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Sargent Corporation ON TRACK Winter 2017 Volume 12, No. 2Winter 2017


Sargent Corporation ON TRACK Winter 2017

A message from Herb R. Sargent

2016 a year of surprises: 3rd highest backlog since 2005, and President-Elect Trump Tosay2016wasoneofthemoreunpredictableyearsI’veexperiencedwouldbeanunderstatement. Onthebusinesssidewewaltzedinto2016withthelowestbacklogsince2013andthemarketreviewatourbusinessplanningsessionforecastanoverallreducedvolumeandgrossprofit.Therewouldbeverylittlewindpowerorsitepreparationwork,andwehadtailoredourequipmentfleettothosedisappointingrealities.LastJunewecheckedagainonourbusinessplanandtheoriginalforecastseemedvindicated:thefinancialresultsof2016wouldberatherpedestrianinspiteofallour(your)efforts. Thenyouheadedforyourcollectivehomestretch.Opportunitiespresentedthemselvesandyourpreparationputthoseopportunitiestogooduse.Bythetime2016endedwe’dsalvagedaveryrespectableyear,andyourprofit-sharingbonusshowedit. Astheyearrolledon,wekeptaneyeonourmarketsandwewereabletobuildarespectablebackloggoinginto2017–infact,thethirdhighestsince2005.WealwaysappreciatewakinguponNewYear’sDaytoastrongbacklog;it’soneoftheprimarygoalswehaveapproachingeveryyearend–getsomeworkaheadforthecrewsfornextyear. OnthepoliticalsideIbelievethewholeworldwasshockedwhenDonaldTrumpwaselectedPresidentoverHillaryClinton.Infact,IbelievemanylargecompanieshadalreadybeguntosettheirnationalandinternationalstrategiesaroundPresidentClinton.Ithinkit’struethatcorporateboardswokeuponNovember9thfeelingalotliketheyweretemporarilyblindandthefurniturehadbeenrearrangedonthem. Whatdoesitmeantous?It’simpossibletotellthisearly,butearlyindicationsfromthePresident-Electarethathewillinvestsignificantlyininfrastructure,whichcouldbodewellforus.Ontheotherhand,heislessenamoredwithtaxsubsidiesforrenewableenergy,andwe’llhavetowaittoseehowthatmanifestsitselfinactualprojects.HehascampaignedheavilyonregulatoryreformandtherepatriationofjobsbackintotheUSA,bothofwhicharepositiveitemsforusifanymeaningfuladvancescanbemade. Themessagehere:wehavetobereadyfor,literally,anythingandeverything.We’vemaintainedamazingagilityinourequipmentfleetinordertobeabletomeetthevaryingdemandsofthemarketwhileaddingother,complementing,assetssuchasasphaltandready-mix.We’veinvestedheavilyinpeople–fromSargentConstructionAcademytoformalFMItrainingfornewforementoKevinGordon’spositionasDirectorofWorkforceAdvancement–becauseourpeoplearetheonlytrueadvantagewehaveoverourcompetition.Inthisregard,weareinvestingmoreinpeoplethanatanytimeinthecompany’shistory. Andyoucontinuetotakethoseresources–theinvestmentsinpeopleandequipment–andturnourcustomersintofans.Itisthosethousandsofindividualeffortsyoumake,everyday,inconcertwithyourpartners,thatmakesthiscompanysomethingwecanbeproudof. ThankyouforallyoudotomakeSargentCorporationagreatcompany. —Herb

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COVER PHOTO—John Koch of Sargent Corp. places a sandbag on the cofferdam as part of a dam and fish passage reconstruction project at South Branch Pond for the Penob-scot Indian Nation at Seboeis Plantation. Photo by Mike Michaud, Resident Project Representative for Wright-Pierce of Portland, engineer for the Penobscot Nation.

ASargentcrewledbysuperintendentMikeGordonhascompleteda$1.1millionseweranddrainageprojectonSouthSt.andHarrisonSt.inCalais. Theprojectincluded: • 2,100linearfeetofnewsewerlineonSouthSt.,startingatNorthSt. • 900linearfeetofnewsewerlineonHarrisonSt. • 450linearfeetofnewstormdrainonHarrisonSt. • 1,600linearfeetofsewerservicestoabout40homes. • Replacementof18manholes. Trafficcontrolwasabigconcernon

Sargent completes $1.1 millionsewer, drainage project in Calais



SouthSt.,whichisamajorthoroughfarefortruckstravelingdownU.S.1thatwanttobypassdowntownCalais. Sargentusedacom-binationoftrafficsignalsandflaggerstohelpwithtrafficcontrol. Theprojectrequiredremovalof400cubicyardsofledge,whichwashoe-rammedratherthanblasted. ColbyCurrier,opera-tionsmanagerforSargent,saidthecompanydecidedtohoe-ramratherthanblastbecausetheprojectwasinasensitiveareainthemiddleofCalais,where

SaRgENt CREW—From left: Jordan Hafford (inspector for Olver associates), gary Rollins, David Scott, garrett grass, Chris Wilson, Bill Cropley, Reggie Stratton, Ken Niles, and Jacob Stevens.

Sargent crew installs new sewer service on South St. in Calais.

therewerealotofhomes. “Theledgewasatvariouseleva-tions,”Colbysaid.“Wedidn’talwaysknowhowmuchledgewehadtodealwith.Hoe-rammingcanbeslowerthanblasting,butwedon’thavetoworryaboutthevibrations.” TheCityofCalaiswastheowner,andOlverAssociatesofWinterportwastheprojectengineer.TravisFernaldwastheprojectmanagerforSargent,MikeGordonwasthesuperintendent,andChrisWilsonandJacobStevensweretheforemen. DavePreblewastheestimator. WellmanPavingwasthepavingsubcontractor. the crew excavates for new sewer service on Harrison St. in Calais.



Sargent crews dredge Capisic Pond 1st time in 60 years, leave 4.5 acres of open water, more defined pond edge, fewer cattails

toprotecttheturtlesinthepond. BiologistsfromBoyleAssociatesspentthesummerof2016trappingturtlesandrelocatingthemtotheEvergreenCemeterypondnearby.Inall,theyrelocatedabout250snappingturtlesandpaintedturtles,butnoboxturtles.Nextsummer,onceCapisicPondhashadachancetoregener-ate,they’lltraptheturtlesinthecemeterypondandbringthemback. TheoverallplanwastodrainthepondduringMaytodeterwadingbirdsfromnestingintheareaandthendredgethepondduringAugust. StartingMay15,theSargentcrewbuiltagiantsandbagcofferdamtokeepwateroutofthepondareaandthenconstructedagravitybypasssysteminwhichthenormalstreamflowsweredivertedintoanexisting10’diameterstormdrainthatranparalleltothepond. “Thestormdrainpipehandledalloftheflowsthroughoutthesummerexceptforacoupleofthunderstormsthatcausedthestreamtoovertopthecofferdam,”Glennsaid.“Whenthathappened,wehadtopumpthewateroutandlettheareadry.” ThecofferdamandbypasssystemwereinplacebyJune1,butthecrewwasn’tallowedtoexcavateanymaterialuntilAugust1,duetodatesspecifiedwithintheprojectpermit. Thecrewslowlydrainedthepondstart-inginJune,andasthewaterlevelgotlow-erandlower,theturtleswouldfollowthewater,makingiteasierforthebiologiststo

formedaFacebookgroupcalledFriendsofCapisicPondPark,whichhasworkedcloselywiththePortlandDepartmentofPublicWorksandthePortlandParksCom-missiontosupporttheproject. TheowneroftheCapisicPondEn-hancementsprojectwastheCityofPort-land,andtheprojectengineerwasWood-ard&Curran.NathanialSmithwastheprojectmanagerforthecityandJohnLowwasthecityinspector.LaurenSwettandDavidSenuswerethekeypeopleontheprojectforWoodard&Curran. RichJordanofTRCInc.,Augusta,wasthewetlandsconsultantontheproject,andReginaLeonardofMiloneandMacBroom,Portland,wasthelandscapearchitect.Ow-ensMcCullough,VPofEngineeringatSe-bagoTechnics,assistedwiththepermittingprocess. Thepermitprovidedspecificguidanceastowhenthevariouspartsoftheprojecthadtobedone.ThepermitalsospecifiedthatBoyleAssociatesofWestbrookbehiredtodevelopawildlifemitigationplan

CapisicPond,thelargestfreshwaterbodyinPortland,nowhasabout4.5acresofopenwaterandamoredefinedpondedgethatwillleavelittleroomforcattails,thankstoa$1.5millionenhancementproj-ectthatwascompletedlastfallbySargentCorporation. Theprojectincludeddredgingthepondforthefirsttimein60yearsandrestorationoftheareawiththreedifferentplantingzonestoprovidediversehabitatfordiffer-enttypesofbirdsandwildlife. GlennAdams,operationsmanagerforSargentCorp.,saidthegoalwastorestorethepondsothatitwouldbevisuallyat-tractivefromthewalkingtrailsofCapisicPondPark,provideanimprovedhabitatforwadingbirdsandotherspecies,andpro-motethelong-termhealthofthepondbyminimizingcattailgrowth. “CapisicPondisanextremelypopularbirdingsite,”Glennsaid.“Therearen’talotofplacesinthePortlandareawhereyoucanseefreshwaterbirds.” CapisicPondwasformedabout350yearsagowhenadamwasconstructedinthelate1600stoprovidepowerforagristmill.Sincethen,thedamandweirshavemaintainedthepondasanopenwaterwetlandhabitat. Overtheyears,thepond’sopenwa-terareahadshrunkfromabout7.7acrestolessthan2acres.Thepondwaslastdredged60yearsagointheearly1950s.Sincethen,itgraduallyfilledwithsedi-ment,andmuchoftheopenwaterareawastakenoverbycattails.Completionoftheprojecthasleftthepondwithabout4.5acresofopenwater. Theprojectwasverywellsupportedbyarearesidents,someofwhomhavebeenadvocatingrestorationofCapisicPondforthepast25years. Inrecentyears,theresidentshave

Sargent excavators operated by amy Blanchette and Joe Lewis work off a crane mat road early in the project.

Pond excavated and stabilized.



Sargent crews dredge Capisic Pond 1st time in 60 years, leave 4.5 acres of open water, more defined pond edge, fewer cattails

trapthem. ByAugust,thepondwasrelativelydry,andthecrewgotreadytoexcavatetheac-cumulatedsediment. Glennsaidthecrewssetupalaydownyardandconstructedaone-laneroadoutoflarge-timbercranematsupthecenterofthepondfromsouthendtothenorthend.Thecrewsexcavatedallthesedimenttheycouldreachfromthecrane-matroadandloadeditontotrucks.Insomeareas,thecrewshadtousetwooreventhreelayersofcranematsontheroadinsidethedredg-ingarea.Inotherplaces,thereweredryspotswheretheexcavatorscouldgetoffthecranematsandsitonthesediment. “Thepondbottomwasverysoft,”Glennsaid.“Thefirstlayerofmatswouldjustgetdrivendownintothemud.Thatmeantwehadtoaddasecondlayer—andinsomeareas,athirdlayer.Itwasprettysoupy.” Thecrewsextendedtheroadtothecof-ferdam,thenstartedworkingtheirwayback.Insomeareas,theyhadtomakecrane-matfingerroadsofftothesides,tofollowtheshapeofthepond. Initially,between5and10%ofthesedi-mentexcavationwasdoneusingbulldoz-ers,butastheprojectwenton,thecrewsfoundthatitwasalotmoreefficienttouseexcavators,becausethedozershadaten-dencytogetstuckinthesoftbottom. “Itwasnasty,”saidGlenn.“Alotofculvertsandstormdrainsemptiedintothepond,andifyougotinanareanearone

ofthese,thesedimentcouldbeespeciallysoft. Glennsaidthatthecrewsusuallyhadtwoexcavatorsworking,butforawhile,theyhadfourexcavatorsinthepondatonetime,includingSargent’sCAT336excava-torwithalong-stickattachment. “That[thelongerstick]reallyhelped,”hesaid.“Itgaveusanother20feetofreach,sothecrewcouldworkoffthecrane-matlonger,andthrowthematerialfarther.” Inall,thecrewsexcavated16,000cu-bicyardsofsedimentfromthebottomofthepond.Ofthat,8,500cubicyardsweretakentotheScarboroughFishandGameAssociationforuseasfilltoleveltheirtrapshootingfieldinconjunctionwithaben-eficialusepermit.Theother7,500cubicyardsofsludgewereusedon-sitetoshapethepondbanks. “Wehadtobuildupsomeofthebankstogivebettershapetothepond,”Glennsaid.“Thegoalwastominimizetheareawherecattailswouldthriveandtocreatethreedifferentplantingzonesfordifferenttypesofbirdsandwildlife.” Glennnotedthatfavorableweathercon-ditionsprovidedaboostforthecrews. “Thereweren’talotofthunderstormsduringtheproject,”hesaid.“WehadsixfantasticweeksofweatherduringAugustandSeptember.” Then,attheendofOctober,whenthecrewsclosedupthevalveonthedamandremovedthecofferdam—abigthunder-

stormbroughtheavyrainfalltothesite.Asaresult,insteadoftakingninedaystofillupthroughnormalstreamflow,thepondfilledupinabout40hours. Glennsaidoneofthemaingoalsfortheprojectwasforthereclaimedareatolooknatural. Thecrewdeployed13,000squareyardsoferosioncontrolmattingand8,000linearfeetofFiltrexxbarriersockfilledwithgrowingmedium—withwetlandplantingsplaceddirectlyintothesock. “Weinstalledsomeofitourselves,andworkedwithBoulangerEarthworkstoin-stalltherestofit.,”hesaid. Anotherprojectgoalwastominimizecattailgrowth.Cattailsneedveryshallowwaterforsurvival,sotheplancalledforreshapingthepondsothatitwouldhaveamoredefinedpondedgethatwouldleavelittleroomforcattails. KatrinaMorganwastheprojectsuper-intendentforSargent,ClaytonWhitewastheleadforeman,andAlexHardywastheprojectengineer.Thekeyequipmentop-eratorswereAmyBlanchette,JoeLewis,CorrinClark,andFredWentworth. IanMcCarthywastheprojectmanager,andDavePreblewastheestimator. SubcontractorsontheprojectincludedP.A.Lyford,Gorham,landscaping;Bou-langerEarthworks,Falmouth,erosioncontrolmatting;BarkBrothers,Lisbon,erosioncontrolmixplacement,TedBerryCo.,pipeinspection;andGliddenPaving,Gorham,paving.

the finished pond at the conclusion of the project.



SargentCorporationhascompletedthephase2siteworkonaprojecttoprovideaccessforaplannedexpansionoftheBoothbayHarborCountryClub. CrewsledbysuperintendentAdamTenanhaveconstructeda1,600’roadwayfromthecountryclubparkinglottoCom-monDrive,offofRoute27,inBoothbay,alongwithutilitiesdesignedtohandlefutureplanneddevelopments,includingaspa,healthclub,andtennispavilion. WorkontheprojectstartedinMay2016andwascompletedinSeptember. Theutilitiesincluded: • 1,600linearfeetof8”watermain. • 1,400linearfeetof6”sewerline. • 2,600linearfeetof12”to24”stormdrain. • Threeundergroundstormwatercon-tainmentsystemsusing10’diametercor-rugatedmetalpipetoprovidestoragetimeformaterialtosettleoutbeforethestorm-waterisdischarged. • 3,600linearfeetofelectricaltrench-ingandfourelectricalmanholevaults. Theprojectrequired28,000cubicyardsofexcavation,including20,000cubicyardsofledge.Someoftheledgewascrushedandusedasgravelon-site;therestofitwasdisposedofoff-site. SargentwasthecivilsubcontractortoKnickerbockerGroupofBoothbayandPortlandontheproject.SebagoTechnics,SouthPortland,didthecivildesignwork.

Sargent crews seal the joints of the largest storm-water detention system.

Sargent Corp. foreman Chris Lee directs the placement of concrete on the primary electric road crossing.

GlennAdamswasoperationsmanagerforSargentCorp.,IanMcCarthywastheprojectmanager,andPatDubaywastheestimator. TheforemenwereChrisLee,MattTenan,andScottMerrithew. SubcontractorstoSargentincludedDrillingandBlastingRockSpecialists,Gardiner,ME;blasting;AdamRiceFor-

estry,Walpole,ME,clearing;CrossExca-vation,Bethel,stumpingandgrinding;andHagarEnterprises,Damariscotta,paving. SargentwasalsothecivilsubcontractortoKnickerbockeronphase1oftheproject,whichincludedthesiteworkforthenewclubhouseandparkingareaandthatwascompletedin2015.

Phase 2 site work completed for Boothbay Harbor Country Club



SargentCorporationcrewsaredoingthesiteworkforaretirementcom-munitythatisundercon-structiononOceanAvenueinPortland. Theprojecthasrequired: • Constructionofarockerywall,usingabout1,400cubicyardsoflargepiecesofblastedledge. • Installationof1,000linearfeetof4”and8”wa-terline,and900linearfeet

Sargent Corporation crew excavates blasted ledge (Frank Flewelling in the excavator. tom Fortier in the truck).

Superintendent Katrina Morgan inspects the rockery walls.

Sargent crews excavate foundations ahead of Keeley Concrete.

of8”sewerline,includingan80’sectionthatwashorizontallydrilledunderadrystreambed. • Installationof3,500linearfeetof6”to15”stormdrainandastormwatercham-berdetentionsystem. • Constructionofaprecastconcretebridgeoverthestreambed,usingaboxculvertsuppliedbyAmericanConcreteofVeazie. Thecrewshavealsobeendoingsup-portworkforthebuildingcontractor,includingexcavation,backfill,andunder-slabutilities. WorkontheprojectstartedonJune9,2016.ThescheduledcompletiondateisAugust2017. About75%ofSargent’spartoftheproj-ectwasfinishedwhenONTRACKwenttopressearlyin2017.Surfacepaving,curb-ing,guardrailinstallation,andsomeoftheunderslabutilitieswillbedonethisspringandsummer. GlennAdamsistheoperationsmanagerforSargentCorp.,andIanMcCarthyistheprojectmanager.KatrinaMorganistheprojectsuperintendent,andAlexHardy,ClaytonWhite,ScottMerrithew,andCoryBuckaretheforemen. PatDubayandStevePerrywerethees-timators. SubcontractorstoSargentCorp.areJasonBeaulieuLogging,Biddeford,clearingandstumping;ETTI,LisbonFalls,horizontaldrilling;C.A.New-comb,Carmel,fencing;GliddenPaving,Gorham;andDirigoSlipform,OldTown,curbing. Theowner/generalcontractorfortheprojectisColson&Colson,Salem,OR. RobMcSorleyistheprojectmanager

forcivildesignerSebagoTechnicsofSouthPortland.MaineDrilling&Blast-ingofGardiner,workingdirectlyfortheowner,blasted32,000cubicyardsofrock

fromthesite.About20,000cubicyardswashauledoffthesite,whiletheremain-derwasusedfortherockerywallorplacedonsiteforfill.

Site work underway for Portland retirement community



the Dolby landfill with Partridge Brook Flowage and Dolby Pond in the background.

SargentCorporationcrewshavecompletedPhaseIofamulti-yearprojecttoupgradethecoversystematthestate-ownedDolbylandfillcomplexinMillinocket. PhaseIincludedcells15,16,and17ofDolbyIIIlandfill,atotalof25acres. Overall,theprojectcallsforupgradingthecoversystemfor72acresofDolbyIIIlandfilland25acresofDolbyIIlandfill.Theprojectisexpectedtohaveaconstructionperiodof4to5years. Thegoalistosignificantlyreducetheamountofleachategeneratedatthelandfillinordertoreducethecostsoftransportingandtreatingit. TheprojectowneristheMaineBureauofGeneralServices,andthedesignengineerisSevee&MaharofCumberlandCenter. ColbyCurrierwastheoperationsman-agerforSargentCorp.,andJohnSturgeonwastheprojectmanager.DavePreblewastheestimator. ThecontractforPhaseIwassignedinMay2016,andSargentreceivedthenoticetoproceedonJune6.The$3.3millionprojectwascompletedonOctober15,wellaheadoftheOctober31deadline. PeterBrobergwasthesuperintendentforthefirst80percentoftheproject;PeteWilliamstookoverwhenPeterwasas-signedtoanotherjob.TheforemenwerePeteWilliamsandDougDickison. Afterstrippingandstockpiling30,000cubicyardsofexistingcoversoil,thecrewshadtoregradetheexistingsubgradeandshimwithborrowmaterialtogetitgradedtothenewgrades. ThenRTDEnterprisesofMadisoninstalledthe40milHDPEliner,andSargent

crewsconstructedthesoilportionofthecoversystem,placing14,000cubicyardsofdrainagesand,48,000cubicyardsofcoversoil,and14,000cubicyardsoftopsoil.

Thecrewsalsoinstalled20,000linearfeetofgascollectionandunderdrainpipe. P.A.LyfordofHermonwastheseedingsubcontractorfortheproject.

Buddy gardner works on upgrading the cap of the Dolby III landfill, with Mt. Katahdin framed by the arm of his excavator.

Sargent completes Phase I of Dolby landfill cover upgrade



11 complete 6-week Sargent Construction Academy, spend rest of summer and fall working on Sargent projects ElevenhighschoolgraduatescompletedtheSargentConstructionAcademylastsummerandspenttherestofthesummerandfallworkingonSargentprojectsinMaineandNewHampshire. ThestudentswereSargentemployeeswhiletheyattendedthe6-weektrainingprogram.Aftertheycompletedthepro-gram,theyworkedasfull-timeemployees,gainingfirst-handexperienceinheavyconstruction. Thestudentsandthehighschoolstheyattendedwere:KyleGregoire,LewistonHighSchool;CrosbyRowe,LeavittAreaHighSchool;DominiqueBouchard,Mada-waskaHighSchool;AlexanderMorgan,LeavittAreaHighSchool;LoganJipson,LeeAcademy;RyanMcCullough,CentralHighSchool;StephanieSullivan,OldTownHighSchool;SethFern,HermonHighSchool;DevinRoss,MountViewHighSchool;ZacharyLane,PenquisValleyHighSchool;andCodyGrass,LeeAcademy. Thisyear,thecompanyisplanningtoexpandtheprogramto15to20students.Likelastyear,successfulgraduateswillbeexpectedtocontinueasfull-timeSargentemployees.The2017programistenta-

tivelyscheduledtostartonJune19,withgraduationonJuly28. KevinGordon,DirectorofWorkforceAdvancementforSargentandleaderoftheAcademy,saysheexpectsmorestudentstoapply,buthedoesn’twanttoaccepttoomany. “Wewanttobeabletogivethestudentsindividualattention,”hesaid. Togetthewordouttoprospectivestu-dents,thecompanyhasbeenarrangingtoursofSargentprojectsandfacilitiesforschoolsthathaveshowninterest,includingthetechnicalschoolsatBrunswick,Machias,andOxfordHills,andtheJobsforMaineGradu-atesprogramatOldTownHighSchool. Inaddition,KevinhasgivenaPower-PointpresentationattheHancockCountyTechnicalCenterinEllsworthandtheUnitedTechnologyCenter(UTC)inBan-gor.He’salsoplanningvisitstothetechni-calcentersatDexter,Lincoln,Farmington,Houlton,Caribou,andPresqueIsle. Severalofthetechcentershavepro-gramsthatarerelatedtotheforestproductsindustry,butKevinsayshe’slookingforanystudentwhoisinterested. “We’relookingforpeoplewhoaren’tafraidoflongdays,hardwork,andbeing

therebeforestarttime,”hesays.“Wewantstudentswhowanttobeteamplayersandwhoaren’tafraidofgettingdirty.” Kevinsaidall11studentsfromthe2016classwhostartedtheprogram“graduated”andwereassignedtoSargentCorp.proj-ectsaftergraduation. “Theyworkedatawidevarietyofproj-ectinMaineandNewHampshire,includ-ingBerlinandGorham,NH;andLewiston,Gardiner,Calais,SouthBranchLakeandEastBranchLakeinnorthernPenobscotCounty,andmanyothersitesinMaine. “Theyallgottodoalittlesomethingdif-ferent,”hesaid.“Someworkedaslaborersinthefield,whileothersendedupontheutilityend,usuallyworkingasa‘topperson’onpipetrenches,makingsurethepeopleinthetrenchhaveeverythingtheyneed.” Kevinsaidlastyear’sclassdidn’tincludealotoftrainingintheutilityarea,becauseoftheamountoftimetheAcademyspentworkingonseveralprojectsattheOldTownRecCen-ternexttoSargent’sStillwaterheadquarters. “Wedidn’tprovideasmuchtraininginthatareaaswewouldhaveliked,”hesaid.“We’llchangethatforthe2017Academyclass.”

SaRgENt CONStRUCtION aCaDEMY, CLaSS OF 2016—Front (l. to r.): Kyle gregoire, John Milligan (Instructor), Jason Frederick (Safety/training Director), Dominique Bouchard, Logan Jipson, Stephanie Sullivan, Devin Ross, Cody grass, and Herb Sargent. Back: Crosby Rowe, Kevin gordon (Workforce advancement), alexander Morgan, Ryan McCullough, Seth Fern, and Zachary Lane.



Sargent Materials asphalt plant deemed a succssful new venture AfterabusyandchallengingyearattheSargentMaterialsasphaltplant,everyoneislookingforwardto2017. DougMorrison,SargentMaterialsAs-phaltOperationsManager,saidtheplanthadsomestart-upchallenges,butthecrewmetthosechallengeshead-onandwoundupwithaverygoodyear. “Lookingbackatourfirstseason,ithasbeenverysuccessful,”saidDoug.“Theteamhadsomeveryoptimisticgoalsforstartinguptheplantandgettingonline,butrightoutofthegatewefacedsomecalibrationissuestryingtomeetthestringenttoleranceswemandatedforouraggregateblending.However,thankstohardworkbythecrewandourplantsup-plier’sstaff,thoseissueswereresolvedafteramonthoftroubleshootingandtest-ing.Fromthatpointon,wewereproduc-ingextremelyconsistentmixmeetingallQCrequirementssetforthbytheMDOT.Wefelttheextratimedevotedtofix-ingthecalibrationissuespaiddividendsthroughouttheseasonandwillpayfurtherdividendsinfutureyears. “Bythemiddleoftheseason,wehaditdialedrightin,”hesaid.“Notonlywerewemakingmixwithverytighttolerances,wewerepumpingoutadecentvolume,too.Webasicallyprovedtoourcustomersthatwhentheyshoweduptotheplant,theyweregoingtogetgoodserviceandqualitymix.” Oneofthekeychallengesfor2016wastofindcustomerstobuyasphaltfromSargentMaterials.Onlyabout5%oftheplant’ssalesweretoSargentCorp.,whiletheremaining95%wenttoothercompa-nies,whowerebiddingontheirownjobs. Dougsaid.“Wedesignedtheplant,togettrucksinandout.”Withthefeedbackwehavereceived,wefeelthatthiswasaverysuccessfulfeat. Overall,theplantendeduptheyearwith88,000tonssold. “Itwasadecentyear,”Dougsaid.“Westartedoffslowgettingtheplantcalibrated,butbyendoftheyear,wehitourstrideandaveraged6,000to8,000tonsperweek.Wearelookingforwardtobuildingthevolumenextyearandforyearstocome.”

Shawn Rysbski stands on top of the imbricated riprap wall within the stream at the Montgomery County airpark, gaithersburg, MD.

EighteenacresoftreesthatweredeemedasafetyhazardattheMontgomeryCountyAirparkinGaithersburg,MD,havebeenremovedbyacrewfromSargentCor-poration’sMid-AtlanticRegion. Thetreeshadgrownupinanareaabout200feetwidealongthesouthsideoftheairport’s4,200’Runway14-32.Theprojectwasenvironmentallysensitivebecauseastreamrunningthroughthesitehadcreated4acresofwetlandsandstreambuffersthatthecrewhadtoworkaround. Thegoalofthe$1.1millionprojectwastoremovethetreeswhiledisturbingthegroundaslittleaspossible.ProjectmanagerTravisRidkysaidnomechanicalclearingwasallowedwithinthewetlandsandstreambuffers,sothecrewwalkedinandcutthetreeswithchainsaws. Theprojectincludedseveralstreamen-hancements,including: • Installationof400squareyardsofriprapinexistingwash-outareas. • 380linearfeetoflogtoeandrocktoeprotection—installationoftree-lengthlogsandrockstopreventerosioninthebottom6to12inches(the“toe”)ofthestream. • Installationof200linearfeetofim-bricatedriprapwalls,usinglargeriprapbouldersweighing200to400pounds.

• Permanentseedinginthe14acresthatwereclearedoutsideofthewetlandsandstreambuffers. • Herbaceousseedingandplantingof10,000shrubsinthe4acresofwetlandsandstreambuffers. TheownerwastheMontgomeryCountyRevenueAuthority,andtheprojectengineerwasDeltaAirportConsultantsofRichmond,VA. Theairport,whichhasthreeinstrumentapproachesforits4,200’runway,istheclosestgeneralaviationjetporttoourna-tion’scapitol—just17milesnortheastofWashington,DC. JustinPorterwastheoperationsmanagerforSargentCorp,TravisRidkywastheprojectmanager,andShawnRybskiwasthesuperintendent.MikeThibodeauandAaronTiddweretheestimators. SubcontractorswereHarvestRGI,Woodbine,MD,clearing,grinding,andchipping;ErosionControlServices,Vir-giniaBeach,VA,seedinganderosionandsedimentcontrols;EmpireLandscape,Sil-verSpring,MD,shrubplantings;andFourStarContracting,Woodbine,MD,siteprep,grading,E&S,andstreamrestoration. WorkontheprojectstartedinSeptem-ber2016andwascompletedinDecember.

Sargent clears 18 acres of trees to improve safety at Montgomery County Airpark



Sargent Materials asphalt plant deemed a succssful new venture

Sargent Materials’ new asphalt plant in Hermon.

*** Dougsaystheasphaltplanthasbeengettingareputationasaproducerofveryhigh-qualitymix. Ontheplant’sfirstMDOTjob—amillandfillprojectinNewportthatstartedinAugust—SargentMaterialsreceivedMDOT’shighestincentivebonusformeet-ingalloftheQClaboratoryspecsforthemixdesignandmeetingallcompactiontol-erances.SargentCorporationwasthegen-eralcontractorontheproject,andWellmanPavingwasthepavingsubcontractor.Well-manwasabigpartofreceivingthisbonusforqualitylaydownofthispavement. SargentMaterialsalsoprovidedHMAforanMDOTprojectinHermon,andonceagainreceivedthehighestbonusforexcel-lentmixquality. Dougsaysthekeytosuccessonpro-ducingqualitymixforthoseMDOTprojectwasourexcellentqualitycontrolattheplant.ThisQCfocusisn’tlimitedexclusivelytoDOTprojects,butissome-thingthatSargentMaterialsappliestoallcustomers. “WewanttoprovideQCdataforvari-oustypesofapplications,whetherit’sanMDOTmix,adrivewaymix,oraparking

lotmix,”hesays.“WhenyougetmixfromSargentMaterials,wehavedocumentationonhowittested.Wedon’tjusttestMDOTmix,wetestmixeverywhere.Wedon’tcherrypickwhatwetestordon’ttest.Weevaluatethedatarealtime,too.Ifwestarttoseetrends,wemakethetweakstoourprocesstoensurewestaywithinspecifiedparameters.” Basically,DougsaysthisispartofSargentMatarials’approachtocustomerservice.

*** Theplant’slastproductiondayfor2016wasNovember23,whenitshutdownforthewinter. Sincethen,theasphaltplantcrewhasbeenmakingafewmodificationstotheplanttoimproveefficiencyandreducewaste,anddevelopingnewmixdesignsandsimulatingthemthroughtrialbatchesinthelab. “Whenwegetwarmerweather,wewanttobeabletohitthegroundrunningandhaveaprettygoodhandleongettingournewMDOTmixdesignsthroughtheplant,”Dougsaid. Toimprovethemixdesigns,thecrewhasmadesomealterationstothecrushing

ditiontoDoug,thecrewincludesVaughnThibodeauIII,qualitycontrol;EdBarnes,plantmanager;DustinPlummer,planttechnician;andDonnieKepple,loaderop-erator. Dougsays.“Everybodyworksex-tremelywelltogether.Wefeelwe’reaveryefficientoperation.” VaughnThibodeauIIIdescribed2016asa“whirlwindyear”attheasphaltplant. “I’mjustveryproudofeveryonewhowasinvolvedintheprocess,”Vaughnsaid.“Wewentfromconceptiontoconstructionandthentoimplementation.Everyonein-volved—fromthequarry,tothepit,tothecrewhereattheplant—I’mproudofhowhardeverybodyworkedandovercamethechallengeswefacedduringourfirstyear.” EdBarnessaidtheentirecrewhadtogothroughalearningcurve. “Itwasnewequipmentforallofus,”hesaid.“Ithinkourbiggestassetwasourteam—ourcrewreallypulledto-getheranddideverythingtheycouldtolearn.Thepassionandeffortturnedthefirstyearoftheasphaltplantintoaprettygoodsuccessforthecompany—andIdon’tthinkitcanmeananythingbutagreat2017forus.”

operation.Thenewaggregatethatresultsfromthosealterationsiswhatthecrewhasbeentrialblendinginthelabthiswinter. Dougsaysthisnewprocesswillproducecleaneraggregatebyreduc-ingtheamountoffinesinthestone.Itwillalsocoarsenupthecrusherdust,whichshouldreduceclumping,amajorissuethathasbeenasourceofdowntime.

*** DougsaysSar-gentMaterialshasaleancrewattheasphaltplant.Inad-



End-zone view of the football-soccer-field hockey field at the newly renovated Massabesic High School athletic complex in Waterboro.

SargentCorporationcompleteda$3millionrenovationoftheMassabesicHighSchoolAthleticComplexinWaterboro,ME,duringthespringandsummerof2016. TheprojectwasfundedthroughabondissuethatwaspassedbyRSU57votersbyanarrowmargininaJune2015referendum. Theprojectincluded: • Totalreplacementofthetrackandfieldcomplex.

• Installationofnewretainingwalltoaccommodatethenew,largersyntheticturffieldandexpanded8-lanerubberizedtrack. • Newgrandstandsthatwillaccommo-dateover1,400fans. • Newscoreboardwithintegratedvideoscreenandaudio. • Newfieldlighting,includingfour100’polesand76lightfixtures. WorkstartedonMay9andwascom-

pletedbytheendofSeptember.However,installationofthesyntheticturffield,whichwasdoneunderaseparatecontract,wascompletedintimeforthefirstfootballgameoftheseasononSeptember2. Sargentcrewsstartedtheprojectbyre-movingalloftheexistingrubberandasphalttrack,strippingallthetopsoilwithintheprojectlimits,removingtheexistingstormdrain,irrigation,andelectricalsystems,anddemolishingafewsmallwoodenstructures. Atotalof3,500cubicyardsoftopsoilwerestripped.Ofthat,1,000cubicyardswereusedonsite,while2,500cubicyardswereretainedbytheownerforfutureprojects. Theprojectoriginallycalledfor12,000cubicyardsofearthexcavation,with6,000cubicyardsbeingretainedonsiteforfill. Anadditional1,400cubicyardsofunsuit-ablefillmaterialwasexcavatedfromthewestsideofthesitebecausetheprojectfoot-printhadexpandedduetoanincreaseinthesizeoftheplayingfieldtoaccommodatesoc-ceraswellasfootball,alongwithanupgradefromasix-lanetracktoaneight-lanetrack. Thelargerfootprintrequiredadditionalfills,alongwitha5,300-square-footgeo-blockretainingwallwhichwas14feethighatithighestpoint.Sargentcrewscon-structedthewall. Thecrewplaced4,500cubicyardsofbaseandsubbasegravelanddid8,000squareyardsoffine-grading—justforthetrackitself. Sargentdidalltheearthworkfortheturf

Sargent crews complete $3 million renovation of athletic complex at Massabesic High School in Waterboro

Because the soil was so sandy, excavation for the foundations for the new 100-foot-tall light towers was completed by driving a 48” tube into the ground and vacuuming out the soil.



Sargent crews construct a 5,300-square-foot geoblock retaining wall.the 48” diameter steel form for the light tower foundations was fabricated by the crew at the Sargent Fabrication Shop in Stillwater.

field,andthesyntheticturfwasinstalledunderaseparatecontracttotheowner. Intheturffieldarea,thecrewplaceda4”thicklayerofMDOTTypeCgravel(1,100cubicyards),beforeinstalling4,400linearfeetofJdrain—aflat,12”wideplasticdrainwithaherringbonepattern—whichcollectsthebulkofthewaterandsendsittotwonewcatchbasins. “Drainageisabsolutelycriticalforturffields,”saysGlennAdams,operationsmanagerforSargent.“Youhavetotakethewaterandgetitunderthegroundandoutofthereasquicklyaspossible.” TrackDrainsInc.installed1,300linearfeetofcast-in-placechanneldrainalongtheinsideofthetracktocollectrunofffromthetrack. Sargentalsoconstructedafilterpondonsiteandinstalled2,000linearfeetof6”to18”stormdrain. Thecrewtheninstalledan8”thicklayerof3/4”dynamicstoneovertheentirefieldarea(2,300cubicyards),followedbya1/2”thicklayerof3/8”toppingstone(140cubicyards). AllofthestoneproductswerecustomblendedonsitebySargentCorp. Theentiretrackandinfieldareawasthenfinegradedwith1/4”tolerance.“Wedidthefinegradingourselves,”Glennsaid.“Itwasaverytechnicalgradingop-eration,bothfortheturffieldandthetrack,butourcrewdidverywell.” JeffCostellowasthefieldengineerand

• NagleAthleticSurfaces,EastSyra-cuse,NY,whichinstalledthesynthetictracksurfaceandstriping. • EnvironmentalSolutions,Yarmouth,whichinstalledtheperimeterirrigationsystem. • UCSSpirit,Lincolnton,NC,whichsuppliedthenewtrackandfieldequipment. • TrackDrainsInc.,JohnsonCity,TN,whichinstalledthetrackchanneldrain—the400-meter(approx.1,300linearfeet)drainthatwentaroundtheinsideperimeterofthetrack. NETSportsGroupofSacoinstalledtheturffieldunderaseparatecontractwithRSU57afterdeterminingthattheSargentcrewshadsuccessfullymetalloftheirqualityspeci-ficationsforfinegradingthefield. KeeleyConstruction,Portland,didallofthesiteconcretework,includinggrandstandfoundations,sidewalks,trenchdrains,trackapron,andscoreboardfoundations. Othersubcontractorsontheprojectinclud-edGliddenPaving,Westbrook;E.S.Boulos,Westbrook,electricalwork;GorhamSandandGravel,stone;andH.A.Stone&SonsFenc-ing,Sanford,siteperimeterfencing. Oneofthechallengesonthejobwasplacingtheconcretebasesforthefour100’tallMuscolighttowers. Sargentcrewsinstalledthe22’tall,24”diameterprecastconcretelightpolebasesbysuspendingtheminsidean18’deep,48”di-ametercasing,andbackfillingwithconcrete.

ChrisDorrwasthegraderoperator. InadditiontoGlenn,keypeopleforSargentCorp.wereAdamKapaldo,projectmanager,andDavePreble,estimator. MarkNicklin,whoreturnedtoNewEng-landfromtheMid-AtlanticRegion,wasthesuperintendentforthefirsthalfoftheproj-ect,untilhewenttoBerlin,NH,tooverseeanotherproject.KendallBickford,wasthesupervisorforthesecondhalfoftheproject. TylerDavisJr.,RonSt.John,andScottMerrithewweretheforemen,andJeffCostel-loandAlexHardywerethefieldengineers. TheownerwasRegionalSchoolUnit57inWaterboro,whichwasrepresentedbyCo-linWalsh,directoroffinanceandoperations;BrendanScully,athleticdirector;andMattSchreinemachers,groundssuperintendent. AssistingRSU57withtheprojectwasCordjiaCapitalProjectsGroupofCamden,withBlaineBuck,president,andKateGer-rish,ProjectManager.ThedesignengineerwasStantecofScarborough,withAndrewJohnston,civilengineer,andMikeClay-poole,electricalengineer. EquipmentsuppliersfromasfarawayasTennesseeandNorthCarolinacontrib-utedtotheproject’ssuccess.Theywere: • E&DSpecialtyStands,NorthCol-lins,NY,whichsuppliedandinstallednewgrandstandsforbothhomeandawaysides. • ScoreboardEnterprises,Mansfield,MA,whichprovidedandinstalledfourscoreboards,includingalargemulti-pur-posescoreboardandsoundsystem.

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SargentcrewsledbysuperintendentsRickyPowellandMikeVanMerlinhavecompleteda$5.9millionprojecttocon-structan18-acrelandfillcellattheRegion2000RegionalLandfillLivestockRoadFacilityinRustburg,VA. WorkontheprojectbeganinMarch2016andwascompletedinSeptember,fivemonthsaheadofthedaterequiredbythecontract. Ricky,foremanNickRoswog,andcrewwereresponsiblefortheearthwork,whileMikeandforemanHunterColeledthecrewthatinstalled1,000linearfeetofdual42”stormdrainpipingunderneaththenewcell. JustinPorterwastheoperationsman-agerforSargentCorp.,ScottBartlettwastheprojectmanager,andMikeThibodeauandAaronTiddweretheestimators. TheownerwastheRegion2000ServicesAuthorityofRustburg;theengineerwasDraperAdenAssociates,Blacksburg,VA. Installationofthedualstormdrainwasaparticularchallengebecausethecrewhadtocutthroughtheactivelandfillroadwhilebracingupactivewater,fiberoptic,sewer,andleachatelinesthatranperpendiculartoandabovethenewdrainpipes. “Thecrewwasabletogetthepipesbackfilledwithintheroadwayquickly,reduc-ingthedowntimeoftheaccessroadandtheimpactonlandfilloperations,”saidScott. Thedualpipeswereneededtoallowwatertodrainfromabasinononesideofthe

landfilltoanewstormwaterbasinthatwasconstruct-edontheotherside.Thecrewalsoinstalled270linearfeetof36”RCPandsixdropinlets. Earthworkrequiredfortheprojectincluded300,000cubicyardsofexcava-tiontostockpile,excavationandplacementof58,000cubicyardsofclaylinerinthenewcell,place-mentof70,000tonsofdrainage

Chet Pelkey and Raymond allen backfill dual 42” HDPE pipes under-neath the new cell and through the existing landfill access road.

stoneontopoftheliner,andconstructionofanewperimeterforthecellwith3,400tonsofaggregateand4,000linearfeetofconveyancechannels. Scottsaidtheearthworkcrewshadtoclearanadditionalnineacresforclayexca-vation,astheoriginalclayborrowareacon-tainedonly25,000cubicyardsofthe58,000cubicyardsneededforthe24”clayliner. Oncetheareawascleared,thecrewsemployeduptofourscraperstohaultheclaymaterialtostockpile.

“Therewereacoupledayswhentheymovedover10,000cubicyardsperday,”Scottsaid. Aftertheclaylayerwasinplace,sub-contractorRTDEnterprisesofMadison,ME,installedageosyntheticlinersystem,includinga60milHDPEgeomembraneand16oz.geotextile,overtheentirecell. “With18acresofdrainagearea,itwascriticalforRTDtoinstallthelinersystemquicklytoavoidtheneedtoreworkthesubgrade,”saidScott. Asthelinerwasputinplace,theSar-gentcrewsfusedandinstalled11,000linearfeetof6”and8”HDPEleachatecollectionpipingandcleanouts.Thentheyplaced18”ofdrainagestoneontopoftheliner,witharaincoverontopofthestonetopreventrainwaterfromgettingintothelandfillbeforetheareaisopenedupfortrashdisposal. InadditiontoRTD,subcontractorsontheprojectincludedErosionControlServices,VirginiaBeach,VA,siltfenceanderosion/sedimentcontrols;RSGLandscapingandLawnCare,Concord,VA,seedingandero-sion/sedimentcontrols;JKSConstruction,Fredericksburg,VA,concrete;andLowe’sRecycling,Forest,VA,clearingandgrinding. Scottsaidthatoverall,theprojectrepresentedagoodteameffortbyeveryoneinvolved,resultinginsmoothandtimelycompletionaheadofschedule.“Sargentcrewsperformedproductivelyandeffi-cientlytohelpmakethishappen,”hesaid.

Sargent’sStillwaterFabricationShophelpedoutbyfabricatingtwo10’sectionsof4’IDsteelcasing,constructedof1”steelplate,rolledandweldedtogether—essen-tiallycreatinga4’diameterpipe.Theshopalsofabricatedadriving-headattachmentsothecrewcoulddrivethepiecesintothegroundwithanexcavatorsheetpiledrivermountedonaCAT336excavator. Glennsaidthecrewswereabletodothisbecausethesoilswereverysandy.Afterthefirstsectionwasdrivenintotheground,thecrewboltedthesecondsectionontothefirstoneandthendrovethemtoadepthof20feet.Thenapowerfulvacuumtrucksuckedthesandysoiloutofthehole.Thevacuumwasoperatedbyasubcontrac-

tor,BellmoreCatchBasinMaintenanceofBedford,NH. Whenallthesoilwasoutofthehole,thecrewsettheprecastlightbaseinthecenteroftheholeandpouredafootofcon-cretearoundit.Astheconcretewasbeingpoured,thecasingwaspulledoutoftheholesoitcouldbereusedtosettheremain-inglightbases. Oncethebaseswereinplace,E.S.BoulosandCoteCraneerectedthelightpolesandfixturesprovidedbyMusco. Theprojectreceivedagreatdealofpositivefeedbackfromtheowner,athletesandcommunity. Theschoolisexcitedtohaveanewath-leticcomplexthatisabletohostlargerath-leticeventsattheregionalandstatelevels.

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Sargent crews reconstruct parking lot behind Portland air Freight terminal.

Sargent Materials concrete truck delivers concrete for the Portland air Freight truck dock apron.

Wellman Paving used asphalt from the Sargent Materials asphalt plant to pave the parking lot.

Concrete truck dock apron, parking lot reconstructed at Portland Air Freight terminal in Hampden CrewsfromSargentCorporation’sBan-gorRegionhavereconstructedtheconcretetruckdockapronandbituminousparkinglotatPortlandAirFreight’sterminalintheAmmoIndustrialPark,Hampden. Workontheprojectstartedinmid-June2016andwassubstantiallycompleteonSeptember20. SeanMilliganwastheoperationsmanagerforSargentCorp.,JimBraleywastheprojectmanagerandDougBarneswasthesuperinten-dent.CurtVanAkenwastheforemen. WandaLandrywasthefieldcostman-agerandDavePrebleestimatedtheproject. Topreparethesiteforthenewterminalyarddesign,Dougandhiscrewhadtore-movetheexisting22,800-square-foot,8”reinforcedconcretetruckdockapronthatranaroundtheperimeterofaportionofthebuildingandthe80,000squarefeetofpavedyardsurface.Thentheyexcavatedtheexistinggravelsandsalvagedwhattheycouldforre-use. Thenewdesignincreasedtheslopeawayfromthenorthandsouthsidesofthebuild-ing,droppingtheelevationattheouteredgesoftheyardanywherefrom3to6feet.Withthis,thewater,sewer,primaryandsecondaryelectricallines,andthelightbasesallhadto

crete,placed4,500cubicyardsofsubbasegraveland1,000cubicyardsofbasegravel,andinstalled250linearfeetofstormdrain. Concretecontractor,N.S.GilesFounda-tionsofBangor,washiredtoreconstructthe22,800squarefeet,8”thickreinforcedconcretetruckdockapron,usingconcretefromSargentMaterials. WellmanPavingplaced1,950tonsofhotmixasphaltontheproject,whichwassuppliedbySargentMaterialsfromtheirnewasphaltplantinHermon.DirigoSlipformplacedtheconcretesidewalksandslipformcurb. HampdenElectricaldidallthesiteelectri-calwork,andWilsonGroundMaintenance,ofHermon,didthepavementmarkings.

OwensMcCulloughP.E.,ofSebagoTechnics,didthesitedesignandwastheresidentengineer. Theterminalhadtoremainopenthroughouttheproject,requiringcoordina-tionbetweenallparties.SeansaidbothPortlandAirFreightandSebagoTechnicsweregreattoworkwith.“TherewasalotofcoordinatingbetweenDougandPort-landAirFreightleadershiptokeepproductmoving,”hesaid.“Theyhadshipmentscominginandgoingoutthroughouttheproject.Thecommunicationwasgreatandtheownerwasveryaccommodatingingivingussizableworkareasallowingustocompletetheprojectmorequickly.”

belowered. Thenewdesignre-quiredledgeremoval,whichthecrewcrushedonsite,blendedwiththesalvagedgravels,andusedasthesubbasegrav-el.Theyalsoexported5,400cubicyardsofex-cavationand2,500cubicyardsofdemolishedcon-



Terminal apron expansion, snow shoulder work, drainage system installation completed at Portland JetportSargent crews complete $650,000 sewer project in Millinocket

Sargentcrewshavecompletedfourpartsofafive-part,$3.54millionprojectatthePortlandJetport. Eachofthefivepartsinvolvedadiffer-entscopeofworkatadifferentlocationaroundtheJetport. Theywere: • Phase 1—ExpansionoftheJetportterminalapronbyconvertingjustoveranacreofgrassareaintoaconcreteapronde-signedtotakeaircraftloading. • Phase 2—Reconstructingaportionoftheaproninfrontofthegeneralaviationbuildingandpavingitwithwarmmixasphalt(WMA)forimprovedlongevity.ItwasthefirsttimeWMAhadbeenusedattheJetport. • Phase 3—Reconstructingandrepav-ingasectionofthesnowshouldersandaccessroadalongTaxiwayC. • Phase 4—InstallationofanewdrainagesystemforacargoaproninfrontofamaintenancehangarneartheFAAof-ficesattheeastendoftheairport. • Phase 5—Re-stripingtheaproninfrontofthemainterminalbuilding,includ-ingtheeliminationofGate5andtheaddi-tionofGate11. Phases1through4werecompletedbetweenJuneandDecember2016.Phase5willbedoneduring2017,withatargetcompletiondateofMay. GlennAdamsistheoperationsmanagerforSargentCorporation,andAdamKa-paldoistheprojectmanager. EricClarkistheprojectsuperintendent,AlexHardyisthefieldengineer,andGavinLee,ScottMerrithew,andJeshuaDearbornarethekeyforemen. TheowneristhePortlandJetport,withArtieSewallasdeputyairportdirectorforoperations.Stantecastheairportengineer,withprojectmanagerDwightAnderson,residentengineerAmieGray,andqualityengineerGordieSmith. GlennsaidthatSargentcrewswereal-lowedtoscheduleworkononlytwophasesatanyonetime,sotheystartedwithPhase1(theterminalapronexpansion),whichwasbyfarthelargestofthefivejobs,andkeptworkingonituntilitwascompletedinDecember. WorkonthethreesmallerphaseswascompletedinAugust(Phase3,thesnowshouldersandaccessroadonTaxiwayC),

SeptemberandearlyOctober(Phase2,apronreconstructionandpavingwithWMA),andthelastthreeweeksofOcto-ber(Phase4,cargoaprondrainage).

***Phase 1 Theterminalapronexpansionconvertedjustoveranacreofturfintoaconcreteapron,18”thick,designedtotakeaircraftloading. Thecrewshadtoexcavateabout14,000cubicyardsofunclassifiedsoils,andun-dercut1,600cubicyardsofunsuitablesoils—bluemarineclaythatiscommonattheJetport.Inthoseundercutareas,thecrewsputdownalayeroffabricandaddedstoneuptosubgradeelevation. Fortheentireapronexpansionarea,thecrewsplaced16”ofP-154subbasegraveland6”ofP-209basegravelbeforepavingitwith18”ofPortlandCementConcrete(PCC). Theapronexpansionprojectalsoincluded: • Demolitionofsomeoftheexistingstormdrainandinstallationofabout1,000linearfeetofnewRCPdrainagepipeandsixheavy-dutymanholes,three4’indiam-eterandthree8’indiameter.Mostofthepipewas12”,15”,and18”indiameter,buttherewasalsosomesmallerpipeandabout50linearfeetof54”diameterpipe. • Installationof250linearfeetofcast-in-placefiberglasstrenchdraintohandlerunofffromthenewapron,whichwasconstructedintwo125’sections.ThedrainwascustombuiltbyACOPolymerProductsinCasaGrande,Arizona,shippedin10’segments,andassembledinthefield.N.S.GilesFoundationscastthetrenchdrainsinplacebysuspendingthemintheformandpouringconcretearoundthem. • Installationof220linearfeetof8”gravitysewerlinefromanexistingman-holetoanewmanhole. • Pavingofanasphaltstripanddrive-wayaroundtheperimeteroftheapronontwosides. • Constructionofanewmodifiedsewerstructureattheedgeoftheairplaneapronforoff-boardingwastefromtheairplanes. • Fencerelocationwork,includinginstallationof460’oftemporaryfencingtokeeptheworkareaseparatefromthesecureareaand490’ofnewbarbed-wiresecurityfencingattheconclusionoftheproject.

ASargentcrewledbysupervisorJakeHarrisovercameaveryconstrainedworkareaandwatercontrolissuestocompletea$650,000sewerprojectinMillinocketlastsummerandfall. WorkontheprojectstartedinJune2016andwasfinishedinOctober. ColbyCurrierwastheoperationsman-agerforSargentCorporation,andTravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.DavePreblewastheestimator. TheownerwastheTownofMillinock-et;theengineerwasOlverAssociatesofWinterport. Theprojectincludedinstallationof2,700linearfeetofnewsewerline,twostreamcrossings,and12manholes,whichwereprecastbyAmericanConcrete. Thenewsewerlinereplacedanexistingline.Abouthalfoftheprojectwascross-country,wheretheoldsewerlinewaslocatedbehindhomesalongLedgeCutBrook. “Itwasaveryconstrainedworkarea,”saidColby.“Thecrewonlyhada20’rightofwaybehindsomehomestoworkwithin.Inoneinstance,theyhadtodrivesteelsheetsbehindahome—weweresoclosetothegaragethatwecouldn’texcavateitoutandkeeptheembankment.Wehadthestreamononeside,thegarageontheother,andnotmuchroomtoworkin.” Watercontrolwasalsoanissue,par-ticularlyintheareawheretheprojectwentcross-country. Thecrewcompletedtwo40’streamcrossings,onewithtwo20’sectionsofpre-cast12”pipeandonewithtwo20’sectionsofpre-cast6”pipe. Afterthesecondstreamcrossing,theprojectenteredKatahdinAve.,wentupKatahdinAve.andthenrancross-countrytoBatesSt.,andfinallydownBatesSt.totheKatahdinGeneralStore. Theprojectincluded600linearfeetoffull-widthpavingonKatahdinAve.andtrenchpavingonBatesSt. WellmanPavingofWinterportwasthepavingsubcontractor,usingasphaltfromSargentMaterials.



a Sargent Cat 324 excavator operated by Brian Pinard excavates unsuitable material from the Phase 1a apron location.

Terminal apron expansion, snow shoulder work, drainage system installation completed at Portland Jetport

• Demolitionofabout1,200linearfeetofelectricalconduit.Excavationandbackfillof2,300linearfeetofundergroundconduittrench,withthreenewelectricalhandholesforaccess. • Installationofsevenlight-polebases.Thecrewssalvagedfourexistingcon-cretefoundations—4.5’indiameterx15’deep—andreusedtheminnewlocations.Thelocationsoftheremaininglightpoleswerenotconducivetosettingprecastbasesofthatsizeandweight,soSargentcrewscasttheremainingthreebasesinplaceus-ing54”diameterx15’sonotubesandrebarcagestiedinthefield. SubcontractorsonPhase1includedE.S.Boulos,Westbrook,electricalwork;BurnsFencing,Westbrook,bothtemporaryandpermanentfencing;ProjectFlagging,Brunswick;CrowleyCommunications,Ne-wry,ME,communicationswiththeJetporttower;GliddenPaving,Gorham,asphaltpaving;andN.S.Giles,Bangor,PCCplacement(3,900cubicyards)andtrenchdrainconcrete. “N.S.Gilesdeservesalotofcredit,”Glennsaid.“Theircrewworkedtheirbuttsoffanddidanawesomejob.” Oneofthemoreunusualaspectsof

Phase1wastherelocationofthejetbridge—thelarge,telescopingcorridorwhichallowspassengerstoboardandexitplanes.ThejetbridgewasrelocatedfromGate5toGate11inordertomakeuseofthepreviouslyunusedGate11andthenewapronarea,andtocreatemoreroomforgatesadjacenttotheexistingGate5. Thetimingofthemovewascritical,asithadtobeaccomplishedinbetweenac-tiveflights.Therelocationrequiredan80’cranetobelocatedinthemiddleofallthegates,aswellasaflatbedtrucktotransportthegatetothenewlocation.Therewasasignificantamountofprepworkinvolved,includingmodificationstotheterminalbuilding,structuralmodifications,welding,andelectricalworkatbothgates. Thejetbridgesitsonaturret,andbecausetheexistingturretwastallerthanitsnewlo-cationatGate11,threefeethadtobecutoutofthecolumninordertomakeitfit. Theactualrelocationwasdonebyasubcontractor,AeroBridgeworksofMari-etta,GA,thatspecializesinmovingjetbridges.HardyConstructionofHampdendidthearchitecturalconstructionworkre-latedtothemove.

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Phase 2 SargentcrewsspentfourweeksinSep-temberandOctoberreconstructingpartoftheaproninfrontofthegeneralaviationbuildingandpavingitwithwarmmixasphalt(WMA).WMAhasbeentriedatLoganAir-portinBoston,butthiswasthefirsttimeithadbeenusedatthePortlandJetport. WMAisproducedandappliedatlowertemperaturesthanhotmixasphalt,whichcanreduceemissionsfromtheasphaltplant,aswellasreduceproductioncosts.Additivescanalsobeusedtoincreasethelongevityoftheasphalt. InPhase2,thecrewssawcutandremovedtheexistingapronpavement,excavatedtheoldpavementandP-209gravel,placedandfine-gradednewP-209gravel,andpavedwithWMA.Theworkwasdoneintwophas-es(fortheeastandwestsidesoftheapron),withtwoweeksallottedforeachside.

***Phase 3 InAugust,SargentcrewsreconstructedandrepavedasectionofsnowshoulderalongTaxiwayCandpartsofanaccessroadlocatedattheintersectionofTaxiwaysCandA. Thejobincludedexcavation,gravelreplacement,fine-grading,andpavinginbothareas.Theworkhadtobecompletedwithin30days,andallmajorcomponentshadtobedoneatnight.

***Phase 4 DuringthelastthreeweeksofOctober,thecrewscompletedadrainageprojectinthecargoapronattheeastendoftheair-portneartheFAAoffices. Theobjectivewastoreplacetheolddrainagesystem,whichwasn’tbigenoughtohandlecurrentamountsofwaterand,consequently,allowedwatertogetintoanearbymaintenancehangar. Thecrewremovedtheexistingstormdrainandinstalled460linearfeetofnew18”and24”stormdrain,alongwith2newdrainmanholesand3newcatchbasins. Theprojectalsoincludedsometempo-raryandpermanentfencing,placementofgravelwithinthetrencharea,andpaving. ThecrewhadtocoordinateproductionactivitieswiththeFAAandGeneralAviation.



Sargent crew spreads topsoil and places sod in the new dry basin adjacent to the taxiway.

thematerialtomakeithard,dry,andsuit-ableforsubgrade.” Scottsaidtheprojectinvolvedseveralchallenges,includingtyingthenewtaxi-lanegradesintotheexistingT-hangarswhilemaintainingdrainage. “Theentrancestothehangarsvariedinelevationandwereacombinationofasphalt,gravelorconcrete,”Scottsaid.“Alotofpumpingwasrequiredtodryoutthesoilsunderneath;thenaslot-drainsystemwasinstalledtocollectwateroffthesur-faceaftertheareawaspaved.” WorkontheprojectbeganinMay2016andwascompletedinJuly. Theprojectwasbrokenupintofivedif-ferentphases,allofshortduration. Whencrewsweregettingreadytomoveintophase3,theyranintoaconflictwiththeexistingsewerlinecrossingthroughthelocationforaproposedslotdrain.Inordertolimittheimpactontheprojectschedule,thecrewsregroupedandcompletedphase4beforemovingontophase3,whileasubcontractorsetanewseptictankandsewerlineatalowerelevation. KeypersonnelforSargentCorp.in-cludedoperationsmanagerJustinPorterandestimatorsMikeThibodeauandAaron

Tidd. TheownerwasFauquierCounty,VA,andtheengineerwasDeltaAirportConsul-tantsofRichmond,VA. SubcontractorswereFredericksburgAsphalt&PavingInc.,paving;JKSCon-struction,Fredericksburg,VA,concrete;AACMEGeneralContractors,BrandyStation,VA,seeding;StanleyBrothersConstruction,BrandyStation,septictankinstallation;andVirginiaBeef,Haymarket,VA,sodinstallation. Theprojectrequired: • 9,350squareyardsoffull-depthpavementmilling. • Installationof875linearfeetof15”,18”,21”,24”,and30”RCPanddropin-lets. • Installationof1,500linearfeetof16”,20”,and24”slotdrainanddropin-lets. • Placementof5,000tonsofaggregatesub-basecourse(underthepavement). • 4,870tonsofasphaltpaving. • Constructionoftwosedimentbasinstotalling12,000cubicyardsofexcavation,whichwashauledtoanonsitestockpile. • Installationof9,000squareyardsofsodinthesedimentbasins.

ASargentcrewledbysuperintendentMarcDenisandforemenShawnRybski,KeithAucoin,andChrisCurtishascom-pleteda$1.86millionprojecttoreha-bilitatetheT-hangartaxilaneandcorrectrelateddrainageproblemsatWarrenton-FauquierAirportinMidland,VA. ThetaxiwaypavementhaddeterioratedtothepointwherestormwaterandrunofffromtheT-hangarroofswasabletoseepthroughandsaturatethesoilunderneath. Tofixit,thecrewhadtomilltheentiretaxilanetoitsfulldepthandthentesttheunderlyingmaterialtoseeifitwasfirmenoughtoserveassubgrade. ProjectmanagerScottBartlettsaidtheon-sitematerialwasmarginalandusuallyhadtobemixedwithasphaltmillingstocreateahybridmaterialforsubgradethatwouldpassproofrollanddensitytesting. Proof-rollinginvolveddrivingaloadedtruckovertheunderlyingmaterialtoseeifitcouldhandletaxilanetraffic. “Ifitwasfirmenough,thecrewwouldbringituptogradewithaggregatesandthenpave,”Scottsaid.“However,thatdidn’thappenveryoften.Mostofthetime,theexistingsoilsweresaturated,andwehadtorototillormixasphaltmillingsinto

Sargent crew rehabilitates T-hangar taxilane at Warrenton-Fauquier Airport



Dozer operators James Burnette, Chris Powell, and tim Cole spread 18” of cover soil on top of the liner system at the Rappahannock Regional Landfill in Stafford, Va.

SargentCorporationhascompleteda$3.2millionprojecttocapCellsB,C,andDoftheRappahannockRegionalSolidWasteManagementBoard(R-Board)Re-gionalLandfillinStafford,VA. Workonthe18-acrePhaseIIClosureprojectbeganinAugust2016andwascom-pletedinNovember.ThelandfillhandlesthesolidwastedisposalneedsoftheCityofFredericksburgandStaffordCounty,VA. JeffMarshwastheprojectsuperintendentforSargentCorp.,andJohnMadigan,MarcDenis,andJoshSturgillweretheforemen. JustinPorterwastheoperationsmanag-er,TravisRidkywastheprojectmanager,andMikeThibodeauandAaronTiddweretheestimators. TheownerwastheStaffordCountyBoardofSupervisors,andtheprojectengineerwasDraperAdenAssociates. Theprojectrequiredthecrewtoplace25,500cubicyardsofintermediatecoversoilbelowthelinersystemand48,000cubicyardsofprotectivecoversoilontopofthelinersystem.Allofthesoilfillcamefromtwoon-siteborrowareas. Afterthecrewsstrippedthetopsoilandcompletedsitepreparationontheareato

becapped,theyhadtoensurethata12”layerofintermediatecoversoilwasinplacetoprovideacushionforthelinersystemontopoftheexistingwaste.Mostoftheintermediatecoverlayerhadalreadybeenplacedbythelandfill,butinsomear-eas,Sargentcrewshadtoshimittoensuretheproper12”depth. Thecrewsalsohadtobringin11,000cubicyardsoffilltoconstruct8,900linearfeetofstormwaterdiversionbermsonthesideslopesofthelandfill. “Wehadtobuildthebermsontheexist-ingsideslopesandthenputthelinerontopoftheberms,”saidTravis.“Oncethelinerwasdown,wehadtoshapethebermsagain,forthe2-footlayer(18”ofprotec-tivecoversoiland6”oftopsoil)thatgoesabovethelinerforthefinalcap.” NationalLiningSystemsofFt.My-ers,FL,installedtheliningsystem,whichconsistedofageosyntheticclayliner,anLLDPE(linearlowdensitypolyethylene)liner,agasventinggeocompositelayer,andadrainagegeocompositelayer. Afterthecrewsconstructedthestormwaterdiversionberms,theyinstalleda4”sock-pipe—aperforatedpipecoveredbyasock-

likefabricthatfiltersthewaterandpreventsfine-materialfromgettingintothepipe—bur-iedabout12”deepinthetoeoftheberms. Thecrewalsohadtoextendexistinglandfillgaswellstomeetthenewcapgrades,install3,800squareyardsofFlexamatinthesideslopewaterdownchutesinlieuofriprap,andinstall500cubicyardsofripraptoedrainaroundtheperimeterofthecap. AceHydroseedingofRichmond,VA,seededthefinal18-acretopsoillayer. Travissaidthecrewshadtodealwithseveralchallenges. “Thisbeingalandfillcappingproject,themajorityoftheworkwascompletedonsteepslopes,”hesaid.“Itwasalsoverychalleng-ingforthelinercrewstoworkaroundandinstalllineroverthesideslopeberms.” HesaidbothSargentandsubcontractorcrewsrespondedtothesiteconditionsbyperforminginaproductiveandsafemanner. Travisaddedthatsomeoftheon-sitesoilwassaturatedandhardtoplaceontheslopes,butthisobstaclewasovercomebyagreatcreweffort. “Overall,agoodteameffortbyevery-oneinvolvedresultedinsuccessfulandtimelycompletionoftheproject,”hesaid.

18-acre landfill capping project completed at R-Board Regional Landfill in Stafford, VA



thejobwassplitinhalf.Boulderswereplacedbelowthedamtocreateanaturallook.Thecrewfilledtheareabelowhalfofthedamwithgravel,compactedit,andthentookahoseandpumpandwashedtheareasothatallofthebigboulderswereexposed. “Wetriedtomakeitlooklikeanaturalriv-erbedchannel,”saidColbyCurrier,operationsmanagerforSargent. Inordertomaintainaminimumflowof2cfstothestreambelowthedam,thecrewinstalledapipefromthelakedownthroughtheprojectareatothestream. Aftercompletingworkonthefirstside,thecrewdugacurving,S-shapedchanneldownthemiddleofthestreambedtoserveasafishpassageway.Oncethechannelwasconstruct-ed,thedamwasopenedupsothatwatercouldflowdownthroughit.Thatallowedthecrewtoremovethepipeandstartworkingontheothersideofthestreambed. Workonthesecondhalfproceededalongthesamepatternasthefirst—thecrewplacedlargebouldersinthestreambedbelowthedaminarandompattern,filledtheareawith

ASargentcrewledbysupervisorJohnKochcompletedback-to-backdamrecon-structionprojectsforthePenobscotIndianNationontwopondsinnorthernPenobscotCountylastsummer.

ThefirstprojectwastoreconstructasmallrockdamattheoutletforSouthBranchPondinSeboeisandaddafishpas-sageway. ThecrewstartedinJuly2016byputting

inacofferdamandsiltboomattheoutletandtakingouttheolddam.Thenthecrewinstalledaseriesofsteelsheetsinasemi-circletoserveasthepermanentdam.Thesheetsinthecenterwereacouplefeetlowerthantheotherstoprovideachannelforthewatertoexitthelake. Fromthatpoint,

Sargent completes dam, fishway projects at South Branch, East Branch ponds in northern Penobscot County

Supervisor John Koch and operator Mark Lebreton place a sandbag for the cofferdam downstream of the South Branch Pond project to contain runoff from the site.

Sargent crew finishes installation of the bypass pipe at South Branch Pond. the crew places boulders to replicate a natural stream bed.

Crew finishes installation of steel sheets for the new dam.

the South Branch Pond reconstruction project included a variety of plantings.




fillergravel,washedeverythingtoexposetheboulders,andaddedsomeriprapforstabili-zation. Theprojectrequired1,000cubicyardsofexcavation,630cubicyardsofstonefill,1,000cubicyardsoffillergravel,140cubicyardsofriprap,300cu-bicyardsofboulders,and2,100squarefeetofsteelsheeting. TravisFernaldwastheproj-ectmanagerforSargent,HenryGibsonwasajuniorforeman,andStephanieSullivanwasaSargentAcademygraduateworkingasalaborer.MikeThibodeauwastheestimator. P.A.LyfordofHermon,thelandscapingsubcontractor,plantedsometrees,shrubs,andbushes. TheownerwasthePenob-scotIndianNation;theengineerwasWright-PierceofPortland.

*** AsthecrewwasfinishingupatSouthBranchLake,thePenobscotsapproachedSargentsayingtheyhadasecondprojectatEastBranchLakeinT3R9involvingconstructionofthreeweirstoserveasadamandfishway. ThePenobscotsputtheprojectouttobidandawardedittoSargentjustintimeforJohn

Sargent completes dam, fishway projects at South Branch, East Branch ponds in northern Penobscot County

aerial view of the project at South Branch Pond, with the pond at the bottom of the photo and the outlet at the top.

the fish passageway after completion of the dam at South Branch Pond. Barry Boucher welds steel sheets in a semicircle that formed the permanent dam at South Branch Pond.



Operator John Ellis places boulders for the new weirs at East Branch Pond.

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Sargent crew finishes dewatering the work area at East Branch Pond. the completed project at East Branch Pond.

andthecrewtomovefromSeboeisandstartworkontheEastBranchPondprojectinAugust. TheSargentpeoplewerethesame—ColbyandTraviswereoperationsmanagerandprojectmanager,respec-tively;andMikewastheestimator. Thejobwascompletedinthreeweeks.Thecrewhadtoconstructa500-footroadtoaccesstheprojectareaneartheoutfallintotheEastBranchSeboeisStream.Theroadwayhadbeenpre-cleared,butSargenthadtoremovethestumps,dosomeexcavation,andsalvagesomerocksfortheweirs. Oncethecrewwasonsite,theyhadtoinstallacofferdamtoallowconstructiontopro-ceed,alongwitha12”pipetoensureminimumstreamflowswhilethecofferdamwasinplace. Theprojectareawasabout15’x30’.Thethreeweirswerebasicallyrockwallsthatcutacrossthechannel,creatingawaterfalleffectwith6”drops. Thecrewalsoplacedsomegranite

curbingonbouldersasbenchesforpeopletositon,sothattheareacanbeusedasagatheringplaceforPenobscotIndianNa-tionmembersinthefuture.

*** Colbysaidbothjobswentverywell.

“Theyweregreatjobs,andagreatgroupofpeople,”hesaid.“Wright-PierceandtheIndianNation—youcouldn’taskforabettergroupofpeopletoworkwith;theywerehands-onpeople.”

Dam, fishway projects at South Branch, East Branch ponds



Sargent Materials truck delivers concrete from the Damariscotta plant to the Rockport Quarry project. the crews delivered 400 cubic yards of concrete, starting at 7 a.m. and finishing around 6 p.m.

AnimprovingresidentialmarkethashelpedSargentMaterialsachieveitssecond-bestyearforconcretesales,accordingtoChadComstock,ManagerofRedi-MixOperations. Chadsaiddeliveriesduring2016totaledabout92,000cubicyards. In2015,thecompany’sbestyear,saleswerejustover95,000cubicyards,butthattotalincludedabout33,000cubicyardsthatweredeliv-eredtotheBinghamandBullHillwindfarmprojects. “Wedidverywellin2016withoutthereallybigjobslikeBinghamandBullHill,”saidChad.“Wehadalotofsuccessintheresidentialmarket,whichwasgoodtosee.” Thebiggestjobfor2016wasre-buildingthebreakwateratEastport,ME,thathadcollapsedinDecember2014.TheprojectbeganinMay2016andisscheduledforcomple-tionin2017. “Weworkedonthatallsummer

Improving residential market helps Sargent Materials to 2nd best year

andfall,andwe’recontinuinginto2017,”Chadsaid.Wepouredseveralofthenewpilesthatsupportthebreakwateritself,andthereareseveralmoretogo.” Inadditiontothepiles,whichrequireabout30cubicyardsofconcrete,thejobincludespouringconcreteforthedeckingonthebreakwater.However,thatcan’tbedoneincoldweather,sotheprojectisprettymuchshutdownforthewinter,exceptforpouringthepileswhentheygetdriven. AnothermajorjobthatSargentMateri-alsdidlastyearwasatattheRockportQuarry,whichisabout45minutesfromthecompany’sDamariscottaplant. “Itwasthebiggestjobwe’verunoutofDamariscottasinceweacquireditin2013,”Chadsaid.“Wedelivered400cubicyardsinoneday.Itwasalongday,butwedidit.” Thejobinvolvedfillingagutinbe-tweentwoquarrieswithconcretesowaterwouldn’tpassthroughit.Theconcretemixincludedawaterproofingagent. SargentMaterialspouredconcreteforfivewindmilltowersonPisgahMountaininClifton,MEduring2016. Chadsaidtheprojectwasacombinedef-fortbetweentheHancockandHermonplants. “Weusedresourcesfrombothplants,”hesaid.“Thefirsttruckthatwassenttothe

mountaineachdaywasfromtheHancockplant.ThenwesenttrucksfromHermonrightbehindthem. Thejobwastemperature-sensitive. “Wehadtothrowalotoficeinthebackofthetruckstokeepthetemperatureoftheconcretemixdowntoacceptablelevels,”Chadsaid.“Theamountoficedependedontheambienttemperature.We’dusuallystartwith10bagsofice,butasthetemperaturegothigher,we’dworkuptoasmanyas60bags.Allofthebagswerehand-thrownintothetrucks.” Duringthecomingyear,ChadsaidSargentMaterialsislookingforwardtoan-otherstrongyearintheresidentialmarket. “Theeconomyisstartingtoreflectpeoplespendingmoneyonresidentialhousing,”hesaid.“They’remoreinterest-edinbothupgradesandnewconstruction.” InadditiontofinishinguptheEastportbreakwaterproject,thecompanywillalsobepouringconcreteforasmallwindfarmprojectinCanton,ME,whichwillbesup-pliedbytheMonmouthplant. ChadsaidSargentMaterialswillbegettingthreenewfront-dischargetrucksfortheDamariscottaplant,inadditiontothethreefront-dischargetruckswhicharealreadyatthatplant.

“WethinkthiswillbeaboostforDam-ariscottaandwillhelpincreaseitsyard-age,”hesaid. DeliveryofthethreenewtrucksisexpectedtobeinMarchorearlyApril. Allofthetrucksatthecompany’sotherplantsarerear-dischargetrucks. Thedifferencebetweenthetwoisthatwithafront-dischargetruck,thedrumisturnedaroundsothatconcreteisdeliveredfromthefront. Chadsaidcustomerslikethefront-dischargetrucksbecausetheydon’thavetohavesomeoneatthebackofthetruckmovingthechutebackandforthtogettheconcretelaiddownwheretheywantit.Withafront-dischargetruck,thedrivercanseewheretheconcreteneedstobeplacedandcontrolthechutewithajoystick. Chadsaidthecompanyislookingatswitchingtofront-dischargetrucks,butthatwouldrequirechangestotheplants. “Frontdischargetrucksarequiteabittallerthanrear-dischargetrucks,sotheplantswouldhavetobemodified,”hesays.“We’dhavetoeithermaketheplantshigherortheaccesswayslower,sotruckscouldgetunderneaththeplant.” Rightnow,Damariscottaistheonlyplantthatcanloadfront-dischargetruckseasily.



Trench boxes, walers, platforms, custom equipment: if someone needs it, the Fabrication Shop will make it Whatdotrenchboxes,walers,platforms,stairs,handrails,guardrails,truckwasherbeds,concreteforms,excavatorbucketsandcouplers,andstoplogshaveincommon? They’rejustsomeofthemanydifferentthingsthatSargentCorporation’sFabrica-tionShopandMachineShopinStillwaterhasproduced,bothtosupportSargentproj-ectsandserveoutsidecustomers. TheFabricationShop,whichisledbyRedRancourt,includes10to12employeesdoingfabricationandequipmentrepair,alongwithsupportingfieldjobs,andsup-

portingtheSargentMaterialsasphaltandconcreteplants.Theshopalsohasoneortwoemployeesdoingsheetpiledrivingandthefabricationworkrelatedtothataswell. “SomeofthethingstheFabShopputstogetherhelpthecompanytremendously,”saysTimRichards,maintenancemanagerforSargentCorporation. Forexample,theFabShopcanputto-gethertrenchboxesforSargentcrews.Thatseemssimpleenough,butitcanbeveryhelp-fulintermsofbothcostsavingsandtime. “Sometimeswehavetoscrambletoget

thosetogether,”Timsays.“Red’screwcanputthemtogetherprettyquickly.” TherearemanyotherexamplesofhowtheFabShophassupportedthecrewsoutinthefield,aswellastheSargentMaterialsplants. • OnarecentsubstationprojectforEmeraMaine,theFabShopfabricatedthealuminumgratingforthetransformerpad,thesteelangleironsthatwereembedintotheconcreteinthecontrolhouseslab,andthediamondplates(steelwithadiamond-shapedtextureonthetop)thatwerefittedintotheangleironframestobridgetheca-

tHE FaB SHOP CREW—From left: Marcel “Red” Rancourt, Kelley Bragdon, Conrad Raymond, Matt Moon, adam Moon, Dillon Boulier, Mike Suire, Matt Smart, Irving McInnis, Darin Flewelling, and Dominique Bouchard.

Matt Moon burning plate on the burn table for a Wimmer bucket.

bletrenchesintheslab. • WhentheasphaltplantwasbuiltinHer-monlastwinter,theFabShopcontributedwalkways,platforms,stairs,andatruck-washerbed—aplatformforwashingdumptruckbodiestogetthedirtoutbeforetheyarefilledwithasphalt. • TheFabShopcrewhelpedinstallasiloattheMonmouthcon-creteplant.Thecrew—WillBelanger,DannyWhipple,KeithWasson,andKelleyBragdon—stoodthesiloupand



Trench boxes, walers, platforms, custom equipment: if someone needs it, the Fabrication Shop will make ittheninstalledanaugerconveyorfromonesilotoanothersilo. • WhenSargentneededtopourfoundationsforfour100-foot-talllightfixturesatthenewMassabesicHighSchoolathleticfieldinWater-borolastyear,VicePresident-Opera-tionsTimFolsteraskedtheFabShoptofabricatea48”diameterformoutofrolledplate—two10’sectionsof4’diameterpipewithaheadfabri-catedonthesectionssotheSargentcrewcoulddrivethemintothesoilwithanexcavatorsheetpiledriver. “ThecrewinWaterboroneededtheforminlessthanaweek,”Redsaid.“Werolledtheplate,hadacoupleofguysweldit,andthendelivereditinamatterofdays.Oneofthemajoradvan-tagesofhavingtheFabshopisthatwecangetjobsdoneinahurry—andgetthemdonethewaytheprojectneedsittobedone. “Ofcourse,Sargentcouldhaveaskedanoutsideshoptoperformthesamejob,butthenyouhavetoexplainwhatyouwant,andthenyougetitdoneontheirschedule.” • WhenSargentdidalargeCSOjobfortheCityofGardiner,thecrewhadtheFabShoptofabricatewalers—bigI-beamsthatpreventthesheetsfromcavinginonthem. “TheGardinerjobrequiredtheSargentcrewtoworkinabighole,”saidRed.“Allthewalersdowninthatholewerebuiltright

intheshop.WehadacoupleguysgodowntoGardinerandinstalltheminthewinter.” • AFabShopcrewrebuiltthebottomofoneofthetollboothsonajobfortheMaineTurnpikeAuthority.Aspartofthesameproject,IrvingMcInnisbuiltaformthatthecrewscoulduse—andreuse—topourconcreteforthebullnoseportionofseveraltollbooths.Theformwasreusable,savingmanyhoursthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoconstructindividualforms. Oneofthemoreunusualjobshasbeenfabricating“stoplogs”forBrookfieldPow-ertouseatNorthTwinDamontheWestBranchofthePenobscotRiverbetweenQuackishLakeandElbowLakewestof

Millinocket. FederalregulationsrequireBrookfieldtoperiodicallytestthegatesatNorthTwinDam—openingandclosingthem.Thestoplogsareputinbeforethegatesareopenedtopreventthewaterfromrushingoutofthelakeanddowntheriver. Inthepast,Brookfieldusedwoodenstoplogs,whichwerehardtoputinplace,hardtotakeout,andhadatendencytojam.Toreplacethewoodenstoplogs,BrookfieldaskedSargenttofabricatetube-steellogsmadeoutof12”steeltube,weldedtogether(withacontinuousweldononesidetopreventleakageandstitch-

Sargent installed these walers (the large I-beams shown above) on the gardiner CSO project to prevent the sides of the excavated area from collapsing.

this trailer load of excavator buckets will be shipped to U.S. customers of Wimmer International, the austrian Wimmer manufacturer of excavator attachments.




the “golden arch” (above) was first used in the Baxter Boulevard CSO project in Portland.

SargentCorporationcrewshaveinstalledapairof1,000’pipelinesforMc-CainFoodstofacilitateconstructionofanewbypasshighwayaroundPresqueIsle. Thepipelinesectionswillreplaceexisting18”waterandsewerlinesownedbyMcCainFoodswhichwereinthebypassright-of-way. ThetwopipelinesprovidewaterandsewerservicesbetweenMcCain’smanu-facturingfacilityinEastonanditswaterandsewertreatmentplantsjustnorthoftheAroostookRiverinPresqueIsle. BecausethebypassandthepipelinesweregoingtointersectwherethebypassendsatRoute163,McCainhadtomovethepipelinesoutoftheway.

Thenewpipelinesareconnectedtotheoldpipelinesonbothends,startingabout500’northwestofStateStreetandendingabout50’northofFortFairfieldRoad.Thenewpipelinesfollowastraightpath,whiletheoldpipelinestookadoglegpathtothewest. WorkontheprojectstartedinAugust,asthecrewsstartedlayingandfusingthepipesectionsandthentookthenewpipe-linesacrossRoute163. ThetargetdateforthecrewswasthesecondweekendinSeptember,whenMc-Cainholdsitsannualshutdowntocleanthefacilityanddoyearlymaintenancechores. “Wehadtodoallthetie-insthatweekend,”saidColbyCurrier,operationsmanagerfor

SargentCorp.“Wehadtohaveeverythingpreppedandready.Thepipeshadtobepres-sure-testedandchlorinatedrightbeforethatweekend,sowhentheyshutdown,we’dbereadytogo.Withinthatfour-daywindow—Saturday,Sunday,Monday,andTuesday—wehadtotieinbothendsofthenewpipelineandgetitrunning.Therewerenoproblems—wehaditdoneinhalfthattime.” Colbysaidthejobwentverywell,andMc-CainwasverypleasedwithSargent’swork. TravisFernaldwasprojectmanagerforSargent,andTimBlaiswasthesupervisor.PatDubaywastheestimator. TheengineerwasWoodard&CurranofBangor.

Sargent completes new McCain Foods pipelines to avoid Presque Isle bypass

(Continued from preceding page)Fabrication Shopweldedontheotherside). Thelogshadtobesquareandstraight,sotheFabShopmadeupajigwhichitusedtoputthestoplogstogether.Inall,therewere18pieces—15thatwere12”thick,16’wide,and5’tall,and3thatwere12”x16’x3’tall. “Thereportcamebackthattheyworkedgreat,”Redsaid.“Brookfieldsaidthesteelstoplogswerealoteasierandalotfastertoputinandtakeout.” TimsaysthemostunusualprojectundertakenbytheFabShopwasthecon-structionofthe“GoldenArch,”aspeciallydesignedtrenchbox,24’longand20’feetwide,thatwasfirstusedontheBaxterBlvd.CSOprojectinPortlandin2013,andlaterataprojectinParkmanduringthesummerof2015.Itwascalled“theArch”,becauseithadspreaderbarsonthefrontendandanarchonthebackend. Since2009,theFabShopandMachineShophavealsoworkedtogethertomanu-factureexcavatorbucketsandcouplersforWimmer,anAustriancompany. “WefabricateallofWimmer’sex-cavatorbucketsandcouplersforNorthAmerica,”saysTim.“Westarteddoingitin2009;during2015wedidalmost180pieces,ourbestyearever.” TheMachineShopcrew—EarlBoobarandZachWilson—hasexpandedSargent’sroleinmanufacturingbucketsandcouplersforWimmer. “EarlandZachnowmakealotofmis-cellaneouspartsthatweusedtohaveto

buyfromAustria,”Redsays.“Nowwe’reprettyself-sufficient.” About60%oftheMachineShop’sworkloadisforWimmerproducts. InadditiontoWimmer,Red’screwdoesalotofworkforoutsidecustomers,suchastheUniversityofMaine,arealandfills,andBrookfieldEnergy. TheFabShopalsomakesformsforSargentMaterialstocreatedifferent-size

blocks—including3’x2’x6’interlockingblocks—fromwasteconcrete. “Whenatruckcomesbackfromajobwithextraconcrete,theyputtheconcreteintheformsandselltheblockstothepublic,”saysRed.“SometimestheblocksaresoldtoSargentCorp.foruseinvariousprojects.We’veprobablymadetwodozenformsforthedifferentSargentMaterialsplants.”



Sargent crews excavate dirt from the proposed leachate basin area and haul the material to the fill area in the proposed cell at the Rockbridge County Landfill in Buena Vista, Va.

CrewsfromSargentCorporation’sMid-AtlanticRegionhavecompleteda9-acrecellattheRockbridgeCountyLandfillinBuenaVista,VA,fivemonthsaheadofschedule. Partofthenewcellwaspiggybackedonthesideslopeoftheexistinglandfill.Thiscreatedachallengeforthecrews,astheyhadtoplace12”ofprotectivecoversoilontopofthelinerontheslopedportionofthenewcell,whilecoveringthelineronthefloorportionofthecellwith18”ofdrain-agestone. The$3.6millionprojectalsoincludeda1-acreleachateholdingbasinwithaleach-atedetectionsystemandacast-in-placeloadingslabandtwosedimentbasinswithconcreteriserstructuresandoutfallpipes,levelspreaders,andwoodenbaffles. ProjectManagerTravisRidkysaidtheprojectcoveredalargearea. “Italmostseemedliketwoprojects,be-causethecellandtheleachatebasinwerelocatedintwodifferentareas,”hesaid. WorkontheprojectbeganinAugust2016.ItwascompletedinDecember. Travissaidtheearlycompletiondatewastheresultofagoodteameffortamongallpartiesinvolved,includingtheowner,

theRockbridgeCountySolidWasteAu-thority,andtheprojectengineer,DraperAdenAssociates. “Sargentcrewsperformedproductivelyandefficientlytomakethishappen,”hesaid. JustinPorterwastheoperationsman-ager,RickPowellwasthesuperintendentforSargent,andNickRosswogandKeithAucoinweretheforemen.AaronTiddwastheestimator. Thelinersubcontractor,RTDEnter-prisesofMadison,ME,installedthelinersysteminthecell,whichincluded9acresofgeosyntheticclayliner,HDPEliner,andgeocomposite/geotextile.RTDalsoin-stalledanacreofgeosyntheticclayliner,2layersofHDPEliner,andgeocompositeintheleachatebasin. Afterthelinerwasinstalled,Sargentcrewsplaced12,000cubicyardsofprotec-tivecoversoilontopofthelinersystemonthepiggybackportionofthecelland9,100cubicyardsofowner-supplieddrain-agestoneontopofthelinersystemonthefloorofthecell.Thecrewsalsoinstalled3,600linearfeetofHDPEleachatepipingand2,900linearfeetofHDPEgascollec-tionpiping.

Theleachatepipingincluded900linearfeetoutsideofthecelltotheleachateba-sin,alongwithfourleachatemanholesandavalvemanhole. Afterclearingandgrubbing,thecrewshadtostrip19,000cubicyardsoftopsoilandplaceitinstockpile,andthengradethecellareatomakesurethatthereweren’tanylargerocksinthetop12”ofsoil. Theprojectrequired55,000cubicyardsofexcavationtofill,70,000cubicyardsofexcavationtostockpile,and13,000cubicyardsofroadwayaggregates. Thecrewsalsoinstalled500linearfeetofRCPstormwaterpipingand7,800squareyardsofFlexamatinroadsidechannelsinlieuofriprap. OthersubcontractorswhosupportedtheeffortincludedRockyBranchContrac-tors,Skipwith,VA,clearing,grubbing,andburning;AceHydroseeding,Richmond,VA,seedinganderosionandsedimentcontrols;JKSConstruction,Fredericks-burg,VA,concreteleachateloadingslab;HerculesFence,Richmond,VA,chainlinkfencing;andMakco,Charlottesville,VA,guardrail.

Sargent completes 9-acre cell for Rockbridge County Landfill 5 months early



SargentCorporationcompletedthesiteprepara-tionandfoundationsforacapacitorbankthatEmeraMaineinstalledadjacenttoitssubstationinOrringtoninthesummerandfallof2015. SargentcrewsworkedwithsubcontractorN.S.GilesofBangortoinstall40individualcast-in-placefoundationsofvaryingsizesforthecapacitorbankequipment. AccordingtoBobGrantofEmeraMaine,seriescapacitorinstallationsincreasethecapacityofthetransmissionlinestowhichtheyareconnected.TheinstallationsatOrringtonwillprovideacosteffec-tivemethodthatallowsthetransferofapproximately200megawattsmoreelectricpoweroverthe

2015andwascompletedinNovember2015. Sargentcrewsstartedbystrippingtheloamoffthefield,doingthecutsandfillsandgradingtheareatosubgrade,andthenplacingtheinitiallayerofgravel. Thecrewsalsobuiltagravelaccessroad,whichprovidedtheonlyaccesstothesiteforbothincomingandoutgoingtraffic. Havingonlyoneaccessroadprovidedachallengeforthecrews,especiallysincetheplanscalledforalargepolestructure—whichrequiredalargeanddeepfounda-tion—rightattheentrancetothesite. SargentandN.S.Gilescrewshadtoplanthefoundationworkstartinginthebacksideofthesiteandworkingtheirwayout.Sargentwouldexcavateforarowoffoundations,Gileswoulderecttheformsandpourtheconcrete,andthenSargentwouldcomeinandbackfill. “Weworkedingroups,acoupleoflines[offoundations]atatime,”saidSean.“They[Giles]wouldpouraline,thenan-otherline.Thenthey’dstripitoffandwe’dcomeinandbackfill.Westartedatoneendandbackedourwayout.” Thefoundationforthelargepolestruc-

tureattheentrancewasthelastonetobepouredandbackfilled. Sargentcrewsinstalledgravelthrough-outtheyardanddidtheexcavation,foun-dationwork,andbackfillforthecontrolbuildingonthesite. Thecrewsalsocompletedaseriesofstormdrainageimprovements,includingconstructionofariprapditchthatcollectswaterandallowsittodissipatewithoutcausingerosion.Theyalsoplacedtoppingstone—crushedstoneofaparticularsize—overtheentiresitetoprovidesupportforheavyequipmentincaseEmerahastoaccessthesiteinheavyweather. Emera’selectricalsubcontractor,ELCOElectricofBangor,installedconduitsbetweenthecontrolbuildingandthefoundationstoensurethateverythingwasproperlygrounded. ScottBlanchardwastheprojectsuper-intendentforSargent,andMattChambersandMikeHambyweretheforemen. CraigShoreywastheprojectmanager,WandaLandrywasthefieldcostmanager,andDavePreblewastheestimator.

Site prep, foundations completed for Emera capacitor bank project

existingtransmissionlines.Otherwise,moretransmissionlinesorincreasingthelinewiresizeontheexistinglineswouldberequired. AlloftheequipmentforthecapacitorbankwaspurchasedbyEmera,andthein-stallationprocesswascoordinatedbytheirsiteengineer,DanSpauldingofSpauldingEngineeringandConstructionServices,Inc.,ofFairfield. Themostchallengingaspectofthejobisthatalloftheelectricalequipmentcomespre-manufactured,andthecast-in-placefoundationshavetomatchupexactlywiththeequipment. “Ifthematchisn’texact,theequipmentwon’tfitonthefoundation,”saysSeanMilligan,operationsmanagerforSargentontheproject.“Aquarterinchonanan-chorboltmakesahugedifference.” SargenthiredN.S.GilesofBangortodothecast-in-placefoundations. “Theirlayoutcapabilitiesareoutstand-ing,”Seansaid.“Theydoalotofthattypeofwork,andthey’reverygoodatit.WhenEmeraputtheelectricalequipmentonthefoundations,everythingfit.” WorkontheprojectstartedinAugust

the new Emera capacitor bank installation in Orrington.



tim McLaughlin places berm material for the new cell at the Baileyville municipal landfill.

SargentCorporationhasaddedanewcellforconstructionanddemolitiondebris(CDD)attheTownofBaileyville’smunicipallandfill. ThenewPhase2celldidnotrequirealiner,sinceitwillacceptonlyconstructionanddemolitiondebris,nottrash,ormunici-palsolidwaste. Thesitewaspre-cleared,butSargenthadtostumpthesite.Sargenthadtobringinbasematerialforfloorofthenewcell,

butthetownprovidedborrowmaterialforthecellberm. Theprojectrequired: • 1,700cubicyardsofgrubbing. • 7,300cubicyardsofbasematerial,whichhadtobeascloseaspossibletotheexistingmaterialinthelandfill,whichhadnaturalfiltrationcharacteristics. • 7,300cubicyardsofborrowmaterial. • 300cubicyardsoftopsoil. Theprojectalsoincludedadetention

pondinthebackcornerofthesite. TheownerwastheTownofBaileyville;theengineerwasCESofBrewer. WorkontheprojectbeganinSeptember2016andwascompletedinOctober. ColbyCurrierwastheoperationsman-agerforSargentCorp.,andTravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.MikeGordonwasthesuperintendent,andDavePreblewastheestimator.

CrewsfromSargentCorporation’sBan-gorRegionhavecompletedthesiteworkandutilitiesforanexpansionoftheU-HaulMovingandStoragefacilityinBangoratthecornerofOdlinRoadandHammondStreet. Workontheprojectstartedinmid-June2016andwascompletedinOctober. SeanMilliganwastheoperationsman-agerforSargent,andJimBraleywastheprojectmanager. SteveRaymondwastheprojectsuper-intendent,andJakeStevensandRichardGushueweretheforemen. Theprojectincludedsitepreparationandnewwaterandsewerlinesandstorm

drainsfora96’x350’buildingtohousenewself-storageunits. Inaddition,thecrewsregradedthepe-rimeteroftheexistingfacility(theformerBaconPrintingbuilding)thatwasacquiredbyU-Haulin2015andrenovatedtopro-videspacefortruckandvanrental,aswellasself-storageunits. Theprojectscopeincluded700linearfeetofstormdrain,440linearfeetofsewerline,400linearfeetofwaterline,5,400cubicyardsofsub-basegravel,1,000cubicyardsofbasegravelandtheconstructionofahalf-acrestormdrainagefiltrationpond. Thecrewsexported4,000cubicyardsofgrubbings.Excavationfortheprojectto-

taled8,300cubicyards;1,500cubicyardswasplacedason-sitefillandtheremaining6,800cubicyardswashauledoffsite. SeansaidthecrewshadtoworkcloselywithU-Haultoensurethateveryonehadaccesstothesite. “Therewasonlyoneentrance,whichhadtobesharedbyeveryone,”hesaid.“ThatincludedSargentconstructionve-hicles,othercontractors,U-HaulcustomerswhowantedtorentorreturnU-Haultrucksorvans,andself-storagecustomers.” WandaLandrywasthefieldcostman-agerforSargent.PatDubaywastheesti-mator.

Site work, utilities completed for Bangor U-Haul expansion

New cell added for CDD at Baileyville municipal landfill



crewswereabletokeeptwo-waytrafficgoingduringtheday. Atthispointinthejob,MDOTdecidedthatalotofthesidewalksandsurround-ingpavementweren’tADAcompliant,sothecrewshadtogobackto25differentareasandinstallsidewalktip-downrampswithdetectablepavers—steelplateswithraisednubs—sovision-impairedpeoplecanfeelwherethesidewalkends. SeansaidtheADAworkalsorequiredthecrewtorepairsmallsectionsofcurbinordertoaccommodatetherampsandpavers. “Thecrewendeduphavingtodothreeextraweeksofsidewalkandcurb-ingwork,alongwithalotofadditionalcoordination,”hesaid.“Sincewedidn’tstartworkontheprojectuntilAugust,wedidn’thavealotofleewaytomeetthesurfacepavingdeadline,whichwasOctober17thisyear.” Forthesecondsection—fromElmStreettoNewportElementarySchool—MDOTallowedthecrewstoworkduringtheday,becausetheroadinthatareawaswideenoughtomaintain2-waytraffic. WhereRoute2crossedtherailroadtracksbyMobilontheRun,SargenthadtocoordinatewithPanAmRailwaystohavenewrubberspacersinstalledduringacoupleofnightshifts. PanAminstalledeverythingtrack-related;SargenthadWellmanPavingputthefinishpavingbackuptowithinafewfeetofthetrack. Therailwaywasactiveduringtheproject,butthePanAmpeoplemadesuretrainschedulesweremodifiedtoallowtheworktobecompleted. “Thisprojectrequiredalotofcoor-dination,”Seansaid.“PeteParizodidaphenomenaljob.Overthecourseoftheproject,hehadtocoordinatewithMDOT,therailroad,theNewportSewerDistrict,theNewportWaterDistrict,theNewportPublicWorksDept.,andVerizon(forelectricalwork). TheprojectwascompletedonOctober15. InadditiontoSeanandPete,keypeopleforSargentwereCraigShorey,

Thefirstsection—fromtheRoute7intersectiontoElmSt.(theMobilontheRunconveniencestore),andfromElmSt.totheNewportElementarySchool—hadtobedoneatnightbecauseofthecrowd-edconditionsandthetrafficvolume. “Therewassomuchtrafficandsolittleroomthattherewouldn’tbeagoodwaytokeeptrafficmovingduringtheday-time,”Seansaid. Beforethemillingcouldbedone,Sargentcrewshadtodealwithabout60catchbasins,manholes,andelectricalboxesthathadcastirontops. “Beforeyoucanstartmillingpave-ment,allofthecastirontopshavetoberemovedandreplacedwithsomesortoftemporaryclosure,”Seansaid.“Amillingmachinecan’tgrindcastiron.” Sargentdecidedtousecrushedstoneonsteelplatesheavyenoughtosupportthetrafficload.Thesteelplateshadholesdrilledinthemtoallowwatertodrainthrough. Thecrewsdugaroundthestructures,tookthecastirontopsoff,replacedthetopswithcrushedstoneonthesteelplates,andthenaddedmorecrushedstoneoverthetoptobringituptograde. Atthatpoint,SHOemcameinandmilledtheroaddown3”.ThenextstepwasforMDOTtodeterminehowtheshimlayershouldbeplacedtofillincracksanddepressions—thehighsandthelows--toensureasmoothsurfaceforthebasepav-ing.Thenthecatchbasintopsweresetinplace,andthe1.5”overlaywasplacedontopbyWellmanPaving,usingmixfromSargentMaterials. Inthisprocess,Sargentcrewsworkedhand-in-handwithMDOTtodeterminethepropergradeandroadpitch. “Youhavetogetridofwheelrutsandcorrecttheresultsofpreviousoverlays,whichmayhaveputmorepavementononesidethantheother,”Seansays.“MDOTestablishesthecenterlineandthenchoosestheslopefromthecenterlinesothatroadwayhasanicesmoothcrowntoit”. Muchoftheworkonthefirstsectionwasdoneatnight,althoughsomeofitwasfarenoughofftothesidethatthe

SargentcrewsledbyfieldsupervisorPeteParizocompletedan$850,000proj-ecttoresurfaceaboutamileofRoute2inNewportfromtheintersectionwithRoute7totheNewportElementarySchool. ItwasthefirstMDOTjobwherethepavementwasproducedbySargentMate-rials’newasphaltplantinHermon. ThejobwasbidinApril(Sargentwasthelowbidder),butthecrewsweren’tabletostartworkuntilAugustbecausethepavingmixhadn’tbeencertifiedbyMDOT. “Webuilttheasphaltplantthroughthewinterof2015-16andhaditupandrunninginApril,”explainedSeanMil-ligan,operationsmanagerforSargentontheproject.“Youcan’tputdownpave-mentonanMDOTjobunlessMDOThasapprovedthemixdesign,andthetestingprocesstakestime.” Inadditiontocertifyingasphaltmixdesignsbeforethey’reusedonaproject,MDOTteststhepavementsamplesafterthefacttocheckforcompliancewithmixspecifications. “MDOTsaidtheasphaltprovidedbySargentMaterialswastop-qualitymix,”saidSean.“MDOTregulationssaythatifasupplierprovidesqualitymix,itcanreceivealittleextramoney.OntheNew-portjob,Sargentreceivedthemaximumincentivecompensationforthequalityofthemix.” WellmanPaving,thepavingsub-contractor,alsoreceivedthemaximumincentivecompensationfromMDOTforexcellentcompactionandlaydown. SeansaidtheNewportprojectwasa“millandfill”job,wheretheprimaryactivityistogrinddowntheoldroadwayandresurfaceit.. Sargenthiredasubcontractor,SHOemRoadwayServicesofSouthBerwick,todothemilling.SHOem’smillingmachineusesadrumandbelttoplanetheasphaltdownandtransferthemillingtoatruck.ThemillingswereshippedtotheSargentquarryinPlymouthforstorageandreuseintheasphaltprocessasneededinthefuture. TheMDOTdividedthejobintotwosections.

Sargent completes $850,000 resurfacing project on Route 2 in Newport, using first batch of MDOT-approved asphalt from Sargent Materials plant

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projectmanager;ScottMoon,foreman;andCurtVanAken,pipeforeman. ChrisDorrandWallyDowwereopera-tors,andRandyGoodwin,SteveRandall,RichardHiggins,andJacobLynchwerelaborers. DaleMayowastheMDOTproject

SunbeltRentalscannowutilizetheiryardyear-round.Foryears,duetoahighwatertableandalowsitedesign,Sunbelthadstruggledtouti-lizetheirequipmentstorageareaeachspring.Withthespringthawandrains,thesoilswouldbecomesaturatedandcouldnotsupporttheloadofthemanlifts,scissorlifts,forktrucksandotherheavyequipment.Theequipmentwouldsinkandgetstuck.Waterwouldalsopondonthesurfaceinmanyareas. Withthesitebeingveryflat,itwasverychallengingtofindameanstocarrythegroundwaterawayfromthebuilding,totheperimeteroftheyardandontothepublic

Sargent foreman Curt Van aken (left) spreads MDOt type a gravel over a layer of Mirafi 280i woven geosynthetic, while art Morin in the excavator places 8” of crushed concrete over a layer of Mirafi 580i woven geosynthetic.

art Morin places crushed concrete on a layer of woven geosynthetic fabric.

drainageswale.Theoriginalplanwastoremove2½feetoftheexistingsoilsandreplaceitwith2feetofcrushedledgerockandcapwithgravel,usingtheledgeaswaterstoragewiththeabilitytohandletheequipmentloads.Thisplanprovedtobecostprohibitive.SoSargentCorporationteamedwithCES,Inc.,anengineeringfirmbasedinBrewer,anddevelopedanalternativedesignincorporatingtheuseofnewlydevelopedgeosyntheticscreatedbyTencateMirafi.Thesenewgeosyntheticsservetoreinforcethesoilsandaidindrain-ingwateracrosssubgrade.Anunderdrainwasalsoaddedbisectingthesite. Thealternativeparkinglot/yardprofileconsistedofan8-inchlayerof¾”crushedstonesandwichedbetweenalayerofMirafi580iwovengeosyntheticplacedoversubgradeandcoveredwithalayerofMirafi280iwovengeosynthetic.Thiswasthenoverlaidwith6inchesofMDOTTypeAgravel.A1,000-square-yardarea

adjacenttothebuildingwascappedwith4inchesofhotmixasphaltpavement,whichwasplacedbyWellmanPaving.Asanadditionalcostsavingsmeasure,Sar-gentCorporationproposedusingcrushed

concreteinlieuofthecrushedrock,whichwasapprovedbyCES.Additionalditchingwasperformedalongtheperim-eterofthesitetoacceleratethewatersexitfromthesite. Withthereviseddesign,theprojectrequired1,500cubicyardsofexcavation,1,000cubicyardsofcrushedconcretesub-base,and530cubicyardsofbasegravel. CurtVanAkenranthejobforSargentastheprojectforeman,whileArtMorinoperatedtheexcavatorandskidsteer.KevinGordonwastheoperationsmanager,PatDubaywastheestimator,andWandaLandrywasthefieldcostmanager.

resident,whiletheinspectorwasRobClewley,aconsultantfromKleinfelder. SubcontractorsontheprojectwereWellmanPaving,Winterport;DirigoSlip-form,OldTown,sidewalkandcurbwork;TedBerryCo.,LivermoreFalls,sliplin-ing;FinelinePavementStriping,Hermon;andProjectFlagging,Brunswick.

Drainage project restores Sunbelt Rentals yard area for year-round use

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SargentCorporationcrewscompletedacombinationlandfillcapandnewcellcon-structionprojectfortheTownofHartlandduringthesummerof2015. Thetownwantedtoexpanditslandfill,whichwasoriginallydevelopedtohandlesludgefromthelocaltannery,soitcouldgetmorepeopletobringinwastematerialasasourceofrevenueforthetown. Theexistingfacilitywasalreadycapped,butthetownwantedadditionalcappingonthesouthsideofthelandfillinpreparationforafuturecellabuttingtheslope.Ineffect,thelinerforthenewcellwouldsimultaneouslyprovideacapforthesouthslopeofexistinglandfill. TheTownofHartlandwastheowner,representedbyTownManagerChrisLittle-field.CESofBrewerwastheengineer. AdamTenanwastheprojectsuperin-tendentforSargent,whileTimFolsterwastheoperationsmanagerandTravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.DavePreblewastheestimator. Tolinethesouthslope,Adam’screwstartedbypreparing35,000squarefeetofsubgrade,aprocessthatincludedstrippingoffthetopsoil,gradingthematerial,andplacingageogridlayerand12”ofclay. ThenRTDEnterprisesofMadisonin-stalledtheliner,whichincludeddouble-sidedgeocompositetopandbottom,ageosyntheticclayliner,and60milHDPEgeomembrane. Thecrewsinstalledleachatecollection

piping,12”ofdrainagesand,and10”ofwoodchipsforfrostprotection. Theprojectrequired: • 900linearfeetofleachatecollectionpiping • 1,300cubicyardsofdrainagesand--underneath • 800cubicyardsofbarriersoil • 35,000squarefeetofliner • 900cubicyardsofwoodchips • 550linearfeetofanchortrench TravissaidtheSargentcrewperformedverywell,andthetownwasgreattoworkwith. “Youcouldn’taskforabettergroupof

people,”Travissaid.“ChrisLittlefield,thetownmanager,isreallytryingtodevelopHartland.Hewantstobringmorewastematerialtothelandfillbecauseit’sasourceofrevenueforthetown.”

Editor’s note: The Bangor Daily News reported on November 26, 2016, that the City of Brewer had signed a 5-year contract with a waste disposal company in Levant that will result in sludge from Brewer’s wastewater treatment plant being taken to Hartland’s secure sludge landfill. The story said Hartland will receive dis-posal fees totaling $192,000 per year.

Dan Whipple places wood chips for the protective layer.

New cell construction at Hartland landfill provides cap for side slopeDan Whipple places clay for the new cell.Mike grant preps clay prior to the liner installation.



Sargent crew reconstructs the thompson Settlement Road in Oakfield.

ASargentcrewledbysuper-intendentTroyHarveywasabletoreconstructthe3-mile-longThompsonSettlementRoadinOakfield,ME,in2015,eventhoughthecrewdidn’tstartworkuntilSeptember. TimFolsterwastheopera-tionsmanagerforSargentCorp.,andTravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.StevePerrywastheestimator. TheownerwastheTownofOakfield;theengineerwasWright-PierceofPortland. Travissaidthetownwantedtoupgradetheroad,whichwaspavedbutinprettypoorrepair.TheroadrunsfromRidgeRoadtotheNelsonRoad. Mostoftheworkinvolvedreclaimingthesurfaceoftheroad-way,buttherewereacoupleofareaswherethecrewboxcuttheroad,putnewgravelin,replacedculverts,didsomeditching,andthenrepavedthesurface. Theprojectincluded: • Reclaiming31,700squareyardsofroadwaysurface.

• Grading29,500linearfeetofroad-wayshoulders. • 4,900linearfeetofditching. • Replacing1,396linearfeetofcul-verts,mostly15”indiameterbutincludingsome60”culvert. SubcontractorsontheprojectwereSteel

StoneIndustriesofHoulton,reclaimingandpaving;andProjectFlaggingofPresqueIsle. Travissaidthebiggestchallengewas“startingathree-mileroadprojectinSeptem-berandgettingitdonebeforethesnowflies. HesaidtheprojectwascompletedinOctober2015.

Sargent crew reconstructs 3 miles of road in Oakfield

SargentCorporationcrewshavecompleteda$2millionprojecttoseparatesewerandstormdrainservicesinaresi-dentialareaofSkowhegan. Thegoalistoreducetheamountofstormwaterthatgoestothewastewatertreatmentplant,especiallyduringsnow-meltandheavyrainstorms. WorkontheprojectbeganinJuneandwasfinishedinNovember. ColbyCurrierwastheoperationsman-agerforSargent,andTravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.AaronTidd,whohadcometoStillwaterfromtheMid-AtlanticRegionfortrainingtobeanestimator,estimatedtheproject. ChrisLynchwastheprojectsuperinten-dent,andtheforemenwereChrisCurtis,MikeHamby,RandallKing,andTimBlais. ThecrewsworkedonfivedifferentresidentialstreetsbehindtheNewBalance

facilityinSkowhegan. Theprojectincluded: • 3,100linearfeetofnewsewerline. • 2,000linearfeetofsewerservicestohomes. • 1,300linearfeetofsewerlining,whichinvolvedinstallingaliningsysteminsidetheexistingsewerlineinsteadofdiggingitupandreplacingit.Thelinerwasinstalledbyasubcontractor,LaneInliner,LLC,ofFairfield. • 1,800linearfeetofnewstormdrainonJoyceSt.andMt.PleasantSt. • 42newmanholesforbothseweranddrainagelines. Oneoftheroads—Mt.PleasantSt.—wasfullyreconstructedaspartofthesewerprojectwithallnewbasegravelandsubbasegravel,newpavement,andnewsidewalksanddrivewaytie-ins. Threeoftheroads—CenterSt.,AshSt.,

andOliveSt.—weren’treconstructed,butwereeitherpavedorreceivedpavementoverlayafterthesewerlineswereinstalled. Theotherroad—JoyceSt.—gotnewmanholes.Anewliningwasinstalledintheexistingsewerpipe,whichwasthenrecon-nectedtothenewmanholes. Theroadconstructionworkrequired5,000cubicyardsofexcavation,1,900cubicyardsofsubbasegravel,and1,450cubicyardsofbasegravel. Inadditiontothestreetwork,across-countryrunofnewsewerlinewithsixnewmanholeswasconstructedfromtheendofJoyceStreettoWatervilleAve. TheowneroftheprojectwastheTownofSkowhegan.OlverAssociatesofWinter-portwastheengineer. FineLinePavingandGradingofMadi-sonwasthepavingsubcontractorontheproject.

Sargent Corp. crews complete $2 million project to separate sewers, storm drains in residential neighborhood in Skowhegan



Sargent Corporation Benefits Update Sargent completes site work, foundations for Emera substation SargentCorporationcrews,theSargentFabricationShopinStillwater,andsubcon-tractorsN.S.Giles,HampdenElectricalandC.A.NewcombandSonsworkedcloselytogethertocompletethesiteworkandfoun-dationsforEmeraMaine’snewSaxlParkSubstationinBangor. WorkontheprojectstartedinearlyJuly2016andwascompletedinOctober. Sargentcrewsinstalledfourprecastconcretevaults(10’x12’x8’),onesmallerprecastconcretevault(8’x8’x8’),an8,000gallonpre-castoil-waterseparator(29’x8’x7’4”,infoursections),aprecastcabletrenchandaprecastconcretebridge(a3-sidedboxculvert),allsuppliedbyAmericanConcreteIndustries. N.S.Gilesformedandpouredacast-in-placevault(21’x8’x7’,withdividerstocreatefoursections),a19’x22’x2’trans-formerslabalongwithaseriesofcast-in-placeconcretepiers.Theanchorboltsfortheconcretepiershadtobeplacedtoa1/16thinchtoleranceinordertoaccom-modatepre-manufacturedelectricalcom-ponentsforthesubstation. Gilescrewsalsoformedandpouredthefoundationandslabforthesubstationcon-trolhouse. Sargent’sStillwaterFabShopfabricatedthealuminumgratingforthetransformerpadandthesteelembedsforthecontrolhouse.Bothhadtobefabricatedtoexact-ingtolerances. Forthecontrolhouse,theFabShopfabri-catedboththeangleironsthatwereembeddedintotheconcreteandthealuminumdiamond-platedeckcoversthatwerefittedintothean-gleironframestobridgethecabletrenchesinthecontrolhouseslab.Theplatesareremov-able,providingaccesstothecablesifneeded. N.S.GilesgottheanglesfromtheFabShopandcastthemintotheconcretefloor.ThentheFabShopcrewfieldmeasuredtheembeddedangle-ironframestoinsurethateachdiamond-platecoverfitprecisely. Sargentcrewsalsoconstructedfour

Preventive Health Care Excerpts taken from Anthem’s Website and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

The Importance of Preventive Health Care Nationally,Americansusepreventiveservicesatabouthalftherecommendedrate.TherightpreventivecareateverystageoflifehelpsallAmericansstayhealthy,avoidordelaytheonsetofdisease,keepdiseasestheyalreadyhavefrombecomingworseordebilitating,leadproductivelives,andreducecosts.

See Your Doctor While You Are Well Takethetimetoscheduleawellvisitwithyourphysician.Don’twaituntilyouareill.Yourdoctorcanbeastrongallyinhelpingtokeepyouhealthy.Workwithhimorhertoestablishaplanforroutineexamsandregularscreenings,suchasthoseforbreastandprostatecancer.Reviewyourmedicalhistorywithyourdoctor,includingover-the-counterandprescriptionmedicationsandfamilyhealthhistory.Seriousconditionssuchasheartdisease,cancer,anddiabetesaremorelikelytodevelopifsomeoneinyourfamilyhasalreadyhadtheillness.Keepinggoodmedicalhistoryrecordswhichindicatepriorillnesses,allergies,andsurgeriesisimportant.Thishistorycouldaffectfuturehealthdecisionsbetweenyouandyourdoctor.Ifyousmoke,thisisagoodtimetotalkwithyourdoctorabouthowyoucanquit.

Preventive Health Care Has No Cost Sharing SargentCorporation’smedicalplanhasalwaysmadepreventativecareaffordableandaccessiblebyprovidingpreventiveservicesatnocosttoitsmembers–evenbeforetheAffordableCareAct’s(ACA)requirementtodoso. Thefollowingareexamplesofpreventivehealthcareandscreenings: • Annualphysical • Bloodpressure,diabetes,andcholesteroltests • Manycancerscreenings,includingmammogramsandcolonoscopies • Counselingonsuchtopicsasquittingsmoking,losingweight,eating healthy,treatingdepression,andreducingalcoholuse • Regularwell-babyandwell-childvisits,frombirthtoage21 • Routinevaccinationsagainstdiseasessuchasmeasles,polio,and meningitis • Counseling,screening,andvaccinestoensurehealthypregnancies • Fluandpneumoniashots:visitvaccines.govtolearnmore

* * * Pleaseseeyourhealthplan’sSummaryofBenefitsandCoverage(SBC)formoreinformationonthehealthcarebenefitsavailabletoyou.

Dental Health SargentCorporation’sdentalplanalsopayspreventativeserviceswithnoadditionalcosttoitsmembers.Thedentalinsuranceplanwillpayupto80%ofusualandcustomaryonmostotherservices. Youroverallhealthcanbeimprovedbymaintainingadentalhealthprogram.Manyhealthconditionscandevelopasaresultofpoororalhygiene–heartdisease,diabetes,andAlzheimer’stonameafew.Ahealthydentalprogramconsistsofbrushingtwiceaday,flossingdaily,andschedulingprofessionalcleaningsandcheck-ups.



an N. S. giles crew forms the base slab for the cast-in-place vaults, while operator Pete Melanson installs a Rugged Rock precast concrete wing wall block along the westerly side of the precast concrete bridge, both supplied by american Concrete Industries.

300-foot-longcross-countryductbanksfromthenewsubstationtoanexistingEmeraMainesubstation.Toaccomplishthis,thecrewshadtosetaprecastconcretebridgetospanalargedrainageswaleandthenformandpourtheductbankacrossthetopofthebridge. Inall,thecrewsformedandpouredabout1,300linearfeetofreinforcedconcrete-encasedductbank,using240cubicyardsofconcrete,whichwassuppliedbySargentMaterials. Theprojectrequired9,600cu-bicyardsofexcavationandgrub-bing,1,000cubicyardsofgravelfill,1,900cubicyardsofbasegravel,and200cubicyardsoftoppingstone—aspecialblendofcrushedstoneranginginsizefrom3/8”to3/4”thatEmerausesforsubstations.

Sargent crews prepare the substation subgrade and install the transformer slab drain line to the oil-water separator. In the foreground, Emera Maine has begun installing the substation grounding cable.

SeanMilliganwastheoperationsman-agerforSargent,andJimBraleywastheprojectmanager.SteveRaymondwastheprojectsuperintendent,andJoshTaylorandRichardGushueweretheforemen. WandaLandrywasthefieldcostman-ager,andDavePreblewastheestimator. TheownerwasEmeraMaineandtheengineerwasSpauldingEngineeringand

ConstructionServicesofFairfield.BobPlattwastheprojectmanagerforEmera,andVictorSmith,P.E.,wastheon-siterep.forSpaulding. “SpauldingandEmerawereverygoodtoworkwith,”Jimsaid.“Victorwasveryproactiveandhadlotoffieldexperience.Heknewthethingsthatmatteredandcouldresolveissuesquickly.”

Environmentally,theprojectwasverysensitive,astheconstructionsitespannedasignificantdrainageswalethatemptiedintothePenobscotRiveronly650feetdownslope.Steve,hiscrewandsubcontractorswereabletocompletethejobwithoutanincident,evenafterexperiencingmajordownpoursthroughthesummer.



‘Dig in for Health’ — Your Sargent corporation Wellness Program

Sargent Corporation’s Wellness Program

Our Wellness Health Educator, Derek Hurst, travels to job sites to meet with employees. If you haven’t met with Derek and would like to, contact him at [email protected] or call 207-817-7511, today!

A message from Herb Sargent In the spring of 2007, Sargent Corporation instituted a Wellness Program, which is intended to create positive change for both the company and its employees. Our top priority is to help employees live a full and healthy life.

The following article was published in US News and written by staff writer Michael Schroeder.

*** Gettingoutsideanytimeofyearhasitsbenefits.ResearchfromtheUniversityofTampereinFinlandshowsthatcombiningphysicalactivityandnature,bothknowntoimprovegeneralandmentalhealth,isconnectedtobetteremotionalwell-being.And,evenonasurfacelevel,exerciseexpertssaygoingoutsidepro-videsanotherobviousadvantageifyou’vebeenstuckindoors:variety.Thatgoesforeverythingfromsimplyrunningunderanopenskytobeingabletotakeupwinteractivitieslikecross-countryskiingwheresnowisplentiful. “Gettingoutsidecanbeverymentallyrefreshing[and]peaceful,”saysBradRoy,clinicalexercisephysiologistandexecutivedirectorofTheSummitMedicalFitnessCenterinKalispell,Montana.“It’sgreatchangeofpace,”headds,“particularly

inplaceswherewintryweathersticksaroundforlonger,likeMontana.” Beingactiveout-doorsmayalsoofferanopportunitytosoakinsomeneededsunshinewhennaturallightisinshortersupply.“Ifpeoplecangetoutduringthedaywhenthesunishighinthesky,theywillgetalittle

doseofvitaminDattheveryleast,”saysMikeBracko,anexercisephysiologistinCalgary,Alberta. Ifyouhavehealthconcerns,talktoyourdoctor.Ifyou’vehadaheartattack,sufferfromheartdiseaseorhaveotherchronicconditions,likeasthma,talkwithyourphysicianbeforeheadingoutdoorstoworkout.“Exerciseinthecoldcanlowerthethresholdforwhenpeoplestarttofeelangina–whichischestpain,thetypi-calsymptomofheartdisease,”saysTrentHar-gens,anassociateprofes-sorofexercisescienceatJamesMadisonUni-

versityinHarrisonburg,Virginia.“Eventhoughyourbody’sgeneratingheatandyourbloodisflowingthroughyourwork-ingmuscles,bloodvesselstendtoconstrictsomewhatinacolderenvironment,”henotes.Overexerting–likeshovelingheavysnow–canputsomeonewhohasaheartconditionathigherriskforaheartattack.Sodetermine,inadvance,ifit’sbesttolimitoutdooractivitiesorsignificantlyscalebackonintensity. Formost,though,expertssay,thegreatoutdoorsareasgoodaplaceasanytogetexerciseduringthewinter,providedproperprecautionsaretaken. Respect Mother Nature.Payatten-tiontolocalweatheradvisoriesandstormwatchesandwarningstohelpdetermineeverythingfromwhetherit’ssafetodrivetowhatyoushouldwear. Dress the part.Thiswillbetempera-ture-dependent,butoneconsistentpieceofadvicetokeepwarmanddryistodressinlayers.Royrecommendsthreelayers:awickinglayer–typicallyclothingmadeoutofafabricdesignedtodrawsweatawayfromthebody;aninsulatingmiddle

How to exercise outside this winter . . . and make it fun



‘Dig in for Health’ — Your Sargent corporation Wellness Program

allwaystotakeadvantageofsnowandicetobeactive,”Roysays.Ordowhatkidsdo:Playinthesnow.“Gosleddingorrunaroundhavingasnowballfight,”Roysays.Itneedn’tbeaformalizedworkouttobephysicalactivity.Andshovelingsnoworchoppingwoodcanbeagreatwaytogetinmuscle-buildingresistancetraining. Do what you do the rest of the year. Don’thaveawinterwonderlandtoplayin?That’sOK.Simplymakeadjustments

layer,suchasfleeceorwool;andawaterproofbutbreathableoutershellagainstthewind. Besideswearingcottonasafirstlayer,whichcankeepwetnessonyourskinwhenyousweatandleadyoutogetsignificantlychilled,arookiemistakeistooverdress.“Be-causethenyougettoohot,”Brackosays.Ifyou’vewornlayers,peelingoffonemaysolvethat;however,if–again–yougettoowetyouwon’tbeproperlyprotectedagainstthecold.Ineitherinstance,itcanraiseaperson’sriskofhypothermia.Wearproperglovestokeepyourdigitscomfort-ableandprotectagainstfrostbite,aswellasanappropriatehat.“Youdon’twanttowearabigheavywoolhat,”Roynotes,“butsomethingthatwillprovidewarmthandwicksweatawayfromyourhead.” Keep hydrated.“Gettingenoughfluidsisimportant,ofcourse,tomaxi-mizeperformance.Anddehydrationcanleaveapersonmoresusceptibletothecold,includingfrostbite,”Roysays.“Youmightbeinclinedtothinkthatstayinghydratedissomethingyouonlyneedtothinkaboutinthewarmermonths.Butinthewinterittendstobedrier,andwetypicallylosemoisturejustasquickly–ormorequickly–asourbodiesheatupduringexercise,”hesays. Let the winter inspire you.“Whenitcomestoburningcalories,it’shardtobeatcross-countryskiing.Andunlikedownhillskiing,youdon’tneedmountainstodoit.Manyflatterplacesthatgetamplesnowalsohavedesignatedcross-countryskitrails.Andinadditiontoclassicalski-ing,youcanalsodoskateskiing–whichinvolveslongerpolls,shorterskisandlegmovementsimilartoskating,”Brackoexplains. Gotlotsofthewhitestuffonthegroundandlivenearwideopenspaces?Straponsnowshoes,whichmakeiteasiertowalkonsnow.(Youcanrentorpurchasethemthroughthesameoutfittersthatprovideskigear.)“Snowshoeingandiceskatingare

–namelyintermsofwhatyouwear–andcontinuewalkingorrunningout-side,forexample.Ifyou’vegotcabinfever,thatsamerunmayprovideafreshsenseofrenewal;and,ofcourse,youcantakeajauntsomewherenewlikegoingtrailrunningonapathyouhaven’tpreviouslytaken.“Justwearappropriatetreads,”Hargenssays.Trailrunningshoes,forexample,haveaddedgripthatcanbeusefulonmorevariedterrain.Avoidespeciallyslick,icysurfacestopreventfalls–alwaysstayingwithinyourlimits. Whateveryoudo,don’tusewinterasanexcusetotakeaseasonofffromworkingout.Itmaybealittleuncom-fortableatfirst.Yes,it’scoldoutside.“Theunfortunatetruthisthatwhenyoustartanexercise,thefirst5to10minutesyou’rekindofmiserablebecauseyou’recold,”Brackonotes.“Butifyou’redressedproperly,thediscomfort,likeanyobjections,shouldfallaway.Afterthat,you’rewarmedupandyou’restartingtofeelgood.”

Note from Derek: Iwantedtosharethisarticle,becausethisyearIfinallyachievedoneofmywinterwellnessgoals.ForChristmas,inlieuoftoys(notALLtoys),weequippedthefamilywithsnowshoesandmyfathergiftedusiceskates.Thefamilyhasputthemtogooduse,andtheresultshavebeengreaterthananticipated.I’vebeenknowninthepasttosufferfromatouchofseasonal“depression”,whichreallydigsindeeparoundmid

January.However,havingactivitiestonotonlylookforwardto,buttoalso

participateinwhilebeingoutsideandin“nature”,hasmadeasignificantdiffer-ence.Mostofall,it’stimespentwithmyfamily.Watchingmydaughtersimprovetheiriceskatingabilitiesandhavingfunwhiledoingit,hasbroughtgreatjoy(I’vefailedtoseethatwithanytoythey’vere-ceived,I’lladd).Sodon’twait,ifyou’vebeenmeaningtofindawinteractivitytoparticipatein,starttoday.

Derek Hurst and family on snowshoes.



Retiree Corner

John Ewer in a Cat 980H loader.

We wish you both a happy retirement!

John Ewer, 45 years of service with Sargent Corporation

John Sturgeon, 38 years of service with Sargent Corporation

John Sturgeon

JohnSturgeon,seniorprojectmanagerforSargentCorporation,retiredattheendof2016after38yearsofservice. JohngraduatedfromtheUniver-sityofMainewithadegreeincivilengineeringtechnol-ogy.In1970heacceptedajobatJamesW.SewallCo.inOldTown,wherehehadpreviouslyworkedsummers.HespentfiveyearswithSewallCo.doingsurvey,design,andcon-structionmanagementwork,andfouryearswithE.C.JordaninBangor,alsodoingdesignandconstructionmanagement. WhenJordandecidedtocloseitsBan-goroffice,JohncametoH.E.SargentforaninterviewandwashiredbyJimSargent. John,anativeofOldTown,startedworkingforSargentinMay1979asafore-man,helpingsupervisetheconstructionoftheheadquartersexpansioninStillwaterandworkedontheconstructionofPenobscotTerraceinOldTownamongotherprojects. Shortlyafterthat,Johnwaspromotedtoprojectmanager,replacingDaveJones,whobecamepresidentofCCB.Foraperiodof

“IconvincedmywifeayearandahalfagotoretirefromhercareerasateacherintheBangorschoolsystem,whereshetaughtfor45years,withthepromisethatIwouldretirerightaftershedid,”Johnsaid.“Now,ayearandahalflater,I’mfinallyretiring.” Johnexplainedthathewasinvolvedinacoupleoflarge,on-goingprojectsthatwereimportanttothecompany,andthathedidn’twanttoasksomeoneelsetofinish.OneofthemwasthepoliticallysensitiveCastineinfrastructureproject,andtheotherwastheGardinerCSOproject,whichwasdifficultandchallenging. JohnsaidheandCynthiawenttoCali-forniaforaweekrightafterthenewyeartovisitfamily,andthey’renowinSt.Pe-tersburg,FL,foracoupleofmonths. They’llspendthesummerattheircottageatPhillipsLake(Lucerne),andnextyear,theyhopetotraveltoEurope,withstopsinParisandonthesoutherncoastofFrance. Thehavetwochildren—Jessica,whoteachesfifthgradeinBangor,andKathryn,asurgicalPAinNewYorkCity.

JohnEwer,loaderoperatorforSargentCorpo-ration,retiredonApril22,2016,after45yearsofservice.AnativeofOldTown,JohnstartedworkingforH.E.SargentinMay1971.Hedroveatruckforaboutfiveyearsandthenbecamealoaderoperator,ajobhehelduntilretirement. Askedaboutmemorableprojectsthatheworkedon,Johnsaidtherewerequiteafew,butthenmentionedtheKibbyMountainjob,whereSargentcrewsdidthesiteworkfor44windturbinesonKibbyMountainandKibbyRange,about3mileseastoftheU.S.-Canadianborder. “ItwasSargent’sfirstmountainjob,”Johnsaid.“IhadtheCAT980loader—thebigone—andDeeHobartwasthesuperintendent.Thatwasanicejob.” JohnandhiswifeNormaliveontheKirklandRoadinOldTown.Betweenthetwoofthemtheyhavefivechildrenand“aboutadozen”grandchildren.Johnsayshehasnoparticularplansforthecomingyears—justtoenjoyretirement,doalittlefishing,andplaygolf.

time,Johnwastheonlyfull-timeprojectmanagerinthecompany.However,asH.E.Sargentgrewandexpandeditsworkinmunicipal,government,etc.,theneedforprojectmanagementbecamegreaterandotherPMswerehired.Eventually,Johnwasnamedseniorprojectmanager. JohnsaidthathewasfortunatetostartworkatH.E.SargentwhileHerbertE.wasstillquiteactiveinthecompany. “JimandRalphwerethegeneralmanag-ers,butHerbertE.remainedactiveincom-panyoperations,”Johnsaid.“IgotachancetoworkwithhimandexperiencetheSargentfamilyphilosophyrightfromthefounder.It’sagreatphilosophy—andit’sstillheretodaynowthatHerbR.hastakenover.” Johnsaystheessenceofthatphilosophyisthemostimportantassetofthecompanyisitspeople—itsemployees. “HerbertEusetosaythatanyonecanbuyorrentequipment,butit’shardtofindgood,dedicatedemployees,”Johnsaid.“Iampleasedtohavehadtheopportunitytoworkwiththemanydedicatedandtal-entedprofessionalsatSargent.IthasbeenanhonorformetohaveworkedalltheseyearsfortheSargentfamily.” John’splansforhisretirementcenteraroundmakingamendsforabrokenprom-isehemadetohiswifeCynthia.



The Herbert E. Sargent Way

Thankyou,JohnSturgeonandChrisLynchforjoiningtheCastineBoardofSelectmen

toberecognizedforyour

completionofanexemplaryPhaseTwoInfra-structureProjectonourhistoricMainStreet. AsIsaidinthatmeeting,SargentCorp.alwayshadtherightteamassembled.FromtheguidanceyouprovidedtoourengineersandarchitectsduringPre-ConstructionServices(whichyouattended)toyour“bootsontheground”duringthemultiplestagesofconstruc-tionwheretheprojectschedulewouldn’tallowworkduringthepeaksummerseasons. Castinedoesn'talwaysembracechangeasyourfieldcrewcanattest,butsincethecomple-tionoftheproject,wehavereceivednothingbutcomplements.Hereareafewofthem: “Speakingformyself,andIamconfidentforthemajorityofpeopleinCastine,1wanttothanktheSelectmen...andparticularlySargentCorporationandtheirsubcontractorsfortheoutstandingjobtheyhavealldoneintheexecu-tionoftheMainStreetproject.” “Jimmy,I’veseenmanypicturesoftheproject.IthinkyouguysdidamazingthingsforthetownofCastinethatwillbeappreciatedthroughthenextcentury.” Thankyouforyourcompany’sexcellentworkandIwouldwelcometheopportunitytobeafuturereferenceforSargentCorp. —JimmyGoodson TownManagerandCEO,TownofCastine

IamwritingtoexpressmyappreciationfortheworkthatSargentCorporationperformedontheOxfordWastewaterTreatmentFacilityand

CollectionSystemprojects.Thedifficultsiteconditionsmadeeachoftheprojectsyouworkedon,theWWTFFoundationandOutfallandtheCollectionSystemandPumpStationsworkalongRoute26,verychallenging.Withalesstalentedcrew,

theseprojectsmaynothaveturnedoutsowell. IespeciallywanttothankColbyCurrier,GlennAdams,SeanMilliganandSethWattsfortheirleadershipandcollaborationwithusduringtheentiredurationofthework.Weasengineersknowweonlylookgoodwhenourconstructionpartnersmakeuslookgood.Yourcommitmenttobothexcellenceandsafetymade

Iwanttotakeamomenttothankyouforyourgenerosity.Therewasagreatneedforground-work,materials,andlaborforoursoftballfieldproject.Wehadtoaccomplishalotofworkonaverymeagerbudget.Itisonlythroughthephilanthropicactionsofpeoplelikeyourself,wewereabletocompletethisproject. Yourgenerousdonationoftime,machinery,andman-powerenabledustoaccomplishthecompletionofthisprojectsavingthousandsofdollars.Thisisahugegiftthatwillallowgen-erationsofsoftballplayersfromourschooltohonetheskillstheyneedtobecomesuccessfulandtoworkasateam. Onbehalfofourstaffandstudents,andfuturestudents,ourdeepestappreciationgoesouttoyouforallyourkindness.Inaddition,oursincerethanksgoesouttotheworkcrewyousent:RandyGoodwin,skidsteer;ChrisPelkey,roller;ChrisDorr,grader;andJonNadeau,fore-man.Theyworkedwiththeutmostprofession-alismanddidanoutstandingjob!Thanksagainforallyouhavedoneforourschool. —PatrickLeonard,SoftballCoach PenobscotValleyHighSchool

IamwritingtothankyouforyourrecentgifttotheUMaineDepartmentofCivilandEnvi-

ronmentalEngineer-ing.YourongoingcontributiontotheHerbertE.Sargent

Scholarshipwillfinanciallyassistundergraduatestudentstofurthertheireducation. TheDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringhasapproximately290undergrad-uateand40graduatestudents.Ourretentionratesandgraduationratesremainhigh,andtheincomingclassfor2016-2017isover50students.Wecontinuetomaintainanexception-allystrongandwell-fundedresearchprogram,whichisessentialinlightofUMaine'spositionastheState'sonlyresearch-intensiveuniversityandgiventhatwearetheonlyCivilandEnvi-ronmentalEngineeringprograminMaine. Thisyear,wewelcomeDrs.LaurenRossandAndrewGallantasnewAssistantProfessors.Dr.RossspecializesintheareaofWaterResources;Dr.GallantisageotechnicalengineerwhoisreplacinglongtimefacultymemberDr.TomSandford,whoretiredafter35yearsasafacultymember.Ad-ditionally,wehaveaddedMs.XeniaRofestothefacultyrosterasaninstructor,andareintheprocessofhiringanewlabmanager.Weareveryexcitedatthechangeshappeninginourprogram. Giftssuchasyoursareindispensabletokeepingourprogramstrong,vital,andrelevant. —BillDavids,PhD,PE JohnC.BridgeProfessorand DepartmentChair

uslookverygood,andtheTownofOxfordisextremelyhappywiththeworkthatSargentCorporationhasperformed. Ilookforwardtomanymore"builtinMainebyMaine"opportunitieswithyou. —BrentM.Bridges,P.E. SeniorPrincipalIExecutiveVicePresident Woodard&Curran

Castine Phase 2 Main StreetInfrastructure Project

Cub Scout Pack 132, Calais, sends card saying . . . Oxford Wastewater Treatment, Collection System projects

Penobscot Valley High Schoolsoftball field renovation

UMaine Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

. . . Thank you so much for your help clearing and moving dirt at our Scout Hall.

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SargentCorporation,theLanderGroupLLC,andCalderwoodEngineeringofRichmondcollaboratedonadesign-buildprojecttoinstallapre-castboxculvertunderneaththeroadleadingtotheTogusNationalCemeteryinChelsea,ME. Theculvertreplacedafailingmetal-archculvertthatwasclosetomakingtheroadimpassableforautos. Theroadwasn’tclosed,butaportionofitwasbarricadedoff.Replacingthefailingculvertwasahigh-priorityprojectinordertoensurethattheroadwouldbeopentotrafficonVeteran’sDay. ThecontractwasawardedbytheMaineDepartmentofVeteranAffairsinmid-July2016,thenoticetoproceedwasissuedattheendofJuly. Afterthesitesurveyandsubsurfaceinvestigationwerecompleted,thedesignworkandplanningcontinuedthroughAugust.TheBoxculvertdesignwasap-provedinmid-SeptemberbytheVA;andAmericanConcretefabricatedthepre-castboxculvertanddeliveredittothesiteonOctober1 Theculvertwas22’long(11’wideinside),and10’tall(7’tallinside).Italsohada2’6”curbwallatbothends. Theculvertcameinthreepre-castsec-tions—each7’4”long.Thetwooutsidesectionsweighed34,000lbs.,themiddlesection(withnocurbwall)weighed25,000lbs.ThethreesectionswereliftedintoplacebyCoteCraneService.

Constructionoftheboxculvertwascompletedinthreeweeks,andtheroadwasopenedtotrafficonNovember10—thedaybeforeVeteran’sDay. Surfacepavingwillbedoneinthespringof2017. ColbyCurrierwastheoperationsman-agerforSargentCorporation,andJohnSturgeonwastheprojectmanager.SethWattswastheprojectsuperintendent. KeypeopleontheprojectwereSteveRenaudandTimMcLaughlin,excavatoroperators;RolandDrinkwaterandDanPokorny,truckdrivers;andErnieLittle-fieldandRodneyPerkins,laborers.Pat

Dubaywastheestimator. SubcontractorsincludedWellmanPav-ing,Winterport,andC.A.Newcomb,Car-mel,guardrails. TheLanderGroupdidsomeofthesiteworkontheproject,including,erosionandsedimentationcontrol,trafficcontrolandfinalseeding. Landerservedasconstructionmanager,andworkedtogetherwithSargentandCalderwoodEngineeringtoconstructthisprojectthroughadisabledveteranset-asideprogram.LanderGroupisaServiceDisabledVeteranOwnedSmallBusinessownedandmanagedbyPhilipA.Lander.

tim McLaughlin cleans up the excavation and prepares gravel for the binder pavement.

Sargent, Lander Group replace culvert on Togus National Cemetary road

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