AUGUST 2010

ADVANCING WATER AUGUST 2011

ADVANCING WATER

PICTURED (left to right) Chuck Berry, Weaver Superintendent  

Tom Baughman, Weaver Project Manager 

Mike Heitmann, Garney Vice President 

Wes Weaver, Weaver President  

Wayne O’Brien, Garney Vice President 

Beth Melchior, Weaver Project Coordinator 

Lori Short, Weaver Project Coordinator 

Jeff Lacy, Garney Chief Financial Officer  

Bruce Herman, Weaver Project Manager  

John Jacob, Weaver Project Manager

July 1, 2011 marked the start of Garney’s latest expansion with the acquisition of Weaver General Construction. Weaver, based out of Denver, specializes in the construction of water and wastewater facilities with an emphasis in Construction Management (CM) based delivery. Acquiring Weaver will boost Garney’s CM capabilities while gaining access to several important customers with whom Weaver has strong relationships. The new entity will be known as Weaver Construction Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Garney Holding Co. In addition to Weaver’s CM strengths and client relationships, we were attracted to their culture, which closely mimics the strong culture we have here at Garney. The employees of Weaver are very excited about what they hear about Garney. Likewise, all Garney employee-owners welcome the Weaver folks into the Garney family. Wes Weaver, the founder and owner of the company, will remain on board for about three years,

WEAVER CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Garney Welcomes Newest Business Unit!

prior to retiring, to give us plenty of time to transition his operations and customer relationships over to the new Weaver. This new business unit will create many opportunities for current Weaver and Garney employee-owners. “Build for the next project,” has always been the basis for Weaver’s vision and philosophy. This means that the Owner’s satisfaction is of the utmost importance. Owner satisfaction comes with providing the project on time, within budget, and with the highest quality. It is also an approach of a complete team effort with involvement from the Owner, Engineer, and all contractors on a job site. Weaver has been in business since 1951. Throughout the history of Weaver, numerous educational facilities, office buildings, hotels, factories, and industrial plants have been completed successfully and to the Owner’s complete satisfaction. The stability of our company is not only accented by its longevity, but also by the

compatibility of its employees. Many of our key personnel have been working together for more than 25 years. Throughout its long history, Weaver has performed work for numerous repeat clients who substantiate the quality of work. They are a hometown company in the Denver area, and their great reputation is vital to continued work. We now have an opportunity to learn from Weaver’s strengths as well as show them the strengths of Garney, thereby enabling both organizations to continue leading the water and wastewater industry. Garney has a unique culture. It is a culture of high expectations and strong core values. Once an employee-owner becomes engrained in our culture, they become totally committed to our cause. We are fortunate to have acquired a dedicated, hard-working team of people at Weaver and we look forward to tackling new opportunities with our combined forces. ◊

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Arrowhead Transmission Main, Phase 2

(City of Kansas City, Missouri)

Job 4338—$9.9 million Project Manager: Ed Rolf Superintendent: Matt French

Top Left: Left to right—Duane Mantel, John Shea, Ron Scott, Josh Hill, Kenny Wiseman, Matt French, Trent Sapp

Top Right: Setting the final joint of 66” steel pipe inside the KCMO main water treatment plant.

Second from Top: Cleanup inside the treatment plant area.

Third from Top: Trench cap preparation for the 54” steel line installed in North Oak Trafficway under I-29.

Bottom Left: Josh Hill and Trent Sapp install an insulating gasket.

Bottom Middle: Dropping in a 72” reducing cross at the treatment plant.

Bottom Right: Crew removing the existing line to install the upsized 72” steel water line.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

WC—0468 Phase II 42” Transmission Waterline

(Oklahoma City Water Utilities)

Job 4356—$8.5 million Project Manager: Chad Sharbono Superintendent: Mike Swift

Crew: Jay Robertson, Truitt Thompson, Charles Griffin, David Shade, Dwayne Harper, Fletter Stoudemire, Alfonzo Stoudemire, Juan Nino, Clint Muzzy

Top: Mike Swift and crew push a tunnel underneath W. Hefner Road in Oklahoma City.

Bottom: View of pipe installation from the top of Lake Hefner Dam.

Submitted by Chad Sharbono

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Lone Tree Basin No. 2

(Denver Water)

Job 6593—$7.5 million Project Manager: Brock Southwick Superintendents: Brad Juracek Project Engineers: Lou Jauregui Shane O’Brien

Crew: Jose Castro, Bernardino Castro, Elizar Castro, Ramon Castro, Samuel Hernandez, Miguel Castro, Gabriel Diaz

Right: Pouring the new inlet valve sump, filled by a 54” steel inlet line which ties in near an existing 10 MG tank located within yards of the excavation. The tank slab placement is currently slated for the first week of October. 

Inset: An aerial view of the excavation for the new 10 MG tank. Roughly 100,000 CY of material was excavated, along with an extensive lime treatment operation due to the expansive soils.

Submitted by Shane O’Brien

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LAKEWOOD, COLORADO

FOUNTAIN, COLORADO

Pink Zone Water Storage Tank

(Green Mountain Water & Sanitation District)

Job 6590—$1.0 million Project Manager: Matt Wampler Superintendent: John Wright Project Engineer: Brett Green

Crew: Jose Alvarez, Carlos Alvarez, Eley Alvarez, Manuel Bencomo, Jesus Chavez, Arturo Galvan, Miguel Luna, Francisco Ramirez, Max Solorzano, Nate Walker

Top: View of the tank excavation.

Bottom Left: Base slab pour.

Bottom Right: Forming the tank walls.

Submitted by Matt Wampler

Harold D. Thompson Regional Water Reclamation Facility

(Lower Fountain Metro Sewage District)

Job 6591—$560,000 Project Manager: Mike Moore Superintendents: Dennis VanAuken Florentino Alvarez Project Coordinator: Heidi Haberkorn

Crew: Jon Backman, Jesus P. Esparza, Dustin Hayward, Hugo Montanez, Arturo Santoyo

Right: Two 60’ diameter secondary clarifiers are being constructed.

Submitted by Mike Moore

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FRUITA, COLORADO

FORT LUPTON, COLORADO

Prairie Waters North Campus Project ARR

(City of Aurora, Colorado)

Job 2902—$2.8 million Project Manager: Keith Lemaster Superintendent: Brian Duran Project Engineer: Taylor Osgood Project Coordinator: Janel Tannatt

Crew: Nathan Lopez, Joe Logan, Kyle Sweat, Jeryd Sisneros, Alan Castillo, Jorge Trejo, Eduardo V. Orozco

Left: The crew installs dual 24” PVC lines for the northwest infiltration basin.

Right: Installing the 30” steel main line.

Submitted by Taylor Osgood

Fruita Wastewater Reclamation Facility

(City of Fruita, CO)

Job 6517—$22.8 million Project Manager: Keith Hinds Superintendents: Bob Grivy Carey Woods Juan Torres Jeff Dickhausen Project Engineers: Nick Campbell Paul Duesterbeck Michael Huff

Top: Overview shot of the oxidation ditches, clarifiers, headworks building, and operations building.

Bottom: Juan Torres’ crew installs the platform that will surround the two Rotary Drum Thickeners. This room will also house the centrifuge, ATAD heat exchanger, and polymer feed pumps.

Submitted by Michael Huff

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OLATHE, KANSAS

AMARILLO, TEXAS

Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

(City of Olathe, KS)

Job 8026—$33.0 million Project Managers: Joey Perell Phil Koehn Superintendents: Art Turner Stephen Harris Tim Holliday Project Engineer: Cole Rawson

Crew: Rudy Puskas, Sean Bryson, Matt McCann, Octavio Ramirez, Terry Miller, Manuel Galven, Eric Henderson, James Gerdes, Alex Duran

Top: Construction of the Cedar Creek WWTP. From left to right is BNR 1 and 2, blower building, clarifiers 4 and 5, the sludge and electrical building, influent pump station, and chemical building.

Bottom: Crews are putting the finishing touches on the RAS, WAS, and scum piping in the sludge basement.

Submitted by Joey Perell

Osage WTP—Combined High Service and Transfer Pump Station

(City of Amarillo, TX)

Job 6535—$16.6 million Sr. Project Manager: Phil Naylor Project Manager: Jeff Cohen Superintendent: J.P. Bourgogne Project Admin: Ronnie Leyvas

Crew: Porfirio Diaz, Eduardo Grijalva, Mario Lozano, Eric Poole, John Poole, Jesus Rivera, Jose Luis Mendoza, Jose Cano, Leobardo Herrera

Top: Pump station’s 1,500 hp pumps, motors, and discharge piping.

Bottom: Morning shot of the electrical building and high service pump station.

Submitted by Ronnie Leyvas

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CALDWELL, TEXAS

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA

Cross County High Service Pump Station

(Cross County Water Supply Corporation)

Job 4357—$6.1 million Sr. Project Manager: Marcus Grace Project Manager: Justin Reese Superintendent: Richard Scholz Mechanical Supt: Raul Arvizu Field Engineer: Jesse Dull Project Coordinator: Laurie Grace

Crew: Ronald Lindsley, Nieves Perez, Jose Perez Lucio, Manual Rodriguez, Ruben Munoz

Top: 1.5 MG ground storage tank, electrical building, chemical room, and standby generator;

Middle: High service pump station, electrical building, and chemical room;

Bottom: Well pump No. 1 and switchgear canopy.

Submitted by Marcus Grace

Clarifier Rehabilitation and Stormwater Improvements

(South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment & Disposal Board)

Job 3017—$1.7 million Project Manager: Jeff Gorman Superintendent: Jay Rivera Project Engineer: Matt McKinnon

Crew: Patrick Williams, Ronald Mays, Pedro Clemente, Duane Dennis, Grover Ryans, Jr., Oscar Alfons

Right: Installation of clarifier bridge on first of three new clarifier mechanisms.

Inset: Screen conveyor installation during headworks shutdown.

Submitted by Matt McKinnon

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BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA

Lime Treatment Unit No. 2 Rehabilitation

(City of Boca Raton, FL)

Job 3030—$1.2 million Project Manager: Jeff Gorman Superintendent: Jay Rivera Project Engineer: Matt McKinnon

Crew: Patrick Williams, Ronald Mays, Pedro Clemente, Duane Dennis, Grover Ryans, Jr., Oscar Alfons

Right: Lime treatment unit has had lime removed, aluminum walkways demolished and is ready for installation of containment structure for lead abatement and painting.

Submitted by Jeff Gorman

2011 West Water and Sewer Extension

(City of Williston, ND)

Job 4368—$2.6 million Project Manager: Ed Rolf Superintendent: Chris Roberts Project Admin: Kevin Uhl Safety Manager: Dan Stanton

Crew: Bryan Roberts, Pedro Lopez, Rick Roberts, Darin Herd, Adrian Mejia, Hernan Mejia, Elwin Claros

Right: Our excavators working in sync as we install the waterline.

Inset: Chris Roberts checking grade as the sewer line segment is installed.

Submitted by Kevin Uhl

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

HOHENWALD, TENNESSEE

48” Water Main Improvements, Phase II

(City of Oklahoma City, OK)

Job 4358—$9.1 million Project Manager: Chad Sharbono Superintendent: Mike Swift Project Admin: Kahle Loveless

This project consists of five miles of a 48” water main through southern Oklahoma City. It is an extension of Phase I, which Garney completed last year. Submitted by Kahle Loveless

Slow Rate Land Treatment Facility

(City of Hohenwald, TN)

Job 3006—$8.1 million Project Manager: Beau Javernick Superintendents: Mike Terry Steve Dunlap Project Intern: Brett Hunsucker

Right: Completed installation of HDPE liner in the completed mix lagoon.

Below: Completed installation of liner material and rip rap at storage lagoon 2 with completed splash pad and effluent structures.

Submitted by Brett Hunsucker

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SANFORD, FLORIDA

MANHATTAN, KANSAS

SR 46 Reclaimed Water and Force Main

(Seminole County Environmental Services)

Job 3037—$3.7 million Project Manager: Dan Smolik Superintendent: Billy Newton Project Admin: Will Poczekaj

Crew: Joe Newton, Clemente Saucedo, Abraham Espinosa, Juan Munoz, Coy Alspach

Right: Joe Newton and Juan Munoz work on a 240 LF jack and bore with 24” restrained PVC force main.

Below: Installation of 13,000 LF of 24” PVC force main.

Submitted by Will Poczekaj

Water Treatment Plant and Well Field Improvements

(City of Manhattan, KS)

Job 8025—$16.4 million Project Manager: Steve Hermes Superintendent: Joe Ross Field Engineers: Justin Mahan Bryan Clark Project Coordinator: Sally Miller

Crew: Mark Barrager, Alfredo Flores, Church Pruett, Sam Marston, Wade Adams, Matt Martin, Login Burns, Danny Servan, Louis Omar Arvizu, Alan Bolich

Top Left: Sodium hypochlorite tanks and instrumentation paneling complete.

Top Right: Four new aerators complete with new lime trough.

Bottom: Preparing for new asphalt.

Submitted by Steve Hermes

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CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA

BRIGHTON, COLORADO

Talbert Tower Booster Pump Station

(City of Claremore, OK)

Job 4363—$400,000 Project Manager: Bart Slaymaker Superintendent: Wade Pierpoint

Crew: Curtis George, Tracey Kean, Joe Morris

Top Left Suction / discharge tie-in completed.

Bottom Left: Interior of the pre-built pump station.

Far Right: Preparing to set the pre-built pump station on its slab.

Submitted by Wade Pierpoint

Northern Water Treatment Supply Project—Membrane Water Treatment Facility

(East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District)

Job 6561—$28.0 million Project Manager: Ruben King Superintendents: Les Cushman Chuck Krier Project Engineers: Adam Theriault Matt Davis Mike Duesterbeck Solange Huggins

Right: Chuck Krier’s crew installs the membrane treatment system.

Inset: Installation of the intake header to the high service pump station.

Submitted by Adam Theriault

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PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA

Regional Integrated Loop System Ph. 1A Interconnect

(Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Auth.)

Job 3019—$16.0 million Project Manager: Dan Smolik Superintendents: CJ Cahoy Chris Vanlerberg Project Admin: Sam Flowers

Crew: Kevin Nauss, Jeff Griffin, Robert Capps, Armondo Hernandez, Ronnie Ward, Jeff Jones, Zack Trombly, Steve Warren, Jerry Bert, David Talmadge

Clockwise from Top Left: Precon’s completed 0.5 MG water storage tank;

Ed Waters & Sons installing sheet piling in Balboa Canal for 30” HDPE subaqueous trench;

Excavating within sheet pile trench working off temporary trestle work;

Installing 24” ductile iron pipe.

Submitted by Sam Flowers

THORNTON, COLORADO

Cooley West Raw Water Return Pipeline and 30 MGD Pump Station

(City of Thornton, CO)

Job 6577—$9.4 million Project Manager: Keith Lemaster Superintendents: Gil Duran Phil Werner Project Admin: Tyler Bain

Crew: Alice Duran, Gene Lopez, Waldo Romero, Lorenzo Reyes Dave Garcia, Ramon Cortez, Ondray Johnson, Diomedis Avila, Noe Avila, Rick Craig, Eloy Ortega, Victor Diaz, Jose Diaz, Manuel Diaz, Vince Govea, Clayton Hoff Iram Aragon, Troy Martinez, Abel Espinoza, Scott Campbell

Top Left: Readying a 42” butterfly valve.

Top Right: Preparing to install another joint of 36” ductile iron pipe.

Bottom: Installing 36” ductile iron pipe.

Submitted by Tyler Bain

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PELL CITY, ALABAMA Water Transmission Facilities Contract B-1

(Coosa Valley Water Supply District)

Job 2967—$8.1 million Project Manager: Jeff Seal Superintendent: Kevin Griffin Project Admin: Jacob Johnson

Right: Completed booster pump station with dual 3,100 gpm pumps to move 2.25 MG per day to provide water to three smaller entities.

Inset: Exterior view of the booster pump station.

Submitted by Jacob Johnson

FORT LUPTON, COLORADO

Prairie Waters Project BPJ1 North Campus

(City of Aurora, CO)

Job 6029—$53.0 million Project Manager: Joel Heimbuck Superintendents: Wes Conaway Lance Bunyan Project Engineers: Stephen Hagy Chance Galentin Safety Manager: Dan Stanton Project Coordinator: Casie Deegan

Crew: Raul Ballesteros, Francisco Yriarte Sr., Francisco Yrairte Jr., Fabian Ortez, Tobias Santoyo, Nicolas Flores, Jose Canales, Javier Canales, Arturo Moreno, Pedro Castillo, Dustin Cronnin, Ilay Alvarez

Right: Preparing for the central basin vault elevated slab concrete placement.

Inset: Installing pipe and backfill placement at Recovery Well A22.

Submitted by Dan Stanton

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

LUBBOCK, TEXAS

Mill Creek Sewer Replacement

(Metro Water Services)

Job 3028—$7.4 million Project Manager: Jeff Seal Superintendents: Joe Monteleone Thad Anderson Matt Burton Tim Brewster Project Admin: Jordan Carrier

Clockwise from Top Left: Matt Burton and crew begin excavating for the first Mill Creek crossing;

Tim Brewster and crew complete the fourth crossing of Mill Creek while a concrete cap is placed with a CAT 365;

The endangered Nashville Crawfish, which are caught and relocated;

Thad Anderson and crew continue installation of the 36” gravity sewer line.

Submitted by Jordan Carrier

Lake Alan Henry Pipeline, Contract C

(City of Lubbock, TX)

Job 4359—$16.6 million Project Manager: Jason Jansen Superintendent: Steve Morris Project Admin: Aaron Riddle

Crew: Roger Dell, Arturo Lopez, George Byers, John Scott, Tony Christiansen, Humberto Rodriguez, Osiel Rodriguez, Gregorio Pereida, Jesus Ramirez, Oscar Gonzalez

Installation of 15+ miles of 48” pipeline and parallel fiber optic inner-duct. More than 93% of this pipeline route is located within cultivated farm ground. This has required intense coordination with the affected property owners and extreme consideration to final restoration. This project is the final leg of a series of three consecutive raw water pipelines totaling 50+ miles in length designed to bring a much needed influx of water from Lake Alan Henry into Lubbock.

Submitted by Jason Jansen

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Forsyth County Water Treatment Plant Expansion

(Forsyth County Department of Water & Sewer)

Job 3009—$19.8 million Sr. Project Manager: Dave Hall Project Manager: Andy Brown Superintendent: Johnnie Ornelas Project Admins: E.J. Jiles Nathan Holmes

Right: The first of 24 total plate settlers being flown into position.

Below: Don Rene Enriquez and his crew lower one of two 48” x 35’ long stainless steel stand pipes into the 8 MG finished water storage tank through the hatch.

Submitted by Nathan Holmes

CUMMING, GEORGIA

WOODLAND PARK, COLORADO

Nichols Dam Siphon

(Colorado Springs Utilities)

Job 6592—$281,000 Project Manager: Bill Williams Superintendents: Tony Cruz Project Admin: Lou Jauregui

Crew: Jaime Caballero, Francisco Jurado, Luis Angel Cruz, Alfredo Solis, Alex Guzman

Right: 24” siphon intake and check valve.

Submitted by Lou Jauregui

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

Pine Valley Pipeline Improvements

(Colorado Springs Utilities)

Job 6601—$1.0 million Project Manager: Bill Williams Superintendents: Alvino Roybal Tony Cruz Project Admin: Dennis VanAuken

Crew: Leopaldo Soto, Antonio Rico, Victor Varela, Nemecio Lopez Vega, Santiago Soto, Alehandro Guzman B.

Right: Existing pressure reducing station before excavation and demolition work begins.

Submitted by Dennis VanAuken

Washington CSO Control Facility

(Metro Water Services)

Job 3032—$17.0 million Project Manager: Steve Lowe Superintendents: Doug Hoopes Mike Gonzales Rob Grant Project Engineer: Jake Gabbard

Crew: Sebastian Rodriguez, Jose Flores, Apolinar Hernandez, Jose Carrillio, Mark Alvarez, Sergio Hernandez, Jimmy Rich, Geraldo Gonzales, Jose Figueroa, Matt Jeffery, Luis Omar, Jose Gamboa, Lucio Gomez, Aaron Hernandez, Ben Vaughn, James Hartless, Steven Rich, Gustavo Romero, Colby Hoopes, Austin Hudgins, Michael Thomas, Russell Gregory   

Right: Forming the east upper SOG with the 12’ x 12’ box culvert entering the structure.

Inset: Forming the west walls of the main structure.

Submitted by Jake Gabbard

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

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Blue Ridge Dam Rehabilitation

(Tennessee Valley Authority)

Job 3020—$24.0 million Project Manager: Mark Abram Superintendents: Jerry Taylor Pat Bennett David Cronister Tom Hufft Project Admin: Chris Coston Safety Managers: Brandon Blevins Oscar Gonzales

Right: Aerial view of the Blue Ridge Dam as the downstream embankment work is under way. We will place 100,000 tons of fine filter and course aggregate and load on 200,000 tons of rock. The new penstock installation has been completed and TVA is generating power again.

Inset: Pumping concrete to encase the new 12.5’ diameter steel penstock. Due to the massive size of the encasement, this was poured in two phases requiring nearly 150 CY of concrete.

Submitted by Chris Coston

BLUE RIDGE, GEORGIA

CANTONMENT, FLORIDA

48” Effluent Pipeline

(International Paper Company)

Job 3025—$17.1 million Sr. Project Manager: Jason Koon Superintendents: Mike Hall Steve Mertz Charles Woody, Jr. Project Admins: Robbie Butler Scott Grause Cassandra Marshall Safety Manager: Cedric Joor Public Relations: Carrie Smith Crew: Mike Maples, Mario Penaloza, Ezequiel Penaloza, Travis Stewart, Herb Finks, Ramon Herrera, Greg Pilgrim, Dean Pilgrim, Tim Burrage, Ricardo Lopez, Steve Vasseur, Will Woody, Danny Mason, Matt Stewart, Saul Palos, Robert Bradford, Brian Rowan

Top: Installing 48” ductile iron pipe.

Bottom: View of the aerial pipe being installed next to the old landfill.

Submitted by Scott Grause

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GOT FISH?

In early August, visitors came down from the Caterpillar corporate office. They brought a very unique item with them as a gift to celebrate Garney’s recent 50th Anniversary. About two years ago, Garney crews came across an old early Caterpillar tractor on a pipe project in Colorado. Not possessing the time or skills to fully restore the tractor, we passed it on to Caterpillar for their possible restoration. They have taken a portion of the tractor and made it into a display case that now sits in our lobby area. Inside the restored tractor is an aquarium. This tractor started its life in 1929, making it 82 years old. We are working on getting the aquarium up and running with fish, but wholeheartedly thank Caterpillar for this generous and thoughtful gift!

Steve McCandless poses with Adam Zimmerman. Chuck Riggert and Adam show off their handiwork..

WASHINGTON CSO PROJECT HITS MILESTONE

The CSX crossing work has been completed well within schedule, in a safe manner without incident and a good product installed appropriately. Garney and the team engaged for the actual site work are to be complimented on this effort to save Metro Water Services money and cut down on project time. Many hours of planning and then actual “ditch” work by many Garney employee-owners made this happen, along with site team management. Resources were provided to make this happen efficiently per the commitments. A win-win for the project, Metro Water Services, the ratepayers, and the environment. Thank you, Steve Ford

Team Members, I spoke with Milton Dean, Assistant Roadmaster, this morning and he stated that the work for re-installation of the track is complete and the spur rail is ready for service. We just received our first train across the re-installed track (below) this morning as scheduled. I would just like to extend a special thanks for everyone’s help in making this project a success. Please let me know if you need Garney’s assistance with any similar projects now or in the future. Thanks again for all your efforts. Steve Lowe, Project Manager

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KAREN MOORE’S RETIREMENT

After more than 20 years of dedicated service to Garney Construction, Karen Moore retired from her position as Midwest Project Coordinator. Karen assisted numerous Superintendents and Project Managers during her time at Garney and helped in the successful completion of dozens of projects throughout the Midwest. She has been greatly missed around the Kansas City office and we wish her only the best as she helps raise her twin grandsons, Joshua and Jonah!

WRAP UP OF SHADOW MOUNTAIN PROJECT

Jeff Moore,

Now that we are about to wrap up the very successful Shadow Mountain Connecting Channel Project, I once again wanted to express my sincere appreciation and thanks for the tremendous efforts on your part and all of the folks at Garney who had a hand in the project. I know that your commitment and dedication to making this the successful project that it was, is your normal “standard of operations,” but I know that Garney certainly went above and beyond the normal expectations. That is the primary reason why we wanted Garney to do this project for the District, because we knew we would get an exceptional commitment to complete this extremely important project in an extremely tight time frame. When unexpected impacts to the project occurred and could have been disastrous, you guys responded immediately with the appropriate equipment, manpower and management and kept things from escalating out of control. So, I wanted to send this note of appreciation on to you and again thank you for your outstanding leadership and management of this project. As always, your willingness to do whatever it takes to keep things on track along with your sense of cooperation and teamwork are primary factors in the successful completion of this difficult and challenging project. I also need to make special mention of Gary Haas’ efforts and commend him for his outstanding contributions to the project and for his foresight in having everything lined out in an organized and efficient manner, and for his commitment to the project. Once again, it was an absolute pleasure working with you on this project and I look forward to working with you and your “professional” Garney team on future projects. Please pass on my heartfelt “THANKS” to all of the dedicated and professional people at Garney who made this a wonderful project. Tom DeGrand Senior Construction Engineer

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ESCA LOBBY EFFORTS

Vice Presidents Tom Dahl and Tony Kempf (second and third

from the right) meet with Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins.

Dear Employee-Owners, Garney participated in a two-day lobby event with ESCA (Employee-Owned S Corporations of America) June 23-24 in Washington, D.C. As always, our purpose was to inform members of Congress about Sub Chapter S ESOP companies’ success to prevent any harm to this structure through legislative action. We accomplish this by sharing personal stories of how our company has transformed our lives through the ESOP culture and provided financial security in retirement savings. There is nothing on the floor that currently threatens Sub S ESOPs. However, there is talk of tax reform so our vigilance to continually educating our representatives in Congress remains paramount. This trip had an added purpose, which was to encourage members of Congress to co-sponsor Bill H.R. 1244 in the House of Representatives. We are actively seeking a sponsor for a companion bill in the Senate. This House bill is sponsored by Republican Dave Reichert and Democrat Ron Kind. It is co-sponsored by a total of 22 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle. A great deal of support also comes from 11 members on the House Ways and Means Committee. What is H.R. 1244? Although it does nothing to change the status of S ESOP companies that already exist, it basically is an amendment to the IRS code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations. In other words, it makes it easier for companies to transition into S ESOP companies…and the more S ESOP companies out there…the more constituents we have to help protect it. So that is why this bill is important to us….safety in numbers; and speaking of our communities on a global scale…as Mr. Millwee once stated, “It’s a whole lot more fun to enjoy success when you bring everyone with you.” I was representing Florida constituents on this trip for our company. On Thursday we visited Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson’s offices and spoke to their staff. Neither of their offices could commit to co-signing H.R. 1244, but they seemed open to it. With tax reform as one of the many highly debated issues in Washington, I got the feeling they were avoiding putting themselves into a corner at this point in time. However, once they study the bill and are familiar with it, we should be optimistic they will be supportive. We then walked to the House side of the hill and visited the offices of Congressman Tom Rooney and Congressman Vern Buchanan. We again spoke to staffers, but had a much more enthusiastic response from Mr. Buchanan’s senior staffer. He was actually very familiar with the S ESOP structure and practically gave us a speech on why this structure is so good for our country. So we should be looking in the near future for Mr. Buchanan’s name on the co-sponsor list. Thursday evening we had dinner with Congressman John Kline of Minnesota who has been a big supporter of S ESOP companies. Friday morning we had breakfast with Congressman Dave Reichert, who is a fascinating man coming from a family of domestic violence, bringing himself out of that life, into the military, and promoting himself through the law enforcement ranks to Sheriff. He is well-known for closing the nationally famous Green River serial killer case that spanned several decades. He wrote a book about it entitled Chasing the Devil. The proceeds from the book go to a charitable cause. We listened to his story over breakfast and I can tell you we are fortunate to have this man supporting us. After breakfast we returned to the House side of the hill and visited the offices of Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, and Congressman David Rivera. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen listened to us a few minutes and said “sign me up,” in support of H.R. 1244. And Congressman Diaz-Balart’s senior staffer was confident we’ll have his support as well. So we’ll be looking for their names on the co-sponsor list. At each office we extended invitations for visits to our Florida projects in Charlotte County and the City of Hialeah. We received positive responses to those invites. Congressman Rivera actually knew what RO meant and seemed excited at the chance to visit the Reverse Osmosis plant we’ll soon begin working on for the City of Hialeah. In summary, our employee-owners should know we are well represented in Washington through the ESCA organization and Venn Strategies. They are an extremely politically savvy group of people working hard for us to protect what we know as OUR company, Garney Construction, 100% employee owned. Thank you for the honor of representing our company.

Samuel A. Flowers, Garney Project Manager

Sam Flowers (second from the right) poses with Congresswoman

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Andy Brown (left) and Scott Terry (right) stand with Congressman

Jim Cooper who represents Middle Tennessee. Congressman Cooper

wrote Scott, thanking him:

“Dear Mr. Terry—Thank you for visiting with me last month. I enjoyed meeting with you to discuss expanding private employee-ownership through S Corporations. I hope you’ll stay in touch to keep me updated on this issue and any others that concern you. Please don’t hesitate to contact me or my staff if we can be of assistance. It was great to hear about the good work Garney is doing. I will keep our conversation in mind as I review H.R. 1244. Thanks again for visiting, and I look forward to hearing from you in the future.”

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PRAISE FROM XCEL ENERGY

Just a quick note thanking you for having such a wonderful, customer-friendly General Superintendent named David Lustig. I have listened to Sonny Buczek over the past few years brag about Garney Construction, but little did I know until I started working with Joel and David that they were the real deal. Whatever your secret weapon is – keep doing it! You make our lives so much easier, I can’t say thank you enough. With the large $1.6 billion project known as Clean Air Clean Jobs, our department is faced with the construction of many projects, both large and small. The best thing I like about Garney is that you are willing to do both the little and big stuff. David is a life saver. I needed a small AC unit installed in one of our construction trailers because some high-dollar monitoring equipment was getting overheated and the electricians would not hook it up until the AC was installed. David met me at the plant and it is under way of getting installed. The monitoring equipment is part of our Air Permit requirement of gathering information for the next 13 months for our Cherokee Station. I have already arranged to have Garney perform some work at our Alamosa Station and Rocky Mountain Energy Center (RMEC), and a new pond liner for Fort Saint Vrain for next year. Since we have to replace all of our pond liners, I will make sure the Project Managers know about Garney’s customer-friendly service. It is priceless to us. Respectfully Submitted,

Pat Tudor Xcel Energy | Responsible By Nature Senior Engineer

GROUNDBREAKING

CH2M Hill, Brown & Caldwell, and Garney Construction gathered on August 17, 2011 for the official groundbreaking of Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation District’s Northern Treatment Plant.

Pictured from left to right are: Shaun O’Connell (B&C) Mike Graeve (Garney) David Lustig (Garney) Wayne O’Brien (Garney) Mary Gearheart (B&C) Steve Patterson (CH2M Hill) Rod Brauer (CH2M Hill) Dirk Applegate (B&C) Dan Reynolds (CH2M Hill) Mark Alpert (CH2M Hill) Bill Carter (CH2M Hill)

PARTING SHOTS

THE GRADUATE

START ‘EM YOUNG!

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HOW ROMANTIC….

Vangie Shantell recently graduated from Skyline High School in Mesa, Arizona, and is now a freshman at Arizona State University. Proud mama is Angela Kearney, Payroll and Human Resources Administrator at Garney’s corporate office. Angela’s mother, Angie, is pictured on the far right.

JUNIOR JOINS THE MARINE CORPS

John Matthew, son of Project Manager John Sedbrook, grabs a shovel and gets to work in Las Cruces, NM.

Garney Superintendent Mike Hall’s son and former Garney employee, Mike Hall, Jr., graduated from U.S. Marine Corps boot camp in late July. We want to extend our thanks to the Hall family for defending our freedom and wish Junior nothing but the best in his new endeavor. Mike, Jr. will be heading to Officer Candidate School upon completion of boot camp.

Rick Craig, excavator operator on Phil Werner’s crew, recently popped the question to a very lucky, unassuming, and surprised Chick-Fil-A cow at a golf tournament in Colorado.

Mason James, son of Florida Superintendent, CJ Cahoy, shows off his new Garney gear.

INTERESTING WATER FACTS: Ice is 9% lighter than water….that’s why it floats! The human brain is actually 75% water. It takes 120 gallons or water to produce 1 chicken egg. Each day, the sun evaporates 1 trillion tons of water. More than 90% of the world’s fresh water supply is located

in Antartica.