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APAM NEWS
Volume 7, Issue 1 March 8, 2012
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56th Annual Asphalt Paving Conference
The Paving Conference is coming up soon! "All About Asphalt" is our theme this year. The dates are March 20-21, 2012 Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. We open on Tuesday, March 20 at 2:00 p.m. with Educational Sessions from 2:00 - 4:45 p.m. and end the day with our Reception from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. This year's educational sessions include Longitudinal Joint Construction, WMA "A Contractor's Perspective", The Asphalt Advantage and more.
On Wednesday we begin with our General Session at 9 a.m. Our featured speaker is Randall Munson, a humorous motivational speaker as well as an experienced business executive and best-selling author. Randall will present "Serious Business of HUMOR!" Relax and enjoy yourself while Randall delivers his thought-provoking, laughter-evoking, keynote presentation about the importance of maintaining humor in your life and in your business.
There is still time to register. Sign up today! All conference forms are posted on the APAM website or you can access them now from the links below. We look forward to a great conference. We hope to see you there!
APAM Local Road Workshops a Success
In February, we held our annual 2012 Local Road Asphalt Workshops. These half-day workshops were held in eight locations across the state to share information on the use of asphalt pavement for local roads and how asphalt provides cost effective solutions for maintenance and rehabilitation of Michigan's roads and streets. The workshops highlighted the following subjects:
- Selecting the right mix for your project
- Maximizing your pavement dollars through the use of RAP
- How to maintain your roads using asphalt
- Longitudinal joint construction
The workshops were held in Romulus, Bay City, Okemos, Gaylord, Marquette, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Novi. Thank you to all of the 250 attendees who participated in this year's workshops. Watch the APAM website for posting of the presentations.
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MDOT Has New Performance Section on Website
MDOT has updated its transportation dashboard to track the Department's performance in achieving specific goals. This new section can be found on www.michigan.gov/mdot on the upper right-hand side. The tab is called "MDOT Performance". Under this tab you will find: "Efficiencies and Innovations", "MI Infrastructure Dashboard", "Transportation Scorecard", "Performance Measures", "Bridge Maintenance Reports" "A Report on MDOT Accomplishments" and the "Five Year Program". The Transportation Scorecard tracks progress in meeting specific targets for 25 measurables in eight categories including pavement condition, financial health, and safety. It will be updated frequently and expanded in the coming months.
EOC Minutes
From the October 6, 2011 EOC minutes:
Under New Business Item 4.
"Candidate Alternative Pavement Bidding (APB) Projects"
EOC has approved the following three projects to be let as APB projects:
a. US-10 rehabilitation: CS 56045 JN 106848
b. M-231 new construction: CS 70114 JN 88886
c. US-24 reconstruction/widening: CS 82052 JN 76899
Under New Business item 5.
"Completed and Pending LCCAs with Respect to the Pending Update to the LCCA Process"
Lists specific projects and outlines how MDOT will handle LCCA's that have been previously approved by EOC and also projects that are currently going through the LCCA process.
BOHIM
a secure electronic "object" that is embedded into the electronic PDF document by the signer with their unique password, identity, and the date/time digitally encrypted into the electronic document.
MDOT Links
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Asphalt Pavement Magazine
The March/April issue of Asphalt Pavement Magazine has been released for your reading pleasure. Be sure to read about our own Kurt Bechthold. He's NAPA's new Chairman! Also, The Green in Asphalt and Paving the Way to Better Communities.
Michigan Winners Announced at NAPA Annual Meeting
Payne & Dolan Inc. was the recipient of a Quality in Construction award for M-129 in Chippewa County. The company pulverized the existing pavement, widened the shoulder, and replaced a bridge in the middle of the project. Despite the challenging schedule and difficult weather they produced a smooth asphalt pavement worthy of the award. Great job!
Payne & Dolan was also a finalist for the Asphalt Operations Safety Innovations Award for their cone and barrel mover, which attaches to the front of a paver and moves traffic control devices out of the paving area. Congratulations!
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Feel Good Story about Ajax Paving Industries Employee's Generosity
We don't know how this story slipped by us without notice but we are bringing it to you now. We know it will touch your hearts as it did ours.
Last summer, Jeffrey Meade, a member of the US Army was waiting to be deployed to Afghanistan. Things had been tough for the family of 4, wife Jennifer and their two children ages 13 and 2. Their car had been stolen and Jeffrey had been laid off from 2 jobs. The rent was overdue.
While Jeffrey was away at Camp Grayling a man came to their home and publically told his wife Jennifer that they were to be evicted the next day. Ajax Paving was doing work on their street and Joe Landino, Ajax Safety Inspector, overheard everything. He collected over $900 in donations from his fellow safety committee members and brought it to Jennifer that night.
But it doesn't end there. Joe had noticed that the 13 year old daughter's glasses were broken. He took her and her mom to get 2 new pairs, which he paid for out of his own pocket.
And there's more! Landino was able to raise $5000 from Ajax Paving employees across the state, which was then matched by Mark Johnston, Ajax President. They also helped them get a deal on a 2002 Saturn Vue. This very grateful military family was able to pay the rent, catch up on bills and put a little money in the bank.
These wonderful acts of kindness were initially reported by Detroit News columnist Tom Greenwood on September 2, 2011.
We applaud Joe Landino and the other Ajax Paving Industries, Inc. employees for their kindness and generosity.
APAM welcomes two New Members
The Board of Directors has approved for membership: Great Lakes Shingle Recycling for associate membership and American Asphalt for contractor membership. We look forward to working with both of you. Welcome aboard!
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56th APAM Annual Asphalt Paving Conference is March 20-21, 2012 at the beautiful Soaring Eagle in Mt. Pleasant MI. Please join us!
May 30-31, 2012 Transportation Construction coalition Legislative Fly-In, Washington DC
July 16-18, 2012 NAPA's Midyear Meeting, Chicago IL
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