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(L-R): Ohio CAT’s Alan Rhodes, Rich Egnot, Bill Kuhar, Tom Seefried, Jim Harris, and ChuckVoorhees are eager to discuss Caterpillar equipment.

Mark McNabb (L) and Tom Estep of Bridgeport Equipment & Tool likewhat they see at the expo.

(L-R): Scott Putnam, Alex Paris and Andy Miller of Alex E. Paris Contracting Company are readyto share their knowledge of oil and gas field services.

The inaugural Ohio Valley Regional Oil & Gas Expo opened with anevening reception on April 24 followed by a day-long event April 25 atthe Belmont County Carnes Center in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The expo

featured more than 150 vendors exhibiting equipment, products and servicesin indoor tabletop displays and an outdoor equipment display area.

The event included educational conferences sessions such as an Ohio oil andgas industry overview conducted by Ohio Oil & Gas Association TreasurerDave Hill, and talks by Christopher J. Perry, program manager, EnergyResource Group, Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division ofGeological Survey, and Robert Chase, Marietta College, PetroleumEngineering. The conferences closed with an update on Ohio’s oil and gasindustry provided by Kristy Hawthorne, director of member services and smallbusiness development along with Steve Schumacher of the Ohio StateUniversity Extension.

The Expo offered an opportunity for local and national companies to meetand interact with decision makers in the developing Utica and Marcellus sup-ply chain. The event was free and open to the public and drew attendees fromPennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia involved with the extraction of energyresources from the Marcellus and Utica shale gas and oil reserves.

The Carnes Center also will serve as the location for the Ohio ValleyRegional Oil & Gas Career Expo scheduled for June 20. To learn more, pleasevisit www.ohiovalleycareerexpo.com.4

Ohio Valley RegionalOil & Gas InauguralExpo Succesfully Opens

see EXPO page 7

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The Ohio State Department of Transportation receivedbids for transportation-related improvement projects.The following is a list of some of the projects let.

Project No: 101086Type:Major reconstruction.Location: FRA-CR-CR3-14.06 (HILLIARD-ROMEROAD).State Estimate: $9,610,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,Ohio — $8,523,604

• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,Ohio — $8,751,634

• Fechko Excavating Inc., Medina, Ohio — $8,972,430• Trucco Construction Company Inc., Delaware, Ohio

— $9,063,267• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $9,204,562.• George J Igel & Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio —

$9,221,330• Kenmore Construction Company Inc., Akron, Ohio —

$9,265,996• Kelchner Inc., Springboro, Ohio — $9,345,859• Mark Schaffer Excavating & Trucking Inc., Norwalk,

Ohio — $9,577,853• R B Jergens Contractors Inc., Vandalia, Ohio —

$11,012,387Completion Date:Oct. 30, 2012

Project No: 120003Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: CAR-SR-164-0.00.State Estimate: $1,143,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Newton Asphalt Paving Inc., Strasburg, Ohio —$1,136,256

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $1,191,438• Superior Paving & Materials Inc., North Canton, Ohio

— $1,209,288• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,272,944• Lash Paving Inc., Colerain, Ohio — $1,279,868• Barbicas Construction Company Inc., Akron, Ohio —

$1,377,261• Burton Scot Contractors LLC, Newbury, Ohio —

$1,416,302Completion Date: June 30, 2012

Project No: 120006Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: JEF-SR-213-0.04.State Estimate: $1,940,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $2,112,881• Lash Paving Inc., Colerain, Ohio — $2,185,831

Completion Date: July 31, 2012

Project No: 120007Type: Bridge repair.Location: LAK-IR-90-3.77.State Estimate: $3,605,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio— $3,737,152

• J D Williamson Construction Company Inc.,Tallmadge, Ohio — $3,549,126

• Becdir Construction Company, Berlin Center, Ohio —$3,964,891

• Cosmos Industrial Services Inc., Cleveland, Ohio —$4,146,132

• Terrace Construction Company Inc., Cleveland, Ohio— $4,156,389

• Union Industrial Contractors Inc., Ashtabula, Ohio —$4,182,319Completion Date: June 15, 2013

Project No: 110628Type: Bridge replacement (1 Bridge).Location: LAW-SR-93-0.00.State Estimate: $76,830,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Brayman Construction Corporation, Saxonburg, Pa.— $81,266,742

• Trumbull-American Bridge-JV, Pittsburgh, Pa. —$96,566,183

• Walsh Construction Company, Crown Point, Ind. —$98,800,000

• Obayashi/Ruhlin-JV, Bulrlingame, Calif. —$99,388,276

• C J Mahan Construction Company LLC, Grove City,Ohio — $103,150,834

• Flatiron Constructors Inc., Firestone, Colo. —$107,200,428

• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,Ohio — $109,964,119

• Traylor Bros Inc., Evansville, Ind. — $116,357,642Completion Date:Oct. 30, 2015

Project No: 120008Type: Bridge repair.Location:MAH-IR-680-7.05, PART 1;MAH-680-9.21,PART 2.State Estimate: $4,480,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• A P O’horo Company, Youngstown, Ohio —$4,524,000

• Keffler Bridge Company, Canfield, Ohio —$4,634,116

• Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Company,Youngstown, Ohio — $4,741,738

• J D Williamson Construction Company Inc.,Tallmadge, Ohio — $5,294,167Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2012

Project No: 120015Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: PRE-US-40-9.96.State Estimate: $2,385,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Walls Bros Asphalt Company Inc., Greenville, Ohio— $2,179,220

• Barrett Paving Materials Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio —$2,284,039Completion Date: July 27, 2012

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Myron Bowling AuctioneersHolds Sale in MiddletownThe May 2 Myron Bowling

Auctioneers’ auction in Middletown,Ohio, drew a large crowd of bidders to

the auction site while attracting heavy onlinebidding as well. The auction was conductedfor the closing of the SK ConstructionCompany, a general contractor located inMiddletown, Ohio.

The sale included an assortment of con-

struction equipment including excavators,dozers, loaders and paving equipment, aswell as the real estate assets of SKConstruction Company. Highlights of theauction included a Komatsu PC 300LCexcavator that sold for $102,000 and a pairof Cat D5G XL dozers brought in winningbids of $27,500 and $28,000.

see SALE page 5

Anthony Ricker (L) and Aaron Olds of Hume Supply, who already placed a winningbid on a motorgrader, hope to bring home some additional pieces.

Herb Cress (L) and Adam Brown of Newman Tractor are up from Kentucky to catchthe auction.

A large crowd of bidders is ready to participate in the auction.

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Columbus2121 Walcutt Rd

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Cincinnati11441 Mosteller Rd

Cincinnati, OH 45241-1829(513) 772-3232(800) 844-3734

Vandalia (Dayton)1015 Industrial Park Dr

Vandalia, OH 45377-3117(937) 898-4198(800) 233-4228

Lima3550 Saint Johns RdLima, OH 45804-4017

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Canton1509 Raff Rd SW

Canton, OH 44710-2321(330) 477-9304(866) 235-0438

Brunswick1240 Industrial Pkwy N

Brunswick, OH 44212-4317(330) 220-4999(800) 716-9796

Painesville811 Callendar Blvd

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Poland (Youngstown)590 E Western Reserve Rd

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Chillicothe5775 US Highway 23

Chillicothe, OH 45601-9562(740) 663-5300

Cambridge60611 Hulse Rd

Cambridge, OH 43725-8937(740) 439-2747

Myron Bowling AuctioneersHandles SK Construction Co. Sale

Auctioneer Myron Bowling keeps the bidding moving at a rapid clip.

Ohio CAT’s Brad Potts (L) and ChrisMurray feel the auction is a great net-working opportunity.

Andy Seals of Seals Construction hopesto bring some new pieces home to CanalWinchester, Ohio.

William Jergens of R.B. Jergens,Vandalia, Ohio, considers a bid on thisScreen Machine Spyder 516T screeningplant.

Ritchie Bros.’ Scott McGregor (L) andTim Keane stop in to see the auctionactivities.

SALE from page 4

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Ritchie Bros. Draws Crowds of Bidders in Mansfield

(L-R): Elliott Machine Works’ Keith Johnson, Dennie McCray and Jeran Pollockmade the trip over from Galion, Ohio, to take in the auction activities.

Bart Rhea (L) of BKBC Machinery, Oak Ridge, N.J., ispleased to have an opportunity to catch up with HerbCress of Newman Tractor, Verona, Ky., at the sale.

(L-R): Ohio CAT’s Chad Schultz, Erik Laps and Bob Stadvec talk Caterpillarmachines with Lenny Clouse of Clouse Construction Corp.

Local Mansfield contractors Tyler (L) and ToddWurthmann are pleased to have picked up a forklift atthe auction.

Ritchie Bros.’ Scott McGregor (L) and Tim Keaneensure that everything runs smoothly at the auction.

A sizable crowd gathers to bid on excavators at theauction.

Looking for bargains, Steve Stine (L) and Jon Lantz ofKelstin Construction, Shelby, Ohio, examine a fewexcavators.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a sale May 15 inMansfield, Ohio. The auction drew a large crowd ofbidders to the sale site and attracted heavy online bid-

ding as well. The sale featured a large assortment of com-paction equipment, construction equipment, paving equip-ment and trucks, and a variety of attachments.

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EXPO from page 1

Products, Servicesand EquipmentHighlight Expo

JMW Companies’ Mike Slutz is on hand to discuss con-struction and trucking and custom fabrication solu-tions.

(L-R): Highway Equipment Company’s Al Springer andBob Bowers are joined by Rich Steinbrenner, districtmanager of Allied Construction Products.

Precision Laser & Instrument’s Doug Kotnik (L) andMike Painter discuss the latest in new laser and GPStechnologies.

Reco Equipment’s Dave Totterdale (L) andMark Duvall welcome attendees to their

company’s equipment display.

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