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f this were a "normal" year, the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida would be giving our awards for the best paving jobs of 2019 at our summer convention. In lieu of this, we will be announcing winners in this space during the next four months. This year we received more applications for awards than any previous year in ACAF's history, and thus we are exceptionally proud of our winners.
This month we are announcing our District Champions in the Rural Resurfacing Category. In order to win this award, the project must have scored better than all other projects in the same category and District
and exceed other strict scoring criteria. Thus, every district won't have a winner. The District Champions below are currently in a second round of evaluation to see which will receive the State Award at our Winter Conference in December. Pavements are evaluated on Composite Pay Factor, Ride Quality, and Visual Inspection.
District 1: Hubbard Construction Company for SR 37 from the Manatee/Polk County Line for 4.648 miles to North of SR 674 in Polk County
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This project consisted of 9.3 miles of resurfacing and 17,806 tons of asphalt. The project scored a 99.7 out of 100.
Hubbard’s team was led by Brandon Kowalske, William Chandler, Silvestre Marin Jr., Carmine Pace, Christine Sampley and Brandon Colyer.
Lavenia Toole served as the FDOT’s Resident Engineer and Nicole Hart served as the FDOT’s Project Administrator.
Congratulations Hubbard and the FDOT!
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District 2: Preferred Materials, Inc. for SR 49/US 129 from SR 55 going North to the Gilchrist County Line in Levy County
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This project consisted of 15.4 miles of resurfacing and 22,352 tons of asphalt. The project earned a score of 100/100.
Preferred’s team was led by Bill Sullivan, Paul Voborny, Greg Lloyd, Jodi Haviland, Randy Larkin and Jarred Coody.
Alex Ruiz served as the FDOT’s Resident Engineer and Brannon Chatwood, Consultant CEI was the Project Administrator.
Congratulations Preferred and FDOT Agency Staff!
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District 3: CWR Contracting, Inc. for SR 30 (US 90) Coastal Highway from St. Marks River to the Jefferson County Line in Wakulla County
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This project consisted of 14.18 miles of resurfacing and 32,465 tons of asphalt. The project scored a 99.7 out of 100.
CWR’s team was led by Michael Smith, Bryan Turner, Willie Esland, John Mader, Tim Cullen and Freddie Jackson.
Jeff Kerwin served as the FDOT’s Resident Engineer and GG Gonzalez was the Project Administrator.
Congratulations CWR and FDOT Agency Staff!
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District 4: Ranger Construction Industries for US 1 (SR 5) from MP 8.423 (North of Midway Road) to MP 10.785 (North of Edwards Road) in Ft. Pierce, FL
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This project consisted of 11.8 miles of resurfacing and 13,463 tons of asphalt. The project scored 98.4 out of 100.
Ranger’s team was led by Candace Ercoland, Miles Purvis, Vincent Green, Renato Reis, Chris Thames and Carlos Cardoso.
Robert Audette, Consultant CEI was the Resident Engineer and Marla Hewson served as FDOT’s Project Administrator.
Congratulations Ranger and FDOT Agency Staff!
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We are looking forward to awarding our State Champion in December. Do you have a favorite? Vote below!
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The best Rural Resurfacing job in the State is...
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Hubbard Construction Company for SR-37
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Preferred Materials, Inc. for SR 49/US 129
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CWR Contracting, Inc. for SR 30 (US 90)
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Ranger Construction Industries for US 1
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