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Brian Hunt and the Town of Sand Lake

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For Brian (“Buster”) Hunt, it doesn’t get any better than this. He loves his family. He loves the town where he has spent all of his 56 years. He loves getting up every morning and doing his job as the public works commissioner/highway superintendent for the town of Sand Lake and he loves building houses. Born and raised in this history-laden town, Brian graduated from Averill Park High School in 1976. “After that I took every night course in accounting that Hudson Valley Community College had to offer. I didn’t graduate. I didn’t matriculate. I was accredited but never put them all together. I didn’t get my degree because I was going to use it for my own business. I figured I’d take over for my father. I thought I’d be an accountant.” That’s not how things played out. Instead he went to work for the highway department and never looked back. Brian fondly remembers his first day. “December 4, 1976, was the first time I rode wing. The next summer I started working part-time. I did that for two years without committing to it. I’d help my father before 7 o’clock. Then I’d work here until 3:30 go back to work for him until around 7 at night before working on my

own stuff. We both kept that up until he sold out in 1984. “When I left here the first time, I went to work insulating houses with my father. I did that for a year and half or so before going to work for a Kevin Kronau, a local builder. The department hired me back in 1982 when one of the old equipment operators retired. I officially came back in January 1983. My brother Joel was the public works commissioner/highway superintendent. I became his foreman/deputy in 1990. After that I served as Larry Browe’s deputy so by the time I got in this seat I’d been deputy for about 18 years.” Taking over the helm as commissioner of public works and the highway superintendent was a natural progression for Brian. “I'd been deputy long enough. Now I’m trying to be here long enough to give everybody who’s interested a shot at it. It’s an appointed position. My current two-year term ends in December 2015. I need to do about four more years. If they don’t reappoint me, I’ll try and get back in the workforce and just keep going for another four years. We kind of worked that out but nothing’s carved in stone.” Brian and his wife, Diane, have three children between them. “My daughter, Kassandra, lives next door to us with her two children, Griffin, 8, and Lilianna, 6. My son, Jeremy, just started with the village of Nassau Highway Department. He has one son, 10-month-old Alex. continued on page 18

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My wife has one daughter, Kristina.” Married for eight years, the couple shares a love of motorcycles and ride whenever and wherever they can. Diane also gets an up close and personal look at her man and how he does his job. “My husband lives and breathes this kind of work. He grew up with it. It’s in his blood. He also grew up in this town, so it holds a special place in his heart; a trait you don’t find with everyone. Do I enjoy the calls in the middle of the night? No. Do I enjoy being left alone during a crazy snowstorm? No. But that’s his job and he never complains about it.” In his spare time, Brian prides himself in being a recovering workaholic who has relapsed. “I own 40 acres of land and I’m in the process of building a house out of insulated concrete forms. I bought a farmhouse in 1986 and remodeled it and I helped my father build his house. This one might be my last.” A member of the Rensselaer County Highway Association, Brian hopes to raise animals again and add a barn to his new digs when he hangs up his superintendent’s hat.

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The Job The town of Sand Lake’s original highway garage dates back to 1933. The 60-by-60 building that houses the department today was built in the mid-1960s, early 1970s by Brian’s father. “They built the salt shed in 1989. It holds about 400 tons of salt and probably 400 tons of mix (three parts sand to one part salt). Then in 1996 they added a mechanic’s bay (50 by 80) and a storage area. Total for the shed was about 230 feet long by 80 feet wide. That’s where we store our tandems and equipment; just about anything you can think of. There are five doors in the open area so you can pull in different angles. We took the walls out and combined all the offices into one. It’s starting to show its age and what salt and equipment does to it.” continued on page 20

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The town also has a transfer station at the old landfill. For an annual cost of $25, residents can dispose of everything from waste oil and electronics to scrap metal, paint, brush and grass clippings. As highway superintendent Brian is responsible for maintaining the town’s 85.16 miles of road or 151 center lane miles. All but one mile of those is hardtop. Three small roads still have not have asphalt applied due to their size and lack of thru traffic. “The remaining roads are all hardtop. Ninety percent of them are a combination of Cationic Asphalt and sand mix blended at the town mine. It’s laid down with a paver or grader and then we apply a chip seal as a top wear surface. The remaining 10 percent are blacktop, which we normally apply to the smaller dead-end streets. All that translates into seven plowing routes that take about four and a half hours to complete. “This winter was one of the most constant. It was always here. The guys were talking about only having two weekends off from October until Christmas. It just didn’t stop.” This past winter also took a toll on the roads. “The state and county roads were breaking up like crazy, but our CHIPS seal held up well.” Together, Brian and 12 full-time and two part-time employees serve the town’s 8,900 residents. His staff includes Deputy Commissioner Highways Bill Rohl; Deputy Commissioner Sewer Ray Hernick; Dispatch/Foreman Joel Hunt; MEOH (Highway) Mike Steinburg; MEOH (Sewer) Gary Meissner; Mechanic (Highway) Bruce Wicks; MEOL (Highway) Kevin Rifenburgh, Mark Petrone, Josh Bucci, Bill French and Jason Grignon; and MEOL (Sewer) Don Corellis. Parttimers are Bob Martin (first public works commissioner) and Dylan Densmore (college student). When it comes to his crew, “There’s not a better group of people. When I say something needs to be done, they do it. They get going and do it. Not everyone agrees all the time. I tell them they can each have their own individual quirk as long as they don’t all develop the same one.” This time of year the men are busy preparing the town’s roads. “First we determine which ones are the worst. Then we cut the ditch-

es and make sure the pipes are okay. We let them settle in before we go through and mix our own shim material. We’ll screen sand then have one of the locals, like Gorman or Peckham, mix it with asphalt. The guys will go out with a paver or grader and skim it or level it up. Now the roads are all fine patched and we can lay down the oil and stone.” Under Brian’s guidance, the Sand Lake highway department runs on a total operating budget of $1,586,000 that includes salaries and benefits for employees and an annual CHIPS allocation of $166,000. To perform its duties, the town uses a convoy of equipment that includes: Light Trucks • 1993 Ford F-350 service truck; • 1999 Ford F-550 dump (rebuilt with new dump body in 2013); • 2005 Chevy 2500 HD pickup/plow truck/sander; continued on page 24

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responsible for basic maintenance. You have a plow truck. If something happens to it and you can’t fix it, you go to Bruce. It doesn’t really play out that way in the summer because we’re doing so many different things.” Brian admits that while today’s technology-driven equipment is more convenient and luxurious, when it breaks down it’s not an easy fix. “Now electronics are involved so if the hydraulics don’t work it doesn’t mean the pump’s bad. It might mean a celluloid is bad. Before you had a control you could feel and do something with. Now you push buttons.” On the upside, “They’re more comfortable [thanks to] cushioned air seats, better ergonomics and air conditioning. They’re also more userfriendly and don’t punish your body.” With increasingly higher price tags, how does Brian budget for new equipment?

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“Usually I cry to the town board,” he chuckled. “We put it in our budget and they usually take it out. We have old equipment. There are some things we buy used, but we try and buy our trucks new because they’re needed. The department has 35 pieces so you can’t always have new. There’s always a need for equipment. We could use a screen for screening our salt sand. We had an opportunity 10 years ago to buy one for $32,000, but the town board said no. We had rented that same machine every year. It would have been paid for and then some. We don’t even have an excavator. In this day and age that’s unheard of. Any home improvement contractor has one. Here we are saying wouldn’t it be nice but you can’t plow a street with an excavator.” Equipment isn’t the only thing that technology has impacted. It’s changed the way the highway department does its job. “Now you have e-mail, fax machines, computers, cell phones, instant weather reports at your fingertips. It’s all tied together. There’s no way that sooner or later someone can’t reach you. Good or bad.” Brian and his men also are responsible for the town’s park and beach, three cemeteries and seven bridges. “The town of Nassau just put a sewer extension off of ours so now we take care of about 140 of their sewers’ pumping stations. We flush lines and maintain seven pumping stations. We keep busy. There’s never a dull moment.” Reflecting back on his time as highway superintendent thus far, one day stands out: December 12, 2013. Brian emotionally recalled the day his neighbor’s horse barn caught fire. “I was at Stewart’s when they told me Keith Meissner’s barn was on fire. I got past my house and I’m about 1,200 feet away and I could see the whole side was transparent. Being winter, I knew the fire department was going to need sanders and stuff so I called in two guys. It wasn’t a half-hour later when Gary, who works for us, called and said his brother was lost in the fire. I had to go over there with a backhoe and try and find him. That was the worst. Not just because I knew him but his brother works with us. It was like family.” continued on page 32

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Brian believes that emergencies, such as the fire, are the most important part of the job. “You’re there for the storms. You’re there for the floods and the fires. You’re there when people need you. A lot of times when I know it’s starting to get bad I’ll come in and make sure no one’s called. It’s trying to keep a little bit ahead. If I can do that, I’m good.” As he looks to the future, Brian is focusing on moving ahead. “You have to make sure you get enough support behind you from your town board to get the equipment or money or budget you need to keep moving forward. You can’t get complacent. You have to keep thinking about the next step. That’s pretty much what I’m doing here.” When it’s all said and done Brian wants to be remembered as “the guy with a smile on his face. I don’t have big aspirations. At the end of the day, no matter what it is, you did what you could to help somebody.” What more could the townspeople ask for?

and Cohoes on the north. The territory was 24 miles long and 48 miles wide, contained about 700,000 acres and constituted a patroonship. The colony was under Dutch control until 1664, when the English took possession, only to lose control in 1672. In 1674, the English again regained control and was the ruling government until the Revolutionary War. Under the English, the area was known as the Province of New York and was a colony of England. The Town By an act of the legislature on March 21, 1812, the towns of Greenbush and Berlin were divided to form three towns: Greenbush, the new town of Sand Lake and Berlin. This division took effect on March 1, 1813, so that is the town of Sand Lake’s true birthday. The first town meeting was held at the dwelling house of Thomas Thompson, the continued on page 38

How the Town Began The town of Sand Lake has a rich history behind its humble beginnings of development and growth. In early 1994, a working committee began a research study into its early development and growth. The aim was to trace the division of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck as it was divided into the many towns of today's Rensselaer County. Development of the Town of Sand Lake The boundaries of the town of Sand Lake, as known today, are the result of many divisions and subdivisions over the years. When Henry Hudson sailed up the river that would bear his name, the land was a wilderness, occupied by a few Indians. The Manor of Rensselaerwyck was established in 1629, when Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, a wealthy director of the Dutch West India Company, received a land grant from the West India Co., to establish a colony. This grant, which was establishing a colony in the new world, included land on both sides of the Hudson River, between Berrent Island on the south

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brother of Calvin Thompson, who became the first supervisor. The first officers of the town of Sand Lake were: Supervisor, Calvin Thompson; Town Clerk, David E. Gregory; Assessors, Lawrence Van Alstyne, John Clint and Ezra Newton; Commissioners of Highways, John Stevens, John North and Jacob Boyce; Overseers of the Poor, Stephen Gregory, Lewis Bullock; Collectors, Jonathan Ford and Henry Lord and School Commissioners Aretus Lyman, Joel Bristol and Ellis Forster. What happened along the border of Greenbush and Sand Lake is not certain but in 1843, a very short Act of Legislature simply stated: “All that part of the Town of Sand Lake in the County of Rensselaer, on which the dwelling house of Andrew L. Weatherwax now stands, shall be annexed to, and form a part of, the Town of Greenbush.” On March 2, 1848, the town of Sand Lake was divided into Sand Lake and Poestenkill. This final division created the town of Sand Lake’s boundaries as we know them today. On Monday proceeding the first Tuesday in April 1848, the first meeting of the newly-formed Town was held at the house of Calvin Sliter. Government The counties were governed by a board of supervisors. Each town would elect a supervisor to represent its citizens on the county board. This board had the power to collect taxes and distribute monies to the towns. Initially, the towns had little power. In 1901, town government in the state assumed more definitive form. The state legislature established a judiciary system. Provision was made for assessing and collecting taxes. The settlement and relief of the poor; the regulation of highways; establishing the power of town meetings; and defining the duties of town officers. Town meetings were held in private homes and inns. It wasn’t until 1972 when the former Presbyterian Church was obtained and transformed into the town hall, that a regular meeting hall became available. County government was the primary form of local control. Each town elected a supervisor to represent the town at the meetings of the county board supervisors. The board was the legislative body for making the 38

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TOUGH CUSTOMERS And this is the audience to whom you need to sell – the town meeting crowd, the selectmen, the planning board, downtown business owners. These are the people you need to convince, persuade and please, and on whose vote hinges your operation. You live with them, shop with them, eat with them, and have gone to school with them maybe. Doesn’t matter. And doesn’t help. On the contrary. You are held to different standards. And that grandmotherly looking lady in the back? She’s the one who has memorized all the estimates and proposals and can quote back from six years ago when she interrogates you about the service invoices for the town’s equipment. We understand that this type of environment leaves no room for error or for second guessing. You have to be able to choose an equipment supplier on whom you can count, come hell or high water – stable, not afraid to invest in training and technology, running a sound operation and staffed to support you in the unique ways you need to be supported. Because sooner or later you may be called to explain your choices, in great detail, in front of a pretty tough group of customers.

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PLEASE CALL YOUR NEAREST LOCATION! We can arrange for a tour of our parts and service operation, at your convenience, and show you how we back up our equipment with expert support and the industry’s most robust parts delivery. Bronx • 699 Brush Avenue • 718-409-8501 Holtsville • 660 Union Avenue • 631-654-4457 Poughkeepsie • 122 Noxon Road • 845-437-4176 Bloomingburg • 783 Bloomingburg Road • 845-733-6401 Clifton Park • 500 Commerce Drive • 518-877-8000 Binghamton • 55 Industrial Park Drive • 607-772-6500 Syracuse • 294 Ainsley Drive • 315-476-9981 Batavia • 4610 E. Saile Drive • 585-815-6200

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2014 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo Exhibitors

A. Montano Co. Inc. 571 Route 212 Saugerties, N.Y. 12477 Exhibit Area 44 A. Montano Co. is the authorized dealer of Hyundai and JCB earthmoving equipment, Sakai compaction, Laymor brooms and sweepers, Morbark chippers, Atlas Copco, Takeuchi and Bell trucks. For a complete list of inventory, visit www.amontanoco.com.

A & M Garage Equipment 14 Corporate Circle E. Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Exhibit Area 125 (outside) Pressure washing equipment by Whitco. Sales, service, installations and repair. New equipment: Whitco, All American, Electro Magic, Hotsy, Landa, Mighty-M, Shark, Karcher Stationary, twowheel, four-wheel, tow-behind, skid-mounted or truck-mounted units. Fuel fired, natural gas, electric or engine driven. A & M Equipment Inc. is available to service or repair your equipment. ADMAR Supply 1950 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road 44

Rochester, N.Y. 14623 Exhibit Area 94 and 95 ADMAR is New York and Pennsylvania’s largest independently owned provider of construction equipment and supplies. ADMAR provides aerial lifts, excavators, pumps, generators, concrete and compaction solutions and more. ADMAR also has an extensive service and parts department and is an exclusive dealer for Gehl, Kubota, STIHL, Topcon and Wacker-Neuson regionally. Air-Flo Manufacturing 365 Upper Oakwood Ave. Elmira Heights, N.Y. 14903 Exhibit Area N A leading western N.Y. truck equipment manufacturer, Air-Flo will display again at this year’s N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo in Syracuse. The company will feature its side tip body, available in stainless and carbon steel. The side tip and Flo-N-Dump bodies are available on the Onondaga County Contract.

Alamo Industrial 1502 E. Walnut Street Seguin, Texas 78155 Exhibit Area 12 Alamo Industrial is a market leader in the right-of-way vegetation management industry, and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial mowing equipment. The company is a source for mowing equipment, parts and services. Its product line includes boom, buzz bar, flail, rotary, sickle bar and remote-controlled mowing equipment. Allied Spring Services Inc. E. Manlius Center East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Exhibit Area 87 American Rock Salt 5520 Route 63 Mount Morris, N.Y. 14510 Exhibit Area 53 APSCO Power 8178 E. 44th Street Tulsa, Okla. 74019 Exhibit Area 60 Since 1964, APSCO Inc. has manufactured pneumatic cylin-

ders, controls and valves for the mobile and truck equipment market. The company’s experience, innovation and dedication to customer service positions it as an authority on air power. Typical applications are snow and ice removal equipment, dump trucks and trailers, and utility trucks. www.apscopower.com.

ARI-Hetra 12775 Randolph Ridge Lane Manassas, Va. 20109 Exhibit Area 123 (outside) For more than 20 years, ARIHetra has been the number one choice for quality, safety, value and satisfaction in heavy-duty transportation maintenance equipment. The company manufactures and sells dependable, durable and environmentally safe products that are made in the United States, including mobile lifting systems, exhaust extraction systems, and wheel service equipment. continued on page 46

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIE SUPPLIES S

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Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison 169 Old New Brunswick Road Piscataway, N.J. 08854 Exhibit Area 52 Auctions International 11167 Big Tree Road East Aurora, N.Y. 14052 Exhibit Area 21 Auctions International is a professional auction company specializing in online government surplus sales. Sell your surplus fleet vehicles and equipment as well as all business assets to online bidders from all over the Northeast and beyond. As a municipal seller, pay 0 percent commission. The company states that its online auctions can get you 25 to 40 percent higher returns on your surplus. Beam Mack Sales & Service 6260 East Molloy Road E. Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Exhibit Area I Mack Granite GU712 & GU713. Mack Granite MHD available from 33000 – 88000 GVW; 325 hp. – 505 hp., Allison, Mack, Eaton transmissions, double reduction rear axles w/camelback suspension. Volvo VHD 33000 – 88000 GVW; 325 hp. – 500 hp. Allison, Volvo 1-shift, Easton, transmissions, Volvo TRide suspension. All 12 models available for purchase on statewide contract. Contact Greg Angwin 315/437-2574.

Beck Equipment 2090 Preble Road Preble, N.Y. 13141 Exhibit Area 70 Offering good used construction equipment for sale and rental. Attachments for all equipment needs. For more information, visit www.beckequipment.com. Beka Max of America 2600 North America 46

Drive, Suite 8 West Seneca, N.Y. 14224 Exhibit Area 30 Blair Supply Corp. 785 Beahan Road Rochester, N.Y. 14624 Exhibit Area 59 Blair Supply is New York States oldest Water Works distributor, doing business since 1958. However, the company’s history dates back to the early 1920s where it began the tradition as a contractor installing water systems, building roads and bridges. The company also is N.Y.’s largest stocking distributor of Badger Water Meters, and most all of todays commonly used products, such as Kennedy Valves & Hydrants, Mueller Products, Ford Meter Box, Smith Blair Clamps & Couplings, JM Eagle PVC, US Ductile Iron Pipe, Tyler Union Domestic Castings, Charter plastics HDPE, and Fusion Equipment, just to mention a few. All three branches are staffed with knowledgeable and experienced specialists who can assist you in all your waterworks needs. Visit t www.blairsupplyusa.com. Blast Off Inc. 400 Vulcan Street Buffalo, N.Y. 14207 Exhibit Area 109 Blast Off Inc., located in Buffalo, N.Y., offers complete blast and paint services to municipalities, general contractors and other industries regionally. Services include, but are not limited to, blasting and painting for heavy equipment, construction equipment, dump trucks, and trailers. The company offers services for industrial projects. Bobcat of Central NY — Bobcat & Bandit 6926 Fly Road East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Exhibit Area U-1 and U-2

Bosch Rexroth 526 Resica Falls Road East Stroudsberg, Pa. 18302 Exhibit Area 58 As a part of Bosch Rexroth Canada, the compu-spread business unit focuses all of its energy and drive to developing the industry’s most advanced hydraulic and electronic spreader control systems.

Exhibit Area 26 Carpenter Industries is an abrasive blasting (sandblasting) and industrial coatings business serving municipalities, contractors, truck and trailer companies, manufacturers, landscaping firms, agricultural industry, colleges and schools, environmental firms, engineering firms, fabricators and residential jobs (car frames, rims, trailers, lawn furniture, etc.)

Brookline Machine Co. Inc. 1870 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, N.Y. 14214 Exhibit Area 1 Spicer drive line and light-duty axles, Chelsea PTO’s, Parker pumps and valves, Schultz pumps, Brand hydraulics, Cross hydraulics, Buyers products, Grand Rock exhaust, Donaldson exhaust, Donaldson air filtration, Donaldson hydraulic filtration, Racor fuel water separators, Epha hose protection, Ramsey winches, Kongsberg push-pull control cables.

Carwell Products Inc. 2745 Broadway, Suite 22 Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14227 Exhibit Area 79 Carwell has more than 24 years of experience in providing mobile corrosion control application service. Carwell’s rust inhibitor controls corrosion in vehicle seams, joints, internal cavities, at dissimilar metal contact points, reduces corrosion of wiring and connections, and acts as a lubricant to ensure hinges, brackets and other mechanisms work smoothly.

Buffalo Turbine 180 Zoar Valley Road Springville, N.Y. 14075 Exhibit Area 82 and 83 Functioning as an evaporative cooler, the Monsoon Air Mister offers relief to employees, customers and athletes, plus lowers the canopy temperature of sensitive landscaping and turf areas at greenhouses, golf courses, stadiums, public parks and outdoor banquet facilities where heat stress is high. Buyers Products Company 9049 Tyler Blvd. Mentor, Ohio 44060 Exhibit Area U-3 Snowplows Salt Spreaders, Pre-wet systems, Toolboxess, Pintle Hooks, Dump body inserts, Liftgates Carpenter Industries 1 General Motors Drive Syracuse, N.Y. 13206

Central Equipment LLC 1361 Towpath Road Port Byron, N.Y. 13140 Exhibit Area 92 The company has skidded deicing systems for direct road applications in sizes ranging from 230 gallons to 2000 gallons as well as tanks in various sizes with equipment platforms for hard to fit trucks. New in its lineup this year will be Hiniker stainless steel spreaders with pre-wetting systems in place for pickup trucks. The company also has pre-wetting systems for your existing spreaders. The storage tanks and transfer pumping systems are always in stock.

Central Petroleum Company 11810 Madison Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44107 Exhibit Area 45 Heavy-duty lubricants, gear lubes, greases and fuel additives continued on page 50

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Certified Power Inc. 970 Campus Drive Mundelein, Ill. 60060 Exhibit Area 29 Certified Power introduces its newest spreader control in the Freedom Line. The Freedom 2, with its Touch Screen Display, guided set-up and calibration, continues with the spirit and goal of the Freedom Line — use technology to keep it simple for operators and technicians, alike.

Chemung Supply Corp. P.O. Box 527 Elmira, N.Y. 14902 Exhibit Area 42 Highway supplies; guiderail materials and installation; pipe; fabric; plow blades and wear parts; signs and signposts; gabions; risers; steel and bridge materials. Cimline 3 Industry Drive Waterford, N.Y. 12188 Exhibit Area 121

Cirus Controls 7165 Boon Ave. N., Suite 190 Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Exhibit Area 91 Cirus Controls designs, manufactures and distributes central hydraulic systems used in winter and summer road maintenance vehicles. Cirus’s products include hydraulic pumps, valves, control systems (manual, electric, pneumatic). In addition, Cirus offers integrated data logging and reporting systems, including GPS mapping for vehicle location and performance improvement. Since 2001, Cirus Systems have been installed across the United States and Canada. continued on page 52 50

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Pine Bush Equipment Co., Inc.

Buffalo, NY 716/877-1992 Rochester, NY 585/334-6770 Syracuse, NY 315/463-8673 Albany, NY 518/785-4500

Watertown, NY 315/788-5512 Endicott, NY 607/748-3400 Olean, NY 716/372-8822

YONKERS OFFICE Edward Ehrbar, Inc. 4 Executive Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 914/738-5100 Fax: 914/738-6847

DANBURY OFFICE Edward Ehrbar, Inc. 42 Kenosia Ave. Danbury, CT 06810 203/743-0088 Fax: 203/743-0266

HOLBROOK OFFICE Edward Ehrbar, Inc. 601 Coates Ave. Holbrook, NY 11741 631/563-7600 Fax: 631/218-1069

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Pine Bush Office 97 Rt. 302 P.O. Box 106 Pine Bush, NY 12566 845/744-2006 • Fax 845/744-2900 www.pbeinc.com Holmes Office 24 Sybil Court Holmes, NY 12531 845/878-4004 • Fax 845/878-9626 www.pbeinc.com

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ClearSpan Fabric Structures 1395 John Fitch Blvd. South Windsor, Conn. 06074 Exhibit Area 47 ClearSpan Fabric Structures is the preferred choice for salt storage and more. ClearSpan buildings feature abundant natural light and spacious interiors without internal support posts. With minimal foundation requirements, the structures can be permanent or temporary and can be built to any lengths up to 300-feet wide. For more information, visit www.ClearSpan.com/ADSI. Cook Brothers 76 Frederick Street Binghamton, N.Y. 13901 Exhibit Area 55 Cook Brothers has strived to be the one-stop for the trucking industry. Cook Brothers now operates one of the largest truck parts distributors in the Northeast and has a full line of heavy-duty truck parts service repair facilities, full-service driveline facilities, new and used truck sales and leasing. Cramaro Tarpaulin Systems Inc. 409 Hartford Pike Shrewsbury, Mass. 01545 Exhibit Area 31 Automatic tarp systems for dump trucks and dump trailers. Plastic bed liners and replacement tarps for all makes of systems. Parts and motors for Roll Rite, Aero, Donovan and Pioneer. Cyncon Equipment 7494 W. Henrietta Road Rush, N.Y. 14543 Exhibit Area 50

DSI Recycling Systems Inc. Shenango Bridge, N.Y. Exhibit Area 6 DSI Recycling Systems Inc./Clean Burn is the world’s 52

leading distributor of used oil heating appliances that include used oil furnaces, used oil boilers and used oil recycling centers that generate free heat from motor oils and petroleum-based fluids commonly used in all types of internal combustion engines. Clean Burn used oil heater equipment is engineered from the ground up exclusively to burn used oils. The DSI advantage means that customers get the biggest return on investment, industry leading reliability and easy maintenance. D & W Diesel 1503 Clark Street Road Auburn, N.Y. 13021 Exhibit Area 75 Hydraulic and diesel engine components: PTOs, hydraulic pumps and motors and hydraulic valves. Turbochargers, fuel injection pumps and engine kits. Del Hydraulics 571 Howard Street Buffalo, N.Y. 14206 Exhibit Area 41 DewEze Mfg./Harper Industries Inc. 151 E. Highway 160 Harper, Kan. 67058 Exhibit Area 38 DewEze is the preferred provider of clutch pump kits in the snow and ice industry. DewEze also provides VT Systems that feature valves enclosed and protected from the harsh winter environment. Dig Safely New York 5063 Brittonfield Parkway East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Exhibit Area 43 Call 811 before you dig. EJ USA 6177 South Bay Road Cicero, N.Y. 13039 Exhibit Area 25 EJ manufactures and distributes high-quality infrastructure access

solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications and utility networks. Products include municipal and construction castings: manhole frames and covers, curb inlets, trench grates, valve boxes, aluminum and cast iron access hatches, riser rings and detectable warning plates. Made in the USA. Syracuse Castings is now EJ. Eagle Equipment Co./ Peirce Eagle Equipment Co. 3388 Route 22 West Branchburg, N.J. 08876 Exhibit Area 35 Emerald Equipment Systems 7600 Morgan Road Liverpool, N.Y. 13090 Exhibit Area 21 Emerald Equipment Systems is a manufacturer and distributor of material processing equipment and parts. The company supplies equipment and parts for the mining, recycling, material handling, organics and environmental industries with equipment from several premium brands of washing, screening, crushing, conveying and recycling manufacturers. With a large focus on parts and service, Emerald’s aftermarket departments have developed into a onestop shop for all wear and spare parts requirements. Onsite facilities allow for custom manufacturing of rubber belting, screen media and wear liners for any brand of equipment. Empire Hydraulics & Machine 13428 Victory Lane Adams Center, N.Y. 13606 Exhibit Area 11 Permco pumps & motors; White Drive Products hydraulic motors; Cross Manufacturing hydraulic pumps, motors and valves; Galtech hydraulic valves; Hyva telescopic cylinders; Custom machine work; line bor-

ing. Everett J Prescott 241 Farrell Road Syracuse, N.Y. 13209 Exhibit Area 33

Five Star Equipment 6500 E. Taft Road East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Exhibit Area 122 (outside) Offering John Deere loaders on OGS Contract #PC65307 – Award #22063 Fleet Pride Inc. 805 Spencer Street Syracuse, N.Y. 13204 Exhibit Area 81

Fort Miller FAB3 Corp. 678 Wilbur Ave. Greenwich, N.Y. 12834 Exhibit Area T-1 V-Box spreaders, all-season dump bodies, leaf loaders and quality truck equipment. Manufacturer of TARCO V-Box spreaders, all-season dump bodies and vacuum leaf collection equipment, as well as a full truck upfitter of quality truck equipment to fit your needs. Franklin Paint Company 259 Cottage Street Franklin, Mass. 02038 Exhibit Area 15

Grassland Equipment 892-898 Troy Schenectady Road Latham, N.Y. 12110 Exhibit Area K-2 SnowEx entered the snow and ice industry not as manufacturers, but as a small snow removal company. And through experience, the company identified problems with the spreaders on the market and began designing its own solution. continued on page 54

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Class 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 Trucks Now Available Statewide Off the Onondaga County Bid at Van Bortel Ford, Inc.

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Purchase the truck of YOUR choice, with the body and equipment YOU need. Let us help design THE truck and equipment to fill YOUR needs. NO BIDDING REQUIRED!!! We have units in stock, ready for immediate upfit and/or delivery.

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Hawk Frame & Axle Inc. 77 O’Connor Road Fairport, N.Y. 14450 Exhibit Area 46 Heavy equipment repair: body work, refinishing, frame repair, welding, mechanical, suspension, alignments. Helac Corporation 225 Battersby Ave. Enumclaw, Wash. 98022 Exhibit Area 20 Helac manufactures two construction attachments, the PowerTilt and PowerGrip. Used on excavators and backhoes, PowerTilt allows the operator to tilt any bucket, or other attachment, up to 180 degrees. The PowerGrip is a multi-purpose bucket for excavators and backhoes used for trenching, grading or as a clamshell bucket. Henderson Products 22686 Fisher Road Watertown, N.Y. 13601 Exhibit Area F Hybrid Building Solutions 9780 Brauer Road Clarence Center, N.Y. 14032 Exhibit Area 36 Steel and fabric buildings — hot dipped galvanized post-fabrication with high density polyethylene fabric and stamped by thirdparty engineers makes Calhoun buildings an ideal choice for salt and sand storage.

Innovative Surface Solutions/Innovative Municipal Products 454 River Road Glenmont, N.Y. 12077 Exhibit Area 90 • Deicing and dust control products — magnesium and calcium chlorides; • Agricultural deicing products — magic minus zero and caliber — eco-friendly; • Pothole patch material — ProPatch; and 54

• Tire ballast — Liquid Caliber Ironhawk Industrial Distribution LLC 1090 East 222nd Street Euclid, Ohio 44117 Exhibit Area 32 J.C. Smith Inc. 345 Peat Street Syracuse, N.Y. 13210 Exhibit Area 68 J.C. Smith Inc. is certified DBE/WBE of the state of New York. Since 1976, the company has grown to five locations across the state. Signs, construction roadway supplies and light equipment for sale or rent. Show specials at the Expo. For more information, visit www.jcsmithinc.com. JDS Supply LLC 93B Kickemuit Ave. Bristol, R.I. 02809 Exhibit Area 67 J & J Equipment 9055 Brewerton Road Brewerton, N.Y. 13029 Exhibit Area 76 and 77 J & J Equipment will be displaying its latest lineup of municipal equipment including Tymco street sweepers, Loadmaster refuse trucks, Aries sewer equipment, Flacon asphalt hot boxes, Superior Broom road sweepers, US Jetting sewer jetters. Joe Johnson Equipment 62 LaGrange Ave. Rochester, N.Y. 14613 Exhibit Area G KH Industries 160 Elmview Ave. Hamburg, N.Y. 14075 Exhibit Area 106 New NightRay 2 vehiclemounted spotlight, built Buffalo blizzard tough! The new NightRay 2 Wireless Spotlight System delivers safe, versatile and dependable nighttime illumination for truck and plow operators. This 12 VDC truck-mounted spotlight system features KH’s exclusive

open yolk design and clutch allows for trouble free operation in snow, ice and saltwater. Built in Buffalo, N.Y., to withstand Buffalo’s extreme weather. Kenworth Northeast Group 100 Commerce Drive Lackawanna, N.Y. 14218 Exhibit Area U-4 Kenworth trucks and accessories Kepner Equipment 2365 Firehall Road Canandaigua, N.Y. 14424 Exhibit Area 56 and 57 The company offers pressure washers from Landa, Karcher & Aaladin; steam cleaners from Optima; infrared heaters from Val6. Kinetic Fuel Technology 1205 Balmer Road Youngstown, N.Y. 14174 Exhibit Area 74 K100 Fuel Treatment was developed in 1965 to remove water from fuel. Because ethanol fuels attract water, which can badly damage equipment if it is not removed from the fuel, K100 Fuel Treatment seeks out water in fuel and encapsulates it, altering the chemical makeup of water, changing it into a combustible compound that burns clean, lubricates and increases power in gasoline, diesel and home heating fuels. For more information, call 800/530-6935 or visit k-100.com. Krown Rust Control Ltd. 35 Magnum Drive Schomberg, Ontario, Canada Ll0G 1T0 Exhibit Area 48 The company provides vehicle rust-proofing products.

Lakeland Equipment 3237 Union Street North Chili, N.Y. 14514 Exhibit Area H Lakeland Equipment is a fullline John Deere equipment dealer with sales, service and parts for all John Deere agricultural, lawn and garden, commercial mowing equipment and commercial worksite products. Lakeland Equipment Corp. has six locations throughout western New York. For more information, visit www.lakelandequipment.com. Lakelands Concrete Products Inc. 7520 East Main Street Lima, N.Y. 14485 Exhibit Area 129 (outside)

Lawson Products 8770 W. Bryn Mawr #900 Chicago, Ill. 60631 Exhibit Area 39 and 40 MRO distributor, providing vendor managed inventory services for fasteners, cutting tools and abrasives, chemicals, electrical products, hydraulic and industrial hoses, and a broad range of fleet related products. Key suppliers include Eaton, Gates, Parker, Zep, Loctite, 3M, North Supply, Grote, Littlefuse, Lenox and Norton.

MDI Truck (Marietta Diesel) 50 Chase Street Ext. Auburn, N.Y. 13021 Exhibit Area K-1 2015 Ford F550 XL reg Cab 4 x 4 141-in. WB 60-inch CA upfitted with Western 9-ft., 8-in. plow, 8-in. JJAG side wing, Smith stainless steel platform w/hoist, central hydraulic controlled Smith stainless steel spreader w/top screen and poly fenders. 9 ft., 2 in. Boss stainless steel DXT v-plow; 9 ft., 6 in. Western stainless steel MVP3 v-plow; 6 ft., 6 in. Boss UTV steel XT v-plow; 5-ft. Boss ATV poly straight blade. continued on page 56

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www.liftechequipmentjcb.com

Enter into the biggest cab in the industry JCB Wheel Loader Models 406, 409, 411, and 416 Available on State Contract

Albany Area Peter Fletcher 518-831-9631

Binghamton Area Eric Vreeland 315-413-4893

Buffalo Area Ryan Curtis 716-989-3183

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Rochester Area Rodney Norris 585-662-4702

Syracuse Area Andy Shultz 315-413-4865 55

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Marco Equipment Sales LLC 137 Westbrook Drive Honey Brook, Pa. 19344 Exhibit Area 108 Live Drive 4 X 4 by Direct Drive Plus — Live Drive 4 X 4 brings flexibility of no other PTO system currently on the market, according to Marco Equipment. Specifically designed for Ford Super Duty trucks with 4 x 4, it allows for convenient attachment of a wide range of accessories, including air compressors, generators, large hydraulic pump, winches, vacuum/blowers, fire pumps, etc. Martin Engineering One Martin Place Neponset, Ill. 61361 Exhibit Area 71 Cougar truck vibrators improve speed and efficiency of material flow from dump trucks, salt spreaders, and mobile equipment. Sealed against dirt, dust and water

for long life in extreme conditions, Cougar vibrators also provide shielded, oversized, permanentlylubricated ball bearings, ensuring exceptional service life and easy, low-cost installation. McIndoo Associates Inc. 333 Conklin Street Farmingdale, N.Y. 11732 Exhibit Area 124 (outside) VMAC vehicle-mounted air compressors; under hood air compressors: 70 CFM and 150 CFM for most work trucks; Hydraulic: above deck air compressors; Raptair-MF: diesel drive with integral AC generator, welder, battery charger, booster, hydraulic capability and automatic shutdown; Raptair 60: 60 CFM diesel drive air compressor; Accessory Products: such as throttle control, air controls, filtration, air tanks, after coolers, oil coolers and cold climate kit. Visit at http://vmacair.com.

Midland Asphalt Materials 640 Young Street Tonawanda, N.Y. 14151 Exhibit Area 93 Milton CAT 100 Quarry Drive Milford, Mass. 01757 Exhibit Area J Mohawk Resources 65 Vrooman Ave. Amsterdam, N.Y. 12010 Exhibit Area 49 Mohawk, the leader in lift technology, offers environmentally safe above-ground lifts ranging from 6,000- to 240,000-lb. capacities. Mohawk is the number one lift supplier for garages, independent shops, government, state, utility and fleet lifting requirements. Mohawk Lifts are proudly designed, welding and manufactured in the United States.

Mohawk Valley Freightliner 703 Oriskany Blvd. Yorkville, N.Y. 13405 Exhibit Area 126

Monroe Tractor & Implement 7300 Eastman Road N. Syracuse, N.Y. 13212 Exhibit Area 37 Monroe Tractor has a full line of Case equipment, Doosan excavators and wheel loaders, Wirtgen mills, Hamm dirt, asphalt and oscillating rollers, Vogele pavers, Kleemann crushers and screens, Midland road wideners, NPK demolition attachments, Talbert and Towmaster trailers. Monroe Tractor’s OEM and aftermarket parts department and factory trained service departments are trained to keep you working regardless of the brand of equipment you own. Ask about our special rental rates for municipalities. continued on page 64

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2014 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo Exhibitors from page 56

Monroe Turf Equipment Solutions 33 Thruway Park Drive W. Henrietta, N.Y. 14586 Exhibit Area M Montage Enterprises P.O. Box 631 Blairstown, N.J. 07871 Exhibit Area 80 Parts for roadside mowing equipment and sand and salt spreader parts. Also introducing KUT-MOR — the company’s own brand of flail mowers. Niagara Frontier Equipment Sales 4060 Lake Ave. Lockport, N.Y. 14094 Exhibit Area V-1 SCAG mowers; Bandit chippers and stump grinders; New Holland tractors; Kioti tractors. North American Signal Co. 605 S. Wheeling Road Wheeling, Ill. 60090 Exhibit Area 69 Auto, truck and industrial warning lights and accessories. LED beacons, min-bars and grill lights. Strobe lights, revolving lights and aluminum vehicle mounting bars. Backup alarms, branch guards and leveling brackets. Northern Supply Inc. 2959 Ashman Road Bloomfield, N.Y. 14469 Exhibit Area 22

NYSAOTSOH 125 State Street Albany, N.Y. 12207 Exhibit Area 65 The Association seeks to: • Act as a medium of instruction in highway construction and maintenance; • Ensure better and safer highways; • Provide efficient public service; 64

• Realize economies, through exchange of ideas, cooperation and coordination; • Promote and support legislation that will benefit the best interest of the people in the towns; • Promote the principle of Home-Rule; and • Defend the town form of government. With more than 1,100 members, the association is the largest transportation association in New York State. Your participation ensures that your voice is heard by state lawmakers. Old Dominion Brush Co. 5118 Glen Alden Drive Richmond, Va. 23231 Exhibit Area C Onspot of North America Inc. 555 Lordship Blvd. Stratford, Conn. 06615 Exhibit Area 66 Onspot Automatic Tire Chains allow the operator to engage and disengage tire chains at the flip of the dashboard switch without stopping to enhance traction and reduce braking distance on snow and ice in forward or reverse. Patch Management 451 Tyburn Road Fairless Hills, Pa. 19030 Exhibit Area D-1 The PK 2000 Pothole Killer is the most advanced spray injection pothole patcher in the industry. The company fixes potholes, even in below zero weather, in minutes with a one-person crew and its work is guaranteed. According to Patch Management, it saves taxpayer or private industry dollars by filling potholes quickly, safely and effectively Perma-Patch 6123 Oakleaf Ave. Baltimore, Md. 21215 Exhibit Area 10 Perma-Patch is an all-season, all-weather permanent asphalt patching material. Easy to use, no

mixing, no special pothole preparation, it displaces water and accepts traffic immediately. Durable for permanent repairs, Perma-Patch bonds permanently to asphalt, concrete, steel, wood and other hard surfaces. Available in easy-to-handle bags. Pexco LLC 3110 70th Ave. East Tacoma, Wash. 98424 Exhibit Area 16 Pexco, Davidson Traffic Control Products is a leading manufacturer of high quality traffic safety products. Examples include highly impact resistant delineator posts, workzone pavement markers, modular curb systems, Type III and ADA-compliant barricades, guardrail and barrier reflectors and products for pedestrian safety, facilities management and custom traffic safety solutions. PJ Industrial Supply 640 North Winton Road Rochester, N.Y. 14609 Exhibit Area 89 QPR — Quality Pavement Repair 12735 Morris Road Ext. #150 Alpharetta, Ga. 30004 Exhibit Area 23 QPR is the nation’s leader in asphalt repair materials. QPR’s permanent and easy pothole repair has become the standard for cold patch companies across the United States and Canada. QPR is a DOTapproved material in all 50 states and throughout Canada. The company guarantees a quality product, with a superior sales, support and customer service staff. Roy Teitsworth Inc. 6502 Barber Hill Road Geneseo, N.Y. 14454 Exhibit Area 13 Custom auction services live with Internet and Internet only. RTI Auctions will customize a program for your municipality or

business that works best for you and brings in more revenue. The company offers appraisals, equipment replacement programs and guaranteed payment.

RustKote/Zinga USA/ Novel 300 Airborne Parkway, Suite 212 Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14225 Exhibit Area 72 RustKote offers the best new formulas in rust protection “The Fighter” and “The Penetrator.” The Fighter’s unique chemistry allows for a drip-less application. The Penetrator lifts and repels moisture for the best protection with a clean application. RustKote products are environmentally friendly, non-toxic, nonhazardous and non-flammable. NYSDOT approved!

SMF Inc./Structural Metal Fabricators Inc. 1226 Little Gap Road Palmerton, Pa. 18071 Exhibit Area 130 (outside) 50-ft. aerial work platform with a 20-ft. vertical elevator-mounted on a non-CDL truck.

S & S Tractor Parts Inc. 2500 Station Lane Marcellus, N.Y. 13108 Exhibit Area 9 Heavy equipment parts and service — full service repair center — equipment sales and rental. Work on undercarriage, transmission parts, final drives parts. The company sells rubber tracks for skid steers and excavators. Track press work.

STS Trailer & Truck Equipment 3496 Court Street Syracuse, N.Y. 13205 Exhibit Area R Full-line municipal and truck equipment supplier. The company offers dump bodies, combo spreader, stakes, vans landscape, continued on page 70

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Making Sense of the OGS Mess in N.Y. By Giles Lambertson PROFILE CORRESPONDENT

Buying heavy equipment and trucks in New York State through a statewide contract system became a giant headache for local jurisdictions in 2011 after the state comptroller objected to the bidding process. Almost every party involved in the equipment transactions regretted — and still regrets — the decision. “It wasn’t broken before. That’s how we see it,” said Martin Roberts, highway superintendent of the town of Reading, and president of the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways. He brings to the conversation 37 years of highway department experience, 15 of them as superintendent, and like many others disagreed with the comptroller. “If you needed a truck, you found the truck you wanted, added options, and sent a purchase order,” he recalled. “Every aspect of the order was bid. But then we were told, ‘Wait, you’re not getting the best price.’ Well, I think that if something works, you don’t try to fix it.” The town superintendents association has been deeply involved in trying to rectify the situation, which still is discussed regularly in board meetings, according to Roberts. Association representatives sit on the steering committee of the Office of General Services, which oversees the procurement process, but Roberts said the organization has gleaned no extra insight as a consequence. “I can tell you right now we don’t know any more now than we did three years ago,” Roberts said. “People who sit in the meetings have told us not to plan on a new system, not to wait on it, because you’ll run out of equipment before you ever get this done.” To say the state’s heavy equipment procurement system is in turmoil doesn’t overstate the matter. Equipment and truck vendors, officials in local jurisdictions, and even staffers in the Office of General Services (OGS) are either mystified by what is going on or are unable to clearly say how and when it might be resolved. When the office of Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli concluded that the old contract system — which had been used for at least 20 years — was inconsistent in awarding contracts, the OGS dutifully responded and began posting contracts that addressed the comptroller’s concerns. Terms of the new contracts essentially were simpler — and less useful to public entity buyers scattered around the state. In the case of trucks, tossed out was the old way of offering optional features and fittings — such as a manual or automatic transmission. Options were eliminated in favor of offering one vendor and one model outfitted one way that was deemed suitable for everyone. That was considered more cost-effective and fair to taxpayers who ultimately pay for the trucks. However, this approach made it difficult for a local government buyer to buy and equip a truck comparable to trucks in its existing fleet. Having common features in a fleet is a practical consideration when employees are apt to be assigned to operate any of the trucks on a given day. Furthermore, this one-size-fits-all approach glossed over the fact that snow accumulations, traffic volume, and other usage factors are much different on, say, Long Island than in the Finger Lakes region of the state. More disconcerting yet was that heavy equipment and truck contracts appeared only irregularly on the OGS site. While trucks apparently fared better in this respect, heavy equipment contracts were posted intermittently — and the contracts sometimes were allowed to expire with nothing posted in their place. This is significant because municipalities constitute a sizeable share of the heavy equipment market in New York; wheel loaders, for example, are heavily employed in moving both aggregate materials and snow. The underlying problem for local jurisdictions — that is, townships, 66

school districts, fire departments and the like — is that without access to a single statewide general contract negotiated on behalf of a broad base of buyers, local buyers are placed at a disadvantage. A single buyer simply lacks the competitive clout to win discounts from a vendor. Bulk buying is where the deals are. A town that goes it alone almost assuredly pays more for, say, a heavy truck than it would if it bought the truck in a package deal with other towns. In addition, the bidding process itself is time-consuming and a burden for small public entities, which generally lack a staff member with procurement credentials. “First, you have to put a spec together, and that is challenging in itself,” said Timothy Hens, superintendent of the Genessee County highway department and president of the New York State County Highway Superintendents Association. “There is a lot of complexity involved, and you have to be fairly astute just to write the specs,” he said. “Then you have to advertise it in a certain way, receive and open bids, take it to the board — there are 20 or 30 hours involved at least, often more. And usually there is not a qualified staff person to do the work so the superintendent is left to do it alone.” Hens said he has “seen a substantial change in OGS over the last 16 years. It used to carry bids for just about everything and counties and towns could rely on getting top-notch pricing based on the OGS volumes. Now OGS awards very little that benefits towns and counties, and many counties are left fending for themselves in securing vehicle and equipment bids. I can tell you that not having OGS-based contracts for heavy equipment impacts counties and towns in many ways.” Vendors — the people on the selling side of state contracts — were no more pleased than buyers with the contract changes. Dave Pyfrom, commercial account manager at Beam Mack Sales & Service, said he and his peers didn’t understand why the system needed altering. “We didn’t want the old OGS contract system to end. It worked for everyone. As customer and vendor, it worked great. Everyone was pleased. It changed everything and I don’t know if it’s working better now,” Pyfrom said. “Even the state people at DOT I work with on a daily basis, they don’t know what’s going on. The OGS is keeping it under wraps, for whatever reason.” The Office of General Services indeed is close-mouthed. The agency’s public affairs office was not willing to have anyone be interviewed for this article, but PA officer Heather Groll agreed to e-mail responses to submitted questions. Groll said state contracts exist to “provide the best value for taxpayers” and the old contracting method fell short in that criterion. In respect to trucks, the public affairs office said past contracts in the heavy-duty truck area “were structured so purchasers could buy a base model from a number of companies and manufacturers and, under the contract, add customizations/up-fits they felt they needed. While there were benefits to this procurement method, it also presented challenges from a competitive bidding standpoint when some contractors offered configured trucks that were available at a lower price from companies not awarded.” The conclusion was that “this model was no longer sustainable, and necessitated consultation with contract users. This consultation resulted in some recommendations scheduled to be implemented in the next phase of our Auto Marketplace. While the timing of this solicitation is not as we had hoped, we have communicated this through our everyday discussions with municipalities so they could utilize other available purchasing options.” OGS concedes there was a “minimal contract lapse” of about a month for heavy equipment bidding, “but since then, we have entered into three continued on page 72

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Vellano Shoring & Supply rents and sells road plates and Efficiency Production Build-A-Box™ shoring.

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2014 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo Exhibitors from page 64

highway snowplows, detachable tag trailers, paro hook lifts, cranes, liftgates, tarping systems, pintle hooks, pick-up truck accessories, hoists, spreaders, Wayne refuse packers, Smith metals, Air Flo, Fisher, Boss, Meyer, GalionGodwin, Reading, American Rolloff, Trail King, EBY, Morgan, Switch-n-Go. SWP Enterprises/Sweeteners Plus 11399 State Route 21 Wayland, N.Y. 14572 Exhibit Area 8 SealMaster 555 Ludwig Ave. Buffalo, N.Y. 14227 Exhibit Area 5 and 124 (outside) Shur-Co LLC P.O. Box 713 Yankton, S.D. 57078 Exhibit Area 84 Shur-Co LLC products include the genuine Shur-Lok roll tarp system, Shur-Trak II cable tarp system, the Arm-Matic aluminum flip-arm, DuraPull semi-automatic pull tarp, Ox arm system, IronSide electric roll tarp for side dumps, and many others. Shur-Co has 10 service centers and more than 1,200 dealer/distributors across the United States and Canada.

Snap-Tite Culvert Liners/Isco Industries 67 Bradley Road Pomfret Center, Conn. 06259 Exhibit Area 51 The Snap-Tite HDPE Culvert Lining System was designed and developed as a no-dig permanent solution for repairing failing culverts and drainage pipes for all types of culverts … round, oval and box culverts. Pipes that increase hydraulic capacity, maintain flows and specialty products that slow down water velocities and promote aquatic and fish passage. 70

Spaulding Mfg. 5366 East Road Saginaw, Mich. 48601 Exhibit Area 27 and 28 Four ton RS Oil Jacket Hot Patcher Trailer — for more than 30 years, Spaulding has been dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality road maintenance equipment. Spaulding carries a variety of Road Maintenance Vehicles (RMV) including: asphalt hot patchers, augers, cracksealers, melting kettles, tack tanks, and compact vibratory rollers. Spaulding Equipment is crafted for ease-of-use, supreme quality, and longevity. Specialty Tires 3983 East Bourne Drive Syracuse, N.Y. 13206 Exhibit Area 19 Specialty Tires is a supplier of replacement tires for material handling equipment. The company offers a complete line of tires, wheels, casters and flat proofing. Its specialty is being able to recommend and supply the correct tire for specific applications. Stadium International Trucks P.O. Box 2848 Syracuse, N.Y. 13220 Exhibit Area S The company sells International trucks. Stanley Hydraulic Tools 549 Orchard Street New Haven, Conn. 06511 Exhibit Area 73 Steel Sales Inc. 8085 State Highway 12 Sherburne, N.Y. 13460 Exhibit Area 3 Steel Sales Inc. is a full-service metal fabrication shop and a distributor of steel, aluminum and stainless products and is a distributor of Hardox, ABC Building products, ADS and Contech drainage products, ESCO plow blades and cutting edges. The

company is a certified Woman Business Enterprise and has been serving metal needs since 1963. Sunnycrest Inc. 58 Prospect Street Auburn, N.Y. 13021 Exhibit Area 4 The company offers manholes, catch basins, pipe and fittings, retaining wall blocks, and landscape blocks. Tech-Mix (Bauval Group) 3350 Butte-aux-Renards Varennes, QC, Canada J3X 1P7 Exhibit Area 7 Top-Mix Cold Patch Asphalt — the long-lasting and convenient solution for road and pothole repair. Produced 12 months a year for year-round usage. Available in 50-lb. and 60-lb. bags and in bulk. NYSDOT approved. Terry Tree Service 225 Ballantyne Road Rochester, N.Y. 14623 Exhibit Area 107 TempHeatTech 8 Railroad Ave. Albany, N.Y. 12205 Exhibit Area 86 Tenco Industries 5700 S. Lima Road Lakeville, N.Y. 14480 Exhibit Area E Tenco is a leader in snow and ice control products for airports and highways. Tenco Industries is an Alamo Group company that provides installation of equipment and service after the sale. Tenco Industries also is a parts depot. Tenco would like to say thank you to its customers, inviting them to visit Ken Brink, Shane Chapman and Glenn Plaisted at Booth “E.” Tracey Road Equipment 6803 Manlius Center Road East Syracuse, N.Y. 13057 Exhibit Area P and Q

Traffic Safety Products/Eberl Iron Works 128 Sycamore Street Buffalo, N.Y. 14204 Exhibit Area 17 and 18 Traffic Safety Products, a division of Eberl Iron Works Inc., is a one-stop shop for traffic safety products. The company provides aluminum and roll-up signs, square tubular, round and U-channel sign posts, sign brackets, barricades, flexible and steel delineators, barrels, cones and much more. For more information, visit www.trafficsafetyproducts.net. Trius Inc. 268 Towpath Road Fort Edward, N.Y. 12828 Exhibit Area D-2 Truck-Lite 310 E. Elmwood Ave. Falconer, N.Y. 14733 Exhibit Area 14 Trux Outfitter 601 Upper Court Street Binghamton, N.Y. 13904 Exhibit Area T-2 Unicell Body Co. 1319 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road Rochester, N.Y. 14623 Exhibit Area B United Rentals 23404 Summertown Place Sterling, Va. 20166 Exhibit Area 2 Upstate Rentals and Sweepers P.O. Box 60377 Rochester, N.Y. 14606 Exhibit Area A

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BASCHMANN SERVICES, INC. 1101 Maple Road, Elma, NY 14059 888/655-1101 Fax: 716/655-0374 website: www.baschmann.com

CONTRACTORS SALES Albany, NY 518/456-1445 Fax: 518/456-8600 website: www.contractorssales.com

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WESTCHESTER TRACTOR, INC. 60 International Blvd., Brewster, NY 10509 845/278-7766 Fax: 845/278-4431 website: www.wtractor.com

New OGS System ‘Failing Miserably’ from page 66

heavy equipment contracts, and two additional contracts will be signed in the next couple of weeks, with more to follow as the solicitation paperwork is approved.” Interestingly, OGS said these contracts will feature multiple manufacturers and “all available models and many different options to satisfy the needs of multiple jurisdictions.” That sounds a lot like the framework of the old contracts, which might leave some to wonder why the old system was scrapped. A Substitute System The Office of General Services in New York State, which has presided over a meltdown in state contracting for heavy equipment and heavy trucks, was declared in 2006 to be a national role model in procurement. The OGS was awarded the NY Citizens Budget Commission “Prize for Public Service Innovation.” The award was for the agency’s forming of a state task force to help first-responder organizations in the state win steep procurement discounts for Homeland Security items. That was then. Today, no prizes are expected to be awarded the agency for its reworking of the state’s central contract system for heavy equipment. “As far as I am concerned, the new system has failed miserably,” said Richard Walters, former superintendent of highways for the town of Onondaga and former president of the town highway superintendents association. “For the procurement of heavy equipment and heavy trucks, things are getting worse. I hear the people at OGS who were in charge of procurement of heavy equipment in the state have been moved out and new people brought in.” Such a shuffling of OGS personnel was not confirmed, but then a lot of the behind-the-scenes activity cannot be nailed down. Certainly OGS itself is not operating with notable transparency. One of the biggest frustrations expressed by local government officials is not being able to get straight answers about why the state system was changed, what the new system will look like, and when it will be in place. This much is clear: The old system ran afoul of the state comptroller’s office — which is a busy office. In Fiscal Year 2013-14, the office reviewed some 24,700 transactions totaling $84 billion. Comptroller staffers know the ins and outs of contracts and have developed a set of criteria that determine if a contract passes muster. Three years ago, an OGS contract for heavy equipment didn’t pass. It was rejected for being inconsistent in its evaluation process. In other words, the contract’s selection of vendors and products was considered to be unfair and not in the best interests of taxpayers. An official in the comptroller’s office, who agreed to talk about the situation on background, said the objection was significant because a comptroller’s central purpose in any contract review is determining if bidding is fair and impartial. Then, one year after the comptroller’s formal objection to the contract, the legislature enacted a statutory change that freed General Services from comptroller oversight in some specialty contracts, including heavy equipment. The structural change was said to be part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s effort to speed up the contract approval process and to develop a central procurement entity in OGS. So in essence, OGS was told that it was contracting heavy equipment in an unacceptable way — and then was given free rein to fix the situation. When the comptroller’s office gets calls now about the state heavy equipment contract, it refers callers to the newly empowered OGS. The buck clearly stops with the Office of General Services, and its performance to date has been widely panned. “They [OGS officials] are not standing in our shoes and have no idea 72

what we are doing,” said Martin Roberts, highway superintendent of the town of Reading, and president of the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways. “We are open to new ideas, but you have to have a new idea to present before doing away with the old one. We were told to quit doing it [contracting] the way we were doing it and we asked, well, how do we do it? Well, they said, we don’t know yet, but quit doing it that way.” Roberts said his “frustration” with the situation has largely dissipated because the association simply went around the OGS. It lobbied the legislature “long and hard” and finally got a piggyback contracting system in place. “We simply circumvented the OGS because it didn’t work.” Essentially, the piggyback system decentralizes bidding for heavy equipment and trucks. Towns and other local jurisdictional units are allowed to buy using approved county contracts and thereby receive volume cost benefits similar to what they used to receive from state contracts. The statute subsequently was broadened to let local units collaborate on any approved county contract, not just that of their home county. “The good news is there are a number of county purchasing departments that have gone to the expense and labor to bid the items that we as municipalities use on a daily basis,” Roberts says. “In the piggybacking legislation that we and the county superintendents fought for so vehemently, first being approved and then extended, we now have another avenue for procurement.” It works for most everyone. Sean Roche handles municipal sales at the Arkel Motors Navistar International truck dealership in New Windsor. He believes three quarters of municipalities in New York now use the piggyback system to acquire new trucks. “It almost totally replaced the old system. People just got sick and tired of waiting for the state and went around it. “The one issue we have run into,” he added, “is that some towns have bylaws that don’t allow piggybacking at all, not outside the county in which they’re domiciled. One municipality bought on a contract and then realized it had a bylaw saying it couldn’t.” Roche said in his opinion the state contract worked very well before OGS started changing it. “But what we are doing now is working very well, too.” The piggyback statute is locked in until 2019, though some officials express concern that it will go by the boards when General Services finally settles on a system. The downside of piggybacking is that a single county contract is not apt to have the pricing-discount impact of a contract that encompasses an entire state. For several reasons, Timothy Hens, president of the New York State County Highway Superintendents Association, said, “decentralized bidding doesn’t make sense.” “Many small towns and even some rural counties don’t have the staff in place to deal with specification writing and setting bid requirements. In addition, rural areas have limited options in terms of vendors. Statewide bidding by OGS used to eliminate these concerns.” What has developed in the absence of a functioning state contract for heavy equipment, according to Hens, is a competition among county purchasing departments to build more volume into their negotiated contracts. “So many counties have begun writing specifications that encourage or allow piggybacking from municipalities, hoping to assemble an ‘understood’ volume for vendors that will bring down the pricing.” In other cases, counties and towns have turned to national procurement cooperatives — Hens mentioned the National Joint Powers Alliance and the U.S. Communities cooperative — “in the hopes of avoiding altogether the administrative headache of bidding locally.” In fact, several national cooperatives offer competitive heavy equipment continued on page 74

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N.Y.S. HIGHWAY & PUBLIC WORKS

EXPO EXPO PRODUCED BY SUPERINTENDENT’S PROFILE

PRODUCED BY SUPERINTENDENT’S PROFILE

NYS SUPERINTENDENTS PROFILE & PRODUCT-SERVICE DIRECTORY

Wednesday • October 15, 2014 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Americraft Center of Progress Building NYS Fairgrounds / Syracuse, NY

Please print info below prior to arrival and turn this in upon entry for door prize drawings... For more information, call Superintendent’s Profile at 800-992-7116

Name______________________________________________________________

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Work Address ______________________________________________________

City ________________________ State ____________ Zip ________________

Phone including area code __________________________________________

E-mail Address ____________________________________________________

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