California Builder and Engineer articles from March 2008

California Builder and Engineer archives from March 2008

AGC of California 2008 Installs Officers.(Associated General Contractors of America)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Staff Anaheim, Calif.- AGC of California held its first state board of directors and division meetings for 2008 on January 10-11 at the Disneyland Grand Californian in Anaheim. The meetings were followed by the Installation of Officers'...

Sukut Construction Begins Cleanup of Arrowhead Fire Damage.
March 3, 2008... Staff San Bernardino, Calif.- Sukut Construction Inc., has begun demolition and removal of up to 517 fire-ravaged homes in the Lake Arrowhead region under a $19.6-million contract awarded by the county of San Bernardino. The impacted homes...

San Joaquin River Delta Project.
March 3, 2008... Staff Folsom, Calif.- HDR has been selected as main consultant to assist Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) staff with its alternative intake project on Victoria Island in California's San Joaquin County. The project will help protect...

Crash Barriers 101.(Editorial)
March 3, 2008... By Jeff Smith Getting Impact from Your Impact Attenuator Edited by Loren Faulkner With most states making contractors responsible for impact repairs during construction, highway contractors should take a cost benefit approach in...

Ortega Highway Upgrade.
March 3, 2008... Staff Ortega Highway was built in the 1930s as a short cut for Inland recreational traffic to get to Orange County beaches by way of the Cleveland National Forest. It originally carried some 200 vehicles per day, from Lake Elsinore into...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
March 3, 2008... Staff Q: A friend recently approached me to become his RMO and I know that as a general contractor I have legal responsibilities to the company that is being formed. I would like to know to what extent, and how they are normally...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
March 17, 2008... By Loren Faulkner This 2008 Buyers' Guide edition of California Builder & Engineer, as always, will be helpful, convenient and easy for busy contractors to use. Although the Internet is popular for research, it's also true that people...

EUCA Installs 2008 Board of Directors and Officers.
March 17, 2008... Staff San Ramon, Calif.- The Engineering & Utility Contractors Association (EUCA) installed their board of directors & officers on Saturday, January 26, 2008. 2008 EUCA board of directors and officers: President & Past...

Eastern Municipal Water District Earns Award.(Company overview)
March 17, 2008... Staff Perris, Calif.- Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has received a California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) Silver Level award from the California Council for Performance Excellence (CCE). EMWD joins 11 other companies...

Volvo Construction Equipment Acquires Mathews Machinery, Inc.
March 17, 2008... Staff Lakeside, Calif.- Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has acquired Mathews Machinery, Inc. (Mathews), its dealer for the state of California, in a move that combines the strengths of both companies to increase the effectiveness...