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Georgia Power is continuing construction on new solar projects at two U.S. Army bases, including Fort Gordon near Augusta. The Fort Gordon project will provide a 30-megawatt, alternating current, solar array on the installation, which will be financed, designed, installed, owned and operated by the power company. “This is an important project for both the military and for Georgia Power,” said John Kraft, company spokesman. “These definitely represent the largest Georgia Power- owned solar projects to date.” When completed, the new solar park will be have the abil- ity to provide roughly 100 percent of peak electrical demand for the installation. The $75 million investment will cover approximately 209 acres and feature 137,640 4 by 6-ft. (1.2 by 1.8 m) panels. The project is part of a U.S. Army com- mitment to the president to secure one gigawatt of renewable energy and sustainability at U.S. Army installations by 2025. “The Fort Gordon project is well on its way to comple- tion, and by this fall, we expect it to join the Fort Benning project, which was completed at the end of 2015,” said Kraft. “It’s very rewarding to see all of the hard work put into these projects come to fruition.” Kraft said his project represents another expansion of solar in Georgia. “It’s among the first and largest Georgia Power-owned projects, and helps the army meet its renewable energy goals. Plus, we are building the projects to be brought online at or below the company’s ‘avoided cost’, or the amount pro- jected it would cost the company to generate comparable energy from other sources. “It will not put upward pressure on the rates that our cus- tomers pay for electricity. It also diversifies our mix of ener- gy resources, which include nuclear, coal, natural gas and renewables, including hydro, biomass, solar and wind.” There have not been significant challenges to date, and construction has reportedly gone smoothly. “Being part of a secure military installation, we have to work around base-access issues, of course, but it has gone well,” said Kraft. “We are finalizing installation work, and are largely into electrical finishing at this point, including connections, wiring, etc. “Grubbing and grading to clear the land was first, fol- lowed by pile driving for the support posts, assembly of the racking structures and then installation of panels and invert- ers. Work has gone well, on schedule, despite some periods of rain and inclement weather. “We continue to perform electrical work, and extensive testing will take place during the summer.” Kraft said that solar facilities are different from building a traditional power plant because it takes a lot of land for a solar facility, but all the panels are essentially identical. “You don’t have all of the different power plant systems to construct,” Kraft said. “It’s a very horizontal project. It’s all near ground level, whereas most power plants include some vertical element.” To construct the project, earth moving equipment was required initially, followed by pile drivers for the support mounts and trenching equipment for cabling. Then, the rack- Georgia Power Lights Up Two U.S. Army Bases GEORGIA STATE EDITION A Supplement to: Your Georgia Connection: Rich Olivier, Atlanta, GA • 1-800-409-1479 Bainbridge Macon Albany Athens Atlanta Augusta Columbus Rome Savannah Valdosta Thomasville Moul- trie Tifton Blakely Cuthbert Cordele McRae Douglas La Grange Ameri- cus Milledgeville Dublin Oak Park Lyons Dorchester Waycross Bruns- wick Pearson Statesboro Swainsboro Griffin Madison Cornella 75 75 75 16 16 20 20 85 59 185 95 85 27 19 441 441 441 441 19 19 27 82 27 82 82 341 341 1 301 301 84 84 84 319 82 1 129 1 Georgia Power photo “This is an important project for both the military and for Georgia Power,” said John Kraft, company spokesman. “These definitely represent the largest Georgia Power-owned solar projects to date.” see POWER page 4 ® “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” July 6 2016 Vol. XVIII • No. 14 By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

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Georgia Power is continuingconstruction on new solar projectsat two U.S. Army bases, including

Fort Gordon near Augusta. The Fort Gordon project willprovide a 30-megawatt, alternating current, solar array onthe installation, which will be financed, designed, installed,owned and operated by the power company.

“This is an important project for both the military and forGeorgia Power,” said John Kraft, company spokesman.“These definitely represent the largest Georgia Power-owned solar projects to date.”

When completed, the new solar park will be have the abil-ity to provide roughly 100 percent of peak electrical demandfor the installation. The $75 million investment will coverapproximately 209 acres and feature 137,640 4 by 6-ft. (1.2by 1.8 m) panels. The project is part of a U.S. Army com-mitment to the president to secure one gigawatt of renewableenergy and sustainability at U.S. Army installations by 2025.

“The Fort Gordon project is well on its way to comple-tion, and by this fall, we expect it to join the Fort Benning

project, which was completed at the end of 2015,” saidKraft. “It’s very rewarding to see all of the hard work put intothese projects come to fruition.”

Kraft said his project represents another expansion ofsolar in Georgia.

“It’s among the first and largest Georgia Power-ownedprojects, and helps the army meet its renewable energygoals. Plus, we are building the projects to be brought onlineat or below the company’s ‘avoided cost’, or the amount pro-jected it would cost the company to generate comparableenergy from other sources.

“It will not put upward pressure on the rates that our cus-tomers pay for electricity. It also diversifies our mix of ener-gy resources, which include nuclear, coal, natural gas andrenewables, including hydro, biomass, solar and wind.”

There have not been significant challenges to date, andconstruction has reportedly gone smoothly.

“Being part of a secure military installation, we have towork around base-access issues, of course, but it has gonewell,” said Kraft. “We are finalizing installation work, and

are largely into electrical finishing at this point, includingconnections, wiring, etc.

“Grubbing and grading to clear the land was first, fol-lowed by pile driving for the support posts, assembly of theracking structures and then installation of panels and invert-ers. Work has gone well, on schedule, despite some periodsof rain and inclement weather.

“We continue to perform electrical work, and extensivetesting will take place during the summer.”

Kraft said that solar facilities are different from building atraditional power plant because it takes a lot of land for asolar facility, but all the panels are essentially identical.

“You don’t have all of the different power plant systemsto construct,” Kraft said. “It’s a very horizontal project. It’sall near ground level, whereas most power plants includesome vertical element.”

To construct the project, earth moving equipment wasrequired initially, followed by pile drivers for the supportmounts and trenching equipment for cabling. Then, the rack-

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DEUTZ Moves, Expands Value Add Production OperationDEUTZ Corporation recently moved its

Value Add production operation fromNorcross, Ga., to a facility with a larger,60,000-sq. ft. (5,574 sq m) production areain Pendergrass, Ga. As a result, DEUTZ hasbeen able to increase the number of ValueAdd production lines from one to three.While the company already manufacturesthousands of engines annually through itsValue Add operation, the expansion willallow DEUTZ to increase production andserve even more OEM partners.

“Our Value Add lines allow us to providecustomers with a high-value, customizedengine solution,” said Jim Smith, director ofproduction operations of DEUTZCorporation. “Moving our Value Add pro-duction lines to our new North Georgia loca-tion both increases our capacity and stream-lines the overall production process.”

The DEUTZ Corporation Value Add pro-duction operation uses base engines deliv-ered from Germany and provides modifica-tion adjustments according to each OEMcustomer’s specific requirements. OEMscan choose to provide their own design spec-ifications, or rely on the expertise ofDEUTZ’s engineering team to design a cus-tom-engineered solution. Whether it be acustomer design or a DEUTZ Corporation

custom-engineered solution, DEUTZ engi-neers work closely with the OEM partner’sengineers throughout the entire process,optimizing customer resources while reduc-ing design complexity and risk, according tothe company.

“To make the process more efficient,we’ve introduced a number of important‘lean manufacturing,’ waste-reducing con-cepts to help to take the operation from abatch-build operation to a one-piece-flowoperation,” Smith said. “Our redesigned

work stations ensure that the necessary tools,materials, and documentation are close athand. This has reduced cycle times by twen-ty-five percent and increased the line’s abili-ty to run a wider variety of products.”

The Value Add line’s one-piece flow oper-ation benefits the OEM’s assembly line,reducing the amount of labor that would oth-erwise be required to prepare the engine forthe machine. And, as part of the DEUTZValue Add package, customers receive notonly the engine, but service, warranty andaftermarket support as well.

“We purchase a significant amount ofcomponents and parts each year,” saidRobert Mann, president and CEO ofDEUTZ Corporation. “By relocating ouroperation to Pendergrass, we’re now able tooffer additional expertise and cost savings toan even greater number of our OEM part-ners. And, because we’re able to managemany of the complex manufacturing aspects,our cus tomers can focus all their attention ontheir own products, rather than on the enginemanufacturing and installation process.”

For more information, visit www.deutza-mericas.com.

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DEUTZ Corporation recently moved its Value Add production operation fromNorcross, Ga., to a facility with a larger, 60,000-sq. ft. (5,574 sq m) production areain Pendergrass, Ga.

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ing and the panel components and invertersmust be moved into place, crews must con-struct the racking and mount the panels andelectrical expertise is needed to make theconnections.

“A typical panel weighs 60 pounds.Safety is very important on any GeorgiaPower project, so we stress that constantlyon the job. The panels and related equipmentare trucked to the site and lifted into place,where workers then mount them to the rack-ing structure with a fixed-tilt orientation,generally facing south to capture optimalsunlight across the day,” Kraft said.

Heavy machinery being used on the jobincludes earth movers, bulldozers, backhoesand graders, along with pile drivers, dumptrucks, cranes and lifts. Approximately137,000 ground-mounted crystalline PVmodules are required to complete the proj-ect, as well as electric inverters mounted onsteel racking structures, cabling, wiring andmetering to connect the facility to the electrictransmission grid.

The electricity generated by the PV panelswill be in the form of direct current (DC).Inverters will be required to perform the con-version of the variable DC output of the PVcells into alternating current (AC) suitablefor supplying the electrical grid.

“The Fort Gordon installation cleared andsold the timber on the property,” said Kraft.“Georgia Power conducted the environmen-tal assessment, along with grubbing andgrading the site.

In addition, for both safety and security, achain link fence was erected around theperimeter of the project location with a gateaccess.

“Constructing more than 130,000 panelsacross more than 200 acres takes some time.The most-time consuming part of the workhas been the civil work necessary to preparethe site for the installation of the racking sys-tem. The large expanse of the site includesvarying terrains that must to be graded to aprecise civil plan. The project has movedwell, and is on schedule,”said Kraft.

Fort Gordon, along with the U.S. ArmyOffice of Energy Initiatives, Georgia Powerand the General Services Administration,held a groundbreaking ceremony for thesolar array in May 2015, near the installa-tion’s Gordon Lakes Golf Course. The eventwas hosted by Major General Stephen G.Fogarty, commanding general, U.S. ArmyCyber Center of Excellence and FortGordon, along with leaders fromDepartment of the Army, Georgia Power andthe General Services Administration.

Lieutenant Colonel Tom Woodie, U.S.Army Corps of Engineers; Torre Jessup,general services administration; Richard

Kidd, deputy assistant secretary of the Armyand Fort Gordon; Amanda Simpson, ArmyOffice of Energy Initiatives; KennethColeman, Georgia Power; and Stan Wise,Georgia Public Service Commission, wereamong those in attendance at the ceremony.

The U.S. Army and Georgia Power willfacilitate the project under a 35-year ease-ment. The U.S. Army will purchase powerthrough a GSA contract with the power com-pany. Fogarty said increasing the use ofrenewable energy is significant.

“The 3x30 project is just one example ofhow the Army is strengthening energy secu-rity and sustainability at our installations bydeveloping and executing cost effective,large scale renewable energy projects, lever-ing private financing,” said Kraft.

Similar projects were approved for FortBenning and Fort Stewart. By the time allthree projects are complete, Georgia 3x30will produce approximately 18 percent ofthe energy the Army consumes in Georgia,according to Jessup.

Officials said Fort Gordon has a place onthe grid as the site of a premier power plat-form for the nation. Power produced by thepanels at Fort Gordon will go out to the grid,then on to power customers on and off theinstallation.

“That is one of the beauties of the way wehave been able to structure this partnership,”Jessup said. “What you do here at FortGordon will have an impact across Georgiaand around the world.”

One of GSA’s goals is to ensure maxi-

mum sustainability in its efforts, while hav-ing minimal impact on the environment.Currently, the administration is working toachieve 30 percent clean power consump-tion by 2020. Once Georgia 3x30 is fully upand running, energy costs will remain at orbelow current amounts, guaranteeing cus-tomers their rates will not increase.

“These solar projects support the Armyand their mission to not only strengthen localGeorgia bases as economic and communityengines, but also their efforts to further thedevelopment of renewable energy andenhance national security,” said Coleman.

“We’re committed to assisting our cus-tomers with all of their energy needs, includ-ing providing information and expert adviceto help them make informed choices aboutadding solar, on an Army base or a homerooftop.”

Coleman said, “Every megawatt here thatwe’re bringing online will be done withoutputting upper pressure on our customer’srates.”

Richard Kidd, deputy assistant secretaryof the Army, Energy and Sustainability said,“The Army is looking at renewable energyas a portion of a broader initiative to buildenergy security and resiliency on our instal-lations.”

In addition to providing cost-effective,renewable energy, solar panels will haveother advantages. Kidd described the instal-lation as a “platform of power projection,”ultimately joining others in becoming amore secure and reliant military installationdue to having a sustainable infrastructure. Ata time when the electric grid is increasingly

threatened by people looking to destroy it,the first line of defense for the Army will beat Fort Gordon.

Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary ofSouthern Company, is one of the nation’slargest generators of electricity, servingsome 2.4 million customers.

Officials expect the solar project to beready to produce power by late 2016.

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Army Looks at Renewable Energy to Build Security

Georgia Power photoGeorgia Power is continuing construc-tion on new solar projects at two U.S.Army bases, including Fort Gordon nearAugusta.

Georgia Power photoThe Fort Gordon project will provide a 30-megawatt, alternating current, solararray on the installation, which will be financed, designed, installed, owned andoperated by the power company.

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JCB Growth Continues With Largest Shipment to SavannahIn early 2015, JCB received what was

then the company’s largest single vesselshipment of 341 construction and agricul-tural machines to the Georgia PortsAuthority from its manufacturing facilityin the United Kingdom. That record wasbroken on May 28 when JCB’s UK facil-ity shipped more than 400 machinesworth more than $35 million to theGeorgia Ports Authority. Over the nextfew weeks, JCB will inspect and config-ure the machines to customer specifica-tions at its North American headquartersin Savannah, before shipping the units toauthorized distributors throughout NorthAmerica.

“The fact that we continue to receivemore machines from the UK is indicativeof JCB’s continued growth in the UnitedStates, Canada and Mexico,” said KenBianco, vice president of commercialoperations of JCB North America.“While the market for construction andagricultural machines are stagnant ordeclining in many parts of the world, thisparticular market remains strong for JCB.Our employees and dealers have workeddiligently to increase demand for JCBproducts. This new shipment will help usfulfil that demand.”

The vessel “Tugela” brought the 400-plus JCB machines directly from theUnited Kingdom on May 28. While theseparticular machines were imported, JCBmanufactures its full line of 18 model skidsteers and compact track loaders, alongwith the 3CX backhoe at its Savannahheadquarters for export across the globe.

“North America has been identified asJCB’s largest potential market forgrowth,” said Arjun Mirdha, presidentand chief executive officer of JCB Inc.“The company has made substantialinvestments over the past five-years tosupport a growing equipment populationand to increase market share. Shipmentssuch as the one delivered by ‘Tugela’demonstrate JCB’s continued success inbuilding profitable demand for its prod-ucts across the United States andCanada.”

While JCB is pleased to be increasingits market share, the company also isproud to be positively contributing to thelocal and regional economies in Georgia.

“Working with partners like theGeorgia Ports Authority makes it possiblefor us to continue investing in the com-munities where we live and work,” saidMirdha.

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JCB recently received its largest-ever shipment of machines into Savannah from its UK manufacturing facility on May 28. Morethan 400 JCB machines worth approximately $35 million arrived via the ship “Tugela.”

JCB will inspect and configure the machines to customer specifications before shipping them to authorized distributors.

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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.

Counties: All countiesProposal Number: 001 - B1CBA1600889-0Location: Various locations in District 3.Project: Sharp curve treatment.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Deangelo Brothers LLC — $9,245,599• Triangle Grading & Paving Inc. — $9,299,707• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $9,885,858• Total Highway Maintenance LLC — $12,551,904• American Civil Constructors West Coast LLC d/b/a

ACC West Coast — $12,937,988

County: BanksProposal Number: 005 - B1CBA1600793-0Location: On U.S. 441/SR 15 beginning north of FaulknerRoad and extending north of SR 164.Project: 2.784 mi. of milling and plant mix resurfacing.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,339,461.00• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$1,352,115• Pittman Construction Company — $1,434,940• Allied Paving Contractors Inc. — $1,462,393

County: BrooksProposal Number: 007 - B1CBA1600816-0Location: On SR 333 beginning at the Florida state line andextending to U.S. 84/SR 38.Project: 12.028 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing andshoulder rehabilitation.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• The Scruggs Company — $2,392,983• Reames and Son Construction Company Inc. —

$2,552,144

Counties: Calhoun and Early Proposal Number: 008 - B1CBA1600794-0Location: On SR 45 beginning north of Lakeside Drive andextending south SR 37.Project: 12.258 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing, singlesurface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Oxford Construction Company — $2,446,884• Reeves Construction Company — $2,694,155

County: Carroll Proposal Number: 009 - B1CBA1600865-0 Location: On I-20/SR 402 beginning at U.S. 27/SR 1 andextending to SR 61.Project: 12.732 mi. of pavement replacement and recon-struction.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Archer Western Contractors LLC — $80,354,843• C. W. Matthews Contracting Inc. and McCarthy

Improvement Company — $88,303,360• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $92,945,273

County: Catoosa Proposal Number: 010 - B1CBA1600843-0Location: Various locations in Catoosa County.Project: 9.780 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing and sin-gle surface treatment paving.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Talley Construction Company Inc. — $2,114,088• Northwest Georgia Paving Inc. — $2,263,813• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$2,263,977• Bartow Paving Company Inc. — $2,442,308

County: CobbProposal Number: 011 - B1CBA1600839-0Location: On U.S. 278/SR 6 at SR 6 Spur.Project: Intersection improvements.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Paulette Tucker Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Tucker Grading& Hauling — $492,958

• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $550,079• Bartow Paving Company Inc. — $606,128• R. J. Haynie & Associates Inc. — $619,015• Glosson Enterprises LLC — $687,267• Precision 2000 Inc. — $833,148

County: Colquitt Proposal Number: 013 - B1CBA1600796-0Location: On SR 37 beginning east of SR 35 and extendingto the Cook County line.Project: 13.791 mi. milling, plant mix resurfacing andshoulder rehabilitation.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• The Scruggs Company — $2,014,871• Reames and Son Construction Company Inc. —

$2,146,223• Reeves Construction Company — $2,378,952

County: Decatur Proposal Number: 015 - B1CBA1600421-1 Location: On U.S. 27/SR 1 over Flint River (CS 834) andover CSX railroad.Project: Bridge rehabilitation.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Olympus Painting Contractors Inc. — $1,396,987• The L. C. Whitford Company Inc. — $1,598,887• Massana Construction Inc. — $1,715,036• Kiewit Infrastructure South Company — $2,350,339

County: HallProposal Number: 017 - B1CBA1600789-0 Location: On Union Church Road (CR 1300) beginning atSR 53 and extending to SR 211.Project: 9.641 mi. of construction and widening for realign-ment, also signing and marking upgrades.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $1,599,598• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,939,914• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $1,988,411

County: WhiteProposal Number: 023 - B1CBA1600804-0 Location: On SR 17 beginning at SR 17 and extending toSR 75 alt. Project: 3.350 mi. of milling and plant mix resurfacing. Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Allied Paving Contractors Inc. — $1,298,826• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$1,449,982• Colditz Trucking Inc. — $1,692,822

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