California Builder and Engineer articles from April 2006

California Builder and Engineer archives from April 2006

California Construction Statistics.(construction reports for public buildings )
April 3, 2006... Staff Public Buildings And Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2005-2006 Public works construction began the year strong, with a number of large permits issued for projects statewide. For the first month of the year, public...

San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Milestone.
April 3, 2006... By Phil Bishop First transition span barged to site and lifted into place. Bigge Crane & Rigging, based in San Leandro, had an opportunity to demonstrate its cutting-edge lifting technology recently. In mid-January, the new San...

Marina Landscape Wins Again.(Marina Landscape, Inc.)
April 3, 2006... By Loren Faulkner The Anaheim-based construction landscape firm scores a top honor at CLCA 2006 Marina Landscape, Inc., two-time winner of coveted AGC constructor awards, was at it again recently as it earned the John Redmond Memorial...

Moat Work In San Jacinto.
April 3, 2006... By Loren Faulkner In San Jacinto, Calif., Eleven Western Builders, Inc. (EW) is building a 50- to 100-year flood event stormwater runoff drain system - a spillway and moat. Excess water will rise about 10 feet and then flow into the city...

Carter & Burgess Awarded.
April 3, 2006... Staff Los Angeles, Calif.- Carter & Burgess, a national consulting firm, has received an Engineering Excellence Award from the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Utility...

Levee System Emergency.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Staff Sacramento, Calif.- It's a nightmare waiting to happen. As various media sources are reporting, California has its own aging levee system that could rival the levee failure in New Orleans during the Katrina disaster. The...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
April 3, 2006... Staff In some prior columns we have discussed how to get a license in other states, if you are currently licensed in California. There is a license "reciprocity" agreement with California and several Western states. One contractor wants to...

Benicia-Martinez Bridge Concrete Work.(Conco Pumping & Belting, Inc)
April 17, 2006... By S. Smith Since the project started in January of 2002, Conco Pumping & Belting, Inc., Concord, California, has worked most of its 100-plus-piece fleet to complete the northbound portion of the new $1.4-billion Benicia-Martinez Bridge....

Editor's Report.
April 17, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Just across the San Francisco Bay, the City of Berkeley escaped pretty much unscathed in 1906. One hundred years ago this month the residents of San Francisco awoke to an horrific earthquake, now one of the most...

CalMax For Demolition Materials.(California Materials Exchange)
April 17, 2006... By Loren Faulkner In California, where there is construction demolition, there is material that -- if not recycled -- could be exchanged or given away to some outfit or person who needs it. There are many informative websites that can...

Construction Detailing Saves Time/Money.
April 17, 2006... By Robert J. York Whoever said "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" must have been a construction manager. Certainly, the parts are vital to the construction or renovation of any facility. Project success depends on the...

H&E Equipment Services Aquires Eagle High Reach.
April 17, 2006... Staff La Mirada, Calif.-- H&E Equipment Services completed its previously announced acquisition of all the capital stock of La Mirada, Calif.-based Eagle High Reach Equipment last week for about $59.9 million, subject to post-closing...

Bill Flores Jr. Joins HDR.(Environmental Impact Reports)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Staff Riverside, Calif.-- Bill Flores Jr. has joined HDR as a water resources project manager based in the company's Riverside office. Flores is a registered engineer with experience in the design and engineering of various types of...

Forest Badeaux and Rick Walsh Join DBM Contractors, Inc.
April 17, 2006... Staff Vista, Calif.-- DBM Contractors, Inc. (DBM) has hired Forest Badeaux and Rick Walsh, P.E., G.E., in its new Southwest regional office in Vista, Calif. Walsh is in charge of project/product development and Badeaux will manage the...

Californian Bill Larson Receives PCA Award.
April 17, 2006... Staff Skokie, Ill.-- Portland Cement Association (PCA) awarded seven industry professionals with Promotion Progress Awards at its annual spring committee meeting, March 7, 2006, in Chicago. Winners of the award were selected among 16...

Kathereen Shinkai Awarded.(Orange County Engineering Council)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Staff Santa Ana, Calif.-- The Orange County Engineering Council has awarded Kathereen Shinkai, P.E., of Carter & Burgess - Orange County, with the Young Engineer of the Year Award for 2005. The honor recognizes Shinkai's technical...

Transcan Development To Work On Huge Project.
April 17, 2006... Staff Alamo, Calif.-- Transcan Development, LLC was recently awarded the marketing and leasing contract for County Crossings in Antioch, Calif., by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). Projected to be the largest retail development in the San...

Elms Equipment Rental, Inc. Becomes Ingersoll Rand Dealer.
April 17, 2006... Staff Brawley, Calif.-- Ingersoll Rand Company expands its dealer network with the addition of Elms Equipment Rental, Inc. as a new utility products dealer, providing more Ingersoll Rand solutions to customers in southeastern California....

Richard H. Warren Retires.(engineering and architectural design firm)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Richard H. Warren, who co-founded Lyons Warren in 1979 with retired partner Kevin Lyons, also has officially retired from the San Diego-based engineering and architectural design firm. Warren is a 39-year...