Class of 2014 Emerging Leaders

Academy. The City of Bettondorf

and the City of Council Bluffs re-

ceived Excellence in Snow and Ice

Control Awards. Finally, we were

all fortunate to witness Terry Cox

receive his Top Ten Public Works

Leader of the Year Award.

Educational sessions at Congress

were presented by Iowa Chapter

members Ben McConville (Ames)

and Corey Mellies (Ames) about

Mobile GIS for Public Works, Bret

Hodne (West Des Moines) hosted

a Public Works Institute Forum,

Joe Cory (West Des Moines) pre-

Submitted by: Tracy Warner, P.E., APWA IA

Chapter President

I recently returned to Ames

from attending another great

APWA Congress & Expo. This

year the Iowa Chapter was hon-

ored to have witnessed our own

member, Larry Stevens, taking

the helm as National APWA

President. It was quite a scene to

watch as Larry was joined on

stage by his lively 91-year old

mother. Larry, we are all proud

to support you through the next

year as APWA President.

At Congress, Iowa was well rep-

resented at the Awards Cere-

mony. The Iowa Chapter is now

a four time recipient of the

Presidential Award for Chapter

Excellence (PACE). The City of

Cedar Rapids received a Project

of the Year Award for the Para-

mount Theatre Restoration pro-

ject. Eric Petersen (West Des

Moines) and Brian Schadt

(Davenport) were among the

IA Chapter President— Tracy War-

ner, P.E., City of Ames with new

National APWA President and long-

time Iowa Chapter member Larry

Stevens.

President’s Message

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

IA Concrete Pav-

ing Project

Awards 2

2014 Fall Chapter

Conference.

Ames. Sept. 10-12

4

Ames Recognized

For GIS Technol-

ogy 5

MidAm Wrap Up 5

Cedar Rapids Pro-

tection Project 8

2014 APWA Op-

erators Training/

Roadeo

10

Iowa Streets and

Roads Conference 10

I O W A C H A P T E R O F T H E

A M E R I C A N P U B L I C W O R K S

A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S L E T T E R

F A L L 2 0 1 4

F A L L 2 0 1 4

I A C H A P T E R

O F F I C E R S

President

Ms. Tracy L. Warner, PE

President Elect

Mr. Dan Whitlow, PE

Secretary/Treasurer

Mr. Adam Smith

Director

Mr. Jon Warren Dienst

Director

Mr. Nathan Easter

Director

Mr. David McDermott

Director

Mr. Jason Havel, PE, PTOE

Director

Mr. Patrick J. Kozitza

Director

Mr. Randall M. Krauel

Past President

Mr. Pat A. Miller

Delegate

Mr. John C. Joiner, PE

Continued on page 2

Editor’s Note: This publication depends on you, the membership. Please email all submissions to bmcconville@city.ames.ia.us

Your colleagues want to hear from you! Thank you to all those who submitted for the current publication, your contribution

provides valuable insight to your fellow members..

Iowa Chapter Newsletter

(Above) Iowa’s own, new APWA National President Larry Stevens, presiding

over the 2014 Awards and Recognition Ceremony in Toronto.

Iowa Chapter Fall Conference

September 10 –12, 2014 Gateway Hotel and Conference

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President’s Message

sented about APWA Certifications:

What Are They Really All About,

and Jeff May (Des Moines) was part

of a group who presented about

We Are Emergency Responders:

Public Works in Traffic Incident

Management and All-Hazards

Emergencies. Familiar faces

were also seen as John Cun-

ningham (Portland Cement

Association) and Mike Kvach

(Asphalt Pavement Alliance)

talked to the many conference

attendees as they walked

through the Expo. Considering the inspiring General Session

Keynote Speakers, vast variety

of great educational sessions,

and Expo, I highly recommend

that everyone attend an APWA

Congress & Expo at some point

in their career. The next

APWA Congress & Expo is

planned for August 30 - Sep-

tember 2, 2015 in Phoenix,

Arizona.

As an APWA member, the

amount of chapter and national

(and international) resources at

our fingertips is priceless. As

the APWA Iowa Chapter Presi-

dent, I have talked with so many

people who are passionate

about what we do for our com-

munities. We have opportuni-

ties to inspire young profession-

als, make a difference in a citi-

zen’s life, and to grow on a

personal level. This year we

have formed an Iowa Chapter

Emerging Leader’s Committee

who are working to expand

inclusiveness in our chapter.

This committee continues to

initiate Student Chapters at

Continued from cover Iowa State University and Uni-

versity of Iowa. As a chapter we

continue our effort to be more

inclusive by growing our Emerg-

ing Leaders through Iowa Local

Technical Assistance Program

(LTAP), and through our lead-

ership, networking, and educa-

tional opportunities.

We have an exciting 2014

APWA Iowa Chapter Fall Con-

ference coming soon. Ames is

hosting the conference starting

with the Golf Outing on Sep-

tember 10th at Coldwater Golf

Links. Educational and net-

working opportunities are

planned for September 11-12th

at Gateway Hotel & Confer-

ence Center. In recognition of

all of the great Public Works

activities throughout the state,

we will hold our annual Awards

Banquet during dinner on Sep-

tember 11th.

I’m fortunate in life to have

family members and a life part-

ner who support me and en-

courage me to believe I can

achieve anything I set my mind

to. I also have Public Works

friends who all support one

another as we share this lifelong

adventure.

Thank you, everyone, for sup-

porting and encouraging me

through this year as the APWA

Iowa Chapter President. I am

truly honored and grateful to

have this experience.

Tracy Warner, P.E., APWA IA

Chapter President

twarner@city.ames.ia.us

Left Top: “When in Rome

(Toronto)”. Members of

the IA Chapter enjoyed

the Get Acquainted Party

at Congress. John Joiner,

City of Ames

Left: Center Terry Cox, City of

Harlan, receiving the 2014 Top

Ten APWA National Award

presented by President Larry

Stevens. Job well done Terry!

Left Bottom: IA Chapter mem-

bers enjoy the opening session.

Iowa’s Best Concrete Paving Projects of 2013 Honored

P A G E 3 A P W A I O W A C H A P T E R N E W S L E T T E R

Submitted by John Cunning-

ham, Vice President Con-

crete Paving Association

On January 29-31, 2014,

nearly 700 transportation

leaders and builders gathered to exchange

information and recognize last year’s excep-

tional construction projects. The Iowa Con-

crete Paving Association (ICPA) hosted its 50th Annual Concrete Paving Work-

shop, which each year attracts the Mid-

west’s top engineers, highway officials, con-

tractors, and consultants.

ICPA’s 50th Workshop drew a record

crowd of 690 registrants. Registration

volume continues to demonstrate the inter-

est in concrete pavements and solutions for

today’s transportation professionals. The

numbers also confirm the (ICPA) Work-

shop’s reputation as one of the biggest

and the best paving conferences in the country. No other single state paving asso-

ciation draws participation levels as high as

the Iowa Concrete Paving Workshop.

Highlighting the three-day event was the

presentation of the 2013 Portland Ce-

ment Concrete Paving Awards. In de-

termining the winners of Iowa’s most pres-

tigious paving awards, 78 nominated pro-

jects were rated on smoothness, quality

control, general appearance and workman-

ship, contractor management, safety, and

project complexity. The ICPA and the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT)

jointly evaluated and recognized projects as

2013’s best concrete pavements built in

eighteen categories. Photos of the projects

and award presentations are available upon

r e q u e s t ( 5 1 5 - 9 6 3 - 0 6 0 6 o r

icpa@iowaconcretepaving.org).

The Iowa Workshop features an emphasis

on technology through its many educational

Cedar Valley Corp., LLC, Waterloo (Paving)

Cohron Ready Mix, LLC, Council Bluffs

(Ready Mix)

Engineer: Dave Dorsett, Iowa DOT Resident Construc-

tion Engineer, Council Bluffs Jurisdiction:

Iowa Department of Transportation

STATE ROADS CATEGORY

Project:

US Highway 63, Black Hawk County

Contractor: Cedar Valley Corp., LLC, Waterloo (Paving)

Manatts, Inc., Waterloo (Ready Mix)

Engineer: Ron Loecher, Iowa DOT Resident Construc-

tion Engineer, New Hampton

Jurisdiction:

Iowa Department of Transportation

CONCRETE OVERLAY CATEGORY

Primary System

Project:

US Highway 71, Clay and Dickinson

Counties

Contractor:

Manatts, Inc., Brooklyn

Engineer: Tony Babcock, Iowa DOT Resident Construc-

tion Engineer, Cherokee

Jurisdiction:

Iowa Department of Transportation

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CATEGORY

Project:

Intersection of Iowa Highway 1 and US

Highway 30, Mount Vernon

Contractor: Streb Construction Co., Inc., Iowa City

(Paving) Hawkeye Ready-Mix, Inc., Mount

Vernon (Ready Mix)

sessions during the three-day event. 2014

presentations focused on today’s technol-

ogy and on the history of the paving indus-

try. In addition, participants at this year’s

Workshop were treated to a motivational

speech delivered by gold-medal decathlete

and television personality, Bruce Jenner,

during the event’s Golden Anniversary

Banquet.

The banquet also served as an opportunity

to recognize some of the state’s top

engineering students through the pres-

entation of three academic scholarships.

With the award of scholarships, ICPA

hopes to recognize the best and brightest

of our state’s students and encourage

them to consider careers in Iowa’s con-

crete paving industry. This year’s schol-

arship recipients are:

Kaitlyn Aldrich of Johnston – Civil

Engineering, Iowa State University Graduate of Johnston High School in

Johnston, IA

Blake Ridenour of Monona – Civil

Engineering, Iowa State University Graduate of MFL-MarMac High

School in Monona, IA

John Kintz of Maple Park, IL – Civil

Engineering, University of Iowa Graduate of Kaneland High School in

Maple Park, IL

ICPA has presented 50 scholarships over

the last 25 years. The ICPA Board of Di-

rectors chose the 50th anniversary as an

occasion to create a dedicated scholarship

fund to solidify future support of the ef-

fort. ICPA member companies generously

donated over $25,000 this year for the

creation of an ongoing scholarship fund.

The Board hopes to double donations in

the coming months to reach their goal of

$50,000.

The 2013 Portland Cement Concrete

Paving Award winners are listed as

follows by category: INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CATE-

GORY

Project:

Interstate 29, Pottawattamie County

Contractor: City of Coralville

City of Decorah

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2014 APWA IA Chapter Fall Conference

The American Public Works Association (APWA) Iowa Chapter is pleased to host

the 2014 APWA Fall Conference in Ames. The APWA Fall Conference

has historically offered an excellent opportunity for those in the broad world of

Public Works to expand knowledge, network, elect officers, and recognize

award winners. You won't want to miss this event!

Register Here!

Iowa Chapter Fall Conference

September 10 –12 2014 Gateway Hotel and Conference

Join us in Ames! September 10-12, 2014

GOLF — Wednesday September 10 The APWA Iowa Chapter Golf Outing held in conjunc-

tion with the Fall Conference will be held on Wednes-

day, September 10, 2014. The outing will be at Cold-

water Golf Links (1400 S Grand Avenue, Ames, IA).

Shotgun start at 10:00 a.m. and all golfers must be registered

by 9:30 a.m.

Our golf outing will be a two person Rider Cup format. If you would like to pair up with another twosome

please list the two other players making up the four-

some. Cost $65 Please submit your registration by Thursday,

September 4 at 5:00 p.m. to Terry Cox, City of

Harlan.

Click here for registration!

WELCOME RECEPTION, Hickory’s Hall — Wednesday September 10 Welcome Reception and Golf Awards to follow the golf outing at 4:00 p.m. at Hickory’s Hall (300 South 17th

Street).

Click here for directions.

FALL CONFERENCE — September 11-12 Gateway Hotel and Conference Center

Educational Presentations to help in your day-to-day

Public Works activities.

National APWA Update

APWA Member Business Meeting w/ Election of Officers

Annual Awards Banquet

Agenda: 2014 Fall Conference Agenda

Fall C

onfe

rence

P A G E 5 A P W A I O W A C H A P T E R N E W S L E T T E R

City of Ames Recognized for GIS Technology "We are honored to receive this

award, and we have a long his-

tory in the City of Ames of using

technology, innovation, and crea-

tivity to accomplish our work in

the most cost effective manner,”

said Ben McConville, GIS Coor-

dinator and leader of the Ames

Public Works GIS team. “We

will continue to use GIS, along

with other technology, to over-

come future challenges and solve

problems. It is exciting to use

modern applications to provide

excellent service in our commu-

nity, which celebrates its 150-

year milestone this year.”

The Ames Public Works GIS Team includes

McConville, as well as GIS Specialists Lisa

Mondt and Dominic Roberge.

SAN DIEGO, CA – The City of Ames Public

Works Department received a Special

Achievement in GIS Award recently at the

Esri International User Conference in San

Diego, Calif. This award acknowledges vi-

sion, leadership, hard work, and innovative

use of Esri's geographic information system

(GIS) technology.

Many City of Ames departments use Esri

ArcGIS technology in a variety of applica-

tions to efficiently and effectively maintain

public infrastructure, map community devel-

opment, create models, identify potential

problems, and maintain utilities.

Organizations from around the world honored

at the Esri conference span industries includ-

ing agriculture, cartography, climate change,

defense and intelligence, economic develop-

ment, education, government, health and hu-

man services, telecommunications, and utili-

ties.

From Left: Dominic Roberge, GIS Specialist, Jack

Dangermond, President/CEO ESRI Software, Lisa

Mondt, GISP, GIS Specialist, Ben McConville, GISP,

GIS Coordinator

2014 APWA Mid-America Conference & Exhibit Show Wrap-Up

We are pleased to report that the 2014 Mid-Am Conference was a tre-

mendous success! We had nearly 500 registered attendees, a record

number of exhibit booths (112), and over 700 members of the public

works community gathered to celebrate National Public Works Week.

It was a great conference!

Below: Over 700 came together to celebrate National Public Works Week

Above: Members of the Iowa Chapter enjoying the Get Acquainted Recep-

tion in the exhibit hall.

Thanks to all of you that attended, exhibited, or allowed your em-

ployees to do so. Also, many of you responded to a post-

conference survey that will help us to provide an improved experi-

ence at the next Mid-Am Conference. We will keep the website

active for several more weeks for those that wish to download the

PDH tracking form (home page:http://kcmetro.apwa.net/

MenuHomepage/144/2014-Mid-America)

Can’t wait to do it over again in Spring 2017…see you then!!

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Continued on page 7

Iowa’s Best Concrete Paving Projects of 2013 Honored

City of Dubuque

Engineer: Ervin Mussman, Shive-Hattery, Inc.,

Cedar Rapids

Jurisdiction: City of Mount Vernon; Iowa De-

partment of Transportation

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

CATEGORY – Divided High-

ways

Project: US Highway 20, Hamilton

County

Contractor: Flynn Company, Inc.,

Dubuque

Engineer: Jenny Hoskins, Iowa

DOT Resident Construction Engi-

neer, Jefferson

Jurisdiction: Iowa Department of

Transportation

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

CATEGORY – Barrier Rails

Project:

Interstate 80 Barrier Rail, Johnson

County

Contractor: Blount-Sanford Con-

tracting Company, Inc., Lilburn,

Georgia (Barrier) Streb Construc-

tion Co., Inc., Iowa City (Ready

Mix)

Engineer: Hugh Holak, Iowa

DOT Resident Construction Engi-

neer, Manchester

Jurisdiction: Iowa Department of

Transportation

CONCRETE OVERLAY

CATEGORY – Secondary Sys-

tem

Project: County Road X43,

Muscatine County

Contractor: Manatts, Inc., Brook-

lyn Engineer: Keith White, Muscatine

County Engineer, Muscatine

Jurisdiction: Muscatine County

COUNTY ROAD CATEGORY

– Gold

Project: County Road A26, Al-

lamakee County Contractor: Concrete Founda-

tions, Inc., New Hampton (Paving)

Croell Redi-Mix, Inc., Waukon

(Ready Mix)

Engineer: Brian Ridenour, Al-

lamakee County Engineer, Waukon

Jurisdiction: Allamakee County

COUNTY ROAD CATEGORY

– Silver Project: County Road D51,

Woodbury County

Contractor: Cedar Valley Corp.,

LLC, Waterloo

Engineer: Mark Nahra, Wood-

bury County Engineer, Sioux City

Jurisdiction: Woodbury County

ROUNDABOUT CATEGORY

Project: Intersection of County

Roads V62 and C57, Buchanan

County

Contractor: Horsfield Construc-

tion, Inc., Epworth (Paving)

Manatts, Inc., Jesup (Ready Mix) Engineer: Brian Keierleber, Bu-

chanan County Engineer, Independ-

ence

Jurisdiction: Buchanan County

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

CATEGORY – Unusual Ap-

plication of a Concrete Solu-

tion Project: Corn Bunker Slab, Va-

lero Renewables, Hartley

Contractor: Allied Manatts

Group, LLC, Charles City

(Paving) Allied Redi-Mix, Charles

City (Ready Mix)

Engineer: Ann Anderson, Valero

Renewables, Hartley

Owner: Valero Renewables

PARKING LOT CATEGORY

Project: Old Dominion Freight

Line, Ankeny

Contractor: Absolute Con-crete, Inc., Slater (Paving) Manatts, Inc., Ankeny (Ready Mix) Schwob Building Company, Ltd.,

Dallas, TX (Prime)

Engineer: Erin Griffin, Snyder & Associates, Inc., Ankeny

Owner: Old Dominion Freight Line

MUNICIPAL STREETS &

INTERSECTIONS CATE-

GORY – Less than 15,000

square yards:

Project: Short Street, Decorah

Contractor: Wicks Construc-tion, Inc., Decorah (Paving) Croell Redi-Mix, Inc., Decorah

(Ready Mix)

Skyline Construction, Inc.,

Decorah (Prime)

Engineer: Jess Kuennen, Erdman Engineering, P.C., Decorah

Jurisdiction: City of Decorah

MUNICIPAL STREETS &

INTERSECTIONS CATE-

GORY – More than 15,000

square yards

Project: 2012 Street Recon-struction

Program, Cedar Falls

Continued from page 3

City of North Liberty

Iowa’s Best Concrete Paving Projects of 2013 Honored

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Continued from page 6

Contractor: K. Cunningham Con-struction Co., Inc., Cedar Falls (Paving)

Benton’s Ready Mix Concrete, Inc., Cedar

Falls (Ready Mix) Peterson Contractors, Inc., Reinbeck

(Prime)

Engineer: Randy Lorenzen, City of Cedar Falls

Jurisdiction: City of Cedar Falls

RECREATIONAL TRAILS

CATEGORY – Less than 15,000

square yards

Project: Clear Creek Trail,

Coralville

Contractor: Metro Pavers, Inc.,

Iowa City (Paving) Metro Ready

Mix, LC, Iowa City (Ready Mix) Engineer: Scott Larson, City of

Coralville

Jurisdiction: City of Coralville

RECREATIONAL TRAILS

CATEGORY – More than

15,000 square yards

Project: Raccoon River Valley

Trail, Dallas County Contractor: Jasper Construction

Services, Inc., Newton (Paving)

American Concrete Products, Inc.,

Des Moines (Ready Mix)

Engineer: Brenna Fall, Snyder &

Associates, Inc., Ankeny

Jurisdiction: Dallas County

SUBDIVISION STREETS

CATEGORY Project: Arlington Ridge, North

Liberty

Contractor: Metro Pavers, Inc.,

Iowa City (Paving) Metro Ready

Mix, LC, Iowa City (Ready Mix) Arlington

Development, Inc., Iowa City (Prime)

Engineer: Kelly Beckler, MMS Consultants,

Inc., Iowa City

Jurisdiction: City of North Liberty

URBAN ARTERIALS AND COLLEC-

TORS CATEGORY

Project: NW 62nd Avenue, Johnston

Contractor: Alliance Construction Group,

LLC, Grimes (Paving) C Central Iowa Ready Mix, Inc., Des Moines

(Ready Mix) Corell Contractor Incorporated,

West Des Moines (Prime)

Engineer: Brad Hopkey, Foth Infrastructure

and Environment, LLC, Johnston

Jurisdiction: City of Johnston

SPECIAL RECOGNITION CATEGORY

- Commercial Service & Military Air-

ports Project: Terminal Apron Construction, Du-

buque Regional Airport

Contractor: Horsfield Construction, Inc.,

Epworth

Engineer: Randy Vogel, Crawford, Murphy

& Tilly, Inc., Springfield, IL Jurisdiction: Dubuque Regional Airport;

City of Dubuque

SPECIAL RECOGNITION CATEGORY

- Reliever & General Aviation Airports Project: Runway 7/25 Parallel Taxiway Pav-

ing, Iowa City Airport

Contractor: Metro Pavers, Inc., Iowa City

(Paving) Iowa City Ready Mix, Inc., Iowa City

(Ready Mix) Engineer: David Hughes, AECOM, Inc., Des

Moines

Jurisdiction: Iowa City Airport

SPECIAL RECOGNITION CATEGORY

– Park and Institutional Roads

Project: Postal Road Reconstruction, Uni-

versity of Iowa

Contractor: Metro Pavers, Inc., Iowa City

(Paving), Metro Ready Mix, LC, Iowa City

(Ready Mix) Engineer: Eric Munchel, Shive-Hattery, Inc.,

Iowa City

Jurisdiction: University of Iowa

The Iowa Concrete Paving Association repre-

sents the state’s concrete paving industry.

Offering technical assistance, educational

opportunities, and an emphasis on quality.

Iowa Chapter Fall Conference

September 10 –12 2014

Gateway Hotel and Conference Center

City of Iowa City

City of Johnston

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Cedar Rapids Flood Protection Project

Typical Flood Wall

Section

flooding at the CRWPCF.

2.Simple and reliable flood protec-

tion systems, enabling opera-

tion and maintenance on the

relatively infrequent occasions

required.

The final designs included several

key components:

5,300 LF barrier including1,440

LF of concrete flood wall at a design elevation of 723.5 ft

Combined embankment and

modified T-wall

Typical Pump Station

Section

Soil-bentonite cutoff wall,

seepage berm, and toe-

drain for underseepage

control

Effluent pump station

with a firm capacity of

132 mgd to protect the

CRWPCF from internal

flooding

Storm water pump station

with a firm capacity equiva-

lent to a 10 year storm, to

pump rainfall runoff over

the flood wall and out to

the Cedar River during

CEDAR RAPIDS—The June

13, 2008 flood was the worst

flood in the history of Cedar

Rapids, Iowa. The Cedar Rap-

ids Water Pollution Control

Facility (CRWPCF) was sub-

merged, putting it out of ser-

vice and resulting in dis-

charges of untreated sewage

within the city. The CRWPCF

was originally designed for a

100-year flood elevation of

717 feet, but floodwaters rose

to an elevation of 720 feet,

inundating the south two-

thirds of the facility and filling

the lower levels of buildings

not otherwise

flooded. The

CRWPCF was com-

pletely out of ser-

vice for approxi-

mately two weeks,

and 13 weeks

passed before it was

providing pre-flood

levels of treatment.

The total cost of flood dam-

age at the CRWPCF has been

estimated at $100

million, but the true

cost goes beyond

physical damage to

the facility, including

significant environ-

mental and financial

implications in the

community.

The primary goals of the de-

sign were:

1.Protection from a

flood event similar

to the flood of June

2008; with all of the

required compo-

nents constructed in a man-

ner to prevent riverine,

internal, and/or surface

Typical Berm Section

Work site Section

Continued on page 9

Cedar Rapids Flood Protection Project

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Continued from page 8

high river levels.

Typical Pump Station Section

The pump station is designed to

allow the facility to remain opera-

tional during high-water events,

allowing the treated wastewater

and stormwater that falls on the

facility to exit the plant.

Typical Flood Wall Section

The flood wall is designed to protect

Project Schedule Summary

Grant Awarded: October 2011

Engineering Proposal & Contract: No-

vember 2011 - April 2012

Engineering Design: May 2012 - Febru-

ary 2013

Bidding: February 2013 - April 2013

Construction: April 2013 - October

2014

Grant Completion Deadline: October

2014

The total budget for the construction

projects was $18 million. The total bid

costs from responsive low- bidders was

$15,941,000. Contracts awarded to

Building Crafts (Wilder, KY) and Tricon

Construction Group (Dubuque, IA).

Construction of the CRWPCF flood

protection system is on-going and antici-

pated to be complete by October 2014.

Iowa Chapter Fall Conference

September 10 –12 2014

Gateway Hotel and Conference Center

the facility from river levels as high as

33 feet in areas where space does not

allow for the construction of an earthen

berm.

Typical Berm Section

The earthen berm is designed to

work in conjunction with the flood

wall to protect the facility from river

levels as high as 33 feet.

Wall under construction.

Completed berm.

Project site layout.

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2014 APWA Operator Training/Roadeo

Des Moines, IA — September 30th, October 1st and 2nd 2014 the American Public Works Asso-

ciation (APWA) Iowa Chapter is pleased to host the 2014 APWA Operator Training / Snow

Roadeo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. This will be a combination of training

and competition that will benefit operators of all types. This is the first time that these three events

will be held together and you won't want to miss this great opportunity!

There will be three events in which to choose from. Loader Training will run for two days starting

on September 30th. Classroom training will take place the first day with some behind the wheel

training and testing on the second day. SPOT (Snow Plow Operator Training) follows the same

format as Loader Training. All of this is wrapped up on the third day with the annual Iowa State

Snow Plow Roadeo. There will be competition for two person teams in the Snow Plows as well as

the Loader Roadeo. Note: Class 2 safety shirts or vests and steel toed shoes will be required for all

participants in the training courses. Loader training will require hard hats as well. For the Roadeo it

will be casual dress with steel toed shoes recommended. Also keep in mind these are "Rain or

Shine" events. Bring rain gear in case of inclement weather.

WHEN Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - Thursday, October 2, 20147:30 AM - 3:30 PM CST

WHERE Iowa State Fairgrounds Varied Industries Building3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, Iowa

50317

CONTACT Josh Reynolds

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Click here to register!