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More than 1,750 bidders partici-pated online and in person atRitchie Bros. Auctioneers’

multi-million dollar unreserved publicequipment auction in Atlanta on March29. Bidders came from 45 countries,

including 48 U.S. states. More than 72percent of the equipment was sold tobuyers outside the state, from as far awayas Australia, Germany, Egypt, Malaysia

and Panama. Online bidders purchasedclose to 28 percent of the equipment lotssold. In total, more than 1,400 equipment

lots were sold in the auction, includingmore than 65 backhoe loaders, 40 mini-excavators, 25 hydraulic excavators, 25telescopic forklifts, 25 multi-terrain load-ers, 20 crawler tractors, 15 crawler load-ers, 10 wheel loaders, as well as articulat-ed dump trucks, truck tractors and more.

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Taking a look at the huge volume of backhoe loaders in the sale line upare (L-R) Robert Mashburn, Lee Mashburn and Jerry Hawthorne,Mashburn Equipment Sales & Rentals, Ringgold, Ga.

Internet bidding may be on the rise, but manyattend the auctions specif-ically for swapping notesand information beforemaking their final pur-chase decisions.

The 22 Case580M’s didn’tspend awhole lot oftime on theramp as twobuyers quick-ly purchasedthe first 19 ofthem.

At the sale specifically looking for a deal on oneof the Deere 650J dozers are Joyce and OrvilleCope, Cope’s Construction, Treadway, Tenn.

Carefully inspecting a Deere 200LC exca-vator from the top are Josh Lovingood(L), and Isaac Hughes; while JacobAnderson checks things out below. Allthree are of Jacob Anderson Co., Murphy,N.C.

Looking at an older modelCat D9 for export possibili-ties is Mohamad Safawi ofSMG Trading, Tyrone, Ga.

Testing the opera-tion of a Cat 303.5CCR mini- excavatoris Danny Stewart,C r o s s r o a d s ,Raleigh, N.C.

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

County: FloydContract ID: B14126-11-000-1District: 76604Location: 0.95 mi. of construction of a bridge andapproaches on SR 100 over the Coosa River. (E).Project: BRST0-1367-00(004).Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $6,875,795• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$6,948,501• Tidwell Construction Company — $7,556,839• Rogers Bridge Company Inc. — $7,559,483• Gregory Bridge Company — $7,679,986• Scott Bridge Company Inc. — $8,733,672• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $8,911,664• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $9,900,882

Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2013

County: FultonContract ID: B14095-11-000-1District: 77704Location: Intersection improvements on SR 120 (OldMilton Pkwy) at North Point Pkwy. (E).Project: CSSFT-0008-00(295).Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —$1,227,206

• J.J.E. Constructors Inc. — $1,249,469• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $1,278,671• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,336,916• CMES Inc. — $1,444,352• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $2,153,500

Completion Date:April 30, 2013

County: BarrowContract ID: B14122-11-000-0District: 71105Location: Intersection improvements on SR 211 at SR 124,at I-85/SR 403 NB ramp and at I-85/SR 403 SB ramp. (E).Project: STP00-0001-00(038).Contractors and Bid Amounts:


• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $5,577,862• Pittman Construction Company — $5,652,020• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $5,919,837• Reeves Contracting Company — $5,999,473• CMES Inc. — $6,321,530• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $6,495,248


County: BartowContract ID: B14050-11-000-0District: 76601Location: 1.729 mi. of widening and reconstruction fortruck lanes on SR 20 beginning east of Timberlake CoveRoad and extending west of Bells Ferry Rd/Wilderness

Camp Road (CR 234); also includes realignment of BellsFerry Rd. (E).Project: CSSTP-0008-00(965).Contractors and Bid Amounts:


• Sunbelt Structures Inc. — $8,040,343• CMES Inc. — $8,045,612• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $8,330,535• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $9,980,850

Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2014

County: ChathamContract ID: B34161-11-000-0District: 75505Location: Design build project consisting of 3.140 mi. ofconstruction of the Jimmy Deloach connector beginning atSR 307 (Bourne Ave.) and extending to Jimmy DeloachPkwy.Project: CSMSL-0008-00(690).Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Archer Western Contractors Ltd. — $72,772,000• Zachry Construction Corporation — $73,620,000• United Infrastructure Group Inc & Baker Infrastucture

Group — $74,700,000• Kiewit Infrastructure South Company — $78,558,689• The Lane Construction Corporation — $87,403,000

Completion Date:Dec. 31, 2015

County: HenryContract ID: B14169-11-000-0District: 73305Location: Design build project consisting of 1.200 mi. of

construction of an auxiliary lane on I-75/SR 401 beginningat Eagles Landing Pkwy/Hudson Bridge Road (CR 659) andextending to I-675/ SR 413; also includes reconstruction ofwalt Stephens Road Bridge over I-75/SR 401. (FOS).Project: 0010126.Contractors and Bid Amounts:


$7,800,483Completion Date:Dec. 31, 2013

County: HenryContract ID: B14216-12-000-1District: 73305Location: 1.221 mi. of construction consisting of wideningand reconstruction on Jodeco Road (CR 824) beginningwest of plantation Blvd. and extending east ofMeadowbrook Road; also includes construction of a bridgeand approaches over I-75/SR 401, widening of bridge rampson I-75/SR 401, relocation of Feucht Drive and Mt. OliveRoad, and the installation of CCTV systems and intersectionvideo detection systems (VDS). (FOS).Project:NHIM0-0075-02(213).Contractors and Bid Amounts:


$16,219,024• Sunbelt Structures Inc. — $16,909,462• Pittman Construction Company — $17,585,176• Rogers Bridge Company Inc. _ $18,187,810• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. _ $18,208,770• McCarthy Improvement Company — $18,618,697


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Georgia SR 316 Improvements Continue to Run SmoothlyBy Mary ReedCEG CORRESPONDENT

As part of its plan to improve state Route316, the Georgia Department ofTransportation (GDOT) is overseeing a proj-ect to extend limited access along stateRoute 316 in the vicinity of Lawrenceville,one of the oldest cities in the Atlanta area andcounty seat of Gwinnett County.The job involves reconstruction of the two

signalized intersections at Collins Hill Roadand state Route 20 into a single interchangeserving both roads. Provision of collectordistributor lanes (long ramps) will allowvehicles on state Route 316 to access CollinsHill Road or state Route 20 more easily thanat present.The $37.4 million project also includes

construction of bridges at Collins Hill Roadand at the point where state Route 20 cross-es state Route 316, as well as seven trafficsignals, five of which are new. The signalswill be interconnected for synchronization,permitting the easy passage of traffic mov-ing along the corridor.According to GDOT, completion of the

2.2 mi. (3.5 km) job will result in improve-ments in both efficiency and safety by sepa-rating traffic via the interchange, as well asimproving capacity by extending the cur-rently limited access east of state Route 20.G.P.’s Enterprises Inc., based in Auburn,

Ga., is prime contractor for the job.“Traffic density in the construction area is

unusually heavy, but that’s why we arebuilding the project. When done, it shouldrelieve congestion in the area to a greatextent,” noted Minton O’Neal, chief operat-ing officer of the company. “In addition, theproject will lower the existing state Route316 by approximately 22 ft. (6.7 m) and thecurrent ‘at grade intersections’ will becomebridges over state Route 316. We will beworking to lower the roadway while main-taining four lanes of traffic at all times.”Work began in November 2011, with a

contract completion date of Dec. 31, 2014.Although some difficulties have been

experienced, the company has been able toquickly resolve them.“There are some unusual utility conflicts

which are being addressed in a cooperativemanner between GDOT, the utility ownersand ourselves. This project, thus far, has

been free of major problems. The GDOTdistrict office, the utility owners, and the sub-contractors have been cooperative in keep-ing the project moving,” O’Neal stated.At present the company is moving earth

and building sub grade for the roadwayimprovement project and installing stormwater management systems and other utili-ties. For this work they are utilizing a largeequipment fleet.“We have many, many pieces of equip-

ment on the project. Hydraulic excavators,scrapers, motorgraders, bulldozers, tandemdump trucks, articulated off-road dumptrucks, compactors, wheel loaders, etc....toomany and too many manufacturers to men-tion,” said O’Neal.Approximately 40 of G.P.’s Enterprises’

employees are working on the job.Subcontractors include Baldwin Paving Inc.,of Kennesaw, Ga., which will be handlingasphalt paving; Rogers Bridge CompanyInc., headquartered in Atlanta, which willconstruct the two bridges; and Norcross,Ga.-based Detection EngineeringTechnology Inc., which will be carrying outtraffic signal and ATMS systems work.

About the CompanyG.P.’s Enterprises Inc., was founded in

1984 and incorporated in 1988 by George P.Flanigan, president and owner. The compa-ny self-performs clearing, grading, utility,sub-base, roadway base and concrete struc-tures associated with the construction ofhighways and airports. In addition, it per-forms site grading and civil work associatedwith vertical construction.The company has completed numerous

projects for GDOT involving buildingcapacity and improving congestion, includ-ing a project in Houston County in 2010. Itrecently completed the Jennings MillParkway/ Oconee Connector project ingreater Athens, Ga., and has almost complet-ed its work with the Eagles LandingParkway project in Henry County, Ga. Jobsunder construction include the East HiramConnector in Paulding County, BarrettParkway in Cobb County and LithoniaIndustrial Boulevard in Dekalb County.

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Website at www.constructionequipment-guide.com.) CEG

Joe Foster Joins Bobcat of Atlanta as Operations ManagerJoe Foster began his career in

the equipment rental business in1984 after graduating from theUniversity of Alabama School ofCommerce and BusinessAdministration. He started withGrace Equipment, which eventual-ly became Prime Equipment andthen RSC Equipment Rental. Hiscareer path started in Mobile, Ala.He also served in Corpus Christiand Pasadena, Tex., and Atlanta.Foster was with RSC and its pred-ecessors for 25 years. At the pinna-cle of his career with RSC he wassenior vice president of the EasternDivision. When asked about the chal-

lenges of the rental business Fosterstated, “The biggest challenge wasworking through the numerousacquisitions and mergers. We weresold several times throughout mycareer. Every time ownershipchanged it was a challenge. Weworked with the changes in thefinancial structure, the capitalrestrictions and the change inphilosophies. Economic ups anddowns always present a challenge

in any capital intensive business.”During the last three years

Foster worked with SoutheastEquipment Plus, Acworth, Ga., acompany that refurbishes and sellsused construction equipment.Foster’s duties were in overseeingthe day-to-day operations.Foster took his new position

with Bobcat of Atlanta in Februarybecause, he stated, “I had been outof the retail side of the equipmentbusiness for three years and decid-ed I wanted to get back in. Therewas an opportunity for me here.It’s a good company; it’s stable andhas a great brand. I felt we couldimprove the organizational struc-ture of the company.” Foster plans to take his long his-

tory in the equipment business anduse that experience to tackle whathe sees are about five or six aspectsof process improvement. “Our number one project will be

building on our customer service.With a core focus on customerservice, we are then able to moreclearly drive new equipment sales,used equipment sales, parts sales,

service and of course, rentals. Ithink to say any one of these ismore important than the otherwould take away from the effortsof each department and the impor-tance of each person. There’s workto do in every department, but wehave a good base and we are goingto focus on the customer and allavenues of revenue.“My initial assessment is that

parts sales are pretty good, new

equipment sales are good andrentals seems to be the lowesthanging fruit here.” continuedFoster. “But I don’t want to say thatwe are going after one thing or theother, we are after it all. As I saidbefore, our number one priority isdriving customer service. If youservice your customers properly,the business will come to you.”Foster looks forward to growing

his role with Bobcat of Atlanta

with a great deal of enthusiasm.“I’m excited about the opportu-

nity here. We can grow this busi-ness to be a market leader. Mydrive in any operation is customerservice. The only way you aregoing to build and develop yourbusiness is with more customers.To get more customers you have todevelop them, but you also have toretain the ones you have. To retaincustomers you must provide goodservice and do what you say you’regoing to do. This philosophy hasworked for me throughout mycareer,” Foster concluded.Bobcat of Atlanta has two metro

locations in Atlanta and Marietta,Ga., and also is a part of RhinehartEquipment Company, Rome, Ga.,and Bobcat of Oxford, Oxford,Ala.For more information, visit

www.bobcatofatlanta.com. (This story also can be found

on Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

Joe Foster took his new position with Bobcat of Atlanta inFebruary because, he stated, “I had been out of the retail side ofthe equipment business for three years and decided I wanted toget back in.”


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CEFGA Hosts Seventh Annual Construction Career EXPOOn March 15 and 16 more than 6,685

total attendees including 4,806 students,1,879 instructors, 824 parents and adminis-trators, industry guests, volunteers andexhibitors (from more than 206 schools and311 organizations) attended the 7th AnnualConstruction Career EXPO, sponsored bythe Construction Education Foundation ofGeorgia (CEFGA), TransportationEducation Foundation of Georgia (TEFGA),and the Georgia Utility Contractor’sAssociation (GUCA). The state-wide event,designed to promote careers in constructionand give students the opportunity to meetemployers, was held at the GeorgiaInternational Convention Center drawingrecord crowds, and in tumultuous economictimes, CEFGA Executive Director, ScottShelar, called it “nothing short of amazing.” Members of GUCA participated in this

exciting event which had two whole areasdesignated just for utility construction. Thisyear the utility construction industry areastepped forward once again with a hands-onexperience for the students. A studentfavorite and probably biggest draw of theevent again this year was an area set upwhere students were allowed to operate andperform certain tasks on heavy equipment.This event was sponsored by GUCA mem-ber companies, Robert M. Anderson Inc.;Richard Harp Excavation Inc.; C. A. Murren& Sons Company Inc.; and VermeerSoutheast Sales & Service, Students could operate three large excava-

tors, two stand up loaders and a crane. Thestudents tried their skills in picking up ballsand placing them in containers with the miniexcavator, moving large piles of mulch withthe large excavators and operating a crane.GUCA members also had booths set up sostudents could find out about potential jobopportunities for careers in the utility con-struction industry. Flint Equipment broughta heavy equipment computer simulator toshow students how utility contractors installunderground utilities, which they found veryinteresting. Students were lined up to taketheir turn on the simulator. This is always apopular hands-on tool. Robert M. Anderson,Inc. provided a cotton candy machine, andBrock Built, LLC provided a popcornmachine, both of which were a huge drawfor students. Clayton County WaterAuthority held a “Meter Madness” contestwhere students reassembled water metersand the students with the best times wereawarded a Ferguson Waterworks T-shirt anda Brent Scarbrough & Company Safety FirstT-shirt.GUCA’s Education Committee attended

the EXPO on March 15 to walk around tosee what the EXPO and SkillsUSAChampionships have to offer students inconstruction programs looking to pursue

careers in various facets of the industry.They toured the 150,000 sq. ft. conventioncenter and the outdoor Utility Constructionarea. They learned the reason members ded-icated their time and resources to theCEFGA EXPO is to keep these programsalive and give the high school students anopportunity to decide if finding a career inthe construction industry is the right route forthem with hands-on experience and anopportunity to discuss their options withleaders in the industry. Committee members who attended the

CEFGA EXPO included Matt Chatham,Blount Construction Company Inc.; JeffDuncan, Cowin Equipment Company; GaryHooks, Trench Shoring Services; KeithLamberson, Trench Shoring Services;Charlie Murren, C.A. Murren & SonsCompany Inc.; Philip Siegal, Hendrick,Phillips, Salzman & Flatt; and BillyVondenbosch, Clayton County WaterAuthority.On March 16 CEFGA held a VIP

Breakfast for all of the students who wereparticipating in the SkillsUSA contests.Industry sponsors and exhibitors also wereinvited and along with past SkillsUSA con-

test medal winners, and CEFGA hosts, RonJackson, commissioner, Technical CollegeSystem of Georgia; and Tricia Pridemore,executive director, Governor’s Office ofWorkforce Development; gave speeches tothis year’s Skills contestants, and encour-aged hard work, determination and havingfun with the opportunity they have beengiven to compete in the contests. It was agreat way to start the morning, and whenbreakfast was over, it was time for theexhibitors and volunteers to get to work in

their respective trade area and for the Skillscontestants to start competing. GUCA founda tremendous amount of support from every-one who attended the EXPO and breakfast. GUCA would like to give special thanks

to all of those who attended, donated, andhelped make the 2012 CEFGA EXPO thelargest and most successful to date.

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web siteat www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

A student favorite and probably biggestdraw of the event again this year wasan area set up where students wereallowed to operate and perform certaintasks on heavy equipment.

Students could operate three largeexcavators, two stand up loaders and

a crane. The students tried their skills in picking up balls and

placing them in containerswith the mini-excavator, moving

large piles of mulch with thelarge excavators and

operating a crane.


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Kevin Cruikshank Joins Territory Sales at Ready Rent-AllKevin Cruikshank recently joined the staff

of Ready Rent-All in Decatur, Ga., as territorysales for Metro Atlanta/Athens/Conyers, Ga.Cruikshank has been in the industry since1988, but essentially grew up in the businesssince his dad owned Metrac and eventuallypassed the ownership on to Kevin and hisbrothers. “Coming from a family business environ-

ment, I’m excited to be working in anotherfamily business” stated Cruikshank. “We’vehad a family connection with Ready Rent-Allfor many years. My Uncle Jimmy used to callon Jeff Wearing who started this business 42years ago, and I got to know Mr. Wearingthrough Metrac. I met his son Brian and wasimpressed with his passion for the business. It’sobvious that he also grew up in this business.He’s extremely knowledgeable about the rentalindustry, very pro-active and really wants togrow Ready Rent-All” Cruikshank added, “with the addition of

EquipServ my job is to be proactive and instru-mental in getting the word out and to provideawareness that we service and provide parts forthe smaller equipment, which had not been theforte of this organization until a couple of yearsago. I’m excited to get out and see my oldfriends in the business and reconnect with themin the industry that I grew up in.”

EquipServ is a service that is provided by theDecatur, Ga., location only. Brian Wearing stated, “EquipServ is an in-

house authorized service center for Wacker,Multiquip, Hatz diesel engines and Kohler.We’re currently being set up to be a Kubotaservice center, as well as a few other manufac-turers.”When asked about the addition of

Cruikshank to the staff, Wearing said “He’sbeen doing a bang-up job of getting the wordout about us. Our goal is to get our name backout there. We’ve been in business for more than40 years, but in a recession people that haven’tdone business with us in a while may have for-gotten about us. Putting the name out there,getting back out in front of these people is whatwe need to do.”When asked about growth in the rental

industry, Wearing stated, “have I seen it in thenumbers, no. But do I feel it in my gut…well Ithink everybody’s thinking in their gut that thisis the year and that things are going to start tohappen. Some sort of growth is going to hap-pen. Do I feel that, yes, I’m very optimisticabout that.”

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web site atwww.constructionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

Kevin Cruikshank recently joined the staff of Ready Rent-All in Decatur, Ga., asterritory sales for Metro Atlanta/Athens/Conyers, Ga.

Georgia Utility ContractorsAssociation Inc. (GUCA) held its2012 GUCA Hard Hat SafetyAward Gala on March 22 to honorthe 2011 Hard Hat Safety Awardrecipients. Awards were presentedto members dedicated to makingsafety a priority for every employ-ee. GUCA members and guestsgathered at The Loudermilk Centerin Atlanta to celebrate safetyawareness and recognize the over-all winner from the chosen catego-ry winners. The GUCA 2011 Hard Hat

Safety Award is composed of cate-gories based upon type of work,plant or pipeline construction, andif company man-hours exceed orstay below 100,000 or 400,000hours.By creating these different cate-

gories, GUCA was able to distin-guish four companies who excel inapplying their safety programs toall of their workers and job sites.The category winners for the 2011GUCA Hard Hat Safety Award areas follows: 0-400,000 Man-HoursPlant Contractor: Douglas

Electrical & Plumbing CompanyInc., Douglas, Ga.; 400,000-plusMan-Hours Plant Contractor: BradCole Construction Inc., Carrollton,Ga.; 0-100,000 Man-HoursPipeline Contractor: Turpin Inc.,Lake City, Ga.; and, 100,000-plusMan-Hours Pipeline Contractor:Richard Harp Excavation Inc.,Fayetteville Ga.“Category winners are chosen

on a number of judging criteriaincluding written safety program,number of employees who havereceived OSHA required trainingsuch as Competent PersonExcavation, Confined Space Entry

and First Aid/Blood BornePathogen Training,” noted ScottBrumbelow, GUCA assistant exec-utive director.As with all awards there must be

an overall winner, and DouglasElectrical & Plumbing CompanyInc., went above and beyond oth-ers and consistently put safety inthe forefront for each employeeand for each job undertaken by thecompany.Douglas Electrical & Plumbing

Company Inc., has been in busi-ness for 49 years and has alwaysvalued the importance of safety.While employing 17 people,

Douglas Electrical & PlumbingCompany Inc. is committed tomaking safety and the welfare ofits employees first and foremostevery day. “Our safety record over 50 years

shows that when a company focus-es on safety training, individualsafety responsibility and safetyawards, it can produce many man-hours without time loss injuries.We regard our employees as anintegral part of our ongoing suc-cess and each employee is remind-ed on a continual basis that theirphysical and mental safety is veryimportant,” said Maudine Wright,

Douglas Electrical & PlumbingCompany Inc.The association is proud of all

the members who help raise thebar for safety and set the standardfor the utility construction industry.GUCA members are exposed tohazards each and every day, andGUCA continues to reward themembers that go beyond what isexpected by OSHA.GUCA is a non-profit state trade

association located in metroAtlanta representing more than290 contractor and affiliated firmsstatewide. GUCA represents theworkforce which supplies, installsand rehabilitates the infrastructureof water, sewer, gas, electrical,telecommunications and otherunderground utility systems for thepublic and private sector includingpipe and plant installation. Formore information, visitwww.guca.com.

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

“We regard our employees as an integral part of our ongoingsuccess and each employee is reminded on a continual basisthat their physical and mental safety is very important.”

Maudine WrightDouglas Electrical & Plumbing Company Inc.

GUCA Contractors Awarded for Exceptional Safety Efforts


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