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Proudly Laying the Groundwork for Maine’s Future • A History of Promises Kept Since 1926

Sargent & Sargent • H. E. Sargent, Inc. ON TRACK October 2005

Inside this issueHerb Sargent’sMessage . . .

A new beginning for twogreat companies ................p. 2

Sargent & SargentS&S reconstructingRoute 1 in Camden .............p. 4

S&S crews working at5 jobs in Bangor area ........p. 6

S&S, HES crews workingtogether on GreenvilleAirport runway ..................p. 8

H. E. SargentNew England

Site preparationcompleted for AugustaMarketplace .......................p. 5

Work begins on new cellfor RWS ash landfill ....... p. 11

Rte. 2 projects inBethel, Gileadnearing completion .. pp. 12-13

H. E. SargentMid-Atlantic

HES working on 4 projectsfor Ryland Homes..............p. 9

HES gets 2 contracts atMaryland airport ............. p. 10

One contract completed,another signed forL. F. Jennings ................. p. 11

Also . . .John Sturgeon installedas ACM President ..............p. 3

The Herb E. Sargent Way . p. 15

H. E. Sargent receives ‘Build Maine’ awardfor Phase 8 of Crossroads Landfill

Sargent & Sargentacquires H. E. Sargent

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Steve Perry, Project Manager for H. E. Sargent, and Steve Poggi ofWaste Management hold the Build Maine Award, which was presentedby the Associated Constructors of Maine for Phase 8 at the CrossroadsLandfill in Norridgewock. Also in photo, which was taken at the ACM’sApril meeting, were: Dave Roundy, Jeff McGowan, and David Jarvis ofWaste Management; Harold “Dee” Hobart, Project Superintendent, H.E. Sargent; Scott Luettich, Geo-Syntech; and David Lakeman, formerVice President of Operations, H. E. Sargent.

H. E. Sargent crewsare nearing completionon the third and finalphase of a project toreplace a 25-acre unlinedlandfill with 45 acres offully-lined landfill spaceat Waste Management’sCrossroads solid wastefacility in Norridgewock,ME.

The project receivedthe 2005 Build MaineAward in the SpecialtyCategory from the Associ-ated Constructors ofMaine at the group’smonthly meeting in April.

The current phase, which included con-struction of a 16.7-acre landfill cell, beganNovember 29, 2004, and will be completedby October 1, 2005.

The crews had to excavate 485,000 yardsof existing waste and relocate it into Cell 8B,which was completed in the fall of 2004.

For the past 13 years, Sargent & Sargentand H. E. Sargent, Inc., have been fiercecompetitors in the civil construction busi-ness in Maine. Now, we’re all part of thesame company.

On July 21, Sargent & Sargent purchasedH. E. Sargent from Fru-Con ConstructionCorp. of St. Louis, MO.

Herb R. Sargent, president of Sargent &Sargent, is currently also serving as presi-dent of H. E. Sargent. Sargent & Sargent is

the parent company, though much of theadministration will come from the the H. E.Sargent office complex in Stillwater, whichwas acquired in the deal.

George Thomas, chief financial officerfor Sargent & Sargent, is serving as chieffinancial officer for H. E. Sargent, as well.

Tim Folster, operations manager forSargent & Sargent, has continued in thatrole and has also assumed responsibility as

Vol. 1, No. 1 • October 2005 Published by Sargent & Sargent and H. E. Sargent, Inc.

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This is the first volume of a newsletter that will, from nowon, be directed to employees of both H.E. Sargent, Inc. andSargent & Sargent. Our July 22nd closing on the acquisitionof H.E. Sargent has been met with a steady stream of state-wide congratulations that have only been exceeded by thecan-do attitude that both crews possess.

For 13 years our two companies have slugged it out infierce competition for some of the most challenging projectsin Maine. Victories ebbed and flowed from one to theother—what one company won, the other lost. The accom-plishments of both have been worthy of folklore, but, moreoften than not, they came at the cost of the other.

This is the way it was; this truth was burned into ourconsciousness—a gain on one side came at the cost of theother. This is no longer the case.

On July 22, 2005, the hatchet was buried.* * *

In some ways, it seems like somewhat of a watershed de-velopment—and it is.

In other ways, it just seems like this is the way it ought tobe—and I can’t help but believe that it is all of that, andmore.

I can recite the benefits for employees of both companiesat length; but here I will mention only one—security:

On the S&S side, this security means that we share theload with a company whose achievements are legendary inthe state of Maine. This new workmate also happens to havebeen our ablest competitor.

On the HES side, this security means that you now have anowner whose interest lies in your ability to compete on along-term basis. We will have a long-term approach to it:

• The equipment you operate will be purchased, leasedand maintained based on its ability to serve our needs on along-term basis as well as short.

• The maintenance and replacement of this equipmentwill complement your considerable talents and maximize theearning power of this company. We will not rely on othercountries, companies, or divisions—we will sink or swim onour own.

••••• We are now an earthwork company. We will provideservice to our customers unmatched in our arena. We mightbe under-sold, but we won’t be under-valued.

* * *Since many HES folks don’t know me personally, I will

attempt to give you a read on my history by dropping some ofthe greatest names in Maine’s construction history.

Here I will invoke some names that most HES folks arefamiliar with: Ralph Dutton, Bob Peters, Dick Martin, JoeThurlow, Otis Barry, David Lakeman, Linwood Lancaster,Mike Greaves, Tom Dempsey, Roy Mace, Gene Wasson,

Walter Parady, Ralph Leonard, Herb E. Sargent and JimSargent. These names can never be forgotten as the veryfabric of a company under whose shadow I have been fortu-nate enough to learn.

Here I will also invoke some names that most S&S folkscan identify with: Eric Clark, Richard Gushue, Kevin Gordon,George Thomas, Brian Loiselle, Richard Higgins (our beloved“Chicken-Man”), Art Morin, Eric Gifford, Fuzzy Wilson, TimFolster, Greg McDougall, Ken Thurlow (Joe’s nephew).Though S&S cannot match HES in terms of historical per-spective, these folks have provided a fabric as strong as anyfor the support of a world-class construction company.

* * *And we are world-class.I firmly believe that any success we enjoy today is a privi-

lege we’ve earned through our efforts. The success of thesecompanies—dating back to HES’ 1926 start and S&S’ 1992start—is not necessarily the result of management decisionsand actions. Success resides—and may be lost the fastest—in the field: it is the successful joining of a pipe for which atest is a mere formality; a truck prepared to back in at theright time; the excavator swinging a minimum amount toload, with a full bucket; placing gravel where it should beplaced, and not where it shouldn’t; it’s the thing done rightthe first time. Our success is in the dirt.

Success is planning, painstaking attention to details, andefficient execution of work perpetually—this is success forwhich other companies can hold you in envy, and you can andshould be proud of it.

* * *But today’s success does not guarantee tomorrow’s.Competition breeds where complacency sets in. We owe

it to our customers and ourselves to be the best there is—notin Maine, not in New England, not on the Eastern Seaboard;just simply be the best there is.

Complacency can have no place here. There is no opera-tion that can’t be improved within a day. Look for the op-portunity—it’s there.

If you have other thoughts—or if you think this goal is toolofty—I’d be pleased to hear from you in person to describemy philosophy at length. My only goal is to be the best; ev-ery other benefit flows from that.

Thank you for your continued loyalty to our company.* * *

You will receive notification soon of our Holiday Party,which will most likely be held in mid-November in order toallow you to enjoy other family and friends throughout theholidays.

Please take this opportunity to join with me to welcome

A message from Herb Sargent

A new beginning for two great companies

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John Sturgeoninstalled as ACMPresident for 2005

John Sturgeon

John Sturgeon, a senior manager ofStillwater-based general contracting firmH.E. Sargent, Inc. and president of SargentDiversified Services, has been installed as2005 Presidentof AssociatedConstructors ofMaine.

During hisone-year termas ACMPresident, Johnwill be sup-ported by anexecutivecommittee com-prising SeniorVice PresidentJeffrey Ohler of H.E. Callahan Construc-tion Co. (Auburn); Vice President EldonMorrison of CPM Constructors (Freeport);Treasurer Loren Clarke of Nickerson &O’Day, Inc. (Brewer); and a 30-memberBoard of Directors representing all facetsof Maine’s construction industry.

John has been an active ACM memberfor more than 20 years during which timehe has served on the board of directors andnumerous committees, including chairingboth the ACM-MDOT Joint StandingCommittee and the Heavy HighwayCommittee. He also currently serves on theMaine Better Transportation Associationboard and is an Air National Guardveteran.

Chartered in 1951, ACM is a statechapter of The Associated GeneralContractors of America and represents theinterests of nearly 300 construction firmsand related businesses throughout Maine.

Brewer says ‘thanks’ for Dirigo Drive project

and business insight helped the company through some of itsmost troubled times.

David’s attention to detail, will-do attitude, and three-plusdecades with the company earned him the utmost respectfrom clients and employees alike.

I, personally, wish both of these men only the very best—well-deserved in accordance with their efforts and their inter-est in the company and its people over the last 40 years.

—Herb

both companies together. We have a long future, let’s get itoff in the right mood.

* * *Finally, with this acquisition came the departure of two

individuals whose absence we continue to work diligently tofill. I refer, of course, to John Simpson and David Lakeman.John’s four-plus decades of work on behalf of H.E. Sargent,Inc. has left an indelible mark on the company. His financial

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vice president of operations for H. E. Sargent.Herb said Sargent & Sargent and H. E.

Sargent will operate largely independent ofeach other for the remainder of 2005. Hesaid each company has a backlog of workthat should be completed before theiroperations are merged together.

However, he said the companies willwork together when opportunities arise toprovide better service to our customers,such as the Greenville Airport runwayreconstruction project.

Herb said the airport project was bid inMarch and awarded to Sargent & Sargentin August.

“We felt like this was a good project tomesh our crews together for a commongoal,” he said. “It was a very fast-trackproject, and as a result, folks and equip-ment from both companies were assigned.They’ve been doing a heck of a job.”

Although most company operationshave proceeded along the lines of “busi-ness as usual,” two changes have beennoticeable on the H. E. Sargent side.

First, the company has been upgradingthe H. E. Sargent heavy equipment fleet,taking a total of 38 older pieces of equip-ment out of service and replacing themwith new models, most of them leased withan option to buy.

“Herb wants his people to have good

running equipment to work with—the besttools to get the job done,” says TimRichards, Equipment Department managerfor H. E. Sargent. “He believes the equip-ment should be kept up to date, but he alsoexpects it to stand the test of time.”

All told, Tim said 20 to 25 percent ofthe H. E. Sargent heavy equipment fleet isbeing replaced. A few pieces haven’t beenreplaced, but they will be as soon as theequipment dealers can fill the orders.

Second, the company has taken steps toconfirm its commitment to the Mid-Atlan-tic region, where H. E. Sargent has devel-oped a strong relationship with RylandHomes and L. F. Jennings, two of theregion’s leading general contractors.

Of the new equipment that has beenleased, eight pieces—three bulldozers, twoexcavators, and two loaders—are in theMid-Atlantic region.

Herb said he asked Pat Dubay to returnto the Mid-Atlantic region and to set up apermanent office there. At the time of theacquisition, the Mid-Atlantic region wasbeing run from a temporary field office atthe Village of Idlewild project inFredericksburg.

“We’re committed to the Mid-Atlanticregion, and we want our customers and ouremployees to know that,” Herb said.

Pat, who served as Mid-Atlantic re-gional manager from 2000 to the end of

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1,800-square-foot office in the Southpoint/Massaponex area of Fredericksburg. Theoffice will open November 1.

H. E. Sargent was founded in 1926 byHerb’s grandfather, Herbert E. Sargent.The company was sold by the family in1988 to the French construction firmRazel. After a series of mergers, H. E.Sargent became part of Fru-Con, which isowned by the German firm Bilfinger-Berger AG, in 1995.

Herb, who started working forH. E. Sargent in 1979, founded Sargent &Sargent in 1992.

Herb says joining Sargent & Sargentand H. E. Sargent together makes sense,because both companies specialize inearthwork, site preparation, and landfillwork.

He recognizes the family connection,but he downplayed it when interviewed bythe Bangor Daily News shortly after theacquisition last July.

He told the BDN that he wants to focuson the future of the combined companies,rather than on the historic family connec-tion between them.

“[The acquisition] really blends twoextremely strong work forces together,”Herb said. “If you take the family connec-tion out of it, I’d feel the same way aboutit.”

Sargent & Sargent crewsare on schedule in a $4.3million project helping toreconstruct 1.7 miles ofRoute 1 in Camden, fromthe public library to theCamden Hills State Park.

Sargent & Sargent is asubcontractor to Lane Con-struction, with responsibil-ity for the utilities—newwater and sewer lines, stormdrains, and under-drains—and for constructing the

Work on the project started in October2004 and will be completed in the spring2006.

Dan Kochis is the superintendent and

shoulders and sidewalks the entire lengthof the project. Lane is reclaiming andpaving the travel way, as well as pavingthe shoulders and sidewalks.

Sargent & Sargent reconstructing Route 1 in Camden

A completed section of Route 1 north of Camden.Reconstruction work on Route 1 in Camden.

Tim Folster is the operations manager.Craig Shorey was contract manager. EricRichie is the superintendent for Lane Con-struction.



retail space to the complex, which current-ly has 770,000 square feet of space. Thenew tenants will include Kohl’s, Dick’sSporting Goods, Circuit City, and tworestaurants, Ruby Tuesday and Red Robin.

Work on the project started March 7.The first building pad was turned over toKohl’s just 32 days later, on April 8.

The $7.3 million project has includedsite preparation, grading, all undergroundutilities, and temporary electrical serviceto the building pads.

It also involved blasting up to 30 feet ofledge from the northeast portion of the siteand using the material as fill to bring thesouthwest portion of the site up to grade.The deepest part of the fill area was 40feet below grade, for a total difference inelevation of 70 feet.

The project was complicated by amonth-long delay in the permit from theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers that wasneeded before a six-acre portion of the sitecould be cleared and filled.

Project manager Wendell Harriman saidthe blasting subcontractor, Maine Drillingand Blasting, was told to continue blasting,even though the blasted materials couldn’t beremoved until the permit was issued.

“We opted to keep going to maintain

work, H. E. Sargent subcontracted to thegeneral contractors building Kohl’s andDick’s Sporting Goods for their associatedearthwork as well.

The company also completed another$1.2 million worth of upgrades to CivicCenter Drive (Route 27) and Stephen KingDrive (the main access road for AugustaMarketplace) that had to be done in con-junction with the Marketplace expansion.

The offsite work consisted of reworkingtraffic lights at major intersections from I-95to the traffic circle in downtown Augusta,widening a short section of Route 27 be-tween I-95 and the Marketplace intersection,installing granite curb islands, reclaimingpavement, and new pavement striping. Thebulk of the work was completed, and Kohl’sreceived its certificate of occupancy onSeptember 28, two days ahead of the dead-line, allowing the store to open on schedule.

The work on Stephen King Drive wasadded back into the job scope in July. Theproject included adding another lane andinstalling 6,000 square feet of block retain-ing wall and 10,000 feet of granite curbing.

The owner decided at the last minute toinstall granite curbing instead of extrudedconcrete.

“We had to hire two subcontractors and

Site preparation for Augusta Marketplace completed on schedule

Foreground: Loader spreads gravel for the Dick’s Sporting Goods building pad. Background:250,000 cubic yards of ledge was blasted and placed in the fill area.

Augusta Marketplace project last May, with Kohl’s Department Store under construction at right.

our schedule,” Wendell said. “We didother things on site to keep busy.”

By the time the permit was received andthe fill area cleared, the pile of blastedledge had grown to about 150,000 cubicyards. The crews started placing it onMay 11, using six rear dumps to haulabout 6,000 yards of ledge per day. Three345 excavators were used to load thetrucks and move the blasting mats.

Wendell says the crews had to completemost of the site work by August, to allowKohl’s to start fixturing its store in mid-August and open by October 6.

The operations manager for the projecthas been Colby Currier, and the superin-tendent has been Tracy Hines. AlexisWollstadt has been the field accountant.

The owner is Augusta Interstate Properties.The expansion of the Marketplace com-

plex reflects the Augusta region’s growingrole as a retail center for central Maine—from the mid-coast area between Belfastand Rockland across the middle part of thestate to the New Hampshire border.

“Augusta is closer to Rockland and themid-coast area than either Portland or Bang-or, which have traditionally been Maine’smajor retail centers,” Wendell says.

In addition to the overall site prep

A quarter-million cubicyards of ledge and a fast-track timetable were amongthe challenges that H. E.Sargent crews had to dealwith as they completed sitepreparation for the latestexpansion of the AugustaMarketplace retail shoppingcomplex in Augusta, ME.

The expansion will add210,000 square feet of

build two curbing crews from thefrom our own workforce,” Wendellsaid. “Our crews handled the chal-lenge very well. They built the retain-ing walls very quickly and thenswitched to putting in the granitecurbing to help us meet the deadline.”

Wendell added that a lot of peoplecontributed to the successful comple-tion of the project. “Overall, we owe abig thank you to all the dedicated,hardworking people who helped makethis project a success,” he said.



During January and February, the crewsworked five days a week, 24 hours a dayto take advantage of frozen ground. Inaddition to increased production, the coldweather offered several advantages to theproject. It eliminated the need to build anaccess road for the trucks while maximiz-ing available landfill space. It also mini-mized landfill odor by reducing theamount of methane generated by the de-composing waste material.

After the waste relocation part of theproject was completed in early March, thecrews began excavating 85,000 yards ofearth for the new cell. The excavation wascompleted May 14.

The project also includes installation of12,800 wick drains (equal to 60 miles ofdrains) to dewater the site and allow thesoft foundational clays to consolidate andgain strength when waste is placed in thelined cell.

A mechanically-stabilized earthenberm, 8 to 15 feet high, is being construct-ed around the perimeter of the cell, usinglayers of earth interspersed with woventextile to give added strength. The outerslope of the berm is nearly vertical, ex-panding the lateral footprint of the linersystem and further increasing consolida-tion and strength gain of the clays at thelandfill’s edge.

The berm will also include infrastruc-ture elements—including storm water,leachate transfer, and electrical systems—for the new cell.

The crews are now placing 30,000yards of barrier clay in the cell to preventseepage. A Waste Management contractorwill install a liner over the 17.6-acre cell,and then H. E. Sargent crews will laydown 26,000 yards of drainage sand in alayer one foot deep, with 6,500 linear feetof drainage pipe. Then the crews willplace 26,000 yards of tire chips, also onefoot deep, as a drainage layer.

The project also includes constructionof a leachate vault for the pumping station.

Steve Perry is the project manager, andDee Hobart is the project superintendent.

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Build Mainea 300x100 storage building.

Concrete millings and hot top millingsare being hauled in from the Bangor Inter-national Airport terminal apron recon-struction project (see below) for use inplace of sub-base gravel and base gravel.Sargent & Sargent is a subcontractor forLane Construction on the project, which isscheduled for completion by mid-Novem-ber. Project superintendent is Curtis VanAken.

• BIA terminal apron reconstruc-tion— This is a $300,000 project that in-cludes demolition of existing trench drains,installation of new drainage, excavation ofexisting sub-base gravel (P-154) and place-ment of base crushed material (P-209).

The general contractor, Lane Construc-tion, is milling the hot top and concreteslabs and placing the millings in Sargent &Sargent trucks for removal to the HammondLumber site. The original plan was forSargent & Sargent to break up the slabs andhaul them to Lane Construction, where theywould be put it through Lane’s crusher.Milling the slabs on site allowed Lane toreduce its costs on the Hammond Lumberproject, which helped them get the bid.Project superintendent is Kendall Bickford.

• Maine Air National Guard de-icing tanks—Work began early in Sep-tember on a $300,000 project to installunderground de-icing storage tanks for theMaine Air National Guard in Bangor. Theproject will be completed by December 1.Project superintendent is Steve Raymond.

Project manager for all five projects isOperations Manager Kevin Gordon.

Sargent & Sargent crews have been work-ing on five jobs this fall in the Bangor area.

They are:• Phase 7 of the Pine Tree Landfill

in Hampden—Construction of a 7 1/2 acrecell on the side of the landfill. The cell hasbeen completed, and the owner, CasellaWaste Systems, started placing waste in thecell on September 16, two weeks ahead ofschedule. S&S crews are currently complet-ing the final punchlist items.

The $3.5 million project, which beganJune 1, included base grading and installa-tion of secondary and primary liners andleachate detection , collection, and trans-port systems. Project superintendent wasDoug Barnes.

• Site work for the new Bangorpolice station, including storm drainageand new and rebuilt parking areas. Workbegan on September 1. The crews havebeen excavating for pile driving; the nextphase will be assisting the general contrac-tor, Nickerson & O’Day, with the founda-tion work. Project superintendent is Rich-ard Gushue. The target completion datefor the $700,000 project is June 2006.

• Hammond Lumber expansion—A$400,000 project to expand HammondLumber’s retail storage area, including sitepreparation for a new retail storage build-ing. Sargent & Sargent crews started inlate August, grubbing the field area behindthe Hammond Lumber store on outerHammond Street in Bangor and haulingoff about 6,000 yards of grubbings. Thecrews have installed storm drains and arenow working on foundation excavation for

Sargent & Sargent crewsworking on 5 projects in Bangor area

Sargent & Sargent is nearing comple-tion on construction of a 4-acre cell forCasella Waste Systems at Casella’s WestOld Town landfill.

The $3.5 million project includes35,000 yards of excavation and installationof 14,000 yards of clay liner, 14,000 yardsof leachate collection sand, and 2,500linear feet of dual containment force main(one pipe within a second pipe to ensurethat any leaks are detected).

The crews also did the site work for a

1-million-gallon storage tank.Work on the project started in June and

will be completed by the end of October.Doug Barnes is the project superintendent.Eric Clark started the job as superinten-dent before being reassigned to overseethe Greenville Airport project. TimFolster was operations manager and CraigShorey was contract manager. PaulMonroe is the inspector for Sevee andMahar, the landfill designer.

S&S nearing completion on landfill cell



The foremen are Mark Wright, TimLePage, Tim Blais, and Larry Litchfield.

Throughout the project, several proce-dures have been followed to ensure thatthe waste excavation process didn’t threat-en the landfill’s stability. The affectedportion of the landfill was divided intothree areas, based on elevation. Work onthe lowest level, which was the most criti-cal because of the weight of materialpressing down on it, was done only duringthe day. Also, when waste material wasremoved from critical areas, the crews

backfilled immediately with granular ma-terial to maintain the weight on the bottomof the landfill and ensure stability.

One of the key project challenges wasthe cell’s position over a very soft anddeep deposit of marine clay. To monitorthe clay’s response to the excavation, sev-eral geotechnical devices were installedaround the landfill perimeter, including:

• Vibrating wire piezometers wereused to monitor the pore pressure in thefoundation clays.

• Settlement plates tracked consolida-

tion of the clays.• Slope inclinometers monitored the

movement of the waste slopes during exca-vation and relocation.

By replacing the unlined cell with alined cell with increased soil stability,valuable air space has been obtained at theCrossroads facility, with minimal addition-al area required. Perhaps most important,however, is that relocating solid wastefrom an unlined cell to a lined cell withincrease groundwater quality for genera-tions to come.

Waste Management’s Crossroads landfill in Norridgewock, ME

The H. E. Sargent crew at the Crossroads landfill in Norridgewock, with the “Build Maine” plaque.



Sargent & Sargent and H. E. Sargentcrews have been working together on afast-track project to reconstruct runway14-32 at the Greenville Airport.

Work on the $3.9 million project starteda week before Labor Day, and the crewshad 15 days to complete the reconstructionof the runway where it intersects withrunway 3-21, the crosswind runway.

“The airport had its annual Fly-Inscheduled for September 10,” said VicePresident-Operations Tim Folster. “Wetold them we’d have the runways backopen by the morning of September 8th forthe fly-in, and we did.”

Tim said the H. E. Sargent crews “reallyhelped out” in the push to get the runwayintersection rebuilt in that timeframe.

Project superintendent Eric Clark hasbeen in charge of both the Sargent &Sargent and the H. E. Sargent crews, withColby Currier providing support fromStillwater.

After the Fly-In, work resumed onrunway 14-32, leaving runway 3-21 as theairport’s only operational runway.

The project remains on a fast track,with completion scheduled for 2006.Runway 14-32 will be closed for theremainder of the construction season andwill be reopened when construction shutsdown for the winter.

The project has required 60,000 yardsof excavation, 68,000 yards of gravel,9,000 feet of underdrain, and 8,000 yardsof loam.

Twenty acres at the airport had to becleared as part of the project.

Tim said that the company has beencrushing its own aggregate from pits in thearea.

“We found some existing ledge on sitethat we’re going to blast to create moreaggregate on site,” he said. “The ledge isoutside of our work area, but the town isletting us go in and take it. It will meanless trucking of material through town.”

In addition to having Sargent & Sargentand H. E. Sargent crews working togetherfor the first time, runway 14-32 providesanother connection to the two companies.H. E. Sargent crews built the runway 20years ago, in the 1980s.

Craig Shorey is the contract managerfor the project.

S&S, HES working together to reconstruct Greenville runway

The Greenville Airport runway reconstruction project during the first 15 days.

The crews have been blasting ledge on site to make aggregate.



Since April 2004, H. E. Sargent hasbeen doing site preparation work in Fred-ericksburg, VA, for the Ryland Group, aFortune 500 company that built almost17,000 homes in 2004.

The quality of that work paid off earlierthis year when Ryland asked Sargent totake over a $6 million site preparationproject at Ryland’s Buckler Propertiesdevelopment in Clinton, MD.

In addition, H. E. Sargent crews havebegun work on two more Ryland Homesprojects—a housing development in West-bury, MD, and Phase III of the Village ofIdlewild in Fredericksburg.

The Buckler Properties project includeshouse pads for 200 units on a 50-acre site,roadways, and utilities for the development.

Pat Dubay, who recently took over asH. E. Sargent’s Mid-Atlantic Region man-ager, said the company was brought in atthe beginning of April.

“Ryland Homes negotiated the job withH. E. Sargent because of the quality of ourwork on Phase I in Fredericksburg and ourpositive relationship with Ryland Homes,”he said.

The Buckler project required 15,000yards of excavation, including stripping allthe topsoil from the site. The crews arebringing 150,000 yards of imported bor-row to the site to bring it up to subgrade.The project also includes two box culverts,18,000 feet of pipe, and 8,400 tons of gravel.

The existing road in front of the sub-division is being upgraded as part of theproject.

Project superintendent for H. E. Sargentis Mike Brochu; the project manager isDave Romans.

Dave, who spent eight years with H. E.Sargent before going to work for Fru-Con,came back to HES in mid-September asproject manager on this and other jobs.

Pat says the project may have to be shutdown temporarily during October to waitfor permits. A similar occurrence causedthe project to be shut down for severalweeks last spring.

In Westbury, MD, H. E. Sargent is do-ing the site preparation for 225 units on 50acres. The $6 million project requires125,000 yards of excavation.

Work on the project started July 1. Patsays he’s shooting for base pavement to be

completed by the end of the year, but theproject could extend into 2006.

Project superintendent is Terry Watts.Dave Rormans is the project manager.

H. E. Sargent has completed the PhaseII of the site preparation for the Village ofIdlewild, the Ryland Homes developmentin Fredericksburg, and has begun work onPhase III. Phase I was a $6.2 millionproject that included construction of 190house pads on a 50-acre site. Phase II wasa $9.5 million project with 200 single-family homes and 150 townhouses on a65-acre site. Phase III—the final phase of

the development—is an $8.5 million projectcovering 60 acres with 250 housing units.

Clearing work for Phase III started inJuly, followed by erosion and sedimentcontrol and pond construction. Earthworkfor the project began in late September.

Phase III will include 400,000 yards ofexcavation, installation of a very largeculvert—200 feet of triple 10x12 boxculverts—and the extension of IdlewildBoulevard to an existing subdivision onthe Route 1 side of the development.

Mark Buchanan is the project superin-tendent. Pat is the project manager.

H. E. Sargent working on 4 Ryland Homes projects

H. E. Sargent crews are excavating 400,000 yards of material for Phase III of IdlewildVillage for Ryland Homes.

H. E. Sargent crews at work on a Ryland Homes development in Westbury, MD.



H. E. Sargent, Inc., has two contractstotaling $8.6 million for improvements atthe Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Re-gional Airport in Salisbury, MD.

The first contract is for a $3.4 millionproject to reconstruct the airport’s generalaviation apron and taxiway.

Work started on August 1. Estimatedcompletion date is May 2006.

The project involves minimal excava-tion, but the crews will have to contendwith a high groundwater table and mar-ginal soils. Project manager Pat Dubaysaid the crews may have to undercut theapron and taxiway areas in order to re-place marginal soils with good materialand/or use soil cement to get a good base.

The project superintendent is MikeBrochu. Project manager is Dave Romans.

The second contract, for $5.2 million, isto reconstruct runway 14-32. Work willstart in November and be completed in thesummer of 2006.

The project, which will require 200,000yards of excavation, will narrow the exist-ing runway from 150 feet wide to 100 feet

wide. The existing drainage system, whichis failing, will be replaced by a brand newstorm drain system.

H. E. Sargent crews are nearingcompletion of a landfill-capping project atLangley AFB, VA.

Work on the project started in May andshould be completed November 1.

The cap isn’t being placed over anordinary landfill—it’s actually an old am-munition dump, with at least a few realbombs inside.

In fact, when the crew was excavatingin a corner of the project area, they exca-vated a bomb—”unexploded ordinance” inmilitary terminology.

Project manager Pat Dubay noted thatthe crew had been warned that this couldhappen, and part of the excavation proce-dure is to have an Air Force observerpresent to look out for material that couldbe dangerous.

“He knew what to look for,” Pat said.

“Air Force security people took the bombaway and blew it up with C4 explosive.”

Pat said approximately 60,000 yards of

cover material was imported from an adja-cent city-owned source to cap the landfill.

Art Robinson is project superintendent.

H. E. Sargent is doing site work for OldField Estates, a 54-unit subdivision offRoute 1 in Hampden.

The $1.2 million project is being donein two phases.

Phase I includes 4,400 feet of new

residential roadway with water line anddrainage, while Phase II has 3,300 feet ofnew residentail roadway, also with waterline and drainage.

Work started on June 20. Phase 1 wassubstantially complete by Oct. 1. Phase II

started in early September and will becompleted by July 31, 2006.

The owner is F&L Properties LLC.Scott Blanchard is the project superin-

tendent; John Sturgeon, project manager;and Colby Currier, operations manager.

H. E. Sargent gets 2 contracts for projects at Maryland airport

Landfill-capping project almost complete at Langley AFB ammo dump

Site work underway for Old Field Estates in Hampden

Langley AFB landfill-capping project.

Apron and taxiway improvements at the Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport.



H. E. Sargent has completed one project and will soon beworking on another for L. F. Jennings of Falls Church, VA,one of the premier building contractors and developers in themid-Atlantic area.

The completed project was a $2.6 million contract forsite preparation for the Lorton Marketplace, a 110,000square foot mixed use shopping center in Lorton, VA, justsouth of the Beltway.

A subcontractor for Jennings spent several months refurbish-ing the land, with support from H. E. Sargent, to make itsuitable for building.

The subcontractor used two ground preparation methodscalled dynamic compaction and ironing, which consisted ofrepeatedly pounding the land surface with a ball weight andthen hammering it smooth with a large, flat plate. After-wards, the site was covered with controlled structured fill.

H. E. Sargent crews provided material and support for thecompaction subcontractor, including grading and filling thevoids made by the compaction.

The process allowed Jennings to turn a once-neglectedplot of land into a useful building site to help revitalize the Lortonarea.

In late August, H. E. Sargent bid and negotiated a $4.6 millioncontract with L. F. Jennings for site preparation for a retail strip

The building pad for the shopping area at the Lorton Marketplace project atright, with parking area at left. The crane at left was used to compact the siteby repeatedly pounding the land surface with a ball weight and then hammer-ing it smooth with a large, flat plate.

H. E. Sargent crews have begun workon a $6.5 million project to construct a7 1/2-acre lined cell at the Regional WasteSystems landfill in South Portland to re-ceive ash from the RWS waste-to-energyincinerator in Portland.

The project is the first phase of a 20-acre expansion of the RWS ash landfill.The landfill features a state-of-the-artdouble-liner system which provides maxi-mum protection for the groundwater andsoil surrounding the landfill site.

Work on the project began September 14.Project superintendent Katrina Morgan saidshe expected to have the bulk of the earthmoving completed this fall and the rest of theproject completed by October 2006.

She said the subgrade for the new cellwill require between five and eight feet offill, most of which will come from anadjacent portion of the site, where phasetwo of the expansion is planned.

In all, 267,000 yards of fill will bemoved from the 8 1/2-acre borrow area inphase two to create the subgrade for phaseone, which will include an underdrainsystem to prevent groundwater from com-ing up from underneath the liner.

Once the subgrade is in place, the crewswill create a 24-inch soil barrier layerusing 60,000 yards of clay to provideadded protection in the event of a leak.

The next step will be to install the linersystem, which is made up of a secondaryand a primary liner, with a double-sidedfabric in between. The two liners are both60-mil high-density polyethylene (HDPE),about 1/16th of an inch thick. The double-sided fabric encloses a drainage net, whichcreates a void for water or leachate totravel through, providing early warning ofany leaks in the primary liner.

Once the liner system is in place, thecrews will place a one-foot drainage layerof free-draining sand, which will include aleachate collection and piping system,topped by a geotextile fabric and a 3 1/2-foot layer of soil to protect the drainagelayer from frost.

Leachate collected in the cell will bedrained to the low end and then pumped toa leachate collection pond. H. E. Sargentwill reconstruct an existing pond, remov-ing the old liner, increasing the height ofthe surrounding berms to increase its ca-pacity, and then installing a new liner and

a new intake structure.A stability berm made up of 80,000

yards of soil will be erected at the low endof the cell to offset the weight of the ashthat is placed in the cell.

Katrina said the crews are currentlymoving about 6,500 yards of grubbings orexcavation per day. The H. E. Sargentfleet on the site presently includes ninerear dumps, three D-6 dozers, one D-8dozer, two 330 excavators, one 950 loader,two smooth-drum rollers, one pad-footroller, a fuel truck, and a water truck.

RTD Enterprises of Madison will installthe liner system. Nylex Construction ofColorado will install 225,000 linear feet ofwick drain to wick water up from the sub-surface soils underneath the stability berm.

Regional Waste Systems is a non-profitsolid waste management corporation thatis owned and operated by 21 cities andtowns in southern Maine (Bridgton, CapeElizabeth, Casco, Cumberland, Falmouth,Freeport, Gorham, Gray, Harrison, Hollis,Limington, Lyman, North Yarmouth,Ogunquit, Portland, Pownal, Scarborough,South Portland, Waterboro, Windham andYarmouth).

HES completes one project for L. F. Jennings and adds another

H. E. Sargent crews begin work on South Portland ash landfill

mall on a 30-acre site in Bristow, VA. The anchor store will be aHarris-Teeter grocery store.

The project will require 200,000 yards of excavation. It willbegin December 1 and be completed by Labor Day 2006.



H. E. Sargent is nearing completion ona 5.5 mile project for the Maine Depart-ment of Transportation to reconstruct andrelocate two sections of U.S. Route 2 inthe Bethel-Gilead area.

The $7.5 million project, which beganin 2004, includes a 4-mile section in Be-thel, from the Fleming Road to Route 5,and a 1.5-mile section in Gilead, from theMaine-New Hampshire state line to theWild River bridge.

Project manager Wendell Harriman saidabout 75% of the roadway in Bethel and25% of the roadway in Gilead were com-pleted with base pavement by November2004 before the project was shut down forthe winter.

He added that the crews did as much ofthe off-highway work they could in Gileadlast fall—getting the roadway to subgradein both a deep fill area and a big cut area.All of the guardrails in the Bethel section

A specialty contractor is being called in tostabilize this slope along Route 2 in Gilead.

and a security camera system.The project required 12,000 yards of

excavation, 8,000 yards of gravel, andinstallation of 5,800 feet of water line.

Scott Blanchard was the projectsuperintendent, John Sturgeon was theproject manager, and Colby Currier wasthe field operations manager.

H. E. Sargent has completed a$2 million project for the Maine Depart-ment of Transportation (MDOT) toreconstruct Trundy Road on Mack Point inSearsport, ME. The project includedreconstruction of 4,800 feet of roadway,along with construction of a securitybuilding, a new water line, security fencing

Trundy Road project completed in Searsport

The project required removal of 2,000yards of ledge and importation of 10,000yards of fill and 35,000 yards of gravelbase and subbase. The on-site foreman wasMike Gordon. Ben Estes was the projectmanager and Colby Currier the operationsmanager.

Bangor site prep project completedH. E. Sargent crews have completed

site preparation for Walden Park, a 50-lotdevelopment off Essex St. in Bangor.

The $1 million project included con-struction of two miles of roadway forsudivision lots, along with cross culvertsfor drainage and erosion control.

Route 2 projects in

An H. E. Sargent crew dresses up the sideof Route 2 with topsoil in the fall of 2004.

Site work for the T-Mobile call centerin Oakland, which began in January, wascompleted at the end of August. Sargent &Sargent was a subcontractor for KeyConstruction in preparing the 14-acre site.

The $2.5 million project included blasting50,000 yards of ledge, which was crushed onsite for gravel, installation of 5,000 feet of

Sargent & Sargent crews are rebuildingand expanding the Hannaford parking lotin Belfast and doing the site work for anexpansion of the Hannaford supermarketat the site.

The $1.1 million project also involvesrealigning the entrance to the parking lot,and adding a new turn lane to LincolnvilleAvenue. The parking lot work is complete

except for surface paving.Sargent & Sargent is a subcontractor

for Zachau Construction on the buildingexpansion portion of the project, whichbegan in October 2004. Target date forcompletion is spring 2006.

Tim Folster is the operations manager.Ian McCarthy is the contract manager. EricOttum is the project manager for Hannaford

S&S helping Hannaford expand in Belfast

Site work completed for T-Mobile project

Construction of a new taxiway at thePresque Isle Airport is on schedule andwill be completed by the end of October.

The $2 million project, which began inJune, included all the excavation, fill,drainage, electrical and lighting, and pav-ing for the taxiway.

John Sturgeon, project manager forH. E. Sargent, said the crews worked on acompressed schedule with a very tight

timeline. The project had to be completedwithin 130 calendar days of the notice toproceed with the job.

The crews also had to work within theconfines of an operating airport. Thevehicles had to be specially marked, andthe company’s equipment had to stay atleast 250 feet away from the runway.

Ray Thompson was the project superin-tendent.

Presque Isle taxiway projectto be completed by end of October

water, sewer and storm drain, and construc-tion of two detention ponds and a 400-footextension of First Park Drive.

Kendall Bickford was the projectsuperintendent, and Tim Folster was theoperations manager. Craig Shorey was thecontract manager. Steve Wellnitz was thesuperintendent for Key Construction.



were in place last fall, as well.When work resumed in late April, the

project was about two months ahead ofschedule, with completion anticipated bythe end of July. However, project changesresulting from unforeseen conditions in theGilead section have extended the projectby about three months. The target comple-tion date for finish paving is now October14, with minor punch-list items to be com-pleted this fall.

Wendell said the delays occurred be-cause the actual elevations of the slopeabove the relocated highway in Gileadwere found to be 20 feet higher than theplan elevations, which were determinedthrough aerial photogrammetry.

As a result, the MDOT determined thatit was necessary to re-engineer the slope,installing a pre-split ledge with boulderretaining walls at the toe of the slope in-stead of rip-rap. However, the geology ofthe rock did not allow that to happen.When the explosive charges were set off tocreate the pre-split face, much more mate-rial than planned broke away.

Janod, Inc., a Vermont company thatspecializes in rock stabilization, is beingbrought in to safely remove the excessblasted material. Janod crews will installring nets to stabilize the slope, and thenremove the unstable material down tobedrock with a slusher.

Louis Hebert is the operations manager,and Katrina Morgan is the project superin-tendent. Jim Conley and Mark Buchananstarted as operations manager and superin-tendent, respectively, before being reas-signed to Virginia early this year.

New truck lanes were added to Route. 2 inBethel.

Bethel, Gilead nearing completion

Excavating at a big cut area in Gilead. Photo by Karen Littlefield.



H. E. SARGENT CREW FABRICATES TUGBOATSEGMENTS—The H. E. Sargent fabrication shop in Stillwaterhas been welding tugboat segments for Washburn & DoughtyAssociates of East Boothbay, Maine, one of New England’spremier commercial boat builders. Since January, the weldingcrew has fabricated segments for two 98-foot tugs and one 92-foot tug; it is currently working on segments for three moretugs. Washburn & Doughty ships steel plate, flat bars, andangle iron to Stillwater, and the welding crew cuts the steeland welds the pieces to form the various tugboat segments.The segments are then put on a flatbed and trucked to theshipyard in East Boothbay, where they are joined together.The above photo shows the largest component fabricated bythe crew—the engine bed for one of the tugboats, which was26' wide, 36' long, and 7' high. It was shipped on five flatbeds.The fabrication shop also handles equipment repairs for thecompany, as well as for outside customers, such as MiltonCaterpillar, Owen J. Folsom, Nations Rent, H. O. Bouchard,and others. Dave Bolduc is the estimator. Tim Richards is

Equipment Department Manager. The welding crew, shown inlower right photo, includes (l. to r.) Dave Bolduc, Red Rancourt(welding shop supervisor), Pat Burns, Ryan Sage, ClintGuiggey, Kerry Swallow, Matt Smart, Rick Weatherbee, andRick McAlister. Not present for photo: John Prieto (John isserving on active duty in Iraq) and Irving McInnis.

Sargent & Sargent has substantiallycompleted a $1 million project for theMaine Department of Transportation toimprove the intersection of Route 3 andRoute 1 in Belfast.

The project, which started July 1, wascompleted on schedule during the last week

of September, except for the signal work.The project involved adding a turning

lane and traffic signals at the intersectionand, relocating the entrance to the Reny’sdepartment store. It also included installa-tion of new underdrains, storm drains,sewer force mains, reclaiming the road

base, paving, and new sidewalk.Dan Kochis was the project superinten-

dent and Butch Patchell the lead foreman.Tim Folster was the operations managerand Craig Shorey was the contractmanager. Steve Hall was resident engineerfor MDOT on the project.

Sargent &Sargent completes intersection improvement project in Belfast



Eastern Maine Healthcare Blood Drive at H. E. SargentH. E. Sargent’s second Eastern Maine Healthcare Blood Drive was held May 13 inStillwater and netted a total of 15 units of blood. The first blood drive was held lastOctober; another drive will be held this fall. Thanks to all who participated.

TTTTThe Herb E.he Herb E.he Herb E.he Herb E.he Herb E. Sar Sar Sar Sar Sargggggent ent ent ent ent WWWWWaaaaayyyyyBangor East Little League

On behalf of the Board, the parents and mostnotably, the children of Bangor East Little League(BELL), we would like to thank you for your generousgift of $100. BELL serves over 180 boys and girls inthe Bangor community through the generous gifts ofdonors like you and all the many volunteers that arenecessary to make a youth program successful. Thegoal of BELL has always looked to the Little LeaguePledge to guide its programs:

I trust in GodI love my CountryAnd will respect its lawsI will play fairAnd strive to winBut win or loseI will always do my bestThe difference a program like Little League can

make in a child’s life is immeasurable, as is the valueof your generous gift. We invite you to come to TaylorFields and watch a game, have a hot dog and enjoy oneof America’s greatest pastimes. You can’t help feelinglike a kid again.

Kevin B. GriffinBangor East Little League, Bangor

Eastern Maine Comm. CollegeThank you for your $1,000 donation to our Civil

Engineering program. This program is certainly mov-ing forward withCarlton Brown settingup summer intern-ships for students.

Your support makes agreat difference in the success of our students.

Joyce B. Hedlund, PresidentEastern Maine Community College

Editor’s note: Eric Burgess, a civil engineeringstudent at EMCC, worked as a summer intern on theRoute 2 project in Bethel and Gilead. He will returnto EMCC at the end of October.

Penobscot Nation Boysand Girls Club

Thank you for your participation in our Dinner/Dance Silent Auction. We appreciate your generosity.With the funding we willbe able to provide moreyouth with a hot mealevery day and a safe placeto go after school. The Club will be able to continue toexpand the programs we provide to meet the indi-vidual needs of each child we serve.

Carla Fearon, DirectorPenobscot Nation Boys & Girls Club

Old Town Public LibraryI would like to take this opportunity to thank you

so much for your check of $200, which I received lastweek for the Concert Series and the $100 I receivedtoday for Canoe Hullabaloo. I have always said thatwhen people care about where they live, lots of greatthings can happen. Thanks for caring.

Valerie Osborne, Library DirectorOld Town Public Library

Maine Discovery MuseumThank you for your January 28, 2005 gift of

$1,000 to the Maine Discovery Museum’s AnnualFund Campaign. Yourcontinuing support of thechildren’s museum helpschildren become peoplewho love to learn, imagine, discover and create, and ithelps us provide a lively, safe, amazing place for themto grow!

Thank you for being a great friend to children!Andrea Stark, Executive DirectorMaine Discovery Museum, Bangor

Eastern Maine CharitiesWe offer our sincerest appreciation for your gift of

$2,500, fifth installment of your $10,000 pledge, tohelp support theEMMC CardiacWellness Center.This is a gift appre-ciated by physicians, care givers, and most of all thepeople and patients who benefit from your kindness.

Michael R. Crowley, Vice PresidentEastern Maine Charities

University of MaineI have been notified by Amos Orcutt of the Univer-

sity of Maine Foundation of H. E. Sargent’s generousgift for the H. E. Sargent, Inc. Scholarship Fund.Generous gifts likethis give our Univer-sity an extra measureof excellence.

On behalf of The University of Maine, thank youvery much for your continuing support of Universityof Maine students. It is deeply appreciated.

Robert A. Kennedy, Interim PresidentThe University of Maine

Acadia HospitalThank you for sponsoring The Acadia Hospital’s

ninth annual 3 Bands Concert scheduled for March 29,2005 at the Maine Centerfor the Arts.

The 3 Bands Concertis a cornerstone of TheAcadia Hospital’s outreach and fund-raising efforts,and has developed into a wonderful tradition. Moneyraised from the event is dedicated to children andadolescent services at The Acadia Hospital.

Dorothy A. Hill, RNC, CEO/CNOThe Acadia Hospital, Bangor, ME

Children’s Miracle NetworkThank you for the gift of $200 to the Change

Bandits program which supports the Kiss Kares forKids Radiothon that will benefitthe Children’sMiracle Network ofEastern Maine HealthcareSystems. This gift willhelp support the programsfor children’s services at Eastern Maine MedicalCenter, The Acadia Hospital, Hospice of EasternMaine - Pathfinder’s program, The Aroostook MedicalCenter, Inland Hospital, Sebasticook Valley Hospitaland C.A. Dean Memorial Hospital.

Nancy Dysart, DirectorChildren’s Miracle Network, EMHC

Penobscot TheatreThank you for your recent contribution of $200 to

Penobscot Theatre’s annual fund. We will strive tomake you proud to be a member.

Mark Torres, Producing Artistic DirectorPenobscot Theatre, Bangor, ME



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H. E. Sargent is nearing completion ona $1.6 million infrastructure project for theBureau of Indian Affairs at the Passama-quoddy Tribe’s Pleasant Point (Sipakik)Reservation in Perry, ME.

The project will provide a roadway andother infrastructure for Cuspes Park, aplanned housing development with 28single-family homes, along with a commu-

H. E. Sargent near completion on Passamaquoddy project

H. E. Sargent has completed sitepreparation work for the new Hall-DaleElementary School in Hallowell, ME

Work on the $1.5 million projectbegan in May. The project includedremoval of 22,000 yards of ledge,which had to be completed withinfour weeks (by the second week ofJune) to allow construction of thefoundations.

Some 30,000 yards of fill wererequired to grade off the project andprovide a building pad for the school,along with ballfields and playgroundareas.

The project owner is MSAD 16;the architect is Oak Point Assoc. ofBiddeford. The general contractor isArthur Dudley Construction of Standish.

In addition to earthwork, the site prepa-ration work included installation of under-

Site preparation completed for Hall-Dale Elementary School

H. E. Sargent crews at the Hall-Dale Elementary School construction site.

ground utilities, an underground oil stor-age tank, and a new playground (includingrelocation of a portion of the existingelementary school playground).

Wendell Harriman was the project man-ager; Colby Currier, operations manager;Steve Wight, superintendent; and AlexisWollstadt, field accountant

nity center, meeting space, and recreation-al, health, and occupational services.

The project includes a 2,900-foot gravi-ty sewer and sewer pump station, 750 feetof 4-inch sewer force main, and 3,700 feetof water main. About 3,600 cubic yards ofledge had to be excavated for the project.

The project began the week of May 23.Final paving is scheduled for October 6,

followed by seeding and cleanup.Project manager Ben Estes said the

project should be completed by mid-Octo-ber, unless there are additional changeorders.

Peter Broberg is the project superinten-dent, and Jim Conley is the operationsmanager. Dennis Bemis is the field ac-countant.

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