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COVER PHOTO— Bangor Area Manager Kevin Gordon observes as Vaughn Thibodeau assists crane operator Dan Whipple with the placement of a precast concrete barrier section in the median strip between the northbound and southbound lanes of I-95 in Bangor. All of the work on the project had to be done between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Story on p. 12. Photo by Scott Blanchard.


Page 2 Sargent Corporation ON TRACK Winter 2013-14

A message from Herb R. Sargent

After a tough 2013, reasons for optimism in 2014 Entering2014seemslikeadreamcomparedtojustayearago.2013presenteditschallenges,forsure,withameagerbacklog,recordrainfalls,andaneconomysteadfastlymiredinthedoldrums.Opportunitieswerefew;competitionwasfierce.Indeed,asweadjournedfromour2013planningsessioninOctober2012,someoneremarkedthat2013lookedlikeit“wasgoingtobetheworstyearyet.”However,someoneelsepointedoutthatwe’dsaidthateveryyearsince2008. Andwhile2013didlookliketheworstyearyet,itgoesintothetimecapsuleleavinguswithalottobethankfulfor: • Weactuallyplacedmoreworkthanwethoughtwewould. • WefinishedtheyearwithZEROlost-timeinjuries. • Andweturnthecornernowtoa2014fullofpromise—withahealthybacklogandlistofop-portunitiesthatgivereasonforoptimism. Inaddition,you(Sargentemployees)becametheownersofSargentCorporation.

*** Asregardsworkplaced,onmanyprojectsev-erydaywasahard-foughtbattleagainstMotherNature.Delugescontinuedtowashawayproduc-tiondays,butintheendweprevailed,workinglongdays,weekends,andnights—anddoingitallwithoutinjuriesthatthreatenemployees’earningcapacity. AstoZEROlost-timeinjuries:whileweunfor-tunatelysufferedafewminorinjuries(andasaresultdidn’tmeetourZEROACCIDENTSgoal),ourcrewsshowedtimeandagain,inchallengingcircumstances,thattheycanbebothproductiveandsafe.Asaresult,ourExperienceModifica-tionRate(EMR)willlikelybereducedfromitscurrentlevel,savingthecompanythousandsofdollarsinourworkerscompensationinsurancepremium.Butthefinancialbenefitisreallyasidebenefitinmymind—theprimarybenefitisthatourfolkswenthomeinthesamecondition

theywerewhentheycametowork. Thepromiseof2014?Weenjoyahealthybacklogofworkthatwasbuiltinlate2013,andweprojectrevenuestoincreaseby20%ormorethisyearover2013,likelyreaching“pre-reces-sion”levels.Whilethisispromising,Iforevercautionagainstfeeling“comfortable,”becausethat’swhencomplacencybeginstosetit. Andnow,as100%employeeownersofSargentCorporation,youhavetheopportunitytomakeadifference,muchlikeyoualwayshave,butnowit’sverymuchanopportunitytomakeadiffer-encein your own financial future. Ayearago,inlastwinter’snewsletter,Isaid,“Itisyourindividualeffort—coordinatedinawaythatmaximizesoutputforthegreatestover-allbenefit—thatmakesyourcommunitygreat,yourcountrygreat….yourcompanygreat.”Thiswasmonthsbeforeyouownedthecompany,andithasgreatermeaningnowthanwhenIwroteitlastyear.

*** Wehaveafairlysimplemission:be the most efficient and effective contractor on the planet—and do things better than they’ve ever been done before.That’swhatIcallour“BigIdeal.”Now,youandIshouldtakeapersonalinventoryofourpracticesanddetermineifwethinktheyorientusinthatdirection.Ifnot,wehavearesponsibilitytoeachothertochangethem. Pleasedon’ttakethatasanallegation:itismyfirmbeliefthatthereisnotabettergroupofpeo-pleontheplanettoachieveourstatedgoal,andyouliveandbreatheiteveryday.Eachdayyoubuildalegacyofcompletedprojectsandsatisfiedownersandend-usersthatisworthyoftheutmostpride.

*** Ithankyouforyourcontinuedeffortstowardourultimategoal.



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SargentCorporationcrewshavecom-pletedmostoftheworkona$4.3millionprojecttoreconstructa2.2-milesectionofStillwaterAvenueinOldTownfromCol-legeAvenuetotheentrancetoOldTownElementarySchool. Theworkconsistedofacompletefull-depthreconstructionandpartialwiden-ingoftheroadway,whichisOldTown’smajorthoroughfare,handlingupto25,000vehiclesperday. Theprojectincludedinstallationofallnewsewer,water,andstormdrain.Inall,approximately30,000linearfeetofpipewasinstalledduringthedurationoftheproject. “Ineffect,itwasapipejobdisguisedasaroadreconstructionproject,”saidKevinGordon,BangorRegionalManagerforSar-gentandoperationsmanagerfortheproject. Hesaidthepipecrewscouldn’tgoadaywithoutrunningintosomekindofundergroundconflict. Thecrewsalsohadtodealwithaconcretecoreinthemiddleoftheroadway—theconcretepavementoftheoriginalroadwaywhenitwasbuilt,repaired,andreinforcedduringthe1920s,1930s,and1940s.Thecorealsoincludedalaneofsoilconcretethatwas

whichhadtoberelocatedto47newtele-phonepolesthatwereinstalledbyFairpointtoallowtheroadwaytobewidened. Theconstructionoftheprojectwasplannedtobecompletedinthreedifferentsections,eachrepresentingaboutone-thirdoftheproject.Inordertoallowfortheoverheadutilitiestobemoved,crewsneededtocoordinateworkingaroundutil-itycrewsastheyrelocatedtheoverheadlines.AtsomepointstherewereasmanyasadozencrewsworkingbetweenCollegeAvenueandtheendoftheproject. KevinsaidtheSargentcrewsandtheutil-itycrewsactuallyworkedquitewelltogether. “SuperintendentChrisLynchdidareallygoodjobschedulingwiththeutili-tiesandthestate[MaineDepartmentofTransportation].Theworkwentbetterthanexpected.Wetriedtokeeptwo-waytrafficwhereverwecould,butattimeswehadtogotoone-waytraffic.”

Undergroundutilityworkstartedonthesouthendoftheproject(CollegeAvenue)withinstallationofthewaterandsewermains.Crewshadtocontendwithmanyexistingundergroundutilityconflictsduringtheinstal-lationprocess,andprogresswasfurtherham-peredbytheenormousvolumeoftrafficthatStillwaterAvenuereceivedonadailybasis. Afterthisworkwascomplete,thestormdrainwasinstalledintheseareasalongwiththeassociatedcatchbasinsandstormdrainoutlets.Individualstormdrainlineswereinstalledateachpropertytotherightofwaysothathomeownerscouldconnectexistingbasementdrainpipesthatwouldhelpseparatethesewerfromthestormdrainsystem,thusreducingoperatingcostsatthetreatmentplantbynothavingtotreatunnecessarystormwater. Oncetheundergroundutilityworkwascompletedandtestedinanarea,theroad-

usedtoreplacethebedofthetrollylineswhentheroadwasreconstructedinthe1960s. Kevinsaidthecom-panydecidedtotakeouttheconcretecoreastheprojectprogressed. “Ifthepipecrewwasgoingtodo200feetinaday,they’dspendthefirstcouplehoursinthemorn-ingstrippingasphaltandgraveltogettotheconcretecoreandripthatup,”Kevinsaid.“They’dusearocksawtocutitdownthemiddletocreateajoint,sotheexcavatorcouldremovetheconcrete.Sometimesitwouldtake2to3hourstogetitallout.Thenthecrewwouldstartworkontheactualpiperun.” Anothermajorchallengewastheoverheadutilities,includingtelephonelines(FairpointCommunica-tions),powerlines(BangorHydro),andcablelines(TimeWarnerCable),

Sargent Corporation crews reconstruct 2.2-mile section of Stillwater Ave., Old Town’s busiest thoroughfare

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Sargent crews use a double box to install a mainline sewer as part of the reconstruction of a 2.2 mile section of Stillwater Avenue in Old Town. Steve Ortiz is in the trench box, Jake Harris is on the ladder topside, Matt Hatch is the loader operator, and Rick McKinley is running the excavator.



Morethan60SargentCorporationem-ployeeshavebeenworkingsinceAugusttoconstructa2.22-mileEuropean-styleroadcourseforcarsandmotorcyclesattheVal-leyMotorsportsParkinTamworth,NH. Theowner,ClubMotorsports,saystheprojectwillbea“countryclubforperfor-mancecarsandmotorcycles,”locatedinascenicwoodedareamidwaybetweentheNewHampshireLakesRegionandtheWhiteMountains. Sargentcrewsshutdownforthewinter

onDecember20.WorkontheprojectwillresumeinlateMay2014. Theroadwaywillbereadyforbasepave-mentinthefallof2014orthespringof2015.Driverswilldriveonthebasepavementforaseason,allowingthecoursetosettleout,andthefinalpavementwillbeappliedinthefallof2015orthespringof2016. The12-turncourseisuniqueinthatitisnestledintohillyterrainwithtwochangesinelevationofalmost200feeteach. Thecoursestartsandendswitha

straightawayatanelevationof488’andgoesthroughfourcurvesasitclimbsto682’.Fourturnslater,theroadwayisbackdownto499’,butthenitclimbsbackupto683’inthevicin-ityofturn10,aboutsix-tenthsofamilefromthefinishline. ColbyCurrier,operationsmanagerforSargentCorporation,saidtheprojectisoneofthecompany’slargestcurrently-activeearth-movingoperations. Theprojectrequiresover1.1millioncubicyardsofexcavation,including900,000cubicyardsofearthandrockexcavationfortheroadwayandothersiteimprovements,150,000cubicyardsofaggregatesthathavetobeexcavatedandproducedonsite,and60,000cubicyardsofriprapandbouldersforwalls,slopes,andditches. “Oneoftheowner’ssellingpointstoinvestorsisthatallofthematerialusedtoconstructtheroadwayismadeon-siteandstayson-site,”Colbysaid. ColbysaidSargent’stwobiggestpiecesofequipment—theCATD10RbulldozerandtheCAT385CLexcavator—wereusedonthejobthisfall. Thecrewalsousedfoursupportdozers,foursupportexcavators,six35-tonoff-highwayhaultrucks,aportablecrusher,twosmooth-drumrollers,andonesheeps-footroller. Inadditiontotheroadway,Sargent’sscopeofworkincludes: • Sitepreparationforparkingareas,amainpaddockandinstructionarea,afuture0.41-milehigh-speedKarting(go-kart)track,

Sargent crews constructing 2.22-mile European-style road course in Tamworth, NH

A crew led by Bobby Mann works with the CAT 385C L excavator to set a precast Conspan bridge arch at stream crossing No. 1.

Steve Renaud loads earth excavation with the CAT 385C L excavator, with New Hampshire’s Mt. Chocorua in the background.



andearthworkforafutureclubhouse. • Installationof9,000linearfeetofpiperangingfrom12”to60”indiameterand29,000linearfeetofunderdrain. • Installationof96precastconcretestruc-tures,includingmanholes,catchbasins,andstormwatertreatmentunits. • Installationofsevenowner-suppliedbridgeorculvertcrossings.Oneofthecross-ingsisa60”pipeculvert,twoare48”pipeculverts,andtheothersareprecastconcreteormetalarchbridges.Sargentcrewswilldotheexcavation,placement,andbackfillforthecrossings. • Constructionofseveralnear-verticalboulderwallsupto20feettall. Colbysaysthebiggestchallengehasbeenworkingwiththeglacialtillonthesite. “Thesoilisatorslightlyaboveoptimummoistureandhastobeworkedverycarefully,”hesays.“Insomeinstances,ithashadtobedriedtomeetthe95%compactionrequirement.” Overall,hesaystheprojectisveryweathersensitive. “Wehadtoopenlargeportionsofthetracktomakethesiteoperationswork—tomaketheearthcutsandfillsavailabletous,”hesays.“It’sbeenachallengetomanagefromanerosioncontrolpointofview.” SargenthasbeenworkingcloselywiththeNewHampshireDepartmentofEnvironmen-talServicestoimplementaZeroDischargesprograminordertocomplywithpermitrequirements. “Thegoalisfornodirtywatertoleavethe

site,”Colbysays.“It’saverychallengingprogramwhenitstartstorain,becausethere’samountainbehindtheprojectthatdrainstowardit.” Temporarystormwaterpondshavebeenconstructedtocatchrunoff,andthecrewstrytofinishpartsoftheprojectasquicklyaspossiblesotheycangetareasstabilizedwitherosioncontrolmat,mulch,gravels,orripraps. “Whenitrains,superintendentMattThibaulthasalotofpeoplewhoarededicatedtomaintainingZeroDischarges,”Colbysays. Theprojectincludes17wetlandsimpactareas,whichareallowedbythepermit.

MikeViningwastheestimatorfortheproject,andGlennAdamsistheprojectmanager.BillyRuffandPeteWilliamshavebeenthefieldengineers. TheprincipalmaterialsuppliershavebeenContech,whichisprovidingprecastwallsforSargentandprecastbridgesfortheowner;E.J.Prescott,pipinganderosionmaterials;Michie,precastdrainagestructures;CarrollConcrete,redi-mixconcrete;OssipeeAg-gregates;andCameron’s,hydroseeding. SubcontractorswereWadsworthWood-lands,clearing;M-RWoodRecycling,stumpgrinding,andMaineDrillingandBlasting.

Sargent crews constructing 2.22-mile European-style road course in Tamworth, NHBobby Mann’s bridge crew set express footings for crossing No. 1.

The Cat 385C L excavator sets a precast wingwall section for crossing No. 1.

Steve Renaud loads earth excavation with the CAT 385C L excavator in part of a 77’ cut at road course turn 10.



AcrewledbyactingsuperintendentAdamTenanhasconstructedanewboatlandingfortheMaineDepartmentofInlandFisheriesandWildlife(DIF&W)thatpro-videspublicaccesstoBogLakeinNorth-field,ME,forthefirsttimesince2000. TheboatlandingwasofficiallyopenedonSeptember26,butthefactthattheproj-ecthadbeenapprovedallowedDIF&Wtoresumestockingofthelakewithland-lockedsalmonlastspring. ADIF&WpressreleaseannouncingtheopeningsaidBogLakeprovidesawarmwaterfisheryforbass,anduntilrecently,hadalsoprovidedaverygoodcoldwaterfisheryforlandlockedsalmonandbrowntrout.Priorto2000,anglershadbeenabletoaccessthelakeviaaprivategravellauncharea,butwhenthatpropertywassold,thenewownersclosedthelauncharea.Withnopublicac-cess,DIF&Whadtodiscontinuestockingthelakewithsalmonandbrowntrout. Sargentcrewsstartedworkontheproj-ectinJulyandcompleteditattheendofSeptember. Inadditiontotheboatlanding,theprojectincludedconstructionofanew,3,400-footaccessroadtothelakefromRoute192,justnorthofFrenningPointinNorthfield,alongwithparkingandturn-aroundareasandahandicapped-accesspathwithamaximumgradeof2%. Constructionoftheboatrampwasasensitiveprojectbecauseithadtoextend60feetoutfromtheshorelineinwaterupto8feetdeep. Therampitselfconsistedof64concreteboatrampplanks(6’or12’longx18”widex6”thick)whichwereboltedto-getherandplacedona21”thickbasemadeupofthreelayersofstone—12inchesof6”minusstone,sixinchesof1½”stone,andthreeinchesof¾”stone. ThestonewasplacedbyoperatorGaryRollins,whousedhisVolvo250excava-tortotakestoneofthepropersizefromanonshorepile,placeitonthelakebed,andsmoothitouttotheproperthickness.WhileGarywasplacingthestone,foremanAlexHardywasinthewaterusingalaserandgraderodtoshowthethicknessofthestonelayerunderthewater. Fortunately,GaryandAlexwereabletodothisonawarmdayinAugust,whilethewatertemperaturewascomfortable.

JimConley,operationsmanagerforSar-gentCorporation,saidthenextchallengewashowtoputtheconcreteplanksfortheboatrampinplacewithoutdisturbingthestonebase. Theconcreteplankswereboltedtogetheronthegroundinmanageablesections,buttheexcavatorarmwasn’tlongenoughtoplacethem60feetoutfromtheshoreline.

“Adam[actingsuperintendentAdamTenan]cameupwithideaoflayingsteelsheetsdownontherockbasefirst,”Jimsaid.“Weplacedtheplanksonthesteelsheetsandslidthemouttotheend.Astheplankswerepushedoutandboltedtogether,wepulledthesteelsheetsoutfromunderneaththemandworkedourwaybacktoshore.” Anotherchallengewasthatthedesign

New boat landing constructed by Sargent Corporation crew provides public access to Bog Lake for first time since 2000

The completed boat landing with floating docks alongside. The original plan called for the floating docs to be anchored to a large concrete block. Instead of erecting a form and pouring concrete, Sargent used a precast open-top septic tank (left foreground), filled it with stone, and capped it with concrete.

A Sargent crew fills the open-top septic tank with stone. Note how effective the silt boom was in confining the muddy water within the project area and preventing it from entering the lake.



fortheboatramprequiredalargeconcreteblockforballasttoholdaseriesofdocksthatwouldfloatalongsidetheramp. Ratherthanerectingaformandpouringconcrete,Jimsuggestedusingaprecastopen-topseptictank,fillingitwithstone,tyingrebaronthetop,andpouringacon-cretecaponit. JimsaidDIF&Wagreedtothenewprocedure. “Itsavedusafairamountofwork,”hesaid.“Ifwehadn’tusedtheseptictank,wewouldhavehadtoerectaformandpump

thewateroutofthehole,becausethelowerendwouldhavebeenbelowthewaterlevel.” Theprojectrequired200linearfeetofculvert,3,000cubicyardsofsubbasegravel,550cubicyardsofbasegravel,3,500cubicyardsofearthexcavation,anddrillingandblastingof3,200cubicyardsofledge. TravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.MikeViningwastheestimator. ConcretefortheprojectwassuppliedbySargentMaterials. OthersubcontractorswereGaryM.

PomeroyCompanies,clearingfortheac-cessroad;MaineDrilling&Blasting;LaneConstruction,paving;Norpine,seeding;andFineLinePavementMarking. TheownerwastheMaineDepart-mentofInlandFisheries&Wildlife.TheengineerwasPineTreeEngineering.Thevalueoftheprojectwas$350,000. FundsfortheprojectcamefromtheUSFishandWildlifeServiceSportFishRestorationAct,aswellasfundsfromtheMaineSportsman’slicenseplateandthestategasolinesalestax.

New boat landing constructed by Sargent Corporation crew provides public access to Bog Lake for first time since 2000

A handicapped-access ramp was constructed with a 2% grade. DIF&W officials inspect the project in late August.

Gary Rollins places stone using his Volvo 250 excavator, while foreman Alex Hardy (not in photo) uses a laser and grade rod to show Gary the thickness of the stone under the water.

The completed 3,400-foot access road from Route 192 to the boat landing at Bog Lake.



Sargent crews install 483’ of new trench drain at Bangor International Airport’s Gate 3 in just 26 days

Sargent crews installed 483 linear feet of precast concrete trench drain near Gate 3 at Bangor International Airport in just 26 days. Above, Sargent Materials precast manager Andy Hartley places a trench drain unit with Matt Chambers holding the tag line. Also in photo: Shannon Deans, Adam Williams, and Steve Ortiz.

By Bub Saunders, Quality Control Manager, Sargent Materials

Duringthefallof2013anAlkali-SilicaReactivity(ASR)abatementprojectwascompletedbySargentCorporationatBan-gorInternationalAirport(BIA).SargentMaterialswassubcontractedtoprovideconcretefortheproject.Portionsoftheconcreterampandconcretetrenchdrainstructureswereremovedadjacenttotheterminal.Giventhelocation,theprojectwindowwasonly35daysandcreativeso-lutionswereneededtomeetthedeadline. Tomeetthedeadlinechallengethereplace-mentconcretetrenchdrainswerepre-castatourHermonplantapproximately5milesfromtheproject.Oncetheconcretetrenchdrainsectionsmetdesignstrength,theyweremovedtotheprojecttobeplacedinpreparedareas.WeworkedwithJacobs,theengineeringfirmforBIA,tocomeupwithanexpeditedsolutiontobackfillthetrenchdrains.Wheneachsectionwasplaced,excavatableflow-ablefillproducedattheHermonplantwasusedtolockinpre-castsections.Afterseveraldays,withapprovalofJacobs,additionalflowablefillwasusedtobackfillpartwayupthesidesofthetrenchdrains.Thisspedup

Precast concrete trench drain in place. Two mixer trucks are waiting (out of view of the camera) to discharge flowable fill to backfill trench drain.

aircraft.StandardASRtestingisusuallydoneonjustthecoarseconcreteaggregatefor14days.Thisprojectrequiredthecoarseandfineaggregatetobecombinedandtestedfor28dayswithmorestringenttestguidelines.It

canbedifficulttofindfineandcoarseaggre-gatesthatarecompatibletomeetthistougherrequirement.WewereabletoutilizeconcretesandproducedatourAltonPitandconcretestoneproducedatourPlymouthQuarrythat

thebackfilloperations,astheflowablefillwasplacedinasingleliftinamatterofminutes.Usingconventionalbackfilltechniques,theprocesswouldhavetakenseveraldays. Theconcretesup-pliedtotheprojecthadtomeetanaggressivetestingprotocolforASR.TheoldconcretehadahighdegreeofASRpresent,whichactuallymadethecon-creterampandtrenchdrains“grow”overtimeandcrushthedrainagestructure.TheASRissueswereexacerbatedbytheuseofpotassiumacetatefordeicingof

SargentCorporationcrewsremoved552linearfeetoftrenchdrainatGate3ofBangorInterna-tionalAirport’sdomesticterminalandreplaceditwithanewprecastconcretetrenchdraininjust26days,despiteaverylatestartcausedbydelaysinfederalfunding. Theoldtrenchdrainwasfailingduetoalkali-silicareaction(ASR),achemicalreactionwithintheconcretethatcausesittoswellup,crack,andfailovertime,creatinghazardsforbothaircraftandramppersonnel. Toremedytheproblemtheexistingtrenchdrainneededtoberemovedandreplaced.Giventhelocationofthetrenchdrainataverybusyter-minalandtheneedtominimizetheimpactonthecommercialflights,theprojecthadtobecomplet-edasquicklyaspossible.Traditionalcast-in-placemethodswouldtaketoolong,sothetrenchdrainhadtobeprecastandsetinplaceinsections.TheprecastsectionsweredesignedbySargentMateri-alsandcastattheirHermonplant. Theinitialschedulecalledfortheprojecttobecompletedintwophasestotaling35days.Thatschedule,challengingenoughtobeginwith,was

Trench drain sections for BIA Gate 3 project pre-cast at Sargent Materials’ Hermon plant



Sargent crews install 483’ of new trench drain at Bangor International Airport’s Gate 3 in just 26 days

andpoured275squareyardsofconcreteapron. “SeanMilligandidaheckofajobcoordi-natingtheproject,”saidKevinGordon,opera-tionsmanagerforSargentCorporation.“Theairportwasabletoreopenthegatesoonerthantheyhadplannedon.” Thecrewcompletedthejobinjust26days—ninedaysfasterthantheoriginalschedule.Theyworkedtirelessly;enduredheavyrainsandfreez-ingtemperatures,andbattledP-209compactiondifficultiesandtightlogistics.TheP-209—amixtureofcrushedrockandcrusherdust—hadtobe100%compacted,whichisdifficulttoachieveinasmalltrench.Asasubstitute,thecrewusedflowablefilltobackfillaroundthebottomoftheprecastunitsuptosubgradeandplacedtheP-209ontopofthat. KevinGordonwastheoperationsmanagerforSargentCorporation,JimBraleywastheprojectmanager,andMikeThibodeauwastheestimator. TheownerwastheCityofBangor/BangorInternationalAirport,andtheengineerwasJacobsEngineeringGroup,Inc. InadditiontoSargentMaterials,themajorsubcontractorswereLaneConstruction,pav-ing;N.S.Giles,concreteapron;andMoulisonNorthCorp.,electrical. Thisprojectalsoincludesthereplacementofsomeoftherunwayguardlighting,whichwillbedoneinthespringbyMoulisonNorth,theelectricalsubcontractor. Thevalueoftheprojectwas$680,000.

Flexural concrete is placed via belt truck to tie the existing concrete ramp into the new trench drain structures.

Thentheyinstalled483linearfeetofprecastconcretetrenchdrainandformed

mettheprojectspecifications. Theaggregateswereusedinboththe4,000psicompressivestrengthpre-castconcretetrenchdrainsandthe600psiflexuralconcreterampconcrete.Oncetheconcretepre-cast

trenchdrainswerebackfilled,theflexuralcon-cretepavementwasplacedaroundthemtotieintotheexistedconcreteramp.Theprojectwascompletedontimedueinparttothecreativesolutionsinprovidingconcretetotheproject.

madeevenmorechallengingasFAAfundingwasdelayedforseveralmonths,forcingtheworktobeperformedincoldweatherandclosetotheendoftheconstructionseason. TheprojectwasbidonMay15,butthecrewscouldn’tstartworkuntilOctober28. WhileSargentcrewsdemolishedandremovedtheexistingtrenchdrain,SargentMaterialscasttheprecastsections,whichaveraged20feetinlengthandweighed25tons,loadedthemontoflatbeds,anddeliv-eredthemtothesite. Toaddtothechallengesofcastingthetrenchdrainincoldweather,SargentMate-rial’sschedulewasalreadyfullcastingtransitionbarriersforSargentCorporation’sI-95BarrierProject.Thesectionsneededtocureforthreedaysbeforetheycouldbestrippedandremovedfromthecastingslabs,whichgaveSargentMaterialsanaddedchallengeofmaintainingrealestateforcast-ing.PrecastconcretemanagerAndyHartleyandhiscrewrosetotheoccasionandmettheschedulingdemandsoftheproject.

SuperintendentSeanMilliganandhiscrewbeganworkontheprojectonOctober28,settingoutthebarricadesandinstall-ingrun-offdiversions.Tokeepstormwateroutoftheprojectarea,Seanhadthecrewnail2x4stotherampandappliedasealantontheupstreamside,creatingabarrierthatdivertedstormwatertocatchbasins. Thecrewhadtosawcutandremove650squareyardsofbitu-minouspavementandremove750squareyardsofconcretepavementand552linearfeetoftrenchdrain.

Trench drain sections for BIA Gate 3 project pre-cast at Sargent Materials’ Hermon plant

A crane lifts the first section of the precast trench drain into position near BIA Gate 3. The end facing the camera is a sump where a 12” drainage pipe was installed. The operator is Andy Hartley, Sargent Materials precast manager. Sean Milligan and Shannon Deans are standing in the hole, and Adam Williams is standing on the apron directing the crane.



inStafford.Itconsistedofoverburdenfromthequarry—dirtthathastoberemovedbeforethequarryrockcanbeblasted.Thedirtisuselesstothequarryoperatorbutmakesgoodfillmaterial.) Theprojecthasrequiredafull-timepipecrewtoinstall2,500linearfeetofstormdrain,rangingfrom12to60inchesindiameter,alongwithanundergroundstormwaterdetentionsystem. Thestormwaterdetentionsystemconsistsoftwo40-foot-longboxculverts,10’highx7’wide,connectedbyfive200’longrowsof60”diameterpipe.TheentireassemblywasbackfilledwithNo.57(3/4”)stone. DougMorrison,Mid-AtlanticRegionalManagerforSargentCorporation,saidthesystemactsasanundergroundstormwaterpond,allowingcontacttimeforstormwatertoenteratoneendandfilterthroughthepipes,withsedimentfallingoutbeforethewatergoesouttheotherendandisdischargedoffsite. Afterthefillsarecompleteandthesiteisbroughttograde,thecrewswilluse18,000tonsofaggregatebaseand16,000tonsofpavementtocompletetheconstruc-tionofthenewlot. AuniquefeatureoftheprojectisthataportionofthefundingiscomingfromtheVirginiaCenterforTransportationInnova-tionandResearch,whichisinvestigat-ingtheuseofrollercompactedconcrete(RCC)asanalternativetoasphaltpaving. RCCisaspecialtypeofconcretethathastobeplacedwithaspecializedpaver—

acrossthelowerendofthesite. ThewallswerebuiltusingMSE(mechan-ically-stabilizedearth)panels,asysteminwhichgalvanizedsteelstrapsareanchoredtothefaceofthepanelandplacedinthesoilbehindthewall.Theweightofthesoilonthestrapskeepsthewallfrommovingandstabilizestheearthbehindthewall. Afterthewallpanelswereinstalled,thecrewsexcavated40,000cubicyardsofon-sitematerialfromhigherelevations,andbeganimporting45,000cubicyardsofoff-siteborrow,whichwillbeneededtobringthesitetograde. (Theoff-sitematerialiscomingfromVulcanMaterials,whichoperatesaquarry

SargentCorporationhasbeenawardeda$7.85millioncontracttoaddcloseto1,000newcommuterparkingspacesandmakeotherimprovementstotheStaffordboroBoulevardPark&RidefacilityinNorthStaffford,VA, ThenewsiteisadjacenttoanexistingparkandridefacilitythatwasconstructedaroundoneoftheCityofStafford’swatertowers.Whentheprojectiscompleted,therewillbeparkingspacesallaroundthewatertower. SargentcrewsstartedworkinJulybyclearingthe11-acresite.Becausethenewparkingareawasbeingbuiltonasideslope,thecrewsconstructedtworetainingwalls—one800feetlongand15feethigh,theother500feetlongand10feethigh—

Sargent awarded contract for 1,000 new parking spaces at Virginia Park-and-Ride facility; project will test ‘roller compacted concrete’

Mike Lowery spreads 21B gravel subbase in the future parking area.

Inspectors take moisture and density readings after completion of the roller compacted concrete test pad section.

Mike Lowery places 21B gravel utilizing a CAT D6N equipped with GPS and an attached spreader box to limit segregation of fines in the gravel placement operation.



basically,anasphaltpaverequippedwithatamper-barsystemandavibratoryscreenthatcompactsthematerialbeforeithard-ens.Forpavementapplications,RCChaslowwatercontent,doesnotcontainrein-forcement,andcanbeopenedtotraffic12hoursafterplacement,comparedtoseveraldaysforothertypesofpavement. “ThisisthefirstVDOTjobwhereRCChasbeenusedasanalternativetoasphaltpavement,”Dougsaid.“Theywanttoseehowitholdsupintrafficovertime.” HesaidthecrewshaveplacedRCConanoff-sitepartoftheprojectonStafford-boroBoulevard,where10”ofexistingpavementand/orgravelwasremovedandreplacedwith8”ofRCCand2”ofasphalt. TheprojectcallsforRCCtobeusedonthemainsectionsofthenewparkinglot,aswellasonheavy-trafficareasoftheexist-ingpark-and-ridelot. “Allheavy-dutytravelsectionsoftheparkinglotwillgettheroller-compactedsubgrade,”hesaid. DougsaidthisisalsothefirstprojectwhereSargentcrewshaveusedRCC. “VeryfewcontractorsareinvolvedwithRCCbecauseithastobeappliedwithaspecialpaverthatcanachieve95%com-pactionoutofthebackofthepaverbeforethematerialisrolled,”hesaid. HesaidSargentpurchasedanRCCpav-erandthenspentmorethantwomonthsworkingonamixdesign. “It’sverysensitive,”Dougsays.“Themixhadtobejustright.Wewerelookingfora

Hesaidthejobwasbrokendownintoseveralphases,startingwithconstructionoftheparkinglot,whichisscheduledtobecompletedinApril.Assoonasthenewlotisreadyforuse,trafficfromtheexistingpark-and-ridelotwillbediverted,sothattheexistingpavementcanbemilled,resur-facedwithnewasphalt,andre-striped. Inadditiontotheparkingspaces,thenewpark-and-ridelotwillincludeaslugpickupanddrop-offarea,abuspickupanddrop-offbaythatwillaccommodatefourpassengerbuses,anextendedsidewalkalongStaffordboroBoulevard,andleftandrightturnlanesintoanewlotentranceon

StaffordboroBoulevard. Theslugpickupanddrop-offareawillservedriversandpassengerswhoengagein“slugging”—aninformalride-sharingsysteminwhichdriverspickupenoughpassengerstoqualifyforthefaster-movinghigh-occupancy-vehicle(HOV)lanes. TerryWattsisthesuperintendentforSargentCorporationandJustinPorteristheprojectmanager.TheestimatorwasMikeThibodeau.JeffCostelloisthefieldengineer,RickyPowellistheearthfore-man,andJimLagasseisthepipeforeman. TheestimatedcompletiondatefortheprojectisAugust2014.

materialthathadhighstrengthveryearly,sotheycouldputtrafficonitafterjust12hours.Atthesametime,thematerialhadtohavethedurabil-ityoverthelongruntoholduptoyearsandyearsofheavytraffic.” CheneyEnterprisessuppliedRCCfromitsconcreteplantinStafford. “RCCisdifferentfromregularconcrete,”Dougsays.“It‘sdeliveredinadumptruck,becauseit’stoodrytobemixedinacementmixer.Youhavetogetthemoisturecontentjustrighttomeetthecompactionrequirements.It’safineline—ifit’stoowetortoodry,youdon’tgetthenecessarycompaction.” Dougsaidtheprojectwasabout50%completeattheendofDecember.

Sargent awarded contract for 1,000 new parking spaces at Virginia Park-and-Ride facility; project will test ‘roller compacted concrete’

Sargent crews place roller compacted concrete in Staffordboro Boulevard with the Titan ABG tamper bar paver.

The underground stormwater detention system.

Jim Lagasse, Rich Kelliher, and Ethan Crocker work on assembling the 18” water main onsite.

Sargent crews set a section of one of the 40’ long box culverts in place.



SuperintendentScottBlanchardandhisdedicatedcrewhavecompleteda$2.9millionprojecttoinstallprecastcon-cretebarriersbetweenthenorthboundandsouthboundlanesofa2-milestretchofIn-terstate95inBangor. Todothis,thecrewworkedthenightshift—from7p.m.to7a.m.—forfourmonthsinarow. Theproject

Sargent crews work 4 months of nights to complete I-95 barrier project

The crews replaced 37 aging catch basins with new ones. All work had to be completed between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.

involvedremovingmorethan11,000linearfeetofgalvanizedguardrailfromthemedianstripandreplacingitwith543concretebarri-erstoprovidebettervisibilityandimprovedsafetyformotorists. TheconcretebarrierslooklikeregularJerseybarricades,butthey’remuchmoremassiveandbetterabletostopvehiclesfromenteringtheopposinglaneintheeventofanaccidentontheInterstate.Thesmallestbarrierswere10’longand4½’high;thelargestwas20’longand6½’highandweightedabout18tons. TheprojectareastartedjustnorthofHammondStreet(exit183)andendedjustnorthoftheEssexStreetoverpass(be-tweenexits185and186). Beforethenewbarrierscouldbein-stalled,thecrewshadtodigupandreplace37agingcatchbasinsthatwereburiedunderthemedianstrip.Thisworkalsohadtobedoneonthenightshiftwithinthe7p.m.to7a.m.timeframe. Theworkareaforentireproject—re-placementofthecatchbasins,removalofthecenterguardrails,andtheinstallationoftheprecastbarriers—wasthenorthboundandsoutboundpassinglanesofI-95.Thetravellanesofthehighwayhadtobekeptopenfortraffic. TheprojectstartedinJunewiththeplan-ninganddevelopmentofthenumberandsizeofbarriersthatneededtobeplacedonthehighway.ThroughoutJuneandearlyJuly,Sargent’sPeteParizoconductedacompletesurveyoftheprojectareatodeterminethegradesandelevationofthenorthboundandsouthboundlanes.Oncethatwascomplete,

Peteworkedwiththeengineerstodeter-minehowmanydifferentbarriersofvariouslengthsandheightswereneeded.Themajor-ityofthebarrierswere20’long;someofthemwerecastas10’sections. Petealsodeterminedwhichbarriersneededtogowhere,basedonthedifferentelevationsoneachsideofthehighway.TheweldingshopcrewthenconstructedsteelformsofvarioussizesandshippedthemtoAmericanConcreteforcasting. Duetothecomplexityofthetwotransi-tionbarrierslocatedattheeitherendoftheKenduskeagStreambridgemedian,thoseparticularpieceswerecustomfabricatedbycrewsfromSargentCorporationandSargentMaterialsandcastattheSargentMaterialsyardonEmersonMillRoad. ThenightshiftsstartedinearnestinAugust,whenthecrewstartedreplacingthe37oldcatchbasinswithnewones. Mostofthetime,thecrewsinstalledonecatchbasinstructureeachevening.Theystartedbytakingaparttheguardrail,diggingouttheexistingcatchbasin,pullinguptheslabthatwasunderneath,andgradingthearea.Thecrewshadonelaneoneithersideoftheme-dianasaworkspace.Truckswouldbackuporpullahead,dependingonwhatwasneeded.Whenthecrewwasreadytoinstalltheprecastunit,thetruckcarryingtheunitwouldpullinandsetitinplace.Thenthecrewwouldconnectthepiping,backfillit,puttheguardrailbacktogether,andrepavethearea. Eachnight,thecrewhadtohavethehigh-wayopenedupbythe7a.m.deadline.Failuretohavebothlanesofthehighwayopenfortravelby7a.m.wouldhaveresultedinmajor

trafficdelays—andheavyfinesleviedonSargentCorporationbytheowner,theMaineDepartmentofTransportation.Thankstogoodplanningandsmoothoperations,thecrewsmetthedailytimedeadlines. KevinGordon,BangorRegionalMan-agerforSargentandoperationsmanagerfortheproject,saidScott’sleadershipwasamajorfactorinthesuccessoftheproject. “Scottisverydetailoriented,”Kevinsaid.“Hehadtosetupthelaneclosureseverynightandmakesurethatallofthepeopleandequipmentneededforthatnight’sworkwereassembledandlinedupintheproperorder.Thecrewhadtoputupthesignsforthenight,andthearrowboardsandthebigcrashtruckscamebehindthem.Thencamethecrewwiththebarrelstoidentifytheworksite.Itwasimpressivetowatch.Everynight,itcameoffjustlikeclockwork.” InstallationofthebarriersstartedinSeptember.Thecrewshadtoremovetheexistinggalvanizedguardrailandinstall543newconcretebarriersofvariouslengthsandheights.Alargecraneandacustomizedlift-ingdevicewereusedtoassistwiththeinstal-lation.Crewsexcavatedthemediantograde,installedalayeroflevellingsand,andtheninstalledtheconcretemedianbarrierpieces. Kevinsaidthesequencingforthebar-rierinstallationwasprettyimpressive. Afterthecrewssetuptheclosures,theequipmentcameinonlowbedsandwasoff-loadedontotheworkareaononesideofthemedian.Theprecastbarrierswouldcomeinonflatbedsontheothersideofthemedian—twobarriersperflatbed.Acranewouldsetup,pullonebarrieroff,setit,and

Sargent crews placed 543 concrete barriers in the median strip of a 2-mile section of I-95 in Bangor.



thensetthenextone.Thenanothertruckwouldcomeinwithmorebarriers,andtheprocesswouldcontinueallnightlong.Then,beforedawn,thelowbedswouldreturn,loadtheequipmentbackon,andthecrewswoulddisassembletheclosures—allbeforethe7a.m.deadlineforreopeningtheInterstate. “Thisprocesswasrepeatedeverynight,”Kevinsaid.“Itwasimpressivetowatch.Scottdidasuperjoborganizingeverythingandstayingontopofit.” Kevinnotedthatnightworkcanpose

somerealchallenges. “Ifyouforgetonethingthat’spartofthechain,thewholethingcanbreakapart,”hesaid.“Atnight,youcan’trelyongettingmaterialsifyoudon’thavethemon-site,becausenobodyisopen.Ifyoudon’thavethestuffyouneedatnight,thatnightcanbealostcause.Scottandthecrewhadalltheirducksinarow,andtheprojectwentverywellforus.Therearealotofguysouttherewhodidaheckofajob.We’reverypleasedwiththeoutcome”

Oncetheconcretemedianbarrierswereinstalledinanarea,crewsfromFinelinePavinginstalledhotmixasphalttomatchtheexistinggradeontheshoulderofthehighway.Afterthatwascomplete,C.A.Newcombinstalledreplacementguardrailaroundtheexistingoverpassbridgepierslocatedatvariouscrossstreetsonthehigh-way. MikeViningwastheestimator,CraigShoreywastheprojectmanager,andWandaLandrywasthefieldcostmanager.

SargentCorporationhascompletedaprojecttoconstructaseriesofleachateforcemainsatWasteManagement’sTurnkeyRecyclingandEnvironmentalEnterprisefacilityinRochester,NH. Theforcemainsarepartofanewpro-cessthatisbeingimplementedatTurn-keytoreducethevolumeofleachatethatisproducedatthelandfillanddischargedtothecitytreatmentplant. Thelandfillhasareverseosmosissystemthattreatsleachatesothatitcanbedischargedtothecitytreatmentplant. ForceMain1pumpstheresidualsfromthereverseosmosisprocess(“leftovers”or“ROresiduals”)fromthisprocesstoasolidstankatthetopofthelandfillforuseinthesolidificationprocess. ForceMain2carriesdewateringliquidthatiscollectedfromthegaswellsfromastoragetankatthetopoftheTLR3Phase7solidificationareatothe500,000gallonstoragetankattheleachatetreatmentplant. ForceMain3willcarryROresidualsfromtheleachateplanttotheconcentratorbehindtheturbineplant,whereheatfromtheturbineplant’stwoexhauststacksevapo-ratessomeoftheliquidsothattheleachateisconcentrated. ForceMain4carriesthedewateringliquidfromtheleachatestoragetankstotheconcentrator,wheretheliquidisconcentratedbypassingthroughthetwoveryhotexhauststacks. ThedualcontainmentpipeforForceMain2wasa6/10pipes(6”carrierpipeinsidea10”containmentpipe),whilethepipesforForceMains1,3,and4were3/6dualcontainmentpipes(3”carrierpipeinsidea6”containmentpipe) WorkontheprojectbeganNovember

11andwascompletedinJanuary. ColbyCurrier,operationsmanagerforSargentCorporation,saidtheSargentCrewshadtocoordinatecloselywithWasteMan-agement’sdailylandfillactivitiesatthesite. “It’saverybusyplace,”hesaid.“Ourprojectalsoinvolvedcrossingseveralpavedareas,includingRochesterNeckRoad.” Colbypointedoutthatthesiteincludesalotofundergroundutilities—phonelines,fiberopticlines,regularnaturalgaslines,andsewerandwaterlines.“Therewerealotofutilitiesinthegroundthatwehadtoworkaround,”hesaid. Theprojectalsoincludedinstallationof10precast8’tallwitnessboxes,withinsidedimensionsof4’x4’,6’x6’,and6’x12’,weighingupto13tonseach.The

witnessboxes,whichserveasleakdetec-tionmanholes,weresuppliedbyMichieCorp.ofHenniker,NH. SethWattswasthesupervisorontheprojectforSargentCorporation,andGlennAdamswastheprojectmanager.BillyRuffwasafieldengineerandfore-manonthejob,andChrisMcFarlandandTimBlaiswereforemen. TheownerwasWasteManagementofNewHampshire,andAnneReichertwastheWasteManagementprojectengineer. ThedesignengineerwasSanbornHeadofConcord,NH,andtheconstructionqualityassuranceengineerwasCivilandEnvironmentalConsultants,Inc.(CEC)ofRaynham,MA.

Leachate force mains completed at Rochester landfill

Roger Ryan operates a Komatsu PC200 to construct a sand berm over force main and electric piping.



AcrewledbysuperintendentTroyHarveyhascompletedthesiteworkforanewtwo-storyadditiontoSebasticookVal-leyHospitalinPittsfield. WorkontheprojectbeganinJuly2012andwascompletedinNovember2013.SargentwasasubcontractortoCianbroonthejob. Thetwo-storyadditionwasconstructedonthebacksideoftheexistingone-storybuilding,withthesecondflooroftheadditionalignedwiththemainfloorofthehospital. TheinitialchallengewastoensurethatthebackwalloftheexistingbuildinghadadequatesupportwhileSargentcrewsexcavatedforthefootingsfortheaddition. “Thebackwallwasbasicallyafree-standingwallwithnofooting,”saidJimConley,operationsmanagerforSargentCor-poration.“Wewereconcernedthatifweremovedthedirtbehindthebuilding,therewouldbenosupportfortheexistingwall.” Sincethegroundimmediatelybehindtheexistingbuildingslopedsharplydownward,thecrewhadtobringinfilltocreateaflatspotsothatCianbrocouldsetupandputinpiles. Oncethepileswerein,thecrewshadtotakethenewmate-rialoutanddosomeadditionalexcavationinordertoinstallfootersforthefirstflooroftheadditionupclosetotheexistingbuilding. Jimsaidthecrewusedledgetomakeasupportwallsotheycouldgetinanddothefootingwork. Inadditiontothefoundationforthenewaddition,theproj-ectincludedconstructionofanewaccessroadtothehospitaloffRoute100,anewparkingareaandtwodetentionponds. Theprojectrequired1,300cubicyardsofblasting,6,300cubicyardsofexcavation,1,250cubicyardsofTypeDgravel,

1,650cubicyardsofTypeAgravel,625linearfeetofwaterline,780linearfeetofsewerline,alongwithanewpumpstation,and970linearfeetofdrainagesystem. Thecrewalsohadtoinstallanewunder-groundfueltank,whichrequiredremovaloftheexistingtank.Sincetheexistingtankwaslocatedintheparkinglotalmostdirectlyunder-neaththetrailerthathousedthehospital’sMRIfacility,thecrewhadtocoordinatecloselywiththehospitaltominimizedisruptionofMRIservices. CleanHarborsremovedallthedepositsandsludgefromthebottomoftheoldfueltank,cleaneditout,andcertifieditasfreeofcon-taminants.ThatallowedSargenttoremovethetankanddisposeofitasscrap. “Wehadaverylimitedamountoftimetodothework,”Jimsaid.“Wewereabletoexcavateandremovetheoldtank,backfill,andrepavetheareainjusttwodays.Itworkedoutvery

Sargent crew completes site work for 2-story addition to Sebasticook Valley Hospital

Chris Curtis works with excavator operator Greg Packard to prepare for the installation of the hospital’s new fuel tank.

Foreman Jeff Bennett and excavator operator Greg Packard cut the slope for new detention pond.



SargentCorporationhascompleteda$780,000sewerlinereplacementprojectfortheTownofPittsfield. Theprojectincludedinstallationof3,051linearfeetofnewsewerpipeonSomersetAvenueinPittsfield,fromMainStreetalmosttoI-95,1,280linearfeetofservicesinto50buildingsalongtheroute,and15manholes. Thejobrequired7,500linearfeetofpavementsaw-cuttingand1,650tonsofpaving. WorkbeganinOctober2012andwascompletedinJuly2013. JakeHarris,ChrisLynch,andTroy

Harveyservedatvarioustimesassuperin-tendentoftheproject.Jakewasactingsu-perintendentatthestartoftheprojectuntilitshutdownforthewinter.Hereturnedinthespring,butwasreplacedbyChriswhenhewasassignedtoanotherproject.WhenChriswasassignedtotheStillwaterAv-enuereconstructionproject,TroytookoverandfinishedoutthejobwhilealsoworkingontheSebasticookValleyHospitaladdi-tionhalfamileuptheroadinPittsfield. JoshBoobarandChrisCurtisweretheforemen.JimConleywastheoperationsmanagerforSargent,TravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager,andMikeViningwas

theestimator. JimsaidSomersetAvenueisamajorarteryforPittsfield,butit’safairlywideroadsotrafficwasn’tabigproblem. Thecrewhadtomaintaintheexistingsewerflowwhileinstallingthenewpipe.Thisrequiredsomebypasspumpingofthesewerline,whichmadeitalittlemorechallengingtotestthenewpipe. TheprojectownerwastheTownofPitts-field.TheengineerwasOlverAssociates. SubcontractorswereWellmanPaving,ProjectFlagging,andFineLinePavementStriping.

well.Thehospitalwasquitehappywiththat.” Oncethefoundationwascompletedandconstructionoftheadditionwasunderway,thecrewhadtodoitsremainingworkinverytightquarters. “Wewerelimitedinhowmuchworkwecoulddobecausespacewasatapremium,”saidJim.“Wehadtocoordinatewithalloftheothertradeswhowereworkingontheproject.Theinteriortrades—plumbers,electricians,masons,etc.—weremoreonthecriticalpaththanwewere,soweoftenhadtoworkaroundthem.Itwasachallenge.” JimsaidSargentkeptasmallcrewonthejobtokeepcostsdown. “Wecouldn’tjustleavethesite,becausewehadtosupportthetrades,”hesaid.“SuperintendentTroyHarveyhadtoberesourcefultokeepthesmallcrewbusyasbesthecould.” ForemenontheprojectwereJeffBen-

nett,JoshBoobar,andChrisCurtis.TravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager,andDavePreblewastheestimator. SubcontractorswereComprehensiveLandTechnologiesforclearing,MaineDrillingandBlasting,DirigoSlipformfor

theconcretepads,C.A.Newcombforthefencingaroundthedetentionpond,Well-manPaving,andAdamsHydroseeding, Jimsaidthehospitaladditionwasamuch-neededresourcefortheentirere-gion,”hesaid.

Sewer line replaced on Somerset Ave. in Pittsfield

Excavator operator Adam Ingersoll backfills the space between the wall for the new 2-story addition and the existing 1-story building.

View of the new 2-story addition, which was added on to the rear of the 1-story main building.

Sargent crews works with Maine Drilling and Blasting to prepare the site.




Forthefirsttimeinalmost200years,thePenobscotisafree-flowingriverfromOldTowntotheAtlanticOcean,followingthehistoricremovaloftheVeazieDambySargentCorporationcrewsduringthesum-merandfallof2013. The$3.8millionprojectisakeyele-mentofthePenobscotRiverRestorationProject,oneofthelargestriverrestorationprojectsinU.S.history,whichisbeingundertakentohelprestoreaccesstocriticalhabitatforthesea-runfisheriesinMaine’slargestwatershed. Theoriginalplancalledforthedemoli-tiontotakeplaceovertwoconstructionseasons,butSargentCorporationproposedtocompletetheworkinoneseason,whichwouldgreatlyreducetheoverallimpacttoexistingriverspecies. Sargentcrewsstartedthein-waterworkonJuly15withtheinstallationofthefirstofmanyrockcofferdamaccessroadstoallowthecrewstodemolishthe800’longconcretedam.Theprojectwascompletedinmultiplephasestoallowformanage-mentoftheriverflows. Thefirstphaseconsistedofremovingaportionofthe200’longdamlocatedadjacenttothePowerhouseAforebay.Thisallowedfortheinitialloweringoftheupstreamim-poundmentleveltoallowforotherdemoli-tionoftheremainingportionsofthedam. Duringthisphaseoftheproject,thecrewshadtoconstantlyadjusttheworkplanbecausetheriverflowswerefarabovetheirhistoricalaverage.Onseveralocca-sions,theriverflowinVeazieapproached25,000cubicfeetpersecond,whichisroughlyfourtimesthe100-yearaverageforthesametimeperiod. KevinGordon,BangorRegionalMan-agerforSargentCorporationandopera-tionsmanagerfortheproject,saidthehighwaterlevelswerethebiggestchallengethecrewshadtocontendwith. “Weplannedonacertainlevelofwater,butriverflowswerewayhigherthannormalbecauseofexcessiverain,”hesaid.“Thatmadeitverydifficultforus.Wehadtohaulinmorerocktobuildupourcoffer-damssowecouldoperateourequipment.” Atonepointearlyintheproject,Kevinsaidthecrewshadtopulloutforacoupleofweekswhenthewaterlevelsgotsohigh

theycouldn’tdoanything.However,whenthewaterlevelsdroppedenoughsothecrewscouldgetbackonthejob,theyworkedsevendaysaweekasneededtocatchup. “Oncewegotourducksinarowandgotcofferdamsaroundus,theprojectwentprettywell,”hesaid.“Andoncewebreachedthedamandgotthewatergoingdown,itwentverywellforus.” Asworkprogressed,thecrewsextendedthecofferdamroadtoreachthemiddleportionofthedam,wheretheywereabletobreakenoughholesinthedamtoallowforincreasedflow. Oncetheinitialbreachingwascom-plete,thecrewsremovedtheinitialrockcofferdamroadandrelocatedittotheEddingtonsideoftherivertostartremovalofthe600’longbuttressdamportionofthedam.Riverflowscontinuedtobehighdur-ingthistimeperiod,butinlateSeptemberthecrewswereabletoeventuallysurround300linearfeetofbuttressdamandstarttheremovalofthisportionofthedam. Withinthreeweeksthecrewshadremovedalarge-enoughsectionofthebut-tressdamsothattheelevatedriverflowsnolongeraffectedtheremainingwork. Thenextstepwasrelocatingthecof-ferdambacktotheVeaziesideoftheriver. “Wedidn’twanttohaulallthatrockthroughBangorusingover-the-roadtrucks,sowedecidedtousethecofferdamitselfasahaulroad.”saidKevin. Atthatpoint,thecrewhadanexcavator,

abulldozer,andtwohaultrucksworkingonthecofferdam.TheexcavatorbreachedthecofferdamattheEddingtonshore,creatinganisland,andloadedthematerialintothehaultrucks.Thetrucksdumpedtheirloadsattheoppositeendoftheroad-way,andthebulldozerpushedthematerialintotheriver,ineffectmovingthe“island”towardtheVeazieshore. Thisprocesscontinuedfortwodaysastheislandcontinueditsjourneyacrosstheriverandwasre-connectedwiththeVeazieshore.Duringthisperiod,theequipmentwasfueledusingafuelhosethatwaspulledovertotheislandonacable,whiletheoperatorsanddriversweretransportedtherebyboat. OncethecofferdamreachedtheVeazieshoreline,additionalcofferdammaterialwasbroughtinfromSargent’sPlymouthquarryandmovedupstreamtoconstructaccessroadstofacilitateremovaloftimber-crib“legacy”damsthatwerebuiltstartinginthe1830’stoharnesswaterpowerfromthePenobscotforatleastthreesawmills. FivelegacydamsweresubmergedwhentheVeazieDamwasbuiltin1912,andtherehasbeenverylittledeteriorationtothetimbersthatformedthedams,astheyhaveremainedunderwater. Twoofthefivelegacydamsandapor-tionofathirdweredemolishedbySargentcrews,creatingthreedistinctchannelsthatwillhelpwithfishpassage. Removalofthelegacydamswasatwo-partprocessconsistingofremovalof25,000

Sargent crews demo Veazie Dam; Penobscot River now flows free from Old Town to the sea

Aerial photo from August 21: The dam was breached on the Veazie side (left) and parts of the 200-foot section of the dam adjacent to the Powerhouse A forebay (left) have been removed.




cubicyardsofmaterialfromtheriverandthenstockpilingthematerialatanoff-siteyardforsorting.Thedamsweremadefromtimbercribbingandrockfill,andcrewshadtoconstantlytrytopickthetimbersoutoftheexcavationandsorttheminaseparatepilefromtherockfordisposal.Thisworkwillcontinuethroughthewintermonthsascrewscompletethetedioustaskofsepa-ratingwoodandrocksotherockcanbere-usedandthewooddisposedof. Crewsworkedonremovaloftheremain-ingforebayarearightuptothePowerhouseAandthensuspendedworkaboutmid-Decem-ber.Workwillresumeinthespringtocleanupthejobsiteandcompletetheproject. Theprojectrequireddemolitionandre-movalofabout6,000cubicyardsofconcrete. SteveRaymondwastheprojectsuperinten-dentforSargent,CraigShoreywastheprojectmanager,andWandaLandryandMarissaJohnsonwerethefieldcostmanagers. DavePreblewastheestimator. ThePenobscotRiverRestorationeffortalsoincludedthedemolitionoftheGreatWorksDambetweenOldTownandBrad-ley.

Sargent crews demo Veazie Dam; Penobscot River now flows free from Old Town to the sea

Aerial photo from October 10: The 800-foot buttress dam section has been removed, and the cofferdam and roadway that was constructed upstream of the dam to facilitate the demolition process has been breached at the Eddington shore (right), in effect creating a cofferdam island. An excavator (right) is excavating rock from the Eddington side, which is carried to the Veazie side by two haul trucks and pushed into the river by a bulldozer. This process continued for two days, until the cofferdam and roadway were joined to the Veazie shoreline above Powerhouse A (left).

Aerial photo taken October 24: After the Veazie Dam was removed, a series of timber-crib “legacy” dams, which had been under water for 101 years, became visible. Sargent crews can be seen at the top of the photo working on the demolition of dams 1 and 2, which go across the river. They also demolished part of dam 4, which was built parallel to the Veazie shore (left). The legacy dams were built starting in the 1830’s; at one point, they were home to at least three sawmills.



AbrownfieldcleanupprojectinvolvingtheoldAmericanTissueMillsiteinAu-gusta,ME,hasbeencompletedbyacrewfromSargentCorporation. The$270,000projectincludedstabiliz-ingasectionoftheriverbankalongtheKennebecRiverandremovalofabout80tonsofPCB-contaminatedmaterialfromthebuildingfootprintoftheoldtissuemill. WorkontheprojectbeganinAugustandwascompletedinSeptember. Thecrewusedtwomethodstostabilizetheriverbank. First,theyassembled32marinemat-tresses(wirebasketsthatresemblemat-tresses),filledthemwithrock,andlaidthemdownatthebottomoftheslopealongtheriverbank. Thentheyplaced530cubicyardsofriprapalongwiththemattressestostabilizethearea. Thecrewinstalledasiltboomintheriver,andsincetheywereworkinginatidalsection,theyhadtoworkaroundthetides. Thecrew,ledbysuperintendentTimLePage,hadtore-movecontaminatedmaterialinthreebatchesataseparateareaonsite.Initially,theyremovedthematerialtheythoughtwascontaminated,butwhentheareawastested,theyfoundthatmorematerialwascontaminatedandhadtoberemoved.Afterthesecondbatchofcontaminatedmaterialwasremoved,furthertestingfoundthataverysmallamountremained.Thatwasalsoremoved. Inall,theprojectrequiredplacing120cubicyardsofgravel,150cubicyardsofloam,and180cubicyardsofcom-monborrow. TheownerwastheCityofAugusta,andtheengineerwasSummitEnvironmental. JimConleywastheoperationsmanagerandTravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.AdamsWilliamswastheforeman. Jimsaidtheprojectwascompletedonscheduleandunderbudget.“Itwasaverysuccessfulproject,”Jimsaid.“Theownerwasveryhappy.”

Brownfield cleanup project completed at former tissue mill siteSargent crew stabilizes the slope adjacent to the railroad tracks.Sargent crew fills one of 32 marine mattresses with rock.

Frank Flewelling places a marine mattress along the shoreline .

The crew placed 530 cubic yards of riprap along with the marine mattresses to protect the shoreline.



SargentCorporationhascompletedtheearthworkandinfrastructureforanewswitch-ingstationforBangorHydroElectricCo.inOtis,ME. WorkontheprojectstartedinMayandwascom-pletedinAugust. Theprojectrequiredblast-ingof2,500cubicyardsofledgeandlargebouldersand7,700cubicyardsofexcava-tion,allofwhichhadtoberemovedfromthesite. About18,800cubicyardsofgranularmaterialwasbroughtintobringthelowerportionofthesiteuptograde.Thecrewalsoplaced630cubicyardsofTypeDgraveland4,000cubicyardsofTypeAgravel. Some300cubicyardsofblastedledgewasusedforriprap,and1,450cubicyardsofstonetopping—ablendof1½-3/4”stone—waspro-cessedandbroughtinfromoff-siteforthestation’sstonegravelsurface. JimConley,operationsmanagerforSargentCorpo-ration,saidalloftheon-sitefillhadtobegraveltoensure

quantitywasn’tlargeenoughtowarrantmobilizingthecompany’scrushingunit. Thecontractalsoincludedthefounda-tionforthecontrolhouseandinstallationof50cast-in-placefoundations,28precast

propercompaction.Sincethesitewasonahill,partofitwashigh,andtheexcavatedmaterialhadtoberemovedandtakenoff-site. Hesaidtheblastedledgeandbouldermaterialwastoodirtytouseasfill,andthe

foundations,and228-footsections(176linearfeet)ofcabletrenchfromthecontrolbuild-ingontothesite. Inordertoex-peditetheschedule,foundationsthatweresmallenoughtobemadeelse-whereandtruckedtothesitewerecastbyAmericanCon-creteatitsplantinVeazie.

Allofthefoundationsweresetcom-pletewithanchorbolts. Jimsaidthecrewshadtodealwithanaggressive,acceleratedschedulethatwasrequestedbytheowner. “Wewereabletocompletetheprojectaheadoftheirrequireddate,”hesaid. TimPagewasthesuperintendent,MattTenanwastheforeman,andTravisFernaldwastheprojectmanager.MikeViningwastheestimator. Thecast-in-placeconcreteworkwasdonebyN.S.Giles.OthersubcontractorswereMaineDrillingandBlasting;C.A.Newcomb,whoconstructedthefencearoundthesite;andGaryPomeroyCom-panies,whodidthestumpingandstump-grinding. TheownerwasBangorHydroElectricCo.(nowEmeraMaine),andtheengineerwasSpauldingEngineering.

Sargent completes earthwork, infrastructure for new switching station

A Sargent crew places final layer of topping stone .

A Sargent crew removes unsuitable material around control building foundation.

Tim McLaughlin places subgrade fill to bring the switching station site to grade.



TwolandfillclosureprojectshavebeencompletedbySargentCorporationcrewsattheVersoPaperlandfillinBucksport,ME. Thecrews,ledbysuperintendentMattThibault,completedthefinalclosureofapproximatelyfouracresofthelandfill’snorthslopeandthetemporaryclosureofapproximatelythreeacresofCell6A. TheNorthSlopefinalcoversystemconsistedof12inchesofsand,24inchesofbarriersoil,and6inchesoftopsoil. TheCell6Atemporarycoversystemconsistedof18inchesofimperviouscom-monborrowand6inchesoftopsoil. Theprojectalsoincluded: • Theplacementofbarriersoilandtopsoilwithinaportionofthesouthsideofthelandfillthathadsettled. • ModificationstotheuppersideslopeterraceofCell5topromotepositivedrainage. • Installationofa6”toedrainalongaportionofthenorthslope. • Cleaningofanexisting8”leachatecollectionpipefromMH-17toMH-12,(thecrewbroughtinatrucktoflushtheline). • Installationoftwostormwatercatchbasinsandassociatedculverts,down-spouts,terraces,andditches. Theprojectrequired913linearfeetof6”toedrain,170linearfeetofnewculverts,2,800cubicyardsofgravel,5,800cubicyardsofsand(forthedrainagesandlayer),11,700cubicyardsofclaybarriersoil,7,800cubicyardscommonborrow,400cu-bicyardsofriprapforthedownspout,5,500squareyardsoferosioncontrolfabricandmatting,and4,500cubicyardsoftopsoil Inaddition,thecrewhadtomodifyanex-isitngmanhole,installtwocatchbasins,im-proveanexistingaccessroad,remove1,400cubicyardsofexistingvegetation,regradeof4,700cubicyardsofexistingmaterial,andregrade15,000squareyardsofsurfacearea. WorkontheprojectbeganinJuneandwascompletedbytheendofAugust. Sargentwasthegeneralcontractor,andtheengineerwasSevee&MaherEngineers. JimConleywastheoperationsmanagerforSargent,JohnSturgeonwastheprojectmanager,andTimHerboldwasthefore-men.DavePreblewastheestimator. JimnotedthatVersoPaperisarepeatclientforSargent,andtheprojectwasgovernedbyDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionregulations.

wetweather,”Jimsaid. TheDEPrepresentativeontheprojectwasVictoriaEleftheriou,P.E.Theengi-neerwasSevee&MaherEngineers,withKenNortonandToddWilcoxsonservingasresidentengineers/siteinspectors.TheprojectengineerforS&MwasStevePatch. P.A.Lyfordwasasubcontractorforseedingandmulching. AllSargentemployeesworkingontheprojecthadtocompleteamillsafetytrain-

ingprogram. Jimsaidtheprojectwassuccessful,bothforVersoPaperandforSargent. “Itwasagoodteameffortbythecrew,”hesaid.“Attimes,alotoflabor-intensiveworkwasrequired,andwhenthathap-pened,thecrewtookthepositionof‘allhandsondeck.’Bothtruckdriversandop-eratorswillinglyhelpedoutonthegroundwherenecessary,andthatledtotheprojectbeingassuccessfulasitwas.”

Hesaidthecrewwasabletocompletetheprojectwithoutanycomplaintsaboutodor,noise,ordustbytheowner,theneigh-bors,ortheDEP. “BoththeownerandtheDEPwerehappywiththere-sults,”hesaid. Jimsaidtherainyweatherduringthesummerincreasedthechallengesforthecrew,particularlywhenplacingtheclayontheslopes. “Matthadtohaveoptionstokeephiscrewbusyondayswhentheycouldn’tplaceclaybecauseof

2 landfill closure projects completed at Verso Paper in Bucksport

Tim Herbold digs an anchor trench to key in the erosion control fabric in the toe ditch, as Vicki Patchell, Chris Wilson, and Martin O’Dell unroll and staple the fabric down to secure it. Roger Ryan Jr., operating the Volvo excavator, works ahead of them, placing and grading topsoil.

Roger Ryan Jr. in the Volvo excavator places rip rap in one of two downspouts, as Gerry Grindel, operating the dozer, places and grades the second lift of clay borrow.



CrewsfromSargentCorporation’sMid-AtlanticRegionhavecompletedcon-structionofanew11-acreCell11atWasteManage-ment’sMiddlePeninsulaLandfillandRecyclingFacil-ityinGlenns,VA. WorkontheprojectstartedinSeptemberandisscheduledtobecompletedattheendofJanuary. Thenewcellrequired44,000cubicyardsofexca-vation,ofwhich20,000cu-bicyardswasfilland24,000cubicyardswastakentoanon-sitestockpile. Afterthesitewascutandfilledtograde,25,000cubicyardsofclaybarriersoilwasimportedbytheownerfromBranscome,asupplierofclayandothermaterials.Sargentcrewsplacedtheclayinfour6”layerstocreatea2-footclaybarrierforthecell. ESI,asubcontractortoWasteManage-ment,placedalinersystemontopoftheclaybarrierandafabriclayerontopofthelinersystem. Afterthelinersystemwasinplace,Sargentcrewsplaced15,000cubicyardsofafree-drainingcrushedstoneproducttoserveasaprotectivecover. Thecrewsalsoinstalledaleachatecollectionlineinthemiddleofthecell.Inthelowestpartofthecell,asumpwascut

outandtworiserpipeswithpumpswereinstalledgoingupthecellslopeintoasmallriserhouse—an8x10buildingthathousesallthecontrolpanels,piping,andvalvingneededtosendtheleachatecollectedfromthecelltotheforcemain. Anexistingsedimentpondwasre-habbedbythecrewwithanew42”outletpipeandriserstructure. DougMorrison,Mid-AtlanticRegionalManager,saidthemajorchallengewasclayplacementandlinerinstallationduringwetweather. “Weneededagoodwindowofweathertogettheclayplaced,thesumpcutout,

andthelinerinstalled,”Dougsaid.“Youcan’tplacethelineroverwetclay.” HesaidwetweatherduringDecemberpreventedESIfrominstallingthelineroverhalfofthecellforseveraldays,delayingcompletionoftheproject. JohnLeemanwasthesuperintendent,JustinPorterwastheprojectmanager,andMattLeemanwasthejuniorforeman.TheestimatorwasMikeThibodeau. KeyoperatorswereChetPelkey,SparkyParker,JamesBurnette,andDanMosholder. TheowneroftheprojectwasWasteManagement.TheWasteManagementengineerwasSamNicolai.

Mid-Atlantic crews complete 11-acre cell at Mid-Pen landfill in VASparky Parker in his CAT 329E excavatorJames Burnette operates a CAT D6N bulldozer.

Chet Pelkey and Dan Mosholder at the Middle Peninsula Landfill in Glenns, VA



SargentCorporationcrewshavecom-pletedagascollectionandcontrolsystemfortheLebanon,NH,landfill,whichwillallowthecitytosendmethanefromthelandfilltoagas-to-energyplantifadevelopercanbefoundtobuildoneinthefuture. Thelandfillincludesbothanunlinedsectionthatwasclosedintheearly1990sandalinedsectionthatiscurrentlyusedfortrashdisposalbythecity.Thesystemiscol-lectinggasfromboththelinedandunlinedsections. The$713,000projectincluded: • Twelvegaswellstotaling600verticalfeetthatweredrilledinthelinedlandfill. • Constructionof1,300linearfeetofgascollectiontrenchesinthelinedlandfill. • Installationof5,000linearfeetofgasconveyancepipinginthelinedlandfilltotakegasfromthenewgaswellsandgascollectiontrenches. • Installationof4,200linearfeetofgasconveyancepipingintheunlinedlandfill,

whichwastiedinto49existinggaswells. • Installationofaheaderpipeconnect-ingthegaspipesfromthelinedandunlinedportionsofthelandfilland1,700linearfeetofgasconveyancepipingoutsidethelandfilltotakethegasdownanaccessroadtothesiteofafuturemethane-to-energyplant. WorkontheprojectbeganAugust1,andthejobwassubstantiallycompletethefirstweekofOctober. ColbyCurrier,operationsmanagerforSargentCorporation,saidmostofthegasbeingcollectedbythenewsystemisbeingventedtotheatmosphere,althoughsomeofitisbeingburnedoffbyacoupleofsmallmethaneflares. However,ifthecitycanfindaprivatedevelopertobuildagas-to-energyplant—orifitdecidedtobuildoneitself—theinfra-structuretosupplytheplantwithmethaneisnowavailable. “Ifaplantisconstructed,thecitywillbeabletopullavacuumonthelandfilland

bringthemethanetotheplant,”Colbysaid. Colbysaidtwoofthethreetrenchesinthelinedlandfillwereconstructedasconventionalgascollectiontrenches—3-foot-widetrenches,2-3feetdeep,filledwithcrushedrockanda6-8”diameterperforatedpipetocollectthegas. Thethirdtrenchusedafabricdraintube—a12-foot-widefabricwith3/4”tubesspacedonefootapart.Thefabriciscoveredwithmaterialthatgascantravelthrough,andwhenavacuumisapplied,thefabricpullsingasoverawide,flatarea. ColbysaidtheLebanonSolidWasteDe-partmentwantstocomparetheeffectivenessofthefabrictubewiththeconventionalgascollectiontrenches. “Theideaisthattheycancoveramuchwiderareawiththe12-foot-widefabric,”Colbysaid.”Theyhopethefabricwillcollectmoregasthantheconventionaltrench.Timewilltell.” Theprojectalsoincludedinstallation

Sargent crews complete gas collection and control system at Lebanon landfill

Looking down from the 8th floor of the Grant Tower onto pile driving and concrete operations during the evening of Dec. 21, 2013. Several concrete pile cap placements, which were covered by insulating blankets, are now covered by several inches of ice and snow. By the next day, the entire site was encased in ice, followed by below-zero temperatures.

SargentMaterialshasbeenselectedtosupplyabout10,000cubicyardsofconcreteforthenew7-storyStetsonTower,whichisbeingbuiltaspartoftheEasternMaineMedicalCentermodernizationproject.Con-ceteplacementsbeganonDecember11andwillcontinuethrough2015. SiteworkfortheprojectisbeingdonebySargentCorporation.SargentMaterialsisasubcontractortoN.S.GilesFoundations. CianbroCorp.andBrasfieldGorriearethegeneralcontractorsfortheproject. AsoutlinedintheJuly2013issueofONTRACK,thefirstphaseoftheEMMCmodern-izationproject,theconstructionofa750-footretainingwall,wassuccessfullycompleted. SargentMaterialswassubcontractedbyN.S.GilesFoundations,Inc.ofBangortoprovideconcreteforatemporaryentrancethatistoremaininplacethough2017duringthenextphaseofconstruction,whichisthenewStetsonTower.Aftertheretainingwallwascompleted,theoldsinglestoryStetsonWingbetweentheGrantTowerandWebberBuild-ingwasdemolished.ThenewStetsonTowerwillincludenewpatientrooms,surgicalfacili-tiesandthenewentrance. AfterdemolitionwascompletedinNovember2013,SargentCorporationcrews

preparedthenewbuildingfootprinttoallowH.B.FlemingofSouthPortlandtobeginpiledriving.Subsurfaceconditionsatthebuild-ingsiterequirepilestobedriventobedrocktoallowthetowertobeconstructedonaseriesofconcretepilecapsandgradebeams.ThefirstconcretepilecapplacementwascompletedonDecember11.Onlyoneotherplacementwascompletedinthenext3½weeks,duetoanhistoricicestormthathitMainejustbeforeChristmas,followedbyrecord-settingcoldweather.ByearlyJanuary,theprojectwasstartingtogetbackonschedule,andaverybusywinterconstructionschedulehasbeensettocatchupduetoweatherdelays. Theconstructionscheduleisrestrictedbecausetheprojectislocatedbetweentwoexistingtowerswherepatientsarehoused.Inaddition,itisadjacenttotheout-patientsurgeryunit,whichhasaLifeFlightheli-copterlandingpadonitsroof.Ingeneral,workcantakeplacebetweenthehoursof6:30a.m.and5p.m.withaquietperiodfrom2to3p.m.

AaronMcGinnishasbeenassignedtoperformon-sitequalitycontroloversightforSargentMaterialsontheproject.Theprojectspecificationsareuniqueinthattheylimithowconcretecanbeproducedcomparedtootherprojects.SargentMaterialswroteaQualityControlPlanspecificallyforthisprojectdetailingbatchplantproduction,mix-ingoperations,andon-sitefieldadjustments.

Sargent Materials selected to supply 10,000 cy of concrete for new EMMC tower



othersideofthestreet,makingthecrew’sjobalittleeasier.Thenextday,however,thecrewstruckledgeandhadtore-routethenewwaterlinetotheothersideofthestreetalongsidetheoldline. “Wehadtohoe-ramforacoupleofdays,becausetheownerdidn’twantustodoanyblasting,”saidColby. Hesaidthecrewwasabletocom-pletethejobwithoutbreakinganyexist-ingutilities. JohnKochwasthesupervisor/fore-manforSargentCorporation.ForemanScottMoonfilledinforJohnduringhisvacationandhelpedputintheservices.

Colbysaidtheequipmentoperators,DaveLoweryandRogerRyanJr.didaverygoodjobworkingaroundtheexistingutilitiesandthetelephonelines,whichincludedalotoflow-hangingwires. NelsonRodriguewastheloaderop-erator,andMikeO’ConnorandBennyGilbertwerethelaborers. GlennAdamswastheprojectman-ager. Colbysaidtheowner’srepresen-tative,MaineWatersuperintendentDaveBeaulieu,wasverypleasedwithSargent’sperformance.

Sargent crew replaces water main on Rankin Street in Rockland

Ben Gilbert steadies a stick of 8” ductile iron water main as operator Dave Lowery moves it into the trench.

SargentCorporationhasreplaced1,225linearfeetofwatermainonRankinStreetinRock-land,ME. The8”ductileironpipeandfittingswereprovidedbytheowner,MaineWater. Theprojectalsoin-cluded300linearfeetofservices,includingone2”servicelineandadozen3/4”or1”servicelines. WorkbeganonOcto-ber8andwascompletedonNovember8. ColbyCurrier,opera-tionsmanagerforSargentCorporation,saidthatformostoftheproject,thecrewhadtoworkalongsidetheexistingcastironwaterline,whichwasverybrittle,aswellastheexistingsewerlineandstormdrain. “Wehadtomakesurewekeptthenewwaterlineabovetheexistingsewerandstayoutofconflictwiththestormdrain,”hesaid. Abouthalfwaythroughtheproject,theexistingwaterlinemovedtothe

oftwocondensateknockouts,whichcollectsmoisturethatcondensesfromthegasthatiscollectedinthelandfill.Thecondensateisthenpumpedfromtheknockoutstotheleach-atecollectionsystembyBlackhawkpumps,whicharedesignedtooperateinanexplosiveatmosphere,suchasmethane. Colbysaidthecrewhadtocoordinatedailyactivitieswiththecity’slandfilloperationsinthelinedportionofthelandfill.Intheunlinedportion,thecrewwasworkingontopofaclosedlandfill,soithadtousesomelow-pressureequipmenttoensurethatcapontopoftheoldlandfillwasn’tdisturbed. MarkWrightwasthesupervisorforSargentontheproject.IanMcCarthywastheprojectmanager,andPatDubaywastheestimator. TheownerwastheCityofLebanon,andtheengineerwasSanbornHeadAssociates. SubcontractorswereRecoveryDrillingServicesforthegascollectionwellsandRich-ardsonElectricforthegascollectioncontrols.

Sargent crews complete gas collection and control system at Lebanon landfill

BubSaunders,qualitycontrolmanagerforSargentMaterials,saidthecompanywasabletoeasesomeoftheprojectrequirementsbyprovidingadetailedexplanationofitsap-proachtoqualitycontrol. “AaronwillbeverybusyoverseeingtheworkandmakingsuretheQCpaperworkiscompletedappropriately,”Bubsaid. Themajorityoftheconcretefortheprojectwillbe4,500psiconcrete,whichwillbeusedinpilecaps,gradebeams,andfoundations,aswellasinallflatwork.Lesseramountsof4,000psiand5,000psiconcretearealsospecified. Overall,Bubsaidthatwhenconcreteplacementsarescheduledforcompletionin2015,10,000cubicyardsplusofconcretewillhavebeenplaced.Giventhetightworksite,concretewillbeplacedprimarilyusingconveyorbelttrucksandpumptrucks. Phase1oftheEMMCmodernizationprojectwastheconstructionoftheretainingwall,whichallowedthemedicalcenter’srearaccessroadtobemovedclosertotheriver,creatingroomforthenewtower. SargentCorporationdidthesiteworkfortheretainingwall,andSargentMaterialssuppliedCianbrowith5,000cubicyardsofconcretefortheproject.

Sargent Materials selected to supply 10,000 cy of concrete for new EMMC tower



SargentCorporationisthegeneralcontractoronPhase1ofaprojecttocapa15-acreportionofaformerlandfillintheRamblewoodParkareaofHarrisonburg,VA,andturnitintoayouthsportscenterwithfourballfields. Workonthe$4.8millionprojectbeganinAugust,whenSargentcrewsinstalled8,043linearfeetofgascollectionpipingtocollectmethanegasbeinggeneratedbyde-composingwastesfromthelandfill. Thecrewsthencappedthe15-acresitewitha60-milHDPElinerandageocompositelayerafterplacing20,000cubicyardsoffillmaterialtoshapetheprofileoftheformerlandfill. Inadditiontogascollectionpipingandthelinerinstallation,Phase1includes: • Placementofanadditional130,000cubicyardsoffillmaterialontopoftheliner. • Constructionofballfields1and4onthenortheastsideofthesite. • NewparkinglotsalongRamblewoodRoad.

proximately20’ofgradechangebetweenfields1-2and3-4.Thenewfieldswillhavefields1and2atthesameelevation,withfield313’higherandfield423’higher.Thiswillallowafull-sizesoccerfieldtobelocatedontheoutfieldsofsoftballfields1and2,andsmalleryouthsoccerfieldstobelocatedontheoutfieldsoffields3and4. Thepressboxandtherestroomswillformatwo-storystructure,withthepressboxontop.Theentrancetothepressboxwillbeatgroundlevelforfields1and2;theentrancetotherestroomswillbeatgroundlevelforfield3. DougMorrison,Mid-AtlanticRegionalManagerforSargentCorporation,saidtheprojectwillbeutilizingfillmaterialfromtwodifferentsourcesinHarrison-burg.Becausethematerialhasahighclaycontent,thecrewwillhavetouseextraerosion-controlmeasurestoprotectagainsttrackingitoutsidetheprojectarea. “Fromanerosioncontrolstandpoint,we’llneedtobeverycarefulbecausewe’re

workingrightinthemiddleofaresidentialneighborhood,”Dougsaid. Headdedthattheprojectwillhavetomakefulluseofgood-weatherdaystoensurethatthefillmaterialgetstothesite. “Thecriticalpathforusisgettingthematerialtothesite,”hesaid.“Ifwedon’thavethematerial,wecan’tconstructtheballfields,wecan’tplacethetopsoil,wecan’tputthebuildingsin,andwecan’tputthelightsup.” JeffMarshisthesuperintendentforSargentCorporation,andTravisRidkyistheprojectmanager.MikeThibodeauwastheestimator. TheowneristheCityofHarrisonburg.TheengineerisDraperAden. KeysubcontractorsareChrisAnderson,trucking;AdamsPaving;LantzConstruc-tion,constructionofthemaintenancebuilding;SmithMidland,theprecastrest-roombuilding;HelmuthBuilders,thepressboxfacility;andIconElectric,stadiumlightingandundergroundelectric.

• Anew30’x60’maintenancebuilding. • Anewpressboxandrestroomfacil-ity. Afterthefieldsareshaped,infieldmixwillbebroughtin,dugoutswillbeconstructed,andstadiumlightingwillbeinstalled.Thepressboxandrestroomswillbelocatedinthecenterofallfourfields. Theprojectalsoincludesinstallationof1,000linearfeetofstormdrain. Ballfields3and4willbeconstructedinPhase2,whichisnotpartofthecurrentcontract. Thenewballfieldswillreplaceasoftballcomplexwithfourfieldsthatwasdevelopedwhenthatportionofthelandfillwasclosedin1984.TheoldsoftballfieldsweredemolishedaspartofamajorupgradetoRamblewoodPark,whichincludesre-cappingtheentirelandfill,partsofwhichwereinitiallycappedin1993. Theoldsoftballfieldswereatseparateelevations,withapproximately10’ofgradechangebetweeneachfieldandap-

Sargent caps former landfill in Harrisonburg, VA; now preparing site for youth sports center with 4 ballfields

Recently completed liner and geocomposite surface at Ramblewood Park in Harrisonburg, VA. On the far end of the site, fill placement has commenced in preparation for four new ball fields with dugouts, stadium lighting, and a combined pressbox and restroom facility.

Tim Cole in his CAT 336D excavator.Dave Sinclair and John Madigan.



Sargent Corporation Benefits UpdateShort Term Disability Insurance StartingonJanuary1,2014,theShortTermDisabilityinsuranceofferedthroughthecompanybecameavoluntarybenefit–mean-ingemployeeswillbeabletoelectcoverageandpaythepremium.Becausetheemployeeispayingthepremiumwithaftertaxdollars,anybenefitspaidbyUNUMwhenonShortTermDisabilitywillnotbetaxableincomeintheyearpaid.Anothergreatfeatureofthisplanisparticipantswillnowbeabletocarrythecoveragethroughtempo-rarylayoffaslongastheystaycurrentwithpremiumpayments. Belowarethebasicprovisionsofthecoverageandhowparticipantsqualifyforthebenefit. • Allfulltimeemployeeswhohaveworkedformorethan90daysqualifiedforenrollmentonJanuary1,2014. • Boththepremiumandbenefitcalculationsarebasedona40hourworkweek.Anemployeewhoexperiencesanon-workrelatedinjuryorillnessthatqualifiesthemforthisbenefitwillbepaidat60%oftheirbasepay.Thisistreatedastaxfreeincome–nostate,nofederalandnoSocialSecuritytaxes!! • Employeeswhoelectedcoveragewillqualifytoreceivebenefitsundertheplanaftertheyhavebeentotallydisabledandunabletowork(orqualifyforunemploymentbecauseoftheinjuryorillnessduringlayoff)for14days. • Thebenefitwillpayforupto26weeksaslongasthereismedicaldocumentationprovidedtoUNUMbythetreatingphysicianexplainingwhyapersonisunabletowork. Sincethecompletelossofincomecreatesasignificantfinancialhardshipformostfamilieswefeltitwasanimportantbenefittoofferouremployees.Itappearsyouagreed,sinceparticipationisat75%ofeligibleemployeesforthe2014planyear. IfyoufeelyouareinasituationwhereyouqualifyforShortTermDisabilitybenefits,pleasecontactLynneChurchillinStillwaterat(207)827-4435.

Health Savings Account (HSA) Contributions TheIRShasincreasedthe2014contributionlimittoHSA’sto$3,300forindividualswithaHigh-DeductibleHealthPlan.Theyhaveincreasedtheemployeeplusdependentlimitto$6,550aslongasthedependentiscoveredundertheSargentCorporationhighdeductiblehealthplanandisadependentonyourfederaltaxreturnforthatplanyear.Asareminder,anyoneover55maycontributeanadditional$1,000totheirHSAac-count.Theselimitscombineemployeedeferrals(whicharepre-tax)andthecompanycontributionstoyourHSA. Togiveyouanideaofthelevelofcompanysupportandcom-mitmenttoemployeesandcoveredspouseswhoparticipateintheWellnessprogram-onJanuary2,2014,thecompanydeposited$124,000intotheirHealthSavingsAccounts.ForemployeeswhoparticipateintheWellnessProgram,butarenotonthecompanyhealthinsuranceplan,eachDecemberapaymentof$100willbemade.Inaddition,iftheymeet3outofthe4benchmarks,another$150ispaidout.Thisyearthepayouttotaledjustover$16,000.

Sargent Corporation’s 401(k) Retirement Plan Inmid-November,the401(k)Committeemetwithrepresenta-

tivesfromFidelitytoreviewplanperformance,lookatthefundsofferedanddiscussanynecessaryorbeneficialchangestotheplan. During this meeting we added the ‘Portfolio Review’ service to the plan. Thefirststepinsmartinvestingisbuildinganinvestmentportfoliothat’sproperlydiversified.Diversification/AssetAl-locationdoesnotensureaprofitorguaranteeagainstloss. Taking the guesswork out of investing: APortfolioReviewcanmakeiteasierforyoutochooseappropriateinvestmentstohelpyoureachyourfinancialgoals. Injustafeweasy-to-followsteps,thisinteractiveguidancetoolcanhelpyouconstructadiversifiedportfoliousingthein-vestmentoptionsavailablethroughyourworkplacesavingsplan. • OnyourownorwithhelpfromFidelity,youchooseatargetassetmix—suchasconservative,balanced,orgrowth—foryoursavingsgoal.Eachtargetassetmixisallocatedtobonds,stocks,and/orshort-terminvestments. • Youdeterminehowinvolvedyouwanttobeinmanag-ingyourinvestmentsandselectastrategyfromthoseavailablethroughyourplan. • Adetailedactionplanprovidesthespecificexchangetransactionsneededtorebalanceyourcurrentportfoliotoalignwithyourchosentargetassetmix. Leveraging years of investment experience:WhenusingPortfolioReview,employeestapintotheresourcesofStrategicAdvisers,Inc.,ateamofmorethan100investmentprofession-alswithmorethan20yearsofexperienceand$103.9billioninassetsundermanagement(asofDec.31,2012). PortfolioReviewprovidesthesimple,straightforwardhelpyouneedtocutthroughtheuncertaintyofinvestingandhelpsyouimplementastrategyforpursuingyourfinancialgoals. IfyouhaveanyquestionsonthePortfolioReviewtool,orwouldlikeassistanceinusingthetool,pleasecallaFidelityWorkplacePlanningandGuidanceConsultantat800-887-4015.

NOTE: Before investing in any mutual fund, please carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. For this and other information, call or write Fidelity for a free prospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus. Read it carefully before you invest. Keep in mind that investing involves risk. The value of your investment will fluctu-ate over time, and you may gain or lose money. Please note that some strategies and features discussed here may not be available in your plan. Portfolio Review is an educational tool. Guidance provided by Fidelity is educational in nature, is not individualized, and is not intended to serve as the primary or sole basis for your investment or tax-planning decisions. © 2013 FMR LLC. All rights reserved. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917

K Share Class Now Available in the 401(k) Plan AnotheritemwewantedtonotewasthatduetomarketandPlangrowth,FidelityispleasedtobeabletoofferSargentCorporationtheKshareclassontheFreedomFundsinthePlan.TheKshareclassisonlyavailabletoPlansthatarerecord-keptbyFidelity.Thisreduc-tionresultsinlowercostsforparticipants(areducedexpenseratio).Inaddition,marketgrowthalsoallowedustoconverttheremaining4outsidefundstothelowercostshareclassesavailable.Theeffec-tivedateofthesechangeswasAugust14,2013.



‘Dig in for Health’ — Your Sargent corporation Wellness Program

Sargent Corporation’s Wellness Program

A message from Herb Sargent In the spring of 2007, Sargent Corporation instituted a Wellness Program, which is intended to create positive change for both the company and its employees. Our top priority is to help employees live a full and healthy life.

Fitness helps Elvis Campobasso survive 3 blocked arteries “Elvis,youokay?”Timmy(Cole)asked,asIwassittinginasquatpositiononahot(93oF.),sunny,andveryhumidday,Wednesday,September11,2013.WewereprocessingmaterialwithascreeningplantforalandfillrecapattheRamblewoodParkprojectinHarrisonburg,VA.Wewereworkingataseparatesiteabout2.5milesfromthelandfill. “Idon’tknowwhat’swrong,man,butI’mshortofbreath,dizzyashellandfeellikeI’mgonnapassout,”Isaid. “Takeabreak,sitforaminute;I’llgetthis,”Timmyexclaimed.Istartedtobreakupsomeclaythatwasstuckbetweenthetopdeckscreen,butafterthethirdtry,Isaid,“Hey,man,I’msorrybutI’vegottogositintheshadeforaminute.”AtthispointIwasonmyhandsandkneesbecauseIwassureIwasgoingtopassoutandIdidn’twanttohitmyheadonthescreeningplant.After10or15minutes,Timmycametocheckonme,andbythattime,Iwassittingonmycoolerwithmyheadonmycrossedarms,leaningonthetailgateofmypickup.Bothofmyarmswerestartingtogonumbwhilehewaswalkingtowardme.WhenheaskedifIwantedhimtocallSuperintendentJeffMarsh,Isaid,“Yes.Somethingisnotright.Idon’tknowwhat’swrongwithme,butsomethingisnotright.” JefftookmetoanUrgentCarefacilityneartheRamblewoodParkproject.Uponmyarrival,thenurseaskedwhatmysymptomswere,andIsaid,“Iamshortofbreath,dizzy,andIfeellikeIamgoingtopassout.Bothmyarmsarenumb,andonthedriveovertherightsideofmyfacegotnumbaswell.”Thenursethentookmybloodpressureandgotareadingof168/134,whichisprettyhigh.Sheleftandreturnedabout5secondslaterwithawomanwhointroducedherselfasmydoctor.“Mr.Campobasso,doyouhaveanychestpain?”thedoctorasked.Isaidno.“Nopaininyourchestorneck,”sheasked?“No.Why?”Iasked”Shesaidmybloodpressurewaswaytoohigh,andshealsosaidshehadcalledtherescueunit.“Weneedtogetyoutothehospitalrightaway,”shesaid. Allofthiswasconfusingtome,andIwonderedwhatwasgoingon.Afterall,I

wasonly35yearsoldatthetime,mybloodpressurereadingswereusuallyitthe125-130/70range,andIhadnomed-icalhistorypriortothisincident,otherthanbro-kenbonesandtornmusclesandligamentsfromplayinghighschoolsports,ridingsnowmobilesordirtbikes,wakeboard-ing,skiing,liftingweights,ordoingsomejustplainstupidstuffthatseemedlikeagreatideaatthetime.ThelasttimeI’dbeentothedoctorforbeingsickwasin1999(Iwas21)forbronchitis.Igetafullphysicaleveryyearwithbloodworktocheckmycholesterol.Mydadhasheartdisease,andsufferedhisfirstheartattackat60.He’snow72andhashadsevenheartattacks,resultinginseveralstentsandangioplastiesandaquadruplebypassthreeyearsago.SinceIwasyoung,Iwasawarethatthereisafamilyhistoryofheartdisease,andIhavealwayssaidthatIwouldnevergothroughthesamethingasmydad.Asa

activelifegavemecontrolovermybodyandmywellness;apowerfulthing.Havingwitnessedmydad’spoorhealthovertheyearsIfeltlikenothingcouldstopme. WhiletheambulancedriverracedtoRockinghamMemorialHospitalinHarrisonburg,theEMTcheckedmybloodpressure,whichhadclimbedto186/144.Sheaskedme,“Mr.Campobasso,doyouhaveanychestpain?”Isaidno.AsIrolledintotheER,theycheckedmybloodpressureagain;itwasnow200/100,andahalfdozenmedicalpersonneldecidedtheyneededtogettoknowmeFAST.Ashotofmorphinehelpedlowermyheartrate,anda

result,I’vealwaysdoneeverythingIcantocontrolmyhealth,andI’mgoingtoownit! Iplayedfootballandoutdoortrack(throwingevents)inhighschool,andIwasalwaysingreatshape.WhenIgraduated,Iwas6’tallandweighed190lbs,andmyhealthonlybecamemoreimportanttome.Ipaidattentiontomydiet,remainedveryactive,andstartedrunningaftergraduation.Myjobatthetimetookmealloverthecountryandagymwasn’talwaysanoption,butIcouldrunwhereverIwas.Itwastypicalformetorun28to30milesaweek,whileliftingweightsatthegymfiveorsixdaysaweek.Ifeltlivingthistypeof

Elvis Campobasso (left) enjoyed competing in “Tough Mud-der” events—hardcore obstacle courses run over a 10-12 mile course that are design to test all-around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. Elvis says it is a grueling event, and one of the hardest things he has ever done—”that is, the hardest thing I have ever done prior to September 11, 2013.”



A message from Wellness Health Educator Derek Hurst I want to thank Elvis for having the courage to share his experience with us. It was surely an uneasy task to relive the details of such an unusual and traumatic experience. His testimony reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: “Life is give and take. Give thanks and take nothing for granted. Be-ing happy doesn’t mean you have it all, it means you appreciate it all.”

* * * Unfortunately for Elvis, his condition was genetic. Fortunately for Elvis, he focused his lifestyle on prevention even when he was apparently healthy. According to the CDC, 70-80% of coronary heart issues can be prevented with lifestyle choices (diet, activity levels, and not smoking). Often times, risk factors are present that can act as a warning to an individual. One benefit of participating in the wellness program is you can identify whether or not you have risk factors (the previously mentioned behaviors, but also measurable statistics like weight, blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood sugar). Lifestyle changes are then up to the individual and I’m available to assist in any way that I can. If you’d like to get more from your experience in the wellness program, or would like to enroll, please contact me at [email protected] or call 207-817-7511

blobofNitroglycerinpastewasappliedtotheleftsideofmychestjustundermycollarbone.Thentheydrewblood.Thebloodworkcamebacknearlyperfect,showingacholesterollevelof121,withperfectscoresforHDL,LDL,andtriglycerides.Theonlythingthatwasnotsoperfectwasthehigher-than-normallevelsoftroponin,achemicalwithintheheartthatisreleasedwhentheheartexperiencesstress.Elevatedtroponinlevelscanbecausedbyaheartattack;aspikeinbloodpressure(thankfullyinmycase)candothesame. Iwasadmittedtothehospital,andmid-morningondaytwo,Imetwiththecardiologist.Hesaid,“Elvis,Ifeelprettycertainafterlookingoveryourbloodworkthatyoudidn’tactuallyhaveaheartattack,anditappearsthatnodamagehasbeendonetoyourheart.”Icouldn’tevenbelievewhatIwashearing;howcouldIbehavingaheartattackatage35whenI’minjustaboutthebestshapeofmylife? “Doc,”Iasked,“Whatdoyouneedtodotoknowwith100%certaintythatIDIDNOThaveaheartattack?”Ialsoaskedwhatweneededtodotofigureoutwhatcausedmytroponinlevelstobeelevated.Theanswertobothquestionswasacardiaccatheterization—aprocedureinwhichaminiaturecamerawouldbefishedthroughtheradialarteryinmywristuptomyheart.“Wecancheckallyourarteriesthatway,”thedoctorsaid.“Ifthereisablockage,wecanputastentinordoanangioplasty.” Atthispointmyheadwasspinningandhisvoicesoundedunreal. Thecatheterizationwasperformedthatafternoon,andat4:25p.m.,Dr.Pollack,mycardiologist,cameintomyrecoveryroom,closedthedoorandsatinthechairbythedoor.“DidyouhavetoputastentinIasked?”“No,”heanswered.“That’sgreatthen,right?”Iasked.ThewordsthatcameoutofDr.Pollack’smouthnextchangedeveryaspectofmylifeforever!“Elvis,youhavethreeblockedarteries,”hesaid.“Youneedatriplebypassandyouarenotleavingthehospitaluntilyoudo.”Mylifeflashedinfrontofmeforwhatwouldbethefirstofseveraltimesoverthenextcoupleofweeks.Iturnedfromlookinghimintheeyestothewallinfrontofme,backtohim,thentotheclockonthewallabovewherehewassittingindisbelief.Irememberhearingthewordscomeoutofhismouth,andtheneverythingjustseemedtostop,Icouldn’t

begintoprocesswhathejusttoldme. I’vebeenproactivemywholelife.“Howcanthisbe?”Isaidtomyself.BeforeIcouldgetanywordstocomeoutofmymouth,Dr.Pollacktoldme—andIcanhearthemjustasclearnow,“Elvis,youdefiedmedicineevencomingtothehospitalalive.Yourleftmainartery,whichsuppliesthebloodtoyourheart,is99percentblocked;theothertwoare78and80percentblocked.Theleftmainarteryiscalledthe“WidowMaker”because“SCD”(SuddenCardiacDeath)occursbeforeanyotherwarningsignsappear,”hesaid.“Youareluckytobealiverightnow.Statistically,youshouldhavedroppeddeadofamassiveheartattack,andit’srarethatIamabletogivethisdiagnosisfacetoface.”Again,mywholelifeflashedinfrontofme.“Howcanthisbe?”Iasked?ThedoctortoldmeIhavearareformofcholesterolthatisnotdetectablebyanormalbloodscreen. SurgerywassetforthefollowingMonday,September16.IaskedtobetransferredtotheUniversityofVirginiaMedicalCenter,whichisonly15minutesfrommyhouse.IarrivedthereFridayevening,andoverthenextsevendaysIcan’ttellyouhowmanydoctorsandnursesIspokewith—Ilostcount,thereweresomany.Iwasfinallyarealpersontoallofthem;theyhadbeenwaitingforme—the35-year-oldwithnopriormedicalhistorywhoisingreatshape,butneverthelessshowsupatthehospitalneedingatriplebypass. Imetwithmyheartsurgeonthefollowingmorning.Heshookhisheadwhenhesawmeandsaid,“Whatareyoudoinghere?Youarewaytooyoung.”AfterItoldmyheartsurgeon,Dr.Kern,aboutmydiet,exercise,andlifestyle,hesaid,“Elvis,youareeveryheartsurgeon’sdream.Youaresostraightforward,cutanddry.Thefactthatyouhavenonegativehealthhistoryandthatyouaresoyoungandhealthy,ingreatshape,andnotoverweightmakesforthebestcasescenario.Allthesefactorshelpedsaveyourlife.Allyourhardworkandallthelittlethingsyou’vedonealongthewaytotakecareofyourselfhaveplayedarollinthefactyouarealiveandIamabletotalktoyourightnow.Youwillcomeoutofthisbetterthenever,andonceyouarefullyrecovered,youwon’tbelievehowmuchbetteryoufeel.” FastforwardtoJanuary7,2014:I’m

nowrunningeightmilesaweek.Thecardiacpartofmyrecoveryisalmost100percent,themusclehealingpartofthingsisabitslower,butwithphysicaltherapystartingimmediately,thingsshouldimprovequickly.IfIhadajobthatdidnotrequirephysicalwork,Icouldhavebeenbacktoworkmuchsooner. Thisisbyfarthehardest,mostdifficultthingI’veeverhadtoovercome,bothmentallyandphysically,thusfarinmylife.I’velearnedhowshortlifecanreallybeanduntilyouareatthethresholdofdeath,youcan’timaginejusthowpreciousandshortitcanbe.Thishasmadeeverythingdifferent,everythinghaschanged,andithappenedintheblinkofaneye.I’verealizedwhat’sreallyimportantcomparedtowhatseemedimportanttomebefore.Thesenseoftouch,

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DaveCaronjoinedH.E.SargentinApril2003asaTruckDriverbeginningacareerthatlastedjustover10years.Formostofhiscareer,Davedrovetruck.BeforejoiningSar-gent,heworkedforUnivar,achemicalcom-panyfornearly10years,forSt.JohnsburyTruckingbeforethatandatW.E.CloutierbeforeitwasacquiredbyH.E.Sargent. DaveworkedoutoftheLewistondivi-sionformanyyears.Inhisfirstyearswiththecompany,heoperatedfueltrucktravel-ingfromjobtojob. Daveworkedundermanysuperinten-dentsovertheyears—KatrinaMorgan,DeeHobart,KendallBickford,andChrisLynch,tonameafew.Davesayshereallyenjoyedworkingwithallofthem–theyweregreattoworkwith–whatateam! KatrinaMorganreportssheworkedwithDaveCaronbeginningwhenH.E.SargentpurchasedW.E.Cloutier“backintheday.”Sherecallsheranatruck,lowbed,roller,loader,dozer,excavator,watertruckandsweeper–andanythingelseyoucanthinkof!Hehashelpedheronmanyoccasionsovertheyearsandshetellsusshehasgreatrespectforhim“heisthekindofguyyoucanalwayscounton”.IfshehadtothinkofaphrasetobestdescribeDave,shewouldsay,“Hedoesitall!” OneofthelargestprojectsDaveworkedonduringhiscareerwastheKibbyWindFarmProjectunderthedirectionofDeeHobart.There,Davedroveadumptruck,operatedareardump,andlentahelpinghandtoBuddyStanhope,FieldMechanicassignedtoKibby.Davereportsseeingmoose,deer,bear,andcoyotesduringhisassignment!Itwasquiteanimpressiveprojecttoworkonandtohavebeenaffili-atedwith! DeeHobarthasknownDavefornearly40years,astheyworkedtogetheratthebeginningoftheircareersatW.E.Cloutier,whereDeeoperatedarubber-tiredexcava-torandDaveaGradeall.DeereportsDavewasaveryversatileemployeeforSargent,especiallywhileattheKibbyproject,whereoneofhisresponsibilitieswastohaulfuel–andtheyusedalotofit!DeeconfirmedthatDavealsoablyassistedBuddyStanhopeinmaintainingtheequipmentthere;sometimes

BuddywouldneedanextrapairofhandsandDavewasalwayswillingandabletohelp! Whenaskedwhatheplanstodoinretire-ment,Davesays,“Everythingbutwork!”Hehasacamperandaboathehasn’tbeenabletouseasmuchashewouldlike,sothatisdefinitelyonhisretirement“todo”list.Healsoownsa1972ChevroletImpalaconvert-ible,whichheisintheprocessofrestoring,andheisanxioustogetbacktothatproject!Davehopestospendtimewithhisfourchil-drenandtengrandchildrenaswell;allofhisgrandchildrenexcepttwoliveinMaine!TheothertwoliveinOregon,soatriptherewilldefinitelybeinhisplans. Davewillalsobespendingagreatdealoftimewithhissignificantother,LouiseDennis,whoalsoretiredattheendofthesummerof2013. WeallwishDavethebestinhisnew

FredJamesjoinedH.E.SargentonJuly5,1966,attheripeoldageof24inwhatprovedtobethebeginningofa47-yearcareerwiththecompany. FredwashiredbyRalphLeonardasamechanicandspentthefirstmonthorsoofhiscareerintheshopfororientation.Thatsamesummer,thecompanywasawardedtheI-95projectinSherman–FredlivedinShermanatthetime,andhewasassignedastheFieldMechanicforthecompanyforthedurationofthatproject. Shortlythereafter,whenFredlefttheShermanproject,thecompanyexpandedandopenedanasphaltpavingdivision.MikeGreavesandHerbE.SargentapproachedFredwiththepropositionofassumingthere-sponsibilityofmaintainingtheasphaltequip-ment.Heneededandwantedtowork,anditsoundedlikeanexcitingopportunityforFred.Heaccepted.AttheconclusionoftheI-95projectinSherman,Fredtraveledwiththepavingdivisioncrewtovariousotherprojects–primarilyInterstateprojects.HeremembersworkingwithWaltParadyontheI-95projectinGardiner,wherethecompany

Retiree CornerDave Caron, 10 years of service with Sargent Corporation

Fred and Rowena (Nena) James

Fred James, 47 years of service with Sargent Corporation

Dave Caron

adventuresandgreathappinessinhisretire-ment!AsKatrinaMorganstated,whateverhedecidestodoorwhereverhegoes,he

willNEVERbelost,brokendownorlate! Thankyou,Dave,foryourhardworkandloyalservice–wewillmissyou!GoodLuck!

pavedboththenorthandsouthboundlanesfrommilemarker91inGardinertoBidde-ford.Fredremainedwiththepavingcrewuntilthecompanydissolvedthedivision.Hewillinglyreturnedtotheconstructiondivi-sionwhereheworkedasafieldmechanicforthebalanceofhislongcareeralwayswillingtotravelwhereverourprojectstookhim! Fredsaysheworkedwithsomegreat



peopleoverhiscareer–hespecificallymentionedmanypastsuperintendentshehadthepleasureofworkingwith;recentretiree,RayThompson,WaltParadyandthelateMikeGreaves,RalphDuttonandBobPeterstonamejustafew!Fredwillmissalloftheemployeespastandpresenthehadtheopportunityandpleasuretoworkwith. WhenFredreached62,hesignedupforSocialSecurity,whichlimitedtheamountofmoneyhecouldearn,sohewentinto“semi-retirement.”Whenheattainedage65,heretiredandwasavailableonapart-timebasisforthecompanyduringourconstructionsea-son.In2005,heandhiswifeRowena(betterknownasNena)boughtawinterhomeinArizona,whichtheyenjoyverymuch.Everyyearsincethen,theyhavereturnedhometoFreeportduringthesummer,andFredhasreturnedtohisfriendsandco-workersatSar-gent,providinghisfieldmechanicexpertiseduringourbusiesttimeoftheyear. Inthelasttenseasons,aswinterap-proached,Fredwasalsoresponsiblefortravelingtoallourprojectspreppingourequipmentfortheapproachingwinterby

puttinganti-freezeinalltheequipmentweowned.Whenthattaskwasaccomplished,heleftusandheadedforwarmerclimatesandsomewell-deservedR&R! FredandNenaleftNewEnglandforArizo-naafterLaborDayin2013andlookforwardtotheirbusy,activelifethere.Nenalovesshuffleboard,andFredtellsusshehastalkedhimintotryinghishandatitthiswinter!TheyhaveawonderfulgroupoffriendsinArizona–theyhaveasmanyfriendsthereastheyhavehereinMaine.Nosurprisethere! Betweenthem,theyhavetenchildren;FredhasthreeofhisownandNenahasseven!Theyhavebeenblessedwithtwentygrandchildrenandninegreatgrand-children!Nowthattheywillbeinfullretirementmode,theywilllookforwardtotheirtimeinArizonaandtoreturningtoMaineeachsummertoenjoythebeautyofMaineandtheirfamilyandfriends.Theonlydifferencewillbethatwhentheyre-turn,Fredwillbevacationingnotworking! Thankyou,Fred,foryour47yearsofdedicated,loyalservicetoSargentCorpo-ration!Whatacareer!Youwillbemissed.

GeraldParkerworkedforDonBeanatMotorTruckandTrailerandHighwayTransportationintheearlyyearsofhiscareer.HealsoownedhisowndumptruckandbackhoeandwastheRoadCommis-sionerfortheTownofTroywhereheandLindaraisedtheirfamily,andwheretheystilllivetoday.WhileRoadCommis-sioner,hewasresponsibleforrepairandmaintenanceontheroadsinthetownandalsosandedroadsinthewintermonthsduringinclementweather.Beforejoiningus,Gerryownedatractortrailerrighaul-ingproductinMaineandNewEnglandforDysart’s. GerryjoinedH.E.SargentinOctober1986asaTruckDriver—thebeginningofwhatwouldbea27-yearjourneywithourcompany. Gerry—or“Coyote,”asheisbetterknownbytheemployeesofSargentCor-poration—operatedoneofthecompany’sRedRiverlivebottomdumptrailerspur-

workinginRochester,NH,attheWasteManagementprojectthere(thisprojectwasalsoknownasthe“BigDig”).TheBigDigwasaleakthatwasdetectedandrequiredrepair;thecrewdug119feetdowntoaccesstheproblem,andGerryrecallsitasquiteaproject.Healsoworkedundermanyothersuperintendentswhileassignedtothisproj-ect—KatrinaMorgan,ColbyCurrier(beforeColbybecameanOperationsManager),DaveBrown,andHerbSargent! Gerryworkedwithmanysuperin-tendentsandmanyemployeesovertheyears,buttellsushismostmemorableandfavoriteprojectwasworkingonandbeinginvolvedintheMarsHillWindFarmproj-ectinAroostookCounty.GerryworkedthereunderthedirectionofsuperintendentChrisLynch,andwithmanyotherSar-gentemployees,includingMarkWright,SteveRenaud,Ron“theRipper”Inger-soll,Floyd“Fuzzy”Wilsonandhisson,currentemployee,KurtParker,tonameafew!Gerryoperatedareardumpwhileassignedtotheproject.ItwasexcitingandrewardingtoworkonthefirstprojectofitskindinMaineandtoseethecompany’sfirstCATD10inoperation!Thelocationwasamazing–rough,steepterrainonthesideofMarsHillMountain,buttheviewsfromthemountainandintoCanadaweretrulyamazing.Thereweremanyoccasionswhenthecrewsawbearandmooseontheproject–thatwascommon.Itwasamaz-ingtowatchthunderandlightningstormsdevelop–andthereweresomeincrediblestorms-theywouldstartinCanadaandyoucouldactuallywatchthestormcomedownthroughthevalleytowardsMarsHillandourprojectthere! Gerrytookhiscampertotheprojectandlivedinthewildernesswhileassignedthereratherthanstayinahotelormotel.Hiswife,Linda,wouldtraveluponweekendsfromtimetotimeandstaywithhiminthecamper,whichtheyenjoyed.TheyalsoenjoyedoutingstothePresqueIsleFair—

We wish you all a happy retirement!

Gerald Parker

Retiree CornerGerald Parker, 27 years of service with Sargent Corporation

Fred James, 47 years of service with Sargent Corporation

chasedin1989.Hereallyenjoyedtheselivebottomtrailersandfoundthemtobeverystable. Gerryalsospentaboutadozenyears

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wonderfulmemoriesforbothofthem. Inhisretirement,Gerryplanstospendtimeinhisshop“buildingstuff”!Hetellsushisgarageiswellequippedandheenjoysmakingtrailers,makingwoodsplit-tersandrepairinglawnmowersandsmallengines! Healsowillenjoyspendingtimewithhiswife,Linda–theyverymuchenjoytheirchildrenandgrandchildrenandfol-lowingtheirbusyandactivelives;theycankeepyouonthego!Gerry’sson,Kurt,continuestoworkforSargentCorpora-

tion.Hisotherson,Randy,isretiringfromthemilitaryinlessthanayear,buthiswifeandtheirsonareenlistingandwillbeheadedtoAfghanistan.Gerrytellsustheyareoneofthefirstmother-and-sonduosbeingdeployed!Heisproudofhischildren,andtheirfamilies! GerryisaproudVietnamVeteranwitha45yearAmericanLegionmembershipatPost50inUnity.AsanAmericanLegion,heheldallofficeseatsinPost50fromPostCommandereightdifferenttimesovertheyearsandalsowastheWaldoCountyCommander.Heheldthe4thDistrictCom-

manderforKennebec,SomersetandWaldocounties,whichincluded21posts.GerryhasalsoservedonnumerousStateandNa-tionalVeteransAffairsCommittees.Thankyouforyourservicetothecountry! Thedecisiontoretirehasbeenbit-tersweetforGerry,butheisreadyforthenextstageinhislife.HewillmisshisSargentfamilyandhasalwaysbeenveryproudtosayheworkedforH.E.SargentandnowforSargentCorporation! Thankyou,Gerry,foryourloyalanddedicatedservicetousforthelast27years!Youwillbemissed!

OurannualSargentUnitedWayCam-paignfor2014hasconcluded.Wecontin-uetofaceachallengingeconomy,butyouproveyourgenerosityannuallybysteppinguptodowhatyoucantohelpthoseinneedandthosewhoarelessfortunate. WeareproudtoreportthisyearwasNOdifferent.Nowmorethanever,thecom-munitieswhereweliveandworkneedourhelp.Asyouhaveyearafteryear,YOUsteppedupandcontributedtotheSargentUnitedWayEmployeeCampaigns—inNewEngland,intheMid-Atlantic,andintheSargentMaterialscampaignaswell.ALLthreeweregreatsuccesses. • The Mid-Atlantic campaign,in-cludingthecorporatepledge,raised$8,384fortheUnitedWayofGreaterRichmond&PetersburginthenameofSargentCor-

porationandourdedicated,hard-workingMid-Atlanticemployees. • The New England campaign,to-getherwiththecorporategift,raisedatotalof$97,877fortheUnitedWayofEasternMaine.ManythankstotheNewEnglandcampaignco-chairsAllysonDougherty-KillandLynneChurchill(especiallyAllyson,whowentwayaboveandbeyondvisitingourfieldemployeesthisyear),andtheamazinggenerosityofourcompanyfamily.

• The Sargent Materials campaign,togetherwiththecorporategift,raisedatotalof$4,686fortheUnitedWayofEast-ernMaine.Thankyou,SargentMaterialsemployees,foryourgenerosity.

*** SargentCorporationcontinuestoberecognizedasoneoftheUnitedWayofEasternMaine’sTop50Campaigns,basedontotalemployeegivingandcorporategift.ArecentUnitedWayAnnualReport,rankedSargent#3,behindonlyEastern

Thank you, employees, for three very generous United Way drives

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MaineHealthcareSystemsandHannafordSupermarkets–muchlargercompanies! Wearealsoproudtoreportwehave22Leader’sCircledonorscompany-wide(thosewhogiveat$1,000orhigherannu-ally),whichincludestwoemployeesintheMid-Atlantic.

*** Remember,throughthegenerosityofthousandsofindividualsjustlikeYOU,andhundredsofbusinessesaswell,peoplewilllearntoread,thehungrywillbefed,thehomelesswillfindshelter,familiesandchildrenwillbeprotectedfromviolence.BygivingtotheUnitedWay,wehelpprovideabrightertomorrowandgivehopetothosewhocurrentlyhavenone!

smell,taste—allofithasbeenheightenedtoalevelofawarenessI’veneverexperiencedbefore.Lookingback,itisstillhardtobelievewhatI’vegonethroughinthepastthreemonthstogettowhereIamtoday;Iamstillnot100%,butgettingcloserdaybyday.Ihadtolearnhowtogetupfrombedandevenachairwithoutbreakingthestainlesssteelwiresthataretiedaroundmybreastbonelikewetierebar-thewirenevercomesout. Somanypeoplehaveplayedaroleinthiswholeprocess,fromgettingmetothe

hospitaltobeingthereformewhileinthehospitalandafterwardsandtothisday.Iwanttothankmymom,whocamefromMainethenextdaytobewithme.SheisanangelandIwouldn’thavebeenabletomanageathomeoncereleasedfromthehospitalfourdaysaftersurgerywithoutherhelp.MysisterCheriwasabletocomefromOhiotohelpandlendsupport,andmysisterGloriafromMaine,whoasalwaysbeenthereforme.Iamgratefulforthesupportfromothermembersofmyfamilyandfrommyfriendsandco-workers.Thankyousomuchforallofyourloveandsupport.

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Thankyou!Therewereover330Scoutingsupportersatthe2013DistinguishedCitizensAwardDin-nerhonoringtheCrossFamilyandweareforecastingafinancialnetto

ThankyouforfulfillingyourpledgeofsupportfortheConstructionManagementTech-nology(CMT)EducationalExcellenceFundattheUniversityofMaine.Withyoursupport,theCMTprogramwasabletohireWillManionasafulltimelecturerinBuildingConstructionManagement. UMaineaspirestobethemostdistinctivelystudent-centeredandcommunity-engagedoftheAmericanResearchUniversities.Thededicationoffriendslikeyou,whosupportour

TheCityofBath,followinganopenbiddingprocess,selectedSargentCorporationtoinstalltwohorizontallandfillgascollectionpipes,wellheads,andleachatecollectionconnections;preparethelandfillsurfaceforintermediatecover;installapproximately1-acreof40milgeomembraneasintermediatecover,andtieintotheexistingcover.TheprojectbeganonSeptember17,2012,andthecompletiondatewasNovember5,2012. ThisisthesecondprojectSargentCorpora-tionhasdonefortheCityofBath.Thefirstwastheinstallationofanactivelandfillgascollec-tionsystemattheBathLandfillin2007.TheworkthatSargentCorp.performedforBathinbothprojectswasexcellent.Thestaff,fromprojectmanagerstofieldpersonnel,was

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veryqualifiedandprofessional.Safetyandqualityworkareclearlyimportanttothem.Theprojectsproceededsmoothlydespiteunexpectedchanges.Thestaffdisplayedcreativityandflexibilityandsuccessfullycom-pletedtheprojectswithinbothbudgetandtimeconstraints.Relationshipswithstateregulatorswerealsohandledprofessionally.Thefacilitiesconstructedhavebeenoperatingsuccessfullysincetheirinstallation. IwouldnothesitatetorecommendSargentCorporationforanyconstructionproject. —LeeLeiner,P.E. DeputyPublicWorksDirector

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theScoutingprogramofalmost$100,000!YoursponsorshipofthisdinnersupportstheKatah-dinAreaCouncil’seffortstoprovidecharacterbuildingandeducationalleadershiptrainingprogramstoScoutsacrossEasternandNorthernMaine. Scoutinghasstoodstrongfor103yearsandcontinuestoencourageourcommunity’syouthtodotheirdutytoGod,country,othersandself.Herearesome2012highlights: • 39ScoutsearnedtheirEagleScoutaward • Directservice,trainingandsupportto

almost2,000volunteeradultleaders • Morethan17,500hoursofScoutcom-munityserviceprojectsthatbenefitchurches,schools,andlocalandnationalparks • TheScoutingforFoodprograminwhichscoutscollected15,000poundsoffoodforlocalfoodbanks Again,thankyouforcelebratingScouting,theCrossFamilyandmakingapositivediffer-encebyinvestingintomorrow’sleaders. —AmosOrcutt DCAD,SteeringCommitteeChairman

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academicprograms,employourgraduatesandmentorourstudents,significantlystrengthensourabilitytosustainourteaching,researchandoutreachmission. —PaulW.Ferguson,President UniversityofMaine

wayboxsectionwasexcavatedtothenewroadwaywidthandnewsubbasegravelwasinstalled.Afterinstallingthegravel,crewsgradedtheareasandthenLaneConstructionCompanyplacedtheHMAbinderpavementintheroadway.Tofinishouteachsection,slipformcurbingwasinstalledbyDirigoSlipformwhileBardPavinginstalledtheHMAsidewalk. OthersubcontractorsontheprojectincludedWellmanPaving,ProjectFlag-ging,FineLinePaving(temporarystriping),MoulisonNorth(trafficsignal),MaineTree&Landscaping(clearing),andNorpineLandscaping(plantings,seed,andmulch). Overall,theprojectrequired22,280cu-bicyardsofexcavation,22,200cubicyardsofsubbasegravel,9,500tonsofhotmixasphalt,morethan60precaststormdrainandsewerstructures,and7,500linearfeetofslipformcurbing. Althoughtheprojectissubstantiallycomplete,asmallcrewwillreturnthisspringtoputdownsomesurfacepavementandcleanupbehindthecurbs. DavePreblewastheestimator,CraigShoreywastheprojectmanager,andWandaLandry,SteveButtner,andMarissaJohnsonwerethefieldcostmanagers. Approximately84Sargentemployeesworkedonthejobasforemen,operators,truckdrivers,andlaborers. Kevinnotedthattheamountofpipe,thevolumeoftraffic,andthewetweatherthissummeralladdedtothedifficultyoftheproject.“Installing30,000feetofundergroundutilitypipinginoneconstructionseasonisamajorchallenge,”hesaid.“Theweatherdur-ingthesummerwasmuchwetterthannormal,whichmadeprogressdifficultonsomedays.” Kevinpraisedthecrews,whoworkedalotofnightsandweekendsinanefforttoreducetrafficdisruptions. “Theguysdidaheckofajob,”hesaid. HeaddedthatflaggersfromProjectFlaggingdidagoodjob,consideringallofthemotoristswhoexpressedfrustra-tionwithtrafficdelays.“Thereweretimeswhenitwasn’tapleasantjobforeithertheflaggersortheSargentemployees,”hesaid.“Butthecrewswhowereoutthereputinatremendouseffort.”

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6-person Sargent crew replaces failing Route 90 strut in 12 days

A Sargent crew replaced a failing strut on Route 90 in Rockport with this 120-foot long, 8-foot diameter RCP pipe in just 12 days.

Asix-personcrewfromSar-gentCorporationworkedfromdaylighttodarkfor12daysinarowtocompleteanemergencyreplacementofanexistingstrutonRoute90inRockport. Thestrut—acorrugatedmetalarchthathadrustedoutinplaces—wasreplacedwitha120-foot-long,8-footdiameterRCPpipe. Workonthe$330,000proj-ectbeganonSeptember23andwascompletedonOctober4. ThecrewincludedactingsuperintendentAdamTenan,foremanMattTenan,excavatoroperatorGregDenicola,loaderoperatorNelsonRodrigue,andlaborersBennyGilbertandMikeO’Connor. OperationsmanagerColbyCurriersaidthecrewworkedlongdaysanddidaverygoodjobgettingthepipeinstalledonschedule. ThepipecarrieswaterthatdrainsfromawetlandononesideofRoute90toTolmanPondontheotherside. Colbysaidtheprojecthadtobedoneinthedry,sothecrewdrovesheet-pilecofferdamsatbothendsoftheculverttoisolatetheprojectareaandthenusedapumptokeeptheareadry. ThecrewkeptonelaneoftrafficonRoute90openatalltimes,usingpor-tabletrafficcontrolsignalstoregulatetraffic. ThepipewassuppliedbyStresconLtd.fromitspipeplantinSaintJohn,NB,in158-foot-longsections.Eachsectionweighed25,600lbs.

Colbysaidtheprojectwasenvi-ronmentallysensitive.ThecrewhadtocleantheinsideofthepipeandtestthepHofthewaterbeforelettingwaterflowintoTolmanPond. Subcontractorsontheprojectin-cludedPikeIndustriesforthepaving,SuperiorConstructionfortheguard-rails,andFineLineStripingforthepavementmarkings. GlennAdamswastheprojectmanagerforSargentCorporation,andMikeViningwastheestimator. TheownerwastheMaineDepart-mentofTransportation,andtheMDOTresidentengineerwasKarenLibby.

Crew places one of 15 8-foot sections of RCP pipe that were needed to replace a failing strut on Route 90 in Rockport.

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Volume 9, No. 2 Winter 2013-14 - Sargent Corporation · 2017-01-12 · Volume 9, No. 2 Winter 2013-14 COVER PHOTO— Bangor Area Manager Kevin Gordon observes as Vaughn Thibodeau