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Old 6 Road, PO Box 535, Brooklyn, IA 52211-0535 USA |
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Business
as Usual in Ames! |
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Our asphalt
paving crews have worked on many different projects. One
of the larger ones was a subcontract to Cessford for a section
of Highway 30. The crew laid 26,000 ton, which is a lot
for us. We're
usually jumping from job to job just to keep our days full.
Bob Kalinay’s crew shouldered that job for us.
Man, can those guys go! I
heard they had over 4000 ton down by two o'clock and had to stop
because the job was too short.
The concrete
paving crew has just finished a job in Story City where they
rebuilt a block of main street’s curb and gutter and sidewalk
with fancy joint patterns. The job also involved
rebuilding a subdivision street and new curb and sidewalk at the
park.
If you get a chance to see this work you should, Brad's
crew does an excellent job. We received several calls and
kind words from the people affected by our work in Story City.
Earlier this
spring Mike V and Dino's crew's were each in town lending us a
hand with projects that had to get done. We sure
appreciate all the help these crews give us. We're all
envious of the good-looking equipment these crews bring with
them.
Our dirt crew
is led by Steve Rooney. He
and his crew have tied into quite a project at the Ames Airport.
I don't know what he said to the inspector but she’s out there
every day checking his dirt grade with a 14-foot straight edge.
I didn't know anybody cared that much about dirt!
We had a few problems on this job but they seem to be
getting behind us now and we hope to be finishing it up by
October. It was such a tough job Jeremy Holland had to
come help us out.
Joel's crew
has spent most of the summer building intakes and raising
manholes. It's not a very glamorous job and sometimes Joel
doesn't feel appreciated, so next time you see Joel, tell him
how much he's appreciated. JOEL, WE LOVE YOU MAN!
One thing that
happened this summer, which isn't such great news, is one of our
guys was hurt through the carelessness of another contractor.
So as you’re working on site with multiple contractors you
need to take extra care to protect yourself. Very few
contractors, have as safety conscious workers as we do at
Manatt's. Keep up the good work! |
