CONCRETE PAVEMENT
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BY LARRY TROJAK
GNSS Tech Proves to be a GAME-CHANGER
L
ance Latimer’s vision for his company, Alpine Civil Contractors (ACC) started with a stringless slipform paving system but has since grown to include GNSS technology on almost every type of heavy equipment the company operates in all facets of the site development process. That push to GPS, and the reputation it‘s helped Alpine earn for fast, accurate work, has led to the company to become one of the area’s most sought-after contractors and to achieve A-List status with major home developers.
EXPANDING THE ADVANTAGE A good part of Alpine’s client list involves some of the largest homesite developers in the region—companies that have millions of dollars tied up in developments, but can’t issue a building permit until roads, ponds and any special features are in place. These are the people to whom Alpine has made its services invaluable. “We’ve sped that process up considerably, using Topcon GPS technology on our excavators, dozers, and motor graders. We even have machine control
on one of our loaders which we use for fine-tuning grade with the roadbuilding crew,” he says. “Our operator loves it because he knows where the grade is no matter where he’s at on the site. That makes it easy for him to work alongside a blade building sub-base for road prep. THE VALUE IN STRINGLESS Latimer says an important part of his pitch to new clients is to point out how much they save by not having to pay surveyors to pound hubs and stakes in advance of the stringline crew.
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CONCRETE SLIPFORM PAVERS FOR CURB, CURB & GUTTER, BARRIER WALLS, SIDEWALKS, PARAPET WALLS, PAVEMENTS & CUSTOM APPLICATIONS 1805 N DOT ST, MCHENRY, IL 60050 PHONE: (815) 385-7700
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