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09-30-2009, 04:59 PM
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Finally, a JOB!!!
just picked up 26,000 feet of 6" rural water main yesterday.  7' deep, dig and doze, no compaction....we're hoping for average of 1500' a day. here's a pic of the route.
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09-30-2009, 05:02 PM
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09-30-2009, 06:50 PM
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Awesome!
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09-30-2009, 06:54 PM
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Great Gene....will it be snowing before you finish?
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09-30-2009, 07:13 PM
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i sure hope not, but you never know around here.
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09-30-2009, 07:33 PM
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Is it just me or when you have to use a satellite map as a blueprint perhaps you should refer to it as more than a "job"? 
Best of luck, hope you get it all done before the snow.
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09-30-2009, 07:38 PM
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Nice!! I hope it works out well for you.
When do we start? 
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09-30-2009, 08:15 PM
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 ...here's to you getting out of the hole...
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09-30-2009, 08:31 PM
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Right on. Nice job.
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09-30-2009, 09:29 PM
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Congrats, that job is a nice way to finsh the year. I am looking for one of those myself 
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09-30-2009, 09:34 PM
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10-01-2009, 04:07 AM
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You looking for some help ?
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10-01-2009, 10:58 AM
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all 6" class 200 PVC. no, we had to bid it. it's a labor only job, the system is providing all the material. this work typically is VERY competitive. we left 13 cents a foot on the table on the pipe, i feel pretty good about that, there was 4% spread tween me and 2nd.
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10-01-2009, 12:01 PM
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i don't think i could afford you!!!
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10-01-2009, 12:36 PM
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GREAT TO HEAR MAN!! 
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10-01-2009, 03:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dayexco
just picked up 26,000 feet of 6" rural water main yesterday. 7' deep, dig and doze, no compaction....we're hoping for average of 1500' a day. here's a pic of the route. |
1500 lft per day!!!!!!!!
Geeze, take your time a little. There may not be another job for a while. 
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10-02-2009, 09:23 PM
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Thats awesome Gene... Is there much for buried utilities you have to deal with?
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10-20-2009, 08:21 PM
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few pics from today
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10-20-2009, 08:23 PM
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guess i could rotate the pics the right way, huh?
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10-20-2009, 09:30 PM
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Do you worry about rocks falling back in the hole and breaking the pipe or sitting right on the pipe?
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