If 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 FDOT Roads & Streets 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. Pavements are evaluated on Composite Pay Factor, Ride Quality, and Visual Inspection.
District 1: Preferred Materials, Inc. for SR 84 (Davis Blvd.) from US 41 (Tamiami Trail) to Airport Pulling Road in Collier County.
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This project consisted of 5.7125 lane miles and 7538.66 tons of asphalt. This project scored 100 out of 100.
Preferred’s team was led by Jason Bates, Diogenes Rodriguez, Iving Hurlbutt, Tim Christ, John Shiller and Mike McDonald.
Ivan Sokolic served as the FDOT’s Resident Engineer and Chris Mollitor was FDOT’s Project Administrator.
Congratulations Preferred and the FDOT!
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District 2: Duval Asphalt Products for SR 5A (San Marco Ave.) from Bridge of Lions to Picolata Road in St. Johns County.
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This project consisted of 6.48 lane miles and 6731.90 tons of asphalt. This project scored 99.7 out of 100.
Duval’s team was led by Bill Nowak, Ervin Tobben, Chris Austell, Steve McReynolds, David Bone and Corbett Reynolds.
Jeff Williams, P.E. served as FDOT’s Resident Engineer and Michele Lemmon, Consultant CEI was the Project Administrator.
Congratulations Duval, FDOT and Agency Staff!
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District 3: CWR Contracting, Inc. for SR 71 from White City Bridge to Pine Street in Gulf County.
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This project consisted of 16.582 lane miles and 41,769 tons of asphalt. This project scored 98.8 out of 100.
CWR’s team was led by Billy Powell, Travis Jamison, Adam Clift, Kelly Phillips and Ryan Moore.
Danny Tidwell, Consultant CEI served as Resident Engineer and Frank Casino, Consultant CEI was the Project Administrator.
Congratulations CWR, FDOT and Agency Staff!
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District 4: Ranger Constructions Industries for Crosstown Parkway from Manth Lane to South Federal Highway (SR 5) in St. Lucie County.
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This project consisted of 12.4 lane miles and 18,961 tons of asphalt. This project scored 99.6 out of 100.
Ranger’s team was led by Travis Gates, Miles Purvis, Emiliano Covarrubias, Renato Reis, Chris Thames and Andres Moreno.
Randall Scott, Consultant CEI served as Resident Engineer and Etienne Bourgeois, Consultant CEI was the Project Administrator.
Congratulations Ranger, FDOT and Agency Staff!
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District 5: Hubbard Construction Company for US 27 from just South of Golden Eagle Blvd. to just North of Boggy Marsh Road in Lake County.
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This project consisted of 8.93 lane miles and 5,398.15 tons of asphalt. This project scored 99.1 out of 100.
Hubbard’s team was led by Brandon Kowalske, William Chandler, Silvestre Marin Jr., Carmine Pace, Christine Sampley and Brandon Colyer.
John Hatfield served as FDOT’s Resident Engineer and Frank Kelch was FDOT’s Project Administrator.
Congratulations Hubbard and FDOT!
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District 6: General Asphalt Company, Inc. for SR US 1/Oversea Highway from West of Kemp Channel to East of Niles Channel and West of North Johnson Road to East of Bow Channel Bridge in Monroe County.
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This project consisted of 3.58 lane miles and 7,645.77 tons of asphalt. This project scored 100 out of 100.
General Asphalt’s team was led by Idel Mederos, Alberto Fernandez, Jorge Costa, Jency Carmenate, Lance Henry and Reinier Alard.
Jacqueline D. Hart P.E., Consultant CEI served as Resident Engineer and Jackson Taylor, Consultant CEI was the Project Administrator.
Congratulations General Asphalt, FDOT and Agency Staff!
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District 7: Preferred Materials, Inc. for Alternate US 19/SR 595/4th Ave. North from 5th Avenue North to 3rd Street North in Pinellas County.
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This project consisted of 4.6 lane miles and 5,968 tons of asphalt. This project scored 99 out of 100.
Preferred’s team was led by Mike Drew, Anthony Marcucci, Pat Longstreet, William Boulanger, Sebastian Mutiu, Hunter Light and Marcus Herndon.
Brian Pickard served as the FDOT’s Resident Engineer and Sarah Ganz was FDOT’s Project Administrator.
Congratulations Preferred and FDOT!
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Investing in critical public works and visionary projects is the one thing that Republicans, Democrats, and the White House are all on record as strongly favoring. This Forbes editorial looks at how infrastructure aid legislation can transform the darkness of our current tragedy into a future bright with growth and opportunity. Source: Forbes
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Florida will spend at least $738 million over the next five years on three controversial new toll roads projects under a plan approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis last month.
Source: Tampa Bay Times
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According to a new survey exploring public support for raising federal transportation revenues through gas taxes and mileage fees, 75% of respondents support a 10¢ increase in the gas tax if the revenue raised is dedicated to maintenance projects.
Source: ForConstructionPros
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Forward-thinking leaders reflect, think, and birth plans to ensure that the future workplace is better. They embrace a new leadership mindset. Here is how to get started.
Source: Entrepreneur
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As long as the roof exists above their head, homeowners seldom think about roof repair or replacement. As far as materials are concerned, people in Florida prefer asphalt roofing for a host of reasons including color, variety, texture, shingle shape, and roof appeal.
Source: South Florida Reporter
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States and local governments awarded $10.8 billion in transportation contracts in June, up from $7 billion in June 2019. Over the last five years, June contract awards have averaged $7.8 billion.
Source: ForConstructionPros
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Conferences
- Florida Asphalt Scholarship Program Clay Shoot - October 24, 2020
FDOT Events
Webinars
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Asphalt Testing Solution & Engineering Video on Pavement Distress
ACAF Member ATS has put together another fantastic video that is beneficial for our industry. This video showcases common pavement deficiencies and the effects on our customers properties.
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Blacklidge Emulsions, Inc. and Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering partnered with Duval Asphalt Products, Inc. to perform a product demonstration for Blacklidge's ReGenX Performance Surface Regeneration System. The demonstration took place on the roadway entering Duval Asphalt’s Green Cove Springs plant.
Source: ATS
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