California Builder and Engineer articles from July 2007

California Builder and Engineer archives from July 2007

Ten Mile River Bridge Construction.
July 2, 2007... By Loren Faulkner Environmental issues and saturated soil present challenges to constructing the new bridge adjacent to the current one in Mendocino County. The Ten Mile River Bridge near Fort Bragg, California, presents some...

Three Questions for CARB.
July 2, 2007... By Loren Faulkner By the end of July, the fate of California's healthy construction industry will be in the hands of a few individuals who could throw a monkey wrench into its spokes. What happens then is anyone's guess. It was...

Brutoco Engineering and Construction Honored.
July 2, 2007... Staff Fontana, California- Local business owner Leonard Brutocao, of Brutoco Engineering and Construction, Inc., was honored at this year's California Small Business Association (CSBA) conference. The conference, titled "A Salute to Small...

New Industrial Park.
July 2, 2007... Staff Colton, Calif.- Omni West Group Inc., of Laguna Hills, has awarded Hodgdon Miank Construction, Inc. the contract to build Rivera Industrial Park, a new $3.7-million industrial park in north Riverside, Calif. The project is currently...

Destroyed Overpass Re-Opens Early.(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Staff Oakland, Calif.- Rancho Cordova-based bridge contractor C.C. Meyers promised to finish re-constructing the fire-damaged MacArthur Maze, which connects eastbound Interstate 80 to eastbound I-580, by Memorial Day - well ahead of the 50...

EUCA Gets National Cured In Place Pipe Agreement.(Engineering and Utility Contractors Association)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Staff San Ramon, Calif.- Engineering & Utility Contractors Association (EUCA) helped create a cutting-edge technology agreement with the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). The Cured In Place Pipe (CIPP) National...

Inland Empire Career College.(Summit Career College, Inc.)(Hodgdon Group )(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Staff Colton, Calif.- The Hodgdon Group has begun constructing a 75,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, vocational training center for Summit Career College, Inc. The local company is handling the design, entitlements and construction...

Filanc Construction Appoints New President and CEO.
July 2, 2007... Staff San Diego, Calif.- Mark E. Filanc, PE, DBIA, recently was appointed president and chief operating officer of J.R. Filanc Construction Company, Inc., a San Diego-based design-builder and value engineer, specializing in wastewater and...

California High-Speed Rail System Progress.(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Staff Sacramento, Calif.- URS Corporation, part of a three-firm joint venture team - with Hatch Mott MacDonald and Arup - will provide environmental analyses and preliminary engineering for two segments of California's High-Speed Rail...

Inland Empire Business Center.(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Staff San Bernardino, Calif.- Construction has begun for Waterman Business Center, located directly adjacent to the 10 and 215 Freeways at Waterman Avenue and Commercial Road in San Bernardino, California. The project is being developed by...

Coast Crane Gets New Ownership.
July 2, 2007... Staff City of Industry, Calif.- Northwest Capital Appreciation, a Seattle-based private equity firm, has partnered with management and GE Asset Management to purchase Coast Crane Co., which is also headquartered in Seattle. Coast Crane is...

Johnson and Jennings Adds Kevin Alexen.(Johnson and Jennings General Contracting)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Staff San Diego, Calif.- Kevin Alexen has joined Johnson & Jennings General Contracting as a project manager, announced Jackie Jennings, president of the general contracting firm. Prior to joining Johnson & Jennings, Alexen spent seven...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
July 2, 2007... Staff Among those I assist in navigating the complex rules for contractors are attorneys providing counsel for the industry. Our first inquiry is such, and seeks to determine what might be called the 'baby bear' standard in providing...

Editor's Report.
July 16, 2007... By Loren Faulkner One last time, the public and California's construction industry will be able to give input to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), before it votes on proposed off-road diesel regulations in Sacramento, July 26-27....

RDO At Working Show Site.
July 16, 2007... By Loren Faulkner A well-attended RDO Equipment Co. demonstration event earned its keep by actually being part of a working job site. It doesn't happen often. When was the last time you attended a heavy iron expo that was not just a...

Keeping The Thieves Away.
July 16, 2007... By Kathy Kelleher Construction Equipment Theft: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Endeavor One Monday morning, an employee from a large construction company returned to the job site in California and discovered that thieves had stolen a 2000...

Caterpillar Introduces New Machines.
July 16, 2007... Staff New skid-steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, hydraulic excavators, wheel excavators, and track loaders are unveiled Key features of 17 new and unique Caterpillar machines were outlined during a late May presentation at Cat's...

Inland Empire's Lake Perris Dam Seismic Upgrade.
July 16, 2007... Staff Perris, Calif.- Seismically upgrading the Lake Perris Dam in Southern California's Inland Empire may cost $460 million. Two years ago, the California Department of Water Resources determined the two-mile long earthen structure could...

University of California, Santa Barbara Construction.
July 16, 2007... Staff Santa Barbara, Calif.- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (www.mccarthy.com ) is now constructing the University of California, Santa Barbara's (UCSB) new $82.8-million Education and Social Sciences Building Complex. The...

California Air Resources Board Regulations Affect Ritchie Bros. Auction.
July 16, 2007... Staff Perris, Calif.- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (www.rbauction.com ) reports a spike in heavy off-road diesel equipment consignments due to proposed strict California Air Resources Board (CARB) off-road diesel engine regulations. The...

SCCA Board Member Rick Kalish.(Southern California Contractors Association )(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 16, 2007... Staff Agora Hills, Calif.- SCCA Board Member Rick Kalish passed away in May 2007 from complications with his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family at the moment of passing and will be missed by one and all. All SCCA members...

McCarthy Awarded For Safety.
July 16, 2007... Staff San Diego, Calif.- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has been named number one among the nation's largest construction companies for its commitment to the safety and health of construction workers at its job sites. The firm was...