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Ritchie Bros. Reports Strong Sales at Well Attended Columbus Auction
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here were more than 1,100 registered bidders that participated online and in person at the Ritchie Bros. multi-million dollar auction held on June 23 in Columbus, Ohio. The auction drew bidders heavily from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio as well as 40 other states, 26 countries and nine Canadian provinces. More than 65 percent of the trucks and equipment (based on gross auction proceeds) went to buyers from outside the state. More than 1,000 auction lots were sold on auction day.
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Work Begins to Replace Ohio’s Tallest, But Aging, Bridge By Matt Leingang
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Construction began July 12 on an $88 million project to replace the tallest bridge in Ohio, an aging structure similar in design to the one that collapsed in Minnesota in 2007. The Jeremiah Morrow Bridge on Interstate 71 near Lebanon in southwest Ohio is considered safe but has enough structural deterioration that it can no longer handle heavy loads. Oversize trucks carrying more than 120,000 lbs. (54,431 kg), such as military or farm equipment, are pro-
hibited. Ohio began developing plans to replace the bridge around the time the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The project is now on a fast track as the structure reaches the end of its 50-year life span, said Stefan Spinosa, an engineer with the Ohio Department of Transportation. The bridge is actually a set of twin two-lane spans supported by a steel truss underneath the deck. It opened for traffic in 1965, running a length of 2,224 ft. (678 m) — about half a mile — and rising 240 ft. (73 m) over the Little Miami River. It carries about 60,000 vehicles a day, serving as a
major freight corridor between Columbus and Cincinnati. But repairs are becoming more frequent, and a recent inspection revealed that 80 gusset plates, which hold beams together, need to be stiffened before allowing overweight trucks to use the bridge again. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the Minneapolis bridge collapse on an undersize gusset plate, a flaw in its original design from the 1960s. Board members also criticized Minnesota officials for allowing 287 tons (260 t) of construction materials to be stockpiled on the bridge’s center on the day of the collapse. see BRIDGE page 7
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Welcoming New Managers...
ALL Family of Companies Appoints Thoreson, Mikut The ALL Family of Companies announced two recent management appointments: Rick Mikut has been named manager of the Crawler Crane division of ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. in Independence, Ohio, and Clay Thoreson has been appointed general manager of ALL Tower Crane in Richfield, Ohio. Mikut has been with ALL Erection & Crane Rental for 34 years, serving 27 years in the field and for the last seven years as manager of the ALL Tower Crane division. He was an NCCCO certified crane operator and instructor and currently serves on the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association Committee. “I look forward to applying my skills and experience in the Crawler Crane division,” said Mikut. Thoreson, with 37 years of experience in the tower crane industry, will fill the position vacated by Mikut at ALL Tower. “I am presently enjoying my 37th year in the tower crane industry and maintain my continued passion for tower cranes. I have worked with the great people at ALL for many
years, and I am happy to become part of the organization,” Thoreson said. Thoreson most recently served as vice president of sales and marketing — tower cranes (North America) for the Manitowoc Crane Group, where for nine years he helped build a North American tower crane team. He serves on ASME subcommittees for Tower Cranes (B30.3) and Self Erecting Cranes (B30.29); the Tower Crane Management Committee for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and as an alternate commissioner, and on the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s Tower Crane Committee. Michael Liptak, president of the ALL Family of Companies, added, “I couldn’t be more pleased about the opportunity to place Ricky Mikut and Clay Thoreson in these key positions. They are both well respected in the industry and have a stellar track record of serving customers well.” For more information, call 800/232-4100 or visit www.allcrane.com.
Increasing Sales Presence... Clay Thoreson has been appointed general manager of ALL Tower Crane in Richfield, Ohio.
Andy Stehl Joins Outside Sales Team at Palmer Johnson Power Systems Andy Stehl recently joined Palmer Johnson Power Systems’s outside sales team as the outside sales representative for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and eastern Wisconsin. Stehl was hired as a service technician at Palmer Johnson’s Chicago location in 2003. Prior to joining Palmer Johnson, he spent six years in the U.S. Army as a diesel technician. In addition to his technical duties, Stehl also served as a section chief team leader and was responsible for the training and supervision of other service members. In 2007, Stehl was accepted into the Palmer Johnson’s 2020 Future Leaders program. For more information, call 800/341-4334 or visit www.pjpPower.com.
Andy Stehl recently joined Palmer Johnson Power Systems’s outside sales team.
Contact the e d i t o r i a l d e p a rt m e n t a t o u r e - m a i l a d d re s s : Rick Mikut has been named manager of the Crawler Crane division of ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. in Independence, Ohio.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) President Barack Obama focused attention June 18 on construction jobs created by the federal stimulus law while acknowledging the grinding toll the slow-to-rebound economy has taken. “I’m under no illusion that we’re where we need to be yet,” Obama said during an hourlong visit to the capital of a state he won in 2008 with 51 percent of the vote. The event was a groundbreaking for the 10,000th road project paid for by stimulus money, and it gave the president an occasion to leave Washington and promote progress on jobs. Flanked by workers in hard hats and yellow safety vests, Obama stood at a lectern in the middle of a street and cited increasing signs of economic vitality, including evidence that businesses are starting to hire again. But he said that’s not enough. “There are still too many people here in Ohio and across the country who can’t find work. Many more can’t make ends meet,” Obama said. “And for these folks, the only
jobs we create that matter are the ones that provide for their families. So while the recovery may start with projects like this, it can’t end here.” In his brief comments, Obama offered no new initiatives or messages. The recession hit hard in Ohio, where unemployment hit 11 percent in March, the highest since September 1983. New figures June 18 showed the rate dipped to 10.7 percent in May. The president has made a practice of quick trips out of Washington to explain to workers that the economy is reviving. Even as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill sucks up much of Obama’s time, he doesn’t want to lose that focus on the economy, the public’s No. 1 priority. He visited a hospital where a $25 million project will add lanes and widen sidewalks. It is expected to create 300 jobs, but Obama said that the indirect effects were even greater, leading to investments by the hospital back into the community. A growing number of independent economic analyses suggests the $862 billion stimulus law has boosted jobs and kept people off the unemployment line, though exactly how many jobs is a matter of dispute.
Fecon named Brian Kile as Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regional manager. Kile will offer sales support for dealers and customers by offering demos, technical support, start-ups and operator training. He comes to Fecon with a strong background in heavy equipment sales. For more information, call 513/696-4430 or visit www.fecon.com.
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More Than 1,100 Bidders Vie for Nearly 1,000 Lots of Iron COLUMBUS from page 1
Jeff Maibach of Maibach Machinery Inc., Medina, Ohio, was on hand to watch the auction activities.
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Kenny Meadows (L) of Meadows Excavating catches up with Newman Tractor’s Herb Cress.
Brothers Mike (L) and David Denney of Bonneville Stone were happy to have picked up a Case excavator at the auction.
Rudd Equipment Company’s Albert Medcalf (L) and Martin McCutcheon stopped by to look at how the Volvo machines performed.
Randy Tumbusch of Tumbusch Construction, St. Henry, Ohio, looks over a Komatsu PC 150 excavator.
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‘Buckeye State’ Highway Lettings
The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. The following is a list of some of the projects let. Project No: 100273 Type: Four lane resurfacing. Location: SUM-IR-271-3.54. State Estimate: $6,640,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $6,382,045. • Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $6,469,615. • Karvo Paving Co., Stow, Ohio — $6,842,403. Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2010. Project No: 103004 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: HAN-IR-75-22.12. State Estimate: $1,526,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Vernon Nagel Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,592,220. • Miller Bros. Construction Inc., Archbold, Ohio — $1,836,789. • Mosser Construction Inc., Fremont, Ohio — $1,930,656. • Eagle Bridge Co., Sidney, Ohio — $2,187,840. Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2011. Project No: 108014 Type: Preventive maintenance. Location: WAS-SR-7-14.05. State Estimate: $1,310,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $1,380,614. Completion Date: Nov. 1, 2010. Project No: 100252 Type: Major reconstruction. Location: CUY-US-6-6.12/6.73. State Estimate: $3,655,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Digioia-Suburban Excavating LLC, N. Royalton, Ohio — $3,559,400. • Mr. Excavator Inc., Kirtland, Ohio — $3,599,131. • Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Co. Inc., Valley City, Ohio — $3,899,616. • Terrace Construction Co. Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $3,945,818. • Fechko Excavating Inc., Medina, Ohio — $4,318,803. • C.A. Agresta Construction Co., Cleveland, Ohio — $4,688,420. Completion Date: July 30, 2011. Project No: 100324 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: WAS-SR-260-0.00. State Estimate: $2,660,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $2,766,868. Completion Date: Nov. 1, 2010.
Project No: 108021 Type: Miscellaneous. Location: GAL-SR-850-2.15. State Estimate: $2,120,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly Co., Thornville, Ohio — $2,299,553. • D.G.M. Inc., Beaver, Ohio — $2,424,090. • George J. Igel & Co. Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $3,051,661. Completion Date: June 15, 2011. Project No: 108027 Type: Bridge painting. Location: ATH-VA-BP-FY2009. State Estimate: $2,213,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Troy Painting Co., Campbell, Ohio — $1,839,347. • Cosmos Comprehensive Construction Inc., Canal Fulton, Ohio — $1,940,949. • Apollon Painting Co. Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $2,083,332. • APBN Inc., Campbell, Ohio — $2,173,605. • 360 Construction Co. Inc., Brunswick, Ohio — $2,455,242. Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2011. Project No: 108029 Type: Preventive maintenance. Location: HUR-US-250-15.85, ASD-250-0.00, HUR-6010.00. State Estimate: $1,640,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts:
• Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,594,186. • Kokosing Construction Co. Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,874,248. Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2010. Project No: 108030 Type: Two lane resurfacing. Location: LAK-SR-2-16.61. State Estimate: $3,297,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Karvo Paving Co., Stow, Ohio — $3,295,186. • Shelly Co., Thornville, Ohio — $3,392,817. • Burton Scot Contractors LLC, Newbury, Ohio — $3,661,000. Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2010. Project No: 100215 Type: Major widening. Location: LAK-SR-2-7.76 State Estimate: $67,575,000. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly Co., Thornville, Ohio — $60,653,855. • Perk Co. Inc./Mr. Excavator Inc. JV, Cleveland, Ohio — $61,404,814. • Anthony Allega Cement Contractor Inc., Valley View, Ohio — $61,599,215. • Kokosing Construction Co. Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $61,764,173. • Kenmore Construction Co. Inc., Akron, Ohio — $62,586,448. Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2012.
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Wetlands Restoration Project Impacts Ohio Farmland
Doug Putnam’s wetlands restoration project was typical of the more than 10,000 currently under way throughout the United States — that is, until it took on a new meaning and purpose. The 65-acre farm owned by Putnam and his family is located on the north side of state Route 385, two miles west of Roundhead, Ohio, in Hardin County. At times it had been rented out as a pasture for cattle, but, “It did not lend itself to crop farming,” Putnam said. “From the high end to the low end the property dropped 33 feet.” In March 2007, the Putnam tract was approved for the Wetlands Reserve Program, a voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore and enhance wetlands on their property. With technical and financial support provided by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the goal is to establish long-term conservation and wildlife practices and protection. Just as work was about to begin, the Putnams’ only son, 27year-old Bryan, died unexpectedly. At that point the wetlands project was dedicated as a memorial to Bryan. “It became a labor of love for me,” Putnam said. The Putnams laid out the initials “BP” with wetland features, including two serpentine trenches that hold water and form the outer perimeter of the initials.
Ohio’s Deteriorating Jeremiah Morrow Span to Be Replaced BRIDGE from page 1
The new Ohio bridge will be supported by a series of concrete piers, a design chosen because it is more economical than a steel-truss bridge, Spinosa said. Steel is more expensive and requires more maintenance; concrete segmental bridges have a longer life span of 75 years and with proper upkeep can reach 100 years, he said. The design, which has been used in Europe for 60 years, is becoming more popular in the United States, said Kenneth Price, a vice president with HNTB Corporation, which designed the new bridge in Ohio. “It’s highly durable, safer and a lot better-looking than the ugly old truss that’s out there today,” Price said. The new bridge will be completed in about five years. Construction is being staged so that traffic in both directions won’t have to be shut down, state project manager Dan Mendel said. There’s enough room between the twin spans on the old bridge — about 70 ft. (21 m) — to erect a new two-lane structure in that space, beginning from the bottom and working up, he said. Once that is complete, northbound traffic will be switched to the new bridge and the old north bridge will be torn down. In the final phases, a second new structure will be built and the old south bridge will be demolished. The completed project will be wide enough to add a third lane in each direction, if needed in the future, Spinosa said. Plans also call for maintaining canoe traffic on the river during the recreation season, as well as keeping open a bike path that runs along the river, Price said.
Work began in the summer of 2007 when Putnam repaired and replaced existing drainage tile that was in the field, followed by the building of 13 ponds to attract migratory waterfowl and provide aquatic vegetation. December rain filled the ponds. The next spring more than 5,000 trees were planted. Next the property was seeded with annual and perennial ryegrass, orchard grass, bluegrass, timothy and red clover. In the fall of 2008, Putnam leveled the drainage tile trench backfill with a dozer blade, followed by fine grading and preparation for seeding with a soil conditioner. AToolcat 5600 utility work machine, purchased from Bobcat of Lima, was used extensively to complete much of the project. “This was my first experience with Bobcat equipment and I
couldn’t be more pleased,” Putnam said. “The Toolcat 5600 compares favorably with all the equipment I have ever used. It was a big help. It allowed me to do things that no other piece of equipment will do.” He used the utility work machine to remove trees, grade with the dozer blade, finish grade with the soil conditioner, pick up shrubs with the grapple bucket and transport supplies with the pallet fork. He expected the development of the project to continue for several years, with the utility work machine playing an important role in future construction and maintenance. “It’s a pleasure to operate,” he said. This story was reprinted with permission from WorkSaver Magazine, Summer 2010 Issue.
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