Cal Contractor Kana Pipeline Dec 2013

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any of us look in aweat skyscrapers and

other architecturalmarvels, but we rarely noticethe wonderful engineeringthat is buried just beneath theearths surface that allows us tolive modern comfortable lives.Daniel Locke, President andCEO of Kana Pipeline, foundedthe company in 1984 in order toprovide exceptional contractingservices to private and publicentities in commercial, industrial,

residential and institutionaldevelopments. Kana Pipeline is

now an industry leader in wetutility pipeline constructionand specializes in domesticand reclaimed water mains,fire line, sewer, storm drain,concrete structures and relatedinfrastructures. At KanaPipeline, we are dedicatedto the quality and efficiencyneeded to successfullycomplete projects safely, onschedule and under budget.

says Locke. Our teams are builtwith a focus on integrity and a

dedication to quality at all costs.Among some of their projectsfeatured here is work at the TollBrothers housing developmentcalled, Baker Ranch in LakeForest, Shea Homes Senderosite in Irvine, as well as MATTConstructions new Educationand Vision Center currentlyunderway at the HuntingtonLibrary and Gardens in SanMarino.

Kana Pipelines LiuGong excavator and wheel loader work in tandem on the Huntington Library andGardens site in San Marino.

Written By: Brian Hoover

Work with MATT Construction at the Huntington Library,

Toll Brothers at Baker Ranch, Shea Homes at Senderoas well as Other Residential, Commercial/Industrial

Developers and Contractors Secures Tremendous

Growth for Kana Pipeline, Inc.

Into 2014 and Beyond

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Toll Brothers began construction

on their master-plannedcommunity earlier last year,where they partnered withhomebuilder Shea Homes toconstruct more than 2,000 newhomes. The development isa mix of single-family homesand rental apartments thatspans more than 40-acres andwill include a central park,walkways and bike paths. KanaPipeline is doing the water

pipeline as well as the sewersystem and flood control workon the first phase of this project.Kana Pipelines portion of theproject began in May and theremainder will be completed insequential phases that KanaPipeline will continue to bid.Kana Pipeline will placeapproximately 2,500 linear feetof 8-inch water main and

another 2,500 linear feet of clay

sewer main, along with a varietyof flood control pipe by the endof the summer of 2014.

Kana Pipeline is also currentlyworking at the HuntingtonLibrary, a 450-acre preserveproperty in San Marino. TheHuntington Foundationoversees a variety of museumsand educational centers andmany of the buildings are goingthrough some modernizations

and building additions rightnow. They are moving andcreating new roadways andpark areas, as well as relocatingtrees and planting new treesand greenscaping. Kana Pipelinewas the contractor chosen toinstall the wet utility pipeline.This $900,000 plus job for KanaPipeline includes the installationof sewer, domestic water pipeline,

potholing and a unique storm

drainage system that wasinstalled at the entrance of theHuntington Library complex.The storm drainage systemconstruction included morethan 4,000 linear feet (LF) of 4to 15 PVC SDR 35 and morethan 1,800 LF of 18 to 30RCP pipe, as well as APWAmanholes, curb inlets, catchbasins, drain boxes, junctionstructures, filter inserts, area

drains and trench drains. Aunique feature of this projectincludes a 71 x 47 pipe arch(squash pipe) perforatedretention system. The sewersystem work consisted ofmore than 2,000 LF of 4 to8 PVC SDR 35 pipe, sewermanholes, sewer cleanouts,various connections to existingsewer, manholes and laterals,


Left: Dennis McShane, Westrax Machinery (left),

Christopher Proctor, Peter Smith, Lanny Collins

and Steven Leap, Kana Pipeline, Inc.

Below: LiuGong 936D excavator on theHuntington Library site.


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a concrete encasement, sawcut

removal and replacement ofasphalt and other pavement.The fireline pipeline installationwork consisted of more than2,300 LF of 6 to 10 PVCC-900 Class 150 pipe, 2-wayFire Department Connection,sprinkler risers, post indicatorvalves, fire hydrant assembliesand fire hydrant relocations.The domestic water pipelineconstruction included the

installation of more than 1,000LF of 4 PVC C-900 Class 150pipe, and all related fittings andthrust blocks. Vacuum utilitypotholing was completed inpreparation for water, sewerand storm drain demolition andfor verifying existing utilityconnections. For Kana Pipeline,this project began in March2013 and the first phase was

just recently completed. Some

final completion work will bedone in the new year and KanaPipeline will continue to followand bid on future phases.

Kana Pipeline has manyongoing jobs throughoutSouthern California. Presently,they have a wide variety ofprivate residential, commercial/industrial, and public worksproject types. The type of workfluctuates depending on the

availability of work that is outthere to bid. Its cyclical, saysLocke.

It is necessary for Kana Pipelineto maintain a good handle ontheir heavy equipment usage,especially with so many projectsgoing on at the same time.Peter Smith is the EquipmentManager for Kana Pipeline,Inc. and he has his hands

full assuring that his crews

are equipped with the rightmachine for each individualapplication. We rent nearlyas much as we own, althoughwe have expanded our fleet ofheavy equipment and truckssubstantially in 2013, saysSmith. It is our intentions toexpand our fleet as least asmuch as we did in 2013 andpossibly more if we continue togrow at the same rate.

Kana Pipeline, Inc. currentlyhas (13) backhoes, (4) wheelloaders and (7) excavators intheir fleet. Kana Pipeline addeda new manufacturer to theirfleet in 2013 after renting themfirst for more than 30 months.LiuGong is still a relativelynew player in the Californiaconstruction market and theyare beginning to make

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Above Left & Right: Kana Pipeline takes deliveryof their new LiuGong 4-yard wheel loader on theToll Brothers job-site. Westrax employees provide

delivery inspection and training.

Right: The LiuGong 4-yard wheel loaders first timein the dirt at the Toll Brothers project in Irvine.


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contractors standup and takenotice, says Smith. Werecently purchased a newLiuGong 936D excavatorand two LiuGong CLG856-3wheel loaders from Westrax

Machinery and we also justreturned from a trip to LiuGongsmanufacturing plant, wherewe took a tour of the LiuGongfacility in Liuzhou, GuangxiProvince in southern China. Wewere very impressed with theirstate-of-the-art facility and theiremphasis on quality.

LiuGong has a total of 24manufacturing facilitiesworldwide, more than 12,000

employees, more than 400dealers across six continents,2,650 sales outlets and haveinvested more than $81 millioninto their R&D program in 2012alone. To properly support theirproduct line, LiuGong maintains12 parts depots locatedstrategically throughout theworld. They now have 14 productlines available including

wheel loaders, excavatorstruck mounted and crawlercranes, bull dozers, rollers,motor graders, forklifts,mini excavators, skid steers,backhoe loaders, pavers, cold

planers, concrete equipmentand mining dump trucks.Dennis McShane fromWestrax Machinery approachedme with the LiuGong line acouple of years ago. Dennis,Westrax and A.S.A.P HeavyEquipment Rental are allwell-known trusted names inSouthern California. I haveknown and trusted Dennis formany years and that is why

I agreed to rent a LiuGongexcavator and two LiuGongwheel loaders from A.S.A.P(Westrax Machinerys RentalDivision) for an extendedperiod of time in order to trythem out, says Smith. Ouroperators commented rightaway on the tremendousstrength and maneuverabilityof the LiuGong machines. The

controls took some gettingused to and when the decisionwas made to purchase theLiuGongs, we bought themwith more conventionalcontrols. It was nice to have

that option.Kana Pipeline, Inc. is expecting

fairly dramatic growth in 2014and will most likely continue toexpand their heavy equipmentinventory. Dennis McShanewas able to put together a veryattractive package for us. Theprice point on these machinesallows us to acquire almost twomachines for the price of oneof the leading competitors.

This means a lot to us as welook forward to a busy andprofitable 2014.

Kana Pipeline, Inc. isheadquartered in Placentia CAon Miraloma Avenue. For moreinformation please visit themonline at www.kanapipeline.comor call (714) 986-1400. Cc

Above: LiuGongs manufacturingplant in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province in

southern China.

Right: Peter Smith gets an up close

look at a LiuGong wheel loader on theassembly line at the manufacturing

plant in Liuzhou, China.


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