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Exhibit 3.6
[SEAL]
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
WILLIAMS BROS. CONSTRUCTION, INC.
The undersigned, being over the age of eighteen (18), acting as
incorporator of a Corporation under the Washington Business Corporation Act
hereby adopts, in duplicate, the following Articles of Incorporation for such
Corporation.
ARTICLE I
NAME OF CORPORATION
The name of the Corporation shall be:
WILLIAMS BROS. CONSTRUCTION, INC.
ARTICLE II
DURATION OF CORPORATION
The period of duration of the Corporation shall be perpetual.
ARTICLE III
CORPORATE PURPOSES
The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is organized are:
SECTION 1.
a. To carry on a general excavation, construction and contracting
business, and to that end to lease, own, purchase, operate, sell, dispose
of and utilize the vehicles and equipment associated therewith, and the
doing of any and all other business and contracting incidental thereto, or
connected therewith;
b. To engage in the excavation, mining, processing, sales and use of
rock, gravel and aggregate and the products and by-products thereof and to
that end to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire real and personal property
incidental thereto, or connected therewith, and the doing of any and all
other business and contracting incidental thereto, or connected therewith;
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c. To purchase, own, hold and sell real property, improved and
unimproved, or any interest therein or easement thereon;
d. To engage in the business or purchasing, selling and distributing,
at wholesale or retail, construction and excavation equipment and
accessories, parts and supplies therefor;
SECTION 2.
In general, to carry on any lawful business whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which is calculated, directly or indirectly, to promote
the interests of the Corporation or to enhance the value of its properties.
SECTION 3.
To engage in and carry on any lawful business or trade, regardless of
whether or not said business or trade is directly or indirectly related to
the business referred to in subsection 1 of this Article and to exercise
all powers granted to a corporation formed under the Montana Business
Corporation Act, including any amendments thereto or successor statute that
may hereinafter be enacted.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITALIZATION
The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have the
authority to issue is 50,000 shares of common stock having no par value. There
shall be no other class or shares of stock in the Corporation. The Corporation
shall have the right to purchase, take, receive or otherwise acquire, hold, own,
pledge, transfer and dispose of its own shares, to the extent of both its
unrestricted and unreserved capital surplus.
ARTICLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1.
The Board of Directors shall have full power to adopt, alter, amend, or
repeal the Bylaws or adopt new Bylaws. Nothing herein shall deny the concurrent
power of the shareholders to adopt, alter, amend, or repeal the Bylaws.
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SECTION 2.
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or repeal any
provisions contained in its Articles of Incorporation in any manner now or
hereafter prescribed or permitted by statute. All rights of shareholders of the
Corporation are granted subject to this reservation.
SECTION 3.
The Corporation may enter into contracts and otherwise transact business as
vendor, purchaser, or otherwise, with its Directors, officers, and shareholders
and with Corporations, associations, firms, and entities in which they are or
may be or become interested as Directors, officers, shareholders, members, or
otherwise, as freely as though such adverse interests did not exist, even though
the vote, action, or presence of such Director, officer, or shareholder may be
necessary to obligate the Corporation upon such contracts or transactions; and
in the absence of fraud, no such contract or transaction shall be avoided and no
such Director, officer, or shareholder shall be held liable to account to the
Corporation, by reason of such adverse interests or by reason of any fiduciary
relationship to the corporation arising out of such office or stock ownership,
for any profit or benefit realized by him through any such contract or
transaction; provided that in the case of Directors and officers of the
Corporation (but not in the case of shareholders who are not Directors or
officers), the nature of the interest of such Director or officer, though not
necessarily the details or extent thereof, be disclosed or known to the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, at the meeting thereof at which such contract or
transaction is authorized or confirmed. A general notice that a Director or
officer of the Corporation is interested in any Corporation, association, firm,
or entity shall be sufficient disclosure as to such Director or officer with
respect to all contracts and transactions with that Corporation, association,
firm, or entity.
ARTICLE VI
REGISTERED OFFICE AND ADDRESS
The address of the initial registered office of the Corporation is E. 3810
Boone Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202, and the name of its initial registered agent at
such address is John D. Williams.
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ARTICLE VII
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The number, qualifications, terms of office, manner of election, time and
place of meetings, and powers and duties of the Directors shall be prescribed in
the Bylaws, but the number of first Directors shall be three (3), and they shall
serve until the first annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors
are elected and qualified; the names and post office addresses of the first
Directors are as follows:
NAME ADDRESS
John D. Williams E. 3810 Boone
Spokane, WA 99202
Robert G. Williams E. 3810 Boone
Spokane, WA 99202
Gerald R. Williams E. 3810 Boone
Spokane, WA 99202
ARTICLE VIII
INCORPORATORS
The name and address of the incorporators are:
NAME ADDRESS
John D. Williams E. 3810 Boone
Spokane, WA 99202
Robert G. Williams E. 3810 Boone
Spokane, WA 99202
Gerald R. Williams E. 3810 Boone
Spokane, WA 99202
Executed in duplicate this 30th day of April, 1992.
/s/ Gerald R. Williams /s/ John D. Williams
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GERALD R. WILLIAMS - INCORPORATOR JOHN D. WILLIAMS - INCORPORATOR
/s/ Robert G. Williams
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ROBERT G. WILLIAMS - INCORPORATOR
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CONSENT TO SERVE AS REGISTERED AGENT
I, John D. Williams, hereby consent to serve as Registered Agent, in the
State of Washington, for Williams Bros. Construction, Inc. I understand that, as
agent for the corporation, it will be my responsibility to receive process in
the name of the corporation; to forward all mail in the event of my resignation,
or of any changes in the registered office address of the corporation for which
I am agent.
DATED: April 30, 1992 /s/ John D. Williams
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John D. Williams
E. 3810 Boone Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202