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The Toronto and Area Road Building Association is the collective bargaining agent for unionized contractors in the Greater Toronto and Simcoe Areas.
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Who We Are

Who We Are

Founded in 1957, the Toronto and Area Road Builders Association (TARBA) is a leading industry association.

Our members perform majority of new road construction and maintenance in the City of Toronto, municipalities in Halton, Peel, and York Regions, and Simcoe County.  

TARBA is the collective bargaining agent with LiUNA 183, IOUE Local 793, and Teamsters Local 230, negotiating and administering collective agreements on behalf of unionized contractors working in the above municipalities. Members perform work for municipalities, transit agencies, Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation, Metrolinx and other provincial agencies, and private developers. 

Our Goal

TARBA’s goal is to promote the betterment of the road building industry by addressing industry-wide issues with a unified voice, and engaging in education and advocacy that champions best practices and highest construction standards among our members, government departments and agencies, and the public. 
Who We Are

Board of Directors

TARBA is managed by a Board of 12 Directors, representing the diversity in size and scope of industry employers, elected annually from the membership.  

Chair & President

Rick Logozzo

GIP Paving

vice President

Cosimo Crupi

D. Crupi & Sons

Treasurer

Gianni Cotognini

Condrain Group

Secretary

Angelo Santorelli

Trisan Construction

Director & Past Chair

Ashton Martin

Fermar Asphalt

director

Ryan Farrish

Dufferin Construction Company

director

Gerry Boccia

Pave-Al

director

Joe Scrocco

TACC Construction Co.

director

David Sibbald

Thorncrete Construction

director

Michael Ferzoco

Ferpac Paving

director

Virgil Gazzola

Gazzola Paving

director

Larry Di Pietro

Curbside Construction

Executive Director

Raly Chakarova became TARBA’s new Executive Director in September 2023. With diverse experience in both non-profit and public sectors, Raly brings with her an impressive track record of operational excellence, policy development, public affairs, and member engagement.

As Executive Director, she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of TARBA’s operations, including industry advocacy, member services, and collective bargaining. Her focus is on advancing TARBA’s mission to champion best industry practices and investment in critical infrastructure projects in the Greater Toronto Area and Simcoe County.

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Our Members

All unionized contractors performing road building and/or earthmoving work in Board Area 8 and/or Simcoe County are bound to the TARBA collective agreements with LiUNA Local 183, Teamsters 230 and/or Operating Engineers Local 793 and are eligible to join the Association.

For any membership inquiries, please email [email protected] 

BENEFITS

Seat at the Table

Eligibility to attend the Annual General Meeting and run for election for TARBA’s Board of Directors.

Industry Advocacy

Address industry issues through a unified voice and inform policy decisions at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels.

Exclusive Access

Admission to member-only seminars, conferences, and events.

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Download the application form below and apply to become a member of TARBA.
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TARBA Scholarships & Community Building

TARBA has provided more than $250,000 in scholarships to offer students financial support, recognition for their academic achievements, and connection to relevant employers to help transition from their academic studies to the labour market.  

Five Toronto and Area Road Builders Association Leadership Awards of $4,000 each, along with a co-op placement with a TARBA member, are awarded every year to exceptional students in Civil Engineering and Construction Management programs at Centennial College, George Brown College, Georgian College, Humber College, and Seneca College. 

Since its creation, TARBA has also contributed to numerous community building initiatives across the Greater Toronto and Simcoe Area, with a special focus on food security, health, and education. 

TARBA community building
1950s Brennan Paving - Hot mix paving operation (Source: Miller Paving)
1950s Paving crew shovels the last of the asphalt from the dump box into the paver. (Source: Miller Paving)
Concrete paving operation on Highway 401 (1960s) (Source: Roger Bryant)
Municipal spraying and oiling crew poses with a liquid application
A very early wooden aggregate crusher in the 1920s. Safety was obviously not a big concern when erecting these makeshift production plants
An erie steam shovel loads trucks in an E&E Seegmiller pit (1929
Austin Manufacturing Company's first dual drive motor grader (1928 source heck archives)
Crews preparing a city street for its first concrete paving (1920s)
Dufferin construction crews apply the hot mix surface course from a barber greene paver on kings highway 8 in Dundas, Ontario. 1964
Early Adnun formless paver (1930s). Source: HCEA Magazine - Iss89
Early steam roller (1920s)
First hot mix paving on a small town Ontario, Main Street (1920s)
Installing tall wall concrete median barriers on the highway (1990s, Source: Miller Paving)
(1926) Source: HCEA Magazine - Issue 85
H.J. McFarland's rubber tired levellers (1940s). Source: Roger Bryant
Road crews and steam equipment from the 1930s
Stanely Contracting on Humber River Bridge Toronto (1931)
Two Adams 12-foot leaning wheel graders forming a ditch (1920s)
Early mobile concrete plants supply material for a new Toronto concrete road in 1925
Two old loaders with Franceschini logo loading horse-drawn wagons on a rail track - 1920s
Underground civil construction work on Toronto's new Yonge Street subway corridor in the 1950s
Unknown section of Dundas Street. Typical dirt and gravel road just before its first hot mix paving in 1921
Warren Bitulithic crews put down black top surface on a dirt road Christina Street Sara 1929
Warren Bitulithics Hot Mix Asphalt and Crushing Plants (1930s)
Waterloo boy on tractor with steel wheels pulling an operated pull grader 1920s
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