A Gainesville company is celebrating hitting the halfway mark in an $85 million contract with the Army to assemble and deliver 5-ton tool systems used in military engineering and demolition jobs. Kipper Tool Co. at 2375 Murphy Blvd. marked rolling out its 375th such unit with tours and a ceremony featuring state and local officials Tuesday morning. The milestone “represents the fact that a small company can compete in major contracts, selling to the U.S. government and our military in particular,” Gov.