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Spring Showcase 1

President’s Letter 2

Member Spotlight 3

Golf Outing 4

Directory Advertising 5

Showcase Photos 6

Showcase Photos 7

Calendar 8

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Golf Outing

Spring

Showcase

New Member

Spotlights

2019 UCA

Directory

Advertising

www.uca.org

On Tuesday, April 17th over 290 UCA

members came out to Venuti’s Ristorante

& Banquets to kickoff the construction

season at the UCA Spring Showcase.

Besides being a great networking

event for many UCA members, it was a

wonderful opportunity to network and

learn about upcoming work. MWRD,

Lake County DOT & the Illinois Toll-

way were in attendance and gave won-

derful presentations. Also in attendance

were CDOT and the Illinois State Geo-

logical Survey.

The Spring Showcase was also an

opportunity to introduce some of the

UCA Scholarship award winners to the

UCA community.

UCA Staff would like to personally

thank everyone who sponsored, present-

ed, exhibited & attended the Spring

Showcase. Your energetic spirit for the

industry’s future made the night

unforgettable.

Grand

Prize

Sponsor:

Thank you to those who exhibited

their products and services:

Clean Soils Consulting

Lambert Technology Solutions

Bluff City Materials

Patten CAT

United Rentals

Martin Implement Sales

OSCO Oil

Lee Jensen Sales

Hoerr Construction, Inc.

Illinois Tollway

Vermeer Midwest

McWane Ductile

Physicians Immediate Care

Ozinga

CSI 3000

Illinois Truck & Equipment

Patlin Inc.

Air One Equipment

Core & Main

Chicagoland Pumps

Commercial Credit Group

Griffin Dewatering

Trench Plate Rental Co.

Standard Equipment Company

Christofano Equipment

Esch Construction Supply

Roland Machinery Co.

Trotter and Associates, Inc.

CDOT/ 811 Chicago

Petro-Canada America

Rock Fusco Connelly, LLC

Traffic Management Inc.

National Trench Safety

Illinois Geological Survey

Utility Concrete Products

Vulcan Materials Company

West Side Tractor Sales

Chief Safety Services

Trafic Service, Inc.

McCann Industries

Assurance Agency

LoadPool

True North Consultants, Inc.

FOCIS Promotions

Beverly Materials

AMS Elite Solutions, Inc.

CISCO

Ritchie Brothers

Dearborn Companies

Pirtek

Thank you the Events Committee for

their hard work on the Showcase:

Brian Klimes, FOCIS Promotions

Bob Bosworth, Elmhurst-Chicago Stone

Jeff Delia, Concrete Specialties

JR Gillogly, EJ

Rob Kubycheck, A.T.M. Aggregate

Logistics, Inc.

John Alletto, Trafic Service Inc.

Brian Donlon, Standard Equipment Co.

Lori Jermyn, Vulcan Materials Company

Jay Bailey, Sterling

Stu Senska, Vermeer Midwest

Catherine Sena, Beverly Materials, LLC

Matt Koziol, Leahy Wolf

Todd Hudson, Leahy Wolf

Brian Donlon, Standard Equipment Co.

Todd Larsen, Lee Jensen Sales Co.

Ginger Imes, Wine Sergi Insurance

SPONSOR TODAY!

Thursday, June 21st at Cantigny Golf Club

P I P E L I N E

Nick Neri

John Neri Construction Co.

President

Cindy Gustafson

J.A.C.K. Contractor Services

Vice President

Lori Jermyn

Vulcan Materials Company

Treasurer

Lance Rosenmayer

INTREN, LLC

Secretary

UCA Staff

Mike Wiedmaier

Lauren Fosmoen

500 Park Boulevard

Suite 154C

Itasca, IL 60143

(630) 467-1919

Fax: (630) 773-4873

www.uca.org

UCA Pipeline is a publication of the Under-

ground Contractors Association of Illinois.

UCA is a non-profit trade association of

contractors and suppliers in the sewer, water,

utility, and underground industry. UCA is

active in market development, information,

education, labor, and promotion of safety.

Editorial comments, articles and photo-

graphs are welcomed and encouraged.

Please contact Lauren Fosmoen, Events and

Marketing Coordinator, for more infor-

mation, (630) 467-1919 or

lfosmoen@uca.org.

Thursday, June 21st Annual Golf Outing

Cantigny, Wheaton

Friday, June 29th Emerging Leaders Program

UCA Conference Room

Thursday, September 13th Annual Business Meeting

Venuti’s, Addison

For more information, please visit www.uca.org.

The Spring Showcase is a great kickoff to

the construction season every year, and this

year’s event was no different! The Showcase,

held on April 17th at Venuti’s in Addison,

was attended by 290 UCA members. This

was the second year in a row that the Spring

Showcase had been sold out! As always, the

attendance, facility, and food were great and

complimented the very informative educa-

tional session. Those in attendance got to

hear from the Illinois Tollway, MWRD,

Lake County DOT, and the Illinois State Ge-

ological Survey. Thank you to all of the ven-

dors who participated in the Showcase and

the sponsors for their support. I want to issue

a special thanks to UCA’s staff and the

Events Committee for all their hard work in

making the Showcase a success! Lastly,

thanks to those that took the time to attend

this exceptional event.

UCA members, as well as staff, were in

Washington D.C. the week of May 14th,

“Infrastructure Week”, to advocate for in-

vesting in the nations aging infrastructure.

Meetings were held with our national lobby-

ists, the Clean Water Construction Coalition

(CWCC), along with visits to the Illinois

Congressional Delegation on the Hill with

the Transportation for IL Coalition (TFIC).

UCA joined the Value of Water Cam-

paign and senior private sector executives for

a discussion on how companies are driving

innovative water management practices and

navigating the challenges of today's complex

water landscape. This event was hosted in

partnership with

the National Asso-

ciation of Counties

and the National

League of Cities.

Panelists: Jason

Andringa-CEO-

Vermeer Corpora-

tion, Michelle Pa-

tron-Director of

Sustainability Poli-

cy-Microsoft, Kimberly Kupiecki-Global

Lead for Sustainability, Advocacy, and Com-

munications-DowDupont Moderator: Radhi-

ka Fox, Director of the Value of Water Cam-

paign and CEO of the US Water Alliance.

The next couple of months will be very busy

with the Safety Awards Luncheon on May

31st and the Golf Outing on June 21st. Alt-

hough the golf outing is sold out, there are

many sponsorship opportunities which allow

you access to the course where you can net-

work with golfers. There are also plenty of

“dinner only” tickets available so please con-

sider meeting us for dinner at 6 p.m. I hope

to see many of you there.

Wishing you all a safe & prosperous con-

struction season!

Sincerely,

Nick Neri

UCA President

Nick Neri, UCA President

John Neri Construction Co.

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Planet Underground was formed when our affiliate, Staking

University—a program offering locator training courses for

professionals to get hands-on experience—was combined with

our magazine, previously named Underground Focus. The

magazine was founded in 1986 with a mission to help excava-

tors and locators understand the opportunities available to

them in their role in preventing jobsite damages.

In 2001, Planet Underground was established to bring new

stories of industry professionals to life on screen. In 2016, our

magazine became American Locator to emphasize the im-

portance of being aware of utility locations in overall damage

prevention. With print, digital and video communications

firmly established and always rooted in education, we contin-

ue to push forward to expand our educational outreach with

industry networking events such as The Roundtable held an-

nually each December, and The Roundtable Live held out-

doors in summer with live excavations and demos on our

company grounds.

Efficiency is paramount in the construction industry, but it

shouldn’t come at the expense of safety. Utility professionals

are pushed harder and harder to move quickly, and excavators

play a crucial role in reducing damages onsite and in our com-

munities. Facilitating discussions and action on damage pre-

vention, both before and after the call to 811—Planet Under-

ground would like to give utility excavation professionals a

forum to have their voices heard while implementing the best

tools and training for safety.

We look forward to the coming year, working together! For

more information on filming, articles or advertising with Plan-

et Underground TV and/or American Locator Magazine, or to

find our more on becoming a part of The Roundtable Live or

The Roundtable events, contact us at:

Planet Underground

411 S. Evergreen

Manteno IL 60950

Office: 815-216-8755

Email: info@planetunderground.tv

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The Chicago FIX Mobile (TCFM) brings

sports medicine and chiropractic well-

ness services directly to your job site,

warehouse, office or even corporate

events/outings. TCFM was founded in

2017 by Sargon “Dr.O.” Odisho. The

mobile office is an extension of The Chi-

cago FIX, a multidisciplinary wellness

center with 5 Chicagoland locations and

a talented mix of physicians, nurse prac-

titioners and massage therapists. The

Chicago FIX Team has worked with a

variety of sports teams, from big leagues

to little leagues, as on-field physicians

for over a decade. It’s this level of care

that keeps our athletes game-ready on

the field that will now be available to

Chicagoland contractors to keep their

team work-ready in the field.

Our new Mobile Medical Office makes

getting your FIX even more convenient

than ever. We took a 25-foot passenger

bus and converted into a mobile medical

office equipped with exam area, spinal

traction, low back decompression, full

back massage roller table, electric mus-

cle stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound,

Game Ready Cryo-compression system

and some of Chicagoland’s most talented

healthcare providers. Ready to make

weekly visits to any job site, warehouse,

office, corporate event, etc. Call 855-

4TheFIX to find out more about TCFM

or to schedule a tour of our mobile of-

fice.

The Chicago FIX Mobile in-field ser-

vices include:

Injury Prevention Education

Discomfort and Injury Evaluation

Discomfort and Injury Care

Manual Therapy

Taping and Supporting

Physical Conditioning

Liaison to Traditional Healthcare System

OSHA Approved First Aid

Telephonic Consultations

Chronic Injury Management

On-Site Rehabilitation

Case Management Assistance

Recommendation of Referrals

New Hire Screening & Training

Work Transition Planning

Post Injury Conditioning Programs

Health Screenings

Ergonomic Training

Contact:

Dr. Sargon Benjamin Odisho – President

855-4TheFIX

DrO@TheChicagoFIX.com

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