|
 |
PennDOT |
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
Turnpike |
May 7 , 2008
CONTRACT NO. 01-002-FCXL-C |
| Notice |
(as of 03/17/08) |
| Firms |
(as of 04/24/08) |
| |
May 7 , 2008
CONTRACT NO. 07-035-RCMZ-C |
| Notice |
(as of 03/19/08) |
| Firms |
(as of 04/24/08) |
May 14 , 2008
CONTRACT NO. 06-044-RC8J-C |
| Notice |
(as of 03/26/08) |
| Firms |
(as of 04/24/08) |
| |
May 21 , 2008
CONTRACT NO. 07-030-RCRK-C |
| Notice |
(as of 03/26/08) |
| Firms |
(as of 04/24/08) |
| |
|
Other Agencies |
May 6, 2008
Washington Township
Washington Township Boulevard Bridge Project includes construction of a three-span open bottom concrete arch bridge over the east branch of Antietam Creek, approximately 600’ of roadway construction, and possible work to convert an existing single span driveway bridge to a pedestrian bridge within Washington Township. |
| Advertisement |
(as of 04/08/08) |
|
|
 |
| Headline Links (click the title to go directly to the article) |
|
PennDOT Proposes Changes to Longitudinal Joint Spec
The Department is seeking industry’s input on changes to section 409 of Publication 408 regarding longitudinal joints when paving. The changes are step 1 in the clearance transmittal process and are marked in red. Go here to view the changes. Please provide any comments to Jason Wagner at jwagner@paconstructors.org by Tuesday, April 29. |
|
Risk Allocation Committee: Fuel and Steel
Escalation Clauses
Two major items resolved during Tuesday's Risk Allocation Committee were revisions to the Department's diesel fuel adjustment clause and the tentative agreement on a steel escalation clause. APC had submitted a proposed adjustment clause that updated the current specification and added structure items. PennDOT is preparing a Clearance Transmittal on a new fuel adjustment clause. In the meantime, contact Bob Latham for a copy of APC's original proposal and further information.
On steel escalation, the Department favors the index approach in order to cover a broader list of items. An index based on the New York and Connecticut specifications and indices is in preparation. A CT process will be fast tracked. APC will receive draft by tomorrow with response due by next week. We appreciate PennDOT's urgency in moving the process forward. |
|
APC District 6-0 Liaison Meeting
The last spring district liaison meeting for 2008 will be held at the District 6-0 office in King of Prussia, April 29, 8 a.m.-12 noon. Go here for registration information.
Individuals who registered to attend the originally scheduled District
6-0 meeting (February 22) but will NOT be attending on the new date, need to contact APC's Eileen Boyd at (717) 238-2513 ext. 101 by end of the day tomorrow (Friday, April 25, 2008) to receive a refund. |
|
Construction Career Day – Huge Success
With temperatures in the 70s and the sun shining all day, Construction Career Day 2008 at the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds  yesterday turned out to be a wildly successful event. In attendance were 805 high school students, teachers, and career counselors all experiencing a wide variety of “hands-on” demonstrations of job career opportunities in the transportation construction industry. Twenty-nine schools covering a 25-county area showed up for the event, making it one of the largest single-day Construction Career Day programs in the country.
Some of the early returns on Student Evaluation forms included the following comments:
- "Information presented was excellent” …..echoed by many.
- -Favorite exhibits:
- “Contractors allowing students to try equipment and actually dig”
- “Nail driving contest”
- “Pounder putting posts in the ground”
- “Cata-Pillar” (sic)
- “Hands-on driving equipment”
- “State Police rollover demo”
- “Running equipment”
- “National Guard equipment”
- “big machinery”
- Did the Construction Career Day meet your expectations
- Other comments
- Student: “This was pretty cool”
- Tech Ed Instructor: “This program was great…we had a blast…please invite us next year…thanks again for putting this on”
The event was organized by over 40 volunteers from APC member companies, PennDOT, PA Turnpike Commission, FHWA, Regional Workforce Investment Boards, and the PA Department of Education. Major financial contributors included: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co.Inc.; Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.; HRI, Inc.; Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company, Inc.; PennDOT; PA Turnpike Commission; PA Department of Education; PA One Call; Seubert & Associates; and the APC Educational Trust Fund.
|
|
IBC 25th Anniversary Celebration
The Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania’s 25th Annual International Bridge Conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., the “City of Bridges,” on June 2-4, 2008. The “NEW” and improved IBC, the pre-eminent arena for the bridge industry in North America, Europe and Asia, will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The Conference will feature 80 technical papers, 17 workshops, 3 seminars, 2 NHI training courses, 4 major committee meetings and a new-for-2008 construction track. The IBC exhibit hall will feature more than 150 exhibitors representing consulting, software, design and construction firms. IBC will be the largest bridge conference in the USA in 2008. APC is a co-sponsor of the event. Go here for more information. |
|
|
|
