PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
PILE DRIVING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
ISSUE 4 2018 | Volume 15, No. 4
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Getting Better
by Working
Together!
By Larry Moore, P.E., President, PDCA
I hope this edition of PileDriver finds you and your firm well and shows how we are moving
the association and industry forward by working together.
The featured articles on some high-profile marine and bridge projects highlight
the skills of our member firms and demonstrate the benefits of driven piles as a viable and
economical deep foundation solution.
Please review the information about our upcoming Design and Installation of Cost
Effective Piles (DICEP) conference to be held in Baltimore, Md., in September 2018. We
have assembled a great slate of speakers focused on the future of America’s infrastructure
renewal and the role of driven pile products in these projects. Your attendance and participation
in the lectures, presentations, display booths and networking events helps spread
the benefits of driven piles as a viable and economical deep foundation solution and support
of excavation system, and drives new membership. I’ve always found this to be a great
event to get to know more members and openly share ideas and experiences that can help
solve the problems we all see on our jobs every day. It’s through the camaraderie and free
exchange of ideas and experiences we find common ground to advance our cause and interests
and be better tomorrow than we were today. Please consider attending and refer to our
website, www.pdca-dicep.com, for additional registration information.
The Membership Committee has been busy supporting chapter reorganization events
in Florida, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic regions to revitalize our local presence. The participation
and interest at the events so far has been amazing and energizing. The Florida
and Texas chapters will be offering sessions in October and November focused on contractual
risk, unforeseen conditions and claim avoidance. Please keep your eye out for the
next event in your area and bring someone new along to share the value you find in these
PDCA experiences.
Scott Callaway, our vice president, Steve Hall, our executive director and I attended
the GeoCoalition meeting in June 2018 with The International Association of
Foundation Drilling (ADSC), the Association of Environmental & Engineering
Continued on page 10
Please keep your eye out for the next
event in your area and bring someone
new along to share the value you
find in these PDCA experiences.
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