California Builder and Engineer articles from January 2006

California Builder and Engineer archives from January 2006

California Construction Statistics.
January 2, 2006... Staff Public Buildings And Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2004-2005 Public works construction in October 2005 totaled $1.8 billion, up 16.9 percent from September and up 7.8 percent from October 2004. Public building in...

Editor's Report.(construction transportation consultant )
January 2, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Happy New construction industry Year. All in all, it should prove to be a pretty good one for the construction industry in California. Yes, there are still budget problems, but much fewer than had been anticipated just a...

2006 California Construction Forecast.
January 2, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Signs are hopeful that 2006-2007 will eventually see overall construction spending rise. California will receive $3.2 billion annually of federal money for transit upgrades over the next four years, thanks to the...

Construction Insurance Outlook 2006.
January 2, 2006... By Jeffrey W. Cavignac, CPCU, RPLU The current insurance market could be called a buyer's market It is the time of year when many companies begin to prepare their 2006 operating budgets. For many businesses, insurance is a major...

O.C. Sheriff's Training Academy Construction Launched.(Orange County Sheriff)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2006... Staff Tustin, Calif.-- Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) officially launched the construction of the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy on November 9, 2005, for Santa Ana College. gkkworks of Newport Beach,...

Tilden-Coil Selected For World-Renowned Flabob Airport.
January 2, 2006... Staff Riverside, Calif.-- Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc., a commercial construction firm headquartered in Riverside, will oversee a series of construction projects at Flabob Airport, a historic municipal airport west of Riverside. ...

Matt Construction Adds Staff.(Matt Construction appoints staffs)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2006... Staff Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-- Matt Construction, a well-known Southern California contractor, has promoted two senior executives and also hired two new professionals to fill key positions on the firm's management team. Former Matt...

2006 Cement Use To Grow.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2006... Staff Skokie, Ill.-- Experts predict cement consumption this year to increase more than 5 percent over 2004 levels, despite this year's hurricanes. Residential construction is expected to decline due to raising mortgage rates in 2006;...

Editor's Report.(contracts for California's heavy construction jobs)
January 16, 2006... By Loren Faulkner For the past few years, California Builder & Engineer magazine has conducted a readership survey from a representative sample of subscribers to our publication. Thanks to you, we always receive a high rate of return...

Maintaining Lift Equipment.
January 16, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Maintenance equals safety in using these versatile machines. In Perris, California, at the "A" Street Elementary School, about a half-mile west of the 215 Freeway, a manlift with boom extended was working high up on a...

Fleet Safety: Employer Pull Notice.(driver license records)
January 16, 2006... By Stuart Nakutin There are many tools available to help a contractor manage his or her total cost of risk. One of these is an Employer Pull Notice (EPN) Program. The EPN Program allows an organization to monitor the driver's license...

"Big, Bold" Infrastructure Plan.
January 16, 2006... By Carol Eaton California legislator calls for far-reaching blueprint Assemblyman Guy Houston, speaking at a recent Associated General Contractors luncheon, said that a "big, bold vision" for improving California's crumbling...

RBF Consulting Receives CELSOC Award.
January 16, 2006... Staff Irvine, Calif.-- RBF Consulting (RBF) was recently selected by the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) to receive three project awards in CELSOC's 2006 Engineering Excellence Award competition. RBF...

$46.7-Million San Diego High Rise.(Gafcon Inc.)(Allegro Towers)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Gafcon Inc., a San Diego-based construction management and consulting firm, has completed construction management for Allegro Towers, a 28-story apartment and commercial office building, located at 1455 Kettner...

NTS Opens California Branch.(National Trench Safety LLC,)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2006... Staff Fremont, Calif.-- National Trench Safety LLC, a Houston-based trench safety and traffic safety equipment rental and sales specialist, opened a branch in Fremont, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area. The company opened a branch in...

Landfill Gas Conversion Project.
January 16, 2006... Staff Long Beach, Calif.-- SCS Energy, an operating division of SCS Engineers, recently was awarded a multi-year contract by the county of Sonoma, Calif., for the design, fabrication and operation of a facility that will convert landfill...

Roebhelen Wins Award.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2006... Staff Sacramento, Calif.-- The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) selected Roebbelen as the 2005 Contractor of the Year -- Large Category in the Sacramento Region. "We would like to thank all of our employees in the office and the...

JCM Group Oversees Construction Management.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2006... Staff Fontana, Calif.-- The new $45-million Library and Resource Center located in Fontana, Calif., broke ground recently, marking another milestone towards its completion. The first significant development for the city's downtown...