by jordan wilcosky - garney construction...our employee-owners together in one location. however,...

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A STRONG FOUNDATION BUILDS A STRONG CULTURE On Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, Garney Construction’s employee-owners gathered at the Gaylord Palms resort in Orlando, Florida, for the Field Managers Workshop (FMW). The FMW, an annual meeting of Garney’s salaried and office personnel, is a celebration of Garney’s culture and people. As Garney Construction approaches its 55-year anniversary, it’s a great time to pause, take a step back and review our history and how we came to be the 100% employee owned construction company that we celebrate every year at the FMW.

The story of Garney Construction begins in December of 1961. Charles Garney founded Garney Construction in 1961 after working for his father’s Kansas City plumbing company for five years. Instead of focusing on residential business like his father, Charles ventured into the

business of installing sewers and storm sewers for private developers.

Having been taught by his father to work hard, work well and that service always comes first, Charles pushed hard for both speed and quality in his business endeavors. This mentality served the company well, and after only two years, Garney Construction outgrew their first office building. In 1968, at the request of satisfied customers, Garney took on a wider range of work in addition to sewer installation, including the installation of water lines. By the early 1970s, Garney was among the Top 200 Mechanical Contractors in the United States, with an annual volume of $9.1 million. In the mid-1970s, Garney ventured into markets outside of the Kansas City metro area, sending crews to states in the South, West and Midwest. The 1980s brought cutbacks on government spending, delaying many public works projects. Despite the tough economy, Garney continued to prosper, and in 1986 the ESOP

ADVANCING WATERA TIME TO CELEBRATE: 55-YEARS AND THE 2016 FIELD MANAGERS WORKSHOPby Jordan Wilcosky

NEWSLETTER SPRING 2016

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Charles Garney incorporated Garney Companies on Deceber 27, 1961.

Nearly 350 employee-owners attended this year’s Field Managers Workshop in Orlando, Florida.

Charles looks into the trench of an early Garney Construction project.

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was formulated and formally adopted by the company. Garney’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan quickly became a defining characteristic of the company. By the 1990s, Garney had grown to more than 200 employee-owners. It had further expanded its outreach to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions and looked forward to even more growth and success.

The single most pivotal year in Garney history may be 1995. On June 30, the employee-owners purchased Charles Garney’s remaining 40 percent of ownership of the company. At this same time, Charles stepped down as President and CEO, and retired from Garney Construction in 1996. In April 2001, Garney grew 170 employee-owners stronger with the acquisition of Grimm Construction. Grimm’s crews enhanced Garney’s capabilities in water treatment, pumping and storage facilities, and had well-established offices in Colorado and Arizona. In 2005 and 2006, the Engineering News Record ranked Garney first in their Top 20 Contractors in Transmission Lines and Aqueducts. They also placed Garney in the Top 10 in Wastewater Treatment/Desalination and Sanitary/Storm

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ESOP MAN AWARDSBEST EXCAVATOR OPERATOR: ROGER DELLBEST LOADER OPERATOR: FRANK YRIARTEBEST PIPE LAYER: TEOFILO BINUELOBEST LABORER: JOSEPH LOGANBEST CARPENTER: RAUL BALLESTROSBEST MECHANICAL CRAFTS PERSON: MARGARITO COMPEANROOKIE OF THE YEAR: JAVIER HERNANDEZCOMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: JEFF SEAL

SAFETY AWARDSEast Hourly: Vasel AbazajianEast Salary: Brandon BlevinsCentral Hourly: Matt McCannCentral Salary: Chad MarkleyWest Hourly: Dustin CroninWest Salary: Ubaldo “Wally” Esparza

SPIRIT & DEDICATION AWARDSteve Ford

TEAM GARNEY AWARDFerguson Enterprises, Inc.

ESOP AMBASSADOR AWARDAngela Kearney

MVP AWARDSProject Manager-Plant: Matt Reaves

Project Manager-Pipe: Gary Goff

Superintendent-Plant: Tim Diamond

Superintendent-Pipe: Kevin Griffin

Sewers categories. By 2010, Garney had 700 employee-owners whose diversity and expertise made the Garney team stronger than ever before. However, by 2011 and 2012, Garney looked to grow and strengthen its team further. In 2011 Garney acquired Weaver Construction, which strengthened the company’s position within the alternate procurement

market. The 2012 Encore Construction acquisition helped solidify Garney’s treatment facilities operations in the Eastern United States. Today Garney Construction has 11 regional offices with more than 1,100 employee-owners spread across the United States. As Garney continues to grow its resources and span its reach across the country it becomes more difficult to get our employee-owners together in one location. However, for more than three decades Garney’s FMW has succeeded in bringing employee-owners together to meet and celebrate each other’s successes. This year was no different.

Nearly 350 employee-owners made the trip to Orlando to attend the FMW. On Friday afternoon, employee-owners received the 2016 edition of the Garney 101 document (a booklet outlining Garney’s culture), opened their 2015 ESOP

Angela Kearney, winner of the ESOP Ambassador Award.

Representatives from Ferguson Enterprises, including Tom Fieweger, Shawn Rae, and Greg Dill, pose with Mike Gardner after accepting the Team Garney Award.

Steve Ford (right) accepts his Spirit & Dedication Award from Mike Heitmann.

Tim Diamond (left), winner of the MVP Plant Superintendent Award.

Kevin Griffin (left), winner of the MVP Pipe Superintendent Award.

Matt Reaves (right), winner of the MVP Plant Project Manager Award.

Gary Goff (left), winner of the MVP Pipe Superintendent Award.

Steve Ford poses with the newly designed Garney “G” rings that are given to employee-owners with 20 or more years of service.

Roger Dell (left) accepts his award for Best Excavator Operator.

Jeff Seal (left), winner of the Community Service Award.

Brandon Blevins (center), accepts his Safety Award.

Chad Markley (center), accepts his Safety Award.

Broken Arrow crew.

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SAFETY AWARDS

SERVICE AWARDS20 YEARSChris RobertsDee SanderJose Alvarez

15 YEARSMike Waterworth

10 YEARSAlan BolichAlejandro DuranArtemio Mata-PerezChance GalentinCharlie WoodyDanny ServanDiomedis Avila NavarroEleazar CastroEric HendersonFrancisco Javier Ramirez Jr.Guillermo MojicaJeff SealKenneth Troy PattersonLee CurtisMike Hall

10-year service award recipients who were present at the FMW pose with the Officers on stage.

5-year service award recipients who were present at the FMW.California Girls. Pam Littlejohn and Diana Kennedy pose with mini ESOP Man at the selfie station.Chris Roberts (left), 20 years of service. Dee Sander (left), 20 years of service.

The IT guys (minus Kipp Connell) holding down the fort during registration: Brandon DeBruce, Dave King, Tim Vallejos, and Mike Parker.

Left to right: Liz Strickland, Dee Sander, Jere Wujcik, Jordan Wilcosky, Beth Gardner, and Laurie Grace all help out during registration.

Wake up! Stretch & Flex first thing on Saturday morning.

Old friends gather, and new friendships are forged during the FMW.

Everyone gathered at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, to celebrate Garney’s successes of 2015.

Mike Heitmann a.k.a. “El Jefe” watches the video “When the CEO is away” for the first time.

Tony Kempf, fearless leader and emcee of the event.

10 YEARS (CONT.)Nathan LopezRicardo LopezSally MillerSean BrysonShane O’BrienSteven G. MertzTerry Miller

5 YEARSChester RigsbyDennis Van AukenEduardo Villegas OrozcoJacob GabbardJohnnie OrnelasJohnny BunchJoshua DunnNeal TimmonsOscar JuradoPrintess GilesRonald JohnsonSteve DunlapTravis WoodTyler Boehning

statements while playing a rousing game of ESOP trivia, were updated on the company’s financials, learned more about Garney’s Vista Ridge venture, and received a political outlook from ESCA representative, Matt Pearce, on the state of S-Corporation ESOPs and the upcoming election.

Friday evening brought cheers and (happy) tears as Garney’s annual awards were presented to employee-owners who display qualities that the company was founded upon, such as dedication to safety, quality, leadership and service to the company and community.

Saturday morning was dedicated to Garney’s number one goal: SAFETY. After warming up with “stretch and flex,” employee-owners attended sessions on silica dust monitoring and medical management, before wrapping up the FMW with keynote speaker, Dr. Isabel Perry, also known as The Safety Doctor. Dr. Perry spoke to employee-owners about the importance of safety in their personal lives as well as on the job site. With more than three decades of FMWs in the books, we look forward to carrying on the tradition in the coming years. Cheers to a great 2016 and we look forward to next year’s FMW in Kansas City!

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DODD WATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE (DESIGN-BUILD)LONGMONT, COLORADOLEFT HAND WATER DISTRICT

JOB 6206: $29.0 MILLION

Submitted by Tommy Barth

PROJECT MANAGERSZack BloomfieldJohn Myhr

SUPERINTENDENTSRob GrantBrandon Butler

PROJECT ENGINEERBen Ramsbottom

EMORY CHURCH ROAD 20” WATERLINE REPAIRKNOXVILLE, TENNESSEEFIRST UTILITY DISTRICT OF KNOX COUNTY, TN


Submitted by Zack Bloomfield

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PROJECT MANAGERZack Bloomfield

SUPERINTENDENTRob Grant


CREWWill Evans, Tony Lamb, Landon McMillan, Ramar Hawkins

LYONS VIEW PUMP STATION AND GRAVITY SEWER IMPROVEMENTSKNOXVILLE, TENNESSEEKNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD


Submitted by Ben Ramsbottom

PROJECT MANAGERTyler Bain

SUPERINTENDENTDoug Bradshaw

CREWKevin Glaze, Chris Wintch, Tony Gonzalez, Art Regalado, Mike Munson, Steve Perez, Virgil Barber

RECYCLED WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN SW1BFRESNO, CALIFORNIACITY OF FRESNO, CA


Submitted by Tyler Bain

Membrane crew testing completed pall system in filter.

Upper level of pretreatment area in testing phase.

CREWWill Evans, Landon McMillan, Tony Lamb, Ramar Hawkins, Jonathan Evans, Rudy Rangel, Ascencion Mendoza, Robert Adkins, James Woodard

Preparing to expose the damaged 20-inch water main and pour foundations for aerial pipeline piers.

New aerial portion of the line is installed and cast-in-place footers and piers are completed.

Completed auger bore pit.

Geomatting installation to protect underlying stamped concrete driveway.

Installing 10-inch recycled water transmission main.

PROJECT MANAGERKeith Hinds

ASST. PROJECT MANAGERSBeau JavernickStephen Hagy

SUPERINTENDENTSWes ConawayChuck KrierJeff Dickhausen

PROJECT ENGINEERKaleb Schwab

FIELD ENGINEERTommy Barth

CREW LEADERSRaul Ballesteros, Tobias Felix, Manuel Bencomo, Ken Margetts, Francisco Guevara, Cody Roberson, Vince Torres, Daniel Reckenwald

20-inch EBAA Iron FLEX-TEND flexible expansion joint.

Installation of new pipeline and backfill is complete. Restored landscaping after sewer line installation. Tony Gonzalez moving shoring forward.

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERMarcus Grace

PROJECT MANAGERJustin Wilson

SUPERINTENDENTSJoe RossTJ McKinney

PROJECT COORDINATORLaurie Grace

CREWAlfonso Grifaldo, Bo Brasher, Brian Brasher, Caleb Robinson, Curtis Schmid, Jose Deleon, Juan Grifaldo, Juan Vega, Mike Mills, Miguel Castro, Miguel Ramirez, Robert Murphy, Robert Garza, Serafin Villanueva

WATER RESOURCES INTEGRATION PROGRAM: TWIN OAKS PUMP STATION PHASE 1ELMENDORF, TEXASSAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM


Submitted by Marcus Grace

PROJECT MANAGERZack Bloomfield

SUPERINTENDENTSMatt BurtonChad Englebright


DOWNTOWN WATER & WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 3KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEEKNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD


Submitted by Ben Ramsbottom

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Submitted by Bart Slaymaker

PROJECT MANAGERJeff Gorman

SUPERINTENDENTSTim DiamondArt TurnerChad Markley

PROJECT/FIELD ENGINEERSSteve HarrisJared Keating

AMMONIA REMOVAL IMPROVEMENTS & BIOSOLIDS DRYERST. JOSEPH, MISSOURICITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MO


Submitted by Jeff Gorman

CREWJames Johnson, Gary Dumont, James Babb, Brett Keener, Cody Hundley, Robert Caldwell, Dustin Rush, Darrly Countiss, Gary Warknock, Boyd Knaack, Kyle Jenkins, Colby Rogers

RAS pump station improvements, including new pumps, piping, and structural reconfiguration.

Improvements to the existing domestic aeration basin #3.

Surge tanks with stainless steel air piping complete and freshly poured paving.

48-inch recharge lines for recharge structure.

Pump station piping and electrical building in background.

PROJECT MANAGERSBart SlaymakerBrian SchultzLuke Messer

SUPERINTENDENTSPete GodinTerry DixTim HollidaySean BrysonCole Rawson

PROJECT ENGINEERSBryan ClarkColby DiamondCody CroucherKirk Resseguie

WAKARUSA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & CONVEYANCE CORRIDORLAWRENCE, KANSASCITY OF LAWRENCE, KS


PROJECT COORDINATORSonya Puskas

SAFETY ENGINEERGracy Strouse

CREWLuis Arvizu, Freedom Bladwin, William Blacksmith, Starrett Burrough, Lane Carpenter, Matthew Cotton, Ben Dinwiddie, Brandon Dix, Christopher Dix, Derek Dix, Joe Dix, Kyle Hopkins, Chris Kucan, Chase McElhaney, Santos Madrigal, Terry Miller, Hector Munoz, Ruben Munoz, Michael Roberts, Anthony Sisneros, Chris Stout, Philip Wyrick

110-foot diameter stainless steel clarifier installed at the Kansas River site. This was the second of two clarifiers to be installed at this site.

BNR slab nearly complete. Pictured above are two slab sections left to complete on this 3,000+ cubic yard slab.

Pump station no. 10 wall forms. This 40-foot deep pump station sits on 78 H-piles drive 25 to 45 feet deep with a four-foot thick base slab.

24-inch install on Cumberland Avenue.

Henley Street 12-inch night work.

Installation of 36-inch casing pipe under a railroad bridge.

24-inch line stop on Cumberland Avenue.

Veneer brick on the new lab addition. Interior finishes will be complete by summer.

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERGary Goff

PROJECT MANAGERJordan Carrier

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGERBen Janson

SUPERINTENDENTSteve Dunlap

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTAustin Rexroat

CREWEdgar Elias, Basil Trouten, Gregory Brown, Jesus Ortiz, Samuel Ortiz, Matt Stucker, Chris West, Josh Wells, Robert Weigel

LOGAN CSO INTERCEPTORLOUISVILLE, KENTUCKYMETROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT


Submitted by Ben Janson

PROJECT MANAGERJordan Brooking

SUPERINTENDENTKevin Griffin

SOUTHEAST WTP FINISHED & RAW WATER TRANSMISSION MAINSGRANT, ALABAMAHUNTSVILLE UTILITIES


Submitted by Jordan Brooking

JOB SHOTS

PROJECT MANAGERNolan Hake

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGERAdam Corn

SUPERINTENDENTDrew David

PROJECT ENGINEERJosh Quach

FIELD ENGINEERJacob Gabbard

CREWFred Penney, Jason Roman, Michael Backman, Jose Hernandez

EASTERN REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PHASE IIIAORLANDO, FLORIDAORANGE COUNTY UTILITIES


Submitted by Josh Quach

PROJECT MANAGERJordan Brooking

SUPERINTENDENTSMike CoxLuis Perez

PROJECT ENGINEERBrett Ardizone

CREWLonnie Holder, Kenny Davison, Terry Brown, Domingo Vicente, Mark Alvarez, Jose Carrillo, Amadeo Saenz, Lorenzo Lopez, Nelson Lopez, Florindo Lopez, Jeff Dean, William Cole, Bryan Olea-Aleman

SOUTHEAST WTP RAW WATER INTAKE STRUCTUREGRANT, ALABAMAHUNTSVILLE UTILITIES


Submitted by Jordan Brooking

CREWSammy Rangel, Felix Rivera, Jackie Jones, Tomas Binuelo, Chad Chadwick, Justin Holman, Jesse Overman, Ali Al-Hajery, Brandon Grey, James Sullivan, Alex Wolfe, Steven Hazelrig, Abraham Silva, Dewayne Allison

Preparing 60’ of 96” PCCP to be backfilled with flowable fill (CLSM).

48” pipe running from Line “B” diversion structure to the control structure (shown) and 36” pipe running from the control structure through a tunnel bored in rock to the junction structure.

LEFT: A portion of the 96” PCCP installation is occurring parallel to a CSX operated railway. It appears we are racing the train to the finish line.

RIGHT: Driving sheet piling at Line “C” around the control structure and the existing CSO concrete pipe. The sheet piling is being used to retain the soil on the outside of this 25’ deep excavation.

South crew installing 48” ductile iron pipe along Highway 431.

Installing 48” ductile iron pipe along Highway 431.

Installing 48” ductile iron pipe through 60” casing pipe under Main Drive.

LEFT: Setting the new enclosures on the existing CO2 tanks.RIGHT: Four of the eight new sodium hydroxide pumps installed to replace the old ones.

Aerial view of the job site.

The crew finishes the 30” tie-in at GST#3.

Preparing for blasting the intake channel.

1,100 CY of rock shot 7 LF away from newly erected raw water intake wet well structure.

ABOVE: Rodbusters installing rebar on shored slab over raw water intake wet well. RIGHT: Installing 16” ductile iron surge line on the east side of the structure.

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERJoey Perell

PROJECT MANAGERGary Bittner

FIELD ENGINEERDarous Allton

CREWMatt McCann, Alan Bolich, Casey Sikes, Braden Sikes, Gerber Perez, Francisco Melendez, Bosveli Sosa

LINCOLN WATER SYSTEM NPDES PERMIT - PLANT MODIFICATIONSASHLAND, NEBRASKACITY OF LINCOLN, NE


Sodium bisulfate chemical feed pump panel. There are two low flow and two high flow feed systems to neutralize residual chlorine in the discharge from the two water treatment plants, which was the principal purpose of the project, under the new requirements for NPDES permit from the State of Nebraska.

Submitted by Gary Bittner

Sodium bisulfate bulk storage tank (right) and batching tanks (two on left). Diluted sodium bisulfate is fed from the batch tanks for the routine discharge water, while concentrated chemical is fed from the bulk tank for filter backwashing and mixing batch solution.

Completed consolidated outfall structure. All waste discharge the plant now flows from this outfall structure to the creek, after being treated with sodium bisulfate to remove residual chlorine. Flex-I-Mat, concrete blocks cast onto geotextile fabric, is used for slope protection on the steeper slopes.

PROJECT MANAGERJason Baker

SUPERINTENDENTSNorm ViggianoLee WelkerJamie Smith

PROJECT ENGINEERSJohn WilhoitWill Gulledge

CREWJason Branch, Joseph Bingnear, Brian Blanford, Ed McColgan, German Galeas, Jay Morris, Fred Oden, Rodney Tincher, Wayne Tillman Jr.

AIRPORT WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTSBROOKSVILLE, FLORIDAHERNANDO COUNTY UTILITIES


Aerial taken in March 2016.

Submitted by Rodrigo Pereira

Oxidation ditch has been filled. Installation, start-up and training of equipment have been completed.

PROJECT MANAGERSteve Ford

SUPERINTENDENTAndrew Kremer

PROJECT ENGINEERGrant Tabor

CREWVasel Abazajian, Nathan Lopez, Jeryd Sisneros, Jayson Lopez, Joseph Logan, Joel Hoffman

STERLING BOULEVARD WATER MAIN - PHASE 2STERLING, VIRGINIALOUDOUN WATER


Pipelayer, Jayson Lopez, climbs out of the box after installing a 20-foot joint of 24” DIP.

Submitted by Grant Tabor

ABOVE: Teamwork!LEFT: Joseph Logan and Big Seal discuss the backfill operation on Sterling Boulevard.

Nathan Lopez works to remove existing asphalt in order to install a joint of 24” DIP.

PROJECT MANAGERRob Fults

SUPERINTENDENTSRoger DellWes WoodsChris RobertsChris HeffernBryan MuenchBlake Rabel

PROJECT ENGINEERSZach SteinbachRyan Moloney

CREWChris Rogers, Gregorio Pereida, Jamie Perez Jimenez, Juan Perez Jimeniz, Fermin Lopez, Troy Patterson, Ricardo Perez Jimenez, Heath Duncan, Roberto Perez Jimenez, Nathan Elkin, Dave Garcia, Dustin Pacheco, Jose Alonzo, Tony Christiansen, Bryan Roberts, Terry West, Billy Grant, Chris Grana, Bobby Ledbetter, Elwin Claros, Damon Devine, Matthew Grana, Chester Rigsby, Louie Guliano

SECTION 14 OF THE INTEGRATED PIPELINE PROJECT (IPL)WAXAHACHIE, TEXASTARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT


Submitted by Zach Steinbach

ABOVE: Caterpillar 390 next to 108” Northwest steel pipe.

RIGHT: Hand mined tunnel liner plate bore.

Installation, start-up and training of headworks equipment has been completed.

Roger and crew unloading a 50-foot joint of 108” Northwest steel pipe.

Roger and crew stripping top soil on one section of the 78,000 LF easement.

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PROJECT MANAGERSPhil NaylorShane O’Brien

PROJECT ENGINEERCarl Rodgers

SUPERINTENDENTSUbaldo EsparzaMario EsparzaMike GonzalesJesus Rivera

CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANTAPACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONAAPACHE JUNCTION WATER DISTRICT


Finished water pump station nearly completed.

Submitted by Carl Rodgers

Conveyor and press in the solids handling area.

Completed chemical tanks and containment area.

PROJECT MANAGERMatt Wampler

SUPERINTENDENTSDavid LustigJuan TorresCarey WoodsPedro Munoz

PROJECT ENGINEERGrant Harlow

PAR 1088 NORTHERN TREATMENT PLANT (DESIGN-BUILD)BRIGHTON, COLORADOMETRO WASTEWATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT


Submitted by Chance Galentin

PROJECT MANAGERSMike FroelichTerry GillilandJames Schmerber

PROJECT ENGINEERCody Schmidt

SUPERINTENDENTSWarren HendersonJohn Jessey

LANE CITY RESERVOIR PROJECTWHARTON, TEXASLOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY


Submitted by Cody Schmidt

ABOVE: Cofferdam nearing completion following welds on waler for structural support before dewatering operations begin.

LEFT: Upon approval of the Jurisdictional Waters, crews work mindfully at installing cofferdam in the Colorado River.

BELOW: Following installation of the turbidity curtain, crews get to work on installing cofferdam at the vertical pump station.

South odor control exit stacks and filters complete.

Digester dome piping is complete.

LEFT: 50’ deep headworks pump room complete.

BELOW: Gravity thickeners with foul air lids.

PROJECT MANAGERTrent Roszell

PROJECT ENGINEERGary Minnich

SUPERINTENDENTTim Brewster

ADDITIONAL DISCHARGE MAIN FROM THOMPSON LANE WATER PUMPING STATIONNASHVILLE, TENNESSEEMETRO WATER SERVICES


Submitted by Gary Minnich

ABOVE: Unmanned RASA micro-tunneling machine arriving on site all the way from Japan for the underground 60” tunnel under Highway 65 North and South and Highway 440 ramps East and West.

LEFT: Installing 36” DIP into a 54” casing pipe in a jack and bore tunnel 50’ long under TDOT Thompson Lane highway. BELOW: Subcontractor SECA installing tail shaft for added room for hydraulic jack at the bottom of a 36’ diameter, 40’ deep shaft.

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PROJECT MANAGERSLuke CobbDon TrujilloBrock Southwick

SUPERINTENDENTSLee CurtisDave Dwyer

PROJECT COORDINATORSMary ParkerMargie Lewis

PROJECT ENGINEERSTim RiceBrendon SmithWarren DonnellyPhilip TetenSal HernandezDerek Caddis

CO-OPJesse Loktis

CREWAnthony Robinson, Armando Cruz, CJ Kingsbury, Craig Bay, Daniel Patterson, David Slaughter, Dewayne Lipscomb, Edgar Lara, Epifano Cruz, Gustavo Luevano, Bud Warmbrod, Hugo Ortiz, James Garrett, Jesus Hernandez, Jonathan Lipscomb, Jonathan MacDonald, Jose Mendez, Jose Pacas, Jose Ramirez, Joseph Bay, Luis Pacas, Max Navarro, Morris Dixon, Oswaldo Diaz, Richard Brooks, Tonya Dwyer, Zeferino Vazquez

T.Z. OSBORNE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY UPGRADEGREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINACITY OF GREENSBORO, NC

JOBS 0468 / 0472 / 0478: $53.2 MILLION

Submitted by Brendon Smith

Setting block outs for a wall pour.

Completing the last tie-in for job 0468.

Pouring the third clarifier slab.

PROJECT MANAGERJason Jansen

SUPERINTENDENTPhil Werner

PROJECT ENGINEERSAndy HawthorneJeff AnsonRon Leyvas

CREWVictor Diaz, Tim Gomez, Eric Edwards, Vicente Govea, Jose Diaz, Abel Espinoza, Robert Rogers, Jesus Tapia, Ty Babb, Raymond Longoria, Johnny Ortega, Jorge Sotelo

VAL VISTA WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN PHASE 3 (CMAR)MESA, ARIZONACITY OF MESA, AZ


Submitted by Ron Leyvas

Crew in front of the first delivery of 48” pipe for Phase 3.

Installation on pipe through tight city quarters.

Caterpillar 390F digging a set. Installation operations in the brisk Arizona morning.

PROJECT MANAGERDan Smolik

SUPERINTENDENTSSteve MertzWill Woody

PROJECT ENGINEEREthan Tramp

CREWSteven Mertz, Tim Burrage, Ricky Lopez, Derek Brinkerhoff, Danny Jackson, Paul Dutton, Chris Howell, Roosevelt Singleton, Dave Thomas

WEST CENTRAL BOULEVARD GRAVITY SEWER, ROADWAY, UTILITY, AND STREETSCAPEORLANDO, FLORIDACITY OF ORLANDO, FL


Submitted by Ethan Tramp

Derek Brinkerhoff and Danny Jackson tightening a boot on 21” PVC installed into an existing manhole.

The trackhoe spent several weeks under the I-4 overpass and can finally operate freely.

Laying 21” PVC at 14’ of depth with a 15’ high 8-lane overpass right above.

Steve Mertz demolishing an existing manhole during a weekend the City allowed us to close a busy intersection.

Submitted by Mike Moore

PROJECT MANAGERMike Moore

GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTBrad Juracek

CIVIL SUPERINTENDENTJose Castro

PROJECT COORDINATORHeidi Haberkorn

ASHLAND RESERVOIR TANK REPLACEMENTSWHEAT RIDGE, COLORADODENVER WATER


PROJECT MANAGERMike Moore

SUPERINTENDENTJuan Campbell

PROJECT ENGINEERNeil Bonham

PROJECT COORDINATORHeidi Haberkorn

5 MG CONCRETE FINISHED WATER STORAGE TANKGREELEY, COLORADOCITY OF GREELEY, CO


Submitted by Mike Moore

660 CY post-tensioned slab placement.

28’ tall deck shoring for section 10 MG tank.

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EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENTGARNEY UNIVERSITY ONLINE TRAINING CENTERMARCH TRAINING MADNESSCongratulations to those of you who participated in GarneyU’s March Training Madness competition! The inaugural competition (inspired by the NCAA Basketball Championship) was a success with nearly 1,900 courses completed. Participants received points for completing courses and creating videos during the month of March, and the participants with the most points at the end of the month were named the Training Champions.

While March Training Madness may have come to a close, do not forget to visit the Online Training Center for online training opportunities. We are constantly adding new courses to the system for your training pleasure, including Garney-specific courses such as the Water 101 series that we are rolling out over the next few months. Part 1 of the series, Water 101 – From Source to Tap and Back, is available now.

For a more comprehensive look at the new courses added to GarneyU’s Online Training Center, check out the monthly Training Timeout emails sent out by the Employee Development Council.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email the employee development staff at [email protected].

Anthony MyersKyle PuskasNeil Bonham

Shanene WhitesideMichelle PreskoSheila Malone

CONGRATS TO OUR TRAINING CHAMPIONS!

Field Management - Joey PerellAdministrative - Dina Oliphant

FINALISTS:

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITYGARNEY EMPLOYEE-OWNERS INSTALL WATER PIPELINE FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VILLAGEIn January 2016, several Garney employee-owners traveled to the Dominican Republic to help install 12,000 LF of PVC waterline and 200 new spigots throughout Villa Aleman, bringing clean water to 1,500 people. Villa Aleman had no potable water source and many residents were relying on rainfall collection or contaminated shallow aquifers for their water supply. In partnership with The Living Water Project and Knox ProCorps, Ben Ramsbottom, Clay Greene, Gary Minnich, and Jeff Seal installed the ½-inch to 4-inch waterline in connection to a new deep well. Garney worked closely with the community and newly established Villa Aleman Water Committee. They helped install more than 2,000 LF of pipe by hand each day. Garney employee-owners donated the pipe and provided the necessary tools and parts for the Water Committee to maintain their system for the future.

FORMER GARNEY PRESIDENT SUPPORTS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL In June 2015, Children’s Mercy established the Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center.The Center’s work is supported through a philanthropic gift from Brendan’s family, including Montie Tripp, former Garney President, and current board member. In

December 2012, Brendan received a liver transplant at Children’s Mercy when he was just 10 years old.

ZACK BLOOMFIELD HONORED AT EKUDuring Eastern Kentucky University’s 2016 Construction Management Banquet on April 21, Zack Bloomfield was honored as the distinguished alumni. His speech highlighted the opportunities that EKU and Garney have given him over the past decade; it was well deserved recognition.

Zack started in construction in 2000 as a laborer on a paving crew. Over the next six years, he worked his way through the trades on many types of pipe projects. In 2006, he began pursuing

his degree from EKU and graduated in the Spring of 2009, joining Garney shortly after in June 2009. Zack is currently a Project Manager responsible for the east Tennessee region. The EKU Construction Management program is proud to have Zack as an alumni.

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EMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHTGIL & ALICE DURANGil and Alice Duran recently concluded their Garney careers after the successful completion of a project for Westar Energy in Lawrence, Kansas. Gil joined Garney in April 1980 on Garney’s second project in the Denver metro area. He was one of the first local hires to help supplement the crews that had come from Garney’s home base in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the next several years, the crews working in Colorado made the transition to a complete Colorado-based workforce.

As Gil’s career progressed, he moved into key leadership roles in his crew, eventually becoming a Superintendent. In his role as Superintendent, he and his crew built some of Garney’s largest and most successful large diameter waterline projects as far east as Virginia, as far south as Texas, and as far north as Michigan.

In October 2007, Gil’s wife Alice joined the crew filling a variety of important roles, most notably in the area of safety. For many, Alice served as the “crew mom” while the crew members were working long hours away from their families. This role was vital as it helped keep everyone safe and morale high.

Gil and Alice are high school sweethearts and call the town of Antonito, Colorado, home. Antonito is a town with a population of less than 1,000 in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Over the years, more than 30 Antonito locals have enjoyed the experience of employee ownership at Garney. Several of these men are now growing their own careers with the company.

In retirement, Gil and Alice plan to split their time between their home and cabin in Antonito and a second home in the Denver area. In May 2016, they will become first time grandparents to a baby girl, and are both anxiously awaiting her arrival.

Gil and Alice are awesome examples of Garney’s goals and philosophies put into action, and their contributions to Garney’s success over the last 36 years will leave a lasting legacy. All employee-owners owe them a debt of gratitude for the strong foundation they helped to build, and we wish them good health and happiness in the years to come!

YOURAL WINEGEART RETIRESWe would like to wish employee-owner Youral Winegeart a wonderful retirement after 21 years of dedication to Garney. To celebrate, friends and family gathered at Bro’s Cajun restaurant in Nashville (a nod to Youral’s Louisiana roots!)

Left to right: Gary Goff, the Winegeart family including George, Levi, Jennifer, Youral and Amy, Jeff Seal, Mike Heitmann, Rob Grant, Steve Ford, Tim Brewster, Jennifer Hopps, Marissa Vona, and Alex Wolfe.

FAMILY CORNER

Congratulations to Clinton Gust and his wife, Ronianne, who welcomed baby boy, Kai Aleksander, on January 15, 2016. He weighed in at 8 lbs, 8 oz and was 20 inches long.

Matthew and Christina Baker welcomed their second daughter, Charlotte Rose, on February 8, 2016.

Congratulations to Matt and Amy Reaves on the birth of their baby boy, Duke Cavanaugh, who was born on February 26, 2016. Duke weighed 5 lbs and was 18.25 inches long.

Jacob and Sarah Gabbard hold their baby boy, Elias Ames, who was born on March 2, 2016. Elias weighed 8lbs,11oz and 20 inches long.

Trent Roszell and his wife, Liz, welcomed their new son, Nolan, on April 14, 2016 at 3:03 AM in Nashville.

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401(K) - FONDO CON FECHA OBJETIVAMás del 85% de todos nuestros empleados-propietarios tienen sus cuentas 401(k) invertidas en un Fondo con Fecha Objetiva (TDF). Entonces, ¿qué es una TDF y por qué son tan populares?

Un Fondo con Fecha Objetiva también se conoce como ciclo de vida o fondo basado en su edad, diseñado para proporcionar una solución simple de inversión a través de una cartera cuya mezcla de asignación de activos se vuelve más conservadora cuando la fecha límite se acerca (la edad de jubilación). Por lo tanto, si usted es joven y con muchos años por delante para su retiro, una TDF va a ser más agresiva y cuenta con activos de mayor riesgo con recompensas esperadas de crecimiento más altas. A medida que se acerca a la jubilación, el fondo va a cambiar la combinación de activos para ser más conservador para reducir el riesgo y preservar la cuenta.

La TDF es un modelo de inversión popular para muchos de empleados-propietarios de Garney y en todo el país, ya que ofrece una estrategia de inversión administrada de por vida y que es adecuada para usted en el tiempo. No ofrecen una rentabilidad garantizada, pero si ofrecen una estrategia de ahorro para el retiro de activos múltiples conveniente a través de un fondo único orientado a los resultados.

El siguiente gráfico es un gran ejemplo de cómo funcionan.

ESOP COMMITTEE UPDATE

ACTUALIZACION DEL COMITE DE ESOP

401(K) - TARGET DATE FUNDSOver 85% of all of our employee-owners have their 401(k) accounts invested in a Target Date Fund (TDF). So, what is a TDF and why are they so popular?

A Target Date Fund is also known as a lifecycle or age-based fund designed to provide a simple investment solution through a portfolio whose asset allocation mix becomes more conservative as the target date (retirement age) approaches. So, if you are young and many years from retirement, a TDF is going to be more aggressive and have higher risk assets with anticipated higher growth rewards. As you get closer to retirement, the fund will change the asset mix to become more conservative to reduce the risk and preserve the account.

The TDF is a popular investment model for many EOs with Garney, and nationwide, because they offer a lifelong managed investment strategy that should be appropriate for you over time. They do not offer a guaranteed return, but offer a convenient multi-asset retirement savings strategy through a single outcome-oriented fund.

The graph below is a great example of how they work.

ESOP MAN

HOMBRE ESOP,ESOP MAN,He trabajado aqui por 4 meses ya y sigo escuchandote hablar sobre el ESOP y tan bueno es. Cuando voy a tener la oportunidad de saber mas acerca de esto? — ANSIOSO POR APRENDER

ESTIMADO ANSIOSO:El ESOP, a parte de ser un beneficio fantástico, puede ser un poco complejo a veces. Les invito a conversar con cualquier miembro del Comité del ESOP (Tony, Steve, Matt, Greg, Tom) o cualquiera de los empleados-dueños ya miembros en el trabajo.

Además de conversar directamente con cualquier otra organizacion de empleadores, el Comités del ESOP o el Equipo Oficial de Beneficios y personas va a venir alrededor de tu lugar de trabajo (o la oficina regional) en Mayo o Junio para dar una presentación del ESOP y sus beneficios, ellos te darán la oportunidad de hacer preguntas adicionales en ese momento.

Es importante para mí que todos nuestros Empleados-Propietarios entiendan este gran beneficio lo mejor que pueden para que asi puedan salir y reclutar a otros empleados-propietarios de Garney Construction. Sigan trabajando duro y yo voy a trabajar para asegurar su jubilación.

I have worked here now for four months and I keep hearing you talk about this ESOP and how great it is. When will I get a chance to learn more about this? — EAGER TO LEARN

DEAR EAGER:The ESOP, while a fantastic benefit, can be a bit complex at times. I would encourage you to visit with any member of the ESOP Committee (Tony, Steve, Matt, Greg, Tom) or any of the longer tenured employee-owners on your job.

In addition to visiting directly with any of the other employee-owners (EOs), the ESOP Committee along with others from the Benefits Team and Officer Team will be coming around to your job site (or regional office) in May or June to give an ESOP and Benefits presentation and give you a chance to ask additional questions at that time.

It is important to me that we have all of our EOs understand this great benefit as best they can so that they can go out and recruit other employee-owners to Garney Construction. Keep working hard and I’ll work to secure your retirement.

Write me, and I’ll do my best to answer your questions.

This column acts as a forum for employee-owners to get their

questions answered by ESOP Man. Think of it as Garney’s version of

“Dear Abby.” Oftentimes, employee-owners have the same burning

questions; this column gives you an opportunity to submit questions

anonymously, directly to ESOP Man. If you have questions you’d like

to submit for future issues, please email [email protected].

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RECYCLING INITIATIVE

STEVE CHANDLER RETIRESIn March 2016, Steve Chandler retired. He was a Superintendent at Garney since 2002. We wish him all the best as he enjoys retirement!

IN MEMORIAMPat Louise Burks, the wife of former Garney employee-owner, Billy Burks, passed away on March 6, 2016. When market conditions in the early 1980s forced Garney Construction to look outside of Kansas City to sustain the organization and provide work for its employees, travel became necessary for the crews. Billy Burks was one of the employees who answered the call and did so until he retired in 2006. During that time, a likely under-appreciated individual was Pat Burks, Billy’s wife. With two children at home, Billy and Pat made sacrifices that are the backbone of what Garney is built on: families willing to relocate. Billy

and Pat always made the best of the opportunity to see new areas of the country. In March, Billy lost his wife of 57 years to cancer. Several members of the Garney family, both past and present, attended Pat’s Celebration of Life to share memories of her life.

WHY IS RECYCLING IMPORTANT?A recent initiative at Garney is to become a leader in recycling on our projects throughout the Midwest. Recycling is important because raw materials are in constant demand. As the world grows, these demands and consuming levels grow. By recycling, we help meet these demands and conserve natural resources. Another reason recycling is important is that it lessens the amount of materials placed in landfills, which in turn creates more sanitary communities. Thank you Garney employee-owners for taking to heart the company objective of “service to our customers and the community” by recycling!

In recent months, Garney has implemented a recycling program on two project sites: Lane City Reservoir Project in Wharton, Texas (5216) and Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant & Conveyance Corridor in Lawrence Kansas (5211).

A recycling station is set up on both project sites to encourage employee-owners to reduce waste on site. Plastic, glass, paper, aluminum, tin, steel, and scrap metal are all being recycled.

Jason Jansen, Steve Chandler, and Steve McCandless pose for a photo during Steve’s retirement dinner celebration at San Tan Flats in Queen Creek, AZ.

QUALITY CONTROL COUNCILThe focus of the Quality Control (QC) Council is to find ways to improve quality, safety, production, and efficiency. Part of this objective involves the new “Best Ideas Contest” introduced at the end of 2015. This contest is to encourage ideas for continuous improvement from the field hourly employee-owners. The QC Council would like to announce this quarter’s winners of the contest and the titles of their ideas. Congratulations to the following winners of a $250 Visa gift card:

Chad Markley: “Combing Wall Pours with Deck”

John Sedbrook: “Flagging for Overhead Power”

Kenston Hodge: “Dozer Drag”

Clayton Hoff: “Using Marker Tape Attachment of Excavator”

The contest submission form can be found in both English and Spanish on the Quality Control Council SharePoint site or by contacting any of our council members for more information on this: Scott Reuter, (council chair), Matt Foster, Steve Ford, Dennis Van Auken, David Lustig, Bill Williams, Mike Graeve, Lee Curtis and Beth Gardner.

Reminder: Every quarter the Quality Control Council will select the top ideas which will be awarded $250 and also entered into a $2,500 grand prize to be awarded at the end of the year for the overall best idea. Keep the great ideas rolling in and look for next quarters winners to be published in the next newsletter!

CONSEJO DE CONTROL DE CALIDADEl enfoque del Consejo de Control de Calidad es buscar maneras de mejorar la calidad, la seguridad, la producción y la eficiencia. Parte de este objetivo implica el nuevo: “Concurso de Mejores Ideas” introducido a finales de 2015. Este concurso se utiliza para estimular ideas sobre mejorar trabajo de los empleados-propietarios de campo que cobran por hora. El Consejo quiere anunciar los ganadores del concurso de las mejores ideas de este trimstre y los títulos de sus ideas. Felicidades a los siguientes ganadores de una tarjeta de regalo Visa de $250:

Chad Markley: “Combinar varias mezclas de cemento en una sola”

John Sedbrook: “Instalar banderas hechas en casa para marcar lineas de alta tension que pasen por arriba de donde estemos trabajando”

Kenston Hodge: “Ablandar el terreno donde estamos trabajando con un dispositivo creado en casa que va encadenado a las cuchillas del tractor”

Clayton Hoff: “Usar cinta adhesiva de seguridad

pegada a la excavadora para estirarla cuando sea necesario”

El formulario de presentación de ideas para el concurso se pueden encontrar tanto en Inglés y Español en el sitio SharePoint Consejo de Control de Calidad o poniéndose en contacto con cualquiera de nuestros miembros del consejo para obtener más información sobre esto Scott Reuter, Presidente del Consejo, y los miembros: Matt Foster, Steve Ford, Dennis Van Auken, David Lustig, Bill Williams, Mike Graeve, Lee Curtis y Beth Gardner.

Para Recordar: Cada trimestre el Consejo de Control de Calidad seleccionará las ideas principales a las que se le concederá un premio de $ 250 y también participaran en un gran premio de $ 2500 a adjudicará a finales de año a la mejor idea general. Mantenga sus Grandes ideas rodando y vea los próximos ganadores trimestrales, que se publicarán en el próximo boletín!

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PARTING SHOTS

ACIPCO Plant Tour. Left to right: Jeff Seal, Gary Minnich, Alex Wolfe, Justin Holman, Ben Janson, Billy Page, Austin Rexroat, Cole Jordan, Matt Touloeisani, and Ben Ramsbottom.

All in the family. Steve Ford (far left) joined his older brother, Chuck, and sister, Cathleen, in Jackson, Missouri, to help celebrate their father’s 95th birthday on March 6, 2016. Happy birthday, Charles!

Look what we caught! On Easter Sunday, Jason Rave, Will Poczekaj, Humberto Del Cid, and a friend of Jason’s went on a charter boat fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. They all caught plenty of grouper and snapper!

Crawfish Boil. On May 2, roughly 30 employee-owners from projects 3216 and 0481 gathered in Grant, Alabama, at the Honeycomb campground pavilion for some fellowship, crawfish, and basketball.

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