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Polivka Profile
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Powered to Outperform. Polivka International Profile Polivka International has grown through service and commitment to our Clients. We have successfully completed more than 300 projects for the rail industry in fifty years with nearly 100 of these being design-build projects.
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Polivka International Profile
Polivka International has grown through service and commitment to our Clients.
We have successfully completed more than 300 projects for the rail industry in fifty years with nearly 100 of these being design-build projects.
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Polivka International Profile
• Projects: Network capacity improvements, sidings, ethanol facilities, transload and transflo facilities.
• Role: Prime Contractor, Design Builder, Construction Management, Consultant.
• Focus: Rail construction specialist with self-performance of all civil site work for quality control.
• Clients: BNSF, Canadian Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, Ford Motor Company.
• Structure: Private and family-run for over 50 years.
• Experience: Over 300 projects completed for Class I Rail Clientele.
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Norfolk Southern Corporation
Mr. Bobby Strickland
Manager Construction
Phone (336) 760-6407
18 acre site with 83,000 CY excavation
3,800 TF from turnout to turnout
2,300 feet of packer pad
4,000 LF of drainage pipe with jack & bore
35,000 SY of roller-compacted concrete
Titusville, FLRailway Projects
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CSX Transportation
Mr. Jim Faircloth, Project Engineer
Phone (904) 359-1042
Email [email protected]
Open Cut Tunnel Excavation
400,000 CY of rock removed
Project completed while track was in-service
No lost time with tight windows of operation
Glencoe, KentuckyRailway Projects
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BNSF Railway
Mr. Jack Moy
Manager of Engineering
Phone (303) 480-6582
9,500 feet of connection track
75 foot bridge
80,000 CY of excavation
Turrell, ArkansasRailway Projects
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Union Pacific Railroad
Mr. Bill Guins
Manager of Construction
Phone (281) 350-7668
8,500 feet of track siding
400 foot bridge
100 foot bridge
San Antonio TXRailway Projects
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CSX Railroad
Auto storage and rail expansion
Design Build Project
25 acres
Rail Construction & Track Shifting
Electrical/Mechanical
Grading/Drainage/Paving
Building Construction
Scheduled Completion – 60 days
Actual Completion –52 days
No schedule changes
Louisville, KentuckyRailway Projects
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CSX Railroad
New Bulk Transfer Facility
Design Build
20 acres
Facility Construction
Paving Design/Construction
Scheduled Completion – 6 months
Actual Completion – 5 Months
No schedule changes
Elizabeth, New JerseyRailway Projects
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Norfolk Southern Railroad
Rail Yard Expansion
Westbound Hump Lead
Enola Yard, PA
General Contractor
80 acres
Mechanical/Electrical
Drainage/Grading/Stone
Scheduled Completion – 6 Months
Actual Completion – 6 Months
No Schedule Changes
Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaRailway Projects
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Safety and Quality Control Plan
• All employees (100%) must pass the e-RAILSAFE System to work for Polivka International
• All PIC Superintendents (100%) are certified under the Railroad Worker Safety “Train the Trainer” program to insure field safety
training and compliance
• Performed Company-wide OSHA and Rail Road Safety Training Seminars
• Supervisors trained in Quality Credentialed Inspector Program for storm water pollution prevention
• The Experience Modification Rate (EMR) is a workers' compensation insurance safety performance factor based on three years of loss
experience. Polivka International is significantly below the national average with a rating of 0.85
• PIC formally reviews all subcontractor safety ratings and procedures prior to awarding them business
• PIC received highest safety award from Mahoning Valley Safety Council for 100% no lost-time injury and lowest incident rate for 2007.
Multiple award winner.
• Employee Orientation and training emphasize safety and quality as a must have component of work.
• We realize that value is proven and trust earned every day on every project. Quality and safety are the expected standard at Polivka and
reflected by the pride and professionalism of our people. Always.
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Safety Incident Rate:
• We have had zero accidents for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
• Over 200,000 man hours thus far.
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Polivka Safety Award: Third Year in a Row Zero Injuries
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Grading Criteria
• Superintendent
• Subcontractor Foreman
• Required number of tradesmen/equipment
• Engineering Capability
• Scheduling Capability
• Understanding of Documents
• Completeness and Accuracy of Submittals
• Quality and Timeliness of Communication
• Cooperation with CSX Forces-Signal, Materials
• Pay Record
• Working Relationship with Project Team
• Quality of Work in Place or Material Provided
• Quality of Work in Place or Material Provided
• Quality of Office Administration
• Quality of Field Administration
• Performance as Required and as scheduled
• Quality of Cost, Budgets and Estimates
• Ethical Standards
• Housekeeping
• Safety
CSX Project Team Evaluation of Polivka International
• In comparison to 13 other rail
contracting firms actively used
by CSX Transportation with
multiple projects and a total
budget of $400MM
• Polivka International ranked #1
Highest in overall quality and
Customer Satisfaction
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Union Pacific Report Card:
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10700 Sikes Place, Suite 110
Charlotte, NC 28277
toll-free: 877.POLIVKA
877.765.4852
phone: 704.321.0802
fax: 704.321.0805
Website: PolivkaIntl.com
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