ECONOMY May 4 was a momentous day to celebrate one accomplished man. Dedicated ABC member, board member and Merit Shop contractor Robert Clancy was presented the ABC Legacy Award for his contributions to ABC on a local, state, and national level. Clancy has been a long-time active ABC Southeastern Michigan member. A non-profit organization that runs off volunteers can allow for lapse in participation. But even among the top 10% there are those whose contributions stand out above the rest. Robert exhibits transcendent leadership. His contributions are not only outstanding for his moment of service, but leaves a long-lasting mark for the next leader. Clancy was a key leader during the time this chapter was leaderless, he was (and remains) an influential leader on the ABC board of directors, and was instrumental in the repeal of prevailing wage in the state of Michigan. Robert Clancy now joins the ranks of Jim Struble as an ABC Southeastern Michigan Legacy Award winner. “I have to admit I love having that processing plant as part of our fleet,” said Clancy. “It gives us much more flexibility to be competitive in our bid process in addition to the positives of recycling aggregate on site for reuse in the project we are conducting. This has been something I was looking to add, now that we have it, we need to make the most use of it. There are challenges in processing your own fill—separating the enormous amount of rebar and steel used in older projects like this takes time, but by providing your own material on time and recycling the steel you offset most if not all the cost to run it.” The Pontiac GFL project is slated for completion this fall and Clancy is expecting it to be phase one of a much larger and expanded recycling facility for GFL in Pontiac. He sees them as being a much larger player in the market moving forward competing with the “big boys” much like Robert Clancy Contracting is. Southeast Michigan Contractors Issue 3 2022 7 Project manager Greg Devroy parks the excavator after a hard day’s work Excavators are used to break-up concrete from a demolished warehouse Mr. ABC Earns Award of a Lifetime
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