California Builder and Engineer articles from October 2008

California Builder and Engineer archives from October 2008

Pedestrian Bridge At Hospital.
October 6, 2008... Staff Mission Viejo, CA - McCarthy Building Companies of Newport Beach, CA, is building a new patient tower at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA. As a part of the project, they are constructing a 175-foot-long pedestrian bridge that...

Miltary Assignment For URS Corporation.
October 6, 2008... Staff Sacramento, CA - URS Corporation has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for design services by the California Army and Air National Guard. Design services may include architectural,...

New Fire Stations In Encinitas.
October 6, 2008... Staff San Diego, CA - Domus Studio Architects is designing three new fire stations for the city of Encinitas, which recently approved spending an estimated $13.5 million to reconstruct older fire facilities throughout the coastal...

New Hires At PB.(Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Staff San Francisco, CA - Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a global infrastructure consulting, engineering and construction/program management organization, has expanded its transportation staff in San Francisco with the hiring of Sabine van der...

Four Reasons For Decorative Asphalt Use.
October 6, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Since 1999, Top Grade Construction of Livermore, CA, has installed nearly 1 million square feet of enhanced pavement, or 'decorative asphalt.' The alternative product is giving decorative concrete a run for its money. ...

Metropolitan Water District Bores Under Mountain.
October 6, 2008... Staff A 450-foot tunnel-boring machine emerged from under the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California at Devil Canyon recently, creating a nearly 4-mile tunnel as part of a large-diameter regional water line that will help improve...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
October 6, 2008... David Kalb Q: Can you explain licensing a corporation as opposed to licensing an individual? Is there a difference? A: Basically, there's little difference administratively between licensing a corporation and sole owner with the CSLB....

HGA Constructing Napa Valley College Building.
October 20, 2008... Staff Napa, CA- Construction is under way for the new instructional center for performing arts at Napa Valley College in Napa. Designed by the San Francisco office of HGA Architects and Engineers, the complex will include multiple spaces...

Roebbelen Earns Award For Public Works Project.
October 20, 2008... Staff Sacramento, CA- The Sacramento Chapter of the American Public Works Association has selected a Roebbelen construction project, the Sacramento County Fleet Maintenance Facility, as Project of the Year for 2008 under the Structures...

Beltramo Promoted To COO At Rosendin Electric.
October 20, 2008... Staff San Jose, CA- Rosendin Electric, a 100-percent employee-owned company, has promoted Larry Beltramo to the position of president and chief operating officer. Beltramo will be assuming the duties of president from Tom Sorley, who will...

LAN To Oversee Sacramento's Light Rail Extension.
October 20, 2008... Staff Sacramento, CA- The Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) has selected Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) as prime consultant for the light rail extension (Phase II) of its South Corridor. The project consists of a...

Hazard Construction Co. Awarded $7.5-Million Contract.
October 20, 2008... Staff San Diego, CA- Hazard Construction Company has been awarded a $7,443,770 contract for the rehabilitation of 20 miles of roadways and ADA ramp infrastructure in various locations throughout the city of San Diego. Mary Wolford is...

Cal Poly Pomona Receives Several Top ASLA Awards.
October 20, 2008... Staff Pomona, CA- The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of the 2008 Student Awards. Representing the top student honors in the profession, ASLA presented the awards to 20 projects from 11 colleges and...

Industry News.
October 20, 2008... Staff Analysis and Planning Category Award of Excellence Public Space as Catalyst for the Regeneration of South Los Angeles Raphael Garcia, Student ASLA; Sarah Lopez, Student ASLA; Leslie Lum, Student ASLA; and Ana Tabuena,Student...

California Builder & Engineer Blog Site.
October 20, 2008... By Loren Faulkner Thanks again for logging on to our blog site at www.acppubs.com . More people are reading it each month. Go ahead and leave a comment there. It's a good forum to talk back about the many issues facing California's...

Steep Slope Cutting In Yucaipa.
October 20, 2008... Story by Loren Faulkner Tilden-Coil Contractors, Inc. faces elevation changes in constructing new buildings at Crafton Hills College campus. Ray Cranmer, Tilden-Coil superintendent for all current Crafton Hills College projects in...

California's High-Speed Train To Voters.
October 20, 2008... By Loren Faulkner $10-billion Prop 1A will be on the November ballot. With California's population expected to reach 50 million in two decades, the state is looking into alternative ways to transport people from San Francisco to San...

Kalb's Q & A For California Contractors.
October 20, 2008... Staff Q: How long would it take and what is the process to change the RMO on our contractor's license if the new RMO already has a contractor's license and has been fingerprinted? A: You'll need to file an application for replacing the...