June 2015 - Utility and Transportation Contractors Association of

UTCA NEWSLETTER
UTCA Elects Officers & Directors
Presents Scholarships & NJDOT Program
Hears Remarks From Senator Oroho
June 2015
Annual UTCA
Scholarship Awards
At the June Membership Meeting, five
UTCA Scholarships were presented.
The Association’s June Membership Meeting attracted Michelle Henriques of Union County
a large crowd and included the election of officers and Magnet school was the recipient of the
directors for the 2015/2016 period, the presentation of five $14,000 Robert A. Briant, Sr. Memorial
UTCA Scholarships, an address from Senator Steven Oroho Scholarship while Jiemin Li received the
and comments on the NJDOT fiscal 2016 construction $3,500 Jerome Frommer Scholarship at
program. Senator Oroho’s remarks included the importance Stevens Institute of Technology.
of investing in infrastructure as well as looking for creative
ways to attract industry and jobs to the State of New Jersey. Two $3,500 scholarships were presented
Rick Hammer, NJDOT Assistant Commissioner, reviewed the to students at New Jersey Institute of
Martyna Trochimowicz
current year’s program which included approximately $800 Technology.
received
the
Margaret
Cervino
million in construction awards, and informed the group that
Scholarship
Award,
while
Noah
the 2016 construction program will again approach nearly Thibodeaux was the Sam Luciano
$800 million.
Scholarship Award winner. For the
third consecutive year, the Scholarship
Tino Garcia of Ferreira Construction was elected president Committee awarded an additional
of the Association while Jim Coddington was elected scholarship in the name of Robert
Senior Vice President. Tom Hardell and Joe Walsh were also A. Briant, Sr. This $7,000 scholarship
elected to serve as officers of the Association. Tino Garcia was presented to Stephanie Harvey
will begin his term at the 2015 UTCA convention where he who recently graduated from Eastern
Regional High School in Voorhees, NJ.
will take his oath of office.
UTCA Scholarship Committee Chairman
Michael D’Annunzio introduced the
2015 scholarship recipients during the
meeting and thanked the members of
the committee for their service.
UTCA Convention
Exhibits Are Sold Out
Pictured recently at the UTCA Legislative Committee meeting are Anthony
Attanasio, Tom Hardell, Senator Tom Kean and Scott Lattimer.
This year’s convention exhibits were
sold out by the end of May. The trade
show will be open during the Annual
Convention which will be held October
1-4, 2015 at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic
City. UTCA is looking to add table-top
exhibit space to accommodate those
firms that are on the waiting list. For
more information, contact Mike DeVito
at the UTCA office.
UTCA: INDUSTRY NEWS
August Magazine To Feature
50th Anniversary of UTCA
Robert A. Briant, Sr.
Memorial Golf Outing
Another Big Success
The UTCA’s Annual Robert A. Briant,
Sr. Memorial Golf Outing was held
June 8 at Eagle Oaks Golf Club in
Farmingdale, NJ. The outing raised
more than $30,000 for the Association’s
Scholarship Fund. The event chairman,
Ed Ciel, the committee and UTCA
staffer Dan Neville are commended
for their efforts. Next year’s outing will
return to Eagle Oaks and is tentatively
scheduled for June 7, 2016.
This annual event provides the majority
of funding for the UTCA Scholarship
Program.
In 2015, the association
presented $31,500 in scholarship awards
to five students.
Casa de Campo
Executive Seminar
Announced
The UTCA’s Executive Seminar announcement was recently distributed to
association members. The seminar will
take place January 9-16, 2016 at Casa
de Campo in the Dominican Republic.
Attendees will stay seven nights at this
world-renowned 7000 acre resort which
will include two cocktail receptions and
three dinners. Details can be found on
the UTCA website.
New Member Applicants
Quadex
Houston, TX
Subcontractor
Cloud 9 PBX
Pt. Pleasant
Associate
Allwood Forlenza Agency
Clifton
Associate
The August Issue of the Utility
and Transportation Contractor
magazine will celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the
association. Since its establishment
in 1965 by five utility contractors,
the UTCA has grown into one of the
foremost construction associations
in the United States.
The August Issue of the publication
will also include an introduction of
Tino Garcia of Ferreira Construction
who was elected as President of
UTCA earlier this month. Anyone
interested in placing a congratulatory message of
advertisement in the August Issue of the magazine
should contact Helene Nasdeo of the UTCA office as
soon as possible.
Paul T. Fader
Recognized As Top Lawyer
UTCA’s Legal Counsel Paul T. Fader, Esq. was recently
recognized as one of the top attorneys in Bergen County
in the June 2015 issue of (201) Magazine.
Paul was selected as one of the leading attorneys in Business,
Corporate and Commercial Law. He was honored with this
distinction by way of his peers who voted in a peer-review
survey (201) Magazine conducted through an outside
research service.
Paul has a strong background in law and government which
allows him to successfully provide notable clients such as
PepsiCo, Cablevision, and United Water in addition to the
Utility & Transportation Contractors Association.
Environmental Trust 2016
Project List Available
The list of wastewater, drinking water as well as Sandy related
projects that are financed by the New Jersey Environmental
Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT), is available on the UTCA website.
This project list includes approximately $1.995 billion in
construction. Projects that will be funded include pipe,
treatment plant and pumping station projects. The project
list is available at: http://www.utcanj.org/pdf/trust2016.pdf
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Annual Convention Award To Be
Named For Robert A. Briant, Sr.
DOT FY 2016 Construction Program
To Be Approximately $800 Million
The UTCA Board of Directors recently established
the Robert A. Briant, Sr. Memorial Award which will
be presented annually at the UTCA convention.
This new award recognizes the tireless efforts of
NJDOT Assistant Commissioner Rick Hammer Bob Briant during his many years of service to the
announced, at the recent UTCA General UTCA, and will be considered the Association’s
Membership Meeting, the Department’s FY 2016 most prestigious award.
Construction Program. The DOT expects to awards
approximately $800 million for the upcoming fiscal
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year.
Highlighted projects include the resurfacing
of Route 206 South as well as sections of
Route 9 in Monmouth and Ocean Counties,
Bridge Rehabilitation on Routes 495, 1 & 9,
Bridge Replacement on Route 31, Bridge Deck
Replacement on Route 78, Dam Replacement
on Route 130, Culvert Replacement on Route 27,
Bridge Replacement on Route 130, Wittpenn Bridge
Replacement Contract 3A, Contract 4 of the
Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridge, as well as other
Bridge Preservation/Rehabilitation/Reconstruction
projects.
Trico Equipment
Groff Tractor & Equipment, Inc. has announced
the acquisition of Trico Equipment Services LLC,
the CASE Construction dealer with three locations
in New Jersey. Groff Tractor’s new territory includes
three New Jersey facilities which consist of, Vineland,
Totowa and Freehold. Groff Tractor now has eleven
locations in four states.
Groff Tractor & Equipment has been serving the
construction equipment market since 1958 when
its first dealership opened in Highspire, PA, which
later moved to Mechanicsburg, PA. Trico Equipment
Services began operating in 1952 from a two bay
garage in Vineland, NJ. With the addition of the Trico
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Pictured left to right at the Belmar Mayor’s Ball are Janice Hardell, Tom
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Lattimer.
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UTCA: Upcoming Events
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Traffic Control Coordinator Refresher
Call (848)445-3112 to register
July 17, 2015
Rutgers
Work Zone Safety Awareness Workshop
Call (848)445-3112 to register
September 17, 2015
Rutgers
Traffic Control Coordinator Program
Call (848)445-3112 to register
September 22-25, 2015
Rutgers
UTCA’s 50th Anniversary Convention & Exhibit
October 1-4, 2015
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