I wanted to let you know how impressed we were with your company. Time will tell how well it all worked, however, the professionalism and quality of your team was most obvious. I truly believe we could not have picked a better company for this large endeavor. I was there yesterday showing it to our owner, and was quite proud of the work you did. Everything you promised, you delivered. And though there were a couple snafus, based on a job this large, it was beyond minor and also you made it all right in the end. Thank you for that. In speaking with Tammie, our Property Manager and Dave--the quality of your guys working was top notch.
Again, ask me years from now how it is working, but if ever we had another job with your name on it, it would be a pleasure and honor to work with you again!
“I would like to thank you and the county for repairing the road slide on Dunne avenue. The repair is excellent and the contractors were very efficient and skilled. You personally did a great job of providing information about the status of the project. My family appreciates your efforts.”
“[I have] never seen every person on a job on a roadway in the past 20 years all sweating and earning their pay check” like they were.
“Gentlemen, I wanted to thank you for working with us by reducing the rates of the overrun quantities of the [pipe] abandonment work that was performed on our project. The City is pleased with the performance of this operation and GSI's willingness to make the cost acceptable to both parties. Thank you.”
The City’s representative then replied with the following text:
“Gentlemen, The City wish[es] to thank [GSI] for its work ethic and professionalism in cooperating concerning the [pipe] abandonment of the N. St. Elmo project. You are Second to None, my traveling brothers.”
I would like this to be a letter of appreciation and gratitude on a job well done. Our house was first threatened by a landslide back in June, 2017 and it has been a journey that has been both stressful and scary. And yet, every cloud has a silver lining and in this case the support, encouragement and character of everyone we met from GSI has indeed been a gift throughout this journey.
GSI was recommended by Steve Pawlak and we met Nathan Thompson early on. Nathan is a person who inspires trust and our first impression was verified throughout the process that led to a retaining system that has saved our house. As with everyone, and I mean everyone we met, we felt we had a group of people who were on our side.
There were challenges that were overcome; the patience needed along with several visits to get the project underway, a renegotiated plan and bid when the insurance settlement squeezed the payment amount, and a time crunch that led to a change in plans where the panels were poured on the hillside, that allowed for the project to be started as quickly as possible.
The crew that showed up to do the work was respectful, always ready to explain what was happening and was also timely, hard working and ready to go the extra mile. A great group of people with positive attitudes who seemed to genuinely work well together.
Watching Spike work on that excavator was awe inspiring. One of my favorite moments was filming him on my phone to show my office secretaries at the Elementary School. I recorded a "holy shit" without knowing it when he pulled off an amazing stunt coming off a ledge and then being horrified when that came out while I was sharing the video at school. I was able to laugh later.
Thank you again and if I can ever serve as a reference, please let me know.
I am sending this to you from Duluth Minnesota where 4 of your employees just finished working on a wall they had put in for us previously. That was a few years ago after Duluth suffered a flood. We are on Lake Superior and St. Louis County wanted to help stop erosion. The guys worked during the rain and just kept on going, like little Energizer bunnies. Nice fellows, all of them!! They are certainly a credit to your company and I feel it is always good to give thanks to people for a job well done. Please let them know how much we appreciated their dedication to get the job done. We will always wish you and your team good days ahead!!
"We got notice today that GSI has completed the remediation work at the [road] Slide. WYDOT greatly appreciates the responsiveness from GSI regarding the issues that occurred this spring. Kirk and I were at the site last week right after they finished installing the micropiles and row of soil nails. Everything looked great, I hope everything worked out coordinating traffic control with our maintenance folks. Great job!, it is gratifying to work with such a professional, responsive organization."
“I just want to let you all know what an awesome job Cristian Penson and his crew did in the time that they were here in WV. These guys worked hard, kept their jobs nice and free of trash and debris, were very courteous to myself and my crew. Their quality of work was above and beyond. We set deadlines for him and his crew. We had scheduled to complete a 166’ slip repair in [Monongalia County] on 6/15/19 and they completed this project a day earlier than scheduled plus a 58’ slip that we added to him. Hats off to these gentlemen for a job well done!!! We hate to see Cristian and his crew leave [our district] but he will always be welcome back.“
"Just wanted to pass on how pleased we are with the crew that’s working on the [Project] - things are looking great. The crew leader Matt is great to work with and is very professional. Great bunch of guys all the way around."
“The entire crew was a pleasure to work with; very hard working, pleasant and polite to everyone they worked with. Both Andrew and Mike were very professional as your onsite superintendent/GF. They were punctual every day, attended the safety huddle with the surface crew every day and took part in that. Between your crew and our surface crew, they lined up the work so that it went off without a problem.
I was impressed with Mike in regards to the rock slide. … After discussing with your engineers and management a plan was devised to bring down a piece that potentially could have been a hazard. Mike, along with 1-2 others, were down on that very large piece drilling the required holes. On the day of the blast, Mike worked with our team to ensure he had everything he needed for the blast. We had scheduled it for 1:00, he and the others were up in time to blast but he did not feel right about the tie in. … Without hesitation, he and the crew member (young Irish fellow) went back down and corrected the tie in. The blast went off without issues at 1:30. He most likely only had one shot at it, I am happy he took the time to correct….
I inspected today, great job. …. Boden is a great asset to your team as well. He is a pretty sharp guy, very keen, does great work.
I would like to thank all of your crew, I think they all deserve kudos. They are all very hard working professionals who seem to really enjoy their work.”
Thank you for your work efforts on Madonna Road (& Ridge Road). As always, your crews were professional, worked hard and kept us informed of what they were doing…. We hope that we never have to bring you back to Harford County (I trust you understand that statement ☺), but are very comfortable in the knowledge that if we do ever need your expertise again in the future, that you will be ready and willing to help and your staff will continue to perform the work exceedingly well.
This letter is to formally thank you for your exceptional contribution to the Boyd County Fiscal Court. Our projects were a success due to the hard work and attention to detail. Your teamwork resulted in an immensely successful completion of our FEMA projects in a timely manner. Would especially like to thank Ron Robinson and his crew John Surlock, Jordy Schricker, and Jesse Ricker for all their hard work.
Hey Jennifer,
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed working with you guys on [our project]. Under the circumstances with that big of a job, and traffic volume that was being detoured it was a little stressful, however you all were so easy to work with, it made my job easier! Just wanted to thank you and Ryan for keeping me informed weekly and sometimes daily. Sara did an amazing job with the drill pattern and the engineering side of things. Kyle is one of the best superintendents I have worked with, he is good to his guys and got a lot of work done due to his ability to plan ahead and coordinate. Great experience for me and I really enjoyed working with you all, looking forward to our next job sometime. Please let everyone on the crew know that I really appreciate all their hard work, pleasure meeting everyone!
THANK YOU!”
Justin, I wanted to reach out and let you know that is was a pleasure working with you all at the [….] Project. The guys on this job were very professional and never once wavered from the plans and specs. These guys did absolutely everything the right way and wanted to make sure that the customer was happy with the work. Again, I appreciate your guys’ hard work and professionalism and look forward to working with you again in the future.
Riley, You, Jason and the GSI crew did an outstanding job stabilizing and resurfacing our retaining wall. We are extremely happy that we selected GSI for this project. All of you were efficient, flexible, knowledgeable, and professional. You and Jason were quick to respond to our requests, resolve any minor problems that occurred, and keep the project on schedule. We feel that this was all done at a reasonable price. Our wall looks great and I’m sure it will last for a very long time….
Please extend our thanks to everyone involved. We would highly recommend GSI to anyone who has a similar project.
When you first appeared in our office, I could not conceive how important your work would be to the citizens of the Commonwealth, and how helpful it would be in mitigating some of our most difficult and prevalent geohazards. You have my highest respect.
I've certainly enjoyed interacting with you and everyone at GSI. You have a great bunch of people working with you and you provide an excellent product.
Rouse, thanks for your help on my project. Never before have I had a subcontractor who operated as well as you did. Professional, safety conscious, and so willing to get the job done. If you're ever near Richmond VA call me. I have nothing but good things to say about GSI. Thanks, Henry
Just wanted to say that somehow your workers/artists took an ugly and scarred piece of this earth and turned it into a very pleasing and contoured piece of this earth. It looks incredible!! The fellows were all so nice and just wonderful to us. They worked so hard and were always hear early…….no goofing off…. just working. My husband suffered a traumatic brain injury in early 2012 and it has been a rough couple of years. He is almost completely healed. There were many tears and a lot of frustration. Seeing this project and the amazing workmanship put into it has really put a smile on our face. We thank your fathers for getting this company up and running. We thank you and Tim for keeping it running. Your company made a difference in our life and one we will not soon forget. It is easy to say thanks…it is hard to put into words.... but know that our thank you comes from the heart!!!
Thanks for another successful project – one that was completed just in time, under difficult conditions and just before a major rehabilitation was required. This partnership has grown to be an extremely valuable tool for attacking failing roads in steep environments.
I wanted to drop you a quick note. Late last year I had Tom Szynakiewicz come by and advise me as to what I needed to do to fix my house structure. Tom and GSI were great to work with to find a solution for my structure issues. GSI did an excellent job for us and got us on the right track with the work that was performed. We just sold the home last week, and disclosed the work that was done. We had zero issues with selling the home because it was fixed by GSI. I am very thankful I called and got you guys involved! Thanks again for steering me in the right direction Wayne!
Hey Trevor, I gotta [sic] admit, I was a little worried after our progress on the first day of scaling. I wondered if I’d missed something in analyzing that slope! However, on day two, the guys were able to get the bulk of the loose material down in the two areas I was concerned about. They also installed two prisms into the blocks adjacent to the areas scaled so we can monitor any changes in the slope.
The team who came to site were the epitome of professional, not to mention a lot of fun to work with. There was never any point where I felt they were working unsafely. I am most impressed with the entire operation.
I think we were able to remove 100% of the immediate hazard for that area, and 75-80% of the overall hazard. Job well done!
Cameron, I’m glad you followed up because I don’t do a good job of telling people they did a good job sometimes and I know you’re like me if you hear nothing bad then it must have been OK. From my standpoint, you guys really helped us out by being able to get a crew here quickly which is just what we needed. As for the crew they were fantastic, pretty hands off on my end, didn’t require much of my time and did everything they said they were going to do when they said they were going to do it. Which believe me is very refreshing. So, thank you guys for all your help and I do look forward to an opportunity to work with you again.
[as told by GSI Project Development Engineer] This is the second project your company has completed for us and just like the first one a great crew to work with. Very competent, courteous, and informative … great job.
Just wanted to send a thank you to your crew as they were outstanding on our project up on Hwy 47 mp 6.3. I really appreciated the great communication and the hard work they did for us.
GSI, thanks for another successful project. It is always nice to work with you and your field crews. We are currently experiencing flooding here in [this area], so I am sure we will be utilizing your services once again in the near future. The repair was “headache free” and that is very nice, to have a company and crew, come in do their job. You would be surprised how many contractors come in and are not as safety oriented and headache free as yours and for that reason, I am writing this email to let you know as a manager I appreciate the professionalism.
I wanted to take a moment to express gratitude and satisfaction with the job that GSI performed for me. This work was inside a very congested industrial environment which also had other potential hazards with the presence of alcohol. In addition to confined quarters inside the building we had extreme weather conditions taking place outside the building. My client was on a critical path timeline and this required GSI to return the week between Christmas and New Year’s. I knew that this was a mandatory week off for GSI but your organization came through, no ifs, ands or buts.
1.) The job superintendent, Ian Turner, handled himself remarkably. He was professional and no matter what the situation he took ownership.
2.) Every person on my job site with GSI had an extraordinary attitude. Case in point: As I was giving a “pep talk” I commented, “some of you guys may be ready to go home”. Emanuel from Georgia, raised his head looked at me and said “no, we wanna finish this job”. Every single person on this project is welcome to work on my projects anytime!
3.) Jarrod Hartshorn was as stated in your company policies willing to communicate 24/7. He answered his phone night or day and if he didn’t in a short while I could expect a phone call. Jarrod also drove to my project to check on things with me and with the crew working.
4.) One of the best safety programs I have ever witnessed! I enjoy doing “flex and stretch“ with the crew every morning. Thank you!
5.) Hats off to all those volunteers the week after Christmas.
I wish I could remember all names but a special thanks to everyone on my project [including] Preston, Emanuel, Ian, Cole, Cliff, Jarrod, Zach, and the maintenance guy from Kentucky.
Hope all is well, I wanted to reach out and say that I had a great experience working with you all. Freddy and his whole crew did everything they could to make my job stress free, as well as doing a great/timely/clean installation. They were all knowledgeable and safety conscious throughout the entire job, and if I ever had a request or felt uneasy they did everything they could to comply with me.
If you have anything else around that you think we could help out with, please contact me at any time.
In 2017, another well above normal snowpack winter and heavy spring rains resulted in 23 new landslides, which damaged or threatened WYDOT roads. WYDOT turned to GSI to help respond to these emergency situations. GSI was able to respond very quickly and in most cases had personnel on site to assess the site within 24 hours. They would provide a proposal for remediation with a preliminary design and estimated costs within 48 hours in most cases. During 2017, GSI was selected to perform remediation with contracts at six separate sites. In all cases, they were prepared to mobilize to the sites and begin work within a week of being given notice to proceed.
A unique element of these emergency contracts was a partnership, between WYDOT and GSI, by which WYDOT provided some logistical support such as traffic control and providing water for drilling operations so that GSI could focus its efforts on performing the specialty work. This arrangement resulted in cost effective, efficient, successful projects. When responding to emergency landslide repair, time truly is money, the sooner a landslide can be remediated before it has a chance to grow, the less expensive it is to repair. In the past, WYDOT has experienced situations in which, landslides could possibly have been remediated quicker, experienced further failure during drawn out conventional design and contracting methods resulting in higher costs due to the additional failure. GSI uses various types of innovative geo-technology in their landslide remediation projects….
All of these projects were completed on schedule, even with cold weather conditions and snow storms ….
All of the stabilization projects that GSI completed for WYDOT included a warranty to repair any of the remediation that would happen to fail, but to date none of the work that they have performed has required any repair. I would highly recommend GeoStabilization International to perform emergency landslide and slope remediation work. They have the resources, personnel, and expertise to respond to your emergency in a timely, professional manner.
GSI under commits and over delivers. Work is always completed ahead of time and on budget… [They are] competitive with more conventional slide repairs, but much more timely and minimizes impacts to traffic.
In handwritten note to Brett Gustafson, Project Manager for GeoStabilization: “Brett – Thank you for your quick response to reopen Blue Slide Road in Sanders County. Your talented team was available to complete a road for the public to travel on in less than 45 days. Mother Nature has challenged us in Montana this year with moisture in all forms, and we appreciate your resilience in the face of those challenges. Sincerely, Steve Bullock.
“The [road] between Van Buren and Figure Five was a major project and is so well done. Thank you for this excellent improvement, which was completed well before projected dates (at least the dates I'd heard). I know in your job, as in mine, you hear lots of complaints. I want to thank you for always being available and for doing such good work.”
“…. this praise [from the Legislator] is all directed to you as the Contractors on the project for the work that you do. The completion of this Site required a great deal of coordination of efforts which was done in an impressive manner and under adverse conditions in the last few days. Please pass this along to your field personnel who persevered under hot weather among other adverse conditions and handled it with professionalism. This was a major inconvenience to the people in the area, so it was great to see it come together like it did with a great final product. Thanks again for all of your efforts in making this happen.”
I wish I had been smart enough to let you design the rock mitigation. You and your team turned in an excellent performance. The work ethic of your team impressed everyone on our side of the table. Most companies print a slogan on their company clothing. However, your folks demonstrated every hour that they “Work Hard or Go Home”. You sent us a world class construction team – thanks!
I’d like to take a moment and thank you for sending a great crew for the stabilization at [our site]. With the leadership of Dylan Battaglia and his crew, safety was always incorporated in each task that was performed. Dylan communicated each phase with [our company] and also gave great instruction to all his employees during the JSA process. Great job!
I’d like to ask if you could send the same crew back for the final phase of the project and wrap the project up in a positive manner. Thanks again for a job well done, and wish you and your family the best of the holidays. Please give your crew my best.
[Our] team wishes to acknowledge for the excellent work that Courtney Smith and his team performed for us this summer at [our mine]. Courtney was able to provide prompt input and provide some innovative approaches to some of the challenges we faced this summer. Of particular note, the entire summer was performed without an injury or loss time incident, and many of our slope remediation structures were repaired and installed allowing us to continue safely mining. Courtney and his team worked hard, safely, and diligently at each task and was able to complete everything we assigned to the group in a timely fashion. In addition, they maintained a positive attitude despite challenging conditions. We look forward to having Courtney and/or Adam back to site next summer tackling our next set of challenges with slope wall remediation…. Please extend our appreciation for the great work Courtney and his team completed this year. As in their words, we look forward in seeing the team “dominate” any future challenges for our next year’s campaign.
Steve [Wahl] has been gracious with his time during our visits. The feedback … has been very positive (almost glowing) and also your quick action to resolve any concerns from our last visit ... was greatly appreciated…. Keep up the great work, you and your team’s professionalism has not gone unnoticed.
Hi Graeme, I apologize for taking so long to respond; it is a credit to the smoothness of this project that I was able to shift my focus onto other ones. When asked by a colleague how this project went, I responded "that so last week". Seriously though, I want to sincerely thank you and your crew for their great efforts and patience getting this going and completed safely and successfully. A senior manager reviewing the photos also noted how tidy and well organized the site looked. Thanks also for accommodating all our site visits and heli close-ups.
As told by GSI Project Development Engineer: A pipeline contractor dug a trench through the county road, down a steep bank, below a stream, and then up the next mountain to install the pipes. When they went to backfill the pipes in the roadway and embankment, the soil slipped and they couldn’t keep the backfill in place. We got a call to come out and look at the site. We gave them a proposal to build a GCS toe buttress at the stream bed, and then have the pipeline contractor construct a reinforced slope to rebuild the embankment. As the GCS was nearing the top, a WVDOH engineer stopped out to the site. The engineer was asking the pipeline contractor what the plan was, as he had general concern that the road would be repaired back to his satisfaction. As soon as the contractor mentioned GSI was working on the job, the county engineer said ‘OK, as long as GSI is on the job, I’m good here’.
Richard, I wanted to take a quick minute and thank you and Courtney and the awesome crew that you sent here to take care of our huge rock. Courtney, John, and Andrew are some of the hardest working people I have had the privilege to be around. Their attention to safety professionalism, and never quit attitude was amazing to watch. Even when things did not go our way they were committed to finishing the job. I appreciate you sending these great guys to help us out and look forward to the opportunity to work with you again in the future.
Wanted to let you know how great GSI has been to work with out here at [our site]. We have had difficult drilling conditions since day 1 and they have worked tirelessly through bad soil and bad weather to make sure our project is a success. We have really appreciated them going the extra mile for us out here…
Just received a call from John at [the mine] and he wanted to pass on his gratitude for our efforts over the past few weeks! He went on to say you guys were outstanding to work with and he learned a great deal about this challenging and dynamic environment. Based on our your efforts, they are now moving back into this area to mine this high grade ore. Good job gang, and appreciate your team’s efforts. Please pass our appreciation to your crew.
I am writing this email to let you know that we are honored to work with GSI and your subcontractors as you have all demonstrated professionalism since your very first involvement of the project. Everyone on the project team is highly experienced, efficient and motivated. We also appreciate your professional work and your prompt response to our inquires. We understand that it is a project and a project site with many unique challenges. Many thanks again!
I’d like to say that it was a pleasure working with GSI. I would like to personally commend the efforts of Josh Kelly and his crew; Steven, Lee, Austin, and Trent. They went above and beyond to meet our schedule by working long hours, more importantly long “hard” hours. They are an extremely hard-working bunch who never complained and did whatever it took to get the job done, they are a crew that I would recommend to anyone. This speaks more importantly than anything else to the caliber of work that GSI performs. I believe that the relationship formed between [our company] and GSI on this project will lead to future partnerships on projects down the road and I hope that the mutual respect we’ve developed on this project will continue for years to come. Thanks again and please let Josh and his crew know that their hard work was greatly appreciated.
I am pleased to write this note about our working relationship with GSI. My experience with them has been excellent. They have a great team of people from engineering to construction. GSI is a fast acting group who puts a solid proven solution to work in a very quick manner. Their field personnel are well schooled on their construction methods and quite efficient when providing the services required to meet design. It has been refreshing to work with this group, as they are professional from design to implementation.
