St. Vrain Companies was incorporated in the State of Colorado in March of 2011. Previously, the principals were with St. Vrain Paving for 20 years until the company disbanded in early 2011 due to the retirement of the owner.

With over 25 years of paving experience, Rick Smith, President, directly oversees each job to make sure it meets his number one goal of quality. By being directly involved in almost every grading and paving operation himself, he has gained a reputation in Boulder County and the Denver Metro Area of meeting his customer’s needs. Touching into three decades, Rick’s vast experience working with developers, general contractors, property managers, homeowners, utility installers, universities and municipalities has given him the confidence that he can meet your scheduling and quality requirements.

Rick’s go-to guy, Mike Marchich, has over 30 years of experience in the paving operations. While working together for so long, they have instilled a level of workmanship in each other that is rarely seen in the construction industry.

With a goal of another 20-plus years paving in this area, Rick and Mike understand word of mouth referrals and repeat customers are the keys to a successful future. Therefore, meeting your needs is job number one.

St. Vrain Companies was recently awarded the City of Longmont’s On-call Asphalt Patching contract. Because the award was based on price, schedule requirements and their reputation in quality, the City has proven its confidence in St. Vrain Companies. Therefore, you too can be assured you will be pleased with your project’s end result.

Recycling

According to the National Asphalt Pavement Association (www.hotmix.org), asphalt is America’s most recycled material. There are two major uses for the recycled material: road base and new asphalt. Demolished asphalt is commonly hauled to the asphalt plant, where it is ground up and ‘reactivated’ in new hot mix asphalt. The remaining demolished asphalt that doesn’t go back into new hot mix is usually hauled to a recycling yard where it is crushed into smaller pieces and turned into road base. Road base consists of larger ‘rocks’ (up to 1”) and smaller material that acts as a binder and is then used underneath new asphalt paving or alone for ‘all-weather’ driveways and parking lots. New technologies and requirements for quality Recycled Asphalt Road Base have put a demand on the industry to make the material meet CDOT’s specifications for aggregate base course.

But the ‘green’ in this industry doesn’t stop there, as other materials are commonly used in new hot mix asphalt. Asphalt shingles are another item that is commonly ‘reactivated’ at the batch plant and reused in the hot mix. Today, most old, wore-out shingles are staying out of the landfill and getting a second life in asphalt paving.