Utilities Supervisor Don Radamaker and Concrete Supervisor Leo Stoos. "Leo's been with us about 18- 19 years," Miller said. "Pat's been here 11 or 12 years. Many of our main operators and foremen and supervisors have been with us quite a while."
Because he can rely on experienced employees, Miller goes after the more complex jobs. "We like the scrappier jobs," he smiled. "That's our forte. They're obviously more challenging, but we have the personnel to take on the tough jobs and bring them in on time and on budget."
Wide project range
Concrete Specialty will take on jobs ranging anywhere from about $50,000 up to a couple million dollars.
Recent large projects included Phase III of a streetwidening and utilities project in Sioux City, Iowa. "That was a big job for us, and we also did a lot of the infrastructure at Dakota Dunes," Miller said. "It's a housing development and golf course just across the bridge in South Dakota. We did the paving and underground utilities there and we're pleased with the way that turned out."
Concrete Specialty crews recently built a
road east of Sioux City connecting the
bypass to Highway 75. Equipment on the
job includes a Komatsu PC300 excavator
for trenching and pipe work (left), a WA380
loader for miscellaneous site work and a
D41 dozer for grading. “We’ve been very
pleased with the Komatsu equipment we
have,” said Foreman Ron Carter. “We get
good production and it holds up real well.
In 2001, Concrete Specialty crews did a lot of work in Onawa, including some street paving, utility and storm sewer. The company also removed and replaced about 3/4-mile of old Highway 75 in Onawa for the state of Iowa.
Other recent projects included the rehabilitation of Court Street in downtown Sioux City last fall. "We replaced sanitary and storm sewer and paved it," noted Miller. Concrete Specialty crews are also working on a utility project in Omaha, Nebraska. "We started it last fall and we'll finish it this spring," said Miller.