Concrete Works' new portable batch plant

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Exciting news from Walker Field in Grand Junction.  The airport's apron reconstruction project is the maiden voyage for Concrete Works' new portable batch plant, the CON-E-CO Low-Pro 427 CM.  Providing 12 cubic yards per load, and up to 300 cubic yards per hour, this mobile batch plant increases CWC's flexibility and responsiveness to more remote projects by allowing crews to make and provide concrete on the site of the project and not be at the mercy of local ready mix suppliers.   In addition, having a mobile batch plant will expand our concrete paving capabilities and allow us to more competitively pursue interstate highway concrete paving projects. 

The CON-E-CO Low-Pro 427 is a wet batch plant, rather than a dry plant, meaning the plant mixes the water into the aggregate and cement prior to dumping in the trucks.  A dry batch plant dumps the aggregate and the cement into the mixer trucks, water is added, and the concrete is mixed in the truck.

June 2007: Thank-You BBQ at City Park

A "thank-you" BBQ was held on Thursday, June 28th for the crews working on the Ferril Lake/City Park Improvement Project. Thank you again for your dedication and hard work! Thanks also to Stacy for her organization of the event, which included a fantastic spread from M & D's BBQ. The event followed the reopening of City Park, and the official start-up of the prismatic electric fountain, by the mayor and other city officials.
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June 2007: Celebrating the Reopening of City Park

City Park was officially reopened on Thursday, June 28th in a ceremony to honor those who played a role in the City Park/Ferril Lake improvement project and to recognize those recent improvements. Mayor John Hickenlooper awarded certificates of merit to Concrete Works' own Marc Lenart, Tom Wood and Bill Plaehn from Parsons, Peter Young from Peak 'n Prairie and fountain historian Larry Kerecman. Then, with the Denver Municipal Band playing on the bandshell, the mayor gave the word to start the newly reconstructed fountain, sending a plume of water sky-high to the delight of all.
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APRIL 2007: Mayor Visits Ferril Lake Fountain

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, along with other city officials, visited City Park on April 30th to rally financial support for the newly reconstructed prismatic electric fountain. The fountain is scheduled to operational this summer and with private financial help, the full water and light display should be working by May of 2008. Concrete Works was honored to be a part of this historic project.
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2007 CCA-CDOT Project Management Awards

Joe Schwartz, CWC Superintendent.

At this year’s CCA-CDOT Region 4 Project Management Awards banquet, two Concrete Works of Colorado (CWC) supervisors were nominated. Scott (Jake) Jacobson was a nominee for his outstanding work on the Ft. Morgan Port-of-Entry project, #CC R400-156, and Joe Schwartz was nominated for his excellent work on the I-25 Panel Replacement from SH66 to SH14, project #MTCE 04-061 (M4061).

Award nominees were selected based on their ability to coordinate the activities of the construction project, skill in supervision of construction personnel, and effectiveness in serving as a liaison between the supervisor’s company and CDOT managers. The award was bestowed on the team of Todd Gonser, CDOT Engineer and Joe Schwartz, CWC Superintendent.

Joe Schwartz consistently exhibits strong leadership qualities and is able to associate easily with construction personnel as well as work together with them. In addition, Joe has a strong technical aptitude with the ability to tackle a task logically, and perseverance to see it through to completion.

Joe Schwartz is typical of the type of professional supervisor that Concrete Works of Colorado assigns to its projects. CWC supervisors are always prepared to work under pressure and are able to link up with a wide spectrum of people, from field personnel to engineers, to project owners in order to produce high quality construction projects – on time and within budget!