VSS International Inc Awarded 2023 ISSA President's Award for Excellence

Jeff Roberts, Jeff Reed, Matthew Ferguson, and Randy Ghezzi of VSS International Inc receive the 2023 President’s Award for Excellence from ISSA President Chuck Ingram. Photo by Tom Kuennen, courtesy of FP2.

GLEN ELLYN, IL, March 22, 2023 – During the 61st Annual Convention of the International Slurry Surfacing Association, February 27-March 2, 2023 in Litchfield Park, Arizona, the ISSA President’s Award for Excellence was presented to VSS International Inc. for their work on the Grand Canyon National Park Pavement Preservation Project.

The ISSA President’s Award was established to recognize those contracting achievements that best exemplify the highest quality of workmanship and materials, as well as conformance to best practices as defined by the International Slurry Surfacing Association. 

This project was accepted in November 2020 and was completed on time and within the owner’s budget. All pavement preservation techniques represented by ISSA were performed by VSS International. VSS had to complete all work on this project during peak summer tourist season. One project requirement was to mask and protect dozens of miles of curbing and islands throughout the park to ensure the historical features were protected.

There were some key challenges for VSS to complete this project which included heavy traffic from tourists and residents living within the park created special needs for traffic control solutions. The Mangum Fire that burned through Kaibab National Forest and threatened the Grand Canyon in June 2020, limited communications due to location, and long material supply line of deliveries and suppliers over 100 miles away.

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SLURRY SURFACING ASSOCIATION (ISSA):

Founded in 1963, the International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) is a nonprofit association dedicated to the interests, education and success of slurry and micro surfacing, chip sealing and crack treatment professionals and corporations around the world.

ISSA is a founding member of the Pavement Preservation & Recycling Alliance along with the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association and the Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association. PPRA is a partnership of leading industry associations (AEMA, ARRA, ISSA) to advance sustainable, eco efficient, and innovative pavement applications.

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