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April
2010
Vol. 77, 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 & GROUNDS ISSUE
I N S I D E
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A P W A
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President’sMessage
6
APWABoardofDirectors
7
MeetyourAPWAstaff
18
TechnicalCommitteeNews
20
Omahainpictures
24
50thAnniversaryofNationalPublicWorksWeek
28
ATasteofBoston
30
Embracinge-learninginpublicworks
32
Theconceptofdiversity:growingupandkeepingpacewithchange
34
ExcellenceinSnowandIceControlAward
38
APWAisgoingsocial
40
FloridaChaptercelebrates50yearsofservicetoitsmembers
C O L U M N S
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BacktotheBasics
46
InternationalIdeaExchange
110
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WashingtonInsight
AskAnn
F E A T U R E S
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ADAmodificationsfitbuilding’scharacter,functionandpocketbook
52
CompletingconstructionquickerandbetterinSacramentoCounty
56
Bakersfield’sdowntowncanalcomestolife
59
Accommodatingintenseparksuse
62
TransitionPlans:It’sthelaw
64
Theevolutionofmodernplaygroundequipment
66
Bridgingthegapbetweencitytrafficengineersandtheblindcommunity
70
CityofBristol,Connecticut:CityHallboilercasualtyanduseofARRAenergy
fundingforreplacement
78
Theartandscienceofbuildingaretainingwall
A N N U A L
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Categoricallisting
M A R K E T P L A C E
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ProductsintheNews
117
ProfessionalDirectory
C A L E N D A R
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On the cover: the prefabricated covered bridge in
Bakersfield’s Central Park, featured on page 56.
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WorldofPublicWorksCalendar
IndexofAdvertisers
April2010APWA Reporter
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Getting everyone involved
LarryT.Koehle,P.Eng.,MPA
APWA President
ommunity
involvement
and participation are the
heart of any organization’s
continued success. APWA’s
success is directly attributable to
you, its dedicated and involved
participants. Encouraging involvement by the community, including individuals, families, churches,
service organizations and local
businesses, fosters local pride and
stewardship. With the economy’s
current instability, governments,
now more than ever, need participation from their communities to
make the most efficient use of their
limited resources.
With that in mind, I am issuing a
challenge to each of you to increase
your community’s involvement in
various aspects of your organization. One of the easiest ways to
get people involved is through an
assortment of beautification efforts. These types of projects can
help communities in numerous
ways and benefit those involved by
forming relationships, educating
people about their environments,
encouraging physical activity, and
establishing a sense of pride and
accomplishment. Benefits to the
communities include increased revenues from donations received for
projects, decreased costs for labor
since volunteers provide various
services, decreased costs for services
such as graffiti abatement and litter
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April2010
control, and an overall increase in
positive perception of community
and governmental relations.
Several opportunities are available
for volunteer support. Spring is the
perfect time to start putting together committees for beautification efforts throughout your community.
Volunteers can help with weed
control, planting trees, shrubs and
flowers, maintaining existing gardens or designing and building
new gardens, mowing grass, trimming shrubs and picking up litter.
Local people forming community
teams and completing these types
of projects have proven to be the
most effective way of changing behavior and keeping problems such
as littering and graffiti from occurring again.
Beautification
committees
aspire to enhance the scenic environments of their communities
through involvement and raising
environmental awareness. These
committees encourage a sense of
responsibility in the community to
facilitate the creation of a cleaner
and more aesthetically pleasing
community for a better quality of
life. A community that is beautiful
attracts businesses, homeowners
and visitors while enhancing property values. This benefits everyone.
Again, I challenge each of you to
find ways within your organization
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in which you can encourage community involvement through volunteerism.
Then, I challenge you to recruit and
mentor these volunteers about what
we do every day. Form relationships
with the people you serve to create a
better understanding of what it is you
do every day. If we as an organization
can increase the number of volunteers
who work together within your communities, we can increase the number
of people who understand that their
behaviors can create a better, cleaner,
more enjoyable environment for everyone far into the future. In addition,
the bonds that are formed will last a
lifetime and create a better quality of
life for everyone in the community.
YOURVOTEINAPWA
DOESCOUNT
As an APWA member, you will have
the opportunity to vote for members
of the APWA Board of Directors between June 25 and July 23, 2010:
•
APWA President-Elect;
•
Three At-Large Directors in the
functional areas of Environmental Management, Transportation,
and
Management/Leadership;
and
•
Regions III, IV and VII Regional
Directors (by APWA members in
those respective regions).
The ballot will be available for online
voting between June 25 and July 23
on the “Members Only” section of
Diversity
Awareness
Corner
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
should be able to access the APWA
website online at your local public
library. You may request a paper ballot from Kaye Sullivan at (800) 848APWA if you cannot vote online.
Additional reminders of the voting process will be sent through the
infoNOW Communities; through an
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
Kaye Sullivan, APWA Deputy Executive Director, at [email protected]
or (800) 848-APWA (2792), extension
5233.
“It is more important to be aware of the ground for
your own behavior than to understand the motives
of another.”
– Dag Hammarskjöld
Secretary-General of the
United Nations, 1953-61
AMERICANPUBLICWORKSASSOCIATION
MissionStatement:The American Public Works Association serves its members by
promoting professional excellence and public awareness through education, advocacy
and the exchange of knowledge.
BOARDOFDIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Larry T. Koehle, P.Eng., MPA
President
L&N Koehle Consulting
Services
Brampton, ON
PRESIDENT-ELECT
George R. Crombie, MPA
Senior Faculty Member, Public
Works Administration
Norwich University
Northfield, VT
PASTPRESIDENT
Noel C. Thompson
Consultant
Thompson Resources
Louisville, KY
DIRECTOR,REGIONI
Jean-Guy Courtemanche
Business Development
Lumec, Inc.
Boisbriand, QC
DIRECTOR,REGIONII
Ed Gottko, P.E.
Town Administrator (retired)
Town of Westfield, NJ
DIRECTOR,REGIONIII
Elizabeth Treadway
Vice President
AMEC Earth & Environmental
Greensboro, NC
ADVISORYCOUNCIL
DIRECTOR,REGIONIV
Shelby P. LaSalle, Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux
Consultants, Inc.
Metairie, LA
DIRECTOR,REGIONV
David L. Lawry, P.E.
General Services Group
Director
City of Elgin, IL
DIRECTOR,REGIONVI
Larry Stevens, P.E.
Senior Project Manager
Howard R. Green Company
Johnston, IA
DIRECTOR,REGIONVII
Jimmy B. Foster, P.E.
Plano, TX
DIRECTOR,REGIONVIII
Ronald J. Calkins, P.E.
Director of Public Works
City of Ventura, CA
DIRECTOR,REGIONIX
Doug Drever, P.Eng.
Project Director
City of Saskatoon, SK
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
ENGINEERING&
TECHNOLOGY
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
Ken A. Nerland
Director, General Services Dept.
City of Fresno, CA
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
PUBLICWORKS
MGMT./LEADERSHIP
Diane Linderman, P.E.
Director, Urban Infrastructure
and Development Services
VHB, Inc.
Richmond, VA
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE,
TRANSPORTATION
Susan M. Hann, P.E., AICP,
ICMA-CM
Deputy City Manager
City of Palm Bay, FL
(PastAPWAPresidents)
Noel C. Thompson, Chair
Robert Albee
Ken Haag
Richard L. Ridings
Roger K. Brown
Erwin F. Hensch
John J. Roark
Myron D. Calkins
Robert S. Hopson
Harold E. Smith
Joseph F. Casazza
Ronald W. Jensen
June Rosentreter Spence
Nick W. Diakiw
Dwayne Kalynchuk
Tom Trice
Robert C. Esterbrooks
Martin J. Manning
William A. Verkest
Jerry M. Fay
James J. McDonough
Win Westfall
Bob Freudenthal
Robert Miller
Carl D. Wills
Larry W. Frevert
Judith M. Mueller
Herbert A. Goetsch
Ronald L. Norris
J. Geoffrey Greenough
Michael R. Pender
ExecutiveDirector
Peter B. King
ExecutiveDirectorEmeritus
Robert D. Bugher
EditorialAdvisoryBoard
Myron D. Calkins
Susan M. Hann
Gordon R. Garner
Stephen J. O’Neill
Neil S. Grigg
Kyle E. Schilling
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APWA member appointed to FEMA
National Advisory Council
LauraM.Berkey
Government Affairs Manager
American Public Works Association
Washington, D.C.
n February 10, APWA member Teresa Scott, P.E., was
sworn in to the Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency’s (FEMA) National Advisory
Council (NAC) by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. Ms. Scott is the
Public Works Director for the City of
Gainesville, Florida, and currently
sits on APWA’s Emergency Management Technical Committee. As a
member of the NAC, Ms. Scott joins APWA member Teresa
Scott, P.E., represents
a diverse group of influential stake- public works on FEMA’s
holders from state, local and tribal National Advisory
governments, the private sector and Council
nongovernmental
organizations.
Importantly, the 14-member NAC is charged with advising
Administrator Fugate on all aspects of emergency management.
During Ms. Scott’s two-day orientation, she had the opportunity to hear from FEMA’s senior leadership, namely Administrator Fugate, Tim Manning, Deputy Administrator for
Protection and National Preparedness, and Jason McNamara, Chief of Staff. This year, the NAC will have an opportunity to review and make recommendations to the Administrator regarding the following documents:
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8: Establishes policies to strengthen U.S. preparedness in order to
prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. Specifically, the Directive recognizes public works as a first responder.
National Response Framework: Guides response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response
to disasters and emergencies. The Framework establishes a
comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic
incident response.
National Incident Management System: Guides departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work
to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and
mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and
property and harm to the environment.
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Moreover, the NAC expressed interest in reviewing the efforts of the Regional Advisory Councils and making recommendations regarding their effectiveness. This ties directly
to one of Administrator Fugate’s core initiatives—to provide
FEMA’s regional offices with improved emergency management tools/mechanisms that will help empower these offices to respond when disaster strikes.
During the meeting the Council also had an opportunity
to review and comment on the draft National Disaster Recovery Framework that was placed in the Federal Register for
public comment from February 10 through February 26. The
Framework is intended to provide detailed operations guidance for disaster recovery which is applicable to all levels
of government and sectors of communities with recovery
responsibilities. Founded in September 2009, the Long Term
Disaster Recovery Work Group—which is co-chaired by the
Secretaries of the Departments of Homeland Security and
Housing and Urban Development—reached out to stakeholders seeking input on disaster recovery management issues in order to draft the Framework.
Due to FEMA’s recent reorganization, the Council is currently undergoing a transition as well. NAC subcommittees
are being narrowed down from six to four: Protection and
Preparedness; Response and Recovery; Insurance and Mitigation; and Public Engagement and Mission Support. These
four subcommittees better align with FEMA’s Directorates
which will help streamline their coordination efforts.
The NAC was established in 2007 as mandated by the PostKatrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PL
109-295) to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of
national preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and
mitigation for natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other
man-made disasters by providing a formal avenue for feedback and incorporating greater input from a wide-ranging
cross section of emergency management and homeland security leaders.
For additional information on the National Advisory Council, go to: http://www.fema.gov/about/nac.
Laura Berkey 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].
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APWA Board of Directors
Larry T. Koehle, P.Eng.,
MPA
President
President
L&N Koehle Consulting
Services
Brampton, ON
Shelby P. LaSalle, Jr.
Director, Region IV
Chairman/CEO
Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux
Consultants
Metairie, LA
Patricia Hilderbrand, P.E.
Director-at-Large
Engineering & Technology
Program Management &
Development Manager
City of Kansas City, MO
George R. Crombie,
MPA
President-Elect
Senior Faculty, Public
Works Administration
Norwich University
Northfield, VT
David L. Lawry, P.E.
Director, Region V
General Services Group
Director
City of Elgin, IL
Daryl Grigsby
Director-at-Large
Environmental
Management
Public Works Director
City of Pomona, CA
Noel C. Thompson
Past President
Consultant
Thompson Resources
Louisville, KY
Larry Stevens, P.E.
Director, Region VI
Senior Project Manager
Johnston, IA
Ken A. Nerland
Director-at-Large
Fleet & Facilities Mgmt
Director, General Services
Department
City of Fresno, CA
Jean-Guy
Courtemanche
Director, Region I
Business Development
Lumec, Inc.
Boisbriand, QC
Jimmy B. Foster, P.E.
Director, Region VII
Plano, TX
Edward Gottko, P.E.
Director, Region II
Town Administrator
(retired)
Town of Westfield, NJ
Ronald J. Calkins, P.E.
Director, Region VIII
City of Ventura, CA
Diane Linderman, P.E.
Director-at-Large
Public Works Management and Leadership
Director, Urban
Infrastructure and
Development Services
VHB, Inc.
Richmond, VA
Elizabeth Treadway
Director, Region III
Vice President
AMEC Earth &
Environmental
Greensboro, NC
Doug J. Drever, P.Eng.
Director, Region IX
Project Director
City of Saskatoon, SK
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April2010
Susan M. Hann, P.E.,
AICP, ICMA-CM
Director-at-Large
Transportation
Deputy City Manager
City of Palm Bay, FL
Meet your APWA staff
he following photos and statements of responsibilities are designed to assist members in knowing whom
to contact for specific information. Members are encouraged to call the staff members whenever they
have a question or need assistance.
The toll-free office number in Kansas City is (800) 848-APWA
and the Washington, D.C. office number is (202) 408-9541.
In addition, the direct lines and e-mail addresses for all staff
members are included with their listings.
APWA Reporter
KevinClark
(816) 595-5230
[email protected]
Editor, APWA Reporter
• APWA Reporter
• Advertising liaison
• Media kits
Kevin is responsible for editing, managing and producing
APWA’s monthly magazine, the APWA Reporter. He oversees
the production of media kits and is responsible for the digital version of the APWA Reporter. He serves as the display
advertising liaison and as the staff liaison to the Editorial
Advisory Board. Kevin also edits marketing, educational and
membership materials.
Executive
PeterB.King
(202) 408-9541
[email protected]
Executive Director
• Chief executive officer
• External relations
• Public policy
ChapterRelations
BrianVanNorman,CAE
Peter is the chief executive officer of APWA responsible for
executing the Board’s actions and directing member programs and services in accordance with the APWA strategic
initiatives. He serves as chief liaison with other professional
associations and governmental agencies, and works from offices in Washington, D.C. and Kansas City, MO. Peter is also
the Executive Director of the Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA).
KayeSullivan
(816) 595-5233
[email protected]
Deputy Executive Director/COO
• Association operations
• Governance
• Management of KC office
Kaye serves as the chief operating officer of
the Association and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Kansas City headquarters office. She also
manages the appointments and elections processes and
staffs the APWA Board of Directors, Finance Committee,
National and Regional Nominating Committees, International Affairs Committee, Diversity Committee, Jennings
Randolph Fellowship Fund, and various task forces.
(816) 595-5260
[email protected]
Director of Chapter Relations
• Chapter Relations
• Chapter Governance and Bylaws
• Awards Program
• House of Delegates
Brian serves as a liaison and resource in working with
APWA’s 64 chapters to support chapter capacity building
and development. He oversees the APWA Chapter Leaders’
Training Workshop and Membership Summit and serves as
the staff liaison to the APWA House of Delegates, Committee on Rules and Bylaws and Awards Review Committee.
He serves as editor of Bridges, the APWA chapter leadership
newsletter, and manages the annual APWA Awards Program
and Proud to Care community outreach efforts at Congress.
RhondaWilhite
(816) 595-5261
[email protected]
Chapter Coordinator
• Awards Program
• Chapter Relations
Rhonda provides administrative and project
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support to the chapters and the national awards program.
She coordinates the posting of information to the Chapter
Leaders Resource section of the APWA website and assists
with the production of the Bridges newsletter. She is the primary staff liaison to the Awards, Top Ten, Project of the Year,
Excellence in Snow and Ice and PACE Committees, and assists in the planning of the APWA Awards Program.
• Financial information on Self-Assessment Workshops and
accreditation fees
Credentialing
Finance
AnnDaniels
(816) 595-5223
[email protected]
Director of Credentialing
• Leadership and Management
• Progressive Women in Public Works
Liaison
• Agency Self-Assessment and
Accreditation
• Online Mentoring Program
• Small Cities/Rural Communities Liaison
• Emerging Leaders Academy Liaison
Ann directs APWA’s Credentialing Department and serves as
staff liaison to the Leadership and Management Committee, the Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee, the
Emerging Leaders Academy, and the Accreditation Council.
She manages the Self-Assessment Workshops and Accreditation Program and provides oversight for the Certification
programs. She also hosts Online Mentoring calls on a wide
variety of topics designed to answer questions and provide
insight from public works panelists.
BeckyStein,CAE
(816) 595-5212
[email protected]
Certification Manager
• Certification Programs
• Certification Commission and Councils
• Body of Knowledge Task Force
• Generational Issues Subcommittee
As Certification Manager, Becky manages all of APWA’s certification programs, including the Certified Public Fleet Manager, Certified Public Infrastructure Inspector, and Stormwater Manager Certification programs. She also manages
feasibility studies and conducts job analyses for proposed
new certification programs.
JillBoland
(816) 595-5294
[email protected]
Credentialing Coordinator
• Administrative services for the Accreditation and Certification Programs
• Administrative services for Self-Assessment Workshops
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April2010
Jill provides administrative services for APWA’s Accreditation and Certification Programs, as well as for the Self-Assessment Workshops. She maintains current financial information on Self-Assessment Workshops and accreditation
fees and prepares information for workshops.
TeriNewhouse
(816) 595-5277
[email protected]
Director of Finance/Controller
• Director of Finance/Controller
• Budget preparation and financial
reporting
• Audit and tax issues for national and
chapters
• Treasury management (banking and
investments)
• Insurance and risk management for national and chapters
Teri is responsible for the financial, budget, treasury and
risk management functions for APWA. She coordinates the
budget process; disseminates financial information to APWA
staff, Finance Committee, Board members, and chapters; is
the staff liaison to the APWA Audit Committee; performs
risk management services for the Association; and assists
chapters with finance-related issues and reviews chapter
contracts for insurance compliance and legal capacity. Coordination of the APWA audit, federal and state income
tax, and state registration requirements is also within Teri’s
sphere of responsibility.
MaryColeman
(816) 595-5273
[email protected]
Assistant Controller
• General Ledger Maintenance
• Reconciliation of Cash and Investments
• MicroPAVER billing
Mary maintains the General Ledger, including the month-end closing process for the accounting and
membership databases. She also reconciles all cash and investment accounts and processes refunds.
AnneAllen
(816) 595-5278
[email protected]
Accountant
• Financial services to chapter leaders
• Invoicing for the APWA Reporter
• Collection of bad debt accounts
• Budget analysis
• Registration for North American Snow Conference
Anne performs a variety of professional accounting functions. She provides ongoing financial services to chapter
leaders and their customers directly associated with the
chapter credit card processing services included in the
chapter template and assists chapters participating in the
long-term investment funds sponsored by APWA National. Anne also manages the billing for the APWA Reporter,
collection of bad debt accounts, budget analysis, and the
registration process related to the North American Snow
Conference.
KayCaldwell
(816) 595-5276
[email protected]
Chapter Financial Specialist
• Chapter financial reporting for audit and
tax purposes
• Chapter rebates
• Sales/use tax compliance research and
reporting for all U.S. chapters
• Insurance requests for U.S. and Canadian
chapter events
• GST/HST/QST reports for national and all
Canadian chapters
Kay is responsible for collecting, reviewing and combining
the chapter financial reports and approves/mails chapter rebate checks. She also facilitates the sales and use tax research
and filings for the chapters. In addition, Kay maintains the
Master Events Schedule that is used to properly insure all
chapter/branch events.
GregHartegan
(816) 595-5202
[email protected]
Database Administrator
• Database management
• Mailing labels, lists and reports
North American Snow Conference, Click, Listen & Learn
programs, and membership dues. She handles member inquiries regarding payment activity for all nonmembershiprelated invoices.
PamPotthast
(816) 595-5275
[email protected]
Accounts Payable Specialist
• Accounts Payable
• Vendor records and related contracts
• IRS Form 1099 Reporting to the IRS
Pam is responsible for the timely payment of all APWA vendors. She maintains the in-house purchase order system
and works with staff and members to resolve any questions
or concerns regarding expense reimbursements. Pam also
maintains all vendor files, related contracts and submits the
annual 1099-MISC forms to the IRS for the national office as
well as chapters.
RayeLaViolet
(816) 595-5272
[email protected]
Finance Specialist
• APWA Educational Event Registrations
• Prorated membership invoices
Raye is responsible for attendee and exhibitor registrations for more than 30 events
sponsored annually by APWA National including the
North American Snow Conference; Sustainability in Public
Works Conference; the Click, Listen & Learn series; SelfAssessment, Construction Inspection and Fleet Management Workshops; and special topic events. Raye also processes prorated membership dues invoices and credit/debit
memos, and provides additional customer service support
to the Finance Department.
KellyPrice
Greg is responsible for Association-wide database management. He is also responsible
for the fulfillment of all data abstractions from APWA’s
member database (e.g., mailing labels, report requests), and
prepares reports from member data for all data requests.
RebeccaLeistico
(816) 595-5274
[email protected]
Accounts Receivable Specialist
• Check and credit card payments on customer accounts
• Receipts on accounts
• Invoice files for all sales transactions
Rebecca posts all check and credit card payments received
for APWA bookstore or catalog sales, educational workshops,
(816) 595-5271
[email protected]
Member Services Specialist
• Customer service calls from members
• APWA, CPWA and PWHS Membership
Dues Billing
• Quality assurance and database reports
• Credit card payments for membership
dues via telephone, fax, mail and online
• Member records maintenance, and
monthly renewal letters
Kelly is responsible for handling membership-related inquiries from members and nonmembers. She processes the
monthly membership billing and performs ongoing quality
assurance programs to ensure member data is accurate.
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KathrynRuth
• Annual Corporate Member Directory
• Administrative support for APWA and CPWA WorkZones
(816) 595-5270
[email protected]
Member Services Coordinator
• Member records maintenance
• Customer service calls related to membership benefits, etc.
• Customer service calls for publication
orders
Kathryn is responsible for handling membership inquiries
and requests for information from members and nonmembers as well as maintenance of the membership database.
She also serves as a customer service representative for publications orders.
MichelleVitale
(816) 595-5234
[email protected]
Member Services Coordinator
• Member records maintenance
• Customer service calls related to membership benefits, publications orders, etc.
Don’t Judge a Building by its Cover! Michelle is responsible for handling membership inquiries and requests for information from members and nonmembers, maintenance of the membership database, and
customer support for the Corporate Membership Directory,
APWA/CPWA WorkZone websites, and publications orders.
HumanResources/OfficeManagement
Julie Bebermeyer
(816) 595-5280
[email protected]
Human Resources/Office Manager
• Oversee all areas of Human Resources
• Office administration
Julie coordinates staff recruitment, benefits
administration, payroll and all other human resources functions for APWA. She also oversees the
office management activities for the office.
MaryHunt
(816) 595-5285
[email protected]
Office Coordinator
• Daily office management duties for the
Kansas City office
• Administrative support for the Deputy
Executive Director
• Special administrative projects
Mary coordinates the day-to-day office management activities for the Kansas City office. She also provides administrative support and works on special projects for the Deputy
Executive Director.
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LoisSmith
(816) 595-5281
[email protected]
Staff Assistant
• Mailing and receiving
• Publications fulfillment
Lois primarily services the mailing, shipping, delivery, and receiving needs of the
organization. She is in charge of copies and supplies, and
also fills orders for the APWA bookstore.
LaRitaHarris
(816) 595-5283
[email protected]
Receptionist
• Receptionist duties
• Administrative support
LaRita is responsible for receptionist duties
and administrative support for the Kansas City office includ-
Accusteel
ing daily phone, fax and e-mail procedures and coordination of specific projects.
InformationTechnology
bership, conferences, publications, workshops, continuing
education programs, and outreach. Additionally, he monitors members’ needs with periodic surveys.
JonDilley
ChristopherLemon,MCSE,MCP+I
(816) 595-5251
[email protected]
(816) 595-5201
[email protected]
Senior Web Developer
• APWA national website
• APWA website maintenance
• APWA WorkZone technical assistance
Chris is responsible for site development of the APWA national website, website maintenance and new projects. He is
the technical contact for APWA WorkZone. He also provides
backup network support.
ClintHelfers
(816) 595-5204
[email protected]
Web Developer
• Chapter template sites
• APWA site maintenance
Clint is responsible for development of the
APWA chapter templates, national chapter sections, web maintenance, and new projects. He is the
technical contact for APWA’s chapters and provides support
for the national website when needed.
DerekThiessen
(816) 595-5203
[email protected]
Manager of Marketing and Graphic
Design
• National Public Works Week marketing,
events and activities
• North American Snow Conference marketing
• Marketing campaigns
• APWA brand/logo usage standards and
requests
• P.W. Paws mascot rental questions and
reservations
Jon develops marketing strategies and budgets for National
Public Works Week and the North American Snow Conference. In addition, he manages the graphic design team, providing art direction and managing the printing and production of collateral, web graphics, and the APWA Reporter.
ConnieHartline
(816) 595-5258
[email protected]
Publications Manager
• Books published by APWA
• Association historical information
As editor and production manager, Connie
works with various committees, authors and
graphic design staff to update existing APWA books or develop new ones. She also edits marketing and educational
materials and fields a variety of historical questions about
the Association and out-of-print publications.
Web Developer
• APWA and CPWA WorkZone websites
• APWA Congress website
• APWA website maintenance
• Self-Assessment online
Derek is responsible for site development and maintenance
of the APWA and CPWA WorkZone websites, APWA Congress website, APWA website, and new projects. He also provides backup support for the Senior Web Developer.
Marketing
DavidDancy
(816) 595-5250
[email protected]
Director of Marketing
• Marketing of APWA events and activities
• Membership recruitment and retention
• Publications and continuing education
programs
• Outreach activities
Dave develops marketing strategies for the Association and
directs the marketing of all APWA activities including mem
PattyMahan,CAE
(816) 595-5256
[email protected]
Membership Marketing and Development Manager
• Membership recruitment and retention
• Development of membership materials
• Editor of APWA Advantage quarterly
newsletter
• Staff liaison to national Membership
Committee
Patty provides tools and support for members’ and chapter
leaders’ use in recruitment and retention efforts, including
development of membership-related printed materials, web
pages, reports, and PowerPoint™ presentations. She also coordinates the national membership marketing campaigns.
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LilliePlowman
JaredShilhanek
(816) 595-5253
[email protected]
(816) 595-5257
[email protected]
Product and Outreach Marketing
Manager
• Marketing of APWA events and activities
• Publication and resources marketing
campaigns
• APWA Premium Collection marketing
campaigns
• Development and marketing of K-12th
grade educational curriculum and outreach programs
• Internet marketing
Program Marketing Manager
• Professional Development programs
• APWA events and activities
• APWA and CPWA WorkZone websites
• In the Works
Lillie manages the marketing functions of APWA publications and resources, the APWA Premium Collection and
APWA’s K-12th grade public works educational initiative.
She also pursues partnerships with associations and organizations to ensure that the most comprehensive public works
resources are available to inform, assist and educate APWA
members on the latest trends, case studies and training used
in their various professions.
CamiTravis-Groves
(816) 595-5252
[email protected]
Graphic Designer
• Congress
• Marketing materials
• Books
Cami’s main projects involve the annual
Congress event, including designing the Congress website,
the Congress Preview, the Program & Show Guide, ads and
marketing material. Other projects include several newsletters, chapter logos, postcards, brochures, corporate stationery and APWA-published books.
JulieSmith
(816) 595-5255
[email protected]
Graphic Designer
• APWA Reporter
• Professional Development collateral
• Marketing collateral
Julie is the graphic designer for the APWA Reporter. Her design work includes marketing pieces for the Professional Development Department and for the Sustainability in Public
Works Conference. Projects include postcards, brochures,
ads, educational manuals, books, web and instructional interface graphics.
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Jared promotes all APWA educational programs including
the Click, Listen & Learn programs, Live Workshops, and
the APWA Sustainability in Public Works Conference. He
writes and coordinates the production of collateral materials for these programs including postcards, brochures, faxes
and broadcast e-mails. He also manages and promotes both
of APWA’s online job boards, APWA WorkZone and CPWA
WorkZone, and coordinates the weekly communication In
the Works to the membership.
ChristineRobinson
(816) 595-5254
[email protected]
Marketing/Publications Coordinator
• Customer service calls for publications
and products
Christine is the contact person for those
wishing to purchase APWA publications and
products. She is responsible for the processing and fulfillment of orders, and assists in marketing publications and
educational programs as well as National Public Works
Week.
AndreaHarts
(816) 595-5232
[email protected]
Member Marketing Assistant
• Marketing team support
• Member assistance/support
Andrea works with member relations in the
Marketing Department on recruitment and
retention support services. She also provides assistance to
members regarding their membership with APWA.
P.W.Paws
(816) 595-5251
APWA Mascot
• Inflatable
• Lightweight
• Maneuverable
P.W. Paws, APWA’s nine-foot-tall mascot, creates excitement
wherever he goes, whether it is at Congress, the Snow Conference, at chapter events or your local school. If you would
like Paws to appear at your event, just give him a call.
Meetings
ProfessionalDevelopment
DanaW.Priddy
MabelTinjacá,Ph.D.
(816) 595-5241
[email protected]
(816) 595-5214
[email protected]
Director of Meetings
• The Best Show in Public Works: APWA
International Public Works Congress &
Exposition
• Site Selection for Future Congress Events
Director of Professional Development
• E-Learning
• Congress Education Program
• Snow Conference
• Sustainability Conference
• Technical Committees
• Onsite Workshops
• Education Summit
Dana and the Meetings Department are responsible for the
facility management of all of APWA’s meetings, including
the annual Congress & Exposition and the North American
Snow Conference. She oversees the site selection, logistics,
and implementation for the annual meetings, including
the exhibit programs, sponsorship opportunities, sessions,
events and emergency planning. Meetings Department staff
also review all chapter facility contracts. Dana is the staff
liaison to the Congress Site Selection Committee.
BrendaShaver
(816) 595-5240
[email protected]
Manager of Meetings
• North American Snow Conference
• Site Selection for Future Snow Conferences
• APWA Congress & Exposition
Mabel leads the development and fiscal management of the
department to provide members and the public works community, in general, with high-quality professional development, education programs, and cutting-edge information in
a cost-effective manner. The Professional Development Department is responsible for the interrelationship of the work
of nine Technical Committees, an Education Committee,
association-wide educational programs and training, development of certificate programs, and partnership agreements
with other organizations.
JoanAwald
(816) 595-5217
[email protected]
Brenda manages the overall meeting planning and site selection for the annual North American Snow Conference. She
also coordinates the scheduling, setup, audio-visual, and
food and beverage needs for meetings, sessions, and special
events at the annual Congress & Exposition and various
other Association workshops and meetings.
Professional Development Coordinator
• Technical Committee support
• Education Staff Support
Joan is a part-time coordinator in the department. She provides support to the Technical Committee liaisons and the Education staff.
Diana Forbes
Christina Davis
(816) 595-5242
[email protected]
816-595-5216
[email protected]
Meeting Planner/Exhibit Sales Manager
• APWA Congress & Exposition
• North American Snow Conference
• Sustainability in Public Works Conference
• Other meetings/workshops
Continuing Education Project Manager
• Sustainability in Public Works Conference
• Master’s degree development
• Click, Listen & Learn programs
• Specialty workshops
Diana is a member of the APWA Congress & Exposition
team that coordinates the logistics for APWA’s annual event.
She also works with other Meetings Department staff in the
planning of APWA’s North American Snow Conference and
handles Snow Conference exhibit sales and operations. She
is responsible for the logistics of other meetings and workshops including the Sustainability in Public Works Conference, and is the contact to review hotel and convention center contracts for chapters.
Christina is responsible for the development and implementation of the education program for the Sustainability in Public Works Conference and manages the Call for
Presentations and session selection process in conjunction
with the Center for Sustainability. She coordinates with two
universities to offer Master of Public Administration (MPA)
degrees with Public Works concentrations. She also develops
and executes Click, Listen & Learn programs and arranges
live workshops.
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KathyDotson
CarrieMerker
(816) 595-5220
[email protected]
(816) 595-5213
[email protected]
Instructional Designer
• Public Works Institutes
• Development and design of coursework
• Curriculum development for text-based
courses
Professional Development Program
Producer
• Production of downloadable Click, Listen
& Learn and live Web-Based Training
programs
• Speaker training in use of webcast technology and customer service
• Education calendar in APWA Reporter and
marketing materials
• Downloadable Click, Listen & Learn and
Web-Based Training programs for aftermarket sale
• Special projects
Kathy creates, modifies and enhances a variety of courses
for Association and chapter use to create blended learning
solutions. She is the liaison for chapters developing or implementing Public Works Institutes and supports the Public
Works Institutes Evaluation Committee.
CarolS.Estes,P.E.
(816) 595-5222
[email protected]
Manager
• Engineering and Technology
• Transportation
• Utility & Public Right-of-Way
Carol serves as the liaison to three of the Technical Committees: Engineering and Technology, Transportation, and Utility & Public Right-of-Way. She is responsible for managing
information related to each issue these committees are working on. She works with the committees on their monthly
conference calls, publications, and web-based resources. In
addition, Carol serves as the point of contact for seven subcommittees: Winter Maintenance, Road Safety, Sustainable
Transportation, Right-of-Way Management, Construction
Practices, GIROW, and Damage Prevention.
TeresaHon
(816) 595-5224
[email protected]
Manager
• Fleet Services and Emergency Management
• Technical support for MicroPAVER software and subscriptions
• Public Works Historical Society
Teresa serves as the liaison to two of the Technical Committees: Fleet Services and Emergency Management. She supports the committees in their work to educate and respond
to the needs of the membership. She coordinates articles contributed by committee members for the APWA Reporter, works
with the committees on their monthly conference calls, and
coordinates educational sessions for Congress. Teresa serves
as the staff liaison for the Public Works Historical Society, and
is the program coordinator and technical services contact for
the MicroPAVER (pavement management) program.
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Carrie handles the logistics of the downloadable Click, Listen & Learn webcasts and the live Web-Based Training programs. This includes orientations of the speakers and production of the downloadable programs each year. She is the
customer service connection responsible for all communication and pre-testing of software with the registered sites.
PhyllisMuder
(816) 595-5211
[email protected]
Continuing Education Project Manager
• North American Snow Conference Education Programs
• Web-Based Training and Click, Listen &
Learn Programs
• Speaker selection and contracting
Phyllis manages the development and execution of the webbased Click, Listen & Learn programs. She is also responsible
for the development and implementation of the Education Program at APWA’s North American Snow Conference
(NASC). She manages the Call for Presentations and session
selection process through the NASC Program Review Committee, plus speaker communications and contracting.
ColeneRoberts
(816) 595-5221
[email protected]
Manager
• Facilities & Grounds
• Solid Waste Management
• Water Resources Management
Colene serves as the liaison to three of the Technical Committees: Facilities & Grounds, Solid Waste Management and
Water Resources Management. She supports the committees
in their work to educate and respond to the needs of the
membership. She coordinates articles for the APWA Reporter
contributed by committee members, works with the committees on their monthly conference calls, and coordinates
educational programs and publications prepared by committee members.
APWA STAFF
Washington, D.C. Office
GovernmentandPublicAffairs
JimFahey
(202) 218-6730
[email protected]
CourtneyThompson
(816) 595-5215
[email protected]
Professional Development Coordinator
• Speaker relations
• Database management for Congress and
Snow Conference education programs
• Member interaction for all education
inquiries
• Logistic coordination for specialty programs
• CEU applications for chapter programs,
and individual member transcripts
requests
• Support for Live Workshops: Fleet and
Construction Inspection
Courtney is the department’s information central for all
professional development-related inquiries. She coordinates
Congress speaker/education session information and communication, assists with coordinating Snow Conference speakers
and sessions, processes all CEUs from education events, and
handles registration logistics for educational workshops.
KarenWilson
(816) 595-5210
[email protected]
Director of Government and Public
Affairs
• Advocacy and Public Policy
• Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
• Government and Public Affairs
• Transportation and Rights-of-Way
• Government Affairs Committee
Jim directs APWA’s government and public affairs programs
and is the primary staff liaison to the Government Affairs
Committee and legislative staff liaison to the Transportation
and Utility & Public Right-of-Way Committees. He serves as
senior staff advocate promoting APWA advocacy priorities
and positions before the U.S. Congress, federal agencies and
the media.
Laura M. Berkey
(202) 218-6734
[email protected]
Government Affairs Manager
• Issue Advocacy
• Public Policy Development
• Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Laura monitors legislative and regulatory affairs focusing
on homeland security and emergency management issues
for the Association’s membership. She serves as the Government Affairs staff liaison to the Emergency Management
Committee.
Senior Manager of Continuing
Education
• Congress Education Program
• Speaker selection and contracting
• Specialty Workshops
MaggieOldham
• CEU Policy Management
(202) 218-6712
[email protected]
• Curriculum Development
• Education Committee
Karen, as team leader, is responsible for the development
and implementation of the Education Program at APWA’s
International Public Works Congress & Exposition, which
includes four General Sessions, more than 130 sessions,
and workshops. She manages the Call for Presentations and
session selection process through the Congress Program
Review Committee, plus all speaker communications and
contracting. She also serves as the liaison to the Education
Committee.
Government Affairs Associate
• Advocacy and lobbying events
• Legislative and regulatory issues
• APWA advocacy materials
Maggie coordinates advocacy and lobbying events including
Congressional and Federal Briefings, National Public Works
Week on the Hill, and member visits to Congressional offices and Executive agencies. She also researches and tracks
legislative and regulatory issues. Maggie works on a variety
of projects to advance APWA advocacy efforts, including updating APWA advocacy materials such as the website, Legislative Action Center, and printed material.
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LauraBynum
(202) 218-6736
[email protected]
Media Relations/Communications
Manager
• Media Relations Outreach and Training
• Public Affairs Liaison
• Communications Campaigns
Laura manages and supports APWA media relations information and activities, and is the primary staff liaison between media professionals and Association spokespersons.
She works with the APWA staff to communicate advocacy
priorities and positions to the press and other associations
and organizations. Laura also works to implement media
relations outreach and training campaigns, as well as programs in support of the Association’s strategic objectives.
Sustainability
JuliaAnastasio
(202) 218-6750
[email protected]
Director of Sustainability
• Directs APWA Center for Sustainability
Julia directs the Association’s strategic initiative, the APWA Center for Sustainability, to
create an integrated vision of sustainability in public works
management and to build a structure that develops and
motivates the next generation of public works professionals
with strong sustainability credentials and commitments. Julia also monitors legislative and regulatory affairs touching
on environmental, water and sustainability issues for the Association’s membership.
Executive/Management
GailClark
(202) 218-6732
[email protected]
Special Assistant to the Executive
Director
• Executive Director support
• Special projects and activities
• CPWA Board liaison
As Special Assistant to the Executive Director, Gail assists
the Executive Director by providing management and administrative support and by managing special projects and
activities. Gail also serves as liaison for the CPWA Board and
works to advance the CPWA legislative agenda in Canada.
MegCunningham
(202) 218-6702
[email protected]
Office Coordinator
• Daily administrative duties for the Washington, D.C. office
• Support for Government Affairs and
Special Assistant
• Coordination of Executive Committee
Calendar
• Distribution of Washington Report
• Special Projects
As Office Coordinator, Meg coordinates and executes the
daily administrative duties for the Washington, D.C. office
such as directing phone calls, coordinating shipments, and
maintaining office equipment. She provides additional support for the Government Affairs Department and the Special
Assistant to the Executive Director for any special projects.
She manages the Executive Committee Calendar, and she
supports and distributes the Washington Report newsletter
each month.
THE ROAD TO BOSTON
The 2010 APWA International Public Works Congress &
Exposition will take place in Boston, Mass., August 1518. In each issue of the APWA Reporter we’ll highlight
one of Boston’s unique attractions. Boston is a great city
and our annual conference will be a terrific show!
An inviting public walkway along the waterfront, the
Boston Harborwalk is designed to connect the public
to a clean and restored Boston harbor. The Harborwalk
links the water’s edge to the city’s open space system. It
passes parks, playgrounds, beaches, picnic areas, and fishing spots. The Harborwalk also connects to new and existing networks of inland trails, which will link the Harborwalk to established parkways and open space networks,
including the Emerald Necklace system, the Charles River
Esplanade, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. (Photo:
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau)
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CONGRESS & E XPOSITION
Co-located with
August 15–18, 2010
at the Boston Convention
& Exhibition Center
WWW.APWA.NET/CONGRESS
Taking a stand on Facilities & Grounds
ColeneRoberts
Professional Development Program Coordinator
Kansas City, Missouri
ll of the Technical Committees create, and keep current, position papers for APWA. There are two kinds
of position papers: advocacy and guidance. Advocacy papers are written to present APWA’s stand on
legislative issues and are used by the Government Affairs staff
in Washington, D.C., to communicate with members of Congress. Guidance papers are written to state APWA’s support
for things like best management practices, leadership tools or
resource conservation measures. These can be used by members to lend support when speaking to community-elected officials, management or even the public.
The Facilities & Grounds Committee has seven guidance papers:
EnergyConservationandSustainabilityfor
PublicFacilities
APWA encourages use of energy efficient materials, appliances, HVAC units and other means that may be available to
decrease the consumption of all forms of energy consumption in new construction and to the maximum extent practicable in remodeling and retrofit where/when reasonable.
HazardousMaterialsandAsbestosManagement
inPublicFacilities
APWA urges governmental agencies, public works officials
and professional facility managers to establish programs
that will monitor for potential health hazards, minimize or
eliminate potential health hazards and to continue providing local and state decision makers with technically qualified advice on the problems, risks and costs associated with
hazardous materials and abatement.
IndoorAirQuality
APWA supports ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62 as an international design standard for indoor air quality for new construction and major renovation of buildings, and encourages its adoption and use by local governments.
MobilityandAccessforPeoplewithDisabilities
(AmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990)
APWA supports full access for citizens with disabilities to our
public facilities, public transportation systems, parks and
recreation facilities, and pedestrian infrastructure. This goal
is achievable through public education, design practices,
and coordinated programs.
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QualityManagementofPublicFacilitiesand
Assets
APWA encourages public agencies to centralize property
management responsibilities to the extent practicable; inventory all assets, arrange for condition assessment surveys
of all structures, facilities and assets, the results of which
would be used in planning needed maintenance and construction programs.
QualityManagementoftheUrbanForest
APWA, recognizing that the urban forest constitutes a vital public works infrastructure element, recommends that
state, provincial, and local governments initiate programs
that will enhance the quality of publicly maintained trees
and related vegetation by adopting approved urban forest
management standards.
VulnerabilityandSecurityofPublicBuildings
APWA encourages public works professionals to implement
security programs in public buildings based on regular ongoing individual risk assessments. This tool should catalog
potential threats to the organization and the development
of mitigation strategies to include specific countermeasures
to the identified vulnerabilities.
All of APWA’s position papers are available online. Choose
advocacy from the top menu and select APWA Positions.
They are all there, separated into advocacy and guidance
and grouped by topic. Maybe the paper on urban forestry
will help you support your need for a tree inventory. Maybe you need a little help explaining asset management. Or,
maybe you’ll find some references for state- or local-level
lobbying.
The members of the Facilities & Grounds Committee are:
David Fain, Chair, City of Haltom City, TX; Jenny Gulick,
Davey Resource Group, Walton, KY; Gordon Siebert, County
of Monterey, CA; Brad Underwood, City of Bakersfield, CA;
Walter Veselka, City of Bristol, CT; and Harry Weed, Village
of Rockville Centre, NY. The Board Liaison to the committee is At-Large Director Ken Nerland and the Staff Liaison is
Colene Roberts. For more information on the committee,
go to www.apwa.net and select Technical Committees and
Facilities & Grounds.
Colene Roberts can be reached at (816) 595-5221 or croberts@
apwa.net.
Omaha in pictures
Omaha, Nebraska
April 18-21, 2010
On these pages you’ll see just a few of Omaha’s attractions you can visit before, during and after your North American Snow
Conference experience. For more information on each of these attractions, visit the Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau
website at www.visitomaha.com. For more information on the Snow Conference and to register online, go to www.apwa.
net/Meetings/Snow/2010. Why not combine business with pleasure and incorporate your Snow Conference trip into your
vacation plans?
Beauty and tranquility are found in the Lauritzen Gardens’
100 acres including a rose garden, Victorian garden, children’s
garden and an arboretum. It also includes an indoor floral
display hall, cafe and gift shop. (Photo courtesy of the Omaha
Convention and Visitors Bureau)
In addition to the traditional opening reception on the exhibit
floor, the Nebraska Chapter is looking forward to hosting Snow
Conference attendees for a very special evening and dinner at
the Strategic Air & Space Museum. As big as six football fields,
the museum is home to more than 40 of the world’s most
famous aircraft, spacecraft and missiles, including the SR-71,
U-2, B-17, B1-A and the Apollo 009 capsule. Snow Conference
guests will have exclusive use of the entire facility with plenty
of time to view the permanent hands-on exhibits and also a
special traveling exhibit—Leonardo Da Vinci’s Machines in
Motion. Dinner will be served in an airplane hanger, under the
wings of historic military planes. All this while enjoying live
music by The Avi8ors, a USO-style group, performing songs from
the World War II era. (Photo courtesy of the Omaha Convention
and Visitors Bureau)
As Nebraska’s largest and most distinguished art museum,
Joslyn Art Museum has served as the premier center for visual
art since opening in 1931. Joslyn’s collection features work
from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on 19th- and
20th-century European and American art. Highlights of the
permanent collection include works by Lorenzo di Credi,
El Greco, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Albert Bierstadt and
Thomas Hart Benton. American masters such as Grant Wood,
Jackson Pollock, Dale Chihuly and George Segal are also
represented. (Photo courtesy of the Omaha Convention and
Visitors Bureau)
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Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo is nationally renowned for its
leadership in animal conservation and research. Evolving from
the public Riverview Park Zoo established in 1894, today the
Zoo includes several notable exhibits. It features the largest cat
complex in North America; Kingdoms of the Night, the world’s
largest nocturnal exhibit and indoor swamp; the Lied Jungle,
one of the world’s largest indoor rainforests; and the Desert
Dome, the world’s largest indoor desert as well as the largest
glazed geodesic dome in the world. (Photo courtesy of the
Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Sitting at the southwest point of the Lauritzen Gardens
property along Interstate 80, Kenefick Park welcomes
motorists to Nebraska. It features a display of Union
Pacific Big Boy #4023 and Union Pacific Centennial #6900
locomotives. Kenefick Park was relocated in 2004 from Abbott
Drive north of downtown to its current location in order to
accommodate the Qwest Center Omaha (site of the Snow
Conference). It is named in honor of former Union Pacific
Chairman and CEO John Kenefick. (Photo courtesy of the
Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Making its home in one of Omaha’s most unique treasures,
Union Station, the Durham Museum offers a fascinating
look at the history of the region and offers a broad range of
traveling exhibits covering subjects ranging from history and
culture, to science, industry and more through the museum’s
affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution and strong ties
with the Library of Congress and the National Archives. (Photo
courtesy of the Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau)
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The Show For
2010 APWA North American Sn
2010 APWA North American Sn
April 18-21, 2010
Qwest Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Hosted
by APWA
the APWA Nebraska
Chapater
2010
North
American Sn
www.apwa.net/snow
If you have the desire to gain new ideas to improve your agency’s winter maintenance
program, the 2010 APWA North American Snow Conference is the place to be!
ACQUIRE insight into the latest snow equipment and technology
DISCOVER new ways of interpreting weather forecasts
EXPLORE ways of improving community relations
LEARN how to plan for effective snow and ice removal
NETWORK with top snow and ice experts from across North America
Sunday, April 18
Exhibit Hours: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Opening General Session
One Man’s Junk, Another Man’s Treasure
Keynote Speaker: Stacey David
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit Opening and Welcome Reception
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Education Sessions
Operator/Fleet Panel Discussion
Snow and Ice Control 101
Understanding Customer Service Level
Expectations
Anti-Icing – An Argentina Perspective
Monday April 19
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Education Sessions
New Snowfighter Training Tool
Road Weather – The Science Behind What
You Know
Overview of Airport Winter Maintenance
Operations
Effective Operator Training Strategies
10:30 – 11:20 a.m.
Education Sessions
Do Not Neglect Snow & Ice Training In
Difficult Budget Times
New Developments in Chloride Toxicity
Working with the Media
Clear Roads Research Report
Exhibit Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
General Session “Talk Show”
Plowing Through the Media
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion Groups
Use of De-Icing Liquids
Operator Perspective – Snow Plow Roadeo
New Innovations in Budgeting
Sidewalks & Code Enforcement
Federal Highway Projects
Operator/ Fleet Issues
Post Storm Data – What Do I Do with It Now?
Focus on Safety
What New Technologies Are You Using?
2:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Education Sessions
How To Do Certification/Training on a
Shoestring Budget
Environmental Management of Road Salts
Effective Use of AVL & Weather Data in
Winter Operations
New Guidelines for Spreader Calibration
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Education Sessions
Ensuring Salt Supplies at Reasonable Costs
Maximizing Vehicle Resale Values Using the
Internet
Should Your Agency Lower Snowfighting Service
Levels to Match Tighter Budgets?
Public Works: Preparing for Emergency Response
r Snow!
now Conference
now Conference
Go to www.apwa.net/snow for more
information and to register for the 2010
North American Snow Conference!
now Conference
The Snow Conference Exhibit Floor is bigger and better than ever, with more than 120 companies participating!
Everything from innovative new equipment and technology to ground-breaking new products and services focused
on snow & ice removal and winter operations will be on display. Come kick some tires at The Show for Snow!
Tuesday, April 20
Exhibit Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Education Sessions
Latest Results From FHWA’s Road Weather
Management Program
How Do We Do It?
Anti-icing and Deicing Decisions for Runways
and Ramps
To Contract Out or Not to Contract Out –
Plowing and Spreading Equipment
10:10 – 11:00 a.m.
Education Sessions
Lessen the Environmental Impacts of Snow &
Ice Materials While Improving Safety
A Fully Integrated Maintenance Decision
Support System – A Successful Operational
Deployment
The City of Kearney’s Snow & Ice Melter
Program
Write it Right! – Developing an Effective
Winter Operations Snow & Ice Control
Manual
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Education Sessions
Changing the Way We Do Business –
Argentina’s Winter Maintenance Story
Deicing Liquid Additives – Demystified
What the Public Expects in Winter Roadway
Performance
Snowplow COMBAT
Wednesday, April 21
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Technical Tour
Fleet Maintenance and Snow & Ice
Operations
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Education Sessions
Domestic Scan Results
Snow from State to City
Sustainability and Certification
Growth of Liquid De-icing in Europe – Past,
Present and Future
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Closing General Session
How to Keep on Keeping On
Keynote Speaker: Tom Osborne
5:30 p.m.
Buses depart for Dinner at the Strategic Air
and Space Museum
Go to www.apwa.net/snow for
complete descriptions of all
education sessions.
50th Anniversary of National Public
Works Week
LauraBynum, Media Relations/Communications Manager, andGailClark, Special Assistant to
the Executive Director, American Public Works Association, Washington, D.C.
ay 16-22, 2010, marks the
50th anniversary of National Public Works Week
(NPWW), and in recognition of this year’s golden anniversary,
many public agencies and chapters
across the U.S. and Canada are planning celebrations and events. Fifty
years ago, NPWW had its start at the
APWA mid-winter meeting in January 1960, when a new APWA Public
Relations Committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Rear Admiral Cushing Phillips, U.S.N. (Retired),
who was then President of the Board
of Public Works of Los Angeles, California. At that time, Admiral Phillips’ mission for the committee was
to launch an important “public education program,” designed primarily
to “foster a better understanding of
the function and importance of public works in modern community life,
and to enhance public works prestige as professional engineers and administrators.” The first observance of
NPWW was held the week of October
2-8, 1960.
In cooperation with Kiwanis International, activities and events were
planned for towns and cities across
the U.S. and Canada in observance
of the week. A NPWW kit was sent
to mayors, local Kiwanis Clubs, and
to public works professionals, complete with radio and TV press releases,
sample editorial articles, window posters, speech material, and a list of suggested activities such as parades, open
houses, equipment displays, and special luncheons featuring public works
speakers. (Much of the current NPWW
outreach materials are available online
in the How To Guide, which can be accessed at http://www.apwa.net/About/
NPWW/2010/)
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In 1960 a new, documentary motion
picture, “Headline for Harper,” was produced as a public service in connection
with the week highlighting 50 years of
public works progress and illustrating
its importance to America’s growing
population. The film was sponsored by
International Harvester Company in
cooperation with APWA, and created
by Parthenon Pictures in Hollywood.
It was dedicated to the “men of Public Works who make daily living safer,
healthier and more comfortable for
the American public.” Admiral Phillips
felt that one of the main objectives of
the public education program in 1960
was to tell the positive story of the
contributions public works professionals make in every community, and for
this reason the ensuing publicity about
outstanding public works officials
would be of tremendous value to the
profession. Phillips also highlighted
the highest standards of professional
conduct for public works officials with
the observance of the selection of the
“Top Ten Public Works Men-of-theYear.” (Later this was changed to “Top
Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year.”)
Another key goal of the week was to
elevate the status of public works engineers and administrators in the eyes of
their respective communities, and instill greater civic pride in local government. APWA newsletters in the early
years highlighted the states that issued
proclamations and any federal observances of congressional resolutions
endorsing NPWW, such as the 1962
approval of a Senate Resolution establishing National Public Works Week.
Similar to today’s chapter and member
outreach, APWA contacted mayors and
requested proclamations, or sought
their participation or support of the
week in other ways.
Over the years,
U.S. Presidents
Dwight Eisenhower,
Lyndon Johnson
and
George
H. W. Bush
sent letters of
acknowledgment.
Senator Everett M.
Dirksen of Il- The National Public
linois has been Works Week presidential
credited with proclamation included in
the September 1962 issue
paving
the of the APWA Reporter
way for the National Public Works Week recognition
letters from U.S. Presidents Eisenhower
and Johnson, as well as a Proclamation
signed by President John F. Kennedy in
1962. Most recently, Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper has sent letters recognizing the role that National
Public Works Week plays in celebrating
the professional contributions of Canadian public works employees, and the
essential part they play in their communities.
In the early 1960s, the celebration happily coincided with National Newspaper Week, and APWA promoted the
similarities that existed between the
roles and responsibilities of both public works officials and newspapers, because “both fields of endeavor share
the ideal of service to the community,
and both are judged on the degree of
public acceptance or approval their
efforts engender.” For many years following the initial efforts and creation
of the week, most information was disseminated through the APWA Reporter,
with one NPWW poster inserted as a
centerfold into one issue of the magazine. “By the 1980s, the Top Ten awards
program took more of the spotlight.
It was around 1990 that APWA began
commissioning special NPWW posters
and developing other resources to encourage and assist agency members in
planning events for the entire week,”
said Connie Hartline, APWA Publications Manager.
Fast forward to the 21st century and
National Public Works Week continues to instruct and inspire the North
American public about the essential
benefits that public works brings to
their everyday life. Now scheduled for
the third week in May, National Public
Works Week is recognized and celebrated by municipalities, counties, regions,
states and provinces, and with proclamations issued by governors of many
states in the United States and premiers
of many provinces in Canada.
In Canada, the Canadian Public Works
Association (CPWA) encourages city
and town involvement to celebrate
the week by holding a CPWA National
Public Works Week awards program.
This program recognizes five categories of municipalities and regions from
“small” to “metro-sized” communities
who have held exceptional NPWW
programs. The entries are judged on
criteria that emphasize outreach and
education. Many agencies host local
community events that include school
and public tours of facilities and projects, equipment displays, hands-on
demonstrations, elementary and middle school visits by public works staff,
high school public works career events,
and public relations outreach. Brampton, Ontario focused on education during their award-winning 2009 events:
elementary children participated in a
poster contest; middle school children
participated in a bridge building engineering project; and senior high school
students attended a public works career
forum. These events are designed not
only to educate the public to the longlasting effect that public works has on
their communities, but also to inspire
young people to consider a career in
public works.
In the last decade, NPWW has grown
in involvement, outreach and creativ-
ity. In addition to soliciting proclamations from governors and premiers,
APWA chapters assist by spreading
the word to thousands of agencies. At
the national level, communications
about public works extends to legislators and their staff serving in the U.S.
Congress and on Canada’s Parliament
Hill. In Washington, D.C., NPWW is
commemorated by an APWA-hosted
reception on Capitol Hill, attended by
members of Congress, congressional
staff and representatives of the many
groups APWA works with in the infrastructure community.
You” is interpreted visually in a
distinctive graphic line illustration
that captures the
essence and allpervasive
effort
of public works
professionals and
their projects to
enhance the quality of modern life The 2010 National
Public Works Week
in all of our com- poster
munities.
To learn more about National Public
Works Week and how you, your chapter, community agency or company
can become involved, visit www.apwa.
net or contact Jon Dilley at jdilley@
apwa.net.
Contemporary themes for National
Public Works Week have kept pace
with the evolution of infrastructure
and with the environment in which
that progress is made. In 2009 National
Public Works Week was aptly themed Laura Bynum can be reached at (202)
“Revitalize, Reinvest, and Renew” in 218-6736 or [email protected]; Gail
keeping with the economic stimulus Clark can be reached at (202) 218-6732
and infrastructure spending that was or [email protected].
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A Taste of Boston
WilliamKappel
City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
President-Elect, Public Works Historical Society
f you picked up this article because of its title and expected a listing of all of the culinary delights you might
find out on the town during Congress, I have succeeded.
However, since this issue deals with facilities, I thought
that a quick look at some of the historic buildings Boston
has to offer is in order.
If you value history and like to visit historic sites, you’ll want
to walk Boston’s Freedom Trail. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5mile, red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationallysignificant historic sites, each an authentic American treasure. The Freedom Trail was almost lost to the wrecking ball
in 1958. Today it is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution
and beyond. This article will tell you just a little about the
historic buildings and hopefully give you just enough of a
“taste” that you will want to visit them yourself when you
come to Congress in August.
What is included on the Freedom Trail? The Boston Common, the State House, Park Street Church, the Granary Burying Ground, King’s Chapel, King’s Chapel Burying Ground,
Benjamin Franklin Statue and the Boston Latin School, the
Old Corner Book Store, the Old South Meeting House, the
Old State House, the site of the Boston Massacre, Faneuil
Hall, the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, Copp’s
Hill Burying Ground, the Bunker Hill Monument, and last
but not least, the USS Constitution are all part of the Freedom Trail. A map of this area and the various locations of
these sites can be easily accessed at http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/maps/pdfs/boston-nps-map.pdf.
The Boston Common is American’s oldest public park and
was established in 1634. This was truly a multi-purpose area
purchased by Puritan colonists from William Blackstone for
30 pounds. Each colonist paid Mr. Blackstone six shillings,
and the 44-acre area was called the Common Land and used
for grazing livestock. Today it is the site of a 50-acre park.
The Massachusetts State House, built in 1798 in a cow pasture once owned by John Hancock, has a golden dome visible for miles. It was originally made of wood and sheathed
in copper by none other than Paul Revere. It was covered in
23 karat gold in 1874. The State House is located on Beacon
Hill and covers almost seven acres of land.
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The Massachusetts State House’s golden dome is visible for miles.
(Photo Credit: Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Park Street Church was founded in 1809. The steeple is 217
feet high and at one time was the first landmark seen upon
entering Boston.
There are three Burying Grounds on the Freedom Trail. King’s
Chapel, Copp’s Hill, and the Granary Burying Grounds are,
respectively, the oldest, second-oldest and third-oldest burying places in Boston. The Granary Burying Ground is host to
such famous men as John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel
Adams.
King’s Chapel was built to ensure a presence for the Church
of England and built on the burying ground when no one
would sell land for a non-puritan church. A newer church
was built around the old one to avoid disturbing services.
Hopefully I’ve whetted your appetites to add the Freedom
Trail as a must-see item when you come to Congress in Boston this August.
William “Bill” Kappel is a former member of APWA’s Congress
Program Review Committee, Facilities & Grounds Committee,
and Membership Committee. He can be reached at (414) 4798933 or [email protected].
For more information on APWA’s International Public Works
Congress & Exposition to be held in Boston, August 15-18, go to
www.apwa.net/congress.
or 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.
2010
April 8
Asphalt Pavement Preservation CLL (Rebroadcast)
April 8-9
PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp – Chicago, IL
April 18–21
North American Snow Conference – Omaha, NE
April 20
Self Assessment Using the Management Practices Manual - Rolling Meadows, IL
May 6
Complete Streets—Designing Streets to Accommodate All Users
May 6-7
PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp – Washington, DC
May 13
Developing and Utilizing a Strategic Plan
May 13-14
PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp – Denver, CO
May 20
Utility Coordination for Municipal Capital Improvement Projects
May 20-21
PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp – San Francisco, CA
June 3
New Vision for Public Works Management
June 8-10
Sustainability in Public Works Conference – Minneapolis, MN
June 9
Stormwater Study Guide Part 1
June 16
June 23
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Embracing e-learning in public works
MabelTinjacá,Ph.D.
Director of Professional Development
Kansas City, Missouri
s our first foray into distance
learning, APWA partnered
with organizations such as
the U.S. Department of Transportation, Associated General Contractors of America, and Oklahoma State
University to produce satellite videoconferences from 1998 to 2000. Technology using a webinar format made
much more sense as the organization
began producing high-quality programs
known as Click, Listen & Learn™ (CLL)
on an ongoing basis. APWA was one of
first associations to introduce this “webinar” format. For those members not
familiar with APWA programs, our traditional CLL is a two-hour “live” event
that relies on internal and external
technologies of different companies,
hardware, software, servers and phones.
APWA’s very first CLL, entitled “GASB
34: What Your Agency Needs to Do,”
was offered on June 6, 2000. Just six
weeks after 9/11, APWA’s second CLL
entitled “Are You Prepared to Respond
to a Disaster?” was viewed by 159 participating sites; it is, to date, one of
our best-attended CLLs. Since then,
through bad weather, colds, sick children, a burning city and even a fire
drill siren, CLLs have been delivered on
schedule. Since 2001, APWA has produced over 150 CLL programs viewed
at nearly 12,000 participant sites.
It takes about three months to produce
a CLL. Speakers come together for the
concept meeting and work closely with
our staff until the live event and the
subsequent wrap-up. On average, 12
or more people directly and indirectly
touch the CLL at APWA. This includes
speakers, moderators, subject matter
experts, editors, Technical Committees, marketing staff, proofreaders,
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April2010
APWA now offers public works professionals on-demand, digital solutions to meet their
continuing education needs.
registration staff and leadership. In addition to the 12 weeks producing the
CLL, there is a career’s worth of knowledge brought to the presentation by
each of the speakers, and that time is
immeasurable.
ContinuousImprovement
The quality of our CLLs is exceptional,
and should you purchase a webinar
from another organization, it will be
evident. Through the years the processes leading to the production of the
CLLs improved as evidenced by the
evaluations, the minimal technical difficulties and the ongoing popularity of
the program. When the economy began showing signs of constriction and
with increasingly tight budgets, it became important to offer our members
instruction that was convenient, affordable and effective.
At the 2009 APWA Congress in Columbus last September, I had the op-
portunity to meet with members of the
House of Delegates and the First-Timers
group, along with many public works
professionals who were generous with
information and suggestions. The ability to access courses when convenient
rose to the top as a priority. When the
weather is poor, and agencies cannot
send crews out to inspect a bridge,
then maybe this is a good time to learn
more about construction inspection
and maybe even to take an assessment
to earn a certificate. The membership
was suggesting they needed programs
that could be offered when the need
arose. This is something that could be
accomplished through downloadable
programs.
DownloadableandPrerecorded
CLLs
Everything came together because
early in 2009, we had started expanding and embracing e-learning offerings
for our members. We wanted to make
it as easy as possible for our members
to access relevant information. Once
we decided to move in this direction,
it was a matter of purchasing software
and hardware, and working with an
e-learning IT professional who helped
us to navigate the technical challenges
of offering downloadable content.
program and added a certificate assessment. This workshop is also available as
a single course. During this special offering, as many staff members as would
like can take the assessment within the
purchasing organization. There is only
a small additional processing fee to the
second participant and beyond who
take the test and request CEUs.
We also decided to offer seven prerecorded CLLs as part of our CLL schedule this year. Our intent was to offer a beautifully-edited CLL, so that
members and speakers could have a
higher quality experience. As part of
our customer service focus, we realized that bringing prerecorded and
downloadable CLLs together gave our
members an interesting choice. They
could stream the program as usual, or
they could download the program and
watch it at their convenience.
Rebroadcasts
With baited breath, “Asphalt Pavement Preservation” aired on December
3, 2009. Participants had the choice
to participate in the CLL program or
download it or both. Eighty-two participant sites became part of the next
chapter in the continuous improvement strategy at APWA.
EconomicRecovery
Sometimes it is interesting how things
come together. Sherri Zimmerman and
the Education Committee were concerned that the economy would affect
the ability of members to access training. Everywhere conversation turned to
restricted budgets and the inability to
travel to workshops. To meet this challenge, we decided to offer three bundles: The Economic Recovery Bundle;
the Value-Added Bundle; and the Super
Bundle. These groups of edited CLLs
are currently being offered at a tremendously reduced rate so that public works
directors can offer training across their
organizations. The bundles contain our
top-selling CLLs on a variety of topics
from within the last few years.
One of the bundles contains our Construction Inspection Certificate program. We reworked the content of the
face-to-face workshop into a self-paced
We received multiple requests to offer
popular programs a second time. Many
agencies could not make the regularlyscheduled Thursday program. As we
worked through the technology challenges for the downloadable program,
our IT e-learning professional also set
us up to stream CLLs. This allowed us
to offer rebroadcasts.
We have now offered three rebroadcasts of our most popular programs.
“Retroreflectivity Part 1: Sign Retroreflectivity—What Is It and Why Should
I Care?” aired on February 18, 2010,
and “Retroreflectivity Part 2—Best
Management Practices for How to Implement” aired on February 25, 2010.
“Asphalt Pavement Preservation” will
air on April 8, 2010. These edited rebroadcasts of programs give members
a second chance to participate in programs that they could not access the
first time they aired.
Aloha,HawaiiTime
We usually start our CLL programs at
10:00 a.m. CST. This works well for
most members living in the continental U.S. because it runs at 11:00 a.m.
on the east coast and 8:00 a.m. on the
west coast. However, members in Hawaii had to be ready at 6:00 a.m. to
participate in the CLL. Last year at the
request of Ann Burnett, then a member
of the Board of Directors, we offered a
CLL entitled “The Real Dirt on Subsurface Utility Engineering” on June 25 at
1:00 p.m. CST. That CLL went well and
we were happy to try something new
to better serve our members. Unfortunately, we did not receive enough demand to continue offering CLLs at two
different times. Today we have another
option to offer all of our members. We
can offer streamed or downloadable
CLLs in real time. Public works professionals on the Hawaiian Islands can
now plan to meet and participate in
CLLs at their convenience; and, if they
get up early, it will be to watch a beautiful sunrise before going to work.
On-DemandStreaming
With the new fiscal year will come
on-demand streaming. This will allow
members to subscribe to an on-demand service for individual programs
or to create and purchase personalized
bundles. We will keep you posted on
when these will be available.
Epilogue
We would like to hear from you regarding your instructional and training
needs. We are doing all we can to be
at-par or stay ahead of the technology,
and to make it as easy as possible for our
members to access quality educational
courses. In the end, investing in public
works professionals is the same as investing in the communities in which
we live. It affects the quality of life for
all of us. We are all in this together.
Thank you all for your suggestions and
comments. Keep them coming!
Mabel Tinjacá can be reached at (816)
595-5214 or [email protected].
APWA introduces new
e-Learning resources!
Affordable • Effective • On-Demand
Training, professional development, and
continuing education units (CEUs) can now be
obtained anytime via the Internet.
For more information visit
www.apwa.net/elearning
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The concept of diversity: growing up and
keeping pace with change
RosemaryJ.Baltcha
Personnel Manager (retired)
Fresno County, California, Public Works & Planning Department
Chair, APWA Diversity Committee
President, Central California Chapter
n the late 1980s diversity topics primarily focused on
race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and gender. I
know because I taught class after class of begrudging and
unwilling employees who would rather have been anywhere else in the world than in a County-sponsored class
on diversity. But it was mandatory and so as we discussed
stereotypes, tolerance and biases as they related to diversity
issues, I could see guards coming down, wounds opening
up, and the healing processes beginning. Communication,
even when mandatory, is a powerful force.
Women spoke of not being respected or treated equally as
their male counterparts, people who were gay spoke of differential treatment by their coworkers and management,
people who were over 40 talked about being passed up for
promotions, and people of color, like myself, spoke of being stereotyped and judged on factors other than merit.
Of course, this list is brief, cursory and non-inclusive of
the many diversity issues that exist; and, while society is
not now, and may never be, completely free of individuals
who promote these types of prejudicious ideals, things have
changed for the better. We cannot deny there has been significant movement in our society towards neutrality. We are
more respectful of other human beings and of their differences, and more importantly we have accepted and in some
cases embraced the vast number of similarities that we have
as humans.
Diversity is becoming more sophisticated and adaptable.
It is not just race, ethnicity, etc., but is like anything else
that “grows up”—the primary focus is ever-changing. These
changes are, of course, fueled by societal needs and challenges. Just as we all adapt to our changing environments,
the focus of diversity also responds to current factors and
changes in our workplaces.
While attending the APWA International Public Works
Congress & Exposition in Columbus, Ohio, I had an opportunity to participate in and moderate a very stimulating
educational session entitled “Productivity through Generational Diversity.” I saw the session as a catalyst to discuss
generational diversity and how the concept of diversity may
change even more as we move forward as a society.
There were 69 attendees at the session. It was an open-panel
discussion format that included audience participation and
focused on the stereotypes associated with each generation
and how they affect our ability to work together. We responded, by generation, to direct questions from the audience.
I believe the subject matter was timely and of particular interest to many people because at no other time in the history of the American workplace has there been four distinct
generations working together. This is a prime example of the
focus of diversity adapting to current workplace challenges.
I wrote an article for the April 2009 Reporter that touched on
the different generations, our stereotypical attributes, and
for the most part how we communicate with each other.
One year later we are still discussing the same topic with
greater fervor and expanded elements. Why? Because it is
pertinent and people are very interested in the anomalies of
generational diversity because they encounter it daily.
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April2010
I was honored to serve on this panel with William (Bill) Verkest, Past Region VII Director and 2006-2007 APWA National President, Director of Transportation and Public Works for
the City of Fort Worth, Texas, representing the Silent Generation (ages 63-86).
dards that would not allow them to text or perform other
“teckie” tasks at restaurants, in meetings, or other obviously
inappropriate times. So, yet another stereotype dispelled or
not, or did we just have the ability to have an open dialog
about it? Again, communication is a powerful force!
Laura Kroeger, Colorado Chapter Education Chair, Graduate
of the Emerging Leaders Academy, and Project Manager for
the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District in Denver,
Colorado, represented Generation “X” (ages 28-43).
Several others noted that in a meeting they could provide
very useful information by instantly pulling up spreadsheets
or other pertinent data, which was a point that was welltaken by others in attendance.
Charles (Chas) Jordan, Florida Chapter, West Coast Branch,
Graduate of the Emerging Leaders Academy, and Senior
Management Analyst for the City of Largo, Florida, represented Generation “Y” or Millennials (ages 9 to 27). Only
10% of this generation is even old enough to work. Those
who are 18 to 27 and the rest are yet to come, but it is said
that this generation will rival the Baby Boomers in numbers
when it comes to term.
We discussed loyalty as it pertained to the older generations
because many of us stayed at the same job for our entire
careers, while many younger individuals seemed to change
jobs every three to five years (maybe not so much in our
current economy, but certainly in flush years). The X’ers
and Millennials indicated this was not necessarily a matter
of loyalty, but rather the inability of some organizations to
provide an environment for growth and professional development (stagnation) as well as some agencies requiring time
commitments which are so demanding that it left no time
for family.
And as for me, I am Chair of the APWA National Diversity
Committee, president of the Central California Chapter,
Retired Personnel Manager for Fresno County Public Works
and Planning Department, Fresno, California, and I represented the Baby Boomers (ages 44-62).
As you look at the varied backgrounds of these panel members you immediately notice that in addition to our generational diversity there is also “professional” and “geographical” diversity involved which also serves to shape our views,
opinions and general outlook on life. Who knows, these
terms may be the next big focus for diversity issues.
From a statistical perspective, this panel is not large enough
to be called a sample which could statistically infer that it is
representational of any larger segment. However, we had no
difficulty working together and diversity did much to unify
us as a team as we prepared for this presentation. Personally,
I believe that this panel is representational of how American
workplaces and organizations can effectively function, regardless of generational differences.
For the Congress session each of the panel members gave an
overview of common stereotypes (or unique characteristics)
of their individual generations, with Bill, representing the
Silent Generation, putting the rest of us to shame (in a good
way) because he not only spoke about the personality attributes inherent to his generation, but the many significant
contributions his generation has made to society as whole,
which were very impressive.
The discussion then turned to individual idiosyncrasies. For
example, I explained how it was an irritant for me when my
Generation “X” or Millennial family/friends texted, read emails, or played computer games on their iPhones, PalmPilots and Blackberries in restaurants and other places where I
felt it was inappropriate. This irritant was quickly addressed
by both the Gen X’ers and the Millennials in the audience
who said that many of them had personal/professional stan
Both the X’ers and the Millennials can provide valuable insight to the rest of us on the importance of family/friends
and the pitfalls of becoming a workaholic. Many of them
are the product of workaholic Boomers who inadvertently
thought it better to forsake their families for the advancement of their careers (and a better lifestyle for the families).
These two younger generations openly discussed the positive factors of a balanced work life, systematic professional
development, and the need to be continually challenged in
order to increase their proficiency. There was a lot of good
feedback from members of the audience, representing all
generations, on a variety of issues.
We reconfirmed (which is not new news) that communication remains the key factor in our ability to work together
effectively. For example, if you are looking at your iPhone
in a meeting and you communicate that you are retrieving
data needed for that meeting, others will not be overly concerned that you are not paying attention.
We also discussed common generational stereotypes which
may or may not be true and which vary from individual
to individual. We attempted to discern how the actual or
perceived traits of each generation influenced specific behaviors. We tried to instill a sense of awareness in individuals to look beyond generational stereotypes and focus on
solutions that will benefit everyone. Finally, we discussed
striving to create a culture that allows each generation to
function at its most optimum level while still maintaining
flexibility, mutual value and respect.
The Diversity Committee and its two very active subcommittees, Progressive Women in Public Works and the Subcommittee on Generational Issues, will continue to work
on promoting and advancing the “Many Faces of APWA”
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and responding to the ever-changing focus of diversity. The
Generational Subcommittee has focused on college students
and young professionals, both engaging and retaining this
group; as the committee looks forward (2010) they will continue focusing on young professionals but will also include
the retired professionals. How can we keep the recently retired, with their professional and institutional knowledge
engaged (in our workplaces and in our chapters) for the mutual benefit of both groups? What we know initially is that
just because someone retires doesn’t mean they are ready to
“rock on their front porch” for the rest of their lives. These
folks have years of experience and knowledge and many of
them are willing to share. How can we tap into this resource
to benefit our young professionals, our chapters, and even
our workplaces in times of dwindling financial resources?
This is the task at hand for the Generational Subcommittee.
hesitate to contact us. We welcome your input and are here
to be a resource to you in your chapters and workplaces.
It is important in closing that I acknowledge the dedication and commitment of the APWA staff. Without them our
work would literally be impossible. Thanks to all.
Rosemary Baltcha can be reached at [email protected].
ExcellenceinSnowandIceControl
Award
APWA’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 is presented annually at the North American
Snow Conference. Following is this year’s recipient.
CityofPriorLake,Minnesota
The Diversity Committee meeting at the 2009 Congress in Columbus.
From left: Rosemary Baltcha, Committee Chair (2009-10); Jennifer
Adams, Committee Chair (2007-09); and Kaye Sullivan, Staff Liaison
The Progressive Women in Public Works Subcommittee has
been very successful in identifying and promoting networking, educational and mentoring opportunities specifically
for women in the public works arena, and while they will
continue with these efforts for 2010, they will also look at
what opportunities, if any, exist for recognition of women
who work in the public works field. Their efforts to further
educate the public and heighten the awareness and understanding of women’s issues in public works is noteworthy.
The Diversity Committee and its subcommittees sponsor a
number of events at Congress each year that deal with a
myriad of issues that support all facets of diversity and respond to new challenges. We encourage you to look for and
attend these sessions while at Congress. We are committed
to our theme of “inclusiveness” for all and will continue to
make strides towards advancing these efforts. If you have
a particular issue or area of interest, or specific knowledge
pertaining to anything touched on in this article or relating
to any area of diversity (age, gender, race, etc.), please do not
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April2010
In 2004, the City of Prior Lake
implemented a “smart” snow
and ice control program that
valued public safety, protection
of the environment, and fiscal
responsibility. Since the program
was implemented the City has
reduced total tons of salt used
annually by 30% and application rates per lane mile
by up to 65% with upgraded equipment. From a fiscal
perspective these reductions are even more important
when considering that the City’s maintained road mileage has grown by 5% and the cost of salt has increased
by nearly 66% over that same period.
Prior Lake’s “smart” snow and ice control program uses a
customized approach to meet the City’s goals. Staff uses
weather forecasting data in conjunction with on-board
temperature sensors, automated control systems, and
specialized sanders to deliver snow and ice control. This
minimizes chemical use by controlling rates and using
chemicals customized for weather conditions. Staff also
developed five different anti-icing mixtures that can be
pre-mixed or mixed on demand to meet specific pavement temperatures and conditions. Because the staff
mixes and maintains their own chemical solutions,
they have ultimate flexibility in addressing a variety
of weather conditions in both an environmentally and
economically responsible manner. The City literally develops a specialized plan for each winter weather event.
The City of Prior Lake serves as a great model utilizing
the latest technologies and best practices in snow and
ice control.
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APWA is going social
DeanaDonohue, P.E., Associate Project Manager, RBF Consulting, Sacramento, California, and member,
APWA Awards Committee; AmyBent, Project Coordinator, Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc., Orlando,
Florida; ChrisPorman, Assistant Director, Department of Municipal Services, City of Plymouth, Michigan;
and HerbRaybourn, P.E., Civil Engineer, Reedy Creek Improvement District, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Social media is defined as a group of
Web 2.0 applications that allow the
creation and exchange of user-generated content.1 Social media have rapidly
become major tools for information
sharing since these websites are relatively inexpensive and accessible tools
that enable anyone to publish or access information that would otherwise
require significant monetary resources
and time commitments. Additionally,
social media have the potential to reach
large audiences or specific segments of
a population with the capability for
updating the information immediately
by editing or posting comments.
new media include:
APWA has established a Social Media
Committee to research and implement
specific social media with the goal of
reaching out to the membership and
providing several formats for information sharing relating to current public works topics. Currently, APWA has
established four social media sites for
the membership including Facebook,
Twitter, We Are Public Works, and
infoNOW. Each of these social media
applications will be discussed in this
article along with some key features
and advantages to using the specific
website.
• Topic-specific quizzes and polls; and
Facebook
Facebook allows users who maintain
personal profiles to post information
for other users to view. In addition,
individuals have the option to join
“groups” of other users with similar interests or become a “fan of a page” of
an organization, club or cause to keep
informed on posts.
Key features that are attractive to visitors and provide an experience that
encourages users to continue using this
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• Outreaching to many people and
gaining
knowledge/experience/
friendship beyond your community;
• Pictures and video;
• Link to other sites such as a main
website that offers more info on each
particular subject;
• Blogs and Discussion Boards;
• Calendar with links to a main website;
• Joining as “group” members, a
“friend” or becoming a “fan” of an
organizational “page”;
• Notifications by e-mail.
The advantages/disadvantages of using
Facebook are summarized in Table 1.
Twitter
Twitter functions as a “micro-blog”
and allows each user to post com-
ments, commonly known as “tweets,”
which are limited to 140 characters or
less. Users can “follow” others and receive their updates in real time.
Key features that are attractive to visitors and provide an experience that users want to continue to use again and
again include:
• Brevity of posts allows the user to be
effective with a short amount of time
and effort;
• Interface is clear and concise and
posts take little time to review;
• Links to web pages, photos, audio
and video files allow sharing information beyond the 140-characters;
and,
• Ease of use, logical format and the
simple concept promotes quick and
frequent visits.
The advantages and disadvantages of using Twitter are summarized in Table 2.
Table 1: Advantages/Disadvantages of Facebook
Advantages
Disadvantages
Fun interactive site
An active poster is needed to ensure the site is
current
A user-friendly interface
Search function is limited and ineffective for
searching general categories
Photos, videos, links, and documents and
can be linked to e-mail notifications
Monitoring required to delete inappropriate or
unapproved information
Ability to reach a large group of users
beyond your community
Limited to working within Facebook’s template
Accessible by web browser / no specialty
software necessary
Update from applicable mobile phones
(including non-web enabled phones)
No monetary fee
infoNOW
Table 2: Advantages/Disadvantages of Twitter
Advantages
Disadvantages
Third-party applications allow users to customize to
their needs
An active poster is needed to ensure the site is
current
A user-friendly interface
Spellcheck may not be supported and posts may
have misspelled words
Updates completed/received from any mobile
phone(including non-web enabled phones)
140 character limit is difficult for some and could be
limiting
Massive amounts of people are reachable without
using organization’s bandwidth
Simplistic interface may limit the creativity or
appearance of the site
Accessible by web browser / no specialty software
necessary
infoNOW Communities is a combination of a list-serve and message board
created in 1998 consisting of a compilation of different communities (based
on subject areas) of e-mail networks
that allows members to share questions, answers and real-life experiences. This site is maintained by APWA,
can only be utilized by APWA members, and can be accessed through the
APWA website.
Key features that may be attractive to
visitors and provide a tool that members will continue to use include:
Easily share photos, videos, links, and documents
Updates and/or notifications don’t inundate e-mail
No monetary fee
•
Share questions, answers and reallife experiences with all members
that are part of that community in
real time;
•
Tips, Help and FAQs provide helpful
information to all users that will instruct the user on using the site;
•
Search any word from all selected
communities to see all messages
containing that word in the archives.
Real-time publishing
Quickly and easily link with other social media
Project management tool
The implementation of Twitter is a relatively simple process and can be used
by individual members for many applications. Twitter applications could be
used to promote public works-related
topics and can be used as an effective project management tool. A wide
range of third-party Twitter applications exists and helps enhance its usefulness. Examples of these applications
include:
Key features that may be attractive to
visitors and provide a tool that members will continue to use include:
• Each member has their own “page”
to input personal information;
• All members are able to view all other
members of the site for networking;
• Quick link to other public works social media sites;
• TweetDeck – a desktop Twitter interface
• Users can import calendar events to
their own personal Outlook Calendar;
• TwitPic – a photo-sharing web application
• Users can start or respond to a discussion or blog subject of their interest;
• HelloTxt – provides simultaneous
updating of other sites (e.g., Facebook, Ning, MySpace, etc.)
• Users can post photos and videos;
WearePublicWorks
“We Are Public Works” (WRPW) is a
“Ning” site that was created by APWA
and is currently available for members
to join or visit. Ning is a free online service that allows individuals to discover
and create new social networks for
their interests and passions. APWA created WRPW as a tool for public works
officials to network and share critical
information that could be utilized by
all to make a positive impact within
the communities in which they live
and work.
• Users can add an existing group of
their choice for networking, or users
can create a new group and invite individuals to join.
The advantages/disadvantages for using the WRPW site are summarized in
Table 3.
Look for a series of comprehensive articles describing each of the social media currently being used by APWA to
outreach to the membership in future
editions of the APWA Reporter.
Deana Donohue can be reached at (916)
928-2623 or [email protected]; Amy
Bent can be reached at (813) 468-4576
or [email protected]; Chris Porman
can be reached at (734) 453-7737 or [email protected]; and Herb Raybourn can be reached at (407) 828-5227
or [email protected].
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Kaplan, Andreas M., Michael Haenlein. 2010.
“Users of the world, unite! The challenges and
opportunities of social media.” Business Horizons,
Vol. 53, Issue 1, p. 59-68
Table 3: Advantages/Disadvantages of WRPW
Advantages
Disadvantages
Diverse participation of users
Site control and oversight from outside users limited
Focused on the public works industry
May be difficult to maintain quality of postings
Modest resources needed to maintain site
More time needed to establish and reach audience
Collaborative with other public works-related
organizations/agencies
Other public works-specific groups may already be
available and active
Broad promotional reach
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Florida Chapter celebrates 50 years of
service to its members
RonRibaric
Assistant Project Manager
Orange County, Florida
Orlando, Florida
2010 Florida Chapter Conference Chair
n May 6, 1960, a group of public works professionals came
together in Orlando, Florida,
to create the Florida Chapter
of the American Public Works Association. Professionals such as Bill Bryant
from Jacksonville, Paul Jorgensen of
St. Petersburg, Gordon Burleson from
Orlando and others accepted the challenge to start an organization where
they had the opportunity to share
ideas, obtain training and provide assistance to one another. This was the
birth of the organization and I believe
that these individuals would be very
proud of what the Florida Chapter has
evolved into. It was these “Founding
Fathers” and many others such as Al
Linero, Tony Leffin, Mark Juliano and
“Cheech” DeCelles who accepted leadership roles over the years and took this
organization from infancy to maturity.
Florida Chapter
The first branch, West Coast Branch,
was formed in April 1966. The branches are the lifeblood of the organization;
besides providing the leadership for
the branches and chapter, they provide
many services to the local members.
The educational opportunities, equipment rodeo, scholarships for students,
and the opportunity to share ideas and
information at the branch meetings
are major factors in the success of the
Florida Chapter. Over the years, with
the efforts of the branches, the Florida
40APWA Reporter
April2010
Chapter has grown to be the largest
chapter in APWA.
The Florida Chapter has had many successes over the years. The scholarship
fund has provided assistance to students in public works-related fields to
complete their degrees. The first scholarship was awarded in 1966 and, since
that time, the organization has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to students working toward their
degrees. Many of these recipients have
excelled in the public works profession
and have accepted leadership roles in
the branches and chapter.
Educational opportunities are another
area in which the Florida Chapter has
excelled over the past 50 years. Starting with branch meetings to the State
Conference, a variety of professionals
have provided information on new
products, innovative techniques and
other areas of interest to the members.
The chapter has provided educational
opportunities to the members through
programs such as the Click, Listen &
Learns offered by APWA National. The
chapter has provided sites around the
state for members to attend and be part
of the educational process. Recently,
the chapter entered into a partnership
with Indian River State College to provide a Public Works Certificate. This
program requires that the participants
complete three segments of educational seminars to obtain the certificate.
The first class has completed their requirements and obtained their certificate, and other members have enrolled
in the program.
The educational outreach for the Florida Chapter extends from its members
to the general public, as our members
explain what public works is and what
we do on a daily basis. The first effort
was a videotape that was produced by
members and provided to the branches
for use as an informational tool when
speaking to public groups such as homeowners associations or community
organizations such as Rotary. Recently
the chapter has taken this video to
another level and produced a DVD of
what public works is. A professional
videographer was contracted to develop and produce the DVD with assistance from members. This final product was distributed to the branches and
the local media outlets throughout the
state. Many of the media have used
portions of this product in their news
stories and some of the outlets have
aired the program in its entirety.
The Florida Chapter members are
family. Providing help to members is
another area where the chapter has
exceeded expectations. The members
have always helped one another providing information, equipment and
support for a variety of requests. In recent years the chapter has gone above
and beyond. One of our member agencies was completely devastated by a
hurricane. They lost their facilities and
most of their equipment, and many of
the homes of the employees suffered
serious damage. The Florida Chapter
was there to provide assistance. The
chapter purchased equipment such
as chainsaws, clothes for the workers,
and food, water and a variety of other
supplies for the Public Works Depart-
ment that was devastated. Members of
the chapter in non-affected areas took
these supplies to their fellow members
to assist them in their recovery effort.
The Florida Chapter has hosted a State
Conference for the membership for
many years. This event has provided an
opportunity for the members to learn
through a variety of classroom-style
sessions, information on new products
and resources through the vendors in
the exhibit hall, and an opportunity to
test their skills in the equipment rodeo.
A major portion of the credit for the
success of the State Conference is due
to the local branches. They provide
the staff and work tirelessly to host a
successful event. The Annual Florida
Chapter Conference has grown to become the largest chapter conference,
and is second only to APWA’s National
Congress.
The State Conference has grown to
offer more than 40 training sessions
with 99% of the sessions accredited for
continuing educational credits for the
members. The exhibit hall provides a
site for the members to visit with the
providers of the resources and equipment that they use on a daily basis. The
equipment rodeo has grown to 100 par-
ticipants that test their skills on various
types of equipment. This conference is
not tied to a specific region. The conference has moved throughout the state,
hosting the event in the southeast,
southwest, northeast central and panhandle areas of the state. Each of these
provided the opportunity for the members of the host branch to excel.
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Selling your ideas
RichardE.Warren,P.E.
Member, APWA Washington State Chapter
Former Trustee, Public Works Historical Society
Former member, APWA Awards Committee
As public works agencies come face to face
with tough economic conditions, it is important to look back and thoughtfully consider what your charge and purpose are for
the community. For many years you have
been adding more and more “nice” things
that really may not contribute to the
health, safety and welfare of the residents
you serve. Now that you are doing more
with less, this series of articles is designed
to help you reflect on what should be basic
for your efforts and how you may have to
adjust your thinking to meet your mission.
Ask an engineering student or a young
public works professional if they would
like to go into “selling” and they will
have one of several reactions. They will
look at their shoes, turn away, moan
deeply, or move out of reach; or, all
of the above. The most frequent statement would be, “I went into engineering so I wouldn’t have to deal with
people and selling.”
I hate to disillusion them, but to succeed as an engineer, consultant, or
public works professional, you will
have to master the art of selling.
For many the word “selling” invokes
images of Willy Loman (Death of a
Salesman) or Billy Mays, the ubiquitous
pitchman who continues to annoy us
even after his untimely death. Forget
such images and let’s explore what selling really means to us as professionals.
At the bottom line, selling is nothing
more than communication between
two or more parties, something we all
learned to do in our earliest years. Ask
Mom. In its most basic form, selling is
bringing together people with a mutual interest in such a way that each side
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April2010
gets what they want and can mutually
say “Yes.”
All of us must make sales if we are to
lead a successful life, whether as part
of our professional life, seeking a mate,
or raising a teenager. Selling is reaching
an agreement that achieves both parties’ goals.
Can everyone become a successful
salesperson? Probably not. We all know
someone who seems to have been born
with the “gift of gab” and a deep empathy for people. They may evolve to be
a good salesperson, but to do so even
they must adhere to the principles we
will discuss later. Those principles, together with a desire to learn and improve, can turn most professionals into
competent salespersons. The key is to
realize the importance of selling and
make the effort to put oneself in a position to succeed.
The following material is intended to
apply to persons in all levels of the
public works field: public employees,
consultants, contractors, managers,
staff people and even elected officials.
Most of my work life has been as a consultant to public works, so some of the
material may reflect those biases and
my personal experience which has included, in addition to the private sector, stints as a public works director
and as an elected official (mayor).
I assure you that the following principles apply at all levels, and where I use
the term “client” I mean any person,
or persons, you wish to have approve
your idea, concept, proposal, product
or action. Whomever you report to is
a potential “client.” So are managers,
councils, CEOs, and so on up the ladder of authority, including the public
whom we serve. After all, in public
works our goal is to serve the public
good, and to do so we must listen and
make the effort to receive their acceptance of projects and actions meant for,
but not always perceived as, their benefit. This may be your most important
challenge because if the public accepts
your proposal, everyone looks good.
I stated at the beginning that selling is
communication, but a lot of effort is
needed to perfect the communication
process. I have broken the process into
what I call the five P’s:
•
•
•
•
•
Preparation
Planning
Presentation
Production
Postscript
Preparation
Except for the famous Fuller Brush
Man, everyone must prepare before
attempting to make a sale. And, of
course, even the Fuller Brush Man prepared before making that “cold call.”
To begin with, he knew his product
and the type of people he was contacting, the same thing one must do in any
situation. You must define what it is for
which you intend to seek a favorable
decision. Whether it is a product, a
design, an idea or an action, you must
develop the details so you can list the
reasons why someone else would benefit from agreeing with you. Conversely,
you need to anticipate the arguments
against what you propose and develop
answers to the objections. If the objec-
tions outweigh the benefits, you need
to go back and rethink your proposal.
Much of what I call preparation is also
called “market analysis.” One has to
know who might benefit from your
idea. In other words, who are your
“customers/clients”? You must know
the organization, the decision makers and their customers, because your
customers normally have people they
must report to who must also see the
benefit of what you propose.
timeline for all actions with an overall
deadline for asking for acceptance: saying yes. All plans must be flexible and
can be expected to need adjustments
over time, but you must keep the decision point always in view.
As you execute the plan you will gain
additional information that should
strengthen your message and plan. We
seldom act alone in a situation where
a sales effort is involved, so bring your
trusted friends or associates into the
process at all points. Part of your plan
will probably involve the participation
of others from your firm or department, so get them involved early.
Since selling is ultimately a person-toperson transaction, you need to know
as much as possible about the decision
makers with whom you must ultimately reach agreement. During the preparation phase, one can begin the process
of getting to know the customer—not
in a sales approach but through mutual activities such as trade associations,
service clubs, mutual friends, the Internet, etc.
Part of preparation is also to look at
your own skills. Would you benefit
from a Dale Carnegie course or by joining a group like Toastmasters? Such
self-help activities can help build confidence and make future sales efforts
much less intimidating.
Preparation is building the tools and
information you will need in later stages of the selling process.
Planning
After you have developed the necessary information about your project
(idea, product, etc.) and the persons
whom you must convince in order to
“make the sale,” it is time to prepare a
detailed plan to arrive at the point that
the decision maker(s) will agree to your
proposal.
Such a plan contains a detailed listing
of the actions to be undertaken to arrive at the point where you can ask for,
and expect, a favorable decision: phone
contacts, mailings, personal contacts,
meetings, etc. This plan must outline
the questions to be asked, and the
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Presentation
You are now ready to meet the client,
prospect, decision maker. By now this
should not be a cold call, but an appointment set up based on your information and plan. The first contacts
might be with someone lower than the
final decision maker and this is good.
It is valuable to get to know people in
several layers of the organization you
are planning to reach agreement with.
You never know when someone you
have met will get a new and higher job.
Don’t forget the value of receptionists
and secretaries in the process. They can
be invaluable.
At these early contacts you are not
there to “sell” something. Rather, you
are there to get information and build
a relationship. You ask questions and
listen. Seek out their concerns about
the issue at hand, the timing, and critical points that they consider essential
to success. At these first meetings your
job is not to extol the virtues of yourself or your proposal but to listen! If
you speak more than 30% of the time
you have probably lost the sale or at
least made your job more difficult. The
more the client talks the higher will be
their opinion of you.
Seldom is an agreement reached on
first contact; follow-up is necessary.
This can mean phone calls to clarify a
client’s concerns or a letter of thanks
with some response to client concerns.
This is followed by improving your
proposal and asking for another meeting. It may take several meetings with
several people before you sense that
the time is right to ask for a decision.
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Once you have explained your proposal and listened to the client’s concerns,
and have answered their concerns in
your proposal, it is time to ask for acceptance. If you don’t ask, this process
could go on forever. If you don’t get
outright acceptance at first, ask for their
further concerns. It may be timing, or
cost, or some particular part of your
proposal that you can modify and bring
back and again ask for agreement.
Having carefully prepared yourself,
developed a plan of action and made
your presentation(s), you most likely
will get a favorable response: an agreement. Now the real selling begins.
Production
A career is not built on one “sale,” except perhaps your marriage. Once an
agreement is reached, your job is to stay
on top of the proposal and in regular
contact with the client. Clients sometimes get buyer’s remorse, and regular
follow-up will help reduce their anxiety. Next, of course, you must perform
what you offered. In most cases the
production will involve others from
your firm or department. You must ensure that they know what to do to keep
the client informed and comfortable
with the delivery of your promise.
For most of us a client is not a one-time
“sale” but an ongoing relationship that
involves many sales over the years,
each one easier than the first because
of the mutual trust you have developed by outstanding performance and
follow-through. In a professional setting we are trying to build a cadre of
friends/clients whom we help to succeed and in turn help us to success.
Follow-up with elected officials is especially important so they can gain confidence in staff. Be prepared to answer
questions of their constituents or refer
them to you with confidence.
Postscript
Conclusion
If you concentrate on the client relationship you will find that selling is
fun. You build friends that can last a
lifetime. It is fun doing business with
people you like and who like you.
Few clients will have a continuous series of projects for us, but few clients
have only one opportunity over time.
When your project or proposal is completed, you need to stay in regular contact; first, to seek the client’s input as to
the quality of what you have delivered
and the method of delivery. This you do
throughout the delivery process and at
the completion. You also must stay in
contact to both build your relationship
and to be aware of other client needs
that you may be able to supply.
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Selling is not how fast you can talk (e.g.,
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understanding
of the client’s key is-
sues that can be incorporated into your
proposal such that an agreement can be
reached that is mutually beneficial. This
is the goal of selling.
Richard E. Warren, P.E., has been a principal or owner of consulting engineering
firms for more than 40 years. He led the
growth of a small civil engineering firm
from a staff of 20 to an international firm
of more than 300.
After retiring at the age of 50, Mr. Warren
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grew to national prominence in the field of
stormwater/environmental engineering. He
was the creator of the concept of stormwater as a utility and has helped more than
100 agencies in instituting the concept. In
2002 the firm was sold to TranSystems
Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr. Warren continues to consult with public agencies and private firms on organizational issues and marketing. He can be
reached at [email protected].
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Water: More precious than gold
CatherineChertudi
Environmental Programs Manager
City of Boise, Idaho
APWA Jennings Randolph Fellow
he air smells different when you
land in Australia. I arrived early
in the morning during a short
rain shower. The countryside
was green and very different from my
expectations and any past experiences.
Eucalyptus trees and wattle beginning
to bloom lined the roadway leading
into Melbourne from the airport. The
opportunity to study water management challenges in Australia was truly
a once-in-a-lifetime event made possible by the Jennings Randolph International Fellowship.
Australia (including the state of Tasmania) is comparable in size to the continental United States with far less population. The United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs ranks
the U.S. third in world population at
about 308 million. Australia is 51st with
22 million people. Australian cities are
found along the coastline of the continent where water supplies and climate
are more favorable.
Melbourne is a cosmopolitan city of
almost four million people located on
the southern coastline in the state of
Victoria. The Yarra River flows through
the city and is lined with walkways
and parkland. Melbourne is ranked
as one of the most livable cities in
the world and has the world’s largest
tram network. The Central Business
District is vibrant and welcoming and
the visitor’s center at Federation Square
was my first stop upon arrival. Water
seemed to be abundant, especially with
almost daily rain showers during my
study tour. However, the rain showers
really could not slake the long-term
drought that has challenged much of
Australia for more than eight years.
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April2010
A rower at sunset on the Yarra River in downtown Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne relies on surface water for
its potable water supplies. Melbourne
averages about 25 inches of precipitation each year and, during the drought,
catchment storage (reservoirs) has declined to as low as 80% of capacity.
The Melbourne area retail water corporations are responsible for the devel-
opment of the drought management
plan. The plan is a statutory public
document and established drought
management requirements and trigger
action levels. Currently, Melbourne is
in Stage 3A Water Restrictions which
are mandatory with penalties for failure to comply. One component of the
aggressive drought response plan is the
Target 155 campaign which informs
and encourages citizens to use less
than 155 liters (about 41 gallons U.S.)
of water per person per day. In the past
year, the peak week water use was February 4 at 189 liters per person per day.
In September 2009 during my visit,
Melbournians used 141 liters of water.
Peak historic water use was 500 liters
per person per day in 1981.
toys are prohibited and vehicle washing at home is limited to hand washing with a bucket for mirrors, windows
and lights. Gray water, rainwater and
recycled water can be used anytime.
Households and businesses are encouraged to install and use water tanks to
collect and store rainwater for nonpotable uses. However, all of these
measures cannot resolve the growing demand for water. The answer for
many cities like Melbourne, Adelaide,
Perth and Sydney has become the construction of desalination plants.
Desalination plants convert seawater
to fresh water using large amounts of
energy and requiring significant invest-
Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Victoria, Australia
– signs explaining the use of recycled water
and approval for drought exemption requirements which limit water use on lawns and
landscapes
The Target 155 and Stage 3A activities
include restrictions on water use for
residential gardens and landscapes,
and potable water is not allowed at
any time on lawns. Gardens may only
be watered by hand between 6:00 and
8:00 a.m. two days per week or with automatic dripper systems between midnight and 2:00 a.m. Children’s water
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ing the governmental structure, and
then, learning the local “language.”
Wyndham is struggling with a quickly
growing population as a suburb of Melbourne. Keeping pace with growth and
providing the required public services
while also protecting bushland habitat
are high priorities. We visited several
new subdivisions, community centers
and sports parks. Providing water for
the sports fields is challenging and
Wyndham is beginning to use artificial
turf materials for the cricket ovals.
Mornington Peninsula Shire is a summer resort community less than two
hours from Melbourne. The area is
beautiful and has a vibrant agricultural
base including vineyards. Mornington is concerned with protecting its
high quality of life, scenic values and
agricultural community. The shire has
adopted a motto of “Committed to a
Sustainable Peninsula.” They have
prepared landscaping brochures that
promote the use of indigenous plant
materials matched to the unique local
habitats. A stormwater reuse project in
Sorrento provides collection, wetlands
treatment, and irrigation water for a
nearby golf course. The win-win wetlands project improved water quality
and flood management and had an unexpected benefit when it attracted visitors, both feathered and footed, to the
community park and wetland.
Rainwater tank at a historic farm on Churchill Island, the site of the first European settlement
in Victoria.
ments in technology and infrastructure. The state of Victoria has awarded
contracts for the construction of the
largest desalination plant in Australia.
The plant will provide up to 150 billion liters of water per year through
an 84 kilometer underground pipeline
and will use 90 megawatts of electricity for water production. The plant is
projected to cost $3.5 billion (Australian). Construction started in September 2009 and water is to be provided to
customers by the end of 2011.
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April2010
My study included the opportunity
to join a wonderful tour group from
the New Zealand public works professional association. In my time with the
INGENIUM group I learned about the
ongoing rivalries between the Australians and New Zealanders! The INGENIUM tour included visits to a number
of smaller communities in the region
surrounding Melbourne. The governance system in Australia is significantly different than in the U.S. and
my challenges were first understand-
The city of Manningham is located
northeast of Melbourne and is within
the transition area of urban to suburban and rural. Manningham is recognized as a leader in water management
with involvement in the internationally-recognized ICLEI Water Campaign
and the development of a Strategic
Water Management Plan, a Stormwater Management Plan, and Water 15
– Manningham’s Sustainable Water
Management Plan. Manningham has
support from elected officials and the
community for sustainable water management programs. Their integrated
water management plan works with all
levels of government and recognizes
the challenges of the future including
continued drought, climate change,
population growth and urbanization.
The integrated outcomes address water
quality/environment, urban amenities,
a community focus, flood mitigation
and active participation in the process.
for 85% of the water withdrawn in
Idaho...” Domestic agricultural production is critical to the food security and
economic wealth of the United States.
California, Texas and Idaho are also
some of the driest states in the U.S. In
many states, the challenge of the near
future will likely be food production
versus lawns in suburban landscapes.
I also visited Adelaide where I saw
stormwater reclamation projects that
inject treated stormwater into aquifers
where the water can be recovered for
irrigation and other uses. A horse racetrack converted the interior, unused
grounds of the track to enhance a wetland area where stormwater from the
track and surrounding area is collected,
treated and injected into the aquifer for
reuse in turf watering throughout the
race season. I visited areas where native
plants have been used to reclaim damaged landscapes and provide stormwater runoff treatment and controls.
And, I saw the McLaren Vale vineyards
where treated wastewater is being used
for vineyard irrigation. I also enjoyed
the products of a number of Australian
vineyards during my study tour!
I returned home from Australia with
strong admiration for the work done
LessonsLearned
Boise, Idaho receives about 12 inches
of precipitation per year, less than half
of that received in Melbourne. The majority of our drinking water is provided
by groundwater supplies which are
thousands of years old. Water is precious in the western United States, and
yet we have not come to value water
as highly as those who live in continuous drought. Issues of rural and urban
conflicts over water have passed the
critical point in Australia—no one has
adequate amounts of water. A recent
report from the U.S. Geological Survey
(October 2009) found that “water withdrawals in four states—California, Texas, Idaho and Florida—accounted for
more than one-fourth of all fresh and
saline water withdrawn in the United
States in 2005… Irrigation accounted
by the local governments and states
dealing with long-term drought. I have
an even stronger commitment to improved water conservation practices
and innovations in water management
in communities across the United
States. We have much work to be done
to ensure a “water-smart future.”
Catherine Chertudi can be reached at
(208) 384-3901 or cchertudi@cityofboise.
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ADA modifications fit building’s character,
function and pocketbook
JoelWerland, AIA, NCARB, Architect, Freese and Nichols, Fort Worth, Texas; TrooperSmith,II, P.E.,
Engineer, Freese and Nichols, Austin, Texas; MattJalbert, EIT, Engineer-in-Training, Freese and Nichols,
Dallas, Texas; and NathanLight, Technician, Freese and Nichols, Fort Worth, Texas
hen officials at the Trinity River Authority of
Texas (TRA) realized that the administration
building of their Central Regional Wastewater
System (CRWS) Treatment Plant did not comply
with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), they moved quickly to remedy the situation. They
discovered, through a study and the help of experienced
consultants, that the modifications were simpler than anticipated and enabled them to maintain the basic design and
functionality of the structure.
Under the ADA, all employers should have made accommodations in accordance with their state’s accessibility standards by 1994. Compliance often becomes an issue when
organizations seek permits for building improvements and
learn they must comply with the standards. This has led
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seeking permits for new construction. However, building
owners are out of compliance and vulnerable to legal action
if they have not brought their buildings up to code whether
or not they have made or are contemplating any alterations.
At TRA, the CRWS administration building fit into two categories of structures requiring ADA compliance: TRA employees worked in the building and the meeting room on
the second floor was used for public functions. TRA had accommodated employees with disabilities by providing facilities, including an accessible restroom, on the first floor. The
second floor, however, could be reached only by a staircase,
and there was no wheelchair-accessible restroom on the second floor.
TRA called on the consulting firm of Freese and Nichols to
provide a study of the building, opinion of probable construction cost and recommendations for modifications. The
team was able to help TRA staff clarify their objectives and
consider their alternatives, helping the organization extract
maximum value from the project.
To meet standards, the building needed an elevator, addition of accessibility features to second-floor restrooms, addition of another designated parking space, and modifications
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The building, a well-landscaped, modest concrete structure
with a stone exterior and an abundance of natural light,
contains administrative offices, a wastewater process and
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analytical laboratory in a separate, first-floor wing reached
via a hallway and, on the second floor, meeting rooms used
by the Customer City Advisory Board and other public
meetings. It is a well-used building, housing all the administrative offices for the CRWS plant, which treats more flow in
a single facility than any other wastewater treatment plant
in Texas and provides treatment to one quarter of the total
population of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Adding the elevator to the existing building posed challenges familiar to many facilities managers: building operations
could not be halted during construction, the structure did
not offer any obvious sites for an elevator, and funds were
limited. In addition, one of the most appealing features of
the building is the central, open stairway and atrium adjacent to the entryway. The essential character of the structure
is one of openness, natural light and simplicity.
The location enabled construction to proceed without major disruption to building operations, was convenient to the
lobby and did not alter the building’s essential character.
Because the laboratory wing is a single story, the elevator
required an enclosed passageway across the roof to gain access to the second floor.
The team designed a concrete foundation and pit and a steel
structural frame for the elevator shaft and the adjacent, firstfloor machine and control room. To connect the hydraulic
elevator to the second floor, the team designed a glassed-in
passageway that complements the atrium.
The team considered alternatives to the elevator, but none
was satisfactory:
• Ramp – A ramp would satisfy requirements of the standards but would need to be 185 feet long.
• Chairlift, manlift, stairlift – Texas Accessibility Standards
do not recognize these alternatives as accessible unless a
waiver is granted; since, technically, an elevator could be
installed, there were no grounds for a waiver.
The team studied four potential locations for the elevator:
two in stairwells, including the atrium stairway, and two
that involved adding the elevator shaft to an exterior wall.
The team recommended and TRA approved constructing an
elevator shaft in a small, front courtyard that abutted the
hallway connecting the main structure and the wing housing the laboratory.
One of the building’s most appealing features is the central, open
stairway and atrium adjacent to the entryway. The essential character of the structure is one of openness, natural light and simplicity.
Upstairs restrooms were modified with the addition of handrails and appropriate fixtures; handrails and guardrails were
added to the atrium stairway, a handrail was added to the
entry steps in front of the building and the existing ramp
was regraded to conform to slope requirements. A Freese and
Nichols landscape architect recommended changes to the
front plantings to ease the changes to the building’s exterior.
The stucco exterior of the elevator shaft and machine room
closely matches the original exterior and is expected to
weather to a seamless blend. In fact, Thomas Sanders, TRA’s
construction services manager, remarked, “I can always tell
a good renovation job because I can’t see where the existing
work stops and the new work starts…which was the case on
this project.”
The elevator entry includes enough space for a wheelchair to make
a turn into the connecting hallway.
In selecting this location, TRA officials emphasized the importance of respecting both the intent and the letter of ADA
regulations as well as maintaining the building’s essential
character. While a location along an exterior wall away from
the main entrance would have met requirements and was
a little less costly, it would have diverted those who need
assistance to a less inviting entry-path and separated them
from the main flow of traffic to the second floor. The selected location was simply more inviting and inclusive.
Construction was completed in July 2009, with costs of
$437,760.
The result: structural modifications that reflect TRA’s commitment to accessibility and maintain the building’s simple
lines, natural colors, functionality and an interior featuring
natural light.
Joel Werland can be reached at (817) 735-7300 or jww@freese.
com; Trooper Smith can be reached at (817) 735-7300 or tws@
freese.com; Matt Jalbert can be reached at (817) 735-7300 or
[email protected]; and Nathan Light can be reached at (817) 7357300 or [email protected].
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Completing construction quicker and better
in Sacramento County
PaulW.Scott
Chief of Architectural Services
County of Sacramento
Mather, California
e all know how challenging it can be to complete projects in a timely fashion. What is more,
trying to get work done on time and on budget
can be a maddening process. As true as this is
for larger projects, it carries even more weight with smaller,
multi-trade jobs in and around repairs, maintenance and
minor new construction.
This is not news to anybody in our field. Here at Sacramento
County, we have implemented a system that allows us to be
increasingly more efficient in how we procure construction,
manage each project, meet deadlines/budgets, and maintain
quality of workmanship. What is our secret? A fully customized Job Order Contracting (JOC) program provided by The
Gordian Group.
Background:WhatisJobOrderContracting?
Since 2003, the County of Sacramento has used JOC to complete over $100 million in construction utilizing over 50
JOC contracts. JOC is a procurement system designed to accomplish a large number of small- and medium-sized projects with a single, competitively-bid contract. The system is
based on customized, pre-priced construction tasks, or Construction Task Catalog® (CTC®), and empowers administrators to get repair and alteration projects completed quickly
and cost effectively.
When we were trying to determine the best way to go about the
implementation process, County representatives visited other
agencies in our region to see what their best practices were.
After extensive research, we quickly learned that we needed to
seek out professional services to implement our program. Consequently, we issued an RFP for these services and contracted
with The Gordian Group to launch our JOC program.
Gordian immediately set to work to pull together all the
components that would ensure our JOC program’s success: a
fully customized CTC® with comprehensive technical specifications to meet our standards, the indefinite contract documents, bid documents, execution procedures, and software
to manage the whole program.
Because of the level of detail configured into the program, Sacramento County is able to quickly and affordably complete
construction projects. In this space, I want to illustrate just
how our JOC program makes things easier for us every day.
BenefitsofJOCtoSacramentoCounty
Time Savings. Typically, the traditional process of designbid-build takes over eight months to get a project to bid. In
the case of larger, capital projects where extensive design
is needed among other requirements, that process makes
sense. It is not conducive, however, to the many small- and
medium-sized projects that used to be a struggle to complete. With Job Order Contracting, we can have these simpler projects rolling in as little as four to six weeks. All told,
project schedules are reduced by four to six months using
JOC. Faster completion translates into more projects being
completed with no increase in staffing levels.
With the JOC program we have experienced considerable
time and cost savings over the traditional procurement system by:
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• Reduction of procurement time realized by minimizing or
eliminating contract construction documents, advertising
and award for each project task undertaken.
• Expedited Board approval of plans and specifications and
request to bid.
• Reduction of design costs since a majority of the typical
JOC projects can be described without having to develop
full design documents. Where some formal design is required, it only needs to be completed to the point of the
work being priceable or permitable and not biddable.
• Repetitive use of documents. For every JOC task the technical specifications are already included as part of the basic JOC contract.
• Insurance and bonds for the JOC contract are received
and approved one time.
• Project submittal review and approval over the course of
time is reduced. As materials and products are submitted
and approved there is no longer a need to submit for the
same products on subsequent task projects.
A hydronic line leak, one of Sacramento County’s JOC projects. Pressure testing of the water line from the Central Plant to this point in
8th Street indicated there were no leaks in this portion of the pipeline.
Pressure testing downstream (north) of the new valve indicated that
the leak was between the new valve and the OCIT building. Installing
the new valve cut the search area for the leak in half and, more importantly, allowed hot water to be piped to the courthouse without
leaks.
At the Sacramento Main Jail, we were able to find a quicker
solution to get the kitchen floor replaced. We brought the
contractor in and discussed options that included phasing
of the project to the installation of a mobile kitchen to pre-
pared meals for the inmates. The final determination was
to install a mobile kitchen and complete the project all at
once in 90 days instead of the 270 days that was planned by
phasing the project.
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Also at the Main Jail, using JOC allowed for a mock-up of the
new shower installation and the perfection of a prototype
that was agreed upon, and all the showers were constructed
based off of the prototype.
The County also sees the following savings:
Time savings due to JOC also helps with urgent repairs. In
one situation, the hydronic piping loop, providing hot and
chilled water to the County’s downtown campus of Administration Buildings, Courts, and Main Jail and serviced by a
Central Plant, developed a significant leak. Emergency repairs instituted through JOC allowed the leak to be located
and repaired over the course of a weekend. Because prices
are already fixed in the CTC® and the contractor was already
on call, we could bring them in without rush premiums. The
speed of work during off hours resulted in no interruptions
to the County’s workforce and building operations.
• Cost savings on bid documents that would be in a traditional construction document format
JOC can also be very useful in securing federal funding. At
the Sacramento International Airport, we were in danger of
losing FAA AIP grant money due to delays. Our JOC program enabled the County to procure and construct projects
inside the timelines set forth by the FAA, thereby keeping
the funding and ensuring that the money was wisely spent.
Flexibility. One of the by-products of the speed and time
savings the County has realized with our JOC program is
that we can be far more flexible in the services we provide.
The system provides us with yet another tool to help push
a wide array of projects along that previously would get
bogged down and delayed.
For example, Sacramento County uses JOC to supplement
the prime contractor who is building the new Youth Detention Facility. By using JOC, the County has been able to deal
with scope discrepancies in the prime’s contract in a timely
manner, minimizing time delays and changes on the main
contract. Utilizing JOC for small, incidental scope changes
allows the prime contractor to focus on the large problems
and reduce the administrative overhead scheduling to track
small items of work.
Also, with the assistance of The Gordian Group, we have developed several “JOC Lites,” or specialized, trade-specific Job
Order Contracts, that enable the County to be more responsive to rising needs. Currently we have specific JOC Lites
for things such as storm drain repairs and roof replacements
that allow for work to be scheduled and sequenced during
times of predictable good weather.
Cost savings. Easily, one of the most profound and measureable benefits to using JOC are the cost savings we receive. The County saves 10 to 15% in soft costs due to the
significantly decreased administrative burden needed for
each project. As stated above, with regard to time savings,
the fact that bidding and procurement have all been completed up front not only frees our time, but also the money
we would have to spend in man-hours to manage that process for each project.
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• 5 to 8% savings in direct construction costs due to volume
discounts from many jobs spread out over the period of
the contract
• Savings on change orders and claims—we pay the same
for changes at the same rate as if the unforeseen circumstances were known up front.
Quality Control. With all of these benefits, it would be
easy to assume that overall quality might suffer when using JOC. Luckily, that is not the case. In fact, overall quality increases because the selected contractor must keep the
County satisfied in order to continue receiving projects up
to the contract limit. Because of this, we realize a consistent
level in the quality of work, better management of subcontractors’ work we accept, a reduced number of material substitutions (or “equals”), a non-confrontational relationship
with the contractor, and reduction in claims.
Conclusion
Across the board, we have had an enthusiastic response from
all County staff we’ve approached when soliciting input on
the Job Order Contracting program. The typical comments
are, “We’ve needed something like this for a long time” and
“When can we start using the program?” which lets us know
that we are headed down the right path.
The effects of today’s harsh economic realities present the
County with limited budgets and staff reductions. JOC offers a viable cost-efficient construction delivery method to
the County. As revenue sources are diminished, the era of
constructing new facilities is no longer a reality. The focus
now becomes to serve the citizens of Sacramento County
effectively by maintaining and renovating the current occupied buildings. JOC, with its accelerated response time, consistent and predicable costs and delivery of quality projects
to the County, assures the best value for our available capital
improvement dollars.
Paul Scott can be reached at (916) 876-6300 or scottp@
SacCounty.NET.
The completed Sacramento Airport Terminal “B” renovation project,
another of Sacramento County’s JOC projects.
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Bakersfield’s downtown canal comes to life
BradB.Underwood
Assistant Public Works Director
City of Bakersfield, California
Member, APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee
s part of the development of the Greater Bakersfield
2020 Vision Plan in 2001, the City of Bakersfield
held a charette with those in the community interested in creating a vision and direction for downtown. The charette was extremely successful and one of the
ideas born from that brainstorming session has now come
to life. That is improvements to Central Park and the irrigation canal that runs through it. Central Park is in the eastern
part of the downtown area and was in need of a facelift, and
with the canal running through it the idea of a linear park
along the canal was born. This would improve an area of
downtown and provide the catalyst for redevelopment in
the area.
So “Mill Creek” Linear Park was born. Mill Creek is an appropriate name as a flour mill was constructed in 1871, on
the canal, at about the midpoint of the project. This name
became the basis for the design creating a natural creektype look to the canal and recreating a mill pond in Central
Park. The entire length of the linear park is 1.5 miles and
a master plan for the project was completed in June 2007.
Local civil engineer, Dick Meyer, was contracted to develop the construction plans and specifications for the entire
project. The design consisted of two distinct elements: canal work, and architectural elements along the canal. Both
elements were critically important to the overall success of
the project. The canal work consisted of reshaping the canal with soil cement, strategically-placed granite boulders
from the nearby Kern River, river rock along the banks, a
“lake” in Central Park, aerator fountains, vehicle and pedestrian bridges, and weirs to control water flow and provide an aesthetic over-pouring of water. The architectural
elements consisted of wrought iron fences, stamped concrete pathways, planters, landscaping, retaining walls, signalized pedestrian crossing plazas, benches, drinking fountains, trash receptacles and lighting.
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With the prefabricated bridge installed, the contractor continues to
work on the weir in the central section of Mill Creek Linear Park.
The Kern Island Canal is owned and operated by the Kern
Delta Water Storage District. To implement the project the
City had to get their buy-in as the need to operate “Mill
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Creek” to transport irrigation water remains the priority.
That was accomplished with the City accepting maintenance responsibilities along the 1.5-mile project.
The City then went to work with the first phase of the canal
reconstruction through Central Park. This occurred in December 2007 during a three-week window when the canal
is dry for maintenance activities. The City used their forces
as well as earthwork and concrete construction annual contracts already in place to accomplish the work. In addition,
portions of the work were bid out early to be ready for the
tight construction time frame. Key elements of construction
in this phase of the project included the “lake,” the arched
weir and the prefabricated steel bridge. Coordination of the
work in this three-week window was orchestrated by thenAssistant Public Works Director, Jacques LaRochelle. The canal had to be mucked out of deleterious material in order
to begin the soil cement process and shaping of the canal
and its banks. This was done by the City’s annual earthwork
contractor. At the same time, other work was being done
by the City’s annual concrete contractor to construct the
canal pier walls along the banks, the bridge foundations and
abutments, and place the river rock on the canal banks. To
save time it was decided to trench the canal pier walls and
only form the top foot which would then be the base for the
wrought iron fence to be installed later. Twelve weir panels
were designed to make up the arched weir and prefabricated
to accommodate the tight construction time frame. These
were set with a crane in their precise locations to achieve the
arched over-pour look as envisioned by the designer. City
crews and the contractors worked long hours and had to
endure some rainy days to complete the work prior to water
entering the canal.
The prefabricated covered bridge in Central Park at Mill Creek
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Work continued at the park with the construction and installation of the architectural elements on either side of the
canal. The City again used its own crews, and the concrete
and landscape annual contractors. In addition, through normal bidding procedures a series of contracts for specialized
work and materials were established. City crews juggled their
normal workload with the work in the park which resulted
in a longer than normal construction time frame. However,
their efforts and workmanship resulted in a new centerpiece
for the downtown area. The completed project turned out to
be a masterpiece with the completed canal work, landscaping and architectural elements in place.
As this work was winding down, the City Engineering staff
was gearing up for the next phase. Planning the construction of four segments of the canal within the three-week
construction window in December 2008 was critical. It was
decided to put out four separate contracts for the canal work
as it was determined that one contractor could not complete
the work in all four segments within the tight time frame.
The contracts were awarded to three separate contractors.
The two segments awarded to one of the contractors included large and critical work items such as the demolition
of two box culverts, installing a new prefabricated arch box
culvert, prefabricated concrete arch bridge and prefabricated
weir panels. Another segment included the installation of
three prefabricated concrete arch bridges and prefabricated
weir panels. Again, a contract for the prefabricated materials had to be awarded ahead of time to be ready for the
December construction period. Even with utility and rain
delays the contractors were able to accomplish the critical
construction elements within the designated time frame
and let the water flow.
anchor the area with recreational opportunities. In addition, a new movie theatre has opened and plans are complete for housing with condominiums and apartments. The
adjacent longtime restaurant is making plans for outdoor
seating overlooking the “creek.” The City is hopeful that
more restaurants will be attracted to the area to include outdoor seating along the linear park. A commercial and office
complex is under construction at 19th Street, and across the
street adjacent to the park a new federal courthouse is slated
for construction. Also near the park are some senior citizen
apartments that have been completed and some “cottage”
residential housing that provides homebuyers with downtown opportunities. The City’s efforts are not yet complete
for the area, as planned are a plaza with fountains, shade
structures, a replica mill at the recently closed 17th Street,
and Sister City Gardens in Central Park depicting themes
from the various sister city relationships.
Mill Creek Linear Park, once just a vision on paper created
during a charette to explore downtown improvements, will
soon be a reality. The completed park at Mill Creek already
provides a place to bring a blanket for a picnic, linger on
the covered bridge, or just relax and watch the wind rustle
through the trees—all while listening to the pleasant noise
of the water fountains or the waterfall pouring over the
arched weir. It seems like a place you go to “get out of town.”
As construction is completed the area is sure to be a magnet
for Bakersfield residents to enjoy the many opportunities in
the area or just take a stroll along the 1.5-mile “creek.”
Brad Underwood can be reached at (661) 326-3725 or bunderwo@
bakersfieldcity.us.
For the final segment of construction, being the architectural
elements along the canal banks, the City decided to put the
work out as one contract. Again, some of the architectural
elements to be used in construction were pre-ordered by the
City to reduce the long lead times. During the construction
process the City noticed a longstanding restaurant adjacent
to the canal that had an unsightly wall facing the canal. A
design for a façade wall was made to transition the new canal improvements with the theme of the restaurant. This addition, as well as utility relocations, has delayed completion
of the project, now expected to be March 2010. The largest
redevelopment project in downtown Bakersfield has been
funded by many sources totaling nearly 15 million dollars.
With completion of the project the City is hopeful that the
improvements will spur redevelopment in the area. The area
is located within two redevelopment areas which provide incentives for improvements. Already in the southern portion
are the City-owned aquatic complex and ice center which
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A covered bridge in the southern section of Mill Creek Linear Park,
where redevelopment is planned to include housing and commercial
business
Accommodating intense parks use
How we make a rapid-fire succession of events successful!
DougReinert
Parks Superintendent
City of Ottawa, Kansas
COMMUNITIES
he City of Ottawa, Kansas, is the site of the Antique
Engine and Tractor Show (sponsored by the “Power
of the Past” Association) and the Ol’ Marais River
Run Show (sponsored by the “Over the Road Gang”).
These two events, each a source of great community pride,
occur on consecutive weekends in September each year.
The Antique Engineer and Tractor Show is a well-attended,
three-day event held the second weekend in September. Forest Park is filled with nearly 1,000 antique tractors, dozens
of vendors, numerous demonstrations and tractor parades.
Four days after the last tractor leaves, almost 2,000 classic
cars arrive for the Ol’ Marias River Run Show, a three-day
car show that draws participants from across the country.
Forest Park, the site of these two big events, is a 51-acre park
flush with mature trees, many of which are native to the
area. Among the approximately 500 trees in Forest Park is
the state champion Swamp White Oak. Forest Park amenities include two ball fields, three public restrooms, six playgrounds, eight shelter houses and a 475,000-gallon municipal pool. It is a hub for family gatherings, sporting events,
school activities and other community gatherings as well as
an icon for the community.
ing of a superintendent, assistant superintendent and three
equipment operators, maintains the facilities and grounds
in Forest Park and seven other green spaces (parks) totaling
approximately 135 acres. If the budget is favorable, these
people may be augmented by as many as three seasonal employees. The crew is routinely spread pretty thin to achieve a
high standard of grounds maintenance, particularly during
the spring and early summer when grass is growing fast.
EarlySeptember
While tree maintenance and replacement is a year-round
function, the effort is intensified as these events approach.
Removing dead wood from the trees becomes particularly
important, as these events use almost every square foot of
Forest Park. In the weeks leading up to these events, the entire crew works feverishly to ensure that sidewalks are perfectly edged, trees are trimmed, and all flower beds are weeded and pruned. The rafters of every shelter house, signposts
and even trunks of trees are checked for wasps and swarming bees. Dozens of extra trash barrels are cleaned and strategically placed throughout the park to accommodate heavy
trash loads. Facilities and utilities are painstakingly inspected and repaired as necessary to accommodate not only the
visiting public, but the vendors and event participants. Shelter houses are inspected and repaired. Each electrical outlet
and each light bulb is checked. Every water spigot is tested
and additional water outlets are added to accommodate increased demand. Toilets and sinks are inspected for leaks
and tested for heavy use. Restrooms are stocked with three
times the normal paper stock and cleaning supplies to assist
weekend event staff and accommodate increased use. Crews
move heavy picnic tables to favorable locations near trash
barrels and restroom facilities to accommodate patrons and
vendors. All the while, the grounds are mowed and other
routine daily functions (all 135 acres and seven other locations) must continue.
AntiqueEngineandTractorShow
The City of Ottawa’s Parks Division crew (left to right): Tabitha Allis,
Doug Reinert, Reggie Silvey, Mike Higbie and Joe Moody
This article is not about these two particular events, but the
associated preparation, impact and recovery of the grounds,
buildings and other facilities nestled adjacent to the Marais
des Cygnes River levee. The Parks Division crew, consist
Monday–Thursday: The week of the tractor show, barricades
are brought in for traffic control, dirt is hauled in for highimpact areas, mosquito tablets are placed in waterways, the
park is fogged for mosquitoes, and every blade of grass is
mowed by Thursday afternoon. The street sweeper makes
its way in and around the park as one of the last cleanup
activities. To achieve this, the Parks Division crew works as
much as 12 hours a day. Parks crew members are available
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as event coordinators and participants arrive by noon on
Friday, standing by to help as needed with their heads held
high, hoping for another successful show. Not caring if anybody notices how hard they have worked, the Parks crew
takes great satisfaction in compliments they overhear about
how nice the park looks. Tractors and vendors usually leave
around noon on Sunday. The recovery of the park grounds is
successful, in part, due to the partnership the City has with
the organizers of the events. Power of the Past club members
make their best effort to fill every rut, return every picnic
table and help the Parks crew return the grounds back to the
way they found it.
One of the “parade” events during the Tractor Show
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Ol’MaraisRiverRunShow
Monday–Thursday: Early on Monday morning the Parks
staff completes a thorough assessment of park conditions to
determine if there is a change in priorities. They begin picking up trash, refreshing the restrooms, and repairing any
damage to structures. As trimming/edging will usually hold
for two weeks, much of the “detail work” is suspended. All
staff members saddle up the mowers and work through the
park from beginning to end. The Ol’ Marais River Run Show
is a much larger event. As much as 90% of the green space
is used, frequently with only enough room between cars to
walk. Cars begin leaving the park by noon on Sunday, and
the park becomes quiet and empty—until next year. Just like
the Power of the Past members, the Over the Road Gang
members help to clean up. Working with the club members,
the Parks crew picks everything up, puts everything back
and begins grounds recovery.
One particularly fun element of the River Run is the downtown cruise on Saturday night. Most of the show cars participate in a “profile cruise,” parking their cars on Main Street in
the downtown area and occasionally driving them through
the closed-off area in somewhat of a “parade.” This event
begins and ends in the park, creating some significant stress
on the lawn areas with the repeated coming and going.
are straightened, posts are put back in place and areas of
complete devastation are blocked off and access is restricted.
By the spring growing season in March/April, the grounds
have generally made a full recovery and we begin to prepare
for the next cycle of events. Both shows grow in size and
popularity every year.
Keystosuccess
Hot rods in the shade! (Unlike a lot of car shows)
Aftertheevents
On Monday morning following the car show, the Parks crew
shows up with a sigh of relief and begins to clean and survey
the property. The pace is a little less frantic this time. The
park is mowed front to back and the lawn areas are aerated.
Ruts are graded, filled, seeded and mulched with straw. Signs
The Parks crew is committed to success and spends considerable effort planning, preparing and recovering from these
events. At the same time, they continue maintenance at all
the other City parks and a 20-acre cemetery. Additionally,
and very important in the process, is the teamwork relationship with the sponsoring organizations. Their volunteer effort to make these events successful is not a small commitment. The clubs consistently recruit necessary help to make
these events successful, and publicly express their appreciation for the use and preparation of the facilities. The City
also “wins” as a result of donated parks improvements from
these clubs.
Doug Reinert is a member of APWA’s Kansas Chapter. He can be
reached at (785) 229-3630 or [email protected].
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Transition Plans: It’s the law
It’s never too late to devise a plan
ScottA.Swiderski,P.E.
Senior Construction Manager
H.R.Gray
Austin, Texas
y law, every public entity in the United States with 50
or more employees is responsible for implementing a
transition plan. This plan identifies areas in the community that have barriers to accessibility for persons
with disabilities and outlines the steps to correct them. This
is not an engineering law—it is a civil rights law and falls
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although
enforcement has been spotty, it is a smart move since a transition plan is your first line of defense against complaints
and provides your community with an outline of items to
plan, budget for and correct.
Howto implement
There are two key, independent processes in assessing existing ADA issues. The first is to perform a self-evaluation of all
existing programs, activities and services, while the second
is to implement a transition plan. Often they are confused
to be one and the same, even mistaken as one process handling both; reasonably so, since one is not a benefit unless
the other is performed. It is important for municipalities to
go through a self-evaluation process that addresses barriers
within their programs and facilities, as well as describes how
they will be made accessible and compliant. It is a time-consuming effort that involves staff members going through the
whole community in search of areas that are not compliant.
Without a doubt, it can be expensive and time-consuming,
but it is required.
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The transition plan has been part of the Americans with
Disabilities Act since it was passed in 1990—some 20 years
ago—yet many municipalities are still unaware of the requirements or fail to encompass all ADA aspects including
sidewalks and curb ramps. While it’s hard to pinpoint an
exact reason for this, it tends to be due to the lack of publicity of the details of the ADA and the lack of understanding the functionality of a transition plan. But not knowing is not a defense with the courts. A law that has been
around for 20 years should be known and implemented by
all communities.
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Reconstructed curb ramp meeting ADA guidelines, including a detectable warning system
The transition plan describes the structural modifications
that will be made to correct the barriers found in the selfevaluation process and how it will ensure that programs and
services are accessible to persons with disabilities. The purpose of the transition plan is to document the barriers to
persons with disabilities and to propose the structural modifications that will be undertaken to provide program acces-
sibility. The transition plan will also outline a time frame for
these modifications. The number of years it will take to complete the plan and the funding that will be required each
year on modifications are determined by what a community
can feasibly afford. The transition plan should be adjusted
yearly so there is always an updated record of the modifications and funding needed. When a transition plan is complete, the municipality simply keeps it on record as there is
no requirement to file it with any government agencies.
Keyelementsoftheplan
The basic elements of the transition plan are fairly simple.
After the transition plan is developed, it is just a matter of
reevaluating and updating it each year. Elements of the plan
include:
• A list of obstacles to ADA compliance and the procedure
for removing and/or accommodating these obstacles.
• A list of the structural modifications that are needed.
• The timeline when these changes will be accomplished.
• Estimated costs of each change outlined in the plan.
• The name of the staff member who will regularly report
on the progress of the plan.
• At least an annual update and revision of the transition
plan.
been identified and there is a plan to correct it. If necessary,
the modification can be moved up to an earlier stage in the
plan. It can potentially protect a community against possible fines and unplanned construction. The best practice is
to keep the plan updated and continually monitor and work
on achieving the milestones so, if a complaint is issued,
the municipality can demonstrate to the designated federal
agency that there is an active, working plan in progress.
Knowthewholelaw
Understanding the details of what ADA covers is essential.
To illustrate, a municipality thought they had compiled a
good transition plan, but they didn’t realize that rights-ofway were included as well. A well-informed community activist filed numerous complaints against the community for
lack of compliance. The community had no defense against
the claims since they had not developed a plan for the
rights-of-way. In this case, it was disappointing for a community that thought they were in compliance to be caught
unaware. What ADA covers is clearly specified, so diligence
to the details is important.
The best defense is to understand and pay attention to all
ADA requirements. Be proactive about keeping up with the
regulations and how to comply. Many communities are not
aware of all regulations or are incorrectly complying with
them. This is not an excusable defense as public entities, by
law, bear all the responsibility for knowing the information
and following it correctly. Communities need to learn about
the transition plan and realize it is in their best interest to
make a plan for these expenditures—just as they would plan
for road repair. The protection the plan affords them could
potentially save the community money in the long run, instead of having to pay out if sued.
It’s going to take a long time for total awareness of transition
plans. Knowledge of transition plans is low in some areas,
especially smaller communities. Hopefully through word of
mouth, more and more communities will realize that this is
the law and they need to comply.
Compliant ADA accessible corner location with shared landing
When developing a plan, use the government online resources. Information on transition plans and the requirements can be found under the Title II Technical Assistance
Manual, section 8.0000 Administrative Requirements, paragraph 8.3000 Transition Plans of the ADA. (www.ada.gov/
taman2.html)
A transition plan is a safety net when a complaint is issued.
A municipality can then prove that the issue has already
Scott A. Swiderski, Senior Construction Manager for H.R. Gray,
has more than 15 years of experience in the construction industry
performing project management and engineering tasks for a variety of public and private sector clients. He has effectively managed the overall coordination of numerous multi-million-dollar
projects in both the design-bid-build and design-build structures.
Furthermore, he has extensive expertise in achieving compliance
requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) from
implementing planning programs to managing curb ramp layout and construction projects. He can be reached at sswiderski@
hrgray.com.
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The evolution of modern
playground equipment
DavidFain,MPA
City of Haltom City, Texas
Chair, APWA Facilities and Grounds Committee
ears ago, children spent hours
running and playing outside
and getting them home from
the playground was next to
impossible. Today, playgrounds are in
competition with computers, videogames and television. In May 2005, KaBoom!, an organization whose mission
is to create great play spaces through
the participation and leadership of
communities, found that pediatricians
surveyed believed unstructured play
helps build children’s social skills and
confidence (96%), helps children from
becoming overweight (89%), and helps
them improve problem-solving skills.
The modern-day playground has
evolved from crafted wood play pieces
such as swings, ladders and balance
beams in the early 1920s, to playground
structures that looked like rocket ships,
teepees and bugs in the 1950s–60s.
These pieces of apparatus were placed
on dirt and asphalt pavements. Over
the last twenty years playgrounds have
changed where color and height of the
structure have been introduced, and
safety and equipment accessibility is
standard. Playground equipment now
comes in hundreds of configurations
with as many features as can be imagined. Children want a place to play.
They desire to be creative with their
minds and bodies, and a playground is
an ideal setting.
Playgrounds motivate children to climb
and play. This activity improves their
strength, coordination and flexibility.
They are also a great place for children
to learn social interaction with other
people. The playground setting allows
for children to begin to learn and understand interpersonal relationships
with other children as well as adults. In
addition, the physical activity involved
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with climbing and maneuvering on
these configurations helps children remain within ideal weight ranges.
The traditional playground focused on
climbing; however, the designers of today provide more of an opportunity for
creative play. The swing sets, seesaws,
and jungle gyms have been replaced
with equipment that provides for sliding, hanging, balancing, climbing and
spinning.
Playground slides today may be made
of plastic or steel, be bumpy or smooth,
curved, spiral or straight, covered or
uncovered. These slides may range in
height from four to twelve feet. They
can be attached to a larger play structure or may be a standalone piece of
equipment with a ladder.
The classic merry-go-round that children sat on while being spun has been
replaced with a variation of a toy that
features a straight pole with a curve at
the top and a small standing platform at
the base. By standing on the platform,
starting oneself spinning and pulling
one’s center of gravity in, greater speed
can be achieved than with the classic
merry-go-round. These new toys are replacing the older merry-go-rounds due
to safety concerns. A number of pieces
of new equipment exist for those who
like to perform hanging activities such
as traditional monkey bars, swinging
rings, hanging trapezes and rolling bars.
These activities also build strength in
the arms and upper body.
Climbing activities are one of the newest areas of playground equipment. The
types of equipment that may be spotted
in today’s playground settings include
cargo net configurations, structures
similar to climbing walls, or angled ladders similar to monkey bars. Manufac-
turers also provide equipment that aids
in the development of a good sense of
balance. These types of equipment include balance beams, stepping stones
and log rolls.
One of the most important changes
from earlier playgrounds is the elimination of concrete and asphalt surfaces. These hard surfaces were replaced
with mulch, sand or rubber matting.
The installation of playground equipment needs to begin with good surface
material. Historically, mulch and sand
were used to cushion play areas for a
long time. However, sand often blows
away over time, and wood can splinter
and is combustible creating new safety
concerns. New playground surfaces are
now available that are made of rubber
or synthetic materials. Synthetic protective playground surfaces like rubber
tiles, rubber mats, and poured-in-place
surfaces, available in a variety of colors,
usually need less maintenance than
loose fill surface materials. Whatever
the surface, they should be checked often for gouges, burns or loosened areas,
and should be repaired immediately.
One of the primary reasons for these
significant changes to playground
equipment is related to safety standards
enacted to protect children from serious
injury. Some voluntary safety standards
handed down by the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) include those which address the potential
for falls from and impact with equipment, the need for protective surfacing
under and around equipment, openings
with the potential for head entrapment,
the scale of equipment and other design features related to user age, layout
of equipment on a playground, installation and maintenance procedures,
and general hazards presented by pro-
trusions, sharp edges and pinch points.
Standards are continually developed to
reduce deaths and injuries associated
with public playground equipment.
The most recent CPSC study of public
playground equipment-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency
rooms indicated that the majority (79%)
resulted from falls from equipment.
Other hazard patterns involved colliding with stationary equipment and contact with hazards such as protrusions,
pinch points, sharp edges, hot surfaces
and playground debris. Fatal injuries
reported to the Commission involved
falls, entanglement of clothing or other
items, entanglement in ropes, head entrapment in openings, and impact from
equipment tip-over or structural failure.
Deaths from impact with moving swings
are now rare; however, climber-related
falls resulting in injuries have increased
since 1998. Child safety should always
be the primary concern when installing
new playground equipment.
As technology evolves and becomes a
primary entertainment source for children, playgrounds must also evolve to
peak children’s interests. According to
the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, childhood obesity has more than
tripled in the past 30 years. The prevalence of obesity among children ages
6 to 11 years old increased from 6.5%
in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. In addition
to physical activity, playgrounds give
children an opportunity to develop
confidence, problem-solving skills and
other social skills such as forming relationships. Safety is always a supreme
concern when designing and installing playgrounds. Keeping children
safe is the overriding objective, and
no measure is too great to assure their
well-being during their explorative and
developmental play. Make it a priority
to take a few minutes every week to inspect playground equipment, protective
surfaces and the surrounding area for
possible safety issues. A fun, safe day at
the playground should be a childhood
memory for everyone.
David Fain can be reached at (817) 8349036 or [email protected].
Bridging the gap between city traffic
engineers and the blind community
Doggone interesting collaboration with O&Ms in Fresno, California
EmilySimone, COMS, GDOMI, Senior Field Services Manager, Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, California;
ElizabethKunz, ADA Coordinator, City of Fresno, California;BryanJones, TE, PTP, AICP, City Traffic Engineer/Division
Manager, City of Fresno, California
n a brisk fall morning in Fresno, a man stands at the
crosswalk at a roundabout. He listens for the cessation of traffic at each leg of the roundabout. At the
“all clear,” he raises his right arm and commands
“forward.” Ava, a yellow Labrador retriever, steps forward,
her stiff leather harness pulling at the man’s left hand. The
tension between them gives him information as to Ava’s
location and direction of travel. The bumpy texture of the
domes underfoot cue the man that he has safely reached
the median. Commanding “forward” once more, dog and
handler pass through the z-shaped median and wait at the
edge of the truncated domes on the other side. Waiting for
the “all clear,” the man and dog cross the exiting lanes of
the roundabout, stepping onto the truncated domes on the
other side.
The man in this scenario is not blind. He is the City of Fresno Traffic Engineer, Bryan Jones, temporarily blindfolded. In
addition to Ava, he is accompanied by Emily Simone, a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist and Senior Field
Services Manager for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Mr. Jones
is an advocate of the modern roundabout because of its increased safety, lower emissions, more efficient operations
and decreased maintenance as compared to a standard signalized intersection. When he wanted to better understand
the opposition of blind or visually-impaired pedestrians to
roundabouts, he asked Ms. Simone to allow him to “walk
in the shoes” of this important constituency. This opportunity is one of many made possible through collaboration
between the City of Fresno Public Works Department and
local Orientation and Mobility Specialists (O&Ms).
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City Traffic Engineer, Bryan Jones, being taught how to use a guide
dog using nationally-recognized O&M standards for training and instruction by O&M Senior Field Services Manager Emily Simone from
Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The purpose of this article is to describe the concrete benefits that the City of Fresno Public Works Department has
gained through an informal collaboration with Certified
O&Ms, and to encourage other jurisdictions to form similar
relationships. O&Ms are highly-trained professionals who
teach visually-impaired pedestrians (VIPs) to travel safely, efficiently and as independently as possible. A certain kinship
between the engineering staff and O&Ms has proved vital
to the success of the project. Both professions are intensely
focused on intersections and have an analytical approach to
solving transportation problems.
Through the volunteer efforts of O&Ms Karen Loomis and
Emily Simone, the City has gained exceptional training opportunities, revamped its policy for prioritizing intersections for the installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals
(APS), and improved outreach to the blind community. It
has used this as a complement to, and not a replacement for,
outreach to stakeholders and the City’s Disability Advisory
Commission.
For its part, the City has provided non-monetary resources to
help the O&Ms better serve their clients. Many items of use
to the O&Ms are simple and inexpensive for a public works
department to produce. These have included information
sessions on City curb ramp designs and traffic engineering
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and presentations on traffic safety for blind students. The
familiarity of O&Ms with City staff has also allowed them to
alert the Public Works Department to problems for their clients including broken APS and low-hanging tree branches.
section for VIPs, and cutting-edge research. As a result, City
staff revamped its policy. While more labor intensive, this
revised policy will provide a much more accurate picture of
the intersections of greatest need.
The collaboration started as an attempt to answer questions
that designers had about how VIPs travel. The City had a
history of engaging with its local disability community.
Often these interactions were highly public and focused
on specific stakeholder needs. To provide a different but
complementary experience, the City ADA Coordinator invited Public Works Department staff to “Pick the Brain of an
O&M.” At this session, Ms. Loomis provided staff with both
classroom instruction and “hands-on” experience negotiating the crosswalks and sidewalks adjacent to City Hall with
a long cane. Through this and subsequent simulated guide
dog experiences with Ms. Simone and ambassador guide
dog Ava, staff gained a better understanding of how design
choices and maintenance issues can affect users of canes and
guide dogs.
Working with the O&Ms has also improved outreach with
the blind community, even on contentious issues. The result
is not necessarily agreement between O&Ms and VIPs with
the traffic engineering perspective, but improved dialogue.
For example, Mr. Jones and Ms. Simone both volunteered to
assist participants from the 75th Annual California Council of the Blind Convention in experiencing a local roundabout. At that event, Ms. Simone instructed each participant
on the auditory and physical design cues that would be necessary to cross at each leg of the roundabout, using national
O&M standards of training and instruction in the safe application of street crossings for blind and visually-impaired
pedestrians. Ms. Simone was very clear about the potential
challenges of crossing at an uncontrolled crossing and in no
way did she minimize the potential dangers associated with
crossing at roundabouts. Mr. Jones provided information
In times of constricting budgets, it is important to allocate about the design and function of the roundabout from a
resources where they will do the most good. When the City traffic engineering perspective. Instead of categorical oppofield-tested a draft policy for prioritizing intersections for sition, participants observed things they appreciated about
APS, it found the input of the O&Ms invaluable. The O&Ms the roundabout, including the much slower speeds of the
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and the physical barriers (medians and raised center circle)
that force motorists into a predictable pattern.
The collaboration also led Mr. Jones to give a presentation
on the function and accessibility features of roundabouts
to O&Ms at the national headquarters of Guide Dogs for
the Blind. Since many O&Ms and VIPs believe roundabouts
are inaccessible, the discussion was lively. This article was
prompted by a prescient question from the audience: “Do
most jurisdictions have a city traffic engineer that we, as
O&Ms, can collaborate with on specific ideas, issues and
concerns like we have done with you today?” It is that question that prompted the authors of this article to share the
positive experience they have had collaborating.
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A national Guide Dog for the Blind-trained guide dog at the 75th Annual California Council of the Blind Convention roundabout field visit
waiting to take its handler across a roundabout.
“Nothing about us without us” is an important principle in
the disability rights movement. VIPs were included in every
stage of the process, from field visits and experiential exercises to formal presentations before the City’s Disability
Advisory Commission (DAC). To complement outreach to
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City of Bristol, Connecticut: City hall boiler
casualty and use of ARRA energy funding
for replacement
WalterE.Veselka, P.E., Director of Public Works, City of Bristol, Connecticut, and member,
APWA Facilities & Grounds Committee; GeorgeM.Wallace, P.E., Assistant Director of Public
Works, City of Bristol, Connecticut
Background
The current Bristol City Hall was constructed in 1962. The building’s heating, cooling and ventilating systems
are typical of that period with a twopipe HVAC system and 100% makeup
air for building circulation. The systems remain virtually unchanged since
original construction. The building
underwent internal architectural floor
plan modifications in the late 1970s,
1984 and 2000 which included interior
ductwork renovations. The chiller and
cooling tower were replaced as part of
the 1984 renovations. The only other
significant modification to the HVAC
system was the addition of electronic
control and central monitoring systems in 2002.
The original boilers were H.B. Smith
series Mills 450 (15 section) steam
boilers. Boilers were dual fueled: natural gas for initial ignition and fuel oil
for steam production. The boilers and
chiller units are located in the ground
floor mechanical room. The upper
three floors of the building receive
HVAC service via four air handling
units in the mechanical mezzanine on
the building roof. The ground floor of
the building is serviced via an air handling unit located in the ground floor
mechanical room. Steam and chilled
water are piped between these two areas via an open pipe chase. The mezzanine mechanical room had undergone
limited asbestos abatement consisting
primarily of bag and glove work associated with piping and insulation repairs.
With the exception of the heating boilers, the ground floor mechanical room
had undergone greater abatement of
piping runs with only miscellaneous
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pipe elbows and valves remaining
for abatement. Additionally, we later
learned that neither boiler had been
the subject of abatement activities as
part of any work within the room.
In the 2006-07 budget year the City
funded a study to review and make
recommendations regarding upgrading/replacing the heating, cooling and
ventilating systems within City Hall.
The City’s consultant, Walter McIlveen Associates, Inc., recommended
replacement of the exterior windows
and heating boilers, and offered several
alternatives for modifications to the
air conditioning systems. The recommended work would open up virtually
all ceilings and exterior walls within
the facility. With other major capital
projects for schools and fire stations on
the immediate horizon, the City was
not willing to entertain a total renovation of City Hall. Due to extensive
structural corrosion, the City contracted for the replacement of the rooftop
cooling tower as part of the 2008-09
budget. Delivery and installation of the
unit were planned for early spring 2009.
Projectinitiationandinitial
actions
At about 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 20,
2009, the fire alarm sounded in City
Hall. This event initiated the start of a
nine-month-long chain of unexpected
events. City Hall was evacuated according to the Emergency Evacuation Plan.
The Fire Department responded to the
incident and, once it was determined
that there was no active fire, the allclear was given to allow staff to return
to the building. As staff returned to
the building it was noted that smoke
remained in some spaces, and a deciassetworks
sion was made to send staff home early.
City Hall was closed at approximately
4:30 p.m.
Shortly after that we learned the cause
of the alarm: Boiler #1 suffered damage due to delayed combustion of fuel.
When the boiler fired late, fuel inside
the chamber ignited causing a sudden
increase in pressure in the fire chamber. This pressure blew out the gasket/
seal from between several sections. As
the seals failed, the pressure also blew
the exterior insulation off the boiler.
This resulted in the spread of insulation materials from the boiler throughout the ground floor mechanical room.
The force of the ignition also caused
the exterior door to the mechanical
room to be blown open. Smoke from
the ignition went up the pipe chase
that runs from the ground floor mechanical room to the mezzanine mechanical room. A smoke detector in
the mezzanine space sensed the smoke
and triggered the fire alarm. Luckily,
other than the sprung door, there was
no structural damage to any spaces in
City Hall. Building Maintenance staff
turned off all air handlers that distribute air within the building once we became aware of the boiler failure.
Although we suspected that the insulation covering the boiler contained
asbestos, we were not certain. The
ground floor mechanical room had undergone work as part of the City Hall
renovations done in the mid-80s. We
were unsure if the insulation was replaced with non-asbestos-bearing materials at that time. We contacted the
City’s Purchasing Agent to notify him
that we would need to make arrangements to bring in an environmental
consultant to conduct testing on the
boiler insulation materials and spaces
within City Hall. An environmental
technician from Eagle Environmental,
Inc., arrived shortly after 6:00 p.m. His
first actions were to take material samples from the seal material, insulation
and cover material for the boiler. After
these samples were taken we visited
several spaces in City Hall to determine
the best locations to conduct air sampling. We decided to take air samples
for asbestos fibers in three locations:
1) in the corridor directly outside the
ground floor mechanical room; 2) in
the Tax Office on the first floor directly
above the mechanical room; and 3) in
the mezzanine mechanical space. We
made special arrangements to have a
lab open and test these samples on Saturday morning.
External damage from misfire in boiler #1
Anticipating that results of the testing
would be known around 3:00 p.m. on
Saturday, a meeting was scheduled to
discuss the results at that time. Knowing
that we would need to control access
and prevent air exchange in the ground
floor mechanical room in addition to
some possible cleanup of spaces within
the building, we made arrangements
for a local State of Connecticut-licensed
asbestos contractor, White Insulation
& Asbestos Removal, to join the 3:00
p.m. meeting. They were directed to be
prepared to begin limited remediation
work Saturday evening. From Friday
evening all access to City Hall was secured, evening shift maintenance staff
were sent home, and signs were posted
on all doors advising that the building
was closed due to air testing.
We received notification of the testing results at about 2:15 p.m. Saturday. The material samples taken of the
boiler insulation tested positive for asbestos fibers. The ceiling tile material
from the Tax Office and dust from the
ground floor corridor tested negative
for asbestos. All three air samples contained asbestos fibers; the sample from
the ground floor was just below the
allowable standard, but the samples
taken in the Tax Office and mezzanine
mechanical space were both above
this standard. City staff, the environmental consultant and asbestos abatement contractor met at 3:00 p.m. to
agree on our course of action with the
goal of having City Hall certified as
being safe for occupancy on Monday
morning.
The testing results required that we
close City Hall and post signs warning
of the presence of asbestos above safe
standards. We were also required to
take remedial cleaning actions in the
Tax Office and mezzanine mechanical room. Appropriate remedial action
was to wipe all exposed surfaces with a
damp cloth and vacuum other surfaces using equipment with a HEPA filter
to clean them of any asbestos fibers.
In order to clean the air in City Hall
we set up negative air filtration units
(NAFUs) on each floor that would
draw in the air from within the space,
filter it for material trapping asbestos
fibers, and then exhaust the filtered
air outside of the building. Our asbestos abatement contractor’s crew began
their remedial work shortly after this
meeting. This cleaning work was completed on Sunday morning around
12:30 a.m.
The group agreed we would meet
again at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday to discuss the results of this work and conduct another round of air sampling
within City Hall spaces. This round of
samples would need to be transported to New York City for testing; this
was the only lab that would open on
Sunday for our testing. The additional
expense of this expedited testing was
necessary in order to meet our goal of
opening the facility on Monday morning to staff and the public. If results
indicated the air was clean, City Hall
could be opened; if the results indicated we still had asbestos fibers present above acceptable standards, we
could begin additional remedial work
on Monday morning rather than wait
an extra day for results and begin additional cleaning on Tuesday.
Shortly after the Sunday morning
meeting a second round of samples
was taken on all levels of City Hall.
Two sampling locations were used on
the ground floor, five on the first floor,
five on the second floor, four on the
third floor, and one in the mezzanine
mechanical space. These samples left
City Hall around 11:30 a.m. and arrived at the lab at 2:30 p.m. We were
notified of the results of this testing at
8:00 p.m.: all air samples tested recorded no presence of asbestos fibers. Our
environmental consultant confirmed
that we could reopen all of City Hall
with the exception of the ground floor
mechanical room and also remove all
the negative air filtration units with
the exception of the one in the ground
floor mechanical room.
Our environmental consultant made
contact with the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT-DPH)
on Monday morning on behalf of
the City to notify them of the boiler
failure, actions over the weekend to
confirm the presence of asbestos materials, actions to ensure materials
were contained within the ground
floor mechanical room, and actions to
sample the spaces within City Hall to
confirm they were safe for occupancy
on Monday, March 23.
Groundfloormechanicalroom
andboilerdamageassessment
Monday morning City Hall reopened
to staff and the public. An e-mail was
distributed to all staff explaining what
occurred on Friday and actions taken
over the weekend to ensure the building was safe for occupancy. The ground
floor mechanical room was sealed off
with restricted access through a decontamination area controlled by our environmental consultant. We were supplying heat to the building using #2
boiler and hot water via a natural gas
hot water heater both located in the
ground floor mechanical room. Our
environmental consultant set up a regiment of air sampling within the building to ensure the air quality within
City Hall remained safe for occupancy.
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While our consultant notified the CTDPH, the City notified our insurance
carrier of the boiler casualty. Staff and
the consultant met on Monday to begin laying out needed actions and
planning for the repair/replacement of
the damaged boiler. On the 25th we received the following assessment from
our consultant regarding the ground
floor mechanical room and equipment:
“My initial observations are this: Boiler
#1 is a complete loss—interior refractor
material as well as exterior insulation
severely damaged. Boiler #2 insulation
has severe cracks on both sides of the
boiler and the blast loosened the insulation beyond repair and the exterior insulation will require abatement.
Boiler breeching is insulated with suspect asbestos material and will likely
be positive. The breeching will require
abatement to support the abatement
of the boilers. Header insulation and
piping above boilers will require abatement but the insulating materials in
the remainder of the boiler room are in
fair to good condition with limited areas of contact damage. These materials
can be repaired as part of the work and
do not require full abatement. We have
quantified these remaining materials
so alternate pricing can be obtained
for both repair and complete removal
of these materials as requested by the
City. The entire boiler room requires
decontamination as a result of the disturbance to the insulating materials on
the boiler regardless if the remaining
pipe insulation is abated or not. Boiler
#2 should be shut down when possible due to the flue damper opening
when the boiler fires drawing air into
the breaching and out the chimney. I
don’t know if it is possible to seal the
damper up.”
trade of boiler repair might refute the
initial assessment, we knew that any
repair would require a complete disassembly and reassembly of the unit.
We also knew that the damage to the
insulation on boiler #2 would require
at least partial abatement and reinsulation. Full abatement of this boiler
would not be possible without disas-
sembly. We knew that anything less
than a full abatement including the
disassembly and repair or replacement
of the boilers at this time would only
be a delaying action. Having the 2007
study recommendations for boiler replacements with more efficient units,
the City weighed the replacement of
the units against repair action. The re-
After receiving the damage assessment,
City officials met to discuss our options. We knew that in addition to extensive filtering of air within the room
to remove suspended asbestos particles,
a full cleaning of the ground floor mechanical room including a wipe-down
of all surfaces was required. Although
a more comprehensive review of the
damage to boiler #1 by someone in the
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placement option was strengthened by
the potential of receiving American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA)
Energy Efficiency Project funding to
assist in paying for the new units.
City staff made initial inquiries regarding the project’s qualification for ARRA
funding while working with our insurance carrier to confirm that they would
reimburse the City for costs up to the
amount of needed repairs if a decision
was made to replace the boilers. Staff
also began working with our environmental consultant to develop specifications for the necessary cleanup and
abatement work within the ground
floor mechanical room. Specifications
for the work were completed on March
31. On April 1 the City received an interpretation that Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
money could be used to upgrade the
boilers to an energy-efficient model
and that ARRA provided $3.2 billion
for the EECBG program. With this
knowledge the City decided to move
forward with a project to replace both
boilers. In addition to contracting for
cleanup and abatement, staff began developing a scope of work to solicit engineering firms capable of assisting the
City with a boiler replacement project.
City staff within the building was again
apprised by e-mail of the City actions
and the results of the air sampling.
Groundfloormechanicalroom
asbestosabatement
Once the decision was made to replace
the boilers, the cleanup and abatement
specifications were revised to include
the total removal of both boilers from
the ground floor mechanical room. A
pre-bid meeting with contractors was
held on April 2 and all were notified
of the additional work related to the
complete removal of the boilers. The
City received and evaluated bids for
this work and awarded a contract for
the cleanup/abatement/boiler removal
work to White Insulation & Asbestos
Removal on April 9. The contractor
was issued a notice to proceed to begin work on Monday, April 13. Since #2
boiler was to be removed and cleanup
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April2010
and abatement work required a complete shutdown and lockout of all systems within the ground floor mechanical room, City Hall was without heat
beginning April 13. Staff installed an
alternate hot water heater and circulating pump outside of the space in order
to provide domestic hot water. In addition to air sampling, room temperatures within the building also became a
concern. Luckily, warmer spring weather arrived just in time with the building
receiving enough thermal heat during
daylight hours to maintain minimum
temperature standards. Use of e-mail
updates regarding work activities, visible air sampling and the sharing of the
test results helped to have staff accept
the cool temperatures and keep down
concerns regarding having them work
under conditions that might be perceived as hazardous to their health.
Under the contract the cleanup/abatement contractor was to have work complete and the ground floor mechanical
room certified safe for access by April
30. Unfortunately, this date slipped
as the City and our insurance carrier
worked around issues regarding allowing their boiler inspector, who was not
certified to enter the access-controlled
space, the opportunity to inspect the
damaged boiler and provide an assessment of repair options and costs. Our
contractor could not begin the disassembly of the damaged boiler until this
inspection was complete. In the end,
our abatement contractor established
a clean area around boiler #1 within
the ground floor mechanical room.
Our environmental consultant and the
abatement contractor worked out an
access plan for entry of the inspector.
This initial inspection, conducted on
Monday, April 27, resulted in a reinspection with a representative of a boiler repair firm on Monday, May 4. The
discussions between the City and our
insurance carrier delayed our cleanup
and abatement work by more than four
weeks. We were finally able to allow
the cleanup/abatement/boiler removal
work to resume work on Monday, May
18. This delay was necessary to establish the City’s eligible reimbursement
since we were not repairing the boiler.
With all the delays the ground floor
mechanical room was not cleaned and
certified safe for access until the afternoon of Monday, June 22.
Remember the cooling tower we ordered for spring 2009 delivery? In midApril we received notice that the unit
was ready for delivery, installation and
commissioning. In early May the old
unit was removed from the roof and
the new unit installed in its place. All
piping connections were made and the
unit was ready for commissioning the
week of May 11. Unfortunately, commissioning had to be delayed until the
abatement work was complete because
the chiller was locked out in the ground
floor mechanical room. As spring temperatures rose we began to draw in
cool morning air and distribute it using the air handlers in the mezzanine
mechanical room, keeping afternoon
conditions within the building temperate. After finally gaining entry back
into the ground floor mechanical room
on the 22nd, working late into the evening and again early in the morning,
we were finally able to bring the cooling tower and building’s air conditioning systems on line on June 23.
Once the ground floor mechanical
room was certified safe for occupancy
and air conditioning was restored to
the building, the City Hall staff’s and
the public’s interest in the project and
happenings understandably waned.
Public Works staff knew that the next
winter season was coming closer every day and that it would take time to
design, order, install and commission
new boilers.
Boilerreplacementconsultant
Running parallel to the cleanup/abatement/demolition activities, we worked
to develop our scope of services, solicit
proposals, review submissions and conduct interviews to select an engineering consultant to assist the City with
the installation of new boilers. The
City issued a request for proposals on
April 9 with proposals due on April 27.
Major tasks under this proposal were:
1) Conduct preliminary investigation
to validate recommendations made in
2007 report; 2) Examine fuel and heat
productions alternatives; 3) Assist the
City with design, planning and contracting for the complete installation
of two replacement boilers; 4) Develop alternative auxiliary heating plan
in the event the new system was not
ready for operation prior to the start
of 2009-10 heating season; 5) Draft
applications for energy credits and/or
rebates for City submission; 6) Prepare
contract documents that incorporate
provisions unique to the use of ARRA
funds; and 7) Act as Owner’s Representative on technical matters during the
boiler installation and commissioning.
The City received proposals, reviewed
them to shortlist firms, and conducted
interviews on May 6. A recommendation for award was completed on May
7 and we began to finalize the scope of
services and a fee proposal. An engineering contract was signed with URS
Corporation on the 9th of June.
Replacementboilerfunding
In terms of funding for the boiler replacement project, on March 26, 2009,
the City of Bristol was notified that it
would be eligible for $557,500 for an
EECBG through the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE). After discussions with
the City’s Grants Office, it was decided
to apply for a shared initiative project
for the replacement of the boilers as an
energy efficiency upgrade ($440,000
original preliminary estimate) under
the EECBG program and use the remainder of the funds to perform energy audits on various City buildings.
On May 12, 2009, the City Council approved the submission of a grant application seeking $557,000 to replace the
City Hall boilers and to perform energy
audits on City buildings. Public Works
and the City’s Grants Office began
working with the selected engineering
consultant immediately following the
contract signing to finalize projected
costs for the boiler replacement. On
June 24, 2009, the completed grant
application was submitted. The City
received notification of its grant approval on September 8, 2009.
Crane company rigging one of the two boilers for placement in the basement boiler room of
City Hall
Designconsiderations/boiler
selection
While the DOE was reviewing the
grant, the engineering consultant began preparing contract plans and specifications for the boiler replacement.
The City’s original plan from the 2007
study was to go with a gas-fired hot
water system replacing the existing oilfired steam system.
New steam boilers with steel shipping frame
in place on concrete pads in boiler room
The first issue became the gas supply in
the street outside of City Hall, which
the gas company indicated was not able
to supply the proposed two gas boilers
without having to extend an existing
high-pressure line approximately 600
feet on an adjacent street. Considering
the potential coordination efforts in
trying to get the gas line extended in
time, a decision was made to go with
two dual fuel (gas or oil) boilers and
run them using oil initially. This also
allowed the City to fulfill its oil contract commitment for the upcoming
heating season. The City plans to fund
the gas line extension under a future
five-year capital improvement project.
The next issue that came up was the
potential lead time from the notice
of grant award, to signing a contract
for the boiler replacements, ordering
and delivery of the new boilers and
completing their installation in time
for the upcoming fall heating season.
Compounding the time issues, we
knew that our grant could be in jeopardy should we hire a contractor prior
to receiving the official notice of award
from DOE. This was originally projected to be sometime in August. DOE was
asked if we could prepurchase the boilers prior to receiving the official notice
of award while keeping the cost of the
prepurchased boilers eligible for inclusion under the grant. DOE responded
that the purchase would be eligible as
long as the installing contractor was
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not hired, contract signed, prior to the
grant award notice date.
With this knowledge the City issued an
RFQ for the purchase of two dual fuel
(gas and oil) boilers on August 4, 2009;
bids were received on August 20. The
boiler supply contractor, Bristol Winnelson Company, was a local firm submitting a bid for the Columbia boilers
including water treatment, boiler feed
system and blow-down separator for a
total contract amount of $87,502.
Once the type of boiler was known, the
plans and specifications were modified
for the Columbia boilers and accessory
equipment. Included in the contract
was a provision for temporary heat
should the boilers and accessories not
be received in time to be installed prior
to the heating season. The installation
RFQ had a requirement that either one
of the boilers would have to be installed and operational by October 26
or the contractor would have to have a
temporary heating source operational
on that date. Furthermore, the specifications required that both boilers be
fully operational by December 1. The
RFP for installation of the boilers was
issued on August 28; bids were received
on September 21. The City received official notification of the award of our
grant on September 8. The contract
bid price for installation was $146,650,
including a temporary heat provision.
Award of the contract was approved at
a special meeting of the City Council
and was formally signed and executed
with H.H.S. Mechanical Contractors,
Inc., on October 5, 2009.
Installation
The installation contractor was required to coordinate their installation efforts with the boiler supplier.
The contractor anticipated being able
to complete the installation of one
boiler and have it operational by the
October 26 deadline. This would preclude the necessity to provide temporary heat which would save the City
$16,700. Both boilers were installed
by October 26; however, a slight delay
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April2010
Installed breeching connecting the two new boilers
in the delivery of the burners prevented the boiler startup until October 29.
Fortunately, the weather cooperated;
with some sweaters and space heaters,
the need for the temporary heat was
avoided. Another delay in the fabrication and installation of the breeching
for the boilers caused us to miss the
December 1 installation completion
for both boilers; however, the boilers
were fully operational in early January.
We were able to carry the building’s
heating load with the one boiler that
was installed and fully operational until that date. The only component of
the contract that remains is the lining
of the chimney; this work is planned
for May 2010 after the heating season
is concluded. To date the total boiler
purchase and installation contract
amount stands at $235,056, while the
City expects to reduce its annual fuel
consumption by approximately 25%
with the new boilers.
Futureplans
Public Works plans to add a control
system that will allow us to connect
and use our existing natural gas sup-
ply. This should allow us to run one of
the boilers on natural gas during lowdemand periods. The control system
will automatically bring the second
boiler on-line using our fuel oil source
during high-demand periods. This split
operation should provide us excellent
efficiency maximizing the energy delivery of each fuel source. With the future installation of a natural gas supply
with sufficient flow to run both boilers we will be able to use either natural
gas, fuel oil, or both fuels. The City will
then be able to operate the system at
the most economical mode comparing
our annual fuel pricing for natural gas
and fuel oil.
The remaining grant funds are now
available for the energy audits. An RFP
for the energy audits was issued in February anticipating completion of the
audits during the summer of 2010.
Walter Veselka can be reached at (860)
584-6104 or [email protected].
ct.us; George Wallace can be reached
at (860) 584-7607 or georgewallace@
ci.bristol.ct.us.
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The art and science of building
a retaining wall
NasserAbbaszadeh,P.E.
Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of San Juan Capistrano, California
magine you have a street-widening
project and it will impact a multimillion-dollar property with owners
who are proud of their investment
and would like to protect its impression and feel.
Imagine that in getting your roadway
project built you need to step beyond
your engineering field and address social issues and develop a plan to win the
support of the affected household. This
is where you need to balance the greater
public good with an individual’s desire
for maintaining what is treasured.
To achieve this balance, initial contacts
were made with the property owner
from the outset to keep the owner informed and involved with the project.
As the pictures tell the story (see page
79), the project is located on an arterial (Del Obispo in the City of San Juan
Capistrano, Calif.) and fronts a house
that sports tons of cobblestones. The
rocks are used everywhere on the property and the existing perimeter walls
are also made of rocks. As the result of
the roadway widening, a retaining wall
is necessary to hold back the front and
side yards.
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April2010
The difficulty or twist is in trying to
match the existing walls. Where do
you find the exact rocks that will match
the size, color and texture of rocks that
have been exposed to sunlight and local climate for many years?
As the construction phase started, and
when pictures of what was available or
testimonials were not acceptable to the
property owner, a “sample wall” is created onsite, right next to one of the existing walls, to show the degree of care
and professionalism intended by the
project. The craftsmanship on the sample is convincing to the point that the
property owner offers “the rocks from
the existing walls” for the project. The
offer is to disassemble an existing wall
to “take out the rocks” and reuse them
as part of the project.
The contractor is elated since he no
longer needs to scour local construction material outlets in hopes of
matching the preexisting walls; the
project manager is happy with cost
savings; and the property owner knows
exactly what types of rocks will be in
the proposed wall.
The result is unmistakable in the finished wall and a very happy resident. In
this case, art and science complemented one another. The key to this success
story is early communication with the
directly-affected property owner and
building trust among project managers, contractor and the owner so that
we could arrive at a happy resolution.
Nasser Abbaszadeh can be reached
at (949) 443-6398 or nabbaszadeh@
sanjuancapistrano.org.
Retaining wall under construction
Rock facing going up on the wall
Placing rocks on the top of the wall
Finished wall with landscaping
Correction
In the March issue’s article entitled “APWA on pharmaceuticals: It’s time for producer responsibility,” there is an
error in the last sentence under the “Canada” heading.
The sentence should read, “In 2008, the entire program
only cost $315,000 Canadian dollars within the province
that has 4.4 million people.”
79
Annual Buyer’s Guide
(alphabetical listing)
The Annual Buyer’s Guide is provided as a service by the American Public Works Association 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 18, 2010. The Annual Buyer’s Guide is not intended to
provide endorsement of any particular products or services listed herein.
The alphabetical listing appears first,
followed by the categorical listing
on page 98. For corporate members
that have display advertising in this
issue, we have included their logos
with their listings.
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.
3M
(651) 733-3103 FAX: (651) 733-7137
3M Center Bldg 223-02-S-24
Saint Paul, MN 55102
3mwaterinfrastructure.com
A.D.A. Engineering,Inc.
(305) 551-4608 FAX: (305) 551-8977
8550 NW 33rd St Ste 101
Doral, FL 33122-1941
www.adaengineering.com
AAE,Inc.
(714) 940-0100 FAX: (714) 940-0700
1815 E Heim Ave Ste 100
Orange, CA 92865-3019
www.aaeinc.com
AbastoUtilityLocatingCo.,LC
(505) 889-3341 FAX: (505) 889-8307
PO Box 6265
Albuquerque, NM 87197-6265
www.abastoutility.com
AceAsphalt
(602) 304-4016 FAX: (602) 304-2773
3030 S 7th St
Phoenix, AZ 85040-1163
www.aceasphalt.com
Achen-GardnerConstruction
(480) 940-1300 FAX: (480) 940-4576
550 S 79th St
Chandler, AZ 85226-4706
www.achen.com
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ACSIndustries,Inc.
(330) 678-2511 FAX: (330) 678-0859
Toll Free: (800) 321-2348
2151 Mogadore Rd
Kent, OH 44240-7261
www.acs-coupler.com
AgileAssetsInc.
(512) 327-4200 FAX: (512) 328-7246
Toll Free: (800) 877-8734
3144 Bee Cave Rd
Austin, TX 78746-5560
www.agileassets.com
ADKOEngineering
(916) 294-0059 FAX: (916) 294-0875
400 Plaza Dr Ste 125
Folsom, CA 95630-4768
www.adkoengineering.com
Air-FloManufacturingCo.
(607) 522-3574 FAX: (607) 522-4412
40 S Main St
Prattsburgh, NY 14873
www.air-flo.com
ADS/Hancor
(623) 363-6656
505 N 51st Ave
www.ads-pipe.com
AIRPLACOEquipmentCompany
(513) 321-2950 FAX: (513) 321-8178
Toll Free: (888) 349-2950
4141 Airport Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1643
www.airplaco.com
AdvancedFederalServicesCorporation
(256) 772-7795 FAX: (256) 461-1927
250 Sun Temple Dr
Madison, AL 35758-5902
www.afscorp.com
AdvancedStorageTechnology,Inc.
(607) 734-2868 FAX: (607) 734-2477
200 William St Ste 207
Elmira, NY 14901-3125
www.saltstorage.com
AECOM
(509) 535-5454
140 S Arthur St Ste 500
Spokane, WA 99202-2260
www.aecom.com
AECOMTechnologyCorporation
(212) 973-3187
605 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10158-0180
www.aecom.com
AEI-CASCConsulting
(909) 783-0101 FAX: (909) 783-0108
937 Via Lata Ste 500
Colton, CA 92324-3940
www.aei-casc.com
AEROSTAREnvironmentalServices,
Inc.
(904) 565-2820 FAX: (904) 565-2830
11181 Saint Johns Industrial Pkwy N
Jacksonville, FL 32246-7643
www.aerostar.net
AffinisCorp.
(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
April2010
AirworksCompressorsCorp
(780) 454-2263 FAX: (780) 452-9969
14503-115 Ave
Edmonton, AB T5M 3B8
CANADA
www.airworkscompressors.com
AlanPlummerAssociates,Inc.
(512) 452-5905 FAX: (512) 452-2325
6300 La Calma Dr Ste 400
Austin, TX 78752-3825
www.apaienv.com
AlbertA.WebbAssociates
(951) 686-1070 FAX: (951) 788-1256
3788 McCray St
Riverside, CA 92506-2927
www.webbassociates.com
AlbertaHighwayServicesLtd.
(780) 459-6611 FAX: (780) 459-7639
23 Bellerose Dr
St Albert, AB T8N 5E1
CANADA
www.ahsl.ca
AllStatesAsphalt,Inc.
(413) 665-7021 FAX: (413) 665-9027
PO Box 91
Sunderland, MA 01375-0091
www.allstatesasphalt.com
AllTrafficSolutions
(814) 237-9005 FAX: (814) 237-9006
204 E Calder Way Ste 200
State College, PA 16801-4756
www.alltrafficsolutions.com
AllianceWirelessTechnologies,Inc.
/3rdEyeMobileVision
(214) 223-3988 FAX: (214) 260-1435
Toll Free: (866) 804-2984
9940 W Sam Houston Pkwy S Ste 330
Houston, TX 77099-5104
www.awti.net
AlliedWasteIndustries
(800) 541-2916 FAX: (231) 777-8073
2611 Olthoff St
Muskegon, MI 49444-2687
www.1877mytrash.com
AlphaCorporation
(703) 450-0800 FAX: (703) 450-0043
21351 Ridgetop Cir Ste 200
Dulles, VA 20166-6561
www.alphacorporation.com
AltecIndustries
(205) 991-7733 FAX: (205) 981-2522
33 Inverness Center Pkwy Ste 100
Birmingham, AL 35242-7640
www.altec.com
AlternativePavingConcepts
(703) 464-7928 FAX: (703) 832-0366
PO Box 9201
Reston, VA 20195-3101
www.alternative-paving.com
AltusCapitalPlanning
(877) 258-8708 FAX: (703) 548-7508
415 Tyler Pl
Alexandria, VA 22302-3310
www.capitalplanningsolutions.com
AMEC
(801) 870-9552 FAX: (801) 999-2098
9865 S 500 W
Sandy, UT 84070-2561
www.amec.com
AMECEarthandEnvironmental
(905) 335-2353 FAX: (905) 335-1414
3215 North Service Rd
PO Box 220
Burlington, ON L7R 3Y2
CANADA
www.amec.com
AmericaWestEnvironmental
(509) 547-2240 FAX: (509) 547-7861
Toll Free: (888) 547-5474
PO Box 730
3300 E A St
Pasco, WA 99301-0730
www.america-west.net
AmericanMarkingCorp.
(402) 895-5627 FAX: (402) 895-3976
Toll Free: (800) 777-4655
12712 Q St
Omaha, NE 68137-3200
www.americanmarkingcorp.com
AmericanRoadMachinery,Inc.
(330) 868-7724 FAX: (330) 868-3386
401 Bridge St
Minerva, OH 44657-1500
www.amroadmach.com
AmericanSignalCompany
(770) 448-6650 FAX: (770) 448-8970
2755 Bankers Industrial Dr
Atlanta, GA 30360-2745
www.amsig.com
AmericanTrafficSafetyMaterials,Inc.
(904) 284-1708 FAX: (904) 284-8165
Toll Free: (877) 872-2876
PO Box 1449
Orange Park, FL 32067-1449
www.atsminc.com
AmesConstruction,Inc.
(602) 431-2111 FAX: (602) 431-5952
3410 E University Dr Ste 380
www.amesconstruction.com
AmickEquipmentCompany,Inc.
(803) 359-6656 FAX: (803) 359-0925
PO Box 1965
Lexington, SC 29071-1965
www.amickequipment.com
AMSConsulting
(925) 463-4822 FAX: (925) 463-4824
5994 W Las Positas Blvd Ste 205
Pleasanton, CA 94588-8509
www.amsconsulting.net
Anderson&Associates,Inc.
(540) 552-5592 FAX: (540) 552-5729
Toll Free: (800) 763-5596
100 Ardmore St
Blacksburg, VA 24060-5802
www.andassoc.com
Angus-YoungAssociates,Inc.
(608) 756-2326 FAX: (608) 756-0464
555 S River St
Janesville, WI 53548-4783
www.angusyoung.com
APAEngineering,Inc.
(949) 770-4429 FAX: (979) 770-9468
23282 Mill Creek Dr Ste 160
Laguna Hills, CA 92653-1689
www.apaeng.com
APACSoutheast,Inc.
(813) 973-2888 FAX: (813) 973-3893
4636 Scarborough Dr
Lutz, FL 33559-8506
www.apac.com
AppliedIndustrialTechnologies
(216) 426-4492 FAX: (216) 373-5578
Toll Free: (877) 279-2799
1 Applied Plz
Cleveland, OH 44115-2519
www.applied.com
AppliedProfessionalServices,Inc.
(425) 888-2590 FAX: (425) 888-2554
43530 SE North Bend Way
North Bend, WA 98045-9289
www.apslocates.com
AqualitecCorp.
(310) 926-3118 FAX: (323) 732-2815
4831 W Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016-3920
www.aqualitec.com
ARCADIS
(480) 296-7540 FAX: (480) 296-7541
Toll Free: (800) 229-9050
950 W Elliot Rd Ste 220
Tempe, AZ 85284-1145
www.arcadis-us.com
ArcherWesternContractors
(602) 246-1485 FAX: (602) 246-1491
1951 W Camelback Rd Ste 450
www.walshgroup.com
Argonics,Inc.
(906) 315-4110 FAX: (906) 226-9779
Toll Free: (800) 991-2746
520 9th St
Gwinn, MI 49841-3110
www.argonics.com
AssociatedRightofWayServices,
Inc.
(925) 691-8500 FAX: (925) 691-6505
Toll Free: (800) 558-5151
2300 Contra Costa Blvd Ste 525
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-3959
www.arws.com
Alsip, IL 60803-3225
www.backflowsolutions.com
AssociatedTransportationEngineers
(805) 687-4418 FAX: (805) 682-8509
100 N Hope Ave Ste 4
Santa Barbara, CA 93110-2621
www.atesb.com
BalfourBeattyConstruction
(239) 334-8070 FAX: (239) 334-6999
2400 1st St Ste 214
Fort Myers, FL 33901-2982
www.balfourbeattyus.com
AssociationofEnvironmentalAuthoritiesofNewJersey
(609) 584-1877 FAX: (609) 584-8271
2333 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd
Ste 3
Mercerville, NJ 08619-1946
www.aeanj.org
ARI/AutomotiveResourcesInternational
(856) 787-6563 FAX: (856) 840-7270
PO Box 5039
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-5039
www2.arifleet.com
ATLDiversifiedIndustriesdbaArbor
Tree&Land,Inc.
(561) 965-2198 FAX: (561) 965-9777
Toll Free: (800) 932-7267
PO Box 1387
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-1387
www.atldiversified.com
ARIESIndustries,Inc.
(262) 896-7205 FAX: (262) 896-7099
Toll Free: (800) 234-7205
550 Elizabeth St
Waukesha, WI 53186-4511
www.ariesindustries.com
AtlanticDetroitDiesel-Allison,LLC
(973) 575-0309 FAX: (973) 287-1086
PO Box 2030
Pine Brook, NJ 07058-2030
www.atlanticdda.com
ArizonaPublicServiceCo.
(602) 371-7537 FAX: (602) 371-6600
PO Box 53933
Station 3876
www.aps.com
ArkansasOne-CallCenter
(501) 328-2500 FAX: (800) 482-7997
Toll Free: (800) 482-8802
2120 Maple Ridge Cir
Conway, AR 72034-8503
www.arkonecall.com
ArringtonWatkinsArchitects
(602) 279-4373 FAX: (602) 279-9110
5240 N 16th St Ste 101
www.awarch.com
AshBrittEnvironmental
(954) 545-3535 FAX: (954) 545-3585
480 SW 12th Ave Ste 103
Pompano Beach, FL 33069-3538
www.ashbritt.com
AsphaltPavementAlliance
(301) 731-4748 FAX: (301) 731-4621
Toll Free: (877) 272-0077
5100 Forbes Blvd
Lanham, MD 20706-4416
www.asphaltalliance.com
AssociatedEngineeringConsultants,Inc.
(530) 226-1616 FAX: (530) 226-1617
20179 Charlanne Dr
Redding, CA 96002-9222
www.aecconsultants.com
AutoTruckGroup
(630) 860-5600 FAX: (630) 860-5631
1420 Brewster Creek Blvd
Bartlett, IL 60103-1695
www.autotruck.com
AutomaticSystemsCompany
(612) 501-2612 FAX: (651) 631-0027
PO Box 120359
Saint Paul, MN 55112-0016
www.automaticsystemsco.com
AvalonEngineering,Inc.
(239) 573-2077 FAX: (239) 573-2076
2503 del Prado Blvd S Ste 200
Cape Coral, FL 33904-5709
www.avalonengineering.net
AyresAssociates
(715) 834-3161 FAX: (715) 831-7500
Toll Free: (800) 666-3103
3433 Oakwood Hills Pkwy
Eau Claire, WI 54701-7698
www.ayresassociates.com
B&EEngineers
(626) 446-4449 FAX: (626) 446-6566
24 W Saint Joseph St
Arcadia, CA 91007-2854
www.beeng.com
B&WTruckRepair,Inc.
(773) 247-7002 FAX: (773) 247-4506
3701 S Iron St
Chicago, IL 60609-2111
www.bwmountaintarp.com
BackflowSolutions,Inc.
(800) 414-4990 FAX: (888) 414-4990
12609 S Laramie Ave
BAGGEngineers
(650) 852-9133 FAX: (650) 852-9138
847 W Maude Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-2911
BaltimoreGas&ElectricCompany
(410) 291-4540 FAX: (410) 291-4955
1699 Leadenhall St
Baltimore, MD 21230-4854
www.bge.com
BarrettPavingMaterials,Inc.
(734) 483-4775 FAX: (734) 483-4774
5800 Cherry Hill Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-9631
www.barrettpaving.com
BartlettConsolidatedLLC
(508) 746-4246 FAX: (508) 747-6587
PO Box 810
Plymouth, MA 02362-0810
www.bartlettconsolidated.com
BaumPublicationsLtd.
(604) 291-9900 FAX: (604) 291-1906
201-2323 Boundary Rd
Vancouver, BC V5M 4V8
CANADA
www.baumpub.com
Baxter&WoodmanConsulting
Engineers
(847) 223-5088 FAX: (847) 543-1661
31 S Seymour Ave
Grayslake, IL 60030-3652
www.baxterwoodman.com
Belanger,Inc.
(248) 349-7010 FAX: (248) 349-2309
PO Box 5470
Northville, MI 48167-5470
www.belangerinc.com
BellEquipmentCompany
(248) 370-0000 FAX: (248) 370-0011
Toll Free: (866) 597-0716
78 Northpointe Dr
Orion, MI 48359-1846
www.bellequip.com
BengalEngineering,Inc.
(805) 563-0788 FAX: (805) 682-3599
250 Big Sur Dr
Goleta, CA 93117-2435
www.bengalengineering.com
BergkampInc.
(785) 825-1375 FAX: (785) 825-4269
3040 Emulsion Dr
Salina, KS 67401-8966
www.bergkampinc.com
BernardinLochmueller&Associates,Inc.
(812) 479-6200
6200 Vogel Rd
Evansville, IN 47715-4006
www.blainc.com
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Best LEDGroup
(631) 630-5412 FAX: (631) 630-5414
Toll Free: (800) 788-9195
PO Box 11056
1300 Veterans Highway, Ste 120
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0914
www.bestledgroup.com
BetterRoadsMagazine
(847) 636-5065 FAX: (847) 636-5077
2340 S River Rd Ste 202
Des Plaines, IL 60018-3223
www.betterroads.com
BFAEnvironmentalConsultants,Inc.
(407) 896-8608 FAX: (407) 896-1822
1230 Hillcrest St
Orlando, FL 32803-4736
www.bfaenvironmental.com
BHCRHODES
(913) 663-1900 FAX: (913) 663-1633
6363 College Blvd Ste 500
www.ibhc.com
BiggsCardosaAssociatesInc.
(408) 296-5515 FAX: (408) 296-8114
865 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126-3133
www.biggscardosa.com
2335 Highway 36 W
www.bonestroo.com
BortekIndustriesInc.
(717) 737-7162 FAX: (717) 731-8230
Toll Free: (800) 626-7835
4719 Gettysburg Rd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4326
www.sweeperland.com
BoschRexrothCanada
(905) 735-0510 FAX: (905) 735-3074
Toll Free: 1-877-COMPU-11
490 Prince Charles Drive S
Welland, ON L3B 5X7
CANADA
www.boschrexroth.ca
BoschungAmerica,LLC
(724) 658-3300 FAX: (724) 658-2300
930 Cass St
New Castle, PA 16101-5241
www.boschungamerica.com
Boucher&James,Inc.
(215) 345-9400 FAX: (215) 345-9401
1456 Ferry Rd Ste 500
Doylestown, PA 18901-2393
www.bjengineers.com
BimascoInc.
(631) 234-3100 FAX: (631) 234-3281
735 Calebs Path Ste 1
Hauppauge, NY 11788-4261
www.bimasco.net
BrandonIndustries,Inc.
(972) 542-3000 FAX: (972) 542-1015
Toll Free: (800) 247-1274
PO Box 2230
McKinney, TX 75070-8167
www.brandonindustries.com
BLCompanies,Inc.
(203) 630-1406 FAX: (203) 630-2615
355 Research Pkwy Ste 1
Meriden, CT 06450-7100
www.blcompanies.com
Brown&GayEngineers,Inc.
(281) 558-8700 FAX: (281) 558-9701
10777 Westheimer Rd Ste 400
www.browngay.com
BlucorContracting,Inc.
(480) 595-8073 FAX: (480) 575-0814
21738 E Orion Way
Queen Creek, AZ 85142-6448
www.blucor.com
Bucher,Willis&RatliffCorporation
(785) 827-3603 FAX: (785) 827-3029
2335 E Crawford St
Salina, KS 67401-2077
www.bwrcorp.com
BMCCorporation
(781) 273-0398 FAX: (781) 273-0724
PO Box 60
Pinehurst, MA 01866-0060
www.tsoil.com
Bolton&Menk,Inc.
(507) 625-4171 FAX: (507) 625-4177
1960 Premier Dr
Mankato, MN 56001-5900
www.bolton-menk.com
Bonestroo
(262) 241-4466 FAX: (262) 241-4901
12075 Corporate Pkwy Ste 200
Mequon, WI 53092-2649
www.bonestroo.com
Bonestroo
(847) 816-1631 FAX: (847) 816-3762
1860 W Winchester Rd Ste 106
Libertyville, IL 60048-5312
www.bonestroo.com
Bonestroo
(651) 636-4600 FAX: (651) 636-1311
Toll Free: (800) 880-4700
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BuckBros.Inc.
(847) 683-4440 FAX: (847) 683-4468
14N937 US Highway 20
Hampshire, IL 60140-8858
www.buckbrosinc.com
BulkHandlingSystems
(541) 485-0999 FAX: (541) 485-6341
1040 Arrowsmith St
Eugene, OR 97402-9121
www.bulkhandlingsystems.com
BureauVeritas
(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&Niple,Inc.
(614) 459-2050 FAX: (614) 451-1385
5085 Reed Rd
Columbus, OH 43220-2513
www.burgessniple.com
BurgessEngineeringandTesting,
Inc.
(405) 790-0488 FAX: (405) 790-0788
2603 N Shields Blvd
April2010
Moore, OK 73160-3302
www.burgessengineer.com
Burns&McDonnell
(816) 333-9400 FAX: (816) 333-3690
9400 Ward Pkwy
www.burnsmcd.com
Bury+Partners,Inc.
(210) 525-9090 FAX: (210) 525-0529
922 Isom Rd Ste 100
San Antonio, TX 78216-4184
www.burypartners.com
C&JSewerTreatmentSystems,LLC
(985) 863-7978 FAX: (985) 863-7976
35202 Herman Singletary Rd
Pearl River, LA 70452-2602
www.cjsewer.com
CarrollEngineering,Inc.
(408) 261-9800 FAX: (408) 261-0595
1101 S Winchester Blvd Ste H184
San Jose, CA 95128-3903
www.carroll-engineering.com
CarteGraph
(563) 556-8120 FAX: (563) 556-8149
Toll Free: (800) 688-2656
3600 Digital Dr
Dubuque, IA 52003-8962
www.cartegraph.com
CaseConstructionEquipment
(262) 636-6011
Toll Free: 866 54C-ASE6
700 State St
Racine, WI 53404-3343
www.casece.com
C.E.Niehoff&Co.
(847) 866-1536 FAX: (847) 866-1536
2021 Lee St
Evanston, IL 60202-1557
Casey&Dupuis
(617) 924-7575 FAX: (617) 924-4956
340 Pleasant St
Watertown, MA 02472-2410
www.caseyequipment.com
CalEngineering&Geology,Inc.
(925) 935-9771 FAX: (925) 935-9773
1870 Olympic Blvd Ste 100
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5067
www.caleng.com
Casper’sTruckEquipment
(920) 687-1111 FAX: (920) 687-1122
700 Randolph Dr
Appleton, WI 54913-9291
www.casperstruck.com
CaliforniaPropertySpecialists,Inc.
(714) 550-4628 FAX: (714) 200-0809
600 W Santa Ana Blvd Ste 115
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4577
www.cpsi-row.com
Caterpillar
(309) 675-8684 FAX: (309) 578-9389
14009 Old Galena Rd
Mossville, IL 61552-7523
www.govbidspec.com
CAM,LLC
(618) 254-3855 FAX: (618) 254-2200
Toll Free: (800) 347-5560
PO Box 861
300 Daniel Boone Trl
South Roxana, IL 62087-0861
www.camllcil.net
CDGEngineers&Associates,Inc.
(334) 222-9431 FAX: (334) 222-4018
1840 E Three Notch St
PO Box 278
Andalusia, AL 36421-2404
www.cdge.com
CamosyConstruction
(847) 395-6800 FAX: (847) 395-6891
43451 N US Highway 41
Zion, IL 60099-9455
www.camosy.com
CardnoTBE
(727) 531-3505 FAX: (727) 431-1751
Toll Free: (800) 861-8314
380 Park Place Blvd Ste 300
Clearwater, FL 33759-4928
www.cardnotbe.com
CargillDeicingTechnology
(440) 716-4664 FAX: (888) 739-8705
Toll Free: (800) 600-7258
24950 Country Club Blvd Ste 450
North Olmsted, OH 44070-5333
www.cargilldeicing.com
Carlile-Macy
(707) 542-6451 FAX: (707) 542-5212
15 3rd St
Santa Rosa, CA 95401-6204
www.carlilemacy.com
CarolloEngineers
(602) 263-9500 FAX: (602) 265-1422
3033 N 44th St Ste 101
www.carollo.com
CDM
(312) 346-5000 FAX: (312) 346-5228
125 S Wacker Dr Ste 600
www.cdm.com
CEI
(479) 273-9472
3317 SW I St
Bentonville, AR 72712-7156
www.ceieng.com
CentennialContractorsEnterprises,
Inc.
(410) 528-1014 FAX: (410) 392-5295
1100 Wicomico St
Baltimore, MD 21230-2063
www.cce-inc.com
CenterPointEnergy
(713) 207-2111 FAX: (713) 207-9293
PO Box 4567
www.centerpointenergy.com
CenterPointEnergyMinnegasco
(612) 321-5426 FAX: (612) 321-5480
PO Box 1165
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1165
www.centerpointenergy.com
CertifiedPowerInc.
(847) 573-3818 FAX: (847) 573-3836
Toll Free: (888) 905-7411
970 Campus Dr
Mundelein, IL 60060-3803
www.certifiedpower.com
CESNW
(503) 968-6655 FAX: (503) 968-2595
15573 Bangy Rd Ste 300
Lake Oswego, OR 97035-3396
www.cesnw.com
CFASoftware,Inc.
(630) 543-1410 FAX: (630) 543-1904
Toll Free: (800) 437-6001
1020 W Fullerton Ave Ste A
Addison, IL 60101-4335
www.cfasoftware.com
CH2MHILL
(770) 206-2574 FAX: (770) 206-2578
7840 Roswell Rd Bldg 500
Sandy Springs, GA 30350-4891
www.ch2m.com
CharlesAbbottAssociates,Inc.
(866) 530-4980 FAX: (310) 534-8082
2601 Airport Dr Ste 110
Torrance, CA 90505-6142
www.caa-online.com
CherryValleyTractorSales
(856) 983-0111 FAX: (856) 988-6290
35 W Route 70
Marlton, NJ 08053-3009
www.cherryvalleytractor.net
ChristopherB.BurkeEngineering
West,Ltd.
(630) 443-7755 FAX: (630) 443-0533
116 W Main St Ste 201
Saint Charles, IL 60174-1854
www.cbbelwest.com
CimlineInc.
(800) 328-3874 FAX: (763) 557-1971
Toll Free: (800) 328-3874
2601 Niagara Ln N
Plymouth, MN 55447-4721
www.cimline.com
CiorbaGroup,Inc.
(773) 775-4009 FAX: (773) 775-4014
5507 N Cumberland Ave Ste 402
www.ciorba.com
CIPPlannerCorporation
(408) 213-0417 FAX: (408) 715-6976
Toll Free: (866) 364-8054
2075 de La Cruz Blvd Ste 115
Santa Clara, CA 95050-3035
www.cipplanner.com
CityUtilityEquipmentCo.
(815) 254-6673 FAX: (815) 254-8162
22414 W 143rd St
Plainfield, IL 60544-7622
www.cityutilityequipment.com
CivicEngineering&Information
Technology,Inc.
(615) 425-2000 FAX: (615) 385-4834
25 Lindsley Ave
Nashville, TN 37210-2038
www.civicinc.com
CiviltechEngineering,Inc.
(630) 773-3900 FAX: (630) 773-3975
450 E Devon Ave Ste 300
Itasca, IL 60143-1263
www.civiltechinc.com
ClarkDietzEngineers
(312) 648-9900 FAX: (312) 648-0204
118 S Clinton St Ste 600
www.clark-dietz.com
Claunch&Miller,Inc.
(713) 622-9264 FAX: (713) 622-9265
4635 Southwest Fwy Ste 1000
www.claunchmiller.com
ClearwaterTechnology,Inc.
(973) 466-1121 FAX: (973) 589-4509
Toll Free: (800) 980-1121
192 Clifford St
Newark, NJ 07105-1903
www.clearwatertechnology.com
CMTSFloridaLLC
(904) 739-9804 FAX: (904) 739-9816
9250 Cypress Green Dr Ste 201
www.cmtsinc.com
CMTS,Inc.
(503) 242-1388 FAX: (503) 242-0094
Toll Free: (888) 661-7259
3207 SW 1st Ave Ste 225
Portland, OR 97239-4686
www.cmtsinc.com
Cobb,Fendley&Associates,Inc.
(713) 462-3242 FAX: (713) 462-3262
Toll Free: (800) 662-4180
13430 Northwest Fwy Ste 1100
www.cobfen.com
ColdMixManufacturing
(718) 463-1444 FAX: (718) 463-0292
Toll Free: (800) 985-9192
12030 28th Ave
Flushing, NY 11354-1049
www.greenpatch.com
ContractorCompliance&Monitoring,Inc.
(650) 522-4403 FAX: (650) 522-4402
635 Mariners Island Blvd Ste 200
San Mateo, CA 94404-1060
ConverseConsultants
(626) 930-1200 FAX: (626) 930-1212
Toll Free: (800) 234-6393
222 E Huntington Dr Ste 211
Monrovia, CA 91016-8012
www.converseconsultants.com
ConverseConsultants
(480) 296-0266 FAX: (480) 296-0277
9831 S 51st St Ste C112
www.converseconsultants.com
Cole&Associates,Inc.
(341) 984-9887 FAX: (314) 984-0587
10777 Sunset Office Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63127-1019
www.colestl.com
COREConstruction
(602) 494-0800 FAX: (602) 494-9481
3036 E Greenway Rd
www.coreconstruct.com
CollectiveData,Inc.
(319) 362-1993 FAX: (319) 364-4306
Toll Free: (800) 750-7638
308 3rd St SE Ste 200
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-1849
www.collectivedata.com
CotterConsulting,Inc.
(630) 724-9730 FAX: (630) 310-5512
8150 S Cass Ave
Darien, IL 60561-5013
www.cotterconsulting.com
CollierEngineeringCompany,Inc.
(615) 331-1441 FAX: (615) 331-1050
5560 Franklin Pike Cir
Brentwood, TN 37027-4396
www.collierengineering.com
ComplianceEnviroSystems,LLC
(281) 923-6863 FAX: (225) 769-2939
1401 Seaboard Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70810-6262
www.ces-sses.com
ComprehensiveEnvironmentalInc.
(800) 725-2550 FAX: (800) 331-0892
Toll Free: (800) 482-5557
225 Cedar Hill St
Marlborough, MA 01752-5900
www.ceiengineers.com
ConstructionTestingServices,Inc.
(925) 462-5151 FAX: (925) 462-5183
2174 Rheem Dr Ste A
www.cts-1.com
CovelloGroup,Inc.
(925) 933-2300 FAX: (925) 933-0434
1660 Olympic Blvd Ste 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5190
www.covellogroup.com
CP&Y,Inc.
(214) 638-0500 FAX: (214) 638-3723
1820 Regal Row Ste 200
Dallas, TX 75235-2393
www.cpyi.com
CPHConsultants,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) 528-8242
420 N Roosevelt Ave
Chandler, AZ 85226-2601
www.crafco.com
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CraneInspection&Certification
Bureau
(407) 277-0884 FAX: (407) 856-0522
Toll Free: (800) 327-1386
11112 Boggy Creek Rd
www.cicb.com
CreightonManningEngineering,LLP
(518) 446-0396 FAX: (518) 446-0397
17 Computer Dr W Ste 1
Albany, NY 12205-1618
www.cmellp.com
CretexSpecialtyProducts
(262) 542-8153 FAX: (262) 542-0301
Toll Free: (800) 345-3764
N16W23390 Stone Ridge Dr Ste A
Waukesha, WI 53188-1196
www.cretexseals.com
CritexLLC
(419) 229-3015 FAX: (419) 228-7717
556 Honeysuckle Bnd
Lima, OH 45807-2293
CrowderGulf
(251) 459-7430 FAX: (251) 459-7433
Toll Free: (800) 992-6207
5435 Business Park Way
Theodore, AL 36582-1615
www.crowdergulf.com
CryotechDeicingTechnology
(319) 372-6012 FAX: (319) 372-2662
Toll Free: (800) 346-7237
6103 Ortho Way
Fort Madison, IA 52627-9412
www.cryotech.com
CTSCementManufacturingCorporation/RapidSetProducts
(714) 379-8260 FAX: (714) 379-8270
Toll Free: (800) 929-3030
11065 Knott Ave Ste A
Cypress, CA 90630-5149
www.ctscement.com
Curbco
(810) 232-2121 FAX: (810) 232-2460
Toll Free: (800) 223-5024
PO Box 70
Swartz Creek, MI 48473-0070
www.curbco2121.com
CutlerRepaving,Inc.
(785) 843-1524 FAX: (785) 843-3942
921 E 27th St
Lawrence, KS 66046-4917
www.cutlerrepaving.com
CValdoCorporation
(858) 866-0128 FAX: (858) 866-0131
4901 Morena Blvd Ste 1110
www.cvaldo.com
D&LFoundryandSupply
(509) 765-7952 FAX: (509) 765-8124
Toll Free: (888) 765-0058
PO Box 1319 12970 Road 3 North
East
Moses Lake, WA 98837-0194
www.dlfoundry.us
D.L.WithersConstruction
(602) 438-9500 FAX: (602) 438-9600
84APWA Reporter
3220 E Harbour Dr
www.dlwithers.com
Dahl,Taylor&Associates
(949) 756-8654 FAX: (949) 261-9778
2960 Daimler St
www.dahltaylor.com
DavidEvansandAssociates,Inc.
(503) 223-6663 FAX: (503) 223-2701
2100 SW River Pkwy
www.deainc.com
DavidMcManusEngineeringLtd.
(613) 225-1929 FAX: (613) 225-7330
30 Camelot Dr Ste 400
Nepean, ON K2G 5X8
CANADA
www.dmel.on.ca
DeAngeloBrothers,Inc.
(570) 459-1112 FAX: (570) 459-0321
Toll Free: (800) 360-9333
100 N Conahan Dr
Hazleton, PA 18201-7355
www.dbiservices.com
DeeryAmericanCorporation
(970) 858-3678 FAX: (970) 858-3679
Toll Free: (800) 227-4059
PO Box 4099
Grand Junction, CO 81502-4099
www.deeryamerican.com
DeltaGrindingCompanyInc.
(925) 778-3939 FAX: (925) 778-3969
PO Box 2297
Antioch, CA 94531-2297
DeltaMunicipalConsulting
(925) 625-7003 FAX: (925) 625-9194
1120 2nd St Ste 106
Brentwood, CA 94513-2230
www.delta-municipal.com
DesignPrecast&Pipe,Inc.
(228) 831-5833 FAX: (228) 831-2791
PO Box 2401
Gulfport, MS 39505-2401
Dewberry
(703) 849-0100 FAX: (703) 849-0118
8401 Arlington Blvd Ste 1
Fairfax, VA 22031-4619
www.dewberry.com
DiamondMowers,Inc.
(605) 368-5865 FAX: (605) 498-1222
27134 S Parklane Dr
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-8000
www.diamondmowers.com
Diaz-Yourman&Associates
(714) 245-2920 FAX: (714) 245-2950
1616 E 17th St
www.diazyourman.com
DibbleEngineering
(602) 957-1155 FAX: (602) 957-2838
7500 N Dreamy Draw Dr Ste 200
www.dibblecorp.com
April2010
DLZKentucky
(502) 695-2300 FAX: (502) 695-1497
201 Brighton Park Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601-3717
www.dlz.com
DoggettMachineryServices
(225) 368-2203 FAX: (225) 296-5132
10110 Daradele Ave
www.doggettgroup.com
DokkenEngineering
(858) 514-8608
5675 Ruffin Rd Ste 250
www.dokkenengineering.com
DomeCorporationofNorth
America
(973) 744-0440 FAX: (973) 744-8759
15 S Park St
Montclair, NJ 07042-2704
www.dome-corp-na.com
DrakeHaglan&Associates,Inc.
(916) 363-4210 FAX: (916) 363-4230
10423 Old Placerville Rd Ste 200
Sacramento, CA 95827-2542
www.drakehaglan.com
DriveCam,Inc.
(858) 430-4001 FAX: (858) 430-4001
Toll Free: (866) 419-5861
8911 Balboa Ave
www.drivecam.com
Duke’sRootControl,Inc.
(315) 472-4781 FAX: (315) 475-4203
Toll Free: (800) 447-6687
1020 Hiawatha Blvd W
Syracuse, NY 13204-4163
www.dukes.com
820 W Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202-2218
www.eon-us.com
EACConsulting,Inc.
(305) 264-2557 FAX: (305) 264-8363
815 NW 57th Ave Ste 402
Miami, FL 33126-2054
www.eacconsult.com
EarthSystems,Inc.
(805) 781-0112 FAX: (805) 781-0180
Toll Free: (866) 781-0112
PO Box 4259
895 Aerovista Place Ste 102
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-4259
www.earthsystems.com
EastJordanIronWorks,Inc.
(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
EcoSolutions
(905) 864-8740 FAX: (905) 693-8959
Toll Free: (877) 326-7658
1114 Lower Base Line
Hornby (Milton), ON L0P 1E0
CANADA
www.eco-solutions.net
ECO:LOGICEngineering
(775) 827-2311 FAX: (775) 827-2316
10381 Double R Blvd
Reno, NV 89521-5991
www.ecologic-eng.com
EdA.Wilson,Inc.
(817) 923-6400 FAX: (817) 923-6242
2526 W Pafford St
Fort Worth, TX 76110-5934
www.edawilson.com
DuplantisDesignGroup,PC
(985) 626-9547 FAX: (985) 626-0269
34 Louis Prima Dr
Covington, LA 70433-5903
www.ddgpc.com
edaDesignProfessionals
(805) 549-8658 FAX: (805) 549-8704
PO Box 1829
www.edainc.com
Dyer,Riddle,Mills&Precourt,Inc.
(407) 896-0594 FAX: (407) 896-4836
941 Lake Baldwin Ln
www.drmp.com
EFKMoen,LLC
(314) 729-4100 FAX: (314) 729-4199
13523 Barrett Parkway Dr Ste 250
Ballwin, MO 63021-3802
www.efkmoen.com
DynamicBuildingSystems
(978) 430-6716 FAX: (775) 628-0669
40 Hildreth St
Westford, MA 01886-3003
www.dynamicbuildingsystems.com
DynatestConsultingInc.
(979) 776-6700 FAX: (979) 776-6707
4700 Elmo Weedon Rd Ste 107
College Station, TX 77845-3103
www.dynatest.com
E.J.Breneman,L.P.
(610) 678-1913 FAX: (610) 678-9691
1117 Snyder Rd
West Lawn, PA 19609-1100
www.ejbreneman.com
E.ONU.S.(LouisvilleGas&Electric
andKentuckyUtilities)
(502) 627-3708 FAX: (502) 217-2179
Emmons&OlivierResources,Inc.
(651) 770-8448 FAX: (651) 770-2552
651 Hale Ave N
Oakdale, MN 55128-7534
www.eorinc.com
EnergyLaboratories,Inc.
(406) 252-6325
PO Box 30916
Billings, MT 59107-0916
www.energylab.com
ENGEOIncorporated
(925) 866-9000 FAX: (888) 279-2698
2010 Crow Canyon Pl Ste 250
San Ramon, CA 94583-1344
www.engeo.com
EngineeringAssociates
(307) 587-4911 FAX: (307) 587-2596
PO Box 1900
902 13th St
Cody, WY 82414-1900
www.eaengineers.com
EngineeringResources
(951) 765-6622 FAX: (951) 765-6621
3550 E Florida Ave Ste B
Hemet, CA 92544-4937
www.erscinc.com
EngineeringService,Inc.
(601) 939-8737 FAX: (601) 939-8799
PO Box 180429
Richland, MS 39218-0429
www.engservice.com
EngineersInc.
(575) 538-5395 FAX: (575) 538-5410
301 W College Ave Ste 1
Silver City, NM 88061-5002
www.engineersinc.com
England-Thims&Miller,Inc.
(904) 642-8990 FAX: (904) 646-9485
14775 Old Saint Augustine Rd
www.etminc.com
EnterpriseInformationSolutions,Inc.
(410) 884-7888 FAX: (410) 884-7788
9002 Red Branch Rd
Columbia, MD 21045-2111
www.enterinfo.com
EnviroIssues
(206) 269-5041 FAX: (206) 269-5046
101 Stewart St Ste 1200
Seattle, WA 98101-2449
www.enviroissues.com
EnvironmentalPartnersGroup,Inc.
(617) 657-0200 FAX: (617) 657-0201
1900 Crown Colony Dr Ste 402
Quincy, MA 02169-0980
www.envpartners.com
EnvironmentalSafetyGroup
(630) 633-5000 FAX: (630) 633-5555
570 E North Frontage Rd
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-3061
www.esgsafety.com
Envirotex
(940) 549-8731 FAX: (940) 549-1292
PO Box 846
Graham, TX 76450-0846
www.envirotx.com
EnviroWasteServicesGroup,Inc.
(305) 637-9665 FAX: (305) 637-9659
Toll Free: (877) 637-9665
4 SE 1st St Fl 2
Miami, FL 33131-1008
www.envirowastesg.com
EnvistaCorporation
(978) 232-6300 FAX: (978) 927-0725
900 Cummings Ctr Ste 307V
Beverly, MA 01915-6181
www.envista.com
ENZUSAINC
(630) 692-7880 FAX: (630) 692-7885
1585 Beverly Ct Ste 115
Aurora, IL 60502-8731
www.enz.com
EPCConsultants,Inc.
(415) 675-7580 FAX: (415) 675-7586
655 Davis St
San Francisco, CA 94111-1903
www.epcconsultants.com
EPCORWaterServices,Inc.
(780) 412-7755 FAX: (780) 969-7057
10065 Jasper Ave
Edmonton, AB T5J 3B1
CANADA
www.epcor.ca
8729 Commerce Place Dr NE Ste A
Lacey, WA 98516-1363
www.xltech.com
EZ-LinerIndustries
(712) 737-4016 FAX: (712) 737-4148
Toll Free: (800) 373-4016
PO Box 140
1920 Albany Place, SE
Orange City, IA 51041-0140
www.ezliner.com
EpicLandSolutions,Inc.
(310) 626-4848 FAX: (310) 891-3348
2601 Airport Dr Ste 115
Torrance, CA 90505-6133
www.epicland.com
FahrnerAsphaltSealersLLC
(715) 874-6070 FAX: (715) 874-6717
Toll Free: (800) 497-4907
PO Box 659
Eau Claire, WI 54702-0659
www.fahrnerasphalt.com
EPSGroup,Inc.,Engineers,Planners
&Surveyors
(480) 503-2250 FAX: (480) 503-2258
2045 S Vineyard Ste 101
Mesa, AZ 85210-6890
www.epsgroupinc.com
FallLineCorporation
(775) 827-6400 FAX: (775) 827-6749
Toll Free: (800) 325-5463
4625 Aircenter Cir
Reno, NV 89502-5948
www.fallline.com
ErgonAsphalt&Emulsions,Inc.
(512) 469-9292 FAX: (512) 469-0391
11612 Fm 2244 Ste 1-250 Ste 250
Austin, TX 78738-5516
www.ergonasphalt.com
FASTERAssetSolutions
(800) 753-2783 FAX: (757) 625-5114
Toll Free: (866) 514-2513
2730 Ellsmere Ave
Norfolk, VA 23513-2437
www.fasterasset.com
Erlandsen,Inc.
(509) 884-2562 FAX: (509) 884-2814
Toll Free: (800) 732-7442
250 Simon St SE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802-7710
www.erlandsen.com
ESIConsultants,Ltd.
(630) 420-1700 FAX: (630) 420-1733
1979 N Mill St Ste 100
Naperville, IL 60563-1295
www.esiconsultantsltd.com
ESRI
(909) 793-2853 FAX: (909)
307-3039
380 New York St
Redlands, CA 92373-8118
www.esri.com
ESRICanadaInc.
(604) 682-4652 FAX: (604) 682-5692
1130 W Pender St Ste 610
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
CANADA
www.esri.com
EssBrothers&Sons,Inc.
(763) 478-8868
9350 County Road 19 Unit 1
Loretto, MN 55357-4613
www.essbrothers.com
EtnaSupply
(616) 514-5154 FAX: (616) 514-6154
529 32nd St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-2392
www.etnasupply.com
Evans,Mechwart,Hambleton&
Tilton,Inc.
(614) 775-4510 FAX: (614) 775-4871
5500 New Albany Rd
New Albany, OH 43054-8870
ExeltechConsulting,Inc.
(360) 357-8289 FAX: (360) 357-8225
Fay,Spofford&Thorndike,Inc.
(781) 221-1214 FAX: (781) 221-1057
Toll Free: (800) 835-8666
5 Burlington Woods
Burlington, MA 01803-4511
www.fstinc.com
FederalSignalCorporation-EnvironmentalSolutionsGroup
(847) 741-5370 FAX: (847) 742-3035
1300 W Bartlett Rd
Elgin, IL 60120-7528
www.elginsweeper.com
FlexiblePavementsofOhio
(614) 791-3600 FAX: (614) 791-4800
525 Metro Pl N Ste 101
Dublin, OH 43017-5504
www.flexiblepavements.org
FlinkCo.
(815) 673-4321 FAX: (815) 672-2678
502 N Vermillion St
Streator, IL 61364-2245
www.flinkco.com
FlintTrading,Inc.
(336) 475-6600 FAX: (336) 475-7900
115 Todd Ct
Thomasville, NC 27360-3233
www.flinttrading.com
FlynnBrothersContracting
(502) 364-9100 FAX: (502) 363-1646
1213 Outer Loop
www.flynnbrothers.com
FORCEAmerica,Inc.
(952) 707-1300 FAX: (952) 707-1330
Toll Free: (888) 993-6723
501 Cliff Rd E
Burnsville, MN 55337-1635
www.forceamerica.com
FORWI
(973) 429-5507 FAX: (973) 429-5507
391 Lakeside Ave
Orange, NJ 07050-2809
www.ocnj.org
Foth
(920) 496-6740 FAX: (920) 497-8516
2737 S Ridge Rd
Green Bay, WI 54304-5513
www.foth.com
Fehr&Peers
(425) 820-0100 FAX: (425) 821-1750
11410 NE 122nd Way Ste 320
Kirkland, WA 98034-6927
www.miraiassociates.com
FranklinPaintCompany,Inc.
(508) 528-0303 FAX: (508) 528-8152
259 Cottage St
Franklin, MA 02038-3006
www.franklinpaint.com
FGMArchitects
(630) 574-8300 FAX: (630) 574-9292
1211 W 22nd St Ste 705
Oak Brook, IL 60523-3200
www.fgmarchitects.com
FredA.Cook,Jr.,Inc.
(914) 739-3300 FAX: (914) 739-8525
PO Box 71
Montrose, NY 10548-0071
www.fredcook.com
FirstVehicleServices,Inc.
(561) 578-0306 FAX: (561) 748-6599
567 Rookery Pl
Jupiter, FL 33458-8368
www.firstgroup.com
FreeseandNichols,Inc.
(817) 735-7300 FAX: (817) 735-7492
4055 International Plz Ste 200
Fort Worth, TX 76109-4814
www.freese.com
FirstVehicleServices,Inc.
(401) 845-5630 FAX: (401) 846-3084
80 Halsey St
Newport, RI 02840-1332
www.firstvehicleservices.com
FrehnerConstructionCo.,Inc.
(702) 649-2530 FAX: (702) 649-8834
3101 E Craig Rd
North Las Vegas, NV 89030-7501
www.aggregate-us.com
Fisher&Arnold,Inc.
(901) 748-1811 FAX: (901) 748-3115
Toll Free: (888) 583-9724
9180 Crestwyn Hills Dr Ste 100
Memphis, TN 38125-8502
www.fisherarnold.com
FS3Inc.
(320) 274-7223 FAX: (320) 274-7205
9030 64th St NW
Annandale, MN 55302-2452
www.fs3inc.biz
85
Fuelmaster/Syn-TechSystems,Inc.
(850) 878-2558 FAX: (850) 877-9327
Toll Free: (800) 888-9136
PO Box 5258
Tallahassee, FL 32314-5258
www.syntech-fuelmaster.com
GannettFleming
(717) 763-7211 FAX: (717) 763-8150
Toll Free: (800) 233-1055
PO Box 67100
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7100
www.gannettfleming.com
FugroConsultants,Inc.
(512) 977-1800 FAX: (512) 973-9565
8613 Cross Park Dr
Austin, TX 78754-4565
www.fugroconsultants.com
GapVax,Inc.
(814) 535-6766 FAX: (814) 539-3617
575 Central Ave
Johnstown, PA 15902-2600
FugroRoadwareInc.
(804) 264-2982 FAX: (804) 264-2985
Toll Free: (800) 828-2726
3104 Northside Ave
Henrico, VA 23228-5410
www.fugro-roadware.com
FugroWest,Inc.
(805) 650-7000 FAX: (805) 650-7010
4820 McGrath St Ste 100
Ventura, CA 93003-7778
www.fugrowest.com
Fulghum,MacIndoe,&Associates,
Inc.
(865) 690-6419 FAX: (865) 690-6448
10330 Hardin Valley Rd Ste 201
Knoxville, TN 37932-3742
www.fulghummacindoe.com
FuscoeEngineering
(858) 554-1500 FAX: (858) 597-0335
6390 Greenwich Dr Ste 170
www.fuscoe.com
Fuss&O’Neill
(860) 646-2469 FAX: (860) 643-6313
Toll Free: (800) 286-2469
146 Hartford Rd
Manchester, CT 06040-5992
www.fando.com
G. Rabine&Sons
(815) 544-4122 FAX: (815) 544-3240
1311 McKinley Ave
Belvidere, IL 61008-1311
www.rabinepaving.com
GabrielliTruckSales
(516) 931-7915 FAX: (516) 822-2969
Toll Free: (888) 887-8557
880 S Oyster Bay Rd
Hicksville, NY 11801-3519
www.gabriellitruck.com
GAIConsultants,Inc.
(904) 363-1110 FAX: (904) 363-1115
1301 Riverplace Blvd Ste 900
www.gaiconsultants.com
GalaxyAssociates,Inc.dba
RieskampWashingSystems
(513) 731-2529 FAX: (513) 731-0678
4370 Malsbary Rd Ste 200
Cincinnati, OH 45242
www.galaxy-associates.com
GallagherAsphaltCorporation
(708) 877-7160 FAX: (708) 877-5222
18100 Indiana Ave
Thornton, IL 60476-1276
www.gallagherasphalt.com
86APWA Reporter
Tacoma, WA 98402-2012
www.geoengineers.com
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2035
www.lpgas-engineering.com
Geolabs,Inc.
(510) 465-5141 FAX: (510) 465-4454
1440 Broadway Ste 804
Oakland, CA 94612-2027
www.geolabs.net
GRAEF
(773) 399-0112 FAX: (773) 399-0170
8501 W Higgins Rd Ste 280
www.gasai.com
GewaltHamiltonAssociates,Inc.
(847) 855-1100 FAX: (847) 855-1115
820 Lakeside Dr Ste 5
Gurnee, IL 60031-9165
www.gha-engineers.com
GraniteConstructionIncorporated
(775) 352-1953 FAX: (775) 355-9559
1900 Glendale Ave
Sparks, NV 89431-5507
www.graniteconstruction.com
GHDInc.
(315) 655-8161 FAX: (315) 655-4180
Toll Free: (800) 229-5629
1 Remington Park Dr
Cazenovia, NY 13035-9469
www.stearnswheler.com
GreatLakesChloride,Inc.
(574) 267-2286 FAX: (574) 267-2235
895 E 200 N
Warsaw, IN 46582-7854
www.glchloride.com
GhirardelliAssociates
(415) 864-4180 FAX: (415) 864-4182
www.ghirardelliassoc.com
GreatWestEngineering
(406) 449-8627 FAX: (406) 449-8631
PO Box 4817
Helena, MT 59604-4817
www.greatwesteng.com
GBAArchitectsandEngineers
(913) 492-0400 FAX: (913) 577-8380
9801 Renner Blvd
Lenexa, KS 66219-9718
www.gbateam.com
GilbarcoVeeder-Root
(336) 547-5000 FAX: (336) 547-5957
7300 W Friendly Ave
Greensboro, NC 27410-6232
www.gilbarco.com
GBAMasterSeries,Inc.
(913) 341-3105 FAX: (913) 341-3128
Toll Free: (800) 492-2468
10561 Barkley St Ste 500
www.gbams.com
GLMVArchitecture
(816) 444-4200 FAX: (816) 444-4355
9229 Ward Pkwy Ste 210
GreeleyandHansen
(312) 558-9000 FAX: (312) 558-1006
Toll Free: (800) 837-9779
100 S Wacker Dr Ste 1400
www.greeley-hansen.com
GasawayCompany
(630) 985-1600 FAX: (630) 343-2260
PO Box 4986
Oak Brook, IL 60522-4986
www.gasawayco.com
GatewayIndustrialProducts,Inc.
(800) 701-4782 FAX: (800)
525-3427
160 Freedom Ct
Elyria, OH 44035-2245
www.gatewayindustrial.com
GCCofAmerica
(505) 881-5303 FAX: (505) 881-5304
4253 Montgomery Blvd NE Ste 210
Albuquerque, NM 87109-1130
www.gcc.com
GEC
(225) 612-4172 FAX: (225) 612-3015
Toll Free: (800) 883-5588
9357 Interline Ave
www.gecinc.com
Gensler
(310) 449-5843
Santa Monica, CA 90404-3099
www.gensler.com
GenuinePartsCompany
(312) 287-1944 FAX: (312) 744-5243
700 Enterprise Ct
www.genpt.com
Geocal,Inc.
(303) 337-0338 FAX: (303) 337-0247
7290 S Fraser St
Centennial, CO 80112-4286
www.geocal.us
GeoDesignInc.
(503) 968-8787 FAX: (503) 968-3068
15575 SW Sequoia Pkwy Ste 100
www.geodesigninc.com
GeoEngineers
(253) 383-4940
1101 Fawcett Ave Ste 200
April2010
Global Sensor Systems Inc.
(905) 507-0007 FAX: (905) 507-4177
400 Brunel Rd
Mississauga, ON L4Z 2C2
CANADA
www.globalsensorsystems.com
GonzalesCompanies,LLC
(314) 961-1888 FAX: (314) 961-1814
1750 S Brentwood Blvd Ste 300
www.gonzalezcos.com
GoodPointeTechnology
(651) 726-2555 FAX: (651) 726-2545
287 6th St E Ste 200
www.goodpointe.com
Gorrill-PalmerConsultingEngineers,
Inc.
(207) 657-6910 FAX: (207) 657-6912
PO Box 1237
15 Shaker Rd
Gray, ME 04039-1237
www.gorrillpalmer.com
GovDeals
(865) 406-3783 FAX: (334) 387-0519
5907 Carmichael Pl
Montgomery, AL 36117-2346
GPDGroup
(216) 518-5544 FAX: (216) 518-5545
5595 Transportation Blvd Ste 100
www.gpdgroup.com
GRAEF
(480) 285-3014 FAX: (480) 285-3100
7373 E Doubletree Ranch Rd Ste
B-155
GreenSweep,Inc.
(419) 861-6666 FAX: (419) 866-6663
10720 Airport Hwy
Swanton, OH 43558-9610
www.greensweepinc.com
Gresham,SmithandPartners
(615) 770-8100 FAX: (615) 770-8189
511 Union St
www.gspnet.com
GriffinStructures,Inc.
(949) 497-9000 FAX: (949) 497-8883
385 2nd St
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-2304
www.griffinholdings.net
GSEquipmentCo.,Inc.
(813) 248-4971 FAX: (813) 247-3397
1023 S 50th St
Tampa, FL 33619-3629
www.gsequipment.net
GuidaSurveying,Inc.
(949) 777-2000 FAX: (949) 777-2050
9241 Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92618-1645
www.guidasurveying.com
GulfIndustries,Inc.
(850) 562-1937 FAX: (850) 562-1934
5285 Tower Rd Ste C6
PO Box 180489
Tallahassee, FL 32303-7965
www.gulfindustriesinc.com
GVMSnowEquipment
(717) 677-6197 FAX: (717)
677-4291
Toll Free: (800) 458-5123
374 Heidlersburg Rd
Biglerville, PA 17307-9256
www.snowequipmentsales.com
H.I.P.Hot-In-PlacePaving,LLC
(727) 327-4900 FAX: (727) 327-9815
Toll Free: (800) 272-0529
800 31st St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33712-1923
www.hiprecycling.com
H.W.Lochner,Inc.
(312) 372-7346 FAX: (312) 372-8208
20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1200
www.hwlochner.com
HammondCollierWadeLivingstone
(206) 732-2019 FAX: (206) 632-0947
4010 Stone Way N Ste 300
www.hcwl.com
Hamner,Jewell&Associates
(805) 773-1459 FAX: (805) 773-2418
340 James Way Ste 150
Pismo Beach, CA 93449-2880
www.hamner-jewell.com
HansenThorpPellinenOlson,Inc.
(952) 829-0700 FAX: (952) 829-7806
7510 Market Place Dr
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3687
www.htpo.com
HansonPipe&Precast
(503) 285-3817 FAX: (503) 286-0603
PO Box 11305
www.hansonpipeandprecast.com
Harris&Associates
(925) 827-4900 FAX: (925) 827-4982
Toll Free: (800) 827-4901
1401 Willow Pass Rd Ste 500
Concord, CA 94520-7964
www.harris-assoc.com
Harrison Engineering
(925) 691-0450 FAX: (925) 691-0460
399 Taylor Blvd Ste 100
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2297
www.harrison-engineering.com
HartCrowser,Inc.
(206) 324-9530 FAX: (206) 328-5581
1700 Westlake Ave N Ste 200
www.hartcrowser.com
HastingsAirEnergyControl,Inc.
(262) 364-0500 FAX: (262) 364-0538
Toll Free: (800) 236-8450
5555 S Westridge Dr
New Berlin, WI 53151-7900
www.hastingsairenergy.com
HatchMottMacDonald
(205) 939-1119 FAX: (205) 939-1382
2320 Highland Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35205-2962
www.hatchmott.com
HaydonBuildingCorp.
(602) 296-1496 FAX: (602) 296-1495
4640 E McDowell Rd Ste 1
www.haydonbc.com
HDAArchitects
(636) 449-2477 FAX: (636) 449-1176
16150 Main Circle Dr
Chesterfield, MO 63017-4689
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HDR,Inc.
(509) 343-8500 FAX: (509) 343-8501
1401 E Trent Ave Ste L101
www.hdrinc.com
HDR,Inc.
(402) 399-1000 FAX: (402) 399-1111
Toll Free: (800) 366-4411
8404 Indian Hills Dr
Omaha, NE 68114-4098
www.hdrinc.com
HeilofTexas
(713) 923-7600 FAX: (713) 923-5522
5900 Wheeler St
www.heiloftexas.com
HelacCorporation
(360) 825-1601 FAX: (360) 825-1603
225 Battersby Ave
Enumclaw, WA 98022-8204
www.helac.com
HenkeManufacturing
(913) 682-9000 FAX: (913) 682-0300
3070 Wilson Ave
Leavenworth, KS 66048-4637
www.henkemfg.com
Henry,Meisenheimer&Gende,Inc.
(618) 594-3711 FAX: (618) 594-8217
1075 Lake Rd
PO Box 70
Carlyle, IL 62231-1245
www.hmgengineers.com
HenselPhelpsConstructionCo.
(480) 383-8480 FAX: (480) 383-8499
444 N 44th St Ste 105
www.henselphelps.com
HerzogContractingCorp.
(816) 233-9001 FAX: (816) 233-9881
Toll Free: (800) 950 1969
PO Box 1089
600 S Riverside Rd
Saint Joseph, MO 64502-1089
www.herzogcompanies.com
HighwayEquipmentCompany
(319) 363-8281 FAX: (319) 632-3081
Toll Free: (800) 363-1771
1330 76th Ave SW
www.highwayequipment.com
HNTBCorporation
(816) 527-2236 FAX: (816) 472-5004
Toll Free: (800) 693-4682
715 Kirk Dr
www.hntb.com
HoganCompany
(909) 421-0245 FAX: (909) 421-0249
Toll Free: (800) 214-6426
2741 S Lilac Ave
Bloomington, CA 92316-3213
www.hoganco.com
Holdrege&KullConsultingEngineersandGeologists
(530) 478-1305 FAX: (530) 478-1019
792 Searls Ave
Nevada City, CA 95959-3056
www.holdregeandkull.com
HoosierCompany,Inc.
(317) 872-8125 FAX: (317) 872-7183
Toll Free: (800) 521-4184
PO Box 681064
Indianapolis, IN 46268-7064
www.hoosierco.com
HydroDesigns,Inc.
(248) 250-5000 FAX: (248) 786-1789
Toll Free: (800) 690-6651
5700 Crooks Rd Ste 100
Troy, MI 48098-2826
www.hydrodesignsinc.com
IdeateInc.
(888) 662-7238 FAX: (800) 214-1838
Toll Free: (888) 662-7238
44 Montgomery St Ste 1000
www.ideateinc.com
ImpactSciences
(916) 787-0818 FAX: (916) 787-0828
1544 Eureka Rd Ste 180
Roseville, CA 95661-3092
www.impactsciences.com
Horner&Shifrin,Inc.
(618) 622-3040 FAX: (518) 622-3070
640 Pierce Blvd # 200
O’Fallon, IL 62269-2579
www.hornershifrin.com
IMSInfrastructureManagement
Services
(847) 506-1500 FAX: (847) 255-2938
Toll Free: (800) 467-7110
1820 W Drake Dr Ste 108
Tempe, AZ 85283-4312
www.ims-rst.com
HowardP.Fairfield,LLC
(207) 474-9836 FAX: (207) 474-6526
PO Box 188
9 Green St
Skowhegan, ME 04976-0188
www.hpfairfield.com
INCAEngineersInc.,aTetraTech
Company
(425) 635-1000 FAX: (425) 635-1150
400 112th Ave NE Ste 400
Bellevue, WA 98004-5540
www.incainc.com
HowardR.GreenCompany
(319) 841-4000 FAX: (319) 841-4012
Toll Free: (800) 728-7805
8710 Earhart Ln SW
www.hrgreen.com
IndependentEquipmentCorp.
(516) 877-2220 FAX: (516) 877-0409
332 Sagamore Ave
Mineola, NY 11501-1918
Howard/Stein-HudsonAssociates,Inc.
(617) 482-7080 FAX: (617) 482-7417
38 Chauncy St Fl 9
Boston, MA 02111-2307
www.hshassoc.com
Huitt-Zollars,Inc.
(281) 496-0066 FAX: (281) 496-0220
1500 S Dairy Ashford St Ste 200
www.huitt-zollars.com
Huitt-Zollars,Inc.
(512) 231-1119 FAX: (512) 231-1129
3701 Executive Center Dr Ste 101
Austin, TX 78731-1651
www.huitt-zollars.com
HighwayTechnologies,Inc.
(630) 932-4600 FAX: (630) 932-7611
880 N Addison Rd
Villa Park, IL 60181-1153
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HunterContractingCo.
(480) 892-0521 FAX: (480) 892-4932
701 N Cooper Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85233-3703
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HillInternationalInc.
(925) 275-9870 FAX: (925) 275-9930
5000 Executive Pkwy Ste 430
San Ramon, CA 94583-4282
www.hillintl.com
HVJAssociates,Inc.
(281) 933-7388 FAX: (281) 933-7293
6120 S Dairy Ashford St
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HWAGeoSciencesInc.
(425) 774-0106 FAX: (425) 774-2714
19730 64th Ave W Ste 200
Lynnwood, WA 98036-5957
www.hwageo.com
IndustrialMagnetics,Inc.
(231) 582-3100 FAX: (231) 582-0622
Toll Free: (800) 662-4638
1385 S M 75
Boyne City, MI 49712-9689
www.magnetics.com
InforPublicSector
(916) 921-0883 FAX: (916) 921-6620
Toll Free: (800) 821-9316
11092 Sun Center Dr
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6109
www.hansen.com
INLADTruck&VanEquipment
Company
(630) 652-1200 FAX: (630) 652-0002
980 N Lombard Rd
Lombard, IL 60148-1231
www.inlad.com
InsituformTechnologies,Inc.
(636) 530-8000 FAX: (636) 519-8010
Toll Free: (800) 234-2992
17999 Edison Ave
Chesterfield, MO 63005-3713
www.insituform.com
InspectionServices,Inc.
(415) 243-3265 FAX: (415) 243-3266
1798 University Ave
87
Berkeley, CA 94703-1514
www.inspectionservices.net
IntegratedPavingConceptsInc.
(604) 574-7510 FAX: (604) 574-8970
Toll Free: (800) 688-5652
102-17957 55th Avenue
Surrey, BC V3S 6C4
CANADA
www.integratedpaving.com
InterCleanEquipment,Inc.
(734) 975-2967 FAX: (734) 975-1646
Toll Free: (800) 468-3725
3939 Bestech Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-9628
www.interclean.com
InterlockingConcretePavement
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
IntermountainSweeperCompany
(303) 574-0340 FAX: (303) 574-9468
3881 Paris St Unit A
Denver, CO 80239-3381
www.intermountainsweeper.com
InternationalMunicipalSignalAssociation
(315) 331-2182 FAX: (315) 331-8205
Toll Free: (800) 723-4672
PO Box 539
165 E Union St
Newark, NY 14513-0539
www.imsasafety.org
J-U-BEngineers,Inc.
(509) 783-2144 FAX: (509) 736-0790
Toll Free: (888) 582-5951
2810 W Clearwater Ave Ste 201
Kennewick, WA 99336-2982
www.jub.com
J.R.GieseOperations,LLC
(904) 730-7994 FAX: (904) 221-7521
3560 Cardinal Point Dr Ste 201
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JacobsEngineeringGroupInc.
(405) 810-8254 FAX: (405) 810-2980
10001 Broadway Ext
Oklahoma City, OK 73114-6307
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JacobsEngineeringGroupInc.
(281) 983-2357 FAX: (832) 351-7766
5995 Rogerdale Rd
www.jacobs.com
JamesJ.Benes&Associates,Inc.
(630) 719-7570 FAX: (630) 719-7589
950 Warrenville Rd Ste 101
Lisle, IL 60532-1844
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Jet-VacInc.
(800) 577-1841 FAX: (973) 659-0081
Toll Free: (800) 577-1841
15 Taylor Rd
Wharton, NJ 07885-1532
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88APWA Reporter
JFNew
(708) 534-3450 FAX: (708) 534-3480
6605 W Steger Rd Ste A
Monee, IL 60449-7044
www.jfnew.com
JosephA.CesareandAssociates,
Inc.
(702) 564-3331 FAX: (702) 564-8542
106 Cassia Way
Henderson, NV 89014-6415
www.jacesare.com
JSDProfessionalServices,Inc.
(608) 848-5060 FAX: (608) 848-2255
161 Horizon Dr Ste 101
Verona, WI 53593-1249
www.jsdinc.com
JTSManageServices
(206) 861-8000 FAX: (206) 861-1115
1825 S Jackson St
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K&AEngineering,Inc.
(909) 279-1800 FAX: (951) 279-4380
357 N Sheridan St Ste 117
Corona, CA 92880-2029
www.kaengineering.com
KMInternational
(810) 688-1234 FAX: (810) 688-8765
Toll Free: (800) 492-1757
6561 Bernie Kohler Dr
North Branch, MI 48461-8886
www.kminb.com
Orange, CA 92868-6914
www.kimley-horn.com
KirkhamMichael,Inc.
(402) 393-5630 FAX: (402) 255-3850
Toll Free: (866) 973-9243
12700 W Dodge Rd
Omaha, NE 68154-2154
www.kirkham.com
KissickConstructionCompany,Inc.
(816) 363-5530 FAX: (816) 523-1557
Toll Free: (800) 335-4414
8131 Indiana Ave
www.kissickco.com
Kleinfelder/SEA
(508) 270-6555 FAX: (508) 370-8259
Toll Free: (800) 489-6689
5 Whittier St Ste 600
Framingham, MA 01701-4691
www.seacon.com
KlotzAssociates
(281) 589-7257 FAX: (281) 589-7309
1160 Dairy Ashford St Ste 500
www.klotz.com
KnaackL.L.C.
(815) 301-2208 FAX: (815) 301-2330
420 E Terra Cotta Ave
Crystal Lake, IL 60014-3611
www.knaack.com
KansasOne-Call
(316) 687-0494 FAX: (316) 687-0629
8100 E 22nd St N Bldg 2300
Wichita, KS 67226-2388
KnapheideTruckEquipmentFlint
(810) 762-1100
Toll Free: (800) 589-9100
1200 S Averill Ave
Flint, MI 48503-2975
www.knapheideflint.com
KBR,Inc.
(713) 753-3204
4100 Clinton Dr
www.kbr.com
KomatsuAmericaCorporation
(847) 970-5763 FAX: (847) 970-4180
PO Box 5049
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-5049
www.komatsuamerica.com
KCIAssociatesofNC
(919) 783-9214 FAX: (919) 783-8405
4601 Six Forks Rd Ste 220
Raleigh, NC 27609-5210
www.kci.com
KPFF,Inc.
(206) 622-5822 FAX: (206) 622-8130
1601 5th Ave Ste 1600
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KE&GConstruction,Inc.
(520) 748-0188 FAX: (520) 748-8975
5100 S Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85706-1976
www.kegtus.com
Krebs,LaSalle,LeMieuxConsultants,Inc.
(504) 837-9470 FAX: (504) 837-9477
PO Box 19688
New Orleans, LA 70179-0688
www.krebslasalle.com
KeystonePlastics,Ltd.
(908) 561-1300 FAX: (908) 561-3404
Toll Free: (800) 635-5238
3451 S Clinton Ave
South Plainfield, NJ 07080-1303
www.keystoneplastics.com
Krieger&Stewart,Incorporated
(909) 684-6900 FAX: (909) 684-6986
3602 University Ave
www.kriegerandstewart.com
KiewitWesternCo.
(602) 437-7868 FAX: (602) 437-7806
3888 E Broadway Rd
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KSAEngineers,Inc.
(903) 236-7700 FAX: (903) 236-7779
140 E Tyler St Ste 600
Longview, TX 75601-7256
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Kimley-HornandAssociates,Inc.
(714) 939-1030 FAX: (714) 938-9488
765 The City Dr S Ste 400
LafargeNorthAmerica
(262) 754-8488 FAX: (262) 754-8489
Toll Free: (800) 678-6220
April2010
150 N Sunny Slope Rd Ste 215
Brookfield, WI 53005-4810
www.lafargenorthamerica.com
LakesideIndustries
(425) 313-2681 FAX: (425) 313-2622
PO Box 7016
Issaquah, WA 98027-7016
www.lakesideind.com
Lamp,Rynearson&Associates,Inc.
(402) 496-2498 FAX: (402) 496-2730
14710 W Dodge Rd
Omaha, NE 68154-2027
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LandauAssociates,Inc.
(425) 778-0907 FAX: (425) 778-6409
Toll Free: (800) 552-5957
130 2nd Ave S
Edmonds, WA 98020-3512
www.landauinc.com
LandMarkConsultants,Inc.
(760) 370-3000 FAX: (760) 337-8900
780 N 4th St
El Centro, CA 92243-1511
www.landmark-ca.com
LarkinGroup,Inc.
(816) 361-0440 FAX: (816) 361-0045
Toll Free: (800) 488-5275
9200 Ward Pkwy Ste 200
www.larkin-grp.com
Lawson-FisherAssociates,P.C.
(574) 234-3167 FAX: (574) 234-3167
525 W Washington St
South Bend, IN 46601-1527
www.lawson-fisher.com
LCC,Inc.
(925) 228-4218 FAX: (925) 228-4638
930 Estudillo St
Martinez, CA 94553-1620
www.lcc-inc.com
LegatArchitects
(312) 848-8809 FAX: (312) 258-1555
651 W Washington Blvd Ste 1
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LeightonGroup,Inc.
(805) 654-9257
3585 Maple St Ste 211
www.leightonconsulting.com
Liqui-ForceServices(USA)Inc.
(734) 955-2508 FAX: (734) 955-2504
28529 Goddard Rd Ste 106
Romulus, MI 48174-2779
www.liquiforce.com
LittleFallsMachine,Inc.
(320) 632-9266 FAX: (320) 632-3484
Toll Free: (800) 772-7569
300 Lindbergh Dr S
Little Falls, MN 56345-1598
www.fallsplows.com
LittlejohnEngineeringAssociates
(423) 928-3500 FAX: (423) 926-3565
Toll Free: (800) 869-5596
207 E Main St Ste 3A
101 Fountain Pl Bldg
Johnson City, TN 37604-5749
www.leainc.com
LJAEngineering,Inc.
(713) 953-5200 FAX: (713) 953-5026
2929 Briarpark Dr Ste 600
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LJBInc.
(937) 259-5000 FAX: (937) 259-5100
Toll Free: (866) 552-3536
3100 Research Blvd
Dayton, OH 45420-4022
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LNV,Inc.
(210) 822-2232 FAX: (210) 822-4032
8918 Tesoro Dr Ste 401
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Lockwood,Andrews&Newnam,
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(713) 266-6900 FAX: (713) 266-2089
2925 Briarpark Dr
www.lan-inc.com
LONCO,Inc.
(630) 577-9100 FAX: (630) 577-9199
1560 Wall St Ste 222
www.loncoinc.qwestoffice.net
LOTMaintenance,Inc.
(918) 446-4111 FAX: (918) 446-1310
909 W 23rd St
Tulsa, OK 74107-2817
www.lotmaintenance.com
LouisianaMachineryLLC
(866) 843-7440 FAX: (985) 536-4549
3799 W Airline Hwy
Reserve, LA 70084-5717
www.louisianamachinery.com
LouisianaOneCall
(225) 275-3700 FAX: (225) 272-1967
2215 W Boardwalk Dr
www.laonecall.com
LucyCoCommunications
(916) 491-3161 FAX: (916) 491-3160
1614 19th St
www.lucyco.com
Lumec,Inc./Div.ofPhilips
(450) 430-7040 FAX: (450) 430-1453
640 Boulevard Cure-Boivin
Boisbriand, QC J7G 2A7
CANADA
www.lumec.com
M.A.MortensonCompany
(847) 981-8600 FAX: (847) 981-8667
25 Northwest Point Blvd Ste 100
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1099
www.mortenson.com
M.H.Corbin,Inc.
(614) 873-5216 FAX: (614) 873-8095
8420 Estates Ct
Plain City, OH 43064-8015
www.mhcorbininc.com
MacKay&Sposito,Inc.
(360) 695-3411 FAX: (360) 695-0833
Toll Free: (888) 695-3411
1325 SE Tech Center Dr Ste 140
Vancouver, WA 98683-5554
www.mackaysposito.com
MacQueenEquipment,Inc.
(651) 645-5726 FAX: (651) 645-6668
595 Aldine St
www.macqueeneq.com
MaguireGroupInc.
(508) 543-1700 FAX: (508) 543-5157
33 Commercial St Ste 1
Foxboro, MA 02035-5309
www.maguiregroup.com
McCormickRankinCorporation
(905) 823-8500 FAX: (905) 823-8503
2655 N Sheridan Way, Ste 300
Mississauga, ON L5K 2P8
CANADA
www.mrc.ca
Mesiti-MillerEngineering,Inc.
(831) 426-3186 FAX: (831) 426-6607
224 Walnut Ave Ste B
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3836
www.m-me.com
MailhotIndustriesUSA,Inc.
(603) 880-9380 FAX: (603) 886-8254
Toll Free: (800) 624-5468
7 Tracy Ln
Hudson, NH 03051-3031
www.mailhotindustries.com
MetaDome,LLC
(608) 249-8644 FAX: (608) 249-8922
Toll Free: (877) 270-3663
2136 E Dayton St
Madison, WI 53704-4723
www.metadome.com
MaintenanceDesignGroup
(303) 302-0266 FAX: (303) 302-0270
1600 Stout St Ste 940
Denver, CO 80202-3100
www.maintenancedesigngroup.com
MetalFormsCorporation
(414) 964-4550 FAX: (414) 964-4503
3334 N Booth St
Milwaukee, WI 53212-1697
www.metalforms.com
MaintenanceFacilityConsultants,Inc.
(936) 372-1800 FAX: (936) 372-1803
PO Box 919
Waller, TX 77484-0919
www.mfc-houston.com
MalcolmPirnieInc.
(713) 840-1511 FAX: (914) 694-9286
1700 West Loop S Ste 1450
www.pirnie.com
ManhardConsulting,Ltd.
(775) 882-5630 FAX: (775) 885-7282
3476 Executive Pointe Way Ste 12
Carson City, NV 89706-7956
www.manhard.com
ManhardConsulting,Ltd.
(847) 634-5550 FAX: (847) 634-0095
Toll Free: (866) MANHARD
900 Woodlands Pkwy
Vernon Hills, IL 60061-3103
www.manhard.com
MartinImplementSales
(708) 349-8430 FAX: (708) 349-4230
18405 115th Ave
Orland Park, IL 60467-9489
www.martinimplement.com
Martin’sPowerSweeping,Inc.
(610) 759-8213 FAX: (610) 759-0873
2857 Bath Pike
Nazareth, PA 18064-9010
Mattern&Craig,Inc.
(423) 245-4970 FAX: (423) 245-5932
429 Clay St
Kingsport, TN 37660-3654
www.matternandcraig.com
MaverickEnteprises,Inc.
(815) 494-9220 FAX: (815) 335-2641
PO Box 476
Winnebago, IL 61088-0476
www.maverickmsr.com
McCarthyBuildingCompanies,Inc.
(480) 449-4700 FAX: (480) 449-4747
80 E Rio Salado Pkwy Ste 310
Tempe, AZ 85281-9104
www.mccarthy.com
MeyerProductsLLC
(216) 486-1313 FAX: (216) 486-3073
18513 Euclid Ave
www.meyerproducts.com
MeyersNaveRibackSilver&Wilson
(510) 808-2000 FAX: (510) 444-1108
Toll Free: (800) 646-3559
555 12th St Ste 1500
www.meyersnave.com
MGCContractors,Inc.
(602) 437-5000 FAX: (602) 470-4000
4110 E Elwood St
www.mgccontractors.com
MichaelBakerCorporation
(703) 960-5620 FAX: (703) 317-6281
3601 Eisenhower Ave Ste 600
www.mbakercorp.com
MichiganMunicipalRiskManagementAuthority
(734) 513-0300 FAX: (734) 513-0318
14001 Merriman Rd
Livonia, MI 48154-4262
www.mmrma.org
MichiganPipeandValve
(810) 230-2737 FAX: (810) 230-2992
4040 Eagles Nest
Flushing, MI 48433-2492
www.michiganpipe.com
MidwestRakeCompanyLLC
(574) 267-7875 FAX: (574) 267-8508
Toll Free: (800) 815-7253
PO Box 1674
1605 W Center St
Warsaw, IN 46581-1674
www.midwestrake.com
MillerPipelineCorporation
(317) 293-0278 FAX: (317) 2956410
Toll Free: (800) 848-3742
8850 Crawfordsville Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46234-1559
www.millerpipeline.com
Milone&MacBroom,Inc.
(203) 217-1773 FAX: (203) 272-9733
99 Realty Dr
Cheshire, CT 06410-1656
www.miloneandmacbroom.com
Mindel,Scott&Associates,Inc.
(502) 485-1508 FAX: (502) 485-1606
5151 Jefferson Blvd
www.mindelscott.com
MinutemanTrucks,Inc.
(508) 668-3112
Toll Free: (800) 225-4808
2181 Providence Hwy
Walpole, MA 02081-2528
www.minutemantrucks.com
MJHardenAssociates,Inc.
(913) 981-9515
5700 Broadmoor St Ste 800
Mission, KS 66202-2424
www.mjharden.com
MKECEngineeringConsultants,Inc.
(316) 684-9600 FAX: (316) 684-5100
411 N Webb Rd
www.mkec.com
MMMGroupLimited
(905) 882-1100 FAX: (905) 882-0055
100 Commerce Valley Dr W
Thornhill, ON L3T 0A1
CANADA
www.mmm.ca
MNSEngineers,Inc.
(805) 692-6921 FAX: (805) 692-6931
4050 Calle Real Ste 110
www.mnsengineers.com
MobilePowerSweepers,Inc.
(608) 839-3816 FAX: (608) 839-9385
3895 Ridge Rd
Deerfield, WI 53531-9656
www.mobilepowersweepers.com
ModernTechAECSolutions
(865) 531-6090 FAX: (865) 694-9505
Toll Free: (877) 531-6090
1626 Downtown West Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37919-5408
www.moderntechaec.com
MonroeTruckEquipment,Inc.
(608) 329-8105 FAX: (608) 328-8390
Toll Free: (800) 880-0109
1051 W 7th St
Monroe, WI 53566-9100
www.monroetruck.com
MontageEnterprises,Incorporated
(908) 362-5353 FAX: (908) 362-5405
PO Box 631
Blairstown, NJ 07825-0631
www.montageent.com
MorganAsphalt
(801) 381-5698 FAX: (801) 595-0020
PO Box 16085
89
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-0085
www.morganasphalt.com
www.neel-schaffer.com
Morrison-Maierle,Inc.
(602) 273-2900 FAX: (302) 273-2901
Toll Free: (866) 862-9384
1275 W Washington St Ste 108
Tempe, AZ 85281-1859
www.m-m.net
NeenahFoundryCompany
(920) 725-7000 FAX: (920) 729-3661
Toll Free: (800) 558-5075
PO Box 729
2121 Brooks Ave
Neenah, WI 54957-0729
www.nfco.com
MPRI,anL-3Company
(443) 285-4728 FAX: (443) 285-4750
Toll Free: (888) 259-4746
7142 Columbia Gateway Dr
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MSAConsulting,Inc.
(760) 320-9811 FAX: (760) 323-7893
Toll Free: (866) 297-3366
34200 Bob Hope Dr
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-1762
www.msaconsultinginc.com
MSAProfessionalServicesInc.
(608) 242-6627 FAX: (608) 242-5664
Toll Free: (800) 446-0679
2901 International Ln Ste 300
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MulkeyEngineers&Consultants
(704) 566-4360 FAX: (704) 537-2811
7500 E Independence Blvd Ste 100
Charlotte, NC 28227-9405
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Munsys,Inc.
(800) 696-1238 FAX: (800) 694-0293
3689 Tampa Rd Ste 320
Oldsmar, FL 34677-6312
www.munsys.com
NewJerseyAllianceforAction
(732) 225-1180 FAX: (732) 225-4694
PO Box 6438
Edison, NJ 08818-6438
www.allianceforaction.com
NicholsConsultingEngineers
(916) 388-5655 FAX: (916) 388-5676
8795 Folsom Blvd Ste 250
www.ncenet.com
Ninyo&Moore
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5710 Ruffin Rd
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NitramExcavation&GeneralContractors,Inc.
(207) 453-2362 FAX: (207) 453-4774
330 Neck Rd
Benton, ME 04901-3545
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NMGGeotechnical,Inc.
(949) 442-2442 FAX: (949) 476-8322
17991 Fitch
Irvine, CA 92614-6079
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Murray&Trettel,Inc.
(847) 963-9000 FAX: (847) 963-0199
600 N 1st Bank Dr Ste A
Palatine, IL 60067-8185
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NolteAssociates,Inc.
(916) 641-9100 FAX: (916) 641-9222
Toll Free: 800 21-NOLTE
2495 Natomas Park Dr Fl 4
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Murray,Smith&Associates,Inc.
(208) 350-2250 FAX: (208) 350-2251
950 W Bannock St Ste 910
Boise, ID 83702-6138
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NorthAmericanSaltCompany
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9900 W 109th St Ste 600
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(702) 878-8010 FAX: (702) 878-7833
3010 W Charleston Blvd Ste 100
Las Vegas, NV 89102-1969
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NorthFloridaEmulsions,Inc.
(386) 328-1733 FAX: (386) 328-1887
701 N Moody Rd Ste 15
Palatka, FL 32177-2439
NationalResearchCouncilCanada
(613) 991-2987 FAX: (613) 993-3142
Bldg M-20, Montreal Rd
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
CANADA
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NorthgateEnvironmentalManagement,Inc.
(510) 839-0688 FAX: (510) 839-4350
300 Frank H Ogawa Plz Ste 510
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(800) 676-7516 FAX: (951) 296-1998
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Temecula, CA 92592-6838
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NorthwestPlaygroundEquipment,
Inc.
(425) 313-9161 FAX: (425) 313-9194
Toll Free: (800) 726-0031
345 NW Dogwood St
PO Box 2410
Issaquah, WA 98027-3216
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(615) 383-8420 FAX: (615) 383-9984
210 25th Ave N Ste 800
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90APWA Reporter
April2010
4373 Viewridge Ave Ste B
www.usanova.com
NUCAofOregon&Southwest
Washington
(503) 742-8877 FAX: (503) 650-7555
PO Box 301251
www.nucaorswwa.com
NWEngineers,LLC
(503) 601-4401 FAX: (503) 601-4402
Toll Free: (877) 648-4061
19075 NW Tanasbourne Dr Ste 160
Hillsboro, OR 97124-5858
www.nw-eng.com
O’Brien&Gere
(502) 587-7884 FAX: (502) 587-7895
730 W Main St Ste 200
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OatesAssociates,Inc.
(314) 588-8381 FAX: (314) 588-9605
720 Olive St Ste 1660
www.oatesassociates.com
OBECConsultingEngineers
(503) 620-6103 FAX: (503) 620-8416
5005 Meadows Rd Ste 120
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OccidentalChemicalCorporation
(231) 845-4367 FAX: (231) 845-4312
Toll Free: (800) 447-4369
1600 S Madison St
Ludington, MI 49431-2568
www.oxy.com
ODBCompany
(804) 226-4433 FAX: (804) 226-6914
Toll Free: (800) 446-9823
5118 Glen Alden Dr
Richmond, VA 23231-4319
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OESTAssociates,Inc.
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343 Gorham Rd
South Portland, ME 04106-2342
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OldcastlePrecast,Inc.
(801) 399-1171 FAX: (801) 392-7849
Toll Free: (800) 776-8760
PO Box 12730
Ogden, UT 84412-2730
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1 Systems Dr
Appleton, WI 54914-1654
www.omnni.com
OntarioConcretePipeAssociation
(519) 489-4488 FAX: (519) 578-6060
Toll Free: (800) 435-0116
447 Frederick St
Second Fl
Kitchener, ON N2H 2P4
CANADA
www.ocpa.com
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6900 Santa Fe Dr
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(563) 324-3381 FAX: (563) 324-0751
635 S Elmwood Ave
Davenport, IA 52802-2129
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17355 Boones Ferry Rd
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P&GFleetServices,Inc.
(631) 289-9845 FAX: (631) 289-9848
40 Corporate Dr
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(708) 430-5770 FAX: (708) 598-1277
Toll Free: (800) 443-5770
8432 Beloit Ave
Bridgeview, IL 60455-1774
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PACE,Inc.
(602) 275-8066 FAX: (602) 393-3026
426 N 44th St Ste 120
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PacifCAD
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159 S Lincoln St Ste 321
www.pacificad.com
PacificGeotechnical,LLC
(503) 656-0156 FAX: (503) 656-0186
1419 Washington St Ste 101
Oregon City, OR 97045-1617
www.pacificgeotechnicalllc.com
OlssonAssociates
(913) 381-1170 FAX: (913) 381-1174
7301 W 133rd St Ste 200
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PakpourConsultingGroup,Inc.
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5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd Ste 320
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OlympicFoundryInc.
(206) 764-6200 FAX: (206) 764-1170
5200 Airport Way S
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PalmettoUtilityProtectionService
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810 Dutch Square Blvd Ste 320
Columbia, SC 29210-7318
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OMNNIAssociates,Inc.
(920) 830-6171 FAX: (920) 830-6100
PanhandleGradingandPaving,Inc.
(850) 478-5250 FAX: (850) 479-5901
PO Box 3717
Pensacola, FL 32516-3717
www.panhandlepaving.com
426 S Kansas Ave
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www.payne-brockway.com
ParagonPartnersLtd.
(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
PBSEngineering+Environmental
(503) 248-1939 FAX: (503) 248-0223
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4412 SW Corbett Ave
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Parametrix,Inc.
(253) 269-1330 FAX: (253) 269-6899
1002 15th St SW Ste 220
Auburn, WA 98001-6502
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PBS&J
(281) 529-4219 FAX: (281) 493-1047
1250 Wood Branch Park Dr Ste 300
www.pbsj.com
ParsonsBrinckerhoff
(480) 921-6887 FAX: (480) 966-9234
1501 W Fountainhead Pkwy Ste 400
Tempe, AZ 85282-1853
www.pbworld.com
PBS&J
(407) 647-7275 FAX: (407) 647-0551
482 S Keller Rd
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ParsonsBrinckerhoff
(206) 382-5200 FAX: (206) 382-5222
999 3rd Ave Ste 2200
www.pbworld.com
PCA,SoutheastRegion
(770) 962-3360 FAX: (770) 962-3361
175 Gwinnett Dr Ste 330
Lawrenceville, GA 30046-8461
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Pat’sPump&Blower
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630 W Church St
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PatrickEngineeringInc.
(630) 795-7200 FAX: (630) 724-1620
4970 Varsity Dr
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PavementRestorations,Inc.
(731) 707-0731 FAX: (731) 613-2019
Toll Free: (731) 487-4621
10162 Stinson St
Milan, TN 38358-6482
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PavementSaversInc.
(321) 635-9500 FAX: (321) 635-9555
Toll Free: (800) 677-9442
PO Box 759
Cocoa, FL 32923-0759
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PavementTechnology,Inc.
(440) 892-1895 FAX: (440) 892-0953
Toll Free: (800) 333-6309
24144 Detroit Rd
Westlake, OH 44145-1515
www.pavetechinc.com
PavewaySystems
(813) 632-3500 FAX: (813) 632-3579
924 E 124th Ave
Tampa, FL 33612-3506
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(316) 838-0300 FAX: (316) 838-0505
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1616 E 37th St N
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Gardner, KS 66030-3001
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1711 W Greentree Dr Ste 201
Tempe, AZ 85284-2717
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2925 E Independence Blvd
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PECOEnergyCompany
(215) 841-6485 FAX: (215) 841-6906
2301 Market St Fl 9
Engineering Services
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1380
www.exeloncorp.com
Peerless-Midwest,Inc.
(616) 527-0050 FAX: (616) 527-5508
505 Apple Tree Dr
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2550 W 5th Ave
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62 Rockford Rd Ste 201
Wilmington, DE 19806-1051
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(425) 252-7700 FAX: (425) 339-6018
2707 Colby Ave Ste 900
Everett, WA 98201-3565
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PhoenixHighwayProducts,Inc.
(949) 330-6208 FAX: (949) 743-5814
65 Enterprise
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-2601
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PipelineVideoInspectionand
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(520) 840-5751 FAX: (602) 237-0294
1616 S 31st Ave
www.azindustrialcleaning.com
Pizzo&AssociatesLtd
(815) 495-2300 FAX: (815) 498-4406
10729 Pine Rd
Leland, IL 60531-9802
PlateauEngineering,Inc.
(928) 556-0311 FAX: (928) 213-9614
202 E Birch Ave
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5246
www.plateng.com
PortlandGeneralElectric
(503) 463-4382 FAX: (503) 463-4308
4245 Kale St NE
Salem, OR 97305-2333
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Postl-YoreandAssociates,Inc.
(847) 640-1010 FAX: (847) 640-1079
2100 Golf Rd St 230
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
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PowerEquipmentLeasingCompany
(815) 886-1776 FAX: (815) 886-1161
Toll Free: (800) 521-0246
605 Anderson Dr
Romeoville, IL 60446-1687
www.powerequipmentleasing.com
ProjectEngineeringConsultants,
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(208) 466-7190 FAX: (208) 466-7168
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3818 E Newby St Ste 101
Nampa, ID 83687-5217
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ProsealInc.
(316) 650-9805 FAX: (316) 465-5530
PO Box 741
El Dorado, KS 67042-0741
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PSMJResources,Inc.
(617) 965-0055 FAX: (617) 965-5152
Toll Free: (800) 537-PSMJ
10 Midland Ave
Newton, MA 02458-1000
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3 Hutton Centre Dr Ste 200
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PublicWorksEquipmentandSupply,Inc.
(704) 289-6488 FAX: (704) 283-2266
Toll Free: (800) 222-6803
3405 Westwood Industrial Dr
Monroe, NC 28110-5208
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PublicWorksMagazine/Hanley
WoodBusinessMedia
(773) 824-2400 FAX: (773) 824-2401
8725 W Higgins Rd Ste 600
www.pwmag.com
PrecisionConcreteCuttingMidwest
(913) 851-2004
11922 Stearns St
www.pccmidwest.com
PubWorks
FAX: (760) 280-6660
Toll Free: (888) 920-0380
PO Box 6502
Snowmass Village, CO 81615-6502
www.pubworks.com
PrinothLtd
(450) 776-3600 FAX: (450) 776-3625
1001 J-A Bombardier St
Granby, QC J2J 1E9
CANADA
www.camoplast.com
PugetSoundEnergy
(253) 476-6304 FAX: (253) 476-6323
Toll Free: (888) 225-5773
PO Box 90868
TACLL
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PennsylvaniaOneCallSystem,Inc.
(412) 464-7111 FAX: (412) 464-7104
925 Irwin Run Rd
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(904) 448-4074 FAX: (904) 733-8800
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9556 Historic Kings Rd S Ste 315
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PerformanceConsultingAssociates
Inc.(PCA)
(770) 717-2737 FAX: (770) 717-7014
3700 Crestwood Pkwy NW Ste 100
Duluth, GA 30096-5583
www.pcaconsulting.com
ProgressiveInnovations,LLC
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992 Davidson Dr Ste 108
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PeridianGroup,Inc.
(913) 856-7899 FAX: (913) 856-7644
265 Stonecreek Dr
ProjectEngineeringConsultants,
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2310 W Mission Ln Ste 4
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PuliceConstruction,Inc.
(602) 944-2241 FAX: (602) 870-3396
2033 W Mountain View Rd
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QPR,DivisionofLafargeNorth
America
(585) 944-7996 FAX: (678) 746-2238
Toll Free: (800) 388-4338
12735 Morris Road Ext Ste 150
Alpharetta, GA 30004-8904
www.qprcoldpatch.com
91
QuestCivilConstructors,Inc.
(623) 581-9700 FAX: (623) 581-9710
1903 W Parkside Ln Ste 100
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QuincyEngineering,Inc.
(916) 368-9181 FAX: (916) 368-1308
3247 Ramos Cir
www.quincyengineering.com
1000 Raco Ct
Lawrenceville, GA 30046-3305
www.rehrigpacific.com
ReidMiddleton
(425) 741-3800 FAX: (425) 741-3900
728 134th St SW Ste 200
Everett, WA 98204-5322
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R-A-MProfessionalGroup,Inc.
(904) 731-5440 FAX: (904) 731-5465
8298 Bayberry Rd Ste 1
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ReNewCanadaMagazine/Actual
MediaInc.
(416) 444-5842 FAX: (416) 444-1176
11 Prince Andrew Place
Toronto, ON M3C 2H2
CANADA
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R.J.Behar&Company,Inc.
(954) 680-7771 FAX: (954) 680-7781
6861 SW 196th Ave Ste 302
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33332-1663
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RepublicITS
(817) 633-5300 FAX: (817) 633-5350
Toll Free: 800LIGHTS ON
2725 114th St
Grand Prairie, TX 75050-6467
www.republicits.com
R2HEngineering,Inc.
(702) 260-7000 FAX: (702) 260-7070
840 Grier Dr Ste 320
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RFEEngineering,Inc.
(916) 989-3285 FAX: (916) 989-3597
8680 Greenback Ln Ste 107
Orangevale, CA 95662-3970
www.rfeengineering.com
RBFConsulting
(949) 472-3505 FAX: (949) 472-8373
Toll Free: (800) 479-3808
14725 Alton Pkwy
Irvine, CA 92618-2027
www.rbf.com
RH2EngineeringInc.
(425) 951-5400 FAX: (425) 398-2774
Toll Free: (800) 720-8052
12100 NE 195th St Ste 100
Bothell, WA 98011-5764
www.rh2.com
RBFConsulting
(760) 346-7481 FAX: (760) 346-8315
74130 Country Club Dr Ste 201
Palm Desert, CA 92260-1687
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ReaganEquipmentCo.Inc.
(504) 368-9760 FAX: (504) 367-4044
2550 Belle Chasse Hwy
Gretna, LA 70053-6758
ReedEngineeringGroup,Ltd.
(214) 350-5600 FAX: (214) 350-7510
2424 Stutz Rd Ste 400
Dallas, TX 75235-6500
www.reed-engineering.com
ReedSystems,Ltd
(845) 647-3660 FAX: (845) 647-5651
Toll Free: (800) 743-3661
PO Box 209
Ellenville, NY 12428-0209
www.reedsystemsltd.com
ReefIndustries,Inc.
(713) 507-4251 FAX: (713) 507-4295
9209 Almeda Genoa Rd
www.reefindustries.com
RegionalTruckEquipment
(630) 543-0330 FAX: (630) 543-9806
255 W Laura Dr
Addison, IL 60101-5013
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ReGreenInc.
(310) 261-8660 FAX: (213) 621-7792
605 Imperial St
www.regreencorp.com
RehrigPacificCompany
(678) 252-2273 FAX: (770) 339-4840
92APWA Reporter
RHOMARIndustries,Inc.
(417) 866-5592 FAX: (417)
866-5593
Toll Free: (800) 688-6221
2107 E Rockhurst St
Springfield, MO 65802-6522
www.rhomar.com
RickEngineeringCompany
(951) 782-0707 FAX: (951) 782-0723
1223 University Ave Ste 240
www.rickengineering.com
RickEngineeringCompany
(805) 544-0707 FAX: (805) 544-2052
711 Tank Farm Rd Ste 110
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RJNGroup,Inc.
(630) 682-4700 FAX: (630) 682-4754
200 W Front St
Wheaton, IL 60187-5111
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RootSpringScraperCo.
(269) 382-2025 FAX: (269) 382-5920
Toll Free: (800) 333-7668
527 W North St
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-2433
www.rootsnowplows.com
RootXRootControlCorp.
(503) 364-2999 FAX: (503) 485-5229
Toll Free: (800) 844-4974
1705 Salem Industrial Dr NE
Salem, OR 97301-8079
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RORE,Inc.
(858) 404-7393 FAX: (858) 404-7395
5151 Shoreham Pl Ste 260
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RothHill,LLC
(425) 869-9448 FAX: (425) 869-1190
Toll Free: (800) 835-0292
www.rothhill.com
Roto-Mix
(620) 225-1142 FAX: (620) 225-6370
2205 E Wyatt Earp Blvd
Dodge City, KS 67801-7016
www.rotomix.com
RouteSmartTechnologies,Inc.
(800) 977-7284 FAX: (410) 290-0334
8850 Stanford Blvd Ste 3250
www.routesmart.com
ROWEProfessionalServicesCompany
(810) 341-7500 FAX: (810) 341-7573
Toll Free: (800) 837-9131
PO Box 3748
540 S Saginaw St, Ste 200
Flint, MI 48502-0748
www.rowepsc.com
RPMEngineers,Inc.
(843) 839-1490 FAX: (843) 839-1491
511 Robert M Grissom Pkwy
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-6576
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RRMDesignGroup
(805) 543-1794 FAX: (805) 543-4609
3765 S Higuera St Ste 102
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RNOWInc.
(414) 541-5700 FAX: (414) 543-9797
8636R W National Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53227
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RtVision,Inc.
(320) 632-0760
PO Box 394
Little Falls, MN 56345-0394
www.rtvision.com
RockMillsEnterprises,Inc.
(712) 451-6550 FAX: (712) 451-6551
1522 14th St
Rock Valley, IA 51247-1207
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S&CEngineers,Inc.
(510) 272-2970 FAX: (510) 272-2972
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RockgownToolandEquipment
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57 W 2nd St
Mount Vernon, NY 10550-3002
April2010
SabreEquipmentInc.
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802 Pennsylvania Ave
Coraopolis, PA 15108-3958
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SalaberAssociates,Inc.
(707) 693-8800 FAX: (707) 693-8801
180 S 1st St Ste 10
Dixon, CA 95620-3439
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SaltInstitute
(613) 564-0534 FAX: (703) 548-2194
700 N Fairfax St Ste 600
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SaltRiverProject
(602) 236-4637 FAX: (602) 236-2737
PO Box 52025
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SanAntonioDesignGroupInc.
(210) 342-6700 FAX: (210) 342-6701
2101 Lockhill Selma Rd Ste 216
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SanDiegoGasandElectric
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8315 Century Park Ct Ste 210
www.semprautilities.com
Sandis
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605 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041-2011
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SchaeferSystemsInternational,Inc.
(704) 944-4500 FAX: (704) 588-1862
Toll Free: (888) 262-9112
10021 Westlake Dr
www.ssi-schaefer.us
Schlagel&Associates,P.A.
(913) 322-7155 FAX: (913) 492-8400
14920 W 107th St
Lenexa, KS 66215-4018
www.schlagelassociates.com
SchmidtNorthAmerica
(603) 226-0150 FAX: (603) 226-0170
26 S Main St #192
Concord, NH 03301-4809
www.aebi-schmidt.us
SchwarzeIndustries,Inc.
(256) 851-1200 FAX: (256) 851-1105
Toll Free: (800) 879-7933
1055 Jordan Rd
Huntsville, AL 35811-8405
www.schwarze.com
SCIEngineeringInc.
(636) 757-1055 FAX: (636) 949-8269
130 Point West Blvd
Saint Charles, MO 63301-4408
www.sciengineering.com
SCIProducts,Inc.
(630) 377-9100 FAX: (630) 377-9270
Toll Free: (800) 327-4417
2500 Production Dr
PO Box 4314
Saint Charles, IL 60174-3350
www.workareaprotection.com
ScullyInc.
(847) 891-1004 FAX: (847) 891-1006
PO Box 363
Medinah, IL 60157-0363
www.scullyunderground.com
SidneyB.Bowne&Son,LLP
(516) 746-2350 FAX: (516) 747-1396
235 E Jericho Tpke
Mineola, NY 11501-2032
www.bownegroup.com
Sealcoating,Inc.
(781) 749-6802 FAX: (781) 749-2654
Toll Free: (877) 637-1800
120 Industrial Park Rd
Hingham, MA 02043-4316
www.sealcoatinginc.com
SierraNevadaConcreteAssociation
(775) 852-6551 FAX: (775) 853-8965
PO Box 19639
Reno, NV 89511-2163
www.sierranevadaconcrete.com
SouthstarEngineeringandConsulting,Inc.
(951) 342-3120 FAX: (951) 342-2148
1650 Iowa Ave Ste 160
www.southstareng.com
StormReconstructionServices,Inc.
(251) 445-5500 FAX: (251) 445-5511
Toll Free: (866) 556-0049
1444 W I-65 Serve Rd South
Mobile, AL 36693-5100
www.stormreconstruction.com
SouthwestGasCorporation
(602) 484-5212
PO Box 52075
www.swgas.com
StorrTractorCompany
(908) 722-9830 FAX: (908) 722-9847
3191 US Highway 22
Somerville, NJ 08876-3481
www.storrtractor.com
SouthWestWaterCompany
(228) 868-5740 FAX: (228) 868-5743
4050 Hewes Ave
Gulfport, MS 39507-3903
www.swwc.com
StrandAssociates,Inc.
(608) 251-4843 FAX: (608) 251-8655
910 W Wingra Dr
www.strand.com
SECGroup,Inc.,anHRGreenCo.
(630) 553-7560 FAX: (630) 553-7646
651 Prairie Pointe Dr Ste 201
Yorkville, IL 60560-6506
www.secgroupinc.com
SkillingsConnolly,Inc.
(360) 491-3399 FAX: (360) 491-3857
PO Box 5080
5016 Lacey Blvd SE
Lacey, WA 98509-5080
www.skillings.com
SEIULocal73
(312) 787-5868 FAX: (312) 337-7768
300 S Ashland Ave Ste 400
www.seiu73.org
SlaterHanifanGroup,Inc.
(702) 284-5300 FAX: (702) 284-5399
5740 Arville St Ste 216
www.shg-inc.com
SpringAlign
(847) 934-1525 FAX: (847) 934-1540
2312 N Rand Rd
www.spring-align.com
STVInc.
(312) 553-4173 FAX: (312) 553-0661
200 W Monroe St Ste 1650
www.stvinc.com
SES
(630) 231-4840 FAX: (630) 231-4945
1400 Powis Rd
West Chicago, IL 60185-1644
www.sesequip.com
SmokyHill,LLC
(785) 825-1224 FAX: (785) 825-7416
645 E Crawford St Ste E8
Salina, KS 67401-5117
www.smokyhillconst.com
SRBLArchitects
(847) 272-9500 FAX: (847) 272-9510
1161 Lake Cook Rd Ste A
Deerfield, IL 60015-5277
www.srblarchitects.com
SummitAssociates
(925) 363-5560 FAX: (925) 363-5511
2300 Clayton Rd Ste 1380
www.summitcm.com
SetonEngineeringServiceCorporation
(847) 776-7200 FAX: (847) 776-7239
19 S Bothwell St
www.setoncivil.com
SNISolutions
(309) 944-3168 FAX: (309) 944-4620
Toll Free: (888) 840-5564
205 N Stewart St
Geneseo, IL 61254-1241
www.snisolutions.com
StandardEquipmentCompany
(312) 829-1919 FAX: (312) 829-6142
Toll Free: (800) 633-2997
2033 W Walnut St
www.standardequipment.com
SunPeaksUtilities
(250) 578-5416 FAX: (250) 578-5516
1280 Alpine Rd
Sun Peaks, BC V03 5N0
CANADA
www.sunpeaksutilities.com
SevernTrentServices
(623) 572-9550 FAX: (623) 561-6514
19614 N 73rd Ave
Glendale, AZ 85308-5681
www.severntrentservices.com
SoilNailLauncher,Inc.
(970) 210-6170 FAX: (970) 858-8671
955 Malachite Dr
Fruita, CO 81521-8820
www.soilnaillauncher.com
StanleyConsultants,Inc.
(563) 264-6477 FAX: (563) 264-6658
225 Iowa Ave
Muscatine, IA 52761-3764
www.stanleygroup.com
SundtConstruction
(480) 293-3000 FAX: (480) 293-3079
2620 S 55th St
Tempe, AZ 85282-1903
www.sundt.com
StasiBros.AsphaltCorp.
(516) 334-1229 FAX: (516) 334-1245
422 Maple Ave
Westbury, NY 11590-3386
www.stasibrothers.com
SunlandAsphaltInc.
(602) 288-5055
3002 S Priest Dr
Tempe, AZ 85282-3400
www.sunlandasphalt.com
SFM Services,Inc.
(305) 818-2424 FAX: (305) 818-3510
9700 NW 79th Ave
Hialeah, FL 33016-2514
www.sfmservices.com
Shafer,Kline&Warren,Inc.
(913) 888-7800 FAX: (913) 888-7868
Toll Free: (800) 280-8901
11250 Corporate Ave
Lenexa, KS 66219-1392
www.skw-inc.com
SharpeSoft,Inc.
(530) 671-6499 FAX: (530) 671-5739
Toll Free: (800) 777-0786
925 Market St
Yuba City, CA 95991-4210
www.sharpeipm.com
SomersetWelding&Steel/J&JTruck
(814) 443-2671 FAX: (814) 443-2621
Toll Free: (800) 777-2671
10558 Somerset Pike
Somerset, PA 15501-7352
www.jjbodies.com
SourceFleetSolutions
(704) 597-2262 FAX: (704) 921-9880
5900 Northwoods Business Pkwy
Ste M
www.vehicare.com
SoutheasternSurveying&Mapping
Corporation
(407) 292-8580 FAX: (407) 292-0141
6500 All American Blvd
www.southeasternsurveying.com
ShawneeSteel&Welding,Inc.
(913) 432-8046 FAX: (913) 432-0819
6124 Merriam Dr
Shawnee Mission, KS 66203-3297
www.shawnee-steel.com
SouthernCaliforniaEdisonCompany
(626) 302-3417 FAX: (626) 302-6870
2244 Walnut Grove Ave
GO 1, Quad 4C 470B
Rosemead, CA 91770-3714
www.sce.com
ShortElliottHendricksonInc.
(952) 912-2604 FAX: (612) 758-6701
Toll Free: (800) 734-6751
10901 Red Circle Dr Ste 200
Minnetonka, MN 55343-9301
www.sehinc.com
SouthernCaliforniaGasCompany
(213) 244-2528
555 W 5th St
GT26E2
www.socalgas.com
StayAlertSafetyServices,Inc.
(336) 993-2828 FAX: (336) 993-6929
Toll Free: (866) 897-2828
272 Clayton Forest Dr
PO Box 467
Kernersville, NC 27284-3796
www.stayalertsafety.com
SterlingCompany,Inc.
(314) 487-0440 FAX: (314) 487-8944
5055 Baumgartner Rd
www.sterling-eng-sur.com
SternbergLighting
(847) 588-3400 FAX: (847) 588-3440
Toll Free: (800) 621-3376
555 Lawrence Ave
Roselle, IL 60172-1568
www.sternberglighting.com
StonebrookeEngineering
(952) 402-9202 FAX: (952) 403-6803
12467 Boone Ave
Savage, MN 55378-1282
www.stonebrookeengineering.com
SuperProductsLLC
(262) 784-7100 FAX: (262) 784-9561
Toll Free: (800) 837-9711
17000 W Cleveland Ave
www.superproductscorp.com
SwensonSpreaderCompany
(888) 825-7323 FAX: (866) 310-0300
Toll Free: (888) 825-7323
PO Box 127
127 Walnut St
Lindenwood, IL 61049-0127
www.swensonspreader.com
SwinertonManagement&
Consulting
(415) 984-1253 FAX: (415) 984-1292
260 Townsend St
www.swinerton.com
T.Y.LinInternational
(480) 968-8814 FAX: (480) 921-0001
60 E Rio Salado Pkwy
Tempe, AZ 85281-9124
www.tylin.com
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TaberConsultants
(916) 371-1690 FAX: (916) 371-1256
Toll Free: (888) 423-0573
3911 W Capitol Ave
West Sacramento, CA 95691-2116
www.taberconsultants.com
TarheelUndergroundCamera
(704) 895-8015 FAX: (704) 895-1398
Toll Free: (800) 803-0332
18636 Starcreek Dr
Cornelius, NC 28031-9330
www.tarheelpavement.com
TapanAmAssociates,Inc.
(816) 941-6100 FAX: (816) 941-6102
201 W 135th St Ste 100
www.tapanam.com
TaylorWiseman&Taylor
(919) 297-0085 FAX: (919) 297-0090
3500 Regency Pkwy Ste 160
Cary, NC 27518-8519
www.taylorwiseman.com
TelcoSupplyCompany
(580) 622-2170 FAX: (580) 622-2451
Toll Free: (800) 344-3430
124 W Vinita Ave
PO Box 775
Sulphur, OK 73086-3821
www.telcosupply.com
TencoMachinery(CDN)Ltd.
(450) 549-2411 FAX: (450) 549-2410
Toll Free: (800) 318-3626
1318, rue Principale
St. Valerien, QC J0H 2B0
CANADA
www.tenco.ca
TerasenGas
(604) 576-7000 FAX: (604) 576-7220
16705 Fraser Highway
Surrey, BC V3S 2X7
CANADA
www.terasengas.com
TerryAsphaltMaterialsInc.
(513) 315-2007 FAX: (614) 276-0570
1595 Frank Rd
www.terryasphaltmaterials.com
TerryAsphaltMaterials,Inc.
(616) 822-4357 FAX: (989) 466-2838
1950 Williams Rd
Alma, MI 48801-2085
www.terryasphaltmaterials.com
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TexasExcavationSafetySystem,Inc.
(817) 279-6011 FAX: (817) 279-8624
11880 Greenville Ave Ste 120
Dallas, TX 75243-3568
www.digtess.com
TheBenhamCompanies,LLC
(314) 821-7017 FAX: (314) 821-8499
622 Emerson Rd Ste 600
www.benham.com
TheCADStore,Inc
(623) 931-7936 FAX: (623) 435-9028
Toll Free: (800) 576-6789
15353 N 91st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85381-3690
www.thecadstore.com
TheHydroHawk
(662) 324-2721 FAX: (662) 324-6933
114 E Main St
Starkville, MS 39759-2928
www.thehydrohawk.com
Model 435®
ThePARGroup
(847) 234-0005 FAX: (847) 234-8309
100 N Waukegan Rd Ste 211
Lake Bluff, IL 60044-1660
www.thepargroup.com
Model DST-4®
Dustless sweeping Technology
TheWestmarkGroup
(702) 839-2960 FAX: (702) 839-2962
2430 N Decatur Blvd Ste 140
www.westmarkgroup.net
TheWilliamsCompanies
(630) 221-1212 FAX: (630) 221-1220
450 Gundersen Dr # D
Carol Stream, IL 60188-2414
www.williamscm.com
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ThieleManufacturing,LLC
(814) 467-4504 FAX: (814) 467-4172
309 Spruce St
Windber, PA 15963-2524
www.thielebody.com
ThomasL.BrownAssociates,P.C.
(202) 387-0022 FAX: (202) 682-1367
1400 I St NW
Washington, DC 20005-2208
www.tlbinc.net
ThompsonPump&Manufacturing
Company
(386) 767-7310 FAX: (386) 761-0362
PO Box 291370
Port Orange, FL 32129-1370
www.thompsonpump.com
www.trafficlogix.com
TransportationResearchBoard
(202) 334-2934 FAX: (202) 334-2920
500 5th St NW
Washington, DC 20001-2736
www.trb.org
ThompsonRosemountGroupInc.
(613) 933-5602 FAX: (613) 936-0335
1345 Rosemount Ave
Cornwall, ON K6J 3E5
CANADA
www.trg.ca
TransportationSolutions,Inc.
(425) 883-4134 FAX: (425) 867-0898
Redmond, WA 98052-6628
www.tsinw.com
TierraRightofWayServices,Ltd.
(520) 319-2106 FAX: (520) 323-3326
Toll Free: (800) 887-0847
1575 E River Rd # 201
Tucson, AZ 85718-5831
www.tierra-row.com
TranSystemsCorporation
(314) 997-2459 FAX: (314) 569-9858
Toll Free: (800) 800-5261
1001 Craig Rd Ste 260
www.transystems.com
TigerCorporation
(605) 336-7900 FAX: (605) 731-0472
3301 N Louise Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57107-0113
www.tiger-mowers.com
TranSystemsCorporation
(816) 329-8600 FAX: (816) 329-8701
2400 Pershing Rd Ste 400
www.transystems.com
Tighe&Bond
(413) 572-3203 FAX: (413) 562-5317
53 Southampton Rd
Westfield, MA 01085-5308
www.tighebond.com
TraverseTechnologiesInc
(857) 362-8314
145 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02111-1208
www.traversetechnologies.com
TimmermanEquipmentCompany
(908) 534-4126 FAX: (908) 534-2320
PO Box 71
3554 Rte 22 W
Whitehouse, NJ 08888-0071
www.timmermanequipment.com
TRICTools,Inc.
(510) 865-8742 FAX: (510) 769-1636
2317 Blanding Ave Ste D
Alameda, CA 94501-7064
www.trictrenchless.com
ToterIncorporated
(704) 872-8171 FAX: (704) 878-0734
Toll Free: (800) 424-0422
841 Meacham Rd
Statesville, NC 28677-2983
www.toter.com
Towill,Inc.
(925) 682-6976 FAX: (925) 682-6390
Toll Free: (800) 273-2023
5099 Commercial Cir Ste 100
www.towill.com
Trabue,Hansen&Hinshaw,Inc.
(573) 814-1568 FAX: (573) 814-1128
1901 Pennsylvania Dr
Columbia, MO 65202-1996
www.thhinc.com
TracklessVehiclesLimited
(519) 688-0370 FAX: (519) 688-3644
PO Box 244
Courtland, ON N0J 1E0
CANADA
www.tracklessvehicles.com
TrafficLogix
(866) 915-6449 FAX: (866) 995-6649
3 Harriet Ln
Spring Valley, NY 10977-1302
TwinCityOutdoorServices,Inc.
(763) 235-2408 FAX: (763) 235-2410
14430 21st Ave N
Plymouth, MN 55447-4639
www.tcossnow.com
Twining,Inc.
(562) 426-3355 FAX: (562) 426-6424
2883 E Spring St Ste 300
Long Beach, CA 90806-6847
www.twininginc.com
3993 E 93rd St
www.uniquepavingmaterials.com
UnitedRotaryBrushCorporation
(913) 888-8450 FAX: (913) 541-8336
Toll Free: (800) 851-5108
15607 W 100th Ter
Lenexa, KS 66219-1362
www.united-rotary.com
UnitedSurvey,Inc.
(440) 439-7250 FAX: (440) 439-7255
Toll Free: (800) 981-8417
25145 Broadway Ave
Oakwood Village, OH 44146-6398
www.unitedsurvey.org
UniversalEngineeringSciences,Inc.
(941) 358-7410 FAX: (941) 358-7353
1748 Independence Blvd Ste B1
Sarasota, FL 34234-2149
www.universalengineering.com
UniversalFieldServices,Inc.
(918) 494-7600 FAX: (918) 494-7650
Toll Free: (800) 447-9191
PO Box 35666
Tulsa, OK 74153-0666
www.ufsrw.com
UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,
EPD
(608) 263-2400
432 N Lake St
Engineering Professional Development
www.epd.engr.wisc.edu
UrbanEngineers,Inc.
(215) 922-8080 FAX: (215) 922-8082
Toll Free: (800) 232-4597
530 Walnut St Fl 14
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3685
www.urbanengineers.com
URETEKICRGulfCoast
(281) 894-4990 FAX: (281) 720-1222
Toll Free: (866) 873-5438
11603 Windfern Rd
www.uretekicr.com
TYMCO,Inc.
(254) 799-5546 FAX: (254) 799-2722
Toll Free: (800) 258-9626
225 E Industrial Blvd
Waco, TX 76705-9415
www.tymco.com
URETEKUSA,Inc.
(888) 621-7533 FAX: (630) 839-0761
Toll Free: (888) 287-3835
PO Box 2485
Carrollton, GA 30112-0046
www.uretekusa.com
U.S.ArborProducts,Inc.
(847) 593-8100 FAX: (847) 593-8151
1881 Commerce Dr Ste 108
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-2134
www.usarbor.net
URSCorporation
(602) 371-1100 FAX: (602) 371-1615
7720 N 16th St Ste 100
www.urscorporation.com
UndergroundImagingTechnologies
(518) 783-9848 FAX: (518) 783-9634
19 British American Blvd W
Latham, NY 12110-6405
www.uit-systems.com
USInfrastructureofCarolina,Inc.
(704) 342-3007 FAX: (704) 342-1666
1043 E Morehead St Ste 203
www.usi-eng.com
UniquePavingMaterialsCorporation
(800) 441-4880 FAX: (216) 341-8514
Toll Free: (800) 441-4880
USABlueBook
(847) 775-6901 FAX: (847) 775-6908
PO Box 9006
Gurnee, IL 60031-9006
www.usabluebook.com
UtilitiesProtectionCenter
(770) 623-4332 FAX: (770) 623-1847
3400 Summit Ridge Pkwy
Duluth, GA 30096-6390
www.gaupc.com
UtilityNotificationCenterof
Colorado
(303) 205-6301 FAX: (303) 234-1712
Toll Free: (800) 833-9417
16361 Table Mountain Pkwy
Golden, CO 80403-1826
www.uncc.org
UtilityServiceCo.,Inc.
(314) 378-2678 FAX: (314) 909-9555
Toll Free: (888) 424-4188
439 S Kirkwood Rd Ste 215
www.utilityservice.com
V3CompaniesofIllinois,Ltd.
(630) 724-9200 FAX: (630) 724-9202
7325 Janes Ave Ste 100
Woodridge, IL 60517-2350
www.v3co.com
VacandJetServices,LLC
(407) 260-0255 FAX: (407) 260-0472
PO Box 520986
Longwood, FL 32752-0986
www.vacandjetservices.com
Vaisala
(312) 467-6750 FAX: (312) 467-9625
35 E Wacker Dr Ste 1100
www.quixtrans.com
VanasseHangenBrustlin,Inc.
(617) 924-1770 FAX: (617) 924-2286
101 Walnut St
PO Box 1951
Watertown, MA 02472-4026
www.vhb.com
VanirConstructionManagement,
Inc.
(916) 575-8888 FAX: (916) 575-8887
Toll Free: (888) 912-1201
4540 Duckhorn Dr Ste 300
www.vanir.com
VeoliaWater
(304) 235-1626 FAX: (304) 235-1619
317 E 3rd Ave
Williamson, WV 25661-3621
www.veoliawaterna.com
VeoliaWater
(785) 238-7142 FAX: (785) 762-2697
PO Box 686
Junction City, KS 66441-0686
www.veoliawaterna.com
VermeerCorporation
(641) 628-3141 FAX: (641) 621-7733
Toll Free: (888) 837-6337
PO Box 200
1210 Vermeer Road East
Pella, IA 50219-0200
www.vermeer.com
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Viking-Cives/Sno-King
(315) 543-2321 FAX: (315) 543-2366
14331 Mill St
Harrisville, NY 13648-3331
www.vikingcives.com
Vila&SonLandscapingCo.
(407) 654-9415 FAX: (407) 654-9417
1900 Williams Rd
Winter Garden, FL 34787-9136
www.vila-n-son.com
Visu-SewerCleanandSeal,Inc.
(262) 695-2340 FAX: (262) 695-2359
Toll Free: (800) 876-8478
W230N4855 Betker Dr
Pewaukee, WI 53072-1430
www.visu-sewer.com
VolvoConstructionEquipment
(828) 650-2000 FAX: (828) 650-2440
1 Volvo Dr
Asheville, NC 28803-3447
www.volvoce.com/na
VTLeeBoy,Inc.
(704) 966-3300 FAX: (704) 483-5802
500 Lincoln County Parkway Ext
Lincolnton, NC 28092-6132
www.leeboy.com
VTNConsulting
(702) 253-2484 FAX: (702) 247-4262
2727 S Rainbow Blvd
www.vtnnv.com
W.C.DolandEngineering,Inc.
(847) 991-5088 FAX: (847) 934-3427
334 E Colfax St Ste C
W.E.StilsonConsultingGroup,LLC
(614) 847-4670 FAX: (614) 847-1648
355 E Campus View Blvd Ste 250
www.stilsonconsulting.com
W.G.ZimmermanEngineering,Inc.
(562) 594-8589 FAX: (562) 594-8549
801 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 200
Seal Beach, CA 90740-6210
www.wgze.com
W.H.ShurtleffCompany
(207) 885-1230 FAX: (207) 885-1240
Toll Free: (800) 663-6149
1 Runway Rd Ste 8
South Portland, ME 04106-6169
www.whshurtleff.com
WadeTrim
(734) 947-9700 FAX: (734) 947-9726
25251 Northline Rd
Taylor, MI 48180-4596
www.wadetrim.com
WallaceGroup
(254) 772-9272 FAX: (254) 776-2924
Toll Free: (800) 336-1683
PO Box 22007
Waco, TX 76702-2007
www.wallace-group.com
WalterPMoore
(713) 630-7300 FAX: (713) 630-7396
1301 McKinney St Ste 1100
www.walterpmoore.com
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Walters-MorganConstruction,Inc.
(785) 539-7513 FAX: (785) 539-6521
2616 Tuttle Creek Blvd
Manhattan, KS 66502-4479
www.waltersmorgan.com
WaterMoversInc.
(602) 275-8822
30 N 56th St
www.watermovers.com
WaterResourceEngineeringAssociates
(805) 653-7900 FAX: (806) 653-0610
2300 Alessandro Dr Ste 215
www.wreassoc.net
Wheeler&GrayConsultingEngineers
(626) 432-5850 FAX: (626) 432-5858
650 Sierra Madre Villa Ave Ste 300
Pasadena, CA 91107-2073
www.wheelerandgray.com
WhelenEngineeringCompany,Inc.
(860) 526-9504 FAX: (860) 526-4078
51 Winthrop Rd
Chester, CT 06412-1036
www.whelen.com
WhiteShield,Inc.
(509) 547-0100 FAX: (509) 547-8292
320 N 20th Ave
Pasco, WA 99301-4963
www.whiteshield.com
WiserCompany,LLC
(615) 896-7375 FAX: (615) 890-7016
1431 Kensington Square Ct Bldg 2
Murfreesboro, TN 37130-6939
www.wiserco.com
WoodRodgers,Inc.
(916) 341-7760 FAX: (916) 341-7767
3301 C St Ste 100B
www.woodrodgers.com
Wood/Patel&Associates,Inc.
(602) 335-8500 FAX: (602) 336-7915
2051 W Northern Ave Ste 100
www.woodpatel.com
WaterResourcesLearningCenter
(703) 289-9600 FAX: (703) 289-9622
3918 Prosperity Ave Ste 305
Fairfax, VA 22031-3333
www.waterlearning.org
WhitestoneResearch
(805) 879-9928
2050 Alameda Padre Serra Ste 200
www.whitestoneresearch.com
Woodard&Curran
(207) 774-2112 FAX: (207) 774-6635
Toll Free: (888) 265-8969
41 Hutchins Dr
Portland, ME 04102-1931
www.woodardcurran.com
WausauEquipmentCompany,Inc.
(262) 784-6066 FAX: (262) 784-6720
Toll Free: (800) 788-6066
1905 S Moorland Rd
www.wausau-everest.com
WHPacific,Inc.
(360) 918-5327 FAX: (425) 951-4808
Toll Free: (800) 375-4167
724 Columbia St NW Ste 140
Olympia, WA 98501-1291
www.whpacific.com
Woolpert,Inc.
(937) 461-5660 FAX: (937) 461-0743
Toll Free: (800) 414-1045
4454 Idea Center Blvd
Dayton, OH 45430-1500
www.woolpert.com
WennSoft
(262) 821-4100 FAX: (262) 317-3801
2537 University Dr S Ste 103
Fargo, ND 58103-5743
www.wennsoft.com
WilburSmithAssociates
(816) 942-3570 FAX: (816) 942-3577
10401 Holmes Rd
www.wilbursmith.com
WorkingBuildings
(678) 990-8001 FAX: (678) 990-5399
4501 Circle 75 Pkwy SE Ste B2200
Atlanta, GA 30339-6037
www.workingbuildings.com
WESTConsultants,Inc.
(858) 487-9378 FAX: (858) 487-9448
11440 W Bernardo Ct Ste 360
www.westconsultants.com
(904) 730-3032 FAX: (904) 730-8893
7029 Commonwealth Ave Ste 1
www.wilbursmith.com
WRGDesignInc.
(503) 419-2500 FAX: (503) 419-2600
5415 SW Westgate Dr Ste 100
www.wrgd.com
WestSideTractorSales
(630) 355-7150 FAX: (630) 355-7173
1400 W Ogden Ave
www.westsidetractorsales.com
(803) 758-4517 FAX: (803) 251-3027
PO Box 92
Columbia, SC 29202-0092
www.wilbursmith.com
Wright-Pierce
(207) 725-8721 FAX: (207) 729-8414
99 Main St
Topsham, ME 04086-1292
www.wright-pierce.com
WestYostAssociates
(530) 756-5905 FAX: (530) 756-5991
2020 Research Park Dr Ste 100
Davis, CA 95618-6148
www.westyost.com
WilkinsonCorporation
(989) 843-6163 FAX: (989) 843-6451
8290 Lapeer Rd
Mayville, MI 48744-9305
www.wilkinsoncorp.net
WSB&Associates,Inc.
(763) 541-4800 FAX: (763) 541-1700
701 Xenia Ave S Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55416-1030
www.wsbeng.com
WesternRemac,Inc.
(630) 972-7770 FAX: (630) 972-9680
Toll Free: (888) 744-6765
1740 Internationale Pkwy
Woodridge, IL 60517-4994
www.westernremac.com
Willdan
(714) 940-6300 FAX: (714) 940-4920
Toll Free: (800) 424-9144
2401 E Katella Ave Ste 300
Anaheim, CA 92806-5909
www.willdan.com
Weston&Sampson
(978) 532-1900 FAX: (978) 977-0100
5 Centennial Dr
Peabody, MA 01960-7985
www.westonandsampson.com
Williford,Gearhart&Knight,Inc.
(601) 925-4444 FAX: (601) 924-6708
PO Box 318
Clinton, MS 39060-0318
www.wgkengineers.com
WHResponse
(763) 477-3096 FAX: (763) 477-3080
PO Box 330
Rockford, MN 55373-0330
www.whe.org
Wilson&Company,Inc.
(816) 701-3165 FAX: (816) 942-3013
903 E 104th St Ste 200
www.wilsonco.com
April2010
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advertisinginthisissue
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Henke Manufacturing Corp.
(p. 25); Midwest Rake Co. (p.
56); QPR (inside front cover);
RHOMAR Industries, Inc. (p.
41); Trackless Vehicles LTD (p.
65); TYMCO International, LTD
(p. 94); Walter P Moore (p. 47)
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Annual Buyer’s Guide
(categorical listing)
The Annual Buyer’s Guide is provided as a service by the American Public Works Association 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 18, 2010. The Annual Buyer’s Guide is not intended to
provide endorsement of any particular products or services listed herein.
The categorical listing appears below; the alphabetical listing is found
on pages 80 through 96 (address and
contact information appear in the
alphabetical listing only).
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.
Advertising/Promotional
Products
LucyCo Communications
ReNew Canada Magazine/Actual
Media Inc.
Associations
Asphalt Pavement Alliance
Flexible Pavements of Ohio
Interlocking Concrete Pavement
Institute
International Municipal Signal Association
New Jersey Alliance for Action
NUCA of Oregon & Southwest
Washington
Ontario Concrete Pipe Association
PCA, Southeast Region
Salt Institute
Sierra Nevada Concrete Association
Bridges
Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation
Drake Haglan & Associates, Inc.
EFK Moen, LLC
ESI Consultants, Ltd.
Exeltech Consulting, Inc.
Frehner Construction Co., Inc.
Horner & Shifrin, Inc.
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
INCA Engineers Inc., a Tetra Tech
Company
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Mattern & Craig, Inc.
Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc.
MSA Professional Services Inc.
National Research Council Canada
R2H Engineering, Inc.
ROWE Professional Services Company
T.Y. Lin International
Taber Consultants
TapanAm Associates, Inc.
Wood Rodgers, Inc.
Bridges,Construction
Ames Construction, Inc.
Bartlett Consolidated LLC
Bengal Engineering, Inc.
Biggs Cardosa Associates Inc.
Cotter Consulting, Inc.
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
Haydon Building Corp.
Herzog Contracting Corp.
Pulice Construction, Inc.
Sundt Construction
Bridges,ExpansionJointSystems
Deery American Corporation
Bridges,Manufacturing/Design
ADKO Engineering
Quincy Engineering, Inc.
Buildings
Cleaning
Galaxy Associates, Inc. dba Rieskamp
Washing Systems
SFM Services, Inc.
Cleaning,CatchBasinCleaners
American Road Machinery, Inc.
Bell Equipment Company
Compliance EnviroSystems, LLC
EnviroWaste Services Group, Inc.
Federal Signal Corporation - Environmental Solutions Group
Fred A. Cook, Jr., Inc.
Howard P. Fairfield, LLC
Martin’s Power Sweeping, Inc.
Tarheel Underground Camera
Cleaning,Equipment
Belanger, Inc.
Bortek Industries Inc.
InterClean Equipment, Inc.
Cleaning,GraffitiRemoval
DeAngelo Brothers, Inc.
RHOMAR Industries, Inc.
Cleaning,Services
Cleaning,Washers
Belanger, Inc.
Coatings
Alternative Paving Concepts
Integrated Paving Concepts Inc.
Advanced Federal Services Corporation
Advanced Storage Technology, Inc.
Balfour Beatty Construction
Burns & McDonnell
Dome Corporation of North
America
Dynamic Building Systems
Gensler
Postl-Yore and Associates, Inc.
Sundt Construction
Compressors
Castings
Computers&Software,DataCollectionSystems
Boschung America, LLC
CarteGraph
Enterprise Information Solutions, Inc.
Fugro Roadware Inc.
D&L Foundry and Supply
East Jordan Iron Works, Inc.
Ess Brothers & Sons, Inc.
Neenah Foundry Company
April2010
Airworks Compressors Corp
Computers&Software
AgileAssets Inc.
AMS Consulting
CarteGraph
CFA Software, Inc.
CollectiveData, Inc.
Envista Corporation
GBA Master Series, Inc.
GoodPointe Technology
Ideate Inc.
ModernTech AEC Solutions
PubWorks
RouteSmart Technologies, Inc.
Whitestone Research
Phoenix Highway Products, Inc.
SharpeSoft, Inc.
Toter Incorporated
Computers&Software,DataConversionServices
MJ Harden Associates, Inc.
Computers&Software,Facilities
Maint./Mgmt.
Altus Capital Planning
CFA Software, Inc.
ESRI
ESRI Canada Inc.
The CAD Store, Inc
Computers&Software,FleetManagement
AgileAssets Inc.
CFA Software, Inc.
Enterprise Information Solutions,
Inc.
FASTER Asset Solutions
Fuelmaster/Syn-Tech Systems, Inc.
OPW Fuel Management Systems
Computers&Software,GASB34
AgileAssets Inc.
CIPPlanner Corporation
Civic Engineering & Information
Technology, Inc.
Computers & Software, GIS
ESRI Canada Inc.
Infor Public Sector
Munsys, Inc.
The CAD Store, Inc.
Traverse Technologies Inc.
Wiser Company, LLC
Computers&Software,ManagementServices
SharpeSoft, Inc.
The CAD Store, Inc.
Computers&Software,Mapping&
Surveying
Cardno TBE
The CAD Store, Inc.
Computers&Software,Software
AgileAssets Inc.
CFA Software, Inc.
Ideate Inc.
Infor Public Sector
SharpeSoft, Inc.
Whitestone Research
Computers&Software,Traffic
Engineering
CarteGraph
SharpeSoft, Inc.
ConcreteMaterials&Equipment
AIRPLACO Equipment Company
Blucor Contracting, Inc.
GCC of America
Hanson Pipe & Precast
Hogan Company
Lafarge North America
Metal Forms Corporation
Pavement Technology, Inc.
ConcreteMaterials&Equipment,
InterlockingPavers
Institute
RestorationSystems
Crafco, Inc.
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corpo-
ration/Rapid Set Products
URETEK USA, Inc.
UnitPaving
Institute
MetaDome, LLC
Construction
APAC Southeast, Inc.
Carlile-Macy
Cold Mix Manufacturing
D.L. Withers Construction
Dahl, Taylor & Associates
Fugro West, Inc.
Ghirardelli Associates
Hunter Contracting Co.
INLAD Truck & Van Equipment
Company
Inspection Services, Inc.
Kissick Construction Company, Inc.
Komatsu America Corporation
MGC Contractors, Inc.
Pakpour Consulting Group, Inc.
Peridian Group, Inc.
Project Engineering Consultants,
Ltd.
Puget Sound Energy
Quest Civil Constructors, Inc.
Smoky Hill, LLC
Telco Supply Company
Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc.
Construction,Equipment
Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC
Buck Bros. Inc.
Case Construction Equipment
Casey & Dupuis
Caterpillar
Cutler Repaving, Inc.
Doggett Machinery Services
GS Equipment Co., Inc.
Martin Implement Sales
SES
TRIC Tools, Inc.
Volvo Construction Equipment
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
West Side Tractor Sales
Construction,Geotextiles
W.H. Shurtleff Company
Construction,Grouting
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation/Rapid Set Products
Construction,Management
Achen-Gardner Construction
ADKO Engineering
Alpha Corporation
™
ARCADIS
Associated Engineering Consultants,
Inc.
Bureau Veritas
Camosy Construction
Centennial Contractors Enterprises,
Inc.
Clark Dietz Engineers
CMTS, Inc.
Construction Testing Services, Inc.
D.L. Withers Construction
Engineering Associates
Gannett Fleming
Ghirardelli Associates
Griffin Structures, Inc.
Harris & Associates
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Hunter Contracting Co.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
KBR, Inc.
LJA Engineering, Inc.
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
M.A. Mortenson Company
Maguire Group Inc.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Nolte Associates, Inc.
OEST Associates, Inc.
Crack sealing uses less energy than
any other recognized type of
pavement preservation, leaving a light
carbon footprint while adding years of
life to most pavements. At Crafco we
are responsibly doing our
environmental part. We recycle the
equivalent of over 700,000 tires every
year in our crack sealing products,
Preserving Pavement Responsibly
Preserve and protect our pavements by crack sealing...
saving money, saving time and saving our roads the
environmental way.
and put them where they belong:
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Parsons Brinckerhoff
PBS&J
PCL Constructors Inc.
RBF Consulting
S & C Engineers, Inc.
Salaber Associates, Inc.
Southstar Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
Strand Associates, Inc.
Sundt Construction
Urban Engineers, Inc.
Vanir Construction Management,
Inc.
W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc.
Wilbur Smith Associates
WRG Design Inc.
Construction,Microtunneling
Construction,RetainingWalls
Western Remac, Inc.
Construction,ServiceMaintenance
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc.
Towill, Inc.
Construction,SewerMaintenance
Cretex Specialty Products
Duke’s Root Control, Inc.
ENZ USA INC
LOT Maintenance, Inc.
Progressive Innovations, LLC
TRIC Tools, Inc.
United Survey, Inc.
URETEK ICR Gulf Coast
Visu-Sewer Clean and Seal, Inc.
Construction,SurveyEquipment
eda Design Professionals
Guida Surveying, Inc.
Construction,Vehicles
Sabre Equipment Inc.
ConsultingServices
Abasto Utility Locating Co., LC
AECOM Technology Corporation
Affinis Corp.
Angus-Young Associates, Inc.
Associated Right of Way Services,
Inc.
B&W Truck Repair, Inc.
Bonestroo
Burns & McDonnell
Civiltech Engineering, Inc.
Contractor Compliance & Monitoring, Inc.
Crane Inspection & Certification
Bureau
Dewberry
Diaz-Yourman & Associates
Dibble Engineering
DLZ Kentucky
ECO:LOGIC Engineering
Engineers Inc.
Environmental Partners Group, Inc.
FGM Architects
Fugro West, Inc.
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GeoEngineers
GPD Group
Greeley and Hansen
H.W. Lochner, Inc.
HDA Architects
HDR, Inc.
HWA GeoSciences Inc.
J.R. Giese Operations, LLC
JFNew
Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants,
Inc.
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Otak
Patrick Engineering Inc.
PBS Engineering + Environmental
PBS&J
PSMJ Resources, Inc.
Rick Engineering Company
Tighe & Bond
TranSystems Corporation
Universal Field Services, Inc.
V3 Companies of Illinois, Ltd.
W.E. Stilson Consulting Group, LLC
Wood Rodgers, Inc.
Woodard & Curran
WRG Design Inc.
ConsultingServices,Architecture
ARCADIS
Arrington Watkins Architects
Ayres Associates
Burgess & Niple, Inc.
FGM Architects
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
GBA Architects and Engineers
Gensler
HNTB Corporation
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Legat Architects
Maintenance Design Group
Maintenance Facility Consultants,
Inc.
SRBL Architects
The Benham Companies, LLC
Thompson Rosemount Group Inc.
Wilson & Company, Inc.
ConsultingServices,Computer
RJN Group, Inc.
Whitestone Research
ConsultingServices,Engineering
ADKO Engineering
AEI-CASC Consulting
Affinis Corp.
AMEC Earth and Environmental
AMS Consulting
Anderson & Associates, Inc.
Associated Transportation Engineers
Avalon Engineering, Inc.
B & E Engineers
BHC RHODES
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Bureau Veritas
Carlile-Macy
April2010
Carollo Engineers
CDM
CESNW
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Claunch & Miller, Inc.
Comprehensive Environmental Inc.
David McManus Engineering Ltd.
EAC Consulting, Inc.
Earth Systems, Inc.
ENGEO Incorporated
EPS Group, Inc., Engineers, Planners
& Surveyors
Foth
Fulghum, MacIndoe, & Associates,
Inc.
Fuss & O’Neill
Geolabs, Inc.
Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.
Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers,
Inc.
Great West Engineering
Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc.
HDR, Inc.
HNTB Corporation
Holdrege & Kull Consulting Engineers and Geologists
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
HVJ Associates, Inc.
JSD Professional Services, Inc.
K & A Engineering, Inc.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Kirkham Michael, Inc.
KPFF, Inc.
Landau Associates, Inc.
Larkin Group, Inc.
LCC, Inc.
Leighton Group, Inc.
Littlejohn Engineering Associates
LONCO, Inc.
MacKay & Sposito, Inc.
Manhard Consulting, Ltd.
Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
MMM Group Limited
MNS Engineers, Inc.
MSA Consulting, Inc.
Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.
NMG Geotechnical, Inc.
Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.
Otak
PACE, Inc.
Pacific Geotechnical, LLC
Paragon Partners Ltd.
PBS&J
Pennoni Associates Inc.
Plateau Engineering, Inc.
Ltd.
RBF Consulting
RFE Engineering, Inc.
RH2 Engineering Inc.
RJN Group, Inc.
RPM Engineers, Inc.
RRM Design Group
San Antonio Design Group Inc.
Slater Hanifan Group, Inc.
Sterling Company, Inc.
Stonebrooke Engineering
Taber Consultants
Trabue, Hansen & Hinshaw, Inc.
Transportation Solutions, Inc.
Twining, Inc.
US Infrastructure of Carolina, Inc.
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
VTN Consulting
Walter P Moore
WEST Consultants, Inc.
Willdan
Wright-Pierce
ConsultingServices,Environmental
Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
Bonestroo
Bureau Veritas
CDM
Christopher B. Burke Engineering
West, Ltd.
Earth Systems, Inc.
Foth
Gensler
HDR, Inc.
Hydro Designs, Inc.
Impact Sciences
MMM Group Limited
Murray & Trettel, Inc.
OMNNI Associates, Inc.
PBS&J
Reed Engineering Group, Ltd.
SCI Engineering Inc.
Thomas L. Brown Associates, P.C.
Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd.
Tighe & Bond
Wade Trim
Weston & Sampson
White Shield, Inc.
ConsultingServices,Management
Alpha Corporation
APA Engineering, Inc.
ARCADIS
Covello Group, Inc.
Maintenance Facility Consultants,
Inc.
Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority
Performance Consulting Associates
Inc. (PCA)
Whitestone Research
ConsultingServices,Right-of-Way
ARCADIS
Associated Right of Way Services,
Inc.
California Property Specialists, Inc.
Carlile-Macy
Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc.
Epic Land Solutions, Inc.
Hamner, Jewell & Associates
IMS Infrastructure Management
Services
Towill, Inc.
Traverse Technologies Inc
ConsultingServices,Utilities
Fisher & Arnold, Inc.
Kleinfelder/S E A
LNV, Inc.
PBS&J
Psomas
TRIC Tools, Inc.
Demolition
AshBritt Environmental
ATL Diversified Industries dba Arbor
Tree & Land, Inc.
CrowderGulf
Disaster Recovery, Debris Management
Tree & Land, Inc.
CrowderGulf
Storm Reconstruction Services, Inc.
DrillingEquipment&Services
ARIES Industries, Inc.
E-Commerce
Media Inc.
Education
Gensler
Media Inc.
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
EPD
Water Resources Learning Center
Engineering
Affinis Corp.
Angus-Young Associates, Inc.
Bonestroo
Burns & McDonnell
Carollo Engineers
Carroll Engineering, Inc.
Charles Abbott Associates, Inc.
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Technology, Inc.
Converse Consultants
CP&Y, Inc.
Creighton Manning Engineering,
LLP
Dewberry
Dibble Engineering
DLZ Kentucky
America
EFK Moen, LLC
Engineering Resources
Engineers Inc.
Fugro West, Inc.
Greeley and Hansen
HDR, Inc.
Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates,
Inc.
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
James J. Benes & Associates, Inc.
Joseph A. Cesare and Associates, Inc.
J-U-B Engineers, Inc.
Klotz Associates
Inc.
Lamp, Rynearson & Associates, Inc.
LandMark Consultants, Inc.
McCormick Rankin Corporation
Michael Baker Corporation
Mulkey Engineers & Consultants
Ninyo & Moore
O’Brien & Gere
Otak
Parametrix, Inc.
Pease Associates
R.J. Behar & Company, Inc.
R-A-M Professional Group, Inc.
Seton Engineering Service Corporation
Smoky Hill, LLC
Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.
Tighe & Bond
West Yost Associates
Willdan
Wood Rodgers, Inc.
Woodard & Curran
Engineering,Architectural
GPD Group
Gresham, Smith and Partners
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Legat Architects
LJB Inc.
LNV, Inc.
Maguire Group Inc.
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Wallace Group
WHPacific, Inc.
Engineering,Civil
AAE, Inc.
AECOM
AEI-CASC Consulting
Ayres Associates
B & E Engineers
Baxter & Woodman Consulting
Engineers
BHC RHODES
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Bonestroo
Boucher & James, Inc.
Bury+Partners, Inc.
Cal Engineering & Geology, Inc.
Carollo Engineers
Carroll Engineering, Inc.
CDG Engineers & Associates, Inc.
CEI
CESNW
Christopher B. Burke Engineering
West, Ltd.
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Cole & Associates, Inc.
Collier Engineering Company, Inc.
CP&Y, Inc.
LLP
Dibble Engineering
Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc.
EFK Moen, LLC
& Surveyors
Erlandsen, Inc.
Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Inc.
Foth
Inc.
Fuscoe Engineering
Fuss & O’Neill
GEC
Geolabs, Inc.
GHD Inc.
Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers,
Inc.
GPD Group
GRAEF
H.W. Lochner, Inc.
Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone
Harris & Associates
Henry, Meisenheimer & Gende, Inc.
HNTB Corporation
Inc.
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Company
KCI Associates of NC
Klotz Associates
Krieger & Stewart, Incorporated
Larkin Group, Inc.
LCC, Inc.
101
LJB Inc.
LNV, Inc.
LONCO, Inc.
Maguire Group Inc.
Mindel, Scott & Associates, Inc.
MMM Group Limited
MNS Engineers, Inc.
Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
MWH Americas Inc.
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Nichols Consulting Engineers
Olsson Associates
Otak
PACE, Inc.
Parametrix, Inc.
PBS&J
PCL Constructors Inc.
Pease Associates
Ltd.
Psomas
RBF Consulting
RFE Engineering, Inc.
RJN Group, Inc.
Roth Hill, LLC
RPM Engineers, Inc.
RRM Design Group
Seton Engineering Service Corporation
Skillings Connolly, Inc.
Smoky Hill, LLC
Stanley Consultants, Inc.
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor
The Westmark Group
URS Corporation
VTN Consulting
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Wade Trim
Walter P Moore
Weston & Sampson
WHPacific, Inc.
Willdan
Wiser Company, LLC
Wood/Patel & Associates, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
WRG Design Inc.
Wright-Pierce
Engineering,Construction
AAE, Inc.
Bonestroo
Ciorba Group, Inc.
CMTS, Inc.
Covello Group, Inc.
Dibble Engineering
Engineering Service, Inc.
GRAEF
Lawson-Fisher Associates, P.C.
LNV, Inc.
MNS Engineers, Inc.
Olsson Associates
Smoky Hill, LLC
Sundt Construction
URS Corporation
WHPacific, Inc.
Wright-Pierce
Engineering,Consulting
AAE, Inc.
ADKO Engineering
AEI-CASC Consulting
Affinis Corp.
Alpha Corporation
Inc.
B & E Engineers
Engineers
Bonestroo
CEI
CESNW
April2010
Covello Group, Inc.
CP&Y, Inc.
LLP
& Surveyors
Erlandsen, Inc.
Gannett Fleming
Geocal, Inc.
GeoDesign Inc.
GHD Inc.
GPD Group
Harris & Associates
HDR, Inc.
Inc.
Company
KBR, Inc.
LJB Inc.
LONCO, Inc.
MetaDome, LLC
MWH Americas Inc.
Olsson Associates
Pease Associates
Ltd.
RBF Consulting
RJN Group, Inc.
Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc.
Taber Consultants
URS Corporation
Western Remac, Inc.
WHPacific, Inc.
Willdan
Engineering,Environmental
AEI-CASC Consulting
Ayres Associates
Carollo Engineers
Earth Systems, Inc.
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
ENGEO Incorporated
ENZ USA INC
Foth
Inc.
Fuss & O’Neill
GEC
Geocal, Inc.
GeoDesign Inc.
GeoEngineers
GHD Inc.
GRAEF
Greeley and Hansen
H.W. Lochner, Inc.
Hart Crowser, Inc.
HNTB Corporation
Kleinfelder/S E A
LJB Inc.
Maguire Group Inc.
MMM Group Limited
Ninyo & Moore
Olsson Associates
Parametrix, Inc.
PBS&J
Pease Associates
RBF Consulting
The Westmark Group
Tighe & Bond
URS Corporation
White Shield, Inc.
Woolpert, Inc.
Wright-Pierce
Engineering,Geotechnical
Earth Systems, Inc.
ENGEO Incorporated
Fugro Consultants, Inc.
Geocal, Inc.
GeoDesign Inc.
GeoEngineers
Geolabs, Inc.
Hart Crowser, Inc.
Services
Kleinfelder/S E A
Ninyo & Moore
Pacific Geotechnical, LLC
Taber Consultants
Twining, Inc.
Engineering,Management
AAE, Inc.
Covello Group, Inc.
H.W. Lochner, Inc.
Harris & Associates
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
KBR, Inc.
KPFF, Inc.
LONCO, Inc.
Engines
P&G Keene Electrical Rebuilders, LLC
EnvironmentalEquipment
Gateway Industrial Products, Inc.
Roto-Mix
EnvironmentalEquipment,Composting
Roto-Mix
EnvironmentalEquipment,Culverts
&Drains
ENZ USA INC
EnvironmentalEquipment,MaintenanceProducts
EnvironmentalEquipment,Oil/SedimentSeparators
Oldcastle Precast, Inc.
EnvironmentalEquipment,Sweepers
Casey & Dupuis
Keystone Plastics, Ltd.
Schwarze Industries, Inc.
EnvironmentalServices
Tree & Land, Inc.
Bimasco Inc.
Bonestroo
Burns & McDonnell
Eco Solutions
ENGEO Incorporated
Engineers Inc.
Fugro West, Inc.
Gannett Fleming
JFNew
Schaefer Systems International, Inc.
SouthWest Water Company
EnvironmentalServices,Dust
Control
CAM, LLC
Gasaway Company
Proseal Inc.
Washing Systems
Company
Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, Inc.
Power Equipment Leasing Company
RNOW Inc.
Stay Alert Safety Services, Inc.
Storr Tractor Company
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing
Company
Equipment,Blades&CuttingEdges
Spring Align
Equipment,Buckets
Altec Industries
City Utility Equipment Co.
Timmerman Equipment Company
Equipment,CleaningEquipment
Belanger, Inc.
Super Products LLC
Equipment,Conveying
America
Industrial Magnetics, Inc.
Equipment,CrackSealing
Cimline Inc.
Paving Maintenance Supply Inc.
Equipment,Cranes
Altec Industries
P&G Fleet Services, Inc.
Equipment,Deicers
America West Environmental
Cryotech Deicing Technology
EnvironmentalServices,Erosion
Control
Hart Crowser, Inc.
PACE, Inc.
EnvironmentalServices,Hazardous
WasteManagement
O’Brien & Gere
The Westmark Group
Woodard & Curran
EnvironmentalServices,Recycling
Equipment
Rehrig Pacific Company
EnvironmentalServices,Sludge
Management
Severn Trent Services
Equipment
Applied Industrial Technologies
Buck Bros. Inc.
Diamond Mowers, Inc.
E.J. Breneman, L.P.
FallLine Corporation
FORCE America, Inc.
Equipment,Demolition
SES
Equipment,Electronics
Automatic Systems Company
Best LED Group
Equipment,Generators
Equipment,Graders
Equipment,Lifts
Toter Incorporated
Equipment,Loaders
ACS Industries, Inc.
Cherry Valley Tractor Sales
SES
Equipment,Mowing
Tiger Corporation
Trackless Vehicles Limited
Equipment,Paint
Franklin Paint Company, Inc.
Equipment,Park&Playground
Northwest Playground Equipment,
Inc.
Equipment,Pumps
Company
Water Movers Inc.
Equipment,RootControl
ENZ USA INC
Equipment,Sweepers
Equipment,TrafficControl
All Traffic Solutions
American Signal Company
Maverick Enteprises, Inc.
SCI Products, Inc.
Traffic Logix
Vaisala
Equipment,Trucks
Auto Truck Group
Gabrielli Truck Sales
Knapheide Truck Equipment Flint
Minuteman Trucks, Inc.
Somerset Welding & Steel/J&J Truck
Standard Equipment Company
Fleet
ARI/Automotive Resources International
Washing Systems
PubWorks
Fleet,ComputerizedManagement
Vermeer Corporation
Fleet,Maintenance
Belanger, Inc.
Spring Align
Fleet,PartsDistributor
Genuine Parts Company
Spring Align
Fuel
Sun Peaks Utilities
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Fuel,AutomatedFuelMgmt.
Systems
Fuel,ControlEquipment
GIS
AMS Consulting
Engineers
CarteGraph
Dewberry
DLZ Kentucky
Fuss & O’Neill
GRAEF
Impact Sciences
Psomas
PubWorks
Woolpert, Inc.
GIS,Fuel
Sun Peaks Utilities
GIS,ManagementServices
GIS,Mapping&Surveying
Ayres Associates
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
CESNW
EFK Moen, LLC
Inc.
Erlandsen, Inc.
ESRI
ESRI Canada Inc.
GeoEngineers
Company
LCC, Inc.
MNS Engineers, Inc.
Ninyo & Moore
Southeastern Surveying & Mapping
Corporation
Towill, Inc.
VTN Consulting
White Shield, Inc.
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GIS,Software
ESRI
ESRI Canada Inc.
Ideate Inc.
Services
GIS,TrafficEngineering
Inc.
Inc.
Neel-Schaffer, Inc.
Wade Trim
Weston & Sampson
Grinders
Vermeer Corporation
GroundsMaintenance
Buck Bros. Inc.
Curbco
Hoosier Company, Inc.
Precision Concrete Cutting Midwest
SFM Services, Inc.
Vila & Son Landscaping Co.
GroundsMaintenance,Arboreal&
LandscapingServices
JFNew
GroundsMaintenance,Chippers
Brush
Vermeer Corporation
GroundsMaintenance,DitchCleaners
Tiger Corporation
GroundsMaintenance,Erosion
Control
GroundsMaintenance,HandTools
Midwest Rake Company LLC
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American Marking Corp.
Prinoth Ltd
WRG Design Inc.
GroundsMaintenance,LeafLoaders
GroundsMaintenance,LitterCollectionEquipment
GroundsMaintenance,Mowing
April2010
Equipment
Prinoth Ltd
Tiger Corporation
GroundsMaintenance,Stormwater
Management
Larkin Group, Inc.
GroundsMaintenance,Vegetation
Management
HydraulicSystems&Equipment
Bosch Rexroth Canada
Certified Power Inc.
FORCE America, Inc.
Mailhot Industries USA, Inc.
Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.
PENGWYN
HydraulicSystems&Equipment,
Lifts
Casper’s Truck Equipment
Rock Mills Enterprises, Inc.
Insurance
JointSealingMaterials&
Equipment
Cimline Inc.
Crafco, Inc.
K M International
LaboratoryServices&Analysis
Geocal, Inc.
Twining, Inc.
Unique Paving Materials Corporation
LegalServices
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson
LightingSystems
Best LED Group
Lumec, Inc./Div. of Philips
Sternberg Lighting
Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
Magazines&Publications
APWA Reporter
Baum Publications Ltd.
Better Roads Magazine
Public Works Magazine/Hanley
Wood Business Media
Media Inc.
Salt Institute
Transportation Research Board
Manhole,Services&Equipment
Industrial Magnetics, Inc.
Manufacturer
Caterpillar
GCC of America
Hogan Company
Lafarge North America
Shawnee Steel & Welding, Inc.
Manufacturer,Bridges
Manufacturer,Cranes
Altec Industries
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EZ-Liner Industries
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ADS/Hancor
Mapping
Towill, Inc.
White Shield, Inc.
Wiser Company, LLC
Woolpert, Inc.
Pavement
All States Asphalt, Inc.
Inc.
Bimasco Inc.
Curbco
Dynatest Consulting Inc.
E.J. Breneman, L.P.
Fahrner Asphalt Sealers LLC
Flynn Brothers Contracting
GCC of America
Geolabs, Inc.
Lakeside Industries
North Florida Emulsions, Inc.
Pavement Savers Inc.
QPR, Division of Lafarge North
America
Pavement,Asphalt
Ace Asphalt
Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
H.I.P. Hot-In-Place Paving, LLC
Panhandle Grading and Paving, Inc.
Pavement Restorations, Inc.
Proseal Inc.
Sealcoating, Inc.
Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc.
Twining, Inc.
Pavement,AsphaltConcreteRoad
Repairs
Alberta Highway Services Ltd.
CAM, LLC
Crafco, Inc.
Gallagher Asphalt Corporation
Lakeside Industries
America
Terry Asphalt Materials Inc.
URETEK USA, Inc.
Pavement,AsphaltEquipment&
Materials
Argonics, Inc.
Bergkamp Inc.
K M International
Professional Pavement Products, Inc.
America
Sealcoating, Inc.
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
Pavement,AsphaltPatchingMachines
Bergkamp Inc.
Crafco, Inc.
Heil of Texas
K M International
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
Ace Asphalt
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
Hogan Company
MetaDome, LLC
Insituform Technologies, Inc.
Water Movers Inc.
Pavement,CrackSealingMaterials
&Equipment
Ace Asphalt
CAM, LLC
America
Pipe,Rehabilitation
3M
Applied Professional Services, Inc.
Insituform Technologies, Inc.
Liqui-Force Services (USA) Inc.
Miller Pipeline Corporation
Ltd.
TRIC Tools, Inc.
Pavement,DustControl
Occidental Chemical Corporation
Proseal Inc.
Pipe,Supplies
Argonics, Inc.
Pumps
FORCE America, Inc.
Mailhot Industries USA, Inc.
Company
Pavement,Interlocking
Institute
Pavement,ManagementPrograms
AMS Consulting
Inc.
Technology, Inc.
Inc.
Envista Corporation
Gasaway Company
Services
Pavement,MarkingMaterials
EZ-Liner Industries
Flint Trading, Inc.
Paveway Systems
Pavement,Markings
EZ-Liner Industries
Pavement,MarkingsContractors
Ace Asphalt
Pavement,Cleaning
United Rotary Brush Corporation
Pavement,SurveyEquipment
Fugro Roadware Inc.
Pavement,Concrete
Pipe
Pipe,Maintenance
RootX Root Control Corp.
Recycling
Sealcoating, Inc.
Recycling,Equipment
Gallagher Asphalt Corporation
Recycling,Services
Sealcoating, Inc.
U.S. Arbor Products, Inc.
Roads
American Traffic Safety Materials,
Inc.
Bimasco Inc.
Brandon Industries, Inc.
E.J. Breneman, L.P.
Envista Corporation
GCC of America
Infor Public Sector
Lakeside Industries
MetaDome, LLC
Munsys, Inc.
Panhandle Grading and Paving, Inc.
Proseal Inc.
Wilkinson Corporation
Roads,CatchBasinRisers
Roads,Compactors
Roads,ConcreteCurbing
Hogan Company
Roads,CrackSealingMaterials&
Equip.
Roads,CulvertRehabilitation
URETEK USA, Inc.
Roads,Culverts&Drains
Roads,DustControl
CAM, LLC
SNI Solutions
Roads,GasValveRisers
Puget Sound Energy
Roads,Maintenance
Bergkamp Inc.
Bimasco Inc.
Ed A. Wilson, Inc.
Lakeside Industries
PubWorks
URETEK USA, Inc.
Roads,MaintenanceEquipment
Bergkamp Inc.
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K M International
Root Spring Scraper Co.
VT LeeBoy, Inc.
Bureau
DriveCam, Inc.
Company
Roads,Manholes&Risers
Safety,Barricades
SCI Products, Inc.
Vaisala
Safety, Closed Circuit Televisions
Roads,MarkingEquipment
EZ-Liner Industries
Roads,MarkingMaterials
Flint Trading, Inc.
Paveway Systems
Safety,DriverSimulation
MPRI, an L-3 Company
Roads,RecyclingEquipment
E.J. Breneman, L.P.
Roads,Signage
Inc.
Brandon Industries, Inc.
Western Remac, Inc.
Roads,SurveyEquipment
Traffic Logix
Roads,Sweepers
Safety,HazardousWasteManagement
The Westmark Group
Safety,LiftingDevices
Safety,LightingSystems
Best LED Group
Safety,Security
Roth Hill, LLC
Safety,Signage
Inc.
SCI Products, Inc.
Western Remac, Inc.
Roads,SweepingContractors
SFM Services, Inc.
Roads,TestingEquipment
Flint Trading, Inc.
Fugro Roadware Inc.
Roads,TrafficControlEquipment
SCI Products, Inc.
Traffic Logix
Vaisala
Safety,TrafficControlEquipment
Flint Trading, Inc.
Paveway Systems
Traffic Logix
Services
Bureau
Precision Concrete Cutting Midwest
Services,Financing
Sewer
Roads,WaterValveRisers
Argonics, Inc.
Safety
Alliance Wireless Technologies, Inc. /
3rd Eye MobileVision
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Safety,ElectronicBackingSafety
Devices
DriveCam, Inc.
Munsys, Inc.
MWH Americas Inc.
United Survey, Inc.
April2010
Sewer,CleaningVehicles
Auto Truck Group
Casey & Dupuis
Jet-Vac Inc.
RNOW Inc.
Super Products LLC
Sewer,InspectionMaintenance
RPM Engineers, Inc.
Super Products LLC
Sewer,Rehabilitation
Sewer,RoddingEquipment
Sewer,RootControl
Sewer,SludgeManagement
Snow&IceControl
Air-Flo Manufacturing Co.
Auto Truck Group
Buck Bros. Inc.
Cargill Deicing Technology
Curbco
FORCE America, Inc.
Green Sweep, Inc.
GVM Snow Equipment
Henke Manufacturing
Company
Meyer Products LLC
PENGWYN
Reed Systems, Ltd
Salt Institute
Twin City Outdoor Services, Inc
Snow&IceControl,Anti-Icing
Systems
Flink Co.
Reed Systems, Ltd
Schmidt North America
SNI Solutions
Swenson Spreader Company
Snow & Ice Control, Automated
Spray Technology
Boschung America, LLC
Snow & Ice Control, Blowers
Tenco Machinery (CDN) Ltd.
Tiger Corporation
Wausau Equipment Company, Inc.
Snow&IceControl,Chemicals
GVM Snow Equipment
SNI Solutions
Snow&IceControl,Deicers
Flink Co.
Gasaway Company
Green Sweep, Inc.
GVM Snow Equipment
Highway Equipment Company
PENGWYN
Reed Systems, Ltd
Salt Institute
SNI Solutions
Snow&IceControl,Equipment
Casey & Dupuis
GVM Snow Equipment
Henke Manufacturing
Little Falls Machine, Inc.
PENGWYN
Prinoth Ltd
Reed Systems, Ltd
SES
Twin City Outdoor Services, Inc
Vaisala
Snow&IceControl,Plows
Flink Co.
Green Sweep, Inc.
Henke Manufacturing
Meyer Products LLC
Snow&IceControl,Spreaders
Argonics, Inc.
Flink Co.
Green Sweep, Inc.
Meyer Products LLC
Snow&IceControl,Underbodies
Henke Manufacturing
Sweepers
Curbco
Jet-Vac Inc.
RNOW Inc.
TYMCO, Inc.
Sweepers,Brooms,Brushes,Refills
Sweepers,Contractors
Sweepers,Equipment
Cimline Inc.
Jet-Vac Inc.
TYMCO, Inc.
Sweepers,Roads
TYMCO, Inc.
Sweepers,Street
Heil of Texas
Tools
Snow&IceControl,Weather
Services
Tools,Long-Handled
SolidWaste
Tools,ParkandRecMaintenance
Toter Incorporated
SolidWaste,Collection
Toter Incorporated
SolidWaste,Equipment
Heil of Texas
SolidWaste,Processing
Spreaders
Roto-Mix
Storage
Storage,Buildings
America
Storage,Tanks
Gasaway Company
Tools,StreetMaintenance
Training
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Training,DriverSimulation
MPRI, an L-3 Company
Trench
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Tree & Land, Inc.
Super Products LLC
Vermeer Corporation
UndergroundDamagePrevention
Arkansas One-Call Center
Louisiana One Call
Palmetto Utility Protection Service
Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc.
Utilities Protection Center
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
Best LED Group
E.ON U.S. (Louisville Gas & Electric
and Kentucky Utilities)
Envista Corporation
Klotz Associates
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Southern California Edison Company
Southwest Gas Corporation
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LCC, Inc.
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PBS&J
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RPM Engineers, Inc.
RRM Design Group
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RNOW Inc.
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Clearwater Technology, Inc.
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Auto Truck Group
Prinoth Ltd
Spring Align
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TYMCO, Inc.
Water/Wastewater
3M
Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Bury+Partners, Inc.
DLZ Kentucky
Gannett Fleming
Greeley and Hansen
Infor Public Sector
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PACE, Inc.
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Ltd.
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“Our City Council wants us to find a way
to cut costs, no matter what it is. They are
even asking us to consider converting some
asphalt streets in more rural areas to gravel. Is this something anyone has done just for this
reason?”
Gravel roads today. Horse and buggy tomorrow.
What’s that old saying, “Everything old is new
again?” Actually, several states in the Midwest and
Northeast have been forced to revert back to gravel
roads and have found it to be very cost effective. However,
these aren’t just the old-fashioned gravel roads from our early past. They are recycling the asphalt that was in place and
have found it to create a gravel-like surface that adequately
prevents potholes and is cheaper to maintain. Recent studies
have shown that the use of gravel roads can be cost effective
when the usage is 200 vehicles a day or less. Even so, some
areas are considering converting asphalt to gravel on more
highly traveled thoroughfares. A representative from AAA
suggests, along with the conversion, that tips for driving on
gravel surfaces should be shared with residents since driving
conditions are often different and many drivers may never
have driven on the surface. Is this the next future trend?
Only time will tell.
“We have a citizen that has experienced
a problem with their driveway moving
into the foundation of their home. This
has caused some cracking of the house
foundation. They contend that this was caused
by movement of the city street or what they call
“Street Creep.” Have there been any past articles in
the APWA publications on this topic of pavement
movement which cause problems with adjoining
driveways or structures? I’m not sure where to look
for this type of information. Thanks.” Mike Fraser,
Salina, KS
This doesn’t seem to be a topic APWA has addressed
in any of our articles, but I did some research and
came up with some information and a couple of
places who are dealing with it, officially, with their
residents.
Street Creep is also called Concrete Creep. It occurs as a result of the unpredictable movement, shift and expansion
of concrete streets. Extreme pressure, due to traffic and
natural settlement, pushes the concrete street against the
driveway moving it into the home’s foundation producing
serious cracks in foundation walls. The problem usually affects homes with concrete driveways and attached garages.
Homes located at the end of “T” intersections, at the end
of cul-de-sacs, and on the outside of a curve are especially
susceptible to Street Creep damage. Homes built on hills are
more susceptible to creep because gravity will induce concrete streets and driveways to “slide” downhill. While the
problem occurs nationally, it is more prominent in wet areas
and areas with expansive clay soils. Dry regions experience
the downhill slide scenario. Typically it is not as noticeable
in regions without basements but it still occurs.
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April2010
The most common preventive fix for Street Creep is installing an expansion joint between the slabs to absorb the flex.
The only permanent solution appears to be to install proper
expansion joints. Most contactors will pour the entire driveway and then while the concrete is still wet insert the expansion joint material into the wet concrete. If the depth of
the concrete exceeds the width of the expansion material,
there can be inches of concrete beneath the expansion material that render the expansion joint useless. When the slab
expands it will push the inches of concrete underneath the
expansion material and in time push into the foundation
wall causing damage to the home.
These repairs are not cheap. It can range from $2,400 to
$50,000 depending on the extent of the damage and the
repairs involved. Most homeowner insurance companies indemnify themselves with what is called “Earth Movement
Exclusion.” Earth movement is defined as: earthquake, landslide, mudflow, earth sinking, rising or shifting, or mine subsidence. This exclusion is usually part of the homeowner’s
coverage and it allows the insurance company to deny a
claim for the extreme costs of repairing the foundation walls
and driveway damaged by Street Creep.
NOW HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART: Many municipalities have a policy handling Street Creep claims. The policy
normally is that when there is “visible proof” of Street Creep,
they will make the necessary repairs to your driveway and
decrease the potential for any future Street Creep problems.
The municipality WILL NOT COVER any damages to your
home. The “visible proof” could be a cracked foundation
causing thousands of dollars in damage.
I have found a couple of cities that have been proactive in
the matter where they are taking preventive actions to minimize the occurrence of Street Creep in new developments.
These area officials require driveways constructed in areas
prone to Street Creep to have a four-inch expansion joint at
the back of the curb, a one-inch expansion joint at the back
of the sidewalk or near the property line, and a two-inch
expansion joint adjacent to the garage floor.
There is a home inspector named Greg Wayman who
is a licensed home/real estate inspector and his website
discusses this issue. You can link to it at: www.omaha-homeinspection.com/HomeTips-DrivewayCreep-12-12-07.pdf.
Thanks for bringing the issue to our attention. There may be
others who are, or will be, facing similar complaints.
“What’s going on with the Certification
program for public works directors or those
who want to be public works directors?”
The APWA Board of Directors approved continuing
with the Job Practice Analysis during their February meeting. This involves developing a survey to
determine what skills, knowledge and background
someone who would be working full-time in the upper levels of public works management would be required to possess in order to be qualified to earn the certification. Many
of you will be receiving this survey so be certain you complete it when it arrives. The final step in formulating the
certification would come with the development of the exam
questions. Hopefully, the Board will approve this phase so
that the certification titled “Certified Public Works Official”
(CPWO) will launch at Congress in Boston in August.
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Street Creep doesn’t happen overnight. You can see the signs
of it with simple tests before it ruins the home foundation.
Two cities that are dealing with this can be found at the following links, as well as an inspector who offers additional
information.
The City of O’Fallon, MO, has adopted a policy and has a
Citizens Complaint form. You can find it at http://www.
ofallon.mo.us/StreetCreep.asp.
The City of Foristell, MO, has a policy and you can find it
at
http://www.cityofforistell.org/pdfs/o4-09-09-P&Z%20
Agenda.pdf.
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Innovation in design and project implementation is critical to building strong communities. TKDA is celebrating its
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and operate their infrastructure systems. Whether it involves water supply and treatment, wastewater treatment,
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rail or airports, TKDA helps communities build for tomorrow by providing the highest levels of engineering, planning and architecture services today. Since 1910, TKDA has
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local, regional and state governments. For more information
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April2010
ization system. The modular Barionet 50 can operate standalone or in concert with other units, web servers and control
systems. Professional applications include access control,
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everything from temperature to water pressure. Barionet devices use very low power (1.2W with inactive relays), ideal
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When you contact an advertiser regarding a product, please tell them you saw their ad in the APWA Reporter. Thanks! – The Editor
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Accu-Steel, Inc., pp. 10, 117
www.ASICoverBuildings.com
Gee Asphalt Systems, p. 117
www.geeasphalt.net/apwa
RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., p. 45
www.roadsafetraffic.com
Allianz Sweeper, p. 71
www.AllianzSweeper.com
Geocal, Inc., p. 117
www.geocal.us
RUD, p. 66
www.rud.com
American Water Works Association, p. 35
www.awwa.org/ace10
GVM Snow Equipment, p. 72
www.snowequipmentsales.com
Simpson Strong-Tie, p. 5
www.simpsonanchors.com
AssetWorks, Inc., p. 78
www.assetworks.com
Henke Manufacturing Corp., pp. 25, 118
www.henkemfg.com
Southeastern Surveying, p. 118
www.southeasternsurveying.com
Burns & McDonnell, p. 119
www.burnsmcd.com
Holt Technologies, p. 119
www.holttechnologies.com
Stan Design Inc., p. 117
www.stanjacks.com
Camosy Construction, p. 118
www.camosy.com
J.A. Larue Inc., p. 50
www.jalarue.com
Strapbinder Products, p. 108
www.strapbinder.com
CIPPlanner Corporation, p. 83
www.cipplanner.com/APWA
McAsphalt Industries Limited, p. 55
www.mcasphalt.com
SWA Group, p. 119
www.swagroup.com
Consort Display Group, p. 117
www.consort.com
Manhole Adjustible Riser Co., p. 119
www.manholeriser.com
TAPCO, p. 67
www.tapconet.com
Cooper Lighting, p. 77
www.cooperlighting.com
Midwest Rake Co., p. 56
www.midwestrake.com
Tensar International Corporation, p. 115
www.tensarcorp.com/APWA
Cover-All Building Systems, p. 68
www.coverall.net
MJ Harden Associates, Inc., p. 118
www.mjharden.com
thomas engineering group, llc., p. 118
www.thomas-engineering.com
Crafco, Inc., pp. 99, 119
www.crafco.com
National Asphalt Pavement Association,
p. 97
www.AsphaltRoads.org
TMA Systems, p. 43
www.tmasystems.com
Dannenbaum Engineering Company, p.
118
www.dannenbaum.com
Nortrax, p. 57
www.nortrax.com
Tracker Software Corp./PubWorks, p.
119
www.PubWorks.com
Designovations, Inc., p. 119
www.designovations.com
NTech Industries, Inc., pp. 111, 118
www.weedseeker.com
Trackless Vehicles LTD, p. 65
www.tracklessvehicles.com
DOGIPOT, p. 32
www.DOGIPOT.com
Plastics Pipe Institute, p. 73
www.plasticpipe.org
Transpo Industries, Inc., p. 52
www.transpo.com
Donaldson Company, p. 53
www.donaldson.com/emissions
Portland Cement Association, p. IBC
www.think-harder.org
Trimble Navigation, p. 117
www.weedseeker.com
EsGil Corporation, p. 118
www.esgil.com
Precision Concrete Cutting, p. 118
www.SafeSidewalks.com
TYMCO International, LTD, p. 94
www.tymco.com
ESRI, p. BC
www.esri.com/fleet
Proseal Inc., p. 119
www.prosealks.com
Vaisala Inc., p. 61
www.vaisala.com/QTT
Everblades, p. 117
www.everblades.com
Pulltarps Manufacturing, pp. 110, 118
www.pulltarps.com
Walter P Moore, p. 47
www.WALTERPMOORE.com
Evolution Paving Resources, p. 119
www.evolutionpaving.com
QPR, p. IFC
www.QPRColdPatch.com
WEST Consultants, Inc., p. 119
www.westconsultants.com
Flink Co., p. 60
www.flinkco.com
QuakeWrap, Inc., p. 118
www.PipeMedic.com
The Willdan Group of Companies, p. 119
www.willdan.com
Gateway Industrial Products, p. 19
www.gatewayindustrial.com
RHOMAR Industries, Inc., p. 41
www.rhomar.com
Winkler Canvas Ltd., p. 44
www.winklercanvas.com
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International Public Works Congress & Exposition
North American Snow Conference
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010
2011
Aug. 15-18
Sept. 18-21
Aug. 26-29
Aug. 25-28
Aug. 17-20
Boston, MA
Denver, CO
Anaheim, CA
Chicago, IL
Toronto, ON
Apr. 18-21
Apr. 10-13
Omaha, NE
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For more information, contact Brenda Shaver at (800) 848-APWA or send
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e-mail to [email protected].
National Public Works Week: May 16-22, 2010
APRIL2010
MAY2010
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International Slurry Surfacing Association, Annual Meeting, Isle
Beach, FL, www.slurry.org
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2-6
Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association, Annual Meeting,
Sunny Isles Beach, FL, www.aema.org
APWA: Click, Listen & Learn, “Complete Streets—
Designing Streets to Accommodate All Users,” (800) 848APWA, www.apwa.net
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PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp, Chicago, IL,
(800) 848-APWA, www.apwa.net
PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp, Washington,
D.C., (800) 848-APWA, www.apwa.net
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National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association, Annual Meeting, Destin,
FL, www.ncspa.org
APWA: Click, Listen & Learn, “Developing and Utilizing a
Strategic Plan,” (800) 848-APWA, www.apwa.net
13-14
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National League of Cities, Congressional City Conference,
Washington, D.C., www.nlc.org
PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp, Denver, CO,
17-19
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APWA: North American Snow Conference, Omaha, NE,
American Backflow Prevention Association’s 26th Annual
Conference & Trade Show, New Orleans, LA, www.abpa.org
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APWA: Self Assessment Using the Public Works
Management Practices Manual, Rolling Meadows, IL, (800)
848-APWA, www.apwa.net
APWA: Click, Listen & Learn, “Utility Coordination for
Municipal Capital Improvement Projects, (800) 848-APWA,
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PSMJ’s Public Works Project Management Bootcamp, San Francisco,
CA, (800) 848-APWA, www.apwa.net
Always the third full week in May. For more information, contact Jon
Dilley at (800) 848-APWA or send e-mail to [email protected].
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The Federal Highway Administration, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) announce
the availability of the historic Commodore Schuyler
Heim Bridge. The Schuyler Heim Bridge is a steel vertical lift structure with a 7-meter 240 foot span. It has
an 820-ton movable (lift) span that is supported by two
cross-braced steel towers suspended by cables, and a pair
of 400+/-ton counterweights. This bridge is available to
qualified public agencies and nonprofits for relocation
and preservation in compliance with the U.S. Secretary
of Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. The bridge is located at the southern end of State
Route 103 crossing over the Cerritos Channel in Long
Beach, California. The bridge was placed in service on
January 10, 1948 and is the highest vertical lift bridge in
the western United States.
Technical difficulties, substantial costs, and removal
by a specific date associated with relocating and reconstructing the bridge should be anticipated. The Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority will be accepting reuse proposals until June 30, 2010. For more information
please contact Manuel Hernandez at (310) 816-0460 or
[email protected].
Marketing this historic bridge to a responsible party is
required under Title 23, U.S Code Section 144.
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April2010
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