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MassDOT to Construct Shared-Use Path Along U.S. 5 Massachusetts transportation officials are moving ahead with plans to construct a shared-use path for bikers and walkers along a dangerous 1.2-mi. stretch of U.S. Highway 5 between Northampton and Easthampton. The $6 million project, scheduled to begin construction in 2026 and take two years to complete, is being greeted with enthusiasm by bikers and others who use that part of the highway to get to and from Northampton, Holyoke and Easthampton. The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported Oct. 12 that plans call for the path to run between Easthampton’s Manhan Rail Trailhead near East Street and connect to proposed bike lanes to be constructed at Interstate 91’s Exit 23 in Northampton, where a bridge replacement project is currently under way. “This is an area where pedestrian and bike access has been just totally unworkable and dangerous,” said Northampton resident Nicholas Horton, speaking at a public hearing hosted by the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT). “This has really important implications for the folks who live on Island Road, for those who are making their way down towards Holyoke, and for those connected to the Manhan Rail Trail.”

State officials said the trail will be constructed along the west side of U.S. 5, closest to the Oxbow and opposite the B&M Railroad tracks. It would run past Island Road, which provides access to the Oxbow Marina as well as a neighborhood and a warehouse for Packaging Corporation of America. “The project is intended to address the need to provide a direct connection for alternative and healthy modes of travel,” MassDOT Project Manager Muazzez Reardon said during the Oct. 11 virtual public hearing, which was being held at the 25 percent design stage. Reardon added that this section of U.S. 5 “lacks adequate shoulder width for bicycles and there are no sidewalks for pedestrians,” creating an accessibility barrier for pedestrians with disabilities and safety issues for those traveling along the corridor. As a result, she said project goals include improving accessibility and safety, and encouraging more use by bicyclists and pedestrians. In addition to construction of the shareduse path, MassDOT is proposing other improvements, including an expanded parking lot at the Manhan Rail Trailhead, a

potential Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus stop at the trailhead, modifications to the existing U.S. 5 bridge, and signalized pedestrian and bicycle crossings near the I-91 ramp interchange. “At the Manhan River Bridge, there’s an existing sidewalk on the west side,” noted Keith Lincoln, project manager at Chappell Engineering in Marlborough, Mass., the design consultant of the project. “That helps facilitate the widening of that sidewalk and construction of the shared-use path.” He added the project is being designed to have a limited impact to the existing U.S. 5 roadway. “The intent is to maintain as much of the existing roadway as possible, and as such, we’re doing very minimal work on the roadway,” explained Lincoln, who also said there are certain areas where the guardrail will need to be modified, particularly at the bridge. “In general, we’re not proposing to relocate the guardrail.” Additional safety measures include a minimum of 5 ft. of buffer space between the road and the path. The possibility exists that a curb, guardrail or railing will separate the path from the roadway. As for a timeline, Reardon said environ-

mental permits and 75 percent design submission will be completed by winter 2024, with final design submission coming in fall 2025, and an anticipated construction start in 2026. Funding for the U.S. 5 project will come from federal and state contributions, with the feds kicking in 80 percent of the cost, and the state supplying the 20 percent. The estimated price tag does not cover any right-of-way acquisition costs, the Northampton news source noted. The project’s current design plan suggests that temporary and permanent easements may be needed, but no details have been determined. MassDOT said earlier in October it would notify affected property owners 10 months to a year before the project begins to discuss easement specifics and compensation, according to Angela Steinman, a right of way agent for the state agency. Environmental Impacts Discussed at Forum Reardon said that because the project involves work within regulated wetland boundaries, coordination with the see PATH page 6

Belchertown, Mass., Advances Plan for New Middle School Officials in Belchertown, Mass., took a major step in early October to replace its aging Jabish Brook Middle School with a new building that is estimated to cost between $117 million and $121 million if residents approve the project at a town meeting next June. The Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton reported Oct. 15 that after examining three design options — two that called for a new building and one that would renovate and expand the current school — the Jabish Brook Middle School Building Committee chose the option that its members felt would best meet education program goals and communal space needs, while also limiting the amount of disruption to students during construction. If the project comes to fruition, it should be completed by 2027, after which the Belchertown school district would close Cold Spring School and redistribute students in the K-8 schools. “There’s so much to get done but I feel like we have really great people on this program and I’m excited to share it with the town,” noted School Committee Chair Heidi Gutekenst. The project now advances to the Massachusetts School Building Authority

(MSBA), which in 2020 accepted Belchertown into its Core Facilities Program and made it eligible to receive state funding for a new school building. The town expects to receive about a 30 percent reimbursement from the state for the construction effort, which, if approved, would bring the town’s cost for the new facility to between $86 million and $90 million. The building committee said in a public presentation Oct. 7 that the exact cost of the new school and the impact on taxpayers will be determined when more details are finalized. Once that happens, the project would advance to next summer’s annual town meeting, where voters will decide whether they want to increase their property taxes to pay for the project. Jabish Brook in Desperate Need of Replacement The proposed three-story Jabish Brook Middle School would accommodate 475 students and be built on the site of the current facility between North Washington Street and Springfield Road. The floor design parallels the grade readjustments, with sixth grade students on the first floor, seventh graders on the second floor and eighth graders on the top floor.

The project also calls for a new overlapping baseball and soccer field for town recreation. Christopher Lee, a project manager of Lamoureux Pagano Associates, a Worcester architecture firm, noted the biggest unknown financial factor is the soil on the field, which he said is “great for fill, but not so great for building on.” He added that depending on the severity of the soil, the building’s costs could rise. Skanska, the project’s contractor, hired Lamoureux to conduct a feasibility study and to design several options, including base renovations to the existing school and what a new building would look like. The feasibility study revealed that the school’s roof, heating systems, and materials are not up to code and need complete replacement. “The building is 50 to 60 years old, so it’s typical that a building this age [would have] a lot of systems and materials nearing [the end of their lives],” Lee said. As a result, the building is extremely energy inefficient, allowing heat to easily escape, and it has no fire suppression system. Gutekenst also told the Daily Hampshire Gazette that the structure has reached absolute capacity for electrical usage. As an example, she explained, without enough

power, school staff struggled to get students proper technology during the transition to inperson classes after the pandemic. “To access any of the [heating, ventilation, and air conditioning] systems, you have to pull up the floorboards and crawl into these tiny spaces,” Gutekenst said. The approved design option for the new middle school is partly based on the number and size of rooms MSBA believes are appropriate for middle school learning. However, Gutekenst noted the communal spaces, such as the gymnasium and sports fields, are larger than MSBA suggestions because of the town’s needs. These areas will receive less state reimbursement. Other factors considered during design will be the needs of teachers, students and community members. Parents attending the most recent town meeting voiced their concerns about the lack of music and choir space in the new designs, which opted for a cafeteria auditorium for music classes rather than a dedicated classroom. The committee later added a classroom for music in the approved design. If the project does not pass during next year’s Town Meeting, Jabish Brook Middle see MASS page 12

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design without more lights.” Kathryn Bass, a resident of Island Road suggested more lighting to help avoid bike collisions with crossing wildlife. Other members of the public at the hearing — particularly bikers and Island Road residents — were strongly supportive of the proposed shared-use path. “We need to keep promoting separated trails like this so more and more families and young people and less confident bike riders can get out on the trails,” said George Kohout of Northampton. City Councilor Jim Nash added, “I am stupidly excited that this project is moving forward. To be able to go down Route 5 safely, it just opens up a lot of possibilities.” 

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Vt. Unveils Redevelopment Plan for Flood-Ravaged Barre City Vermont Gov. Phil Scott attended Barre City’s council meeting Oct. 24 alongside several top administration officials to unveil a massive redevelopment proposal for the north end of the city that was walloped during last summer’s catastrophic statewide flooding. Scott and the other state officials offered the plans, they said, to help the Granite City rebuild more resiliently — and be first in line to draw down federal funds if they become available. Drawings presented to the council, prepared by Black River Design, a Montpelier architecture firm, at the direction of Scott’s office, revealed a completely transformed north end neighborhood, according to VTDigger, a statewide news service. Plans call for demolishing most homes and apartment buildings along a five-block stretch from the intersection of North Main and Beckley streets to Fifth Street — which saw heavy flooding in July — to make way for a large park. A mix of new housing construction, including high-rise and mid-rise buildings and single-family homes, would be built on the new park’s outskirts, including an eightstory, 80-unit residential building between Fifth and Sixth streets. If fully realized, the proposal would remove 92 existing housing units and replace them with 225 new homes and apartments. State officials emphasized that their ideas were intended as a rough first draft and would not be imposed from on high. “This is not etched in stone,” Scott told the Barre City council. “This is a concept — a vision for what I see could be helpful to the city and to the region.” Doug Farnham, appointed by the governor to lead the state’s flood recovery efforts, stressed that while officials in the capital city of Montpelier were eager to kickstart planning, they would take their cues from local leaders and the community. “We want to respect your local visions for growth,” he said. “Again, we’re bringing these sketches as a starting point for a discussion.” Farnham also stated repeatedly that to assemble the property necessary to undertake the project, the state would not take homes against anyone’s will. “We’re not going to be forcing this on anyone,” he said. “The buyouts will be voluntary.” Barre City Area Ground-Zero for Vermont’s Floods Scott, who grew up in Barre City, and his administration have begun referring to the Granite City as ground zero for July’s floods. While many Vermont communities saw immense damage, the wreckage in that community stands apart, they said.

The state picked up 4,000 tons of debris from Barre City in the weeks following the floods — more than two-and-half times what it collected in neighboring Montpelier, Farnham told the city council in another meeting earlier in October. About 16 percent of all Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) individual assistance claims in Vermont have been paid out to Barre City residents, he said, representing a “very, very heavy concentration.” “We always look back and compare the event to Irene,” Farnham added, referring to the 2011 tropical storm. “And if you do, you don’t find such a dense concentration of damage in Irene that we did this time around.” Gov. Scott Anxious to Obtain Flood-Recovery Funding Scott administration officials also pointed to congressional timelines to explain the speed and scale of their proposal. The governor described speaking to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at an event they both attended recently, when the senator “said there’s some opportunity in Washington right now,” Scott noted. “There is extra money that is put into the disaster relief fund that is going to be up for grabs, so to speak,” he continued. “But there’s nothing that is being appropriated, individually or spread throughout the states.

It’s first come first serve. So, we need to act quickly, and I took that to heart.” In response to questions from Barre City councilor Teddy Waszazak, though, Scott clarified some of the funds the administration was eyeing would require additional congressional approval. “I agree that we definitely need to have federal money to do whatever it is we’re going to do with the north end. But … when the legislature reconvenes in January, is the administration going to propose any direct aid from state dollars to the city to help get things started?” Waszazak asked. Scott replied that he and his team were “very hopeful in talking with our congressional delegation” that federal funds could cover the bulk of such a project. “That’s our goal, without having to dip into local resources in any large-scale capacity, or into state funds either,” he added. “But time will tell.” In speaking with VTDigger after the meeting, Farnham said that while the supplemental FEMA budget approved by Congress when it narrowly averted a government shutdown in late September should provide more money for Vermont to undertake buyouts, the project would require far more to actually develop the area. In particular, the Scott administration is contemplating using Community Development Block Grants, he said, if additional funding comes

through in Congress’ next spending bill. The federal dollars Vermont seeks will have to make their way through a divided Congress where Republicans in the U.S. House just recently elected a new speaker in Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. But Vermont’s congressional delegation has also had trouble getting its own party to give Vermont much special consideration thus far. Despite letters and in-person appeals from Sanders, President Biden omitted a laundry list of the delegation’s statespecific flood recovery requests from his supplemental budget request for FEMA last summer. Sanders’ office did not make anyone available for an interview to discuss the federal funding they believed might be available. Instead, a spokesperson for his office provided a written statement from his state director, Kathryn Van Haste, stating that Sanders had “fought hard to bring every possible federal resource into our state to aid our people, town, and state as a whole.” “As Vermont moves from response to recovery and rebuilding, Senator Sanders is working closely with Governor Scott, the Biden Administration, and others to make sure impacted communities like Barre, Montpelier, Johnson, Weston and many more can determine how they want to rebuild stronger than before, as quickly as possible,” she said. 

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New York. For Fiore, adding technology to the equipment, namely GNSS, was an obvious step. “Pretty much as soon as we started buying equipment, we looked to GNSS,” he said, “and that was over 18 years ago.” However, as technology needs continued to grow and projects have become more complex in both scope and scale, Fiore realized he needed a technology partner — not just a technology provider. “Technology today is amazing and we’re all in,” Fiore said. “But we also recognize that it’s not something that we can just plug and play. Support is essential. We wanted and needed the same relationship we had with Milton CAT with our technology provider.” About 18 months ago, Maverick partnered with Trimble and SITECH Northeast to better shape those connections. Today, all dozers and 80 percent of the company’s excavators are

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MassDOT to Replace Aging Bridge in Northampton Citing safety concerns, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) officials are advancing plans to replace an aging 84-year-old bridge on Old Springfield Road in Northampton, the Hampshire Daily Gazette reported Oct. 25. Located near the town’s border with Easthampton where Hulberts Pond meets the Oxbow of the Connecticut River, the bridge was initially constructed in 1939 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. By 1991, temporary steel needed to be placed over the existing bridge due to its poor condition. Seventeen years later, MassDOT’s initial plans for a replacement structure ultimately fell through due to permitting issues, with the current project plan initiated in 2018. At a recent public hearing, transportation agency officials said the $4.6 million project is now expected to begin in 2025. Once construction starts, the bridge will be closed to vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Shuttering the bridge makes sense in that it normally sees very little traffic, said Doug Peterson, vice president of Michael Baker International, the Pittsburgh-based design consulting firm for the project. “The second reason is this area floods a lot so it’s frequently closed, and the logistics of putting a temporary pedestrian/bike lane [in an area] with flooding concerns would be very challenging,” he explained. Peterson also acknowledged that the nearby area is used for recreational purposes, such as fishing, and the project may disrupt some of that outdoor activity. “It won’t necessarily be the same as it was before,” he told the Northampton newspaper. “On one side of the bridge, that area has been kind of destroyed almost by some of the cars parking there, and that wasn’t the original intent.” According to MassDOT, the finished bridge will consist of one 12-ft. travel lane with 2-ft. shoulders for a total roadway width of 16 ft. There will be no sidewalks on the bridge or approaches, in keeping with the rest of the road. During the bridge’s construction, a detour will be set up along Clapp Street and Easthampton Road. In 2022, the bridge replacement project received $3.13 million in funding from the administration of former Gov. Charlie Baker, part of a $1.74 billion investment of federal funds in 146 projects across the commonwealth. MassDOT is expected to submit the structure’s final design by January 2025, with bids being advertised the following month. Property owners who may be affected by the construction will be contacted by city officials regarding further project details, according to the state agency. 

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New Ticonic Bridge to Introduce Streetscape Features TICONIC from page 1

Other sections of the 113year-old bridge were replaced in 1936 after a flood washed away the original steel truss. The bridge was further widened in 1970. The current bridge has deteriorated to the point that the end of its useful life is near. Further attempts to Cianbro of Pittsfield, repair or rehabilitate it will Maine, is the lead connot restore the full integrity tractor on the project, of the bridge to meet modern which has a budget of $52.8 million with $25 milsafety standards, Maine lion coming from a DOT reported. Federal Highway The new bridge will be Administration grant. made of steel girders with a concrete bridge deck. Like the existing bridge, the new bridge will carry five lanes of traffic. So far, Cianbro has removed the bridge beams and completed demolition of the south abutment and piers. Cianbro is currently working on demolishing the northern abutment while also reconstructing the south abutment and piers, according to Maine DOT. In a month-by-month review of the construction work being done, Maine DOT wrote that in April, “The contractor installed construction signs and performed the general project survey layout. Jersey barriers began to be delivered to the project.” In May, “Bridge curbs in the median continued being removed with a mini hoe-ram and concrete demo began being removed. Utility test pits were dug to determine the exact location and condition of existing utilities. Bridge deck began being saw cut for 3-ft.-6-in. wide utility access with concrete slabs attempting to be removed. CCI Waterville concrete vault was excavated on the south side for installation of new duct bank.” Beyond the traditional demands of a multi-million-dollar endeavor of this kind, additional factors are inherent in this project making it particularly challenging and difficult, Maine DOT said. The design and construction must be

In June, bridge deck demolition continued with 3-ft.-6in. wide utility section removal with APE mounted hoe-ram and demolition platform to catch debris.

The new structure will be a two-span bridge with a single concrete pier in the river.

undertaken in ways that are responsive to these challenges while continuing to minimize project impacts. For instance, the riverbanks are steep and water levels vary widely throughout the year creating a complex set of factors to be dealt with during construction. Although the Kennebec River is not a commercial waterway, it is a critical habitat for Atlantic salmon and Shortnose sturgeon populations during spawning season, therefore contractor work will be restricted so that no work will be done in the waterway during the late spring and summer months. Finally, because there are numerous electricity, cable, telephone and water utilities located along the bridge, special measures will be taken to relocate these facilities in a manner that maintains operability at all times during construction.

Maine DOT noted that when completed, the new bridge will introduce streetscape features to promote walking and bicycling and improve the quality of life downtown. The new bridge will feature 5-ft. shoulders to accommodate bicycles, as well as 6-ft. sidewalks for pedestrians. It will have safe modern bridge rails that meet crashworthy standards, will include architectural lighting and feature corrosion resistant construction materials that will stand the test of time. The new Ticonic Bridge represents a move forward for the continued vitality of Waterville and Winslow, and the surrounding communities. Construction began in April 2023 and is scheduled for completion in May 2027.  CEG (All photos courtesy of MaineDOT.)

In July, Carter Memorial Drive/Augusta Road intersection fine grade was completed, base pavement installed and catch basin covers installed.

In August, the contractor continued work on the gantry system foundations at both abutments and began work at the existing piers.

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Wetland Project Presents Opportunity to Show GNSS Benefits MAVERICK from page 12

and the U.S. Coast Guard specifications, which was holding up the bridge permit. The U.S. Coast Guard required that the eight anchor rods be cut 12 ft. below the mud line or the bottom of the lake. The conventional method would have been to tie string lines to the rods, but at that depth, accuracy was limited. “We could be off by multiple feet, which would limit our efficiency,” Fiore said. “I told the owner we could build a model and get this done with precision. He was skeptical.” Fiore called his Milton CAT and SITECH Northeast experts. Together, they used GPS to first topo the underwater rods that needed to be cut using the Trimble T7 data collector. Then, the SITECH Northeast team created a model of the anchor rod positions and the tip of the shear. Fiore installed a steel sheer (essentially a big pair of scissors) on his 60ft.-long stick excavator equipped with Trimble Earthworks. With the 3D model in the Trimble Earthworks system, the operator knew exactly where the tip of the shear was on his screen. He moved it to the rod locations and set the shears and snips. “The customer thought it would take two weeks to cut these rods. We did it in two days,” Fiore said. “That success is entirely enabled by our close working relationship with the team at Trimble, SITECH Northeast and Milton CAT.” A sensitive dry dock construction project would create another opportunity for creativity, innovation and teamwork.

Maverick also serves as an onsite problem solver. For instance, during a sonar check of the marina, the JV contractor found a 16-in. diameter pier sticking up 3 ft. from the bottom of the marina that could potentially hit the bottom of a barge. They called in Maverick to remove it, thinking it would take several days to locate and remove the pier. Fiore took the sonar coordinate data from the surveyor and loaded it into the Trimble Earthworks software on the Cat 340 longstick equipped with a hydraulic thumb.

while we were there. Every day, we would compare our contours to theirs. It was unbelievable how well they lined up. And we had no shoals [piles of material]. The customer was blown away by the accuracy and efficiency of our work.”

Environmental Expertise The Everett Wetlands in Boston presented Fiore and his team with an entirely different challenge — and another great opportunity to demonstrate the ROI of GNSS. The project entails a stormwater restoration of a highly contaminated mixed waste site, which included low, radioactive wastes and some compound waste, such as gasoline, as well as metals like lead, arsenic and chromium. Per EPA specifications, all of this waste must be shipped off site for disposal. The cost for disposing of the soil ranges from $40 a ton to $3,500 a ton depending on the level of contamination. Maverick petitioned the EPA to set grids to better manage contamination types. “To give them assurance about the John Fiore process, we did a pilot test using the Maverick Construction Management Services GNSS to demonstrate horizontal and vertical accuracy,” Fiore said. “We used the client’s 3D model to develop a sampling plan and to generate grids. Then, they put that model right “We got as close as possible to the area, into our Trimble Earthworks on the turned on the machine control system, low- machine.” In this case, sampling is based on a tonered the boom and picked up the pier — all nage or yardage. Every 500 cubic yards, for in the first try,” Fiore said. In another case, some underwater con- instance, has to be sampled. To accelerate crete needed to be removed near a dry dock. the project while carefully controlling soil “We needed to prove to him that we can management, Maverick used its 3D cut and put a cutting wheel or grinding wheel on the fill model to develop a site sampling grid of end of an excavator long stick and use the the site. For waste removal, the team used the GNSS to guarantee our position to ensure we’re nowhere near the dry dock door,” said same grid plan to mark distribution locations Fiore. “Building our models requires a little for waste materials. For instance, Sub Area more upfront data collection, but we use the X is designated for a local landfill while Sub avoidance capabilities built into the machine Area Y might be a state landfill. “Once again, we had the data to show our control system to set boundaries. The Navy approved the process, and we were able to clients that contaminated waste was removed and sent to specified disposal locacut six months off our client’s schedule.” As part of the same drydock project, one tions. On the ground, those same grid plans of the JV contractors is casting precast mod- allowed us to take that soil directly to trucks ules at its yard in Brewer, Maine, which is for removal. No double handling and no about three hours from the Navy yard. The piles,” Fiore said. The same 3D site maps helped the modules will be lowered into the water to Maverick team support landscaping of the form a precast barrier. “These modules are so large and heavy site, which called for 150 new trees. that we had to dredge the dock area to ensure Maverick used the landscaper’s CAD file to sufficient clearance in the Penobscot River,” create a work order documenting every tree’s proposed location and uploaded to the Fiore said. “We again worked with Milton CAT and machine control system. While working the the SITECH Northeast team to develop a site, the operators could see where to cut out beautiful system that mapped the area in real deeper holes for the trees and then add qualtime,” he continued. “The customer had a ity topsoil. “Even though this is not the most company do a sonar survey once a week

“The customer thought it would take two weeks to cut these rods. We did it in two days.”

Docks, Rocks, Underwater Dilemmas As part of its Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program to revitalize the nation’s four public shipyards, the U.S. Navy is constructing a multi-mission dry dock. The project includes an addition to the shipyard’s Dry Dock #1, which will consist of two bays. The construction includes pumps, caissons, crane rails and utility access. Maverick is handling the dredging and specialty work. One of its first tasks was to remove 17,000 cu. ft. of rock. Using the surveyor control points, plus a few more points and contours gathered with the Trimble SPS986 rover, Fiore had his third-party modeling partner develop a 3D plan. That model was sent to the Cat 349 hydraulic excavator equipped with a 15k hammer. “We beat the schedule by weeks,” Fiore said. “It was unbelievable how well our digital map lined up with reality.”

advanced project, between the sampling, the soil characterization, disposal, general excavation and landscaping — all to a specified horizontal and vertical accuracy — it’s a project with a lot of pieces. Our technology enabled systems added a great deal to the project in terms of organization.” Also, the GNSS-enabled workflows saved Maverick time and money in potential rework. “We can show them the models and the tolerances that we’re working to, but they’re still going to check the final as built with a licensed surveyor. We had to prove to them what was being done and achieve the grades — and we did on the first try. I estimate we saved the client $15 million on this project, Fiore said. Continuous Improvement The success that Maverick has realized from its full adoption of GNSS and grade control solutions from Trimble is impressive — and they’re not done. Fiore believes it’s important that he stays on the leading edge of technology advancements and trusts his industry partners to inform and guide him. For instance, one area that he is working to improve in his current workflow is takeoff and modeling, specifically with Trimble Business Center. Fiore explained, “We’re already using it for cut-and-fill reports and generating our estimates, but I think we can do more in the way of managing ongoing projects from within this system. For instance, I would like to know truck counts on jobs and monitor other work on the site. That kind of data will facilitate our continued improvement.” Maverick’s use of technology also is getting noticed from clients and partners. “Interestingly, in many cases, project partners are learning from me. In one case, a very large prime contractor wasn’t using machine control or GNSS technology because they thought it was too costly. Once they saw how fast and efficient I was, they quickly pivoted.” One aspect of Maverick that surprises many is the company’s low overhead, a fact that Fiore believes makes them more agile. “It’s basically me and my operators. We don’t have an engineer and no support staff. We’ve shown that technology can really lift a small company like ours to a different plateau of capabilities,” he said. His advice to others in the industry is clear: “The technology gets a small company to grow into different building projects. Don’t be intimidated by the technology or the cost. Small contractors can take full advantage of GPS. You can reduce overhead, increase productivity, and show your clients a better final product in a shorter amount of time. We do it every day.” 

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