ERG employs a project
development approach which it refers to as Virtual Resource Group (“VRG”). ERG has developed key, formal and informal
relationships with quality suppliers of equipment and professional services desiring to
work together as a team on a project-specific basis.
The team includes carefully selected civil and site consulting engineers,
constructors and construction management, software design firms, system mechanical and
electrical engineers, fabrication specialist, payment and performance bonding, merchant
banking and waste transportation and management firms.
The VRG provides an
interactive exchange of ideas to produce creative, cost-effective solutions for otherwise
difficult project challenges.
Based on its present
relationships, ERG’s Virtual Resource Group can provide experience and expertise in
the following areas:
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Environmental and Contract
Law
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Project Financing
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Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering
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Architectural and
Structural Engineering
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Civil and Site Engineering
Services
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Equipment Design,
Manufacturing and Installation
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General Contractors,
Constructors and Construction Management
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Project and Program
Management
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Facility Management
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Commodity Sales (Material
of Value Sales)
VRG Team Members
Hayes, James & Associates, Inc. - Civil and Site Consulting Engineers
Hayes, James &
Associates, Inc. is a professional services corporation providing civil engineering, land
planning and surveying services since 1958. With
a strong commitment to service, Hayes, James & Associates has successfully completed
thousands of projects for many diverse clients and are well qualified to provide solid
waste management consulting services. Their
solid waste management projects are directed by Mr. James B. Aton, P.E., who has been
active in solid waste management since 1978. Mr.
Aton has directed two major resource recovery feasibility studies under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act Solid Waste Management program; has worked for fifteen
months in the U.S. EPA Superfund Program for clean up of abandoned hazardous waste sites;
has directed the design of eight MSW landfills; and has prepared solid waste management
plans for counties and industries. Mr. Aton
is supported by a well-qualified staff experienced in engineering, CAD, surveying and
reprographics. This team experience covers
all facets of solid waste management, including the preparation of solid waste management
plans for multiple government clients.
Norcon International, Inc. - Material Handling
Equipment, System Controls, Fabrication and Installation
(www.norconsys.com)
Norcon was established in August 1984 by Jerry F. Norman
and Ronald H. Norman and currently occupies a 50,000 square foot facility in Rome,
Georgia. Over the past twelve years, Norcon
has become one of the leading conveyor manufacturers in the Southeast. Norcon received the 1988 "Small Business of
the Year" award from the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce for outstanding
accomplishments in the community.
Norcon is constantly
upgrading its engineering department with the latest in computerized drawing techniques
and its manufacturing department utilizes state-of-the-art equipment. Although it is surrounded by the latest
technology, Norcon prides itself on providing very personal, customized service to suit
the needs of ERG.
Williams & Associates - Constructors and Construction Management
(www.williamsandassociates.com)
Floyd Williams
established Williams & Associates in 1968 in Macon, Georgia, after almost a decade of
working with a large contractor and being integrally involved in a wide range of projects. He recognized the need for a company to offer
expertise in all facets of the construction process.
Williams & Associates uses the term "constructors" to reflect
that they are highly qualified to perform much more than typical construction services
offered by many contractors: In addition to construction, they offer expert feasibility
studies, design management, construction management, conceptual estimating, site
evaluation, machinery setting and equipment installation.
Williams & Associates can very skillfully provide all the elements
necessary for a turnkey construction project. Complete
in-house capabilities result in reduced job costs and the ability to meet demanding time
schedules.
Further setting them
apart from typical contractors is Williams & Associates' team of people: architects,
engineers, project managers, superintendents, craftsmen, etc. who have continually
demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to excellence, as is evidenced by an impressive,
lengthy and diverse client list, many of whom are repeat clients who trust Williams &
Associates for all their construction projects. Williams
& Associates is supported by a qualified and experienced staff of over fifty
professionals in the field of design and construction of multi-million dollar industrial,
institutional, food, and health care facilities throughout the Southeast.
Williams & Associates
has contracted over $475 million in projects, most of which has been industrial
construction. They offer many diverse
services in this specialized field and have an extensive background in meeting the most
unusual and demanding industrial construction challenges, including the setting and
alignment of process machinery and equipment. Williams
& Associates is an invaluable addition to ERG's project team and has earned the
distinction as a "constructor" among contractors.
Magnetic
Separation Systems, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee
(www.magsep.com)
MSS is the exclusive
supplier of specialized sorting equipment for high tech Material Recovery and Processing
Facilities developed by ERG. With more than 27 years of experience, MSS provides ERG
with commercially proven automated identification and separation technologies for metals,
plastics, glass, and paper. MSS provides versatile, accurate, and reliable systems,matched
to production capacity needs specified by ERG.
MSS's expertise includes a broad range of specialized sensor research and development
experience. Technologically sound solutions, backed by experience, enable MSS to provide
ERG with the appropriate sensor for the respective task. In-house development, concept
testing, and manufacturing of the sensor technology provides comprehensive analysis
equipment configured to meet specific ERG project needs.
The decision to use MSS
sorting technologies, reflects our commitment to serving the recycling industry throughout
the world. MSS systems are operating in the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany,
France, Switzerland, England, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Mexico. Feel free to visit
the MSS WebSite for more illuminating information on intelligent, automated sorting
technology.
Municipal Waste Software Solutions, LLC -
Software Design
Municipal Waste Software
Solutions, LLC (“MWSS”) was formed to address the specialized computerized
accounting and management reporting needs of the waste processing industry. Management of the company includes two certified
public accountants, each with over 20 years of accounting, management, and systems design
experience, a software systems analyst with extensive software customization and design
experience, and several professionals currently engaged in providing engineering and
consulting services to the waste industry. The
combined strengths of the MWSS management team makes the company uniquely qualified to
design and provide the computer and software tools required to manage a municipal solid
waste processing facility. ERG currently
owns one-third interest in MWSS.
Others Include
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Environmental Wastechnology
Consultants – Feasibility Studies
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Smith, Gambrell and Russell
– International and Environmental Law
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Frontier Insurance –
Project Payment and Performance Bonding
Waste Transportation
and Transfer Station Management
ERG seeks out a regional
waste transportation company that is a leader in state-of-the-art waste disposal, waste
management and waste transportation. All
services are designed to be performed within the stringent guidelines of state and federal
regulations. These services include:
§ Transportation
and disposal facility operation and management for residential and commercial waste
streams
§ Transfer
station management and operation for the staging of localized waste to regional facilities
§ Safe,
efficient handling and disposal of industrial waste
§ Containerized
waste services
The waste transportation
member of the team provides ERG expertise in the above areas when planning for the
implementation of an integrated facility as well as contract management of the hauling
component in the completed plan.
