Texas Contractor articles from February 2009

Texas Contractor archives from February 2009

TxDOT Seeking 'Green' Freight Ideas.
February 2, 2009... Staff The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is looking for innovative and environmentally sensitive ways to move freight across the state. But before the agency puts pen to paper on the planning side, they are asking...

Walton's First Project in Austin.
February 2, 2009... Staff The Dallas Division of Walton Construction Company, LLC was recently awarded the contract to build the new Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired's Main Instructional and Public Square Buildings in Austin, TX. The project...

LAN Designing Denton's A-Train.
February 2, 2009... Staff The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) in Denton County, TX, has selected Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) as part of a joint venture to provide professional support services for its 21-mile passenger rail project...

Port of Houston Awards Contracts.
February 2, 2009... Staff At its regular Dec. 16 meeting, the Port Commission of The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) approved a $5-million multiyear service contract supporting its Houston Ship Channel and Beneficial Use Sites work. The contract was awarded...

Andres Construction Completes The Legacy at Willow Bend.
February 2, 2009... Staff Dallas-based Andres Construction Services has completed construction for The Legacy at Willow Bend, Plano's first and only life care retirement community. The community, which recently celebrated its grand opening, is situated on a...

John Cruz Joins McCarthy Building.(McCarthy Building Companies Inc. Texas Div.)
February 2, 2009... Staff McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., a Texas builder since 1980, announced the recent hire of John Cruz as the Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) specialist for the firm's Texas division. In this role, Cruz will be responsible for...

Mark G. Goode Joins Dunaway Assoc.(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Staff Mark G. Goode, III, P.E. has joined Dunaway Associates as Dallas office manager and senior traffic engineer. Goode has 35 years of experience as a project manager and principal-in-charge, having completed significant projects for the...

Perkins+Will Adds Larry Gawloski.(Brief article)
February 2, 2009... Staff Architecture firm Perkins+Will announces the addition of Larry Gawloski as associate principal and senior designer for the Science + Technology and Healthcare market sectors of the firm. With over 30 years of experience in...

McCarthy Building Selected For Dallas Performance Hall.(McCarthy Building Companies Inc. Texas Div.)
February 2, 2009... Staff McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., a Texas builder since 1980, has been selected to build the Dallas City Performance Hall, a 124,000-square-foot, multiphase theatre facility. The architect of record for this project is Corgan...

Water Infrastructure Repair.
February 2, 2009... By R.G. Pickard Uretek ICR provides timely and cost-efficient repair to a Fort Worth storm drain. When the city of Fort Worth experienced a soil degradation problem caused by a bad bottom in a 78-inch corrugated metal storm drain in...

North Texas TCEQ Groundwater Controls.
February 2, 2009... By Cheryl L. Coon In July 2008, the TCEQ published its Groundwater Preservation District Recommendation Report, which includes Dallas and Tarrant Counties as counties that should establish a priority groundwater management system. The...

Beck Named Owner's Rep For Irving Projects.
February 2, 2009... Staff The Beck Group has been chosen to serve the city of Irving as its owner's representative for the city's new Las Colinas Convention Center and Entertainment District projects. Construction of the mixed-use entertainment complex on a...

McCarthy Tops Out.
February 16, 2009... Staff McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., a Texas builder for nearly 30 years, recently topped out on KDC's office complex project, the headquarters for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) in Richardson, TX. The scope of this...

Texas Asphalt Seminars.
February 16, 2009... Staff The members of the Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TxAPA) -- who are the state's leading hot mix asphalt (HMA) and warm mix asphalt (WMA) producer/contractor firms and those furnishing equipment, materials and services for the...

Port of Houston Awards Contracts.
February 16, 2009... Staff The PHA commissioners have been asked to authorize awarding a construction contract to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. for Bayport Terminal Administration Building for $10.6 million. The project is a two-story,...

AT&V Awarded.(Company overview)
February 16, 2009... Staff American Tank & Vessel, Inc. (AT&V) has been awarded the 2008 Chemical Processing's Reader's Choice Award for Best Technology Provider of Tanks and Vessels in 2008. AT&V's services include terminal, pipeline, mill-plant projects for...

Edwin Foulke Jr. Joins Fisher & Phillips.
February 16, 2009... Staff Edwin G. Foulke Jr., former assistant secretary of labor for Occupational Safety and Health, has joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as a partner in the Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management Practice Group. The former head of OSHA now...

TGB Partners Announces Promotions.
February 16, 2009... Staff TBG Partners, Texas' largest landscape architecture and planning firm, has promoted Sarah Cash to principal; Mandy Tynan, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP, to senior associate; and Amy Starling, LEED AP; Katie Robillard, RLA, ASLA; and Laura...

Focusing on Asphalt.
February 16, 2009... By Liz Moucka This issue of Texas Contractor focuses on asphalt. We have found some interesting contractors, producers and projects to feature. With the price of liquid asphalt (AC) rising to as much as $800 per ton in some regions, every...

Underseal Helps Preserve Pavement.
February 16, 2009... By Paul Fournier TxDOT solves problem of slippage between old and new pavements by substituting chip seal look-alike for ordinary tack coat The installation of asphalt pavement overlay on US 290 in Hays County, TX, recently...

Ready To Get Warm.
February 16, 2009... By Rick Zettler R K Hall raises awareness of warm mix asphalt with demo. R K Hall Construction Co., Ltd., Paris, TX, has emerged as a regional leader in the application of warm mix asphalt. The producer has 10 asphalt plants serving...

Commuter Rail Texas Style.
February 16, 2009... By R.G. Pickard LAN developing Austin's Capital MetroRail System In a 2004 referendum, Austin voters approved the idea of a commuter rail line, but adamantly rejected the idea of slashing through property to build an all new commuter...

Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford Completes Gainesville School Projects.
February 16, 2009... Staff Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford is pleased to announce the completion of the Gainesville High School and Gainesville Junior High School new construction and renovation/conversion project. The two-phased project provides the district its...