Brut Force - 20th Edition - Brutoco

IN THIS ISSUE
a wOrD FrOM THE
PrESIDENT
BrUTOCO CELEBraTES
45 YEarS
SErVICE awarDS &
PICNIC wINNErS
GraND OPENING
OraNGE LINE ExTENSION
PrOJECT COMPLETION
MarBLEHEaD BrIDGE
GETTING TO KNOw
JOHN GLaNVILLE
PrOJECT UPDaTE
PaSSONS BLVD.
PrOJECT UPDaTE
I-10 / CITrUS INTErCHaNGE
ESOP - KEEPING aN EYE ON
rETIrEMENT
SaVE 6
rECOGNITION
Hr HaPPENINGS
HEaLTH aND wELLNESS
THE SaFETY ZONE
waLK MS 2012 &
SCCa awarDS
MOVIE rEVIEwS &
THE raTCHET
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20th Edition, October 2012
NEw JOB aNNOUNCEMENTS
429 & 430
by
stEvE
gonZALEZ
The Harper Lake Solar Project will be a
250-megawatt, solar electric generating
facility located near Harper Dry Lake in
Hinkley, Ca, approximately 25 miles west of
Barstow.
Brutoco has completed Job 429 Phase 1
Concrete Foundations for Cooling Towers and is currently supplying a workforce
to maintain the environmental and SwPPP measures throughout the 1,765 acre site,
which is Brutoco Job 430.
The owner, abengoa Solar, has been greatly
impressed by our performance, quality and
safety program. During a recent project-wide
safety audit, we were informed that Brutoco
was setting the bar for every other contractor
on site. It is because of results like this that we
are being asked to bid additional packages as
they become available. when it’s all said and
done, Brutoco could end up building much
more of this facility, over the next two years.
Brutoco EnginEEring
& construction, inc.
P.O. BOx 310189
FONTaNa, Ca 92331
T 909.350.3535 F 909.822.9661
www.BrUTOCO.NET

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THE BRUT FOrCE
PRESIDENT
MICHAEL J. MURPHY
Happy Birthday!
Brutoco Engineering & Construction is celebrating its 45th birthday this year. Over the
past 45 years, we have seen a small, family business develop into a substantial employeeowned
company that continues to diversify and grow in the Southern California market.
It is interesting to look back on how Brutoco has adjusted to the market over the years.
From our start building small roadway and channel projects in the 1960s, we moved to multimillion
projects in the ‘70s and became a premier bridge-builder in Southern California.
Over the years, we became involved in more complex projects and diversified into airport
work, infrastructure for developers and homebuilders, seismic retrofit and reconstruction
work. In the 2000s, we diversified into utility plant work including water and wastewater
treatment and building projects.
while we have maintained our core competencies in structures, roadway and utilities work,
we have sought to adapt these capabilities to the current construction market. The most recent example of this is our successful
entry into the solar market and large design-build projects. These markets present huge opportunities for profitable work in the next
ten years.
we know that the construction market will continue to transform over Brutoco’s next 45 years in business. Our challenge will be to
continue to find new ways of getting business – and getting business done.
JoBS AWARDED
The following jobs have been awarded to Brutoco since the last Brut Force edition:
JoB 429 HARPER LAkE SoLAR
this $ 1+ million contract was negotiated with Abener teyma Mojave in July 2012. the project
consisted of constructing concrete foundations for cooling towers, and was completed
september 1, 2012.
JoB 430 ENvIRoNMENTAL SUPPoRT foR HARPER LAkE SoLAR
this project was negotiated with Abener teyma Mojave in september 2012. the project
consists of environmental compliance support over the next two years.
JoB 431 SITE ACCESS AND PYLoN SPooLS. HARPER LAkE SoLAR
Perform concrete and electrical work for site access. supply and assemble pylon spools.
JoB 432 STEAM GENERAToR EvAP foUNDATIoNS. HARPER LAkE SoLAR
construct concrete foundations for steam evaporators.
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Joanne schultz, Editor
Andres Acosta, sharee’ Andrade, Mike Bergeon, robert Braun, Mike Fenley, Laurence Fortin, steve gonzalez,
teresa Maxwell, Jose Muhr, Michael J. Murphy, contributors

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Job 1
UC Berkeley
Slide Repair
Job 6
Clay Station
First Caltrans job
45 YEARS!
1967 1968 1972 1981 1994 1996 1998 2003 2004 2009 2012
January 27, 2012 marked the 45th anniversary of Brutoco Engineering & Construction’s incorporation
in the State of California.
we extend our sincerest thanks and appreciation to all of the individuals that have contributed to our success through
the years. From the Brutocao family who founded this company, to our current employee-owners, and union workforce
as well as past employees, the subcontractors and suppliers, agency staff, consultants and engineers who are an integral
part of our team – we couldn’t have done it without you.
Founders
Al and Len Brutocao
Job 36
El Monte Bridge
First job over
$1 million
Job 152
El Centro
First airport runway
Job 319
Copper Hill
First bridge job for
homebuilder
ESOP program started
Job 288
Bull Creek
Earthquake damage
bridge repair
Job 417
Orange Line Extension
Largest design/build project
Job 357
MTA Blowdown Facility
First Building Group Job
Job 352
R.O. Chino
First water
treatment plant
Here’s to another-- even greater -- 45 years!
Job 429
Harper Lake Solar
First solar plant

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THREE YEArs
amanda Jaraczewski
Brian Pesaniello
FIVE YEArs
Shareé andrade
Desiree Cooper
Joshua De Smet
Matthew Fenley
Kelly Fernandez
Bruce Hudson
rhonda Johnson
abraham Luna
Jon Merryman
Joanne Schultz
TAMALE COOK-OFF
1st Place - Joe Sandoval
2nd Place - Hilda Noguera
BOCCE BALL TOURNAMENT
1st Place Team
Lisa Noguera & Steve Gonzalez
2nd Place Team
Jose Martin & Gabriel Martin
SERvICE AWARDS
TEN YEArs
andres acosta
Javier De La Cueva
Terry Hatcher
Barlow Hernandez
Teresa Maxwell
Brian Zagorsky
MEN’S NAIL DRIVING
1st Place
ron Barthelme (27 nails)
2nd Place
Francisco alcala (21 nails)
3rd Place
Junior Quintero (20 nails)
WOMEN’S NAIL DRIVING
1st Place - Lesa Bryant
2nd Place - Sara Quintero
3rd Place - rosamaria Ceja
FIFTEEN YEArs
Gilberto Lemus, Jr.
TWENTY YEArs
James Himes
Craig Maxwell
Larry Vogel
THE BRUT FOrCE
5 10 20 25
PICNIC WINNERS
TWENTY-FIVE YEArs
Benjamin anguiano
Valente Quintero
TUG-OF-WAR
1st Place - “The Shop”
Chito Soto (Captain), Daniel Milson, Tedd
Bryant, Joe Valles, James Ellis, James Himes
2nd Place - “The Team”
raymond Torrejon (Captain), Jon Merryman,
Juan Gaspar, Jose Muhr, rob Fryan,
Josh De Smet

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417 Orange Line Extension
An Orange Line bus takes its inaugural ride across the Lassen
Street Overcrossing into the Chatsworth Station.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa thanked Brutoco for working with the City
of Los Angeles to successfully accelerate the project.
Mayor antonio Villaraigosa,
by
Metro CEO art Leahy, numerous
stEvE
other elected officials and civic
gonZALEZ
leaders spoke at the Metro
Orange Line Extension Grand
Opening Program on Friday,
June 29. The project was the first
completed under L.a. County
Measure r, and was praised
by Villaraigosa and many of the
other speakers for being under
budget and ahead of schedule.
Thousands of area residents and
commuters attended the grand
opening festivities on Saturday,
June 30 which offered free bus
rides, as well as music, food and family activities at the
Canoga and Chatsworth stations. Brutoco hosted a
booth and received many positive comments from the
public about the project, how it improved the community
and had been constructed without inconveniencing
them.
Los Angeles City Council Member Mitch Englander (center) cuts
the ribbon at the Chatworth Station.

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This summer, Brutoco completed
transforming the
by
Marblehead
Bridge from gray stEvE structural
concrete to a bridge gonZALEZ that will fit in
with the multi-million dollar views
that surround it.
JoHN GLANvILLE
by
tErEsA
MAXWELL
424 Marblehead Bridge
THE BRUT FOrCE
Architectural features on the bridge included lookouts, stone veneer, lantern posts and
extensive staining and painting
Vice President and Utility Group Manager
John Glanville has worked at Brutoco for
nine years. He joined the company in
2003 as the manager for the new utility
group we started to bid and build water
and wastewater treatment plants. In 2006,
the Brutoco Board of Directors appointed
him vice president.
I recently sat down with him with the goal of “Getting to Know John Glanville”.
John grew up in a small town in New Zealand, called Timaru. He lived and worked in
Timaru while going to the Central Institute of Technology in wellington, New Zealand.

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“ I love doing my
job; it doesn’t even
seem like a job. ”
while he was completing his Bachelor of Engineering degree, all of the friends that
he grew up with in Timaru were going to australia, because that’s where all of the kids
from the small town went. Because of school, John couldn’t go to australia, but when
he finished, one of his friends came back from Australia and said they should go to
London. So they did.
John lived and worked in London, holding two jobs. The more interesting one was as
a barman serving beer. John says, “Living in the ‘70s in Europe was a blast.” One of the
most fun things John did while in London was to go on a lot of organized camping trips.
He took trips to Italy, austria and other countries all over Europe. His most memorable
trip was to Berlin – because it was a divided city at the time. He camped within view
of the Berlin wall and the guards that were stationed there. The difference between
the american and English side of the wall compared to the russian side was drastic.
John came to the U.S. in 1978 and started working for aSL (now Tetra Tech). at aSL
he worked on water and wastewater construction projects holding many positions including inspector, designer and surveyor. after aSL, John
worked for Pascal-Ludwig for nine years as a superintendent on water and wastewater projects, and then went to work for Kiewit in San Diego.
During this time John and his wife Jeanne lived in Placentia with their four kids. Taking the kids to band and sports activities kept them busy for the
20 years they lived there. With four kids they didn’t have the resources to travel very much, but they did fit in car trips around the U.S., including
houseboating trips to Lake Powell and Lake Shasta. Now that the kids have all moved out, John and his wife live in rancho Cucamonga and they
love to travel. Vacations are a hobby that John and his wife share.
Besides traveling with his wife, John’s other current hobby is brewing beer. Jeanne gave him a beer kit two years ago for his birthday, and he is on
batch number 13 now. He is getting ready to brew a favorite, Gobble Gobble ale, in time for Thanksgiving. One of his most requested is a vanilla
stout beer that he brewed, and he has some ideas for improving it that he is anxious to try.
when I asked John if he had any advice for young engineers he said, “Broaden your knowledge and learn as much about every single aspect of
construction.” He went on to say that one of the great things about this job is no two projects are ever built the same, no two days will ever be the
same. John ended saying, “I love doing my job; it doesn’t even seem like a job.”
Camping in Monterey in 2009.
At Denali National Park in Alaska
during 2004 trip.
John visiting his nephew’s 5,000 acre farm in
New Zealand in 2007.
John with his son-in-law during
his 2007 trip to New Zealand.

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421 Passons Boulevard Grade Separation
THE BRUT FOrCE
by
stEvE roBErt
gonZALEZ
BrAun
we are in the final months of
construction of the Passons Boulevard
Grade Separation, and the project is
coming together. The major items of
work in Stages 3 and 4 are finished.
The bridge construction is complete
with trains now running on the new
track.
Once trains were switched onto the
new bridge in april, the construction
of the pump station began. The pump
station is 28 feet below grade at its
deepest point and is located directly
adjacent to the live railroad tracks. Because of the close proximity to the tracks, shoring was required in order to excavate the structure.
Construction of the structure took about three months to complete and the mechanical and electrical work is now underway.
In the past few months we have completed all of the curb and gutter along Passons Boulevard and rivera road. as well as most of the aC
paving. Crews have been working extended hours and weekends in order to perform work on numerous change orders and still complete
critical items of work on their scheduled dates. The PCC pavement on the Passons underpass was placed on September 11 and 12 and we
are now in the process of finishing the remaining subcontracted items. Fencing, irrigation, landscaping and electrical work are ongoing
through the project site.
Passons Boulevard is scheduled to open to traffic in late October. Once Passons Boulevard is open to traffic, we will start Stage 5 of
construction, which are the Serapis avenue Improvements. This work includes demo and removal of the existing at-grade crossing at
the BNSF track and Serapis avenue, and the installation of curb and gutter, sidewalks, fencing, irrigation, planting and street lighting. we
anticipate all work on the project to be complete by the end of November.
Forming and placing rebar for pump station walls.
Placing PCC pavement on Passons Boulevard.

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427 I-10 / Citrus Interchange
by
AnDY
AcostA
The I-10/Citrus avenue Interchange
project will widen Citrus avenue between
Slover avene and Valley Boulevard. The
project replaces the four-lane Citrus
avenue bridge over the I-10 freeway with
a seven-lane bridge, widens the Citrus
avenue bridge over the railroad, improves
on- and off-ramps, builds retaining walls,
installs drainage systems and makes street
improvements. The project is broken down
into five different stages, but in typical
Brutoco fashion, stages are being built concurrently to speed up the tight schedule.
we are currently working on Stages 1a and 1B concurrently, which includes construction
of the reinforced concrete box (rCB), railroad bridge, MSE and retaining walls,
westbound off-ramp, drainage and paving. work completed to date includes shoring
(lots of it), approximately 80% of the rCB, several drainage systems, embankments,
a retaining wall to protect a house from an embankment, the abutments and girders
of the railroad bridge and leveling pads for two MSE walls. Brutoco field and office
crews have been working hard to make this happen.
To build the rCB, we had to develop a Clear water Diversion Plan to divert the water
flowing on the existing channel (nothing clear about that water!), to accommodate
a 100-year rain event. we currently have a dam and pump system implemented to
route the water around the job site in three 3-inch PVC pipes. a challenge to building
the rCB has been the coordination between our rCB and rebar subcontractors, but
Widening of Westbound Mainline I-10.
that’s another article in itself. The rCB is critical on the east side of Citrus because we
must have it complete we so may build the new westbound off-ramp in order to shift
traffic and move onto the next stage. The RCB work on the east side is complete, and
work on the westbound off-ramp is underway. The rCB work on the west side of Citrus is currently ongoing.
Large quantities of shoring had to be installed to hold up the eastbound on- and off-ramps. according to several foremen on the project that have been with
the company for many years, this is the most shoring they have seen on a single Brutoco project. Brutoco had to buy new beams to keep up with the shoring
requirements.
The excavation for the retaining walls adjacent to the railroad tracks is complete, the leveling pad is poured and the subcontractor will be setting MSE panels
in the next few days. Precast girders have been set for the Citrus railroad bridge and we have started setting the work deck. a challenge for this portion of
work will be the concurrent backfill of the MSE wall and abutments 1 and 2 of the railroad bridge. In order to keep up with the backfill needs we are considering
working multiple shifts to
accomplish this task.
Shoring for Retaining Wall 790. Overhead bridge girders and platform.
fun fact:
Citrus Overcrossing
(OC) is the bridge
over the freeway
and Citrus
Overhead (OH) is
the bridge over the
railroad tracks.

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ESoP
by
Don
BrAKE
THE BRUT FOrCE
retirement may seem a long way off and often other priorities in our lives such as saving for a home
down payment or your kid’s college tuition push it to the back burner.
The ESoP is just one part of a comprehensive retirement plan
The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is the primary retirement plan offered by Brutoco. The
plan provides for the company to contribute Brutoco stock to your account each year and permits the
employee owners to share in the success of the company.
Because the value of the ESOP is solely dependent on the value of Brutoco Stock, it is important to
consider diversifying to some extent using other tax-advantaged options.
Participate in the Brutoco 401k Plan
a key strategy to ensure that saving for retirement is not completely out of mind is to participate at some level in the
Brutoco 401k plan.
The plan allows you to set up automatic, tax-deferred deductions from your paycheck. You can start with a small
amount such as $50 per paycheck, and then increase the amount as circumstances permit. Because the deductions
are tax-deferred, the decreased amount of your take home pay will be up to one-third less than the amount you are
having deducted. For example, for a contribution of $50, your paycheck is reduced about $34.Getting started at this
level will only cost you a little over $1 per day and the automatic nature of the deduction makes it less noticeable.
On the other hand, if you want to maximize your ability to save for retirement, the current annual limit is $17,000 for participants under 50 years of
age and $22,500 if you are 50 or older.
Brutoco’s 401k is administered by John Hancock and offers over 40 investment options so you can tailor your participation to fit your life situation.
John Hancock also offers the ability to track and change your investment choices on the web.
To start participating in the 401k, simply request an enrollment package from the Hr Manager Sharee’
andrade.
Another option is opening a Roth IRA
a roth Ira is an individual retirement account that you fund with after-tax dollars, but when you withdraw
the funds at retirement the investment earnings are free from federal and state income taxes.
This arrangement can be a great deal, especially if income tax rates in the future are higher than they
are today. roth Ira accounts can be set up with mutual fund companies such as Vanguard or Fidelity or
Brokerage firms such as Schwab or E-trade.
Calculate your estimated Social Security Benefit
Check out the retirement benefit estimating tool on the Social Security website at http://www.ssa.gov/
estimator/. This tool uses your work history in the Social Security database to estimate your expected
monthly benefit at various retirement age assumptions.
Start as early as possible, BUT don’t let a later start discourage you
Starting as early as you can with your retirement planning is a big advantage, since you will be able to maximize the power of compounding your
contributions and investment earnings over a longer portion of your working years.
a later start will mean less time to accumulate; however, the discipline of regular contributions to your retirement plans will serve to help you live
within your means by artificially lowering your income, which indirectly lowers the difference you might experience between your pre-retirement
income and your post-retirement income.
Please feel free to contact Don Brake with any questions you have regarding the retirement planning options discussed in this article.

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PAUL voN BERG APPoINTED
BRUToCo ESoP Co-TRUSTEE
The Brutoco Board of Directors appointed Paul Von Berg as an ESOP co-trustee at the board
meeting held on May 21, 2012. The Brutoco ESOP currently has two co-trustees. Paul serves as
the external co-trustee and the internal co-trustee is Brutoco Chief Financial Officer Don Brake.
Paul retired from Brutoco in October 2011 after working as a project manager, vice president and
executive vice president of the company. During his 19 years with Brutoco, he was responsible
for recruiting many of its current employees. as an advocate for employee development
and retention, he was instrumental in developing the management training and mentorship
programs.
He currently serves as a management trustee for the local Laborers and Operating Engineers
unions, is a commissioner on the California apprenticeship Council and is on the boards of the american road and Transportation
Builders association (arTBa) and Transportation California.
As an ESOP co-trustee, Paul is responsible to act solely in the best interest of plan participants and their beneficiaries, to follow the
ESOP Plan documents and act prudently. His duties are to determine the fair market value of the stock, manage Plan investments,
interpret the Plan document, vote ESOP stock as the shareholder on routine corporate shareholder matters, diversify plan assets for
qualifying participants and make distributions to participants as directed by the Plan administrator.
MARk BARkER
SAvE 6 AWARD
Michael J. Murphy and Mike Bergeon presented Foreman
Mark Barker his $500 prize for “Saving 6” at the
June 23 Superintendents Meeting.
Carpenter Foreman Mark Barker received the first Ron Graves Save 6 Award and a
$500 cash prize at the Brutoco Superintendents Meeting on June 21, 2012.
Mark was nominated by Project Manager Brian Zagorsky for his approach to material
staging at Job 422 Costa Mesa Nano-filtration Plant. Mark identified all delivered
materials and had them unloaded as close as possible to their final placement location
so that items were properly staged and double-handling was minimized or eliminated.
Using a work plan with a written checklist, he ensured that his crew had all items
needed prior to starting installation, which increased efficiency.
The Save 6 runner up was Chato Noguera, who was nominated by Equipment Manager
Mike Bergeon for always using the smallest available truck for jobsite deliveries, which
has resulted in significant fuel savings for the shop. Chato received a $100 prize for his
commitment to Saving 6.
The award was established to recognize a Brutoco employee who has put Save 6 into
practice and increased efficiency, eliminated waste and saved Brutoco time or money.
It is named for former Brutoco Executive Vice President ron Graves, who coined the
phrase Save 6 for working smarter, not harder.
Save 6 In Action
Jeremy Dobyns actively pushed the schedule at Job 420 to start work in as many open
areas as possible and looked for opportunities to get more done by resequencing work and collaborating with others.
In an effort to make Job 412 operations more efficient, Bo Barthelme started writing on each material order form what all ordered items were to be used
for. This made payment of invoices faster and easier since all items can be correctly coded without having to call him to confirm.

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HR HAPPENINGS
DoC
MURPHY
Joined Brutoco for the 2012
summer internship program
and currently works in the
Fontana office assisting in
the Estimating Department.
Doc is attending cal Poly
Pomona studying construction Engineering
technology and will continue his internship during
the school year.
ANDY
ACoSTA
Promoted to Project superintendent
and assigned to Brutoco Job 427 i-10/
citrus interchange.
JoSE
MUHR
Jose Muhr passed his PE exam and
received his Professional Engineers
License in August 2012.
NICk
BALL
Joined Brutoco
for the 2012
summer
internship
program
and was assisting the Estimating
Department, however he is now back at
school in the mechanical engineering
program at uc santa Barbara.
CHRIS
CAMPING
Promoted to Project superintendent
and assigned to Brutoco Job 428
Pasadena gold Line repairs Design-
Build.
THE BRUT FOrCE
by
stEvE sHArEE’
gonZALEZ
AnDrADE
RAYMoND
ToRREJoN
started with Brutoco as an
intern in June 2012 and
currently is assigned to
Job 422 costa Mesa nF
Plant. raymond is studying
construction Engineering
technology at cal Poly Pomona while continuing
to work at Brutoco.

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HEALTH WELLNESS PRoGRAM
2012 New Year, New You Weight Loss Challenge
we started off the New Year with a weight Loss Challenge
as a competitive way to help individuals reach their health
and weight loss goals. The contest, which started in January
and ended in June, was to lose the most weight measured by
percentage of body weight. Monthly emails and flyers were sent
out to participants with health advantage tips. Most of the 15
that entered came in the office frequently to weigh themselves
and when the final weigh-in time came we had 10 employees
remaining in the competition. Their weight loss ranged from
15.2% to 2.4% of body weight.
The winners:
Cheri Grosz won the Grand Prize of $457 with 15.2% weight loss
Chris Palas was the runner Up and won $153 with 12.2% weight
loss
5k MUD RUN - TEAM BRUToCo
with 2012 coming to an end, we want to continue the hard
work and motivation for a healthy year and a healthy you. as
a fun way to stay focused on health and fitness, we started
Team Brutoco at the Mud run at Glen Helen raceway on
November 17, 2012. Our team will start the 5K obstacle course
at the 10:00 a.m. running slot.
If you are interested in joining our Brutoco team of 14 (so far),
register online at:
www.mudfactor.com/event-socal2-2012/
Team: Brutoco Password: brutoco
You sign up for: SoCall II – November 17, 2012 10:00 am slot.
If there are no openings for 10:00 a.m., sign up for any available
time and email Sharee’ andrade.
She will have your registration changed to 10:00 a.m.
There is a $65 (+insurance fee) registration fee that you
have to pay
Brutoco will provide a t-shirt to all participants to wear on
the day of the event.
If you’re not interested in running, consider coming out and
cheering on your fellow co-workers!
For any further details please contact Sharee’ andrade at
sandrade@brutoco.net

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SAfETY ZoNE
as we look back at Brutoco’s past 45 years, we get a sense of the amazing amount
of manpower it took to create the company we see today. The structures and roads
we have built stand as monuments that symbolize success and overcoming numerous
challenges that were met along the way. achieving success with safety has been one
of those challenges and the good news is we are building that legacy too.
THE BRUT FOrCE
by
stEvE LAurEncE
gonZALEZ
Fortin
CHST
Today we have several processes in place that enhance employee communication, train and educate workers on specific
hazards, pre-plan and develop best practices for work tasks, incident review process with management and incentives for
safe workers.
Four years after Len and albert Brutocao founded our company, the Occupational Safety and Health act was signed into
law by President richard Nixon. This was the beginning of a major shift in the way employers looked at safety, but Len
Brutocao was already ahead of the curve. He knew the value of people without having a mandate by the government. Len
cared about his employees and wanted them to return home safely every night to their families.
Len’s legacy is on display each time we attend a company picnic or a retirement party. It’s reflected in the stories about past
jobs and the interesting characters they encountered along the way. we all enjoy the stories about “how we use to do it”
but those don’t always have positive safety messages attached to them. we have come a long way from those days, and
we are continuing to improve all the time. I look forward to the next 45 years and know we will continue to reap the rewards
that come from creating a safe workplace of which we can all be proud.
SAfETY ovER THE YEARS
Even after OSHa was enacted, it took years to change the mentality that safety was bad and made things too slow. Here
are some common old school construction industry practices that we don’t miss:
• Ride the crane hook or the side step of heavy equipment.
• Provide welders a glass of milk to drink because it offset the effects of harmful fumes
• Send the apprentice to get beer for the journeymen at lunchtime
• Climb up and down formwork without the use of ladders
• Walk beams with no fall protection
Over 45 years Brutoco has enacted a safety program to ensure worker safety and productivity during our construction
operations.

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WALk
Brutoco is a founding member of the Southern
California Contractors association (SCCa), an
industry organization that represents the interests
of union-signatory heavy construction contractors
and assists with labor relations and governmental
affairs. Brutoco President Michael J. Murphy is
currently serving as the President of the SCCa.
On april 28, 2012, the BrUT FOrCE team of walkers,
runners, and volunteers participated in the annual
MS Society 5K walk/run held at the City of rancho
Cucamonga’s Epicenter (Quakes Stadium). Brutoco’s
team had 26 participants including employees, family,
friends and colleagues, and our walkers and volunteers
were able to raise $4,050 for this great cause. The MS
Society funds research and provides programs and
services that help people affected by MS.
If you are interested in joining our 2013 walk MS team
please contact Sharee’ andrade at (909) 349-6729 or
sharee.andrade@brutoco.net.
SoUTHERN CALIfoRNIA CoNTRACToRS ASSoCIATIoN
Brutoco’s SBE Outreach Coordinator Teresa
Maxwell attended the California Construction
Expo in Pasadena, CA on August 2 with
Brutoco ESOP Co-trustee Paul Von Berg.
Paul is currently serving as interim Executive
Vice President of the Southern California
Contractors Association (SCCA).
Two children of Brutoco employees – who are also Brutoco employees -- were
awarded college scholarships from the SCCa on august 8, 2012.
Brutoco Administrative
Manager Teresa
Maxwell, the daughter
of Brutoco Engineer
Craig Maxwell,
received an SCCA
scholarship for her
Masters program
in Strategic Public
Relations at USC.
Brutoco Intern Nick
Ball, the son of Brutoco
Vice President Joanne
Schultz and Steve Ball,
received an SCCA
scholarship to further
his engineering studies
at UCSB.

Rating -- I give it 5 Bridges out of 5
Brutoco Bridge Movie Rating Scale:
5 Bridges – Definitely a classic. Worth paying full price at the
theater, or maybe even seeing again
4 Bridges – A good solid movie, keeps your attention, worth
the money (tickets and popcorn).
3 Bridges – Okay to see at the discount theater on a rainy day,
otherwise wait for it to come out on DVD.
2 Bridges – Not worth your hard earned cash at the theater.
Maybe a rental if there is nothing better at Blockbuster.
1 Bridge – Pass on it. Wait until next week’s new releases.
NEW MovIE: End of Watch
I saw an advance screening of this film earlier this summer and I must say this is one of the best buddy cop genre movies I have
ever seen. End of Watch is a movie about two young Los Angeles police officers, Dan Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his partner
Mike Zavala (Michael Pena), that patrol the rough streets of South Central Los angeles. Their ambitious and fearless attitudes
makes them two of LAPD’s finest, but leads them to uncovering a dangerous drug cartel that ends up being too much for them
to handle. what makes Taylor and Zavala such a great team is that they act more like brothers than friends. They come from
different backgrounds and cultures --Taylor a white ex-Marine and Zavala a Mexican local boy -- which makes for hilarious
conversations while in the patrol car. Throughout the movie, Taylor is keeping a video log for a school project, so parts of the
movie are shot as if from his camera, which gives a different look on things. The movie does well in portraying how important it is
to have a partner you can trust and get along with. There are some graphic scenes, so if you have a weak stomach be prepared.
(Maybe see the movie first, then dinner). Overall, it’s an awesome action/drama movie.
oLD MovIE: one Day
I saw this movie in the theater with my wife in August 2011, and I thought it was a good chick flick, but I hated the
ending. One Day is a love story about two friends, Em (anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess), who end up sleeping
together on the night of their college graduation and every year on that date the movie shows where they are in their
lives.. After their initial fling, the two of them decide that it’s best not to stay together and to just be friends. Em goes on
her way struggling to make ends meet by working several un-enjoyable part-time jobs while trying to make it as a writer.
Dexter, a wealthy wannabe celebrity, ends up traveling for several years after college, living the life, and then goes into
show business. The two stay friends for a long time, until finally Dexter realizes that the perfect girl, Em, was in front of
him the whole time. This movie has all the ingredients a chick flick needs: love, laughs, sadness, and a good message.
Check it out on your next date.
Rating -- I give it 3 Bridges out of 5
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RATCHET
steve g and Andy A in spain???
or moonlighting as waiters at a pizza parlor? What do Jobs 417 and 429 have in common?
Hey Mark Barker, are you happy to be back in your old
stompin’ grounds?
it is a good thing Jim sobek built Len Brutocao’s gazebo
instead of the crew at costa Mesa.
Dan M if you do a BBQ at 429, don’t worry
about bringing the BBQ coals.
WINNER
Lisa Noguera was the
winner of the “Name That
Tat” contest in the last
edition of the Brut Force.
For her prize, Lisa won
a selection of Brutocobranded
merchandise