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WRMCA SCOOP 1st Quarter • March 2017 • http://www.wrmca.com • 800.242.6298

Association

News

(see p. 2-3 )

Annual

Convention

Wrap-Up

(see p. 8-9)

Concrete Design

Awards

(see p. 6-7)

About 170 people were in attendance at the 34th Annual Concrete Design Awards on Thursday, January

12th at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Owners, architects, engineers, contractors and ready

mixed producers were recognized for their achievements on a variety of concrete projects.

Special thanks to the following:

Keith Nault, Solomon Colors for handing out the plaques.

Gary Wallis, St. Marys Cement for helping with the presentation.

Todd’s Redi-Mix & Cornerstone Concrete for creating the plaques.

Co-sponsors Acuity, FiveCuibits, GCP Applied Technologies, Ozinga Ready Mix, Sika Corporation and

the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Concrete Institute.

Judges and companies that submitted entries.

The list of winners is on pages 6-7. View the presentation at https://www.youtube.com/user/wrmca1.

CONCRETE DESIGN AWARD WINNERS

https://www.youtube.com/user/wrmca1

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

2017 ACI Strength Testing April 4th

The WRMCA is sponsoring an ACI Laboratory Technician Concrete Strength Testing Technician

Certification on April 4, 2017 at GeoTest in West Allis. Concrete Strength Testing Technician is an

individual who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to properly perform, record, and report the

results of four basic ASTM laboratory procedures related to the determination of concrete compressive

and flexural strength.

Scope & Knowledge

The program requires a working knowledge of the following ASTM Standards:

C617-Capping Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

C1231-Unbonded Caps for Concrete Cylinders

C39-Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

C78-Flexural Strength of Concrete

Registration

A registration form can be downloaded at http://wrmca.com/event/.

Legislative Update: Budget Includes Funding for State Facility Upgrades

In February Governor Walker introduced his proposed two-year state budget bill. The bill will be debated

and amended by the legislature this spring and will likely be signed into law in early July of this year. One

component of the state’s two-year budget is the Capital Budget for state building projects totaling $803

million. This includes nearly $450 million in new bonding. The Capital Budget rejects about $1.33

billion worth of project requests submitted by state agencies. It emphasizes maintaining current

facilities over new construction.

The Capital Budget proposal demonstrates a shift to less borrowing for vertical construction and fewer

state agency requests making the cut. The proposal reflects a growing attitude in the legislature to rely

less on borrowing for both vertical construction and the transportation budget.

WRMCA is working with the legislature and the Administration encouraging them to invest more state

dollars in infrastructure. Our goal is for the proposed level of spending in the Capital Budget to be the

starting point of the discussion about the appropriate level of investment in state facilities. The reality is,

the backlog of state facility construction needs continue to grow making delays in repair more

expensive to address in the future. The longer the state delays much-needed repairs, the more

taxpayers will pay in the end.

WRMCA Legislative Day April 5th The Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s statewide legislative day will be held on Wednesday,

April 5th at Cooper’s Tavern in Madison. Registration begins at 11:30a.m., followed by a noon luncheon

and a “hike the hill” that afternoon. The “hike the hill” will involve meetings with your area legisla-

tors. Appointments will be made by the WRMCA, so please register today if you plan on attending so we

can schedule meetings with your legislative representatives.

Please register by filling out a registration form downloadable at http://wrmca.com/event/. Please note

we need your home address so we can set up an appointment with your legislator.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS 14th Annual OES Workshop

The 2017 Workshop took place on January 11th-12th at the

Kalahari Resort with 47 members in attendance. New to the

program was Kevin Walgenbach, VP of Compliance &

Regulatory Affairs NRMCA, presenting on Operational Safety.

Thanks to Justin Kratochvil and Chad Kaster for their

presentation on plant safety and employee/company

moral. Thanks to Adam Tegelman for an environmental

update. Thanks to Chad Kaster and Chad Krueger for how to be prepared for FMCSA and DOT regulatory

changes. Thanks to John Seidl for a hands on FMCSA DOT inspection. Thanks to Wingra Redi-Mix, Greg

Sundby and Clay Templeton for bringing a truck to inspect.

Thanks to George Gruetzmacher, PhD, CIH, CSP, PE Industrial Hygiene Consultant, WisCon Program and

Mary Bauer, Compliance Assistance Specialist U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA for presenting on the

Occupational Health and Safety portion of the program. 2017 OSHA new reporting deadlines/updates

including HazCom, top cited health citations (SIC 3273), penalty increase and required programs. Thanks to We’re Partners for sponsoring happy hour. Special thanks to the dedicated OES committee

members for putting together an informative workshop.

17th Annual Technical Workshop

About 140 people including contractors, associates, and

ready mix producers attended the 2017 Technical Workshop

held January 12th-13th at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin

Dells.

Day 1 of the workshop featured keynote speaker Jeff Kortes

presenting on employee retention followed by a contractor

roundtable. The second day featured WisDOT, NRCS, a session on Gradation & Mix Design by Peter

Taylor, ending with Larry Sutter giving an update on the deicer study out of Michigan Tech.

Special thanks to We’re Partners sponsors for hosting a social hour on Thursday and to Dan Large,

Technical Committee Chairman for all of his hard work. Mark Your Calendars - the 2018 Technical Work-

shop will be held February 8th-9th at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.

WRMCA 17th Annual Ready Mix Golf Outing Blitz Mark Your Calendar for June 22, 2017

The WRMCA Scholarship and Education Committee invites you to

participate in the 17th annual Ready-Mix Blitz Scholarship Golf

Outing. The event will take place at Trapper’s Turn Wisconsin Dells.

Registration begins at 10:30a.m. with lunch available at 11:00a.m.

The format will be best ball with a 12:00p.m. shotgun start. After enjoying a round of golf you will be

treated to a fabulous dinner followed by a raffle, door prizes, and the chance to network with fellow

WRMCA members. All funds that are raised will go toward the WRMCA Education Foundation.

Sponsorships are available and prize contributions are welcomed. A flyer will be mailed to the member-

ship this spring.

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OES NEWS 2016 Plant Safety Awards

The WRMCA OES Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Plant Safety Awards. The

award criterion was completed using current Bureau of Labor Statistics Injury rates. Those individual

locations with a frequency and severity rate better than the national average for the Ready Mix

Profession were awarded a certificate of achievement by the OES Committee. Those “best in class”

winners, or those with the best rates (in case of a tie, the plant with the most hours worked was

selected), received a plaque. Congratulations and continued success in 2017!

Winners

Category I: BARD Materials - Dodgeville Plant

Category II: Otto Jacobs Company - Lake Geneva Plant

Category III: Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. - Kenosha Plant 710

Category IV: Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. - N. Chicago Plant

Winners - CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT

Category 1:

Producer Plant

Carew Waupun

Carew Algoma

Carew Portage

Carew New London

Carew Horicon

Carew Mill Center

Carew Cooperstown

Carew Waupaca

Carew Oshkosh

Carew Green Lake

Carew Green Bay

Carew Fond Du Lac

Carew Appleton

Carew Sheboygan

BARD Materials Dodgeville

BARD Materials Lafayette

BARD Materials Lancaster

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OES NEWS MCC, Inc. New London

BARD Materials Platteville

Verrette Materials Pound

Ozinga Ready Mix Burlington

Ozinga Ready Mix Lisbon

Ozinga Ready Mix Roscoe

BARD Materials Fennimore

Verrette Materials Shawano

Ozinga Ready Mix Edgerton

Ozinga Ready Mix Jackson

MCC, Inc. Bonduel

Verrette Materials Middle Inlet

MCC, Inc. Greenbush

Verrette Materials Gillett

MCC, Inc. Crivitz

Ozinga Ready Mix Kenosha 712

MCC, Inc. Brillion

BARD Materials Dickeyville

Schmitz Ready Mix Port Washington

Verrette Materials Marinette

Category 2:

Producer Plant

Otto Jacobs Company Lake Geneva

BARD Materials Monroe

Schmitz Ready Mix New Berlin

Ozinga Ready Mix McHenry

Ozinga Ready Mix Beloit

Schmitz Ready Mix Richfield

MCC, Inc. Oshkosh

MCC, Inc. Fond Du Lac

Category 3:

Producer Plant

Ozinga Ready Mix Kenosha Plant 710

Ozinga Ready Mix Hartland

Schmitz Ready Mix Franklin

MCC, Inc. DePere

Schmitz Ready Mix Grafton

MCC, Inc. BB

Category 4:

Producer Plant

Ozinga Ready Mix N. Chicago

Schmitz Ready Mix Silver Spring

Ozinga Ready Mix West Allis

Ozinga Ready Mix Oak Creek

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Agricultural

Matsche Farms Inc.

Owner: Matsche Farms Inc.

Concrete Supplier: County Materials Corporation

Architect/Engineer/Contractor: Thiex Construction

Commercial

Acuity Insurance

Owner: Acuity Insurance

Concrete Supplier: Carew Concrete & Supply Co.

Contractor: M.A. Mortenson

Architect: Eppstein Uhen Architects

Engineer: Pierce Engineers, Inc.

Special Merit (Commercial)

The Corners of Brookfield

Owner: Bradford Real Estate

Concrete Supplier: Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

Contractor: Tri-North Builders

Architect: Eppstein Uhen Architects

Engineer: Pierce Engineers, Inc.

Decorative Commercial

Heartland Farms

Owner: Heartland Farms


Contractor: Alchemy Concrete, Inc.

Architect: Ellis Stone Construction Company

Engineer: JPF Engineering

Decorative Residential

Ian & Holli Martin Residence

Owner: Ian & Holli Martin

Concrete Supplier: Schmitz Ready Mix

Contractor: Ganos Decorative Concrete, Inc.

Architect: Judith Stark & Associates

Education, Healthcare & Public

ThedaCare Physicians Clinic - Neenah

Owner: ThedaCare


Contractor: The Boldt Company

Architect/Engineer: McMahon Group

ICF

The Century House Residence

Owner: Andrew & Jennifer Bielanski

Concrete Supplier: Point Ready Mix

Architect/Contractor: D.F. Maher Architects-Builders

Subcontractor: T.C. Concrete

Subcontractor: Julian’s ICF Installation, LLC

Industrial

Mullins Cheese

Owner: Mullins Cheese


Contractor: S.D. Ellenbecker

Architect: Nikolai Construction

Structural Engineer: Ionic Structures & Design

Project Manager: The Probst Group

Special Merit (Industrial)

Uline I6 Branch Warehouse and Office

Owner: Uline Shipping Supply Specialists

Concrete Supplier: Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

Contractor: Hunzinger Construction

Sub-Contractor: Middleton Construction

Architect/Engineer: HGA

Municipal Facility

The Milwaukee Intermodal Train Station

Owner: WisDOT

Concrete Supplier: Sonag Ready Mix

Contractor: JP Cullen

Architect: Hanno Weber

Engineer: GRAEF

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Municipal Infrastructure

Bearskin Trail Bridge

Owner/Engineer: WisDOT

Concrete Supplier: Northern Lakes Concrete

Contractor: Pheifer Bros Construction

Parking Lot

Kwik Trip

Owner: Kwik Trip

Concrete Supplier: Zignego Ready Mix

Contractor: Whitetail Concrete, LLC

Special Merit (Parking Lot)

BioLife Plasma Services

Owner: BioLife Plasma Services


Contractor: Advance Concrete

Architect/Engineer: WDS Construction

Tilt-Up

Dennis & Becky Doyle Residence

Owner: Dennis & Becky Doyle

Concrete Supplier: MCC, Inc.

Contractor/Architect/Engineer: Doyle Contractors

Southeast Region

Northwestern Mutual Life Tower: Mat Slab

Concrete Supplier: Sonag Ready Mix

Contractor: Gilbane

Contractor: C.G. Schmidt

Owner: Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Architect: Kendall-Heaton Associates

Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Construction Manager: Hines

Northeast Region

Lambeau Field Water Retention Pond

Owner: Lambeau Field Redevelopment LLC

Developer: Hammes Company Sports Development


Engineer: Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises

Contractor: Miron Construction Co., Inc.

North Central Region

Skyward Inc. Corporate Headquarters

Owner: Skyward


Contractor: Lewis Construction

Contractor: Miron Construction Co., Inc.

Architect/Engineer: Performa

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2017 CONVENTION RECAP The 67th Annual Convention was held in conjunction with the Illinois Ready Mixed Concrete Association

February 26th-March 1st at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort & Spa. Over 75

attendees and guests were in attendance for the event. A welcome reception sponsored by We’re

Partners was held outside on a windy but beautiful Florida Sunday evening.

The convention sessions on Monday began with an Industry Update by Ray McVeigh, Great Lakes Cement

Promotion Council. Andreas Tselebidis from BASF presented on High Strength Concrete followed by Mitch

Mariotti, VCNA Prairie and Justin Kratochvil, Ozinga Ready Mix discussing Operations, Environmental and

Safety updates.

Tuesday included a legislative update by Peter Kammer, WRMCA and Jim Randolph, IRMCA, a Fly Ash

presentation by Ben Franklin, Headwaters Resources and Exit/Transition Planning by Bill Stark from

Securian Financial Services. The final day of sessions featured Fuel Innovation by Mike Boles, FS and an

entertaining session on Employee Retention by keynote Dan Baker.

A We’re Partners reception and Roaring 20’s Murder Mystery dinner was held Wednesday evening to

conclude the convention.

Special thanks to the following convention sponsors:

Thank you to our 2017 We’re Partners Sponsors for hosting two receptions. Acuity, AFFIRM, American Engineering Testing, AON Risk Services, Badger State Equipment,

Butterfield Color, Buzzi Unicem USA, CGC, Inc., Continental Cement, Euclid Chemical, FABCO, FRC,

LLC, GCP Applied Technologies, GeoTest, Inc., Great Lakes Cement Promotion Council, FS, GRT-

MAPEI, Headwaters Resources, LafargeHolcim, Lannon Stone Products, Oshkosh Corporation, Point

of Beginnings, Premiere Concrete Admixtures, PSI, Inc., Sika Corporation, Skyway Cement Company,

Solomon Colors, St. Marys Cement, Terex Advance Mixer, Terracon, Inc., We Energies and WI/IL

Cement Company.

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2017 CONVENTION MEMORIES

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2017 BOARD AND CHAIRMEN Officers

President - John Thomas, LYCON, Inc.

Vice-President - Brian Stefonik, Northern Lakes Concrete

Secretary/Treasurer - Wally Jankowski, Advanced Concrete

Immediate Past President - Bob Wells, County Materials

Board Members

Keith Barghahn, Croell Redi-Mix

Todd Brockman, MCC, Inc.

Ron Carlson, Wingra Redi-Mix

Jesse Jacobs, Otto Jacobs

Luke Knadle, River City Ready Mix

Dave Kepler, Buzzi Unicem

Dan Large, Fiber Reinforcing & Consulting, LLC

Keith Nault, Solomon Colors

Paul Piekarski, Sika Corporation

Mike Rivecca, Sonag Ready Mix

Nicholas Rivecca, Riv/Crete

Rick Ross, Oshkosh Truck Corporation

Matt Schmitz, Schmitz Ready Mix

Mike Tews, Carew Concrete & Supply Co., Inc.

Steve Verrette, Gillett Cement

Gary Wallis, St. Marys Cement

Joel Werner, Verrette Materials

Todd Widdes, Todd’s Redi-Mix

Scott Zignego, Zignego Ready Mix

Committee Chairman

Associates Advisory

Gary Wallis, St. Marys Cement

Budget & Finance

Wally Jankowski, Advanced Concrete

Certification

Greg Schmidt, GeoTest, Inc.

Convention

Brian Stefonik, Northern Lakes Concrete

Legislative

Jesse Jacobs, Otto Jacobs

Long Range Planning

Bob Wells, County Materials

Membership

Keith Nault, Solomon Colors

Operations, Environment & Safety

Justin Kratochvil, Ozinga Ready Mix

Adam Tegelman, MCC, Inc.

Promotion

Brian Stefonik, Northern Lakes Concrete

Scholarship


Technical

Dan Large, FRC, LLC

Social Media


Regional Committee Chairman

Region 1 (Southwest) - Dave Kepler, Buzzi Unicem & Tim

Kieler, BARD Materials

Region 2 (Southeast) - Hal Janke, Schmitz Ready Mix & Keith

Nault, Solomon Colors

Region 3 (Northeast) - Ken Murphy, MCC , Inc.

Region 4 (North Central) - Bob Wells, County Materials

Region 5 (Northwest) - Joe Kusilek, County Materials

2017 Board of Directors

Nicholas Rivecca honored as the

2016 Man of the Year.

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DATES TO REMEMBER March 31 OES Committee Meeting, MCC, Inc., Appleton

April 4 Strength Testing Certification, GeoTest, West Allis

April 4 PCC Tech-1, Wisconsin Rapids

April 5 WRMCA Legislative Day, Cooper’s Tavern, Madison

April 13 ACI Grade 1 Certification, Carew Concrete, Green Bay

April 18 PCC Tech-1, Platteville

May 11 ACI Grade 1 Certification, Ozinga Ready Mix, Milwaukee

May 18 WRMCA Board Meeting, Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, Chippewa

Falls

May 31 PCC Tech-1, Platteville

June 8 ACI Grade 1 Certification, Advanced Concrete, Brooklyn

June 22 WRMCA Golf Outing, Trapper’s Turn, Wisconsin Dells

July 13 WRMCA Board Meeting, TBD

Sept. 14 WRMCA Board Meeting, Sand Valley Golf Resort, Wisconsin

Rapids

Oct 1-3 NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2017, Gaylord Texan Resort &

Convention Center, Dallas, TX

Nov 9 WRMCA Board Meeting, Pheasants@Large, Port Washington

Dec 6 WRMCA Pheasant Hunt, Pheasants@Large, Port Washington

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