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IDENTIFY, AIM, EXECUTE<br />
DRIVEN TO BE THE BEST<br />
Southwestern Ontario Operations<br />
Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd - Clinton<br />
2014 proved to be a steady year for Lavis Contracting Co. Limited and its subsidiary<br />
owned company Frank Kling Limited. Lavis Contracting Co. Limited was successful<br />
in securing MTO Contract 2013-3018 which consisted of recycling, 19.0 warm mix<br />
and 12.5FC1 along <strong>with</strong> ditching, centre line culvert replacements and culvert rehabilitation.<br />
The 12.5 FC1 surface will be completed in the spring of <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
The CIR crew had a successful year <strong>with</strong> recycling being completed in <strong>2015</strong>. Thanks<br />
also to Miller Recycling Group in assisting Lavis in completion of this work.<br />
Underground retention pond at Sobeys<br />
Lavis was successful in securing hotmix supply<br />
for MTO, Huron County, Lambton County, Huron<br />
County lower tier municipalities, West Perth and<br />
private work. With the slow start to the season and<br />
unpredictable weather this kept the hotmix crews<br />
and plant hopping to finish off the season.<br />
Lavis reconstruction crew were kept busy doing<br />
underground work through the entire down town<br />
of Brussels, watermain and storm sewer replacement<br />
in Goderich along <strong>with</strong> underground and site<br />
work for Compass Minerals, Sobey’s, MTO and the<br />
private sector. Crews also assist Owen Sound Highway<br />
Maintenance in various maintenance activities<br />
along <strong>with</strong> the supply of 11 snowplow trucks for<br />
winter maintenance.<br />
Lavis and Frank Kling aggregate divisions were busy<br />
supplying aggregates for internal hotmix and reconstruction<br />
jobs, winter sand and various concrete<br />
stone and sand customers. Frank Kling has seen an<br />
increase in sales of concrete stone and sand in 2014.<br />
2014 was a busy year for The Murray Group<br />
as part of the first full season under the Miller<br />
umbrella.<br />
The ice storm of December 2013 was the first<br />
challenge for winter maintenance staff. The<br />
heavy ice storm in December and subsequent<br />
snowfall resulted in considerable drifting snow<br />
over the remainder of the winter, which required<br />
all hands on deck to ensure contract requirements<br />
were met. Credit to all our snowplow<br />
drivers and coordinators for a job well done.<br />
The Murray Group was successful on a large<br />
portion of business in Wellington, Bruce, Dufferin<br />
and Grey Counties in 2014.<br />
Southwestern Ontario Operations<br />
The Murray Group Limited - Moorefield<br />
The most challenging project in 2014 was the<br />
reconstruction of Grey Road 30 (Bowes Bluff<br />
Road), which runs directly adjacent to the Beaver<br />
Valley Ski Club. As one can imagine any road<br />
construction project directly beside a ski hill can<br />
mean only on thing, “steep grades”. Grey Road 30<br />
runs between Markdale and Grey County Road 13 (Beaver Valley Road) and is a prime tourist and cycling destination particularly in<br />
the fall.<br />
The project involved full depth pulverizing of Grey road 30, installation of culverts, subdrain, concrete curb (on the steepest section),<br />
ditching, and two lifts of asphalt.<br />
Prior to commencing construction a number of meetings were held <strong>with</strong> construction staff to review drawings and visit the site<br />
to develop a plan that would ensure the safety of all involved while completing the task <strong>with</strong>in the timelines established during<br />
bidding.<br />
One key operating issue was weather. Due to the steep slopes involved, considerable planning took place to ensure that washout<br />
at the hands of heavy rain was minimized. Installation of all culverts, subdrain and curbs were completed <strong>with</strong> as much existing<br />
asphalt remaining as possible. Once the ditching, underground and curb work were completed pulverizing and grading of the<br />
steepest sections took place to enable a quick turn<br />
over to paving ensuring the granular material was<br />
covered preventing any catastrophic washouts.<br />
Every single employee involved from the beginning<br />
took a keen interest in ensuring the project went<br />
ahead safely and on schedule. David Harrison and<br />
Ken Taylor spearheaded the project management<br />
side. Fred Locking ensured everything was managed<br />
safely while Sandy Vallance and Shane Murray<br />
completed a beautiful paving job to top it all off.<br />
Thanks go out to “all” Murray Group staff for their<br />
hard work and commitment to this project.<br />
We as a group faced many challenges in 2014,<br />
inclement weather, tough projects, and as a group<br />
we overcame each and every challenge, which is<br />
something we should all be proud of.<br />
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