heavy transport , used two of their six-line scheuerle spmt's (self
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Heavy Transport, used two of their six-line Scheuerle SPMT’s (Self Propelled Modular Transport) to move two steel girders that will be used to construct the concrete forms for the bridge deck construction of the Deep Water Port Improvements in the Port of Long Beach. Each girder was 242’ long, 7’ wide, 16’ high and weighed 467,154 pounds. The biggest challenge was determining the lateral center of gravity of the girders so that the beam placement on the SPMTs would be balanced perfectly on both sides of the SPMT. The placement of the girders was within 2” of allowed tolerance. The project was executed without incident by SPMT Operator, Fred Adams and the entire crew from Heavy Transport.
(Top left) Final placement of the two girders. (Top right) First girder, prior to being moved into place. Fred Adams at the controls of the SPMT. (Bottom right)
Bragg Crane Service is using one of it’s newly acquired cranes, the MLC 300, Manitowoc Crawler Crane on the dismantling project of the historic 6th Street Bridge in downtown Los Angeles. The MLC300 that has the capacity to lift up to 300 Tons with a main boom length of 335 feet. On this project the MLC300 is removing the large pieces of concrete that are being cut loose from their anchors, anchors that have been in place for 84 years.
The 6th Street Bridge has been a fixture in Los Angeles since 1932. When the bridge was completed in 1932 it was state of the art for the time and is one of a set of 14 historic Los Angeles River crossing structures and is the longest of the structures. The bridge extends east to west for 3,500 feet and is 46 feet wide. Once the demolition of the bridge is complete a new bridge will be constructed to take its place with completion of the new bridge scheduled for 2019.
(Left) Bragg Crane Service’s Manitowoc MLC300 disman-tles the 6th Street bridge columns. (Above right) 6th Street Bridge prior to demolition. (Below right) Artist rendering of the bridge that will eventually replace the current struc-ture.
DAY ONE DAY THREE
DAY FIVE
Bragg Crane & Rigging erected 3 tower cranes on the Oceanwide Plaza project in Los Angeles. The $1 billion project directly across from the Staples Center consists of 752,000 square feet across one 49-story tower and two 40-story towers. There are 504 condominiums and 183 hotel rooms planned for the site. It is expected to be completed September of 2018. Artist’s rendering of the completed project can be seen to the left.
Liebherr LR1600/2 which has a 660T capacity and 614ft of boom. Arrival date August 2016. (Photo Right)
Bragg was in Germany for BAUMA, the world’s largest equipment show and was able to see one of their two new LR1750/2 crawlers. The LR1750 has 825T lift capacity and 626 feet of boom The first crane is expected to arrive in June 2016. (Photo Left)
Grove GMK6300L. This machine has 263' of main boom and 350T capacity. (Photo Left)
Manitowoc MLC300, 330 Ton capacity, main boom is 413 feet. This crane is currently working on the 6th Street Bridge project in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo Right)
Bragg Crane & Rigging, working at Genentech’s facility in Oceanside, California, used a 90-ton rough terrain crane and 6- ton chain falls to set two SS Vessels weighing 16,000 pounds into a specially fabricated saddle that weighed an additional 12,000 pounds. After the vessels were set in the saddles they were jack and rolled on an air dolly into the building and placed in their permanent location within the building.
Bragg Crane Service was contracted to help with the maintenance of wind turbines at the Alta X Wind Farm in Mojave, California. Using their Liebherr LR-1400/2, Manitowoc MLC 300 and Link Belt 90-ton cranes they removed an 85m turbine and blades and replaced those components with new components. The rotor weighed 125,000 pounds and each blade weighed 21,100 pounds.
Project Submitted by Chris Wells, BCR, LB
Project Submitted by Harry Kelly, BCS, LB/FNT
Heavy Transport, has been contracted by Kinkosharyo to transport 78 P3010 Model Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) from Palmdale, CA to LA Metro. Heavy Transport custom built the LRV transport trailer with a roll on/off capability specially designed for rail cars. Overall dimensions of the trailers and rail cars are 132’ L, 12’ wide and 16’ high. Each load weighs 205,000 pounds.
Heavy Transport moved a 175 year old California oak tree that was transported in a box that measured 30’ x 30’. The loaded dimensions were 80’ L, 57’ W and 64’ H with a gross weight of 1,044,000 pounds. The tree was moved with a (2) 8 line Goldhoffer platform trailers in a side-by-side configuration and a prime mover. The tree was moved up a hill with an 8% grade to it’s new location a half miles away from it’s original location.
Project Submitted by Lorin Sabin, HT, Stockton
Project Submitted by Kevin Reese, HT, LB
A remodeled house will be used as the new primary housing for the rotating exhibitions in the new Heroes Hall, a permanent, year-round attraction that will celebrate the legacy of the property’s Army roots plus Orange County veterans and others who served our nation through the sharing of veterans’ personal stories. Heavy Transport used their SPMTs to move the house that weighed approx. 50,000-pounds. The house is a 5,000-square-foot, two-story WWII-era building was moved a half mile through the property to its permanent home which will be open to the public on November 11, Veterans Day 2016.
Two Heavy Transport SPMTs ready to move. (above) Artist’s rendering seen on top right.
Bragg Companies Fall Blood Drive
October 13, 2016
Long Beach Facility
The Bragg Companies will host
their second blood drive for 2016
in memory of Chris Bragg. Our
last blood drive brought in 40
pints of donated blood for the
patients of the City of Hope.
Lift and Move USA
November 2, 2016
Long Beach, CA
Bragg Companies has been
selected to host this industry
event sponsored by SC&RA, KHL
and NCCCO. The event will intro-
duce skilled labor positions to stu-
dents who may be interested in
working in our industry. We
anticipate welcoming 800
students to our event that will
showcase the equipment and
various careers that are available
in our industry.
Con-Expo/Con-Agg
March 7, 2017
Las Vegas, NV
Every major construction industry
is represented amongst 2,400
exhibitors, including asphalt, ag-
gregates, concrete, earthmoving,
lifting, mining, utilities and more.
Bragg Companies 2016 Spring Blood Drive In Memory of George Bragg The Bragg Companies Employees came through again and with their help the City of Hope left the Long Beach facility with 40 life-saving pints of blood. Each pint of blood has the potential to help three patients who are in need. We can’t thank the donors and volunteers enough for making time to donate. A spe-cial thank you to Joe Spinuzzi Sr. for helping to feed all of our donors. You are all greatly appreciated!!
After completing a job for Communication Technology Services Bragg Crane Service, Richmond was on hand to give a monster truck a lift at the Monster Truck Show being held at Oakland Coliseum.
Project submitted by Jon Elliff, BCS, RCH
Bragg Hawaiian Shirts
$30 each. Available in M-3XL
Bragg SPY Brand Safety Glasses
We have new Bragg–branded Spy
safety glasses available for purchase!
Standard Lenses and Polarized
Lenses are available. Each pair comes
with the Bragg logo and protective
pouch.
To purchase a pair, visit:
http://braggapparel.com/.
You must use a code to receive Bragg
pricing online:
Polarized: BRAGGSPYPOLAR
Non-Polarized: BRAGGSPYNONPOLAR
To purchase in person, stop by the
Marketing Department at the Long
Beach facility.
Shop online at any time
BraggApparel.com
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 IDEAS2 Awards:
Presidential Award of Excellence in Engineering Emerson College, Los Angeles Submitting firm: John A. Martin & Associates Photo credit: Elizabeth Daniels
A Bragg Crane & Rigging project is receiving some special recognition from the American Institute of Steel Construction. Emerson College in Los Angeles, CA is the recipient of the Presidential Award of Excellence in Engineering. Bragg Crane & Rigging was the structural steel erector on the project which sits on Sunset Blvd and houses administrative offices, classrooms and student housing for Emerson College, which is based in Boston. The article can be found in the May 2016 edition of Modern Steel Construction Magazine or online at www.aisc.org
Congratulations to Bragg Companies Safety Manager, Joseph Spinuzzi, Sr, for receiving the 2015 Albert H. Atwood Achievement Award during SCCA’s annual 2016 Safety Awards dinner March 9th.
Joe has worked as a safety supervisor for the Bragg Companies since 2004 and works out of the Long Beach, California office. He is well-respected in the field where he travels to company projects to ensure that safety is a priority, keeping our employees and customers safe.
After 22 years Kevin Porter has retired. He began working for Bragg in the Reno office in March of 1994. According to Branch Manager, Dean Stone, “Kevin dedicated his entire crane operator career working for Bragg and was a committed, reliable employee. Kevin not only served the Reno Branch with integrity, but also made himself available supporting other branches in times of need. Kevin revered his relationship at Bragg. He will miss us and we will miss him.” We wish Kevin the best of luck!
Salina Bolden, Administrative Assistant, BCR Santa Maria
Stephanie Claborn, Dispatcher BCS Santa Maria/Santa Barbara, CA
Leslie Griffin, Office Manager, FL Operations, Kennedy Space Center, FL
Kimberly Duesberg, Administrative Assistant, BCR Long Beach, CA
Cameron Phillips, Dispatcher, BCS, Woods Cross, UT
Joshua Layton, Graphic Designer, Marketing Department Long Beach, CA
From left to right: Donald Bigham (Driver), Luis Landa (Supervisor), Steve Cummins (Sales) Heavy Transport, Long Beach, CA
The Bragg Companies welcomed 188 employees, family and friends to their Angels vs. Dodgers baseball out-ing at Anaheim Stadium. Tailgate, raffles and a good game made for a fun evening for everyone. We are looking forward to the next baseball outing.
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Blue Shield of California (888) 256
-1915 https://
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Kaiser (800) 464-4000
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healthy.kaiserpermanente.org
PacFed Benefits (818) 243-0222
For Heavy Transport Drivers
UHC PPO Dental (877) 816-3596
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UHC - Spectera Vision (800) 638-
3120
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Delta Care Dental 800) 422-4234
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Reliance Disability (800) 351-
7500
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Broker:
Louis Barnett & Associates
310-539-8466
HR Department: Susie Polos
(562) 220-1201 [email protected]
Benefits
Administrator:
Rae Lynn Ward
(562) 220-1234
Payroll
Department: Lupe Moreno
(562) 220-1201 [email protected]
If you currently have a dependent child enrolled on your Bragg Companies provided Medical plan, you may want to consider the possibility of an Individual plan. Since Individual plans are “age rated”, you could find that an Individual plan for your dependent is less expensive than the group plan. Open enrollment for Individual plans start November 1, 2016. Call Louis Barnett & Associates at (800) 641-1558 to discuss your options.
WHAT IS BENETRAC? Benetrac is a paperless benefit management tool provid-ed to you by our Insurance Company. The easy-to-use portal allows you to review your current coverage or make changes to your employee information. Access your account information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—No need to sit on the phone. Log-in now to review your coverage: https://www.eenroller.net/login.asp?ST=BRAG3875
HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT - 2016 Dates for Open Enrollment - June 20 – 24, 2016 You will be receiving your open enrollment package the week of June 13th We recommend you re-fill prescriptions prior to 6/30/16 and DO NOT schedule non-emergency medical procedures for the first week of July. Once you receive your benefits booklet, review your core & voluntary benefit
options. You must confirm your benefits online @ Benetrac The link to Benetrac is in the “Employee” tab (at bottom of the page) on
Bragg’s website, www.braggcrane.com or the “Employment” tab on Coastline Equipment’s website www.coastlineequipment.com
After Open Enrollment is complete, you will receive a confirmation statement. Please review your confirmation statement for accuracy.
If you have any questions contact: Rae Lynn Ward – Benefits Administrator @ 562-220-1234 or
Louis Barnett - Broker @ 800-641-1558 or [email protected]
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The Bragg Companies 21st annual golf tournament was a tremendous success. One hundred forty four golfers enjoyed a perfect day of fun, friends and golf at the Coyote Hills Golf Course in Fullerton, CA. Additionally, due to very generous donations from our sponsors we raised $15,000, which was donated to the Ronald McDonald House, Long Beach. For more information on the great things the Ronald McDonald House does go to www.http://rmhcsc.org/longbeach A huge thank you to our volunteers who made the day run smoothly.