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AUGUST 2010
ADVANCING WATER MAY 2013
ADVANCING WATER
QUICK FACTS: Garney has built projects for BNSF
Railway, Kansas City Southern, and
Union Pacific Railroad.
These railroad projects have been
constructed in Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico,
Montana, and Washington.
Garney has constructed more than
$15 million worth of railroad work.
After several years of success, Garney looks to surge forward into the railroad market. Having worked with top industry companies such as Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Union Pacific (UP), and Kansas City Southern (KCS) in recent years, Garney sets their sights on securing more work and further rooting down in this industry. With many railways looking to improve infrastructure in the next few years, the timing for Garney could not be better.
ALL ABOARD! GARNEY’S FORAY INTO RAILROAD WORK by Jordan Joyce
If you break down railroad projects to their simplest form, you will uncover why Garney is a good fit for the industry. Railroad construction consists of heavy civil work, including concrete foundations and structures. Some projects also include treatment facilities, pump stations, installation of specialized equipment, mechanical piping, air piping, and general water and sewer piping – all of which fit under Garney’s umbrella of expertise. J.W. Youngblood, now retired, was one
of the first employee-owners to help Garney break into the railroad industry in Kansas City. His relationship with Arthur Hutt, a local engineer at Bartlett & West, led to the bidding and procurement of a project for BNSF, which in turn led to opportunities with other railway companies. While Garney experienced success with a handful of railroad jobs in the early 2000s, it was not until the last few years that Garney became a fixture in the market, consistently securing projects with several railroad companies.
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ALL ABOARD! GARNEY’S FORAY INTO RAILROAD WORK With bid spots typically limited on railroad projects, Garney’s relationships with professionals in the industry are important for obtaining bid opportunities. Over the past few years, Mike Gardner and Tony Kempf’s groups have taken the initiative to build relationships and further reinforce Garney’s foundation within the railroad market. As with the water and wastewater industry, the railroad community is a small tight-knit group, so word travels quickly between railroad companies and engineering firms. Therefore, recommendations, or lack thereof, can be crucial to securing work. Garney has experienced the power of word-of-mouth firsthand. We were able to expand our market reach and secure work with KCS after receiving a recommendation from BNSF. Since completing the early railroad jobs in Kansas City, Garney has extended its scope to other regions of the country. Garney has been awarded contracts in Texas, Washington, Nebraska, Montana, and New Mexico, the latter being the location of Garney’s current project for Union Pacific.
The East and West Industrial Water Treatment Plant Facilities project in Strauss, New Mexico includes the construction of two new 0.25 MGD industrial wastewater (storm water) treatment facilities including headworks screening, oil/water separation, and dissolved air flotation separation (DAFT) solids removal treatment systems for the Strauss Fueling Facility, Block Swap Yard, and Intermodal Facility. Since becoming involved in the railroad industry, Garney has been awarded sixteen contracts. A few projects of note include:
BNSF New Wheel Truing Facility
UP Argo Yard Storm Water Improvements
BNSF Congo to Eton Capacity Improvement Project
BNSF Wheel Plant Building Addition & Crane Way Extension
KCS Knoche Turntable Project
BNSF Brick Masonry Repairs & New Building Siding, Phase 1A & 1B
BNSF Car Shop Improvements
BNSF Emergency Standby Power
As many railroad companies look to improve their infrastructure, Garney hopes to be in contention come bid time. In a client-based industry, Garney’s reputation for safety, quality and integrity should bring opportunity in a market that is expected to have plenty of work in the coming years. ◊
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JOB SHOTS FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
Laporte 27” Waterline Rehabilitation Project
(City of Fort Collins, CO)
Job 6653—$821,166 Project Manager: Jeff Moore Superintendent: Rich Trimble Project Engineer: Gary Haas
Crew: Mario Armendariz, Colby Esquibel, Ben Morales
Clockwise from Top Left: Garney, SAK and Murphy Pipelines crews work a 16-hour shift to swageline / pull 2,360 LF of 28” HDPE DR41 pipe through 27” steel host pipe using a TT Technologies GrundoBurst 1250CP machine;
28” HDPE DR41 being swaged through 28” x 24.5” dye. Pulling forces in excess of 140,000 lbs. were used to pull the pipe through the dye and 27” steel pipe;
A 27” custom line stop was required to kill the line to install 24” butterfly valves and steel transitions on each end of the project;
Rich’s crew.
Submitted by Jeff Moore
EMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHT: TIM BEHLER & MARK KELLY
Tim joined Encore Construction in 2002 as a Senior Project Manager on the North Collier Water Reclamation Facility Expansion in Naples, Florida. After successfully completing this $26 million project, Tim relocated to Winter Garden and assumed the duties of Vice President of Operations. In 2008, Tim was promoted to Senior Vice President maintaining his responsibilities over field operations at Encore, including directing the activities of Project Managers, Superintendents, Project Engineers, Foremen, the Safety Program, and Encore's Equipment Division. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Tim has been instrumental in the phenomenal growth Encore has experienced over the past few years. Prior to Encore, his experience encompassed over 15 years with a national general contractor as a key player substantially growing company and divisional revenue. His expertise in the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities is second to none in the industry.
Mark was employed for 11 years with Encore Construction prior to Garney's acquisition in late 2012. In 2008, Mark assumed the position of VP of Pre-Construction, directing a professional team of Engineers and Estimators and developing and acquiring new work for Encore. A graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Building Construction & Contracting, Mark began his career in project management and estimating, specializing in water and wastewater construction. After college, Mark worked for Danis Shook Construction as an Estimator/Project Engineer. Mark's vast experience in treatment plant construction and costing, and his ability to quickly recognize untapped opportunities, was one of the reasons why Encore grew to be one of the most recognized environmental construction companies in Florida. A father of four, Mark lives in Oakland with his wife, Zoie, and their bull mastiffs, Tank and Rock. Mark's hobbies include cooking, fishing, gardening, and watching his son, Sean, play football for Florida Atlantic University.
JOB SHOTS
JOB SHOTS
AMES, IOWA
NEW HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
WPC UV Disinfection Facility
(City of Ames)
Job 4404—$2.0 million Project Manager: Thom Eaton Superintendent: Thom Eaton Project Coordinator: Sonya Puskas Crew: Jason Gerdes
Top: Pipe row anxious for installation.
Bottom: Excavation ready for ductile iron pipe installation.
Below: Jason hopes to grow up to be bigger than a 60” tee one day.
Submitted by Thom Eaton
Western Wake Contract 2, Biosolids Facility
(Western Wake Partners)
Encore Job 433—$26.6 million Project Manager: Don Trujillo Superintendent: Bim Pope Project Engineer: Adam Corn
Clockwise from Top Left: Northeast end view of building during precast panel installation;
View of cast-in-place step footers;
Crane picking up precast column for installation;
Southwest view of building after majority of precast panel installation.
Submitted by Don Trujillo
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JOB SHOTS
JOB SHOTS
MULBERRY, FLORIDA
AURORA, COLORADO
Reclaimed Water Treatment Plant and Pump Station
(Tampa Electric Company)
Encore Job 442—$24.2 million Project Managers: Lynne McGibney Tom Manning Safety & QA/QC: Frank Ortega Ritchie Singletary Superintendents: George Burns Dwight Jones John Kenny Lupe Perez Mike Smith Mike Terry Project Engineers: Mike Parrish Matt McKinnon Project Coordinator: Gina McKinnon
Foremen: Alex Alvarez, Gary Juarez, Jorge Perez, Bryan Orton, John Baumstark, Patrick Burns, Antonio Mata, Luis Alvarez
Submitted by Matt McKinnon
Griswold WPF Air Scour Piping Modifications
(City of Aurora, CO)
Job 6668—$157,500 Project Manager: Mike Moore Superintendent: Carey Woods Project Coordinator: Heidi Haberkorn
Crew: Mauro Espinoza, Randy Dominguez, Greg Hannah
Right and below: New 8” to 1” stainless steel piping to existing Leopold under drains, typical for four filter cells.
Submitted by Mike Moore
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Coordinated effort in moving 36” HDPE. Once pre-assembled in an open area of the project site, this pipe was relocated to its underground service location as a section of the main drain line for the gravity filter structure.
Rebar installed at the RO building pipe trench. This portion of the structure will be backfilled and will have supply and discharge piping running through it for the RO process. The power plant can be seen in the background.
Crew: Gordon Arch, Tomas Diez, Jose Gonzalez, Charlie Kercher, Gary Langley, Ernest Prosser, Marcos Rodriquez, Jarred Sewell, Stetson Wilson, Ramiro Hernandez, Raymundo Perez, Arturo Pena, Alfred Jenkins, Artemio Mata, Wackee Adams, Jose Alvarado, Matthew Davis, Marques Flint, Henry Idleburgh, Charles Leckrone, Terry Leonard, Filiberto Matamoros, Yoebel Vasallo, Victor Cervantes, Ruben Alvarez, Danny Clawson, Russell Woods, Jeremy Felts, Michael Brewer, Scott Rayburn, Tony Smith, Ryan Graham
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JOB SHOTS
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
BRIGHTON, COLORADO
Wolf Pen Branch Phase II Transmission Main
(Louisville Water Company)
Job 3087—$5.8 million Project Manager: Gary Goff Superintendent: Steve Dunlap Project Engineer: Jordan Carrier
Crew: Richard Stuard, Edgar Elias, Basil Trouten, Danny Delplane, Gregory Brown, Jesus Ortiz
Top Left: Crew lowering a joint of 36” PCCP into the trench.
Top Right: 36” gate valve and lugged adapters assembled and ready for installation.
Bottom: 36” transmission line installation along Springdale Road.
Submitted by Jordan Carrier
Northern Treatment Plant
(Metro Wastewater Reclamation District)
Job 6655—$97.9 million
Clockwise from Top Left: Setting structural steel for the onsite warehouse;
Installing 36” Hobas underslab pipe at primary clarifiers;
Beginning stages of chemical storage facility;
Mass excavation for secondary clarifiers and bioreactors;
“Three NTP Wise Man” - Matt Wampler, Mike Graeve, and David Lustig.
Submitted by Andy Brown
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JOB SHOTS
MIDLAND, TEXAS
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
T-Bar Extension
(Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1)
Job 4400—$21.6 million Project Manager: Rob Fults Superintendents: Jackie Gass Andy Lantz Reg Pare Project Engineer: Jarrod Weber
Right: Reg Pare and crew installing 48” Hanson 303 pipe.
Below: Reg Pare and crew installing 48” Hanson L pipe.
Submitted by Rob Fults
Mulberry Water & Sanitary Sewer Relocations
(City of Fort Collins, CO)
Job 6661—$680,453 Project Manager: Jeff Moore Superintendent: Rich Trimble Project Engineer: Gary Haas
Crew: Mario Armendariz, Ben Morales, Colby Esquibel, Toby Vanlandingham
Top: The river was diverted through twin 36” CMP and a pit-run platform was constructed that also served as an access road. 42” RCP and 12” DIP were installed and concrete encased in the bedrock beneath the river.
Bottom Right: Garney crew setting the 10’ x 10’ tie-in vault with 90-ton crane.
Bottom Left: 42” RCP sewer encasement with a 12 conduit duct bank.
Submitted by Gary Haas
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JOB SHOTS
JOB SHOTS
MORRISON, COLORADO
STRAUSS, NEW MEXICO
Morrison Water Reclamation Facility
(Mount Carbon Metro District & Town of Morrison, CO)
Job 6631—$3.9 million Project Manager: Brock Southwick Superintendent: Walt Sinclair Project Engineer: Matt Davis
Crew: Tino Alvarez, Ilay Alvarez, Louis Lucero, Hugo Montanez, Jesus Esparza, Arturo Santoyo, Chris McBride, Matthew McBride, Charles Baltzell, Eric Klopfenstein, Daniel Recktenwald
Top: Completed structural concrete at SBR basins including flow equalization basin and tertiary filter bay.
Bottom: Masonry construction in progress at the new headworks building.
Submitted by Brock Southwick & Matt Davis
East & West Industrial Water Treatment Plant Facilities
(Union Pacific Railroad)
Job 9122—$4.9 million Principal-in-Charge: Wes Weaver Project Manager: Tom Baughman Superintendents: Chuck Berry Doug Bloss Gerry Buckner Juan Torres Project Engineer: Solange Huggins Project Coordinator: Janel Tannatt
Crew: Jose Chacon, Margarito Compean, Jose Davis, Eliazar Fraire, Eliseo Lopez, Mario Salas, Arturo Sosa
Top Left: East IWTP slab-on-grade.
Top Right: East IWTP metal building structure.
Bottom: East IWTP headworks structure.
Submitted by Tom Baughman
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JOB SHOTS
JOB SHOTS
GILLETTE, WYOMING
ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
Gillette Madison Pipeline Project, Contract 4A
(City of Gillette, WY)
Job 7013—$20.9 million Project Manager: Keith Lemaster Superintendents: Alvino Roybal Brian Duran Project Engineers: Taylor Osgood Josh Selvog Project Coordinator: Beth Melchior
Crew: Leopoldo Soto, Nemecio Vega, Antonio Rico, Santiago Simental, Jose Garcia-Aldana, Rick Payne, Nathan Lopez, Jeryd Sisneros, Joe Logan, Jorge Trejo, Eduardo Orozco, Anthony Garcia, Brian Duran, Jr.
Right: Installing and backfilling the 42” steel waterline.
Inset: The City of Gillette likes Garney so much, they named a street after Keith.
Submitted by Taylor Osgood
Tucson / Rogers Gravel Pit Reservoir Hydraulic Facilities
(City of Thornton, CO)
Job 6663—$6.2 million Project Manager: Ruben King Superintendent: Les Cushman Project Engineers: Michael Huff Alex Engelbert
Crew: Steve Chandler, John “JJ” Yazzie, Rich Maestas, John Gepkens
Top: This is the second week into the excavation for the pump station which shows a 15-foot cut.
Bottom: Eventually this excavation will be 50’ deep which will have a 4’ thick slab supporting a pump station. The pump station will hold two 480 HP pumps and one 125 HP pump which will exchange water in and out of Tucson Rogers reservoir from the South Platte River.
Submitted by Alex Engelbert
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JOB SHOTS
JOB SHOTS
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
NEW HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
Whites Creek WWTP Optimization & Disinfection
(Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County)
Job 3040—$5.4 million Project Manager: Jordan Brooking Superintendent: Mike Terry
Crew: Mike Brewer, Danny Clawson, Jeff Felts, Jeremy Felts, Scotty Rayburn, Russell Woods
Top Left: View of the UV disinfection building from the northwest corner of the building.
Top Right: View of the UV disinfection building from the southwest corner of the building.
Bottom: New effluent discharge channel with 96” Parshall flume.
Submitted by Jordan Brooking
Western Wake Wastewater Management Facilities Effluent Outfall Pipeline
(Town of Cary, NC)
Job 3080—$22.4 million Sr. Project Manager: Jason Koon Project Manager: Sam Flowers Superintendents: Will Kennedy Andrew Kremer Project Engineer: Scott Grause
Crew: Mike Waterworth, Josh Magee, James Strahan Jr., Ben Lapp, Ramon Herarra, Mike Seal, Steven McCarty, Vasel Abazajian, Joel Hoffman, Thomas Yarborough, Jeff Jones, Jeffery Kerr
Left: Ben and Ramon making grade for the next joint of pipe.
Right: Backfilling 54” steel pipe.
Submitted by Scott Grause
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Fair Oaks WWTP & Force Main Design-Build Project
(Fair Oaks Farms)
Job 3050—$2.8 million Sr. Project Manager: Eric Malvin Project Manager: Chris Coston Superintendent: Jerry Taylor
Right: Trenching in 4” HDPE force main. On a good day, the trencher can install more than 3,500 feet of pipe.
Below: Setting 50,000 lb. pre-packaged WWP onto a concrete base slab.
Submitted by Chris Coston
FAIR OAKS, INDIANA
Rueter-Hess Reservoir & Water Treatment Plant
(Parker Water & Sanitation District)
Job 9116—$51.8 million Project Manager: John Jacob Construction Mgrs: Doug Voss Sean Voss Jason Pacheco Project Engineer: Solange Huggins
Weaver is providing Construction Management services for this project, which includes the construction of a new 10 MGD water treatment plant using ceramic microfiltration membrane as the primary treatment process for the plant. Weaver has been Parker W&S District’s construction manager since 1987.
Top: Box culvert storm drainage structure.
Bottom: Raw water pipe gallery.
Submitted by John Jacob
PARKER, COLORADO
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Lake Texoma Outfall to Wylie WTP Pipeline, Sect. D
(North Texas Municipal Water District)
Job 4391—$15.2 million Project Manager: David Burkhart Construction Mgr: Jason Jansen Superintendents: Chris Roberts Thad Anderson Curtis Hefley Project Engineer: Will Poczekaj
Crew: Bryan Roberts, Ricky Roberts, Tony Christiansen, Elwin Claros, Hernan Mejia, Adrian Mejia, Chris Manes, Callie Manes, Joseph Yohon, John Fitzgerald, Rito Mata, Pedro Vasquez, Jose Rivas, Cirilio Correa, Wayne Mercer, Eric West, Steve Vasseur
Top Left: Installing 96” raw water main.
Top Right: Pre-storm creek restoration.
Bottom: Preparing the 50-foot joints.
Submitted by Will Poczekaj
WYLIE, TEXAS
Leon Creek Emergency Sewer Relief Line
(San Antonio Water System)
Job 4412—$4.0 million Project Manager: Chad Sharbono Superintendents: Mike Swift Raul Arvizu Project Engineer: Kahle Loveless
Crew: Truitt Thompson, Fletter Stoudemire, Alfonza Stoudemire, Jay Robertson, Dwayne Harper, Charles Griffin, Jeff Vander Wolde, Rod Oloteo, Arturo Torres, Javier Alvarez, Esau Olvera, Noe Rodriguez
Left: Raul Arvizu and Noe Rodriguez break down column forms around a 60” fiberglass manhole riser.
Right: Alfonza Stoudemire standing along the 66” Hobas pipe.
Submitted by Kahle Loveless
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
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D.L. Smith Middle Basin WWTP Solids Dewatering Improvements
(Johnson County Wastewater)
Job 8031—$4.7 million Project Manager: Joey Perell Superintendent: Steve Harris Project Engineer: Luke Messer
Crew: Marlon Borrayo, James Gerdes, Chris Meyer, Johnny Bunch
Top Left: Drilling concrete piers for the process building polymer room addition.
Bottom Left: Forming the grade beams for the new polymer room addition.
Far Right: Moving existing stair tower to build the new polymer room addition.
Submitted by Luke Messer
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
Blair Bend 24” Water Main Extension
(Loudon Utilities Board)
Job 3086—$1.0 million Project Manager: Jeff Seal Superintendent: Kevin Griffin Project Engineer: Jacob Gabbard
Crew: Scott Russell, Mitch Dotson, Felix Rivera, Sammy Rangel, Tomas Binuelo
Right: Kevin Griffin presents the Eastern Safety Award to Sammy Rangel.
Below: Installing 24” water main down Grove Street.
Submitted by Jacob Gabbard
LOUDON, TENNESSEE
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ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS PRESENTATION
GARNEY SPIRIT & DEDICATION AWARD: JASON JANSEN
Employee-owner who best exemplifies dedication, loyalty and spirit to the company. This person places the
company’s best interest ahead of his or her own, and is always there to provide
experience and support to any employee that needs it.
TEAM GARNEY: CATERPILLAR, INC. Vendor who exhibits the characteristics that make
Garney successful: great customer service, as well as integrity and dedication to our company.
ESOP AMBASSADOR AWARD: DAVID LUSTIG
Recognizes an individual who promotes and demonstrates the strengths of our ESOP culture.
Wes Weaver (right) receives recognition as he retires this year.
Greg Harris recognizes Top Gun Award winner,
Matthew Stewart.
Steve McCandless and Phil Werner recognize Gold Service Award winner, Rick Craig. MVP PIPE PM: SAM FLOWERS
MVP PLANT SUPT: WALLY ESPARZA MVP PIPE SUPT: CHRIS ROBERTS (not pictured)
Joe Lewis, 40 years
Les Cushman, 35 years
J.B. Wright, 25 years
Beth Melchior, 30 years
Tom Baughman, 25 years
SERVICE AWARDS
40 years: Joe Lewis 35 years: Les Cushman 30 years: Jose G. Diaz Beth Melchior Joe Monteleone
25 years: Tom Baughman Truitt Thompson J.B. Wright
20 years: Gerry Buckner Matt Foster Rich Trimble
15 years: Eric Coe Manuel Diaz Will Kennedy Rito Mata Bryan S. Taylor Tim Vallejos John Yazzie
10 years: Coy Alspach Timothy Behler Javier Canales Jose Canales Samuel Canales Jesus G. Chavez Lucas Cobb
Manuel M. Fernandez Jackie Gass Gary Goff Jeff Gorman Kevin Griffin Nolan Hake Gary Juarez Mark Kelly Filiberto Matamoros Mathew McBride Arturo Moreno Juan Luna Munoz Fabian Ortiz Jose Rivas Kevin Rupp Jeremy Smith Ryan Smith Donald Trujillo Alisandro V. Navarro Ancelmo Velazquez Sean Voss Lee Welker Tracy Winsor
5 years: Mark Abram Josue Alvarez Frank Amende Lara Luis O. Arvizu Luis D. Bautista Marlon Borrayo Mark Brown Elfido Castillo Trevizo Victor Cervantes Octavio Chavez Whitney Clarke Margarito Compean Cirilo Correa Dustin Cronin Luis E. Cruz Humberto Del Cid Stephen Hagy Dave Hall Gregory Hannah Michael Huff John Jacob E.J. Jiles
Stewart Jones Fred Keith Andrew Kremer Christina Lopez Nemecio L. Vega Ken Margetts Ramon M. Aguilera Johnny Mercer Luke Messer Hugo Montanez Humberto Montes Bryan Muench Jan Nash Joseph Newton, Jr. Ezequiel Penaloza Russell Puskas Dan Recktenwald Tim Rice Dan Stanton Kevin Uhl Heinrich Walker Kurt Walters
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In previous newsletters, we have covered six of our ten Goals and Philosophies. This newsletter
focuses on our Philosophy of Integrity is the Shortest Path to Success. This philosophy
originated from Charles Garney, the founder of our company, who preached this valuable trait to his
employees.
Integrity is not an adjective frequently associated with our industry. Many contractors approach
business in ways that are unethical and in some cases illegal. Often this approach may feel like a
victory but ultimately, this behavior will catch up to people and failure will result.
Garney seeks to approach business with high integrity, honesty, and fairness. Doing this has
brought us much success and it has separated us from many of our competitors. We are building
the ideal employee-owned company. To successfully do this, integrity will always be a cornerstone
of our efforts. Owners, engineers, and suppliers want to build relationships with high-integrity
companies. This creates opportunities for Garney and helps maintain our leadership status in the
industry. If you look back 20 or 30 years at the companies that have failed in our industry, chances
are they did not have high integrity.
Most importantly, having high integrity allows us to sleep easy at night. Without integrity, your sense
of accomplishment is diminished. Cheating or taking shortcuts to achieve a goal will ultimately feel
very hollow and it’s something you will live with for the rest of your life. Personally and
professionally, start building a foundation of high integrity practices that you will look back on one
day with pride and accomplishment. It is one more way to help me protect your secure retirement.
Written by: ESOP MAN
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ADDITION TO NASHVILLE-BASED OPERATIONS
Scott Reuter, a Senior Project Manager with Encore, has been promoted to Plant Operations Manager for our Nashville-based operations. Scott graduated from Virginia Tech University in 1998 and started working for Encore in 2003. Scott has built treatment plants in PA, VA, KS, FL and SC and will bring this expertise to oversee facility projects out of the Nashville office. Scott, his wife Jane, and their four children will be relocating to the Nashville area this summer.
This is an important step in the continuing integration of Garney and Encore. Bringing expertise like this in to the Garney operations is one of the many reasons the teaming of Garney and Encore made sense. This is a great opportunity for Scott and further solidifies our commitment and enhances our capabilities and capacity in Nashville for facility work. At the same time, Scott will leave a large void in the Encore group that will provide opportunities for others to step up. Our employee-ownership foundation continues to facilitate growth, success, and opportunities for our employee-owners.
Please join us in congratulating Scott on this achievement!
Garney Holding Company recently won the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Contractor’s Western Regional Safety Excellence Award. This award was presented to our Colorado chapter member, Solange Huggins, at the membership meeting. Garney will also be recognized in NAWIC’s May newsletter. Congratulations to all those involved in putting this award submittal together and bringing home such a great recognition! This recognition goes to all employee-owners, as it was the entire company under review for this award.
GARNEY WINS 2013 CHAMPIONS OF BUSINESS
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GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES
Garney’s Littleton office has been making a difference with their efforts in giving back and getting involved in the community! We are excited to announce accomplishments made so far and our goals for the remainder of 2013. A special shout out to Nikia Steppins for her perseverance and guidance that allows us to display the generosity of Garney employee-owners!
September 2012 – Fall River Sweep: Garney sponsored this event and also provided a team of 14 volunteers to help clean up the Platte River along the section that runs through Denver.
November 2012 – Coats for Colorado: Approximately 25-30 coats were collected for Colorado’s annual coat drive to help families in need.
November 2012 – Thanksgiving Meal Boxes: Through a contact at a local school, Garney found four families in need to donate Thanksgiving meal boxes to.
December 2012 – Wal-Mart Gift Card Collection: When the Wal-Mart gift cards were distributed by Garney before the holidays, we asked for an anonymous donation of our EO’s gift cards. We collected 22 gift cards and donated them to the Family Tree, an organization that helps victims of domestic violence in Denver.
March / April 2013 – Office Supply Donation: After cleaning out the Weaver offices, there were many items that we could not find a home for at Garney. We decided to make a donation to a local school of all excess items including office furniture, binders and various office supplies.
April 2013 – Safe House Denver Home Repairs and Improvements: Through NAWIC, Garney gathered a team of volunteers and participated in the house repairs for the Safe House in Denver, a non-profit organization that helps women and children of domestic violence. The house was built in the late 1800s and was in desperate need of repairs. Garney’s team (Andy Brown, Heidi Haberkorn and husband Norm, Matt Wampler, Nate Cruise and wife Maggie, Nikia Steppins, and Solange Huggins) spent a Saturday donating their time, along with other members of the construction community in Denver. Repairs included drywall patching, new ceiling tiles , painting, trim, electrical wiring, and cleaning. The house received a much needed and appreciated face lift! (photos at right)
April / May 2013 – Garney’s Spring Food Drive: Food drive held through Garney’s Littleton office, collecting non perishable food items, personal hygiene items and plastic grocery bags. Job sites all over the Rocky Mountain Front Range, together with office participants, donated a very generous collection to the Arvada Community Food Bank!
GOAL: Summer 2013 – Military Care Packages: Prepare and ship care packages.
GOAL: Fall 2013 – Fall River Sweep: Assist in the river clean up again this year.
GOAL: Fall 2013 – Habitat for Humanity: Participate in this year’s build days in Denver.
GOAL: Fall 2013 – Garney’s Fall Food Drive: Repeat success of the Spring Food Drive.
GOAL: Fall 2013 – Coats for Colorado: Repeat success of 2012 coat drive.
GOAL: Fall / Winter 2013 – Holiday Volunteer Opportunities and Meal Box Preparation: Find opportunities for volunteering and giving back through the many sources available this time of year.
For the second year in a row, Garney Construction was recognized as a “Champions of Business” award winner by the Kansas City Business Journal. Excerpts from the May 10 article are below:
In a year that brought mixed financial success for Kansas City companies, Garney Construction experienced a unique mix: an acquisition and an unprecedented number of projects won. In December 2012, Garney Holding Co., bought Encore Construction Co. of Winter Garden, Fla.
Even before acquiring Encore, Garney’s year was going well. The company picked up three large projects, two in Texas and one in Colorado. “Those three major projects were significant victories for us in 2012,” CEO Mike Heitmann said. “This is certainly much more work than we’ve been able to get in the last five years since the economy went down.”
“We are going to look back and be pretty proud of what we got done in the market conditions we had. And that is because of our geographic diversity - we were able to shift resources around to capitalize on positive market activity,” COO Jason Seubert said.
For more information: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2013/05/10/champions-of-business-garney.html
CIPO HONORED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS
The 5-year Canal Importation Ponds and Outfall (CIPO) Drainage and Natural Area Improvement Project recently received multiple awards for its multi-disciplinary approach to flood mitigation and natural area and habitat improvements.
Recent honors include a 2012 Grand Award for Engineering Excellence, the top honor for design from the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM). The second award was a 2013 Engineering Excellence Merit Award, also for the project’s design and success, from American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
Because the project used the City of Fort Collins’ Alternative Product Delivery System (APDS), the engineers (Ayres Associates and Anderson Consulting Engineers) and contractor (Garney Construction) also received recognition. Completed in late 2012, the most important achievement of the CIPO project is reliable flood protection for approximately 175 homes and several roadways in an area upstream from Colorado State University. Designers also took advantage of the opportunity to accomplish much more throughout this project, including water quality and habitat improvements in Red Fox Meadows Natural Area, wildlife preservation, stream restoration, trail enhancements and opportunities for outdoor wetland education activities for nearby schools
and the community. Congratulations to all those involved, including Jeff Moore, Gary Haas, Rich Trimble & Crew!
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KUDOS AROUND THE COUNTRY
Midland crews laid the last joint of pipe in mid-March.
CONGRATULATIONS!
After Garney was awarded the Colorado Springs Utilities SDS South Pipeline Segment S4AC project, Bill Williams informed our landlord that Garney would be staying a while longer... they subsequently installed a sign on the main door.
During the DBIA Conference in Orlando this March, Garney’s winner of our iPad and engraved case giveaway was Rich Bartels, Water & Wastewater Programs Manager at Colorado Springs Utilities. At right, Rich poses with his wife in front of Garney’s exhibit booth.
PARTING SHOTS
CATCH OF THE DAY! WEDDING DAY
Tom Roberts with his 82 lb. spoonbill caught in early April on the Osage River in southern Missouri. She’s a doozie!
FLORIDA BABIES STEVE’S ITALIAN ADVENTURE
Jordan and Kelsey Carrier, married on March 23, 2013.
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Steve Ford and his wife, Sherri, spent a couple weeks exploring Italy where their daughter, Alison, is studying.
Maverick James Reuter, son of Scott and Jane Reuter, was born on April 16, 2013, at 10:30 A.M. Maverick is the fourth child for the Reuters, joining Ella (6), Bradley (5), and Jameson (2).
Jude Cintron, son of Javier and Keyla Cintron, was born on March 19, 2013. Jude is the fourth son for the Cintrons, joining Aiden (8), Jayven (5), and Ezra (2).