Pittsburgh - Independence Excavating

1956
Established
Independence Excavating, Inc. • Independence Demolition, Inc.
Independence Recycling of Florida • Indy Equipment & Supply
Precision Environmental Co. • DiGeronimo Aggregates • Precision ProCut • Flex-Tech Resources, Ltd.
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The People. The Work.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Vic DiGeronimo Jr.
Welcome to the summer of 2016. After
an extremely mild winter we jumped right
into spring with plenty of work to start,
continue and finish. All of our various
work groups, disciplines and areas are
looking forward to an extremely busy
year with some already having booked
the majority of their work for the entire
2016 season. I’d like to specifically
recognize our various general managers
for their extraordinary effort in 2015 and
continuing right into 2016. Dave Bevan,
Ron Brocco, Justin Fox, Don Mahnke,
John Percun and Steve Wilk have added
so much to the success of their work
areas that we all should express our
gratitude to them when given the chance.
These guys continue to push all of us in
many areas to grow and succeed, and
their dedication makes our company the
safest and best place to work possible.
With one of our best years ever, 2015,
behind us we are counting on this group
to continue the run in 2016. Thank you
from myself and the entire DiGeronimo
family. We look forward to the future with
this outstanding, talented group.
Another very exciting development that
I would like to briefly mention is our new
Pittsburgh office and heavy shop facility.
It’s currently being constructed, and — at
this time — the steel is up, heated floors
are poured and it should be enclosed
in the next few weeks. This is another
example of the huge commitment we
have made to the western Pennsylvania
market. I will be sure to include pictures
in future newsletters when it’s completed.
Our building group, Independence
Construction, has really expanded their
abilities and increased their workload
for 2016. Kevin DiGeronimo and all the
talented people he has attracted has
put us in a great position for several
high profile projects to begin in the very
near future. It seems the market has
really embraced the fact that — with a
single phone call — they can start with
abatement, demo, site, and now their
building needs completed with safe, high
quality, construction from one team.
It’s extremely rewarding to watch this
company take on new challenges and
continue to add projects and new and
repeat customers to their resume.
Lastly, and maybe most importantly,
I want to thank all of the DiGeronimo
Company employees and valued vendors
for either donating food and or money
to our Harvest for Hunger campaign this
year. We had several employees that
helped on our committee effort and so
many others that put time and effort
into phone calls and more to make this
a huge success. We will be providing
a minimum of 180,000 meals for the
under privileged and needy people in
Northeast Ohio. I’m personally very proud
of your commitment and the company’s
eagerness to help others. We are already
discussing next year’s campaign and
will again look for your much needed
support. Have a great summer, be safe
100 percent of the time, and thanks for
all your continued support.
Have a nice day!
SAFETY
Independence Receives AGC of America
Safety Award
Contractor’s Association of
West Virginia recognized IX
for 50,000 safe man hours
in the Utility Division.
On March 10, 2016, Independence
Excavating was recognized by the
Associated General Contractors of
America — at their national convention,
held in San Antonio, Texas — for our
commitment to safety.
Our Safety Director, Tom Steblinski,
along with Senior Project Manager,
Doug Thomas, presented to judges on
behalf of our safety culture and proudly
accepted the Construction Safety
Excellence Award in the Federal/Heavy
Division with over 900,000 man-hours
worked in 2015.
Congratulations to our entire team and
let’s continue to work safely in 2016!
CAWV Safety Award —
Utility Division
Pictured from left to right:
AGC President, Charles L. Greco, IX Safety Director,
Tom Steblinski, IX President, Vic DiGeronimo Jr.,
IX Vice President, Rob DiGeronimo, IX Senior
Project Manager, Doug Thomas, and Willis
Construction Practice Chairman, Paul Becker
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Pictured from left to right: Robert Lafon,
Famco, Inc., Eric Sears, IX Field Safety Specialist,
and Richard Jeffrey, OSHA
Pittsburgh Operations — It’s all about the People!
Justin Fox, General Manager — Pittsburgh Operations
The People
Hard Work. Commitment. Accountability.
Integrity. Sacrifice. These words are
the backbone to most meaningful
endeavors, but without the people to
execute, they are merely that: words.
As my uncle — Vic DiGeronimo Sr. — has
stated numerous times, this business
is about people, and what sets
Independence Excavating apart is the
people we are lucky enough to have in
our organization.
In 2009, Independence Excavating
decided to make its first geographic
expansion by opening an office in the
Pittsburgh region. At this moment — with
the benefit of hindsight — it was a great
move, but few can understand the
tremendous fortitude it took to make this
decision in the midst of our generation’s
worst economic climate. Opening a new
office requires investment, both human
and monetary. At a time when most
companies were shrinking, we were
trying to expand. It was a bet on the
future. A bet on the market in Western
Pennsylvania and a bet that we could
assemble a great group of people —
vested in the ideals and culture that
made us successful in Cleveland.
At the outset, we started with a small
crew and a few customers. Our first
“yard and shop” was a one acre piece
of property and two Conex boxes; now
our average job has more laydown and
storage area than that.
formidable, Western Pennsylvania-based
construction company.
As of the writing of this article, I’m proud
to report our forces number more than
150 people, and each and every one of
them are an important member of the
team. Laborers, operators, surveyors,
safety specialists, mechanics, shop
support staff, administrative assistants,
supervision, project managers, drivers;
it takes all of these people — working
together, pulling in the same direction,
focused on delivering results to our
customers and to each other — to
continue to make the Pittsburgh
branch a valuable asset to our parent
organization.
The Work
As our staff has expanded, so has the
scope of our services. Most of the work
has been high profile, dynamic and
difficult, but the teamwork approach
we bring to projects has made them
successful. These projects range from
150 acre bulk earthwork packages to the
grading and utility installation for 150
low income homes in the Hill District
and Larimer neighborhoods. We have
demolished old hospitals in Oakland and
helped build new hospital facilities in
Shadyside and Wexford. We have built
new retail centers for some of the largest
and most prestigious developers in the
market, yet can scale down to install
steam vaults on college campuses. We
have demolished the ceiling in both the
Squirrel Hill Tunnel and the Fort Pitt
Tunnel, but are currently building new
roads for PennDOT and The Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission. We have
experience developing sites for casinos,
schools, railroads, energy infrastructure
and intermodal facilities in this region.
As Pittsburgh continually reinvents itself,
we are providing services required to
aid the developers of old industrial sites
along our rivers in the Strip District, the
Yough Valley, Lawrenceville, Hazelwood,
Neville Island, Aliquippa and Rankin.
Independence Excavating is proud to
be a part of the Pittsburgh community.
Since 2009, when we established
ourselves in this region, we have been
fortunate enough to gain new customers,
and are humbled to do repeat business
for most of them.
Together, we can continue to shape the
region.
From such small beginnings, we were
able to deliver for our customers and —
along the way — enjoy measurable
success. As they say, success breeds
success; we continued to have steady
work, and the size and scope of the
projects kept increasing. The growing
team continued to deliver results.
What started out as a “small crew”
of predominately transplants from
Cleveland and Erie has evolved into a
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CURRENT PROJECT
Almono: World Class Sustainable Mixed-Use
Redevelopment Project in Pittsburgh
On September 1, 2015, Almono L.P. —
in cooperation with the Regional
Industrial Development Corporation —
issued Notice of Award to Independence
Excavating for its Hazelwood-Almono
Phase 1 Infrastructure project.
The project is located on a 178 acre
land parcel along the Monongahela
River, originally developed in 1852 by
Jones and Laughlin. The 178 acre plot
is bordered on the south by Tecumseh
Street and on the north by the Hot
Metal Bridge, which was built for Jones
and Laughlin in 1900 to connect the
mill to the blast furnaces on the other
side of the river. At the time, Jones and
Laughlin was the fourth largest steel
producer in the United States, largely
because it developed the process of
cold rolling steel.
With a long history of steel production
associated with the site, developers
are conscious of not only the
historical structures that remain but
also of the carbon footprint it once
emitted. Because of this, the plan
for the site is to be carbon neutral
upon completion. In adhering to that
approach, the developers elected to
have Independence Excavating provide
Tier IV equipment for the entire contract.
Tier IV is the classification of latest
emissions standards as defined by the
federal government on May 11, 2004.
These standards were required to be
implemented into all newly produced
equipment by 2015. Due to these
standards, you will see some of the
newest equipment in our vast fleet
working onsite.
new Signature Blvd. began with over
100,000 cubic yards of earthmoving,
as well as erosion control measures put
in place to keep our rivers clean from
fugitive sediment. Once the dirt was
moved, our team was ready to install the
vast network of utilities.
Utility installation included installation
of 1,600 lineal feet of 54” reinforced
concrete pipe sewer, over 9,500 lineal
feet of Duquesne light duct bank and
8,700 lineal feet of sanitary sewer —
some of which exceeds 27 feet in depth.
Upon completion of deeper sewers
and electrical utilities, Independence
Excavating forces are installing
15,000 lineal feet of storm sewer, 10,000
lineal feet of water main, 7,600 lineal feet
of telecommunications duct bank and
excavation and backfill of 9,000 lineal
feet of both 20" and 8" gas line.
To complete the work, we will turn to our
subcontractors: our recycling division
crushed 24,000 tons of concrete to
spec 2A material for roadway subbase;
Vantage Corporation will install the
underground infrastructure for the
122 street lights and new traffic signals;
A team of twenty-five pieces of Tier IV
equipment, a superintendent, multiple
foremen, two project managers, a full
time surveyor, and 30 of the best trained
operators and laborers in the industry is
charged with the complete development
of Signature Blvd. The development of
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Newcomer Concrete will install
19,000 lineal feet of city curb and
12,400 square yards of sidewalk; Lindy
Paving will complete 30,700 square yards
of asphalt paving; A. Merante Construction
will complete the Duquesne light duct
bank down Second Avenue; and CH&D
Enterprises will complete the enormous
landscaping package which includes over
45,000 individual perennials.
Independence Excavating would like
to thank Almono L.P., RIDC, AL-CM,
GAI, PWSA, Alcosan, Peoples Natural
Gas, Duquesne Light Company, and
all of its subcontractors and materials
suppliers for what is shaping up to be
another great project for the Pittsburgh
community.
CURRENT PROJECT
New Baltimore Slope Remediation Update
Typical Somerset County winters involve
multiple feet of snow and trips to the local
ski resorts. For Independence Excavating
(IX), winter meant multiple earth moving
spreads and thousands of trips to the fill.
The New Baltimore Slope Remediation
turned up the heat as temperatures
dropped in the town of New Baltimore,
Somerset County. The $33 million dollar
project for the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission (PTC) entered its most
difficult and important phase late in 2015.
The project has two main purposes: first —
and most notably — is to fix the New
Baltimore Slope which has been plaguing
the PTC since the original highway was
built in the 1940s; second is to widen
and re-align 4 Degree Curve, as well as
install new drainage for the future total
reconstruction of the turnpike in this
area. This project will help make the most
dangerous and accident prone section of
the Turnpike safer for thousands of drivers.
The first phase of the project revolved
around the roadway itself. The objective
was to move traffic away from the
eventual work area to keep the traveling
public safe. To accomplish this goal,
multiple traffic phases were implemented
to incrementally install new drainage,
barrier wall, glare screen, asphalt and
pavement markings for the new traffic
alignments. Crews worked day and night
in tight quarters to finish. Nightly lane
closures had to be closely coordinated
due to the limited timeframe allowed
for impact to the traveling public. Work
on “America’s first Super-Highway” is
dangerous and demanding, but our
partners at the PTC, Stahl Sheaffer
Engineering and our subcontractors
pulled together to finish safely and within
our tight schedule windows.
Once the traffic was safely moved, the
main event was ready to start. Four million
cubic yards of dirt and rock were the next
target for the IX team, but first extensive
erosion and sedimentation controls had
to be installed across the 125 acre site.
These controls included four HDPE-lined
BeforeAfter
ponds, over a mile of rock lined ditches
and thousands of feet of compost filter
sock. The 4 degree curve was the first cut
to be dug into, clocking in at a sizable
1.6 million cubic yards. The impressive
Hitachi EX1900-6 excavator lead the
charge, fitted with a massive 16 cubic
yard bucket. This machine, along with
five Caterpillar 777s, was supplied by
Bill Miller Equipment. Material was dug,
ripped and blasted day and night from
the bank and sent to the St. John’s fill
area at a breakneck pace, in an attempt
to stay ahead of the looming winter.
Although it was by all accounts a mild
winter, especially given the reputation of
Somerset County, it still managed to make
things difficult for the team. Three —
sometimes four — full-time mechanics
worked around the clock to keep
equipment operating for both shifts. Both
the Pittsburgh and Cleveland heavy shop
provided support, along with our partners
at Bill Miller, Caterpillar, John Deere, Good
Tire Service, and Hitachi. It was all hands
on deck with over 80,000 man hours
spent on the job through the end of winter.
Local 66 Operating Engineers, Local 419
Laborers and Local 1058 Laborers were
integral in supplying people up to the task.
It became even more challenging when
work began on the New Baltimore Slope.
An active landslide is a very problematic
place to perform a 2.6 million cubic
yard mass excavation, but the IX project
team attacked the challenge head
on. A carefully planned remediation
sequence was created by geotechnical
engineers and geologists after many
years of studying the area. The plan
included 24 parallel “slots” to be cut
along the hillside down to the source
of the landslide, a mud seam termed
the failure plane. The failure plane
was excavated out and benches
were installed into competent rock
as the cut progressed down the hill.
Waste material was hauled up the
mountain and then used as fill from
the top down, continually covering the
benches. Excavation progressed swiftly
down the hill as the organized chaos
of excavators, trucks and bulldozers
moved the overburden and remediated
the failure plane. Over 30 pieces of
equipment worked in tight quarters
moving 30,000 yards a day 200 feet up
the mountain on 20% grades.
Spring has finally made it to the
Allegheny Mountains, and the end of dirt
moving draws near. Winter is over, but
there is still significant work left to do.
Upon completion of the remediation, the
entire site will need stabilized and post
construction storm water management
features implemented. The new turnpike
alignment grading and drainage will be
installed and traffic will be restored to
its original conditions. We look forward
to building off of the hard work that
was completed this winter by finishing
the project strong. Our partners at the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and
Stahl Sheaffer Engineering continue to
work with us to deliver a project we can
all be proud of, even if it is only seen as
you speed past at 70 miles per hour.
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NEW PROJECTS
AEP Big Sandy Demolition – Phase I
Louisa, Kentucky
Scope: Dismantlement and demolition
of five ancillary buildings, removal of four
sections of coal conveyor from the existing
plant, demolition of a concrete cooling
tower, grading and capping of existing coal
pile area and backfill.
Cleveland Hilton Hotel Connector Tunnel
Cleveland, Ohio
Scope: Excavation, sheeting, shoring
and dewatering package to facilitate
construction of an underground cast-inplace concrete pedestrian tunnel linking the
new downtown Cleveland Hilton Hotel with
the Huntington Park Garage.
Aliquippa Warehouse and Utilities
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Scope: The project scope consists of cut to
fill of approximately 200,000 CY, undercut
and replace unsuitable material as
required, installation of storm sewer pipe,
sanitary sewer pipe, water, underground
electrical conduits, and trench excavation
for gas service and fine grading of a
200,000 SF area for proposed warehouse.
Cleveland State University – Chester
Building Demolition
Cleveland, Ohio
Scope: 105,000 SF mass demolition of a
two-story building including separation and
demolition of two pedestrian walkways,
foundation removal and shoring.
Avon Lake Water Pollution Control
Plant Improvements Project
Avon Lake, Ohio
Scope: Clearing and grubbing of the site,
asphalt removal, excavation for two twenty
foot settling tanks with a beam and lag
retaining wall, excavation of a 40 foot deep
pit for installation of a new raw sewage
pump station, 3,500 LF of yard piping
ranging in size from 4" to 60". Installation
of new site storm sewers, new pavement
subbase, grading and storm water
management controls for the duration of
the project.
Bucksport Paper Mill Demolition
Bucksport, Maine
Scope: Demolition of former Verso paper
mill with approximately 9,300 GT of total
demolition, crushing and reuse of all hard
fill on site.
CSX National Gateway Clearance
Improvement Project: Shenandoah
Junction, WV Track Lowering
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
Scope: Lowering of two CSX tracks under an
existing Norfolk Southern bridge. Mainline
track work will happen during weekend
outages. The scope of work includes
disabling and reassembling 2,600 LF of
track panels, excavation and haul off of
10,000 CY, installation of sub-ballast,
and ballast, E&S, clearing, drainage
improvements, paving, and striping.
Huntington Parking Garage Fire Line
Cleveland, Ohio
Scope: 300 LF of 8" fire line, 6" standpipe
from the roadway into garage and site
restoration.
Intergate. Ashburn
Ashburn, Virginia
Scope: Excavation and backfilling for
foundations for a 139,518 SF data center
building, 17,000 SF of exterior concrete
hardscape, 11,000 SY of asphalt paving,
and 7,000 LF of curb and gutter as well as
associated earthwork with the hardscapes
where IX is currently performing the site work.
“SAFETY DAY” BREAKFAST
The DiGeronimo Companies Annual Safety
Day Breakfasts began in March 2016,
and were held in Cleveland (10th Annual),
Pittsburgh and Chantilly, to recognize
our safe work efforts and to stress the
continued emphasis we all need to make
on a daily basis to remain one of the
safest contractors in the nation.
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MWAA Phase 2, Package B Rail Yard
and Maintenance Facility
Dulles, Virginia
Scope: Dry utilities at the Dulles rail
yard, where IX is currently performing
site work operations. Work consists of
trenching, blasting, concrete encasement,
and premium backfill of 36,000 LF
of underground electrical duct bank.
Installation of more than 30 vaults and
323,460 LF of conduit.
NEORSD Ridge Road Emergency Repair
Brooklyn, Ohio
Scope: Replacement of approximately
1,000 LF of 72" RCP combined sewer in
Ridge Road. The project includes bypass,
paving and reconnection of 60+ residences
and businesses. The additional work will
be added to our current contract for the
NEORSD Chevy Blvd Detention Basin.
Public Improvement of Scranton and
Carter Roads
Cleveland, Ohio
Scope: Reconstruction and rehabilitation
of approximately .6 miles on Carter Road
between Columbus Road and Scranton
Road. Work includes the reconstruction of
existing pavement with concrete pavement,
curb replacement, driveway repair, catch
basins and roadside drainage features,
pavement markings, and making curb
ramps ADA compliant throughout the
project length.
Twinsburg – Building A
Twinsburg, Ohio
Scope: Clearing, SWPP, soil stabilization,
topsoil movement, and grading making
building pad ready for foundations.
New State-of-the-Art Office and Shop Accommodates Growing
Pittsburgh Operations
Justin Fox, General Manager — Pittsburgh Operations
It is with tremendous excitement and
anticipation thinking that in seven short
months, the Pittsburgh Branch will
be moving into our brand new, stateof-the-art office and shop facility. As
we flipped the calendar from 2015 to
2016, our internal forces “broke ground”
and commenced moving dirt for the
building pad. Although we fought Mother
Nature, we turned the pad over to Bear
Construction, our design builder, on
February 1st. Footers for the 30,000
square foot facility went in very quickly,
and by March 1st a majority of the steel
was erected.
As I write this article, I am pleased to
report the building is well ahead of
schedule with the roof, underground
plumbing and structural masonry
complete. The crews are working towards
beginning floor pours for the shop.
Some highlights of the building include
20,000 square feet of shop space, and
10,000 square feet of office. The shop
was designed around the idea of being
able to pull Cat 777 haul trucks inside
and repair them. The door dimensions,
crane hook height and capacity, and
floor thicknesses will accommodate the
largest pieces of equipment in our fleet.
The other feature definitely worth noting
is that the shop floor will be heated. This
is great news to our mechanics who
have laid on a lot of frigid floors in our
current unheated shop.
The 10,000 square foot office space
will be a tremendous upgrade over our
current situation. The initial buildout
will include 14 offices, with room to
build out several more as our growth
continues. The current floor plan has
two conferences rooms, one which will
serve as a “bid room” and the other as
a formal conference room. Also included
are typical community areas like a
kitchenette and business center.
Right now, we are working hard to nail
down details such as floor coverings,
paint colors, and fixtures. Personally,
working on this building is probably
one of the most rewarding and fun
experiences of my career. How lucky are
we? Not many people get a chance to
design and build an office building to
their exact liking, and to me, this is an
initial result of the hard work, dedication,
and sacrifice of so many. A new chapter
will begin for the Pittsburgh Branch
when we move into our new facility, and
I for one, am more than excited to see
what the future holds.
Pittsburgh Operations Team — Second to None!
Jeff Vivian, Operations Coordinator
It’s hard to believe that seven years ago we
were sitting on an acre of rented ground,
with two Conex boxes and a Kentucky trailer
sitting on it, and were calling it the new
Pittsburgh yard.
It’s amazing what can happen in a very
short period of time. You can’t help but be
impressed as you drive out of the yard and
pass the new state-of-the-art shop being built
on the property, with eight bays, the room
to accommodate a 777 haul truck, heated
floors and an overhead crane that will allow
Pittsburgh to perform undercarriage and
engine repairs, complete machine rebuilds,
as well as fabrication and welding.
Independence Excavating purchased its
current property in 2010 on Saxonburg
Blvd., which consisted of 20 acres and an
old 30,000 square foot warehouse/shop.
In 2009, we hired our first carry-all driver
and field mechanic, outfitted each with a
truck, and started to really perform our own
support work in the Pittsburgh area, making
us more efficient and cost effective when
completing projects. From our original staff,
we have grown to two lowboy drivers, two
shop mechanics, three road mechanics, two
fuel/greasers, two apprentice mechanics,
two shop delivery drivers, and one yard/
support shop employee.
As noted above, the Pittsburgh heavy shop
and support shop has been growing steadily
over the last seven years and is always trying
to add great talent to the company, allowing
us to support and service the work we have
in the western Pennsylvania region. I am
extremely proud of the people who I get
to work with every day. Each person has a
unique skill set and personality, which makes
the whole group much greater than the sum
of its parts. We are a team! I want to thank
each and every one of these employees for
their hard work and dedication. Without their
help, and the support of the DiGeronimo
family, we would not have been able to grow
and expand the way we have in the last
seven years. We can only imagine where we
will be seven years from now…
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CURRENT PROJECT
Out with the Old, In with the New —
The Block Northway
In July of 2015, Independence
Excavating, Inc. executed the civil
work package at The Block Northway
(formerly known as The Northway
Mall), located north of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania along McKnight Road. The
Block Northway is a 500,000 square
foot redevelopment of the former
Northway Mall that will introduce new
retail shops and new restaurants to the
area by the fourth quarter of 2016.
The civil work package was awarded
to Independence Excavating, Inc. and
included, but was not limited to: demolition
of existing asphalt, concrete, and utilities;
installation of four underground storm
water detention/infiltration systems
totaling a capacity of approximately
2,500 CY, associated storm water pipe,
and appurtenances; installation of
sanitary sewer pipe and appurtenances;
Installation of both domestic water and fire
support systems; earthwork and grading
of the site; hardscape and landscape;
concrete curb, asphalt pavement, and
stripping. The overall project was divided
up into two major phases, Phase I
and Phase II. Collaboration between
Independence Excavating, Inc., the Owner
and multiple trades working on-site was
essential to overcome the many obstacles,
in order to achieve several aggressive
major milestone dates and to ensure the
success of the project.
In addition to the base contract
mentioned above, Independence
Excavating, Inc. established good working
relationships with other companies onsite and was contracted by both Rycon
Construction (Prime contractor at The
Block Northway for redevelopment of
existing and new structures) and Definis
Mechanical (Mechanical contractor at
The Block Northway) to perform the
following: excavate/backfill for building
foundations and slabs on grade;
excavate/backfill exterior and interior
sanitary sewer, storm water, gas, etc.;
installation of storm water pipe and
appurtenances.
The Block Northway project has also
led to the development of several
positive safety practices that have been
implemented at The Block Northway
and other sites in Pennsylvania. Some
of these practices include a site specific
safety orientation map of the project
site, with key personnel information
and hazards identified, as well as hard
hat stickers—specific to the project—to
ensure that workers have been properly
orientated with the site and the hazards
associated with the work.
Overall, the project is approximately 67%
complete, and is currently expected to be
complete on or before June 1, 2016.
DiGeronimo Companies
and Partners raise over
$40,000 for
Thank you to our generous employees
and business partners who contributed
to make this campaign such a success.
Calfee Halter & Griswold
Carron Asphalt & Paving
Climaco, Wilcox, Peca,
Tarantino & Garofoli LLC
Columbus Equipment Co.
Cuyahoga Valley Trucking Co.
Enviroserve
Frantz Ward
Hoffman Group
Lindy Paving Inc.
Miller Cable Company
Mintek Resources
Northstar Asphalt Inc.
Ohio Cat
QT Equipment, Inc.
Wenger Excavating
Jeff Badner
Melissa Balser
Dave Bevan
Jeff Bonomo
Greg Braun
Ron Brocco
Dave Bronza
Rick Brzeczkowski
Edwin Butler
Jason Carl
Ted Chuha
Steve Cindric
Tim Diamond
Leo DiFrancesco
Donald DiGeronimo
Lisa DiGeronimo
Debra DiGeronimo
Rob DiGeronimo
Bobby DiGeronimo
Michael DiGeronimo
Greg DiGeronimo
Mary DiGeronimo
Joe & Colleen DiGeronimo
John DiGeronimo
Nick DiGeronimo
Rick DiGeronimo
Vic DiGeronimo Jr.
Vic DiGeronimo Sr.
Eric Dombrowski
Joe Dorsey
Joe Dzubara
Andy Fetzer
Justin Fox
Cathy Fox
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