The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) 57th VIRTUAL Annual Meeting Breaks Attendance Record!
The preliminary registration numbers stood at more than 539. Of the total registrants, about half were from federal, state, and local agencies. The virtual event featured the:
—Annual Meeting of the Members
—First ACPA Market Forums (covering the Highways, Airports, Streets, and Industrial markets)
—Legislative Issues Forum
—Highly regarded keynote speakers from industry and the public sector
—”Anytime” content
—Social and business networking events
—The last day’s program included an excellent motivational presentation by humorist and best-selling author, Will Bowen
—“Excellence in Concrete Pavement” Awards
—Annual Association awards and recognitions
The 57th AM Spotlight was a Legislative Issues Forum
Another highlight from ACPA’s 57th annual meeting was the Legislative Issues Forum, presented by the ACPA Legislative Issues Committee. Leif Wathne, Executive Vice-President-ACPA, kicked off the event with an interesting story about the controversial 1824 Presidential election and two of the central characters, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. He also provided an update on ACPA’s legislative priorities and accomplishments. Priorities, Leif said, are about securing increased funding, then using those funds smartly and responsibly More specifically, ACPA’s government affairs priorities are to:
- Secure increased infrastructure investment in transportation infrastructure (for highways and airports);
- Secure robust and sustainable funding mechanism for the Highway Trust Fund;
- Grow the Airport Improvement Program and modernize the Passenger Facility Charge cap;
- Advance good stewardship, notably sound engineering and economic decision-making, mechanistic-empirical pavement design, LCCA, competition, etc.;
- Factor in life-cycle thinking in all aspects of pavement management (i.e., design, economics asset management and environmental considerations); and
- Secure and protect funding in highway and airport legislation for two ACPA led provisions, including AID-PT funding for highway research and technology implementation, and APTP funding for airport research and technology.
Leif then introduced the 3 other leading experts who participated with him on a legislative issues panel discussion where they discussed the recent elections; status of contested races; funding challenges and projections; leadership changes; advocacy in the age of safe distancing; and climate change. The panelists also shared views about highway bill, the Highway Trust Fund, and long-term funding solutions. The panel discussion drew excellent questions from meeting participants.
For more detail, please go to: https://www.acpa.org/association-news/26744/
If you registered, but missed the AM or would like to review it again, you may view the LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FORUM and other presentations through January 3, 2021 (6 p.m. CST):
Please go to: https://acpa57.vfairs.com
1. Log in using your email address and the same password you used for the annual meeting.
2. Enter the virtual building
3. Enter the auditorium
4. Click on the screen to reveal the agenda
5. Click the gold “PLAY” button to play a video of the named event.
DAVID HOWARD becomes 2021 ACPA CHAIRMAN
With a virtual gavel-passing ceremony Tuesday, David Howard, CEO-Koss Construction Co., became the 57th Chairman of the ACPA Board of Directors. 2020 Chairman Greg McCormick, Northern Improvement Co., passed the gavel and credited David for his work with the CP Tech Center, ACPA membership development, concrete pavement promotion, and his role in leading a full-scale restructuring of ACPA committees.
David accepted the gavel, then spoke to more than 525 meeting participants, “With this gavel now firmly in my hands, I have one overriding, current matter on my agenda as the 2021 ACPA Board Chair. I want to express to the membership my sincere appreciation for the job Greg has done this year. It’s been a tough year and it was truly a pleasure getting to know Greg and working with him.”
David then cued a surprise video tribute to Greg in recognition of his service as 2020 Chairman. He described how Koss Construction Company has a long history with ACPA, that the company was one of nine founding members of ACPA in 1963, and how it has a long history with leadership. George C. Koss was on the original board and served as the 3rd ACPA Chairman in 1966!
David continued, “Our industry is an industry of opportunity. It is a fact that bright, hard-working people find success in this industry. After 32-plus years in the industry–concrete pavement contracting business–and 16 years as President and CEO of Koss Construction, I have begun a transition this year.”
“I’m looking forward to this opportunity and I thank all of the members for their support of this association. I guarantee you that 2021 will be a year of change for our industry and for the association. They say that whatever happens after the pandemic will be the new normal, and whatever that new normal is, we will look forward to the challenges,” he added. He discussed several other topics, including George C. Koss; his predecessors; Congress; workforce development, specialized equipment, manufacturing lead times, material supplies, and logistics; industry leaders who can quickly address specification, design, and construction problems at the state and federal level; and more.
For more details and the entire article on the new CHAIRMAN, please go to: www.acpa.org/association-news/26656/
2021 ACPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
ACPA introduced and welcomed the 2021 slate of new BOARD OF DIRECTORS on Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020.
- (2021 Chairman) David Howard, KOSS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- (1st Vice Chair) Ed Griffith, ST MARYS CEMENT COMPANY
- (2nd Vice Chair) Steve Friess, MILESTONE CONTRACTORS, LP
- (3rd Vice Chair) Ernie Peterson, ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANY
- (Past Chairman) Greg McCormick, NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT CO.
- (Secretary) Andy Gieraltowski, AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION
- (Treasurer) Dan Rozycki, THE TRANSTEC GROUP, INC. (Also serves as LISC Co-Chair)
- (ACPA President & CEO) Gerald Voigt, AMERICAN CONCRETE PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION
- Steve Ambrose, GCC AMERICA
- Patrick Cleary, LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA
- Glenn Eder, SIMPLEX
- Toby Knott, LEHIGH-HANSON, INC.
- Bob Leonard, GOMACO CORP.
- James Mack, CEMEX
- Kevin McMullen, Chapter Vice Chair
- Don Metcalf, WEBBER, LLC
- Mike Ostrom, BROSAMER & WALL, INC.
- Maureen Roe, MCCARTHY IMPROVEMENT CO.
- John Roberts, IGGA/ACPA PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP (Ex Officio)
- Dave Sciullo, GOLDEN TRIANGLE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- Robert Seghetti, ACME CONCRETE PAVING, INC. (LISC Co-Chair)
- Rick Sniegowski, K-FIVE CONSTRUCTION
- Ed Wessel, HI-WAY PAVING
ACPA congratulates the slate of new Directors and Officers and thanks the retiring Directors: Angela Folkestad, COLORADO/WYOMING CHAPTER; Martin Holt, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; and Brian Manatt, MANATTS INC. For more details, please go to: www.acpa.org/association-news/26650/
31st ANNUAL “EXCELLENCE in CONCRETE PAVEMENTS” AWARDS:
In September 2020, ACPA named 28 recipients of its 31st Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” Awards, and the awards program occurred during the VIRTUAL 57th Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 3. The Awards Program recognizes quality concrete pavements in the United States and Canada and recognizes contractors, engineers, and project owners who completed outstanding projects. The Program encourages high-quality workmanship, quality, and creativity in concrete pavement construction, rehabilitation, and preservation projects.
Paved by 23 different contractors, the award-winning projects are located in 14 states or regions represented by 12 ACPA-affiliated Chapters and State paving associations. Winners were determined by 56 professionals who devoted their time and expertise to serve as judges.
Companies noted with an asterisk (*) are members of ACPA National. A link to the photos (organized by award category) may be found on the final page of this release. For the 31st Annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” Awards link, please go to: https://www.acpa.org/news/pavingawards20/
To download PDF list, please go to: https://www.acpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Excellence-JudgingSummary-2020-1-2.pdf
For the September 2020 ISCP article titled “ACPA’s 57th Annual Meeting Pivots to a VIRTUAL EVENT! Plus: Recipients of the “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” Awards Announced!”, please go to: https://www.concretepavements.org/2020/09/23/acpas-57th-annual-meeting-will-be-a-virtual-event-plus-recipients-of-the-excellence-in-concrete-pavement-awards-announced/
For more details on the projects of each winner, please go to the Aviation Pros article titled “ACPA Names Recipients of 2020 “Excellence in Concrete Pavements” Awards”, please go to: https://www.aviationpros.com/aoa/runway-management/press-release/21165537/american-concrete-pavement-association-acpa-acpa-names-recipients-of-2020-excellence-in-concrete-pavements-awards?utm_content=148491345&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-2689547
Reliever & General Aviation Airports
Silver Award: Air Carrier & GA Apron Phase II Rehabilitation, Augusta Regional Airport, Augusta, GA
Contractor: McCarthy Improvement Company*
Owner: Augusta Regional Airport
Engineer: Mead and Hunt
Gold Award: Runway 18-36 Reconstruction, Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport, Boonville, MO
Contractor: Ideker, Inc.*
Owner: City of Boonville
Engineer: Lochner
Commercial Service Airports
Silver Award: Taxiway Foxtrot Rehabilitation, Kansas City International Airport, MO
Contractor: Ideker, Inc.*
Owner: Kansas City Aviation Department
Engineer: Burns & McDonnell
Gold Award: Runway 16R-34L Pavement Rehabilitation, Sacramento International Airport, CA
Contractor: Granite Construction*
Owner: County of Sacramento, Department of Airports
Engineer: AECOM
Concrete Pavement Restoration
Silver Award: State Road 37 Restoration Project, Mitchell, IN
Contractor: Milestone Contractors LP*
Owner: Indiana Department of Transportation
Engineer: HNTB
Gold Award: Runway 17R/35L Complex Pavement Rehabilitation, Denver International Airport, CO
Contractor: Interstate Highway Construction, Inc.*
Owner: City and County of Denver, Department of Aviation
Engineer: RS&H, Inc.*
County Roads
Silver Award: Southern Hills Development, Davidsonville County, MD
Contractor: Precision Concrete*
Owner: Chaney Enterprises, LP
Engineer: Ronald Johnson & Associates
Gold Award: Ryan Road Reconstruction, Allen County, IN
Contractor: Primco, Inc.*
Owner: Allen County Highway Department
Engineer: DLZ Indiana
Divided Highways (Rural)
Silver Award: I-74 Road Reconstruction, Decatur, Franklin & Ripley Counties, IN
Contractor: Milestone Contractors, LLP
Owner/Engineer: Indiana Department of Transportation
Gold Award: Interstate 39/90, Madison, WI, to the Illinois State Line
Contractor: Trierweiler Construction Company*
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Engineer: CORRE, Inc.
Divided Highways (Urban)
Silver Award: Interstate 40 and John Kilpatrick Turnpike Extension Interchange, Yukon, OK
Contractor: Duit Construction Co., Inc.*
Owner: Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Engineer: CP&Y, Inc.
Gold Award: Interstate 210 Highway Rehabilitation, Los Angeles County, CA
Contractor: Flatiron West, Inc.*
Owner: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Engineer: Cooper Engineering Inc.
Military Airports
Silver Award: 911th Air Force Reserve Station, Moon Township, PA
Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction Company*
Owner: U.S. Corps of Engineers, Louisville
Engineer: Pond & Company
Gold Award: Minot Air Force Base Mass Parking Apron – Section II, Minot, ND
Contractor: Southwest Concrete Paving Company* | Owner/Engineer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Municipal Streets & Intersections (<30K SY)
Silver Award: Santa Fe Ave. Downtown Streetscape (Mulberry to Elm), Salina, KS
Contractor: Smoky Hill, LLC* | Owner: City of Salina | Engineer: HDR, Inc.*
Gold Award: 22nd Ave. Reconstruction Phase 1, Brookings, SD
Contractor: Timmons Construction Inc.*
Owner: City of Brookings
Engineer: Civil Design, Inc.
Municipal Streets & Intersections (>30K SY)
Silver Award: Arrowhead Parkway – Phase 1 Improvements, Sioux Falls, SD
Contractor: T&R Contracting, Inc.*
Owner: South Dakota Department of Transportation
Engineer: Infrastructure Design Group, Inc.
Gold Award: Reconstruction of Belknap Street (USH 2), Superior, WI
Contractor: Chippewa Concrete Services*
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Engineer: Northern Wisconsin-Based Engineers
Overlays (Airports)
Silver Award: Taxiway C Repair, Grissom Air Force Base, Miami County, IN
Contractor: E&B Paving Inc.*
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer: CEMS Engineering
Gold Award: Darlington County Airport Runway 5-23 Rehabilitation, Darlington, SC
Contractor: Hi-Way Paving, Inc. (HPI)*
Owner: Darlington County Airport
Engineer: Michael Baker International*
State Roads
Silver Award: US 287 Passing Lanes South of Lamar, CO
Contractor: Castle Rock Construction Company (CRCC)*
Owner: Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
Engineer: CDOT, Region 2
Gold Award: US-169 Reconstruction, Allen County, KS
Contractor: Emery Sapp & Sons*
Owner: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)
Engineer: George Butler Associates
Urban Arterials & Collectors
Silver Award: Homestead Lane & 207th Street Improvements, Edgerton, KS
Contractor: Miles Excavating, Inc.*
Owner: City of Edgerton
Engineer: Affinis Corp.
Gold Award: South Ellis Road Reconstruction, Sioux Falls, SD
Contractor: T&R Contracting, Inc.*
Owner: City of Sioux Falls
Engineer: KLJ
Overlays (Highways)
Gold Award: Interstate 8 CRCP Overlays, Imperial County, CA
Contractor: Security Paving Company, Inc.*
Owner/Engineer: Caltrans, District 11
Overlays (Streets & Roads)
Gold Award: Eastside Parkway, Gas City, IN
Contractor: E&B Paving, Inc.*
Owner: Gas City, IN
Engineer: Municipal Civil Corporation
RCC (Industrial)
Gold Award: Swift Trucking Terminal, Laredo, TX
Contractor: Andale Construction, Inc.*
Owner: Swift Transport
Engineer: Terracon
RCC (Special Application)
Gold Award: East Holt Street Reconstruction, Mexico, MO
Contractor: Andale Construction, Inc.*
Owner: City of Mexico, Missouri
Engineer: Bartlett and West