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Doosan Excavator Value MatchesCompanies’ Needs

This Doosan excavator owned by AceDemo, pictured here with a Geith

bucket helps the company withits demolition projects.

“There is a lot of competition for demolition work in this area,”said Patrick Lally, owner of Ace Demo, Bedford, Ohio. “OurDoosan excavators give us a real competitive advantage when bid-ding on jobs.”

Doosan crawler excavators are known for outstanding produc-tion, top-of-the-line fuel economy, a comfortable cab, excellent allaround visibility and easy maintenance. The models range from anoperating weight of 30,865 to 111,774 lbs. (14,000 to 50,699.8 kg),with engine sizes of 99 to 328 hp. (73.8 to 244.5 kW)

Lally started Ace Demo three years ago after he sold his share ofa family-owned automobile dealership.

“It was the right time for me to get out of the car business and areally good time to get into demolition,” he said. “The Clevelandarea was becoming a hotbed of demolition because of decliningpopulation and aging building.”

Cleveland has an estimated 11,500 vacant homes, according toNeighborhood Progress Inc. The figure is expected to grow in thecoming years. The city demolished 195 houses in 2005; that num-ber grew to 950 in 2007. In 2009 the city was expected to raze atleast 1,700 homes.

As a prime contractor for the city, Ace Demo has seen its busi-ness increase rapidly as more and more structures come under theCleveland Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The company bidmore than a million dollars of work in its second year; through thefirst five months of 2010 it had reached well in excess of $2 million.

“I started with one employee, a dump truck and a skid steerloader, which was used for snow removal at the car dealership,”Lally said. “I looked at bigger equipment and quickly determinedthat the Doosan dealer, Gibson Machinery in Oakwood Village,Ohio, had the right equipment for my needs.”

In 2008, he purchased a DX225LC excavator and a DL200wheel loader. More recently he added two more excavators — aDX300LC and DX350LC. All of his Doosan crawler excavatorsare equipped with a hydraulic clamp and a 54-in. (137 cm) bucket.

“I think that I’m way ahead of the game using these Doosanexcavators,” Lally said. “That’s because they cost significantly lessthan competitive machines. Many of the firms we bid against havemuch higher hourly rates because they have excavators that arepriced $50,000 to $60,000 more than my Doosan models, which, bythe way, work just as well as other machines.”

Lally makes money with his excavators because they are veryproductive, often working seven days a week.

“We do a lot of emergency work for the city of Cleveland,” hesaid. “We recently were called in to take down a number of houses

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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: 100552Type: Bridge repairLocation: LUC-SR-65-00.83State Estimate: $1,220,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Vernon Nagel Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,114,006• Miller Brothers Construction Inc., Archbold, Ohio —

$1,135,935• E S Wagner Company, Oregon, Ohio — $1,139,867• Mosser Construction Inc., Fremont, Ohio —

$1,298,025• Posen Construction Inc., Shelby Township, Mich. —

$1,424,396• Perk Company Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $1,429,727

Completion Date: Oct. 1, 2011

Project No: 100556Type: Bridge repairLocation: MOT-IR-75-17.29State Estimate: $1,950,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Double Z Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio —$1,814,97

• Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $1,975,742• Righter Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio —

$2,097,473• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,

Ohio — $2,153,494Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2011

Project No: 100566Type: Two lane resurfacingLocation: CAR-SR-171-0.00State Estimate: $3,595,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Superior Paving & Materials Inc., North Canton, Ohio— $3,052,890

• Central-Allied Enterprises Inc., Canton, Ohio —$3,100,547

• Northstar Asphalt Inc., North Canton, Ohio —$3,133,768

• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $3,241,457• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $3,271,630

Completion Date: July 31, 2011

Project No: 100567Type: FencingLocation: SHE-VA-FEN-FY2011State Estimate: $1,040,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Lake Erie Construction Company, Norwalk, Ohio —$724,175

• Rite Way Fence Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich. —$775,975

• M P Dory Company, Columbus, Ohio — $874,291• Future Fence Company, Warren, Mich. — $928,158

Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2011

Project No: 100573Type: Two lane resurfacingLocation: MUS-SR-60-28.36State Estimate: $1,936,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,819,138• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $1,968,188

Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2011

Project No: 100579Type: Bridge repairLocation: MAH-IR-680-4.29State Estimate: $12,510,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• A P O’Horo Company, Youngstown, Ohio —$12,642,000

• Marucci & Gaffney Excacating Company,Youngstown, Ohio — $13,193,023

• J D Williamson Construction Company Inc.,Tallmadge, Ohio — $13,679,363

• Ruhlin Company, Sharon Center, Ohio —$13,713,783

• Beaver Excavating Company, Canton, Ohio —$13,991,431

• Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio— $14,213,191Completion Date: June 20, 2013

Project No: 101078Type: Major reconstructionLocation: ATB-IR-90-22.06State Estimate: $37,980,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Anthony Allega Cement Contractor Inc., Valley View,Ohio — $41,632,169

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $45,360,226• Perk Company Inc./MR Excavator Inc.-JV, Cleveland,

Ohio — $49,701,097Completion Date: Aug. 29, 2013

Project No: 100565Type: InterchangeLocation: MOT-IR-75-6.36State Estimate: $18,087,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,Ohio — $19,224,244

• Barrett Paving Materials Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio —$19,689,993

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Zanesville, Ohio — $19,845,499• John R Jurgensen Company, Cincinnati, Ohio —

$20,351,498• Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio

— $20,787,076• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $20,854,382• R B Jergens Contractors Inc., Vandalia, Ohio —

$22,951,331Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2012

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Department of Transportation Names District Deputy DirectorsOhio Department of Transportation

(ODOT) Director Jerry Wray announcedJan. 20 the appointment of the department’s12 new District Deputy Directors.

“It is with great pleasure to announceODOT’s new transportation leaders,” saidODOT Director Jerry Wray. “I am confidentin our team and entrust them to make thebest decisions for Ohio as we diligentlywork to improve and enhance our world-class transportation system.”

Working collaboratively with the district’sadministrators, District Deputy Directorsperform a vital leadership role by assistingthe department in strategic transportationplanning, policy development and imple-mentation of the statewide transportation ini-tiatives.

Below is a list of the District DeputyDirectors and location of the District Offices.

Kirk Slusher, P.E., District 1 (Lima) —Serving as District Planning Administratorsince 1997, Slusher began his career atODOT upon graduating from Ohio NorthernUniversity with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.

Todd Audet, P.E., District 2 (BowlingGreen) — Having previously worked atODOT from 1994 to 2007, Audet last servedas District Deputy Director until taking aposition with Midwest Terminals of ToledoInternational as Vice President of

Operations. Audet received his B.S. in CivilEngineering from University of Toledo.

Allen C. Biehl P.E., District 3 (Ashland)— With a B.S. in Civil Engineering fromThe Ohio State University, Biehl began hiscareer at ODOT, first as a production engi-neer, then the District Real EstateAdministrator and then finally served as theDistrict 3 Production Administrator from2002 to 2005.

Anthony M. Urankar, District 4(Akron) — A graduate of St. BonaventureUniversity with a Bachelor of Arts Degree inMass Communication and Journalism,Uranker served as Public InformationOfficer as well as Business and HumanResource Administrator for ODOT District12 during his 17 year career at ODOT.

Julie Gwinn P.E. (Acting), District 5(Jacksontown) —Within her 18 year careerat District 5, Gwinn began at a DesignEngineer and most recently led the planningdepartment as the District PlanningAdministrator. Julie has a B.S. in CivilEngineering and MBA from the Universityof Missouri.

Ferzan Ahmed, P.E., District 6(Delaware) — Ferzan began his engineer-ing profession in 1992 as part of ODOT’s

Engineer-in-Training Program. Ferzan hasmore than 15 years of construction engineer-ing experience and three years of engineer-ing design experience at ODOT. Ferzan hasserved as the District 6 Acting ProductionAdministrator since November 2009.

Matt Parrill, P.E. (Acting), District 7(Sidney) — With more than 25 years oftransportation experience at the state level,Matt began his career at ODOT in 1986working in the Planning Department. Parrillis a graduate of The Ohio State Universitywith a B.S. in Civil Engineering.

Steve Mary, P.E., District 8 (Lebanon)— Having begun his career at ODOT aftergraduating from University of Cincinnatiwith a B.S. in Civil Engineering, Mary hasspent the past 25 years at the HamiltonCounty Engineers Office as Bridge Engineerand several other transportation related posi-tions.

Vaughn Wilson, P.E., District 9(Chillicothe) — Wilson is a veteran ofODOT and began his career with the depart-ment in 1971 working in both the bridge andtraffic engineering offices and was theDistrict 9 Highway ManagementAdministrator from 1995 to 2007. Wilson isa graduate of Ohio University with a B.S. inCivil Engineering.

T. Steve Williams, P.E., District 10(Marietta) — A graduate of OhioUniversity with a B.S. in Civil Engineering,Williams has more than 24 years of con-struction engineering experience at ODOT.For the past ten years Steve has served as theDistrict 10 Construction Engineer where hewas responsible for all aspects of construc-tion management including project supervi-sion, budgeting, dispute resolution andinspection.

Lloyd MacAdam, P.E., P.S., District 11(New Philadelphia) — With a diverse back-ground in engineering, MacAdam began hiscareer at ODOT in 1997, serving as aTransportation Engineer, Real EstateAdministrator, Production Administratorand most recently Regional ProjectsManager for northeast Ohio. MacAdam is agraduate of the University of Akron with aB.S. in Civil Engineering.

Myron Pakush, District 12 (GarfieldHts.) — Pakush has nearly two decades ofexperience working at ODOT, most notablyserving as District Deputy Director for bothDistricts 5 and 11. Pakush has a B.S. in CivilEngineering from the University of Toledo.

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Ace Demo FindsWhat It Needs inDoosan Excavatorafter a gas leak damaged an entire neighborhood. We havethe equipment and know-how to handle this type of jobwhenever they call.”

Most of the time, however, Ace Demo is taking downhomes, commercial buildings and schools that are no longerneeded. The excavators tear down and haul out the debris.All holes are filled with clean dirt; the company stockpilesabout 20,000 yds. of it. The trucks that deliver the clean dirtto the jobsite are filled by the DL200 wheel loader.

Last year the company demolished the originalBainbridge (Ohio) High School, a structure that was built inthe 1930s using a lot of steel. Lally estimated that 80 percentof the 37,000 sq. ft. (3,437 sq m) of material removed wassteel and concrete/brick. Several of the schools they havetaken down are three-story buildings.

“We have the equipment that can get up there,” Lally said.Another three-story structure — a 70,000-sq. ft. (6,503.2

sq m) restaurant — proved to be somewhat more challeng-ing for Ace Demo.

“It was one of those building that had been added ontoover time,” said Lally. “So there were several sub-basements,one of which we did not know existed.”

With his own in-house mechanic and excellent serviceparts support from Gibson Machinery, Lally has always hadequipment ready to meet his demanding schedule.

“I know some owners of other brands of excavators thathave had to wait weeks to get their machines repaired,” hesaid. “I’ve never had to wait.”

With a growing number of Doosan heavy equipment deal-ers, such support is common.

His future plans involve staying in demolition.“I’ve seen too many companies make the mistake of

thinking they can successfully move into other types ofwork,” Lally said. “Our job is to knock things down in a safeand timely manner. We know what we are good at and weknow our limits. We don’t plan to change — we’ve got theright procedures, the right people and the right equipment.”

Reprinted with the permission of Doosan DoMORE mag-azine Winter 2011 issue.

“Our job is to knock things downin a safe and timely manner. Weknow what we are good at and weknow our limits.”

Patrick Lally Ace Demo

Many of the roads and bridges inNoble County are safer, thanks to theOhio Department of Transportation(ODOT) and its historical $2 billionconstruction program this year.

With the opening of the State Route78 intersection improvement projectlast week, Noble County residents cantravel safer and with fewer delays.

“This year was ODOT’s largest con-struction program in the state’s histo-ry,” said District 10 Deputy DirectorKaren Pawloski. “These investmentshelp make Noble County a safer placeto live, work and raise a family.”

Since May of 2010, ODOT has beenworking on the SR 78 and CR 56 inter-section — adding turn lanes, improv-ing sight distance and widening nearlythree-quarters of a mile of SR 78 andhalf-a-mile of SR 821 in order to makethe intersection safer and more accessi-ble to businesses.

As part of the $2.6 million project,ODOT installed a new Park & Ride atthe intersection which is nearly fulleach day.

ODOT invested in seven projectsworth more than $10 million duringthe 2010 construction program, includ-ing the SR 821 and 513 bridge replace-ment projects, a seven mile pavementmodernization and resurfacing projecton Interstate 77 and a twelve milepavement resurfacing project on SR

145.During the 2010 construction pro-

gram, ODOT District 10 invested in 67transportation projects worth morethan $240 million throughout south-east Ohio.

For ODOT's 2011 and 2012 con-struction program, Noble County willsee an investment of at least 10 trans-portation projects worth nearly $11million.

“This year was ODOT’s largest construction program inthe state’s history. These investments help make NobleCounty a safer place to live, work and raise a family.”

Karen PawloskiODOT

Making Things Safe...

ODOT Invests More Than $10 Millionin Noble County Roads and Bridges

The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association(OAIMA) will partner with the Ohio Department of NaturalResources (ODNR) to hold a half-day hydrology permittingworkshop Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Experts from ODNR’s Division of Minerals ResourceManagement Permitting Section and the Division of Waterwill provide detailed information on how best to completethe hydrology modeling process whether providing yourown model or submitting information for ODNR modeling.

Participants will learn what forms and information arerequired, basic concepts and requirements of modeling, com-mon errors and omissions, how best to complete the applica-tion to expedite the permitting process and who to contact atthe division to get your questions answered.

There will be a question an answer session and lunch willbe served. The cost is $35 for OAIMA members and $55 fornon-members. Class size is limited.

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Fecon Inc. Introduces FTX600 as Its Flagship TractorFecon Inc.’s FTX600 is its new flagship tractor. This tractor

brings a combination of cutting performance, track power, groundpressure and serviceability in the 600 hp class of mulchingmachines.

Equipped with a 600 hp (447 kW) Cummins QSX15 engine,the FTX600 delivers 210 gal. (795 L) of hydraulic flow to the vari-able speed mulching head and solid power to the hydrostatic allsteel oscillating undercarriage.

Fitted with either the Fecon BH300 or BH350 Bull Hog, theFTX600 can achieve 98 in. (249 cm) cutting height and 32 in. (81cm) below grade, giving the operator increased range of motion.

Fecon’s Power Management system optimizes torque and rotorspeed; allowing the FTX600 to tackle the toughest material, theroughest terrain and the most demanding schedules.

With 5.9 psi ground pressure, this tractor offers less ground dis-turbance and a lighter footprint than most in the 600 hp class,according to the manufacturer.

The FTX600 boasts a spacious comfortable cab with outstand-ing visibility through 45 sq. ft. of Lexan windows. Coupled withlarge compartment doors, tilting cab and efficient component lay-out, the FTX600 allows for easy maintenance and serviceability.

The FTX600 is ideal for a wide range of applications includingpipeline and power line right of way clearing, large scale vegeta-tion management and site preparation. Designed for durability andbuilt for performance, the FTX600 is a logical choice for the mostdemanding land clearing applications, according to the manufac-turer.

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Equipped with a 600 hp (447 kW) Cummins QSX15 engine, the FTX600 delivers 210 gal. (795 L) of hydraulicflow to the variable speed mulching head and solid power to the hydrostatic all steel oscillating undercar-riage.

ALL Family of Companies Announces Equipment PurchasesThe ALL Erection & Crane

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The new GMK6300L is partof a multi-piece equipment pur-chase from Manitowoc thatunderscores the ALL Family ofCompanies’ commitment tocontinually upgrading itsalready expansive, technologi-cally advanced fleet. Additionalnew equipment includes aGrove GMK7550, the largestAT crane available fromManitowoc (slated for ALL’sGulf region); a GroveGMK6250-L AT crane; aManitowoc 2250 lattice-boomcrawler crane; two ManitowocModel 16000 luffing jibs and a16000 wind attachment; and a

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The new Grove GMK6300Lranks among the strongest inlifting capability compared withother six-axle all terrain cranesand offers more power whenlifting at tall heights, accordingto the manufacturer.

The seven-section, 51- to263-ft. (15.5 to 80 m) full powermain boom is the longest in theGrove product range and isdesigned for strong lifts withoutthe need to rig the jib. There arefive available outrigger posi-tions, giving greater flexibility.

“This new 6300 is an excit-ing addition to our AT fleet. Thelong boom is really what makesthis crane special — in this case,size really does matter. We’reexcited to take this home andput it to work for our cus-tomers,” said Michael Liptak,president of the ALL Family ofCompanies.

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The Cleveland City Planning Commission on Jan. 7approved the final aesthetic details of Cleveland’s new west-bound I-90 Innerbelt Bridge.

“We are very excited to have this final approval and moveforward with the construction of the new bridge,” saidInnerbelt Project Manager Craig Hebebrand. “We have beenworking with our stakeholders for years and it’s great to seethese final details become a part of the plan.”

Members of the public who visited the project Web site,or attended a Dec. 15 public meeting, were polled on veryspecific elements — including pier treatments, fence andlighting options, retaining wall materials and more — inorder to determine a public preference for each specific ele-ment.

Public preferences were then presented to the ProjectStakeholder Committee, the city of Cleveland Flats-Downtown Design Review Committee and Cleveland CityPlanning Commission following the public meeting. Therecommendations of each committee fall in line with thoseof the public —with a few minor adjustments.

The team approved an updated pier design which includesadditional grooves where the girders touch-down on thepiers. This allows the eye to make a stronger connectionbetween the two elements. While online voters favoredheavy, metal display panels near the historic WesternReserve Fire Museum and Education Center overlooking theriver valley, the Stakeholder Committee, those attending thePublic Meeting and Cleveland commissions favored themore simplistic design which eliminates the metal displaysand provides a clearer view of the river valley.

Stakeholders and commission members also suggestedchanges along the new extension of E. 9th Street. The teamasked that the same fence and parapet pattern as is proposedon the Carnegie Avenue bridge over the GCRTA Rapid

Transit line be used along the new E. 9th Street extension aswell. Among other details, the bodies also asked that ODOTconsider historic lighting fixtures along heavily traveledpedestrian routes in both the Tremont and Gateway neigh-borhoods.

ODOT’s final decision on these comments will be madewithin the coming months.

Stakeholder groups, which include prominent local advo-cates, have met numerous times since the spring of 2006 inorder to prescribe important aesthetic elements of the newbridge including scenic overlooks, open railings, newstreetscapes and revamped overpasses and ramps. The proj-

ect also includes removing a portion of the Tremont bluff toincrease stability and open additional green space adjacent tothe river below.

In September, the project was awarded to WalshConstruction and designer HNTB Ohio Inc. for a total bidamount of $287.4 million. Using the unique design-buildprocess in which the design and construction of the projectare combined in a single contract, the team will completesubstantial construction of the new westbound bridge duringthe fall of 2013 — nearly a year earlier than originally antic-ipated.

Construction is expected to begin this spring.

Cleveland Planning Commission Approves Bridge Details

On Jan. 27 the Ohio Department of Transportation(ODOT) and its contractor, Mosser Construction, placed thefinal beams for the U.S. Route 250 bridge structure over theRattlesnake Creek in Ashland, just south of the Erie/HuronCounty line. By 12:30 p.m., the last of 18 concrete “I” beamswas set on the $1.6 million bridge replacement project.

Despite the snow and below-freezing temperatures innorth central Ohio, ODOT’s contractor remains on schedule.

Weather sensitive work items remaining include the place-ment of the concrete bridge deck, embankment, andapproach pavement. All items are dependent upon dry andwarmer weather.

Updates on the project’s progress will be posted onODOT’s Web site at www.BuckeyeTraffic.org.

U.S. Route 250$1.5 Million ProjectHits Milestone

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