The construction of a 180-unit apartment complex in Quincy, Mass., left little room for a crane on the job site, much less two cranes. The six-story structure required the lifting of several wall panels and other construction materials, and needed the capabilities of two cranes. The solution: two Igo T 130 self-erecting cranes that could fit into the site’s tight quarters with enough reach and capacity to complete the job. Providence, R.I., based North American Crane & Rigging handled the $34 million project’s lifting work. The company turned to Shawmut Equipment, which is based in Manchester, Conn., for a lifting solu- tion that would include cranes with compact footprints, but still had the needed reach and capacity. “Since the construction company had very little space to work with, North American Crane & Rigging had a request for cranes that could be installed and perform well in very tight working quarters,” said Kevin O’Connell, vice president and sales representative at Shawmut. “The two Igo T 130s offered extremely compact footprints, the ability to manage the lifts via remote control, and more than enough reach and capacity for the job.” North American Crane & Rigging erected one of the The first part of the Waterbury construction project on Interstate 89 is complete. Official say new technology is helping to keep the project moving along smoothly. “This is a big project for us,” said Chris Cole, VTrans deputy secretary. Some might describe the 11 million dollar rehabilitation of three bridges on Interstate 89 in Waterbury as a massive proj- ect. “Just another one of those deficient bridges in Vermont that needed to be fixed, very poor condition most of these bridges,” said Tom Mancini, project engineer. Construction began earlier this year. The first part of the project — the South bound bridge — was finished earlier this week. “This is a complex project cause this is one of the most congested corridors on the Interstate,” said Cole Congestion that some residents like Gale Towne thought North American Crane & Rigging Finds Lifting Solution for 180-Unit Complex New Technology Keeps I-89 Project in Waterbury, Vt., Moving Smoothly THE NEW ENGLAND EDITION A Supplement to: Your New England States Connection • Amanda Hogeboom-merritt 1-800-988-1203 “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” 1 1 1 11 2 16 201 3 9 1 95 95 495 95 9 16 3 26 2 202 89 93 93 95 2 7 4 7 2 89 89 91 91 3 7 2 2 6 90 90 495 95 93 195 95 6 95 7 6 395 95 84 91 91 84 95 E q u I P m E N t g u I d E Formerly July 29 2015 Vol. XlIX • No. 15 ® The six-story structure required the lifting of several wall panels and other construction materials, and needed the capabilities of two cranes. see INtErStAtE page 4 see lIFt page 6 Other Screeners Available ArguS INduStrIAl CO. www.ez-screen.com 866-745-5828 6’x5’ Screenbox Works with 1/2 to 1 3/4 Yd. Loaders, 25 H.P. Kohler Diesel Engine, 24” Conveyor Dumps Screened Product 9’ High $41,900 plus freight. 2015 EZ-Screen 1200XLS New Option Separate 3 Products WE WANT YOUR HAMMER!! WE WANT YOUR HAMMER!! 61 Silva Lane • Dracut, MA 01826 25% off same class Ramfos hammer with competitor’s trade in Call Today (978) 454-3320 • Repairs • Rebuilds • Replacement Parts in Stock CALL 888-81-GORILLA(46745) *Some restrictions apply New Hydraulic Hammers. Remanufactured Hammers. Hammer repairs/rebuilding with free area pickup. Hammer toolbits delivered to your site! YOUR ONE-STOP HYDRAULIC HAMMER SHOP™ • HIGH QUALITY • FAST SHIPPING • GUARANTEED TO FIT • UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS • FLATPROOF SKIDSTEER TIRES • RUBBER PADS FOR STEEL TRACKS 888-888-1248 NJ, TX, WA WAREHOUSES WE STOCK RUBBER TRACKS for Over 6,000 Models! Some Used Tracks Available. M.G. Equipment Call Phil (413) 427-7171 Buy or Rent Cat D5C Dozer www.foleyengines.com
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The construction of a 180-unit apartment complex inQuincy, Mass., left little room for a crane on the job site,much less two cranes. The six-story structure requiredthe lifting of several wall panels and other constructionmaterials, and needed the capabilitiesof two cranes. The solution: two Igo T130 self-erecting cranes that could fitinto the site’s tight quarters withenough reach and capacity to completethe job.
Providence, R.I., based NorthAmerican Crane & Rigging handledthe $34 million project’s lifting work.The company turned to ShawmutEquipment, which is based inManchester, Conn., for a lifting solu-tion that would include cranes withcompact footprints, but still had theneeded reach and capacity.
“Since the construction companyhad very little space to work with,North American Crane & Rigging hada request for cranes that could beinstalled and perform well in very tightworking quarters,” said KevinO’Connell, vice president and salesrepresentative at Shawmut. “The twoIgo T 130s offered extremely compact
footprints, the ability to manage the lifts via remote control,and more than enough reach and capacity for the job.”
North American Crane & Rigging erected one of the
The first part of the Waterbury construction project onInterstate 89 is complete. Official say new technology ishelping to keep the project moving along smoothly.
“This is a big project for us,” said Chris Cole, VTransdeputy secretary.
Some might describe the 11 million dollar rehabilitation ofthree bridges on Interstate 89 in Waterbury as a massive proj-ect.
“Just another one of those deficient bridges in Vermont
that needed to be fixed, very poor condition most of thesebridges,” said Tom Mancini, project engineer.
Construction began earlier this year. The first part of theproject — the South bound bridge — was finished earlierthis week.
“This is a complex project cause this is one of the mostcongested corridors on the Interstate,” said Cole
Congestion that some residents like Gale Towne thought
North American Crane & Rigging FindsLifting Solution for 180-Unit Complex
New Technology Keeps I-89 Projectin Waterbury, Vt., Moving Smoothly
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was going to get even worsebecause of the construction.Especially because a down-town round-about projectwas going on at the sametime.“I thought it was going to
be a nightmare betweenthree and six to tell ya thetruth,” said Towne.The roundabout is now
complete and Towne saidhe’s been pleasantly sur-prised.“It’s gone amazingly
smooth to tell you the trutheven from three to six whenthe traffic is blocked offthere it’s gone quite nicely,”said Towne.So how did VTrans
ensure traffic flowedsmoothly throughout theproject? Cole said new tech-nology is playing a hugerole.We’re also using a smart
work zone which uses blue-tooth signals to gauge howfast traffic is moving through
the work zone so we can alert drivers ahead of the work zonewith message boards of how long the wait is getting throughthere.” said Cole.It’s the first time the smart work zone has been used in
Vermont.“From our perspective, traffic has been flowing really
well,” said Cole.“Couldn’t have gone much better,” said Towne.The South bound bridge that is now complete was actual-
ly finished a week ahead of schedule, the North boundbridge is set to be complete in October, the final part of theproject, the North bound off ramp should be complete nextyear.
(This story also can be found on ConstructionEquipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequip-mentguide.com.)
Crews Use Smart Work Zone for First Time in Vermont
Vermont Agency of Transportation photoThe first part of the Waterbury construction project on Interstate 89 is complete.
Vermont Agency of Transportation photoCrews remove the bridge deck.
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Potain cranes adjacent to the job site, whilethe second was placed on an elevated con-crete deck. A 275-ton (249 t) capacity GroveGMK5275 all-terrain crane, also owned bythe company, helped unload and setup theIgo T 130s at the site.
In their transport configuration, the Igo T130s travelled as a single trailer with anoverall length of 56 ft. (17 m). The convoyhas a ground clearance of just 1 ft. (.3 m) forbetter access to working job sites.
“The cranes are even versatile when itcomes to their own transportation,” saidO’Connell . “They require less manpowerand fewer trucks when compared with othercranes in their class. They’re definitely timeand money savers.”
At the job site, the cranes lifted panelizedwood-framed walls and other materialsweighing up to 2.2 tons (1.9 m) at heights upto 66 ft. (20.1 m) to complete the apartmentcomplex’s construction. With an 8.8-ton(7.9 t) capacity, the cranes had more thanenough capability to handle the lifts.
The wireless remote controls enabled thecompany to quickly complete lifts, with anideal line of sight for load placement. Theefficiency displayed by both Igo T 130sexemplified why self-erecting cranes havebecome extremely popular in NorthAmerica for low-rise residential, hotel andother commercial construction.
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To David White, business developmentmanager at North American Crane &
Rigging, every square foot saved matters ina high-value real estate area such as GreaterBoston during construction.
“Saving space and causing as little dis-ruption as we can to a heavily urbanizedarea such as metro Boston meant significantcost savings for the general contractor, ourcustomer, and the city of Boston,” Whitesaid. “We were able to quickly assemble anddisassemble the cranes on the job site withvery little impact to local businesses and thecommunity. The general contractorexpressed that it was very pleased with thecranes’ performance and that it will use thecranes again in future developments in theregion.”
The Igo T 130 cranes arrived to the site inMarch. One of the cranes has completed itswork and the other will remain on site forabout two more months. The completed six-story structure will a 180-space parkinggarage, fitness center, theater and pool,among other features.
Shawmut Equipment, one ofManitowoc’s leading distributors in thenortheast, has served New England and theAtlantic provinces of Canada since 1957,according to the company. The company, athird generation family-owned business, hasconsistently ranked high in independent sur-veys ranking customer service and satisfac-tion.
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A-1 Roofing and Construction Inc. Serves Newport, R.I.By Jay Adams CEG CORRESPONDENT
Many firsts have come to SeanNapolitano later in life — he is the first gen-eration owner of his well-regarded roofingand construction business in Newport, R.I.,first in one incarnation, and then another; heis the son of the mayor of Newport, JeanneMarie Napolitano, who took over that presti-gious office in January.
He is now the owner of A-1 Roofing andConstruction Inc.“When I was 8 to 10 years old, I was fas-
cinated by construction. I was constantlytaking things apart and trying to put themback together, and then I started to get goodat it,” said Napolitano.In 2007, Napolitano owned a small home
building enterprise called NapolitanoBuilding Corp., with 4 to 6 employees. Hisconstruction world changed, as did manyothers, when the economy plummeted in2008.“I went into a different focus due to the
downturn in the economy. I thought, ‘Whatis recession-proof?’ Well, roofing is reces-sion-proof and that was the building work Idecided to lead with.”He formed A-1 to be a roofing company
first, but it is much more than that. His com-pany builds at least three single-familyhomes each year from the foundation up —digging the footprint, laying the foundation,
building the structure, meticulously cuttingthe sheet metal for it, if need be and cappingoff its roof.A-1 does full service general contracting,
excavation, site work and site set up for util-ities. “We have an arm of our business that
builds single family homes. We also have anarm of our business that does commercialroofing,” said Napolitano. “We are heavyinto sheet metal work. We have over
$150,000 in mechanical equipment for fabri-cation of sheet metal for roofs, houses, build-ings, boats, hotels. We have the ability tomass produce fabricated sheet metal.”His working fleet includes 11 trucks —
vans, dump trucks, pick-up trucks, utilitybody trucks and the Equipter. “They are in awe to watch it,” said
Napolitano. “It is a neat piece of equipment,the Equipter 4000. It’s a self-propelledbuggy. You have a platform with joy sticksand you move it around. We’re the onlyroofing contractor in Rhode Island with oneof these. It goes up hills. It brings a plat-form/containment box right to roof level.”Napolitano bought his Equipter when he
attended the International Roofing Expo inNew Orleans in February. “I wanted to be forward thinking and push
the envelope of our business, going into the21st Century. This is the real McCoy. This isincredible. We have incredible cutting edgetechnology, literally, that nobody else has,”
said Napolitano. He spent $35,000 to procure it but has no
regrets as the machines literally give him anedge; like his Roper Whitney auto brake thatfabricates and bends custom pieces of metalwork. “We also have a mechanical shear, which
is basically a giant guillotine for sheet metal.It’s awesome equipment. It’s downstairs,”Napolitano said of his garage.“Commercial roofs generally all need
new metal edging on the perime-ter. We used to outsource thatmetal and buy it from a fabricator.Now, we do it all in house,”Napolitano said. Major projects include the
Long Wharf Mall in Newport;Garden City Shopping Center inCranston, R.I.; all the roofingwork on the Portsmouth R.I.
Library; the Landings housing developmentin Middletown; the Knights of Columbus inMiddletown; Newport OnshoreCondominiums; and Fenner Hall inNewport. “These are all projects I am very proud
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extremely difficult. The competition wasfierce. But we have years of good reputation.We always do what’s best for the customer.We’re true to our word. There are timeswhen people call me and want a new roofand I tell them, ‘You don’t need a new roof.’I’ve done that 10 times at least.“I think this is a great business with a lot
of opportunity,” Napolitano said. “My num-ber one recommendation would be to alwaysbe painfully honest about assessment, price,everything. If it looks like a difficult project,
Napolitano is now the owner of A-1 Roofing and Construction Inc.
Napolitano’s charity work is selective and so is his demolition work occasionally,especially delicate adjustments when knocking down homes built around 1758 inthis most historic of cities.
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A-1 Builds at Least Three Single-Family Homes Each YearI bring all the most difficult parts of thatproject up first,” said Napolitano.His company now employs 16 people,
including his new wife who is the officeadministrator and IT director, and his broth-er Joe, one of his carpenters.Another family member is well-known in
the city. Sean is the son of Jeanne-MarieNapolitano, the two-time, current mayor ofNewport.“I’m very proud of her. She got into poli-
tics after I got out of high school, as a long-time city councilor. She worked for myfather in the insurance industry since 1970,and he’s still doing that,” said Napolitano. They get along extremely well, but there
is one condition he has to follow, given theirrelationship. “I just have to be very carefulwhen I do bid on municipal jobs. Everythinghas to be by the book,” he said. “It’s more ofa liability than an asset.”“She is passionate about politics. I told her
a couple of years ago that she should proba-bly get out of it after she didn’t get selectedmayor. She was the top vote getter for threeor four years and they didn’t select her [to bemayor, a tradition for the top candidate] andshe was so hurt I told her she should get outof it. Then, she persevered,” he said.Does he have future political ambitions?“I want that to be on the record and I say,
‘No comment.’ ”This does not mean he is not involved in
public service, however. “I didn’t realizehow much community service would helpus,” he said. Napolitano serves on the boardof Rebuilding Together in Newport, a chari-table arm that rebuilds homes for two needyfamilies every year for free, utilizing thehands, minds and tools of dozens of volun-teers, including Napolitano.“Then we do ‘No Roof Left Behind.’ We
give a new roof to one needy family eachyear. Last year, we gave two. We partner upwith GAF Materials in New Jersey, whosupply the materials,” Napolitano said. “Weare a Master Elite contractor, which meanswe are among the top two percent of roofingcompanies nationwide [based on reputa-tion].”His charity work is selective and so is his
demolition work occasionally, especiallydelicate adjustments when knocking downhomes built around 1758 in this most his-toric of cities. “We have two houses that we are building
in Newport now. One is a historic renovationat 49 Second St. We are pouring a new foun-dation for a garage and a new two-storyaddition in the back. We just receivedHistoric District Commission approval,because the house is more than 200 yearsold. The new structure has to be in harmonyand the materials have to be in harmony with
the existing house. It’s a very uniqueproperty. It’s the James Brown Housein the Point section of Newport,” saidNapolitano.“I had to get historic approval to
knock down a dilapidated two-storyaddition in the back. We had to do it byhand. We’re talking about sledge ham-mers, man power and saws-all. It prob-ably took us two-and-a-half timeslonger to do it, than we usually do it.But it’s a neater, cleaner job,”Napolitano added.“We found a 6-inch, 29.5 pound can-
non ball while we were excavating.Everybody is fascinated with this,” hesaid pointing to the cast iron ball sixinches in diameter. “It’s unbelievable. Ilove it. It was under 12 inches of earth.We dug up the earth and we turned thisthing up.” It is quite possible the can-non ball is from the Revolutionary War.Presently, it’s the most impressivepaperweight in all of Newport.A-1 also finishes off modern proj-
ects like new roofs on the Bay VoyageHotel, and sub-contractor for compa-nies even outside of New England. “We do a lot of work for a lot of dif-
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metal work for them, etc. We’ve sub-contracted to Benchmark Constructionbased in Westbrook, Maine. Theycalled me up to finish a job in NorthSmithfield, R.I. It is unusual to workfor a GC from other states, but we dothat,” he said. “We are ripping down a house in
Skillman, New Jersey,” saidNapolitano. “A client of mine wholives on Indian Avenue in Middletown[R.I.] asked me if I would be willing togo down and handle the whole dealdown in New Jersey, because he wascomfortable with me. I interviewedthree excavators down there and Ihired one. I went through the permit-ting process. I had to familiarizemyself with that process down inMontgomery County, where Skillmanis, and then I could proceed. I just liketo expand my horizons and that’s agreat way of doing it.”For more information on A-1
Roofing and Construction, visitwww.A1roofingcompany.com or call401/265-1019.
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“We found a 6-inch, 29.5 pound cannon ball whilewe were excavating,” said Sean Napolitano.
Napolitano’s Roper Whitney auto brake that fabricates and bends custom pieces of metal work.
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ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) A new solar farm is helpingpower the state’s correctional facility in St. Albans, and hashelped fund the wish for a local Make-A-Wish child.
The new 500-kilowatt-hour project comes as Gov. PeterShumlin pushes for more state facilities to install solar powerprojects. Like similar projects at state prisons in St.Johnsbury and Windsor, the project at the Northwest StateCorrectional Facility will help provide energy to the stateprison.
Vermont-based AllEarth Renewables manufactured solartrackers oversaw design and construction for the project, andSolarSense served as the developer of the St. Albans project.
Through its “Watts for Wishes” charitable donation pro-gram, SolarSense is donating $6,500 to Make-A-WishVermont to fund a wish for a local child.
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State Prison’s 500-Kilowatt-Hour SolarProject Helps Local Child, Make-A-Wish
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The Vermont Department of Transportationreceived bids for transportation-relatedimprovement projects.Following is a list of some of the projectslet.
Counties: Statewide/Multiple CountiesTowns:Randolph, Braintree, Granville andothersContract ID: 13C182Location:Beginning in the town of Granvilleon Vt. Route 12A and continuing northerlythrough the towns of Braintree and Granvillealong Vt. Route 12A and ending in the town ofRoxbury.Project:Cold planing, reclaiming and resurfac-ing of the existing highway with a reclaimedstabilized base, cold mixed recylced pavement,intermediate and wearing course, correctingsuperelevation deficiencies, new pavementmarkings, guardrail, signs, railroad crossingimprovements, culvert and drainage upgradesand other highway related items.Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Kubricky Construction Corporation —
$13,568,017• Pike Industries Inc. — $14,086,351
County: CaledoniaTown:WaldenContract ID: 09B308Location:Beginning on Vt. 15 approximately 5.15 mi.southeasterly of the Hardwick/Walden Town Line andextending east 0.13 mi.Project:Replacement of Bridge 83 with relatedapproach roadway and channel work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:• J. A. McDonald Inc. — $1,592,083• Miller Construction Inc. — $1,601,718• T. Buck Construction Inc. — $1,818,118• A.L. St. Onge Contractor Inc. — $1,850,378• J. P. Sicard Inc. — $2,444,145• Winterset Inc. — $2,977,889• CCS Constructors Inc. — Irregular
County: RutlandTown: ShrewsburyContract ID: 12J350Location:Beginning on TH 6 in the town ofShrewsbury, approximately 0.10 mi. west of its inter-section with TH 1, brown covered bridge, over theCold River.Project:Rehabilitation of existing stone abutments andwingwalls, performing superstructure repairs, providingapproach railings, signs and other miscellaneous work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Wright Construction Company Inc. — $304,593• Neil H Daniels Inc. — $382,123
County: AddisonTown: LincolnContract ID: 10J066Location:Beginning on TH 1 (East River Road)approximately 0.5 mi. south of its junction with GoveHill Road and proceeding southerly for approximately0.1 mi. along East River Road.Project:Replace existing bridge with a new widenedbridge on an alignment similar to existing, includingrelated channel and approach work.Contractors and Bid Amounts:• J. A. McDonald Inc. — $2,365,854• Parent Construction Inc. — $2,434,263• S. D. Ireland Concrete Construction Corporation —
$2,547,604• CCS Constructors Inc. — $2,612,966• Cold River Bridges LLC — $2,776,106
County: CaledoniaTown:WaterfordContract ID: 14A122Location:Northbound: Beginning in the town ofWaterford and extending northerly along InterstateRoute 93 (northbound lane) for a distance of 11.090mi.to mile marker 11.128. Southbound: Beginning inthe town of Waterford and extending northerly alongInterstate Route 93 (southbound lane) for a distance of11.113 mi. to mile marker 11.184.
Project: Surface preparation involving patching, pothole repair, crack sealing and overlaying with a thinbituminous concrete wearing surface on the existinginterstate typical, pavement markings and other relatedhighway items.Contractors and Bid Amounts:• The Gorman Group LLC — $2,849,066• All States Asphalt Inc. — $2,865,088• Pike Industries Inc. — $2,877,193
County: BenningtonTown:WoodfordContract ID: 12B402Location:Beginning in the town of Woodford alongCity Stream at a point approximately 338 ft. upstreamof the upstream face of Bridge #12 on Vt. Route 9 andextending 525.13 ft. downstream.Project: Embankment reconstruction, channel bottomarmoring, guardrail, installing stone fill and erosion pre-vention and sediment control.Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Casella Construction Inc. — $924,856• Bazin Brothers Trucking Inc. — $1,146,981• Renaud Brothers Inc.— $1,222,381• B.U.R. Construction LLC— $51,248,503• Rifenburg Construction Inc. — $1,267,489• Cold River Bridges LLC — $1,329,113• J. A. McDonald Inc. — $1,381,282• Zaluzny Excavating Corporation — $1,575,826
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MassDOT Awards RailroadGrants to Support Growth
MassDOT awarded five grantstotaling just over $2 million forindustrial rail projects as part ofthe 2015 Industrial Rail AccessProgram (IRAP). Among thegrants awarded: $383,913 toBorden & Remington Corp. forMass Coastal RR rail sidingrehab and expansion, safety andunloading dock improvements inFall River.
The IRAP funding for the fiveprojects is being matched bymore than $1.7 million in privatesector funds for a total $3.7 mil-lion investment in freight railimprovements in the third year ofthe IRAP program.
Created as part of the 2012 TransportationBond Bill, IRAP provides grants to railroads,rail shippers and municipalities that identifya public benefit gained through improvedrail transportation usage or economic growththat would be realized through improvedaccess to rail assets.
“The IRAP program is an example ofgovernment working with the private sectorto solve a problem. We are glad to have theopportunity to improve rail access and sup-port industrial uses. It is truly a “win-win,”said Stephanie Pollack, secretary of trans-portation.
The five 2015 IRAP recipients represent avariety of projects meeting the programobjective of improving the rail networkwhile boosting economic growth. Recipientsand the state grant awarded are as follows:
• Borden & Remington Corp. —
$383,910: Fall River — Mass Coastal RRrail siding rehab & expansion, safety andunloading dock improvements.
• Catania Spagna —$500,000: Ayer —Pan Am Railways rail siding track expansionand unloading improvements.
• Pioneer Valley Railroad — $175,045:Westfield — Pioneer Valley RR installationof new rail siding at Railroad DistributionServices facility.
• MWRA — Fore River Railroad Corp.— $500,000: Quincy — Fore RiverRailroad mainline track realignment/capaci-ty improvements at Fore River Shipyard.
