COMANCO attended the groundbreaking celebration hosted by ACMS on Monday February 20^th.  We are very excited to provide our services for the geosynthetic lining and leachate systems required for the successful construction of this landfill that will serve Sumter county and surrounding areas for many years to come.

COMANCO was in attendance for the 2011 Newmont Mining Corporations Safety Performance Contractor Recognition Banquet in Elko, NV. COMANCO contributed to Newmont’s 571,983 hours work in 2011.

We would like to thank our employees who worked on Newmont projects last year and for keeping Safety a number 1 priority. Not only within the company but on our customers sites country wide. This is a true testament of ‘Safety From Within’.

Projects included Leach Pads, Operational Ponds, Storm Water Ponds, Ditch/Channel Linings and Numerous Repair Jobs on multiple sites throughout Nevada.

COMANCO would like to thank Newmont Mining Corporation for their continued business and support keeping Safety a Priority.

Thank you to all those who were a part of Newmont Projects in 2011. Great Job!!!!!!!

This year’s annual Pigfest was held at the Tiger Town Sports Complex in Lakeland on January 27^th & 28^th.   The event raises funds to support many charities focused on children and their education, to date they have given back over $650,000.  COMANCO’s team led by Larry Holmes placed 8^th overall in the brisket category and 2^nd in the phosphate / industrial division.  With over 150 competition barbecue teams competing we are very proud to be a part of this fun family event.  For more information on please visit www.lakelandpigfest.net.

COMANCO is a proud  sponsor of the 2012 Polk County Day in Tallahassee on Wednesday February 8, 2012.  In attendance there will be from the Senate;  JD Alexander, Paula Dockery and Ronda Storms.  From the House of Representatives; Ben Albritton, Mike Horner, Seth McKeel, Kelli Stargel and John Wood. Our local County Commissioners will be, Bob English - District 1, Melony Bell – District 2, Edwin Smith – District 3, R Todd Ddantzler – District 4 and Chairman Sam Johnson – District 5.

COMANCO installed three inlet tanks back into the original Class I Inlet Pad area of the West County Landfill in Richmond, California after applying epoxy to waterproof the containment area.  One of the three inlet tanks is a new construction of reinforced fiberglass to hold 6,000 gallons of leachate from the Class I Landfill Well Field.  The two original polymer tanks have been retro-fitted with Seismic Collars to protect the tanks from rupturing in the event of an earthquake.  These two original tanks are to be used in conjunction with the new tank to allow storage of 15,000 gallons of leachate prior to treatment in the new Leachate Treatment Plant.

Placement of the existing polymer tanks took place over a two day period.  The Seismic Collars were placed and readied for the polymer tanks, but as the day progressed, the polymer expanded due to radiant heat. Each tank grew by three or four inches during the day and would not fit into the Seismic Collars after they expanded.  During the night as the temperatures decreased, so did the size of the tanks. The next morning, the tanks had reduced in size to fit inside the collars, and the lift was completed.

COMANCO held its Annual 3^rd Party Operator Training Class today, hosted by Flagler Construction Equipment and Volvo Construction Equipment. The class lasted 8 hours, included lunch catered by Curley Tail’s BBQ, and was offered in both English and Spanish, whichever was preferred by our employees. Operators, Superintendents, and Project Managers received both field and classroom training that includes proper inspections, fueling and lubricating, and about general operations and safety procedures. Please enjoy some photographs from earlier today.

COMANCO crew, lead by superintendent Luis Esipnal, continues geosynthetics installation at the JED Landfill in St. Cloud, Florida.  The crew is on schedule to complete the installation of 500,000 square feet of GCL and over one million square feet of 60 mil HDPE liner and Geocomposite.

COMANCO recently started the expansion of Cell 6 at Cedar Trail Landfill located in Bartow, Florida. This turn-key project includes grading 7.5 acres of subgrade material, installation of 6 layers of geosynthetics, tying into and existing liner system, installing leachate collection and detection systems, placing 2 feet of sand cover over the liner for protection, installation of five dual Reinforced Concrete Pipes with Metered Ends, and building perimeter stormwater ditches. The project team faces a very demanding schedule to complete the project and is currently on track to meet the deadline. The project team includes Project Manager Matt Remmert, Project Superintendent Bill Newman, Project Engineer Dan McRae, and Liner Project Superintendent Jorge Barrantes. Please enjoy some progress photographs.

Comanco crews, led by Arnulfo Martinez and Gary Mitchell, have begun work to replace an aging HDPE liner for a Long Term Fly Ash Pond in Hillsborough County Florida.  The project consist of removing approx. 20,000 cubic yards of residual material, removing the existing HDPE liner, constructing a toe drain system within the pond, importing fill to re-grade the pond bottom, and installing 650,000 square feet of new 80 mil HDPE liner.  Project is scheduled for completion March 2012.