UPCOMING UTCA EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 27-29
UTCA Annual Convention - Borgata Resort & Casino
Registration information for UTCA's 53rd Anniversary Convention will be available soon. Exhibits are sold out and you won't want to miss an afternoon with Judge Andrew Napolitano, our keynote speaker.
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CENTRAL JERSEY THINK TANK
MEETING ON JUNE 26
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Sponsored by Monmouth County-based accounting firm, Lawson, Rescinio, Schibell & Associates, P.C., the Central Jersey Think Tank brings together local business experts and business owners from many different sectors to share tips, insight, ideas and resources.
We have two great speakers for this meeting:
*Pat Scanlon, Founder & President of Shamrock Communications, will present on "The Value of Video - Communicating your message across multiple digital platforms".
*Gary S. Young, attorney primarily focuses his practice on ERISA, employee benefits, executive compensation and employment law as a partner of Scarinci Hollenbeck’s Corporate Transactions and Business Law Group. Gary will speak on the Federal and State Family Leave Act.
Sal Schibell of LRS will wrap up the meeting with information on Timely Tax matters.
Register with the Paypal link on our LRS Think Tank page noted below. We will accept walk-ins but like to have a head count for the breakfast. Look forward to seeing you there!
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NJ TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BANK
IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
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The New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Bank is now offering low interest loans to municipalities and counties to reduce the overall cost of local transportation projects.
New Jersey's first transportation loan program, the Transportation Infrastructure Bank (NJTIB) is a partnership between the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (I-Bank). The NJTIB provides low interest loans for municipal and county transportation projects.
To get started, NJDOT's Local Aid Infrastructure Fund is providing the NJTIB with $22.6 million generated from the gas tax increase. The program will provide an additional $80 million per year for local transportation projects. Loan applications are available at
www.njib.gov
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NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti.
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Mike D'Annunzio, center, is pictured with
Tom Hardell and Bob Briant, Jr.
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Mike D'Annunzio, Scholarship Committee Chairman, is pictured with the 2018 Recipients.
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING FEATURES
NJ DOT COMMISSIONER
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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A large crowd attended UTCA's General Membership meeting on June 7 where NJDOT Commissioner, Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti presented the Department's State Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Construction Program. Michele Putnam, NJDEP Assistant Commissioner, gave a presentation about a variety of DEP Capital Programs.
UTCA Officers and Directors for 2018-2019 were elected at the meeting. Joe Walsh of J. Fletcher Creamer & Son was elected as the next UTCA President with Dave Smith of Mount Construction as Senior Vice President. Roly Acosta of Northeast Remsco as Vice President, Glenn Ely of PKF-Mark III as Vice President and Tom Hardell of George Harms Construction as Immediate Past President.
Michael D'Annunzio was honored for his 32 years of service to the Board of Directors. He is Co-Founder, President and CEO of D'Annunzio Group. Mike recently resigned from the Board and has been designated "Member Emeritus".
The 2018 Scholarships were presented at the meeting as well. Lillian Hoffman is the recipient of the Robert A. Briant, Sr. Scholarship. Lillian graduated from Bloomfield High School. The Joseph D'Annunzio Scholarship was awarded to Michaela Pope of Collingswood High School. Gabriel Karslo, a senior at Wilson Area High School was the recipient of the Franklyn Grosso Scholarship.
UTCA presented two additional Scholarships to graduate students at NJIT. The Margaret Cervino Memorial Scholarship was presented to Meghan Vitale and The Samuel Luciano Memorial Scholarship was given to Maedeh Soleimanifar. A total of $38,000 in scholarships will be distributed by UTCA for 2018.
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On the left is Glenn Ely of PKF-Mark III. Glenn is Chairman of the Golf Outing Committee.
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A rainy morning gave way to a beautiful afternoon for more than 200 golfers at UTCA's 2018 Robert A. Briant, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing. The event was held on June 11 at Eagle Oaks Country Club in Farmingdale. A new element was added to this year's outing with a "Lottery". Several members donated foursomes at the region's most elite courses. This activity helped raise more than $30,000 for the Scholarship Fund.
Thank you to all our Sponsors!
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UNION PAVING RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
NJ TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE 14 A PROJECT
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On May 21, 2018 a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held at the Interchange 14A Project in Bayonne, New Jersey. The entire Project played in integral part in improving existing and projected traffic flow to and from the New Jersey Turnpike Hudson County Extension and local Bayonne roadways. Improvements included two new connector flyover bridges between the Interchange 14A Toll Plaza and Route 440, widening of structures from the Toll Plaza to the Hudson County Extension, Toll Plaza lanes increased from 11 lanes to 13 lanes, reconstruction of the Toll Plaza building and an addition of a roundabout at 51st Street and Avenue E.
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Governor Murphy is shown here with representatives from The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Union Paving & Construction Company, AECOM, Gannett Fleming and the Bayonne Police Department.
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Trainers Joe Kinworthy and Jason Church are pictured with trainees at the first-ever BAUER OT-B Drilling Rig Operator’s Training at ECA Pittsburgh in Coraopolis, Pa.
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ECA’s trainers Joe Church (pictured) and Joe Kinworthy helped operators from several respected foundation drilling contractors to improve safety and productivity.
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ECA CONDUCTS FIRST EVER BAUER DRILLING RIG SAFETY TRAINING
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ECA can host a customized training session or bring the program directly to a location of your choice. Contact Dave Schell at (301)599-1300 or
[email protected]
for more information.
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ADRIENNE ISACOFF
SELECTED TO NJ SUPER LAWYERS 2018 LIST
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Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Cappelli is proud to announce that Adrienne L. Isacoff, Esq. has been included on the 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list.
Adrienne is Of Counsel in the firm's Rochelle Park office. She was selected to the Super Lawyers list for her alternative dispute resolution work. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The multiphase selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. UTCA congratulates Adrienne on this well-deserved honor.
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WATER.
REST.
SHADE.
Under OSHA law, employers are responsible for providing workplaces free of known safety hazards. This includes protecting workers from extreme heat.
To learn more about OSHA's Campaign to
Keep Workers Safe in the Heat
please visit:
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TRAFFIC CONTROL COORDINATOR TRAINING
Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) has scheduled the following classes:
September 11, 2018
November 8, 2018
December 13, 2018
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
September 25-28, 2018
October 30-November 2, 2018
December 4-7, 2018
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Questions? Please call:
848-445-3112
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AUGUST MAGAZINE
The August Issue of the
Utility & Transportation Contractor
magazine will feature
Northeast Remsco
celebrating 40 years in construction
&
Raritan Group
celebrating 75 years in business
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The Utility and Transportation Contractors of New Jersey
is a non-profit trade association headquartered in Wall Township, New Jersey. Founded in 1965, UTCA represents approximately 1,000 member firms in the public and private sectors, active in all phases of heavy, highway, utility, and marine construction, as well as site work including remediation of brownfields and contaminated sites. On behalf of its member firms, UTCA strives to improve working conditions for the construction industry through its work in legislative and regulatory matters, safety training, labor relations, specifications development, group cost savings programs and individual problem solving.
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PO Box 728 Allenwood, NJ 08720 Phone: (732) 292-4300 Fax: (732) 292-4310
Copyright © 2016 Utility and Transportation Contractors Association
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