NEWSLETTER - Garney Construction

NEWSLETTER
WINTER 2015
FEATURE ARTICLE
CORPORATE FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM
TEAM
MEMBERS
Angela Kearney
Employee-Owner since 2007
The Corporate Financial Services
team, consisting of Accounts Payable,
Accounts Receivable, Payroll,
Benefits, IT, and Staff Accounting,
works behind the scenes to ensure
details necessary for successful
day-to-day operations on the project
site are in order. So, what are these
departments responsible for?
Read on for a glimpse into the daily
processes of the Corporate Financial
Services team.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (AP)
Beth Gardner
Employee-Owner since 2005
Invoices come into the Kansas City
office via mail and AP@garney.com.
Sally Miller is in charge of organizing
the invoices received in the mail,
alphabetically sorting the invoices
into three piles. Jodi Grimes is
responsible for the AP email inbox.
Similar to Sally, Jodi alphabetically
sorts the invoices from the AP box
into three virtual mailboxes.
Sally, Susie Browning, and Sheila
Malone have each been assigned one
of the virtual mailboxes and piles
of invoices and are responsible for
entering the invoices into Spectrum
within 48 business hours of the
invoice being received.
Brandon DeBruce
Employee-Owner since 2013
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After the invoices have been entered
into Spectrum by AP, they are
moved on for approval by project
management. The invoice will be
passed from one reviewer to the next,
each reviewer checking to make sure
the invoice information entered into
Spectrum is correct and that the
invoice is a legitimate expense for
Garney.
Once the final reviewer has approved
the invoice, it returns to AP for
confirmation. During the confirmation
process, Susie or Jodi will take
one final look at all invoices under
$25,000 to ensure the appropriate
approval has been received and
that there are no errors that were
missed during the approval process.
For invoices over $25,000, Melia
Pence, Beth Gardner, Tom Roberts,
Shanene Whiteside, Meggan Krase,
Colby Lammers, Jeff Lacy, and Maria
Santana are paired into groups of two,
and a different group is responsible
for confirming these invoices each
week.
On Thursday, after the confirmation
process is complete, Susie and
Melia cut checks for all invoices with
due dates within the week. Melia is
responsible for the checks that are
accompanied with a special request
(joint checks, Comdata payments,
checks that need to be mailed via
FedEx, etc.), and Susie prints all of
the other checks. Checks are then
mailed out on Friday and Monday,
depending on the dollar amount.
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Checks over $25,000 are held until
Monday for final Officer review.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (AR)
Billings are turned into AR via the
AR@garney.com inbox, which is
monitored by Jere Wujcik. Once the
billing is submitted to AR, Jere enters
the billing into Spectrum.
Maria Santana and Shanene
Whiteside monitor cash deposits
and wire transfers as they are
received from Owners and Engineers.
As payments come in, Maria and
Shanene book cash receipts into
Spectrum to show the billing has
been paid. Images of the check or
wire transfer confirmation are kept
in Spectrum as backup. Heather
Manning assists with both processes
as needed.
PAYROLL + BENEFITS
Payroll and benefits related items are
submitted to HR@garney.com. The HR
inbox is monitored by Stacey Maple,
who works with Angela Kearney and
Liz Strickland to respond to inquiries
regarding new hires, terminations,
benefits, and payroll.
Payroll
Payroll is processed for payment
every Monday for the pay period (the
previous Monday to Sunday). Project
Coordinators are responsible for
entering employee-owner timecards
into Spectrum by 11:00 A.M. CST
Monday morning. Once all timecards
have been entered for the pay period,
Stacey processes payroll by 2:00 P.M.
CST. At this time, checks are printed
and the direct-deposit file is created,
which is uploaded to the bank on
Wednesday for payment on Thursday.
Once payroll is complete, Angela
compiles the Weekly Report, which
is then sent to all Officers, Project
Managers, Plant Superintendents,
and Administrative staff on Tuesday
afternoon. The Weekly Report
contains a variety of information,
including new hires who are missing
paperwork, benefits eligibility,
emergency contact information and
a listing of all active employees,
including those who have zero hours,
which are highlighted at the top of
the list. The Weekly Report is a good
resource to ensure that all employeeowners were paid appropriately for
the prior week.
Liz Strickland
Employee-Owner since 1986
Jodi Grimes
Employee-Owner since 2013
Jere Wujcik
Employee-Owner since 2011
Colby Lammers
Dave King
Heather Manning
Employee-Owner since 2014
Jeff Lacy
Employee-Owner since 2006
Employee-Owner since 2006
Employee-Owner since 1994
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On Tuesday afternoon, Stacey
packages and ships the weekly
payroll packages to the offices and
projects for delivery on Wednesday.
Maria Santana
Employee-Owner since 2006
Meggan Krase
Employee-Owner since 2006
Benefits
Once a month, Angela assembles
and ships enrollment packets to
employee-owners who are within
30 days of eligibility for Garney’s
benefits. The list of eligible employeeowners appear in the Weekly Report.
Eligible employee-owners are asked
to complete the enrollment forms
and return them to HR@garney.com
prior to the deadline indicated in the
enrollment packet. Once the forms
are returned, Angela sets up each
employee-owner’s benefits based
on the selections indicated on their
forms. Employee-owners who submit
their forms after the deadline have to
wait until open enrollment to enroll.
be handling the communication and
coordination of requests sent to the
IT inbox. Mike will follow up with
employee-owners to make sure each
request receives a response from a
member of the IT staff. He will also
be responsible for tracking laptop
requests and returns, as well as
organizing the computer rollouts.
The rest of the IT staff oversees
Garney’s computer and server
hardware and software to ensure it
is working effectively for employeeowners. They each have many
projects on their plates, but have been
tasked with the following specialties
in 2015:
•
Dave King, located in the Winter
Garden office, oversees the
phone servers and monitors our
network efficiency.
•
Tim Vallejos, stationed in the
Littleton office, addresses
incoming field concerns.
•
Brandon DeBruce works
out of the corporate office in
Kansas City and is in charge
of backing up the servers,
as well as disaster recovery.
Brandon has also played a key
role in preparing for the rollout
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)
All IT requests are sent to
IT@garney.com. The IT inbox is
monitored by Garney’s IT staff – Mike
Parker, Brandon DeBruce, Tim
Vallejos, and Dave King.
Melia Pence
Employee-Owner since 2011
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Mike Parker, who recently joined
the Garney team in December, will
Mike Parker
Sally Miller
Employee-Owner since 2014
Employee-Owner since 2005
Shanene Whiteside
Employee-Owner since 2014
Sheila Malone
Employee-Owner since 2014
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of Office 365, which will be
installed on the next installment
of computers shipping out in
February and March.
STAFF ACCOUNTING
There are various other processes
that fall under the Corporate
Financial Services group.
Spectrum Report Writing
Shanene Whiteside is responsible
for creating customized Spectrum
reports, as well as updating and
making changes to the current
Spectrum reports.
Weekly Equipment Lease Costs
On Wednesday, Colby Lammers sends
out the weekly lease cost sheet,
used for job site trucks and iron, to
management personnel. Any changes
to the sheet should be reported to
Colby by Friday. As changes are
turned in, Colby updates the lease
cost sheet.
On Sunday, Colby enters the lease
sheet into Spectrum and matches
it to the appropriate jobs and phase
codes. He also allocates costs for other
Garney-owned trucks to the appropriate
jobs based off the information reported
on employee-owner timecards. Once
the information is updated in Spectrum,
reports are generated and given to the
Equipment Council for review, and the
spreadsheets are updated.
ESOP Administration
The ESOP administration has long been
the responsibility of Tom Dahl. The
process of getting ESOP statements
printed is long and complicated. Tom
works with Principal Financial Group
(ESOP plan administrators) to get the
ESOP allocations, Lathrop & Gage
(legal firm) to make sure plan rules
are followed and Business Appraisal
Services to get a fair stock price. This
process starts in early January and
final statements are generally ready at
the end of April.
ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE
(AP)
STAFF
ACCOUNTING
GARNEY’S
CORPORATE
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
(IT)
Stacey Maple
Employee-Owner since 2014
Susie Browning
Employee-Owner since 2010
Tim Vallejos
Employee-Owner since 2007
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
(AR)
PAYROLL
BENEFITS
Tom Roberts
Employee-Owner since 2012
Tom Dahl
Employee-Owner since 1991
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ASHLAND RESERVOIR TANK
REPLACEMENTS
AIRPORT WATER RECLAMATION
FACILITY PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS
DENVER WATER
HERNANDO COUNTY UTILITIES
JOB 6664: $12.7 MILLION
JOB 0469: $24.5 MILLION
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
PROJECT MANAGER
Brock Southwick
SUPERINTENDENTS
Brad Juracek
Jose Castro
CREWS
Jose Castro, Brunza Labore,
Carlos Castro, Miguel Castro,
Rafael Lugo, Antolino Felix,
Daniel Valdez, Auturo Galvan,
Roberto Balderama, Isidoro
Felix, Javier Canales, Manuel
Agulilar, Elizar Castro, Brad
Juracek, Tomas Nunez, Ramon
Castro, Felipe Galvan
BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA
PROJECT MANAGERS
Mark Abram
Jason Baker
SUPERINTENDENTS
Norm Viggiano
Tony Colburn
PROJECT ENGINEER
Will Gulledge
CREWS
Antonio Mata, Kevin Nehila,
Artemio Mata, Jeffrey Griffin,
Tyler Boehning, Jay Morris,
Charles Tillman, Wayne Tillman,
Brian Blanford, Ed McColgan,
German Galeas, Jose Romero,
Shannon Trombley, Nathan
Howell, Michael O’Connor, Ed
Columbro
Ashland tank and vault crew.
Aerial photo taken on December 26, 2014, showing the full extent of the project,
including new headworks, oxidation ditch, and rapid infiltration basins.
Tank access staircase.
View of tank floor and mixing system from the staircase platform.
Subbase, underslab piping and slab rebar of the new oxidation ditch.
Submitted by Brock Southwick
Submitted by Will Gulledge
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GROUNDWATER REDUCTION PLAN
PROGRAM, SEGMENTS C2 & C1A
HIGHLANDS RESERVOIR
REPLACEMENT OF BASINS 1 & 2
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY
DENVER WATER
JOBS 4425 & 4429: $12.9 MILLION
JOB 6675: $10.7 MILLION
CONROE, TEXAS
PROJECT MANAGER
David Burkhart
SUPERINTENDENTS
Tom Hufft
Casey Nelson
PROJECT ENGINEER
Sam Marston
CREWS
Kyle Bienhoff, Manuel
Fernandez, Charles Hern,
Ignacio Marquez, Richard
Morris, Gerald Smitson, Jose
Robles, Kevin Parker, Marty
Pantoja
CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
PROJECT MANAGER
Mike Moore
SUPERINTENDENT
Juan Campbell
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Heidi Haberkorn
50,000 SF of deck shoring.
Installing 36” bar-wrapped concrete pipe.
Pipe installation operations.
Deck placement using 1,032 CY of concrete for the 7 MG post-tensioned tank.
Submitted by Sam Marston
Submitted by Mike Moore
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EASTSIDE SEWER PHASE 4 CANDY CREEK GRAVITY SEWER,
PUMP STATION & FORCE MAIN
WITHLACOOCHEE POLLUTION
CONTROL PLANT - FORCE MAINS &
GRAVITY SEWER LINE
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MO
CITY OF VALDOSTA, GA
JOB 5203: $9.6 MILLION
JOB 2202: $10.5 MILLION
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
PROJECT MANAGER
Joey Perell
SUPERINTENDENT
Brian Schultz
CREW
Terry Miller, Zach Rever,
Randall Gallagher, Casey
Vincent
FIELD ENGINEER
Colby Diamond
LEFT: Andy Clements (City of St. Joseph) has his work cut out for him as he prepares to
play “Pictionary” with Steve McCandless. RIGHT: The race is on between Don Gilpin (City
of St. Joseph) and Mark Pearson (Snyder & Associates) during the project kickoff event.
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Eric Malvin
PROJECT MANAGER
Chris Coston
CREW
Greg Pilgrim, Chuckie
Penaloza, Ramon Herrera,
Ray Shaw, Andrew Thompson,
Ryan Hoffman
SUPERINTENDENT
Mike Hall
Moving dewatering pumps before the river ran the crew off the job.
Completion of the mud slab on Christmas Eve.
Mike Hall and his crew installing a 42” gravity line between dual well point systems.
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Pump station slab forms in place and lined with bentonite water-proofing material.
Installing a 36” RWW drain line that is encased in concrete for an EQ basin.
Submitted by Brian Schultz
Submitted by Chris Coston
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AMMONIA REMOVAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND BIOSOLIDS
DRYER
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MO
JOB 4440: $50.2 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGERS
Jeff Gorman, Scott Setter
SUPERINTENDENTS
Tim Diamond, Art Turner,
Tim Holliday, Chad Markley,
Matt French, Richard
Gaudin
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Luke Messer, Stephen Harris,
Tim Hockett, Jared Keating, Kyle
Ivory, Cody Schmidt
SITE SAFETY
Scott Thompson
LOGAN CSO INTERCEPTOR
PROJECT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER
DISTRICT
JOB 3208: $29.4 MILLION
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT MANAGER
CREW
Gary Goff
Jordan Carrier
SUPERINTENDENT
Steve Dunlap
Austin Rexroat
Edgar Elias, Basil Trouten,
Gregory Brown, Jesus Ortiz,
Samuel Ortiz, Thomas Brown
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Sonya Puskas
LEFT: A 35 cubic yard (CY) concrete pour for the screening deck and elevated slab
at the new grit structure, including five CY of anti-microbial admixture.
RIGHT: Auger cast piles being installed in the industrial aeration basin by
Garney’s subcontractor, CBS Piling Solutions, Inc.
Excavating the remaining soil for the access ramp before the existing wall is cut to
provide access to the improved channel.
A 140 CY slab pour at the new 160’ diameter clarifier.
Crew pouring the temporary access ramp on the low end of the project. The interceptor
sewer will be installed on the right hand side of the existing improved channel.
Pouring a slab for a new dog run at the City of St. Jospeh Animal Shelter, donated by
Garney and our vendors, including Builder’s Coice Concrete Co. & HME, Inc.
LEFT: Subcontractor pouring a temporary barrier wall that will serve as a flume to carry
26,000 GPM of creek water during the installation of the interceptor sewer.
RIGHT: Flume that will serve as a creek bypass during the installation of the sewer line.
Submitted by Kyle Ivory
Submitted by Jordan Carrier
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MIDWEST CITY COMPOST
FACILITY
POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
IMPROVEMENTS
CITY OF MIDWEST CITY, OK
CITY OF MIDWEST CITY, OK
JOB 4421: $8.0 MILLION
JOB 4382: $47.5 MILLION
MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA
PROJECT MANAGER
Bart Slaymaker
SUPERINTENDENT
Raul Arvizu
CREW
Arturo Torres, Alfonso Grifaldo,
Roman Valdez, Carlos Arvizu,
Serrafin Villanueva
PROJECT ENGINEER
Bryan Clark
PROJECT COORDINATOR
MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Bart Slaymaker
Wade Pierpoint
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Sonya Puskas
Josh Butler, Brian Courtney,
Daniel Moreno, Angel Perez
Bryan Clark
Kyle Ivory
Sonya Puskas
LEFT: The compost agitator is hoisted through the partially completed roof and set on
the dolly. The agitator will crawl along each of the four bays and turn the compost while
advancing the product to the end of the bay. The dolly wheels rest on embedded tracks
that will help the operators move the agitator from bay to bay. RIGHT: The agitator is in
position to advance down the bay. The machine propels itself down the rails anchored to
the top of the concrete bay walls.
The administration portion of the compost building will house an office/laboratory area,
a maintenance and storage room, and an electrical and control room.
The completed digester gas collection system. The work on the system included a new
biosolids pumping complex, renovations to the digester pumping complex, cleaning out
four digesters and constructing three new gas holding domes over the tanks, and finally,
a gas collection system and waste gas flare.
LEFT: The completed headworks structure with paving. Irrigation sprinklers and sod
will be added this spring to complete the finished product. RIGHT: The finished painted
polymer feed system for the newly installed rotary drum sludge thickeners and sludge
process.
The partially completed compost facility next to the new MBBR basins completed on a
previous Garney contract.
Work on nearly 19,000 SY of concrete paving has been ongoing through the fall and
winter as the weather allows. Show above is the completed MBBR paving, new retaining
curbs poured around the sludge storage pad, and the gutter poured around the RBC
parking area in preparation for paving in the coming weeks.
Submitted by Bryan Clark
Submitted by Bart Slaymaker
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JOB SHOTS
JEFFERSONTOWN FORCE MAIN
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER
DISTRICT
JOB 3128: $6.0 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREWS
Gary Goff
Tim Brewster
Steve Dunlap
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Austin Rexroat
Jordan Carrier
Jerry Shearron, Phillip Payne,
Michael Brewster, Ron Johnson,
Peter Underwood, Teo Binuelo,
Edgar Elias, Basil Trouten,
Gregory Brown, Jesus Ortiz,
Samuel Ortiz, Thomas Brown
DOWNTOWN STATE STREET &
SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE WATER
& WASTEWATER, PHASE 1
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD
JOB 3206: $4.9 MILLION
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
INTERN
PROJECT MANAGER
CREWS
Jeff Seal
Trent Roszell
SUPERINTENDENTS
Matt Burton
Chad Englebright
Ben Ramsbottom
Brett Keener, Brock Keener,
Darryl Countiss, Gary Dumont,
James Babb, Jordan Vann,
Robert Caldwell, Travis Wood
Crews gather together for Christmas dinner.
LEFT: Waterline installation through Knoxville’s narrow streets.
RIGHT: Waterline installation through Fire Alley.
Pipe crew places the concrete encasement around 24” PVC pipe.
Pipelayer gives the final check on the 45° bend installed to tie in to the Taylorsville Road
bore.
Summit Hill waterline installation.
Submitted by Trent Roszell
Submitted by Jordan Carrier
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JOB SHOTS
WITHLACOOCHEE POLLUTION
CONTROL PLANT PUMP STATIONS
HAMMER GRAVEL PIT RESERVOIR
HYDRAULIC FACILITIES
CITY OF VALDOSTA, GA
CITY OF THORNTON, CO
JOB 0460: $12.0 MILLION
JOB 6685: $9.3 MILLION
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
PROJECT MANAGERS
Luke Cobb
Erik Reynolds
SUPERINTENDENTS
Mike Smith
Lupey Perez
Gary Juarez
Jorge Perez
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Matthew Baker
Matt McKinnon
BRIGHTON, COLORADO
PROJECT COORDINATOR
PROJECT MANAGER
CO-OP
SUPERINTENDENTS
Gina McKinnon
Brian Looney
CREWS
Wackee Adams, Felix Baptiste,
David Batts, Shannon Bennett,
Moises Diaz, Dairon Diez,
Tomas Diez, Dane Gilliland,
Keith Liverman, Jerry Matthis,
Ed Moorehead, Larry Roberts,
Jason Stacks, Fred Starrett,
John Swann, Dave Thomas,
Carol Williams, Stetson Wilson
Ruben King
Jeff Burst
Michael Huff
PROJECT ENGINEER
Alex Engelbert
CREWS
Dominic Moncayo, Leopoldo
Soto, Rich Maestas, Ramon
Mendoza, Jesus Paulo Esparza,
Luis Salayandia, Juan Ayala,
Matt Gomez, John Gepkens,
Samuel Canales, Conor Osgood,
Benardo Moralas, Salvador
Figueroa, Pedro Huizar
Construction of the second lift of the Remer Pump Station.
Bird’s eye view of Hammer Pump Station with completed concrete deck, and interior
mechanical in progress. The next step will be placing the riser pipes that connect to a
42” header and supply water for two reservoirs.
Garney crew continues to work despite flooding of the site and structure.
Concrete placement at the Gornto Pump Station with the pipe crew working in the
background.
Submitted by Matt McKinnon
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Interior shoring being removed within the pump station. These shoring towers are 42’
tall and helped support the 200 CY of concrete poured for the deck.
Submitted by Alex Engelbert
JOB SHOTS
MARY RHODES PIPELINE PHASE II
LA WARD, TEXAS
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
SPRING, TEXAS
JOB 4436: $84.1 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREWS
Rob Fults
Chris Roberts
Andrew Kremer
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Taylor Osgood
Zach Steinbach
GROUNDWATER REDUCTION
PLAN PROGRAM, SEGMENT W3B
Heather Manning
Adrian Mejia, Hernan Mejia,
Elwin Claros, Tony Christensen,
Joseph Yohon, Bryan Roberts,
Terry West, Jose Villagran, Billy
Grant, Derrick Chumchal, Ricky
Roberts, Vasel Abazajian, Jeff
Jones, Antonio Rico
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY
JOB 4434: $8.1 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
David Burkhart
SUPERINTENDENTS
Andy Lantz
Blake Rabel
PROJECT ENGINEER
CREWS
Isaac Loera, Jose Barrutia,
Zachary Elder, Jose Gonzalez,
Nolan Kekich, Christian
Jaquez, Kevin Nauss, Armando
Hernandez, Edgar Rivera, Juan
Puentes, Eddie Morado
Will Poczekaj
Completed installation of the articulating block mats for creek stabilization.
18” PVC pipe laying within a 10’ easement took a lot of patience and ingenuity on the
part of Andy Lantz’s crew.
Crews install 54” Class 150 bar-wrapped pipeline
Adrian rigs a joint of pipe for B.R. to set in the trench with the 390 excavator.
Submitted by Taylor Osgood
LEFT: 18” Certa-Lok pipe horizontal directional drill. Just one of 55 individual trenchless
operations totaling more than 7,000 LF of pipe managed by Blake Rabel’s crew.
TOP RIGHT: 20” PVC pipe laying through retention ponds. This project includes 18,000 LF
of open cut PVC pipe with 78 appurtenances of varying sizes.
BOTTOM RIGHT: 20” fusible PVC slurry bore. There were more than 15 unique
combinations of pipe types, sizes, and boring methods completed on this project,
including 25,000 LF of 3” conduit and more than100 pull boxes.
Submitted by WIll Poczekaj
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JOB SHOTS
BLORA WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT ENERGY
REDUCTION (II) - FCU
POTOMAC WATER SUPPLY
PROGRAM, ELEMENT 3: RAW
WATER TRANSMISSION PHASE I
AMERICAN WATER MILITARY SERVICES GROUP
LOUDOUN WATER
JOB 5206: $0.4 MILLION
JOB 3204: $18.8 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
SCHEDULING COORDINATOR
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREWS
FORT HOOD, TEXAS
Bart Slaymaker
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Cathy Schmitz
SUPERINTENDENT
Wade Pierpoint
Google Earth shot of the wastewater treatment plant. This plant is a small package plant
on Fort Hood’s recreation area on Belton Lake. Garney teamed up with Garver Engineers
for this design-build project that will reduce energy consumption at the plant by 20%.
This will be accomplished by pump controls improvements, new blowers and diffuser
systems, and redundancy in the air system.
LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
Sam Flowers
Mike Waterworth, Josh Magee,
Cody Vansickle, Samuel
Womack, Bryan Taylor, Alfonzo
Flournoy, Sr., Timothy Harris,
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT Alfonzo Flournoy, Jr., Al Taylor,
Jermons Manning, Derrek
Mike Seal
Peatross
Will Kennedy
Dave Dwyer
Humberto Del Cid
LEFT: Mike Heitmann visiting with Mike Waterworth.
RIGHT: Quarry bypass vault being installed by Dave Dwyer and crew.
LEFT: Equalization basin to be modified with new pump controls.
RIGHT: Aeration tank to be modified with new diffuser systems.
TOP LEFT: “We blast rock in Virginia.”
TOP RIGHT: “We crush rock in Virginia.”
BOTTOM: “We trench rock in Virginia.”
Submitted by Bart Slaymaker
Submitted by Sam Flowers
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Bret Crandall
JOB SHOTS
TTHM REDUCTION PROJECT:
SPA-1 AMMONIA STORAGE &
FEED FACILITY
SURPRISE, ARIZONA
JOB 6203: $0.8 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Mario Esparza
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NE
JOB 4420: $16.9 MILLION
CITY OF SURPRISE, AZ
Phil Naylor
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
HEADWORKS IMPROVEMENTS
Cole Rawson
Leonel Gomez, Adalberto
German, Ernesto Tapia
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
PROJECT MANAGER
CREW
Marcus Grace
Mark Miner
SUPERINTENDENTS
Brian Schultz
Sean Bryson
Matt McCann
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Colby Diamond
Darous Allton
Laurie Grace
Ruben Munoz, Alan Bolich,
Alfredo Flores, Luis Collazo,
Luis Arvizu, Sidney Schultz,
Braden Sikes, Casey Sikes,
David Aredondo Ibanez, Randy
Svitak, William Taylor, Hector
Gonzalez, Juan Castro, Timothy
Yantz, Javier Contreras, Oscar
Reyes, Gerber Perez
Temporary shrink-wrap cover over the grit facility to allow for the coating of the grit
basins.
Completed ammonia storage and feed facility.
Installation of the first bar screen into the raw wastewater pump station.
4,700 gallon 304 SS ammonia storage tank and metering pumps.
Submitted by Cole Rawson
LEFT: Grit classifier equipment installation in progress.
RIGHT: Winners of the ugly sweater contest during the job site Christmas party.
Submitted by Mark Miner
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JOB SHOTS
BNSF AIR RESERVOIR
REPLACEMENT / MASONRY
REPAIR & NEW BUILDING SIDING,
PHASES 1A & 1B
RWS EXTENSION - KEEN,
CLARCONA (CR 435), OLD
APOPKA, & SNOWDEN ROADS
BNSF RAILWAY
JOB 2206: $4.3 MILLION
GLENDIVE, MONTANA
JOBS 5204 & 4398: $1.1 MILLION
APOPKA, FLORIDA
CITY OF APOPKA, FL
PROJECT MANAGER
Dan Smolik
PROJECT MANAGERS
Paul Bailey
Scott Setter
SUPERINTENDENT
Joe Ross
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Cathy Schmitz
CREW
Johnny Bunch, Danny Servan
SUPERINTENDENT
Jerry Taylor
CREW
Tyler Neil, Mitch Shultz, David
Garmon, Ryan Harvey, Larry
Alcorn, Juan Munoz, Curtis
Jefferson, Adam Garfinkel
PROJECT ENGINEER
Ryan Boogren
Job No. 5204 included removing four (4)
existing 100-year-old tanks and replacing
them with two (2) new 500-gallon air
reservoir tanks, new welded carbon steel
above ground piping, and insulation.
LEFT: Finished air reservoirs and piping.
BELOW: Existing 100-year-old reservoirs
that were removed.
Installing 48” ductile iron pipe under a bridge.
Job No. 4398 included
the repair of the existing
masonry walls, installation
of the primary and
secondary structural
members, insulation,
and siding complete with
gutters, downspouts and
trim.
Installing 48” ductile iron pipe through a spray field.
TOP RIGHT: Diesel shop
structural framing.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Round
house siding.
Submitted by Paul Bailey
Installing 48” ductile iron pipe along a roadway once the clearing was complete.
Submitted by Ryan Boogren
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JOB SHOTS
BOOSTER PUMP STATION
REPLACEMENT: 24TH STREET
WTP PUMP STATION 3B-B4
V.C. SUMMER OWS WATER
TREATMENT PLANT SYSTEM (DBO)
CITY OF PHOENIX, AZ
JOB 3045: $27.4 MILLION
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
JOB 9526: $5.4 MILLION
JENKINSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Dave Hall
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Phil Naylor
SUPERINTENDENTS
Ubaldo Esparza
Mike Gonzales
CREWS
Eric Poole, John Yazzi, Jaime
Cornejo, Jose Cano, Bryan
Alvarez, Reyes Esiquivias,
Eduardo Esiquivias, Jesus Tapia,
Juan Tapia
PROJECT MANAGERS
Josh Flammer
Jeff Harrington
SUPERINTENDENT
Johnnie Ornelas
PROJECT ENGINEER
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Matt Dauk
David McCullough
CREW
Don Enriquez (Foreman), Alejo
Angelas, Benjamin Santoyo,
Jose Armenta, Jose Rivera,
Chris Cook, Joyce Ashby,
Thaleese Shivers
Jeff Anson
OWS distribution pump house.
Overview of the 30” x 36’ pump cans and valve vault.
OWS treatment building.
Drilling helical piers for support of the electrical building and hydropneumatic tank.
Interior of the OWS treatment building.
Submitted by Shane O’Brien
Submitted by David McCullough
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JOB SHOTS
SECTION 15-1 OF THE
INTEGRATED PIPELINE PROJECT
UPPER ZONE RELIABILITY
IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE II
TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT & CITY OF DALLAS, TX
CITY OF MESA, AZ
JOB 4443: $92.9 MILLION
JOB 9529: $2.0 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
FIELD ENGINEER
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
ROCIP / SAFETY MANAGER
CREWS
SUPERINTENDENTS
CREWS
CORSICANA, TEXAS
David Burkhart
Dee Sander
SUPERINTENDENTS
Bryan Sander
Gil Duran
Jerald Gass
PROJECT ENGINEER
Scott Grause
Chris Heffern
Ramon Cortez, Victor Cortez,
David Garcia, Ondray Johnson,
Gene Lopez, Diomedis Navarro,
Lawrence Pacheco, James Reed,
Lorenzo Reyes, Joaquin Lopez,
Norman Baldwin, Timothy
Ortega, Anthony Rader, Alice
Duran
MESA, ARIZONA
Phil Naylor
Ubaldo Esparza
Jesus Rivera
Cole Rawson
Reyes Esquivias, Miguel Rivera,
Joel Carbajal, Isidro Chavarria,
Eduardo Grijalva
Removing the existing vertical turbine pumps.
Moving one of the custom joint boxes.
Hydro tank and pump station improvements complete.
TOP: View of the tunnel under I-45.
LEFT: Steel pipe set in the trench ready
to be backfilled.
Submitted by Scott Grause
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LEFT: Hydro tank and pump station improvements complete.
RIGHT: New pump station with two vertical turbine pumps and piping.
Submitted by Cole Rawson
JOB SHOTS
VERRADO WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE ZONE 3N
IMPROVEMENTS
MARY RHODES PHASE II - WEST
DELIVERY STATION CONNECTIONS
EPCOR WATER
JOB 4442: $6.3 MILLION
LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZONA
JOB 7209: $1.1 MILLION
EDNA, TEXAS
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
PROJECT MANAGER
Justin Reese
PROJECT MANAGER
Jason Jansen
SUPERINTENDENT
Steve Chandler
CREW
Rick Craig, Robert Rogers, Ty
Babb, Jorge Sotelo, Johnny
Ortega, Raymond Longoria, Ron
Webb
CREW
Justin Rice, Lino Banuelos,
Jose Banuelos, Lionel
Banuelos, Anthony John, Eric
Henderson, Miquel Ramirez,
Louis Juliano, Raul Sarinana
Jr., Enrique Valdez, Sergio Mata
Perez, Chris Kolbe
PROJECT ENGINEER
Ron Leyvas
Overall view of the project, ready for completion of Segment C.
Left to right: Robert Rogers, Steve Chandler, Rick Craig (in excavator), Ty Babb, Jorge
Sotelo, Johnny Ortego, Raymond Longoria, and Ron Webb.
TOP LEFT: Preload tank puts the
finishing touches on the 6 MG
buried tank.
TOP RIGHT: Garney crews set wall
forms for the 43’ deep tie-in vault
located next to the spillway of Lake
Texoma.
Rick Craig digging the next setting and Jorge Sotelo on the water hose.
This March, Rick Craig, who has been an employeeowner of Garney since 1994, will be retiring. Rick, we
wish you the best in retirement and THANK YOU for
all that you have contributed to the success of Garney!
LEFT: Setting wall forms for the
tie-in vault. Site conditions allow
for 2’0” clearance from the outside
of the wall to the shoring system.
View is from below sea level
looking up to 43’ above sea level.
Submitted by Justin Reese
Submitted by Ron Leyvas
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JOB SHOTS
MCLEAN WATER SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE III
WEST HICKMAN TRUNK
SEWER - A
FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
JOB 3201: $3.5 MILLION
JOB 3207: $3.8 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERS
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA
Sam Flowers
SUPERINTENDENT
Rob Grant
CREW
Chad Chadwick, Gary Warnock,
Jesus Ledesma, Yonis Barahona,
Tony Lamb
PROJECT ENGINEER
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
Gary Goff
Jeff Seal
SUPERINTENDENT
Denzil Evans
Clay Greene
PROJECT MANAGER
Zack Bloomfield
CREW
Will Evans, Joe Hobbs, James
Johnson, Sam Underwood, Chris
West, Jason Layhew
Beginning to excavate for the installation of two 175 LF runs of 72” steel casing pipe.
Subcontractor CKF Excavating installs base stone on a 5,000 LF access road.
Humberto Del Cid and his crew lend a hand while installing a 24” PRV vault.
Snow storm!
Don’t mess with Gary Warnock!
Submitted by Clay Greene
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Using two John Deere 624K loaders to move 50 LF sections of 72” steel casing pipe
across West Hickman Creek onto the project.
Submitted by Zack Bloomfield
JOB SHOTS
RUETER-HESS WATER
TREATMENT PLANT
PARKER, COLORADO
PARKER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT
JOB 9116: $43.0 MILLION
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Dan East
SUPERINTENDENT
Doug Voss
INSPECTORS
Jason Pacheco
Sean Voss
PROJECT ENGINEER
Solange Huggins
WATER RESOURCES
INTEGRATION PROGRAM: TWIN
OAKS PUMP STATION PHASE 1
ELMENDORF, TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
JOB 5205: $13.4 MILLION
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
FIELD ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Marcus Grace
Justin Wilson
Joe Ross
Wade Pierpoint
Darren Werner
Laurie Grace
Eastern façade of the treatment plant.
Installation of silt fence.
Installation of temporary fence.
Filter skids in the process area.
Site layout and staking.
Lower pipe gallery.
Submitted by Justin Wilson
Submitted by Solange Huggins
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JOB SHOTS
WC-0766: 48” WATER
TRANSMISSION MAIN EXTENSION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
JENKINSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
JOB 8201: $3.1 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Chad Sharbono
SUPERINTENDENT
Mike Swift
PROJECT ENGINEER
Kahle Loveless
V.C. SUMMER UNITS 2 & 3 WWS
DISCHARGE & RWS INTAKE
STRUCTURES
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
JOB 0459: $11.9 MILLION
CREW
Jay Robertson, Jeff Vander
Wolde, Fletter Stoudemire,
Dwayne Harper, Charles Griffin,
Alfonza Stoudemire, Dennis
Lewallen, Robert Gallino, Nick
Gallino
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Dave Hall
PROJECT MANAGERS
Josh Flammer
Jeff Harrington
SUPERINTENDENT
Wayne Cooksey
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Matt Dauk
David McCullough
CREW
Don Enriquez (Foreman), Alejo
Angelas, Benjamin Santoyo,
Jose Armenta, Jose Rivera,
Chris Cook, Thaleese Shivers
SAFETY MANAGER
Butch Floyd
View of the RWS intake structure. Power lines overhead are de-energized and operation
near the power lines is considered in the stringent safety plan.
LEFT: Robert Gallino & Dennis Lewallen help guide a joint of 48” pipe into the trench.
RIGHT: Charles Griffin checks an O-ring gasket for a good seal.
The crew prepares to bolt up a flange coupling adapter to a 48” butterfly valve.
Removing obstructions under the sheet pile.
Submitted by Kahle Loveless
Submitted by David McCullough
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EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATE TRAINING EVENTS
Starting this year, Garney will take a more systemized
approach with our training and development initiatives. First
and foremost, you will notice this with the consolidation of our
various training sessions into three main events:
Regional Training Session
February 5-6, 2015 – West & Central
February 12-13, 2015 – East
Field Managers Workshop
May 1-2, 2015
Pipe & Plant University
October 1-2, 2015
We will be selective with our content and material selection as
IMPROVE YOUR COMPUTER SKILLS WITH
CUSTOM GUIDE!
As a Garney employee-owner, you have
access to Custom Guide. Custom Guide
is an online learning tool containing short
interactive tutorials for Microsoft software.
By using this program, we hope employeeowners will gain a better understanding
of Microsoft product, making us a more
efficient and productive company.
we develop the training agendas. Since we are taking you away
from your jobs, we want to provide you with quality content that
will benefit you upon returning to your projects. We understand
how important your time is and want to make the most of it.
For more information, or to set up an
account, contact Jordan Joyce at
jjoyce@garney.com.
For our newer employee-owners, we have also determined four
new hire training dates for 2015:
January 15-16, 2015
April 16-17, 2015
July 16-17, 2015
October 15-16, 2014
Our new hire training takes place at the corporate office in
Kansas City. During training, employee-owners learn more
about Garney processes and meet all of the employee-owners
stationed at our corporate headquarters. Those who will
experience the most benefit and should attend this training are
salaried employee-owners who are early in their tenure with
Garney and are ready to begin working in Spectrum. If you are
interested in attending one of the new hire training sessions,
talk with your supervisor to get approval and have them contact
Jordan Joyce at jjoyce@garney.com to make the appropriate
arrangements.
We hope with this new approach, we can provide you with a
consistent and structured employee development program that
will help you to achieve your full potential.
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EMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHT
JOE LEWIS, JR.
SUPERINTENDENT
Joe Lewis, Jr. is the epitome of the foundation Garney was built
upon and a true example of what being an employee-owner is
all about. Joe started with Garney as a Laborer on May 30, 1973.
He has worked alongside his father and brother over his years
with the company. Joe has been a Superintendent for over 25 of
his 41 years at Garney. He has constructed water lines, sewer
lines, and industrial projects all over the Kansas City Metro
Area and around the Midwest.
Joe is very conscience about his work and has strived to
represent Garney to the highest standards in all aspects of his
projects. His knowledge and experience in this industry are
second to none. Following in his father’s footsteps, Joe Lewis,
Sr. (1989), Joe was the recipient of the George Enright Award in
2008.
Joe is an avid wood carver and if anyone has seen his work, it is
very impressive. As with his projects, it is the attention to detail
that you would expect from Joe. He also enjoys baseball. Rumor
has it that Joe was a pretty good baseball player in his day and
still gets the old mitt out from time to time.
Joe will be retiring in early 2015. He has given over two-thirds
of his life to Garney and will now be able to spend more time
around the house with his wife, Kim. Maybe even take a trip or
two around the country.
The best words to describe Joe are QUALITY, INTEGRITY,
HONESTY, and FAMILY.
CONGRATULATIONS, JOE!
Joe’s family, friends and fellow
employee-owners gathered at the
Oread Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas, on
Sunday, January 11, to surprise him
with a retirement party. Congratulations
on a successful career and good luck in
retirement, Joe!
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SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
GARNEY HAS A HAND IN THE MAKING OF TWO EAGLE SCOUTS
installing xeriscape plants, mulch and nearly 1,000 feet
of curbing. John’s major need in his project was financial
(to pay for the curbing), and Garney was one of his major
contributors.
Jennifer Hopps, of the Tennessee office, and her husband,
Mike, are the proud parents of John and Mick, who have
both achieved the rank of Eagle Scout – the highest in the
Boy Scouts of America – which required the boys to plan
and execute a project of size that benefits the community.
Jennifer’s older son John, now 20, was recognized two years
ago while Mick, 18, was awarded his rank last month.
Garney was instrumental in both boy’s projects. John
completed a significant landscaping project at his school,
Mick’s project involved collecting over 80 discarded,
neglected and abandoned bicycles from various sources
(mostly law enforcement), repairing and refurbishing them
to yield over 50 bicycles in safe working order and donated
them (along with a helmet) back to the community through
a local church that had indicated they could disperse them.
Mick could not have completed the project without Garney
allowing Mick their storage space in their Florida office.
John is now studying at the SAE Institute in Nashville for
music production and engineering. Mick is attending the
Tennessee College of Applied Technology studying Drafting
and CAD Technology. Each of these young men want to thank
the employee-owners of Garney for its help on their projects.
WELCOME TO THE TEAM, ILANA!
The Business Development Council is excited to welcome Ilana Mann to the team.
Ilana is serving as a Marketing Coordinator and is located in the Winter Garden
office. Prior to joining Garney, Ilana was the Sales & Marketing Coordinator
for Taylor Morrison, one of the largest North American based home building
companies. In this role, she was responsible for marketing campaigns and
collateral, serving as a liaison to advertising and public relations agencies and
was responsible for event planning. Ilana is a graduate of the University of Central
Florida. She joined Garney on January 19 and is eager to learn about our industry.
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ESOP MAN
ESOP MAN,
I have often thought about what it
would take to transition from an hourly
employee-owner to a Superintendent.
What steps do I need to take to become
a Superintendent and what training will
be available from Garney to help me
reach my goals?
— AVID FOR ADVANCEMENT
HOMBRE ESOP,
A menudo he pensado en lo que sería
necesario para la transición de un
empleado-propietario por hora a un
Superintendente. ¿Qué pasos debo tomar
para convertirme en un Superintendente
y qué entrenamiento estará disponible
para que Garney me ayude a alcanzar mis
metas?
— AVID FOR ADVANCEMENT
DEAR AVID:
Currently, we are working to develop a formalized
training program called Garney University, which will
offer a variety of training opportunities for employeeowners. This program will be rolled out later this year.
Until then, ask your Superintendent for feedback on
your performance. Transitioning to a Superintendent
requires leadership and organization skills. Many of these
are more “people skills” than technical skills. Think of
Superintendents who are successful and who you enjoy
working for - try to replicate his or her attributes. Garney
has big plans for the future and we need employeeowners like you who want to step up and take on bigger
challenges.
Write me and I’ll do my best
to answer your questions.
ESTIMADOS AVID:
Actualmente, estamos trabajando para desarrollar un
programa de capacitación formal llamado Universidad Garney,
que ofrecerá una variedad de oportunidades de capacitación
para los empleados-dueños. Este programa se pondrá en
marcha a finales de este año. Hasta entonces, pida a su
Superintendente que le de retroalimentación sobre como es su
desempeño. Transformarse en un Superintendente requiere
de liderazgo y habilidades de organización. Muchos de estas
caracteristicas son más “don de gente” que las habilidades
técnicas. Piense en algun Superintendentes que tiene éxito y
si le gustaria trabajar para el - trate de imitar sus atributos.
Garney tiene grandes planes para el futuro y necesitamos
empleados-propietarios como usted que quieran ir un paso
adelante y asumir retos más grandes.
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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ESOP COMMITTEE UPDATE
RECEIVING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ESOP
What happens to an ESOP account when you leave Garney? The
rules for receiving distributions from the ESOP can be complex.
The chart to the right summarizes the basic plan rules on
distributions (remember, the normal retirement age is 62).
When talking about distributions from the ESOP, it is a
good time to remind all employee-owners that as you near
retirement, you should be seeking professional support to plan
your future financial situation. If you do not have someone that
you work with already, Garney provides the services of Bukaty
Companies for employee-owners to consult with.
You can contact Jason Hoffman at jhoffman@bukaty.com or (888) 657-0440.
ACTUALIZACION DEL COMITE DE ESOP
RECIBIENDO SU DISTRIBUCION DEL ESOP?
¿Qué sucede con una cuenta ESOP si dejo de trabajar en
Garney? Las reglas para recibir distribuciones de la ESOP
pueden ser complejas. En el gráfico de la derecha se resumen
las reglas básicas del plan sobre distribuciones (recuerde, la
edad normal de jubilación es de 62).
Cuando se habla de las distribuciones de ESOP, es un buen
momento para recordarle a todos los empleados-dueños
que a medida que se acerca la jubilación, usted debe estar
buscando ayuda profesional para planificar su futura situación
financiera. Si usted no tiene actualmente ayuda, Garney le
puede proporcionar los servicios de la Compañías Bukaty para
empleados-dueños.
Puede ponerse en contacto con Jason Hoffman en
jhoffman@bukaty.com o al (888) 657-0440.
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UNK BID DAY
On Friday, November 7, 2014, four employee-owners visited
the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) and conducted
a “Bid Day” for the students in the Construction Management
program. The employee-owners from the Central Plant Group
presenting the “Bid Day” included Gary Bittner, Mark Miner,
Brian Schultz, and Darous Allton.
The Central Plant Group conducts these “Bid Days” on various
university campuses in the region as a way to educate the
students on how “Bid Days” happen in the real world, and as an
outreach to let the students get to know Garney Construction.
The students are presented with an actual scenario where
Garney bid on a project. Some drawings, an outline of project
requirements, and copies of Garney Bid Summary Sheets
At UNK, the “Jelly Doughnut Construction” team turned in a
(without pricing) are given to teams of 4-6 students. Then
responsive bid that was the closest to Garney’s bid, and was
every 20 minutes, the teams are given packages of actual
deemed the winning team. All of the students enjoyed the
subcontractor and supplier quotes from the bid. The students
experience and the professors at UNK, Mr. Dale Porter and
are responsible for analyzing the quotes and adjudicating,
Dr. Nate Berry, were very appreciative of the Garney Team for
making any adjustments to the bid. The students then close out
providing a real world experience of closing a bid. Garney and
and turn in a bid at a predetermined time.
UNK look forward to doing it again next November.
FAMILY CORNER
Congratulations to Dustin &
Chanel Branum on the birth
of their son, Jackson Lamar,
born on August 1, 2014,
weighing 9 lbs., 6 oz.
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Matt Reaves was married to Amy Stanton on
January 3, 2015, in Mount Pleasant, South
Carolina. From left to right are Garney employeeowners Carter Blackwell, Adam Corn, Tom Bass,
Matt Reaves, Tim Behler, and Nicolas Judd.
Andrew & Alexis
Kremer welcomed
their new baby boy,
Carter James, on
July 27, 2014.
HR & RECRUITING COUNCIL
POLICY HIGHLIGHT: DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
well-being of all employee-owners and other individuals in
IMPORTANTE POLITICA DEL CONSEJO DE RECURSOS
HUMANOS Y RECLUTAMIENTO: TRABAJO LIBRE DE
DROGAS
the workplace. We recognize that alcohol and drug abuse pose
Garney se compromete a proteger la seguridad, la salud y el
a significant threat to our Goals and Philosophies. We have
bienestar de todos los empleados-dueños y todas las otras
established a drug free workplace program that balances
personas en el lugar de trabajo. Reconocemos que el abuso de
respect for individuals with the need to maintain an alcohol
alcohol y drogas representan una amenaza significativa para
and drug free work environment. Each employee-owner, as a
nuestros objetivos y filosofías. Hemos establecido un programa
condition of employment, will be required to participate in the
en el lugar de trabajo libre de drogas que equilibre el respeto a
following testing upon selection or request of management:
las personas con la necesidad de mantenerse libre de alcohol
pre-employment, random, post-accident and reasonable
en un ambiente de trabajo libre de drogas. Cada empleado-
suspicion.
dueño, en su condición de empleo, será obligado a participar en
Garney is committed to protecting the safety, health and
una prueba si se lo piden: pre-empleo, al azar, o después de un
One of the goals of Garney’s drug-free workplace program is
accidente o una sospecha razonable.
to encourage employee-owners to voluntarily seek help with
alcohol and/or drug related problems. If, however, an individual
Uno de los objetivos del programa de trabajo libre de
violates the policy, the consequences are serious. The company
drogas de Garney es fomentar empleados-dueños a buscar
has a zero tolerance policy and, therefore, a positive test
voluntariamente ayuda con el alcohol y / o problemas
will result in immediate termination. Garney recognizes that
relacionados con las drogas. Sin embargo, si una persona viola
alcohol and drug abuse and addiction are treatable illnesses.
la política, las consecuencias son graves. La empresa tiene
Garney also realizes that early intervention and support can
una política de tolerancia cero y, por lo tanto, un resultado
improve the success of rehabilitation and may prevent those
positivo resultará en la terminación inmediata. Garney
whose problems have yet to reach the level of addiction
reconoce que el abuso y la adicción al alcohol y las drogas son
from progressing. Employee-owners seeking assistance for
enfermedades tratables. Garney también se da cuenta de que
themselves or their family members are encouraged to reach
la intervención temprana y el apoyo pueden mejorar el éxito de
out to our new employee assistance program, LifeMatters at
la rehabilitación y pueden evitar que aquellos cuyos problemas
1-800-634-6433 or www.mylifematters.com.
aún no han alcanzado el nivel de adicción de progresar.
Queremos animar a los empleados-dueños a que busquen
ayuda por sí mismos o con la ayuda de sus familiares para
llegar a nuestro nuevo programa de asistencia al empleado,
Asuntos de Vida en 1-800-634-6433 o www.mylifematters.com.
Employee-owners at the
Northern Treatment Plant
(NTP) site in Brighton,
Colorado, gathered for a
group photo celebrating their
most recent milestone - 1.3
million man-hours total for
the job site, and 221 days
worked with no lost-time
accidents. Congratulations!
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ENR PROJECT AWARD
Back row, left to right: Joseph Rasmussen (Colorado Spring Utilities), Phillip
Tunnah (MWH Global), Kelly Davenport (MWH Global), and John Bowen (ASI
Constructors, Inc.) Front row ,left to right: Jen Allen (Garney Construction),
Stephanie Harrison (CH2M Hill), and Gale Sturdivant (MWH Global)
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Congratulations to Colorado
Springs Utilities and the Southern
Delivery System (SDS) team for
being awarded the 2014 Best
Project Award in the Water /
Environment category by ENR
Mountain States. The team won
for the Pueblo Dam Connection
project. Garney has helped to
construct several section of the
SDS program, including the $10.7
million Pueblo Dam project, which
included the installation of 90” and
36” spiral weld steel waterline.
PARTING SHOTS
Employee-owners gathered around for a group photo
during the Eastern Superintendent Training Session last
fall. From left to right: Steve Mertz, Jason Seubert, Sam
Flowers, Dan Smolik, Will Kennedy, and Charles Woody.
Steve McCandless visits employee-owners, including
Teofilo (Teo) Binuelo, working on the Jeffersontown Force
Main project in Louisville, Kentucky.
A group of Kansas City employee-owners spiced up the
office on Halloween with their creative costumes.
The Winter Garden office competed in the Florida Section
of AWWA’s BBQ cook-off; Ryan Smith won 1st in chicken!
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