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Spring Showcase 1

President’s Letter 2

Member Spotlight 3

Golf Outing 4

Directory Advertising 5

Showcase Photos 6

Showcase Photos 7

Calendar 8

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P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Golf Outing

Spring

Showcase

New Member

Spotlights

2017-18

Directory

Advertising

www.uca.org

On Wednesday, April 19th over 260

UCA members came out to Venuti’s

Ristorante & Banquets to kickoff the

construction season at the UCA Spring

Showcase.

Besides being a great networking

event for many UCA members, it was a

wonderful opportunity to network and

learn about upcoming work. Barrett Mur-

phy, City of Chicago Water Commis-

sioner was in attendance and gave a won-

derful presentation along with Lake

County Department of Transportation

and the Illinois State Geological Survey.

The Spring Showcase was also an

opportunity to introduce some of the

UCA Scholarship award winners to the

UCA community.

UCA Staff would like to personally

thank everyone who sponsored, present-

ed, exhibited & attended the Spring

Showcase. Your energetic spirit for the

industry’s future made the night unfor-

gettable.

Thank you to those who exhibited

their products and services:

Vermeer Midwest

Xylem Dewatering Solutions

UCA Guest Speakers

West Side Tractor Sales

Visu-Sewer of Illinois

Trench Plate Rental Co.

Farwest Corrosion Control

DSP Insurance Services

Beverly Materials

FOCIS Promotions

True North Consultants, Inc.

Air One Equipment

Christofano Equipment

Kenny Construction Company

Assurance Agency

AMS Earth Movers

Odyssey Barricades

Utility Resource Group

RoadSafe Traffic Systems

Physicians Immediate Care

Laborers’ Training &

Apprentice Fund

Lee Jensen Sales

Petro-Canada America

Ozinga

McCann Industries, Inc.

John Sakash Company

Roland Machinery Co.

Construction Safety Council

National Trench Safety

Rock Fusco & Connelly LLC

Path Construction Company

McWane Ductile

Nicor

Chicagoland Pumps

Optimum Safety Management

Pirtek Fluid Transfer Solutions

Patlin Inc.

United Rentals Trench Safety

HD Supply Waterworks

Andersen Concrete Pumping

Esch Construction Supplies

Martin Implement Sales

Utility Concrete Products

Illinois Truck & Equipment

Commercial Credit Group

ACV Enviro

Bluff City Materials

Clean Soils Consulting

Vulcan

Trafic Service, Inc.

Midwest Access Solutions

Thank you the Events Committee for

their hard work on the Showcase:

Brian Klimes, FOCIS Promotions

Bob Bosworth, Elmhurst-Chicago Stone

Jeff Delia, Concrete Specialties

JR Gillogly, EJ

Ginger Imes, DSP Insurance Services

Emily Imes, DSP Insurance Services

Rob Kubycheck, A.T.M. Aggregate

Logistics, Inc.

John Alletto, Trafic Service Inc.

Dave Donlon, Standard Equipment Co.

Lori Jermyn, Vulcan Materials Company

Dan Reuben, The Heartland Group

Stu Senska, Vermeer Midwest

Catherine Sena, Beverly Materials, LLC

Matt Koziol, Leahy Wolf

Brian Donlon, Standard Equipment Co.

REGISTER TODAY!

Thursday, June 22nd at Cantigny Golf Club

P I P E L I N E

Nick Neri

John Neri Construction Co.

President

Cindy Gustafson

J.A.C.K. Contractor Services

Vice President

Lori Jermyn

Vulcan Materials Company

Treasurer

Shane Higgins

John Burns Construction Co.

Secretary

UCA Staff

Mike Wiedmaier

Lauren Fosmoen

500 Park Boulevard

Suite 154C

Itasca, IL 60143

(630) 467-1919

Fax: (630) 773-4873

www.uca.org

UCA Pipeline is a publication of the Under-

ground Contractors Association of Illinois.

UCA is a non-profit trade association of

contractors and suppliers in the sewer, water,

utility, and underground industry. UCA is

active in market development, information,

education, labor, and promotion of safety.

Editorial comments, articles and photo-

graphs are welcomed and encouraged.

Please contact Lauren Fosmoen, Events and

Marketing Coordinator, for more infor-

mation, (630) 467-1919 or

lfosmoen@uca.org.

Thursday, June 22nd Annual Golf Outing

Cantigny, Wheaton

Thursday, September 14th Annual Business Meeting

Venuti’s, Addison

For more information, please visit www.uca.org.

The construction season is finally upon us!

Now we need the rain to stop so we can get our

crews fully back to work. Keep in mind that

there will be safety changes coming from

OSHA as you prepare your employees for the

season. The crane standard compliance date

goes into effect on November 10th, 2017 and

the silica standard compliance date is now Sep-

tember 23rd, 2017. UCA, along with member

firm, Optimum Safety Management, provided

members with a presentation on the new silica

standard in April. As you can see, there are

plenty of new standards for companies to com-

ply with so don’t wait to get started. The

presentation is posted on the UCA website, and

be sure to consult UCA’s safety and medical

providers for assistance in meeting the compli-

ance deadline.

UCA’s Corporate Health and Safety Manual,

located on the website (click on the Committee

Updates tab on the home page – Safety / Risk

Mgmt / Utility), is in the process of being up-

dated. UCA is working with new member firm,

Chief Safety Services, to update the program to

meet all of OSHA’s new requirements. The

update should be available for your use within

the next month.

At the Laborers’ Annual LECET Safety

Lunch, at the Homer Street facility, employees

of UCA member firms were in the running for

the new truck giveaway. Congratulations to all

the candidates and thanks for setting the exam-

ple in contributing to a safer work environ-

ment.

The Spring Showcase was held at Venuti’s in

Addison on April 19th. As always, the attend-

ance, facility, and food were great and compli-

mented the very informative educational ses-

sion. Those in attendance got to hear from the

Chicago Water Commissioner, Barrett Murphy,

Lake County DOT’s, Al Giertych, and the

State Geological Survey. Thank you to all of

the vendors that participated in the Showcase

and the sponsors for

their support. I want

to issue a special

thanks to UCA’s

staff and the Events

Committee for all

their hard work in

making the Show-

case a success!

Lastly, thanks to

those that took the

time to attend this annual event.

UCA members and Staff will be in DC the

week of May 15th for meetings with our na-

tional lobbyists, the Clean Water Construction

Coalition (CWCC), and also conducting visits

to the Illinois Congressional Delegation on the

Hill with the Transportation for IL Coalition

(TFIC). We will be advocating for investment

in the nations aging infrastructure. UCA has

also become an affiliate member of the US Wa-

ter Alliance, which is assisting in coordinating

“Infrastructure Week” activities the same week

at the nation’s capitol.

The next couple of months will be very busy

with the Safety Awards Luncheon, TCC Wash-

ington DC Fly-in, Continuing Education Open

house at ADS (June 2nd), and the Golf Outing.

Please do not forget to mark your calendars and

register for UCA’s Golf Outing at Cantigny on

June 22nd, if you are not a golfer (like me),

please consider meeting us for dinner at 6 p.m.

I hope to see many of you there.

As always, I wish you the best in the months to

come!

Sincerely,

Nick Neri

UCA President

Nick Neri, UCA President

John Neri Construction Co.

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P I P E L I N E

Formed in 1850, Peoples Gas was the first

utility in the city of Chicago. The company

provides natural gas to more than 830,000

customers within an area of 234 square

miles. To ensure long-term safety and reli-

ability, Peoples Gas is currently upgrading

its natural gas delivery system. Since 2011,

Peoples Gas has installed nearly 720 miles

of new distribution pipe. This initiative,

known as the System Modernization Pro-

gram, will replace more than 2,000 miles

of natural gas pipelines.

Peoples Gas is committed to preventing

damage, ensuring the safety of the public

and minimizing impact to gas facilities and

critical infrastructure. The company attrib-

utes its success in reducing damage

through the following areas:

Enhanced outreach and collaboration

with first, second, and third party ex-

cavators

Established a Watch & Protect pro-

gram

Increased awareness to the general

public and excavators

Collaborated with industry

Implemented industry best practices

Peoples Gas offers training to underground

contractors. If interested, please contact:

Dan Germeraad

PEOPLES GAS

1241 W. Division St

Chicago, IL 60642

Office: (773) 395-4234

DRGermeraad@peoplesgasdelivery.com

www.peoplesgasdelivery.com

Midwest Chlorinating

& Testing Co. Inc has

for the past 24 years

provided consulting,

management and con-

struction services to the

underground and mu-

nicipal potable water industry.

MWC&T Co. Inc. services the Greater

Chicago land Midwest Region including

Indiana and Wisconsin, servicing over 350

municipalities, sewer and water contractors

and plumbing companies.

MWC&T Co. Inc. specializes in Pressure

Testing, Chlorinating/Disinfection of all

underground and interior water main and

piping systems, Tapping 3" through 20"

Valves; and 3/4 inch through 2" water ser-

vices; MWC&T also provides 4" through

20" Line Stops, 4" through 12" Insertion

Valves (with the support to provide 16"

through 24" insertion valves).

As a leader in the water distribution indus-

try we are once again pleased to have the

opportunity of membership in UCA. As

our industry continues to transform and

grow we would hope to provide our

knowledge and service to the members of

UCA and the Construction Industry.

Joe Auriemma

President

joeadcs@gmail.com

Cell:630-878-8471

John Phanenstill

Operations Manager

outlawhawaan@gmail.com

Cell:630-816-7125

Office

Ph: 630-539-7459

Fax: 630-539-7473

email: office@midwestchlorinating.com

Web: www.midwestchlorinating.com

For 25 years Andersen Concrete Pumping

has delivered outstanding service to cus-

tomers throughout the Midwest for new

concrete placement projects as well as al-

terations and renovations. Our typical jobs

include high-rises, civil and utility build-

ings and parking garages.

With every project we undertake, we pro-

vide a level of safety that is unmatched in

the industry. We only purchase new equip-

ment – never refurbished. We are the only

company in Chicago that has its pumps

certified and upgraded annually by the

equipment manufacturers. Plus, we are

OSHA compliant-custom to our industry;

own and operate Tier4 trucks; require op-

erators to be drug-tested at regular inter-

vals and operators our certified biannually

by the American Concrete Pumping Asso-

ciation.

Andersen Concrete Pumping is WBE and

DBE certified in Chicago and DBE certi-

fied in Indiana and Iowa.

Visit our website to see a gallery of recent

photos taken of Andersen projects. If you

would like to learn more about our ser-

vices, please contact us:

Joan Andersen Schmidt, President

joan@andersenpump.com

www.andersenpump.com

Phone: 708-333-4433

Headquarters: South Holland, IL

Equipment facility: Lake in the Hills, IL

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IDOT LETTING

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Father’s Day

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