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Frey & Sons Hosts Excess Fleet, Retirement Sale OHIO STATE EDITION A Supplement to: Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640 “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” August 20 2011 Vol. XVI • No. 17 6 24 199 23 4 4 30 30 30 422 68 68 22 22 50 35 25 50 52 6 6 27 22 80 80 90 76 71 71 75 70 75 71 77 77 74 70 70 see SALE page 4 The father and son auction host team of Vito Spano Jr. and Sr. are pleased with the turn out at the sale. Bill (L) and Glen Snyder of Newton Asphalt have their eyes on a lowboy trail- er that is up for bid. Skip Stewart (L) and Chad Schultz of Ohio Cat stop by to take in the auction activities. Frank Mazzagatti of Holub Recycling tries out this Kobelco SK160LC excavator. Frey & Sons President and lead auc- tioneer, Robert Frey, calls out another winning bid. F rey & Sons Auctioneers held an auction Aug. 3 in Akron, Ohio, at the Spano Brothers Construction yard. Spano Brothers is downsizing and looked to sell off excess equipment from its fleet. The sale also featured equipment from Ray Chester & Sons, whose owner is retiring. Highlights of the auction included a 2002 Cat 430D backhoe that sold for $29,000, a 2005 Cat 330LC excavator that went for a winning bid of $105,000, and a 2001 Kobelco SK160LC excavator that went for $27,000.

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Page 1: Ohio #17, 2011

Frey & Sons Hosts Excess Fleet, Retirement Sale

OHIO STATE EDITION A Supplement to:

Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640

“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.”

August 202011

Vol. XVI • No. 17

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The father and son auction host team of Vito Spano Jr. and Sr. are pleased with the turnout at the sale.

Bill (L) and Glen Snyder of Newton Asphalt have their eyes on a lowboy trail-er that is up for bid.

Skip Stewart (L) and Chad Schultz of Ohio Cat stop by to take in the auctionactivities.

Frank Mazzagatti of Holub Recycling tries outthis Kobelco SK160LC excavator.

Frey & Sons President and lead auc-tioneer, Robert Frey, calls out anotherwinning bid.

Frey & Sons Auctioneers held an auction Aug. 3 in Akron, Ohio, at theSpano Brothers Construction yard.

Spano Brothers is downsizing and looked to sell off excess equipmentfrom its fleet. The sale also featured equipment from Ray Chester & Sons,whose owner is retiring.Highlights of the auction included a 2002 Cat 430D backhoe that sold for

$29,000, a 2005 Cat 330LC excavator that went for a winning bid of$105,000, and a 2001 Kobelco SK160LC excavator that went for $27,000.

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The Ohio State Department of Transportation receivedbids for transportation-related improvement projects.The following is a list of some of the projects let.

Project No: 110188Type: Intersection.Location: BUT-SR-73/177-4.19-10.08.State Estimate: $2,835,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• R B Jergens Contractors Inc., Vandalia, Ohio —$2,747,569

• Barrett Paving Materials Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio —$2,773,619

• John R Jurgensen Company, Cincinnati, Ohio —$2,826,679

• Prus Construction Company, Cincinnati, Ohio —$2,859,859

• Sunesis Construction Company, West Chester, Ohio— $3,130,522

• Kelchner Inc., Springboro, Ohio — $3,265,613Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2011

Project No: 110209Type: Pavement marking.Location: BUT-VA-PM/RPM-FY2011.State Estimate: $1,795,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• A & A Safety Inc., Amelia, Ohio — $1,696,793• Aero-Mark Inc., Streetsboro, Ohio — $1,844,007• Kneisel Contracting Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio —

$1,929,809 • Oglesby Construction Inc., Norwalk, Ohio —

$1,988,223• Dura Mark Inc., Streetsboro, Ohio — $2,056,427

Completion Date:Oct. 1, 2011

Project No: 110214Type: Bridge replacement (2 bridges).Location: BRO-CR-C.R.21-3.05 (White Oak ValleyRoad).State Estimate: $2,345,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• D G M Inc., Beaver, Ohio — $2,027,668• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $2,085,831• Ford Development Corp. d/b/a Trend Construction,

Cincinnati, Ohio — $2,089,094• Sunesis Construction Company, West Chester, Ohio

— $2,188,360• Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $2,248,039• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,

Ohio — $2,271,833• Prus Construction Company, Cincinnati, Ohio —

$2,328,034Completion Date: July 31, 2012

Project No: 110222Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge).Location: FRA-US-33-30,30.

State Estimate: $1,460,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $1,415,219• Trucco Construction Company Inc., Delaware, Ohio

— $1,463,661• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,

Ohio — $1,605,605Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2011

Project No: 110227Type: Bridge repair.Location: JEF-SR-7-8.56, PART 1; JEF-7-9.92, PART 2.State Estimate: $3,775,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $2,699,980• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,

Ohio — $3,690,441Completion Date: June 30, 2012

Project No: 110238Type: Bridge repairLocation: TRU-SR-11-13.67; TRU-305-16.78.State Estimate: $2,666,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• A P O’Horo Company, Youngstown, Ohio —$2,511,000

• Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Company,

Youngstown, Ohio — $2,638,241• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $2,696,961• J D Williamson Construction Company Inc.,

Tallmadge, Ohio — $2,840,564• Keffler Bridge Company, Canfield, Ohio —

$2,846,819• Ruhlin Company, Sharon Center, Ohio — $2,918,615• Becdir Construction Company, Berlin Center, Ohio —

$3,013,973Completion Date: June 30, 2012

Project No: 110247Type:Miscellaneous.Location:WOO-IR/LUC-75/280/475.State Estimate: $2,800,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,Ohio — $2,057,310

• Harper Company, Hebron, Ky. — $2,059,513• Florence Cement Company, Shelby Township, Mich.

— $2,094,000• Hi-Way Paving Inc., Hilliard, Ohio — $2,339,805• Smith Paving & Excavating Inc., Norwalk, Ohio —

$2,411,250• Becdir Construction Company, Berlin Center, Ohio —

$2,652,046Completion Date:Oct. 7, 2011

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‘Buckeye State’ Highway Lettings

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SALE from page 1

Sales Strong at Frey & Sons’ Excess Fleet, Retirement Sale

(L-R): Jay Young of Valley City Excavating consults with his son, Ethan, and associate, BobTinl on a bidding strategy.

Dave Miller (L) of Stanley Miller Construction catches up with ScottHartzell of Southeastern Equipment.

SOS Gets Help From Palfinger for Challenging Drill JobBy Kristie PohlmanSPECIAL TO CEG

Mining companies that work with the Marcellus Shaleformation drill underground in order to supply residentialand commercial customers with energy in the form of natu-ral gas. To obtain the gas, they must tap thesource, and in this case, it’s a form of blackshale that makes up the Marcelllus Shaleformation, hundreds of feet below theearth’s surface. Once the rigging and otherequipment is in place, the drilling begins.Contrary to what one may think, the

drilling method is quite elaborate. Theprocess starts with the drill bit attached to adrill pipe boring through the ground. Then,compressed air is pumped down the pipe,which lifts the bore’s cuttings to the surface.It’s this debris that creates the need for aPalfinger crane.As the Morse code in their logo suggests,

Specialty Oilfield Solutions (SOS), is thereto lend a hand during the process. Based outof Leetsdale, Pa., its team, with Palfingercranes in tow, provide the centrifuge unitsthat transform the cuttings from trash totreasure. The centrifuge works based on the same

principle as the spin cycle in a washingmachine. Inside the unit, the cuttings and

fluids spin at an accelerated rate, separating the solids fromthe liquids. These substances are then processed and used forother purposes within the drilling procedure. Once thePalfinger cranes are used to set the centrifuge and structures,the cuttings come to the surface.The “mud” then becomes green in two ways. The first

way in which SOS sees green is through the return on itsinvestment. By processing the cuttings, it is able to sell solidand liquid byproducts to be used for lubrication, weight tobring up cuttings, fluid loss control, as well as a substancethat assists in stabilizing the drilling hole, according toAmelia Roncone, business development manager of

Specialty Products for SOS. Anotherway that Specialty Oilfield Solutionssees green is through its dewateringprocess, an exclusive method it’sdeveloped to recycle the water used inthe system.“Clear as mud” takes on a whole

new meaning when it comes to thedewatering process. Ronconeexplained that once the cuttings are runthrough the centrifuge, the fluid is thenrouted through the dewatering unit,which chemically encapsulates theremaining residue. This visibly sepa-rates the residue from the fluid result-ing in an effect that looks much like oiland water, according to the company. This liquid solution is then sent

through the centrifuge one more time inorder to separate the water that onceagain has a clear appearance. Thiswater salvaged then returns to thebeginning and proceeds through the

With the help of Palfinger dealer Tiffin Loader Crane, Specialty Oilfield Solutions wereable to design and build trucks that not only hold the articulated crane, but the 8,600-lb.(3,900 kg) centrifuge units. see DRILLING page 7

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Ohio Legislators ChangeState’s Construction LawsBy Andy BrownfieldASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) In a moveaimed at saving taxpayer money, Ohio legis-lators have changed the state’s constructionlaws to lower what workers must be paid oncertain jobs and simplify the awarding ofcontracts. The revisions were among those inserted

into the two-year budget lawmakersapproved this summer. Legislators reduced the number of

instances in which contractors have to payworkers a prevailing wage, tied to the localunion scale and generally higher than whatmight otherwise be paid. The change meansfewer projects will require contractors to payworkers the higher wage. The General Assembly

also said contracting of pub-lic projects has been stream-lined. No longer must eachcomponent — such asplumbing and electricalwiring — be bid on individu-ally. Here are some questions

and answers about how thechanges affect workers andcompanies, and how they areexpected to save taxpayersmoney. Q: When will companies

be able to pay lower wages? A: If a taxpayer-funded

project costs Ohio less than$125,000, contractors are not required to payworkers a wage on par with the union scale.By 2013, that limit will increase to $250,000.Gov. John Kasich wanted the cap set at $5million, but the legislature agreed on thesmaller amount. Before the change, projects costing less

than $78,258 were exempt from state pre-vailing wage laws. The changes only apply to the construc-

tion of structures such as buildings andparks. Highways, roads and bridges are typ-ically funded with federal dollars, so they arecovered under a different wage law. Q: Will this save taxpayers money? A: It will, but it is unclear how much will

be saved. The savings will come from con-tractors being able to make lower bids forqualifying projects, since they can pay lowerwages. However, both proponents and oppo-nents of the prevailing wage agree that fewprojects will come in below the eventual$250,000 limit. Q: How many projects will be affected?

A: Estimates differ. Proponents of higherthresholds — such as the governor’s pro-posed $5 million — say the new limits are sosmall that they won’t make a difference.Unions opposed the move, saying up to 30percent of public projects could be affected,as union contractors may opt not to bid onprojects in an area where they are competingagainst companies who can underbid themby paying their workers less. Q: Will construction workers see smaller

paychecks? A: Possibly. Those in favor of eliminating

prevailing wage altogether say skilledemployees won’t work for a contractor whodoesn’t pay a decent wage. However, oppo-nents say contractors will use the new lawsto drive down the cost of labor in order tounderbid other businesses.

Q: How did the state change the way con-tracts are awarded? A: Since 1877, Ohio has required that

each component of a project be bid on indi-vidually. For example, when Ohio StateUniversity began its medical center expan-sion, different companies bid on the plumb-ing, the wiring and the construction. Nowone company will be allowed to bid on theentire project and hire subcontractors to takecare of those individual components. Q: How will that save taxpayers money? A: An Ohio contractors’ group said it will

make the process more efficient by bringingall contractors to the table earlier in theprocess, which saves time and 10 to 30 per-cent off the price of a project. Jack Hersheywith Ohio State University’s Office ofGovernment Relations said it can shave 6months to a year off the process. However,exact numbers aren’t available, as it is uncer-tain how many new public projects willbegin once the changes take effect, or whatcontractors will bid on them.

Legislators reduced the number of instances in which contractors have topay workers a prevailingwage, tied to the local unionscale and generally higherthan what might otherwise be paid.

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system all over again.Charles Hamrick, vice president of drilling fluids, men-

tioned that they have seen additional benefits by having twosizes of Palfinger cranes. Both the PK 40002 and the PK32080 are rear mounted and serve several functions. “The bigger crane allows us to have more reach and lift

capacity while the smaller crane is lighter which allows us tohave more payload on the trailer,” he said, adding that theyare usually asked to assist in moving equipment for miningcompanies when they see what the knucklebooms can do.Edward Moyer, vice president of solids control explained

that he and Hamrick have always been in the mining busi-ness with at least 30 years of combined experience betweenthem. Moyer handles the solid byproducts as well as theequipment and fabrication of tools they use at SpecialtyOilfield Solutions. Moyer said that they’ve kept busy withthe 20 centrifuge and 16 drying shaker units that they cur-rently employ. This keeps their knuckleboom cranes on themove delivering one or two of the devices to each site. Insome cases, all of the machines have been working at sitessimultaneously.When it came to deciding to purchase their cranes, Moyer

and Hamrick agreed that there was no question that they’dgo with Palfinger, adding that at Nemsco, a company they’dhelped to build prior to SOS, “we had around 10 Palfingercranes and were satisfied with the way they performed.”Moyer also was instrumental in converting a Haliburton

location in Ohio to Palfinger cranes.Moyer explained that having their own cranes was instru-

mental to their business. Previously, they had to use twotrucks to transport each centrifuge, which measures roughly

14 ft. (4.3 m) long. One truck carried the apparatus while theother brought the crane. With the help of Palfinger dealer Tiffin Loader Crane,

they were able to design and build trucks that not only holdthe articulated crane, but the 8,600 lb. (3,900 kg) centrifugeunits. Reach isn’t a problem either, especially since the trucks

are most often able to align the trailers near the placementsite of the centrifuge. They average a distance of about 20 ft.(6 m) when transferring the equipment from truck bed to jobsite. According to Jason Smith, sales representative at TLC, the

PK 32080 and PK 40002 that SOS owns have horizontalreach capacities of over 46 ft. (14 m) and nearly 68 ft. (21 m),respectively.Specialty Oilfield Solutions has only been at the Leetsdale

location since March of this year but business has explodedfor it. In fact, it is quickly outgrowing its warehouse that itthought they would never fill. Its territory encompasses theNortheastern United States, including Pennsylvania,Maryland, Ohio, New York, Virginia and West Virginia, ormore simply, wherever Marcellus Shale mining takes place.For more information, call 800/567-1554 or visit

www.palfinger-northamerica.com.

SOS, Palfinger Team to Get Challenging Job Done Right

Pittsburgh-based Yale Industrial Trucks — d/b/a BurnsIndustrial Equipment, has acquired MH Equipment’sTwinsburg, Ohio, business. The acquisition makes BurnsIndustrial Equipment the new authorized Hyster lift truckdealer for select counties in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. “We are delighted to expand our lift truck footprint to rep-

resent the Hyster brand in northeastern Ohio,” said ChrisBurns, owner and dealer principal of Burns IndustrialEquipment. “Burns Industrial Equipment’s dedicated work-force and customer service culture will be incorporated intothe Twinsburg acquisition.” The newly acquired Ohio counties include Ashland,

Carroll, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Lorain, MedinaPortage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas and Wayne. “Becoming an authorized Hyster dealer allows us the

opportunity to bring our unique customer satisfactionapproach to the Cleveland market as we have done inPittsburgh for 40 years,” added Burns.Recognized 16 times as a Yale Dealer of Excellence,

Burns Industrial Equipment has been the exclusive Yale lifttruck dealer in western Pennsylvania since 1972.

Burns Industrial Adds MH Equipment’s Twinsburg Business

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