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Sargent Corporation ON TRACK June 2007

ON TRACKVol. 3, No. 1 - June 2007

Inside this issue:Sargent Corp. named BRCC ‘Business of the Year’ ....p. 3Sonic-powered pile driver used in Calais ................p. 8Employees urged to ‘Dig in for Health’ .............. p. 9Ellsworth Lowe’s on fast track.............pp. 10-11COVER PHOTO: Shane Marquis, a student in the HeavyEquipment Operator program at the United TechnologiesCenter in Bangor, practices operating an excavator usingsimulation software purchased from a Montreal company.

Training the nextgeneration of heavyequipment operators . . . See pp. 4-6



After a long winter, it’s great to see the return of summerand, with it, an increased backlog of work. Across the areas wework, few projects remained under way throughout the pastwinter. This slowdown has been the effect of many and variedeconomic and regulatory issues, some of which follow here:

• • • • • Maine DOT’s construction budget has been almostnon-existent. Though our company does not relyheavily on MDOT work, the negative effect that thedecreased capital spending has on the market isinarguable.

• • • • • The housing bubble has burst—at least temporarily.Again, this forces those who are involved inresidential work to seek work in other markets, suchas commercial, utility, etc.

• • • • • Approval from regulatory agencies has been at astandstill. Many of the projects that we now have inour backlog were intended to have started manymonths ago. One project, in fact, was denied a permitby the Maine Board of Environmental Protection evenafter its staff had roundly recommended approval.

• • • • • Precious few industrial developments have taken place(especially in Maine) in recent years. The loss ofmanufacturing jobs in Maine is nearing legendarystatus. Mill and plant closings have become dailyheadliners; the dramatic reduction in capital spendingon industrial facilities will be difficult to replace aswe continue to acquire projects.

• • • • • Landfill construction in our area of New England is ata longtime low. Most commercial landfills haverecently undergone major expansions that haveprovided capacity for years to come. In our Mid-Atlantic Region, however, Virginia and Marylandenjoy very strong landfill markets.

Despite all of the above, I still believe there is ample roomfor optimism. Retail construction in all the areas we serve iscurrently strong. Also, wind power projects, such as the one weconstructed in Mars Hill, will continue to be built as the energyindustry attempts to cater to the “social and environmental”demands currently being felt across the country. In addition,the landfill market will likely rebound somewhat in the nextyear or two as existing capacity is filled up, requiring futureexpansions. And, finally, I am heartened by the recent approvalof Referendum Question 1—the $133 million transportationbond package—and the move in Augusta toward putting inplace new funding mechanisms that will ensure adequatefunding for transportation projects in the future.

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All in all, I’m looking forward to another strong year, and Ithank you for your continued dedication to the company and itscustomers.

We’ve had a spate of new projects hit our backlog recently—too many to list here—but be assured that our estimating teamof Steve Perry, Marija Grange, Mike Vining, Mike Thibodeauand Dave Preble will continue their hard work in acquiringmore work ahead for us in the coming months.

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As you’re aware, this past Spring we instituted a Wellnessplan at Sargent Corporation. As I spoke at the various start-upmeetings, this plan is intended to have several effects on thecompany and its employees. But first and always foremost ishelping employees to live a full and healthy life.

In doing this, we have employed Derek Hurst ofOccupational Wellness Consulting, who works full time withSargent Corporation employees. As Derek has done with me (Iwas the first person to sign up for the voluntary program), hewill work with you to determine various health risks that youmay have and point out ways to improve upon these risks. Iencourage you to contact Derek either in the Stillwater office(207-827-4435) or via e-mail at [email protected]’m sure you will find him sincere and helpful in working withyou to minimize your health risks in the future.

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As always, Sargent Corporation’s safety goal is ZEROaccidents. To that end, we have instituted a training andorientation program for new employees to ensure that they areprepared for newly assigned tasks and familiar with varioussmall equipment they may use as they move into fieldproduction. As with everything we do, I expect that thisprocess will be improved as we experience more newemployees in the field and we receive feedback from fieldpersonnel.

I hope that this training and orientation, in conjunction withother training initiatives we’ve undertaken over the past sixmonths, will help us achieve our goal. I recognize that ZEROaccidents is a very ambitious goal, but I’m not willing to strivefor anything less. We want our employees to end each daywithout injury. We will not set a safety goal that says, in effect,that workplace injuries are OK if they’re kept below a targetnumber.

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Once again, I thank you for your continued commitment tothe safe and efficient execution of our work; I look forward toseeing you on our projects over the course of the summer.

A message from Herb R. Sargent

Summer brings increased backlog; Wellness and Safety



Sargent Corporation named ‘Business of the Year’ by BRCCSargent Corporation has been named Business of the Year for

2006 by the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce.The award was presented to Sargent Corporation president

Herbert R. Sargent by outgoing BRCC chairman Tom Palmer,general manager of the Black Bear Inn, at the chamber’s 96thannual dinner January 17 at the Bangor Civic Center.

The award recognizes a business which has made significantinvestments in supporting the region’s economic growth, set a newleadership standard for business innovation and quality, orexpanded employment opportunities through the establishment ofa new business or business expansion.

Palmer told the 690-plus attendees at the dinner that HerbSargent’s entrepreneurial spirit is a model for the Bangor region’seconomic growth.

He said he deals with a lot of different groups in his job as ahotel manager, “and Sargent Corporation is one of the mostprofessional groups we deal with. You don’t get much better.”

BRCC president Candy Guerette said the chamber’s executivecommittee was impressed with the story of Herb Sargent re-acquiring the family corporation, which had been founded by hisgrandfather, Herbert E. Sargent, in 1926 and sold to a Frenchcompany in 1988.

She said all of the companies affiliated with the Sargent

family—H. E. Sargent, Sargent & Sargent, and now SargentCorporation—“have always had a great corporate culture,” interms of taking care of their employees and being engaged in thecommunity.

“They’ve always given back to the community,” she said.

Tom Palmer, outgoing chairman of the Bangor Region Chamber ofCommerce, presents the Business of the Year Award to Herb R.Sargent of Sargent Corporation.

United Way raises $2.67 million; Sargent Corp. employee wins car

Robert Page II of Sargent Corporation is all smiles after win-ning the grand prize in the United Way’s 2006 drawing, a newNissan Sentra. Below, he picks up the car with his partner,Mary Ingersoll, and their daughter Daisy at Darling’s Nissan.



If the construction industry is going toprosper in Maine, it will have to find newpeople to replace the employees who havebeen operating excavators, bulldozers, andother pieces of heavy equipment for thepast 30 years.

Training that next generation ofoperators is the goal of a new program thatstarted this spring at the United Technolo-gies Center, a regional vocational/technicalhigh school in Bangor, with help fromSargent Corporation.

The Heavy Equipment Operationprogram is being taught by John Milligan, aSargent Corporation employee who worksfor UTC. He uses a combination of class-room work, computer simulation, and hands-on mechanical operation opportunities.

A total of 14 students are taking theprogram, seven in the morning and sevenin the afternoon.

Next year, the program will expand to afull-year course and will be offered at bothLevel I (first year) and Level II (secondyear).

Herb R. Sargent, president of SargentCorporation, said the program is neededbecause more and more heavy equipmentoperators are reaching the age where theycan consider retirement.

“Herb E. Sargent long recognized thatgood people are the company’s greatest

assets, and the tenure of ouremployees today is evidenceof that mutual respect andloyalty,” Herb said. “Thistraining program will providean opportunity for people togain exposure to our type ofconstruction. We want toexpand the opportunities thatour long-time employeeshave enjoyed.”

UTC director Greg Millerpoints out that the constructionindustry is one of the fastestgrowing industries in Maine,and it pays good wages.

“For young people whowant to stay in Maine, earn aliving wage, and have acareer where they can retirewith dignity, construction is a

offered to do what he could to support theinitiation, creation, and operation of aheavy equipment operation program. Hethought it would benefit the state, thecommunity, and the industry—and thestudents, of course.”

The next step was for Greg, Lynne,Jason Frederick (training administrator atSargent) and the UTC board of directors tosit down and brainstorm how this could beaccomplished.

They researched several other programsoffered around the country, including thesecondary program at Washington CountyCommunity College.

Ultimately, they developed a uniquecombination of academics, simulation, and“hands-on” opportunities.

Greg said the breakthrough came whenthey learned about a series of simulationprograms that had been developed by acompany called Simlog in Montreal.

“We flew up with Herb and looked atthe software,” Greg said. “Herb was quiteimpressed, as we all were.”

Sargent donated the Simlog excavatorsoftware, and then UTC acquired a fewsurplus excavator cabs to make the experi-ence more realistic. The software puts thestudents at the controls of a modern hydrau-lic excavator at a typical construction site.Using a joystick similar to those used in realexcavators, the students can work through

great opportunity,” Greg says.Greg credited Sargent Corporation with

providing “the inspiration, motivation, andfunding” for implementing the HeavyEquipment Operation program at UTC.

“Herb came for a tour of the UTCbuilding with Lynne Churchill [humanresources administrator for Sargent Corp.]during the middle of last year, and he saidthe industry needed to increase the supplyof young operators,” Greg said. “Herb

Michael Soule excavates a trench with the simulator.

The afternoon Heavy Equipment Operator class at UTC gets to practice with some realequipment on loan from Sargent, Milton Cat, and R. C. Hazelton. From left: NickPomeroy, Daniel McPhee, Taylor Bishop, Shawn Bloodsworth, Gregory Getchell, SumnerSewall, and Kyle Demmons.

Sargent Corp. aids UTC in developing training



twelve simulation modules of increasingdifficulty—from the basics of boom andcarrier operation to trenching and truckloading.

In addition to giving the studentspractice in using the joystick, the sim-ulation software measures how well theydo in over 15 different ways (executiontime, bucket fill, stick angle, trenchingprecision, etc.), and the simulation resultsare automatically saved for later reviewand to track student progress.

The UTC students also complete theOSHA 30-hour training program andlearn the basics of reading constructiondrawings and working at a job site.

“Safety is paramount,” says Greg.“We want to start the students off on theright foot. We want to make sure theyknow that safety is something they haveto live with and practice every singleday.”

At the end of the course, the studentswill “graduate” from the simulators tosome “hands on” operating experienceout in the field.

During the week after MemorialDay, the students were scheduled toredo one of the parking lots at UTC,using two small excavators and abulldozer provided by Sargent Corpora-tion, Milton Cat, and R. C. Hazelton.

Although the program started inJanuary this year, it will be a full-yearprogram next year.

Greg said Heavy EquipmentOperation was always seen as a full-year program, but it was started inJanuary this year because “we didn’twant to wait until September.”

“Every year, a cycle of students

time studying maintenance before they gointo operations.

“If you’re going to be handed a$200,000 piece of equipment, it’s impor-tant to understand the mechanical andservice aspects of that piece of equip-ment,” says Greg. “These aren’t M-1Abrams tanks. They’re very expensivepieces of equipment, and they need to betreated with that level of respect.”

In addition, Greg points out that inmany small businesses, the operator has todo the daily lubrication and maintenance,and listen for sounds that are abnormal, sothey can alert the tech rep before a $1,000problem becomes a $10,000 problem.

passes through UTC, and if we had waiteduntil September, we would have denied theopportunity to this year’s students,” Gregsaid. “Also, starting in mid-year gave us achance to use this as a ‘pilot’ year. Afterall, this is a new program—there aren’tany programs in reasonable travel distancethat are doing what we’re doing. Wecouldn’t take a model and tweak it a littlebit—this was a model that Sargent Corp-oration and UTC developed on our own.”

When Heavy Equipment Operationexpands to a full year, students will spend

It also helps students become moreversatile—and hence, more employable.

“If there’s a slow period, manycompanies will have employees performservice or maintenance if they’re quali-fied,” Greg says.

UTC will also offer Heavy EquipmentOperation as a Level II (second year)course next fall. Level II students willlearn more advanced techniques andefficiencies, along with basic surveyingand additional information about job-siteresponsibilities for layout and safety.

Jason Frederick, training administratorfor Sargent Corporation, says the company

Instructor John Milligan observes the morning class on the simulators.

Daniel McPhee operates an excavator as students redo a portion of the UTC parking lot.

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and UTC are not under the illusion thatstudents will come out of UTC as fully-qualified heavy equipment operators, evenafter two years, but he says the training isstill worthwhile.

“Students who complete the UTCprogram will be more familiar with theequipment, and they’ll have a better ideaof what the industry’s expectations are,particularly with respect to safety,” Jasonsays. “They spend a lot of time on safety,and it’s a great idea to have that instilled inthem before they get out in the field.”

Jason says Sargent and UTC are alsolooking at extending the heavy equipmentoperations course to the adult educationprogram at UTC to provide opportunities toworkers who are retraining to a new field.

A travel module is also available to taketo trade shows to provide additional expos-ure to students who aren’t attending UTC.

“We’d like more people to realize thatconstruction is an option,” says Jason.

The UTC program is the only heavy

equipment operation program currentlyoffered at the high school level in Maine.Washington County Community Collegeoffers an associate’s degree program in heavyequipment operation. The WCCC studentsuse actual equipment and have a gravel pit inMoosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. Inadditional to classroom work, they operate ascreening plant and build roads.

* * *This summer, Sargent is offering summer

employment as laborers to two students in theUTC Heavy Equipment Operation program.

“It’s a great opportunity for the students,”says instructor John Milligan. “It’s also animportant part of the course—students whowant to apply for the positions have to create aresume, and go through an interview process.”

Herb said Sargent Corporation and UTCare very excited about the implementation ofthe heavy equipment program.

“The program has made a lot of progress thisspring,” he said. “We’re looking forward todevelopling and supporting it in the future.”

Work is underway on a $4.2 million sitepreparation project for a new Lowe’s inThomaston.

Sargent Corporation crews began workat the site on March 26. The building padwas turned over to the owner in early Junefor the start of the building construction.

The new store—a 117,000 sq. ft. homeimprovement warehouse and a 32,100 sq.ft. garden center—is expected to open inearly 2008.

The 27-acre site, which is located onthe northeast corner of U.S. Route 1 andDexter Street, included substantialwetlands and some storage buildings. Theback half of the site included an old quarrythat was mined by Dragon Cement in1953.

The project will require approximately49,000 cubic yards of fill material. Muchof that material is being purchased fromDragon and is being processed with twoportable crushers.

Sargent is also making on-site granularborrow and type D gravel with the crushers.

Having the portable crushers on site

enhanced the crew’s ability to utilizecrushed rock, which made the extremelywet site more workable and allowed thecompany to get an early start despite eightinches of rain during April.

The project will include 6,000 feet ofstorm drain, 4,400 feet of water line, and1,200 feet of sewer line.

The building won’t use a conventionalfoundation. Rather, it will be set on pilesbecause of the location of the wetlands andthe unsuitable soils. The general contrac-tor, Gioffre Companies of Dublin, OH,could have made the site suitable for aconventional foundation by “pre-loading”it—stockpiling excess material on thebuilding pad to compact the soils under-neath—but that would have delayedconstruction by 8 to 10 months. The pilesare being installed by a separate subcon-tractor.

In addition to the site work, SargentCorporation will develop a 17.4-acrewetlands mitigation project off ButtermilkLane in Thomaston, about a mile from thebuilding site.

The mitigation project will be a pit-and-mound style project with mounds of soil tocreate both wet and dry areas. Themitigation site will be planted with anumber of different species of wetlandplants, some of which survive under water,some in semi-wet conditions, and some inupland areas.

Estimated completion date for both thesite work and the mitigation project is thisfall.

Jim Conley is the operations managerfor the project. Other key people are DeeHobart, superintendent; Doug Morrison,project manager; Tim LePage, fieldengineer; Dave Britton, supervisor,crushing operation; Jim LaGasse, pipeforeman; and Mike Vining, estimator.Additional foremen will be brought on aswork progresses.

Jim noted that Lowe’s is extremelystringent on erosion control. He said theinitial start-up required a significantamount of erosion protection, which wasaccomplished by foreman Matt Thibault.

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Right: Shane Marquis operates an excava-torduring skills training. He had to use theexcavator bucket to place a pail of water on asmall board without spilling the water.

Sargent doing site prep for Thomaston Lowe’s

UTC program



Sargent Corporation has completed a$1.4 million project for the Augusta Waterand Sanitary Districts to replace 3,550 feetof existing asbestos sewer pipe with new30” PVC sewer pipe.

Operations manager Jim Conleydescribed the project as “extremelydifficult,” because of a combination ofterrain, traffic, and weather.

Portions of the project were at depths ofup to 20 feet, and 2,000 feet of the sewerline was located in a flood plain along thebanks of Whitney Brook, an area with verylimited access.

Work began in October. Nine inches ofrain fell that month, and another five inchesin November, causing Whitney Brook to riseby four feet on several occasions.

Mild weather through January pre-vented the ground from freezing, whichmade work in the flood plain area moredifficult, to the point where work on theproject was suspended in mid-January towait for colder weather.

The project also included crossings oftwo very busy highways, Route 201 andRoute 9, on the east side of Augusta.

Jim said the sewer flow had to bemaintained while the old sewer pipe wasremoved and the new 30” PVC pipe wasinstalled in the same location. The crewwould go upstream, block the outlet pipeat a manhole, and run a bypass line aroundthe construction area. The flow wasmaintained by two 6” diesel pumps, whichran 24 hours a day. The process was

Shawn Newton dewatering one of the many 16’ plus deep trenchesto install the 30” sewer line on the Augusta Whitney Brook Project.

Sargent crew installs a 30” sewer line into one of the 5’ diametermanholes on the Augusta Whitney Brook Project

Excavator operator Mark Lebritton moves blasting mats along Route 201.

repeated as every section of the projectwas completed.

Because the old pipe was transite pipe,it had to be removed and disposed of inaccordance with hazardous materialsregulations. The entire crew receivedtraining in the proper handling anddisposal of hazardous materials at the startof the project.

Sargent Corporation was the second-low bidder but was awarded the project bythe Augusta Sanitary District.

The project was substantially com-pleted in February, with minor clean up

deferred until spring.Jim said the sanitary district was a very

good client to work with.“They were very accommodating and

very collaborative,” he said. “They workedvery well with us to ensure a successfulproject.”

Mark Buchanan was the projectsuperintendent; Doug Morrison, projectmanager; Dave Preble, estimator; JimLaGasse, foreman; and Mark Lebreton,excavator operator.

Harold Wood was the project representa-tive for the Augusta Sanitary District.

Sargent completes Augusta sewer project



After a two month wintershutdown, superintendent EricClark and his crew are back towork at the Northside FamilyHousing project in Bangor.The project, which is adjacentto the Airport Mall, is a seven-building low income housingproject for the BangorHousing Authority.

The $696,506 projectincludes foundation excavationand backfill, underslab utilityexcavation and backfill, andinstallation of undergroundwater, sewer, and electricalutilities.

The crew recently exca-vated the foundation holes for the sixthand seventh buildings on the site. Theentire site is extremely small and compact,forcing many different trades to work inclose proximity to each other. The entireSargent Corporation crew has worked hardto coordinate and complete the work with

a very limited amount of space.In early May, Enterprise Trenchless

Technologies, Inc. (ETTI) was scheduledto arrive onsite to perform an 8" direc-tional bore under an existing environmen-tally sensitive stream area (Birch Stream).This was to complete the tie-in to the

existing City of Bangorsanitary sewer system.However, it was discoveredthat the stream bed haseroded the embankment tothe point there will not besufficient cover over thesanitary sewer line. Theproject engineers are workingto find a solution.

The late fall start of theproject made for difficultconditions due to wet silt/clay soils.

The general contractor isAssociated Builders ofEllsworth. In addition toEric, other key people

include Craig Shorey, as project manager;and Chris Nason, T. J. Langerak, NickThompson, Steve O’Donnell and BillHathaway as foremen.

Work on the project started in Decem-ber 2006. Most of the work should becompleted by mid-summer.

A Sargent Corporation crew has replacedthe existing South Street Pump Station inCalais and installed a new generator and 350feet of force main.

The $342,000 project, which also includedminor road reconstruction, was started April 9and substantially completed on May 4.

It was the first project that used thecompany’s new pile-driving attachment—asheet pile driver manufactured by HerculesMachine Co. that attaches to the Cat 330excavator.

The pile-driver drives the sheet in usingsonic vibratory forces, rather than impact.

Previously, the company would subcontractwork that required a sheet pile driver.

Jim Conley was the operations manager forthe project. Bob Jardine was the superinten-dent; Doug Morrison, project manager; ScottThibodeau and Randy Brown, foremen; BarryBoucher, welder for the project; and DavePreble, estimator.

The engineering firm for the project wasOliver Associates. The owner is the City ofCalais.

Sargent’s new Hercules sonic-powered sheet pile driver.

Sargent crews back at Northside Family Housing project

Sonic-powered pile driver debuts in Calais

Sargent Corporation personnel construct detention pond 2 at theNorthside Family Housing project.



(HRA), either in Stillwater or when hevisits your job site. At this time, Derekwill also tell you about your rights andresponsibilities.

The HRA will determine if you arein a low-, medium-, or high- riskcategory. Based on your risk level,Derek will take the following steps:

• Work with you to develop themotivation to change your at-riskhealth behaviors.

• Work with you to set reasonable,sustainable goals toward your goodhealth.

• Educate you as to the how theseat-risk health behaviors may have animpact on your quality of life.

• Support you with follow-upmeetings directed at identifying andovercoming barriers to change.

• Track your progress towards ahealthier lifestyle.

Remember, the information youdiscuss with Derek is confidential.

Sargent Corporation is offering awellness program called “Dig in forHealth” to all employees andspouses. The program began March1, 2007, and is being managed byOccupational Medical Consulting(OMC) of Leeds, Maine.

Derek Hurst, a health educatorfrom OMC, has been assigned toSargent Corporation to work exclu-sively with our employees as wemove forward with our wellnessefforts.

Derek is located in Stillwaterwhen he is not out in the field visitingwith our employees. To reach Derek,call Stillwater at (800) 533-1812 or(207) 827-4435. His extension is 301.You can also reach him on his cellphone at (207) 491-9306, or by e-mailat [email protected].

* * *The Sargent Corporation “Dig in for

Health” program is totally voluntary.Why voluntary? Because the most

effective way for people to change—some would say the only way—isbecause they want to. Because it istheir idea!

Why do people decide to change?Perhaps because the behavior they

have decided to change has become asignificant liability to them—theyhave decided changing that behavioris important!

Perhaps because they have cometo believe they can change – they havethe confidence!

Perhaps because a particular changeat a particular time in their life is a highpriority – they are ready!

In effect, people change because theyhave become motivated—when impor-tance, confidence and readiness merge!

* * *The first step to your voluntary

participation in the program would be aconsultation with Derek and thecompletion of a Health Risk Assessment

Sargent Corporation will not knowany one individual’s risks—thatinfor-mation is completely confiden-tial.

We want you to be healthy so youare more productive at work , happierat home, and live a long and prosper-ous life.

At the initial wellness interview,each employee will receive a free$25 gas card provided by SargentCorporation for your participation.

At your second meeting withDerek, you will receive a free

Healthwise® Handbook. The handbookwill give you prevention tips, hometreatment ideas, and suggestions aboutwhen to call your doctor if certainsymptoms persist.

At the end of the year, employeeswill be eligible for a $100 wellnessbonus if they:

• Complete an HRA.• Make their scheduled appoint-

ments with Derek.• Make progress towards their

wellness program goals.All spouses are eligible to partici-

pate in the Wellness Program.However, only spouses who areenrolled in the Sargent Corporationhealth care plan are eligible for the$100 year-end wellness bonus.

As of mid-June, Derek has metwith over 200 participants, withapproximately 70 percent of employ-

ees signing up for the program.* * *

We strongly encourage you to takeadvantage of the annual wellness exam,which is covered at 100% by ourhealthcare plan.

Future incentives will be tied tomeeting the criteria outlined above aswell as having an annual wellness examby your Primary Care Physician.

Our goal is to help you becomehealthier now for a longer and moreenjoyable and dignified retirement.

Sargent Corporation wants you to . . .

‘Dig in for Health’

The Sargent Corporation’s“Dig in for Health” programis totally voluntary becausethe most effective way forpeople to change is be-cause they want to.

Health educator Derek Hurst




Site preparation for the new Lowe’shome improvement center in Ellsworth is afast-track project.

How fast?Work on the $4.8 million project began

on May 15 when Sargent Corporationcrews started clearing the 23-acre site offRoute 3 on the way to Bar Harbor.

By May 26—after just 8 workdays—the crews had cleared and grubbed the site,installed erosion control measures, broughtin 30,000 yards of fill, and removed30,000 yards of excess topsoil.

And by July 9—after just eight weeks—Sargent will turn over the building padto the general contractor, A. J. Vaccaro.

Operations manager Jim Conley says heplans to have Sargent Corporation crewsworking six days a week “until we’re surewe can meet the deadline for the buildingpad.”

A 32,000 sq. ft. gravity block retainingwall will have to be completed before thebuilding pad is turned over. That part ofthe job is being done by a subcontractor,Vermont Lumber and Stone Works (VLS),which will have two crews working sevendays a week.

The 29-foot-high, 1,600-foot-longretaining wall will run the entire length of theback of the project and around one side. Thewall will be supported and stabilized by adozen layers of grid material extending 20feet back from the face.

Sargent crews had to excavate and putin a stone pad for the base of the wall;VLS is installing the retaining wall, layingthe grid, and backfilling with materialprovided by Sargent.

Jim says a total of 200,000 yards ofgranular material will have to be imported,with approximately 140,000 yards to beput in place prior to completion of thebuilding pad. The majority of the fillmaterial is being hauled in from Sargent’sgravel pit in Hancock, which is only threemiles away.

The site is about at grade at the existingroad front and gradually slopes back to adepth of 28 feet at the back end, where theretaining wall will be. The building padwill be towards the back of the site.

“It’s essentially a large fill project,” Jim

Sargent crews

very strict testing requirement. TravisRidky, the project manager, has had to getthese many sources approved in a hurry inorder to keep the trucks rolling.”

In addition to the borrow, the projectwill require 120,000 tons of leachatecollection aggregate, including sand andpeastone. The leachate collection systemwill include 10,000 linear feet of HDPEleachate collection.

The contract also requires Sargent toreconstruct the landfill’s perimeter accessroad.

A subcontractor will install a syntheticliner system for the cell.

Work started in May 2007. The targetdate for completion is April 2008.

Superintendent Dan Kochis (left) and foreman AdamTenan. Operator Scott Keener operates the D6R dozerstripping unsuitable material.

Imported borrow is placed on most of the site. Foreman Justin Porter directs theunloading, placement and compaction activity, as operator Joe Garrett runs the D6Ndozer while Ricardo Diaz operates the roller.

Work begins on $11.5 million projectat Brown Station Road landfill

Sargent Corporation’sMid-Atlantic division hasbegun work on an $11.5million project to construct anew 24-acre cell at theBrown Station Road landfillin Upper Marlboro, MD.

The landfill, which isowned by Prince Georges,MD, is due east of Washing-ton, DC, just outside thebeltway.

The project will requireabout 200,000 yards ofcommon borrow and 90,000yards of low-perm soil(clay).

Regional manager PatDubay said most of the borrow materialwill come from construction sites indowntown Washington.

“There are a number of large downtownbuilding projects where they dig down 20-30feet for building foundations and parkinggarages, and they have to haul the excavatedmaterial out of Washington,” he said.

The biggest challenge has been gettingthe trucks to import the material.

“We’ve teamed up with a large truckbroker, Strittmatter Trucking,” Pat said.“We’re using an average of 75 trucks perday from many different sources. DanKochis, the project superintendent, hasdone a great job dealing with the manydifferent soil types coming to the site and a




says. “It fits nicely with the resources wehave available to us locally.”

Jim says the project has been movingalong very fast and progressing very wellinitially.

Up to 23 trucks have been haulingmaterial both ways—bringing granularmaterial in and topsoil out.

Of the 30,000 yards of topsoil that havebeen removed, only 1,500 yards will haveto be replaced. The excess topsoil will bestockpiled at the pit for use in futureprojects or for sale.

“It’s a valuable commodity for peoplewho need it,” Jim says.

The project also includes an off-sitewetlands mitigation area that Sargent hasto construct.

“There’s an odd-shaped existingwetlands on an adjacent property,” Jim

Above: This is how the Ellsworth Lowe’s site looked on May 21, six days after Sargent Corporation crews began work on the project.Below: This is how the site looked on June 11, just three weeks later. Both photos were taken from approximately the same location—note the similarities in the tree line in the background of both photos.

Floyd “Fuzzy” Wilson pushes two giantboulders with his D-8.

says. “We’re going to expand upon it andprotect it with new plantings, grading, andseeding with wetlands mix.”

Sargent crews will be installing stormdrainage piping and collection systems,and reconstructing on an existing retentionpond on site. The contract also includesbituminous paving and concrete curbing.There’s no offsite roadwork, and the site islocated on a newly built street.

Chris Lynch is the project superinten-dent; Dave Preble, estimator; TravisFernald, field engineer; and Matt Thibault,who is in charge of the Storm WaterPollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). TheSWPPP is a very important issue withLowe’s and requires daily inspections andreports.

Site work should be completed by fall2007. The store, with 117,000 sq. ft. of

retail sales space and an additional 32,100sq. ft. garden center, is expected to open inearly 2008.

put Lowe’s in Ellsworth on fast track



Sargent Corporation has completed theinstallation of a new sump and pumpstation for the Secure III section of thePine Tree Landfill in Hampden.

The $544,000 project included decom-missioning of the old pump station,installation of new leachate collectionpiping, and upgrading of the existingperimeter drain pump station.

The crew began by excavating 5,000yards of solid waste from the sump areaand stockpiling it at the top of the landfill.

With the sump exposed to freezingwinter weather, the crew had to put in atemporary sump to collect leachate whilethe new sump and leachate collectionpiping including two new 36" HDPEpump conduits connected to two 24" sideslope riser pump conduits were installed.

While excavating to a depth of 19½feet, the crew had to slope the waste backto a safe angle. While construction wasunderway, the leachate was pumped from

Sargent Corporation has beenworking as a subcontractor to CianbroCorporation on a series of additions toBangor-Hydro’s Orrington substation.

The first phase of the project whichwas completed in December, includedexcavation and backfill for the newconcrete foundations as well asexcavation, installation and backfill ofnew electrical conduit duct-banks.This phase also included rebuildingand lining the detention pond,abandonment of some existing stormdrain, installation of new storm drainand expansion of the substationfootprint.

A major challenge was working invery tight/confined areas aroundexisting structures with high voltagepower overhead using mini-excavatorsand loaders to move the material to asafe area to be loaded out. Otherchallenges were working with the claysoils with high moisture content withthe heavy fall rains as well as trying toperform layout using old unclearexisting conditions plans.

This spring, Cianbro Corporationadded the excavation and backfillingfor several more foundations. Allwork has been completed with theexception of two more foundations, whichare scheduled for early July.

The project superintendent is Richard

Gushue. Foreman on the project wereNick Thompson, Adam Williams, SteveO’Donnell, and T. J. Coyle. Ian McCarthywas the project manager and KevinGordon was the operations manager.

Sargent Corporation has completed themajority of the Phase VII berm construc-tion project at the Pine Tree Landfill inHampden.

The $712,000 project included con-structing approximately 700 linear feet ofnew perimeter berm at the landfill, alongwith a new pump station, and leachatecollection piping.

The purpose of the berm extension wasto increase solid waste capacity at thelandfill.

Construction of the berm requiredplacement of approximately 5,000 cubicyards of borrow and approximately 3,600cubic yards of clay. Mild weather duringDecember allowed the crew to install theborrow and clay without the problemsnormally associated with frigid winterweather. The liner subcontractor—RTDEnterprises of Madison, ME—was not asfortunate as the cold weather set in beforethey could complete their work of connect-ing the new side slope liner to the existing.RTD had to wait until temperaturesmoderated so they could complete theirwelds.

Sump, pump station

Sargent completes

Sargent, Cianbro working on additionsto Bangor-Hydro Orrington substation

Above and below: Sargent crews install precastelectrical duct bank at the Bangor-HydroOrrington substation.

Adam Williams and Nick Thompson grade around concrete piers.



the temporary sump tothe phase VIII pumpstation where it waspumped through a forcemain to the leachatestorage tank.

Performing the work onthe project during the coldwinter months made forsome interesting chal-lenges while dealing withthe exposed piping andpumping of leachate. Theefforts of all involved indealing with issues duringthe days and nights wasgreatly appreciated by thecompany as well as the owner.

Work on the project began in late fall andwas substantially completed by April 1.

Doug Barnes was the superintendent onthe project. Nick Thompson, T. J. Coyle,Scott Moon, and Steve Raymond, were the

foremen, while Pete Parizo and CurtisMarston were the layout people. IanMcCarthy was the project manager andKevin Gordon was the operationsmanager.

The owner also asked Sargent Corpora-tion to excavate the Phase VII sump inmuch the same manner as the Secure IIIsump by excavating approximately 8,000cubic yards of waste. This work wasperformed on a Time and Materials basis.The sump was originally designed withoutthe leachate collection piping connectingdirectly to the 36" HDPE pump conduitpiping. Engineers found that this created aproblem and allowed for build up of finesin the 8" transport pipe. Once the wastewas excavated, the 8" and 36" pipes wereconnected. The owner placed waste to

backfill the sump area.The project was 90

percent complete byApril 1. All thatremains is the installa-tion of gas piping oncethe owner placesenough waste to allow

tendent; Mark Wright and Scott Moonwere the project foremen. Key layoutpeople were Pete Parizo and CurtisMarston. Ian McCarthy was the projectmanager, Kevin Gordon was the opera-tions manager

installed for Secure III section of Pine Tree Landfill

most of Phase VII berm construction at Pine Tree Landfill

Sargent Corporation to perform the trenchwork. The gas that is extracted throughthe piping will eventually be used in thenew gas-to-energy plant that Sargent isworking on with Cianbro Corporation.

Doug Barnes was the project superin-

Sargent crews excavate solid waste from the sump areain the Secure III section of the Pine Tree Landfill.

The new pump station for the Secure III sectionof the Pine Tree Landfill.

The Phase VII berm near completion.

The Phase VII berm at the early stages of construction.



Sargent Corporation has completed oneproject and started another for BFI WasteSystems at the Old Dominion Landfill inRichmond, VA.

In May, Sargent completed a series ofstorm drain improvements on the west sideof the landfill to control stormwater runoffand prevent siltation from leaving the site.

Also in May, the company began a $1.6million project to upgrade the storm drainsystem on the east side of the landfill.

The east side improvements include:• Installation of 7,700 feet of HDPE

storm drain piping ranging from 18” to48” in diameter, along with 33 precastdrain structures.

• Construction of Sediment Basin “E,”which will require 35,000 yards of excava-tion and construction of a concrete weir wall,a concrete outlet ditch, a turbidity curtain,and riprap slope protection.

• Construction of 5,000 feet ofperimeter landfill berms with more than90,000 yards of embankment, in prepara-

Sargent Corporation beganwork on May 2 on the Cell 2E7Expansion project at the King &Queen Sanitary Landfill in LittlePlymouth, VA.

The $1.25 million projectconsists of constructing a new 12-acre landfill cell, includingexcavating to subgrade, placing a3-foot layer of clay and 18” ofleachate collection stone, installinga 6 mil rain cap, and constructingan access ramp and an accessroadway.

The contract calls for substan-tial completion with 92 calendardays, or by July 31. Sargent crewswill be working as many Saturdaysas necessary to meet the deadline.

The project requires excavationof 48,000 cubic yards of excava-tion, 56,000 yards of clay, 27,900cubic yards of leachate stone,3,500 lineal feet of leachatecollection piping, and 270,000 sq.ft. of 6 mil rain cap. All of linerwork will be handled by the owner, BFIWaste Systems of Virginia LLC.

tion for a 50-foot-deep by 3-foot-wideslurry cut-off wall. Sargent will alsosupport the owner’s slurry subcontractorduring the installation process.

The east side improvements are theinitial phase of the final cell at the OldDominion Landfill. Work started May 14,with a timeframe of 150 calendar days tosubstantial completion.

Key people on the project for Sargentare Terry Watts, superintendent; and Troy

Corey, project manager. Regional man-ager Pat Dubay is handling the operations.

The improvements on the west side ofthe landfill, which cost just under$1 million, included construction of twosediment basins, 2,000 feet of 18" HDPEforce main, 1,000 feet of 24" HDPEgravity main storm drain, a large pumpstation to pump water from one pond tothe other pond, and a large 1,000-foot-longconcrete V-ditch.

Jeffrey Marsh is the superintendent, andTroy Corey is the project manager. Region

manager Pat Dubay is acting as operationsmanager.

Overview of cell construction at King & Queen Sanitary Landfill in Little Plymouth, VA.

Precast drain structures await installation at east side of Old Dominion Landfill.

One project complete, another started at Old Dominion Landfill

Work begins on cell expansion at King & Queen Landfill



Sargent Corporation has completed a$650,000 project helping Clean Harborsclean up the former Portland Gas Workson the Portland waterfront just east of theMillion Dollar Bridge.

The site, now owned by NiSource, wasthe place where Portland Gas manufac-tured gas from coal. The site was contami-nated with coal tar, which was a by-product of the gas manufacturing process.

Sargent’s role in the project was tostabilize a 700-foot stretch of the water-front by placing geotextile fabric andriprap on the slope. Some minor excava-tion was also done to clean up coal-tarcontamination.

Clean Harbors did some of the coal-tarclean up along the shoreline, especiallybetween the toe of the riprap and the tidalarea. Sargent was concerned with the areafrom the toe of the riprap to the top of theslope.

In addition to stabilizing the slope,Sargent Corporation crews did some workon the inland portion of the site. Thisincluded:

• Backfilling a below-ground concretetank that was cleaned by Clean Harborsand filled it with on-site excavation.

• Loading a contaminated stockpile ontotrucks for disposal at a secure landfill.

• Excavating coal-tar contaminateddirt at another portion of the site andloading it into trucks for disposal at asecure landfill.

• Cutting back the existing water line acouple hundred feet from the old hydrantand then installing additional piping and anew hydrant. That was a particularchallenge because no one knew where theold water line was.

Work on theproject began lastOctober and was

completed in December.Operations manager Colby Currier said

the work along the waterfront had to becoordinated with the tide schedule, but thatturned out to be less of a problem thanexpected.

The site was regarded as a hazardousmaterials site, and all employees had to gothrough 40 hours of hazmat training.

Steve Wight was the project superinten-dent, and Jeffrey Hallett the projectmanager. Tim LePage was the foremanand did the layout work; Dave Caron Jr.,oversaw the water line installation; andSteve Perry was the estimator.

Colby said heavy equipment operatorBilly West did a lot of good work on theproject.

Excavation for 24” riprap placement. Billy West places 24” riprap.

Dave Caron Jr. and Dave Hasty install a hydrant. Excavating the tar processing area.

Sargent aids Clean Harbors at former Portland Gas Works site



Sargent Corporation crews havecompleted their second “dredgingseason” in Dover, NH, receivingdredging spoils from the CochecoRiver and placing them in the city’ssecure landfill.

The spoils—sediment that hasbeen dredged from a three-milestretch of the Cocheco River—arebeing placed in a 4.5-acre disposal cellthat was built by H. E. Sargent for the cityof Dover in 2004.

The dredging project will create a 7-foot-deep channel from Dover Landing tothe confluence with the Piscataqua River,which will allow large vessels to come upthe river and spur economic developmentin downtown Dover.

The Army Corps of Engineers estimatesthat the project will produce 90,000 cubicyards of dredging spoils (river sediment).

Dredging is normally permitted onlyfrom November 15 through March 15 forenvironmental reasons. This year, theproject received a waiver to continuedredging until April 7, or when thetemperature of the river reached 13° C.

Sargent Corporation isn’t involved inthe actual dredging operation, only thedisposal of the sediment.

The dredging contractor brings thedredgings in water-tight dumpsters to adumping station at the disposal cell. Afterthe dredgings are placed in the cell, acouple of Sargent Corp. excavators pushthem down toward the lower end of thecell so that some of the water can run out.

The spoils are arranged in a series oftroughs with a road on each side. Thetroughs allows water to drain out of thedredgings and collect in a holding tank atone end of the cell, where it is pumped tothe Dover sewage treatment facility.

The excavators place some of the lesssaturated sediment up on the roadways tobuild them up, while the wetter materialstays in the trough.

Operations manager Colby Currier saysthe project involves a number ofchallenges, including dealing with thesupersaturated sediment and workingduring winter conditions.

“We take the spoils and pile them up on

each side [of the trough] to fill the widearea,” he says. “We have to be selective onthe material that we use to create thetravelways, because if we aren’t, thetravelway won’t support the weight of anexcavator. The rest of the spoils goes inbetween the travelways. Over time itdrains and becomes more solid. But if youwere to go out an walk on it right now,you’d be up to your knees in muck. Aftera year or so—enough water will drain outso you can walk on it.”

Colby says the crew prefers colderweather, because the frost makes it easierto build up the travelways.

The downside is that cold temperaturesmake it more difficult to steam clean thecontainers.

“Every container has to be steam-cleaned before the truck can leave, so itdoesn’t take contaminated soil back downthe haul road,” he says.

Colby says the personnel on the projectwere Robert Jardine III, Seth Watts, ChrisHorton, Billy West, Adam Ingersoll,Robbie Danforth, Richard Thorn, DannyWentworth, and Dave Hasty. Together,they handled an average of 40 to 45containers of dredging spoils per day.

The original plan called for the projectto be completed by March or April of2006 and for the disposal cell to be cappedthat summer.

However, the second dredging seasonwas delayed for a year when funding fromthe Army Corps of Engineers for 2005-2006was diverted for Hurricane Katrina relief.Dredging during the 2006-2007 season wasslower than expected because of very coldweather during January and February, whichcaused ice to clog up much of the river.

Currently, a third dredging season isscheduled for 2008-09, with final cappingplanned for 2009.

Sargent Corporation is nearing comple-tion of a $1.3 million project to remediateand redevelop the former Lewiston GasWorks site into an employee parking areaand storage area for Northern Utilities anda 125-space parking lot for the city ofLewiston.

The remediation project was under-taken by Northern Utilities as part of aMaine Department of EnvironmentalProtection voluntary response action plan(VRAP) to address areas of the sitecontaining coal, tar, and other manufac-tured gas plant (MPG) residuals.

Northern Utilities was formed in 1966as the result of a merger between LewistonGas Light Co., which operated the gasworks, and Portland Gas Light Co. It hassince been acquired by NiSource Inc., amajor distributor of natural gas in the U.S.

Project manager John Sturgeon said theproject included demolition of formerprocess facility slabs and foundations thathad once been located on the site.

The project also required excavation of3,100 tons of MPG-impacted soils. Asubcontractor, Commercial Paving andRecycling of Scarborough, ME, recycledthe soils for beneficial reuse in an asphaltbatching process.

The site consists of two parcels ownedby Northern Utilities. One is proposed tobe leased by the City of Lewiston as asatellite parking area; the other will beused by Northern’s utility operations forgas distribution to the Lewiston-Auburnarea. The project was divided into twophases—the first dealing with the NorthernUtilities lot, followed by the city lot.

“We had to move everything to oneside, complete the reconstruction and getbase paving completed, and then moveeverything to the other side,” said John.

On both lots, Sargent was responsiblefor lighting, excavation, paving, andcurbing and landscape features.

The Northern Utilities lot included anarea for employee parking, a pavedequipment and materials storage area, anda small office trailer.

When it is completed this July, the citylot will become a parking area with 125spaces and brick piers with fencing facing

Dredging was done in extreme winter conditions.

2nd ‘dredging season’ completed atDover landfill; 3rd season set for 2008-09 Site remediation



the road.Most of the area beneath the city

parking lot will be lined with anHDPE geomembrane.

“One of the goals of the VRAPwas to minimize the amount of soilthat had to be disposed of,” Johnsaid. “To do that, we capped an areain the city parking lot. That way,stormwater will be prevented fromcoming into contact with the MPG-impacted soils.”

In addition to John, key peopleon the project include operationsmanager Jim Conley andsuperinendent Steve St. Peter.

The engineer for the project wasMACTEC Engineering and Con-sulting of Portland. Constructionmanager for MACTEC was WesJudge.

Dirigo Slipform crew installs curbing. Site excavation for new 125-space parking lot for the City of Lewiston.

New Northern Utilities storage yard, with parking lot construction in the background.

Preparing for demolition of former tank foundation. Rough-graded landscape area.

project almost complete at old Lewiston Gas Works



If you’re a Sargent Corporationemployee, the odds are that you spent atleast a few days this winter—and maybe afew weeks—in training.

More than a dozen different trainingactivities were held during February,March, and April, with safety, skillsenhancement, and environmental regula-tions among the principal topics.

For example:• More than 100 people received

OSHA 30-hour training —a four-daycourse that provides a baseline level ofunderstanding of OSHA safety require-ments for the construction industry. Threesessions were held in Maine, with safetyconsultant Steve Campbell as the pre-senter, and two sessions were presented inthe Mid-Atlantic region by Circle Safety.All superintendents and foreman attended,as did anyone who might be in a positionto oversee a crew.

• Most of those attending the OSHA 30-hour training spent the fifth day of that weekreceiving First Aid and CPR training fromKeith Wasson, a Sargent Corporationemployee who is a certified first aid trainer.

• A week-long training program for allsuperintendents and foremen was held inFebruary, covering company policies,safety expectations, and goals for 2007.

• Three week-long classes wereoffered in February and March on “fore-men hard-skills training” by projectsuperintendent Scott Blanchard, with helpfrom Chris Lynch, Doug Barnes, and MarkWright. The course covered dozens oftopics related to ways of performing workin the field. The goal was to ensure that allforemen have a base level of knowledgeon how to get things done, and to improvethe level of consistency across job sites.

• About 100 employees took theMSHA (Mine Safety and Health Adminis-tration) 8-hour annual refresher course.The course was for employees who workaround screening or crushing plants, orwho could work in any of the gravel pits.

• A day-long training session was heldMarch 29 at the Herbert Sargent Commu-nity Center in Stillwater for truck driversto familiarize them with federal motor-carrier laws, Maine Department ofTransportation rules, and Sargent

Corporation’s new fleet safety plan. About70 people attended. Dale Hanington of theMaine Motor Transport Association wasthe presenter.

• Erosion control training wasprovided to several employees, whoattended various classes.

• Storm Water Pollution PreventionPlan (SWPPP) training was sponsored byLowe’s and Wal-Mart.

• About 12 employees attended athree-day surveyor training course inMarch, with Pete Parizo as the instructor.The course was for employees who dosurveying and layout work, either full-timeor on an as-needed basis.

• Field cost manager training was heldon April 19.

• A day of logger training was held foremployees working on the Old Townairport project. The outdoor field trainingwas held on coldest day of the year.

• A half-day of forklift training washeld for shop employees.

• The winter training season con-cluded with the spring start-up meetings—three one-day sessions in Portland,Brewer, and Fredericksburg, VA, for all

employees. The sessions aredesigned to get everyone on thesame page—to talk about how lastyear went, and how this year islooking.

Training administrator JasonFrederick said it was a busy yearfor training, which represented an$800,000 investment in the futureof Sargent Corporation.

While much of the trainingactivity last winter was related to

the merger, this year’s focus has been onenhancing skills and improving safety onjob sites.

Jason says he’s very encouraged by theway people are working to address hazardsand work safely on the job sites.

“We’re starting to do JHAs—jobhazard analyses—before any major workstarts on a job site,” he says. “This willreally help our people in the field. Weneed to look at our job sites with a criticaleye, to identify existing and potentialhazards so we can address them beforethey become a problem.”

Also, the foremen are doing STAs(safety task assessments) on a daily basis,talking with the crew about safety hazardsbefore they start work.

“The idea is to look very closely atwhat could go wrong today, and make sureit doesn’t happen,” he said.

“We view the OSHA 30-hour trainingand other safety training as an opportunityto reduce our injuries and equipment-damage incidents out in the field,” Jasonsaid. “We believe it’s going to make a bigdifference.”

Herb Sargent addresses superintendents and foremen during training session in February.

Truck driver training.

Sargent invests in winter training sessions



TTTTThe Herb E.he Herb E.he Herb E.he Herb E.he Herb E. Sar Sar Sar Sar Sargggggent ent ent ent ent WWWWWaaaaayyyyyPassamaquoddy WaterDistrict projects

Now that our two projects are complete, Iwould like to take this opportunity to adviseyou that we are very happy with the completedprojects. I feel it was a success and appreciatethe Sargent Corp. for the excellent jobperformance. The crew and the trustees alsofeel as I do.

Sargent’s crew strived for excellence intheir job performance under the direction ofthe superintendent, Bob Jardine. AlthoughBob did not always agree with some of mydecisions or those of the engineers, heperformed in a very professional manner,working as part of the team with everyoneinvolved.

It’s very obvious that Bob is very experi-enced in his field. He made excellent decisionswhen the unexpected happened, making myjob much easier.

He also was very professional with ourcustomers, giving them a sense of importancewhen they were out of water, or the streetswere in disarray. He was able to calm eventhose most irate customers. Sargent’s is veryfortunate to have Bob working for them.

Thank you for the excellent job. I lookforward to working with you again.

— Nancy M. Seeley, ManagerPassamaquoddy Water District

UNH New Gables projectI am pleased to forward herewith the final

retainage payment owed The Sargent Corp. forthe work at the University of New HampshireNew Gables Project.

I feel as though I owe you and your team a

Herbert E. SargentScholarship donation

I have been notified by Amos Orcutt of theUniversity of Maine Foundation of SargentCorporation’s generous gift for the Herbert E.Sargent Scholarship. On behalf of theUniversity of Maine, I am very pleased toacknowledge your contribution.

Thank you very much for your continuingsupport of University of Maine students. It isdeeply appreciated.

— Robert A. Kennedy, PresidentThe University of Maine

P.S. What a wonderful way to recognizeyour grandfather and a legend in Maine.

job keeping track of all the different workitems and keeping everything detail-orientedso that quick reviews and decisions could bemade. So thank you very much. This job was asuccess in the eyes of our client, and SargentCorp. was integral to the team effort!

— Thomas C. DubeSenior Construction Project ManagerCutler Associates

Hampden sewer projectI wanted to take a moment to let you know

how much I appreciate the quality job thatyour crew has done on the sewer in Hampden.You should be proud of the quality respectedcompany that you have grown.

I would also like to specifically recognizeSean Milligan. I have seen him use everypiece of equipment on the job. Recently, whenit rained 3 inches overnight and the sewerbacked up in my bathroom and onto my lawn,Sean was incredibly responsible and attentiveto the situation.

Your crew are always helpful and respectfulwhen I have tried to merge into the traffic. It isalso a nice touch that they wet down the roadat the end of the day to keep the dust down.

As I said, you should be proud to haveattracted such a cohesive, quality work crew.

— Allison Muth BerubeHampden

Orono Public Librarydemolition assistance

Just a note to express to you my deepestappreciation for the very generous assistancewhich the Sargent Corporation gave to theOrono Public Library Foundation. Thedemolition of the building at 39 Pine Street isa big “first step” in our effort to provide a newlibrary for Orono. Sargent’s [donation] of thatwork was a huge help to the Foundation forwhich every member is extremely grateful.

On a personal level, I wish to thank you foryour many kindnesses in helping bring thisabout. You and I had many telephone conver-sations about this work and I am very gratefulto you for your patience in answering the manyquestions I had. I’d also like to express mygratitude for the help of Troy Harvey, your“super” on the job, Toby and Dale. They wereunfailingly helpful and they left the sitelooking great. As Troy Harvey told me that lastday, “The cleanup sells the job.” That is sotrue. You had a great crew on that job.

Again, thank you for all of your help.— Dana C. Devoe,

Vice PresidentOrono Public Library Foundation

giant thank you for yourefforts on this complexproject that lasted over ayear and a half and had noless than 3 “deadline”milestones revolvingaround the academiccalendar ... each onesuccessfully completed byyour team no matter whatobstacles stood in yourway. In addition, your teamwas instrumental in solvingproblems quickly by usingtheir extensive knowledgeof earthwork and utilitiescombined with theirtireless work ethic. Lastly,your engineering staff andmanagement did a good

Retirements

DONNY MINGO RETIRES— Donny Mingocuts his cake during his retirement partylate last year. Donny was hired on Sep. 1,1969, as a dispatcher and spent 37 yearsin that position, retiring on Dec. 22, 2006.Thank you for your dedicated service.

RICHARD DeROCHE RETIRES—Richard DeRoche receives asigned oil filter from Tim Richards during his retirement party earlierthis year. Richard was the company’s lubrication specialist. Hewas hired on Jan. 2, 1964, and retired on Feb. 2, 2007, with 43years of service. Thank you for your years of service.



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Sargent Corporation has substantiallycompleted construction of a $1.84 milliontransfer station for the town of Ogunquit.

Work on the project began in earlyOctober 2006; the transfer station isexpected to open in June.

The project included a new 1,800-footaccess road, a retaining wall to accommo-date 12 dumpsters, a new compactingbuilding, and a small operations buildingand scales.

Some 6,000 yards of on-site ledge wasblasted, excavated, and crushed for use assub-base gravel and structural backfill.

The retaining wall and associated slabrequired 550 yards of concrete. PERIforms were used for the concrete work.

The retaining wall was a challenge toconstruct because of the many differentangles. The wall had to be built with 2290-degree angles to provide loading baysfor the 12 dumpsters. In addition, theheight of the wall varied from 12½ feet atone end to 10 feet at the other end.

Employees Wayne Tuttle, Peter Heath,Leroy Kinney, and Fred Clements had to putthe PERI forms together and take themdown. In addition, they had to place severalhundred feet of inbed steel within the formsat specific locations and elevations.

A major subcontractor, LittlefieldBrothers, was brought in to erect thebuilding sand scale.

Colby Currier was operations manager

for the project. Other key people wereKatrina Morgan, superintendent; KeithWasson, Jeff Bennett, and Howard Martin,foremen; and Mike Thibodeau, estimator.

Sargent completes Ogunquit transfer station

Peter Heath and Fred Clements finish the concrete work for the base slab for the hopperbuilding foundation at the Ogunquit transfer station.

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