California Builder and Engineer articles from May 2006

California Builder and Engineer archives from May 2006

California Construction Statistics.
May 1, 2006... Staff Nonresidential Building, Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2004-2005 Nonresidential building showed a large gain to date in 2006, with permits issued up 37.1% in the first two months of the year over last year. New commercial buildings...

Recycling On Tracks.
May 1, 2006... By M. McCaig Recycling onsite with portable tracking equipment gains Granite Construction better control of costs and construction impact on scenic highway repair. Highway 1 in Central California is famous for some of the most...

Construction and Demolition Recycling.
May 1, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Another helpful look at an official State of California website for contractors. Last issue, we mentioned the excellent official California Integrated Waste Management Board website and gave examples of mouse...

Spider Opens San Diego Branch.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif.-- Spider, a division of SafeWorks, opened a new operations center last week in San Diego, the company's 24th full-service facility in North America. Spider provides suspended scaffolding equipment for sale and rent,...

AGC Awards.
May 1, 2006... Staff Palm Springs, Calif.-- In March, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) presented the 2006 Aon Build America Awards, the highest and most sought-after honor within the construction industry. Eighteen projects were...

Trench Shoring Company Opens In Banning.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Staff Banning, Calif.-- To increase service to the rapidly growing Inland Empire and the greater Coachella Valley, Trench Shoring Company has announced the opening of their seventh Southern California full-service yard located in Banning,...

Bids Open Again On New Bridge.(state of California )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Staff Oakland, Calif.-- Last month the state of California began taking bids for building the final portion (the eastern span) of the much-delayed new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The eastern span will showcase a design that will be...

Construction Materials Costs Outpacing Consumer Costs.
May 1, 2006... Staff Palm Springs, Calif.-- "Construction materials costs are outpacing overall consumer and producer prices by a wide margin," said Ken Simonson, chief economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). "Today the...

Californian Among PCA Awardees.(Bill Larson)(Portland Cement Association)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Staff Skokie, Ill.-- Portland Cement Association (PCA) awarded seven industry professionals with Promotion Progress Awards at its annual spring committee meeting, held March 7, 2006, in Chicago. Winners of the award were selected among 16...

PCA Sees Big Increase Through 2010.
May 1, 2006... Staff Skokie Ill.-- U.S. cement companies are currently engaged in an aggressive $3.6-billion expansion that will increase clinker capacity by 16.2 million metric tons by the year 2010. According to a report issued by the economic research...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
May 1, 2006... Staff Each new year brings new laws into effect and contractors in Southern California offer a reminder for subs. Do contractors have to jump through a government license 'hoop' in each and every state or is there a 'loop'hole? Can the...

Better Bids = More Jobs!(construction contract bids)
May 15, 2006... By George Hedley Strategies to Improve Your Bid-Hit Ratio "It's impossible to compete in this tight construction market." "There's always too much competition." "I can't find any profitable jobs to bid." "The only way I...

Editor's Report.
May 15, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Editor's Note: In our April 17, 2006 issue, the company that prints our publication inadvertently printed an error that had been deleted from my Editor's Report. A template attributed a quote to ODOT Director Gordon...

Hertz Equipment Rental Reopened.
May 15, 2006... Staff Hertz Equipment Rental Corp., a leading construction and industrial equipment rental company, celebrated the grand re-opening of its renovated Lancaster, Calif., general rental facility on Friday, April 14. The celebration took place...

California Portland Cement Company Awarded.
May 15, 2006... Staff Glendora, Calif.-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named California Portland Cement Company as an ENERGY STAR 2006 Partner of the Year for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through...

L.A. Underground.(Los Angeles)
May 15, 2006... By Loren Faulkner Crews fight traffic and tar near the La Brea Tar Pits TL Pavlich Construction, Inc. , out of Highland, California, is in the final phases of its $28-million project in the City of Los Angeles. At Olympic Blvd. and...