appropriate to our mission of
expanding the public’s understanding
of science, technology, engineering,
and science through public works.
As the description on the poster
states:
Inspiration comes from many places in
our lives. In public works, inspiration is
all around us.
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APWA member Philip Guerin honored
as a White House “Champion of Change”
Laura Bynum, M.A.
Media Relations and Communications Manager
Washington, D.C.
PWA member Philip
Guerin of Worcester,
Mass., was recently
honored by the White
House as a “Champion of Change”
Innovator in Infrastructure for
creating jobs in his community,
and using innovative techniques to
develop valuable projects that help
improve America’s infrastructure.
Guerin is currently the Director
of Environmental Systems for
the Worcester Department of
Public Works and Parks. Under his
leadership, the City was able to
install solar photovoltaic power at
the Water Filtration Plant which
provides safe drinking water to some
200,000 residents.
The ground-mounted solar panel array at Worcester’s Water Filtration Plant
“Mr. Guerin’s project is an excellent
example of how public works
professionals throughout the U.S.
contribute to the quality of life
in their communities in many
unnoticed ways. His innovation
“Through a valuable collaboration
among all levels of government and
applying technology, the people of
Worcester and other communities
have clean drinking water at reduced
electric costs and also reduced
greenhouse gas emissions, while
investing in the infrastructure of the
Philip Guerin
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and acknowledgement are a
source of pride for all public works
professionals,” said APWA Executive
Director Peter B. King. “Guerin was
able to use the federal Recovery Act
dollars made available through the
State Revolving Fund for 100% of
the City’s solar photovoltaic project,
which consisted of a roof-mounted
and ground-mounted array of
solar panels to provide 5% of the
electrical power to the drinking
water treatment facility,” he said.
April 2012
twenty-first century,” King said.
Guerin’s recognition was awarded
through President Obama’s special
series of “Champions of Change”
that was initiated to profile those
Americans who are making a
difference in their communities, and
honor those who help the country
rise to the twenty-first century
challenges, according to the White
House.
Guerin and ten other individuals
were honored in a February 15,
2012 panel discussion for their
innovative government projects
using stimulus grant funding as
a way to improve different forms
of infrastructure. Nominations for
Champions of Change are submitted
to the White House Office of Public
Engagement by various federal
agencies, such as U. S Department
of Agriculture, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), and others.
Guerin was nominated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).
“It’s great to have a win-win
situation with this infrastructure
project,” Guerin said.
“Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection
spearheaded the initial energy audits
and renewable energy assessments,
worked out the logistics that would
allow stimulus dollars to be used
to fully fund the projects, and
collaborated with the Massachusetts
Department of Energy Resources
to procure a statewide designbuild contractor for all water and
wastewater solar projects,” he
said. “The statewide initiative that
included Worcester is expected to
produce some 5.5 million kilowatthours of green energy and save
ratepayers over $700,000 annually
across the 18 water and wastewater
facilities in the program. But this
story really is about the cooperative
efforts between all levels of
government,” he added.
Guerin’s duties as Worcester DPWP’s
Director of Environmental Systems
include regulatory compliance,
public education, watershed
protection, and environmental
management of the City’s drinking
water, wastewater and stormwater
systems. He is also a past president
of the Massachusetts Water Works
Association, and a founding member
of the Massachusetts Coalition for
Water Resources Stewardship.
For more information on the White
House Champions of Change
program, visit the website at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/champions.
Laura Bynum can be reached at (202)
Optimizing Public Works Operations
Vitaly B. Troyan, P.E.
City of Oakland, California
Member, APWA Leadership and Management Committee
The APWA Leadership and Management
Committee introduced a series of articles
entitled “The Road to Excellence” which
focus on ten attributes and five keys
to success based on the joint effort of
professional organizations and the EPA to
create a program that promotes effective
utility management. Adjusting the list
for public works professionals, each
article looks at one attribute and key
and why they are critical to an excellent
organization. If you’d like to review the
basis of the series, the introductory article
was published in the December 2010
issue. Following is the final article in
the series which addresses Operational
Optimization.
Operational Optimization has many
titles. Depending on the management
concept du jour, Operational
Optimization has been called:
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Management by Objectives
Reengineering the Organization
Continuous Improvement
Deming’s Plan-Do-Check-Act
Six Sigma
and other similar variations on a
theme.
From a nuts-and-bolts perspective,
public works managers need to look
at each of their activities periodically
and ask:
1.
What are we doing?
2.
Why are we doing business this
way? and
3.
How can we do better?
Usually, these questions get asked
when a new manager takes charge or
when an agency goes through APWA’s
accreditation process. Too often, these
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April 2012
questions don’t get asked at all and
“business as usual” prevails.
No one knew. However,
employees knew that PWA was
paying $3.80 per gallon but
billing customers $2.80; that the
Fire Department was not paying
for fuel costs for fuel delivered
directly to fire stations; that costs
of vehicle leases were not being
recovered; and that each Police
Department sedan was being
billed at eight times a regular
sedan.
An interesting case study occurred in
one of APWA’s member agencies. The
Public Works Agency (PWA) described
below is a 700-person full-service
agency supporting a medium-sized
city.
Question 1 – What are we doing?
Among PWA’s many responsibilities
is maintenance of the City’s 1,300
vehicles and 300 major pieces of
equipment. Fleet and equipment
maintenance is funded through an
Internal Service Fund (Equipment
Fund) through which each
department is billed its prorated cost
of fleet and equipment maintenance.
Several years ago, the Equipment Fund
had a negative fund balance of over
$15M.
Question 2 – Why are we doing
business this way?
Sakichi Toyoda of the Toyota Motor
Corporation theorized that the
question “Why?” had to be asked at
least five times before the true nature
of the problem became clear. So:
1.
WHY was there a negative fund
balance in the Equipment Fund?
Expenses exceeded cost recovery.
2.
WHY was the current cost
recovery methodology used?
The methodology had not been
changed for so long that no one
remembered the basis for cost
recovery.
3.
WHY wasn’t the current
methodology recovering costs?
4.
WHY these discrepancies?
Previous administrations did not
allow true costs incurred by the
Equipment Fund to be billed to
other departments.
5. WHY not? City revenues
from property taxes and sales
taxes were not keeping pace
with increasing expenditures.
Allowing full cost recovery for
the Equipment Fund would
have required additional cuts in
Police, Fire, Libraries, Parks, etc.
Question 3 – How can we do
better?
1. Determine the true costs of
doing business. Using actual
maintenance costs for each
vehicle and piece of major
equipment, staff determined
“vehicle equivalencies (VE)”, with
a sedan equaling 1 VE. Because of
their round-the-clock usage and
based on actual “wrench hours,”
Police sedans required 3.5 VE in
maintenance costs (not the 8 VE
previously used). On the other
hand, costs of maintaining the
over-age street sweepers increased
dramatically.
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each customer. Based on the
number of assigned vehicles,
each department was billed
monthly for their actual costs.
Briefings were held for each
department head to show how
much each vehicle was costing
them and why. Departments
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underutilized vehicles.
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2.
The General Fund realized a
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Council approved purchase of six
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Eight equipment maintenance
positions were reduced through
attrition.
5.
The negative fund balance of the
Equipment Fund was reduced
to $10M, with a plan in place to
achieve a positive fund balance
within six years.
Conclusion
This example shows both the
dangers of “business as usual” and
the benefits of optimizing service
delivery by continually questioning
whether a better, more cost-effective
approach is available. The same
process is now being applied to
the City’s Facilities Fund and the
Sidewalk Repair Program. Additional
programs will be scrutinized once
these two are done. Once all
programs are optimized, the entire
process will be repeated.
Vitaly B. Troyan can be reached
at (510) 238-3961 or VTroyan@
oaklandnet.com.
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Community Sustainability
Product/Service Quality
Customer Satisfaction
Operational Optimization
Financial Viability
Infrastructure Stability
Self Assessment
Stakeholder Understanding
and Support
• Operational Resiliency
• Employee and Leadership
Development
The five keys to success:
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Strategic Business Planning
Measurement
Organizational Approach
Continual Improvement
Management Framework
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APWA Jennings Randolph Study Tour 2011:
Australia’s journey to sustainable infrastructure
management practice is about alignment
Greg P. Chartier
Infrastructure Management Consultant
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
n 2011, I had the opportunity to
undertake a study tour to Australia
through the APWA Jennings
Randolph Fellowship program.
My choice of Australia was a natural
one as I had started my formal asset
management journey in 1991 in
Sydney where I attended an asset
management certification course put
on by the New South Wales Roads
and Transportations Authority (RTA).
By then I was eight years into my
public works career with operating
and capital planning, budgeting
and program delivery experience. I
was still naïve and looking for that
“engineering silver bullet” to address
the gap in communicating to senior
decision makers and elected officials
what appeared to be an obvious
infrastructure investment need that
was not being met.
This communication gap was also
recognized by the North American
transportation industry in the early
’90s in the form of a simple question:
Why was the industry not having an
impact on decision makers in spite of
the wealth of research and maturity
of practice in pavement management,
maintenance management, policy
development, and performance
monitoring and reporting?
The fellowship provided an
opportunity to return to Australia 20
years later to see the progress made
while recognizing that there were still
barriers to the adoption of good asset
management practice. The focus of
the study tour was on the strategic
initiatives occurring at the national,
regional and local council level in
Australia to support sustainable
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April 2012
and forward thinking. This
means the right science must be
adopted to forecast the current
and future impact of our decisions.
infrastructure management practices,
better governance, stewardship and
accountability.
In pursuing these objectives the
Jennings Randolph Fellowship
provided access to many people
and organizations on a peer-to-peer
basis that I would not have been
afforded otherwise. APWA has strong
international recognition. It allowed
me to gain insight from many
perspectives for what is driving and the
progress that has been made towards
delivering sustainable community
infrastructure in Australia.
All told I spent 15 days meeting with
municipalities, water and wastewater
utilities and agencies, attending
conferences, and attending workshops
developed by the Institute of Public
Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA)
focused on infrastructure asset
management and financial planning.
Framing the Sustainability
Challenge
The Oxford dictionary defines
infrastructure as “the basic physical and
organizational structures and facilities
(e.g., buildings, roads, and power
supplies) needed for the operation of a
society or enterprise”; “the social and
economic infrastructure of a country.”
With this definition in mind I offer
the following points that helped form
my study objectives and in many cases
reflect barriers to better practice:
•
Infrastructure is the means by
which communities deliver their
social mandate.
•
In delivering its mandate communities need to be strategic
•
It is the act of acquiring, operating, maintaining, enhancing
and renewing infrastructure that
determines affordability and the
environmental footprint of communities and whether they are
financially and environmentally
sustainable.
•
The cost of service and the
environmental impact of service
must be framed around the
service standards that deliver
community outcomes. Yes, there
is a hierarchy—infrastructure
delivers the community benefits.
•
Understanding the financial and
environmental sustainability of
infrastructure is no longer an
option, it is a requirement of
any modern business endeavor.
•
Infrastructure is a national need
while delivery is primarily a
regional and local government
responsibility. Each level of
government must understand
its role.
•
Infrastructure planning, delivery
and oversight have evolved in
an environment of technical
silos including community planning, engineering, accounting,
environmental sciences, management, leadership, governance
and political sciences.
•
The body of knowledge to support sustainable communities
has not changed significantly in
the past 20 years and is bigger
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than any one discipline. Sustainability requires a fundamental
shift in how we put the technical pieces together. It requires
a change in organizational and
industry culture.
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When we talk about sustainability we must also look beyond
the organization that is delivering the service to include those
agencies responsible for regulatory oversight, grants and the
role that key non-government
organizations and professional
groups play in building capacity.
Alignment requires change by
all stakeholders.
•
Accounting standards on their
own have not realized the
sustained benefits they were
originally envisioned to drive.
However, they are still an important element to support government transparency and accountability; don’t throw out the baby
with the bathwater.
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Infrastructure asset management
is a journey, not a destination.
Practice will evolve and there
must be ongoing assessment of
the practice as well as the infrastructure.
Many organizations continue to
have their budget and resource
allocation entrenched in historically-based budgeting processes
that focus on budget inputs
rather than service outcomes
and outputs.
Aligning the Silos
IPWEA has characterized the critical
elements that need to be advanced
and aligned in a simple “one-page
strategic plan/matrix” (Exhibit A) in
the form of frameworks, tools and
drivers applied to stewardship, asset
management planning, and longterm financial planning. It provides
important structure to pull the broad
group of stakeholders together and
can also help define advocacy needs.
Don’t be fooled by its simplicity. The
framework can be used to explain both
success and failures in other countries
including New Zealand, the UK and
North America.
Although long-term environmental
planning is not explicitly incorporated
into the “one-page strategic plan/
matrix,” it does receive treatment
in the International Infrastructure
Management Manual. Australia’s
commitment to environmental
sustainability is also reflected in
the requirement for comprehensive
environmental reporting by local
government and in 2011 through
the introduction of a national carbon
tax. If there was any single piece of
advice that I would offer it would be
to explicitly include environmental
planning and in the one-page strategic
plan/matrix to ensure integrated
planning across all cornerstones of
sustainability.
In my discussions with many council
staff in NSW and Queensland, I could
feel the enthusiasm, optimism and
certainly the support for the national
and state commitment, and regulatory
requirement and guidance document.
•
The commonwealth government
took a leadership role in engaging the state, territory and local
government and obtaining consensus on nationally consistent
frameworks: asset planning and
management, financial planning
and reporting, and assessing
financial sustainability. These
frameworks are the responsibility of each State and Territory to
implement. These frameworks
identify many common elements to those noted in Julia
Anastasio’s February 2012 APWA
Reporter article on “EPA Offices
of Water and Enforcement commit to integrated stormwater
and wastewater planning.”
•
Some state governments are putting in place new streamlined requirements for local government
with a strong focus on integrating and aligning asset management planning and long-term
financial planning with community strategic planning.
•
Local governments are reorganizing themselves and breaking
down the silos and reshaping
how they plan infrastructure
and undertake long-term financial management.
•
IPWEA has developed tools
and training materials to build
We must not get lost in our own
individual definitions: sustainability, asset management,
infrastructure management.
We are all striving for the same
endpoint.
Service founded on the cornerstones
of sustainability and life-cycle
management challenges the status
quo and organizational silos that exist
in many organizations, and requires
a significant shift in organizational
decision making and performance
reporting.
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April 2012
Exhibit A: IPWEA’s Strategic Plan/Matrix
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drivers to enable communities
to be in the driver’s seat to realize their community vision.
ConCrete pavements.
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BeCaUse a road shoUld last.
Concrete Pavement
Concrete Overlay
Full-Depth Reclamation
So, the cultural change necessary
to advance how the business of
infrastructure management is
governed and delivered is occurring at
all levels of government in Australia.
Cement-Treated Base
Concrete
Greg P. Chartier has been a member of
APWA for over 14 years. He currently
works as an Infrastructure Management
Consultant in Saskatoon, SK. He was
employed for 28 years as Operations and
Asset Manager for the City of Saskatoon.
Greg is also the former President of
the Canadian Water and Wastewater
Association. He was selected as a
Jennings Randolph Fellow for 2011 study
in Australia. He can be reached at (306)
Subbase (aggregate or cement-treated)
Concrete Pavement
Subgrade (untreated or cement-treated)
We build roads to get us from where we are to where we want to go. Yet, the vast
majority of roads are paved with asphalt, a surface that deteriorates and puts
obstacles between you and your destination like potholes, rutting, and traffic
congestion from repeated repairs. Unlike asphalt, concrete is strong and durable.
It stands up to traffic and the elements for more than 30 years. With concrete,
you keep moving forward. to learn more, visit www.think-harder.org/paving.
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industry capacity to implement
the asset management planning
and long-term financial planning frameworks.
•
Testimonials from staff in local
government to the value of a
standardized business planning
approach across all business
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units using the asset management plan template in NAMS.
PLUS.
•
Plans in NSW to develop an
Infrastructure Backlog Policy to
invest in critical infrastructure
based on council-by-council
audit of each local government’s
infrastructure backlog based on
Council’s 10-year asset management plans.
The well-articulated guidance
documents and legislation that
respects the respective roles and
responsibility while providing
the right level of incentives and
More information about the Jennings
Randolph Fellowship is available at:
http://www.apwa.net/discover_apwa/
APWA-International/Jennings-Randolph.
APWA International Affairs
Committee announces 2012
Jennings Randolph Fellows
The APWA International Affairs
Committee is pleased to announce
the Jennings Randolph Fellowship
participants for 2012. Both applicants
will participate in the upcoming 25th
Annual INGENIUM Conference in
Rotorua, New Zealand on June 21-23.
The participants will then conduct
study tours on their chosen topics. As
an APWA partner organization and
participant in the Jennings Randolph
study exchange for many years,
INGENIUM will assist them with
making contacts for their study.
The Jennings Randolph International
Fellowship Program was established by
the APWA International Public Works
Federation (IPWF) at the Eisenhower
World Affairs Institute in May 1987.
The APWA IPWF no longer exists, so
the program is administered under
APWA. The 2012 participants are:
Kevin Chang,
Ph.D., P.E.,
Traffic
Engineer,
King County
Department of
Transportation,
Seattle,
Washington
As a transportation
professional who
focuses on school safety issues, Kevin
Chang, Ph.D., P.E., considers school
zone safety as a discipline which can
benefit from international comparison
and study.
Kevin will study school zone safety
in New Zealand and will take a
comparative look and evaluation
of treatments in both nations.
His evaluation will include a
comprehensive evaluation of signage,
marking, walkways and other safety
enhancements that have been
implemented in both nations.
Kevin is a Traffic Engineer with
the King County Department of
Transportation in Seattle, Washington.
King County works directly and
collaboratively with fifteen school
districts and over fifty schools. Kevin
has over 14 years of experience in
the areas of project management and
design, traffic safety and operations,
and transportation planning,
and he is actively involved in the
supervision and management of
neighborhood transportation plans,
the implementation of livable
communities, pedestrian and school
safety programs, and numerous nonmotorized projects. He is registered as
a Professional Engineer in Washington
and California, has taught coursework
at the University of Washington,
and has published and presented at
various conferences both nationally
and internationally.
Kevin obtained his undergraduate and
graduate degrees in civil engineering,
with an emphasis in transportation,
from the University of Washington.
Kevin is the current President for the
Washington State Section of ITE, Chair
of the TRB School Transportation
Subcommittee, and a certified Safe
Routes to School National Course
instructor. In his spare time, Kevin is a
strong advocate for civic engagement
and volunteers his time by serving
as a board member for several
nonprofit community organizations.
He is a trustee on his neighborhood
community council, and serves as
chair of its Safe Streets Program.
Kevin is an avid golfer and has
completed five marathons.
Carla D. Dillon,
D.P.A., P.E.,
Engineering
Supervisor,
Orange County
Sanitation
District,
Fountain Valley,
California
A study tour in New Zealand poses
a unique international learning
opportunity for Carla Dillon, D.P.A.,
P.E., since this is one of few countries
with national policies on odor.
Carla is an Engineering Supervisor
with the Orange County Sanitation
District (OCSD) and currently leads
a technical team responsible for
controlling odor and corrosion, which
is accomplished through prevention,
treatment, monitoring, olfactometry,
and investigation. Optimization and
research are continually conducted
to lower costs or find more effective
methods of controlling odor and
corrosion. She has also been involved
in the development of an odor master
plan and OCSD’s strategic initiative
for odor control.
During the tour, Carla will study how
New Zealand implements its national
odor policies and regulations. She
will study the design and operation
of odor treatment facilities, methods
used for computer modeling of odors,
and techniques for monitoring and
assessing odors.
Carla received a Bachelor of Science
from California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo in
Environmental Engineering, and a
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
with a minor in Public Health from
the University of Minnesota. She
also holds a doctorate in Public
Administration from the University
of La Verne. Prior to joining OCSD,
Carla worked in consulting, private
sector industrial operations, and in
a government regulatory role. She
has worked in the water industry for
twenty years.
Carla is a licensed Civil Engineer and
holds a Grade IV Collection System
Maintenance Certification, both in
the state of California. She is actively
involved in the Water Environment
Federation and recently served on
the Water Environment Research
Foundation’s exploratory team for
Enhanced Sensor Technology. She
has published numerous waterrelated publications, and her recent
doctoral work focused on knowledge
management in the water industry.
In her spare time, Carla is
actively involved in the nonprofit
community. She currently serves as
an Action Learning Team coach for an
international organization to develop
novel governance and management
models. She also enjoys brewing beer,
finding remarkable similarities to
wastewater treatment processes.
Contributed by Gail Clark, APWA
International Programs Manager,
[email protected]
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Applied Public Works Research
The APWA Donald C. Stone Center
for Leadership Excellence in Public Works
The mission of the APWA Donald C. Stone Center for Leadership Excellence in Public Works (DCS Center) is to
position public works professionals for the twenty-first century. In keeping with this important goal, the APWA
Reporter features a section dedicated to applied research in public works. This section, published quarterly, provides
insight into thoughtful analysis of issues and opportunities based on applied scientific research methods as a way of
further contributing to the body of knowledge.
Many of the articles appearing in this section are capstone papers written by participants in the DCS Center Level 3
Public Works Executive (PWE) Program. Other research articles are selected based on the applied nature of the paper
and its relevance to public works.
Researchers interested in submitting articles should visit the website http://www.apwa.net/donald-c-stone/DonaldC-Stone-Center/Public-Works-Research to learn details of the requirements for publication. Articles submitted to the
“Applied Public Works Research” section of the Reporter will be reviewed by the DCS Research Council, an expert
group of professionals and academicians comprising the editorial board. Depending on the technical aspect of a
submission, the Council may ask public works professionals to write a summary to highlight how the research can be
applied. These will appear as “Research Application Summaries.” The 150-word abstracts of approved articles will be
published quarterly. The full-length articles, as listed below, can be accessed via the link provided with each abstract.
This issue of the Reporter highlights three articles that fit the requirements for this section. All articles were
submitted to the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) 2010 No-Dig Conference and
Exhibition (www.nastt.org).
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these papers are solely those of the authors and may not represent those held
by APWA or the entities referred to in the articles.
Photogrammetric Methods for Quality Control of Trenchless Construction Projects
Researchers: Samuel T. Ariaratnam, Siddarth Banerjee, Jason S. Lueke, and Sun Pinghe
Source: North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) 2010 No-Dig Conference and Exhibition
Date: May 2010
APWA URL: http://www.apwa.net/donald-c-stone/Donald-C-Stone-Center/Public-Works-Research/Applied-Research-Articles
One concern associated with trenchless construction techniques is surface heave or settlement that can damage
pavements and other structures. Traditional methods of assessing surface damage have involved visual walkovers or total
station survey. These techniques require physical access, and significant time to complete and compile data to determine
what has taken place. While LIDAR can also be utilized, it is relatively cost prohibitive.
Photogrammetry is the practice of determining geometric properties from photographic images. This produces accurate
three-dimensional ground surface measurements. Measurements are determined utilizing two or more photographs taken
from different positions simultaneously at specific time intervals. The photographs are compiled, using photogrammetry
software, to determine any surface changes. Comparing photographs from different time intervals allows the user to
monitor surface movements. This technique provides a cost-effective, accurate and timely methodology for inspectors to
conduct quality control on trenchless projects and assess surface changes.
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Pre-Chlorinated Pipe Bursting Project: Largest Ever in North America
Researchers: Todd Grafenauer and Collins Orton
Date: May 2010
The versatility and capability of the static pipe bursting method continues to accelerate thanks due to contractors like
Murphy Pipeline, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., that continue to push the method to achieve better, more effective results. The
Livonia, Mich., project demonstrates this point.
Livonia, Michigan’s eighth largest city, has a population of 100,000 and a water demand of 16 MGD (60,566 m3)
for 38,000 users. As with many Detroit area communities, Livonia’s infrastructure was constructed in 1940 and is
deteriorating. The system is mostly cast and ductile iron pipe.
The city needed to replace approximately 23,000 ft. (4.01 km) of its undersized and deteriorated 6 (152.4mm) to 8 in.
(203.3 mm) cast and ductile iron water mains and install 4,000 ft. (1.2 km) of new main. This aged and undersized system
had a history of breaks.
This was the largest pre-chlorinated static pipe bursting project ever completed in North America.
Rehabilitation of the Lents Trunk Sewer in Portland, Oregon
Researchers: Tammy Cleys, Luke Erickson, and Greg Humm
Date: May 2010
Portland, Ore., is under a state mandate to control its combined sewage overflow outfalls into the Willamette River.
This project includes CSO pump station construction, force main and use of the existing 1922 horseshoe-shaped Lents
Trunk Sewer (LTS) outfall as pump station storage. In converting the outfall sewer into storage line, an investigation was
conducted to look at feasible alternatives.
The investigation found the LTS upper end was in good condition. This 3400 ft. (1.04 km) will receive spot repairs and
increased maintenance.
The lower 1000 ft. (0.30 km) portion where internal pressures would be greatest required repairs. Technologies were
evaluated that would have to withstand external groundwater and internal pressures from the stored water and to
conform to the arched configuration. The repair had to pass through a 37 ft. (11.82 m), 100 ft. (30.5 m) radius bend
and be installed without intermediate access. Total length was 4,500 ft. (1.37 km).
For more information about this special section of the APWA Reporter dedicated to applied research in public works, please contact
Mabel Tinjacá, Ph.D., APWA Director of Professional Development, at (816) 595-5214 or [email protected].
“The real wealth of the nation lies in the resources of
the earth—soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife.
To utilize them for present needs while ensuring their
preservation for future generations requires a delicately
balanced and continuing program based on the most
extensive research. Their administration is not properly,
and cannot be, a matter of politics.”
– Rachel Carson (1907-1964), author and
conservationist, Letter to the editor,
Washington Post, 1953 April 2012 APWA Reporter
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The benefits of master planning your
urban forest
Shirley Vaughn
Project Developer
Davey Resource Group
Kent, Ohio
ike most cities, the City of
Knoxville, Tenn., has a lot of
public trees to manage. Prior
to 2010, all the Public Service
Department basically knew about
their public trees was that they
were located along rights-of-way
and in medians, parks and other
public spaces and that they had to
maintain them to make certain that
people and property were safe. Public
Service staff did respond to calls from
citizens to prune or remove trees and
they acted quickly after storms to
remove debris and restore safety. The
City also planted trees each year and
had staff, ordinances and codes that
dealt specifically with public trees.
In effect, prior to 2010, the City of
Knoxville had a basic urban forestry
program in place that planted,
removed and pruned trees—but did
so primarily on a reactionary basis.
Knoxville’s reactionary management
of public trees was typical for many
other public works departments’ tree
management procedures—respond
to the call, stop the crisis and wait
for the next one to occur. This
reactionary or “on demand” style of
tree management is fairly common
but it has its faults and limitations, as
David Brace, Director of Knoxville’s
Public Service Department,
recognized.
Brace stated that, “On-demand tree
management does not provide for
predictable workloads because you
just simply don’t know what is
coming at you next. Not knowing
what you have starts a chain reaction
of not knowing what you need for
a budget, not knowing what you
need for staff or equipment, and
ultimately not knowing what is best
for the trees.”
To find out about city trees and
answer that question, the City of
Knoxville teamed with and received
support from the Knoxville Utilities
Board and the State of Tennessee
Department of Agriculture, Division
of Forestry to develop an assessment
and management plan for the City’s
urban forest.
The City’s Public Service Department
had five main reasons why they
wanted a plan for their urban forest.
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Increase public safety – to
ensure public trees received
scheduled maintenance so
they would have fewer treerelated crisis situations
•
Provide equal opportunity – to make certain that all
neighborhoods in Knoxville received enhancements through
the City’s urban forestry initiatives
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Demonstrate professionalism – to ensure current professional standards and proper
arboricultural techniques were
utilized and that the City’s tree
management program was equitable, smart and sustainable
•
Maximize the use of
public trees – trees afford
many environmental services
and economic benefits to the
community which can augment the functions of existing infrastructure. Knoxville’s
Public Service Department
You can’t manage what you don’t know
Pictured above is a tree-lined street in
Knoxville’s Central Business Improvement District. To more successfully manage these trees and other public trees
throughout the city, the Knoxville Public
Services Department utilizes a five-year
urban forest management plan.
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April 2012
Because you can’t manage what you
don’t know, in 2010 the Knoxville
Public Service Department began
the process of learning more about
the trees they were responsible for
and even asked themselves a hard
question, “How effective are we at
managing trees?”
wanted to take advantage of
the value trees provide to be
more sustainable and a steward
of the environment
•
Educate about urban forestry – to expand knowledge
and support (and funding) of
the City’s urban forestry initiatives
Your Vote in APWA Does Count
As an APWA member, you will have
the opportunity to vote for members
of the APWA Board of Directors
between July 6 and August 3, 2012:
•
APWA president-elect;
•
At-large director in the
functional areas of Engineering
& Technology, Environmental
Management, Public Works
Management/Leadership, and
Transportation; and
•
Regions III, IV, VII and IX
Regional Directors (by APWA
members in those respective
regions)
Finding funds
Finding funds to perform tree
maintenance is tough enough.
But, finding funds to gather data
about trees to develop a plan is
even tougher. However, it is not
impossible or even improbable if you
can demonstrate and communicate
the value of trees and an urban forest
planning tool to others. In 2009, the
City of Knoxville did just that. They
explained the value of community
trees and the need to have a plan for
them. And, they also made clear the
importance of basing that plan on
real data such as a tree inventory and
tree benefit analysis.
The benefits of an urban forest plan
to a city are numerous and include:
Increase public safety. All public
works agencies know that a large
part of their primary mission is
to assure safety and manage risk
related to public infrastructure. A
tree inventory and management
plan provides lists of trees requiring
priority removal and pruning that
a manager can carry out within
the limits of budget and time. The
inventory can be used subsequently
to monitor trees for safety risks on
a continual basis. By implementing
recommendations made in the
management plan, storm damage
risks will also decline.
Increase efficiency. Once an
inventory has identified the work
to be done and a management
The ballot will be available for online
voting between July 6 and August 3,
2012 on the “Members Only” section
plan has prescribed a maintenance
program, a manager can execute
that work in a much more efficient
manner than before. By scheduling
all work in a given area to be done
at the same time (rather than the
“on demand” style which reacts
to single requests and storms), the
savings in travel and set-up time are
substantial, with historical examples
showing about a 50% reduction in
cost—especially when a system of
rotational work and/or proactive
maintenance is adopted. There
is also increased efficiency in the
office created by using a Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)-based
inventory database to locate and
manipulate records and select and
schedule work. The efficient response
to citizen requests and questions also
improves customer service.
Facilitate short- and long-term
planning. Planning can be made
much easier by using the results of
the tree inventory and the analysis
of an urban forest management plan.
of the APWA website. There will also
be a voting icon on the home page of
our website. If you do not have access
to a computer at home or work, you
may access the APWA website at your
local public library or other public
access points. If you are not able to
vote online, you may request a paper
ballot from Cindy Long at (800)
848-APWA, ext. 5220. Additional
reminders of the voting process
will be sent through the infoNOW
Communities; via e-mail to every
member for whom we have an e-mail
address; and in future issues of the
APWA Reporter.
If you have questions, please contact
Cindy Long at [email protected] or
(800) 848-APWA (2792), extension
5220.
Since maintenance and planting
needs have been assessed, and other
issues such as hardscape conflicts and
right-of-way clearances, personnel
levels and training, and even public
relations are addressed in the plan,
short- and long-term planning for
the forest is made easier.
Project and justify budgets.
An urban forest management plan
provides the data and analysis
needed to determine specific levels
of funding for tree maintenance and
tree planting projected over a multiyear period. With accurate data, a
public works manager can establish,
prioritize, and justify annual budget
requests. The tasks and associated
costs are clearly spelled out in
the plan and can be supported by
detailed lists. Many managers have
found that they have much greater
success with budget requests that are
based on the analysis of real, highquality data. Also, a good inventory
provides a solid basis for grant
applications.
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Provide for documentation.
For many reasons, public works
managers are frequently asked to
provide documentation of their
actions. This documentation
can range from annual work
accomplishments to a contractor’s
costs per tree, from a removal list
to a specific service request. Some
requests may be routine, while
others may have strong budgetary
or even legal implications. An urban
forest management plan and most
tree inventory databases make such
documentation easier and more
concrete as data about the tree
resource is at your fingertips rather
than estimated from what you think
you know.
Planning for the urban forest
On a day-to-day basis, the City
of Knoxville’s Public Service
Department, like most public service/
works departments throughout
America, performs a wide array
of services and does so very well.
Enforcing neighborhood codes,
providing street maintenance and
horticulture services, and offering
brush and leaf collection, as well
as taking care of and providing
recycling centers and a solid waste
transfer station, are all in a day’s
work. However, to ensure the
urban forest planning process was
expedient and objective, the City
procured a professional arboriculture
company, The Davey Tree Expert
Company, to assess city trees, solicit
input from urban forest stakeholders,
and develop a plan from that
data and input. Contracting the
development of the plan to a
qualified vendor ensured that data
collection would be consistent
and timely and that analyses and
recommendations in the plan would
be about the management needs
of trees and based on arboriculture
standards.
Knoxville’s project components.
“We had a general sense that
we have an aging and declining
urban canopy, particularly in the
downtown area where a lot of
trees were planted just before the
World’s Fair (in 1982), but a lot of
that was anecdotal,” Brace said. “A
professional inventory will give us
hard data we can use to make good
decisions.”
But, because the City knew they had
a lot of trees that needed assessed
and that inventorying all City trees
at one time was improbable because
of the cost associated with it, they
chose to target areas of the city
for inventory collection. City staff
selected a representative sample of
parks, traditional and historic urban
neighborhoods, boulevards, and
state route medians, and the Central
Business Improvement District
(CBID) for tree inventory data
collection. Social climate was also
considered in the selection process
to ensure equal opportunity. All in
all, the trees located in 14 parks, 8
neighborhoods, 5 neighborhood
boulevards, 4 state route medians,
and the CBID were inventoried and
Robert S. Hopson, APWA Past President, dies at 97
Robert S. Hopson, who served as
APWA National President in 1965-66,
died on February 15. He was 97.
Hopson was a graduate of the
University of Illinois and Blackburn
College in Carlinville, Ill., and
received a master’s degree in public
health from Loyola University in
Chicago. He served as the Director
of Public Works for the City of
Richmond, Va., from 1954 to 1970.
He completed his professional
career in 1980, serving as Director
of Public Works and Deputy City
Manager for the City of Charlotte,
N.C. Under Hopson’s guidance,
Charlotte developed a “Clean
Community System” which resulted
in 65% less litter and nationwide
implementation of the program
in 45 cities.
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In addition to serving as APWA
National President, Hopson was
selected as a Top Ten Public Works
Leader of the Year in 1977 and
served as Chairman of the APWA
Education Foundation Board of
Trustees. He was a Past President of
both the North Carolina and the
Virginia/D.C./Maryland Chapters of
APWA.
Executive Director Emeritus. “He
was an excellent president of our
association and contributed much
to its success.”
Hopson was preceded in death by his
wife of 73 years, Irene Allen Hopson.
He is survived by daughter Barbara,
son Robert, six grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
“Bob was a progressive-minded
individual who inspired others to
dedicate their best efforts to the
advancement of the public works
profession,” said Bob Bugher, APWA
Robert S. Hopson
a total of 7,648 trees and 829
planting sites were collected.
Data collected about trees during
the inventory told a story about
the population’s species diversity
and relative age distribution, as
well as individual tree condition,
maintenance needs, and conflicts
with overhead utilities. The threat of
invasive pests such as the Emerald
ash borer (Agrilus planipennis
[Fairmaire]) and thousand cankers
disease looms in Knoxville. Both are
very real menaces to the city since
they have been found near Knoxville
as recently as 2010. Knoxville used
the tree inventory to not only assess
what they had but to also look for
signs and symptoms of pest and
disease infestations that could affect
the future.
Opinions and observations about
the City’s trees and urban forestry
program were sought via meetings
with both internal and external
stakeholders, including the general
public. City documents relating to
urban forestry were also assessed.
In the end, all of the data and input
about trees and the City’s program
were synthesized into an urban
forest management plan that will
guide the City’s management of trees
and its urban forestry department’s
initiatives for the next five years, and
do so in a proactive manner.
Results
Knoxville found out a lot about their
trees and how they manage them
from the planning process. First and
foremost, they received a prioritized
Because the City was interested
in the value trees had and wanted
to know how community trees
served the neighborhoods they
filled, i-Tree Streets, a free software
package available from the United
States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service that calculates tree
benefits (www.itreetools.org),
was utilized. Random sample
inventories were performed in eight
Knoxville neighborhoods to the
specifications of i-Tree Streets data
collection protocols. That data,
along with some city-wide urban
forest program management costs
generated by the City, were uploaded
into the Streets program to estimate
the environmental services and
economic benefits Knoxville’s trees
were providing to the community.
In addition to the fieldwork and
data analysis performed by Davey,
the organizational structure of and
methods employed by the City to
carry out its urban forestry program
were reviewed. The City wanted to
know what they were doing well
and upon what they could improve.
Working with a qualified, professional arboriculture company will make your
job easier because they know how to perform tree risk assessments, have the
equipment needed to collect the data, and have protocols in place for safety and
quality control. Look for companies that are accredited through the Tree Care
Industry Association (TCIA), and employ arborists certified through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and who are familiar with American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) standards and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
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list of tree maintenance needs for
the inventoried areas. This list is
critical to enhancing public safety, as
tree maintenance can now proceed
in a systematic fashion which can
reduce risk from trees to people and
property.
Secondly, the City received an
unbiased, third-party assessment of
their current management style and
learned of ways to improve it. The
“on demand” tree care Knoxville was
providing, while handling the crisis
at hand, was not treating the urban
forest holistically and ultimately not
as effective as it could be. To become
more effective, the City needed to be
more proactive in their approach to
tree management.
“On demand” tree care fixes
problems as they arise and
sometimes tree health and the safety
of the people and property can suffer
as a result of that type of program.
Proactive tree care, on the other
hand, places trees on a maintenance
cycle. During that cycle, all trees
are inspected and receive needed
maintenance. Usually trees receive
cleaning and raising and smaller trees
are structurally pruned. Hazardous
trees and limbs are removed.
Proactive tree maintenance generally
prevents many crisis situations in
Recognize Your Leaders
Common keys to leadership in
tough times: plan strategically,
involve broadly
As a utility or public works manager,
you are faced with a lot of pressures
on the job, such as dealing with
complex regulatory requirements,
addressing concerns of your
governance, and managing an
organization that may be struggling
to maintain revenues while also
facing extensive infrastructure and
operational demands—to name a few.
Throw in a workforce that is partly
poised to depart and partly lacking
those skills about to depart with the
first group, along with economic times
that demand more with less, and
you are left with quite the challenge.
Though some are wont to run and
hide—and who could blame them
some days—many utility managers
are finding a steadying resource
in this stormy sea of uncertain
economic times: a well-conceived
and effectively-implemented strategic
plan.
Regardless of size and type of agency
(public works, municipal department,
authority or special district), managers
are finding that the development and
implementation of a strategic plan
is giving them not only a document
that provides guidance and direction,
but the process is also affording
them the chance to involve staff and
governance in ways that are paying
surprising dividends.
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For example, in the City of Newark,
Ohio—a community of slightly more
than 50,000 people located about
an hour east of Columbus, the state
capital—the Water and Wastewater
Division recently updated its strategic
plan and crafted a “living” document
that identifies six strategic goal areas
including stakeholder relationships,
customer service, watershed
protection, optimizing operations,
promoting a rewarding workplace,
and identifying additional sources of
revenue for the City.
It is not by accident that these goals
are quite diverse and cut across a wide
spectrum of organizational issues.
The secret, claims Newark’s Utilities
Superintendent, Roger Loomis, is
three-fold: (1) the use of a nationally
recognized framework known as
“Effective Utility Management” or
“EUM” (see Click, Listen & Learn,
July 2011); (2) the support of his
governance (City Council); and (3)
the involvement of nearly the entire
workforce of the Division.
Loomis felt it was important to get all
of the Division’s staff to contribute
to the development of this plan,
because ultimately, the plan is guiding
everyone’s work. By helping complete
a pre-plan assessment of the Division’s
operations, the staff was able to help
Loomis and his managers to identify
areas of the utility’s operations
that need improvement. Further,
when it comes time to complete
the action items and track the key
performance indicators as part of
plan implementation, there is more
likely to be a much greater sense
of ownership, responsibility and
accountability among staff at all levels
of the organization.
By design, Loomis explains, the
Division’s strategic plan is not
intended to be a static, “written-onetime-and-on-the-shelf” document.
Rather, it is intended to be both
dynamic and sustainable. It will
be used to build other plans, guide
the budget process, and make any
number of key operational and
personnel decisions. It will also serve
to remind the Division and the City
of Newark of what is strategically
important, both for the customers and
communities served today and for
future generations to come.
Roger stepped up to lead and
displayed his ability in the core
competencies of strategic planning
and using communication to build
support. Roger provides a great
example for all of us.
Submitted by Dan Hartman, Director
of Public Works, City of Golden, Colo.,
and APWA Leadership and Management
Committee Chair; dhartman@
cityofgolden.net
the urban forest from occurring
as most problems are found when
they are correctable and before they
have escalated into a crisis (and
more expensive) situation. Proactive
maintenance is good for the health
of trees and good for the long-term
budget. Proactive maintenance can
actually decrease tree care costs over
time as routine cyclic pruning can
remove problems within a tree that
may rocket into a costly removal
down the road.
A five-year proactive tree
maintenance cycle was
recommended for Knoxville. Tree
maintenance cycles can vary because
they are based on the City’s resources
and the number of trees that need
to be included in the cycle. A good
starting point for determining cycle
length is the work of Miller and
Sylvester (1981). Miller and Sylvester
examined the frequency of pruning
for some 40,000 street and boulevard
trees in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Based
on their research, they suggested
that a pruning cycle of five years was
optimal for urban trees. They also
documented a decline in tree health
as the length of the pruning cycle
increased and that when pruning
was absent for more than 10 years,
average tree condition was rated
10% lower than when trees had been
pruned in the last several years.
Finally, Knoxville found out that
the money they spent on tree
maintenance was worth it. The i-Tree
Streets analysis demonstrated that
for every dollar spent by the Public
Service Department to operate its
urban forestry program, the City
yielded $3.44 in return. What that
means to you as a public works
professional and to the communities
you serve is that the presence of
trees saves resources, including
money. Without trees, it would
cost a lot more to maintain public
safety, health and welfare in urban
Trees bring shade and beauty to this multi-use path in Knoxville and also help to
purify air, absorb rainfall, and mitigate some runoff.
areas because more facilities and
infrastructure would need to be built
to replace the services and benefits
trees provide.
Prior to completing the urban forest
management plan, Brace said,
“We had a good program, but we
always want to get better. Trees are
important to the appearance of our
city, they add to the character of
our historic neighborhoods, they
provide cooling shade that can have
a significant impact on energy use,
and they provide habitat for wildlife.
Trees make a significant contribution
to the city’s image and its quality
of life and we’ll always focus on
practicing good urban forestry.”
Since the plan was completed, Chad
Weth, Planning and Personnel
Coordinator with the Public Service
Department said, “Trees have
aesthetic and environmental benefits
for the city, they enhance property
values and we want to invest in them
and manage them like the valuable
assets that they are. This plan is
going to help us do that.”
Shirley Vaughn can be reached at (330)
References
Miller, R. and Sylvester, W. 1981.
“An economic evaluation of
the pruning cycle.” Journal of
Arboriculture 7:109-112.
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Documentation and Cemetery Maintenance
Go together like butter on toast
Bill Kellum
Assistant Street Superintendent
City of Batavia, Illinois
What We Strive For
If you haven’t done so in a while,
take a moment to drive through your
local municipal cemetery. As you’re
driving through the interior roads
of the cemetery, notice how nice the
trees and bushes are trimmed, how
well manicured the grass is, the near
perfect alignment of each memorial
marker and/or monument, the
nicely paved roads, the empty trash
receptacles as well as the neatly placed
personal memorials placed along the
gravesites, and the peacefulness of it all.
What Could Happen
Now take a moment and consider if
this wasn’t the case—tree branches
lying all over the grounds and
overgrown bushes covering memorial
markers, extending into the roadways.
The interior roads are filled with
potholes and broken pavement
putting you and your vehicle at risk.
Throughout the cemetery, memorial
markers are haphazardly laid out or
placed on the wrong gravesites. Trash
receptacles are overflowing with waste
and/or tipped over, allowing the trash
to be swept up by the wind. As you
walked through each section, you
noticed sunken graves and recent
burials that looked like a major
construction project was underway.
The grass looks as tall as an average
two-year-old.
The Difference
Take a moment to consider what
makes the difference between the two
Items placed at the gravesite can make ground maintenance a challenge.
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scenarios above. It comes down to two
words: “Cemetery Maintenance.”
A Tall Order
Maintaining public cemetery grounds
can be quite the task. Some think
that it is nothing more than simply
mowing grass, and digging and
backfilling holes. However, if you were
to ask anyone involved in cemetery
maintenance, they would be quick
to tell you otherwise. Yes, it does
involve mowing and trimming and
so much more. Mowing an open
field is one thing but then add in the
rows upon rows of memorial markers,
family monuments, mausoleums,
trees, fence lines, and sidewalks that
have to be weed-whipped around
and mowing almost becomes an art.
Consider that cemeteries have to drop
routine maintenance at a moment’s
notice for burials and inquiries from
the public and, for some reason, the
grass doesn’t stop growing during
that time. Laying out and digging a
grave takes time, as well, especially
in tight spaces with large markers
in the area, not to mention that
there may be incomplete records
for lots purchased almost a century
earlier. Older cemeteries may have
the challenge of maneuvering
their mowing equipment around
misaligned cemetery markers and
family monuments which adds to the
mowing time. The spacing between
markers can be too small for mowing
and therefore require significant
weed-whipping. Other contributing
factors such as recent burials, family
memorabilia placed at the gravesite,
shepherd hooks, glass flower vases,
vandalism and damage, etc., all add
up to making cemetery maintenance
a difficult task for any public works
department.
Using Documentation
Creating and abiding by written
policies and procedures will
bring organization, structure and
consistency to your cemetery
maintenance program, and bring
your cemetery operation into
compliance with cemetery laws
within your state. To help guide you
through this documentation process,
the APWA Public Works Management
Practices Manual has a section on
public cemeteries that provides
some key points in getting cemetery
maintenance in hand by way of
having solid policies and procedures
in place. For example, under the
category of “Section Renovation,”
it recommends having policies and
procedures to identify graves that
would need to be restored from a
The City of Batavia, Ill., operates
two very active public cemeteries
and utilizes several documents to
assist in cemetery maintenance. Each
document is available by request (in
Word format) to be used verbatim or
modified to suit. Please send requests
to [email protected].
•
Cemetery Ordinance:
Cemetery ordinance in which
the cemetery(s) is operated. This
ordinance acts as the official
“Rules and Regulations” for each
cemetery.
•
Memorial Permit: Official
permit needed to install a
memorial marker on any grave.
Also includes a Removal Permit.
•
Affidavit for Multiple
Interments (for multiple grave
purchases): Official document
recognized by the State of Illinois
for Cemetery Interment Use.
•
Procedures: Internal document
which outlines the day-to-day
operational procedures.
•
Grave Purchase Form: Internal
document the office staff uses
when a call comes in to set up a
grave sale appointment.
•
Cemetery Burial Form:
Internal document the office staff
uses when a call comes in for a
burial.
•
Cemetery Issue Form:
Internal document used for
the management of cemetery
issues to be filed in the cemetery
database.
•
Equipment Maintenance:
Spreadsheet for basic scheduled
maintenance.
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recent burial, marker installation,
or what have you. The manual does
not create the policy or procedure for
you, but it does outline the topics of
concern.
The Details
When creating your policies and
procedures, what should be included?
Consider items such as grave
restorations, which would be included
in the “Section Renovation” category
mentioned above. It should be stated
within this policy whether it is normal
practice to make restorations using
either sod or seed, as this will assist in
averting a future confrontation. For
public cemeteries in colder climates,
it would be a good idea to have
documentation in place that stipulates
winter burials would be maintained
throughout the winter but not fully
restored until spring. Do you allow
memorial marker installations to
take place over the winter? Having
such policies in place would assist in
maintaining the overall appearance of
your cemetery year-round.
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Cemetery “Rules and Regulations”
will go a long way in assisting with
common cemetery maintenance
items such as what is allowed to
be left at the gravesite and for how
long. It should include procedures
for displaying seasonal items such
as grave blankets and flags and
how these items will be removed
if weathered or out of season.
Everyone wants to personalize their
memorial in some manner; that
is understandable and not usually
an issue until it impedes upon
adjacent graves or impacts the overall
maintenance of the cemetery. If left
unattended, items outside of the
scope of what is allowed can quickly
bring a halt to cemetery maintenance.
It would be wise to list procedures for
how and when such objects would be
removed. If the planting of flowers
and bushes is allowed, the “Rules and
Regulations” should state where on
the grave this can take place and what
type of plants, if any, are not allowed,
such as thorn plants (rose bushes).
X Marks the Spot
Family members always have their
own idea of where best to place a
marker on the gravesite. Some prefer
the marker to be placed at the head
of the grave; some at the foot or
in the middle or even extend into
the aisle way. They may also have
a preference of which direction it
should face. Again, sound policies
and procedures should dictate this
for you. Do you allow more than
one memorial marker per grave? Can
it be an upright marker or are only
equipment that will be there for
you when you need it most. Policies
and procedures should be in place
for preventive maintenance on
equipment to minimize downtime.
A simple spreadsheet outlining repair
and replacement records, such as
when the next oil change should
take place, will extend the life of
your equipment and keep your
cemetery looking its best. Keeping
a good inventory of all replacement
parts (or part numbers) will assure
that the parts are available when the
equipment breaks down. Plan to have
each piece of equipment maintained
annually, typically during the winter
season for colder climates, otherwise
rotated throughout the year.
Keep the Course
There is a memorial marker in there somewhere.
flush markers allowed? Do you have
an approval process in place for the
location of memorial markers? The
bottom line is that the monument
and memorial markers need to be
installed in an orderly fashion and
may require some type of permit
system in order to be sure the rules
are implemented properly. The permit
would identify the grave owner, the
name on the marker, and the name
of the monument contractor. If the
installation will be outsourced, the
name of the foundation contractor
should be included, as well. For
safety concerns, the permit should
stipulate a reasonable time when the
foundation should be completed so
that there is not an excavation left
unattended. Attached to the permit
would be a layout of the grave and
the exact placement and direction the
marker is to be installed.
exist to maintain cemetery roadway
or pathway infrastructure. This
maintenance item may be best
maintained by the department in
your agency that is responsible for the
resurfacing or reconstruction of public
streets.
Equipment
In order for you to maintain your
cemetery, you are going to need
Things will come up and may catch
you off guard, but by having good
documentation and procedures in
place for the day-to-day cemetery
maintenance items, your public
cemetery will be on its way to be
operated smoothly and efficiently for
years to come.
Bill Kellum can be reached at (630) 8791424 or [email protected].
Paving the Way
The condition of the interior roads
within a cemetery says a lot about
management and where they rank
maintenance. APWA’s Public Works
Management Practices Manual has
a category on this topic, as well.
It states that a program needs to
New pavement overlay being installed at the cemetery.
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Lessons Learned: Building curb ramps in
the right-of-way
Thomas B. Merritt
Chief Administrative Officer
H. R. Gray
Columbus, Ohio
ost municipalities have
attempted to implement
features required by the
Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), but many of these features
fall short of ADA compliance. One
reason for this widespread failure in
compliance is that, when specifying
design standards, the ADA puts many
decisions in the hands of local officials
and design engineers, who may or may
not have the knowledge necessary to
understand the many complexities of
the ADA. For example, officials are not
always aware that different variations
of street maintenance programs can be
considered alterations under ADA and
therefore requires upgrading existing
non-compliant curb ramps to ADA
standards.
interfering objects (trees, signs, fire
hydrants, etc.) require each curb ramp
to be given a customized approach.
Although the specifications are
universal, the installation process
itself provides a number of different
options.
or advocacy group, the chance of error
is minimized. Advocacy groups, which
are an excellent resource, should also
be brought into the project during
the planning stages to ensure that
any confusion about specifications is
addressed in a timely manner.
“It is important to remember that
ADA compliance requirements vary
for people of differing disabilities,”
said Scott A. Swiderski, P.E., Senior
Construction Manager, H. R. Gray.
“It’s not good enough to simply install
a ramp. Every curb ramp is unique
and those involved should build upon
their past experiences to find the best
solutions and continually improve
accessibility for all ADA compliance
projects.”
Curb ramp types and definitions
The unique locations of curb ramps
create challenges as well. Given
the many intricacies of the ADA,
one standard design can’t possibly
function for every curb ramp.
Factors such as slope difference and
Consulting Advocacy Groups
ADA compliance has many nuances
of which public officials may not be
aware. By researching the Access Board
website, talking to a consultant, and
running the plan by the complainant
• Perpendicular Curb Ramp cuts
through a curb at right angle.
• Shared Ramp (Diagonal Curb
Ramp) located 90 degrees to
radius; serves two crossing directions. Only used in alterations.
• Parallel or In-Line Curb
Ramp where sidewalk ramps
down to landing at the street level.
• Built-Up Curb Ramp extends
into street (hazard to vehicles in
traffic lanes).
• Pedestrian Refuge Island
(Traffic Island) Curb Ramp extends across traffic islands / Blvd.
• Combination Curb Ramp
variation of the standard
curb ramp.
• Pedestrian Access Route (PAR)
– Corridor of accessible travel
that has a specified minimum
width and cross slope. (minimum
48” wide by 80” high and a 2%
cross slope).
• Alternate Circulation Path
– An alternate path where pedestrian access routes are temporarily
blocked by construction, alteration
or maintenance. Minimum 36”
wide and located on same side of
street. Protection, signs and barricades required.
Using “smart level” to measure cross slope of ramp
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construction staff must be thoroughly
trained in how to evaluate a curb
ramp. While top-to-bottom training
may seem excessive, ADA compliance
is serious. The lack of compliance—
or correct compliance—can end
up in legal challenges and cost a
municipality hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Inspecting truncated dome installation for detectable warning component of ramp
ADA advocacy organizations to use
as a resource include:
•
National Organization on
Disability, www.nod.org
•
National Council on Independent Living, www.ncil.org
•
The Arc of the United States,
www.TheArc.org
•
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today, www.
adapt.org
•
Disability Rights Education and
Defense Fund, www.dredf.org
•
National Association of the
Deaf, www.nad.org
•
Access-Able Travel Source,
www.access-able.com
Outside Training
Training is recommended to fully
understand the law. When making
curb ramps compliant, there is not
a “cookie cutter” approach to help
municipalities through the process.
Instead, public officials, engineers and
“Experience has shown that ADA
training should be done on all levels,
including municipal officials, project
managers, owners, contractors,
foremen and carpenters,” said
Swiderski. “This ensures that all levels
understand what needs to be done
and why.”
To understand the complexities of
ADA compliance, a municipality
can bring in an outside company for
training. For example, a standard oneday program for compliance training
begins with a two-hour classroom
presentation on ADA law, the history
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to many areas of interpretation.
The ADA guidelines of reasonable
accommodations look at each
situation in an innovative way to
accommodate difficult or unique
intersections. By working with
a consultant and running the
reasonable accommodation plan by
the advocacy group or complainant,
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behind it, and an explanation of
why training is necessary. The
training is geared exclusively to the
details of curb ramp compliance.
An expert explains what makes a
curb ramp, why a curb ramp may
or may not be compliant, and the
correct slopes needed. Additionally
as part of training, the class learns
documentation—how to document
how a curb was out of compliance
and explain the steps that were taken
to bring the curb and dimensions
into compliance.
educating all team members in ADA
compliance. Utilizing ADA advocacy
groups as a partner in any project
will help ensure a successful end
result. Bringing advocacy groups to
the project early prevents potential
pitfalls. Additionally, by recording all
steps the team took in the process to
achieve compliance will provide the
documentation necessary for the city.
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H.R. Gray’s mission is to help each client
successfully manage its construction
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Establishing Transitions
Before beginning, it is necessary
to inventory and establish the
compliance status of all current
curb ramps. This is done by setting
a series of milestones for curb ramp
compliance in the municipality’s
transition plan. This establishes an
ongoing procedure for installing
curb ramps upon request in both
residential and nonresidential areas
frequented by individuals with
disabilities.
A transition plan designates an
ADA coordinator to assist with
transition planning. The transition
plans are results of a self-evaluation
that addresses barriers within city
programs and facilities. Additionally,
the plans should be continuously
updated and revised when necessary.
The transition plan should include a
list of obstacles to ADA compliance
and a procedure for removing and/or
accommodating these obstacles.
When setting up the transition plan,
the biggest ramp challenges found
are: high curbs, narrow right-of-way,
side-curb/retaining wall, orientation,
existing obstructions, utility ground
boxes, driveway aprons, transitions,
and gutters.
Keys to Success
Creating and utilizing a transition
plan involves investing in
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Assistant Director – Public Works
Miami Beach, FL
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Senior Landscape Architect
(Job Opening ID #501549)
Kansas City, MO
Position available with the City of
KCMO’s Water Services Department,
Overflow Control Planning Division.
Normal Work Days/Hours: MondayFriday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Plans and
designs development of land areas
for projects related to the Overflow
Control Program. Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to:
Green solutions specialist; rain
gardens; bio-swells; bio-retention;
pervious pavement; green roofs;
green parking lots, etc. Confers with
clients, engineering personnel, and
architects on overflow program.
Prepares site plans, working
drawings, specifications, and cost
estimates for land development,
showing ground contours,
vegetation, locations of structures,
and such facilities as roads, walks,
parking areas, fences, walls, and
utilities, coordinating arrangement
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an accredited bachelor’s degree in
landscape architecture, horticulture,
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practices of landscape architecture
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Fundamentals of stress-free roof management
Bryan Schalesky, P.E.
President
Skyline Engineering
Salinas, California
t’s 3:00 a.m. Rain pounds down
on your roof. You can’t sleep. Are
the roofs under your care leaking?
When you get to work the next
morning, will your phone be buzzing
with dozens of angry calls? “There’s
a puddle in the middle of the gym
floor!” “A whole shelf of library books
is ruined!” “The new computers will
have to be replaced!” “We had to
cancel classes!” “We have buckets
everywhere!” “Help!!”
As a public works professional, you’re
responsible for keeping your buildings
dry and safe. So, how can you
prevent panicked calls from building
occupants? Is there a way to get a
good night’s sleep even when the rain
is beating on your windows and roof?
Many professionals have recently
discovered that the answer is yes!
A simple corrective and preventive
maintenance program, if done
properly, can prevent leaks, save
money, and avoid sleepless nights.
Today, Roger’s story is becoming more
common in the industry. Roger was
a licensed civil engineer working for
a medium-sized San Francisco Bay
Area city. After ten years of loyal
service, he was finally promoted to
Director of Facilities. Soon after, a
major rainstorm hit his city. As the
water poured in, so did the calls. His
predecessor had no plan or program
for roof maintenance. He only sent
out mechanics to patch up roofs when
leaks were reported. After a stressful
day of fielding frustrated callers and
sending out harried mechanics, Roger
knew he had to find a better way.
And soon. Could he develop a plan
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to change those incoming calls from
panic to peace? Could he save money,
save face, and make roof-stress a thing
of the past?
He could. And he did. It worked for
Roger. It can work for you. Here’s
Roger’s plan:
First, he needed a thorough roof
survey for all of his city’s buildings.
The survey had to outline how many
and what type of roofing systems
were owned by the City. It would also
detail each roof’s condition and give
timelines for recommended repairs,
maintenance and replacements. After
that, regular roof inspections would
need to be scheduled and performed.
The NRCA (National Roofing
Contractors Association) recommends
visual inspections twice a year,
although less frequent inspections
may be adequate in milder climates.
So, Roger faced his first important
decision: Who would perform the
inspections and provide the surveys?
He could use his own department
of public works staff, but due
to budget cuts he had very few
personnel available. He could solicit
the services of the City’s group of
general building inspectors, but these
inspectors knew little about roofing.
Roger also considered using a local
roofing contractor, but contractors
have a vested interest in providing
a poor report. What would prevent
them from exaggerating the roofs’
conditions in an attempt to get more
work? After all, contractors make
money when they repair or replace
roofs. A glance at his phone message
ledger gave Roger yet another option.
Two roofing manufacturer sales reps
had been calling and leaving messages
almost every day. They were offering
free roof inspections. But how could
a salesperson for roofing material give
an unbiased report? If he chose a sales
rep, they would just find defects that
only their products could remedy.
What Roger needed was an impartial
opinion by an industry expert.
So, Roger hired an independent
engineering consultant who
specialized in roofing and
waterproofing. His consultant charged
a fee for the inspections and survey
reports, but because the company
was not associated with a roofing
contractor or a roofing product, Roger
obtained an unbiased assessment of
the condition of the roofs.
The next decision Roger made was
whether to simply use MS Word
and Excel to manage his roofing
assets or to invest in specialized
software. With input from his roofing
consultant, Roger selected a software
package that best fit his needs. Then,
Roger reviewed various roof report
formats (provided to him by his roof
consultant). For him, a simpler format
proved to be the most cost effective
and also the most efficient for
presenting his plan and findings to the
City Manager. For Roger’s buildings,
the roof inspections consisted of three
reporting elements:
1. Roof construction: This
portion of the report described
the existing roof type. The City’s
facilities had a wide variety of
roofing systems such as built-up
roofing, composition shingle
roofing, tile roofing, and standing
seam metal roofing.
2. Roof condition: This portion of
the report listed the age of each
roof as well as the condition.
Roger used a grading scale similar
to school (A, B, C, D and F).
This grading system also helped
determine when roofs would need
to be replaced. This section of
the report also described specific
problems such as ponding water
on low slope roofs, rusted gutters,
broken tiles, and other defects.
The most important component
of this section of the report
involved photos of the defects
found. These photos proved to be
extremely valuable when making
his presentation to the City
Manager. Nothing communicates
a roofing defect better than a
photo.
3. Recommendations and
budgets: The final portion of the
report involved what the roofing
consultant’s recommendations
were for each roof. These
recommendations fell into three
basic categories:
(a) Roof repair – Items such
as damaged roof membrane,
missing shingles, and rusted
gutters would require repair.
(b) Roof replacement – When
the roof had reached the
end of its life, what should
the new roofing system be?
Should it be the same as built,
or completely different? Are
there any design changes
that would improve the
performance of the system?
(c) Roof restoration –
Sometimes a roofing system
can be repaired and recoated
to extend its life.
Each of the above
recommendations in Roger’s
roof reports were associated with
budget numbers as well as a fiscal
year. This enabled Roger to plan
five and ten years into the future.
It also greatly pleased Roger’s boss,
the City Manager, who was an
accountant.
Roger used the report and its format
to make a presentation to the City
Manager and City Council who were
then convinced that repairing and
maintaining their roofs would not
only save money but would be a wise
use of the City’s assets. The life of
their roofs could be extended, and
sometimes even doubled. The building
structure could be protected. Small
problems could be addressed before
they became large.
Roger was given approval to begin
his actual maintenance program.
He used his building mechanics for
simple repairs. He hired a roof repair
contractor to perform small repairs
that were under the City’s bidding
limit. He used an engineering firm to
provide bid specifications for the roofs
that needed to be replaced.
Roger’s initial year of roofing
expenditures was higher than that of
his predecessor, but expenditures soon
became much lower and stayed that
way. Within a year, the panicked leak
calls were nearly eliminated, and more
importantly, the building occupants—
firefighters, City workers, community
volunteers, and librarians—were all
happy.
In the end, Roger discovered that a
proactive roof management program
didn’t just solve his immediate roofing
problems, it also gave him peace of
mind. As evening rainstorms pounded
on the roof at his home, he slept well
knowing that all of the buildings
under his care were truly cared for.
Bryan Schalesky can be reached at
(831) 663-6188 or bryan@
skylineengineering.com.
Communities need trees
How you can get them planted
David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP
DPW Operations Manager
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
COMMUNITIES
rees offer different things
to different people. They
can be valuable for shade,
temperature control, erosion
control, screening, air quality, wildlife
habitat and just plain aesthetics
and seasonal interest. People don’t
often think of these benefits when
tree roots damage a sidewalk or a
tree takes down power lines, or a
tree causes damage to property or
when a tree is in the way of road and
building projects. When I was hired
as Public Grounds Superintendent/
Tree Warden in Lexington in October
2000 we faced two major challenges.
The first was out-of-control residential
building projects which we termed
mansionization. Lots with small
homes were completely cleared and
new larger homes were built without
any thought to trees being an integral
part of the property. The second
problem was the number of public
shade trees being removed on an
annual basis (average of about 120
Nursery tree planted at Hastings Park
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April 2012
trees) due to disease, insects and age
as compared to the number replanted
(average of about 30 trees per year)
due to limited budgets.
To deal with the problem of
mansionization, Lexington formed an
ad-hoc tree committee for the purpose
of developing a tree bylaw to regulate
construction. This was a daunting task
as we had to find a way to regulate
and mitigate tree removals on both
public and private property. Working
with residents, builders, community
leaders, Town staff and various
committees we were able to come to
a consensus on a proposed bylaw for
Town Meeting consideration. The
bylaw would regulate and protect
trees on any property doing a greater
than 50% addition or a total new
construction. A protected zone of
30 feet in the front of the property
and 15 feet on the two sides and rear
of the property would be regulated
and all trees greater than 8 inches
(subsequent bylaw changes reduced
this to 6 inches) in diameter would
be protected. Any trees outside of this
zone would not be regulated in order
to protect private property rights.
Protected trees could be removed
with mitigation required. The owner/
builder would be responsible to
replant half of the diameter back onto
the property. For example, if a 12inch tree was removed the replanting
would be 6 inches. To standardize the
replanting we chose a 3-inch tree as a
replacement. Removing the 12-inch
tree would result in two 3-inch trees
replanted on the property (12 inches
divided by 2 [half the diameter] = 6
divided by 3 [replacement tree size] =
2 trees to replant). The passage of this
bylaw resulted in trees being replanted
to a property and trees being preserved
on a property. Subsequent bylaw
changes have added a fee of $10 per
inch for removal which is collected
into the general fund. Owners/
builders now think about their lots
before construction and how they can
protect and keep larger viable trees
to become an important part of their
property. Over 700 building sites have
been subject to the bylaw since 2001
and there is a cooperative spirit for
both preserving trees and replanting
trees into the landscape.
Our other challenge of losing a net
90 trees per year from streets, parks
and public land was dealt with in
a number of ways. The first was to
bring a Citizen’s Article to Town
meeting for $24,000 to purchase and
plant approximately 80 trees. This
was good in the short term but it
was a one-time funding source and
was not sustainable. The next option
Tree Planting Day at the tree nursery
we tried was to request a program
improvement for our Forestry budget
specifically to purchase and plant
trees. A total of $5,000 was added
to the budget but it did not come
close to providing the number of
trees needed to reduce the yearly
deficit. The tree committee and I then
discussed the possibility of starting
a tree nursery. This was not an easy
process. We had to find a suitable
piece of land that was relatively flat,
had a water source, was accessible
to vehicles and was somewhat
protected. Working with the Town’s
Conservation Administrator we found
a perfect piece of land. It is a twoacre-plus parcel that already had a
water connection, was accessible from
a wide trail bed, was visible and had
once been a leased farm. The Tree
Committee set to work and ordered
120 saplings for our first planting. The
startup costs are outlined as follows:
•
Tree Planting bags: $808.40
•
Hydro-gel: $36.85
•
Loader with Auger Rental:
$293.00
•
120 Sapling Trees: $2,625.50
•
Town Labor and Equipment (Water/Forestry/Park):
$2,031.07
Nursery trees dug and ready for transplanting
•
Volunteer hours (estimated 150
hours x $10/hr): $1,500.00
•
Total Cost to Establish Nursery:
$7,294.82
The total cost of $7,294.82 to establish
the nursery divided by 120 saplings
equals $60.79 per tree. This was a
substantial savings from the average
nursery cost of $250.00 per tree. Our
original goal was to plant 120 trees
per year in the nursery and to start
harvesting in the fourth year. What we
found was that the trees were growing
quicker than anticipated and needed
to be planted out sooner that we had
planned on. We reduced our plantout cycle to two to three years and
are planting 70 new trees per year in
the nursery. We have planted a wide
variety and have included shade trees
and trees for planting under wires and
in tight spaces.
The Tree Committee has been
instrumental in locating viable
planting spaces throughout the
Town, performing maintenance at
the nursery and keeping an inventory
of the Town’s trees. In addition,
the Tree Committee has instituted
a Commemorative Tree Planting
Program and a Setback Tree Planting
Program. Our target for 2012 is to
plant 120 trees with 80 planted in
Town right-of-ways and 40 planted
in setback areas. The planting
programs have been a win-win for
the Town Staff, Tree Committee and
residents. We are planting the right
tree in the right place and doing it
in a cost-effective manner. We use
both in-house labor and contracted
services to plant out the trees and
to perform aftercare. This program
would not have been possible without
the dedication, determination
and positive attitude of the Tree
Committee, the Friends of Trees and
the many other volunteer groups
and individuals giving their time and
talents to keep Lexington Green.
We continue to monitor, review
and adjust all of our programs to
provide the most cost-effective and
appropriate methods for planting
trees.
David Pinsonneault can be reached
at (781) 274-8300 or dpinson@
lexingtonma.gov. You may also request
copies of the Lexington Tree Manual
and Tree Bylaw.
Nursery tree being planted on the street
57
Community Solar Projects: A creative approach
to funding alternative energy projects
Jay Burney, MPA
Assistant City Manager
City of Olympia, Washington
Member, APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee
Legislation provides opportunities
for solar power
Like most communities, the City of
Olympia is always seeking alternatives
to the use of conventional energy
sources in order to keep costs down,
increase our energy independence,
and reduce our carbon footprint.
We had considered solar power in
the past, but making the jump to
adding solar panels to our existing
facilities was a challenge due to the
cost of purchasing, installing, and
maintaining these systems in relation
to payback. A 75kW solar array, which
would fit the roofing footprint of most
of our facilities, can cost as much as
$400,000-$500,000 to purchase and
install. Although the energy savings
gained could reach up to $7,000
per year, the payback would be over
40-50 years, with most solar arrays
having a 25-year lifespan. Tough math
to sell to our City Council and our
community, even when considering
the environmental benefits that solar
energy provides.
However, things changed in
2009 when the Washington State
legislature passed Senate Bills 6170
and 6658, which provided financial
incentives for renewable systems.
The legislation called for the state
to provide an incentive to local
individuals, households, nonprofits,
or nonutility businesses that install
energy projects less than 75kW at
the property of qualified public
entities. This arrangement is known
as a “Community Solar” project.
This legislation allowed government
entities like the City of Olympia to
pursue solar projects at virtually no
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cost, and getting the full benefits of
the energy savings.
What is Community Solar and
how does it work?
There are a variety of different
Community Solar models across the
United States. The model utilized on
most Community Solar projects in the
State of Washington is what is called
a Special Purpose Entity. This involves
a group of investors joining together
to form a Limited Liability Company
(LLC), whose purpose is to develop a
Community Solar project.
Washington’s Community Solar
rules are among the most generous,
allowing for ownership of solar
projects up to 75kW. Members of the
LLC receive up to $1.08 in production
incentives, provided that the inverters
and modules are made in Washington,
with a maximum incentive of $5,000
per year. Members may also be
eligible for a 30% tax credit based on
their contribution to the project, as
well as the depreciation value of the
project for up to five years. All of the
incentives expire in June 2020, so
many Community Solar providers are
moving quickly to gather investors
and get projects in place to take full
advantage of all of the incentives
available.
The Community Solar LLCs raise
the money to purchase, install and
maintain the systems in exchange for
a reasonable lease rate of roof space by
a qualified public entity, such as the
City of Olympia. The public entities
also get the benefits of the use of the
power generated by the solar panels to
offset their energy costs. A 75kW array
can produce a savings of $5,000 to
$7,000 per year in energy costs. Those
savings are gained with no upfront
costs to the public entity and no
maintenance costs for the duration of
the lease agreement.
Olympia’s lease terms and
projected savings
In March 2011, the Olympia
City Council approved the first
Community Solar project at our
Farmer’s Market. The project involved
the installation of a 60kW array,
which was funded through the
formation of an LLC. That system
is fully installed and operational. In
September 2011, the City Council
approved a lease agreement for the
second Community Solar project at
our New Hands on Children’s Museum
(HOCM). At 75kW, the HOCM solar
array is the largest allowed by the
legislation. The HOCM solar array is
currently under construction.
The lease terms for both projects are
similar in that there is no cost to the
City for the purchase and installation
of the system or for long-term
maintenance. Both lease agreements
are for $1 per year and run through
June 2020, when the incentives are set
to expire. There is no cost to the City
for the use of the power generated
by the solar panels, so we are able
to utilize all of the power generated
to offset our energy costs at these
facilities. It is estimated that the solar
panels will provide 10%-15% of the
power needs at these two locations,
which is a savings of $5,000-$7,000
per year. Over the term of the lease,
and assuming escalating power costs,
the City can save $60,000-$70,000 per
location, with no upfront money out
of pocket.
The lease agreements include progress
milestones that must be met to ensure
the systems were/are installed in a
timely fashion. Construction of the
systems must commence within six
months of the execution of the lease,
and construction must be completed
within one year. The lease agreement
also calls for the Community Solar
partner to provide a $10,000 letter
of security in favor of Olympia to
insure their obligations under this
agreement, most notably for ongoing
operations and maintenance of the
system.
At the end of the lease term, the City
has three options:
1. Renew the lease agreement for an
agreed upon timeframe.
the investment of alternative energy
sources. The legislation enacted in
Washington does a lot to lower the
financial barriers of investing in
solar power through the incentives
offered, but expires in 2020. New
legislation is needed to expand
programs like this that will further the
growth of alternative energy in our
communities.
If you have Community Solarenabling laws in your state, I urge you
to look at the benefits they offer and
consider a project in your community.
If not, research the laws in Colorado
and Washington, in particular, and
talk to your elected officials about the
many benefits of Community Solar
legislation.
Community Solar legislation helps
support the clean technology
industry, provides an innovative
funding source for renewable energy,
provides a valuable educational tool,
and provides community members
the opportunity to support efforts
to reduce air pollution and global
warming. It is through creative
solutions like this that we move
ever closer to energy independence
and a lower carbon footprint in our
communities.
Jay Burney can be reached at (360) 7538740 or [email protected].
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2. Require the Community Solar
provider to remove the system at
its expense, including any roof
restoration or repair.
3. Purchase the system at its current
market value.
With two projects successfully
underway, the City went out with a
Request for Proposals in October 2011
to construct solar arrays at additional
facilities. We reached agreement in
December 2011 with Thurston Solar
Management, LLC to add four new
locations that will be constructed in
2012.
New legislation is needed
Only a handful of states (Washington,
Colorado, North Carolina, Utah,
Maryland, Oregon and Florida that the
author is aware of) have some form
of Community Solar legislation and/
or rules in place. Community Solar
projects offer some great benefits to
the expansion of solar power, as well
as greater community participation in
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Improve tree planting projects with
national standards
Andy Hillman
ISA Certified Arborist/Municipal Specialist
Davey Resource Group
Trumansburg, New York
ew landscape trees are
planted every year in every
county, city, town, and
village across the country.
Why? Because citizens like them,
and they are proven to be valuable
assets providing many benefits
such as energy savings, air quality
improvement, stormwater mitigation,
and more, in addition to simply
because they make our communities’
streetscapes, parks, and public
properties more attractive.
being planted correctly? Why should
we even care about planting trees
properly?
But, are the thousands of new trees
planted by public works agencies
Second, when it comes to planting
trees, just like installing utilities and
First, tree planting projects take time
and effort and cost money—whether
public works crews or contractors do
it, it still costs about $200 to $300 per
tree. If trees are planted incorrectly,
then the trees die, the citizens are
upset, the community gets no benefit
from the mature tree, and you’ve
wasted valuable time and money.
other gray infrastructure components,
there are national, industry standards
for the care and maintenance of
these other public assets that should
be known and adhered to for safety,
effectiveness and efficiency.
In public works management, we
must be knowledgeable of many
types of standardized operations. The
American National Standards Institute
is a private nonprofit organization
that oversees the development of
voluntary consensus standards. The
Accredited Standards Committee
A300 develops the national standards
for maintenance of trees, shrubs and
other woody plants. These are known
as the American National Standards
for Tree Care Operations or ANSI
A300.
There are numerous parts to the
ANSI A300 series, but this article on
tree planting standards will focus on
the newly revised and released ANSI
A300 (Part 6) – 2012 Transplanting.
Closely-related pertinent standards
also include the ANSI Z60.1 Nursery
Stock and the ANSI Z133.1 Safety
Requirements for Arboricultural
Operations.
Knowledge of all of these references is
important when using the ANSI A300
Standards when writing specifications.
Which brings up an important point:
ANSI Standards are not specifications.
When properly used, they provide a
framework for writing specifications
and should be made part of tree
planting contracts by reference. The
actual tree planting specifications
should be written by a professional
with the technical competence about
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Planting “high” may be required depending on the soil and site conditions,
but never plant a tree too low. Remove
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planting to find the root flare.
the growth, purchase, installation and
after-care of young trees. In the public
works arena, a good indication of this
technical competence is being certified
by the International Society of
Arboriculture as an Arborist/Municipal
Specialist.
The City of Davenport, Iowa has
an APWA Accredited Public Works
Department. They prominently
display the Accredited Agency
logo on their website at www.
cityofdavenportiowa.com and
state, “Davenport Public Works is
responsible to maintain our natural
and built environment with vision
and environmental stewardship in an
ever changing world.”
To help achieve that goal, the
Davenport Forestry Division of Public
Works planted over 500 trees in 2011.
This is a significant investment in
green infrastructure, so to help ensure
a successful project they made sure
to use nationally accepted standards
and best management practices
for their tree planting program. By
understanding and following the
standards, Davenport avoids the two
major pitfalls of planting trees that
often lead to tree mortality—planting
too deep and over-mulching.
Use ANSI Standards to avoid
costly mistakes
Trees are usually purchased by
municipalities in one of three ways:
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they are purchased, when landscape
trees are planted, all too often two
significant mistakes are made—
planting trees too deep and overmulching—that can cause long-lasting
negative effects. When one or both
of these mistakes are made, it almost
always leads to trees that fail to thrive
and die prematurely.
The problem with planting too
deep
The ANSI A300 (Part 6) states, “The
bottom of the trunk flare shall be at
or above the finished grade.” Shall,
as used in this standard, denotes
a mandatory requirement. What
is common across the country are
planting projects where the trees are
planted with the trunk flare buried
well below the finished grade. Trees
have evolved with trunks that can
withstand tough conditions above
ground, but when we bury them in
the soil many problems occur. Soilborne fungi and insects attack the
buried trunk and the roots often die
from lack of oxygen because they are
too far away from the surface.
“Planting high,” with the top of
the root ball above the surrounding
grade, is sometimes recommended
for poorly drained sites. But, planting
deep is never recommended under
any circumstances. No more than
one third of the root ball should be
above grade, and the soil should be
sloped gradually (1:10) between the
top of the root ball and the original
grade. The rope, burlap, and wire
basket should be removed prior to
backfilling. Removing at least the
top third or half of the burlap also
allows you to determine where the
root flare actually starts which will
indicate what the proper planting
hole depth should be. Do not assume
roots are near the top of the root ball.
Probe the root ball for roots with a
surveyor’s chaining pin or similar tool
to check for root depth.
nutrients to soil as it decomposes,
keeps equipment at a distance from
tree trunks, and adds a finished look
to the landscape.
Mulch: Too much of a good thing
According to APWA member
and Certified Arborist/Municipal
Specialist Steve Cothrel of Upper
Arlington, Ohio, “When I write a
specification based on the ANSI A300
Standard, I indicate the depth of the
mulch and the distance from the
trunk as ‘shalls’. In other words, I
would write: Wood chip mulch shall
be applied six inches from the trunk
and to a consistent depth of three
inches out to the perimeter of the
planting.”
The other big non-standard mistake
is over-mulching. The ANSI standard
says, “Mulch should be applied near,
but not touching, the trunk out to
the perimeter of the planting. Initial
depth of organic mulch should be
between 2 and 4 inches (5 and 10
cm).”
Mulch can be beneficial to a tree
when properly applied. It conserves
moisture, suppresses weeds,
moderates soil temperature, adds
“Mulch volcano” – mulch is several inches too deep and piled against the trunk.
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April 2012
However, there is a near epidemic
of over-mulching throughout the
U.S. The volcano-looking cones of
mulch piled around young trees is a
waste of resources and harmful to the
tree’s development. Deep mulch can
stifle oxygen supply to tree roots and
can form a mat that is then actually
impermeable to water. When piled
against the trunk of a tree, mulch can
allow fungi, insects, and moisture to
damage the trunk and eventually kill
the tree in some instances.
What you can do
Chris Johnson is the City Arborist/
Forestry Manager in the Davenport
Public Works Department. Chris
states, “I require every landscape
contractor who intends on bidding
for city tree planting jobs to take
a two-hour proper tree planting
course. I instruct the course using
the ANSI A300 (Part 6) – 2012
Standard and the International
Society of Arboriculture’s Best
Management Practices – Tree
Planting as my reference materials.
The BMP – Tree Planting is the
special companion publication to
the ANSI A300 Transplanting
standards. Upon completion of the
job I will inspect the work to ensure
the trees had been planted properly.
If there are any problems I have
the contractor come to the site and
replant under my supervision.
Typically, I only need to do this once.
Beyond that the contractor knows
what my expectations are, and they
know how to bid so as not to lose
money on the job due to revisits to
the site or the extra time it takes to
dig the hole properly.”
Len Phillips, an urban forestry
consultant formerly with the Town
of Wellesley, Massachusetts, and
recognized as an APWA Top Ten
Public Works Leaders of the
Year in 1995, adds, “It is important
to use the ANSI A300 Standards
to guide writing specifications for
tree planting. This will help ensure a
successful project and result in trees
that not only survive, but thrive.
Planting trees at the proper depth
and mulching them correctly will
allow them to reach their potential
and provide many valuable benefits.
Trees represent a major investment in
municipal infrastructure that actually
appreciates over time.”
The ANSI A300 Standards are
available from the Tree Care Industry
Association at www.tcia.org.
Additional references available
from the International Society of
Arboriculture at www.isa-arbor.com:
•
Principles and Practices of Planting
Trees and Shrubs by Gary Watson
and E.B. Himelick
•
Best Management Practices – Tree
Planting by Gary Watson and E.B.
Himelick
•
Introduction to Arboriculture:
Planting and Early Care Interactive
CD-ROM
Andy Hillman can be reached at
[email protected].
Properly mulched tree. The pile of
mulch in the background was removed
from this tree. This excess mulch is a
waste of money and is detrimental to
the tree.
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Coastal Economy: Building a fish habitat
David Fain, MPA, PWLF
City of Haltom City, Texas
Member, APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee
ishing is a sport everyone can
enjoy. To the avid fisherman it
does not matter if it involves ice,
deep sea or fly fishing. Just being
able to fish brings them the relaxation
they desire.
Commercial and sport fishing are
thriving and are important industries
throughout the country, especially in
the state of Florida. And enhancing
the marine habitat in the Gulf of
Mexico makes for better fishing
opportunities for all. To capture such
an environment, several agencies have
taken advantage of funding available
to create artificial reefs. Artificial reefs
are an important component of the
recreational and commercial fishing
industry, along with creating diving
opportunities for the diving industry.
Okaloosa County is located in an
area of Florida known as the Emerald
reef program generate their revenues
from Florida saltwater fishing license
sales and taxes on fishing and spear
fishing gear, boat registration fees and
motor boat fuel. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service administers the grant
program, which is known as Federal
Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Grants.
The funds are intended to enhance
fishery resources and facilitate access
for the recreational fisherman.
An artificial reef is a man-made,
underwater structure, typically built
for the purpose of promoting marine
life in areas generally with featureless
bottoms. The Emerald Coast is no
exception to the featureless bottom.
Early on in the construction of
artificial reefs, various materials were
used in order to create a reef. It has
been long known that shipwrecks are
prime fishing sites. Also, fishermen
have purposely built artificial reefs,
with the objective to enhance the
fishing experience. Materials of the
do-it-yourself reef tend to be literally
constructed of junk. Old refrigerators
and other appliances, shopping carts
and abandoned cars are considered
the most popular junk. Interlaced
logs are also popular items. Pretty
much anything you can sink has the
potential to become an artificial reef.
For over thirty years artificial reefs
have been constructed in the coastal
waters of Okaloosa County. Initially
operators of commercial and charter
fishing, serious recreational fisherman,
dive operators and divers constructed
these artificial reefs. The objective of
these artificial reefs was to increase
the aquatic life and, thus, increase the
fishing resource and harvest. During
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Coast. Vacation destinations in the
county include Pensacola Beach, Fort
Walton Beach, Panama City Beach,
Destin, and Seaside. Deep-sea fishing
is a huge draw to the area, especially
Destin, a very popular diving and
deep-sea fishing destination. Needless
to say, fishing plays a key role in the
tourism industry in Okaloosa County.
To enhance the deep-sea and diving
industries along the Emerald Coast,
the Okaloosa County Department
of Public Works and individual
municipalities have constructed over
215 artificial reefs in local waters.
Known as the Okaloosa County
Reef Plan (revised 2011), the plan
outlines the framework of regulatory
requirements under which the
program operates. These artificial
reefs are constructed with funding
from a program created by the
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection. The public funds for the
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these early times of artificial reef
construction, it was not a regulated
practice. The artificial reef materials
were dispersed at locations decided by
interest groups. Locations were not
made known to the public. Keeping
secret the locations of these reefs
allowed the special interest groups
to maintain control over the fishing
operations from each artificial reef.
Over time, regulatory agencies
such as the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP),
Florida Marine Patrol, the United
States Army Corp of Engineers
(USACE), and the U.S. Coast Guard
began the enforcement of new state
and federal laws. Today a permit
in Florida waters is required within
nine nautical miles from shore. The
permits from the FDEP and USACE
are required for the construction
of artificial reefs. Materials for the
reefs must conform to federal and
state guidelines. The materials for
the artificial reef are listed on each
permit, and the material funded with
state and federal grants has become
more restrictive. A permit issued
by the USACE for the construction
of artificial reefs states that those
material compatibility guidelines are
to be followed.
Hurricanes also impact artificial reefs.
The result is either destruction or
moving them from their original site.
The relocation of the reefs outside of
a permitted area can cause a potential
hazard to vessel navigation, damage
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and destroy marine life/ecosystem,
and prevent other uses of the sea floor.
Many of the regulators, therefore,
involving material criteria are
intended to maximize the ability of
the artificial reefs to remain intact and
in place on the sea floor.
The process of how a man-made
structure or vessel becomes an
underwater garden depends upon
such variables as depth, water
temperature, currents, and the
composition of the sea bottom.
Tracking the artificial reef program,
Okaloosa County staff has determined
that most artificial reefs attract marine
life in more or less predictable stages.
First, the ocean current will encounter
the sunken vessel, which will create a
plankton-rich upwelling that provides
for a feeding spot for such marine life
as sardines and minnows, which will
draw in predators like Bluefin tuna
and sharks. Next is the marine life
that is seeking protection from the
ocean’s vast openness—those creatures
that are crevice dwellers like grouper,
snapper and eels. Predators such as
barracuda will also take up residence
in the structure waiting for their prey.
In time—possibly months, years,
maybe decades, depending on the
ocean’s activities—the alien structure
of a ship will be covered with algae,
tunicates, hard and soft corrals, and
sponges, sprouting life everywhere.
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The Okaloosa County Department
of Public Works artificial Reef Plan
is designed as a guide for staff in
the implementation of a successful
artificial reef program. Their plan
embraces the following goals and
objectives, which are established by
national and state artificial reef plans.
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Ensure all reef construction has
biological justification to meet
present and future fishery management and resource protection heads;
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Minimize negative effects in
existing fisheries and conflicts
with other uses;
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Use materials with long-term
compatibility in the marine
environment;
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Monitor reefs to determine the
effectiveness of materials, the
success of the reef, and compliance with permitting terms and
conditions; and
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Incorporate monitoring and
scientific research findings into
future reef construction projects
to produce targeted results.
Scott Henson, Artificial Reef Program
Manager for Okaloosa County,
identifies two types of structures
used as artificial reefs. They are tug
boats and rectangular materials or
cages, which are actually chicken
transport devices. Mr. Hansen stated:
“The cages are very popular in this
area with private reef builders. They
cost about $300 and weigh from
600 to 800 pounds and are roughly
4’x8’x6’. The County permits the
cages as reefs. The criteria are that
two or more cages are to be chained
together, or welded on the deck of a
vessel.”
Both commercial and sport fishing
in Florida are thriving and important
industries in the state, and the
artificial reef program is one of the
reasons the industry is so successful.
Commercial fishing provides income
to the people who fish, those who
market the fish, and enjoyment to
the many consumers who partake of
Florida seafood. The diving industry
has also thrived along the Emerald
Coast because of the reef program.
Both uses of Florida’s artificial reef
resources will continue to provide
future generations with maritime
heritage.
Source of Information – Okaloosa
County Artificial Reef Plan (Revised
2011)
David Fain is a member of APWA’s
Facilities and Grounds Committee. He
can be reached at (817) 834-9036 or
[email protected].
Inspection of reef (photo by Bill Horn)
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Perpetual Care in American Cemeteries:
Working towards a sustainable future
Robert D. McNeil III, P.E.
Public Works Director
Town of Millbury, Massachusetts
Editor’s note: The following article
is included at the request of APWA
Past President George Crombie, Senior
Faculty Member at Norwich University.
The article was developed as part of
the author’s thesis project in the MPA
Program at Norwich University.
American cemeteries demand our
attention and respect. These unique
landscapes seem naturally resistant
to change. Leading a community
towards sustainable practices in
existing cemeteries may be the biggest
challenge for public works officials
yet. Regardless of your age when you
die the people left behind will be
faced with dealing with your remains.
Can public works officials develop
and manage a sustainable cemetery
to accommodate our infinite cycle of
death?
If we don’t modify the way that
we have traditionally handled our
deceased, over time, even America’s
least populated areas will face an
endless, ever-expanding cemetery. To
meet our current burial demands here
in the United States, it is estimated
that every year approximately
30,000,000 board feet of hardwoods,
over 100,000 tons of steel and
other metals, and 1,600,000 tons of
reinforced concrete are used to create
caskets and vaults for the funeral
industry. Most of this material ends up
in the ground as part of a traditional
burial with little likelihood that it will
break down naturally over time.
Additionally, it is estimated that over
800,000 gallons of embalming fluid,
which most commonly includes
formaldehyde, is used annually during
standard embalming procedures.
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(Compiled from statistics by Casket
and Funeral Supply Association of
America, Cremation Association of
North America 2011)
Current American burial practices
developed out of a combination of
religious preferences, immigrants’
cultures and customs, and government
regulation. Today only a limited
number of alternatives to traditional
burial are even considered acceptable
in America. Although presently
outside of the mainstream, ideas that
are gaining traction include natural
burial, burial at sea, entombment in
a mausoleum, cremation with ashes
preserved or scattered, and burial in a
reusable grave. By understanding the
cultures and religious customs that
people hold sacred regarding human
death we can better understand how
to build consensus to implement
acceptable changes to our current
practices of traditional burials.
Public works officials must not only
deal with the issue of a growing
population base and its possible
impact on cemetery expansion, but
must provide the necessary leadership
to accomplish real change towards
sustainability at the local level.
They must act to build coalitions of
community assets and staff that will
produce meaningful solutions and
tangible results. As cemetery stewards
they must consider the three primary
components of sustainability—fiscal,
social and ecological, termed the
Triple Bottom Line and coined in 1994
by John Elkington.
Commitment to the development
of a sustainable cemetery
includes considering all aspects of
responsibility from the cemetery
commissioners to the local funeral
directors to the families of the
deceased. Before public works officials
can consider changes to existing
Entrance to Central Cemetery – Millbury, Massachusetts
cemeteries they must consider their
complex origins.
Human Burials, Religious
Implications, Customs and Cultures
In many communities the public
works department is responsible for
management of cemeteries. A far cry
from its practical beginnings, human
burial procedures now have very
different meanings that center on
demonstrating a deep respect for the
deceased person. Often strict religious
beliefs require burial as a necessary
step in pursuit of an afterlife. For
these and other profoundly personal
and communal reasons, families and
descendants of the interred often view
cemeteries with a sense of reverence
that can overshadow objective
consideration of the need for change.
(National Park Service 2011)
Religious culture concerning death
and burials varies as widely across
the globe as it does across centuries.
Some cultures allow the decomposing
body to naturally return to the Earth
while others try to retard the natural
deterioration process with embalming
and attempt to protect the body from
direct soil contact by placing it into a
coffin and oftentimes within a sealed
concrete vault. Here in America,
most people are unaware that only
four generations ago people handled
burying their own deceased family
members. If we look closely at the
modern Christian wake, funeral, and
burial process we can see stark changes
to how Americans now deal with
death as compared to before the Civil
War in the 1860s.
Embalming and rise of the Funeral Parlor
Embalming in America finds its
roots in the Civil War. Families
attempting to retrieve their loved
ones’ remains by train were required
by railroad companies to have the
body embalmed for the long rail
trip home. President Lincoln’s own
remains endured a multi-city funeral
train route that spanned thirteen
days in 1865. The American public
eventually warmed to embalming
following the emergence of local
funeral homes to handle their dead
in the twentieth century. Although
embalming is not required—a surprise
to most Americans—the more natural
appearance of the deceased is said to
ease the pain of the mourning family
and friends. (Cooney 2011)
Cremation and Other Alternatives to Burial
Cremation is gaining popularity as
a preferred alternative to traditional
burial in America. According to
a 2008 statistics report by the
Cremation Association of North
America (CANA), the percentage of
cremations performed in the United
States has risen from just 14.90%
in 1985 to 34.34% in 2007 and is
expected to rise and hold at around
75%. When buried, cremains take
up significantly less space than that
of traditional burials and thus have
the ability to slow the pace of land
consumption within a cemetery.
Many cemeteries now allow cremation
burials to be placed on top of already
interred full burials. Arguably the
most sustainable method of cremains
burial is the Invisible Niche concept.
“This involve(s) putting the ashes
of the deceased after cremation
into degradable urns to be buried
underground. The ashes will enrich
the environment. After the ashes have
completely decomposed, the land will
be ready for more ashes. Thus, the
space for cremated ashes is unlimited.”
(Siu 2005)
The Natural Burial process, by which
a body is returned to the earth to
decompose naturally in soil, has
been practiced around the world for
centuries. Natural burial has recently
been reintroduced to the United
States and is catching on in places like
Ramsey Creek, Ga., where the first
“green cemetery” was opened in 1998.
An old burial practice that has gained
recent resurgence by the Baby Boomer
Gravesite of Colonel Asa Holman
Waters, Central Cemetery – Millbury,
Massachusetts
generation of Americans is burial at
sea. This process includes scattering
of ashes at sea, release of sinking
biodegradable urns, and full-body
ocean burials.
Columbariums and mausoleums are
densely concentrated above-ground
storage units that house cremated
and full internments respectively.
These permanent memorial units offer
efficient use of space; however, they
do not represent a permanent solution
to a cemetery’s need for expansion
and can be expensive to build and
maintain.
Modifying acceptable burial practices
is only a piece of the sustainability
puzzle. Promoting and managing
sustainability in our cemeteries may
also include modifying the practices of
the existing staff such as maintenance
of the grounds, infrastructure
improvements, capital investments,
even right down to the record keeping.
Record Keeping and Mapping in
the Twenty-First Century
Cemeteries provide a wealth
of information to historians,
genealogists, and the descendants
of the deceased. Besides managing
physical space better, cemeteries
should migrate from old paper records
to a searchable electronic database
using scanning technology. This
effort becomes even more important
to maintain a link to our past as
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we consider grave reuse and other
alternatives to traditional burial in the
name of sustainability.
With the advent of Global Positioning
Systems (GPS) and Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) mapping,
technology has become widely
utilized by the public in many new
and exciting ways. GPS can locate
ground features with impressive
accuracy; however, it is not able to
locate features that are buried. The
use of geophysical techniques such as
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) may
assist in finding the locations of graves
whether marked with headstones
or not. Today, Americans are more
frequently utilizing available GIS to
research important information in
which they are personally interested.
A well-designed geographical
information database with integral
mapping for a cemetery accomplishes
both the preservation of spatial and
historic information, and its efficient
subsequent retrieval for research
and analysis. The modernization of
the cemetery records and its record
keeping system is a powerful example
of how public works officials can
begin working towards a sustainable
future.
Significant changes to cemetery
practices historically occur over
relatively long time periods. So how
can public works officials begin to lead
this change towards sustainability in
our existing cemeteries?
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Community Building and the
Triple Bottom Line
Public works officials need to supply
the necessary strategic leadership to
start this process. With the vision
for a sustainable cemetery, leaders
can utilize various tools such as a
force field analysis to identify the
variables involved in planning and
implementing a change program.
Rather than an open-door policy
requiring the public to initiate a
report, public works officials need to
go out and get the information that is
instrumental in developing a vision.
A public works leader today needs
to be a community builder. “The
community builder has the ability
to marshal all the forms of human
capital (among them intelligence,
passion, effort, creativity, compassion,
and pride) of the various stakeholders
they interact with and move them
towards a common goal. Rather than
one who requires, they are leaders
who inspire.” (Hill 2011)
The team of cemetery contributors
may include commissioners, public
works staff, selectmen, funeral
providers, health officials, clergy,
neighbors, and others with interests in
town cemeteries. It is the leader’s job
to unleash the energy and talent of
all contributing members of the team.
The assembled team should adopt
Kotter’s (1996) Eight-Stage Process of
Creating Major Change to begin an
Establishing a Sense of Urgency
Creating the Guiding Coalition
Developing a Vision and Strategy
Communicating the Change
Vision
Empowering Broad-Based Action
Generating Short-Term Wins
Consolidating Gains and
Producing More Change
Anchoring New Approaches
in the Culture
It is imperative for the team to
remember that people often view
cemeteries with a sense of reverence
that can overshadow objective
consideration of the need for change.
As the cemetery team considers
working towards a sustainable future
it must recognize that sustainability
contains the three primary
components of the Triple Bottom Line:
fiscal, social and ecological. Teams
may find early success identifying lowcost or no-cost improvements that
are noticeable. These mini-successes
should be celebrated by the team and
will serve to build momentum for
more difficult challenges ahead.
The Future
With the first decade of the twentyfirst century now behind us, public
works officials must focus on the
future of our American cemeteries.
Any meaningful change requires
patience, time and education. Before
sustainable changes are proposed,
officials must take the time to
understand the local cultures and
customs that people hold sacred
regarding human death. Public works
officials must lead this important
change by collaborating with local
community assets to responsibly
develop, implement and support
sustainable practices within these
hallowed grounds.
Robert D. McNeil III can be reached
at (508) 865-9143 or rmcneil@
townofmillbury.net.
APWA’s K–12 Outreach Programs
Tomorrow’s public works professionals are sitting in today’s classrooms. With APWA’s K–12 outreach materials, you
can promote an appreciation of the role of public works and inspire a commitment in students to build a sustainable
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Aging DPW Facilities: Is it time to fix the house?
Diagnosing the problems and planning improvements
Jeffrey J. Alberti, LEED®AP, Team Leader, and Michael Hicks, DPW Facility Specialist,
Weston & Sampson, Foxboro, Massachusetts
rand new, “right-sized” public
works facilities are a rarity. The
vast majority of municipal
public works departments
operate out of a facility that was
constructed decades ago and can
no longer adequately support a
department’s mission.
During the past half century, the
responsibilities shouldered by
municipal public works departments
have increased significantly, as have
the number, size and complexity
of vehicles and equipment for
which public works departments are
responsible. In many cases, municipal
public works employees now function
as critical “first responders” during
hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other
emergency conditions. However, public
works operations and maintenance
facilities have not kept pace with
this growth and change, and, as a
consequence, many departments are
struggling to maintain facilities, fix
critical infrastructure problems, and
efficiently manage municipal assets.
A public works facility that is too
small, inadequately organized
for current operations, or in poor
physical condition is, in reality, a
substantial drain on a department’s
budget. Departments that expend
increasingly larger portions of available
man-hours and annual operating
budgets to address facility problems
ultimately waste valuable taxpayer
dollars. More importantly, facility
deficiencies can, in some cases, impede
a department’s ability to respond
to public emergencies, or present
significant health and safety hazards to
department personnel.
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Deficiencies commonly found in
many of today’s older public works
facilities include:
Space and Operational Symptoms
1) Lack of office space for daily
administrative activities and
public interactions.
2) Size and configuration of internal
spaces doesn’t allow for efficient
“start-of-shift” interaction
between trade and supervisory
staff to effectively start the day’s
activities. Foremen spend more
time trying to locate workers than
issuing work assignments.
3) Inadequate personnel support
areas such as locker rooms,
showers, toilets, lunch room, and
employee assembly/training areas.
4) Overcrowded and inadequate
shop space requiring employees to
operate in dark, poorly ventilated
spaces. Inadequate space for
reference materials.
5) Inadequate vehicle maintenance
equipment to safely and
efficiently service fleet and
equipment. Some maintenance
activities need to be completed
out-of-doors.
6) In colder climates, inadequate
heated storage for emergency
response vehicles, leading to
slower response times in times of
emergency (snow and ice storms,
water main break, sewer pump
failure, fallen trees).
7) Lack of interior vehicle storage
space. Outdoor storage exposes
vehicles to harsh seasonal
conditions, accelerating weatherrelated deterioration, and
reducing the life expectancy of
the municipality’s multimillion
dollar investment.
8) “Stacked” vehicle storage that
mandates inefficient use of labor
to jockey vehicles.
9) Inadequate salt/sand storage
structures that force staff to
handle materials multiple times.
10) Inadequate/unsecured storage for
materials/tools.
11) Roof/wall system leaks that are
not corrected and a potential
cause of (often hidden) structural
deterioration. Growth of mold/
mildew.
12) External deterioration/changes
in appearance of roofs, walls,
windows, etc., which suggests
underlying material failures.
Regulatory Issues
1) Building code requirements
and environmental regulations
have substantially changed since
original construction. The existing
building(s) do not conform to
current codes.
2) Facilities do not meet Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
accessibility requirements.
3) Inadequate heating and
ventilation in shops, vehicle
maintenance and vehicle storage
spaces. Lack of air quality
monitoring systems.
4) Sanitary facilities (toilets/showers)
do not meet plumbing codes.
5) Facilities contain inadequate
fire protection (alarm and
suppression) systems.
6) Lack of vehicle washing facilities
that meet current environmental
regulations.
7) Improper storage areas for salt,
sand, street sweeping, and catch
basin materials.
Any of these deficiencies may
negatively impact a public works
department’s ability to operate safely
and efficiently. Buildings with three or
four of these deficiencies are typically
a drain on an operational budget and
warrant consideration of a facility
improvement plan. If a number of
these conditions exist in your facility,
the following strategy for quantifying
deficiencies and advancing an
improvement plan is recommended.
1. Get Help
Everyone has probably heard the old
adage “a doctor is his/her own worst
patient”—in other words, a physician
needs to reach out for help from
a colleague when the issue is his/
her own health. The same is true for
public works professionals. The best
advice when it is time to consider
facility upgrades is to get assistance
from a professional consultant for
whom planning of public works
facilities is a full-time occupation.
Public works operations are
complicated, and even though
most departments are composed
of similar operating units, every
public works department is unique.
Each municipality has its own set
of expectations about what their
public works needs to accomplish,
and leaders often have very different
approaches to management. To
further complicate matters, the
technology that supports public works
operations and regulations controlling
how operations are executed are in a
constant state of flux.
An experienced consultant will
focus on discovering your unique
operational requirements, listen
carefully to department leaders and
staff, and advise on improvement
options based on your needs, the
consultant’s past experiences,
knowledge of regulatory requirements,
and proven sustainable solutions. An
ideal consultant will also be able to
advise you on emerging applicable
trends in equipment technologies and
sustainable building features.
The first step that any consultant
should take is to help you to assess
your existing conditions and
deficiencies.
2. Assess Physical Plant Conditions
It is critical to develop a detailed
understanding of the existing
conditions at your physical plant:
buildings, site and infrastructure.
The goal of this exercise is to identify
every element or system that is
damaged, has failed or isn’t operating
properly. Of particular concern will
be any condition that significantly
impacts normal activities, is the
cause of excessive spending, or that
creates an unsafe work environment.
Compliance with relevant codes
and regulations should also be
investigated.
Typically an investigation starts with
field observation by a number of
design and operations experts, as well
as discussions with users about past
maintenance history. Data gathered
in the field is then entered into a
spreadsheet, where the identified
conditions are categorized and
prioritized by severity and impact on
safety and operations. Any required
repair or replacement element is then
monetized. Once this information is
entered, the data can be manipulated
to organize and present the
information in the most useful format.
3. Assess Operational Space
Requirements
The next step is to prepare a
comprehensive space needs
assessment that identifies current and
future public works needs. Absent
such a baseline assessment, public
works management may never
be fully informed of the extent to
which operational capacity is being
compromised by the physical plant.
The consultant should “test” your
space requests by generating a simple
sketch for each room that identifies
required furniture, equipment and
clearances to validate the requested
square footage and function. A space
allocation matrix (spreadsheet)
should be prepared to identify each
required space and the associated
area. Net square footage should
then be adjusted with factors to
account for structure, circulation,
and support areas. The matrix can
then be modified through an iterative
review/modify process to remove
redundancies. Once consensus has
been reached on a matrix, the space
totals are monetized in order to
generate a projected development
budget.
4. Develop a Concept Plan
Once the existing conditions and the
cost of repair have been determined,
and the space needs for a new facility
have been established, the hard work
begins—finding a design solution that
best meets the needs of a department.
In some cases, a community has no
option but to renovate and expand
on the existing site. Information
developed during the space analysis
will help determine the structures
that require upgrade to industry
standard. In other cases, the space
analysis will have demonstrated
deficiencies that are so great that
the only option for achieving
reasonable operational efficiency is
to rebuild—usually on a new site. In
still other cases, the best option is to
undertake a certain amount of repair
and rehabilitation of the existing
facility, and to move some of the
department’s functions to another
site (e.g., off-season storage, bulk
material storage). An experienced
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consultant will be invaluable when
exploring rehabilitation options,
alternate sites, or combinations
of different design schemes. Once
consensus is reached, spaces included
in the preferred scheme are tallied
by function type, and the total is
monetized to establish an estimated
development budget. The result is
your concept plan.
5. Educate Your Constituency
In order to obtain support for a new
or renovated facility, the community
must first be educated about the
responsibilities and importance of
their public works department. Many
residents have a false impression that
public works departments merely cut
the grass and/or plow the streets. The
miles of road, sidewalks, utility and
drainage lines, acres of grounds, and
number of vehicles that a department
is responsible for maintaining, as
well as the on-call emergency services
provided for severe weather, water
main breaks, flooding, downed trees,
and removal of road obstructions, is
often unknown to the average citizen.
A public outreach approach that
engages the community by showing
photos of existing deficiencies or
conducting open house facility
tours is an effective way to provide
tangible evidence of the health,
safety, and operational needs of
the department, and identifies the
opportunities and benefits that a new
or renovated facility would bring to
the community. The protection of
the community’s significant capital
investment in specialized public
works equipment should also be
emphasized.
Take Action to Improve Your
Safety and Cost-Efficiency
Public works departments that are
operating out of facilities built prior
to 1960, or out of clearly inadequate
facilities, owe it to themselves and
their communities to take action
to address cost inefficiencies and
health and safety concerns. The cost
of inaction for ignoring steadily
deteriorating facilities may, in the
long run, be higher, if staff and
equipment are constantly forced to
operate under unsafe conditions. It is
incumbent on management to gather
all the data, bring concerns forward
to municipal leaders, educate and
engage the community in developing
a sustainable solution, and maximize
the improvements to be implemented.
Jeff Alberti can be reached at (508) 6983034 or [email protected]; Michael
Hicks can be reached at (508) 698-3034
or hicksm@wseinc.
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Copper theft protection – it’s easier than you think!
Mark Miller
Sales Director
Bryce Fastener Inc.
Gilbert, Arizona
ity and state governments
across the country are
suffering huge losses to copper
wire thieves. Copper prices
are reaching all-time highs and, with
the suffering economy, copper theft
is exploding. Most of the losses occur
at the in-ground junction pull-boxes
and the light poles that they feed.
Unfortunately, new laws to clamp
down on recyclers have had very little
effect on the overall problem.
There is increasing evidence that a
significant percentage of the copper
wire stolen is not making its way
into recycle, but instead is taken
by dishonest contractors for reuse.
Recently, a shipping container full
of stolen copper was found before it
made its way to the Far East—a clear
indication that organized crime is at
play.
There are many attempts to use
different approaches to combat the
problem. Liquid nails is even being
used to glue the lid of pull-boxes shut.
One city official told me that they
were placing 3,000-pound concrete
blocks on top of the pull-boxes. News
reports from one city described filling
in the light poles with cement up
to the handhole covers. Some are
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burying pull-boxes and others have
tried using tamperproof screws and
bolts in the past. Unfortunately,
most “tamperproof” products on the
market are no longer secure since the
drivers are available at the retail level
and online, and are therefore in the
toolboxes of a majority of contractors.
Most of the above-mentioned options
will help to slow copper theft;
however, most of these options result
in the serviceability of the pull-box
or light pole being too cumbersome,
expensive or even impossible.
After losing $300,000 worth of copper
in 2010, one city in Arizona took
another approach. Using a new type
of highly controlled fastener, the city
was able to use them to replace all of
the standard pull-box cover bolts. They
took further steps to ensure that only
city personnel had access to the special
drivers that remove the fasteners. Even
the city electrical contractors are not
allowed access to the special keys.
When a contractor completes work on
any given project, the city sends out
maintenance personnel to install the
special keyed fasteners in place of the
standard hardware. This inexpensive
High-strength steel pull-box lid with
keyed fasteners
building new hardened pull-box lids
for use along freeways. They are also
planning on using highly controlled,
specially keyed fasteners in their lid
design.
Steel bracket secured with keyed fasteners
approach to the problem resulted in a
90% reduction in copper theft in the
first year. With this simple fix, pullboxes remain fully serviceable.
Commercial areas and city parks were
a little more difficult to protect—with
nobody around to stop them, the
thieves were able to break through the
lids with sledge hammers to gain entry.
This particular city fabricated and used
a heavy steel strap and, combined with
their special keyed fasteners, were able
to finally stop the problem. Again, the
pull-boxes remain serviceable. This city
recently reported that they have not
had a copper theft in the past several
months.
The Department of Transportation
in another state reported a $500,000
loss during a six-month period. Entire
stretches of freeway have gone dark
as a result, a dangerous situation for
motorists. This department is currently
in the process of designing and
A number of different companies have
begun making heavy-duty steel lids
for both pull-boxes and handhole
covers. When combined with fasteners
that are not available to the general
public, it seems to be the easiest, most
effective, and cost-efficient way to
secure pull-boxes and handhole covers,
so far stopping thieves dead in their
tracks.
Mark Miller can be reached at (480)
Bryce Fastener Inc. is located in Gilbert,
Ariz., and has been in business for over 40
years. They are a complete in-house cold
forging manufacturing company
of custom anti-theft fasteners ranging
from micro sizes to large bolts and nuts.
For more information visit
www.brycefastener.com.
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Annual Buyer’s Guide (alphabetical listing)
The annual Buyer’s Guide in the
April issue of the APWA Reporter
is provided as a service by the
to its members to assist in identifying the corporate members that
represent the consulting, service
and manufacturing firms serving
the public works industry today. It
is by no means an attempt to list
all of the firms serving the industry,
only those that are APWA members
as of February 17, 2012. The Buyer’s
Guide is not intended to provide
endorsement of any particular
products or services listed herein.
APWA makes every effort to achieve
accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for inadvertent omissions
or incorrect entries. If any errors
are detected, please notify the
Finance/Membership Department
at (800) 848-APWA.
3rd Eye MobileVision
(214) 223-3988 FAX: (214) 260-1435
TOLL FREE: (866) 805-2984
9940 W Sam Houston Pkwy S Ste
330
Houston, TX 77099-5104
www.awti.net
4LEAF Inc
(916) 965-0010 FAX: (916) 965-0013
4401 Hazel Ave Ste 135
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
www.4leafinc.com
A.D.A. Engineering, Inc.
(305) 551-4608
8550 NW 33rd St Ste 101
Miami, FL 33122-1941
www.adaengineering.com
Abasto Utility Locating Co
(505) 889-3341
PO Box 6265
Albuquerque, NM 87197-6265
www.abastoutility.com
Achen-Gardner Engineering, LLC
(480) 940-1300
550 S 79th St
Chandler, AZ 85226-4706
www.achen.com
ACS Industries Incorporated
(330) 678-2511 FAX: (330) 678-0859
2151 Mogadore Rd
Kent, OH 44240-7261
www.acs-coupler.com
Advanced Storage Technology, Inc.
(607) 734-2868 FAX: (607) 734-2477
200 William St Ste 207
78 APWA Reporter
Elmira, NY 14901
www.saltstorage.com
AECOM Technology Corporation
(212) 973-3187
605 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10158-0180
www.aecom.com
Aerostar Environmental Services, Inc.
(904) 565-2820 FAX: (904) 565-2830
11181 St Johns Industrial Parkway N
Jacksonville, FL 32246
www.aerostar.net
Affinis Corp.
(913) 239-1100 FAX: (913) 239-1111
TOLL FREE: (877) 527-5468
7401 W 129th St Ste 110
Overland Park, KS 66213-2694
www.affinis.us
Aggregate Industries SWR Inc.
(702) 649-2530 FAX: (702) 649-8834
3101 E Craig Rd
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-7501
www.aggregate-us.com
AgileAssets Inc.
(512) 327-4200 FAX: (512) 328-7246
3144 Bee Caves Rd
Austin, TX 78746
www.agileassets.com
AHBL Inc.
(253) 383-2422 FAX: (253) 383-2572
2215 N 30th St Ste 300
Tacoma, WA 98403-3350
www.ahbl.com
(785) 539-2202
205 N Michigan Ave Ste 2400
Chicago, IL 60601-5923
All States Asphalt Inc
(413) 665-7021
325 Amherst Rd Rte 116
Sunderland, MA 01375
www.allstatesasphalt.com
Alpha Geotechnical & Materials, Inc
(602) 453-3265
5216 S 40th St
Phoenix, AZ 85040-3918
www.alphageotech.com
Altec Industries, Inc.
(205) 991-7733
210 Inverness Center Dr
Birmingham, AL 35242
www.altec.com
Alternative Paving Concepts
(703) 464-7928 FAX: (703) 832-0366
PO Box 9201
Reston, VA 20195-3101
www.alternative-paving.com
AM Signal, Inc.
(720) 348-6925 FAX: (720) 348-6950
9935 Titan Park Circle
Littleton, CO 80125
www.amsignalinc.com
Amcor Masonry
(801) 936-7628 FAX: (801) 936-5470
333 S Redwood Rd
North Salt Lake, UT 84054-2902
www.amcormasonry.com
Air-Flo Manufacturing Co.
(607) 522-3574 FAX: (607) 522-4412
40 S Main St
PO Box 289
Prattsburgh, NY 14873-0289
www.air-flo.com
AMEC
(801) 999-2002 FAX: (801) 999-2098
9865 S 500 W
Sandy, UT 84070-2561
www.amec.com
Airworks Compressors
(780) 454-2263 FAX: (780) 452-9969
14503 115 Ave
Edmonton, AB T5M 3B8
www.airworkscompressors.com
AMEC Earth & Environmental
(775) 331-2375 FAX: (775) 331-4153
780 Vista Blvd Ste 100
Sparks, NV 89434-6677
www.amec.com
Alan Plummer Associates Inc
(817) 806-1700 FAX: (817) 870-2536
1320 S University Drive #300
Fort Worth, TX 76107
www.apaienv.com
AMEC Earth and Environmental
(905) 335-2353 FAX: (905) 335-1414
3215 North Service Rd
PO Box 220
Burlington, ON L7R 3Y2
www.amec.com
Alberta Highway Services Ltd.
(780) 459-6611 FAX: (780) 459-7639
23 Bellerose Dr
St Albert, AB T8N 5E1
www.ahsl.ca
Alfred Benesch & Co
April 2012
America West Environmental Supplies Inc.
(509) 547-2240
TOLL FREE: (888) 547-5475
3300 East A Street
Pasco, WA 99301-0730
www.america-west.net
American Engineering Testing, Inc.
(651) 659-9001 FAX: (651) 659-1379
550 Cleveland Ave N
Saint Paul, MN 55114
American Paving Fabrics Inc
(410) 379-2209 FAX: (410) 796-0272
6910 O Conner Rd
Hanover, MD 21076
American Road Machinery Company
(330) 868-7724 FAX: (330) 868-3386
401 Bridge St
Minerva, OH 44657-1500
www.amroadmach.com
American Signal Company
(770) 448-6650 FAX: (770) 448-8970
2755 Bankers Industrial Dr
Atlanta, GA 30360
www.amsig.com
American Traffic Safety Materials, Inc.
(904) 284-1708 FAX: (904) 284-8165
TOLL FREE: (877) 872-2876
PO Box 1449
Orange Park, FL 32067-1449
www.atsminc.com
Ames Construction, Inc
(952) 435-7106 FAX: (952) 435-7142
2000 Ames Dr
Burnsville, MN 55306
www.amesconstruction.com
Amick Equipment Co., Inc.
(803) 359-6656 FAX: (803) 359-0925
PO Box 1965
Lexington, SC 29071-1965
www.amickequipment.com
Anderson & Associates
(540) 552-5592 FAX: (540) 552-5729
100 Ardmore St
Blacksburg, VA 24060
www.andassoc.com
Andersonpenna
(714) 227-6887 FAX: (949) 376-7511
309 Agate St
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-3211
www.andpen.com
Andregg Geomatics
(530) 885-7072 FAX: (530) 885-5798
11661 Blocker Dr #200
Auburn, CA 95603
www.andregg.com
Angus-Young Associates Inc
(608) 756-2326 FAX: (608) 756-0464
555 S River St
Janesville, WI 53548
www.angusyoung.com
APA Engineering
(949) 679-2600 FAX: (949) 679-2601
9880 Irvine Center Dr
Irvine, CA 92618-4353
www.apaeng.com
APAC Southeast, Inc.
(941) 355-7178
13101 Telecom Dr Ste 101
Temple Terrace, FL 33637-0936
www.apac.com
Applied GeoLogics Inc.
(519) 821-3262 FAX: (519) 821-7302
111 Farquhar St
Guelph, ON N1H 3N4
www.appliedgeologics.com
Applied Industrial Technologies
(216) 426-4000 FAX: (216) 267-3216
One Applied Plaza
Cleveland, OH 44115
www.applied.com
Applied Professional Services
(404) 564-1881
2801 Buford Highway Ste 100
Atlanta, GA 30329
www.asti.com
Arcadis US, Inc./Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
(781) 224-4488 FAX: (781) 224-3033
200 Harvard Mills Square Ste 430
Wakefield, MA 01880-3238
www.arcadis.com
Archer Western Contractors Ltd.
(919) 463-6772
112-A Pheasant Wood Court
Morrisville, NC 27560
www.walshgroup.com
Argonics, Inc.
(906) 226-9747 FAX: (906) 226-9779
TOLL FREE: (800) 991-2746
520 9th St
Gwinn, MI 49841
www.argonics.com
ARI/Automotive Resources International
(856) 787-6563 FAX: (856) 840-7270
PO Box 5039
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-5039
www.arifleet.com
Asphalt Pavement Alliance
(301) 731-4748 FAX: (301) 731-4621
TOLL FREE: (877) 272-0077
5100 Forbes Blvd
Lanham, MD 20706-4416
www.asphaltalliance.com
Aztec Engineering
(602) 454-0402 FAX: (602) 458-7477
4561 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85008
www.aztec.us
Azteca Systems/Cityworks
(801) 523-2751 FAX: (801) 523-3734
11075 S State St Ste 24
Sandy, UT 84070-5128
Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc
(530) 226-1616
20179 Charlanne Dr
Redding, CA 96002-9222
www.aecconsultants.com
Associated Right of Way Services, Inc
(925) 691-8500
2300 Contra Costa Blvd Ste 525
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-3959
www.arws.com
Associated Transportation Engineers
(805) 687-4418 FAX: (805) 682-8509
100 N Hope Ave Ste 4
Santa Barbara, CA 93110-2621
www.atesb.com
Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey
(609) 584-1877 FAX: (609) 584-8271
2333 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd Ste 3
Mercerville, NJ 08619-1946
www.aeanj.org
Atkins
(407) 647-7275 FAX: (407) 647-8903
482 South Keller Rd
Orlando, FL 32810
www.pbsj.com
Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC
(973) 575-0309 FAX: (973) 287-1086
PO Box 950
Lodi, NJ 07644-0950
www.atlanticdda.com
Atmax Equipment Co
(813) 634-1111 FAX: (813) 634-1115
PO Box 329
Wimauma, FL 33598
Austin Bridge & Road
(214) 596-7300
2538 East University Ste 200
Phoenix, AZ 85034
www.austin-ind.com
Arizona Public Service Co.
(602) 371-7837 FAX: (602) 371-6653
PO Box 53933
Station 3876
www.aps.com
Auto Truck Group
(630) 860-5600 FAX: (630) 860-5631
1420 Brewster Creek Blvd
Bartlett, IL 60103-1695
www.autotruck.com
Arrington Watkins Architects
(602) 279-4373 FAX: (602) 279-9110
5240 N 16th St #101
Phoenix, AZ 85016
www.awarch.com
Avalon Engineering, Inc
(239) 573-2077
2503 del Prado Blvd S Ste 200
Cape Carol, FL 33904-5709
www.avalonengineering.net
AshBritt Environmental
(954) 545-3535
480 SW 12th Ave Ste 103
Pompano Beach, FL 33069-3538
www.ashbritt.com
Ayres Associates
(715) 834-3161 FAX: (715) 831-7500
3433 Oakwood Hills Parkway
Eau Claire, WI 54701
www.ayresassociates.com
B & E Engineers
(626) 446-4449
24 W Saint Joseph St
Arcadia, CA 91007-2854
www.beeng.com
Backflow Solutions, Inc.
(800) 414-4990 FAX: (888) 414-4990
12609 S Laramie Ave
Alsip, IL 60803-3225
www.backflowsolutions.com
Bagg Engineers
(650) 852-9133 FAX: (650) 852-9138
847 W Maude Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-2911
www.baggengineers.com
78 Northpointe Dr
Lake Orion, MI 48359
www.bellequip.com
Berg & Associates
(310) 548-9292 FAX: (864) 855-1185
302 W 5th St Ste 210
San Pedro, CA 90731
Bergkamp Inc
(785) 825-1375 FAX: (785) 825-4269
3040 Emulsion Dr
Salina, KS 67401
www.bergkampinc.com
Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates, Inc.
(812) 454-5581 FAX: (812) 479-6262
6200 Vogel Rd
Evansville, IN 47715-4006
www.blainc.com
Best Led Group
(631) 630-5412 FAX: (631) 630-5414
TOLL FREE: (800) 788-9195
1300 Veterans Highway Ste 120
PO Box 11056
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0914
www.bestledgroup.com
Balfour Beatty
(214) 468-4700
2636 Elm Hill Pike Ste 200
Nashville, TN 37214
www.ccgmail.com
Best Line Equipment
(814) 237-9050 FAX: (814) 237-5325
140 Hawbaker Industrial Dr
State College, PA 16803-2303
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
(410) 234-5000 FAX: (410) 265-4699
7225 Windsor Blvd
Gwynn Oak, MD 21244
www.bge.com
Better Roads Magazine
(847) 636-5060 FAX: (847) 391-9058
2340 S River Rd Ste 202
Des Plaines, IL 60018
www.betterroads.com
Bartlett Consolidated Llc
(508) 746-4246 FAX: (508) 747-6587
PO Box 810
Plymouth, MA 02362
www.bartlettconsolidated.com
BHC RHODES
(913) 663-1900 FAX: (913) 663-1633
6363 College Blvd Ste 500
Overland Park, KS 66211
www.ibhc.com
Baum Publications Ltd.
(604) 291-9900 FAX: (604) 291-1906
124-2323 Boundary Rd
Vancouver, BC V5M 4V8
www.baumpub.com
Biggs Cardosa Associates
(408) 296-5515 FAX: (408) 296-8114
865 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126-3133
www.biggscardosa.com
Baxter & Woodman Consulting
(262) 763-7834 FAX: (262) 763-2509
29625 75th St
Salem, WI 53168-9533
www.baxwood.com
BL Companies, Inc.
(203) 630-1406 FAX: (203) 630-2615
TOLL FREE: (800) 301-3077
355 Research Pkwy Ste 1
Meriden, CT 06450-7100
www.blcompanies.com
Becher-Hoppe Associates, Inc.
(715) 845-8000 FAX: (715) 845-8008
PO Box 8000
330 4th St
Wausau, WI 54402-8000
Belanger, Inc.
(248) 349-7010 FAX: (248) 349-2309
PO Box 5470
Northville, MI 48167-5470
www.belangerinc.com
Bell Equipment
(248) 370-0000 FAX: (248) 370-0011
Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting
Engineers Inc
(559) 326-1400 FAX: (559) 326-1500
451 Clovis Ave Ste 200
Clovis, CA 93612
Blois Construction, Inc.
(805) 653-1432 FAX: (805) 485-0338
3201 Sturgis Rd
Oxnard, CA 93030-8931
www.bloisconstruction.com
Bmc Corporation
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(781) 273-0398 FAX: (781) 273-0724
PO Box 60
Pinehurst, MA 01866-0060
www.tsoil.com
Bollinger Lach & Associates
(630) 990-1385 FAX: (630) 990-0038
1010 Jorie Blvd Ste 22
Oak Brook, IL 60523-4451
Bolton & Menk Inc
(952) 890-0509 FAX: (952) 890-8065
12224 Nicollet Ave
www.bolton-menk.com
Bonestroo
(651) 636-4600 FAX: (651) 636-1311
2335 West Highway 36
www.bonestroo.com
Bowman Bowman Novick Inc.
(816) 753-2550 FAX: (816) 753-0889
411 Nichols Rd Ste 246
Kansas City, MO 64112
Brandon Industries
(972) 542-3000 FAX:
TOLL FREE: (800) 247-1274
1601 W Wilmeth Rd
McKinney, TX 75069
www.brandonindustries.com
Bury+Partners Inc
(972) 991-0011 FAX: (972) 991-0278
5310 Harvest Hill Rd #100
Dallas, TX 75230
www.burypartners.com
C&S Companies
(315) 455-2000
TOLL FREE: (877) 277-6583
499 Col Eileen Collins Blvd.
Syracuse, NY 13212
www.cscos.com
C.E. Niehoff & Co.
(847) 866-1536 FAX: (847) 866-1536
2021 Lee St
Evanston, IL 60202-1557
www.ceniehoff.com
Cal Engineering & Geology Inc
(925) 935-9771 FAX: (925) 935-9773
1870 Olympic Blvd Ste 100
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5067
www.caleng.com
CAM, LLC
(630) 631-2854 FAX: (630) 466-0522
43W630 Wheeler Road
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9783
www.cammidwest.com
Camosy Construction
(847) 395-6800
43451 N US Highway 41
Zion, IL 60099-9455
www.camosy.com
Brown & Gay Engineers Inc.
(281) 558-8700
11490 Westheimer Rd Ste 700
Houston, TX 77077
www.browngay.com
Brown and Caldwell
(925) 210-2371 FAX: (925) 210-2487
201 N Civic Dr Ste 115
www.brownandcaldwell.com
Bureau Veritas
(858) 451-6100 FAX: (858) 451-2846
TOLL FREE: (800) 964-4274
11590 W Bernardo Ct Ste 100
San Diego, CA 92127-1624
www.us.bureauveritas.com
Burgess and Niple Inc
(602) 244-8100 FAX: (614) 451-1385
TOLL FREE: (800) 321-5313
1500 N Priest Dr Ste 101
Tempe, AZ 85281
Cardno TBE
(727) 531-3505 FAX: (727) 431-1517
TOLL FREE: (800) 861-8314
380 Park Place Blvd Ste 300
Clearwater, FL 33759
www.subsurfaceutilityengineering.com
CARDNO WRG Inc.
(503) 419-2500 FAX: (503) 419-2600
5415 SW Westgate Dr Ste 100
Portland, OR 97221-2409
www.wrgd.com
Cargill Deicing Technology
(440) 716-4777 FAX: (440) 716-4732
TOLL FREE: (866) 900-SALT (7258)
24950 Country Club Blvd Ste 450
North Olmsted, OH 44070
www.cargilldeicing.com
Carollo Engineers
(925) 932-1710 FAX: (714) 540-4349
TOLL FREE: (800) 523-5826
2700 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
www.carollo.com
Burgess Engineering & Testing
(405) 790-0488
2603 N Shields Blvd
Moore, OK 73160-3302
Burns & McDonnell
(816) 333-9400
9400 Ward Parkway
www.burnsmcd.com
BurnsCascade
(354) 255-8000 FAX: (315) 472-1004
400 Leavenworth Ave
80 APWA Reporter
Syracuse, NY 13204
3600 Digital Dr
Dubuque, IA 52003
Case Construction Equipment
(262) 636-0825 FAX: (262) 636-0876
TOLL FREE: (866) 542-2736
700 State St
Racine, WI 53404
www.casece.com
(920) 687-1111 FAX: (920) 687-1122
700 Randolph Dr
Appleton, WI 54913
www.casperstruck.com
CDG Engineers & Associates, Inc.
(334) 222-9431
1840 US Highway 29 N
Andalusia, AL 36420
www.cdge.com
CDM
(312) 346-5000 FAX: (312) 346-5228
125 S Wacker Dr Ste 600
www.cdm.com
CEI
(517) 548-0039 FAX: (517) 548-0182
2140 Industrial St
PO Box 200
Howell, MI 48843
www.ceieng.com
CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco
(612) 321-5426
PO Box 1165
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1165
www.centerpointenergy.com
Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
(763) 425-8822 FAX: (763) 425-5636
TOLL FREE: (800) 218-4424
3825 85th Ave N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Certified Power, Inc.
(847) 573-3818 FAX: (847) 573-3836
970 Campus Dr
Mundelein, IL 60060
www.certifiedpower.com
CESNW
(503) 968-6655 FAX: (503) 968-2595
13190 SW 68th Parkway Ste 150
Tigard, OR 97223
www.cesnw.com
CFA Software, Inc.
(630) 543-1410 FAX: (630) 543-1904
1020 W Fullerton Ave Ste A
Addison, IL 60101
www.cfasoftware.com
Carroll Engineering Co
(205) 483-9000
11176 Highway 78
Jasper, AL 35501-8260
Chapp & Bushey Oil Co
(734) 941-1610 FAX: (734) 753-3301
37333 S Huron Rd
New Boston, MI 48164-9385
www.chappoil.com
CarteGraph Systems, Inc.
(563) 556-8120 FAX: (563) 556-8149
Charles Abbott Associates, Inc.
(866) 530-4980 FAX: (310) 534-8082
April 2012
27401 Los Altos Ste 220
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-6316
www.cdm.com
Cherry Valley Tractor
(856) 983-0111 FAX: (856) 988-6290
35 W Route 70
Marlton, NJ 08053
www.cherryvalleytractor.net
Cimline Inc.
FAX: (612) 557-1971
TOLL FREE: (800) 328-3874
2601 Niagara Ln
Plymouth, MN 55447
www.cimline.com
Ciorba Group, Inc.
(773) 775-4009
5507 N Cumberland Ave Ste 402
www.ciorba.com
CIPPlanner Corporation
(866) 364-8054 FAX: (866) 364-8054
TOLL FREE: (866) 364-8054
2075 de La Cruz Blvd Ste 115
Santa Clara, CA 95050-3035
www.cipplanner.com
Civic Engineering & Information
Technology, Inc.
(615) 425-2000
25 Lindsley Ave
Nashville, TN 37210-2038
www.civicinc.com
Civil & Environmental Consultants,
Inc.
FAX: (412) 921-1815
TOLL FREE: (800) 365-2324
333 Baldwin Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Civiltech Engineering, Inc.
(630) 773-3900
450 E Devon Ave
Ste 300
Itasca, TX 60143
www.civiltecheng.com
Civtech Inc
(480) 659-4250
10605 N Hayden Rd Ste 140
Scottsdale, AZ 85260-5595
www.civtech.com
Clark Dietz Inc
(217) 373-8900 FAX: (217) 373-8923
1817 S Neil St Ste 100
Champaign, IL 61820-7268
www.clark-dietz.com
Clark Patterson Lee
(704) 331-9131 FAX: (585) 232-5836
TOLL FREE: (800) 274-9000
301 E 9th St Ste 180
Charlotte, NC 28202
www.clarkpatterson.com
Claunch & Miller, Inc.
(713) 622-9264 FAX: (713) 622-9265
4635 Southwest Fwy Ste 1000
www.claunchmiller.com
Clean City Corp
(610) 525-3380
3709 Darby Rd
PO Box 1368
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
ClearSpan Fabric Structures
(866) 643-1010 FAX: (860) 760-0210
1395 John Fitch Blvd
South Windsor, CT 06074
www.clearspan.com
CMT Engineering Laboratories
(435) 770-9019 FAX: (801) 972-9074
2800 S Redwood Rd
West Valley City, UT 84119-2375
www.cmtlaboratories.com
CMTS, Inc.
(214) 637-6200 FAX: (214) 637-6226
TOLL FREE: (888) 661-7259
8500 N Stemmons Ste 6040
Dallas, TX 75247
www.cmtsinc.com
Cobb, Fendley & Associates Inc
(713) 462-3242 FAX: (713) 462-3262
13430 Northwest Fwy Ste 1100
www.cobfen.com
Colas Solutions Inc.
(513) 272-5648 FAX: (513) 891-9631
TOLL FREE: (888) 369-3163
7374 Main St
Cincinnati, OH 45244
www.barrettpaving.com
Cold Mix Manufacturing
(718) 463-1444 FAX: (718) 463-0292
TOLL FREE: (800) 985-9192
12030 28th Ave
Flushing, NY 11354-1049
www.greenpatch.com
Cole & Associates Inc
(636) 227-2126
5300 Holmes Run Pkwy Ste 105
Alexandria, VA 22304
www.colestl.com
Collective Data
FAX: (319) 364-4306
TOLL FREE: (800) 750-7638
230 2nd St SE Ste 414
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
www.collectivedata.com
Collier Engineering
(615) 818-4297
5560 Franklin Pike Circle Ste 107
Brentwood, TN 37027
www.collierengineering.com
Colorado Municipal League
(303) 831-6411 FAX: (303) 860-8175
1144 Sherman St
Denver, CO 80203-2207
www.cml.org
CompassCom Software
(303) 680-3311 FAX: (303) 766-2488
12353 E Easter Ave Ste 200
Centennial, CO 80112
www.compasscom.com
Compliance EnviroSystems
(225) 678-7034 FAX: (225) 769-2939
1809 Ravier Ln
Highway 95
Sunshine, LA 70780
www.ces-sses.com
Condor Country Consulting, Inc.
(925) 335-9308 FAX: (925) 231-0571
815 Estudillo St Ste 6
Martinez, CA 94553-1617
www.condorcountry.com
Construction Accessories, Inc. JackJaw®
(937) 429-9089 FAX: (937) 427-4653
3880 Haines Rd
Waynesville, OH 45068-9610
www.constructionaccessories.com
Construction Product Marketing
(480) 229-6364 FAX: (480) 488-7035
34522 N Scottsdale Rd Ste D-7-448
Scottsdale, AZ 85266-1224
www.constructionproductmarketing.com
Construction Testing Services
(925) 462-5151 FAX: (925) 462-5183
2174 Rheem Dr Ste A
Pleasanton, CA 94588
www.cts-1.com
Contractor Compliance & Monitoring, Inc.
(650) 522-4403 FAX: (650) 522-4402
635 Mariners Island Blvd Ste 200
San Mateo, CA 94404-1060
www.ccmi-tpa.com
CONVERSE CONSULTANTS
(626) 930-1200 FAX: (626) 930-1212
222 E Huntington Dr Ste 211
Monrovia, CA 91016
www.converseconsultants.com
Covello Group, Inc.
(925) 933-2300 FAX: (925) 933-0434
1660 Olympic Blvd Ste 300
www.covellogroup.com
CP&Y, Inc.
(214) 638-0500 FAX: (214) 638-3723
1820 Regal Row Ste 200
Dallas, TX 75235
www.cpyi.com
CPH Consultants, LLC
(425) 285-2390 FAX: (425) 285-2389
733 7th Ave Ste 100
Kirkland, WA 98033-5657
www.cphconsultants.com
Crafco, Inc.
(602) 276-0406 FAX: (480) 961-0513
TOLL FREE: (800) 227-4059
420 N Roosevelt Ave
Chandler, AZ 85226
www.crafco.com
921 E 27th St
Lawrence, KS 66046
www.cutlerrepaving.com
Crafton Tull
(479) 636-4838 FAX: (405) 787-6276
214 E Main St
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
CValdo Corporation
(858) 866-0128
4901 Morena Blvd Ste 1110
www.cvaldo.com
Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP
(518) 446-0396
2 Winners Circle
Albany, NY 12205-1614
www.cmellp.com
Cretex Specialty Products
(262) 542-8153 FAX: (262) 542-0301
N16 W23390 Stoneridge Dr A
Waukesha, WI 53188
www.cretexseals.com
Crocker & Crocker
(916) 491-3161 FAX: (916) 491-3160
1614 19th St
Sacramento, CA 95811-6704
www.lucyco.com
CrowderGulf
(251) 459-7430 FAX: (251) 459-7433
TOLL FREE: (800) 992-6207
5435 Business Park Way
Theodore, AL 36582-1615
www.crowdergulf.com
D & A Technology & Development, LLC
(210) 284-8416 FAX: (210) 661-6421
5140 Gibbs Sprawl Rd
San Antonio, TX 78219-1126
www.datech.us.com
D&L Foundry and Supply
(509) 765-7952
PO Box 1319
Moses Lake, WA 98837-0194
www.dlfoundry.us
D.L. Withers Construction
(602) 438-9500 FAX: (602) 438-9600
3220 East Harbour Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85034
www.dlwithers.com
Data Transfer Solutions
(877) 411-4294 FAX: (407) 382-5420
TOLL FREE: (877) 411-4294
4037 Avalon Park Blvd E
Orlando, FL 32828
www.edats.com
Cryotech Deicing Technology
(319) 372-6012 FAX: (319) 372-2662
6103 Orthoway
Fort Madison, IA 52627-9412
www.cryotech.com
Dattner Architects
(212) 462-8500 FAX: (212) 245-7132
96 Morton St
New York, NY 10014
CSF Civil Group
(702) 525-0668 FAX: (702) 629-6501
508 Nevada Way #3
Boulder City, NV 89005
www.csfcivilgroup.com
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
(503) 223-6663
2100 SW River Parkway
Portland, OR 97201
www.deainc.com
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation
(714) 379-8260 FAX: (714) 379-8270
TOLL FREE: (800) 929-3030
11065 Knott Ave Ste A
Cypress, CA 90630
www.ctscement.com
DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd.
(780) 486-2000 FAX: (780) 486-9090
101, 10630 172 St
Edmonton, AB T5S 1H8
www.dclsiemens.com
Culverts Plus Inc
(812) 276-7495 FAX: (847) 572-1525
2900 Mitchell Rd
Bedford, IN 47421-5428
www.cpisupply.com
Curbco Inc
(810) 232-2121 FAX: (810) 232-2460
PO Box 70
Swartz Creek, MI 48473-0070
www.curbco2121.com
Custom Concrete Creations
(314) 532-1676
8336 Bridge Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63125
Cutler Repaving, Inc.
(785) 843-1524
DeAngelo Brothers, Inc.
FAX: (570) 459-4630
TOLL FREE: (800) 360-9333
100 North Conahan Dr
Hazleton, PA 18201
www.dbiservices.com
Delta Municipal Consulting
(925) 625-7003
1120 2nd St Ste 106
Brentwood, CA 94513-2230
www.delta-municipal.com
Design Precast & Pipe, Incorporated
(228) 831-5833 FAX: (888) 562-7227
15215 Dedeaux Rd
Gulfport, MS 39503-3161
Dewberry
(703) 849-0100
8401 Arlington Blvd
81
Fairfax, VA 22031-4619
www.dewberry.com
www.ddgpc.com
Diaz Yourman & Associates
(714) 245-2920 FAX: (714) 245-2950
1616 E 17th St
Santa Ana, CA 92705-8509
www.diazyourman.com
Dibble Engineering
(602) 957-1155 FAX: (602) 957-2838
7500 N Dreamy Draw Dr Ste 200
Phoenix, AZ 85020
www.dibblecorp.com
Diesel Equipment Company Sales
TOLL FREE: (800) 222-7159
220 Atwell Ave Ste 212
Greensboro, NC 27406
Doggett Machinery Services
(225) 368-2203 FAX: (225) 296-5132
10110 Daradele Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-2042
www.doggettgroup.com
Dokken Engineering
(916) 858-0642 FAX: (916) 858-0643
2365 Ironpoint Rd
Folsom, CA 95630
www.dokkenengineering.com
Doland Engineering LLC
(847) 991-5088 FAX: (847) 934-3427
334 E Colfax St Ste C
Palatine, IL 60067-5343
www.dolandengineering.com
Dome Corp. of North America
(989) 777-2050 FAX: (989) 777-3477
5450 East St
Saginaw, MI 48601
www.dome-corp-na.com
Donelson Construction Company LLC
(417) 743-2694 FAX: (417) 743-2945
1075 Wise Hill Rd
Clever, MO 65631-6552
www.donelsonconstruction.com
Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc.
(916) 363-4210
10423 Old Placerville Rd Ste 200
www.drakehaglan.com
DriveCam, Inc.
(858) 430-4000 FAX: (858) 430-4001
TOLL FREE: (866) 419-5861
8911 Balboa Ave
www.drivecam.com
Duke’s Root Control, Inc.
(315) 472-4781 FAX: (315) 475-4203
1020 Hiawatha Blvd W
Syracuse, NY 13204
www.dukes.com
Duplantis Design Group, PC
(985) 626-9547 FAX: (985) 626-0269
34 Louis Prima Dr
Covington, LA 70433-5903
82 APWA Reporter
Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt
(407) 896-0594 FAX: (407) 896-4836
941 Lake Baldwin Ln
Orlando, FL 32814-5901
www.drmp.com
Dynamic Surface Applications
(413) 427-0227
373 Village Rd
Pennsdale, PA 17756
E Meier Contracting Inc
(636) 300-0908 FAX: (636) 300-0907
860 Westwood Industrial Court
St. Charles, MO 63304
www.emeier.com
E.J. Breneman, L.P.
(610) 636-0121 FAX: (813) 377-1158
1117 Snyder Rd
West Lawn, PA 19609
www.ejbreneman.com
EAC Consulting, Inc.
(305) 265-5400 FAX: (305) 264-8363
815 NW 57th Ave Ste 402
Miami, FL 33126
www.eacconsult.com
EARTH SYSTEMS
(805) 781-0112
895 Awrovista Place #102
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
www.earthsystems.com
EBA, A Tetra Tech Company
(604) 685-0275 FAX: (604) 684-6241
1066 West Hastings St 9th Fl
Vancouver, BC V6E 3X2
www.eba.ca
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
(817) 923-6400
2526 W Pafford St
Ft. Worth, TX 76110-5934
www.edawilson.com
Energy Absorption Systems
(312) 467-6750 FAX: (312) 467-9625
70 W Madison St Ste 2350
www.quixtrans.com
ENZ USA, Inc
(630) 692-7880 FAX: (630) 692-7885
1585 Beverly Crt Unit 115
Aurora, IL 60502-8731
www.enz.com
Energy Laboratories, Inc.
(406) 252-6325
PO Box 30916
Billings, MT 59107-0916
www.energylab.com
EPCOR
(780) 412-3414 FAX: (780) 412-7988
10065 Jasper Ave
Edmonton, AB T5J 3B1
www.epcor.ca
ENGEO
(925) 866-9000 FAX: (888) 279-2698
2010 Crow Canyon Place Ste 250
San Ramon, CA 94583
www.engeo.com
Epic Land Solutions, Inc.
(310) 378-1178
2601 Airport Dr Ste 115
Torrance, CA 90505-6133
www.epicland.com
Engineering Associates
(307) 587-4911
PO Box 1900
Cody, WY 82414-1900
www.eaengineers.com
EPS Group Inc
(480) 503-2250 FAX: (480) 503-2258
2045 S Vineyard Ave Ste 101
Mesa, AZ 85210
www.epsgroupinc.com
Engineering Resources LLC
(903) 234-4570 FAX: (903) 234-4582
415 N Center St Ste 6
Longview, TX 75601
www.erscinc.com
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
(512) 469-9292 FAX: (512) 469-0391
11612 FM 2244 Ste 250
Austin, TX 78738-5516
www.ergonasphalt.com
Engineering Service
(251) 479-7383 FAX: (251) 479-7386
2468 Commercial Park Dr
Mobile, AL 36606-2001
www.engservice.com
Erlandsen, Inc.
(509) 884-2562
250 Simon St SE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802-7710
www.erlandsen.com
England, Thims & Miller Inc
(904) 642-8990 FAX: (904) 646-9485
14775 Old Saint Augustine Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32258-2463
www.etminc.com
Esg Operations Inc
(912) 537-4566
111 Brinson Rd
Vidalia, GA 30474-3160
Enterprise Information Solutions, Inc.
(410) 884-7888 FAX: (410) 884-7788
9002 Red Branch Rd
Columbia, MD 21045-2111
www.enterinfo.com
Eda-design Professionals
(805) 549-8658
PO Box 1829
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-1829
EnviroIssues
(206) 269-5041 FAX: (206) 269-5046
101 Stewart St Ste 1200
Seattle, WA 98101-2449
www.enviroissues.com
EFK Moen, LLC
(314) 729-4100
13523 Barrett Parkway Dr Ste 250
Ballwin, MO 63021-3802
www.efkmoen.com
Environmental Partners Group, Inc.
(617) 657-0200
350 Lincoln St
Hingham, MA 02043
www.envpartners.com
EJ
(231) 536-4444 FAX: (231) 536-4458
TOLL FREE: (800) 626-4653
PO Box 439
301 Spring St
East Jordan, MI 49727-0439
www.ejiw.com
Environmental Safety Group, Inc.
(630) 633-5000 FAX: (630) 633-5555
TOLL FREE: (800) 242-4295
570 E North Frontage Rd
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
www.esgsafety.com
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
(651) 770-8448
651 Hale Ave N
Oakdale, MN 55125
www.eorinc.com
April 2012
Envista Corporation
(877) 684-7700 FAX: (978) 927-0725
11711 N Meridian St Ste 415
Carmel, IN 46032
www.envista.com
ESI Consultants
(630) 420-1700
1979 N Mill St Ste 100
Naperville, KY 60563-1295
www.esiconsultantsltd.com
Esri
(909) 793-2853 FAX: (909) 307-3039
380 New York St
Redlands, CA 92373
www.esri.com/edcommunity
Esri Canada Inc.
(604) 682-4652 FAX: (604) 682-5692
1130 W Pender St Ste 610
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
www.esri.com
Ess Brothers & Sons, Inc.
(763) 478-8868
TOLL FREE: (800) 478-2027
9350 County Rd 19 Unit 1
Loretto, MN 55357-4613
www.essbrothers.com
Ethos Enterprises, LLC
(602) 625-0956 FAX: (480) 269-9010
550 W Baseline Rd Ste 102-238
Mesa, AZ 85210-6040
www.ethosteam.com
ETNA Supply
(248) 624-5000 FAX: (248) 926-2651
TOLL FREE: (800) 632-4576
29949 Beck Rd Building B
Wixom, MI 48393
www.etnasupply.com
Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton &
Tilton, Inc.
(614) 775-4510 FAX: (614) 775-4871
5500 New Albany Rd
New Albany, OH 43054-8703
www.emht.com
Everglades Farm Equipment
(813) 478-2145 FAX: (941) 478-2145
906 US Hwy 31 N
Palmetto, FL 34221
www.evergladesfarmequipment.com
Exeltech Consulting, Inc.
(360) 357-8289
2590 Willamette Dr NE
Lacey, WA 98516-1325
www.xltech.com
EXP
(613) 688-1899
100-2650 Queenview Dr
Ottawa, ON K2G 5X8
www.trow.com
EZ Liner
(712) 737-4016 FAX: (712) 737-4148
1920 Albany Place SE
PO Box 140
Orange City, IA 51041
www.ezliner.com
Facility Dude
(919) 674-8543 FAX: (919) 251-6904
TOLL FREE: (866) 455-3833
11000 Regency Parkway Ste 200
Cary, NC 27518
www.fstinc.com
Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental Solutions Group
(847) 741-5370 FAX: (847) 742-3035
1300 W Bartlett Rd
Elgin, IL 60120-7528
www.elginsweeper.com
Fehr & Peers
(775) 826-3200 FAX: (925) 933-7090
100 Pringle Ave Ste 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
www.fehrandpeers.com
Fernco Inc
(810) 503-9019 FAX: (810) 653-8714
300 S Dayton St
Davison, MI 48423-1564
www.fernco.com
FGM Architects
(630) 574-8300 FAX: (630) 574-9292
1211 West 22nd St Ste 705
Oak Brook, IL 60523
www.fgmarchitects.com
First Group Engineering
(317) 290-9549 FAX: (317) 290-4984
5925 Lakeside Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46278-1996
www.firstgroupengineering.com
First Vehicle Services
(513) 241-2200 FAX: (513) 381-0149
600 Vine St Ste 1400
Cincinnati, OH 45202
www.firstgroup.com
4900 Hopyard Rd
Pleasanton, CA 94588-3344
www.fulcrum-bioenergy.com
FORCE America
(952) 707-1358 FAX: (952) 707-1330
TOLL FREE: 888-99FORCE
501 East Cliff Rd
www.forceamerica.com
Forsgren Associates, Inc
(801) 447-4696
370 E 500 S Ste 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3318
www.forsgren.com
Foth & Van Dyke
(920) 497-2500 FAX: (920) 497-8516
2737 S Ridge Rd
PO. Box 19012
Green Bay, WI 54307
www.foth.com
Franklin Paint Company, Inc.
(800) 486-0304 FAX: (508) 528-8152
259 Cottage St
Franklin, MA 02038-3006
www.franklinpaint.com
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
(817) 735-7300 FAX: (817) 735-7491
4055 International Plaza Ste 200
Ft. Worth, TX 76109
www.freese.com
Front Range Environmental
(866) 426-0025 FAX: (815) 893-5252
TOLL FREE: (866) 426-0025
2110 Wright Rd
McHenry, IL 60050
www.frontrangeenvironmental.com
Fisher & Arnold, Inc.
(901) 748-1811
3205 Players Club Parkway
Memphis, TN 38125
www.fisherarnold.com
Fleetpro, Inc.
(410) 247-1310 FAX: (410) 247-2729
1540 Caton Center Dr Ste A
Baltimore, MD 21227
Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC
(920) 759-1008 FAX: (920) 759-1019
TOLL FREE: (800) 497-4907
860 Eastline Rd
Kaukauna, WI 54130
www.fahrnerasphalt.com
Flexible Pavements of Ohio
(614) 791-3600 FAX: (614) 791-4800
525 Metro Pl N Ste 101
Dublin, OH 43017-5504
www.flexiblepavements.org
FallLine Corporation
(775) 827-6400 FAX: (775) 827-6749
4625 Aircenter Circle
Reno, NV 89502
www.fallline.com
Flink Corp
(815) 673-4321 FAX: (815) 672-2678
502 N Vermillion
Streator, IL 61364
www.flinkco.com
FASTER Asset Solutions
(800) 753-2783 FAX: (757) 625-5114
TOLL FREE: (866) 514-2513
2730 Ellsmere Ave
Norfolk, VA 23513-2437
www.fasterasset.com
Flint Trading, Inc.
(336) 475-6600 FAX: (336) 475-7900
115 Todd Court
Thomasville, NC 27360
www.flinttrading.com
Fay, Spofford & Thorndike Inc
(781) 221-1000 FAX: (781) 229-1115
5 Burlington Woods
Burlington, MA 01803
Foley Machinery Co Inc
(732) 885-5555
855 Centennial Ave
Piscataway, NJ 08854-3912
www.foleyinc.com
FogBusters
(415) 939-2384
162 Stadium Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941
www.fogbustersinc.com
Fuelmaster/Syn-Tech Systems, Inc.
(850) 878-2558 FAX: (850) 877-9327
TOLL FREE: (800) 888-9136
PO Box 5258
Tallahassee, FL 32314-5258
www.syntech-fuelmaster.com
Fugro Consultants Inc
(713) 369-5400
8613 Cross Park Dr
Austin, TX 78754
www.fugro.com
Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates, Inc.
(865) 690-6419
10330 Hardin Valley Rd Ste 201
Knoxville, TN 37932-3742
www.fulghummacindoe.com
Fuss & O’Neill
(860) 646-2469 FAX: (860) 649-6883
TOLL FREE: (800) 286-2469
146 Hartford Rd
Manchester, CT 06040
www.fando.com
Gabrielli Truck Sales Ltd.
(718) 977-7348 FAX: (718) 977-0172
153-20 S Conduit Ave
Jamaica, NY 11434
www.gabriellitruck.com
Galaxy Associates Inc. dba Rieskamp Washing Systems
(800) 661-9443 FAX: (513) 731-0678
4370 Malsbary Rd Ste 200
Cincinnati, OH 45242-5653
www.galaxy-associates.com
Gallagher Asphalt Corporation
(708) 877-7160 FAX: (708) 877-5222
18100 Indiana Ave
Thornton, IL 60476-1276
www.gallagherasphalt.com
Gannett Fleming
(717) 763-7211 FAX: (717) 763-8150
207 Senate Ave
Camp Hill, PA 17011
www.gannettfleming.com
GapVax, Inc.
(814) 535-6766 FAX: (814) 539-3617
575 Central Ave
Johnstown, PA 15902
www.gapvax.com
Garbo Grabber, LLC
(203) 638-1025 FAX: (203) 377-3896
225 Hawley Ln Unit 2B
Stratford, CT 06614
Gasaway Distributors, Inc.
(630) 985-1600
PO Box 4986
Oak Brook, IL 60522-4986
www.gasawayco.com
Fugro Consultants, Inc.
(805) 650-7000 FAX: (805) 650-7010
4820 McGrath St Ste 100
Ventura, CA 93003
www.fugroconsultants.com
Fugro Roadware
(519) 442-2264 FAX: (519) 442-3680
147 East River Rd
PO Box 520
Paris, ON N3L 3T6
www.fugro-roadware.com
Gateway Industrial Products, Inc.
FAX: (800) 525-3427
TOLL FREE: (800) 701-4782
160 Freedom Ct
Elyria, OH 44035-2245
www.gatewayindustrial.com
GBA Architects and Engineers
(913) 492-0400 FAX: (913) 577-8380
9801 Renner Blvd
Lenexa, KS 66219-9718
www.gbateam.com
Fulcrum Bioenergy Inc
(925) 224-8249 FAX: (925) 730-0157
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GCC of America
(505) 286-6015 FAX: (505) 281-9126
PO Box 100
Tijeras, NM 87059-0100
www.gcc.com
Gilbarco
(336) 547-5000
7300 West Friendly Ave
Greensboro, NC 27410-6232
www.gilbarco.com
GEC
(225) 612-3000 FAX: (225) 612-3016
9357 Interline Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
www.gecinc.com
Gkkworks
(949) 375-6872 FAX: (949) 955-1662
2355 Main St Ste 220
Irvine, CA 92614-4251
www.gkkworks.com
GEC/Krebs-LaSalle
(504) 837-9470 FAX: (504) 837-9477
3013 27th St
Metairie, LA 70002
www.krebslasalle.com
GLMV Architecture
(816) 444-4200
9229 Ward Pkwy Ste 210
www.glmv.com
General Truck Parts & Equipment Co.
FAX: (773) 247-2632
TOLL FREE: (800) 621-3914
3835 W 42nd St
Global Sensor Systems, Inc.
(905) 507-0007 FAX: (905) 507-4177
400 Brunel Rd
Mississauga, ON L4Z 2C2
www.globalsensorsystems.com
GENIVAR Inc.
(613) 829-2800 FAX: (613) 829-8299
15 Fitzgerald Rd
Ottawa, ON K2H 9G1
www.GENIVAR.com
(612) 968-9454
2925 Dean Pkwy Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55416-7700
www.globalsnowsolutions.com
Geocal
(303) 337-0338 FAX: (303) 337-0247
7290 S Fraser St
Englewood, CO 80112
www.geocal.us
Gonzales Companies, LLC
(314) 961-1888
1750 S Brentwood Blvd Ste 300
St. Louis, MO 63144-1339
Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc.
(207) 657-6910 FAX: (207) 657-6912
PO Box 1237
15 Shaker Rd
Gray, ME 04039-1237
www.gorrillpalmer.com
GeoDesign, Inc.
(203) 758-8836
984 Southford Rd
Middlebury, CT 06762
www.geodesigninc.com
GeoEngineers
(206) 728-2674 FAX: (206) 728-2732
600 Stewart St Ste 1700
Seattle, WA 98101
www.geoengineers.com
GEOLABS INC.
(808) 841-5064 FAX: (808) 847-1749
2006 Kalihi St
Honolulu, HI 96819
www.geolabs.net
Gewalt Hamilton Associates Inc
(847) 478-9700 FAX: (847) 478-9701
850 Forest Edge Dr
Vernon Hills, IL 60061-3105
www.gha-engineers.com
GHD Inc.
(315) 679-5800 FAX: (315) 655-4180
1 Remington Park Dr
Cazenovia, NY 13035-9469
www.stearnswheler.com
Ghirardelli Associates
(415) 864-4180 FAX: (415) 864-4182
1067 Market St Apt 1024
San Francisco, CA 94103-1634
www.ghirardelliassoc.com
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GovDeals
(800) 613-0156 FAX: (334) 387-0519
TOLL FREE: (800) 613-0156
5907 Carmichael Place
Montgomery, AL 36117
www.govdeals.com
GPD Telecom, Inc.
FAX: (330) 572-2101
TOLL FREE: (800) 955-4731
520 S Main St Ste 2531
Akron, OH 44311-1072
www.gpdgroup.com
Portsmouth, NH 03801-3472
www.gsmsalt.com
Biglerville, PA 17307
www.gvmsnow.com
Great Lakes Chloride, Inc.
(574) 267-2286 FAX: (574) 267-2235
TOLL FREE: (877) 750-3878
895 E 200 N
Warsaw, IN 46582-7854
www.glchloride.com
Hamner, Jewell & Associates
(805) 773-1459
340 James Way Ste 150
Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2880
www.hamner-jewell.com
Great West Engineering
(406) 449-8627
PO Box 4817
Helena, MT 59604-4817
www.greatwesteng.com
Greeley and Hansen
(312) 558-9000 FAX: (312) 558-1986
100 South Wacker Dr
Ste 1400
Chicago, IL 60606
www.greeley-hansen.com
Green Sweep, Inc.
(419) 861-6666 FAX: (419) 866-6663
10720 Airport Hwy
Swanton, OH 43558-9610
www.greensweepinc.com
Gremmer & Associates Inc.
(715) 341-4363 FAX: (952) 985-0648
9202 202nd St W Ste 202
Lakeville, WI
Gresham Smith and Partners
(615) 770-8113
511 Union St Ste 1400
www.gspnet.com
Griffin Structures
(702) 990-4200 FAX: (702) 990-4337
302 E Carson St Ste 504
Las Vegas, NV 89101
www.griffinholdings.net
Ground Service Technology
(760) 745-2010 FAX: (760) 741-1363
2280 Micro Place
Escondido, CA 92029
GS Equipment, Inc.
(813) 248-4971
1023 South 50th St
Tampa, FL 33619
www.gsequipment.net
Hannum, Wagle & Cline Engineering
(317) 347-3663 FAX: (317) 347-3664
151 N Delaware St Ste 800
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2528
Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc.
(952) 829-0700 FAX: (952) 829-7806
7510 Market Place Dr
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3687
www.htpo.com
Hanson Pipe & Precast
(972) 653-5500 FAX: (937) 226-8936
300 John Carpenter Freeway
Dallas, OH 75062
www.hansonpipeandprecast.com
Harris & Associates
(925) 827-4900 FAX: (925) 827-4982
120 Mason Circle
Concord, CA 94520
www.harris-assoc.com
Hart Crowser Inc
(206) 324-9530 FAX: (856) 773-4106
1700 West Lake Ave N
Cherry Hill, NJ 98109
www.hartcrowser.com
Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc.
(262) 364-0500 FAX: (262) 364-0550
5555 S Westridge Dr
New Berlin, WI 53151-7900
www.hastingsairenergy.com
Hatch Mott MacDonald
(973) 379-3400
27 Bleeker St
Millburn, NJ 07041-1414
www.hatchmott.com
Haydon Building Corp
(602) 296-1496 FAX: (602) 296-1495
4640 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85008
www.haydonbc.com
GRAEF
(414) 259-1500 FAX: (414) 259-0037
One Honey Creek Corporate Center
125 South 84th St
Milwaukee, WI 53214
www.gasai.com
Guida Surveying, Inc.
(949) 777-2000 FAX: (949) 777-2050
9241 Irvine Blvd Ste 100
Irvine, CA 92618-1645
www.guidasurveying.com
HD Supply
FAX: (800) 859-8889
TOLL FREE: (800) 431-3000
10641 Scripps Summit Crt
San Diego, CA 92131
www.hdsupplysolutions.com
Granite Construction Inc.
(775) 352-1973
1900 Glendale Ave
Sparks, NY 89431-5507
www.graniteconstruction.com
Gulf Industries Inc
(985) 892-6500
70393 Bravo St
Covington, LA 70433-8926
www.gulfindustriesinc.com
HDR
FAX: (312) 443-4901
8404 Indian Hills Dr Ste 3220
Omaha, NE 68114
www.hdrinc.com
Granite State Minerals Inc
(603) 436-8505 FAX: (603) 436-2458
TOLL FREE: (800) 582-7907
227 Market St
GVM Snow Equipment
(717) 677-6197 FAX: (717) 677-4291
374 Heidlersburg Rd
PO Box 358
Heil of Texas - Alamo, TX
(713) 923-7600 FAX: (956) 461-3968
Expressway 83 & Whalen
Alamo, TX 78516
April 2012
www.heiloftexas.com
Helac Corporation
(360) 825-1601 FAX: (360) 825-1603
TOLL FREE: (800) 797-8458
225 Battersby Ave
Enumclaw, WA 98022
www.helac.com
Henry, Meisenheimer & Gende, Inc.
(618) 594-3711
1075 Lake Rd
Carlyle, IL 62231-1245
www.hmgengineers.com
Herzog Contracting Corp.
(816) 233-9001 FAX: (816) 233-9881
PO Box 1089
St Joseph, MO 64502
www.herzogcompanies.com
Hey and Associates, Inc.
(847) 740-0888 FAX: (847) 740-2888
26575 W Commerce Dr Ste 601
Volo, IL 60073
www.heyassoc.com
Highway Technologies Inc
(630) 932-4600
880 N Addison Rd
Villa Park, IL 60181
www.hwy-tech.com
Hinterland Group Inc
(321) 633-7066 FAX: (321) 633-7067
5580 State Rd 524
Cocoa, FL 32926-2492
www.hinterlandgroup.com
Hi-Tech Asphalt Solutions
(804) 779-4871 FAX: (804) 779-3277
5113 Pole Green Rd
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
www.htas.us
Hi-Tech Concrete Coatings-URETEK
ICR Northeast
(717) 664-4006 FAX: (717) 664-4008
430 Oak Lane
Lititz, PA 17543/9528
www.hitech-coatings.com
Hi-Way Equipment Company
(319) 363-8281 FAX: (319) 632-3080
1330 76th Ave SW
www.highwayequipment.com
HNTB Corporation
(816) 527-2236 FAX: (816) 472-5004
TOLL FREE: (800) 693-4682
715 Kirk Dr
www.hntb.com
HNTB Corporation
(312) 930-9119 FAX: (312) 798-0234
111 N Canal St Fl 1250
Hogan Company
(909) 421-0245 FAX: (909) 421-0249
TOLL FREE: (800) 214-6426
2741 S Lilac Ave
Bloomington, CA 92316
www.hoganco.com
6930 N Camino Martin
Tuscon, AZ 85741-2215
www.huntercontracting.com
Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and Geologists
(530) 478-1305 FAX: (530) 478-1019
792 Searls Ave
Nevada City, CA 95959
www.holdregeandkull.com
HVJ Associates Inc
(214) 678-0227 FAX: (281) 933-7293
6120 S Dairy Ashford St
www.hvj.com
HOLT CAT
(972) 721-2000 FAX: (972) 438-2481
2000 E Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062-4831
www.holtcat.com
Homer L. Chastain & Associates LLP
(815) 489-0050 FAX: (815) 489-0055
127 N Wyman St
Rockford, IL 61101
Honnen Equipment
(801) 293-2187 FAX: (801) 261-1857
5055 East 72nd Ave
Commerce City, CO 80022
www.honnen.com
Hoosier Co., Inc., The
(573) 707-0129 FAX: (317) 872-7183
1371 Riverwoods Trail
Saint Genvieve, MO 63670
www.hoosierco.com
Horner & Shifrin Inc.
(314) 531-4321 FAX: (314) 531-6966
5200 Oakland Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1490
www.hornershifrin.com
Howard P Fairfield, LLC
(207) 474-9836 FAX: (207) 474-6526
PO Box 188
9 Green St
Skowhegan, ME 04976-0188
www.hpfairfield.com
Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc.
(617) 482-7080 FAX: (617) 482-7417
38 Chauncy St Fl 9
Boston, MA 02111-2307
www.hshassoc.com
HR Green
(319) 841-4000
8710 Earhart Ln SW
www.hrgreen.com
HW Lochner
(312) 372-7346 FAX: (312) 372-8208
20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1200
www.hwlochner.com
HWA GeoSciences Inc.
(425) 774-0106 FAX: (425) 774-2714
21312 30th Dr SE Ste 200
Bothell, WA 98021
www.hwageo.com
Hydro Designs, Inc.
(301) 360-9663 FAX: (301) 360-9673
TOLL FREE: (800) 690-6651
3 College Ave Ste 8
Frederick, MD 21701-4821
www.hydrodesignsinc.com
Hydroconsult Engineers, Inc.
(415) 252-9750 FAX: (415) 252-9261
45 Polk St Fl 3
San Francisco, CA 94102-5260
www.hydroce.com
Imbrium
(301) 279-8827 FAX: (301) 279-5433
7564 Standish Pl Ste 112
Rockville, MD 20855
www.imbriumsystems.com
Impact Sciences
(916) 787-0818 FAX: (916) 787-0828
1544 Eureka Rd Ste 180
Roseville, CA 95661-3092
www.impactsciences.com
IMS Infrastructure Management
Services
(847) 506-1500 FAX: (847) 255-2938
1895-D Rohlwing Rd
Rolling Meadows, AZ 60008
www.ims-rst.com
Industrial Systems Ltd
(815) 344-5566
112 W Rte 120
Lakemoor, IL 60051
www.isltd.us
Hubbard Construction
(407) 645-5500
1936 Lee Rd
Winter Park, FL 32789
www.hubbard.com
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
(214) 871-3311 FAX: (214) 871-0757
1717 McKinney Ave Ste 1400
Dallas, TX 75202
www.huitt-zollars.com
Hunter Contracting Co.
(480) 892-0521
Infor Public Sector
(916) 921-0883 FAX: (678) 802-1891
TOLL FREE: (800) 821-9316
11092 Sun Center Dr
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6109
www.hansen.com
Infrastructure Repair Systems, Inc.
(727) 327-4216 FAX: (727) 327-4118
4301 A 34th St N
St Petersburg, FL 33714
Insituform Technologies Inc
(636) 530-8000 FAX: (636) 519-8010
17999 Edison Ave
Chesterfield, MO 63005-3713
www.insituform.com
Inspection Services
(415) 243-3265
6 Via XXV Aprile
Rho (MILAN), DC 20017
InterClean Equipment, Inc
(734) 975-2967 FAX: (734) 975-1646
3939 Bestech Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-9628
www.interclean.com
Interlocking Concrete Pavement
Institute
(703) 657-6900 FAX: (703) 657-6901
TOLL FREE: (800) 241-3652
13921 Park Center Rd Ste 270
Herndon, VA 20171-3269
www.icpi.org
International Municipal Signal Association
(315) 331-2182 FAX: (315) 331-8205
165 E Union St
PO Box 539
Newark, NY 14513
www.imsasafety.org
Interprovincial Traffic Services Ltd
(604) 542-8500
Unit 1, 2153 - 192nd St
Surrey, BC V3S 3X2
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers
(814) 444-3452
10558 Somerset Pike
Somerset, PA 15501
jjbodies.com
Jacobs
(425) 452-1212 FAX: (425) 452-1212
600 108th Ave NE Ste 700
Bellevue, WA 98004
www.jacobs.com
(303) 820-5240 FAX: (626) 568-7144
1111 S Arroyo Parkway
PO Box 7084
Pasadena, CA 91109
www.jacobs.com
Jacobs Engineering Inc
(303) 820-5294 FAX: (303) 820-2402
707 17th St
Denver, CO 80202-3404
James J. Benes & Associates, Inc.
(630) 719-7570
950 Warrenville Rd Ste 101
Lisle, IL 60532-1844
www.jjbenes.com
JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc.
(425) 977-4994 FAX: (425) 977-4995
3400 188th St SW Ste 605
Lynnwood, UT 98037
www.jbrenv.com
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Jet-Vac Inc.
(732) 673-1747
TOLL FREE: (800) 577-1841
15 Taylor Rd
Wharton, NJ 07885-1532
www.jvnj.com
KCI Associates of NC
(919) 783-9214 FAX: (919) 783-8405
4601 Six Forks Rd Ste 220
Raleigh, NC 27609-5210
www.kci.com
Johnston North America
(704) 658-1333 FAX: (704) 658-1377
606 Performance Rd
Mooresville, NC 28115
www.johnstonnorthamerica.com
Jones & Carter Inc
(713) 777-5337 FAX: (281) 363-3459
6335 Gulfton St Ste 100
Joseph A Cesare & Associates
(303) 220-0300 FAX: (303) 220-0442
7108 S Alton Way Bldg B
Centennial, NV 80112-2106
www.jacesare.com
JRGO, LLC
(904) 730-7994 FAX: (904) 221-7521
3560 Cardinal Point Dr Ste 201
www.jrgieseoperations.com
Jsd Professional Services Inc
(608) 848-5060
161 Horizon Dr Ste 101
Verona, WI 53593-1249
www.jsdinc.com
Kentucky Ready Mixed Concrete
Association
(502) 695-1535 FAX: (502) 695-9499
1 Hmb Cir
Frankfort, KY 40601-5376
www.krmca.org
Keystone Plastics Inc.
(908) 561-1300 FAX: (908) 561-3404
3451 S Clinton Ave
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
www.keystonesweeperbrushes.com
Kiewit Western Co
(602) 437-7856
3888 E Broadway Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85040
www.keiwit.com
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
(919) 677-2000 FAX: (919) 677-2050
3001 Weston Parkway
Raleigh, NC 27513
www.kimley-horn.com
J-U-B Engineers Inc
(208) 376-7330 FAX: (208) 323-9336
250 Beechwood Dr Ste 201
Boise, ID 83709-0944
www.jub.com
JX Peterbilt
(262) 513-6457
820 Silvernail Rd Ste B
Pewaukee, WI 53072-5586
K & A Engineering, Inc.
(951) 279-1800
357 N Sheridan St Ste 117
Corona, CA 92880-2029
www.kaengineering.com
K M International
(810) 688-1234 FAX: (810) 688-8765
TOLL FREE: (800) 492-1757
6561 Bernie Kohler Dr
North Branch, MI 48461-8886
www.kminb.com
K. Singh & Associates, Inc.
(262) 821-1171 FAX: (262) 821-1174
1135 Legion Dr
Elm Grove, WI 53122
www.ksaconsultants.com
KBR
(703) 526-7500 FAX: (703) 526-7585
2451 Crystal Dr
Arlington, VA 22202
www.kbr.com
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KE&G Construction Inc.
(520) 748-0188
5100 S Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85706
www.kegtusv.com
Seattle, WA 98101
www.kpff.com
Kraft Construction Company
(239) 561-5181 FAX: (239) 561-5129
13350 Metro Pkwy Ste 304
Fort Myers, FL 33966-4796
www.manhattanconstructiongroup.com
Krieger & Stewart Inc
(951) 684-6900 FAX: (951) 684-6986
3602 University Ave
Riverside, CA 92501
www.kriegerandstewart.com
KSA Engineers
(903) 236-7700
140 E Tyler St Ste 600
Longview, TX 75601
www.ksaeng.com
Lafarge North America
(316) 613-5100 FAX: (316) 613-5170
9229 E 37th St N Ste 100
Wichita, KS 67226
www.lafarge-na.com
Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc.
(402) 496-2498 FAX: (402) 496-2730
14710 W Dodge Rd Ste 100
Omaha, NE 68154-2027
www.lra-inc.com
www.leightonconsulting.com
Liberty Tire Recycling
(412) 562-1700 FAX: (412) 562-0248
625 Liberty Ave Ste 3100
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
LiquiForce Inc.
(734) 955-2508
PO Box 32608
Detroit, MI 48232-0608
www.liquiforce.com
Little Falls Machine, Inc.
(320) 632-9266 FAX: (320) 632-3484
300 Lindbergh Dr S
Little Falls, MN 56345
www.fallsplows.com
Littlejohn Engineering Assoc Inc
(615) 385-4144 FAX: (615) 385-4020
TOLL FREE: (800) 869-5596
1935 21st Ave S
www.leainc.com
LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
(713) 953-5200
2929 BRIARPARK DR STE 600
Houston, TX 77042
www.ljaengineering.com
LANDAU ASSOCIATES, INC.
(425) 778-0907 FAX: (425) 778-6409
130 2nd Ave S
Edmonds, WA 98020
www.landauinc.com
LJB Inc.
(937) 259-2227
3100 Research Blvd
PO Box 20246
Dayton, OH 45420
www.ljbinc.com
LandMark Consultants, Inc.
(760) 370-3000
780 N 4th St
El Centro, CA 92243-1511
www.landmark-ca.com
Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle &
Townsend, P.C.
(512) 322-5856
816 Congress Ave Ste 1900
Austin, TX 78701
Kissick Construction
(816) 363-5530 FAX: (816) 523-1557
8131 Indiana Ave
www.kissickco.com
Larkin Group NM Inc
(505) 275-7500 FAX: (505) 275-0748
8500 Menaul Blvd NE Ste A440
Albuquerque, NM 87112-2279
www.larkin-grp.com
LNV, Inc.
(210) 822-2232 FAX: (210) 822-4032
8918 Tesoro Dr #401
San Antonio, TX 78217
www.lnvinc.com
Kleinfelder/S E A Consultants
(916) 366-1701 FAX: (916) 366-7013
215 First St Ste 320
Cambridge, MA 02142-1245
www.kleinfelder.com
Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C.
(574) 234-3167
525 W Washington Ave
South Bend, IN 46601
www.lawson-fisher.com
Loadrite Ltd
(480) 477-8177
TOLL FREE: (800) 528-5623
7150 E Camelback Rd Ste 444
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
www.loadritescales.com
Klotz Associates Inc
(281) 589-7257 FAX: (281) 589-7309
1160 Dairy Ashford St Ste 500
www.klotz.com
LCC, Inc.
(925) 228-4218 FAX: (925) 228-4638
930 Estudillo St
Martinez, CA 94553-1620
www.lcc-inc.com
Knapheide Truck Equipment Center-Flint
(810) 762-1100 FAX: (810) 744-0542
1200 S Averill Ave
Flint, MI 48503
www.knapheideflint.com
Legat Architects
(312) 756-1272 FAX: (312) 258-1555
651 W Washington Blvd Ste 1
www.legat.com
Kirkham Michael, Inc.
(785) 472-3163 FAX: (785) 472-3817
TOLL FREE: (866) 973-9243
PO Box 4
210 N Douglas Ave
Ellsworth, KS 67439-0004
www.kirkham.com
KPFF Consulting Engineers
(206) 622-5822 FAX: (206) 622-8130
1601 Fifth Ave Ste 1600
April 2012
Leighton Consulting
(949) 250-1421 FAX: (949) 250-1114
17781 Cowan Ste 200
Irvine, CA 92614
Lochner BWR Div
(785) 827-3603 FAX: (785) 827-3029
2335 E Crawford St
Salina, KS 67401-3713
www.bwrcorp.com
Lockwood, Andrews & Newman Inc
(713) 266-6900 FAX: (713) 266-2089
2925 Briarpark Dr
www.lan-inc.com
Lonco Inc
(303) 620-0098
1700 Broadway Ste 1512
Denver, CO 80290
www.lonco.com
Long Beach Iron Works Inc LBIW Inc
(562) 432-5451 FAX: (562) 435-5929
2020 West 14th St
Long Beach, CA 90813
www.lcc-inc.com
Long Island Precast
(631) 286-0240 FAX: (631) 286-6313
20 Stiriz Rd
Brookhaven, NY 11719-9717
www.li-precast.com
www.maguiregroup.com
Mailhot Industries
(603) 880-9380 FAX: (603) 886-8254
7 Tracey Lane
Hudson, NH 03051
www.mailhotindustries.com
Maintenance Design Group
(303) 302-0266
1600 Stout St Ste 940
Denver, CO 80202
www.maintenancedesigngroup.com
LOT Maintenance, Inc.
(918) 446-4111
909 W 23rd St
Tulsa, OK 74107-2817
www.lotmaintenance.com
Maintenance Facility Consultants, Inc.
/ Whitman, Requardt and Associates
(936) 372-1800
PO Box 919
Waller, TX 77484-0919
www.mfc-houston.com
Louisiana Machinery LLC
(866) 843-7440 FAX: (985) 536-4549
3799 W Airline Hwy
Reserve, LA 70084-5717
www.louisianamachinery.com
Manhard Consulting
(847) 634-5550 FAX: (775) 885-7282
3476 Executive Pointe Wau, Ste 12
Carson City, NV 89706
www.manhard.com
Louisville Gas & Electric
(502) 589-1444 FAX: (502) 217-2179
820 W Broadway
PO Box 32020
Louisville, KY 40202-2245
Martin Implement Sales Inc.
(708) 349-8430 FAX: (708) 349-4230
18405 115th Ave
Orland Park, IL 60467
www.martinimplement.com
LOWE ENGINEERS, LLC
(404) 312-1843 FAX: (770) 857-8401
Six Concourse Parkway Ste 1000
Atlanta, GA 30328
Martin’s Power Sweeping, Inc.
(610) 759-8213 FAX: (610) 759-0873
2857 Bath Pike
Nazareth, PA 18064-9010
Lucity
(913) 732-5808 FAX: (913) 341-3128
TOLL FREE: (800) 492-2468
10561 Barkley Ste 500
www.gbams.com
Mason Bruce & Girard
(503) 417-5433 FAX: (503) 224-6524
707 SW Washington St #1300
Portland, OR 97205
Lumec, Inc./Div. of Philips
(450) 430-7040 FAX: (450) 430-1453
640 Boulevard Cure-Boivin
Boisbriand, QC J7G 2A7
www.lumec.com
M. H. Corbin, Inc.
(614) 873-5216 FAX: (614) 873-8095
8420 Estates Crt
Plan City, OH 43064
www.mhcorbininc.com
MacKay & Sposito Inc
(360) 695-3411 FAX: (360) 695-0833
1325 SE Tech Center Dr #140
Vancouver, WA 98683
www.mackaysposito.com
MacQueen Equipment, Inc.
(651) 645-5726 FAX: (651) 645-6668
595 Aldine St
Saint Paul, MN 55104-2297
www.macqueeneq.com
Maguire Group Inc.
(860) 224-9141 FAX: (860) 224-9147
1 Court St
New Britain, CT 06051
Mattern & Craig
(423) 245-4970 FAX: (423) 245-5932
429 Clay St
Kingsport, TN 37660-3654
www.matternandcraig.com
McCarthy Building Companies
(314) 968-3300 FAX: (314) 968-4642
1341 N Rock Hill Rd
St. Louis, MO 63124
www.mccarthy.com
McCormick Rankin Corporation
(905) 823-8500 FAX: (905) 823-8503
2655 N Sheridan Way Ste 300
Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8
www.mrc.ca
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
(860) 447-2844 FAX: (860) 447-1622
52 Pomfret St
Putnam, CT 06260
Mead & Hunt
(608) 273-6380 FAX: (608) 273-6391
6501 Watts Rd
Madison, WI 53719-2700
www.meadhunt.com
Meridian Engineering Inc
(801) 569-1315 FAX: (801) 569-1319
9217 S Redwood Rd Ste A
West Jordan, UT 84088
Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc.
(831) 426-3186 FAX: (831) 426-6607
224 Walnut Ave Ste B
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3836
www.m-me.com
Metadome LLC
(608) 249-8644 FAX: (608) 249-8644
PO Box 7534
Madison, WI 53707
www.metadome.com
Metal Forms Corporation
(414) 964-4550 FAX: (414) 964-4503
3334 N Booth St
Milwaukee, WI 53212-1697
www.metalforms.com
Meyer Products LLC
(216) 486-1313 FAX: (216) 486-1321
18513 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44112
www.meyerproducts.com
MJ Harden Associates, Inc.
(913) 981-9525 FAX: (913) 981-9602
5700 Broadmoor St Ste 800
Mission, KS 66202-2424
www.mjharden.com
MKEC Engineering Consultants, Inc.
(316) 684-9600 FAX: (316) 684-5100
411 N Webb Rd
Wichita, KS 67206-2521
www.mkec.com
MMM Group Limited
(905) 882-1100 FAX: (905) 882-0055
100 Commerce Valley Dr W
Thornhill, ON L3T 0A1
www.mmm.ca
MNS Engineers Inc
(805) 456-3542 FAX: (805) 692-6931
4050 Calle Real #110
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
www.mnsengineers.com
Mobile Power Sweepers
(608) 839-3816
3895 Ridge Rd
Deerfield, WI 53531-9656
www.mobilepowersweepers.com
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
(510) 808-2000 FAX: (510) 444-1108
TOLL FREE: (800) 646-3559
555 12th St Ste 1500
Oakland, CA 94607-4095
www.meyersnave.com
Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc
(608) 328-8127 FAX: (608) 328-4278
1051 W 7th St
Monroe, WI 53566
www.monroetruck.com
MGC Contractors, Inc.
(602) 437-5000 FAX: (602) 470-4000
4110 E Elwood St
www.mgccontractors.com
Montage Enterprises, Incorporated
(908) 362-5353 FAX: (908) 362-5405
PO Box 631
Blairstown, NJ 07825-0631
www.montageent.com
Michael Baker Corporation
(703) 960-5620 FAX: (703) 317-6281
3601 Eisenhower Ave Ste 600
Alexandria, VA 22304-6426
www.mbakercorp.com
Moore Twining Associates Inc
(559) 268-7021 FAX: (559) 268-7126
2527 Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93721-1804
www.mooretwining.com
Midwest Rake Company
(800) 815-7253 FAX: (574) 267-8508
PO Box 1674
Warsaw, IN 46581-1674
www.midwestrake.com
Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
(406) 442-3050 FAX: (406) 495-3600
TOLL FREE: (866) 401-4846
1 Engineering Place
Helena, MT 59602
www.m-m.net
Miller Pipeline Corp
(317) 293-0278 FAX: (317) 293-8502
8850 Crawfordsville Rd
PO Box 34141
Indianapolis, IN 46234
www.millerpipeline.com
Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
(864) 271-9598
307-B Falls St
Greenville, SC 29601
www.miloneandmacbroom.com
Minuteman Trucks, Inc.
(508) 668-3112 FAX: (508) 668-8466
2181 Providence Highway
Walpole, MA 02081-2528
www.minutemantrucks.com
MRL Equipment Co Inc
(406) 869-9900 FAX: (406) 896-8880
5379 Southgate Dr
Billings, MT 59101-4638
ms consultants, inc.
(330) 744-5321 FAX: (330) 744-5256
333 E Federal St
Youngstown, OH 44503
www.msconsultants.com
MSA Consulting, Inc.
(760) 320-9811
34200 Bob Hope Dr
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-1762
www.msaconsultinginc.com
87
MSA Professional Services Inc.
(608) 356-2771 FAX: (800) 362-4505
1230 South Blvd
Baraboo, WI 53913
Mulkey Engineers & Consultants
(919) 851-1912 FAX: (919) 851-1918
6750 Tryon Rd
Cary, NC 27518
www.mulkeyinc.com
Multitrode Inc
(561) 994-8090 FAX: (561) 994-6282
990 S Rogers Circle Ste 3
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.
(503) 225-9010 FAX: (503) 225-9022
121 SW Salmon Ste 900
Portland, OR 97204
www.msa-ep.com
MWH Americas Inc.
(702) 878-8010 FAX: (702) 878-7833
3010 W Charleston Blvd Ste 100
Las Vegas, NV 89102-1969
www.mwhglobal.com
National Research Council Canada
(613) 991-2987 FAX: (613) 993-3142
Bldg M-20, Montreal Rd
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
www.irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
NBS
(973) 638-2100 FAX: (973) 638-2187
155 Willowbrook Blvd
Wayne, NJ 07470
www.nbsgov.com
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
(601) 948-3071 FAX: (817) 870-2489
512 Main St Ste 415
Fort Worth, TX 76102
www.neel-schaffer.com
Neenah Foundry Company
(614) 614-3627 FAX: (314) 596-4632
TOLL FREE: (800) 558-5075
1315 E 1000 North Rd
Neenah, WI 54957-0729
www.nfco.com
Networkfleet, Inc.
(866) 869-1353 FAX: (858) 450-3246
6363 Greenwich Dr Ste 200
San Diego, CA 92122
Nevada Material Services
(702) 382-4433 FAX: (702) 382-0273
151 Cassia Way
Henderson, NV 89014-6616
www.nevadareadymix.com
New-Com. Inc. & Subsidiaries
(702) 642-3331 FAX: (702) 642-9936
412 E Gowan Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89032
www.nclasvegas.com
NewTran Solutions
(918) 376-6344 FAX: (918) 376-4592
15303 E 104th St N
88 APWA Reporter
Owasso, OK 74055
www.newtransolutions.com
Nichols Consulting Engineers
(916) 388-5655 FAX: (916) 388-5676
8795 Folsom Blvd Ste 250
www.ncenet.com
Ninyo & Moore
(858) 576-1000 FAX: (858) 974-6990
5710 Ruffin Rd
San Diego, CA 92123
www.ninyoandmoore.com
Nitram Excavation & General Contractors,
(207) 453-2362330 Neck Rd
Benton, ME 04901-3545
www.negci.com
NMC - Nebraska Machinery Company
(402) 891-8600 FAX: (402) 891-7600
11002 Sapp Brothers Dr
Omaha, NE 68138
www.nebraskamachinery.com
Nolte Associates
(913) 322-2444
9400 Reeds Rd #200
www.nolte.com
Norseman Structures (formerly
QuickStructures)
(306) 657-2888 FAX: (306) 657-2757
3815 Wanuskewin Rd
Saskatoon, ON S7P 1A4
www.norssemanstructures.com
NW Engineers, LLC
(503) 601-4401
19075 NW Tanasbourne Dr Ste 160
Hillsboro, OR 97124-5858
www.nw-eng.com
NW Enviro-Tech
(360) 388-3229
887 NW State Ave
Chehalis, WA 98532
www.nwenviro-tech.com
Oates Associates Inc
(618) 345-2200
100 Lanter Crt Ste #1
Collinsville, IL 62234
www.oatesassociates.com
O’Brien & Gere
(770) 781-1720 FAX: (770) 205-9604
5895 SHILOH RD Ste 113
ALPHARETTA, GA 30005
www.obg.com
O’Brien’s Response Management
(941) 914-1949
2200 Eller Dr
Fort Lauderdale, WA 33316
Occidental Chemical Corp
(888) 293-2336 FAX: (231) 845-4312
TOLL FREE: (888) 293-2336
1600 S Madison St
Ludington, MI 49431
www.oxycalciumchloride.com
TOLL FREE: (800) 435-0116
447 Frederick St Second Fl
Kitchener, ON N2H 2P4
www.ocpa.com
OPW Fuel Management Systems
(708) 485-4200 FAX: (708) 485-7137
TOLL FREE: (800) 422-2525
6900 Santa Fe Dr
Hodgkins, IL 60525
www.opwfms.com
Orange Products LLC
(336) 698-0000 FAX: (336) 272-0064
TOLL FREE: (877) ORANGE2
5403 Bosher Lake Dr
Mc Leansville, NC 27301-9237
www.orangeproduct.com
Ossian Inc
(563) 324-3381 FAX: (563) 324-0751
TOLL FREE: (800) 553-8011
635 S Elmwood Ave
Davenport, IA 52802
www.ossian.com
Otak, Inc.
(503) 635-3618 FAX: (503) 635-5395
17355 SW Boones Ferry Rd
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
www.otak.com
Othon Inc. Consulting Engineers
(713) 975-8555 FAX: (713) 975-9068
11111 Wilcrest Green Dr # 128
ODB Company
(804) 226-4433 FAX: (804) 226-6914
TOLL FREE: (800) 446-9823
5118 Glen Alden Dr
Richmond, VA 23231-4319
www.odbco.com
P&G Fleet Services Inc
(631) 289-9845 FAX: (631) 289-9848
40 Corporate Dr
Holtsville, NY 11742
www.pgfleet1.com
Ohio CAT
(440) 838-2001 FAX: (440) 526-9513
7700 Medusa Rd
Bedford, OH 44146-5547
P.G. Keene & Co.
(708) 430-5770
8432 S Beloit
Bridgeview, IL 60455
Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. (Northgate)
(510) 839-0688 FAX: (510) 839-4350
300 Frank H Ogawa Plaza Ste 510
Oakland, CA 94612
www.ngem.com
Oldcastle Precast, Inc.
(888) 965-3227 FAX: (317) 569-9909
7921 S Park Plaza Ste 108
Littleton, CO 80120
www.oldcastleprecastonsite.com
PACE, Inc.
(602) 275-8066 FAX: (602) 393-3026
426 N 44th St Ste 120
www.pacewater.com
Northland JCB, Div. NITCO
(978) 203-2123 FAX: (978) 299-0229
6 Jonspin Rd
Wilmington, MA 01887
Olsson Associates
(402) 474-6311 FAX: (402) 474-5160
1111 Lincoln Mall Ste 111
Lincoln, NE 68508
PacifCAD
(509) 326-7789 FAX: (509) 326-8087
159 S Lincoln St Ste 321
Spokane, WA 99201-4418
www.pacificad.com
NOVA Engineering & Environmental
(678) 631-2927 FAX: (770) 425-1113
3640 Kennesaw N Industrial Parkway Ste E
Kennesaw, GA 30144
www.usanova.com
Olympic Foundry Inc.
(206) 764-6200
5200 Airport Way S
Seattle, WA 98108-1725
www.olympicfoundry.com
North American Salt Company /
Sifto Canada
(913) 344-9100 FAX: (913) 338-7945
9900 W 109th St Ste 600
www.nasalt.com
NUCA of Oregon & Southwest
Washington
(503) 742-8877 FAX: (503) 650-7555
PO Box 301251
Portland, OR 97294-9251
www.nucaorswwa.com
April 2012
Omnni Associates
(920) 735-6900 FAX: (920) 830-6100
One Systems Dr
Appleton, WI 54914-1654
www.omnni.com
Ontario Concrete Pipe Association
(519) 489-4488 FAX: (519) 578-6060
Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc.
(925) 224-7717
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd Ste 320
Pleasanton, CA 94588-2838
www.pcgengr.com
Paragon Partners Ltd
(714) 379-3376 FAX: (714) 373-1234
TOLL FREE: (888) 899-7498
5762 Bolsa Ave Ste 201
Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1172
www.paragon-partners.com
Parametrix
(253) 269-1330 FAX: (253) 269-6899
1002 15th St SW Ste 220
Auburn, WA 98001
www.parametrix.com
Pease Associates
(704) 376-6423 FAX: (704) 332-6177
1520 South Blvd Ste 210
Charlotte, NC 28203
www.jnpease.com
Parker Farm Service
(704) 657-2332 FAX: (704) 739-3713
PO Box 668
126 Bessie Dr
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
PECO Energy Company
(215) 841-6485 FAX: (215) 841-6906
2301 Market St Fl 9
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1380
www.exeloncorp.com
Parsons Brinckerhoff
(410) 246-0525 FAX: (212) 465-5096
100 S Charles St
Tower 1 10th Fl
Baltimore, MD 21201
www.pbworld.com
PENGWYN
(614) 488-2861 FAX: (614) 488-0019
2550 W 5th Ave
Columbus, OH 43204-3815
www.pengwyn.com
Pate Engineers, Inc.
(713) 462-3178 FAX: (713) 462-1631
13333 NW Fwy Ste 300
Pennoni Associates
(717) 975-6481 FAX: (717) 975-6480
1215 Manor Dr
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
www.pennoni.com
Patrick Engineering Inc
(312) 201-7900 FAX: (312) 220-0722
55 E Monroe Ste 3450
Chicago, IL 60532
www.patrickengineering.com
Perteet Inc
(425) 252-7700
2707 Colby Ave Ste 900
Everett, WA 98201-3565
www.perteet.com
Pat’s Pump & Blower
FAX: (800) 851-7987
5023 Georgia Highway 85
Forest Park, GA 30297-2431
www.patspump.com
Plateau Engineering, Inc.
(928) 556-0311
202 E Birch Ave
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5246
www.plateng.com
Pavement Restorations, Inc.
(615) 969-9040 FAX: (731) 613-2019
10162 Stinson St
Milan, TN 38358
www.gotpotholes.net
PLM Corporation
(216) 771-8555 FAX: (216) 341-9150
TOLL FREE: (800) 387-1306
7424 Bessemer Ave
Cleveland, OH 44127
www.plmcorporation.com
Pavement Technology Inc.
(770) 388-0909 FAX: (770) 388-0149
9126-A Industrial Blvd
Covington, GA 30014
www.pavetechinc.com
Paving Maintenance Supply
(316) 838-0300 FAX: (316) 838-0505
1616 E 37th St N
Wichita, KS 67219-3526
www.pmsi-usa.net
PBS Engineering + Environmental
(503) 417-7731 FAX: (866) 727-0140
4412 SW Corbett Ave
Portland, OR 97239
www.pbsenv.com
PCA, Southeast Region
(770) 962-3360 FAX: (770) 962-3361
2180 Satellite Blvd Ste 300
Duluth, GA 30097
www.secement.org
PCL Construction Services Inc.
(407) 363-0059 FAX: (407) 363-0171
6675 Westwood Blvd Ste 200
Orlando, FL 32821
www.pcl.com
PSMJ Resources, Inc.
(617) 965-0055 FAX: (617) 965-5152
TOLL FREE: (800) 537-PSMJ
10 Midland Ave
Newton, MA 02458-1000
www.psmj.com
Psomas
(213) 223-1400 FAX: (213) 223-1444
555 S Flower St Ste 4400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
www.psomas.com
Public Works Equipment and Supply Inc.
(704) 289-6488 FAX: (704) 283-2266
3405 Westwood Industrial Dr
Monroe, NC 28110
www.pweasi.com
Public Works Magazine
(773) 824-2400 FAX: (773) 824-2401
8725 W Higgins Rd Ste 600
Chicago, IL 60631
www.pwmag.com
PubWorks
FAX: (760) 280-6660
TOLL FREE: (888) 920-0380
PO Box 6502
Snowmass Village, CO 81601
www.pubworks.com
Portland General Electric
(503) 463-4382 FAX: (503) 463-4308
4245 Kale St NE
Salem, OR 97305-2333
www.portlandgeneral.com
PRINOTH LTD
(450) 776-3600 FAX: (450) 776-3685
1001 J-A Bombardier St
Granby, QC J2J 1E9
www.camoplast.com
Professional Pavement Products, Inc.
(904) 733-2121 FAX: (904) 448-4076
TOLL FREE: (888) 717-7771
9556 Historic Kings Rd S Ste 315
Jacksonville, FL 32257
www.pppcatalog.com
Project Engineering Consultants
(801) 495-4240 FAX: (801) 495-4244
986 W 9000 S
West Jordan, UT 84088
www.pec.us.com
Proseal Inc.
(316) 650-9805
PO Box 741
El Dorado, KS 67042-0741
www.proseal.us
Puget Sound Energy
(253) 476-6304 FAX: (253) 476-6323
TOLL FREE: (888) 225-5773
PO Box 90868
Bellevue, WA 98009-0868
www.pse.com
Pulice Construction, Inc.
(602) 944-2241 FAX: (602) 870-3396
2033 W Mountain View Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85021
www.pulice.com
QPR
(678) 624-0721 FAX: (678) 746-2238
12735 Morris Rd Ste 150
Alpharetta, GA 30004
www.QPRColdPatch.com
Quincy Engineering, Inc.
(916) 368-9181 FAX: (916) 368-1308
3247 Ramos Cir
www.quincyengineering.com
R Rock Yard Inc
(719) 488-0928 FAX: (719) 488-0635
16140 Old Denver Rd
PO Box 1331
Monument, CO 80132-8171
www.rrockyard.com
R.J. Behar & Company, Inc.
(954) 680-7771 FAX: (954) 680-7781
6861 SW 196th Ave Ste 302
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332-1663
www.rjbehar.com
R2H Engineering, Inc.
(801) 386-5937
12244 S Business Park Dr
Draper, UT 84020
www.r2h.com
Radio Satellite Integrators
(310) 787-7700 FAX: (310) 787-7435
19144 Van Ness Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
www.radsat.com
R-A-M Professional Group, Inc.
(904) 731-5440
8298 Bayberry Rd Ste 1
www.ramprofessionalgroup.com
RBF Consulting
(949) 472-3505 FAX: (949) 472-8373
14725 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92618
www.rbf.com
Reed Engineering Group
(214) 350-5600
2424 Stutz Ste 400
Dallas, TX 75235
www.reed-engineering.com
Reed Systems Ltd
(845) 647-3660 FAX: (845) 647-5651
PO Box 209
Ellenville, NY 12428
www.reedsystemsltd.com
Reef Industries, Inc
(713) 507-4251 FAX: (713) 507-4295
TOLL FREE: (800) 231-6074
9209 Almeda Genoa
Houston, TX 77075
www.reefindustries.com
Regional Truck Equipment Co Inc
(630) 543-0330 FAX: (630) 543-9806
255 Laura Dr
Addison, IL 60101
www.regionaltruck.com
Reid Middleton Inc.
(425) 741-3800 FAX: (425) 741-3900
728 134th St SW Ste 200
Everett, WA 98204-5
www.reidmiddleton.com
ReNew Canada Magazine/Actual
Media Inc.
(416) 444-5842 FAX: (416) 722-8109
218 Adelaide St, W 3rd Fl
Toronto, ON M5H 1W7
www.renewcanada.net
Resourceful Bag & Tag Co.
(708) 489-2222
6420 W 127th St
Palos Heights, IL 60463
www.bagandtag.com
RFE Engineering, Inc.
(916) 989-3285
8680 Greenback Ln Ste 107
Orangevale, CA 95662-3970
www.rfeengineering.com
RH2 Engineering Inc
(425) 951-5464
89
12100 NE 195th St Ste 100
Bothell, WA 98011-5764
www.rh2.com
www.routematch.com
RHOMAR
(417) 866-5592 FAX: (417) 866-5593
2107 E Rockhurst St
Springfield, MO 65802
www.rhomar.com
Rowe Professional Services Company
(810) 341-7500 FAX: (810) 341-7573
TOLL FREE: (800) 837-9131
540 S Saginaw Ste 200
PO Box 3748
Flint, MI 48502
www.rowepsc.com
Rick Engineering Company
(858) 431-8200
1959 Palomar Oaks Way Ste 200
Carlsbad, CA 92009-1307
www.rickengineering.com
RRM Design Group
(805) 543-1794
3765 S Higuera St Ste 102
www.rrmdesign.com
Riley Construction Company, Inc.
(262) 658-4381 FAX: (262) 658-0312
5301 99th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53144
www.rileycon.com
RTVision
(320) 632-0760
PO Box 394
Little Falls, MN 56345
www.rtvision.com
Riley Industrial Services, Inc.
(505) 608-4067
401 N Alma School Rd Unit 3
Chandler, AZ 85224
www.rileyindustrial.com
RV Anderson Associates Limited
(416) 497-8600 FAX: (416) 497-0342
2001 Sheppard Ave East, Ste 400
Toronto, ON M2J 4Z8
www.rvanderson.com
RJN Group, Inc.
(630) 682-4700 FAX: (630) 682-4754
200 W Front St
Wheaton, IL 60187
www.rjn.com
S & C Engineers, Inc.
(510) 272-2970
111 Broadway Ste 300
www.scengineers.com
RNOW Inc.
(414) 541-5700 FAX: (414) 543-9797
8636R W National Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53227
www.rnow-inc.com
Sabre Equipment Inc
(412) 262-3080 FAX: (412) 262-2779
802 Pennsylvania Ave
Coraopolis, PA 15108
www.sabreequipment.com
Roadworx
(770) 442-1313 FAX: (770) 636-1313
200 Bluff Oak Dr
Roswell, GA 30076-1270
www.rdworx.com
Safework, Inc.
(818) 716-0384 FAX: (818) 703-6486
21550 Oxnard St Ste 570
Woodland Hills, CA 91367-7159
www.safeworkinc.com
Robinson Consultants Inc
(613) 592-6060
350 Palladium Dr
Kanata, ON K2V 1A8
www.rcii.com
SAIC Energy, Environment, & Infrastructure, LLC
(303) 299-5200
1801 CA St Ste 2800
Denver, CO 80202-2606
www.saic.com/EEandI
Root Spring Scraper Co
(269) 382-2025 FAX: (269) 382-5920
527 W North St
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-2433
www.rootsnowplows.com
Roth Hill Engineering Partners
(425) 869-9448 FAX: (425) 869-1190
2600 116th Ave NE #100
Bellevue, WA 98004
Roto-Mix
(620) 225-1142 FAX: (620) 225-6370
2205 E Wyatt Earp Blvd
Dodge City, KS 67801
www.rotomix.com
RouteMatch Software
(404) 876-5160
1180 W Peachtree St Ste 1130
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Salaber Associates, Inc.
(707) 693-8800
180 S 1st St Ste 10
Dixon, CA 95620-3439
www.saiservices.com
Salt Institute
(703) 549-4648 FAX: (703) 548-2194
700 N Fairfax St Ste 600
Alexandria, VA 22314-2040
www.saltinstitute.org
Salt River Project
(602) 236-4637 FAX: (602) 236-2737
PO Box 52025
www.srpnet.com
San Antonio Design Group
(210) 342-6700 FAX: (210) 342-6701
April 2012
4242 Medical Dr Ste 5100
Helotes, TX 78229
www.sadesigngroup.com
San Diego Gas & Electric
FAX: (858) 654-1175
TOLL FREE: (800) 411-7343
PO Box 25111
Santa Ana, CA 92799-5111
www.semprautilities.com
Sandis
(510) 873-8866
1721 Broadway # 201
www.sandis.net
Schaefer Systems International, Inc.
(704) 944-4500 FAX: (704) 588-1862
TOLL FREE: (888) 262-9112
10021 Westlake Dr
Charlotte, NC 28273-3787
www.ssi-schaefer.us
Schlagel & Associates, P.A.
913-492-5158 FAX: (913) 492-8400
14920 W 107th St
Lenexa, KS 66215-4018
www.schlagelassociates.com
Schwarze Industries, Inc
(512) 520-8750
1055 Jordan Rd
Huntsville, AL 35811
www.schwarze.com
SCI ENGINEERING, INC.
(636) 949-8200 FAX: (636) 949-8269
130 Point W Blvd
St. Charles, MO 63301
www.sciengineering.com
Sealcoating, Inc.
(781) 749-6802
120 Industrial Park Rd
Hingham, MA 02043-4316
www.sealcoatinginc.com
SES
(630) 231-4840 FAX: (630) 231-4945
1400 Powis Rd
West Chicago, IL 60185-1644
www.sesequip.com
Severn Trent Services
(215) 997-4000 FAX: (215) 997-4062
3000 Advance Ln
Colmar, PA 18915
www.severntrentservices.com
SFM Services, Inc.
(305) 818-2424
9700 NW 79th Ave
Hialeah, FL 33016-2514
www.sfmservices.com
Shafer Kline & Warren Inc
(816) 221-6611 FAX: (816) 221-6622
1700 Swift Ave Ste 100
North Kansas City, KS 64116
www.skw-inc.com
SharpeSoft, Inc.
FAX: (530) 671-5739
TOLL FREE: (800) 777-0786
925 Market St
Yuba City, CA 95991
www.sharpeipm.com
Shawnee Steel & Welding, Inc.
(913) 432-8046 FAX: (913) 432-0819
6124 Merriam Dr
Shawnee Mission, KS 66203
www.shawnee-steel.com
Shenandoah Fleet Maintenance and Management LLC
(540) 347-7407 FAX: (703) 656-4795
PO Box 3121
Warrenton, VA 20188
www.shen-fleet.com
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc
(651) 470-2448 FAX: (952) 912-2601
TOLL FREE: (800) 734-6751
3535 Vadnais Center Dr Ste 200
Saint Paul, MN 55110-5108
www.sehinc.com
Sidney B. Bowne & Son, LLP
(516) 746-2350 FAX: (516) 747-1396
235 E Jericho Tpke
Mineola, NY 11501-2032
www.bownegroup.com
Sierra Nevada Concrete Association
(775) 852-6551 FAX: (775) 853-8965
PO Box 19639
Reno, NV 89511-2163
www.sierranevadaconcrete.com
Siewert Equipment
(585) 482-9640 FAX: (585) 482-4149
175 Akron St
Rochester, NY 14609-7297
www.siewertequipment.com
Skillings Connolly Inc
(360) 491-3399 FAX: (360) 491-3857
PO Box 5080
Lacey, WA 98509
www.skillings.com
Slater Hanifan Group, Inc.
(702) 284-5300
5740 Arville St Ste 216
www.shg-inc.com
SNI Solutions
(309) 944-3168 FAX: (309) 944-4620
TOLL FREE: (888)840-5564
205 N Stewart St
Geneseo, IL 61254-1241
www.snisolutions.com
Southeastern Surveying & Mapping
(407) 292-8580 FAX: (407) 292-0141
6500 All American Blvd
Orlando, FL 32810
www.southeasternsurveying.com
Southern California Edison
(626) 302-6567
8631 Rush St
Rosemead, CA 91770
ww.sce.com
SRBL Architects
(847) 574-8300 FAX: (847) 272-9510
1211 W 22nd St
Oak Brook, IL 60523
www.srblarchitects.com
SRM Associates
(905) 686-6402 FAX: (905) 432-7877
110 Scotia Court Unit 41
Whitby, ON L1N 8Y7
www.srmassociates.org
Standard Equipment Company - IL
(312) 829-1919 FAX: (312) 829-6142
TOLL FREE: (800) 633-2997
2033 W Walnut St
Chicago, IL 60612
www.standardequipment.com
Stanley Consultants
(563) 264-6600
225 Iowa Ave
Muscatine, IA 52761
www.stanleygroup.com
Stantec Consulting
(604) 696-8000 FAX: (604) 980-3747
930 W First St Ste 116
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3N4
www.bonestroo.com
Stasi Bros. Asphalt Corp.
(516) 334-1229
422 Maple Ave
Westbury, NY 11590-3291
www.stasibrothers.com
Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc.
(803) 783-4250 FAX: (803) 783-4284
8256 Garners Ferry Rd
Columbia, NC 29209
www.stayalertsafety.com
Stenstrom Excavation & Blacktop Group
(815) 398-3478 FAX: (815) 229-0978
2422 Center St
Rockford, IL 61108-7446
Sterling Company, Inc.
(314) 487-0440
5055 Baumgartner Rd
St Louis, MO 63129-2821
www.sterling-eng-sur.com
Sternberg Lighting
(847) 588-3400 FAX: (847) 588-3440
555 Lawrence Ave
Roselle, IL 60172
www.sternberglighting.com
Storr Tractor Company
(908) 722-9830 FAX: (908) 722-9847
3191 Hwy 22
Somerville, NJ 08876
www.storrtractor.com
Strand Associates, Inc.
(608) 251-4843
910 West Wingra Dr
Madison, WI 53715
www.strand.com
Strataworks Ltd.
(888) 966-6275 FAX: (888) 966-6275
3560 Pine Grove Ave Ste 711
Port Huron, MI 48060
www.stratacan.com
Suffolk County Brake Service
(631) 244-7120 FAX: (631) 244-7165
862 Lincoln Ave
Bohemia, NY 11716
Summit Associates
(925) 363-5560 FAX: (925) 363-5511
2300 Clayton Rd Ste 1380
Concord, CA 94520-2161
www.summitcm.com
Summit Property Maintenance
(403) 536-2028 FAX: (403) 452-7516
410-40 Ave NE
Calgary, AB T2E 2MT
Sun Peaks Utilities
(250) 578-5416 FAX: (250) 578-5516
1280 Alpine Rd
Sun Peaks, BC V03 5N0
www.sunpeaksutilities.com
Sunrise Engineering, Inc.
(801) 523-0100 FAX: (801) 523-0990
12227 S Business Park Dr Ste 220
Draper, UT 84020
www.sunrise-eng.com
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor
(609) 655-9525 FAX: (609) 655-4656
2007 Eastpark Blvd
Cranbury, NJ 08512
www.taylorwiseman.com
Telco Supply Company
(580) 622-2170 FAX: (580) 622-2451
TOLL FREE: (800) 344-3430
124 W Vinita Ave
PO Box 775
Sulphur, OK 73086-3821
Tenco Machinery(CDN) Ltd
(450) 549-2411 FAX: (450) 549-2410
1318 Principale
St-ValÃ©rien-de-Milton, QC J0H 2B0
Terra Contracting, LLC
(269) 375-9595 FAX: (269) 375-2830
5787 Stadium Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Terra Engineering
(312) 467-0123 FAX: (312) 467-0220
225 W Ohio 4th Fl
www.terraengineering.com
Terry Asphalt Materials Inc.
(513) 315-2007 FAX: (614) 276-0570
1595 Frank Rd
Columbus, OH 43223-3737
www.terryasphaltmaterials.com
Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc.
(616) 822-4357 FAX: (989) 466-2838
1950 Williams Rd
Alma, MI 48801-2085
www.terryasphaltmaterials.com
Super Products
(262) 784-7100
17000 W Cleveland Ave
New Berlin, WI 53151
www.superproductscorp.com
Swenson Products, Inc.
(888) 825-7323 FAX: (866) 310-0300
Box 127 127 Walnut St
Lindenwood, IL 61049-0127
www.swensonproducys.com
Swinerton Management & Consulting, Inc.
(619) 744-2780 FAX: (619) 531-0762
750 B Street Ste 1250
San Diego, CA 92101
www.swinerton.com
T.Y. Lin International
(415) 291-3700 FAX: (480) 921-0002
Two Harrison St Ste 500
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.tylin.com
Taber Consultants
(916) 371-1690
3911 W Capitol Ave
West Sacramento, CA 95691www.taberconsultants.com
Tetra Tech INCA
(425) 635-1000 FAX: (425) 635-1150
400 112th Ave NE Ste 400
Bellevue, WA 98004-5540
www.icainc.com
The Altum Group
(760) 346-4750 FAX: (760) 340-0089
73255 El Paseo Ste 15
Palm Desert, CA 92260-4249
www.thealtumgroup.com
The CK Group, Inc.
(602) 482-5884 FAX: (602) 482-2885
16448 N 40th St Ste A
www.theckgroup.com
The Key Group
(410) 308-0066
57 W Timonium Rd
Timonium, MD 21093-3125
The Papers Inc
(800) 733-4111 FAX: (574) 658-4701
206 S Main St
Milford, IN 46542
www.themunicipal.com
Tarheel Underground Camera
(704) 895-8015
18636 Starcreek Dr
Cornelius, NC 28031-9330
www.tarheelpavement.com
THOMAS L. BROWN ASSOCIATES, P.C.
(202) 387-0022 FAX: (202) 682-1367
1400 Eye St NW Ste 440
Washington, DC 20005-6501
www.tlbinc.net
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing
(386) 631-2376 FAX: (386) 761-0362
PO Box 291370
Port Orange, FL 32129-1370
www.thompsonpump.com
Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd
(520) 319-2106 FAX: (520) 323-3326
1575 E River Rd Ste 201
Tucson, AZ 85718
www.tierra-row.com
Tiger Corporation
(605) 336-7900 FAX: (605) 338-9702
3301 N Louise Ave
Sioux Falls, SC 57107
www.tiger-mowers.com
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
(413) 562-1600 FAX: (413) 562-5317
53 Southampton Rd
Westfield, MA 01085
www.tighebond.com
Timmerman Equipment Company
(908) 534-4126 FAX: (908) 534-2320
PO Box 71 3554 Rte 22 W
Whitehouse, NJ 08888-0071
www.timmermanequipment.com
TKDA Engineering Architecture &
Planning
(651) 292-4400 FAX: (651) 292-0083
TOLL FREE: (800) 247-1714
444 Cedar St Ste 1500
Tnemec Co Inc
(816) 483-3400 FAX: (816) 483-3969
6800 Corporate Dr
Towill, Inc.
(925) 682-6976 FAX: (925) 682-6390
2300 Clayton Rd Ste 1200
Concord, CA 94520
www.towill.com
Town & Country Fence
(763) 425-5050 FAX: (763) 425-9006
8511 Xylon Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55445
www.tcfence.com
Trabue Hansen & Hinshaw Inc
(520) 723-9198 FAX: (520) 723-3739
115 S Main St
Coolidge, AZ 85228-4409
www.thhinc.com
Trackless Vehicles, Ltd.
(519) 688-0370 FAX: (519) 688-3644
PO Box 100
Courtland, ON N0J1E0
www.tracklessvehicles.com
Traffic Logix
(866) 915-6449 FAX: (866) 995-6449
3 Harriett Lane
Spring Valley, NY 10977
91
www.trafficlogix.com
www.undergroundsolutionsinc.com
Traffic Safety Warehouse
(847) 966-1018 FAX: (847) 966-1205
PO Box 1125
Deerfield, IL 60015
Unique Paving Materials Corporation
(216) 441-4880 FAX: (877) 644-9390
3993 E 93rd St
Cleveland, OH 44105
www.uniquepavingmaterials.com
Trans Chicago Truck Group
(630) 279-0600 FAX: (630) 279-0603
776 N York St
Elmhurst, IL 60126-1356
www.transchicago.com
Transfield Dexter Gateway Service Ltd
(506) 635-5131 FAX: (506) 633-8180
1216 Sand Cove Rd
Box 45
Saint John, NB E2M 5V8
www.tdgsl.ca
Transportation Research Board
(202) 334-2934 FAX: (202) 334-2920
500 5th St NW Ste 1
Washington, DC 20001-2737
www.trb.org
TranSystems
(816) 329-8600 FAX: (510) 835-9839
2400 Pershing Rd Ste 400
www.transystems.com
TranSystems Corporation
(314) 997-2459 FAX: (314) 569-9858
TOLL FREE: (800) 800-5261
1001 Craig Rd Ste 260
Saint Louis, MO 63146-6212
www.transystems.com
Trotter and Associates, Inc.
(630) 587-0470 FAX: (630) 587-0475
40W201 Wasco Rd Ste D
Saint Charles, IL 60175-8535
www.taiengr.com
Truck Country
(563) 584-2636 FAX: (563) 582-8925
TOLL FREE: (800) 553-5642
PO Box 693
Dubuque, IA 52004-0693
Turtle Southeast, Inc.
(727) 518-0962 FAX: (727) 518-9621
PO Box 1858
Largo, FL 33779-1858
www.turtlese.com
Twining, Inc.
(562) 426-3355
2883 E Spring Street Ste 300
Long Beach, CA 90806
www.twininginc.com
United Rotary Brush Corporation
FAX: (913) 541-8336
TOLL FREE: (800) 851-5108 USA /
(800) 463-6292 Canada
15607 W 100th Terrace
Lenexa, KS 66219
www.united-rotary.com
United Survey
(440) 439-7250 FAX: (440) 439-7255
25145 Broadway
Cleveland, OH 44146-6398
www.unitedsurvey.org
Universal Field Services, Inc.
(918) 494-7600 FAX: (888) 494-7705
TOLL FREE: (800) 447-9191
PO Box 35666
Tulsa, OK 74153-0666
www.ufsrw.com
University of Wisconsin-Madison, EPD
(608) 263-2400 FAX: (608) 263-3160
432 N Lake St
Madison, WI 53706-1415
www.epd.engr.wisc.edu
Urban Engineers, Inc.
(215) 922-8080 FAX: (215) 922-8082
530 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
www.urbanengineers.com
Urban Systems
(250) 374-8311 FAX: (250) 374-5334
200-286 St Paul St Ste 206
Kamloops, LA V2C 6G4
www.urban-systems.com
Uretek Great Lakes
(248) 709-1136
2750 Auburn Rd
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-3114
www.uretekgreatlakes.com
Uretek ICR Gulf Coast
(281) 894-4990 FAX: (281) 720-1222
11603 Windfern Rd
Houston, TX 77064
TYMCO, Inc.
(254) 799-5546 FAX: (254) 799-2722
225 E Industrial
Waco, TX 76705
www.tymco.com
Underground Solutions, Inc.
(858) 679-9551 FAX: (858) 679-9555
13135 Danielson St Ste 110
Poway, CA 92064
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United Resource LLC
(734) 462-6170 FAX: (734) 462-6171
15500 Penn Drive
Livonia, MI 48154
Uretek USA
(281) 351-7800 FAX: (888) 721-8295
13900 Humble Rd
PO Box 1929
Tomball, TX 77377
www.uretekusa.com
URS Corporation
(602) 648-2506 FAX: (602) 371-1615
7720 N 16th St Ste 100
April 2012
www.urscorporation.com
URS Corporation-Denver
(303) 796-4750 FAX: (303) 930-6040
PO Box 3489
Evergreen, CO 80437-3489
www.urscorp.com
US Infrastructure Inc
(704) 342-3007 FAX: (704) 342-1666
1043 E Morehead St Ste 203
Charlotte, NC 28204
www.usi-eng.com
USABlueBook
(847) 689-3000 FAX: (847) 775-6908
TOLL FREE: (800) 548-1234
PO Box 9006
Gurnee, IL 60031
www.usabluebook.com
Utility Service Company
(478) 987-2991
TOLL FREE: (800) 223-3695
PO Box 1350
Perry, GA 31069-1350
www.utilityservice.com
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
(617) 924-1770 FAX: (617) 924-2286
101 Walnut St
PO Box 9151
Watertown, MA 02471-9151
www.vhb.com
Vance Brothers, Inc.
(816) 923-4325 FAX: (816) 923-6472
TOLL FREE: (800) 821-8549
PO Box 300107
www.vancebrothers.com
Vanir Construction Management Inc
(916) 575-8888 FAX: (916) 575-8887
4540 Duckhorn Dr Ste 300
Sacramento, CA 95834
www.vanir.com
VCS Environmental
(949) 489-2700 FAX: (949) 489-0309
30900 Rancho Viejo Rd Ste 100
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
www.vcsenvironmental.com
Veolia Water
(281) 985-5421 FAX: (281) 985-5613
4760 World Houston Parkway Ste 140
Houston, TX 77032
www.veoliawaterna.com
Veolia Water North America
TOLL FREE: (800) 522-4774
E 12th & Hay Rd
Wilmington, TN 19809
www.veoliawaterna.com
Vermeer Corporation
(641) 628-3141 FAX: (641) 621-7733
TOLL FREE: (888) VERMEER
1210 Vermeer Rd E
Pella, IA 50219-0200
www.vermeer.com
Viking-Cives/Snow-King
(315) 543-2321 FAX: (315) 543-2366
PO Box 36 1/2
Harrisville, FL 13548
www.vikingcives.com
Visu-Sewer Clean & Seal, Inc.
(262) 695-2340 FAX: (262) 695-2359
W230N4855 Betker Rd
Pewaukee, WI 53051
www.visu-sewer.com
Voith Turbo Inc
(916) 925-8241 FAX: (717) 767-3210
210 Harris Ave Unit #1
Sacramento, CA 95838
www.usa.voithturbo.com
(828) 650-2000 FAX: (828) 650-2501
One Volvo Dr
Asheville, NC 28803-3447
www.volvoce.com/na
Voorhees Associates, LLC
(847) 580-4246 FAX: (866) 401-3100
500 Lake Cook Rd Ste 350
Deerfield, IL 60015
www.voorheesassociates.com
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
(704) 966-3300
500 Lincoln County Parkway Ext
Lincolnton, NC 28092
www.leeboy.com
VTN Nevada Consulting
(702) 873-7550 FAX: (702) 873-1703
2727 S Rainbow Blvd
www.vtnnv.com
W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc.
(562) 594-8589
801 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 200
Seal Beach, CA 90740-6210
www.wgze.com
Wade-Trim
(313) 961-3650 FAX: (313) 961-0898
500 Griswold Ave Ste 2500
Detroit, MI 48226
www.wadetrim.com
Wag
(314) 208-2977 FAX: (574) 273-9831
21 rue de Crimee
Paris, MS 75019
www.wagntails.com
Wallace Group
(805) 544-4011
612 Clarion Court
www.wallace-group.com
Wallis Engineering
(360) 695-7041 FAX: (360) 694-1043
215 W 4th St Ste 200
Vancouver, WA 98660
www.walliseng.net
Walter P. Moore
(713) 630-7300 FAX: (713) 630-7396
1301 McKinney Ste 1100
Houston, TX 77010
www.walterpmoore.com
West Side Tractor Sales Co
(630) 355-7150 FAX: (630) 355-7173
1400 W Ogden Ave
Naperville, IL 60563-3909
www.westsidetractor.com
Walters-Morgan Construction
(785) 539-7513 FAX: (785) 539-6521
2616 Tuttle Creek Blvd
Manhattan, KS 66502-4479
www.waltersmorgan.com
West Yost Associates
(530) 756-5905 FAX: (530) 756-5991
2020 Research Park Dr Ste 100
Davis, CA 95618
www.westyost.com
Whiting Systems Inc.
(501) 547-9031 FAX: (501) 847-0074
TOLL FREE: (800) 542-9031
9000 Highway 5 N
Alexander, AR 72002-8526
www.whitingsytems.com
Wastequip/Toter
(704) 872-8171 FAX: (704) 878-0734
TOLL FREE: (800) 424-0422
841 Meacham Rd
Statesville, NC 28677-2983
www.toter.com
Western Star Trucks
(803) 578-3553 FAX: (803) 578-3703
2477 Deerfield Dr
Fort Mill, SC 29715
www.sterlingtrucks.com
WHPacific, Inc.
(503) 626-0455 FAX: (503) 526-0775
9755 SW Barnes Rd Ste 300
Portland, OR 97225
www.whpacific.com
WestLand Resources, Inc.
(520) 206-9585 FAX: (520) 206-9518
4001 E Paradise Falls Dr
Tucson, AZ 85712
www.westlandresources.com
Wilbur Smith Associates
(816) 942-3570 FAX: (816) 942-3577
10401 Holmes Rd Ste 210
www.wilbursmith.com
Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc.
(978) 532-1900 FAX: (978) 977-0100
Five Centennial Dr
Peabody, MA 01960
www.westonandsampson.com
Wilkinson Corporation
(989) 843-6163 FAX: (989) 843-6451
8290 Lapeer Rd
Mayville, MI 48744-9305
www.wilkinsoncorp.net
WGK, Inc.
(601) 925-4444 FAX: (601) 924-6708
PO Box 318
Clinton, MS 39060-0318
www.wgkengineers.com
Willdan Group
(714) 940-6312 FAX: (714) 940-4930
2401 E Katella Ave Ste 300
Anaheim, CA 92806
Water Movers
(602) 275-8822
30 N 56th St
www.watermovers.com
Water Resource Engineering Associates
(805) 653-7900 FAX: (805) 653-0610
TOLL FREE: (800) 25-WATER
2300 Alessandro Dr Ste 215
Ventura, CA 93001-3747
www.wreassoc.net/
Wausau-Everest L.P.
(262) 784-6066 FAX: (262) 784-6720
1905 S Moorland Rd
New Berlin, WI 53151-2321
WBK Engineering
(630) 443-7755 FAX: (630) 443-0533
116 W Main St Ste 201
Saint Charles, IL 60174-1854
www.wbkengineering.com
WEST Consultants, Inc.
(858) 487-9378 FAX: (858) 487-9448
11440 W Bernardo Court Suite 360
San Diego, CA 92127
www.westconsultants.com
Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
(860) 526-9504 FAX: (860) 526-4078
51 Winthrop Rd
Chester, CT 06412-1036
www.whelen.com
TOLL FREE: (800) 210-0137
2050 Alameda Padre Serra Ste 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93103-1704
www.whitestoneresearch.com
Williams Architects
(630) 221-1212 FAX: (630) 221-1220
500 Park Blvd Ste 800
Itasca, IL 60143
www.williams-architects.com
White Shield, Inc.
(509) 547-0100 FAX: (509) 547-8292
320 N 20th Ave
Pasco, WA 99301
www.whiteshield.com
Williams Creek Consulting, Inc.
(317) 423-0690 FAX: (317) 423-0696
TOLL FREE: (877) 668-8848
919 NE St
Indianapolis, IN 46202
www.williamscreek.net
Whitestone Research
(805) 884-9174 FAX: (805) 884-9200
Williams Development
(630) 221-0671 FAX: (630) 221-0118
300 Cardinal Dr
Saint Charles, IL 60175
Wilson & Company Engineers
(816) 701-3181 FAX: (816) 942-3013
903 E 104th St Ste 200
www.wilsonco.com
Wood Rodgers, Inc
(775) 823-9443 FAX: (775) 823-4066
5440 Reno Corporate Dr
Reno, NV 89551
www.woodrodgers.com
Woodard & Curran Inc.
(207) 774-2112 FAX: (207) 774-6635
41 Hutchins Dr
Portland, OR 04102
www.woodardcurran.com
Woolpert, Inc.
(937) 461-5660
4454 Idea Center Blvd
Dayton, OH 45430
www.woolpert.com
WorkSafe USA Inc
(217) 487-7045
326 Hopple Hills Dr
Springfield, IL 62707
www.worksafeusainc.com
Wright-Pierce
(207) 725-8721 FAX: (207) 729-8414
99 Main St
Topsham, ME 04086
www.wright-pierce.com
WSB & Associates, Inc.
(763) 541-4800 FAX: (763) 541-1700
701 Xenia Ave S Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55416
www.wsbeng.com
Yaggy Colby Associates
(507) 288-6464
717 Third Ave SE
Rochester, MN 55904
www.yaggy.com
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By advertising in the APWA Reporter, news of your equipment, product or service will be sent to
more than 29,000 APWA members, most of whom are key decision makers in their agencies.
So, don’t miss this opportunity to advertise in the June “Engineering & Technology” issue. Our
members will be looking to the issue for information on new transportation technologies, new
recycling technologies, and emergency management technologies based on telecommunications.
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Public Works: Creating a Lasting Impression
National Public Works Week, May 20-26, 2012
2012 National Public Works
Week Poster Available!
This year’s poster is a watercolor scene representing our theme “Public
Works: Creating a Lasting Impression” by Robert Gantt Steele.
Robert prefers to paint from life. He has developed his artistic skills
through constant observation and by studying the masters. He has
illustrated for musicals such as Showboat on Broadway, for magazines such
as Smithsonian and for book covers, children’s books and exhibitions.
Robert lives with his wife and two children in Larkspur, California.
GET YOURS TODAY!
Use the attached order form or buy online at www.apwa.net/bookstore.
PSTR12 With APWA logo - Members $12 /Non $15
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Description on poster:
Inspiration comes from many places in our lives. In public works,
inspiration is all around us.
This year, as the Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 75th anniversary, we
celebrate the inspiration and lasting impression it has provided to many
generations.
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1-5
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Member $45 /Non $50
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your attention to our policy and look forward to providing you quality products and service.
Annual Buyer’s Guide (categorical listing)
The annual Buyer’s Guide in the
April issue of the APWA Reporter
is provided as a service by the
to its members to assist in identifying the corporate members that
represent the consulting, service
and manufacturing firms serving
the public works industry today. It
is by no means an attempt to list
all of the firms serving the industry,
only those that are APWA members
as of February 17, 2012. The Buyer’s
Guide is not intended to provide
endorsement of any particular
products or services listed herein.
APWA makes every effort to achieve
accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for inadvertent omissions
or incorrect entries. If any errors
are detected, please notify the
Finance/Membership Department
at (800) 848-APWA.
Business Services, Advertising
Transportation Research Board
Business Services, Asset Management Services
Cardno TBE
Carollo Engineers
Collier Engineering
Envista Corporation
HDR
Services
Loadrite Ltd
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Business Services, Asset Management Software
Carollo Engineers
Technology, Inc.
Collective Data
Envista Corporation
Facility Dude
Loadrite Ltd
Lucity
Networkfleet, Inc.
PubWorks
RJN Group, Inc.
Business Services, Consulting
Affinis Corp.
AHBL Inc.
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Andersonpenna
APA Engineering
Associated Right of Way Services,
Inc
Atkins
B & E Engineers
BHC RHODES
BL Companies, Inc.
Engineers Inc
Bolton & Menk Inc
Bureau Veritas
C&S Companies
CARDNO WRG Inc.
CDM
CEI
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Clark Dietz Inc
Clark Patterson Lee
CMTS, Inc.
Cole & AssociatesInc
Collective Data
CP&Y, Inc.
Creighton Manning Engineering,
LLP
Crocker & Crocker
EARTH SYSTEMS
ENGEO
EPCOR
EPS Group Inc
Erlandsen, Inc.
ESI Consultants
EXP
FGM Architects
Foth & Van Dyke
April 2012
Fulghum MacIndoe & Associates,
Inc.
GEC/Krebs-LaSalle
GENIVAR Inc.
Geocal
GeoDesign, Inc.
GeoEngineers
GEOLABS INC.
GHD Inc.
Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers,
Inc.
GPD Telecom, Inc.
Greeley and Hansen
Harris & Associates
HNTB Corporation
Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and
Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates,
Inc.
HVJ Associates Inc
HW Lochner
Hydro Designs, Inc.
Impact Sciences
Services
Jones & Carter Inc
JRGO, LLC
JSD Professional Services Inc
J-U-B Engineers Inc
Association
KSA Engineers
Larkin Group NM Inc
LCC, Inc.
Leighton Consulting
LNV, Inc.
Lochner BWR Div
Lonco Inc
Mead & Hunt
Metadome LLC
MNS Engineers Inc
Mulkey Engineers & Consultants
MWH Americas Inc.
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
NW Engineers, LLC
Otak, Inc.
PACE, Inc.
Patrick Engineering Inc
Pease Associates
Psomas
RBF Consulting
Reid Middleton Inc.
Safework, Inc.
Slater Hanifan Group, Inc.
SNI Solutions
SRBL Architects
Stanley Consultants
Stantec Consulting
Stonebrooke Engineering
Summit Associates
Taber Consultants
Tetra Tech INCA
The CK Group, Inc.
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
URS Corporation
Voorhees Associates, LLC
Walter P. Moore
WGK, Inc.
Whitestone Research
WHPacific, Inc.
Willdan Group
Wood Rodgers, Inc
Woolpert, Inc.
Wright-Pierce
sociation
Public Works Magazine
Media Inc.
Twining, Inc.
Business Services, Data Conversion
RJN Group, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Business Services, Right-of-Way
Coordination
Associated Right of Way Services,
Inc
Envista Corporation
Puget Sound Energy
Traffic Logix
Business Services, Ditch Management & Services
Services
KE&G Construction Inc.
RH2 Engineering Inc
Tiger Corporation
Trotter And Associates, Inc.
Business Services, E-Commerce
Media Inc.
Business Services, Education and
Training
ESRI
Flexible Pavements of Ohio
Institute
International Municipal Signal Association
Association
LJB Inc.
Manhard Consulting
NUCA of Oregon & Southwest
Washington
Media Inc.
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, EPD
Business Services, Legal Services
Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle &
Townsend, P.C.
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
Business Services, Publications
APWA Reporter
Baum Publications Ltd.
Better Roads Magazine
Crocker & Crocker
ESRI
International Municipal Signal As-
Business Services, Right of Way
Acquisition
TranSystems
Business Services, Sign Management Software
Facility Dude
Lucity
PubWorks
Business Services, Software
AgileAssets Inc.
CFA Software, Inc.
Collective Data
Enterprise Information Solutions,
Inc.
Envista Corporation
ESRI
ESRI Canada Inc.
Facility Dude
Infor Public Sector
Lucity
PubWorks
RTVision
SharpeSoft, Inc.
Whitestone Research
Construction Equipment & Supplies,
Attachments
Helac Corporation
Bridge Expansion Joints
Crafco, Inc.
Dynamic Surface Applications
Ghirardelli Associates
Retaining Walls
Concrete Forming Accessories &
Supplies
GCC of America
Hogan Company
Institute
Metadome LLC
Seals
Cimline Inc.
Construction Tools/Equipment
HD Supply
Hogan Company
HOLT CAT
Nitram Excavation & General Contractors,
SES
Demolition
Helac Corporation
SES
Detectable Warning
Flint Trading, Inc.
Drilling Equipment & Services
Meyer Products LLC
Vermeer Corporation
Geotextiles
Crafco, Inc.
ETNA Supply
R Rock Yard Inc
Inflatable Seals
Masonry
Stasi Bros. Asphalt Corp.
Personal Protective Apparel
Service Maintenance
Facility Dude
Loadrite Ltd
Maintenance Facility Consultants,
Inc.
RJN Group, Inc.
Storage Buildings
Advanced Storage Technology, Inc.
Green Sweep, Inc.
Norseman Structures (formerly
QuickStructures)
Survey Equipment
WestLand Resources, Inc.
Vehicles
Truck Country
Voith Turbo Inc
Western Star Trucks
WorkSafe USA Inc
Construction Management & Services, Bridge Design & Manufacturing
Aggregate Industries SWR Inc.
Ames Construction, Inc
Dattner Architects
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
ESI Consultants
HDR
Lochner BWR Div
Lonco Inc
Parametrix
Sealcoating, Inc.
Tetra Tech INCA
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Construction Management & Services, Debris Management
Cardno TBE
Crowdergulf
Loadrite Ltd
Construction Management & Services, Disaster Recovery
Crowdergulf
Jones & Carter Inc
Construction Management & Services, Emergency Management
Crowdergulf
Loadrite Ltd
Maguire Group Inc.
Construction Management & Services, Pipe Manufacturing
Blois Construction, Inc.
Lafarge North America
Water Movers
Emergency Management & Security,
Barricades
Closed Circuit Televisions
Tarheel Underground Camera
Damage Prevention
HR Green
Emergency Signage
Flood Protection
HDR
Horner & Shifrin Inc.
Lights/Hazard Lights
Best Led Group
Traffic Control Equipment
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Engineering & Technology, Construction Management
AMEC Earth & Environmental
Andersonpenna
Balfour Beatty
Bonestroo
Brown and Caldwell
Bureau Veritas
Bury+Partners Inc
C&S Companies
Cardno TBE
CARDNO WRG Inc.
Carollo Engineers
CESNW
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Technolo
Clark Dietz Inc
CMTS, Inc.
Collier Engineering
Covello Group, Inc.
Crafton Tull
LLP
D.L. Withers Construction
Dattner Architects
Dibble Engineering
Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt
Engineering Service
ESI Consultants
Facility Dude
Gannett Fleming
Geocal
GPD Telecom, Inc.
GRAEF
Griffin Structures
Harris & Associates
HDR
HR Green
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Hunter Contracting Co.
Jones & Carter Inc
KBR
KSA Engineers
LNV, Inc.
Lockwood, Andrews & Newman Inc
Lonco Inc
April 2012
Mattern & Craig
Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
MMM Group Limited
Nolte Associates
Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc.
Parametrix
PCL Construction Services Inc.
R.J. Behar & Company, Inc.
R2H Engineering, Inc.
RTVision
Safework, Inc.
Sealcoating, Inc.
SharpeSoft, Inc.
Summit Associates
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Planning
URS Corporation
Wade-Trim
WGK, Inc.
WHPacific, Inc.
Wright-Pierce
Engineering & Technology, Data
Collection Systems
Technology Inc.
Crafton Tull
FORCE America
Fugro Roadware
Loadrite Ltd
Wastequip/Toter
Woolpert, Inc.
Engineering & Technology, Fleet
Computerized Management
AgileAssets Inc.
Technology Inc.
Collective Data
Crafton Tull
FORCE America
Lucity
Networkfleet, Inc.
Engineering & Technology, Fleet
Management
CFA Software, Inc.
CompassCom Software
Crafton Tull
Networkfleet, Inc.
Engineering & Technology, GIS
Ayres Associates
Bolton & Menk Inc
Bonestroo
Bury+Partners Inc
Cardno TBE
Carollo Engineers
CESNW
Technology Inc.
Collier Engineering
CompassCom Software
Crafton Tull
Dewberry
EFK Moen, LLC
Inc.
Erlandsen, Inc.
ESRI
ESRI Canada Inc.
Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental
GEC/Krebs-LaSalle
GeoEngineers
GPD Telecom, Inc.
GRAEF
HDR
Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates,
Inc.
HR Green
HVJ Associates Inc
Infor Public Sector
Jones & Carter Inc
LCC, Inc.
Leighton Consulting
Lucity
MMM Group Limited
MNS Engineers Inc
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Nolte Associates
Olsson Associates
Omnni Associates
Parametrix
Pennoni Associates
Psomas
RBF Consulting
Sun Peaks Utilities
Tetra Tech INCA
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Towill, Inc.
Wag
White Shield, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Engineering & Technology, Internet
Technologies
Technology Inc.
Crafton Tull
RTVision
Engineering & Technology, Locators
Bury+Partners Inc
Crafton Tull
Engineering & Technology, Mapping
Ayres Associates
Bury+Partners Inc
Cardno TBE
CESNW
Collier Engineering
Crafton Tull
LLP
EFK Moen, LLC
Inc.
Erlandsen, Inc.
ESRI
ESRI Canada Inc.
GeoEngineers
Jones & Carter Inc
JSD Professional Services Inc
J-U-B Engineers Inc
LCC, Inc.
MMM Group Limited
MNS Engineers Inc
Networkfleet, Inc.
Nolte Associates
Parametrix
Pennoni Associates
RBF Consulting
Tetra Tech INCA
Towill, Inc.
Wag
White Shield, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Engineering & Technology, Pavement Rehabilitation & Roadway Design
Associated Engineering Consultants,
Inc
Fugro Consultants Inc
Orange Products LLC
Sealcoating, Inc.
The Key Group
Engineering & Technology, Subsurface Utility Engineering
AHBL Inc.
APA Engineering
Atkins
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
BL Companies, Inc.
Cardno TBE
Carollo Engineers
CEI
Technolo
CMTS, Inc.
Crafton Tull
EAC Consulting, Inc.
ESI Consultants
Inc.
GENIVAR Inc.
Geocal
LCC, Inc.
Ninyo & Moore
Omnni Associates
Pennoni Associates
RRM Design Group
San Diego Gas & Electric
SRM Associates
Sun Peaks Utilities
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Planning
Twining, Inc.
Engineering & Technology, Surveying
Ayres Associates
Bury+Partners Inc
Technology
Crafton Tull
Inc.
Erlandsen, Inc.
ESRI Canada Inc.
GeoEngineers
GPD Telecom, Inc.
Jones & Carter Inc
MNS Engineers Inc
Nolte Associates
Olsson Associates
Omnni Associates
Pennoni Associates
RBF Consulting
Wade-Trim
Engineering & Technology, Transportation
Technology
Crafton Tull
Dattner Architects
ESI Consultants
Fuss & O’Neill
GPD Telecom, Inc.
HR Green
Infor Public Sector
Jones & Carter Inc
Lonco Inc
Lucity
Networkfleet, Inc.
Olsson Associates
Pennoni Associates
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Planning
Traffic Logix
Wade-Trim
Engineering & Technology, Water/
Wastewater Engineering
Engineers Inc
Bolton & Menk Inc
Bureau Veritas
Bury+Partners Inc
Carollo Engineers
CDM
CEI
Technology
Clark Patterson Lee
Crafton Tull
Engineering Service
EPCOR
ESI Consultants
Tilton, Inc.
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EXP
GEC/Krebs-LaSalle
GHD Inc.
GPD Telecom, Inc.
Greeley and Hansen
Hart Crowser Inc
HD Supply
Hydro Designs, Inc.
Imbrium
Infor Public Sector
JRGO, LLC
Jones & Carter Inc
Larkin Group NM Inc
Lucity
Multitrode Inc
MWH Americas Inc.
Nolte Associates
NW Engineers, LLC
O’Brien & Gere
Olsson Associates
Omnni Associates
PACE, Inc.
Pennoni Associates
Psomas
RBF Consulting
SRM Associates
Sun Peaks Utilities
The Key Group
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Planning
Veolia Water
Wade-Trim
Wood Rodgers, Inc
Environmental Equipment & Services, Brownfield Redevelopment
HR Green
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Omnni Associates
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
SRM Associates
Environmental Equipment & Services, Culverts
Alberta Highway Services Ltd.
ENZ USA, Inc
ETNA Supply
Parametrix
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Equipment Maintenance, Fleet
Construction Equipment
CompassCom Software
HOLT CAT
PRINOTH LTD
Shenandoah Fleet Maintenance and
Truck Country
Environmental Equipment &
Services, Hazardous Material
Management
Facility Dude
HR Green
HVJ Associates Inc
O’Brien & Gere
Environmental Equipment & Services, LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design)
Bury+Partners Inc
Carollo Engineers
Crafton Tull
ESI Consultants
GPD Telecom, Inc.
Jones & Carter Inc
Olsson Associates
Omnni Associates
Pennoni Associates
SRM Associates
Environmental Equipment & Services, Litter Collection Equipment
Public Works Equipment and Supply
Inc.
TYMCO, Inc.
Environmental Equipment & Services, Oil/Sediment Separators
Terra Contracting, LLC
Environmental Equipment & Services, Recycling Equipment
Roto-Mix
Equipment Maintenance, Environmental Equipment
NW Enviro-Tech
PRINOTH LTD
April 2012
Equipment Maintenance, Vehicles
Honnen Equipment
Loadrite Ltd
PRINOTH LTD
Truck Country
Facilities, Building Construction/
Design
Camosy Construction
Carollo Engineers
Dattner Architects
ESI Consultants
Facility Dude
Lonco Inc
Olsson Associates
Planning
Facilities, Consultants/Contractors
Camosy Construction
ESI Consultants
Facility Dude
Geocal
Lonco Inc
Olsson Associates
Facilities, Doors/Curtains
Facilities, Energy/Electrical
Burns & McDonnell
Southern California Edison
Planning
Facilities, Furniture/Fixtures
Maguire Group Inc.
Facilities, Graffiti Abatement
RHOMAR
Tnemec Co Inc
Facilities, Health/Safety/Security
Hoosier Co., Inc., The
The Key Group
Facilities, Janitorial Products/
Services
SFM Services, Inc.
Facilities, Restoration/Maintenance/
Recycling
Carollo Engineers
Lonco Inc
Facilities, Theft Prevention
Traffic Logix
Fleet, Cleaning Equipment & Supplies
Belanger, Inc.
Galaxy Associates Inc. dba Rieskamp
Washing
Orange Products LLC
Fleet, Component Parts
Airworks Compressors
FORCE America
Meyer Products LLC
Reed Systems Ltd
Sabre Equipment Inc
WorkSafe USA Inc
Fleet, Cranes
Honnen Equipment
Fleet, Electronic Backing Safety
DriveCam, Inc.
Whelen Engineering Company, Inc
Fleet, Heavy Equipment/Machinery
ACS Industries Incorporated
Auto Truck Group
HOLT CAT
Jet-Vac Inc.
PRINOTH LTD
Sabre Equipment Inc
Truck Country
Wausau-Everest L.P.
Western Star Trucks
WorkSafe USA Inc
SES
Truck Country
Viking-Cives/Sno-King
Fleet, Hydraulic Systems
FORCE America
Mailhot Industries
PENGWYN
Sabre Equipment Inc
Fleet, Sweepers
Bell Equipment
Cimline Inc.
Curbco Inc
Jet-Vac Inc.
ODB Company
PRINOTH LTD
RNOW Inc.
TYMCO, Inc.
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
Fleet, Lighting
Sabre Equipment Inc
Fleet, Material Application Controllers
Reed Systems Ltd
Fleet, Monitoring Systems
CompassCom Software
FORCE America
Networkfleet, Inc.
Fleet, Power Accessories
FORCE America
Sabre Equipment Inc
Fleet, Safety Equipment
RHOMAR
Voith Turbo Inc
WorkSafe USA Inc
Fleet, Sensor Systems
Fleet, Snow Blowers
Tiger Corporation
Fleet, Snow Plows
Auto Truck Group
Flink Corp
Green Sweep, Inc.
Knapheide Truck Equipment CenterFlint
Meyer Products LLC
ODB Company
PRINOTH LTD
Reed Systems Ltd
Sabre Equipment Inc
Vermeer Corporation
Fleet, Spreaders
Fleet, Tires
Truck Country
Fleet, Towing
Truck Country
Fleet, Trucks
Auto Truck Group
Flink Corp
Honnen Equipment
Sabre Equipment Inc
Standard Equipment Company - IL
Truck Country
Western Star Trucks
WorkSafe USA Inc
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Blades
and Cutting Edges
Meyer Products LLC
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Brush
Chippers
Vermeer Corporation
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Brush
Cutters
Grounds and Urban Forestry,
Brushes/Sweepers
ODB Company
PRINOTH LTD
TYMCO, Inc.
United Rotary Brush Corporation
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Cable
Protection
Underground Solutions, Inc.
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Conveying Equipment
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Drills
ETNA Supply
Vermeer Corporation
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Erosion Control
Bonestroo
Hart Crowser Inc
Helac Corporation
PACE, Inc.
SNI Solutions
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Loaders
Honnen Equipment
PRINOTH LTD
SES
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Lubrication Systems
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Marking Equipment
ETNA Supply
EZ Liner
Flint Trading, Inc.
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Mowing Equipment
PRINOTH LTD
SNI Solutions
Tiger Corporation
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Graders
Honnen Equipment
PRINOTH LTD
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Paint
ETNA Supply
Flint Trading, Inc.
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Grinders
Vermeer Corporation
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Pumps
ETNA Supply
FORCE America
Mailhot Industries
Multitrode Inc
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing
Water Movers
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Irrigation
ETNA Supply
Multitrode Inc
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Lighting Systems
Best Led Group
Lumec, Inc./Div. of Philips
Sternberg Lighting
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Park & Playground Equipment
Lonco Inc
PRINOTH LTD
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Signpost Pullers
Construction Accessories, Inc. JackJaw®
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Stormwater Management
Bonestroo
ETNA Supply
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Imbrium
Larkin Group NM Inc
Lucity
SRM Associates
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Trench
Excavation
Helac Corporation
Vermeer Corporation
Grounds and Urban Forestry, Vegetation Management
Bonestroo
SNI Solutions
Leadership & Management, Architecture
Arrington Watkins Architects
Ayres Associates
BL Companies, Inc.
Clark Patterson Lee
Legat Architects
Wallace Group
Leadership & Management, Engineering
Affinis Corp.
AHBL Inc.
AMEC
Andersonpenna
APA Engineering
Atkins
B & E Engineers
BHC RHODES
BL Companies, Inc.
Engineers Inc
Bolton & Menk Inc
Bonestroo
Bureau Veritas
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Bury+Partners Inc
Cal Engineering & Geology Inc
Cardno TBE
CDM
CEI
CESNW
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Clark Dietz Inc
Clark Patterson Lee
CMTS, Inc.
Cole & AssociatesInc
Collier Engineering
Covello Group, Inc.
CP&Y, Inc.
Crafton Tull
Dewberry
Dibble Engineering
Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc.
EARTH SYSTEMS
ESI Consultants
Foth & Van Dyke
Inc.
GEC/Krebs-LaSalle
GENIVAR Inc.
Geocal
GEOLABS INC.
Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers,
Inc.
GPD Telecom, Inc.
Greeley and Hansen
Harris & Associates
HDR
HR Green
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Jones & Carter Inc
LCC, Inc.
Lochner BWR Div
Lonco Inc
MMM Group Limited
Olsson Associates
Omnni Associates
Parametrix
April 2012
Pease Associates
Pennoni Associates
R-A-M Professional Group, Inc.
RRM Design Group
SRM Associates
Stanley Consultants
Stonebrooke Engineering
Summit Associates
Taber Consultants
The CK Group, Inc.
THOMAS L. BROWN ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
Planning
URS Corporation
Wag
Walter P. Moore
WBK Engineering
West Yost Associates
WGK, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Leadership & Management, Environmental
AMEC
Atkins
Ayres Associates
BL Companies, Inc.
Bonestroo
Brown and Caldwell
Bureau Veritas
Cardno TBE
CDM
Crafton Tull
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
EARTH SYSTEMS
ENZ USA, Inc
ESRI
Tilton, Inc.
Foth & Van Dyke
Inc.
GEC
GENIVAR Inc.
Geocal
GeoDesign, Inc.
GeoEngineers
GHD Inc.
GRAEF
Greeley and Hansen
Hart Crowser Inc
HDR
HNTB Corporation
HR Green
HVJ Associates Inc
HW Lochner
Hydro Designs, Inc.
Michael Baker Corporation
MMM Group Limited
Omnni Associates
Parametrix
Pease Associates
RTVision
SRM Associates
URS Corporation
WBK Engineering
White Shield, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Wright-Pierce
Leadership & Management, Project
Management
Bonestroo
Bury+Partners Inc
Cardno TBE
CESNW
Collier Engineering
Covello Group, Inc.
Crafton Tull
Facility Dude
HR Green
Services
Lonco Inc
MMM Group Limited
Omnni Associates
Parametrix
Pease Associates
RTVision
Woolpert, Inc.
Solid Waste, Cleaning Equipment
Orange Products LLC
Solid Waste, Cleaning Vehicles
Jet-Vac Inc.
Meyer Products LLC
RNOW Inc.
Truck Country
Solid Waste, Collection
Solid Waste, Composters
Roto-Mix
Solid Waste, Dump Truck Bodies
Wausau-Everest L.P.
WorkSafe USA Inc
Solid Waste, Facilities
HDR
Solid Waste, Solid Waste Sanitation
Carollo Engineers
Wastequip/Toter
Transportation, Asphalt Equipment
& Materials
APAC Southeast, Inc.
Argonics, Inc.
Bergkamp Inc
Transportation, Asphalt Pavement
Recycling
Proseal Inc.
Twining, Inc.
Uretek USA
Transportation, Catch Basin Cleaners
Bell Equipment
Super Products
Transportation, Catch Basin Risers
Transportation, Concrete
Crafco, Inc.
GCC of America
Institute
Association
Metadome LLC
PLM Corporation
Transportation, Crack Sealing Materials & Equipment
Cimline Inc.
Crafco, Inc.
Donelson Construction Company
LLC
K M International
QPR
Transportation, Dust Control
Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc.
PRINOTH LTD
Reed Systems Ltd
SNI Solutions
TYMCO, Inc.
Transportation, Ground Speed Sensors/Adaptors
Transportation, Highway/Street
Construction Tools & Accessories
Hogan Company
Transportation, Interlocking
Crafco, Inc.
Transportation, Maintenance Equipment
Bergkamp Inc
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
Facility Dude
K M International
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
Transportation, Marking Supplies
Flint Trading, Inc.
Transportation, Pavement Markings
Curbco Inc
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
Flint Trading, Inc.
Proseal Inc.
Transportation, Pavement Preservation
Crafco, Inc.
Cutler Repaving, Inc.
Donelson Construction Company LLC
E.J. Breneman, L.P.
Gallagher Asphalt Corporation
K M International
Lucity
Proseal Inc.
RHOMAR
Uretek USA
Transportation, Railroad Crossing
Systems
Transportation, Restoration Systems
Proseal Inc.
Transportation, Safety
DriveCam, Inc.
Transportation, Safety Apparel/Gear
WorkSafe USA Inc
Transportation, Sidewalks & Maintenance
Collier Engineering
Flint Trading, Inc.
Hogan Company
PRINOTH LTD
Transportation, Subgrade Improvement
E.J. Breneman, L.P.
Roth Hill Engineering Partners
Transportation, Tanker Trucks
Truck Country
Transportation, Testing Equipment
Crafco, Inc.
Transportation, Traffic Calming
Bell Equipment
Flint Trading, Inc.
Fuss & O’Neill
Traffic Logix
Transportation, Traffic Safety Equipment
American Traffic Safety Materials,
Inc.
Gulf Industries Inc
RHOMAR
WorkSafe USA Inc
Transportation, Traffic Signage
American Traffic Safety Materials, Inc.
Brandon Industries
Flint Trading, Inc.
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Water/Sewers, Maintenance
Services
ENZ USA, Inc
Facility Dude
Herzog Contracting Corp.
Larkin Group NM Inc
LiquiForce Inc.
PRINOTH LTD
United Survey
Uretek Great Lakes
Uretek ICR Gulf Coast
Veolia Water
Engineers Inc
EXP
Miller Pipeline Corp
Strataworks Ltd.
Uretek Great Lakes
Water/Sewers, Sludge Management
Imbrium
Multitrode Inc
Water/Sewers, Sustainability Equipment
Carollo Engineers
Water/Sewers, Manhole Risers
Crafco, Inc.
ETNA Supply
Flint Trading, Inc.
Strataworks Ltd.
Water/Sewers, Treatment Services
Carollo Engineers
EPCOR
HDR
Imbrium
LiquiForce Inc.
Multitrode Inc
Strataworks Ltd.
Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc.
Water/Sewers, Manhole Service
Equipment
LiquiForce Inc.
NW Enviro-Tech
Uretek Great Lakes
Winter Maintenance, Blades &
Scrapers
FallLine Corporation
Green Sweep, Inc.
GVM Snow Equipment
Water/Sewers, Manholes
ETNA Supply
Strataworks Ltd.
Water/Sewers, Root/Grease Control
ENZ USA, Inc
Water/Sewers, Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation
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Winter Maintenance, Blowers
PRINOTH LTD
Wausau-Everest L.P.
Winter Maintenance, Brine Making
April 2012
FORCE America
Green Sweep, Inc.
GVM Snow Equipment
Reed Systems Ltd
Winter Maintenance, Chemicals
Green Sweep, Inc.
GVM Snow Equipment
Ossian Inc
PLM Corporation
Reed Systems Ltd
Winter Maintenance, Deicers
GVM Snow Equipment
Ossian Inc
Reed Systems Ltd
SNI Solutions
Wausau-Everest L.P.
Winter Maintenance, Plows
Auto Truck Group
Flink Corp
Green Sweep, Inc.
ODB Company
PRINOTH LTD
Reed Systems Ltd
Sabre Equipment Inc
Truck Country
Winter Maintenance, Salt
Green Sweep, Inc.
Ossian Inc
PRINOTH LTD
Salt Institute
SNI Solutions
Winter Maintenance, Salt Inhibitors
Ossian Inc
Salt Institute
Winter Maintenance, Salt Storage
Green Sweep, Inc.
Salt Institute
Trotter and Associates, Inc.
Winter Maintenance, Snow Wings
Winter Maintenance, Spreaders
Argonics, Inc.
Flink Corp
FORCE America
Green Sweep, Inc.
GVM Snow Equipment
Ossian Inc
PRINOTH LTD
Reed Systems Ltd
Roto-Mix
Sabre Equipment Inc
Winter Maintenance, Tire Chains
GVM Snow Equipment
Products in the News
Tippmann Post Driving Equipment introduces
side mount adapter for driving u-channel posts
The Tippmann Side
Mount Adapter fastens
quickly to all u-channel
posts ranging in size from
2 lb. per foot all the way
up to a 4 lb. per foot post.
Whether you are driving
an 8 ft. post or a 14 ft. post,
this adapter will allow you
to drive from a height you
are comfortable with and
your feet on the ground.
This adapter is equipped
with 11 sturdy attachment
pins, which fit all major
manufacturer
u-channel hole patterns.
The side mount adapter is then held in place by a long
retaining pin and clevis. Learn more about this adapter
as well as view online video demonstrations by visiting
propanehammer.com. Or call toll free for a free brochure:
(866) 286-8046.
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 2011 Edition
For more than 85
years, PCA’s Design
and Control of Concrete Mixtures has
been the authoritative
reference on cement and
concrete materials. The
new, fully revised 15th
edition contains the most
recent standards, specifications and test methods
for ASTM, AASHTO and
ACI, and includes the best
practice on materials and
methods for sustainable concrete construction. For more
information or to order, visit www.cement.org/apwa or call
(800) 868-6733.
Plastic Pipes: Greener, sustainable infrastructure
Plastic pipe systems are
environmentally smart
and unmatched at conserving natural resources.
Strong, durable, flexible
and proven, they require
less energy to manufacture, transport and install
than alternatives. Exceptional service life, superior
corrosion and abrasion
resistance, incomparable
joint performance, and
leak-free or watertight
systems make them the
best choice for truly sustainable underground infrastructure. The Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) is the major trade
association representing all segments of the plastics piping
industry. Learn more by visiting our website: www.plasticpipe.org.
Snowplow hitch with electric/hydraulic power
command post from Flink Company
Flink Company is
proud to release the
“NEW” snowplow
hitch with electric/
hydraulic power
command post.
Hitch allows for hookup at front of chassis,
and demounting of
hitch with snowplow
for a flush front end.
A set of electronic
switches allows for
plow connect, using a
hydraulic leg and arm
post for self-supporting
of equipment. Driver side switches power up/down the
leg and lift arm for repositioning during connection. For
more information please visit www.flinkco.com.
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Vaisala Condition Patrol
Vaisala
Condition
Patrol is the
first-of-itskind mobile
weather system
that collects
information
never before
collected from a
single solution.
The Condition Patrol uses sensors that have been trusted
for many years by maintenance operators around the
world. The system collects the data and displays it on
a smart phone on the dashboard of the vehicle. The
data can also be brought back through the phone’s
mobile network to be displayed in Vaisala’s road weather
management software for the viewing by others in the
agency. For more information on the Condition Patrol,
visit our website at www.vaisala.com.
Cree LEDway SLM™ IP66 Streetlight
Cree LEDway SLM™
IP66 incorporates
scalable light modules
designed to replace
70-watt to 250-watt
high-pressure sodium
cobraheads and features
BetaLED® NanoOptic®
product technology to
deliver industry-leading
target lighting performance. Cree LEDway SLM
IP66 is UL compliant and can be mounted to a vertical or
horizontal tenon for increased flexibility. Product options
include an occupancy sensor, two-level capabilities,
dimming and painted extrusion. Cree LEDway streetlights
use 30-70% less energy than traditional streetlight lamp
sources. Highly efficient thermal management and
superior optical design provide unparalleled light control
and uniformity without costly relamping or maintenance.
Visit www.LEDway.com for more information.
TAGSTER™ – Easy
and Safe Graffiti
Removal!
Freedom 2 from Certified Power
Certified
Power
introduces
its newest
controller in
the Freedom
Controls
line for the
municipal and
contractor
spreader market. The Freedom 2 with its touch screen
high-resolution graphic display is one powerful control
in a small, compact package. Sometimes it’s the small
things that can revolutionize our industry. The Freedom 2
keeps with the spirit and our goal of the Freedom line—to
use technology to our advantage and keep it simple for
operators and technicians alike. For more information,
call (847) 573-3937 or visit www.certifiedpower.com.
Precision Concrete Cutting: the leader in uneven
sidewalk repair
Precision
Concrete
Cutting
(PCC) is
the leader
in uneven
sidewalk
repair. Clients enjoy bringing their sidewalks into ADA
compliance, removing the trip and fall liability, and
stretching their budget. Typical savings verses sidewalk
replacement is 70-90%. The service is quick and clean,
ensuring very little disruption to pedestrians on busy
sidewalks. The process reduces landfill waste and fossil
fuels. Visit www.SafeSidewalks.com and schedule free work
as part of a demonstration.
The green choice in dog pollution now gives
you even more choice
TAGSTER Graffiti
Remover is the safe,
biodegradable, nontoxic, non-caustic,
and non-flammable
way for public works
™
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departments to eliminate graffiti and tagging problems.
Whether you are trying to remove a declaration of love
or gang symbols, TAGSTER unique gelled solution will
allow you to wipe it away easily and safely. Removes graffiti from metal, concrete, wood, rock, plastic, restroom
privacy panels or virtually any surface! For more information, call RHOMAR Industries, Inc., at (800) 688-6221.
DOGIPOT introduces the Aluminum DOGIPOT Header
Pak Junior Bag Dispenser to hold DOGIPOT’s new
line of OXO-BIODEGRADABLE DOGIPOT Header Pak
Litter Pick Up Bags (i.e., hanging litter pick up bags).
These new items give customers more choice and the
April 2012
Header Pak bags will fit all
major brands of hanging
bag dispensers. DOGIPOT
has the highest quality
environmentally-conscious
products to help keep your
dog-friendly areas free
from unsightly, smelly and
harmful dog waste. There
are DOGIPOT imitators in
the market, but nobody is
able to match DOGIPOT’s
experience, high quality
product line, world-class
customer service or value.
Experience the DOGIPOT
Advantage! For more information, visit www.DOGIPOT.
com or call (800) 364 7681.
slurry seals.
Proseal Inc.
applies a full line
of rejuvenators
including
products used
in high- and
low-volume
traffic areas as
well, including
city streets, highways, airports, and cart, bike and
walking paths. With branches in Kansas, Oklahoma
and Nebraska—combined with specialty products like
Reclamite, Cyclogen, CRF Restorative Scrub Seal, PACAF
Seal, and Coherex to name a few—Proseal Inc. is sure
to have the right product for your road with today’s
budgeting crisis. Call today for a pavement evaluation or
more information. Call (877) 650-9805 or visit us at www.
proseal.us.
Cost-effective building solutions from Legacy
Building Solutions
PubWorks: an asset management solution
Combining
superior quality
rigid frame
engineering
with the
proven benefits
of tension
fabric, Legacy
Building
Solutions
introduces the
industry’s first
line of fabric buildings to incorporate structural
steel beams instead of open web trusses. This new
engineering design provides a cost-effective and
innovative building solution. Legacy buildings utilize
a durable rigid frame in place of the hollow-tube, open
web truss framing traditionally used for fabric buildings.
Unlike hollow tube steel, Legacy’s solid structural steel
beams are not vulnerable to unseen corrosion originating
inside a tube. Additionally, the structural steel has
multiple coating options, including hot dip galvanizing,
grey primer and powder coat paint. Visit our website,
www.legacybuildingsolutions.com, or call us at (877) 2591528 to learn more.
PubWorks is a
comprehensive,
GIS-integrated
asset
management
solution
designed for the
business needs
of public works
operations, roads
and bridges, parks,
highway districts,
stormwater/
wastewater and
forest service operations. Easy to implement: Our proven
methodologies and knowledgeable services team provide
the right guidance and approach to ensure a rapid and
successful implementation of the PubWorks system. Easy
to learn: With a Windows look and feel and familiar
user interface, learning PubWorks takes less than a day
per module. Easy to use: Why? It’s about the design.
PubWorks is constructed in a way that is consistent,
familiar, intuitive and straightforward. One minute per
employee per day. For more information, visit PubWorks.
com or call (888) 920-0380.
Pavement preservation services from Proseal Inc.
No-Dig Snap-Tite® relines damaged culverts in
a “snap”
Proseal Inc. has introduced innovative pavement
preservation services to state, county and city
municipalities by using asphalt rejuvenators and
restorative scrub seals to prolong the life of asphalt as
opposed to other traditional methods such as chip or
Snap-Tite®’s patented joint and installation system
eliminates the need to remove failing culverts. Small
segments are “snapped” together, all with watertight seals.
With Snap-Tite’s ease of installation and variable lengths,
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95 percent of
culvert repairs
are done offroad. This means
increased safety
for workers and
motorists. SnapTite is made from
HDPE pipe, has
a life expectancy
of 100 years and
meets AASHTO Standard M326 for relining culverts. For
more information, visit www.culvert-rehab.com or call
1-800-CULVERT (285-8378).
Transfield Dexter Gateway Services Ltd
Transfield Dexter Gateway Services Ltd
(TDGSL), a joint venture comprised of Transfield
Services and Dexter Construction, became responsible
on June 1, 2011 for the Operations, Maintenance and
Rehabilitation (OMR) of the Route 1 highway located
in Southern New Brunswick, as part of a 30-year Public
Private Partnership contract with the Province of New
Brunswick. TDGSL is ISO 9001, ISO 14001 certified, and
holds a certificate of recognition (COR) with the New
Brunswick Construction Safety Association. We believe
our greatest asset is our staff. Effective equipment and
materials is essential, but we need to invest time and
resources training our staff to become efficient and
effective for delivering our service. We still have our
challenges, but will continue to optimize our systems to
achieve our goals and targets. For more information, visit
www.R1Goperations.ca.
Truck Tracker Software
Truck
Tracker
Software
is a scalable
single or multisite fleet
maintenance software program. It allows you to
track your fleet’s operating costs and records services,
parts, fuel, tires, expenses, licenses and permits, PM
schedules, and other fleet maintenance data to maintain
an optimal level of fleet performance. Truck Tracker
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also offers an extensive parts inventory management
system and a third-party fuel system integration which
allows easy importing of major fuel systems. For more
information, call (800) 980-2555 or visit www.fleetsoft.
com.
WorkSafe USA, Inc.’s Dump-Lok Dump Truck and
Dump Trailer Safety Support Device
Each year, hundreds of serious injuries and fatalities
occur when unsecured or improperly secured dump beds
fall while workers are performing truck maintenance.
The Dump-Lok steel braces lock your truck’s dump
bed in the raised position, preventing it from falling in
cases of system failure or operator error. Plus, Dump-Lok
safely holds dump boxes at angles higher than most
manufacturer body props, giving workers safe access
to more areas underneath the dump bed. Dump-Lok is
covered under United States Patent # 6905174. For more
information, visit our website at www.dump-lok.com.
Global Crane Sales introduces company and
team, announces availability of two crane lines
Global Crane Sales is pleased to officially announce
the formation of the company and availability of both
its Crawler and Rough Terrain Crane lines. The
company is comprised of top-level crane industry
veterans, bringing more than 100 years of combined
experience in both the U.S. and international markets.
Under an agreement with leading crane manufacturer,
Zoomlion, Global Crane Sales is the exclusive North
American distributor of its Crawler Crane line. In
addition, Global Crane Sales has engineered and
designed its own line of Rough Terrain cranes, built
by Zoomlion, and ready for international distribution
beginning in January of 2012. For more information,
call (832) 460-3939 or visit www.globalcranesales.com.
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Green is the new black.
Series 431 Perma-Shield ® PL is a high-performance,
ceramic-modified epoxy lining for ductile iron and
steel pipe. Formulated for the most aggressive sewer
environments, it offers advanced permeation, abrasion,
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Engineering and
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Municipalities
Phone: 816-333-9400
[email protected]
Specializing in Snow Removal Equipment
Your ad could be here!
Call Amanda or Kristen at 800-800-0341
Ph: (815)673-4321 www.flinkco.com
DON’T MISS THIS CHANCE
...to advertise in the APWA Reporter’s
Sustainability issue!
Don’t miss this opportunity to advertise in the May issue, which will cover topics
such as retrofitting existing buildings using green design, developing green
transportation for Smart Growth, and low-impact development.
The deadline to reserve your space is April 6; the materials are due by April 9.
Bonus: Advertise and we’ll give you a free listing in our
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Call Amanda or Kristen at (800) 800-0341.
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UPCOMING APWA EVENTS
International Public Works Congress & Exposition
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Sept. 18-21
Aug. 26-29
Aug. 25-28
Aug. 17-20
Aug. 30-Sept. 2
Denver, CO
Anaheim, CA
Chicago, IL
Toronto, ON
Phoenix, AZ
2012
2013
Apr. 29-May 2
Apr. 7-10
Milwaukee, WI
Charlotte, NC
For more information, contact Brenda Shaver at (800) 848-APWA or send
e-mail to [email protected].
For more information, contact Dana Priddy at (800) 848-APWA or send
e-mail to [email protected].
National Public Works Week: May 20-26, 2012
APRIL
10
APWA Click, Listen & Learn, “Utility Coordination for
Municipal Capital Improvement Projects” (Rebroadcast),
www.apwa.net
19
APWA Click, Listen & Learn, “HSIP Best Practices” (Live), www.apwa.net
3
APWA Click, Listen & Learn, “Clients and Consultants—
How to Work Together for the Best Possible Project”
(Rebroadcast), www.apwa.net
6
APWA Workshop, “Self Assessment—Using the Management Practices Manual,” Tampa, FL, www.apwa.net
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Always the third full week in May. For more information, contact Jon
Dilley at (800) 848-APWA or send e-mail to [email protected].
29-5/2 APWA North American Snow Conference, The Show for Snow, Milwaukee, WI, (800) 848-APWA, www.apwa.net
When you contact an advertiser regarding a product, please tell them you saw their ad in the APWA Reporter. Thanks! – The Editor
Legend: IFC = Inside Front Cover; IBC = Inside Back Cover; BC = Back Cover
Brandon Industries, p. 74
www.BrandonIndustries.com
EJ, p. 51
www.ejco.com
MJ Harden, p. 110
www.mjharden.com
Bryce Fastener Inc., p. 65
www.BryceFastener.com
EJCDC, p. 48
www.ejcdc.org
Nortrax, p. 47
www.nortrax.com
Burns & McDonnell, p. 111
www.burnsmcd.com
Everblades, p. 111
www.everblades.com
Plastics Pipe Institute, p. 75
www.plasticpipe.org
Camosy Construction, p. 110
www.camosy.com
Fleet Soft, p. 110
www.fleetsoft.com
Portland Cement Association,
p. 36
www.cement.org/apwa
ClearSpan Fabric Structures,
p. 31
www.ClearSpan.com/ADAPWA
Flink Co., pp. 66, 111
www.flinkco.com
Consort Display Group, p. 109
www.consort.com
Gateway Industrial Products,
p. 24
www.gatewayindustrial.com
Construction Accessories, Inc.,
p. 109
www.jackjaw.com
GVM Snow Equipment, pp.
23, 109
www.gvmsnow.com
Cree, Inc., p. 7
www.CreeLEDLighting.com
Henke Manufacturing Corp.,
p. 110
www.henkemfg.com
Custom Concrete Creations,
p. 109
www.customconcretecreationsshop.com
DOGIPOT, p. 59
www.DOGIPOT.com
Donaldson Company, p. 77
www.donaldson.com/emissions
Eagle-Eye KC, p. 109
www.eagle-eyekc.com
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J.A. Larue Inc., p. 35
www.jalarue.com
Kleinfelder/S E A Consultants,
p. 110
www.seacon.com
Precision Concrete Cutting,
p. 110
www.SafeSidewalks.com
Proseal Inc., p. 109
www.proseal.com
PubWorks, p. 109
www.PubWorks.com
RHOMAR Industries, Inc., p. 25
www.rhomar.com
Rud-Chain, p. 55
www.rudchain.com
Sensys Networks, Inc., p. 110
www.sensysnetworks.com
SnapTite, pp. 61, 109
Legacy Building Solutions, p. 76
www.LegacyBuildingSolutions.
com
Stan Design Inc., p. 110
www.stanjacks.com
Loadrite, p. 63
www.actronictechnologies.com
SWA Group, p. 111
www.swagroup.com
April 2012
Tensar International
Corporation, p. 33
www.tensarcorp.com
Tippmann Industrial Products, p. BC
www.propanehammer.com
TMA Systems, p. 5
www.tmasystems.com
Tnemec Company, p. 111
www.tnemec.com
Trackless Vehicles LTD, p. 29
www.tracklessvehicles.com
Transfield Dexter Gateway
Services Ltd., p. 67
www.R1GOperations.ca
Transpo Industries, Inc., pp.
60, 111
www.adastepsafe.com
Trimble Navigation, p. 109
www.weedseeker.com
Vaisala, Inc., p. 27
www.vaisala.com/mobiletour
Volvo Construction Equipment, p. IFC
www.volvoce.com/na
Western Star Trucks, p. IBC
www.mynextconstructiontruck.
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