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By Jay AdamsCEG CORRESPONDENT

Reed & Reed has alwayshad a reputation for beingsharp. Now, once more, theyverge on being SHARP.

The contractor based inWoolwich, Maine, is one ofonly three contractors ever toreceive OSHA’s Safety andHealth AchievementRecognition Program(SHARP) Award and it islikely to again for its propos-al to renovate the VeteransMemorial Bridge in SouthPortland, Maine.

“Reed is applying forSHARP status on theVeterans Memorial Bridgeproject. SHARP is a federalprogram for recognizingachievements by employersin workplace safety andhealth. It is the highest honorgiven by OSHA,” said Reed& Reed President and CEOJackson Parker.

“Reed requested thatOSHA consider the projectfor SHARP status. Reed is inthe formal submission process, which will subject the proj-ect to audits by OSHA for SHARP compliance status,”added Project Manager Art Cavanaugh of Reed & Reed.“The OSHAand Maine Department of Labor will determineif the project meets SHARP status.”

Once awarded, SHARP status quarterly audits will beundertaken to ensure continued compliance. This is not newaward territory for Reed & Reed, as Reed’s Woolwich yardand the Kibby project achieved SHARP status in the past.

In June 2009, Maine Governor John Baldacci recognizedReed & Reed for its efforts in providing a safe and healthywork environment for employees at Kibby Township, wherethe company is the prime contractor for the largest windpower project in New England. Reed & Reed erected 44wind turbines, making it the first SHARP certified windpower project in the nation.

Excellent ReputationReed & Reed Inc. is one

of northern New England’slargest and most versatilegeneral contractors.Founded as a bridge buildingfirm in 1928 by CaptainJosiah W. Reed and his sonCarlton Day Reed, the com-pany has prospered underfour generations of familyleadership.

In the last decade, thecompany has emerged as aregional leader in windpower construction, havingbuilt the first industrial windpower project in Maine in2006, followed by the con-struction of numerous otherlarge scale projects through-out New England in theyears since.

The Kibby project siteunder way now will be thelargest wind power site inMaine producing 132 mw ofclean, renewable powerwhen it is finished.

It is quite likely that theVeterans Memorial Bridgeproject will garner similar

SHARP honors. As an OSHA reviewer of the company’ssafety plan commented, “I know ‘Reed and Reed’ has anexcellent reputation regarding both their work ethics andsafety culture and this Site Specific Safety Plan reflects thelevel of excellence they demand. This is the best Safety PlanI’ve ever seen….something for all to strive for. ”

New BridgeAccording to MaineDOT, the Veterans Memorial Bridge

was built in 1954 to connect Portland’s West End to SouthPortland over the Fore River and Pan Am Railways. In thelast 50 years, traffic has grown to the point where the bridgenow carries more than 22,000 vehicles a day. It is quicklydeteriorating and while it is still safe for use, MaineDOT has

Reed & Reed Enters Review Processfor OSHA’s Coveted SHARP Award

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made it a priority to replace the VeteransMemorial Bridge in an affordable way.

The new bridge is being built in the vicin-ity of the existing bridge on the former U.S.1 so as to keep disruption to traffic to a min-imum. The design includes a bicycle/pedes-trian pathway as well as green spaces. Inaddition, the idea of the bridge as a way tohonor veterans will predominate with theplacement of five memorial gathering areas:one for each branch of the military.

Construction began in June 2010, withcompletion of the new bridge slated for thesummer of 2012, according to MaineDOT,with demolition of the old bridge to be com-pleted by December 2012. During construc-tion, the existing Veterans Memorial Bridgeremains open to traffic.

Casting Begins in JulyAccording to Cavanaugh, design is ongo-

ing, with superstructure segment castingstarting in July 2010 with the erection startscheduled for April 2011.

“The site is mobilized and work platformsare being installed. Preload instrumentationis being installed which will be followed by

sheeting and wick drain installationfor support and drainage of the pre-load fill for the South Portlandapproach work,” said Cavanaugh.

“Bridge substructure work: coffer-dams, piles, seals, pile caps and pierswill follow after the preload work.The new bridge will be open to traf-fic in the summer of 2012 allowingremoval of the existing bridge.”

Crews are mobilized on-site andinstallation of the work trestle isnearing completion. Permits for thenew bridge alignment are in hand.The South Portland preload designproceeds, pending FAA approval forpenetration of the wick drain mastinto the 50:1 airport glide slope. Design withthe new bridge substructure is commencingwith installation of the cofferdam for the firstpier planned for late July.

MaineDOT, cities of Portland, SouthPortland and the Design Build team haveformulated a small working group throughthe Context Sensitive Solution process tofinalize public input and complete design ofthe architectural elements of the project.

The overall cost of the project is $63 mil-lion.

Hundreds WorkingAccording to Cavanaugh, “The feedback

from MaineDOT is that our proposalexceeded their expectations.”

Hundreds of people have been involved inReed & Reed’s success on the VeteransMemorial Bridge project. For the proposalsubmission, there were more than 40 peopleas part of the Design Build team, includingsubcontractors and vendors.

More than 100 people were involved indesign, permitting and approvals and morethan 75 people are involved in the on-site

construction work. Challenge number one involved

the request for proposal (RFP) itselfat MaineDOT.

“The RFP allowed confidentialsubmissions and approvals for alter-nate technical concepts [ATC’s] ofeach proposer. Difficulties with theRFP bridge alignment necessitatedclosing the existing bridge for multi-ple months on the Portland end,removing and replacing the existingbridge in the same footprint over theactive PANAM rail. This would beextremely disruptive and costly,”said Cavanaugh.

“The Reed Design Build Teamsubmitted an ATC for an alternate

bridge alignment which has the new bridgeintersecting the Fore River parkway west ofthe existing PANAM rail bridge avoiding theexisting intersection and eliminating 400feet of new bridge structure,” he added. “TheMaineDOT approved the ATC bridge align-ment, which has now been permitted and isnearing design completion and has minimaltraffic impacts during construction.”

Another challenge involved the DesignBuild aspect.

“The design build process has been chal-lenging for the public stakeholders who are

used to multiple years of input andinvolvement through the designphase,” said Cavanaugh. “The con-tract schedule reduces the publicinvolvement to a narrow windowof time in order to meet design andcontract obligations.”

There were other special cir-cumstances as well.

“FAA approval has beenreceived for equipment boomheights allowing installation of theSouth Portland preload,” saidCavanaugh. “FAA approval ispending on the bridge lightingdesign elements.”

Reed & Reed cited other compa-nies who were essential in theprocess:• T Y Lin International – Designpartner• GZA – Geotechnical Designer• McNary Bergeron – ConstructionEngineer• Barton & Gingold – PublicRelations• Unistress – SuperstructurePrecast Segment Fabricator• AD Electric – ElectricalSubcontractor• RJ Grondin – Site Contractor.

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They wind around South County, R. I., like exposed rootsmade of minerals, their colors of the earth, their form as oldas time itself.

They tell a story. They are a story — the stone walls of thisstate — built by master craftsmen of the Narragansett tribe,and without high-powered tools, cranes or the like.

Filmmaker Marc Levitt, himself a storyteller in manyshows, saw the history of a people in their story, as well asart, craft and tradition. He discovered legend. He discoveredfriendship. He met an Elder who changed his life.

Levitt, now 59, a New York City native and Cornell grad-uate, has been living, on and off, in Wakefield, R.I., for some32 years.

“Stories in Stone,” which chronicles the artistry of twoprominent Narragansett mason families, is Levitt’s first doc-umentary film, co-produced and directed with Lilach Dekelof Transformation Films.

The film, with original music, pastoral images and no cen-tral narrator, introduces us to tribal stonemasons who, overthe last 400 years, have constructed the many stone wallswhich picturesquely serpentine through the woods of south-ern New England.

“Sometimes, for the visionary people there will be a smallvision that comes and goes. And, it makes you wonder.” —Ella Sekatau, “Stories in Stone”

Interspersing footage that elegantlycaptures the beauty of the wallswith interviews with tribalElders and members of twoprominent Narragansettmason families, Dekel andLevitt weave a story that isat once poetic and inspira-tional.

According to production-notes, “Stories in Stones”speaks to place, heritage andfamily and a tale that demon-strates how a craft, utilized initial-ly at the point of European contact,has served “as a strategy for resiliency andresistance.”

It is the first film that looks at the Narragansett wall-build-ing tradition from multiple perspectives, including tribalaffirmation. While some would see wall building as the hap-hazard placement of rocks, “Stories in Stone” demonstratesthat the wall’s beauty is the result of a finely honed and ever-evolving sculptural aesthetic.

While some see the walls as “the only option” for theNarragansett, “Stories” makes clear, that more often thannot, becoming a mason is a choice that allowsfreedom of movement, freedom from “inside”work, freedom from working for others and thefreedom to join a long and illustrious line of

ancestors; and that wall building remains a means to assertand perpetuate Tribal identity.

“I never felt a stone that was cold. And I never have. Onthe coldest day, I never felt a stone that was cold.” —Lloyd Wilcox, medicine man, “Stories in Stone”

Levitt came to filmmaking from telling stories in a dif-ferent way.

“ ‘Stories in Stone’ was my first and only film,” saidLevitt. “When at Cornell University in the 1960s, I was notsure what I wanted to be. After graduation in 1971, I went to

Seattle and San Francisco, where I got a jobas a nursery school teacher. Eventually moving to

Rhode Island, I co-created and performed in an old-time‘faux’medicine show with music, magic and comedy. Later,I discovered storytelling and eventually hosted a radio vari-ety show.”

Ever since moving to Rhode Island in 1977, Levitt said hewas fascinated with the beauty of its stone walls.

‘Stories in Stone’Captures Building TraditionRhode Island Documentary Highlights 400 Years of Stone Wall Building by Narragansett Tribal Masons

The craft dates back more than400 years and many of the

same families who workedas masons hundreds ofyears ago continue to doso today. Stone wallbuilding eventuallybecame not only a way forNarragansett men toavoid millwork, but also a

vehicle for the preserva-tion of Native heritage.

Many of the masons grew up surrounded by these walls and their artistry and craftsmanship hassoaked into their souls since childhood.

Russell Spears was the patriarch of the stone wall tradition.According to filmaker Marc Levitt, he was “a unique man whocombined reverence for nature with a great mischievous appreci-ation for the sensual.”

“We were a wood and stone people. The tools, utensils andweapons were made from stone. The stone was extremelyimportant.”

Narragansett Tribal Genealogist EEllllaa SSeekkaattaauu,, ““SSttoorriieess iinn SSttoonnee””

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MassDOT Considering More In-House Road PlowingBy Glen JohnsonAP POLITICAL WRITER

BOSTON (AP) Transportation officialsare examining how much moneyMassachusetts might save if they had stateemployees assume more highway snow-removal duties from the current patch-work of private contractors.

Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullansaid June 21 the $57.5 million the state ispreparing to spend this coming winter isripe for scrutiny because it’s one of hisbigger budget line items. And that figure isbelow historical averages: Massachusettsspent $66 million for plowing last winterand has spent an average of $76 millionannually during the past five years.

In most cases, the state underbudgetsthe account each summer and then addsmoney as it monitors how the winter isprogressing. This year, the state will try tomanage to the figure.

Mullan noted the former MassachusettsTurnpike Authority used its own employ-ees to plow the Pike. But the HighwayDepartment often relies on landscapers,

contractors or other private employees toplow other major roadways. Many ofthose seasonal workers use the govern-ment income to help get their companiesthrough their winter lull.

Mullan said bringing more of the workin-house would require buying new equip-ment. But he said it may take better advan-tage of money the state is already spend-ing on its employee payroll.

“We’d like to in-source as much as wecan,” Mullan told the MassachusettsDepartment of Transportation board mem-bers during a budgeting meeting for thefiscal year starting July 1.

Highway Commissioner LuisaPaiewonsky said state employees do thebulk of the plowing in New Hampshireand Maine. She told the board “the gener-al consensus” is it is cheaper to do so.

Mullan said he sympathized with thosewho may rely on the state contracts, but “Ithink first and foremost, we have to look atcost reductions in transportation, andthat’s one of the primary reasons for trans-portation reform in the first place.”

The budget discussion came a year after

Gov. Deval Patrick signed a new law inte-grating once-disparate state transportationservices. Some 4,000 employees from fivemajor transportation agencies were unitedin one organization, highlighted by themerger of the Turnpike Authority with thebroader state transportation system.

The state created four new transporta-tion divisions under the single agency andboard: Highway, Rail and Transit,Aeronautics and Registry of MotorVehicles.

Overall, the department is budgeting$698 million for its services, a 2.5 percentdecline from last year attributed to lowerbond costs.

That includes $322 million for theHighway Division, $59 million for theRegistry Division, $44 million for theTransit Division and $470,000 for theAeronautics Division.

The Highway allocation includes anunspecified sum to “improve customerservice by providing mandatory trainingin ‘courteous service’ for all staff directcommunications with the public.”

Mullan said after the meeting: “When

you try to rebuild people’s trust and faithin us, it’s a big thing; say, ‘thank-you,’admit your mistakes, move on.”

Year-to-year cost comparisons were notimmediately available, and transportationofficials said they will be difficult this yearbecause of the merger that took place fourmonths into the last fiscal year.

The dearth of data was compounded bythe late release of the budget document.While the June 21 “special meeting” toapprove the budget was announced lastyear, a broad overview of the spending —as well as the division line items — wasnot released until minutes before the meet-ing was scheduled to start.

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In recent months, however, the depart-ment extended its contract with theMBTA’s rail provider with no publicnotice. In December, it also approved $23million in federal stimulus spending and$11 million in MBTA bond financingwithout prior public notice.


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“I even wrote a story about one,and envisioned its maker as an oldman with long white hair and along white beard. Then, I metRussell Spears, who at the timelooked exactly as I pictured thewall maker,” said Levitt. “In 2000,I did an oral history/photographicproject with Mathias Oppersdorf, awell-regarded local photographer,about stone wall makers of SouthCounty, Rhode Island.

“It was while conducting theseinterviews that I first discov-ered and got interested in theNarragansett heritage ofstone wall making. I becamefascinated with the fact thatthe craft dated back over 400years, that many of the samefamilies who worked asmasons hundreds of yearsago continue to do so, andthat stone wall buildingeventually became a way forNarragansett men to avoidmillwork and how it servedas a vehicle for the preserva-tion of Native heritage.”

Levitt added that hewanted people to be able to“slow down,” when theywatched the delicately pacedmovie and to notice thebeauty of the walls.

“I also wanted my audi-ence to understand that theNarragansetts were deeplyintegrated into the creationof the walls, their history andartistry, and that the buildingof walls was part of a family-based apprenticeship sys-tem. Additionally, I wasinterested in how a task oftenforced on the Narragansettwas appropriated by them tosuit their needs.”

“Many craftsmen in the tribedeveloped a close, wonderful affin-ity with the stone. They could readthe stone, so to speak. Anythingthat was within the environmentthat had presence, had spirit.”– Lloyd Wilcox, medicine man,“Stories in Stone”

During the shoot, Levitt devel-oped a great friendship with Craigand Russell Spears, the elder ofwhom was approaching his 90s,when filming began on the projectin 2002.

“I got to know and respect all ofthose masons and elders in thefilm,” added Levitt. “Access to theNarragansetts was quite simple. Ihad long-term personal relation-ships with Dr. Ella Sekatau andJohn Brown, and their support forthe project made access to others inthe Tribe easy.”

Russell G. Spears Sr. was thepatriarch of the stonewall traditionwho impressed Levitt most.

“He was a unique man whocombined reverence for naturewith a great mischievous apprecia-

tion for the sensual. He was one ofthe wisest and kindest men I’d evermet and I feel his loss greatly,” saidLevitt.

Spears, who fathered 12 chil-dren, died at age 92 in 2009.

In a stirring obituary written inthe Providence Journal last year,journalist Paul Davis describedhim this way, “Russell G. SpearsSr., the Narragansett Indian whobuilt stone walls, patios and fire-places across New England, diedMonday in South County Hospital,Wakefield.

“The tribal elder, who hunted

deer, played guitar and sanglove ballads, was part of astone-working tradition prac-ticed by the Narragansettssince the 1600s. He…worecowboy hats and gave hisdaughters beautiful names:Starr and Sky and AutumnLeaf. He taught his sons howto shape and carve rock,”wrote Davis of Spears.

As a youth, Spears workedat the Kenyon Piece DyeWorks mill, but hated it. Oneday, he left, used his hands

outdoors, and “neverlooked back.”Levitt’s film pivotsaround Spears, whoworked with unclesand relatives, allmasons, quicklylearning his craft.Spears, over 70 years, builtaround homes and build-ings in Rhode Island,Connecticut and Cape Cod.The finished 26-minutedocumentary had pre-miered on Rhode Islandpublic television almostexactly a year beforeSpears’ death.

Filmed in both video andfilm, it captured both thecommitment of the masonsand the beauty of the parti-tions, through advanceartistic expression informedby Native Americaniconography.

It further shed light onthe lesser-known world ofEast Coast NativeAmericans, whose internaldiversity was often usedagainst them in theirattempts to establish“Tribal Identity.”

“There wasn’t one person in thefilm whom I wasn’t impressedwith as a human being,” saidLevitt. “All had a dedication tocraft and a personal dignity that Ihope comes out in the film. Eachperson we interviewed demon-strated a deep appreciation for thecraft and a veneration of nature andTribal history.

“ I know that there is still aresidue of racism towards themand that their role in the history ofSouthern New England’s historyhas been ignored and/or marginal-ized and the role, played by both

the U.S. government and the Stateof Rhode Island has been sani-tized,” added Levitt.

What sets their meticulous workapart, said Levitt, is their four cen-turies of doing it. “There are cer-tainly other non-Native masonswho do wonderful work in ourregion. I think that theNarragansett’s long history withwall building has given them a‘leg-up’, however, in that there isboth a connection to, and venera-tion for, the past as well as just asimportantly, a commitment to notget stuck there,” he said. “Many ofthe builders talk about the ‘leg-ends’ or ‘high names’ of the past,realizing that they have big shoesto fill and an opportunity to buildon this foundation to create theirown ‘legend.’ Additionally, manyof the masons grew up surroundedby these walls and their artistry andcraftsmanship has soaked into theirsouls since childhood.”

“I build because I love it. Somewill do stone work, but they are justdoing it to get paid. Get up to thetop and get the money and then,gone. I don’t do (it) that way. I’mdoing it to satisfy me. Not themoney. When I get through, I wantto be proud. I want to look at it andsay, ‘You did a good job, Russ!’”— Russell G. Spears Sr., “Storiesin Stone”

“People seem to love this film,including, most importantly, theNarragansett themselves. We wereaccepted into the 2007 San

Francisco Native AmericanFilm Festival. Other festivals,including the New YorkNative Film Festival, haven’tincluded the film and I believeit is because there is a perspec-tive that the only ‘true’American Indians are thosefrom the Western part of theU.S.,” added Levitt. “I thinkthat even within the nativecommunity, there is the beliefthat because there was somuch ‘mixing’ and becausemuch of the land originallyinhabited by Eastern Tribeshave been occupied, there isno way that Indian ways andbeliefs could have been per-petuated. In my opinion, ourfilm proves this to be false inunexpected ways.”

In this instantly disposableworld, Levitt said he never worrieswhen he sees a Narragansett wallbeing built.

“I do, however, worry, when Isee a new McDonald’s being con-structed. These walls are built frommaterial that comes from the earthand share veneration for theuniqueness inherent in art andcraft,” said Levitt. “A hastily con-structed subdivision, mall or fastfood restaurant has no relationshipto its environment, no respect forbeauty and its effect on those wholay their eyes upon or inhabit thebuilding and have a regard only forshort-term financial return. This isnot only apparent from the truthsof economics, but from what is vis-ible and felt.”

“It’s a sad loss. He had thebiggest smile and the warmestheart, and he was a phenomenalartist. I tell people that if they havea Spears fireplace, they can addanother $20,000 to the value oftheir home. His work is just thatspecial.” — Paulla DoveJennings, who once lived with theSpears family, in Paul Davis’Providence Journal obituary ofRussell G. Spears Sr.

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New Film Details Tradition of Narragansett Tribal MasonsSTORIES from page 6

Filmmaker Marc Levitt, himself a story-teller in many shows, saw the history ofa people in their story, as well as art,craft and tradition, and that is what hesought to capture in his film “Stories inStone.”

“Stories in Stone” is the first film that looksat the Narragansett wall-building traditionfrom multiple perspectives, including tribalaffirmation.


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Fax: 603/225-4918www.ewsleeper.com

Joseph Equipment Company300 Gay Street

Manchester, NH 03103603-641-8608

www.josephequipment.com


County: HillsboroughProject: Hillsborough X-A001(068), 15994.Scope of Work: Roadway rehabilitation.Location: N.H. 9/U.S. 302.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Continental Paving Inc., Londonderry, N.H. — $1,609,220.• Pike Industries Inc., Belmont, N.H. — $1,678,918.• Brox Industries Inc., Dracut, Mass. — $1,736,259.

Scheduled Completion Date: June 24, 2011.

County: GraftonProject: Littleton-Bethlehem X-A000(939), 15744.Scope of Work: Roadway rehabilitation.Location: N.H. Route 116 in Littleton east of Sampson Road and east of West Forest LakeRoad in Bethlehem.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Pike Industries Inc., Belmont, N.H. — $1,417,032.Scheduled Completion Date: Oct. 1, 2010.

County: GraftonProject: Lyme 15289B.Scope of Work: Roadway rehabilitation.Location: North Thetford Road in town of Lyme.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Pike Industries Inc., Belmont, N.H. — $414,810.• Busby Construction Co. Inc., Atkinson, N.H. — $449,190.

Scheduled Completion Date: Oct. 1, 2010.

Counties: Hillsborough, MerrimackProject: Manchester-Hooksett A000(461), 14604.Scope of Work: Road and bridge rehabilitation.Location: Merrimack River bridges and N.H. 3A along Interstate 93.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• E.D. Swett Inc., Concord, N.H. — $11,980,055.• SPS New England Inc., Salisbury, Mass. — $11,986,172.• R.S. Audley Inc., Bow, N.H. — $12,455,697.• Beck & Bellucci Inc., Franklin, N.H. — $13,107,060.• S&R Corp., Lowell, Mass. — $14,218,970.• R.M. Piper Inc., Plymouth, N.H. — $14,326,610.• MIG Corp. Inc., Acton, Mass. — $15,357,308.

Scheduled Completion Date: June 21, 2013.

Counties: Rockingham, StraffordProject: Newington-Dover A000(999), 11238L.Scope of Work: Bridge construction.Location: Spaulding Turnpike over Little Bay.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine — $50,311,876.• The Middlesex Corp., Littleton, Mass. — $50,717,647.

Scheduled Completion Date: Nov. 15, 2013.

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ARGUS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY ......................................1

ASTRO CRANE ................................................................13

AUTOMATION INC ..........................................................11

BARRY EQUIPMENT CO ................................................10

C N WOOD CO INC ........................................................20

CHADWICK BAROSS MA ..................................................8

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CONTRACTOR’S CORNER ............................................13

DAVIS AUCTIONS INC ....................................................19

E W SLEEPER CO ............................................................1

FEL-TECH HAMMER DIVISION ........................................5

FOLEY MARINE & INDUSTRIAL ENGINE ........................1

GENERAL TRUCK & EQUIPMENT ................................15

GORILLA HAMMERS ........................................................7

KRAFT POWER CORP ......................................................1

LOU GIZA EQUIPMENT ....................................................1

MID CITY STEEL CO........................................................13

MILTON CAT ....................................................................13

MULTI MACHINE INC ........................................................1

NEW HAMPSHIRE GOOD ROADS ................................15

NORTHEAST TRACTOR..................................................13

ROGERS BROTHERS......................................................17

SHAWMUT EQUIPMENT CO INC....................................14

THE N.I.C.E. COMPANY ................................................15

TST HYDRAULICS INC ....................................................1

TYLER EQUIPMENT CO ..............................................3,10

W I CLARK CO ..................................................................2

WOODS CRW OF NH CORP ............................................9


CONSTRUCTION AUCTIONQUINNIPIAC COMMISSION AUCTION

MANAGED BY DAVIS AUCTIONS, INC.SATURDAY, July 31, 2010 9:00 A.M.LOCATION: DAVIS AUCTIONS, INC.

210 CHESHIRE ROAD, RT. 68, PROSPECT, CTTHINK SUNSHINE!!!

Call for more information:DAVIS AUCTIONS, INC.

(203) 758-4087 or 1-800-201-4368www.davisauctionsinc.com

Auctioneer:Reginald Lussier

Lyndonville, VT 05851NH License# 2413

Quinnipiac Commission Auction will be conducting our next auction of utility and construction equipment and related supplies on July 31, 2010. This auction will con-sist of equipment from utility companies; municipalities; contractors; and others. All equipment from crushing operation, utility companies, and munici-palities are sold in absolute.

Early Consignments:Contractor Selling Out Complete Crushing Operation: DRESSER 555 5 1/2 yd. Wheel Loader, s/n 3663, shows 1500 hrs; DRESSER 555 5 1/2 yd. Wheel Loader,s/n 3567, shows 1700 hrs; DRESSER 550 5 1/2 yd. Wheel Loader, s/n 2235, shows 3250 hrs; MDI/YUTANI 180LC Hyd. Excavator, s/n 371, shows 3500 hrs;MDI/YUTANI MD320BLC Hyd. Excavator, s/n 371, shows 6400 hrs; AKERMAN H16D Hyd. Excavator, aux. hyd., s/n 8063, shows 9600 hrs; STANLEY MB4900 Hyd.Hammer adapted for H16 Excavator; INGERSOLL RAND SP48 Vibratory Roller, s/n 6210S, shows 620 hrs; KOMATSU D39EX21A Crawler Dozer, EROPS, A/C, 6way blade, s/n 1543, shows 824 hrs; INTERNATIONAL/DRESSER TD8E Crawler Dozer, OROPS, 6 way blade; INTERNATIONAL/DRESSER TD20 Crawler Dozer,hyd. tilt, excellent undercarriage; INTERNATIONAL/ DRESSER 125E Crawler Loader, OROPS, 4 in 1 bucket; KOMATSU WB150 Wheel Loader Backhoe, EROPS,extend-a-hoe, 4x4, s/n A60124, under 800 hrs; VOLVO BM20 3 axle Articulating Rock Truck, s/n A20Z1237; EUCLID R22 Rock Truck, s/n 5045; EUCLID R22 RockTruck; INGERSOLL RAND 1100CFM Compressor; INGERSOLL RAND ECM350 Air Track Drill; POWER SCREEN 2 Deck Portable Screening Plant w/side con-veyor, diesel; BROWN LENEX 52” Cone Crusher, electric, on 2 axle trailer; BROWN LENEX 36”x42” Jaw Crusher w/42”x16’ feeder deck, Cat 3306 power, on 3axle trailer; WSW 3 Deck 6’x16’ Screening Plant, electric, on single axle trailer; POWER SCREEN Portable 30”x70’ Radial Stacking Conveyor; 24”x65’ PortableRadial Stacking Conveyor; 24”x65’ Portable Radial Stacking Conveyor; 42”x60’ Stationary Conveyor; 30”x60’ Stationary Conveyor; 36”x50’ Stationary Conveyor;Several Other Misc. Small Conveyors, some w/shaker screens; CAT 3412 Generator, skid mounted, 1200KW 265/460V.3Ø4W, s/n 620-9007R, shows very low hrs;Commercial Concrete Forms- over 500 pieces; 100 ton 2FT6011 Truck Scale, (3) 10’x20’ sections; Tree Spade for 3 yd. loader; Staging; Grubber Blade for dozerand much much more. The above crushing operation has very low hours and has been sitting idle for the past few years. You name it, it looks like it’scoming!! More arriving daily.

This is our early tentative list. Call for updated list towards the end of July. We accept consignments up thru WEDNESDAY prior to sale. We never know what willbe consigned at the last minute – so come to our inspection and find out!

INSPECTION: FRIDAY, July 30, 2010 This is when/where you find out what is really here!!! 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECKS WITH IDENTIFICATION. ABSENTEE BIDS ACCEPTED.Website list frequently updated. If you don’t see what you want here, visit website for updates.


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