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By Brenda RuggieroCEG CORRESPONDENT

Meany Asphalt & Construction in Pisgah Forest, N.C., gotits start in 2006 when owner John Meany took an early retire-ment after working for 20 years as a linesman for the localpower company.

“The way all this came about was that my next-doorneighbor Theron McCall was in the grading business,”Meany explained. “He and I had talked about the possibilityof me joining the business as a partner. After I opted for earlyretirement, we finalized our partnership and on Theron’s sug-gestion we expanded the business to include paving. Thelogic was that the grading business was saturated in our partof the state, but there were very few paving contractors.”

The partnership began in May 2006. Shortly after, it tooka different direction.

“In December of 2006 Theron came to me and said, ‘John,I hate to pave,’” Meany explained. At that point, the twoamicably dissolved the partnership and Meany bought outthe paving side of the business.

“We decided that I would take the paving part and openmy own company, and he would take the grading, and wesplit the partnership up with no hard feelings,” Meanyexplained. “In fact, we actually still share an office, an officemanager and a shop, but we have two separate companies.”

After a couple of years of working with his original equip-ment, Meany knew it was time to trade, and he called MarkGlass at ACS Volvo to see what was available.

“Mark said he didn’t have anything in my size,” Meanysaid. “They had bigger equipment for interstate work,but nothing in the 15,000 to 20,000 pound range. But hesaid he would look into it.”

Glass found a possible paver with a Mauldin model.The two took a trip to the Mauldin facility in Greenville,S.C., and were impressed with the entire operation. As aresult, Meany got his paver, and ACS Volvo now carriesthe Mauldin line of equipment.

“The Mauldin folks came to my site several times andactually helped with the training process,” Meany said.“Paving is not just a matter of dumping a load of asphaltand taking a bull dozer or a skid steer and rolling it out.There’s a lot to know, and everybody’s been very help-ful.”

Meany noted that he’s always been a hands-on per-son. While he was in high school, he actually worked fora grading outfit for about three years before he beganwith the power company. During that time, he learned toweld.“In the wintertime when it’s often too cold to pave, I did

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The South Carolina State Department of Transportationreceived bids for transportation-related improvement proj-ects.

Following is a list of some of the projects let. Theseresults are from bid tabulations, which are not final resultsand are subject to change.

County: OconeeS.C. File No.: 37.039310.Project: Road work including reclamation of variousroads.Distance: 3.6 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• King Asphalt Inc., Liberty, S.C. — $1,296,760.• Ashmore Brothers Inc., Greer, S.C. — $1,331,292.• F&R Asphalt Inc., Easley, S.C. — $1,385,919.

Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2010.

County: LexingtonS.C. File No.: 32.144B.Project: Roadway improvements on SC 602 from S-168to 1 mi. west of SC 6.Distance: 6.337 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Eagle Construction Co. Inc., Newberry, S.C. —$20,637,260.

• U.S. Group Inc., Columbia, S.C. — $20,647,597.• Sloan Construction Co. Inc., Duncan, S.C. —

$20,762,864.• REA Contracting, Division of Lane Construction,

Charlotte, N.C. — $20,791,514.• United Infrastructure Group Inc., Great Falls, S.C. —

$22,274,624.• C.R. Jackson Inc., Columbia, S.C. — $22,325,385.

Completion Date: May 31, 2013.

County: GeorgetownS.C. File No.: 22.2001.2R1.Project: Drainage improvements on U.S. 17 (FraserStreet) from S-87 to U.S. 521/17A.Distance: 1.388 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Republic Contracting Corp., Columbia, S.C. —$14,549,124.

• R.H. Moore Company Inc., Murrells Inlet, S.C. —$14,550,498.

• Don Moorhead Construction Inc., Belton, S.C. —$16,046,647.

• Boggs Paving Inc., Monroe, N.C. — $16,132,287.Completion Date: May 31, 2012.

Counties: Georgetown, Horry, MarionS.C. File Nos.: 22.038437, 22.038483, 26.038484,34.038439, 34.038485C.Project: 2009 Federal Aid resurfacing.Distance: 23.81 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Palmetto Corp. of Conway, Conway, S.C. —$7,496,939.

• Boggs Paving Inc., Monroe, N.C. — $7,518,992.

• C.R. Jackson Inc., Columbia, S.C. — $7,533,885.• Southern Asphalt Inc., Conway, S.C. — $7,591,141.

Completion Date: Nov. 30, 2010.

Counties: Edgefield, McCormick, Newberry, SaludaS.C. File Nos.: 19.038462, 33.038465, 36.038420,36.038466, 41.038467.Project: 2009 Federal Aid resurfacing.Distance: 12.56 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Satterfield Construction Co. Inc., Greenwood, S.C. —$4,386,908.

• Reeves Construction Co., Macon, Ga. — $4,511,870.Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2010.

County: BeaufortS.C. File No.: 07.039220.Project: Resurfacing various roads.Distance: 5.09 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• APAC-Southeast Inc., Savannah, Ga. — $3,898,690.• REA Contracting, Division of Lane Construction,

Charlotte, N.C. — $3,991,911.Completion Date: March 31, 2011.

Counties: Bamberg, OrangeburgS.C. File Nos.: 0538.100B, 05.119B, 05.119B.1,38.180B.1.Project: Bridge and approach work including three bridgereplacements and approach work on U.S. 78, includes con-struction of a 1,250 ft. bridge with prestressed 72 in. modi-fied bulb tee beam spans over Edisto River and two 240 ft.bridges with RC flat slab spans over Edisto River andoverflows.

Distance: .884 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• United Infrastructure Group Inc., Great Falls, S.C. —$10,761,451.

• Republic Contracting Corp., Columbia, S.C. —$11,657,000.

• Carolina Bridge Co. Inc., Orangeburg, S.C. —$13,787,192.

• Cape Romain Contractors Inc., Wando, S.C. —$13,823,258.

• U.S. Group Inc., Columbia, S.C. — $14,788,406.• REA Contracting, Division of Lane Construction,

Charlotte, N.C. — $15,019,403.• Dane Construction Inc., Mooresville, N.C. —

$15,682,310.• Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc., Wilmington, N.C.

— $16,245,222.• R.R. Dawson Bridge Co. LLC, Lexington, Ky. —

$16,478,606.• Rogers Bridge Co. Inc., Atlanta, Ga. — $16,586,388.• Scott Bridge Co. Inc., Opelika, Ala. — $17,483,048.

Completion Date: Aug. 31, 2012.

County: AikenS.C. File No.: 02.038818.Project: 2009 Federal Aid resurfacing.Distance: 6.08 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Satterfield Construction Co. Inc., Greenwood, S.C. —$1,337,451.

• Reeves Construction Co., Macon, Ga. — $1,450,493.• Beam’s Contracting Inc., Beech Island, S.C. —

$1,613,583.Completion Date: Aug. 31, 2010.

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a lot of welding…that’s kind ofwhere I cut my teeth,” he said. “Iactually kept up with that on theside while I worked for the powercompany. I have an office and shopat my house, and I welded for sev-eral contractors in my area. I stilldo it to this day. I’ve neverstopped.”

Meany has two sons. Beau is asenior in high school, and Brett is afreshman.

“Beau loves the paving busi-ness,” he said. “He’s been verymuch a part of it for the last threeor four years. He works while he’snot in school, and plans to attend auniversity close by, get a businessdegree and one day take over thebusiness. Brett is part of it too andis getting his feet wet. That’s one ofthe reasons I looked at taking anearly out from the power company.I wanted to go into business andhopefully have something for mykids to walk into and take over.”

Meany explained that the com-pany’s work area spans about a 50-

mi. (80.4 km) radius in order thathe and his nine employees can behome every night. His half milliondollar equipment base includes theMauldin 1750 C Paver, an 8,000-lb. roller, a 4,000-lb. roller, motor-grader, skid steer, dump trucks,various pickup trucks and trailers.

He noted that he doesn’t dohighway projects, but instead spe-cializes in jobs such as subdivisionroads, driveways and parking lots.

“We really focus on two to threeday projects,” he said. “And thatcan be anything from a very simpleinexpensive job to one that is morecomplicated and costs several hun-dred thousand dollars. We work inthe private sector as well as forlocal municipalities.”

In each of the last two years, thecompany has grossed more than$1.5 million per year.

“For a new company, that’sgood,” Meany said. “What it takesis to put your head down and plowon. I’m going to make it work eventhrough tough times, and it’s allbecause I want to make this com-pany the best that I can. Everybody

knows how the economy is today,and so far, so good. I’ve kept abacklog, and my guys haveworked every day that we couldwork. The only thing that kept usfrom working is weather. We havenot missed a day because of nothaving something to do. I think alot of that has to due with doingquality work at reasonable prices,and taking pride in the work. I keepmy trucks clean, and I keep myequipment looking good.Maintenance is a big issue with us,

and we are well known in the com-munity. Our guys are friendly toeverybody, and we make it a pointto go back and sweep up after our-selves when we’ve done a job.Quality control is a big issue, too.For me, the job’s not finished untilthe customer is completely satis-fied. We want to please our cus-tomers.”

Meany noted that times havechanged in the last two years.When he first got started, therewere two or three contractors his

size bidding on jobs. Today, con-tractors who typically bid only onthe largest jobs are competing forthe mid-sized and smaller jobs.

“It’s not uncommon to have 12or 13 contractors with anywherefrom two to 100 employees bid-ding on all the same jobs, he said.“It’s a dog-eat-dog world outthere.”

Meany is hopeful that the econ-omy will turn around and startcoming back, and that most com-panies will be able to pull throughthe recession.

“In reality, the economy isgoing to sort out a lot of compa-nies,” he said. “I can’t say that I’mnot going to be one of them. I don’tknow. No one can predict thefuture, but I think success amountsto smarts, hard work and makinggood decisions. You gotta be smartin business. I hope everybodymakes it.”

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

Meany’s crew putting down a smooth stretch of highway.

Making Plans to Hand Business Down to Next GenerationMEANY from page 1

Perdue Says New N.C. Highway Projects Fund NeededBy Gary D. RobertsonASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Mayors joinedGov. Beverly Perdue on May 24 to urge theLegislature to create this year a dedicatedfund to build urgent road and other trans-portation projects they said are needed tokeep the state’s economic engines roaring inthe decades ahead.

Perdue wants the General Assembly tocreate the North Carolina Mobility Fund,which the governor said would generate upto nearly $300 million annually by 2013through higher driver’s license fees, the endof a trade-in sales tax break on new car salesand shifting around other pots of money.

The governor said the Department ofTransportation would use the fund to pay forefforts to ease congestion with projects ofstatewide significance. The current road-funding formula punishes regions that wantto spend money on large projects, makingthem hard to accomplish.

The fund likely would first be used towiden several miles of Interstate 85 close to

the Yadkin River Bridge in Davidson andRowan counties — a key shipping corridorbetween Atlanta and points north. Work isabout ready to start to replace the agingbridge by issuing bonds.

“North Carolina values the safety of ourbusinesses and the people who call NorthCarolina home and travel through NorthCarolina,” Perdue told reporters at a newsconference. “It’s our obligation to make ourtraveling public safe.”

A portion of Mobility Fund money alsowould go to interstate maintenance, citytransportation projects and improving thestate’s ports to attract industries that rely onshipping.

“The Mobility Fund is all about job cre-ation,” Morehead City Mayor Jerry Jonessaid. “We need to find new revenue.”

Perdue inserted the fund in her budgetproposal in April, but Senate Democratsdeclined to put the measure in their $19 bil-lion spending plan. Senators didn’t haveenough time to consider the idea in the firstweek of the session but they’re “open to newways to fund transportation and are studying

this issue,” said Schorr Johnson, spokesmanfor Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare.

The House is now considering its ownversion of the budget. While some Housemembers back the idea, Sen. Nelson Cole,D-Rockingham, co-chairman of the Housebudget transportation subcommittee, isn’tsold on it when the state unemployment rateis more than 10 percent.

“I don’t think this is the time to be enhanc-ing revenue,” said Cole, adding that peopleare “looking for a paycheck, not a way topay us in taxes.”

The North Carolina Automobile DealersAssociation also said it was concerned aboutwhat it called a “double taxation” strategy tobuild up the fund starting in 2012 by elimi-nating a provision that allows consumers toreduce their sales tax bill on car purchases ifthey trade in an old car. For example, tradingin a car valued at $10,000 reduces the salestax on the new car by $300. Cole is a retiredautomobile dealer.

State schools superintendent JuneAtkinson, speaking earlier May 24 at a newsconference of officials representing teachers,

school boards and the PTA, said schoolsshould come in the budget before filling pot-holes or other government priorities.

“That work doesn’t go away. Those kidsstill have to be transported to school, theystill have to be fed, and they need instructionin an environment that provides for the indi-vidual needs and is safe,” North CarolinaAssociation of Educators President SheriStrickland said.

Perdue’s proposal would increase somefees in the coming year, including raisingannual state vehicle registrations from $28 to$35 for cars and light trucks.

Perdue said it would be shortsighted of theLegislature to avoid the issue because ofwhat she called election-year worries overfees or taxes.

“I don’t know of any business, both inNorth Carolina now and outside NorthCarolina, who will ever walk away from lay-ing down jobs in this state because of whatthe cost of a DOT fee is or what the cost of aregistration fee is,” Perdue said. “They willwalk away if the infrastructure doesn’t meettheir needs to do business.”

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