California Builder and Engineer articles from December 2005

California Builder and Engineer archives from December 2005

California Construction Statistics.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Staff Public Buildings And Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2004-2005 Public works construction in September 2005 totaled $1.6 billion, up 16.3 percent from August but down 1.9 percent from September 2004. Public building...

11,000 Yards In 16 Hours.
December 5, 2005... By S. Smith Extensive strategizing was needed for a challenging San Diego concrete pour. Bottom line for some San Diego contractors on a Saturday morning recently: this was no simple mat pour. New construction is taking place at an...

CAT Unveils New Scraper.(Caterpillar construction equipment)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... By Loren Faulkner CAT 657G Wheel Tractor-Scraper in its element on a Sukut construction site in Dana Point,California, recently. Caterpillar recently unveiled its new tandem-powered 657G Wheel Tractor-Scraper on a working job site in...

Johnson Rental Services Opens Fifth Store.
December 5, 2005... Staff Indio, Calif.-- Johnson Rental Services celebrated the opening of its fifth store in Indio, Calif., with an open house on October 21st. Customers were treated to a barbecue dinner, raffle prizes and tours of the new location. The...

CRA's Rental Rally Online a Success.
December 5, 2005... Staff By popular demand, California Rental Association's Rental Rally Online, originally scheduled to run October 24-28, was extended to include two more days, Saturday and Sunday, October 29 and 30. Attendees from 46 states, Canada and...

CRA's Annual Awards.
December 5, 2005... Staff This year, the winners of the Gartland and Bud Loeber Friendship Awards were announced on the show website and will be presented with their awards December 8th at the CRA's Greater LA/Orange Territory Christmas Party.

The Gartland Award.
December 5, 2005... Staff James Gartland, whose memory is honored by this award, was a visionary who founded the Rental Equipment Register (RER Magazine) in 1957. The award designates the recipient as "Rental Person of the Year" and recognizes his service to...

The Annual W.E. "Bud" Loeber Friendship Award.
December 5, 2005... Staff Each year CRA recognizes "someone who has a sincere interest in the rental industry and displays the positive attitude and friendly approach to life shown by CRA's former Assistant Executive Director Bud Loeber." This award honors...

Editor's Report.
December 19, 2005... By Loren Faulkner The San Francisco Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2005 Report Card for Bay Area Infrastructure recently, in cooperation with California AAA and the Commonwealth Club of California....

Victoria Avenue Bridge Upgrading.
December 19, 2005... By Loren Faulkner Historic bridge in Riverside is getting seismic reinforcement after 77 years. In 1891, a local developer constructed the original Victoria Bridge of wood that crossed over an arroyo in the city of Riverside. By 1901,...

Management-At-Risk: Best Value.
December 19, 2005... By Robert J. York Public-sector construction management should look closely at "MAR" The traditional design-bid-build public approach is flawed. So says Byron Ely, director, construction management division, Community Development...

2006 Construction Cost Outlook.
December 19, 2005... By Ken Simonson Construction costs trends throughout the U.S. provide a snapshot of things to come next year. In 2004 and 2005, construction materials costs have been highly volatile, with much more inflation on the whole than in...

Dehoney Named HDR Area Manager.(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Betty Dehoney , vice president, has been named area manager for HDR's environmental and resource management (E&RM) practice in Southern California. Her responsibilities include strategic planning, market...

2006 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship.
December 19, 2005... Staff Washington, D.C.-- The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting nominations for the "Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program" for the 2006 academic...

SCCA 33rd Annual President's Gala.
December 19, 2005... Staff Huntington Beach, Calif.-- The Southern California Contractors Association (SCCA) installed new officers and directors at the Hyatt Resort and Spa, November 19th. The event marked the 33rd annual President's Gala and...

23 New California Longs Drug Stores For 2006.
December 19, 2005... Staff Pasadena, Calif.-- Award-winning KKE Architects, Inc., with offices in Las Vegas, Pasadena and Irvine, Calif., has announced the company expects to complete nine new store drawings for Longs Drug Stores in 2005. Longs Drug...

AGC Of California Elects Officers.(Associated General Contractors of California)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... Staff Indian Wells, Calif.-- More than 200 people gathered at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Indian Wells on October 19-22 for the Associated General Contractors of California's 2005 Fall Conference and combined Annual Business Meeting and...

Fitness Center Planned.
December 19, 2005... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Smith Consulting Architects has design underway for a new three-story shell building that eventually will house an integrated corporate office and fitness club for 24 Hour Fitness, located just east of the corner...

Daewoo Dealers Visit Factories.
December 19, 2005... Staff Distributors of Daewoo construction equipment traveled to Korea in early November as guests of Doosan Infracore America Corp., to visit factories where Daewoo hydraulic excavators and wheel loaders are built and to attend Doosan...