California Builder and Engineer articles from September 2006

California Builder and Engineer archives from September 2006

California Construction Statistics.
September 4, 2006... Staff Public Buildings And Heavy Construction Year-To-Date Comparisons: 2005-2006 Public works construction in June 2006 totaled $1.8 billion, down 16.6 percent from May, but up 11.7 percent over June 2005. Public building in June was...

Lake Skinner Water Treatment Plant.
September 4, 2006... Story By Loren R. Faulkner This major expansion of Metropolitan Water District's Robert A. Skinner Water Treatment Plant is on track to provide millions more gallons of drinkable water to southern Riverside and San Diego County residents....

What You Should Know About CARB.
September 4, 2006... By Bill Davis These new clean air regulations are going to make life difficult for every owner of construction equipment in California. (Editor's Note: Bill Davis is editor of the Southern California Contractors Association magazine...

North Torrey Pines Road Bridge Awarded.
September 4, 2006... Staff The design and construction efforts of T.Y. Lin International (TYLI) on the North Torrey Pines Road Bridge Over Los Penasquitos Lagoon in San Diego, has resulted in its being selected as the 2006 American Public Works Association...

Matthews Machinery Inc. Expands Compact Division.
September 4, 2006... Staff Corona, Calif.-- Jim Harrison, general manager of Matthews Machinery, Inc.'s, Compact Division, says most of his customers -- small or emerging contractors who rent or buy compact equipment -- end their workdays around 3:00 p.m....

Shanahan Equipment Expands Facilities.(Shanahan Equipment Company)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Staff San Leandro, Calif.-- Shanahan Equipment Company has announced the expansion of its facilities to include a new location in Reno, Nev., bringing the number of company locations to seven. Shanahan Equipment distributes construction,...

Equipro Opens San Diego Service Center.
September 4, 2006... Staff Full-service, light construction repair company Equipro opened a location in Poway, a suburb of San Diego, the company's 12th facility. Company officials said Equipro plans an aggressive expansion campaign to add 21 new franchise...

ACP Presents Check To AED.
September 4, 2006... Staff Norcross, Ga.-- Associated Construction Publications (ACP), a network of 14 regional magazines -- that includes California Builder & Engineer magazine -- devoted to providing the latest construction industry news, raised $10,250 for...

Kalb's Q & A for California Contractors.
September 4, 2006... Staff In many forms of business, it's a given that to succeed you must believe that "the customer is always right." What about the "customer" who files a complaint against your license? For contractors, what happens when you believe you...

Construction Starts Summary.
September 18, 2006... Staff How To Use the Construction Starts Summary: The information on this page reports non-residential construction activity in the region by contract value. The chart at the bottom of the page tracks cumulative starts for all...

Editor's Report.
September 18, 2006... By Loren Faulkner For the past three years, California Builder & Engineer magazine has been providing our readers with a concise monthly summary and charts of heavy construction activity in California. The information is provided by the...

Marine Corps Air Base Makeovers.
September 18, 2006... Story by Loren R. Faulkner Two Orange County former Marine Corps Air Bases are starting to make the transition from military facilities to civilian development projects. Old pilots from the bases won't recognize the sites in a few years,...

Hotel Del Coronado Upgrade.
September 18, 2006... Story by Loren R. Faulkner In June of 2005, San Diego's 118-year-old Hotel Del Coronado finished renovating 381 guestrooms at the world-class venue at a cost of $10 million. Now it is well into the first phase of what it calls its 15-year...

Surety Bond Visits.
September 18, 2006... By James P. Schabarum II What are surety underwriters really looking for when evaluating a construction company for bond coverage? Ever wondered what surety underwriters are thinking when they visit an office or job site? Underwriters...

Safety Counts!
September 18, 2006... By Greg Cole Personal Protective Equipment Cal/OSHA's definition of Personal Protective Equipment "... means the safeguarding obtained by means of safety devices and safeguards of the proper type for the exposure, and of such design,...

Pat O'Donovan.(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 18, 2006... Staff Los Angeles, Calif.- Patrick J. "Pat" O'Donovan , who served the Beavers organization for 20 years, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2006, surrounded by family and friends. The eldest son of a large Irish-American family, he was...

Roel Supports Alpine Challenge.
September 18, 2006... Staff San Diego, Calif.- ROEL Construction's chief executive officer, Wayne Hickey , presented Rady Children's Hospital (www.chsd.org ) Foundation with a check for $15,000 to help continue to support their mission "to restore, sustain and...

Tallest Buildings In Victorville.
September 18, 2006... Staff Victorville, Calif.- Civic Towers, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of real estate holding company MODARO, LLC, is "Raising the Business" with the landmark development of CIVIC TOWERS. Soon to grace Victorville's skyline as its tallest...

Large Solar Energy System Installed.
September 18, 2006... Staff Sacramento, Calif.- Sharp Electronics Corporation's Solar Energy Solutions Group has provided the solar modules for the largest privately owned solar installation in Northern California, located at Tony's Fine Foods in West...

Robert P. Stearns Retires.(Company overview)
September 18, 2006... Staff Long Beach, Calif.- Robert P. Stearns has retired as an employee of SCS Engineers (SCS) effective June 30, 2006. Stearns, a co-founder of SCS in 1970, has served for more than 30 years as the firm's president and chairman. Stearns...