California Builder and Engineer articles from December 2008

California Builder and Engineer archives from December 2008

California Construction Statistics.
December 1, 2008... Staff Public Buildings And Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2007-2008 Public works construction in September 2008 totaled $1.47 billion, up 18% over last month but down 13.7% from September 2007. Public building in...

Psomas Earns CMAA National Award.
December 1, 2008... Staff Sacramento, CA- The Lower Northwest Interceptor Pump Stations project has won the CMAA National Project Achievement Award for infrastructure projects over $100 million. The award was presented to Psomas, the construction...

Lake Nacimiento Project Completed.
December 1, 2008... Staff San Jose, CA- DBM Contractors Inc. has completed a $500,000 project for James W. Fowler Co. out of Dallas, OR, at Lake Nacimiento, CA. James W. Fowler Co. is the general contractor for the Nacimiento Intake Unit A project for the San...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
December 1, 2008... Staff Q: I recently heard from the CSLB that they are looking into a project I worked on a few years ago. A complaint was filed against my license, and the Investigator has asked me to provide all my contracts and records for an 18-month...

Paving In Molokai.
December 1, 2008... By Larry Trojak Laying down asphalt here has just the right Island pace to it... Edited by Loren Faulkner Road paving on the tiny Hawaiian island of Molokai is generally the same as it is elsewhere in the island chain - or on the...

New Riverside High Rise Tops Out.
December 1, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Will become the District Attorney's headquarters In downtown Riverside, CA, Tho sand Oaks-based developer Moshe Silagi, with contractor Snyder-Langston, recently topped-out the 10-story Regency Tower complex on the...

EMWD'S Record, Ashley Recognized For Water Leadership.(California Water Policy Conference )
December 15, 2008... Staff Perris, CA- Two of Riverside County's water and county government leaders were chosen for their success in forming the county's Water Task Force, which led to the development of a model landscaping ordinance. Presentation was...

McCarthy Constructing College Building In Clairemont Area.
December 15, 2008... Staff San Diego, CA- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is constructing a new 49,000-square-foot Allied Health building at San Diego Mesa College, located at 7250 Mesa College Dr. in the Clairemont area of San Diego, CA. McCarthy is...

Parsons Brinckerhoff Overseeing Napa Bridge Work.(Brief article)
December 15, 2008... Staff Napa, CA- Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has been awarded a contract by the city of Napa to provide construction management services for the construction of the First Street Bridge over the Napa River. The project, the last of four...

$50-Million Construction At Camp Pendleton.
December 15, 2008... Staff San Diego, CA- RJC Architects, a local architecture and planning firm, announced the award of a $50-million contract to design and build the third phase of the Force Intelligence Operations Center at the Marine Corps Base Camp...

Pape Organization Mourns Loss of Its President and CEO.
December 15, 2008... Staff Eugene, OR- Randy Pape, president and chief executive officer of The Pape Group Inc. since 1983, prominent community leader and devoted family man, recently passed away. Pape is credited with the continuous expansion of one of...

Editor's Report.
December 15, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Transportation California (www.transportationca.com ) has once again presented an excellent summary of how the recent election will impact transportation issues in California. The following release was sent out a couple...

Traffic Relief Search In Southern California.
December 15, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Engineering team is studying the feasibility of constructing an $8.5-billion, 11.5-mile traffic tunnel system under Southern California's Cleveland National Forest. The 91 Freeway corridor between Orange County and...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
December 15, 2008... Staff Q: I have been employed in upper management with a company for close to five years. Is it still possible to be grandfathered in, so to speak, so I can obtain my own license without taking any exams? Please advise. A: The CSLB no...