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Bridge Award (cont’d. from page 3)girder erection, which led to theerection completion within theBNSF Railway corridor beforeSeptember 30th, as BNSF would notallow work windows during thefourth quarter. On a typical project,the work window coordination iscompleted within a matter of days,but due to the size and complexityof this structure, this schedulingwas over a period of four months.Throughout the project, timelyconstruction and maintenance oferosion control measures wereneeded in this area adjacent toAntelope Creek. Jointly, JAVA andthe contractor followed the erosioncontrol plan and numerousenvironmental permits to stay incompliance with agencies’ policies.The AGC/NDOR Bridge Con -struction Award recognizes qualitybridge construction in Nebraska.Categories that were consideredincluded: quality of workmanship,project management, innovation inconstruction or use of material,contribution to traveling public/community, environmentallysensitive, rising to the challenge –difficult job or situation, andsafety.◆Hooker Brothers Honoredwith “Top Clod” AwardThe “Top Clod” Grading Awardwent to Hooker Brothers ConstructionCompany, Grand Island, Nebraska,for their work on the Ord to Burwellproject. Others recognized includedJulie Budnick, Project Manager forprime contractor Werner ConstructionCo., Hastings, Nebraska; NDORDistrict 4 Construction Engineer KeithMeyer; and Project Manager GeraldWoodgate. Certificates of Merit werepresented to NDOR employees PeggyJackson, Inspector and Bob Rice,Surveyor/Staking.The 12¼ mile project includedrealign ment of two roadway sectionswith detour time allowances, realign -ment of five county roads, realignmentof two channels, and five temporaryroads (shoo-flies). Approximately440,000 cubic years of earth weremoved.The project was built under traffic.Multiple moves were required on andoff the project due to phasing. Also,plan revisions changed haul distanceswhich required readjusting the balancepoints.According to award nominator JerryWoodgate, District 4 Project Managerat St. Paul, Hooker Brothers wasalways willing to adjust their scheduleto accommodate other contractors.They took pride in their work; alldetails, no matter how small wereimportant to them. Hooker Brothersattitude was “what can we do to getthe project done and get it done right.”Open communication, good planning,innovation and attention to safetywere demonstrated throughout theproject.The “Top Clod” Grading Award ispresented by the AGC/NDOR JointGrading Committee to recognize aGrading Contractor demonstratinga high standard of accuracy andattention in the areas of cooperation,innovation, prosecution and qualityof work and safety. ◆Pictured, l to r: Julie Budnick, WernerConstruction, prime contractor; Troy Behnk,Hooker Brothers, grading subcontractor;Gordon Wales, Hooker Brothers, gradingsubcontractor; Katie Wilson, President,Nebraska AGC; Claude Oie, NDORConstruction Engineer; and Jerry Woodgate,District 4 Project Manager at St. Paul.“Top Clod” AwardPhoto by Jay Bailey, NDOR4 Roadrunner April/May 2010