advancing water...sole proprietorship in 1984 by founder patrick t. rainey. the company initially...

AUGUST 2010

ADVANCING WATER MARCH 2013

ADVANCING WATER

QUICK FACTS: Encore Construc on was founded

in 1984 by Patrick T. Rainey.

Encore was acquired by Garney

Holding Co. in December 2012.

Encore specializes in construc ng

water treatment facili es.

Garney welcomes approximately

125 Encore employees, all based

out of Winter Garden, Florida.

Garney Holding Company recently announced its latest expansion with the acquisition of Encore Construction, based out of Winter Garden, Florida. Encore is an environmental contractor specializing in the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities and pump stations. Encore has approximately 125 employees with an average annual revenue of $68 million over the past five years. Acquiring Encore will significantly enhance Garney’s treatment plant construction operations in the Southeast United States. In addition to Encore’s strong plant capabilities in the Southeast, Garney was attracted to their culture, which closely mimics the strong culture and core values at Garney. Pat Rainey, founder and principal of the company, is planning to retire in the next few years and will be divesting his ownership in the company. Selling his company to Garney interested Pat because of Garney’s employee ownership structure. This

ENCORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP A big welcome to the Encore Construction employees joining the Garney family!

ownership structure gives the Encore employees a great opportunity to obtain a stake in Garney, build a successful career with a leader in the industry, and retire securely. “We are excited to welcome the Encore organization as our newest employee-owners,” said Mike Heitmann, President of Garney Construction. “We are fortunate to have acquired a dedicated, hardworking team of people at Encore and look forward to tackling new opportunities with our combined forces. We have an opportunity to learn from Encore’s strengths as well as show them the strengths of Garney, thereby enabling both organizations to continue leading the water and wastewater industry.” Encore Construction was organized as a Sole Proprietorship in 1984 by founder Patrick T. Rainey. The company initially operated as a concrete foundation firm.

Encore took advantage of the construction boom that Disney and other Theme Parks brought to Central Florida during its first year of operation in 1985. By the end of that year, Encore had 10 full-time employees and was incorporated in the State of Florida. By 1989, Encore had developed a niche in the water and wastewater treatment plant market segment, where the company’s main focus is today. The company moved into its current office in Winter Garden in 2001 after the company outgrew its original office in Altamonte Springs, Florida. ◊

FEATURE PROJECT: WACKER POLYSILICON WATER LINES

PROJECT OVERVIEW Project Name: Wacker Polysilicon 11 - Cooling Water and Return Lines

Location: Charleston, Tennessee

Owner: Wacker Polysilicon North America

Principal-in-Charge: Steve Ford

Project Manager: Sam Flowers

Superintendents: Will Kennedy

Rob Grant

Andy Lantz

Superintendent Trainee: Andrew Kremer

Will & Andrew’s Crew: Michael Waterworth, Jamie Strahan, Josh Magee, Chad Englebright, John Fitzgerald, Ben Lapp, Felix Rivera Serrano, Richard Wedgworth, Michael Seal, Vasel Abazajian

Rob’s Crew: Lucio Gomez, Jesus Ledesma, Gary Warnock, Anthony Lamb

Andy’s Crew: Kevin Nauss, Armondo Hernandez, Zach Trombley, Grover Lee Ryans, Jr., Dominick Giunta

Located in Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, Wacker Polysilicon North America (WPNA) is constructing an 18,000 metric ton per year polysilicon manufacturing facility. This is a product to be used primarily in solar panels. The project involves developing a portion of a 550-acre greenfield farm into this estimated $1.8 billion production facility. The site is located 3,000 LF from the Hiawassee River (to use for raw water intake), adjacent to Olin Chemicals (from which Wacker will purchase chemicals to facilitate production), and powered by two separate Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear power plants (Watts Bar and Sequoyah Nuclear Plants) feeding into a new on-site TVA 500kV substation. Construction began in spring 2011 with local Wright Brothers Construction Co. breaking ground on Contract 1B. This project site falls literally in their backyard on farmland that was purchased from the Wright family. Five packages were let to bid in November 2010. Packages 1A, 2

and 3 covered site infrastructure utility and road improvements and are the three packages for which Garney submitted proposals. Package 1B covered site improvements consisting of more than 3.5 million CYDS of earth and rock excavation and more than 34,000 LF of storm sewer. Atwell Engineering LLC is the design engineer for infrastructure and provides inspection and construction management services for all infrastructure packages. Garney Construction, with Steve Ford at the helm, submitted proposals directly to Wacker for Packages 1A, 2 and 3. Additionally Garney submitted two separate proposals to Wright Brothers for the steel cooling lines scope and the sanitary, inorganic, fire/process, and potable water utilities all within Package 2. Package 2 was really the meat of what Garney was targeting on this project. At bid time, this package included 13,600 LF of sanitary PVC and HDPE, 5,668 LF of inorganic waste HDPE, 13,075 LF of steel cooling water and return lines, 20,247 LF of fire/process water HDPE, 20,184 LF of HDPE domestic water, blow down trenches, duct banks, pipe trestle foundations, and a storm water containment basin. For these different utilities, pipe sizes ranged from 2” to 72” with thousands of fittings and hundreds of associated manholes and super-sized pull boxes. Pulling the estimate together was a feat in and of itself with many

unknowns resulting from an incomplete design due to the complexity of this mammoth project. Wright Brothers won Contracts 1A, 1B, 2, and 3. Ultimately Garney was awarded a subcontract by Wright Brothers for the steel cooling water and return lines scope under Contract 2. By the time Garney broke ground in February 2012, the design of the cooling water system was very different than its conceptual design at bid time. Garney had gone through extensive contract negotiations to deal with these changes in unit priced bid items and material escalation issues with the steel pipe. In summary, Garney ended up building for Wacker just over 17,500 LF of 100% welded American Spiral Weld steel pipe ranging in size from 4” to 60” in diameter. National Welding performed all of the field welding. Every line that was installed was laid in tandem as the system was a loop for cooling water and


return water. We ordered three sets of spreaders of varying widths for the 56-foot long trench box in order to adjust to the 24” through 60” mainline pipe diameters which were laid at the same time seven feet apart, center to center. Pipe segment lengths were reduced from 50-feet to 45-feet to account for the anticipated limited work space. By the time Garney began installing the mainlines, the design had nearly stopped fluctuating for the mainlines, but the lead lines (smaller diameter services to buildings) continued to change significantly through May 2012 and continued to include minor changes through the completion of the project. Following the design changes, American Spiral Weld Pipe continued to submit lay schedule drawings regularly through July 2012 making it a challenge to schedule pipe manufacturing and delivery with the often changing conditions on site. The challenges on this site were numerous. What was first envisioned for a construction plan was to have Garney install the cooling line system on a mass-grading site with Wright Brothers and their other major subcontractor installing the HDPE and PVC utilities. However, when Garney broke ground in February

2012, vertical construction was already well under way in addition to the ongoing mass grading, other utility installations, trestle foundations, and duct banks. Crawler cranes have been the machine of choice on site holding a minimum population of 24 on any given day. As you can imagine with all this traffic, differing work scopes, and multiple contractors, the coordination became more complex each day in competing over real estate. At every roadway intersection, Garney was required to go deeper with the welded steel pipe to clear under sanitary, inorganic waste, fire/process water, and domestic water lines which had already been installed prior to Garney’s arrival on

site, or were to be installed after the cooling line system. This created major installation challenges, including trench safety considerations, yet Superintendent Will Kennedy and his crew performed in an exemplary fashion snaking the large diameter welded steel pipe over and under itself and the other existing utilities. This was the type of project where two-week look-ahead planning was woefully insufficient. A minimum of two-month look-ahead planning combined with constant communication and coordination with Wacker and Wright Brothers was absolutely essential to meeting the schedule. Sam Flowers, Garney Project Manager, and Will Kennedy worked closely together to keep this planning effort ahead of operations. Fortunately, for the majority of the mainline installation the infrastructure contractors had right-of-way. However, Garney was requested to change up our install schedule numerous times in order to facilitate building contractors’ work activities and placement of those cranes. Keep in mind, we are talking about Garney’s operation taking up no small footprint itself with a Caterpillar 390D at the lead and a Caterpillar 345D at the tail. Hats off to Will Kennedy serving as General Superintendent who provided


continuous communication which proved to be the most important function in Garney’s operation. This was especially evident as Garney started installing the lead lines to each of the buildings toward the end of our schedule when room to work was harder to find site-wide and more difficult to claim as we approached each building. Much credit should also be given to Superintendent Trainee Andrew Kremer as he took the bull by the horns handling day-to-day crew level operations, allowing Will to have a more macro level oversight. Yates Construction was awarded a Construction Manager contract and governed overall site safety. They were in place and in charge by the time Garney got started with construction. For the month of June 2012, Yates awarded Garney the “Safe Contractor of the Month” honor as you may have seen in the August 2012 newsletter. In the

October 21, 2012, weekly project newsletter, Yates reported PTD man hours of 2,946,635 and an average daily workforce of 1,265. At one time, this was anticipated to reach 3,000 workers per day at the height of construction in early 2013. However, in November 2012 Wacker announced a slow down in construction and rescheduled its target completion date from late 2013 to mid-2015 to bring development of their global polysilicon capacities in line with anticipated customer demand. At the beginning of 2012, as the construction plan finally came together, Garney projected our schedule through December 2012. Mid-summer, with 50% of the main lines installed, Garney started targeting completion at the end of September 2012. Garney reached substantial completion on December 1, 2012, as the installation of the lead lines proved to be very difficult with all the

congestion on site. Garney will be returning in March 2013 to complete change order and final punch out work. Thank you to Will Kennedy and his crew starting from inception, Rob Grant and his crew helping to install lead lines and chase the tail, and Andy Lantz and his crew helping in a support role to make this a successful project and potentially earn us a new industrial customer for future projects. Garney has every reason to believe Wacker is more than satisfied with the work we performed and the way in which we performed. Garney may have also earned a friendship in Wright Brothers Construction Co. as they proved to be a contractor driven by similar philosophies as those held by Garney. We look forward to any opportunities where we can work together again. ◊

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PALISADE, COLORADO

LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA

Ute Water Plate Settler Improvements

(Ute Water Conservancy District)

Job 6633—$2.1 million Project Manager: Keith Hinds Superintendent: Chuck Krier Project Engineer: Michael Huff

Crew: Ken Margetts, Kevin Smolinski, Miguel Soto, Sesar Valles, Tomas Nunez, Federico Leyva, Casey Sipley

Top Left: Installation of the framework that will eventually hold approximately 2,300 plate settlers.

Bottom Left: Installation of the plate settlers for the first of two basins.

Right: Getting ready to pour the thickened footers needed to support the new plate settlers.

Submitted by Michael Huff

Northeast Brunswick Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant

(Brunswick County, NC)

Encore Job 428 Project Manager: Patrick Vidonish Superintendent: Lee Curtis Project Engineer: Justin Russo Tim Rice

Top: Aerial photo taken just after Notice to Proceed was issued.

Bottom: Aerial photo taken after five months worth of progress.

Submitted by Patrick Vidonish

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CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Water Distribution System Improvements for Jackson Road Booster Pump Station

(Clarksville Gas & Water)

Job 3069—$4.2 million Sr. Project Manager: Gary Goff Project Manager: Trent Roszell Superintendent: Kevin Griffin

Crew: Chad Englebright, Ali Al Hajery, Rudy Rangel

Left: Crew prepares to set new 30” steel flange connection into the existing steel 1.5 MG distribution tank.

Right: Installation of 60’ multipoint thermosensor into the top of the tank.

Submitted by Trent Roszell

K.R. Harrington Emergency 42” Raw Water Line Repair

(Metro Water Services)

Job 3094—$140,000 Project Managers: Jeff Seal Greg Wallace Steve Lowe Superintendent: Tim Brewster

Crew: Shane Bonura, Bryan Thompson, Antonio Franco, Billy Haggard, Andreas Vargas, Jerry Shearron, Ron Johnson

Top Left: CAT 349 excavator lowering a CAT 305 excavator into excavation to dig around the existing 42” PCCP line.

Bottom Left: Installing closure piece on the 42” PCCP raw water pipeline.

Right: Hole in 42” PCCP pipe. Garney was called to make an emergency repair after another contractor drove an H-pile through the 42” raw waterline.

Submitted by Jeff Seal

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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

S-5 Sewer Pump Station Improvements

(First Utility District of Knox County)

Job 3083—$1.2 million Project Manager: Jeff Seal Superintendent: Matt Burton

Crews: James Babb, Gary Dumont, Travis Woods, Alan Worley, Browder Worley, Mike Brewer, Scottie Rayborn, Danny Clawson

Clockwise From Top Left: Excavating 30’ deep for poured in place below grade slab and pre-cast concrete wet well;

Excavating for the wet well near a lake;

Setting 14’ diameter precast wet well sections with a 300-ton crane;

After the precast wet well was set and backfilled, the top slab was poured which will support the pumps and equipment scheduled to arrive in March.


Porterfield Gap Transmission Main and Booster Pump Station

(Knox Chapman Utility District)

Job 3073—$1.7 million Project Manager: Jeff Seal Superintendent: Matt Burton

Crew: James Babb, Gary Dumont, Travis Woods, Alan Worley, Browder Worley

This project included 11,000 LF of 16” ductile iron water main along with a manufactured booster pump station.

Top Left: Installing manufactured booster pump station.

Top Right: Completed booster pump station.

Bottom: Completed booster pump station with fiberglass enclosure.


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MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA

NEW HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

Pollution Control Facility Improvements

(City of Midwest City, OK)

Job 4382—$47.1 million Project Managers: Bart Slaymaker Steve Hermes Superintendents: Wade Pierpoint Chris Hannaford Art Turner Mark Campbell Project Engineer: Jesse Dull Field Engineers: Bryan Clark David Porter

Foremen: Terry Miller, Danny Servan, Eric Henderson, Jonathan Lopez, Josh Butler

Top Left: Media screens for MBBR basin (first in the state of Oklahoma).

Bottom Left: New headworks screening room influent channels.

Right: Setting one of five new generators.

Submitted by Wade Pierpoint

Western Wake Contract 2: Biosolids Facility

(Western Wake Partners)

Encore Job 433—$26.6 million Project Manager: Don Trujillo Superintendent: Bim Pope Project Engineer: Adam Corn

Clockwise from Top: Full view construction site during footer pour;

Full view of the construction site while using the concrete pump truck;

Construction site on the day the forms were set up.

Concrete forms for recent wall pour;

Submitted by Rob Pattillo

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OLATHE, KANSAS

CENTENNIAL, COLORADO

Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

(City of Olathe, KS)

Job 8026—$35.1 million Project Manager: Joey Perell Superintendent: Steve Harris Project Coordinator: Sonya Puskas

Right: BNR basin on line with the EF basin in the background.

Below: Completed headworks building.

Submitted by Joey Perell

Highlands Reservoir and Pump Station Valve Replacement

(Denver Water)

Job 6651—$983,000 Project Manager: Mike Moore Superintendent: Carey Woods Project Engineers: Solange Huggins Brett Green Project Coordinator: Heidi Haberkorn

Crew: Manuel Bencomo, Dustin Cronin, Randy Dominguez, Mauro Espinoza, Nicolas Flores, Greg Hannah

Right: One of two 108” x 84” reducers required for the new buried 84” butterfly valve. This will allow isolation for construction of an upcoming 10 MG concrete storage tank project.

Submitted by Mike Moore

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GILLETTE, WYOMING

HOBBS, NEW MEXICO

Gillette Madison Pipeline Project Contract 4A

(City of Gillette, WY)

Job 7013—$20.9 million Project Manager: Keith Lemaster Superintendents: Alvino Roybal Brian Duran Project Engineer: Taylor Osgood Josh Selvog Project Coordinator: Beth Melchior

Alvino’s Crew: Leopoldo Soto, Nemecio Vega, Antonio Rico, Santiago Simental, Jose Garcia-Aldana, Rick Payne

Brian’s Crew: Nathan Lopez, Kyle Sweat, Jeryd Sisneros, Joe Logan, Jorge Trejo, Eduardo Orozco, Anthony Garcia, Brian Duran Jr.

Left: Setting an air release vault.

Right: Installation of 42” steel pipe.

Submitted by Taylor Osgood

Effluent Reuse Phase II Booster Pump Station Improvements

(City of Hobbs, NM)

Job 9123—$3.6 million Project Manager: Tom Baughman Superintendent: Ronny Burst Sr. Project Engineer: Jeff Cohen

Crew: Randy Marquez, Antonio Guerrero

Left: Concrete wall placement.

Top Right: Formwork and rebar for the first wall pour.

Bottom Right: Flush mounted stainless steel gates and rebar.

Submitted by Jeff Cohen

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

FOUNTAIN, COLORADO

Wolf Pen Branch Phase II Water Transmission Main

(Louisville Water Company)

Job 3087—$5.8 million Project Manager: Gary Goff Superintendents: Steve Dunlap Project Engineer: Jordan Carrier

Crew: Richard Stuard, Edgar Elias, Basil Trouten, Danny Delplane, Marty Friend, Gregory Brown

Left: Subcontractor drilling for placement of the vertical members of the h-beam and plate shoring system.

Right: H-beam and plate shoring system in place.

Submitted by Jordan Carrier

Harold D. Thompson Regional Water Reclamation Facility

(Lower Fountain Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District)

Job 9103—$23.1 million Project Manager: John Jacob Superintendents: Jeff Burst J.B. Wright Project Engineers: Adam Roeder Gerardo Gomez

Top: Installation of multi-stage centrifugal blowers.

Bottom: View from inside the pump gallery in the pumping and disinfection building.

Submitted by John Jacob

Crew: Kurt Walters, Bill Burst, Eric Klopfenstein, Matt Brady, Craig Wold, Matt McBride, Chris McBride, Danny Recktenwald, Charles Baltzell, Ryan Turner, Joshua Spitzer, Antolino Felix, Isidro Felix, Samuel Canalis, Francisco Rameriz, Carlos Alvarez, Jose Alvarez, Fabian Ortiz, Jesus Chavez, Maximino Solozano, Miguel Luna, Josue Alvarez, John Gepkens, Richard Maestas, Manuel Bencomo, Nate Walker, Nicholas Flores

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CENTERVILLE, TENNESSEE

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS

Duck River Crossing 25KV Transmission Line

(Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative)

Job 3089—$390,000 Project Manager: Phillip Taylor Superintendent: Mike Terry Project Engineer: Jacob Gabbard

Crew: Jeff Felts, Jeremy Felts, Russell Woods

Left: Drilling for electrical pole foundations.

Top Right: Finishing concrete for the electrical pole foundations.

Bottom Right: Placing concrete for the foundations.

Submitted by Jacob Gabbard

D.L. Smith Middle Basin WWTP Solids Dewatering Improvements

(Johnson County Wastewater)

Job 8031—$4.7 million Project Manager: Joey Perell Superintendent: Steve Harris Project Engineer: Luke Messer

Crew: Marlon Borrayo

This project consists of expanding the existing solids dewatering structure to accommodate three new belt filter presses and new polymer room addition. A new electrical room will be constructed as well. This project will incorporate some demolition of masonry as well as refurbishing of existing structures to accommodate the new additions.

Top: Polymer feed building addition.

Bottom: Belt filter press removal and reinstallation.

Submitted by Steve Harris

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T-Bar Water Supply System Chlorination Facility

(Midland Co. Fresh Water Supply District No. 1)

Job 4401—$6.3 million Project Manager: Joey Perell Superintendent: Charley Senne Project Engineer: Luke Messer

Crew: Sean Bryson, Raymundo Padilla, Daniel Torres

Top: Setting roof trusses and grouting masonry walls on the chlorination building.

Bottom Left: Pouring the mezzanine deck in the chlorination building.

Bottom Right: Overview of the job site.

Submitted by Charley Senne

MIDLAND, TEXAS

Disinfection Facilities and Effluent Pump Station

(City of St. Joseph, MO)

Job 4380—$18.0 million Project Manager: Brian Schultz Superintendents: Tim Diamond Matt French Field Engineer: Jared Keating Project Coordinator: Sally Miller

Crew: Matt McCann, Rudy Puskas, Octavio Ramirez, Gabriel Diaz, Joshua Dunn, Carlos Castro, Eleazar Castro, Miguel Castro, Ramon Castro, Tomas Garcia, Jason Gerdes, Frank Lara, Guillermo Mojica, Gorge Villareal Orduno, Jose Castro, Ron Scott, Brian Lewis, James McClure

Top: Installation of 36” and 64” discharge headers below concrete shoring.

Bottom: Masonry work, backfilling operations, and form setting at the UV pump station.

Submitted by Brian Schultz

ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI

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Water Treatment Plant No. 2 Phase II

(City of Midlothian, TX)

Job 4379—$18.4 million Project Manager: Anthony Mravunac Superintendent: Tim Holliday Project Engineer: Bret Crandall

Crew: Luis Arvizu, Ruben Munoz, Manuel Rodriguez, David Argaondo, Rafael Rodriguez, James Gerdes, Justin Gilbert, Johnny Bunch, Juan Grifaldo, Jose Grifaldo, Alfonso Grifaldo

Right: Membrane units.

Below: Chemical tanks.

Submitted by Bret Crandall

MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS

Omohundro 60" Transmission Water Main


Job 3043—$7.8 million Project Manager: Jeff Seal Pipe Superintendent: Tim Brewster Concrete Supt.: Mike Terry Project Engineers: Jacob Gabbard Phillip Taylor

Pipe Crew: Shane Bonura, Antonio Franco, Billy Haggard, Ron Johnson, Jerry Shearron, Bryan Thompson, Andres Vargas

Concrete Crew: Mike Brewer, Danny Clawson, Jeff Felts, Jeremy Felts, Scotty Rayborn, Russell Woods



Left: One of four 36” tie-ins to the existing 36” cast iron water main. The new 60” RJ DIP water main replaced a section of two existing 36” lead joint cast iron lines originally installed in the late 1800s. One of the existing 36” mains had to stay in service at all times to maintain service. In order to facilitate the tie-in and construct large reverse kickers, one of the 36” cast iron mains was suspended from a 40’ long pipe bridge made from large steel beams set on concrete piers drilled 40’ to rock. The 36” cast iron pipe filled with water weighed over 1,000 lbs. per LF.

Right: Stripping reverse kicker. After the Phase 1 reverse kicker is backfilled, the 36” main can be put back into service and then the second 36” pipeline suspended from the pipe bridge can be shut down, cut and tied into the new 60” water main. Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the reverse kicker will connect to the Phase 1 pour after the second 36” tie-in is made, resulting in one massive 270 CY block of reinforced concrete weighing over 1 million pounds!

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25th Avenue North Water System Improvements


Job 3092—$500,000 Project Managers: John Evans Scott Kelley Superintendent: Steve Dunlap Project Engineer: Jordan Carrier

Crew: Richard Stuard, Edgar Elias, Basil Trouten, Danny Delplane, Marty Friend, Gregory Brown

Top: Installing 18” ductile iron pipe for the new water main.

Bottom: Crew working around existing utilities as they approach the intersection.

Submitted by Jordan Carrier


Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facilities Contract 5: Effluent Outfall Pipeline

(Town of Cary, NC)

Job 3080—$22.4 million Sr. Project Manager: Jason Koon Project Manager: Sam Flowers Superintendents: Will Kennedy Andrew Kremer Project Engineer: Scott Grause

Crew: Mike Waterworth, James Strahan Jr., Josh Magee, Ben Lapp, Ramon Herarra, Mike Seal, Steven McCarty, Rich Wedgeworth, Kevin Daniels, Vasel Abazajian, Joel Hoffman

Top: 54” spiral weld steel pipe strung down the right-of-way.

Middle: Setting a 54” butterfly valve.

Bottom: Pipe laying along Dixie Pipeline.

Submitted by Scott Grause

NEW HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

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Lake Texoma Outfall to Wylie WTP Raw Water Pipeline Segment D (CMAR)

(North Texas Municipal Water District)

Job 4390 & 4391—$285.4 million

Clockwise from Top Left: 96” pipe strung out over the North Texas right-of-way;

Chris Roberts’ crew installing 96” pipe north of Farmersville;

Big iron in North Texas;

Aerial view of construction beginning on the dual cell, 190 MG balancing reservoir with Garney as the CMAR.

Submitted by Will Poczekaj

WYLIE, TEXAS

Bay County Industrial Force Main Repair

(RockTenn CP, LLC)

Job 3093—$760,000 Project Manager: Dan Smolik Superintendent: Rob Grant

Crew: Ron Mays, Jesus Ledesma, Anthony Lamb, Gary Warnock

Top Left: Welding 42” HDPE.

Bottom Left: Left to Right - Dan Smolik, Anthony Lamb, Ron Mays, Gary Warnock, Jesus Ledesma, Rob Grant

Right: Installing 18” DIP as part of the final tie-in during the mill outage.

Submitted by Dan Smolik

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA

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Stormwater Upgrades Phases 1 & 2 (Design-Build)

(PSC Metals, Inc.)

Job 3061—$502,255 Project Manager: Steve Lowe Superintendents: Kevin Griffin Tony Southerland Project Engineers: Phillip Taylor Greg Wallace

Crew: Rudy Rangel, Sammy Rangel, Tomas Binuel-Cazuela, Scott Russell, Ali Al-Hajaery, Mitch Dotson, Jessie Overman, Tommy Fathera, Jonathan Evans, Henry Hobbs, Brian Southerland

Left: Ready to backfill 24” HDPE storm drain line, Stormsceptor manhole, and process manhole. Ph. 1 included HDPE and RCP storm drain piping, trench drain, Stormsceptor sediment manholes, catch basins, and 6’ diameter precast process manhole with decant pump.

Right: 24” HDPE storm drain line and a 14’ x 6’ x 8.5’ storm water quality unit.

Submitted by Steve Ford


Whites Creek Wastewater Pump Station & Force Main


Job 3060—$19.9 million Gen. Superintendent: Nathan Boone Project Manager: John Myhr Superintendent: Mike Gonzales Superintendent: Pedro Munoz Superintendent: Tony Southerland Project Engineer: Nick Falletta Field Engineer: Matt Olsen

Crew: Sebastian Rodriguez, Matthew Jeffery, James Hartless, Amadea Saenz, Jose Gamboa, Colby Hoopes, Mark Alvarez, Juan Cuellar, Jose Figueroa Ortiz, Isac Cabrera, Jose Carrillo, Luis Omar Alvarado, Geraldo De Jesus Gonzales, Moses Hernandez, Florindo Lopez, Jeff Martin, David Crutcher, Ramon Munoz, Ben Vaughn, Lorenzo Lopez-Ortiz, Weston Savage, Jose Domingo Sucup Cahuec, Tommy Fathera, Jonathan Evans, Henry Joe Hobbs, Brian Southerland Submitted by Steve Ford


Matt Olsen, Pedro Munoz and Colby Hoopes demonstrate their free-form invert building skills on the 60” DIP influent line between the grinder station and the pump station.

Construction of the 48.5 MGD pump station. Pump station excavation in rock was 81’ x 105’ x 66.5’ deep and just upstream of the pump station. Excavation for the grinder station was 31’ x 40’ x 48.5’ deep in rock.

Tommy Fathera, Jonathan Evans, Joe Hobbs, and Brian Southerland bell up a piece of 60” Lok-Ring DIP into the wet weather wall pipe at the pump station.

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Pasadena Pump Station & Reservoir Improvements

(City of Mesa, AZ)

Job 9516—$5.8 million Sr. Project Manager: Phil Naylor Superintendent: Ubaldo Esparza Project Engineers: Shane O’Brien Cole Rawson

Crew: Raymond Esparza, Joel Carbajal, Jeff Anson, Gilberto Gomez, Adalberto German, Leonel Gomez, Jorge Sotelo, Reyes Esquivias, Ernesto Tapia, Edgar Chairez, Juan Tapia, John Yazzie, Johnny Ortega

Top: Inlet flow control station that allows the City to regulate flow between the 10 MG reservoir and 30 MGD pump station.

Bottom Left: 36" and 24” vertical spur gate valve will allow flow into the reservoir from the 42" mainline.

Bottom Right: Pouring tank containment slab for sodium hypochlorite building.

Submitted by Shane O’Brien

MESA, ARIZONA

CONGRATS TO SDS CREWS!

Pictured below are several people involved with the Southern Delivery System (SDS) program for Colorado Springs Utilities, including the crew currently working on the SDS Segment S4A East-West Project (Job 6636) in Pueblo, Colorado. The entire SDS program hit 500,000 hours without an accident. Congratulations to all those involved with these projects!

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The goal we are focusing on in this newsletter issue is our goal of SERVICE TO OUR

CUSTOMERS AND THE COMMUNITY. The intent of this goal is to remind ourselves that we

should always approach our work with a friendly and service-oriented attitude. Doing so leaves a

positive impression with those we affect in our daily operations. The primary group we interact with

are our customers – meaning the Owners and Engineers we work for. Our customers enjoy

working with contractors that solve their problems in a positive and proactive way. Many

contractors are confrontational and frequently butt heads with their customers, however, this is not

Garney’s approach. We want our customers to choose Garney because of the positive, “can-do”

mindset that is engrained in our culture.

The second part of this goal focuses on the communities that we work in. The nature of our work

can be very disruptive. We often dig up streets and yards, interrupt services, and disrupt traffic,

which can be very inconvenient to the community. To counterbalance this disruption, it is very

important that we engage in positive experiences with the community. Friendly interactions and

kind gestures go a long way toward keeping people happy. A satisfied community typically

translates to a content and satisfied customer. The end result is a solid base of customers and

communities around the country that want Garney to build their projects – a vital piece of the

Garney formula.

Written by: ESOP MAN

ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD

Encore Construction was recently selected as a Pyramid winner for the Associated Builders and

Contractors’ 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards competition in the Public Works / Environmental -

All Contract Amounts category for the Seminole County Regional Water Treatment Facility at Yankee

Lake project. This honor recognizes Encore Construction as having one of the most innovative and high

quality merit shop construction projects in the country. Congratulations to all involved on this project!

GROWING UP IN NIGERIA

Steve Ford and his brother, Chuck, hanging out in Africa during their early childhood years. Now we know where Steve learned his killer dance moves...

Theo Castellano, one of our young civil engineers out of the Winter Garden office, is an Army reservist and is being deployed to Afghanistan. His last day before departing on a 400-day deployment was Friday, February 15. Theo is on a FEST-A which is a Forward Engineering Support Team–Advance. His team will be helping the Afghan government build infrastructure projects. Theo – thank you for your commitment to our country. Please know that you have 800 Garney employee-owners who will be thinking of you during your deployment. Many prayers are heading your way for a safe and successful mission.

WORDS OF PRAISE FOR TENNESSEE CREWS

CHARITABLE GIVING

FAMILY CORNER

Jacob and Sarah Gabbard welcomed their first child, baby girl Hayden Constance, on December 11, 2012.

At right, Hayden shows off her new Garney gear!

Garney’s Atlanta office recently donated $1,000 to DreamWeavers of Georgia. This generous gift will be put to good use as this organization prepares for another year of supporting Georgia’s foster children!

DreamWeavers of Georgia is a 501(c)(3) non‐profit organiza on dedicated to enriching the lives of foster children. Their goal is to create opportuni es and provide resources that promote educa onal, emo onal and social well‐being of Georgia’s foster children. DreamWeavers works closely with agencies to make the transi on into foster care less stressful on the child. DreamWeavers provides the child with everything he or she needs in order to ease this adjustment.

DreamWeavers introduces children to fine arts, athle cs, and summer camps, as these programs work to forge strong self confidence and a sense of personal achievement. From the various sports of basketball, tennis, golf, and soccer training, a child develops perseverance as they prac ce and prac ce athle c skills un l they gain mastery. Those who receive funds from DreamWeavers to pursue an ar s c or athle c interest now have something that no one can take away from them.

DreamWeavers can help bridge the educa onal gap for children of neglect and abuse. Foster children are o en academically disadvantaged and need tutoring to level the academic playing field. By working one‐on‐one with an instructor, a child begins to accept responsibility for their own educa on. As a foster child experiences increased success, they desire achievement in other areas of life.

DreamWeavers is both therapeu c and prac cal in nature. In reality, children of trauma cannot accomplish resilience without external help. Children who have received sponsorship from DreamWeavers have made great strides in their social, emo onal, cogni ve, and moral growth. DreamWeavers has enabled them to recognize and reach their full poten al. With your collabora on and support, many addi onal children can u lize DreamWeavers programs.

Nate and Jenny Miller are the proud parents of Weston James, born January 11, 2013. He weighed 7lbs. 14 oz. and was 21” long.

Joey, son of Jason Seubert, waits at the bus stop for his older brother, Jake, with the newest addition to the family, Roxy.

IN MEMORY OF SLIM HUSKEY

EMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHT: SAM FLOWERS

After graduating from the University of Central Missouri in May 2001, Sam joined Garney as a Project Administrator working with Jerry Parrish in Texas. Shortly after that, a need arose in Florida and Sam responded to the call. Sam proceeded to spend the next 10 years working on pipeline projects ranging in size from 16” to 84” using a variety of different pipe products. In 2011, Garney had a project need in Tennessee and, once again, Sam responded to the call. However, this time it was not just himself moving. He moved his wife Lona, daughter Abby (age 4), and son Griffin (age 2). Sam has become a well-respected Project Manager who Garney constantly turns to as a resource to manage some of its most challenging projects. He is a great steward of Garney's Goals & Philosophies and is the model of an employee-owner. Will Kennedy, Garney Superintendent, said, “Sam is a very dedicated employee that I have worked with several times over his career with Garney. He continues to grow and exceed expectations and is a true leader in the company.”

So long for now, "Get-away man!" Torrel “Slim” Huskey, went to be with his Heavenly Father December 27, 2012. He was 96 and was surrounded by family. He had a contagious smile. He was born in Florence, Arkansas, grandson of Charlie Huskey, an African slave. His parents were George Washington Huskey and Charity Edis. He was one of twelve children. He married the love of his life, Cherry Huskey, in 1932 and they remained together until her death in 1997. To this union, 10 children were birthed and seven survived. Torrel accepted Christ. Both he and Cherry attended Zion Travelers Missionary Baptist Church until their health failed. Torrel landed in Normandy June 14, 1944 and drove on the Red Ball Express, taking ammo and gas to the front and dead and wounded to the rear. He received four Bronze Star

medals but never received the Purple Heart he deserved, because he kept on driving. He was called the “get-away man” because he survived so many close calls. When he turned in his last truck it had 73 holes from bullets and shrapnel. Slim farmed and had a fine garden, up until two years ago. He grew a little cotton for old times' sake. Slim worked for Charles Garney for 37 years. He drilled, dynamited, and laid pipe. His crew was the first to lay 1,000 feet of clay drain pipe in a single day. He was the man. Torrel's daughter, Odella Robinson Whitmire (Odell Whitmire Sr.)–(D), preceded him in death. Surviving are sons Reverend Tarrell Huskey (Evangelist Tana), Kenneth Huskey (Deborah). Daughters Leigh Jackson, (Rubin Jackson)–(D), Cherry Mathus (Paul Mathus– (D)(Gene Roberts), Minister Lynda McClelland (Patrick), Shaaron Fonville (Robert Fonville–(D), 22 grandchildren, a host of great and great-great grandchildren, and a special friend Mattie Hearns. Services were held at Mrs. J.W. Jones Memorial Chapel on January 3, 2013, with Reverend T. J. Huskey officiating. Burial was at 1:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Garney current EMR of 0.61 is the lowest it’s been since 2000! Congratulations to all our employee-owners for continually striving for safety in all we do.

Thank you for your efforts and keep up the

good work in 2013!

2012 0.61

2011 0.73

2010 0.81

2009 0.62

2008 0.63

2007 0.72

2006 0.91

2005 0.95

2004 0.91

2003 0.78

2002 0.69

2001 0.62

2000 0.58

PARTING SHOTS

BIGFOOT SIGHTING CUTIE PATOOTIE

Bigfoot was captured on film in Middle Tennessee by a wild game camera set up to photograph deer. It has orange hands and apparently has found a 1980s Garney jacket to wear to keep warm. We are going to go back and bait a large trap with ribs to see if we can capture it.

THREE GENERATIONS OF HUNTERS

Bill Williams, Garney Project Manager in Colorado Springs, CO, poses with his son and father after a successful weekend of buck hunting.

CONGRATULATIONS CASIE!

Sophie smiles for the camera during her school’s “Bike Day” last November. Sophie is the daughter of Kyle Puskas, Garney Field Engineer, and granddaughter of Sonya Puskas, Garney Project Coordinator, and Russell Puskas, Garney Foreman.

Casie (Deegan) Bell and her new husband, Doug, exchanged vows at The Lodge at Breckenridge on February 23, 2013.

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