CalContractor - 2019 Rental Equipment

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CONTENTS

Equipment Issue

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WHEN AND WHERE TO RENT HEAVY CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

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2019 RENTAL GUIDE

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PACIFIC UTILITY INSTALLATION

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Not as Easy as Just Picking Up the Phone

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Listing California's Most Professional and Trusted Construction Equipment Rental Companies

Relies on Sonsray Machinery to Help Manage Their Rented and Owned Machinery Fleet

LB CIVIL CONSRUCTION, INC.

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and Hawthorne Rentals

C5 EQUIPMENT RENTALS

Is Seeing Tremendous Growth and Success in the Southern California Operated and Bare Heavy Equipment Rental Industry

FMG - a graniterock division

Celebrates 20 Years of Leading the Way with the Best in Pavement Removal and Preservation Applications

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WHEN AND WHERE TO RENT HEAVY CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY NOT AS EASY AS JUST PICKING UP THE PHONE

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ecent surveys show that the practice of renting heavy construction equipment continues to grow by large margins in California and across the nation.

The rental trend will likely remain and continue to grow as construction firms remain vigilant, after learning from hard lessons and experience. Carrying a massive fleet of heavy construction equipment is no longer viewed as a sign of visible success. It is, however, a wise decision for

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those that utilize their entire fleet 60 to 70 percent of the time. What we want to review here, is when and where renting is the more intelligent choice.

I think it is fair to speculate that heavy civil engineering construction is leaning more toward being a “project-based� business with concern that carrying an overly burdensome inventory of equipment could lead to the demise of certain operations if not appropriately managed. Construction firms

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know that it all comes down to utilization and the overall economic impact that owning or renting equipment will have on their enterprise. They take a look at the daily, weekly and monthly rental rates and compare that to the price of ownership. Of course, the length of a project also plays significantly into the decision to rent or own.

Sometimes it is a simple choice to purchase because a job is a year or longer and a machine will be utilized every day on the

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job site. Other times it is not as simple. Cash flow may be an issue, or interest rates may be high. The job may take several months, but still justifying owning is not a hard and fast decision. It is in these scenarios that many contractors deem it more prudent to continue renting. They know that their investment in owning does not end when the machine is delivered to their yard or job site. There is usually a cash outlay, monthly payments, maintenance, and delivery costs, as well as a price to pay for technology like GPS or diagnostic hardware and software, and that is just a short list. A contractor also realizes that a rental is tax deductible within the same year, where a purchase is depreciated over time. The cost/benefit analysis can be arduous, but in the end, it more than likely comes down to quality, efficiency, affordability, compliance, and safety.

So, if you are convinced that renting heavy machinery makes perfect sense in many cases and scenarios, then the next big question is, who can you trust to rent from consistently? The big box stores, a dealer or distributor, or an independent operated or bare rental company? The choices are many, and it can be a confusing process, but if you break it down to a few simple questions, you may find that it is not quite as daunting as you may think.

Every contractor wants the newest, lowest hour machine if at all possible, that is a given.

But they also want a great rate, a fair delivery price, along with a maintenance or service agreement. Also, a contractor wants to work with someone they know they can trust. They want to know that their bare or

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operated rental company has an extensive equipment inventory with several redundant machines from sizes large to small. If they are renting with an operator, they want the most experienced and talented operator available.

The also look for machines that are fully carb compliant and equipped with any necessary attachment, GPS capability, machine diagnostics, and other modern features. They want to be assured that their rental company can deliver anywhere and most importantly be on time.

If a machine goes down, they need their rental company to be there right away to fix or replace their vital piece of equipment.

Perhaps the most overlooked but equally important condition is knowledge and experience. A contractor will look for peace of mind in knowing that their sales representative is well versed in heavy construction machinery, with many years of experience under their belt.

The choices are many, particularly in California where there seems to be an equipment rental company around every corner. Some big box, national rental stores will have the trencher and skid steer in their

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fleet, but will they have a scraper, large excavator or 5.0 cubic yard wheel loader? A main line, major brand, equipment distributor will have the equipment you need, but will they have the trencher, compactor or roller, and will they have an independent rental division that is dedicated to just your rental equipment needs?

Then there is the independent bare and operated company that has been serving customers for decades and knows the business inside and out, but do they have the smaller support equipment and are their operators union or non-union? So many questions and so many options. The reality is that no single rental company will have everything you need, all the time. A good rental company, however, will have access to everything you need, and they will even give up business to make sure that you, the customer, has the right piece of equipment for the job.

The following pages contain a list of the rental equipment companies that we are currently aware of in California for your perusal. The larger, enhanced listings are rental businesses that are currently advertising in CalContractor Magazine and

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each of these companies have been in the equipment rental and sales industry for many years and continually meet the highest standards in the industry.

You can also find these listings with hotlinks available at www. calcontractor.com, and we are currently working on a section where you can download our advertiser’s rental inventory, along with rate cards where possible. We, encourage you, the civil general engineering contractor, to do business with our advertisers and thank you for using and reading our annual CalContractor Rental Equipment Issue. Cc

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A-1 Equipment Rental La Mesa................................................................................................. 619-668-4845

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A-1 Truck & Equipment Rental Redwood City........................................................................................ 650-369-2992 Aaction Rents Windsor................................................................................................. 707-838-4373 Santa Rosa............................................................................................ 707-521-3600 Vacaville................................................................................................ 707-359-2575 Fulton..................................................................................................... 707-544-0501 Healdsburg............................................................................................ 707-431-3544 Ukiah...................................................................................................... 707-472-0500 Aba Daba Rents, Inc. Citrus Heights....................................................................................... 916-484-7368 Sacramento.......................................................................................... 916-484-7368 ACME Equipment Rentals Inc Murrieta................................................................................................. 951-943-2352

Moreno Valley 21921 Alessandro Blvd.

Moreno Valley, CA 92553 Phone: 951-257-3687 Dispatch: 951-616-7167

Channel Equipment Co. Irvine...................................................................................................... 949-283-1111

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All Access Services Spring Valley......................................................................................... 619-222-9337

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Alpine Equipment Rentals Alpine..................................................................................................... 619-445-6214

All American Rentals, Inc. Newark.................................................................................................. 510-713-7368 Sacramento.......................................................................................... 916-372-5925 San Francisco....................................................................................... 415-863-8383 All Star Rents (12 Locations in California)......................... 866-255-7827 American Rentals Inc. Long Beach........................................................................................... 562-630-5896 Bellflower.............................................................................................. 562-630-5897 Cypress.................................................................................................. 714-527-5171 Amos Metz Rentals Woodland.............................................................................................. 530-662-5001 A.S.A.P. Heavy Equipment Rentals Rancho Dominguez.............................................................................. 310-631-2727 Corona................................................................................................... 800-411-4717 Astec Rental, Inc. San Diego.............................................................................................. 619-582-2245 A Tool Shed, Inc. (7 Locations in California) Santa Cruz (Headquarters)................................................................. 888-709-3670 Bejac Corp. (5 Full Service Locations in California) Placentia (Corporate Headquarters)..............................................800-77-BEJAC BJ’s Rentals San Diego.............................................................................................. 619-754-9943

• Motor Graders • Paddle Wheel Scrapers • Motor Graders • Skid Steer Loaders • Skip Loaders • Water Wagons • Wheel Loaders

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Ahern Rentals (13 Locations)................................................... 800-400-1610

All Access Equipment Rentals Spring Valley......................................................................................... 619-222-9337

• Attachments • Articulated Dump Trucks • Backhoe Loaders • Compact Track Loaders • Compact Excavators • Dozers • Excavators

San Diego Corporate Office Sales & Parts 7651 Ronson Rd., CA 92111 Phone: 858-278-8351 San Diego / Rentals 4726 Convoy Street San Diego, CA 92111 Phone: 858-278-8338 Escondido / Rentals 1330 Mission Road Escondido, CA 92029 Phone: 760-739-9100 Fontana 8520 Cherry Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 Phone: 909-429-9100 Imperial 440 West Aten Road Imperial, Ca. 92251 Phone: 760-355-7700 Indio 81-501 Industrial Place Indio, CA. 92201 Phone: 760-863-5558

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Air Compressor Packages Air Tools Asphalt Recyclers Backhoe Loader Booms & Material Lifts Cement Finishing Centrifugal Trash Pumps Compaction Equipment Concrete Equipment Demolition Hammers Diaphragm Pumps Excavators Forklifts Gas Recorders Generators Grinders Heaters High Reach Lifts Hydrostatic Test Pump Impact Wrenches Jack Hammers Ladders Levels

• Mixers • Motor Graders • Moving Equipment • Pressure Washers • Portable Lights • Portable Personal Lifts • Pumps • Rock Drilll Hammers • Roto-Hammers • Rough Terrain High Reach • Saws • Scaffolds • Scissor Lifts • Skid Steer 4x4 Loaders • Skip Loaders • Surveying Equipment • Track Loaders • Track Dozers • Tractors • Traffic Control • Trailers/ Towing • Trucks (Dump & Water) • Trenchers • Vacuums • Welders • Wheel Dozer • Wheel Loader

BSE Rents (4 Locations) Bakersfield Headquarters.................................................................. 661-834-2700 Bragg Companies (Crane Rental, Rigging and Heavy Transport) Multiple Locations and Services....................................................... 877-257-4824

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Coast Equipment Rental Vista....................................................................................................... 760-941-8003

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Long Beach (HQ) 6188 Paramount Blvd.

Long Beach, CA 90805 Phone: 562-272-7400 Bakersfield 4252 Saco Road Bakersfield, CA 93308 Phone: 661-399-3600 Oxnard 1930 E. Lockwood St. Oxnard, CA 93031 Phone: 805-485-2106

• Articulated Dump Trucks • Backhoe Loaders • Compact Excavators • Compact Track Loaders • Crawler Dozers & Loaders • Double Drum Asphalt Rollers • Excavators • Hydraulic Breakers

• Landscape Loaders Separators

Compactors Loaders

• Compactors • Water Trucks • Wheel Loader

Sylmar 12435 Foothill Blvd.

Sylmar, CA 91342 Phone: 818-890-3353

Elko, NV 645 Romeo Way Elko, NV 89801 Phone: 775-777-7070

Jerome, ID 26 East 300 South Jerome, ID 83338 Phone: 208-324-2900

Las Vegas, NV 3540 N. 5th St. N. Las Vegas, NV 89032 Phone: 702-399-2700

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Sacramento 325 North 5th St, Bldg. A Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-440-8090

Crane - Boom Truck Crane - Rough Terrain Forklifts - Telescopic Hi-Reach Aerial Work Platform Industrial Carry Decks

Las Vegas, NV 3540 N. 5th St. N. Las Vegas, NV 89032 Phone: 702-399-2700

Santa Ana 3216 Westminster Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92703 Phone: 714-265-6553

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• Skid Steer

Wheels

Grapple

Breakers

• Skip Loader • Smooth Drum

• Compaction • Hydraulic

• Skid Steer

Meridian, ID 2000 E. Overland Rd. Meridian, ID 83642 Phone: 208-888-3337

Crane Division

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• Padfoot Soil

Santa Maria 1950 Roemer Place Santa Maria, CA 93454 Phone: 805-922-8329

Equipment

Dahl's Equipment Rentals, Inc. San Jose................................................................................................ 408-292-1888

• Motor Graders

McCall, ID 13886 Highway 55 McCall, ID 83638 Phone: 208-634-3903

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Cresco Equipment Rentals Livermore (Corporate - Call for Nearest Location)......................... 800-649-6629

• Material

Santa Ana 3216 Westminster Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92703 Phone: 714-265-5500

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Cole Equipment Inc. Riverside................................................................................................ 951-367-0220

Stanton 10731 Chestnut Ave. Stanton, CA 90670 Phone: 480-431-2897

Buckets • Standard

• Hydraulic

Buckets

Thumbs

• Vee Buckets

• Rakes • Rippers • Rock Buckets

• Wain Roy Buckets • Wood Shears

www.dbequipment.net Defatte Equipment Inc. Ukiah...................................................................................................... 707-463-1057 Don’s Rent All Eureka.................................................................................................... 707-442-4575 Double D Rentals Inc. Norco..................................................................................................... 951-734-1040 Downs Equipment Rentals (3 Locations) Bakersfield (Headquarters)................................................................ 661-834-5526 ECCO Equipment Corp (7 Locations in California) Santa Ana (Headquarters)................................................................. 800-490-3226 El Camino Rental Carlsbad................................................................................................ 760-438-7368 Oceanside............................................................................................. 760-722-7368 Vista....................................................................................................... 760-724-7368 Elms Equipment Rental Brawley................................................................................................. 760-344-3780 El Centro................................................................................................ 760-353-4400 Indio....................................................................................................... 760-342-7930 F&B Rentals Santa Ana............................................................................................. 714-554-5080 Orange................................................................................................... 714-633-6626 Fallbrook Equipment Rentals Fallbrook............................................................................................... 760-728-1555 Yucca Valley......................................................................................... 760-365-2212 G&G Heavy Equipment Rentals Healdsburg........................................................................................... 707-495-2131 Gold-N-Green Rentals & Sales, Inc. Grass Valley......................................................................................... 530-273-0064 H&E Equipment Services (8 Locations in California)..........................

Call for Location Nearest You............................................................ 866-467-3682 HBE Rentals Grass Valley.......................................................................................... 530-273-3100

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Halk Equipment Rental Shingle Springs ................................................................................... 530-677-2253

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Chula Vista 680 Moss St. Chula Vista, CA 91911 Phone: 619-336-2500 Toll Free: 800-750-4228

• Compact

Lakeside 12329 Mapleview St. Lakeside, CA 92040 Phone: 619-561-8700 Toll Free: 800-750-4228

• Excavators

Escondido 1620 Mission Rd. Escondido, CA 92029 Phone: 760-740-2900 Toll Free: 800-750-4228

• Motor Graders

Track Loaders • Compactors • Concrete Tools • Generators • Lift Equipment

• Skid Steer Loaders • Track Dozers • Track Loaders • Utility Vehicles • Walk Behind Utility Loaders • Water Equipment • Wheel

Southern California 2044 S Vineyard Ave. Ontario, CA 91761 Phone: 909-930-1822 Fax: 909-673-0694 Northern California 800 E. Grant Line Road Tracy, CA 95304 Phone: 209-830-8600 Fax: 209-830-8884

• Asphalt Pavers - LeeBoy & Vogele • Cranes - RT’s, TeleCrawlers & Crawlers • Material Transfer Machines • Midland Road Widners • Milling Machines • Motor Graders • Rollers - Dirt, Oscilitory, Pad & Smooth • Screening Plants • Sweepers - Highway

Loaders

• Light Towers • Loadbanks • Ride On Trenchers • Scrapers

www.hawthornecat.com/rent HERC Rentals (38 Locations)..........................................800-654-6659 Holt of California—Cat Rental Store Call for Location Nearest You............................................................ 209-466-6000 Hometown Rentals San Dimas............................................................................................. 909-599-3141 Pomona.................................................................................................. 909-596-3799 Industry Lift, Inc. City of Industry .................................................................................... 626-913-6175 Ironfinders Heavy Equipment Rental, Inc. San Clemente....................................................................................... 800-501-9131 ISCO Heavy Equipment Rentals Acton...................................................................................................... 661-618-0867 Kjar Equipment and Rental Company Selma..................................................................................................... 559-896-9300 LAX Rentals Ingelwood............................................................................................. 310-736-4931

www.nixonegli.com Northwest Excavating Northridge............................................................................................. 818-349-5861 One Stop Equipment Rental and Sales Ramona.................................................................................................. 760-789-8010 PDQ Rentals (3 Locations) Santa Fe Springs (Headquarters)...................................................... 562-944-3206 Pape Machinery (7 California Locations) Fowler.................................................................................................... 559-834-4774 Pauley Equipment Company, Inc. (4 Locations) Escondido (Headquarters)................................................................. 800-572-8539 Peed Equipment Co. Temecula............................................................................................... 951-657-0900

LaLonde Equipment Rental (3 Locations) Signal Hill (Headquarters).................................................................. 562-595-6655

Penhall Rentals Call for the location Nearest You...................................................... 949-656-2965

LGP Equipment Rentals Bell Gardens......................................................................................... 323-569-0969

Peterson Cat - The Cat Rental Store San Leandro.......................................................................................... 888-738-3776

Maxim Crane Works, L.P. (Multiple Locations) Long Beach........................................................................................... 562-989-5709

Piva Equipment Services Ramona.................................................................................................. 760-788-4443

Mecom Equipment Stockton................................................................................................ 209-466-5135

Porter Group USA - Porter Rents (Multiple Locations) Corona (Headquarters)....................................................................... 877-736-8489

Mr. Crane/Inquipco Orange................................................................................................... 714-633-2100

Quality Equipment Rentals Inglewood ............................................................................................ 310-677-7600

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QUINN RENTAL SERVICES Bakersfield 2200 Pegasus Drive Bakersfield, CA 93308 Phone: 661-588-8770 Fax: 661-588-8763 City of Industry 10006 Rose Hills Road City of Industry, CA 90601 Phone: 562-463-4050 Fax: 562-692-9249 Foothill Ranch 25961 Wright Street Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 Phone: 949-768-4050 Fax: 949-768-1791 Fresno 3594 S Bagley Ave. Fresno, CA 93725 Phone: 559-268-8800 Fax: 559-268-8809 Indio 83-817 Indio Blvd.

Indio, CA 92201 Phone: 760-342-1597 Fax: 760-863-5749 Murrieta 41105 Raintree Ct. Murrieta, CA 92562 951-696-1063 Fax: 951-696-9463 Lancaster 46101 N Sierra Highway Lancaster, CA 93534 Phone: 661-945-7777 Fax: 661-945-0985

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Aerial Work Platforms Air Compressors Asphalt Compactors Backhoes Boom Lifts Breakers/Demo Hammers Bucket Trucks Compact Track Loaders Concrete Handling Equipment Crane Trucks Dozers Dump Trucks Excavators Forklifts Generators Hammers Hand Tools - Full Line IT Loaders Lawn & Garden Light Towers Material Lifts & Dollies Motorgraders Multi Terrain Loaders Rammers Pickup Trucks Pneumatic Compactors Pumps Sand Blasting Saws Scaffolding Scissor Lifts Scrapers Skid Steers Skip Loaders Stake Bed Trucks Stinger Cranes Telehandlers Tractors Track Loader Traffic Control Trailers Trenchers Vibraplates Vibratory Soil Compactors Water Trucks Wheel Loaders

Oxnard 801 Del Norte Blvd Oxnard, CA 93030 Phone: 805-604-0200 Fax: 805-604-0201

Pomona 3359 Pomona Blvd.

Pomona, CA 91768 Phone: 909-594-4326 Fax: 562-463-7120

Paso Robles 1560 Ramada Dr. Paso Robles, CA 93446 Phone: 805-237-7700 Fax: 805-237-0127

Riverside 800 E. La Cadena Dr. Riverside, CA 92507 Phone: 951-774-3288 Fax: 951-774-3273

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QUINN - CONTINUED QUINN RENTAL SERVICES Salinas 1300 Abbott St. Salinas, CA 93901 Phone: 831-758-8800 Fax: 831-755-7955

Tulare 19810 S Hosfield Dr. Tulare, CA 93274 Phone: 559-685-7444 Fax: 559-685-7442

Santa Maria 830 W Betteravia Road Santa Maria, CA 93455 Phone: 805-922-3529 Fax: 805-922-4079

Victorville 11930 Mariposa Rd. Hesperia, CA 92345 760-947-0967 Fax: 760-947-0978

Sylmar 13275 Golden State Rd. Sylmar, CA 91342 Phone: 818-768-9777 Fax: 818-768-9244

www.QRS-Cat.com Rental Depot (3 California Locations) Monterey (Headquarters)................................................................... 831-642-9118 Rental Guys (7 California Locations) Chico (Headquarters).......................................................................... 530-343-0219

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“CARB COMPLIANT” Corona 26340 Lester Circle Corona, CA 92883 Phone: 800-672-8252 (800-6-SAVALA) Fax: 951-471-3064 Irvine Corporate Office 16402 Construction Circle East Irvine, CA 92606-4408 Phone: 949-552-1859 Fax: 949-552-8597

Backhoes Blades Dozers Excavators Loaders Mini Excavators Rollers Scrapers Skiploaders Water Trucks

Attachments • Balderson Forks • Breakers • Compaction Wheels • Lasers • Pulverizer • Swivels • Thumbs • Vibratory Compactors

www.savala.com

IS YOUR LISTING INFORMATION CORRECT? 909-772-3121 www.calcontractor.com

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Los Angeles/Orange Cty. 10950 South Norwalk Blvd Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 562-903-7377 Inland Empire 10062 Live Oak Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 909-355-1075 San Diego Area 1475 Pioneer Way El Cajon, CA 92020 619-873-0123

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Backhoes Loaders Compaction/Rollers Compact Track Loaders Crawler Dozers Excavators Fork Lifts JLG Lift Reach Mini Excavators Skid Steers Tractors Wheel Loaders

Seattle, WA 2702 West Valley Hwy. N. Auburn, WA 98001 253-735-2702

www.SonsrayRentals.com

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San Bernardino 2400 W. Base Line St. San Bernardino, CA 92410 Phone: 714-340-1022 Fax: 909-381-5199

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Compactors Dozers Excavators Fuel/Lube Containers Loaders Motor Graders Rippers Scrapers Trucks Water Pulls

Call Us at (909) 352-7102 for Sales and (714)340-1022 for Rentals www.sukutequipment.com Summit Equipment Rentals Menifee................................................................................................. 951-246-3313 Chula Vista............................................................................................ 619-585-7368 Sunbelt Rentals Call For Location Nearest You........................................................... 800-667-9328 Sunstate Equipment Co. Call For Location Nearest You........................................................... 888-456-4560

ToolShed Equipment Rental Escondido.............................................................................................. 760-743-6700 Topcon Positioning Systems Livermore.............................................................................................. 925-245-8300 Total Equipment Rental Long Beach .......................................................................................... 562-595-6555

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SERVICE • SALES • RENTAL Compton 206 N. Central Ave. Compton, CA 90220 Phone: 310-327-5554 Fax: 310-323-9648 Bakersfield 301 Lawson Rd. Bakersfield, CA 93307 Phone: 661-396-9160 Fax: 661-396-9162 Banning 1184 W. Lincoln St. Banning, CA 92220 Phone: 951-849-1611 Fax: 951-849-1192 Corona 325 N. Cota St. Corona, CA 92880 Phone: 951-734-4290 Fax: 951-734-3721

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Aluminum Hyd. Shores Aluminum Shields Bedding Boxes Confined Space Equipment Crossing Bridges Flo-Line Gas Monitors - 4 Gas Grizzly Screen K-Rail MAPS & Ultra Shore Mechanical Screw Jacks Pipe Plugs/Pipeline Testing Equipment SBH Slide Rail Systems Steel Shoring Plates TRACKCLEAN® Trench & Manhole Boxes “Z” Shore

Lake Forest 20542 Pascal Way Lake Forest, CA 92630 Phone: 949-454-0858 Fax: 949-581-4520 Moorpark 13826 Princeton Ave. Moorpark, CA 93021 Phone: 805-529-4614 Fax: 805-529-3067

Fresno 88 N. Hughes Ave. Fresno, CA 93706 Phone: 559-691-4123

San Diego 9450 Dowdy Dr. San Diego, CA 92126 Phone: 858-530-2500 Fax: 858-530-0321

Fullerton 1400 E. Orangethorpe Ave. Fullerton, CA 92831 Phone: 714-879-1005 Fax: 714-879-4612

Las Vegas, NV 4035 Flossmoor St. Las Vegas, NV 89115 Phone: 702-651-0920 Fax: 702-651-0520

T-Cat Heavy Equipment Rentals Temecula............................................................................................... 951-302-3942

www.trenchshoring.com

TLR Equipment Co., Inc. Irvine...................................................................................................... 949-559-4711

Trinity Equipment Rentals Jurupa Valley........................................................................................ 909-463-4886

The Rental Place (5 Locations) Santa Rosa............................................................................................ 707-537-6917

Tri-West Tractor, Inc. Livermore.............................................................................................. 925-455-8200

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Twin Cities Equipment Rentals Yuba City............................................................................................. 530-671-1030

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Corona 22099 Knabe Rd. Corona, CA 92883 Phone: 951-277-7620 Fax: 951-277-4550 Bakersfield 9150 Golden State Hwy. Bakersfield, CA 93308 Phone: 661-387-6090 Fax: 661-387-6091

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Fresno 4501 East Volvo Ave. Fresno, CA 93725 Phone: 559-834-4420 Fax: 559-834-4425

San Leandro 1944 Marina Blvd.

San Leandro, CA 94577 Phone: 510-357-9131 Fax: 510-483-7287

Sacramento 8594 Fruitridge Rd. Sacramento, CA 95826 Phone: 916-388-2244 Fax: 916-641-1872

Turlock 1275 Venture Lane Turlock, CA 95380 Phone: 209-410-6710 Fax: 209-668-3543

San Diego 12345 Mapleview St. Lakeside, CA 92040 Phone: 619-441-3690 Fax: 619-441-1214

www.vcesvolvo.com Vista Equipment Rentals, Inc. Vista ...................................................................................................... 760-726-6114 West Coast Equipment LLC Corona................................................................................................... 951-256-2040 Western Heavy Equipment Rental Valley Center........................................................................................ 760-749-2287

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Fontana 14635 Valley Blvd.

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Above: Pacific Utility rented a Case 590 Super N backhoe from Sonsray Machinery for a trench project in Sun City.

PACIFIC UTILITY INSTALLATION Relies on Sonsray Machinery to Help Manage Their Rented and Owned Machinery Fleet

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ounders Daniel Mole and Bill Pfeifer combined their expertise in utility planning and business management back in 1997 to become leaders in the high voltage electrical industry in Southern California. As a general engineering and high voltage electrical contractor, they have worked for land developers, homebuilders, general contractors, and government agencies for more than 20 years. Their specialization includes the installation and maintenance of underground infrastructure, including dry utilities such as electrical, communication, water and gas lines. As a high voltage electrical contractor providing both design and installation of electrical line extensions within Southern California Edison for land developers and private utilities/ municipalities, they are also committed to providing comprehensive roadway lighting packages.

Working smart and being prepared and organized is a big part of why Pacific Utility Installation has grown so fast these past 20-plus years. Brian O’Kelly is the fleet manager for Pacific Utility Installation, and he can attest to how the proper management of heavy machinery can add to the bottom line. “We have over 35 backhoes and a few other machines working out in the field each workday,” says O’Kelly. The backhoe loader is the go-to machine of choice for Pacific Utility Installation. “With so many jobsites to manage, a single company cannot fulfill all of those rental needs at all times,” says O’Kelly. “We go with Sonsray Machinery whenever possible, and we have consistently had at least six Case backhoes on rent from them regularly over the past two years.”

O’Kelly explains that Pacific Utility Installation relies on rental equipment to assist in the backup of

their job site needs for a variety of reasons.

“We have grown faster, particularly in these past 12 to 18 months, than anyone thought was possible. Controlling things like equipment inventory is important, says O’Kelly. “Renting allows for downsizing quickly and easily at any point or if the economy softens. We also take advantage of the lease purchase option and have three Case machines from Sonsray Machinery that we will own within the next 12 months.”

Below: Pacific Utility rented a Case 590 Super N backhoe with auger attachment from Sonsray Machinery shown here on a housing project in Moreno Valley.

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Below: Pacific Utility uses a Case 590 Super N backhoe to dig trenches on a utility project in Sun City.

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O’Kelly is a mechanic by trade and he knows the ins and outs of heavy equipment and just how much capital and workforce it takes to keep a machine up and running properly.

“Renting over owning can be a big advantage when we are on the job in areas like Victorville, Indio or way down south. We can rely on companies like Sonsray Machinery and their trucking service to deliver several backhoes to a job site rather than using one of our truck drivers,” says O’Kelly. “Secondly, if there is a breakdown, that is on them, and Sonsray has always been great about repairing their backhoes quickly or delivering a new one to the job site promptly. There are a lot of other hidden advantages like maintenance and keeping up with technology that makes renting a more logical choice at times.”

“We first developed a relationship with Case and now Sonsray Machinery with their parts and service department, who has always gone out of their way to help us out,” says O’Kelly. “Sonsray has always given us great pricing. They are all great to work with, and it gives us peace of mind knowing that we are in the right hands.”

Another reason for Pacific Utility Installation’s extraordinary growth may be attributed to the fact that they are one of the few general engineering contractors that perform both dry utility and natural gas pipeline installation.

O’Kelly says they are on 50 or more jobs at any given time for numerous major home builders in Southern California. The scope of work can last 6-8 weeks, with additional move-on’s of 6-18 months as housing phases are developed. “It is the companies we choose to do business with that makes a difference each day. We are thankful for partners like Sonsray Machinery, as well as all of the hard-working, unique individuals that work at Pacific Utility Installation. The sky is the limit here at our company, and we all look forward to a very bright future.” For more information on Pacific Utility Installation, please visit their website at www.pacificutility.com. Cc www.calcontractor.com

Equipment Rentals: (714) 340-1022 Equipment and Parts Sales: (909) 352-7102

San Bernardino, CA 92410 www.sukutequipment.com

LARGE FLEET OF 651 / 657 SCRAPERS AND SUPPORT FOR RENT Over 300 pieces of equipment for rent:

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1988 Caterpillar 651E Motor Scrapers (Tier 4 coming soon) 44 YD. Erops/Air, Tiers 1, 2, 3

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Call us at (714) 340-1022 for rentals and (909) 352-7102 for sales.

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Compactors Dozers Excavators Loaders Motor Graders Rippers Scrapers Trucks Water Pulls and more

Below: The machine in the background is LB Civil's Cat 303 CR excavator working on a lateral install. Excavator in foreground is a Cat 321D LCR with a H130 breaker working on main line pipe installation rented from Hawthorne Rentals.

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ompany founders, Geoff Bohne, and Jim Lumm started LB Civil Construction, Inc. after working for large, national, heavy civil general engineering construction firms for 33 years collectively. Both men hold civil engineering degrees and have built upon their extensive experience within their own company these past 13 years. LB Civil Construction was awarded the “Contractor of the Year” for 2011 by the American Public Works Association for their exemplary work in and around San Diego and Imperial counties. LB Civil

Above: LB Civil Construction rented a Cat 308E2 CR excavator from Hawthorne Rentals for a trench excavation project for Valley Center Municipal Water District.

Construction, Inc. also performs work in Orange and Riverside counties and throughout Southern California. Their work encompasses earthmoving, grading & excavating flatwork and structural concrete construction, as well as being a certified HUB Zone contractor.

LB Civil Construction, Inc. owns and maintains a large fleet of small equipment machines like Cat mini excavators and Cat skid steer loaders. When the time comes, and they need a larger machine or additional compact unit, they turn to Hawthorne Rentals in San Diego and Escondido. Geoff Bohne oversees much of the buying and renting of equipment for his company, LB Civil Construction, Inc., and he has worked with Hawthorne Rentals and his rental sales representative, Pete Roudenbush, for many years, both before and after starting his own company.

“We had worked with Hawthorne Cat and Hawthorne Rentals when Jim Lumm and I worked for other firms here in the San Diego market. Hawthorne was always the go-to company for www.calcontractor.com

sales and rentals for those large, well-established companies and Jim and I both feel very comfortable with our amazing rental sales representative, Pete Roudenbush,” says Bohne. “We rent almost exclusively from Hawthorne Rentals, and we are very aware that you get what you pay for in this business. At Hawthorne Rentals, we always get great equipment and great service, and if something goes down, they are there immediately to fix it or replace it.”

There have been occasions in the past, where LB Construction has had to work with other rental companies out of their area, and according to Bohne, these experiences have only confirmed their opinion that they are working with the best in the business. “For us, Pete Roudenbush is the face of Hawthorne Rentals. He is the one we work with day in and day out, and we could not be more satisfied with his knowledge, dedication and personal service,” says Bohne. “We have mini excavators, skid steer loaders and a skip loader in our fleet and

we will most likely be purchasing a brand-new medium-sized excavator from Hawthorne Cat very soon. Beyond that, we will stick to our game plan and rent the bigger stuff as needed from Hawthorne Rentals.”

LB Civil Construction, Inc. is currently renting equipment from Hawthorne Rentals on a wide variety of jobs. This includes the Valley Center Road Pipeline project where they are renting a Cat 321D LCR excavator and a variety of skid steer loader attachments to install 3 inch and 6-inch low-pressure sewer lines for the Valley Center Water District.

According to Bohne, the excavator will be utilized over the next six months or so to excavate and backfill for the pipe installation.

Another project where LB Civil Construction is utilizing Hawthorne Rentals is for a slope repair project in the City of San Diego for Caltrans. “We are renting a Cat telehandler as a support machine during emergency repair work on a washed out slope at the northbound connector between the I-5 and 163 freeways,” says Bohne. “It is a challenging

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location on an extremely deep slope, and we are using the extended arm of the Cat telehandler to retrieve demolished material from the top and to bring new material from the bottom to make repairs at the top of the slope. It is a handy machine that is saving a lot of time, money and labor on this project.”

LB Civil Construction is also currently renting a full skid steer loader package from Hawthorne Rentals out on the Dulzura Road Widening project for Caltrans.

The rental package includes a mower attachment that LB Civil Construction is using to perform preliminary brush and vegetation clearing before the bulk of the project begins. “We have already removed a great deal of grass, bushes and other vegetation on the hillside with the Cat skid steer and mower attachment and are now almost ready to proceed with actual construction.

Hawthorne Rentals really does have everything we could ever need to get the job done right on our projects and having them there for us makes our jobs so much easier.”

For more information on LB Civil Construction, Inc., please visit their website at www.lbcivil.com or call their Escondido headquarters at (760) 294-0974. For more information or to rent a piece of equipment from Hawthorne Rentals, please visit their website at www.hawthornecat.com or call one of their three full-service locations at (800) 750-4228. Cc

Top: LB Civil Construction rented a Cat 239D Compact Track Loader for slope finishing on the Caltrans emergency repair project.

Right: LB Civil Construction rented a Cat TL1255C Telehandler as a support machine during emergency repair work on a washed out slope at the northbound connector between the I-5 and 163 freeways.

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IS SEEING TREMENDOUS GROWTH AND SUCCESS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPERATED AND BARE HEAVY EQUIPMENT

By Brian Hoover RENTAL INDUSTRY Venturing into the heavy equipment rental business is not for the faint of heart. The upfront costs are massive, and the competition is fierce, but that did not dissuade partners, Brian Newman, Ryan McManus and Bob Rasmussen from taking on the challenge back in 2015. “We started out with five Cat paddle wheel scrapers, which was the inspiration for our name, C5 Equipment Rentals,” says Newman “We were relentless and just began chasing down grading and excavating contractors, builders and developers and asked them if they needed our services and if they would give us a chance. We grew one account and one relationship at a time, but it certainly wasn’t easy.”

Brian Newman is no stranger to the heavy equipment industry, having worked for his father, Ray Newman, for 25 or so years at Tractorland Equipment out of Moreno Valley. “I served as the lead mechanic for my father’s business for many years and even spent some time in sales. It helped to have this kind of knowledge and experience when starting up our equipment rental business,” says Newman. “My mechanical background was important because we basically stripped down our initial five Cat scrapers and completely rebuilt them from top to bottom. After giving them a fresh coat of paint, we made up 24

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some brochures and went out knocking on doors and got it done one job at a time.”

Companies like Sully-Miller, All American Asphalt, Atkinson Construction and Johnson Cat came onboard and before long customers were asking for other pieces of heavy machinery on both an operated and bare rental basis. “We grew fairly quickly from a simple startup where I was taking care of most of the service calls from the back of my Chevy ½ ton pickup, to eventually hiring our first dispatcher Allen Gutierrez and then our initial full-time mechanic, Michael Hawk, both who are still a part of our growing enterprise,” says Newman. “We now have 30-plus employees with seven mechanics, great office personnel and two sales representatives. One of our sales representatives, Henry Nosan, who is now our sales manager, came over from Caterpillar and he has contributed greatly to our success as well.”

Newman explains that their original business model was to start out with something that other rental companies were not focused on or interested in. “We wanted our own, unique niche and that is why we went with the paddle wheel scrapers. Contractors would rather not invest in these high dollar machines, and rental companies seem to avoid these machines because of the high maintenance required,” says Newman. “We gained www.calcontractor.com

Above: Part of the C5 Team with Cat 336E Hydraulic Excavator. Not pictured is newest C5 Team Member, Maricky Hardey.

a strong customer base quickly and our scrapers were working continuously for large, well-known contractors like Rockforce, Sukut and Granite. Before long, our clients began asking us for excavators, wheel loaders and other machines and so we began adding those to our fleet. We have listened carefully to our customers and that has led to our current 80-plus machine inventory, our future plans are to sustain long-term growth in business and our fleet.”

Partner, Ryan McManus brings his own set of talents and experience to the table with his degree and background in business and finance. “C5’s third business partner, Bob Rasmussen, has been in the construction and heavy equipment business his entire working career and we got to talking about starting an operated and bare heavy equipment rental company,” says McManus. According to McManus, Rasmussen is no stranger to construction and machinery, having started Industrial Parts Depot (IPD) back in 1962 and Pacific Tractor with his brother in the mid-70s, which focused on the use of 657 push pull Cat scrapers. “Bob introduced me to Brian Newman and we all eventually put together a business plan and I just felt that with Bob and Brian’s many years of experience in the industry and my financial background, we had a better than average chance of getting this thing off the ground and www.calcontractor.com

becoming successful. My instincts were correct, and I am having a great time in this industry where no two jobs are alike, and you learn something new every day.”

C5 Equipment Rentals fleet includes dozers, excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, articulated rock trucks, mini excavators, skid steers, skip loaders, and of course paddle wheel scrapers. “We started out by purchasing affordable equipment that aligned within our initial business model and later focused our efforts on adding repowered carb compliant units,” says Newman. “We are continuously adding Tier IV Final machines to our fleet with around 90 percent of our units being Caterpillar with other brands like John Deere, Case and Kubota rounding out the inventory.”

Utilization is of course very important to any heavy equipment rental company, and according to Newman, C5 Equipment Rentals is keeping all of their machines extremely busy. “Our primary customers include some of the largest, most highprofile contractors as well as the local independent contractors in Southern California and keeping them up and running with late model, low hour, wellmaintained machines is what we are all about,” says Newman. “I believe that we have the best people working right here at C5 Equipment Rentals and there is no substitute for knowledge, professionalism 2019 rental equipment ISSUE CALCONTRACTOR

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and courteous service. The scrapers got us in the door at many of these companies, but it is the people that work here every day that kept them coming back. They fell in love with our service and support and that has led to more business and a continually evolving inventory.”

Newman points out that C5 Equipment Rentals is very big on maintenance and taking extraordinary care of their equipment fleet. “When our machines get to a job site, they are ready to work and have been gone through from front to back. Many are equipped with fully integrated Trimble GPS and other technology that helps us better maintain our equipment,” says Newman. Having the most reliable equipment is important, but it is not worth much if the person operating the machine is not also the best available. “We have 15 full-time operators that I would put up against the very best in our industry. This includes my son, Brent, who has proven himself to be one of the best dozer operators out there, the fact that he and our other operators are requested from a long list of construction companies is proof of that statement,” says Newman. “We also pride ourselves on our service after a machine is delivered to the job site. If a unit goes down in the field, we will be there within two hours or as soon as humanly possible due to the location. If the machine cannot be put back into service quickly, we will swap out the unit, no questions asked.”

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Newman recognizes that he is operating in an extremely competitive business niche, but also makes it clear that maintaining an equally beneficial business relationship with his clients is the difference between just staying in business and remaining in business for the long haul. “We have a saying in our company that although we are in the race, we are not racing to the bottom,” says Newman. “We offer fair and extremely competitive operated and bare rental rates, and our support is second to none, but at the end of the day, it is a business that requires profits to survive. We insist on providing upfront great pricing and industry leading service and that has worked out very well for us and our customers over these past several years.”

For Newman and many of the people that work for C5 Equipment Rentals, family and their relationship with God is extremely important. “I am upfront about the fact that I consider myself a Christian and operate my life and business around certain principles and beliefs that I have learned from our good Lord,” says Newman. “My family is also very important and those first few years certainly tested the boundaries of my wife’s (Jennifer) patience. I asked her for two years of pretty much nonstop work to get the company up and going and she agreed. I pushed those limits working from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. for more than the two years that we agreed upon and can now finally do things on a more normal workweek. I really need to take a moment to thank Jennifer and www.calcontractor.com

Left: Cat 623 Scrapers from C5 Rental Equipment's fleet heading to LB3 job in Lake Forest.

Right: C5 Rental Equipment's Cat 336 Excavator working for Atkinson on bridge construction on Ortega Highway.

my entire family for their love and Right: patience.

Cat 140H Motor Grader equipped with full GPS. Ryan McManus was also no stranger to the long days and Middle: hours needed to get this Cat D8R II Dozer on company off the ground, Empire Equipment job in Irvind. working tirelessly on creating the business Bottom: plan and establishing lines Cat D4K Dozer cutting of credit with banks and slopes with Trimble GPS for AMPCO at vendors. “It was a lot of hard Mt. SAC College. work, and sleepless nights but I am so blessed to be part of this group and couldn’t have done it without the love and support from my wife Tonia and two kids, Greyson and Sienna.”

We also want to thank our other partner, Bob Rasmussen as well as each and every friend and employee that works here at C5 Equipment Rentals. It has been a long hard ride, and the fruits of our labors are finally showing up as we look forward to a bright future here in Southern California and beyond.”

C5 Equipment Rentals is located in Moreno Valley, and recently purchased land in Perris off the 215 Freeway where they plan to build a new state-of-the-art facility. For more information on C5 Equipment Rentals, please visit their website at www.c5rentals.com or call 951-C5-RENTS. Cc www.calcontractor.com

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was established in 1999 by partners Mike McElroy and Frank Fonseca with just one milling machine and a dream to be the best, not necessarily the biggest.

The duo built their milling business one machine at a time, and their reputation one customer at a time.

In 2014, Graniterock acquired FMG and have continued to build on a culture of excellence that both companies have shared for many years. FMG now operates as a division of Graniterock, a family-owned construction company founded in 1900. FMG is celebrating 20 years of service and an ongoing tradition of providing top quality asphalt milling, micro-milling, 3/D - UTS milling, concrete milling, grinding, pulverizing and cold-in-place recycling applications.

FMG currently serves Northern California and the Central Valley with an impressive fleet of Wirtgen grinding machines with drums of varying widths and

capacities. They have completed more than 15 million square feet of recycling projects for a long list of San Francisco Bay Area cities and counties with state-ofthe-art single unit train, Wirtgen 3800CR machines, the most highly trained crews and Caltrans certified mobile laboratory technicians.

Miguel S. Zarate, milling operations manager for FMG, has been with the company since 2006. “This year marks our 20th year in business, and the thing that I am most proud of is that we have humbly set the standard for many other companies that do what we do,” says Zarate. “Our operators are highly regarded in this industry and are known for a skill level that goes beyond what you would commonly find. We do not claim to be the price leader, but our knowledge, skill, and professionalism separate us from the rest.”

FMG operations support a broad range of projects for both private owners and public agencies, from small parking lots and trench grinding to long-term heavy highway construction projects.

FMG has recently expanded its offerings with the addition of Cold-In-Place Recycling (CIR) with expanded foam.

“Our customers were looking for other alternatives to remove and replace on their projects,” says Zarate. “We will continue to grow with our customer’s needs in mind, and they know that we firmly stand behind everything that we do. We listen and make adjustments, and that is good for everyone. It is our people and their

Left & Above: FMG's Wirtgen milling machine at Gnoss Field Airport Runway in Novato where they were milling approximately 4,400 tons of asphalt removal per shift for Team Ghilotti.

drive to be the best that makes the difference.”

If you ask Zarate if the equipment he and his operators use each day makes a difference, he will give you a resounding, yes!

“We have tried just about every machine available on the market, and there is no better choice than Wirtgen,” says Zarate. “They manufacture a highly technological, longer lasting machine and our dealer, NixonEgli (Equipment Co.) has always given us outstanding service and support since day one. We can call on our representative, David Cucinelli, and he is there for us no matter what the issue or the time of day or night, and that same commitment has been there with their parts and service department as well. We give the best, and we expect the best, and we get that from Wirtgen and Nixon-Egli (Equipment Co.).”

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deemed necessary. “Many of the airport jobs we work on and other Caltrans projects have very tight tolerance requirements, and we have the technology and capability to meet even the strictest specifications,” says Zarate. “We have been working at the San Francisco Airport for around two years now on a job where we are required to use micro milling with UTS technology while removing the runways and taxiways. We are also on a similar job at Salinas Airport and Highway 1.”

Zarate emphasizes that his FMG crews take just as much pride in a small driveway or parking lot project as they do with the massive airport and highway projects. “Every job provides all of us at FMG with the opportunity to prove ourselves and leave an impression that will guarantee a callback, and that is what it is all about,” says Zarate.

“Our operators go through their machines several times a day, and they are all extremely conscientious. We also do all of

our maintenance and repairs in-house.”

FMG is a fully licensed general engineering contractor that performs most of their work as a subcontractor. They will, however, offer bare rental services to specific counties and agencies throughout their service area on a case by case basis. They offer grinders from 21” to 144” drum widths and depths ranging from 2 inches to 12 inches, as well as drum conversions. Their 12' machine has the production capability of removing upwards of 4,400 tons in 1 shift. They also provide paving machines up to 16 feet in width, as well as skid steer loaders equipped with a variety of grinding and other attachments. For more information on all of FMG’s services and offerings, please visit their website at www.fmgcoinc.com or call their San Jose headquarters at (408) 573-9364, or you can call Miguel Zarate directly at (510) 418-4176. Cc

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THE POWER OF A BUSINESS VALUATION “I’LL FIGURE IT OUT WHEN I’M READY TO RETIRE, WHICH IS THE DAY AFTER NEVER.” By: Bryan Sonderby, Certified Exit Planning Advisor® That is the response we get from small business owners when we ask how much their business is worth.

The wealth of 70% of all small business owners is tied up in their business. For many of those individuals, the business becomes the personal retirement savings vehicle.

Those individuals, however, could be driving blind. Without knowing the value of the business, how will they know when they can stop working or the lifestyle to expect in retirement?

Having the information needed to prepare adequately for retirement is just one of the many benefits to a business valuation. Here are several others: • Accelerate value. What is measured improves, and valuation is no different than establishing and overseeing a sales quota. A comprehensive business valuation will provide owners with a clear explanation of the value of the business along with evidence to support the result. It can tell an owner if efforts need refocusing, or … even better .. if the company is headed in the right direction.

The data helps guide strategic decisions and business development plans and can even help an owner determine whether the right people are in place to support long-term goals.

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• Capital infusion.

Outside investors and lending institutions will evaluate the business plan, shareholders’ agreement, investment memorandum, and valuation before investing or loaning capital.

• Mergers and acquisitions.

A business valuation facilitates a negotiation between entities entertaining a possible merger, acquisition or share-swap.

• Dissolution of partnership.

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• Divorce. Business interests represent marital assets and could become part of an owner, partner, or shareholder’s divorce settlement. Both spouses may approach the settlement proceedings with independent business valuation reports, so historical valuations could provide valuable insights.

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gains tax liabilities, and for income or property tax disputes.

• Employee incentive programs. A company must disclose its value to employee to satisfy annual requirements for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.

• Insurance planning.

Nearly three-quarters (70%) of small businesses do not have adequate insurance coverage.

When an owner doesn’t know the value of his/her business, it is challenging to determine how much insurance is needed.

Also, if an owner is injured or wrongfully distracted from business, a historical valuation could help recover losses.

The real reason most business owners put off knowing the value of their business could have less to do with timing than an error

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in perception. Traditional business valuations involved an extensive, expensive, and static in time. Thanks to our innovative technology, however, those barriers no longer exist.

Our valuation costs a fraction of what traditional business valuation specialists charge, and is a living, breathing planning tool.

While business owners are often stretched for time, when it comes to discovering how much the business is worth, there’s no time like the present.

Our team specializes in meeting the financial needs of small business owners, and business valuations is a critical step in our process. To get started on your business valuation, visit us at www.crestwellgroup.com or call (949) 375-6461. Cc

About the Author Bryan Sonderby is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor with The Crestwell Group, a collaborative group of business professionals across critical disciplines who believe passionately about the benefits of entrepreneurship and wealth generation. His primary goal is to maximize the value of a business, minimize tax liabilities, and ensure the owner is able to accomplish their goals for life after exit. He can be reached at (949) 375-6461 or bsonderby@crestwellgroup.com.

Investment advisory services offered through DFPG Investments, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Insurance services offered through M Financial Group, Inc. DFPG Investments, Inc. and M Financial Group, Inc. are not affiliated.

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Above: Shimmick/FCC/Impregilo Joint Venture (SFI) utilizing their Link-Belt HTC-86100 truck crane from Nixon-Egli Equipment Company to fly rebar and other construction materials on the Gerald Desmond Replacement Project.

Shimmick/FCC/Impregilo Joint Venture (SFI) is leading the way in innovation as the Design-Builder for the Gerald Desmond Replacement Project. The Gerald Desmond span opened in 1968 and serves as a major commuting route and trade corridor, carrying 15 percent of all containerized cargo imported to the United States.

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SFI is finishing up a replacement bridge with a higher clearance necessary to accommodate the new generation of cargo ships. The new Bridge, rising more than 200 feet over the water, will also include a separate bicycle and pedestrian path.

Rusty Lutz is the equipment manager for Shimmick Construction.

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equipment for varies jobs throughout California and the Western United States. “We are using the Link-Belt HTC-86100 truck crane to fly rebar from the newly constructed north bridge to construct the new south bridge on the SFI project,” says Lutz.

We’ve had it as an RPO (rental purchase option) for about 18 months.” There are certain features and options that peaked Lutz’ interest in the Link-Belt HTC-86100 truck crane. “This particular Link-Belt (HTC-86100) truck crane has worked out great on this project. It’s reliable and has had very little down-time and is exactly what we were looking for on a high-profile and challenging project like this one,” says Lutz. “Some of the other features that sold us on this crane are its maximum lift capacity, easy transport and next generation operator’s cab.”

Butch Anderson is the Structures Manager for SFI Construction. “We really appreciate the mobility of the Link-Belt HTC-86100. The ease of break-down and set-up is second to none, which came in handy on this project where we have to move to the next position quickly,” says Anderson.

“Our team has mastered this process and it has enabled us to keep the project on track.”

When it comes to service and support after the sale, Rusty Lutz has great things to say about their dealer Nixon-Egli Equipment Co. “Nixon-Egli Equipment has given us exceptional support and have been quick to respond to any and all of our needs,” says Lutz. “Their crane specialist, Tom Trevithick, has had great follow-up and always continues to check up on us long after the RPO is complete.”

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