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NEWSLETTER
SPRING 2015
FEATURE ARTICLE
FIELD MANAGERS WORKSHOP 2015
AWARD
WINNERS
Jennifer Hopps
Spirit & Dedication Award
Aggregate Industries
Team Garney Award
Mike Graeve
ESOP Ambassador Award
HISTORY OF THE FMW
Each spring, all salaried and office
personnel at Garney Construction
gather together to celebrate the
past year’s successes, recognize
achievements through our awards
program, receive training on various
topics, and most importantly, spend
time with fellow employee-owners we
may only get to see once a year.
gradually added training and other
informational sessions, especially
as the company started growing
geographically. The early ESOP
meetings were originally attended by all
employee-owners, but evolved to just
Superintendents, Foremen, and Project
Managers. What started out as just an
evening event grew into a two-day affair
(and sometimes more, depending on the
topics covered).
This annual “Field Managers
This year, approximately 325 people
Workshop” has been held in one form or
attended the FMW in Kansas City.
another for over three decades. Charles
This record attendance participated in a
Garney held similar meetings under the
biometrics / wellness screening, heard
old profit sharing plan before the ESOP
from a retirement testimonial panel
started in 1986. The primary focus was
and a keynote speaker, celebrated
celebrating while everyone received
service, safety and other notable award
their account information. The first true
winners, and took part in training on
FMW was held shortly after starting the
safety, generational differences in the
ESOP, as a forum to sell the concept
workplace, diversity, and harassment
to the workers. These initial meetings
prevention.
in the late 1980s were attended by
several key Superintendents and field
managers who
never bought
into the ESOP
concept; some
actually left
the company.
These early
meetings were
geared mostly
toward educating
attendees on
the ESOP, but
Days of Old: Garney employee-owners in 1990 - Dave Williams, Ed Rolf, David Lustig,
Mike D’Agostino, Scott Parrish, Fred Lester, Greg Harris, Eric Scott, and Mike Heitmann.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
RETIREMENT PANEL
Three of Garney’s recently retired
employee-owners joined the
group on Friday to give their
perspective on the company’s
growth and how retired life is
treating them. Mike Atkinson,
Blaine Eldreth, and Jerry Parrish
were all interviewed on stage,
giving the crowd a chance to ask
questions and sharing anecdotes of
their time at Garney.
THE KEVIN SAUNDERS STORY
“FINDING THE CHAMPION WITHIN”
Kevin Saunders, World Champion
athlete and motivational speaker, came
to speak to our group during the Field
Managers Workshop. Kevin was blasted
over 300 feet in the air and over a twostory building, with severe injuries
that left him paralyzed from the chest
down and confined to a wheelchair.
But that wouldn’t keep him from
finding the champion within.
belts to improve their lives, either
personally or professionally. One of
Kevin’s primary roles in working with
the K-State football team is to help
Coach Bill Snyder take ordinary boys
and turn them into extraordinary men.
This seems to hit right at the heart of
what we are about at Garney.
Are we perfect at Garney…certainly not.
However, there is not a better place in
the world for us to be while we each
strive to be a little better tomorrow than
we are today.
Many employee-owners were
moved by Kevin’s story. While no
speaker can ever connect with all
of his audience, several employeeowners took something of value
from his talk to add to their tool
Charlie Woody
MVP Superintendent - Pipe
Nathan Boone
MVP Superintendent - Plant
Rob Fults
MVP Project Manager - Pipe
Justin Reese
Safety Leadership Award (Central)
Humberto Del Cid
Safety Leadership Award (East)
Winter Garden Office
Community Service Award
(Tracy Winsor accepts on their behalf)
Jeff Gorman
MVP Project Manager - Plant
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FEATURE ARTICLE
ESOP MAN AWARDS
Octavio Ramirez
Best Carpenter
Jerry Shearron
Best Excavator Operator
Jose Soto
Best Loader Operator
Fred Keith
Best Pipe Layer
Jorge Ramirez
Best Laborer
Greg Hannah
Best Mechanical Crafts Person
Alejo Angeles Ramirez
Rookie of the Year
SAFETY AWARDS
Donald (Renee) Enrique
Hourly - East
Roger Dell
Hourly - Central
Juan (Paco) Franciso
Guevara-Mercado
Hourly - West
Humberto Del Cid
Salary - East
Justin Reese
Salary - Central
John Miller
Salary - West
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SERVICE AWARDS
5 YEARS
10 YEARS (CONT.)
10 YEARS (CONT.)
Adam Corn
Anthony Christensen
Antonio Rico
Bart Slaymaker
Benjamin Santoyo
Bill Williams
Bret Crandall
Brett Green
Bryan Clark
Carlos Hernandez
Casey Nelson
Charles Griffin
Colby Diamond
David Duncan
Dominic Perkins
Gary Dumont
Jennifer Hopps
Jennifer King
Jerry Taylor
Jonathan Backman
Jordan Brooking
Joseph Vasseur
Joshua Magee
Kyle Puskas
Laurie Grace
Lawrence Pacheco
Mario E. Longoria
Mary Parker
Matt Burton
Mike Moore
Nathanael Walker
Orlando Torres
Sam Marston
Santiago Simental
Susie Browning
Tony T. Smith
Anthony Mata
Arturo Santoyo
Arturo Torres
Beth Gardner
Brian Schultz
Carolyn Fracek
CJ Cahoy
David Burkhart
David Farkas
Dave McEntee
Elwin Claros
Eric Wagner
Hernan Mejia
Ignacio Marquez
James Babb
James Johnson
Jason Pacheco
Jesus Ortiz
Joe Cecava
Joe Ross
Joel Heimbuck
John Kenny
John Myhr
Jorge Perez
Justin Leicht
Leonel Gomez
Matt McCann
Matt Reaves
Mike Graeve
Norm Viggiano
Octavio Ramirez
Pedro Vasquez
Phil Naylor
Raul Arvizu
Richard Gaudin
Ritchie Singletary
Rodolfo Rangel
Stephen Harris
Teofilo Binuelo
Tim Holliday
Vasel Abazajian
Wade Pierpoint
Walter Robertson
10 YEARS
Adam Theriault
Adrian Mejia
15 YEARS
Armando Hernandez
Chad Sharbono
Craig Wold
Dan Smolik
David Garcia
Doug Graeve
Eliseo Lopez
Ilay Alvarez
Jose Castro
Lorenzo Reyes
Luis Perez
Matt Wampler
Miguel Luna
Ramon Cortez
Tony Cruz
Wayne O’Brien
Doug Graeve
20 YEARS
Florentino Alvarez
Mike Smith
Joseph Logan
Kevin Nauss
Ondray Johnson
Wes Conaway
Chad Sharbono
25 YEARS
David Lustig
Mike Heitmann
Steve Ford
35 YEARS
Gil Duran
Gil Duran
JOB SHOTS
WEMLINGER WATER
PURIFICATION FACILITY
IMPROVEMENTS
WATER RESOURCES
INTEGRATION PROGRAM: TWIN
OAKS PUMP STATION PHASE 1
CITY OF AURORA, CO
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
JOB 6208: $20.9 MILLION
JOB 5205: $13.4 MILLION
AURORA, COLORADO
PROJECT MANAGER
Joel Heimbuck
SUPERINTENDENT
Doug Langfeldt
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Justin Dreitzler
Drew Compton
FIELD ENGINEERS
Dallas Williamson
Gerardo Gomez
ELMENDORF, TEXAS
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
FIELD ENGINEER
PROJECT MANAGER
CREW
Marcus Grace
Justin Wilson
SUPERINTENDENTS
Joe Ross
Wade Pierpoint
Daren Warner
Raul Arvizu, Terry Dix, Eric
Henderson, Danny Servan,
Alfonso Grifaldo, Arturo Torres,
Miguel Ramirez, Chase Palermo
Pump can excavation.
Backwash basins.
Electrical building’s lower level edge forms.
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36” steel piping (splitter box to the baskwash basins).
Electrical building excavation.
Submitted by Justin Dreitzler
Submitted by Justin Wilson
Potholing of 96” pipe at a tie-in.
JOB SHOTS
LOGAN CSO INTERCEPTOR
JEFFERSONTOWN FORCE MAIN
LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER
LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
JOB 3208: $29.4 MILLION
JOB 3128: $6.0 MILLION
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
PROJECT MANAGER
CREW
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREW
Gary Goff
Jordan Carrier
SUPERINTENDENT
Steve Dunlap
Austin Rexroat
Edgar Elias, Basil Trouten,
Gregory Brown, Jesus Ortiz,
Samuel Ortiz, Thomas Brown,
Lazaro Marroquin, Timothy
Fields
Gary Goff
Tim Brewster
Steve Dunlap
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Austin Rexroat
Jordan Carrier
Jerry Shearron, Phillip Payne,
Michael Brewster, Ron Johnson,
Teo Binuelo, Edgar Elias, Basil
Trouten, Jesus Ortiz, Lazaro
Marroquin
Left: Setting the first sheet pile for a 35 VF
excavation to connect new interceptor sewer to an
existing 108” combined sewer outfall.
Above: Finishing up sheet installation; a view of
the concrete channel during dry weather.
Tim Brewster gives final touches on a series of fittings. Result....if it fits, it ships!
Below: In contrast, the concrete channel flowing
after a significant rain event.
Cold winter morning in Kentucky.
60” PCCP strung along the creek diversion wall. The gravity interceptor sewer will be
installed below the concrete bench on the opposite side of the channel.
Basil Trouten, Edgar Elias, Jesus Ortiz, Lazaro Marroquin, & Jordan Carrier.
Submitted by Jordan Carrier
Submitted by Jordan Carrier
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JOB SHOTS
PAR 1088 NORTHERN TREATMENT
PLANT
BRIGHTON, COLORADO
METRO WASTEWATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
JOB 6655: $99.4 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGERS
PROJECT ENGINEERS
SUPERINTENDENTS
FIELD ENGINEERS
Mike Graeve
Matt Wampler
David Lustig, Juan Torres,
Jeff Dickhausen, Carey
Woods, JB Wright, Chuck
Krier, Matt McBride, Pedro
Munoz, Brad Juracek, Frank
Earls, Lance Bunyan, Eric
Griffin, Tony Cruz, Bill Burst
Andy Brown, Adam Theriault,
Grant Harlow, Nick Campbell
Chance Galentin, Brett Green,
Josue Alvarez, Nate Walker,
Jesus Castro, Austin Heron,
Javier Mendez
EASTSIDE SEWER PHASE 4 CANDY CREEK GRAVITY SEWER,
PUMP STATION & FORCE MAIN
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MO
JOB 5203: $9.6 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Joey Perell
SUPERINTENDENT
Brian Schultz
CREW
Terry Miller, James Moore
Sr., James Moore Jr. Zach
Rever, Randy Gallagher, Tim
Charlton
PROJECT ENGINEER
Colby Diamond
Crew installing deck shoring for the 24” mid-level deck.
Top: Bioreactor basin piping completed looking south.
Middle: Secondary clarifier mechanical installation completed.
Bottom Left: Bioreactor gallery piping completed and ready for paint.
Bottom Right: Flying in the Hopper shell on the Dewatering building.
Submitted by Chance Galentin
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Terry Miller and Randy Gallagher placing concrete into bridge abutment.
Submitted by Brian Schultz
JOB SHOTS
AIRPORT WATER RECLAMATION
FACILITY PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL PUMPING
STATION
HERNANDO COUNTY UTILITIES
MURFREESBORO WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT
JOB 0469: $24.5 MILLION
JOB 3104: $7.3 MILLION
BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA
PROJECT MANAGERS
Mark Abram
Jason Baker
SUPERINTENDENTS
Norm Viggiano
Tony Colburn
Lee Welker
Antonio Mata
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Will Gulledge
Kevin Nehila
CREW
Tyler Boehning, Shannon
Trombley, Artemio Mata, Aaron
Moulin, Cliff Viggiano, Brian
Blanford, Ed McColgan, Wayne
Tillman, Charles Tillman,
German Galeas, Jose Romero,
Sergio Gil, Jay Morris, David
Slaughter, Robert Gallagher,
Jesse Reffuse, Nathan Muncy,
Ed Columbro, Mack Trombley,
Ismail Tillman, Chris Mello,
Matt Davis, Travis James
MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE
PROJECT MANAGERS
Jordan Brooking
SUPERINTENDENT
James Fulk
CREW
Ramon Munoz, Junior Mendoza,
Jonathan Evans, Clint Fulk,
Jessie Silva, James Tharpe,
Scotty Ferguson
View from the south side of the Stones River Crossing.
Aerial site photo including the new oxidation ditch, clarifiers, sludge dewatering building,
and rapid infiltration basins.
Almost ready to pour the second clarifier slab.
View atop the 428-foot long oxidation ditch.
Submitted by Will Gulledge
North side of the pump station with odor control over the wet well and flowmeter vault in
the foreground.
Submitted by Jordan Brooking
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JOB SHOTS
SOUTHWEST FORCE MAIN
MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE
MURFREESBORO WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT
JOB 3117: $8.3 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Jordan Brooking
SUPERINTENDENT
Kevin Griffin
CREW
Tomas Binuelo, Rudy Rangel,
Felix Rivera, Mike Scott, Scott
Russell, Ali Al-Hajery, Sammy
Rangel
SHINGLE CREEK TRANSMISSION
FORCE MAIN & RECLAIMED
WATER MAIN, PHASE II
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
ORANGE COUNTY, FL
JOB 2207: $2.8 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Dan Smolik
SUPERINTENDENT
Humberto Del Cid
CREW
Pedro Landau-Hall, Orlando
Torres, Fred Keith, Heinrich
Walker, Maxruris González
Hall
PROJECT ENGINEER
Jason Rave
Crew photo.
Crew installing 36” ductile iron pipe in a roadway down Tune Avenue.
Humberto shows the crew how he envisions the connection of the proposed 36”
ductile iron pipe reclaimed waterline into the existing reclaimed waterline.
Installing a Bentomat liner over the trench through an existing landfill.
36” PVC sewer force main installation.
Submitted by Kevin Griffin & Jordan Brooking
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Submitted by Jason Rave
JOB SHOTS
V.C. SUMMER UNITS 2 & 3 WWS
DISCHARGE & RWS INTAKE
STRUCTURES
AMMONIA REMOVAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND BIOSOLIDS
DRYER PROJECT
SCANA CORPORATION
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MO
JOB 0459: $13.0 MILLION
JOB 4440: $50.2 MILLION
JENKINSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Dave Hall
PROJECT MANAGERS
Josh Flammer
Jeff Harrington
SUPERINTENDENTS
Wayne Cooksey
SAFETY MANAGER
Butch Floyd
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Matt Dauk
David McCullough
Reidel Gardon
CREW
Don Enriquez (Foreman),
Alejo Ramirez, Benjamin
Santoyo, Jose Armenta, Jose
Rivera, Chris Cook, Joyce
Ashby, Thaleese Shivers,
Landy Bell
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
PROJECT MANAGER
Jeff Gorman
SUPERINTENDENTS
Tim Diamond
Tim Holliday
Chad Markley
Jared Keating
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Steve Harris
Luke Messer
Tim Hockett
Cody Schmidt
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Sonya Puskas
SITE SAFETY
Scott Thompson
Industrial aeration basin.
Top: Mud mat block-outs for H-pile.
Industrial final clarifier.
Left: Driving first test pile.
Above: Mud mat.
Submitted by David McCullough & Dave Hall
Submitted by Scott Thompson
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JOB SHOTS
NEWT II WATER TRANSMISSION
PIPELINE
POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
IMPROVEMENTS
NORTH WELD CO. & EAST LARIMER CO. WATER DISTRICTS
CITY OF MIDWEST CITY, OK
JOB 7205: $8.3 MILLION
JOB 4382: $47.6 MILLION
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA
PROJECT MANAGER
INTERN
PROJECT MANAGER
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREWS
SUPERINTENDENT
Keith Lemaster
Curtis Hefley
Jeff Riddle
Ron McPherson
Rich Trimble
ASST. PROJECT MANAGER
Gary Haas
Andy Hawthorne
Wayne Mercer, Steve Vasseur,
Jose Rivas, Cirilo Correa, Coy
Alspach, Nemecio Lopez Vega,
Derrick Gallegos, Sam Avalos,
Jon Beckman, Clayton Hoff,
Eddie Apodaca, Jeff Cote, Lee
Henderson, Aaron Richards
Both crews threading one of the six tunnels on this project.
Bart Slaymaker
Wade Pierpoint
ASST. SUPERINTENDENT
Bryan Clark
CREW
Josh Butler, Daniel Moreno,
Roman Valdez, Angel Perez,
Brian Courtney
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Sonya Puskas
Completed RBC parking lot, sludge storage pad, and finish grading.
An overview of staged pipe on Colorado State University property.
Grit classifiers installed as part of the larger grit removal system.
Pipe installation operations at the City of Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility.
Andy Hawthorne, a current intern at Garney Construction, traveled
with Colorado State University’s Heavy Civil Competition team to
the annual ASC student competition in Reno, Nevada. The team
placed 2nd out of 16 schools in the competition, continuing their
streak of placing in the top 3 for four years running!
Submitted by Andy Hawthorne
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Completed polymer feed area with containment curb and corrosion resistant concrete
topping.
Submitted by Bart Slaymaker
JOB SHOTS
DOWNTOWN WATER AND
WASTEWATER PHASE 2
MARY RHODES PIPELINE PHASE II
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD
JOB 4436: $84.1 MILLION
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
LA WARD, TEXAS
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
JOB 3211: $6.8 MILLION
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Jeff Seal
PROJECT MANAGER
Trent Roszell
SUPERINTENDENTS
Matt Burton
Chad Englebright
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREW
Rob Fults
INTERN
Ben Ramsbottom
CREW
Brett Keener, Brock Keener,
Darryl Countiss, Gary Dumont,
James Babb, Jordan Vann,
Robert Caldwell, Travis Wood
Chris Roberts
Andrew Kremer
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Taylor Osgood
Zach Steinbach
Heather Manning
Adrian Mejia, Hernan Mejia,
Elwin Claros, Bryan Roberts,
Terry West, Jose’ Villagran,
Vasel Abazajian, Joel Hoffman,
Antonio Rico
Crew photo.
Left: 48” valve cut in on the critical
transmission line to west Knoxville.
Above: Waterline crews work their
way up Main Street.
Below: Pipeline crew potholing
utilities to find the best route for the
30” transmission line.
Andrew Kremer’s crew assembles a 54” butterfly valve.
Terry West backfills the 54” waterline.
Submitted by Trent Roszell
Submitted by Taylor Osgood
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JOB SHOTS
EASTSIDE SEWER PHASE 4 CANDY CREEK FORCE MAIN &
GRAVITY SEWER
MIDWEST CITY COMPOST
FACILITY
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MO
JOB 4421: $8.0 MILLION
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
JOB 8202: $8.2 MILLION
PROJECT ENGINEER
PROJECT MANAGER
CREW
Ed Rolf
SUPERINTENDENT
Joe Lewis
CITY OF MIDWEST CITY, OK
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
ASST. SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Bart Slaymaker
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Steve McCandless
MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA
Ryan Moloney
Bryan Clark
Kerry Putthoff, Elliot Thompson,
AJ Chapman, Jason Gerdes, Wes
Callahan, Zack Romine
Sonya Puskas
Josh Butler, Daniel Moreno,
Roman Valdez, Angel Perez,
Brian Courtney
Finished paving around the truck scale.
A view of the new compost facility from the south, ready to sod.
Top: Force main pipe crew restoring a
county road.
Middle: Force main pipe crew pulling the
trench box to reset on the other side of
utilities.
Left: Installation of an aerial crossing on
a section of gravity sewer line.
Composting has begun!
Submitted by Ryan Moloney
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Submitted by Bryan Clark
JOB SHOTS
CONDUIT NO. 16 - 72” STEEL
PIPELINE INSTALLATION AT
MCINTYRE STREET CROSSING
NORTH RESERVOIR AND BOOSTER
PUMP STATION
DENVER WATER
JOB 6217: $1.7 MILLION
GOLDEN, COLORADO
FLORENCE, ARIZONA
TOWN OF FLORENCE, AZ
JOB 7211: $0.6 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENTS
SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Keith Lemaster
Dennis VanAuken
Phil Naylor
Brian Rush
Gordon Cole, Richard Ebel,
Ron Henson, Matt Linley, Eric
Klopfenstein, Dalton Nave
Mario Esparza
Jesus Rivera
CREW
John Yazzie, Mauricio Soto,
Euardo Grijalva, Ernesto Tapia,
Adalberto German, Jose Rivera,
Leonel Gomez, Isidro Chavarria,
Juan Tapia
PROJECT ENGINEER
Cole Rawson
Over excavation of the new water storage tank.
Top: Panoramic of the job
site, pipe and equipment
prior to starting work.
Middle: Bringing home
the next 20-foot section
of pipe.
Left: Using a crane to
handle large diameter
pipe around tightly spaced
utilities.
Tank foundation.
Submitted by Brian Rush
Submitted by Cole Rawson
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JOB SHOTS
T.Z. OSBORNE WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY 56 MGD
UPGRADE PACKAGES 1, 2 & 3
VAL VISTA WATER
TRANSMISSION MAIN - PHASE 2
(CMAR)
CITY OF GREENSBORO, NC
CITY OF MESA, AZ
JOBS 0468 / 0472 / 0478: $52.0 MILLION
JOB 7201: $15.4 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGERS
PROJECT MANAGER
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Don Trujillo
Lucas Cobb
SUPERINTENDENTS
Dave Dwyer
Lee Curtis
PROJECT COORDINATORS
Mary Parker
Margie Lewis
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Brendon Smith
Warren Donnelly
Sal Hernandez
CREW
CJ Kingsbury, Max Navarro,
Edgar Lara, Barry Smith, James
Garrett, Chris Greene, Matt
Rollins, Richard Brooks
MESA, ARIZONA
Jason Jansen
SUPERINTENDENTS
Phil Werner
Steve Chandler
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Jeff Anson
Ronnie Leyvas
CREW
Victor Diaz, Tim Gomez, Ron
Webb, Eric Edwards, Vince
Govea, Jose Diaz, Abel Espinoza,
Robert Rogers, Ty Babb,
Raymond Longoria, Johnny
Ortega, Adam Garay, Jorge
Sotelo
Installing 60” C303 away from tunnel pit towards connection to previously constructed
Phase 1 project and finalizing asphalt subgrade. JD 644 Loader (Tim Gomez), Cat 390
(Victor Diaz), Cat 349 (Ron Webb), Cat 938 Wheel Loader (Eric Edwards), Spray Hose
(Vincente Govea), Backhoe (Raymond Longoria)
Removing filter media with a vacuum truck and depositing it in a drying bed.
Precision Boring wrapping up 84” TLP installation underneath Mesa Canal box culvert.
This project consists of four TLP installations totaling 430 LF.
Installing vapor barrier in the EQ basin.
Excavating for the sedimentation basin.
Victor Diaz setting next stick of 60” C303 (picture includes Phil Werner and Jorge Sotelo).
Submitted by Sal Hernandez
Submitted by Ronnie Leyvas
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JOB SHOTS
AMO CLASSYARD 36” WELL LINE
REPLACEMENT & WELL #19
CONNECTION
V.C. SUMMER OWS WATER
TREATMENT PLANT SYSTEM (DBO)
EVERGREEN PACKAGING
JOB 3045: $27.8 MILLION
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
JOB 3213: $0.7 MILLION
JENKINSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Dave Hall
PROJECT MANAGERS
Youral Winegeart
Jordan Carrier
SUPERINTENDENT
Kevin Griffin
PROJECT ENGINEER
Gary Minnich
CREW
Rudy Rangel, Scott Russell,
Mike Scott, Sammy Rangel,
Tomas Binuelo, Felix Rivera, Ali
Al-Hajery
PROJECT MANAGERS
Josh Flammer
Jeff Harrington
SUPERINTENDENTS
Johnnie Ornelas
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Matt Dauk
David McCullough
CREW
Don Enriquez (Foreman), Alejo
Ramirez, Benjamin Santoyo,
Jose Armenta, Jose Rivera,
Chris Cook, Joyce Ashby,
Thaleese Shivers, Landy Bell
Filtered system ultra-filtration filter skids.
Potable system reverse osmosis membranes and chemical tanks.
Clockwise from top: Replacing a section of 36” RCP with 36” steel pipe and 10” well
connection; view of job site crossing Landfill Road from overpass; making final fuse in
the ditch on 42” HDPE; pulling a section of 42” HDPE into place during the a shutdown at
the paper mill.
Crew photo.
Submitted by Youral Winegeart
Submitted by David McCullough
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JOB SHOTS
MCLEAN WATER SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE III
WEST HICKMAN TRUNK SEWER - A
FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
JOB 3207: $3.8 MILLION
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
JOB 3201: $3.5 MILLION
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
PROJECT MANAGER
SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Sam Flowers
Rob Grant
Clay Greene
Gary Goff
Zack Bloomfield
CREW
Will Evans, Chris West, James
Johnson, Joe Hobbs, Peter
Underwood, Sam Underwood,
Landon McMillan
Chad Chadwick, Jesus Ledesma,
Yonis Barahona, Tony Lamb
Installation of a 100 LF section of a 175 LF 72” steel casing pipe.
Left: Excavating for concrete thrust collar for newly installed 24” ductile iron pipe within
Jones Branch Drive.
Right: Steve Ford displays his recently acquired “Workmen” statue from the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).
Completed installation of the double run of 72” steel casing pipe.
Grant Tabor (far right) and Clay Greene (third from left) join a group of engineers from
Loudoun Water to tour the AMERICAN ductile iron pipe plant in Birmingham, Alabama.
Installation of a 54” RCP tee-base manhole.
Rob Grant and his crew completed the final, critical tie-in for the project in one shift
while working under a continuous lane closure over the weekend.
Placing of sand bags to construct a coffer dam to cross the West Hickman Creek.
Submitted by Clay Greene
Submitted by Zack Bloomfield
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PROJECT AWARD
Garney’s V.C. Summer OWS Water Treatment Plant System
project won the 2015 Southeastern Construction Owners &
Associates Roundtable (SCOAR) Target Outstanding Project
Safety “TOPS” Award. The SCOAR Member Safety Awards
Program recognizes safety performance demonstrating
a serious, vigorous, persistent commitment to making
construction work safe.
The awards were presented during SCOAR’s Annual
Scholarship & Safety Awards Dinner on April 30, 2015, at the
Longboat Key Club and Resort in Florida. Brandon Blevins,
Safety Manager, attended the dinner and accepted the award on
the project team’s behalf. Congratulations to all those involved
on this project, and for promoting Garney’s #1 goal....SAFETY!
“TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO WORK” DAY
Some Garney tykes got to experience life on a job site at the St. Joseph, Missouri, project on April 23.
Below, Jeff Gorman and Tim Hockett’s children learn the tricks of the trade, while Jason Seubert’s son
(right) is stuck doing paperwork in the job site trailer!
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY MOCK BID DAY
To continuously increase Garney’s exposure at universities
in the Midwest, the Central Plant Group conducted a “mock
bid day” for the Missouri State University Construction
Management Program’s Estimating class, held on March 30,
2015. The class was composed of approximately 60 students
with 75% of them majoring in Construction Management.
The four employee-owners leading the class were Steve
Harris, Bryan Clark, Bart Slaymaker, and Luke Messer.
“I heard nothing but great comments from students about
the mock bid day! Dr. Mehany was also very impressed
and I am glad that we could finally get this going again.”
- Dr. Richard Gebken, Associate Professor and Construction
Management Program Coordinator
During the mock bid day, the students were challenged
to take a project overview, bid form, tab sheets, and a pile
of subcontractor / supplier quotes, and put together a
successful bid in about 90 minutes. When time is up, the
bids are compiled, and the team with the bid closest to
Garney’s number wins. This is a fun way to promote Garney
and give the students a taste of what it is like to be involved
in a real bid day scenario.
Great feedback from the faculty and students at MSU has
been received, including the following quote.
Clint Fulk
recently received
his operator
certification from
the National
Commission for
the Certification of
Crane Operators
(NCCCO). Congrats!
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY CLAY SHOOT
Left to right: Alex Wolfe (new hire in Tennessee),
Ethan Tramp (new hire in Florida), Jason Seubert
(COO), Cole Jordan (new hire in Tennessee), and
Devin, a student with our group.
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
MWSU STUDENTS VISIT ST. JOE
Several construction management students at Missouri
Western State University visited the Ammonia Removal
Improvements & Biosolids Dryer project in St. Joseph,
Missouri. Scott Thompson, Safety Manager, opened
up the presentation by addressing site safety and tour
expectations, Tim Hockett, Project Engineer, then followed
by introducing the Garney project team. He also gave a
presentation covering “Garney 101” information. Jeff
Gorman gave an informative presentation about the job site
overview and reinforced our focus on safety. He included
facts about the history of the plant, and details about the
current project.
For the tour, the students were split into three groups and
were partnered with people from Garney’s project team. The
groups were led by Jeff Gorman, Steve Harris, and Jared
Keating. Luke Messer, Cody Schmidt, Scott Thompson,
Jordan Joyce, and Tim Hockett also accompanied the groups
to help answer questions and take pictures throughout the
tour. The tour lasted about an hour and included several
different structures throughout the project site.
to work together in a way that efficiently completes these
large scale projects.”
In addition to his positive response, all of the students
provided positive feedback about the experience and
many inquired about Garney’s potential job openings and
internships possibilities.
Special thanks go out to:
• Mike and Tony for endorsing these events and
encouraging active involvement in the recruiting process
• Jeff Gorman for leading the way with presentations and
being flexible in the jobsite schedule
• Jared Keating, Scott Thompson, Cody Schmidt, Luke
Messer, and Steve Harris for taking on leadership roles,
helping present information, supervising the tour, and
helping set up and tear down the meeting space
• Sonya Puskas and Jordan Joyce for taking photos,
getting gift bags and recruitment materials together,
and ensuring that we had water bottles
After the site tour, everyone came back to the
administrative office and Jared Keating presented
information on construction scheduling. The students were
engaged and asked several questions about the information
that was presented. The event was considered a huge
success. The students’ instructor at MWSU stated, “It is
clear that you all are a very intelligent team that is able
MARINE AWARDED PURPLE HEART
Superintendent Mike Hall’s son, Michael V. Hall II, a field
operator with the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, received the Purple Heart in
February for wounds sustained in action while protecting his
country’s freedom in Afghanistan in November 2013.
Michael, all of us at Garney salute you for all you
have done for our country!
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EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING DAY(S)
During the week of June 1-5, Garney University will introduce
TRAINING VIDEO
Training Day(s), a new training endeavor dedicated to the
In addition to the training, each job site must create a short,
training of Garney’s hourly craftspeople. Over the course of
two to five minute training video and submit it to Jordan Joyce
the week, all job sites will schedule and complete training with
at jjoyce@garney.com. All videos will be reviewed for safety
their crews. Job sites will also create a short training video
and quality before being made available for future training use.
that will be used for future training purposes.
Videos should be submitted by Wednesday, June 10.
This will be the first of the Training Day(s) series, which will
The video should detail a process taking place on the job site
take place quarterly moving forward.
and should involve crew member participation. Please note
that the video does not have to cover the same subject matter
CREW TRAINING
discussed during the crew training.
All job sites need to pick one day to schedule and complete a
minimum of one hour of training with their crews. The training
Creativity is encouraged. However, we understand that you
should not be a safety topic, although safety and safe practices
are not in the film business and do not expect to receive award
should be incorporated and discussed as related to each topic.
winning videos. We need to see and hear what is going on in the
Examples of training topics include, but are not limited to:
video – any other special effects are up to you. Videos can be
• Operation of a hand/power tool
• Setting up a laser and use of a level
• Bolting up a mechanical joint fitting, a flanged fitting
• Putting together a Victaulic connection
• Putting together a push joint pipe connection
• Reading a set of plans, a set of rebar drawings, a laying
schedule
• Setting up a scaffold
• Setting a Simons form
• Proper grouting of a joint
recorded on smartphones. Microsoft offers a free video editor
called Microsoft Movie Maker – this is a good option if you want
to edit and spruce up your video.
Please submit your video via Dropbox. You can sign up for a free
account at www.dropbox.com.
SUPPLIERS PROVIDE HANDS-ON
TRAINING FOR GARNEY CREWS
• Installation of a shrink sleeve
• Application of form oil or concrete cure
• And many more…
You may also coordinate an event with a supplier that will
put on a training demonstration of one of their products you
are using on your job. Make it applicable to your work and
entertaining. Get the crew members involved. This is for them –
don’t let them be spectators.
On March 17, job 4440 in St. Joseph, Missouri, teamed up
with several suppliers, including Ferguson Supply, Tyler
Pipe, FlowTite Pipe and Custom Fab to provide their crews
with a hands-on mechanical / pipe training session.
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EMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHT
EDGAR ELIAS
LEAD HOE OPERATOR
Edgar Elias joined the Garney family in 2008 and immediately
exemplified the responsibility of ownership. Beginning his
Garney career as an Operator, and most recently serving
as Lead Hoe Operator, Edgar has been and continues to be
willing and eager to complete the task at hand. Working
out of the Nashville office, Edgar has been instrumental in
the construction of various heavy utility projects throughout
Tennessee and Kentucky.
To say that Edgar gives 110% would be an understatement; his
self-motivated attitude and keen eye for constructing quality
work is demonstrated daily. A few years ago when the Lead Hoe
Operator position was available, Superintendent Steve Dunlap
immediately identified Edgar as the man for the job. As Lead
Hoe Operator, he does that and more by leading and motivating
a superior team of fellow employee-owners to achieve goals
safely and efficiently. When asked to describe Edgar, Steve
Hailing from Joyabaj El Quiché, Guatemala, Edgar relocated to
responded immediately with “100% dedicated” and “service
the Nashville area in 2000 and has called it home ever since.
oriented.”
Outside of work, Edgar enjoys spending time his wife, daughter
and son. His family’s hobbies include swimming, fishing and
grilling his well-known dish, carne asada. Edgar and his family
also devote time to serve in their local church in La Vergne,
Tennessee.
Edgar continues to thrive with the opportunities available at
Garney and has developed into a great asset of the Garney
team. He defines Garney as “a great company that has given
me the opportunity to succeed” and credits the ESOP for
“motivating me daily to work with honesty and responsibility
knowing that it will improve my future.”
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC) TENNESSEE AWARDS
The ACEC awards banquet held on
March 3 recognized several of Garney’s
colleagues with Brown & Caldwell and
Metro Water Services. The Whites Creek
Pumping Station Improvements project
won both the “People’s Choice” Award
and first place in the Waste & Stormwater
category. Garney was a Gold level sponsor
and helped celebrate at the event.
Patrick Vidonish (second from right) with Glen Doss of Metro Water
Services, J. Dale Mosley with Gresham, Smith and Partners, and
Gilbert Nave with Metro Water Services.
Scott Reuter (right) and Doug
Yarosz of Brown and Caldwell.
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ESOP COMMITTEE UPDATE
STUDY FINDS S ESOPS TOTAL RETURN BEATS S&P 500 BY 62%, NET ASSETS UP MORE THAN 300% IN JUST 10 YEARS
$30 BILLION IN RETIREMENT SAVINGS DISTRIBUTIONS TO WORKERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 31, 2015) — New data compiled by EY’s Quantitative Economics and Statistics (QUEST) practice, shows that
private employee stock ownership retirement plans (S corporation ESOPs) outperformed the S&P 500 Total Returns Index in terms of
total return per participant by an impressively large margin (62%), net assets increased over 300%, and distributions to participants
totaled nearly $30 billion from 2002 to 2012.
The EY study found that the total return for S ESOP participants from 2002 through 2012 was $99,000 for an 11.5% compound annual
growth rate, 62% percent higher than the S&P 500 Total Returns Index’s 7.1% growth rate over the same period. Distributions to plan
participants totaled nearly $30 billion in the same ten-year period, and paid significantly more benefits per participant than 401(k)s.
In addition, the analysis indicates that both the number of people participating in S ESOP plans and the value of those plans’ net assets
have increased substantially since 2002. Net assets held in S ESOPs were 318% higher in 2012 than 2002, and participants with account
balances rose from 240,000 in 2002 to 650,000 in 2012, an increase of 165%.
“This striking new study confirms what our members know from direct experience,” commented ESCA Chairman Steve Smith, Vice
President - General Counsel of Amsted Industries. “They know first-hand that S ESOPs are providing secure retirements for their
workers and economic benefits to their communities. These compelling findings—showing strong and continuing growth in net assets,
distributions, average account balances, and number of participants with accounts—make that even more apparent. S ESOPs are a
model for how to make retirement security a reality for the broad American middle class.”
“The report finds that S ESOPs are providing an increasingly important role in supporting the retirement security of their participants,”
said Robert Carroll, National Director of QUEST and one of the study’s authors. Thousands of companies across the United States are
private businesses owned by employees through Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), a type of defined contribution retirement
plan. The vast majority of these companies are majority or wholly employee-owned. Tax rules enacted by Congress in the late 1990s
were intended to encourage employee ownership.
Today, S corporation ESOPs are doing exactly what Congress intended when it established them: generating economic activity, creating
jobs, and promoting retirement savings. By any measure, these companies have been a remarkable success story in recent years: truly
a bright spot in an economy characterized by sluggish growth, anemic job creation, and worker insecurity.
Prior reports have shown that S ESOP companies have lower default rates and weather economic storms better than their nonESOP counterparts. In 2014, the National Center for Employee Ownership compiled new data showing that private employee-owned
businesses default on their loans far less than other businesses. A 2010 by economists Phillip Swagel and Bob Carroll, both former
senior Treasury Department officials, found that, during the most recent economic recession, S ESOP firms they surveyed increased
employment by nearly 2%, at the same time that overall, employment in the private sector fell by nearly 3%. In his 2013 study,
Macroeconomic Impact of S ESOPs on the U.S. Economy, economist Alex Brill of Matrix Global Advisors wrote, “Beyond the immediate
benefit they provide to employees and customers, S ESOPs’ positive outcomes yield benefits to the U.S. economy broadly.” Brill’s
analysis found that total direct and indirect output from these
companies accounts for nearly 2% of gross domestic product.
Bipartisan legislation is scheduled to be introduced in both the
House and Senate to encourage more private companies to convert
to ESOPs.
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ACTUALIZACION DEL COMITE DE ESOP
ESTUDIO ENCUENTRA QUE LOS RETORNOS TOTALES EN LOS PLANES ESOP’S LE GANANAN A LOS PLANES S&P 500
POR 62%, EN SÓLO 10 AÑOS LOS ACTIVOS NETOS AUMENTARON MAS DE 300%
SE REPARTIERON $30 BILLONES EN AHORROS DE JUBILACIÓN PARA TRABAJADORES
WASHINGTON, D.C. (31 de marzo de 2015) — Nuevos datos recogidos por EY’s de Quantitative Economics y Statistics (QUEST),
muestran que los planes privados de jubilación de acciones propiedad de los empleados (de corporaciones S ESOP) superaron al S&P
500 Indice Total de Rentabilidad, en términos de rentabilidad total por participante, con un impresionantemente gran margen de (62%),
los activos netos aumentron en más de 300% y las distribuciones a los participantes ascendieron a casi $30 billones del 2002 hasta el
2012.
El estudio EY encontró que el rendimiento total para los participantes de S ESOP de 2002 a 2012 fue de $ 99,000 con una tasa
compuesta de crecimiento anual del 11.5%, 62% por ciento más alto que el S&P 500 Indice Total de Rentabilidad de crecimiento de
7.1% en el mismo período. Las distribuciones a los participantes del plan totalizaron casi $30 billones en el mismo período de diez
años y se pagaron significativamente más beneficios por participante de planes 401(k).
Además, el análisis indica que tanto el número de personas que participan en planes S ESOP y que el valor de los activos netos de
estos planes han aumentado sustancialmente desde 2002. Los activos netos de S ESOP’s resultaron 318% mayores en el 2012 que en
el 2002 y los saldos en las cuentas de los participantes aumentó de $240,000 en el 2002 a $650,000 en 2012, un incremento del 165%.
“Este nuevo estudio confirma sorprendente lo que nuestros miembros saben por experiencia directa,” comentó el Presidente de
ESCA, Steve Smith, Vicepresidente - Consejero General de Amsted Industries. “Ellos saben de primera mano que los planes S ESOPs
están proporcionando jubilaciones seguras para sus trabajadores y beneficios económicos para sus comunidades. Estos hallazgos
convincentes estan demostrando un fuerte y continuo crecimiento en los activos netos, distribuciones, porcentajes de saldos de
cuentas y el número de participantes con cuentas hace que incluso sea más evidente. Los Planes S ESOP son un modelo de cómo
hacer de una jubilación segura una realidad para la amplia clase media estadounidense.”
“El informe revela que los Planes S ESOP’s están representando un papel cada vez más importante en el apoyo a la seguridad de la
jubilación de sus participantes,” dijo Robert Carroll, Director Nacional de QUEST y uno de los autores del estudio. Miles de empresas
en todo Estados Unidos son negocios privados propiedad de los empleados a través de Plan de Acciones Propiedad Participada
(ESOP), un tipo de plan de jubilación de contribución definida. La gran mayoría de estas empresas son en su mayoría o en su totalidad
propiedad de los empleados. Las normas fiscales promulgadas por el Congreso a finales de 1990 estaban destinadas a fomentar la
participación de los trabajadores en ser propietarios tambien.
Hoy en día, las corporaciones S ESOP’s están haciendo exactamente lo que el Congreso ideo cuando se establecieron: generación de
actividad económica, creación de puestos de trabajo y promoción de ahorros para la jubilación. Bajo toda medida, estas empresas
han sido un éxito notable en los últimos años: en verdad un punto brillante en una economía caracterizada por un lento crecimiento,
anémica creación de empleo e inseguridad de los trabajadores.
Informes anteriores han demostrado que las empresas S ESOP tienen tasas de morosidad más bajas y mejor clima sin tantas
tormentas económicas como otras empresas que no manejan un ESOP. En el 2014 el Centro Nacional de Asalariados obtuvo nuevos
datos que muestran que las empresas privados propiedad de los empleados no fallan en pagar sus prestamos, y mucho menos que en
otros negocios. Un estudio en el 2010 de los economistas Phillip Swagel y Bob Carroll, ambos ex altos funcionarios del Departamento
del Tesoro, encontró que durante la reciente recesión económica las empresas S ESOP que inspeccionaron tuvieron un aumento
en empleo de casi un 2%, a la vez que en general el empleo en el sector privado se redujo en casi un 3%. En su estudio del Impacto
Macroeconómico de S ESOPs sobre la economía de Estados Unidos en el 2013, el economista Alex Brill de Matrix Global Advisors
escribió: “Más allá del beneficio inmediato que proporcionan a los empleados y clientes, los resultados positivos de rendimiento de los
S ESOPs’ benefician a la economía estadounidense ampliamente.”
El análisis de Brill encontró que la producción total directa e
indirecta de estas empresas representa casi el 2% del producto
interno bruto.
Una legislación bipartidista está programada para ser introducida
en la Cámara y el Senado para animar a más empresas privadas a
convertirse en ESOPs.
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ESOP MAN
ESOP MAN,
How is the ESOP contribution split
between employee-owners each year?
— CURIOUS GEORGE
HOMBRE ESOP,
¿Cómo se reparte la contribución que hace
el ESOP cada año entre los
empleados-propietarios?
— JORGE EL CURIOSO
DEAR CURIOUS:
Every year, the company makes a contribution to your
ESOP account that is based on your total wages. The
contribution amount is currently equal to 12% of your
total wages. If you contribute to a 401(k), even more is
contributed – up to an additional 3.5%. For example, if you
earned $40,000 in wages and you maxed out your 401(k),
you would receive a contribution of 15.5% or $6,200.
This contribution happens every year so you can see
how your account can grow quickly. In addition to this
contribution, the amount in your account that has built up
from previous years continues to grow as our stock price
grows. This is a great situation and it is why employee
ownership is so powerful.
The process is also discussed in the ESOP Summary Plan
Description and Employee Benefits Guide. Electronic
copies of these documents can be found on the HR
SharePoint site.
QUERIDO CURIOSO:
Cada año, la compañía hace una contribución a su cuenta ESOP
que esta basada en el total de su salario. La cantidad actual de
la contribución es del 12% del total de su salario. Si usted esta
contribuyendo a un plan 401(k), recibe mucho más - hasta un
máximo de 3,5%. Por ejemplo, si usted ganó $ 40,000 en salarios
y puso el ahorro máximo en su 401 (k), usted recibiría una
contribución de 15.5% o/= $6,200.00
Esta contribución se da todos los años, asi que puede ver cómo
su cuenta crece rápidamente. Además de esta contribución, los
fondos en su cuenta que se ha acumulado de años anteriores,
siguen creciendo segun el precio de nuestras acciones crece. Esta
es una situación perfecta y es por eso que ser una empresa de
propiedad de los empleados es tan poderoso.
El proceso también se discutio en el Resumen de Descripción
del Plan ESOP y Guía de Beneficios del Empleado. Copias
electrónicas de estos documentos se pueden encontrar en el sitio:
HRSharePoint.
Write me and I’ll do my best
to answer your questions.
This column acts as a forum for employee-owners to get their
questions answered by ESOP Man. Think of it as Garney’s version of
“Dear Abby.” Oftentimes, employee-owners have the same burning
questions; this column gives you an opportunity to submit questions
anonymously, directly to ESOP Man. If you have questions you’d like to
submit for future issues, please email esopman@garney.com.
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SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Garney would like to showcase our employee-owners and
their efforts in giving back to their communities. We start off
with two of our Colorado employee-owners: Stephen Hagy and
Beau Javernick.
The National Sports Center for the Disabled, headquartered
in Winter Park, Colorado, is a year-round program that
assists individuals with both physical and mental disabilities.
This program focuses on encouraging these individuals to
participate in various outdoor activities. Every winter, the
Colorado Children’s Hospital piggybacks off of this program
and assigns a volunteer to a child, between ages 7 and 18.
The volunteer then works with this child and helps them learn
to ski or snowboard over several sessions that take place 5
to 10 weekends over a season. Each instructor receives full
training and learns the fundamentals of skiing/snowboarding
and subsequent training classes focus on how to teach the
fundamentals of skiing/snowboarding to someone with
various disabilities. Some of the disabilities that students in
this program come to them with are various spinal diseases,
paralysis, limb amputations, degenerative muscle and bone
diseases, autism, and down syndrome, among others.
Colorado’s Stephen Hagy has been a snowboard instructor
in this program since 2008, while Beau Javernick has been
a snowboard instructor since 2005, for a total of 6 years
accounting for his time away from Colorado, spent working out
of Garney’s Nashville office. In 2014, Beau became a sit-ski
instructor and has been teaching that since.
If you or someone you know deserves to be recognized for
their selfless efforts in giving back to their community, please
contact Wayne O’Brien and Whitney Briggs.
FAMILY CORNER
Lily, Patrick Vidonish’s daughter
teases the camera with her cuteness!
Graeden (Grady) McKeever, son of
Meggan & Ryan Krase, was born on
March 23, 2015, weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz.
Luke & Kelsey Messer welcomed their
daughter, Mya Lynn, on March 31, 2015.
Mya is begin held by big brother, Cyler.
Nick Judd and Leah Greers Judd were married on April 10, 2015, at Magnolia
Plantation in South Carolina.
Chris & Laura Coston welcomed
daughter Masyn Jean on April 21, 2015.
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HR & RECRUITING COUNCIL
POLICY HIGHLIGHT: EEO
Garney wants to ensure that all applicants have a fair opportunity in
What does EEO stand for?
the hiring process, in competing for promotions, and equal access to
EEO stands for “Equal Employment Opportunity” employer.
training and professional development opportunities based on their
merit and abilities.
Garney is an EEO employer – what does that mean to me?
It means that it is the policy of the company not to discriminate
Why is it important that Garney is an EEO employer?
against any applicant for employment, or any employee-owner
An inclusive, diverse and tolerant workplace motivates employee-
because of:
owners to perform to the best of their ability. It promotes
• Race
• Handicap
• Color
• Age
• Religion
• Sex
• Creed
• Sexual Orientation
• National Origin
• Gender Identity
• Ancestry
• Veteran Status
Garney will take Affirmative Action to ensure that the policy is
implemented, particularly with regards to: employment, upgrading,
understanding, encourages creativity, values diversity and helps to
create stronger and more focused teams of employee-owners. More
focused employee-owners leads to safer and more productive work,
which perpetuates our ESOP. Garney wants to ensure and maintain a
working environment free of harassment, intimidation, and coercion
at all job sites and in all facilities at which employee-owners are
assigned to work. The policy will be rigidly adhered to at all times.
Any violation of the policy should be reported to an immediate
supervisor or Garney’s EEO Officer, Jeff Lacy.
promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment, recruitment advertising,
If you have further questions about the EEO policy, please refer
layoff, termination, recalling of employees, compensation, training
to your employee handbook, ask your supervisor, and/or contact
and working condition.
Garney’s EEO Officer, Jeff Lacy at jlacy@garney.com or 816.746.7277.
GARNEY EMPLOYEE-OWNERS HELP TEACH UNIVERSITY COURSE
To further Garney’s involvement with the Construction Science
Program at Kansas State University, several Garney employeeowners volunteered to present during a “Current Trends in
Construction” course. The purpose of this class is to give junior
and senior level students a broad overview of relevant topics in
the construction industry. Employee-owners from Garney and
representatives from Ferguson Waterworks and American Ductile
Iron Pipe Company took this opportunity to discuss how and why
water and wastewater is treated, and illustrated the different types
of piping systems that we deal with on a daily basis.
Jared Keating and Steve Harris speak to the construction students.
Greg Dill and Jeremy Pike, both from Ferguson Waterworks, led a
hands-on tutorial on how to put together and install various types
of pipe, including Victaulic, mechanical joint, and flanged piping
systems. Tyler Bolen with American Ductile Iron Pipe provided
valuable engineering and technical data about the piping systems
being discussed.
Greg Dill (center) and Jeremy Pike (right) demonstrate how to
assemble Victaulic pipe.
IN MEMORIAM
Charlene Richardson, a former Garney employee-owner, passed away on April 3, 2015. Charlene was an
Administrative Assistant at Garney from 2003 to 2010 and spent the few last years enjoying family in Hawaii.
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EQUIPMENT
Garney’s California operations received their first piece
of equipment on April 30, 2015 - a new John Deere 470G
excavator. Pictured from left to right are Dan Sanguinetti,
Chris Haverkamp, Kevin Downs and Mike Kohl.
Five John Deere 624K loaders being prepared by Murphy Tractor
in Kansas City for delivery to the Eastern region pipe crews.
INTEGRITY IS THE SHORTEST PATH TO SUCCESS
On March 5, 2015 several employee-owners traveled to Kansas
State University to lead a seminar entitled, “Ethics & Integrity,” for
300 Construction Science students. During the seminar, students
were given five ethical scenarios and asked how they would handle
each situation. Several students were called upon to share their
answers with the crowd. Following student responses, Garney
representatives explained how they would handle the situation.
Discussion was focused on the difference between making ethical
decisions, versus decisions made based on integrity.
Steve McCandless leads the discussion on ethics and integrity
as 300 students look on.
The idea for the seminar stemmed from an activity that took
place at Garney’s regional training sessions in February where
employee-owerns worked in teams to resolve ethical dilemmas.
A group of employeeowners at the Eastern
regional training
session work together
to come up with a
solution to an ethical
scenario.
The nine employee-owners who led the seminar at K-State.
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PROJECT AWARD
The Ward County Water Supply Project
was developed in response to severe
drought in one of the fastest-growing
metropolitan areas in the United
States. Garney helped complete
this project as the CMAR and also
constructing several portions of the
project. The project was one of five
finalists for the 2015 ASCE Outstanding
Civil Engineering Achievement
(OCEA) award, and won the Award of
Merit during the awards gala held in
Arlington, Virginia, on March 26, 2015.
Congratulations to all those involved!
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PARTING SHOTS
Kevin Griffin’s crew gets crazy with a snowman in Pine
Bluff, Arkansas. Pictured are Sammy Rangel, Gary
Minnich, Rudy Rangel, Thomas Binuelo, and Felix Rivera.
Say hello to my little friend! John “Doc” Scott and his dog
working equipment on the City of Abilene CMAR project.
Angela Kearney, pictured at right, helped her parents
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in March.
The Southern Delivery System (SDS) team signs the last
joint of pipe installed on the 50-mile conveyance program.
Pictured are Matt Foster, John Miller, Tyler Bain (top &
bottom), Bill Williams (top & middle), and Scott Parrish.
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