Ohio 15, 2010

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MarkHaynes ofMark HaynesConstructionhoped to takehome this ScreenMachine portablescreening plant.

Ritchie Bros.’s Darrel Yoder calls out the bids.

There were more than 1,100 registered bidders that par-ticipated online and in person at the Ritchie Bros.multi-million dollar auction held on June 23 in

Columbus, Ohio. The auction drew bidders heavily fromIndiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio as well as 40 otherstates, 26 countries and nine Canadian provinces.

More than 65 percent of the trucks and equipment (basedon gross auction proceeds) went to buyers from outside thestate. More than 1,000 auction lots were sold on auction day.

Work Begins to Replace Ohio’s Tallest, But Aging, BridgeBy Matt LeingangASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Construction began July 12 onan $88 million project to replace the tallest bridge in Ohio,an aging structure similar in design to the one that collapsedin Minnesota in 2007.

The Jeremiah Morrow Bridge on Interstate 71 nearLebanon in southwest Ohio is considered safe but hasenough structural deterioration that it can no longer handleheavy loads. Oversize trucks carrying more than 120,000lbs. (54,431 kg), such as military or farm equipment, are pro-

hibited. Ohio began developing plans to replace the bridge around

the time the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis,killing 13 people and injuring 145. The project is now on afast track as the structure reaches the end of its 50-year lifespan, said Stefan Spinosa, an engineer with the OhioDepartment of Transportation.

The bridge is actually a set of twin two-lane spans sup-ported by a steel truss underneath the deck. It opened for traf-fic in 1965, running a length of 2,224 ft. (678 m) — abouthalf a mile — and rising 240 ft. (73 m) over the Little MiamiRiver. It carries about 60,000 vehicles a day, serving as a

major freight corridor between Columbus and Cincinnati. But repairs are becoming more frequent, and a recent

inspection revealed that 80 gusset plates, which hold beamstogether, need to be stiffened before allowing overweighttrucks to use the bridge again.

The National Transportation Safety Board blamed theMinneapolis bridge collapse on an undersize gusset plate, aflaw in its original design from the 1960s. Board membersalso criticized Minnesota officials for allowing 287 tons (260t) of construction materials to be stockpiled on the bridge’scenter on the day of the collapse.

see COLUMBUS page 4

see BRIDGE page 7

Ritchie Bros. Reports Strong Salesat Well Attended Columbus Auction

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Welcoming New Managers...

ALL Family of Companies Appoints Thoreson, Mikut The ALL Family of Companies announced two recent

management appointments: Rick Mikut has been namedmanager of the Crawler Crane division of ALL Erection &Crane Rental Corp. in Independence, Ohio, and ClayThoreson has been appointed general manager of ALLTower Crane in Richfield, Ohio.

Mikut has been with ALL Erection & Crane Rental for 34years, serving 27 years in the field and for the last sevenyears as manager of the ALL Tower Crane division. He wasan NCCCO certified crane operator and instructor and cur-rently serves on the Specialized Carriers & RiggingAssociation Committee.

“I look forward to applying my skills and experience inthe Crawler Crane division,” said Mikut.

Thoreson, with 37 years of experience in the tower craneindustry, will fill the position vacated by Mikut at ALLTower.

“I am presently enjoying my 37th year in the tower craneindustry and maintain my continued passion for towercranes. I have worked with the great people at ALL for many

years, and I am happy to become part of the organization,”Thoreson said.

Thoreson most recently served as vice president of salesand marketing — tower cranes (North America) for theManitowoc Crane Group, where for nine years he helpedbuild a North American tower crane team. He serves onASME subcommittees for Tower Cranes (B30.3) and SelfErecting Cranes (B30.29); the Tower Crane ManagementCommittee for the National Commission for theCertification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and as an alter-nate commissioner, and on the Specialized Carriers &Rigging Association’s Tower Crane Committee.

Michael Liptak, president of the ALL Family ofCompanies, added, “I couldn’t be more pleased about theopportunity to place Ricky Mikut and Clay Thoreson inthese key positions. They are both well respected in theindustry and have a stellar track record of serving customerswell.”

For more information, call 800/232-4100 or visitwww.allcrane.com.

Clay Thoreson has been appointed general manager ofALL Tower Crane in Richfield, Ohio.

Rick Mikut has been named manager of the CrawlerCrane division of ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. inIndependence, Ohio.

Andy Stehl recently joined Palmer Johnson PowerSystems’s outside sales team.

Increasing Sales Presence...Andy Stehl Joins Outside Sales Team at Palmer Johnson Power Systems

Andy Stehl recently joined Palmer JohnsonPower Systems’s outside sales team as the outsidesales representative for Illinois, Indiana,Michigan, Ohio and eastern Wisconsin.

Stehl was hired as a service technician atPalmer Johnson’s Chicago location in 2003. Priorto joining Palmer Johnson, he spent six years inthe U.S. Army as a diesel technician.

In addition to his technical duties, Stehl alsoserved as a section chief team leader and wasresponsible for the training and supervision ofother service members.

In 2007, Stehl was accepted into the PalmerJohnson’s 2020 Future Leaders program.

For more information, call 800/341-4334 orvisit www.pjpPower.com.

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Fecon Names Brian KileNew Regional Manager

By Ben FellerASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) President BarackObama focused attention June 18 on construc-tion jobs created by the federal stimulus lawwhile acknowledging the grinding toll theslow-to-rebound economy has taken.

“I’m under no illusion that we’re where weneed to be yet,” Obama said during an hour-long visit to the capital of a state he won in2008 with 51 percent of the vote.

The event was a groundbreaking for the10,000th road project paid for by stimulusmoney, and it gave the president an occasion toleave Washington and promote progress onjobs.

Flanked by workers in hard hats and yellowsafety vests, Obama stood at a lectern in themiddle of a street and cited increasing signs ofeconomic vitality, including evidence thatbusinesses are starting to hire again. But hesaid that’s not enough.

“There are still too many people here inOhio and across the country who can’t findwork. Many more can’t make ends meet,”Obama said. “And for these folks, the only

jobs we create that matter are the ones that pro-vide for their families. So while the recoverymay start with projects like this, it can’t endhere.”

In his brief comments, Obama offered nonew initiatives or messages.

The recession hit hard in Ohio, where unem-ployment hit 11 percent in March, the highestsince September 1983. New figures June 18showed the rate dipped to 10.7 percent in May.

The president has made a practice of quicktrips out of Washington to explain to workersthat the economy is reviving. Even as the Gulfof Mexico oil spill sucks up much of Obama’stime, he doesn’t want to lose that focus on theeconomy, the public’s No. 1 priority.

He visited a hospital where a $25 millionproject will add lanes and widen sidewalks. Itis expected to create 300 jobs, but Obama saidthat the indirect effects were even greater, lead-ing to investments by the hospital back into thecommunity.

A growing number of independent econom-ic analyses suggests the $862 billion stimuluslaw has boosted jobs and kept people off theunemployment line, though exactly how manyjobs is a matter of dispute.

Fecon named Brian Kile as Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regional manager.Kile will offer sales support for dealers and customers by offering demos, tech-nical support, start-ups and operator training. He comes to Fecon with a strongbackground in heavy equipment sales.

For more information, call 513/696-4430 or visit www.fecon.com.

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COLUMBUS from page 1

More Than 1,100 Bidders Vie for Nearly 1,000 Lots of Iron

(L-R): The gang from Greenleaf Landscaping, Scott Wells, Ben Lang, Garrett Lang and Dwight Lang, stopped byto see how the auction was going.

Rudd Equipment Company’s Albert Medcalf (L) and Martin McCutcheon stopped by to look at how the Volvomachines performed.

Randy Tumbusch of Tumbusch Construction, St.Henry, Ohio, looks over a Komatsu PC 150 excavator.

Jeff Maibach of Maibach Machinery Inc., Medina,Ohio, was on hand to watch the auction activities.

Kenny Meadows (L) of Meadows Excavating catches up with Newman Tractor’sHerb Cress.

Brothers Mike (L) and David Denney of Bonneville Stone were happy to have pickedup a Case excavator at the auction.


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The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bidsfor transportation-related improvement projects.

The following is a list of some of the projects let.

Project No: 100273Type: Four lane resurfacing.Location: SUM-IR-271-3.54.State Estimate: $6,640,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $6,382,045.• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $6,469,615.• Karvo Paving Co., Stow, Ohio — $6,842,403.

Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2010.

Project No: 103004Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge).Location: HAN-IR-75-22.12.State Estimate: $1,526,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Vernon Nagel Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,592,220.• Miller Bros. Construction Inc., Archbold, Ohio —

$1,836,789.• Mosser Construction Inc., Fremont, Ohio —

$1,930,656.• Eagle Bridge Co., Sidney, Ohio — $2,187,840.

Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2011.

Project No: 108014Type: Preventive maintenance.Location: WAS-SR-7-14.05.State Estimate: $1,310,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $1,380,614.Completion Date: Nov. 1, 2010.

Project No: 100252Type: Major reconstruction.Location: CUY-US-6-6.12/6.73.State Estimate: $3,655,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Digioia-Suburban Excavating LLC, N. Royalton,Ohio — $3,559,400.

• Mr. Excavator Inc., Kirtland, Ohio — $3,599,131.• Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Co. Inc., Valley City, Ohio

— $3,899,616.• Terrace Construction Co. Inc., Cleveland, Ohio —

$3,945,818.• Fechko Excavating Inc., Medina, Ohio — $4,318,803.• C.A. Agresta Construction Co., Cleveland, Ohio —

$4,688,420.Completion Date: July 30, 2011.

Project No: 100324Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: WAS-SR-260-0.00.State Estimate: $2,660,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $2,766,868.Completion Date: Nov. 1, 2010.

Project No: 108021Type: Miscellaneous.Location: GAL-SR-850-2.15.State Estimate: $2,120,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Co., Thornville, Ohio — $2,299,553.• D.G.M. Inc., Beaver, Ohio — $2,424,090.• George J. Igel & Co. Inc., Columbus, Ohio —

$3,051,661.Completion Date: June 15, 2011.

Project No: 108027Type: Bridge painting.Location: ATH-VA-BP-FY2009.State Estimate: $2,213,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Troy Painting Co., Campbell, Ohio — $1,839,347.• Cosmos Comprehensive Construction Inc., Canal

Fulton, Ohio — $1,940,949.• Apollon Painting Co. Inc., Cleveland, Ohio —

$2,083,332.• APBN Inc., Campbell, Ohio — $2,173,605.• 360 Construction Co. Inc., Brunswick, Ohio —

$2,455,242.Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2011.

Project No: 108029Type: Preventive maintenance.Location: HUR-US-250-15.85, ASD-250-0.00, HUR-601-0.00.State Estimate: $1,640,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,594,186.• Kokosing Construction Co. Inc., Columbus, Ohio —

$1,874,248.Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2010.

Project No: 108030Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: LAK-SR-2-16.61.State Estimate: $3,297,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Karvo Paving Co., Stow, Ohio — $3,295,186.• Shelly Co., Thornville, Ohio — $3,392,817.• Burton Scot Contractors LLC, Newbury, Ohio —


Project No: 100215Type: Major widening.Location: LAK-SR-2-7.76State Estimate: $67,575,000.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Co., Thornville, Ohio — $60,653,855.• Perk Co. Inc./Mr. Excavator Inc. JV, Cleveland, Ohio

— $61,404,814.• Anthony Allega Cement Contractor Inc., Valley View,

Ohio — $61,599,215.• Kokosing Construction Co. Inc., Columbus, Ohio —

$61,764,173.• Kenmore Construction Co. Inc., Akron, Ohio —


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Doug Putnam’s wetlands restoration project was typical ofthe more than 10,000 currently under way throughout theUnited States — that is, until it took on a new meaning and pur-pose.

The 65-acre farm owned by Putnam and his family is locat-ed on the north side of state Route 385, two miles west ofRoundhead, Ohio, in Hardin County. At times it had been rent-ed out as a pasture for cattle, but, “It did not lend itself to cropfarming,” Putnam said. “From the high end to the low end theproperty dropped 33 feet.”

In March 2007, the Putnam tract was approved for theWetlands Reserve Program, a voluntary program offeringlandowners the opportunity to protect, restore and enhance wet-lands on their property. With technical and financial support pro-vided by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service,the goal is to establish long-term conservation and wildlife prac-tices and protection.

Just as work was about to begin, the Putnams’only son, 27-year-old Bryan, died unexpectedly. At that point the wetlandsproject was dedicated as a memorial to Bryan.

“It became a labor of love for me,” Putnam said.The Putnams laid out the initials “BP” with wetland features,

including two serpentine trenches that hold water and form theouter perimeter of the initials.

Work began in the summer of 2007 when Putnam repairedand replaced existing drainage tile that was in the field, followedby the building of 13 ponds to attract migratory waterfowl andprovide aquatic vegetation. December rain filled the ponds. Thenext spring more than 5,000 trees were planted. Next the prop-erty was seeded with annual and perennial ryegrass, orchardgrass, bluegrass, timothy and red clover. In the fall of 2008,Putnam leveled the drainage tile trench backfill with a dozerblade, followed by fine grading and preparation for seeding witha soil conditioner.

AToolcat 5600 utility work machine, purchased from Bobcatof Lima, was used extensively to complete much of the project.

“This was my first experience with Bobcat equipment and I

couldn’t be more pleased,” Putnam said. “The Toolcat 5600compares favorably with all the equipment I have ever used. Itwas a big help. It allowed me to do things that no other piece ofequipment will do.”

He used the utility work machine to remove trees, grade withthe dozer blade, finish grade with the soil conditioner, pick upshrubs with the grapple bucket and transport supplies with thepallet fork. He expected the development of the project to con-tinue for several years, with the utility work machine playing animportant role in future construction and maintenance. “It’s apleasure to operate,” he said.

This story was reprinted with permission from WorkSaverMagazine, Summer 2010 Issue.

Wetlands Restoration Project Impacts Ohio Farmland

BRIDGE from page 1The new Ohio bridge will be supported by a series of con-

crete piers, a design chosen because it is more economicalthan a steel-truss bridge, Spinosa said. Steel is more expen-sive and requires more maintenance; concrete segmentalbridges have a longer life span of 75 years and with properupkeep can reach 100 years, he said.

The design, which has been used in Europe for 60 years,is becoming more popular in the United States, said KennethPrice, a vice president with HNTB Corporation, whichdesigned the new bridge in Ohio.

“It’s highly durable, safer and a lot better-looking than theugly old truss that’s out there today,” Price said.

The new bridge will be completed in about five years.Construction is being staged so that traffic in both directionswon’t have to be shut down, state project manager DanMendel said.

There’s enough room between the twin spans on the oldbridge — about 70 ft. (21 m) — to erect a new two-lanestructure in that space, beginning from the bottom and work-ing up, he said.

Once that is complete, northbound traffic will be switchedto the new bridge and the old north bridge will be torn down.In the final phases, a second new structure will be built andthe old south bridge will be demolished.

The completed project will be wide enough to add a thirdlane in each direction, if needed in the future, Spinosa said.

Plans also call for maintaining canoe traffic on the riverduring the recreation season, as well as keeping open a bikepath that runs along the river, Price said.

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