According to this piece on forconstructionpros.com gas prices will continue to rise this spring and summer. The article interviews Dan Kieler who led the way around the flatbed truck and pointed to the gas meter. “Look at this, $200 for (around) 50 gallons,” said Kieler, who appropriately is from Kieler, Wis. He stopped to fill […]
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2011 NAPA Meeting
The National Asphalt Pavement Association had its annual meeting in January in Orlando, Florida. As this write up announces, there was something for everyone in the pavement world. Over 800 people attended the NAPA conference this year. The event contained four days of non-stop educational and networking opportunities. From the Young Leaders’ hosted golf tournament […]
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Intersections: Asphalt Does Them Better
According to this article produced by the Asphalt Alliance, asphalt has many benefits including its role in intersections. A new publication put out by the same organization titled High-Performance Intersections (which can be viewed here) lays out new helpful guidelines for pavement designers. These designers deal with many challenges in the asphalt process such as […]
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Asphalt Causes Less Carbon footprint than Other Pavements
The production and installation of asphalt emits less greenhouse gases than other surfaces, reports this article. According to a recent study, asphalt pavements require about 20 percent less energy to produce and construct than other pavements. The less fuel that is used in the process—the less carbon dioxide that gets released into the air. The […]
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Info about the Asphalt Institute
Practically every industry or business segment in this nation is represented by a local, regional, or national trade group. Ours is no exception. PTG Enterprises, Inc. — MYpavementGUY.com — belongs to the Asphalt Institute (AI), a trade association founded in 1919. Our membership in AI with petroleum asphalt producers, manufacturers, and affiliated businesses, helps us keep current on the engineering, research, and educational aspects of liquid asphalt use. In fact, AI’s members represent 90 percent of the liquid asphalt produced in North America.
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Find us at CAI
Recently, we joined the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and were listed in its service provider directory. We’re thrilled to be part of such a great organization that does a lot of valuable work helping communities across the country. We’re also honored to be among the providers CAI recommends to its members.
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The importance of written contracts
In a recent post, we advised organizations looking to hire the right contractor for a paving project to make sure they get any contracts in writing. While a written contract is important, it’s worthless if it doesn’t contain the right information. All written contracts should include:
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Try reverse bidding instead of RFP
With reverse bidding, the organization reveals to potential contractors its budget for the project from the outset. The bidders then submit the amount of work they can get done for the budgeted amount. The organization then picks the contractor who can accomplish the most goals.
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Does my paving work require an RFP?
For commercial paving and repaving work, clients issue and request for proposal (RFP) to a number on contractors. This is by no means the only method for obtaining bids on a pavement project, but it is an accepted and popular one. Here are a few things to keep in mind about the RFP process.
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Hiring the right pavement contractor
So your driveway, parking lot, or other roadway has been beat up or worn to the point that it needs to be fixed and repaved. It’s definitely a project you can’t tackle on your own, so you need to find a contractor to do the job. How can you be sure you find the right one? Here are six easy tips.
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