February 2009 Utility Contractor - Table of Contents |
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COVER STORY -“The Big Show” - NUCA Faces Down Country’s Economic Woes at Utility Construction EXPO ‘09
A calm desert wind kicks up the dry dust. The lone contractor’s gaze piercing the haze as he stares down the Man in Black. Riding from town to town, the mysterious man leaves a trail of job shortages and a crippled economy. Tall and lean, our heroic contractor is hungry for work and ready to collect the bounty on the Man in Black. The contractor’s Peacemaker isn’t a Colt — it’s the knowledge and experience gained from Utility Construction EXPO ‘09 “The Big Show.” more >> |
Feature Story - Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink - Staying Dry When Groundwater Infiltrates the Jobsite
Such is the cry of many contractors when groundwater halts a construction job or even threatens bankruptcy of the project. Whether expected or unexpected, groundwater on a construction project can become the single largest cash drain of the project, regardless of whether the project is a pipeline or a building. The secret weapons in the contractor’s groundwater-fighting arsenal are respect, information and contingency planning. more >>
By Tom Minihan |
Feature Story -The Art of Negotiation - Painting the Perfect Portrait of Contract Bidding
Intense conversation, manic offers and worthy opponents in the bidding circle might, at first, conjure allusions to Sun Tzu’s Chinese masterpiece The Art of War. But any skilled contract warrior knows that the power of negotiation lies not in brute strength, but in subtle, confident strokes of word-play and monetary offers, making it more like the patient art of Chinese calligraphy. more >>
By Brad Dawson |
Feature Story - All A Bored! - Hopping on the Auger Boring Bandwagon
Tunneling through the darkness, diving deeper into the earth, auger boring is the process of simultaneously jacking casing through the earth while removing spoils inside the encasement by means of a rotating flight auger and incorporating the use of a track mounted machine. Auger boring lends itself to many applications, including water, sewer, gas lines, drainage systems, communication cabling and other forms of utilities. In today’s financially conscious world, auger boring is an economical approach when compared with such applications like microtunneling or trenching. more >>
By Rob Foster |
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