Subcontractor Pre-Qualification
Asphalt Paving & Supply Inc. is committed to our owners to bring them the highest quality projects safely within time and budget.
All subcontractors are required to be pre- qualified prior to performing work on our projects.
The goal of this is to assure owners and other sub- contractors on our projects that they are working with only companies that have the same safety and quality goals. Delivering projects that are on time and of the highest safety and construction standards is our highest priority.
Selection of a sub-contractor on a project will be made based on past performance, financial stability, safety information and price.
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Saftey and Loss Control
Safety Challenge
In November of 2009 at the Partnering lunch for the Granite Dells Interchange the Safety manager at Asphalt Paving & Supply put out a challenge to the employees who would be working on this project.
The challenge was that if the project could be completed without injury, a job-site Barbeque would be held at the site and the employees could shave the head of the Safety manager.
December 2010 the employees met this challenge and proudly the Safety manager was subjected to a shave by the employees and then everyone enjoyed the food.
Safety Philosophy
“It is our firm belief that all employees shall be treated fairly and with respect, and that policies be developed that create a meaningful and productive career in an environment that promotes the safety & health for all”.
Kim E. Colon
President
Safety Policy
“ By working together, Asphalt Paving & Supply Inc. and its employees are responsible for maintaining a Safe and Healthful work environment. No Job shall be considered complete unless every precaution and safety practice has been performed”.
“The prevention of accidents and injuries plus the reduction of claims costs are the highest of our priorities”.
Kim E. Colon
President
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Our History
Asphalt Paving and Supply, Inc. (AP&S), has been in business in the Prescott/Prescott Valley community since 1983, providing paving and related civil construction services to the private and public sector. The company has a rich and diverse history that ranges from parking lot construction up to airport runway improve
ments. In July of 2003, AP&S along with a related business, Earth Products, was acquired by McCormick Inc. of Fargo, N.D. McCormick Inc. is a holding company that wholly owns and controls the activity of several construction enterprises. Since that time, we have made several subsequent acquisitions in the construction sector and aggregate mining business. To date, we have invested well over $10 million in acquiring existing Arizona based businesses, to firmly secure our competitive position.
With the initial acquisition, and each subsequent acquisition, we have strategically expanded the business to capitalize on a much broader market mix. The business unit today is some 400 percent larger in annual revenue generation. Although this rapid growth has been excitin
g and challenging, we have never moved beyond our qualified skill set at any one time, either in the public or private sector. We have been professionally responsible with the types of projects that we have engaged in as we have expanded. A valuable part of our strategy has been responsible hiring decisions. Knowing what type of talent will be required and securing the necessary individuals before the need arises has been a critical part of our strategic planning. Starting with a base core of personnel, we have continually hired and /or acquired the necessary individuals needed for any specific sector of our industry, prior to competing in that sector. These local personnel resources coupled with those available throughout our multi state operations, allow us to broadly compete in the industry. The businesses under the McCormick banner are Northern Improvement Company, Roberts Construction Company, McCormick Construction Company, and Asphalt Paving and Supply, Inc. (also known as Arrowhead Materials). Principals of our business were some of the early contributors to the drum dryer technology development in the early 1970s. The basis of that technology is now utilized in the vast majority of asphalt production plants worldwide.
Northern Improvement Company, our largest operation, is now a fourth generation, privately held, heavy/highway contracting business that has operated continuously for over 74 years. We have provided civil construction services in several states throughout the west, and mid-west during that 74 year span. Northern Improvement, as well, has a very diverse history and background. We hold the recognition as one of the very first construction firms to place over a mile of concrete paving in a single operation going back to 1959. We have successfully placed and completed thousands of miles of asphalt paving, concrete paving, concrete structures (including bridge construction), almost 16,000 miles of rural waterline (using our own designed plow train technique), mine shaft reclamation, environmental reclamations, commercial building site preparation, and residential site preparation. We have constructed heavy structural concrete flood walls to protect Port Arthur Texas, and have a division solely targeted to Power Plant construction. That division has completed many power plant expansions as well as new construction, including the required structural concrete foundations. Our municipal and private operations have included underground utilities, curb, gutter and sidewalk installation, catch basins, box culverts, headwalls, dirt work and paving. Northern Improvement has often been listed in Engineering News Records Top 400 Contractors. Collectively, the McCormick entities produce between 700,000 and 900,000 tons of Hot Mix Asphalt in any one calendar year.
In addition to Asphalt Paving and Supply, the McCormick group has also owned and operated McCormick Construction Company in Bullhead City for over 30 years. The two Arizona operations often collaborate on projects, combining personnel and equipment. Just since the turn of the century, McCormick Inc. companies have successfully completed well over $1 billion of construction activity; over $500 million in just the last 3 years. We have virtually unlimited bonding capacity, and revolving credit lines of over $10 million.
Benefits of Using Concrete Materials for your Home Construction
Benefits of Concrete Homes
Why build with concrete? Simply put, it’s a better way to build a better home. Here are some of the tangible benefits of building with concrete (click the links for more information):
• Beautiful
Concrete can create any shape or size home that you can imagine
• Built to Last
A concrete home is a solid investment for your family both in terms of value and safety
• Energy Efficient
A concrete home can keep you comfortable year-round and reduce your utility bills
• Low Maintenance
A concrete home requires far less work to keep it looking new
• Environmentally Friendly
Building concrete homes helps save our precious forests
• Quiet and Comfortable
The quiet comfort of concrete makes a concrete home a solid investment in lifestyle
• Solid Investments
A concrete home is a solid investment for your family in terms of value and safety
That’s the Beauty of Today’s Concrete
There’s more than one way to build your concrete home; insulating concrete forms, concrete masonry, aerated concrete, tilt-up concrete, and precast concrete. With volatile wood prices, logging’s high environmental price tag, and a growing shortage of high quality lumber, concrete offers a variety of products and construction techniques to provide cost effective, quality alternatives to wood-frame home construction.
All of these systems share the same basic virtues of concrete — beauty, strength, durability, low maintenance, energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, and peace and quiet. The concrete building technique that is right for you depends on the labor force and predominant building practices in your area. Whatever your choice, you can rest assured that your beautiful concrete home is built to last.
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Sealcoating
Seal coating is ideally done in the summer months. All though people procrastinate and then, as fall gets closer, calls are made to overbooked contractors to seal coat asphalt paved areas before winter. The best time to schedule this is in the winter & spring months so that you are sure to get it done when it is convenient for you.
What happens is during the winter months, with freeze and thaw cycles it causes considerable damage to asphalt paved areas. Water penetrates existing cracks and loosens the soil beneath. Eventually the cracks widen, making the asphalt collapse. This leads to damaged areas that are dangerous, unsightly and expensive to repair. This makes a strong case for seal coating maintenance during the summer months.
If postponed you can end up with potholes and rough roads and you will then need to contact a reputable paving specialist, Asphalt Paving & Supply and Arrowhead Materials are just that type of companies. Contact them today for all your Asphalt, Concrete, Construction Aggregate, or Landscaping Materials.
Why Asphalt?
There are many reasons that highway engineers and motorists prefer asphalt. Simply stated, asphalt pavements are designed and built to last. Most roads are constructed in layers, with each layer playing its part in delivering the best infrastructure possible. When it’s all put together, asphalt pavements can handle the toughest traffic punishment.
Perpetual Pavements
An asphalt Perpetual Pavement is designed and built to ensure that the structure lasts virtually indefinitely. Routine maintenance is simply a matter of periodically milling (about every 12 to 20 years) the surface for recycling, followed by placement of a new, smooth new overlay. Not surprisingly, these periodic overlays significantly improve the ride quality and fuel consumption of vehicles traveling these roads. Bottom line: Throughout its life, an asphalt pavement’s ride and performance are just as good as new.
Smoothness
Studies have demonstrated the fact that pavement smoothness is a significant determinant of vehicle fuel economy. The smoother the pavement, the lower a vehicle’s fuel consumption. But which tends to be smoother, asphalt or concrete? Well, one indication comes from state DOTs’ standards, which have specifications for newly built roads. If the road does not meet the standard, the contractor’s pay is reduced. Some states have different standards for asphalt and concrete, and in every state where this is the case, the requirements for asphalt roads are more stringent than for concrete roads.
Smoother pavements also last longer because trucks’ tires roll more easily along the pavement instead of bouncing on bumps – and such bouncing actually accelerates road deterioration. Studies show that improving pavement smoothness by 25 percent results in almost a 10 percent increase in pavement longevity. Smooth roads don’t just save taxpayers money by lasting longer, they also conserve precious natural resources.
Quiet pavements
Noise, including road noise, is a pervasive form of environmental pollution. There is no better way to reduce road noise than to treat the problem at its source. By paving roads and highways with asphalt, the noise generated by at the tire-pavement interface – noise that affects people as they go about their daily lives – can be significantly reduced. Paving with asphalt is actually more effective than building expensive, unsightly noise walls.
Speed of construction
Paving with asphalt cuts construction project time significantly and eliminates the long curing times of concrete. As a result, traffic flows more smoothly and impact on commerce is minimized. Asphalt paving projects can be planned and carried out to take advantage of off-peak periods, like nights and weekends. Asphalt is ready for traffic right after it is compacted and cooled, meaning that roads don’t have to remain closed for curing. This enhances traffic flow and minimizes closures and delays that frustrate motorists and cost money.
Maintenance is quick, cost-effective, and less disruptive than with concrete pavements.
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Construction Aggregate
Aggregates is a general term applied to those inert (that is chemically inactive) materials, which when bonded together by cement, form concrete. Most are used in our country are naturally occurring such as sand, crushed rock and gravels. Artificial and processed aggregate may also be use for making concrete. This may be broken bricks or crushed air-cooled blast furnace slag.
Light weight aggregates, which are usually by-products of industries and are processed from natural sources or natural materials have a high percentage of voids and are, therefore, light such as pumice, furnace, clinkers, coke breeze, saw dust, foamed slag, expanded clays, and shales, expanded slates, etc., These are also used for the production of concrete of low density. The workability of concrete with lightweight ones and is greatly increased with air-entraining agents, and hence the use of many light weight aggregates is being made in concrete where high strength is not desired.
Classification
Aggregates for concrete are divided in to three categories,
1. Fine Aggregates: Most of which passes through 4.75 mm I.S. sieve and are retained on 150 micron sieve.
2. Coarse Aggregates: Most of which passes through 63 mm I.S. sieve and retained on 4.75 mm sieve.
3. All in Aggregates: Mixed aggregates, as it comes from the pit or riverbed. It is sometimes used for unimportant work without separating in to different sizes.
Uses
1. Naturally occurring crushed stone can be used for producing any type of good concrete or R.C.C for construction purposes.
2. Broken bricks are used for water-proof construction.
3. Light weight aggregates are used to produce low density.