ADVANCING WATER - Garney Construction

ADVANCING WATER
NEWSLETTER
SUMMER 2016
FEATURED PROJECT:
AMMONIA IMPROVEMENTS AND BIOSOLIDS DRYER
by Jeff Gorman
LOCATION
OWNER
DESIGN ENGINEERS
PROJECT DATES
PROJECT VALUE
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
THE CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
HDR / BARTLETT & WEST
JUNE 2014 - SEPTEMBER 2016
$51.3 MILLION
THE FACILITY
The first question when you crack open the drawings for the
St. Joseph, Missouri, Water Protection Facility Ammonia
Improvements is, what is a city of 77,000 people doing
spending $50 million on an already high volume WWTP?
The answer is…industry.
The City of St. Joseph is located in Northwest Missouri along
the Missouri River. The city’s population is approximately
77,000 people with a metropolitan population of 128,000
people.
average day design flow of 27 million gallons per day (MGD),
is fed domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater. In
addition to the domestic and industrial wastewater that is
pumped to the WPF, the facility also receives and treats
hauled waste. Each month, approximately 200,000 gallons
of septage from septic tanks, grease traps, and industrial
storage tanks are offloaded at the facility’s septage receiving
station from tanker trucks operated by licensed private
contractors.
Though one metro area (Country Club Village) has its own
treatment plant, the remaining city and its surrounding
area is served by a single wastewater treatment facility, the
Water Protection Facility (WPF). The WPF is located in the
southwest industrial district, neighboring heavy industry
and food processing plants, and is adjacent to the Missouri
River, which also serves as its discharge location. The WPF,
a secondary treatment facility currently permitted for an
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FEATURE ARTICLE
The influent flow is comprised of both domestic and
industrial flow sources, fed by a separated sewer system on
the east side of the city and a combined sewer system on
the west side. Wet weather event flow makes up a significant
portion of the peak flows and results in high silt loadings at
the plant. Additionally, the WPF has three primary wholesale
industrial wastewater customers that pump their flows
directly to the secondary portion of the facility: the South St.
Joseph Industrial Sewer District (SSJISD - a combination
of numerous industries in operation for more than 30
years), Triumph Foods (pork processing), and National
Beef Leathers (leather tanning facility) send pre-treated
industrial waste directly to the facility.
PLANT OVERVIEW / HISTORY
The Primary Treatment Plant for the City of St. Joseph, the
first wastewater treatment system for the city, was designed
and constructed in the early 1960s and came on-line in
November 1965. Prior to this facility accepting flow, the
sanitary/industrial waste for the city was discharged directly
to the Missouri River. The 1965 Primary Treatment Plant
consisted of a headworks structure, two clarifiers, and two
mesophillic digesters. Discharge went straight to the river
from the clarifiers.
With the Clean Water Act passed in 1971, the city received
a grant to construct the secondary treatment plant in the
1970s. In 1979, the secondary portion of the treatment plant,
an activated sludge treatment process, came on-line. The
secondary treatment facilities added biological treatment to
deal with suspended solids, dissolved solids and colloidal
material, and also increased the capacity and redundancy of
the plant. This expansion increased the treatment capacity
of the secondary portion of the facility to its current volume
of a maximum 54 MGD, 27 MGD domestic and 27 MGD
industrial. In 2006, a thermophillic digester and a industrial
primary clarifier were added. Following in 2014, Garney
constructed an ultraviolet disinfection facility, including a
pump station for discharge into the Missouri River during
flood levels. The City of St. Joseph has continually invested
resources at its wastewater treatment facility to meet
regulatory requirements, but the current ammonia removal
improvements project under construction by Garney is by far
the most significant.
THE TECHNICAL SIDE
An HDR study evaluated appropriate measures for
addressing future nutrient limits which are anticipated to
be added to the WPF’s discharge permit. Based on HDR’s
analysis, it was decided that the existing capacity of the
WPF can process the projected 2030 annual average flows
as the permitted design flow is 27 MGD; however, process
upgrades would be required to meet future regulatory
requirements, such as the need for nitrogen and phosphorus
removal. Ammonia limits are already specified in the current
NPDES permit; however, it is anticipated these limitations
will become more stringent in the near future which
prompted the ammonia removal improvements project.
The recommended approach to minimize ammonia
efficiently, while giving consideration to the fact that there
is minimal property for expansion of the WPF, consisted
of separating the industrial influent flow streams from the
domestic influent, effectively making two treatment trains
within the same facility. The domestic aeration basins will
provide biological nutrient removal and feature a BNR A20
process which will consist of an anaerobic zone, followed by
an anoxic zone and an aerobic zone. While the new industrial
activated sludge BNR system will be constructed within the
existing basins and feature a 5-stage Bardenpho process.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
As a result, several processes needed to be reconfigured to
achieve higher ammonia removal to meet more stringent
DNR permit requirements and existing infrastructure
has been utilized to the fullest extent possible, including
repurposing where feasible. The HDR design team for
the reconfiguring was led by Ryan Saffels and Kyle Sims,
with project management support from Roy Bravo, and
Bruce Wundrack on-site throughout the project. Bartlett &
West’s Mark Baltzer had design responsibility for the grit/
screenings facility.
THE PROJECT
The Ammonia Improvements and Biosolids Dryer Project
was hard bid in January 2014, a Notice of Award was
received in March and Notice to Proceed in early June 2014.
The original project cost was $50.1 million with a two year
duration consisting of ammonia removal improvements, the
addition of a biosolids dryer facility, and replacement of their
aging headworks and grit facility, broken into three sections:
•
$36 M – Ammonia removal: Make the treatment process
more efficient; add volume to allow split trains; and
treat the specific makeup of influent sewage. Includes
an industrial final clarifier to add volume to enable the
plant to be split between domestic and industrial flows.
•
$6.9 M – Screenings/grit system improvements: Install
new process technology.
•
$7.2 M – Biosolids dryer system: Takes 25% of solids
from belt filter press that was previously hauled to a
landfill or land applied and produces 92% solid pellets
that can be used for agricultural fertilizer.
Building on his previous relationship with the city from
the recently completed UV disinfection project, General
Superintendent, Tim Diamond (recipient of the 2015 MVP
Superintendent – Plant award), led the way from start to
finish. The project affected a total of 17 existing structures,
while 11 new structures were built on the 25 acre site, all
while the operational treatment plant maintained its daily
flow rates and treatment quality. Construction was broken
into twelve phases, or PCS. PCS 1-8 were in somewhat
sequential order, while PCS 9-12 were stand alone. This
level of coordination was truly a TEAM EFFORT with the City
of St. Joseph, including Lee Sommers, Andy Clements, Don
Gilpin, Keith Campbell, Chad Hiserote, Matt Mays, Trevor
Carr, and Craig Rippey. (Thanks, Craig, for not retiring
before you told us where every underground pipe and fitting
was - your knowledge of the site was invaluable.)
As in all plant work, you must gather as much information
about the existing piping and structures as feasible to
have a full understanding of the existing process. During
construction, multiple instances occurred requiring us
to modify elevations and locations to allow connection
of new piping to existing and to “squeeze” in the new
structure or pipeline. With all of the due diligence put in, the
unforeseen still caused significant headaches and required
finding alternative solutions to make processes operate
as designed. That’s where having a team like we do in St.
Joseph helps. By working together to solve problems, and
using each other’s experience and expertise, we were able to
keep the project on track and successful.
Our yard pipe crew threaded 4,000 LF of piping ranging from
54” down to 6” throughout the existing plant that already
had more than 50 years of undocumented operational
piping, while averaging a fitting every 20’. Initially led by
Superintendent, Matt French, this work was completed
under Foreman, James Gerdes, along with Casey Clines,
Justin Shields, Matt Wiles, Kerry Putthoff, Luke Harden, and
Wesley Calahan. James’ crew is also completing a second
project on-site for the city, in conjunction with National
Beef Leathers, a project sole-sourced to Garney due to
our relationship with the City of St. Joseph. Additionally,
Andy Lantz’s pipe crew, including Armondo Hernandez
Rosales, Christian Jaquez, Edgar Morado Rivera, Kevin
Nauss, Jeffrey Rutledge, Miguel Ramirez, and Juan Carlos
Soto Puentes, spent a month on-site in the latter part of
the project completing a change order replacement of the
existing influent line from the South St. Joseph Industrial
Sewer District, a critical line that had failed multiple times
throughout construction.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Our structural efforts were led by Civil Superintendent,
Chad Markley (recipient of the 2015 Central Plant Salaried
Safety Award), Foremen, Octavio Ramirez, Josh Dunn, and
Mike Thies, along with Antonio Ramirez Barrios, Guillermo
Mojica, Javier Escamilla, Frank Lara, Diego Duran, Johnny
Bunch, Ben Dinwiddie, Chris Campbell, Manuel Mota
Barron, Rafael Rodriguez Mejia, Dale Brecheisen, Chris
Kucan, James Moore, Sr., and William Mojica Pecina. Manny
Rodriguez was our loader operator, while Luis Arvizu and
Richard Cleveland manned the cranes, including ANA,
Garney’s first corporate crane.
sufficient hydraulic head for the ammonia removal and
the future nitrogen removal process. The structure was
demolished down to just a portion of the exterior wall.
The existing walls were then raised by almost 7’ to allow
sufficient hydraulic head, to hold a greater volume,
and to flow by gravity to the final clarifiers. In order to
support the existing exterior walls during removal of
the interior walls and supports, and construction of
a new slab, exterior and interior walls, 46 temporary
wall supports were installed. Construction included
more than four miles of auger cast piles installed
inside the existing basin and through the existing base
slab, and 7,700 CY of structural concrete was placed
in 135,000 SF of forms. The equipment included nine
Invent vertical entry mixers, three ABS recycle pumps,
and a complete Sanitaire fine bubble diffuser system
(27,000 heads) including 8” – 36” control FRP air piping.
Civil Superintendent, Chad Markley, was the recipient
of a Quality Committee Best Idea for the form system
used on this structure and the industrial final clarifier,
combining multiple vertical pours into a single pour
using heavy timber forms.
Mechanical and process work focusing on equipment
installation, interior process piping, and fiberglass air
headers was led by Superintendent, Art Turner and
Foreman, Alex Duran, with Marlon Borrayo, and Alfredo
Flores. This crew, with support from other employeeowners, installed the necessary equipment, connecting
piping, instrumentation, and safety devices to make the
process work.
The work and PCS sequence consisted of the following:
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PCS 01 – Grit / screening facility and flow meter
vault: The grit / screening facility was required to be
constructed in three phases, each on driven H-piles and
included Smith & Loveless Vortex Grit Equipment and
Kusters Mechanically Cleaned Traveling Rake Type Bar
Screen. Phase 1 and 2 combined to be an operational
grit / screening facility prior to beginning construction
on Phase 3, which added the grit collection system.
Garney worked with the Structural Engineer to simplify
the multiple levels of below-grade concrete to expedite
construction.
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PCS 02 – Dissolved air feed (DAF) wet well: This
structure, a cast-in-place concrete vault on H-piles, was
required to be operational in order to begin PCS 03.
•
PCS 03 – Industrial aeration basin, industrial /
domestic blowers, new industrial final clarifier and
splitter box, and RAS pump station #1: PCS 03 was
the largest of the phases, anchored by the industrial
aeration basin. The construction of the 9 MG industrial
aeration basin was a significant undertaking as the
existing tank, which was originally constructed for
aerobic digestion, was to be reused. The inside of this
tank, approximately the size of a football field and
separated into three basins, needed to be increased
in size vertically to allow greater volume and provide
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The industrial final clarifier was a 155’ diameter
cast-in-place tank installed on driven H-piles with a
Clearstream mechanism, while RAS PS#1 was gutted
and a new pumping system and precast building was
installed. Three new Siemens 125 HP single-stage
centrifugal blowers were installed for air supply to the
industrial basins and ten existing domestic blowers were
refurbished in the existing blower building.
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PCS 04 – SSJISD meter vault and industrial splitter
box: Cast in place underground vaults.
FEATURE ARTICLE
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PCS 05 – Primary effluent diversion splitter and meter
box: A new overflow structure between the industrial
and domestic flows.
•
PCS 06 – Roughing filter and intermediate pump
station: Refurbished three rotating assemblies for
existing Flowserve vertical sewage pumps, changed
the discharge piping elevation, and took three roughing
filters out-of-service, one of which received the rerouted
header pipe from the IPS.
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PCS 07 – Aeration basins 3 & 4, final clarifier splitter
box and RAS pump station #2: Aerations basins 3 &
4 were small-scale versions of the industrial aeration
basins. New interior walls were installed along with new
mixers, recycle pumps, and a complete new aeration
system. The existing RAS #2 PS was gutted and new
pumps, piping, electrical, HVAC, and a precast building
were installed.
•
PCS 08 – Aeration basin #2: Basin #2 was a repeat of
basins 3 & 4.
•
PCS 09 – Operations building modifications: Included
electrical and SCADA.
•
PCS 10 – Filtrate equalization basin: This existing small
diameter clarifier was reworked with mixers and pumps
to operate as an equalization basin for auxillary plant
flows.
•
PCS 11 – Belt filter press building: The existing belt
filter press building received a new Alum feed system
and the new Andritz Wet Cake equipment to move the
pressed sludge to the new biosolids equipment was
installed here below the existing presses.
•
PCS 12 - New biosolids dryer and conveyance facility:
A 61 wet tons per day Andritz belt drying system and
Schenck Process vacuum conveyance system in two
new metal buildings. This portion of the work was
subcontracted to Brooner Construction & Crane, a local
commercial/industrial builder.
In addition, multiple auxiliary structures were either
constructed or modified during the upgrade, including
adding power feeds for three new blowers, significant new
electrical ductbanks feeding the new system, and a new
SCADA system to help monitor the complex treatment
processes which will all be on-line in 2016. Four structures
were supported on a total of six miles of driven H-piles.
Missouri Electric, Inc. was a worthy partner and kept pace
with our activities.
Garney supplied significant savings to the Owner through
value engineering (VE) which covered many Owner change
requests and unforeseen conditions. With the multiple
additional improvements requested by the Owner and the
“while you are here” repairs, the current project value is
$51.3 million.
Additionally, throughout the project duration, Garney
personnel reached out to the St. Joseph community. With
donated materials from our vendors, we constructed a much
needed dog run for the animal shelter adjacent to the WPF
site. Garney’s management group teamed with Missouri
Western State University and Hillyard Technical School,
both in St. Joseph, to expose their students to our industry
through job site tours, classroom seminars, and Garney 101
recruiting events.
PROJECT TEAM
PROFIT CENTER OFFICER
MIKE GARDNER
PROJECT ENGINEERS
LUKE MESSER
TIM HOCKETT
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERS
JEFF GORMAN
JOEY PERELL
ASSISTANT PROJECT
MANAGERS
STEVE HARRIS
SCOTT SETTER
FIELD ENGINEERS
CODY SCHMIDT
COLBY DIAMOND
SAFETY
SCOTT THOMPSON
SCHEDULER
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
TIM DIAMOND
BRET CRANDALL
PROJECT COORDINATOR
SUPERINTENDENTS
CHAD MARKLEY
ART TURNER
TIM HOLLIDAY
MATT FRENCH
ANDY LANTZ
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
JARED KEATING
SONYA PUSKAS
INTERNS
CODY CROUCHER
BRETT SHELTON
NATHAN CRAWFORD
DILLON SWOYER
ANDREW VAN HOLLAND
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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
ST. JOSEPH EASTSIDE SEWER - PHASE 4
INTRODUCTION
The St. Joseph Eastside Sewer – Phase 4 project was awarded
to Garney in August 2014 and construction began in October
2014. The Eastside Sewer project was a joint effort between
the pipe and plant divisions. This project consisted of three
projects, Section 1 – Gravity Sewer and Water Main, Section
- 2 Pump Station, and Section 3 - Force Main. On bid day,
the value was $17,715,000, which was beyond the Owner’s
budgeting and source funding. With Garney’s assistance, value
engineering allowed the Owner to reduce the contract by
$782,000 and fall within the budgetary allowance.
SECTION 1, JOB 8202 SCOPE OF WORK
The gravity sewer and water main portion of this contract
consisted of 12,350 linear feet of 24”, 30” and 36” ductile iron
and PVC sewer pipe, delivering influent to the Candy Creek
Pump station. The project also included 8,000 linear feet of
PVC water main piping to supply the pump station with fresh
water. Other work included 400 linear feet of open-cut casing,
and aerial creek crossing with pipe bridge, and more than
4,000 tons of new asphalt.
Project Challenges:
All of the pipe installation for Section 1 was turn-key
subcontracted to a local Kansas City area contractor,
Redford Construction. Oversight was provided by Garney.
The alignment provided challenges with deep cuts, highly
variable subsurface conditions, and groundwater, which the
subcontractor met with a high quality installation.
SECTION 2, JOB 5203 SCOPE OF WORK
The Candy Creek Pump Station is a 3.0 MGD facility that
consists of three 1,050 MGD pumps controlled by Eddy Current
Drives with associated piping, 750kW generator with 3,000
gallon concrete vault tank, electrical room with full SCADA,
HVAC, and four bridge cranes.
Project Challenges:
The construction of the pump station was straight forward
except for the subsurface conditions and the record setting
rains that we received. As we began removing the 30’ of clay
needed to get down to the bedrock where the pump station
would sit, we encountered a great deal of water. With the
water came the saturated soil that had to be dried out for
backfill. During the first eight months of the project, we
received rain two to three times a week. At one point the
river got within 100’ of the structure forcing us to evacuate
the site.
SECTION 3, JOB 8202 SCOPE OF WORK
Section 3 included the installation of 13,350 linear feet of
16” C900 PVC force main sewer with two air release valves,
450 linear foot directional drill creek crossing, and street
reconstruction. This force main carried the effluent from
the Candy Creek Pump Station, approximately 2-1/2 miles,
to join existing gravity effluent to the City of St. Joseph’s
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Project Challenges:
The force main installation was performed by Garney pipe
crews, beginning in the cold of January. Joe Lewis and his
crew worked through harsh weather conditions in early 2015
installing the pipe near the pump station. Nearly half of the
installation was placed down an abandoned rail-road bed,
which was also used by local farmers for access to their
fields. Careful coordination and communication allowed the
pipe to be installed successfully and the local farmers to
continue their operations.
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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
CONCLUSION
Construction on the pump station (Section 2) was completed
November 23, 2015, and reached substantial completion
on December 18, 2015, after the performance testing
was completed. The completion of both the gravity sewer
(Section 1) and the force main (Section 3) was coordinated
with the pump station completion to provide the influent
sewer and force main availability to bring the system
seamlessly online for the Owner.
The joint efforts of Garney Construction’s skilled pipe and
plant divisions ensured the Owner of a quality installation as
well as superior project communication, coordination, and
execution of critical project milestones. This is just another
example of the value of “Advancing Water” that Garney
brings to the table for complete project sourcing.
PROJECT TEAM - 5203
PROJECT TEAM - 8202
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
SUPERINTENDENT
SUPERINTENDENT
FIELD ENGINEER
PROJECT ENGINEER
FOREMAN
FIELD ENGINEER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
PROJECT COORDINATOR
JOEY PERELL
ED ROLF
BRIAN SCHULTZ
JOE LEWIS, JR.
COLBY DIAMOND
RYAN MOLONEY
TERRY MILLER
BRIAN SHEARER
KELLY COFFELT
KELLY COFFELT
NEW PROJECTS
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MORGAN HILL, CALIFORNIA
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
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PROJECT NAME: Latana Wisteria
ESTIMATORS: Chris Dietrich, Bill E. Williams
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Building
ESTIMATORS: Eric Wagner, Lisa Sanch, Erik Reynolds,
Stuart Smith, Dean Odom, Julia Felter, Carter Blackwell,
Mike Parrish, Tim Behler
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KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
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ESTIMATORS: Scott Reuter
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FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
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Brewster, Steve Ford, Whitney Briggs
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KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
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ESTIMATORS: Chris Dietrich, Bill E. Williams
PROJECT COST: Confidential
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ESTIMATORS: Jordan Carrier, Jeff Seal, Rob Grant, Marissa
MEBANE, NORTH CAROLINA
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OWNER: Orange-Alamance Water System, Inc.
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to North of SR 1921
ESTIMATORS: Mike Hewitt, Ken Malonson, Kyle Anderson,
Helen Blalock
PROJECT COST: $747,680
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
Project No. 2232
OWNER: Town of Boone, NC
PROJECT NAME: USDA Raw Water Project Division 4 - Raw
Water Transmission Pipeline
ESTIMATORS: Mike Hewitt, Ken Malonson, Kyle Anderson,
Eric Malvin, Helen Blalock
PROJECT COST: $20,572,363
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Vona, Gary Goff, Zack Bloomfield
PROJECT COST: $6,411,000
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Project No. 3238
OWNER: Fairfax Water
PROJECT NAME: South Kings Highway Transmission Main
ESTIMATORS: Steve Ford, Will Kennedy, Ervin Lizama, Josh
Klassen, Marissa Vona
PROJECT COST: $5,436,634
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
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OWNER: Metro Water Services
PROJECT NAME: Brick Church Pipe Improvements Project
ESTIMATORS: Steve Ford, Jeff Seal, Marissa Vona, Gary
Goff
PROJECT COST: $5,451,350
BOWIE, MARYLAND
DECATUR, ALABAMA
OWNER: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
PROJECT NAME: John Hanson Highway Water Transmission
OWNER: Decatur Utilities
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Main - Whitfield Chapel Road to Lottsford Vista Road
ESTIMATORS: Steve Ford, Clay Greene, Marissa Vona, Will
Kennedy, Mike Hall
PROJECT COST: $11,385,999
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ESTIMATORS: Jeff Seal, Steve Ford, Steve Dunlap, Marissa
Vona
GARNEY’S PROJECT COST: $3,811,822 (subcontract amount)
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NEW PROJECTS
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
DENVER, COLORADO
OWNER: Louisville Water Company
PROJECT NAME: Eastern Parkway 48” Transmission Main
OWNER: Westar Energy
PROJECT NAME: Lawrence Energy Center Lagoon
Modifications
ESTIMATORS: Paul Bailey, Mike Gardner, Tim Diamond,
Bret Crandall
PROJECT COST: Confidential
OWNER: Denver Water
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Project - Work Package 03 Tanks
ESTIMATORS: Eric Coe, NPG Estimating Team
PROJECT COST: $25,413,000
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
DENVER, COLORADO
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OWNER: Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
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ESTIMATORS: Matt Foster, Whitney Briggs, Brian Shearer,
BUCKEYE, ARIZONA
ROSSER, TEXAS
OWNER: City of Buckeye, AZ
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ESTIMATORS: Dan East, Phil Naylor
PROJECT COST: $594,019
OWNER: North Texas Municipal Water District
PROJECT NAME: Trinity River Main Stem Raw Water
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Rehabilitation Phase 1
ESTIMATORS: Jordan Carrier, Marissa Vona, Jeff Seal, Gary
Goff, Steve Dunlap, Austin Rexroat, Ben Janson
PROJECT COST: $6,826,700
Project No. 3242
Replacement
ESTIMATORS: Trent Roszell, Jeff Seal, Marissa Vona, Gary
Goff, Gary Minnich
PROJECT COST: $471,860
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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OWNER: City of Omaha, NE
PROJECT NAME: Platte South WTP Valve Replacement
ESTIMATORS: Gary Bittner, Joey Perell
PROJECT COST: $232,910
LEONARD, TEXAS
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OWNER: North Texas Municipal Water District
PROJECT NAME: Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir
Program Water Treatment Plant and Pump Stations
Project (CMAR)
ESTIMATORS: Mike Gardner, Whitney Briggs, Marcus
Grace, Justin Reese, Joey Perell, Bret Crandall, Bart
Slaymaker, Eric Coe, Dave Farkas, Wade Pierpoint, Scott
Parrish, Scott Setter, Jamie Blystone, Jordan Wilcosky,
Katie McKenzie
ESTIMATED VALUE: $313,000,000
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
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ESTIMATORS: Jeff Gorman
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ESTIMATORS: Matt Wampler
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Decant and Headworks Modifications
ESTIMATORS: Eric Coe, Kevin Rupp, Doug Graeve, Nikia
Steppins
PROJECT COST: $1,457,000
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Project No. 6254
OWNER: Colorado Springs Utilities
PROJECT NAME: Pine Valley Pump Station Refurbishments
(Design-Build)
ESTIMATORS: John Miller, Bill Williams, Dennis VanAuken,
Lauren Vander Male, Dave McEntee
ESTIMATED VALUE: $2,000,000
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WAUSAU, WISCONSIN
Steve McCandless, Bill Williams, Paul Bailey, Mike
Gardner
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ESTIMATORS: David Burkhart, Sam Marston, Whitney
Briggs, Jason Jansen
PROJECT COST: Confidential
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OWNER: Colorado Springs Utilities
PROJECT NAME: Penrose-Fisher Temporary Pipelines
Realignment
ESTIMATORS: John Miller, Matt Foster, Dennis VanAuken
PROJECT COST: $64,101
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Project No. 7237
OWNER: Colorado Springs Utilities
PROJECT NAME: SDS East Fork Sand Creek Repairs and
Discharge Structure
ESTIMATORS: John Miller
PROJECT COST: $62,574
Groundbreaking for the Tinker Air Force Base project in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, took place on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. The event was presided over by a three-star General of the Air Force
and was broadcast live throughout the world on the Air Force network. Pictured above from left to right: Fred Thornhill (Garney Federal), Wayne O’Brien (Garney), Christine McGuire (Contrack
Watts), Jay McQuillen (Garney), H.T. Johnson (Garney), Josh Brown (Garney), David Lewis (Garney), Shoja Rezvani (Contrack Watts), and Frederick Basham (Contrack Watts).
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JOB SHOTS
DODD WATER TREATMENT PLANT
UPGRADE (DESIGN-BUILD)
LOGAN CSO INTERCEPTOR
LEFT HAND WATER DISTRICT
JOB 3208: $31.5 MILLION
LONGMONT, COLORADO
JOB 6206: $29.0 MILLION
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT
PROJECT MANAGER
INTERN
CREW
Jordan Carrier
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
ASST. PROJECT MANAGER
ASST. PROJECT MANAGER
FIELD ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREW
ASST. SUPERINTENDENT
Keith Hinds
Stephen Hagy
Wes Conaway
Chuck Krier
Kaleb Schwab
Tommy Barth
Raul Ballesteros and crew,
Tobias Felix and crew, Ken
Margetts and crew
Ben Janson
Steve Dunlap
Chad Thornberry
Edgar Elias, Gregory Brown,
Jesus (Chuy) Ortiz, Samuel
Ortiz, Mathew Stucker,
Basil Trouten, Joshua Wells,
Christopher West
Austin Rexroat
A flap gate installed where CSO 152 meets the Beargrass Creek improved channel.
The flap gate is to prevent storm water in the channel from back flowing into the 84”
interceptor line that Garney installed under the channel slab.
30” plant influent.
Walkway over mixers and floc system.
LEFT: 84” brick sewer removed at CSO 146 prior to starting the cast in place box culvert.
RIGHT: The dreaded rain day.
Pall filter system.
Submitted by Tommy Barth
The riser formed for the cast in place box culvert that replaced a failing 84” brick sewer.
Submitted by Ben Janson
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JOB SHOTS
LITTLE MESA TANK REPLACEMENT
GREELEY 5MG TANK AT GOLD HILL
COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES
CITY OF GREELEY, CO
JOB 6236: $5.5 MILLION
JOB 6231: $4.2 MILLION
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
GREELEY, COLORADO
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
FOREMAN
SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT COORDINATOR
PROJECT ENGINEER
CREW
Bill Williams
Dennis Van Auken
John Miller
FIELD ENGINEER
Allen Emmons
Beth Melchior
Gordon Cole
Mike Moore
Juan Campbell
Neil Bonham
Heidi Haberkorn
Ron Henson, Chris Pacheco, Eric
Klompfenstein, Matt Linley, Gerome
Apopdaca, Hayden Perea
ASHLAND RESERVOIR TANK
REPLACEMENTS
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
DENVER WATER
Over-excavate 22’ for structural fill.
JOB 6664: $12.7 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Mike Moore
Brad Juracek
22’ of structural fill compacted maximum 8” loose lifts.
Submitted by Allen Emmons
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Submitted by Mike Moore
Jose Castro
Heidi Haberkorn
JOB SHOTS
HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER
MAINS
LYONS VIEW PUMP STATION AND
GRAVITY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD
JOB 3216: $9.1 MILLION
JOB 3228: $0.9 MILLION
GRANT, ALABAMA
PROJECT MANAGER
Jordan Brooking
SUPERINTENDENT
Kevin Griffin
CREW
Sammy Rangel, Felix Rivera,
Tomas Binuelo, Chad Chadwick,
Justin Holman, Devin Powell,
Jesse Overman, Ali Al-Hajery,
Brandon Grey, James Sullivan,
Abraham Silva, Kenny Davidson,
William Cole
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
PROJECT MANAGER
Zack Bloomfield
SUPERINTENDENT
Rob Grant
CREW
Will Evans, Tony Lamb,
Landon McMillan, Ramar
Hawkins, Kyle Jenkins
PROJECT ENGINEER
Ben Ramsbottom
Hoe ramming rock through creek crossing for 48” DIP finished water line.
Lyons View force main.
ABOVE LEFT: Installing DIP along
HWY 431.
ABOVE RIGHT: Arrowheads and
pottery found along banks of the Paint
Rock River.
LEFT: Driving sheet piling for bore pit
at the Paint Rock River.
LEFT: Lyons View sewer line.
RIGHT: Lyons View force main install.
Submitted by Jordan Brooking
Submitted by Ben Ramsbottom
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JOB SHOTS
KUB DOWNTOWN WATER AND
WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS
PHASE 3
SECOND CREEK TRUNKLINE
REHABILITATION
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD
JOB 3233: $6.1 MILLION
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
JOB 3224: $6.1 MILLION
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD
PROJECT MANAGER
Zack Bloomfield
PROJECT MANAGER
Zack Bloomfield
SUPERINTENDENTS
Matt Burton
Chad Englebright
PROJECT ENGINEER
CREW
James Johnson, Gary Dumont,
James Babb, Brett Keener, Cody
Hundley, Robert Caldwell, Dustin
Rush, Darryl Countiss, Gary
Warnock, Boyd Knaack, Colby
Rogers, Travis Wood
SUPERINTENDENT
Rob Grant
CREW
Will Evans, Kyle Jenkins, Tony
Lamb, Landon McMillan, Ramar
Hawkins
PROJECT ENGINEER
Ben Ramsbottom
Ben Ramsbottom
Walnut and Wall Avenue.
2nd Creek Trunkline pipe demolition.
ABOVE: 2nd Creek Trunkline bypass.
LEFT: 2nd Creek Trunkline point repair.
BELOW: 2nd Creek Trunkline precase structure
set out.
ABOVE LEFT: Locust Avenue
sewer line.
ABOVE RIGHT: Clinch Avenue
sewer line.
LEFT: Crew photo.
Submitted by Ben Ramsbottom
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Submitted by Ben Ramsbottom
JOB SHOTS
WATER DISTRIBUTION AND
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR
JEFFERSON STREET
TOWN OF LEESBURG RECLAIMED
WATER LINE
METRO WATER SERVICES
JOB 3220: $10.2 MILLION
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
JOB 3231: $5.0 MILLION
LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
PANDA STONEWALL, LLC
PROJECT MANAGER
Tim Bulford
PROJECT MANAGERS
INTERNS
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREW
Jeff Seal
Trent Roszell
Tim Brewster
Jonathan Evans
PROJECT ENGINEER
Gary Minnich
Jordan Inman
Patrick Fielding
SUPERINTENDENTS
Curtis Hefley
Ervin Lizama
Jerry Shearron, Phillip Payne,
Ron Johnson, Joe Hobbs, Teofilo
Binuelo, Jacob Parks, Rudy Rangel,
Ascension Mendoza
CREW
Steve Vasseur, Coy Alspach,
Jose Rivas, Cirilo Correa,
Derek Baxley, Josh Robertson,
Roger Taylor, Rena Deras,
Cruz Alfaro, Willian Alfaro,
Salvador Cubias, Edwin Ayala,
Wilmer Henriquez
Laying 24” PVC reclaimed water line. Making up time lost from hitting rock.
ABOVE LEFT: A 100 ton crane lowering a
45,000lb precast consolidation structure in
place for combined water and sewer on 16th
Avenue North.
ABOVE RIGHT: Subcontractors unloading
precast consolidation structure off of tractor
trailer to set in place for combined water and
sewer on 16th Avenue North.
Submitted by Gary Minnich
LEFT: Tie into existing 16’ DIP in two
locations, and reduce to 8” to connect to new
water lines installed down Jefferson Street.
ABOVE: New 24” DIP reclaimed water line
tie-in into existing 36” DIP at Leesburg, VA
water treatment plant.
BELOW: Hammering out solid rock for
underground precast storm water basin;
144ft x 80ft x 11ft deep (90% complete).
LEFT: Pipe laying of the 24” PVC reclaimed
water line in Leesburg, VA.
Submitted by Tim Bulford
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JOB SHOTS
REPAIR OF 60” PCCP AT FOUR
LOCATIONS
HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES RAW
WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE
METRO WATER SERVICES
HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES
JOB 3236: $0.9 MILLION
JOB 0481: $4.1 MILLION
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
PROJECT MANAGER
Gary Goff
SUPERINTENDENT
Steve Dunlap
INTERNS
Patrick Fielding
Jordan Inman
CREW
GRANT, ALABAMA
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Jordan Brooking
Luis Perez
Brett Ardizone
Terry Brown
Edgar Elias, Jesus (Chuy) Ortiz,
Samuel Ortiz, Basil Trouten
Pouring the east slab of the intake structure.
ABOVE LEFT: Hydro vac under 60” PCCP
to obtain 12” clearance.
ABOVE RIGHT: Installing the carbon fiber
around the 60” PCCP.
LEFT: Flowable fill poured under pipe and
to spring line for support.
BELOW: Covered up and heater on for
12-hour cure.
Structural members of the pre-engineered metal building.
View inside of the intake structure.
Submitted by Gary Goff
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Submitted by Brett Ardizone
JOB SHOTS
SOQUE WATERSHED DAM
REHABILITATION PROJECT
CLARKESVILLE, GEORGIA
GEORGIA SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION
JOB 0480: $1.7 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Brian Ely
SUPERINTENDENT
Johnnie Ornelas
CREW
Javier Hernandez
Ricardo Contrares
Victor Mata
Jorge Pardo
T.Z. OSBORNE WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY 56 MGD
UPGRADE
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
CITY OF GREENSBORO, NC
JOB 0468 / 0472 / 0478: $53.2 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGERS
Luke Cobb
Brock Southwick
Don Trujillo
SUPERINTENDENTS
Lee Curtis
Dave Dwyer
Ryan Reznowski
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Derek Caddis
Warren Donnelly
Sal Hernandez
Tim Rice
Brendon Smith
Philip Teten
CO-OPS
Andre Edwards
Jesse Lokits
CREW
Anthony Robinson, Armando
Cruz, CJ Kingsbury, Daniel
Patterson, David Slaughter,
Dewayne Lipscomb, Edgar Lara,
Epifanio Cruz, Gustavo Leuvano,
Hal Warmbrod, James Garret,
Jesus Hernandez, Jonathan
Lipscomb, Jonathan MacDonald,
Jose Ramirez, Joseph Bay, Max
Navarro, Morris Dixion, Oswaldo
Dias, Richard Brooks, Tonya
Dwyer, Zeferino Vanquez
PROJECT COORDINATORS
Mary Parker
Margie Lewis
Cast in place walls by Garney; backfill by prime contractor.
ABOVE: Busy jobsite - clarifier no. 10 leak
test, installing hollow-core on RAS 4 pump
station, and pouring the last wall sections of
clarifier no. 9.
LEFT: Field co-op, Jesse Lokits, helping out
with the installation of 78” PCCP at North
Effluent Channel.
LEFT: Looking down stream of the completed dam.
RIGHT: Cast in place ogee water damming structures.
BELOW: Aerial view of completed project
number 0468.
Total view of the ogees from the rear of the dam.
Submitted by Brian Ely
Submitted by Sal Hernandez
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JOB SHOTS
WAKARUSA WWTP AND
CONVEYANCE CORRIDOR
TANK FARM IMPROVEMENTS
CITY OF LAWRENCE, KS
JOB 5214: $2.6 MILLION
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
JOB 5211: $45.0 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGERS
Bart Slaymaker
Luke Messer
Brian Schultz
SUPERINTENDENTS
Pete Godin
Tim Holliday
Terry Dix
Art Turner
Sean Bryson
Cole Rawson
FIELD ENGINEERS
Cody Croucher
Kirk Resseguie
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA
CHS MCPHERSON REFINERY
PROJECT MANAGER
Craig Driskel
FIELD ENGINEER
Darous Allton
CREW
Jason Watts, Casey Sikes,
Brandon Sike, Benson Sikes,
Gerber Vasquez, Allen Bolich,
James Kramer, Dakotah
Buckaloo
FOREMEN
Terry Miller
Josh Dunn
Chris Dix
Ruben Munoz
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Sonya Puskas
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Bryan Clark
Tim Hockett
LEFT: Northwest corner lower wall.
RIGHT: Northwest corner upper wall.
Excavating for stormwater capture basin.
Southeast side of final clarifer no. 2.
Northeast side of BNR basin no. 1.
East side of BNR basin no. 1.
24” bore under railroad for stormwater piping.
Submitted by Tim Hockett
Submitted by Craig Driskel
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JOB SHOTS
AIRPORT WRF PHASE II
BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL
DURANGO, COLORADO
JOB 0469: $20.9 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Jason Baker
SUPERINTENDENTS
Norm Viggiano
Lee Welker
TACOMA FLOWLINE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT
PROJECT ENGINEER
XCEL ENERGY
JOB 7217: COST CONFIDENTIAL
Will Gulledge
PROJECT MANAGER
Keith Lemaster
SUPERINTENDENTS
Ron McPherson
Salvador Gonzalez
CREW
Russel Berg, Salvador Gonzalez
Jr., Elfido Pinela, David Norris,
K.B. Hodge, Ramone Domingez,
Don Brake
INTERN
Rob Sublette
June aerial - west view.
View of the right of way.
June aerial - north view.
June aerial - east view.
64” DIP pipe installation.
Submitted by Jason Baker
Submitted by Rob Sublette
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JOB SHOTS
APACHE JUNCTION SURFACE
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA
APACHE JUNCTION WATER DISTRICT
JOB 6222: $9.2 MILLION
BINNEY WATER PURIFICATION
FACILITY - SOLIDS DEWATERING
AND FILTERING ADDITIONS
AURORA, COLORADO
CITY OF AURORA, CO
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
SUPERINTENDENT
JOB 6230: $12.1 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
PROJECT MANAGER
Phil Naylor
Shane O’Brien
Ubaldo Esparza
Carl Rodgers
Nick Campbell
SUPERINTENDENTS
Mike Huff
Mike Skadberg
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Justin Dreitzler
Solange Huggins
FIELD ENGINEER
Nate Walker
Chemical metering pumps.
ABOVE: Pump station and gravity thickener.
LEFT: Filter building backwash piping.
BELOW: Lagoon 4 underdrain installation.
LEFT: Raw water pumps pulling water off the CAP Canal.
RIGHT: Solids handling sludge press.
Packaged treatment plant.
Submitted by Carl Rodgers
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Submitted by Justin Dreitzler
JOB SHOTS
BINNEY WATER PURIFICATION
FACILITY - TUBE SETTLER
REPLACEMENT
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
DISINFECTION SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS
CITY OF AURORA, CO
METRO WATER SERVICES
JOB 6244: $0.2 MILLION
JOB 3203: $19.0 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGERS
AURORA, COLORADO
Nick Campbell
SUPERINTENDENT
Mike Skadberg
PROJECT ENGINEER
Justin Dreitzler
CREW
Keith Ave, Antonio Jaramillo
Toledo, Augustus Schneider, Carlos
Salazar, Craig Wold, Enriquez
Rodriguez, Jon Schneider, Juan
Luna Carillo, Tulio Jesus Martinez,
Osvaldo Torres
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Patrick Vidonish
John Myhr
Jeff Gorman
SUPERINTENDENTS
Nathan Boone
Dwight Jones
Brandon Butler
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Theodore Castellano
Bradford Dove
CREW
Domingo Vicente, Alejandro
Vicente, Florindo Lopez, Geraldo
Gonzales, James Woodard, Jeff
Martin, Jose Carrillio, Jose
Figueroa, Josh Wilson, Lorenzo
Lopez, Louis Omar, Nelson Lopez,
Robert Adkins, Tony Smith
Thickener basins where the tube settlers are installed.
LEFT: Omohundro tank farm; two 80 ton brine tanks, four 36,000 gallon sodium
hypochlorite tanks.
RIGHT: KRH sodium hypochlorite generation system.
Thickener basin 1 tube settlers awaiting install.
KRH feed pump room.
New tube settlers (installed with Accugrid).
Metro Rain Garden and 38,000 gallon sodium hypochlorite tank.
Submitted by Justin Dreitzler
Submitted by Theodore Castellano
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JOB SHOTS
GREEN MEADOWS WTP & WELL
FIELD EXPANSION
MARKS STREET UTILITY
IMPROVEMENTS (CMAR)
LEE COUNTY UTILITIES
CITY OF ORLANDO, FL
JOB 0466: $76.0 MILLION
JOBS 2222 / 2225: $5.1 MILLION
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Rex Hiatt
PROJECT MANAGER
Josh Petro
SUPERINTENDENTS
John Kenny
George Burns
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Bryce Boucher
Kristyan Rodriguez
Matt McCreary
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Will Poczekaj
Humberto Del Cid
Ben Snider
Pedro Landau, Fred Keith, DJ
Pate, Doc Walker, Max Gonzalez,
Jesus Ledesma, Uris Gonzalez,
Preston Smidt
WTP aerial.
ABOVE: Fred, Doc, and Pedro guide a
sheeting system into place.
LEFT: The crew had to hand excavate 16
feet deep around existing utilities in the
sheeting system.
BELOW: Excavation taking place in
downtown Orlando for the new gravity
sewer main and water main.
LEFT: WFE wildlife.
RIGHT: WTP aerial with WFE.
WTP concrete pad for equipment.
Submitted by Matt McCreary
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Submitted by Will Poczekaj
JOB SHOTS
VC SUMMER RWS INTAKE AND
WWS DISCHARGE STRUCTURES
SOUTH POTOMAC SUPPLY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
SCANA CORPORATION
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION
JOB 0459: $13.8 MILLION
JOB 3215: $14.6 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGERS
PROJECT MANAGER
JENKINSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
Dave Hall
Josh Flammer
SUPERINTENDENT
Wayne Cooksey
PROJECT ENGINEERS
CREW
Benjamin Santoyo, Alejo Ramirez,
Jose Rivera, Thaleese Shivers,
Landy Bell, Gumero Soto, Arturo
Sierra, Dakota Lang, Joseph
Shumate, David Duncan, Edward
McColgan, John Bingnear
Matt Dauk
Brandon Gerardy
Cameron McGaw
David McCullough
TEMPLE HILLS, MARYLAND
Steve Ford
SUPERINTENDENT
Mike Hall
PROJECT ENGINEER
Clay Greene
INTERNS
Kendall Devries
Ethan Louis
CREW
Greg Pilgrim, Ezequiel “Chucky”
Penaloza, Ray Shaw, Ramon
Herrera, Hector Reyes
FIELD ENGINEER
Devon Eberth
LEFT: Devon Eberth applies tape wrap to a 42” DIP joint.
RIGHT: Ramon Herrera helps Bambi off the ROW. Aww!
RWS intake structure wall pour.
Construction of a cast-in-place flow control vault.
WWS stainless steel diffuser installation.
Greg Pilgrim and Mike Hall celebrate the completion of a slide rail shoring system.
Submitted by Josh Flammer
Submitted by Clay Greene
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JOB SHOTS
PLANT VOGTLE RIVER WATER
INTAKE STRUCTURE
INTEGRATED PIPELINE PROJECT
108” PIPELINE - SECTION 14 (IPL14)
SOUTHERN COMPANY
TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT
JOB 3118: $28.2 MILLION
JOB 9208: $48.1 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA
Wes Dooley
SUPERINTENDENT
Thom Evans
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Matt Baker
Cameron Henry
INTERNS
Chris Klentz
Juan Villafuerte
CREW
David Pasquale, Modesto
Porfirio, Charles Morrison,
O’Brian Jones, Derrick Gantt,
Willie Keys
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
Rob Fults
SUPERINTENDENTS
Roger Dell
Wes Woods
Chris Roberts
Chris Heffern
Bryan Muench
Blake Rabel
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Zach Steinbach
Ryan Moloney
CREW
Chris Rogers, Gregorio Pereida,
Jamie Parez Jimenez, Juan
Perex Jimeniz, Fermin Lopez,
Troy Patterson, Ricardo Perez
Jimenez, Roberto Perez Jimenez,
Dave Garcia, Dustin Pacheco,
Jose Alonzo, Tony Christiansen,
Bryan Roberts, Terry West,
Billy Grant, Chris Grana, Bobby
Ledbetter, Elwin Claros, Matthew
Grana, Chester Rigsby, Richard
Richards, James Townsend,
Clint Heffern, Jose Rojas, Louie
Guliano, Jayme Williams, Zach
Elder, Nolan Kekich, Eduardo
Vasquez, Chris Landry
Installing rebar for foundation pour.
First concrete pour for foundation of RWIS.
TOP: Chris Roberts’ crew laying 108” pipe in
solid rock.
MIDDLE: Roger Dell’s crew prepping to push
the first 144” TLP tunnel.
LEFT: 108” pipe filled with rain water after a
heavy storm.
Finished concrete foundation pour 1.
Submitted by Chris Klentz
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Submitted by IPL Team
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Employee-owner, Solange Huggins, recently volunteered
in “Extreme Community Make-over.” As part of the Denver
Metro Chapter of NAWIC, she and about a half-dozen other
NAWIC volunteers took part in this weekend event that
consisted of cleaning up one of Denver’s neighborhoods.
The Elyria neighborhood, located on the north side
of downtown Denver, was chosen for the Extreme
Community Make-over. Volunteers spent the day cleaning
up people’s yards and in the alleyways, collecting trash,
pulling weeds, and painting over graffiti. Volunteers filled
a 30-yard roll-off dumpster with old furniture, tires, dead
trees, and other debris. It turned out that more than one
30-yard dumpster was needed to handle it all.
Despite the hot day, volunteers did an excellent job of
cleaning up, beautifying, and upping the morale of the
neighborhood.
Events like this, that give back to your city, are always
out there and in need of volunteers. Make time to give
back. Garney’s EOs are some fortunate folks and there
is nothing better or more personally satisfying than
knowing you’ve done a little bit to help others!
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EMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHT
NORM VIGGIANO
Norm Viggiano grew up in upstate New York in a small town
called Memphis, where everyone knows your name. Norm
began his career in construction as a roofer when he was
16 years old. Once he graduated from high school, Norm
hitchhiked around the Eastern United States for a couple
of years working here and there. Then Norm found his
way into the water and wastewater construction business.
Norm began his career with Garney (at the time Encore
Construction) in 2005 as a Superintendent on a $500,000
project in Rockledge, Florida. Within two years, Norm was
promoted to Senior Superintendent and was working on a
$75 million project. Over the last 11 years, Norm has been
instrumental in the construction of more than nine water and
wastewater treatment plants valued at $250 million total.
Norm has worked on projects all over the Eastern United
States, and later this year he will begin working on a CMAR
project in Apopka, Florida.
the right way the first time, and his ability to save both
Garney and project owners money. And with retirement
approaching, Norm has taken responsibility for mentoring
and encouraging his fellow employee-owners in preparing
them for successful careers.
Norm has earned the respect and made an impact on
the lives of other employee-owners through his fair, nononsense leadership style, his dedication to doing things
In retirement, Norm will enjoy spending time with his family
at his Florida home. Rumor has it that he will fill the time
with golfing, fishing, and riding his motorcycle.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
QUALITY CONTROL COUNCIL
After work on June 29, 19 employee-owners from the
Wakarusa WWTP and Conveyance Corridor project
poured an 85’ long by 20’ wide section of driveway for
the BridgePoint Community Church. The church is a
direct neighbor to the Wakarusa project in Lawrence,
Kansas.
The winners for the second quarter’s
best ideas contest are:
BRYAN CLARK | Reflectorless Mode
BRYCE BOUCHER | Storm Water
CJ KINGSBURY | Anchor Pullout Testing
ERIC GRIFFIN | Plow Mods
ERIC HENDERSON | Fuzzy Rub
SEAN BRYSON | Epoxy Crack Injection
WILL GULLEDGE | Grit Removal with Trackhoe
Congratulations to all winners!
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FAMILY CORNER
Wally and Mayra Esparza welcomed their new
daughter, Annalia, on July 5, 2016, at 11:35 AM.
Annalia weighed 7 lbs, 7 oz.
Jonathan Evans holds his baby
girl, Caroline Grace, who was
born on May 3, 2016. Caroline was
10 lbs, 7 oz and 20.5 inches long.
Ben and Katie Snider were married on
June 4, 2016, in Broomfield, Colorado, at the
Omni Interlocken Resort.
Itzel Duran-Reyes welcomed baby
boy, Geno Vincent, July 15, 2016, at
2:40 PM. Geno weighed 7 lbs, 3 oz
and was 20 inches long.
Paul Bailey’s 3 1/2 year old
grandson, Malaki, sports grandpa’s
hardhat.
Congratulations to Lauren and Ian
Vander Male on the birth of their
son, Ryder Heath, who was born on
July 18, 2016. Ryder weighed 8 lbs,
6 oz and was 22 inches long.
Dan Smolik’s daughter,
Macy (pictured at left), and
Justin Smith’s son, Simeon
(pictured at right), joined
their dads at the Winter
Garden office for “Take Your
Child to Work Day.”
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ESOP COMMITTEE UPDATE
THE POWER OF COMPOUNDING
What are you doing to help save for retirement? We know ESOP Man is working hard every day to secure
your ESOP, but if you haven’t started contributing some of your own income to the 401(k), you are losing
time and money.
I’m sure you have heard the phrase “the power of compounding.” It was mentioned at most, if not all, of the
ESOP meetings that we had the past few months. So, what does it really mean and how does it affect you?
The power of compounding has to do with savings (in this circumstance retirement savings) and how the
longer the investment the greater the return. How does this work?
The sooner that you can start putting money away into a 401(k) account, or any investment account for that
matter, the sooner it will start drawing interest and growing. As you continue to contribute to and grow your
account, the interest accrues on a larger amount.
A great example of this is the $1 per day savings from the day of your birth. If you would have started saving
$1 every day ($365/year) from the day you were born into an investment fund that would make 9% rate of
return, by the age of 65 you would have $1,094,375 and would have only contributed $23,725. However, if you
don’t start saving $1 per day until age 10, at 65 you would only have $459,934.
So, get started saving today.
ACTUALIZACION DEL COMITE DE ESOP
EL PODER DEL INTERÉS COMPUESTO
¿Qué estas haciendo para ayudarte a ahorrar para la jubilación? Sabemos El Hombre ESOP está trabajando
duro todos los días para garantizar tu ESOP, pero si usted no ha comenzado a contribuir con algunos de sus
propios ingresos a la cuenta 401(k), usted está perdiendo tiempo y dinero.
Estoy seguro que has oído la frase “el poder del interés compuesto.” Se menciona en la mayoría, si no en
todas las reuniones del ESOP que hemos tenido en los últimos meses. Entonces, ¿qué es lo que realmente
significa y cómo le afecta a usted? El poder de la composición tiene que ver con el ahorro (en este caso
ahorro de jubilación) y entre más largo el tiempo de la inversion, mayor será el retorno. ¿Como funciona
esto?
Cuanto más pronto puede empezar a poner dinero en una cuenta 401(k) o en cualquier otra cuenta de
inversion para lo mismo, más pronto empiezará a dibujarse y a crecer el interés. A medida que continúe
contribuyendo y haciendo crecer su cuenta, el interés se acumulará en mayor cantidad.
Un gran ejemplo de esto es el del ahorro de $1 por día, desde el día de su nacimiento. Si hubiera
comenzado a ahorrar $1 por día ($365/año) desde el día en que naciste en un fondo de inversión que diera
una tasa de 9% de rentabilidad, a la edad de 65 años tendría $1,094,375 y sólo habría contribuido con
$23,725. Por otro lado, si no se comienzo a ahorrar $1 por día hasta los 10 años de edad, a los 65 años sólo
tendría $459,934.
Asi que, vamos a empezar a ahorrar hoy.
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HR / BENEFITS COUNCIL
Garney has partnered with UMR to provide expert
support and resources to help members improve and
maintain their health. One way UMR helps members
to live healthier lives is by helping them bring their
chronic medical conditions under control.
UMR’s nurse coaches are available to help eligible
employees and dependents enrolled in the medical
plan. There is no cost to participate, and your
personal health information is confidential.
The program is open to members with one or more
of the following conditions:
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Asthma
Heart failure
Diabetes
Heart disease
Hypertension
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Depression (when occurring with one of the
other listed conditions)
When you are able to manage your symptoms, you
can:
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Feel better and do more
Reduce or eliminate the need for medications
Lower your long-term health risks
Avoid flare-ups that lead to ER visits
Cut your out-of-pocket costs
Garney se ha asociado con UMR para brindar el
apoyo y los recursos de expertos para ayudar a los
miembros a mejorar y mantener sus salud. Una
forma en que UMR ayuda a sus miembros a vivir
una vida más saludable es ayudándolos a controlar
las enfermedades crónicas que padecen. Las
enfermeras de apoyo de UMR están disponibles para
ayudar a empleados y dependientes elegibles que
estén inscriptos en el plan médico.
El programa está abierto para los miembros
que padezcan una o más de las siguientes
enfermedades:
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Asma
Insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva
Diabetes
Engermedad cardíaca
Hipertensión
Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
(EPOC)
• Depresión (cuando ocurre al mismo tiempo
que otra de las condiciones mencionadas)
Cuando usted puede manejar sus síntomas:
• Se siente mejor y hace más cosas
• Reduce o elimina la necesidad de tomar
medicamentos
• Reduce sus riesgos para la salud a largo plazo
• Evita la recurrencia o intensificación del
trastorno, lo que provoca visitas a la sala de
emergencias
• Reduce los gastos que salen de su bolsillo por
atención médica
FIELD ENGINEER ACADEMY
On June 16-17, 15 Field Engineers from the
Central and Western Plant groups gathered at the
corporate office in Kansas City to take part in the
annual Field Engineer Academy.
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PARTING SHOTS
Lookin’ good! Employee-owners from the Kansas
City office wore the ever-fashionable hair nets as they
volunteered at Harvesters, a local food bank.
Representing. Charles Garney and Mason Foster (son
of Matt Foster) pose for a photo at the Dedication of
Briarcliff Park honoring Charles. Charles got a kick out
of Mason’s Garney Construction shirt.
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#GarneyBoyz. Interns from the Lane City project in
Texas take a weekend adventure to Galveston, Texas.
After spending some time at the beach, the crew took a
break to chow down on some Bubba Gump shrimp before
hitting the town. Clockwise from front: Dillon Vestecka,
Nathan Crawford (FE), Zach Tate, Tyler Stifter, Zac Dietert.
Operator Training Day. Garney Superintendent Eric
Griffin worked with Wagner-Caterpillar Equipment to
organize equipment training for Denver area operators.