Record-breaking attendance for the 2016 Mid Year Meeting in Alaska

Richardson, Texas – Over 230 valued DCA industry partners and family members gathered at

the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, July 27-31 for the 2016 Mid Year Meeting. Members

joined together to attend the business session, committee meetings and enjoy many varied

social activities.

To kick off the event, DCA members and families were treated to a Reception and Dinner

at Crow Creek Mine. Established in 1896, Crow Creek Mine, was one of the largest producing

hydraulic placer gold mines in South Central Alaska. Nestled among the Chugach Mountains,

Crow Creek Mine offered a unique blend of historical buildings, antiques, rare mining equip-

ment, beautiful gardens, amazing wilderness scenery and access to explore the mines’ original

claims.

The professional meeting agenda commenced Thursday morning as the Membership,

Education, Safety/Risk Management, HDD committee and Government Relations committees

met to discuss issues and challenges facing the industry. For a summary of the committee meet-

ings including the Board of Directors and Leadership Council meetings, please see page 8.

A Business Session with Alaska Congressman Don Young was entertaining and informative

and Thursday afternoon was open for attendees to enjoy activities on their own.

Thursday evening, DCA members boarded the Klondike Express, a 338-passenger high speed

catamaran, for an exclusive and spectacular glacier sightseeing dinner cruise. In addition to

viewing spectacular glaciers and unforgettable scenery, attendees were able to view sea

otters, fur seals and sea lions.

On Friday some attendees took advantage of the opportunity to play three rounds of golf

while others explored the wonders of Alaska on their own on and off property. After a day

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Mid Year Meeting.............. 1-2

Fall Meeting ...........................3

Photo highlights ................. 4-7

Committee news ............. 8-10

Industry news ................. 11-12

Member news................ 13-15

Safety news ........................16

Calendar ..............................16

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filled with adventures, attendees took the Alyeska Tram

to the top of the mountain to watch the setting sun and

meet up with family and friends to share stories about

the day’s adventures.

The Red, White and Moose Dinner on Saturday night

rounded out the week with an evening of great food,

refreshing beverages, live entertainment, outdoor activ-

ities and general camaraderie.

Registration opens early September for the DCA Fall

Meeting, October 24 – 26, 2016 at theWit, a Doubletree

Hotel, in Chicago, Illinois.

Next year’s Convention will be held February 6-11,

2017 at the Grand Wailea in Maui, Hawaii and the 2017

Mid Year Meeting will be held July 19-23 at the Fairmont

Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, Canada.

For photo highlights of this year’s Mid Year Meet-ing please see pages 4-7 or visit the DCA web site at www.dcaweb.org. s

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2017 Annual ConventionFebruary 6-11

Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

Associate Members, don’t miss out on your oppor tunity to be a part of the 56th Annual DCA Convention at the Grand Wailea in Maui, Hawaii February 6-11, 2017.

Sponsorship packets will be available to Associate Members in September. Your generosity provides financial support to conduct a quality convention that continues to foster networking and business development.

There are four levels of sponsorship available. Contributing member sponsors receive a Sponsor-ship Recognition Pin to wear at the convention.

The total amount is determined by adding

pledges with the amount a company’s 2016 auction donation brought in. The four levels of financial support are:

Platinum ($25,000+)

Gold ($10,000 - $24,999)

Silver ($5,000 - $9,999)

Bronze ($1,000 - $4,999)

DCA is grateful for the generous corporate support of the association!

Sponsorship opportunities available for the 2017 DCA Annual Convention in Maui, Hawaii

Richardson, Texas – The DCA Fall Meeting will be held

Monday, October 24 through Wednesday, October 26

at theWit Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

In addition to the regularly scheduled Board of

Directors and Leadership Council meetings, HDD,

Government Relations, Safety/Risk Management,

Associate Member and Contractor Member

Nominating committees are also set to meet. The

Contractor Member Nominating committee will select

a slate of candidates for officers and directors for 2017

and the Associate Member Nominating committee

will determine the Associate Member Director ballot.

Results will be published in the January/February issue

of DCA News.

The agenda for the three-day event includes a

Government Relations Meeting on Monday followed

by a networking event Monday night. The Town Hall

and an informative business session will be held on

Tuesday morning followed by the DCA Golf Tournament

Tuesday afternoon. The Board of Directors will meet on

Wednesday morning. Look for Registration materials in

your e-mail inbox in September. s

DCA returns to Chicago for the 2016 Fall Meeting

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Board of DirectorsThe 2016 DCA Board of Directors met Wednesday, July 27 at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Board members approved the 2015 audit report and scholarship scoring revisions. The Board also approved the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan as the sight of the 2018 Mid Year Meeting, pending contract negotiations. The Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans was announced as the sight of the March 27-29, 2017 Safety Congress. The 2017 DCA & AGA Workshop will be April 17-19 at the Four Seasons in Chicago. Board members discussed the Gold Shovel Program and received updates on the Workforce Development initiative and the Operator Qualification (OQ) Task Force.

Leadership CouncilThe Leadership Council also met Wednesday, July 27. The council reviewed actions of the DCA Board of Directors from their earlier meeting. DCA working committee chairmen each gave a brief outline of the topics their committee would be discussing in their individual meetings. The Leadership Council is made up of the elected chairs and vice chairs of each of the committees, the president and vice president of the board and the executive vice president. The purpose of the Leadership Council is to coordinate the strategic direction of the DCA, as directed by the Board of Directors.

Membership Committee The focus of the July 28 Membership Committee meeting was reviewing the list of inactive contractors and noted that list had decreased since the February meeting and several inactive members were in attendance at the February convention and the July meeting. The committee also reviewed the membership report presented to the DCA Board of Directors. It was noted that since the February committee meeting, eight new contractor members and six new associate members had joined the DCA. Four contractor members and six associate members had dropped their membership. Membership totals were listed as 73 contractor members and 133 associate members. Members of the committee reviewed the draft of the 2016 Equipment Survey and encouraged all contractors to complete the online survey by the December 19th deadline. The charge of the Membership Committee is to actively solicit and evaluate potential DCA members and make recommendations on member programs and awards to help recruit and retain members in the association. Rob DeRue of D.R.S. Enterprises and Woody Ferrell of Volvo Construction Equipment serve as co-chairmen of the committee.

Safety/Risk Management CommitteeThe Safety/Risk Management Committee also met on Thursday, July 28 at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Committee members reviewed the distribution

If you are interested in being an active member of any of these committees, please contact the DCA office.

Committee News - July 27 - 28, 2016 meetings

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hour categories for the three Arthur T. Everham Safety Awards. The committee voted to increase the number of awards to four and that the distribution hour categories would be created each year by dividing the number completed questionnaires by four. Committee members also received the safety/risk management report presented to the DCA Board of Directors. It was noted that the 2016 Safety Congress had about 50 attendees and featured speaker Jim Hunter of J.D. Hunter Associates. Wes Countryman of Midwestern Contractors was named 2015 Safety Director of the Year and Phil D’Abbraccio of The Hallen Construction Co. was announced as the Safety Person of the Year. The 2017 Safety Congress will be held March 27-29 at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. The committee also reviewed the results of the 2015 Benchmarking Survey. The charge of the Safety/Risk Management Committee is to review all information concerning safety in the industry and safe job-site practices. The committee also has oversight for the Arthur T. Everham Safety Award and the Annual Safety Congress. Tom Clapper of TekRock Trenching serves as chairman and Kevin Parker of Mears Group is the vice chairman of the committee.

HDD CommitteeAttendees of the HDD Committee meeting reviewed and received updates on several items at their July meeting. The committee discussed changing the name of the committee to encompass more than horizontal directional drilling. Committee members were encouraged to bring a list of possible names to the October meeting. The committee was updated on the 2017 HDD Academy to be held February 13-14 in Tempe, Arizona and the 2016 book release of the revised HDD

Best Practices Guidelines. Devoting a section of the committee meetings to innovative technology was also discussed. It would be fashioned like DCA’s “90 Seconds in the Spotlight” from past conventions, but would be held during the HDD meeting. This would focus on new technologies or processes and not a sales presentation. Members interested in presenting at future committee meetings were encouraged to contact the chairmen or the DCA office. Drilling mud disposal and a 2017 UCT panel were also discussed. Panel topics and ideas should be sent to the committee chairmen or the DCA office. The charge of the HDD committee is to support safety, training, technical developments and voluntary operational guides that sustain professional practices and contractors in the area of HDD. The chairman of the committee is Jon Heinen of Vermeer Corporation and the vice chairman is Dan Carson of Carson Corporation.

Government Relations CommitteeThe Government Relations Committee received an update on a number of items that included: Pipeline Safety Reauthorization; Cross Bore Initiative; OQ Issues; communication with NAPSR and a legislative/regulatory update at their July 28th meeting. Tony Radoszewski, president of the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), provided an overview of PPI and the role of high density polyethylene, used in more than 95 percent of new gas distribution systems. Committee members discussed the pipeline safety bill that passed Congress and was enacted into law in May. The new law addresses several incomplete mandates from the 2011 pipeline reauthorization as well as recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board and General Accountability Office. Unfortu-nately, the final bill did not include language advocated

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by DCA that would restrict federal damage prevention grant assistance to state programs that exempt munic-ipalities from one-call membership requirements. DCA continues to work with the National Association of Reg-ulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) on a resolution that would support DCA’s initiative to reduce cross bores through improvements in state law that would require full participation in the damage prevention process by municipalities. DCA is also encouraging DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to issue a federal advisory bulletin on the threats of cross bores, including the key role that needs to be played by municipalities. Several DCA members, as well as gas util-ity representatives and a few OQ providers, established an industry working group to advance efforts to allow for contractor OQ programs to be acceptable from utility to utility. The next meeting will be August 29-30 in Grapevine, Texas. The charge of the Government Relations Commit-tee is to target specific regulatory and legislative items and report their findings through the following publica-tions: DCA Insights, DCA News and the DCA web site. The chairmen of the committee are Greg Dahl of ARB, Inc., and Dave Wisniewski of Vermeer Corporation.

Education CommitteeThe Education Committee met on July 28 and reviewed the upcoming speakers for future conventions and other DCA Meetings. The committee had a discussion about future speakers including a lengthy discussion regarding “Gold Shovel Standards”. Many utility companies now require all of its excavation contractors to be “Gold Shovel

Standard” Certified. Questions arose on how “damages” are reported. The concern is how mishaps are currently counted which do not take into account total company man hours, project size or scope. Contractors can also be negatively impacted by sub-contractors’ actions. It is suggested a session be put together with a speaker on Gold Shovel Standards or a panel representative of all the stakeholders in the plan. The committee members are encouraged to submit speaker names and topics during the committee meetings but throughout the year as well. Suggestions can be sent to the committee chair and vice chair or staff liaison Becky Hopkins. A discussion was held regarding the DCA Job Board. Suggestions were offered to improve the board: encourage companies to let DCA know when their postings are filled; get more job postings by notices in the DCA News, web and other publications; create an awareness about the DCA Job board to job seekers through high schools, community colleges and other key market places. The charge of the Education Committee is to recommend educational programs for the association that would be of interest to the membership, many of which are technical in nature. Ray Swerdfeger of K.R. Swerdfeger Construction, Inc., is the chairman of the committee and Brad Burris of Rudd Equipment is the vice chairman.

The next board of director and committee meetings will be in conjunction with the 2016 DCA Fall Meeting,

October 24-26, at theWit Hotel in Chicago. s

Committee News (Continued)

DCA is making preparations for the 2017 Annual Auction to be held during the convention at the Grand Wailea in Maui, Hawaii.

Each year, DCA contractor and associate mem-bers gather for a lively and spirited auction raising critical funds for the association. The funds raised support DCA educational programs as well as schol-arships awarded to worthy candidates whose field of study will promote and/or enhance the industry.

Since 1991, the DCA auction has raised over $3 million.

The success of the auction depends on the gen-erous donations by DCA members.

The winning bid of an item also helps the donat-ing company achieve sponsorship levels of Silver, Gold and Platinum for next year’s convention.

This is a good time to start thinking about what you want to donate. Auction Donation information will be sent by email in early September.

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Committee News (Continued)

Tempe, Arizona – Arizona State University’s Del E. Webb

School of Construction and Benjamin Media Inc. are once

again working together to plan the Horizontal Directional

Drilling Academy (HDD Academy), the must-attend con-

ference for HDD professionals.

The 2017 HDD Academy will take place February

13-14, at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe.

Arizona State University will award 1.8 Continuing

Education Units (CEUs) upon successful completion of the

course. Registration is limited in order to provide quality

networking with HDD industry leaders and maintain a low

student-instructor ratio. The 2016 program sold out, so

plan to book early.

HDD Academy program instructors are all industry

leaders who will cover numerous topics falling under two

tracks: Pre Construction, Design and Material Selection

and Construction and Operations. This includes HDD

contracts and specifications; estimating; designing

projects for specific pipe materials; drilling fluids; locating;

damage prevention; and case studies covering HDD

installations for several pipe materials, Direct Pipe

installations and installations for specific utilities.

HDD is rapidly emerging as the primary choice for

owners when confronted with river, road and railway

crossings or situations requiring minimal disruption to

surface activities. The technique provides a less-disruptive

method and, oftentimes, a lower-cost opportunity

for utility pipeline installations. The goal of the HDD

Academy is to establish an annual learning platform for

owners, regulators, contractors and engineers focusing

on the options and opportunities for future utility pipeline

projects.

For more information on how to participate as an

attendee, sponsor or participating association, visit

hddacademy.com or email vminer@benjaminmedia.com.

Plan to Attend the 2017 Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Academy

New Venue for Third-Annual Networking, Educational Program

www.hddacademy.comRegister by January 2, 2017 and Save $100

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Houston, Texas – The 22nd annual Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) is being held January 31 – February 2, 2017 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

At UCT, the focus is on you – your education, your business. Whether it’s the latest in trenchless or open-cut construction, you will learn the most current technologies available for the underground utility infrastructure industry.

There are three days of education, exhibits and net-working. The primary education program offers intense learning and qualifies for CEUs (Continuing Education Units) and PDHs (Professional Development Hours) in conjunction with the University of Texas at Arlington.

The exhibit hall is where you’ll see equipment, take part in interactive demonstrations and network. Exhibiting companies offer services covering a wide

range of categories including: CIPP, grout, leak detection, locators, horizontal directional drilling, pipe ramming, piercing tools, open-cut equipment, pipe bursting, microtunneling, liners, pumps, tools and more.

Networking begins as soon as you arrive at the UCT registration desk. Additional networking opportunities are the keynote breakfast, during lunch, in the exhibit hall and at one of the evening receptions.

UCT has a new rate structure that will allow more attendees from the same company to receive the education needed to be leaders in their fields. With the “Bring The Company” rate, everyone from the company may attend the UCT primary educational program (education and exhibits) for one low price. There’s a special program for municipalities too.

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Henkels & McCoy, Inc., names Pierre Adam regional vice president

Henkels & McCoy, Inc., (H&M) is pleased to announce the appointment of Pierre Adam to regional vice president – central region. Pierre will be based in the Batavia, Illinois,

office. As a member of the company’s leadership team, Pierre provides strategic oversight of all central region operations. Pierre’s responsibilities include the complete direction, coordination, administration, and successful execution of all contractual obligations for utility infrastructure power, gas distribution, and communications projects in the Central Region.

Pierre is a high-caliber executive with over 27 years of industry experience, well known for his record of success driving production and the management of transmission and heavy industrial projects. Prior to joining H&M, Pierre spent the previous 25 years with Kiewit. He began his successful career as a field engineer, and was quickly recognized for his knowledge, skill, and leadership aptitude. Pierre spent the last six years as the vice president of operations/area manager for Kiewit Power Constructors, located in Lenexa, Kansas. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering from Iowa State University.

INTREN announces new organizational structureINTREN announces the following structural and leadership changes designed to drive cus-tomer service, enhance its culture of safety and support sustainable growth.

The reorganization comes from a position of strength and represents the logical next

step in the company’s ongoing efforts to align company business operations with its core growth strategies while at the same time maximizing value for their customers.

In an effort to continue its strategic growth of the company’s services and accounts, the following positions have been announced:

• Executive vice president of business development, Matthew Turk, has been named executive vice president of opera-tions and business development, assuming operational responsibilities. Turk, a 25-year veteran of INTREN, has been instrumental in the expansion of the company’s utility services within the Midwest and East Coast markets.

• Mike McArthy, senior vice president of support services and chief financial officer, has expanded his leadership responsibilities to oversee the company’s project controls group, in addition to finance and adminis-tration, human resources, contracts, fleet, supply chain, and information technology.

• Jeff Nauman, former director of account performance for INTREN, has become vice president of gas operations. Nauman has been with INTREN for 11 years.

• Brenda Gunnink was promoted to account manager of the Midwest region North/West and will now oversee all major INTREN utility and municipal accounts in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.

• James Althoff was promoted from business development manager to director of business development.

Additional organizational changes announced by the company include: Tim Ayers, currently the director of safety and quality, to assume responsibilities for the company’s environmental compliance and sustainability programs. His executive assistant, Kiwanda Evans, was promoted to environmental and program administrator to assist Ayers. s

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SEPTEMBER 12-16International Pipe Line & Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) 50th Annual ConventionLe Méridien EtoileParis, Francewww.iploca.com

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JANUARY 31- FEBRUARY 2Underground ConstructionTechnology (UCT)International Conference & ExhibitionFort Worth Convention CenterFort Worth, Texaswww.uctonline.com

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Washington, D.C. – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are monitoring the Zika virus outbreak spreading through Central and South America, Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean, including U.S. territories. For the most up-to-date information, check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Zika website frequently. Some U.S. states have mosquitoes that can become infected with and spread Zika virus, and travel-associated Zika virus infections in U.S. states may result in local spread of the virus. Visit the CDC Areas with Zika section of the website to learn where there is current

transmission. Workers who are exposed on the job to mosquitoes or the blood or other body fluids of infected individuals may be at risk for occupationally acquired Zika virus infection. This interim guidance provides employers and workers with information and guidance on preventing occupational exposure to the Zika virus. The guidance may be updated as additional information becomes available.

Visit http://www.cdc.gov/zika for infor-mation on the Zika virus, including pre-vention, symptoms, testing and treatment, transmission and risk, mosquito control, areas with Zika and more. s

Interim guidance for protecting workers from occupational exposure to Zika virus