Construction News articles from January 2009

Construction News archives from January 2009

Shaw Selected by USPS.
January 5, 2009... Staff The Shaw Group Inc. of Baton Rouge, LA, has announced that its Environmental and Infrastructure Group has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for architect-engineering services by the U.S. Postal Service...

Durr Receives Top Construction Honors.
January 5, 2009... Staff Durr Heavy Construction, LLC was one of 17 construction companies recognized at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Excellence in Construction (EIC) and STEP Award banquet. Over 30 projects were presented for review with...

Sherwood Wins Major ODOT Drainage Project in Tulsa.(Oklahoma. Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
January 5, 2009... Staff Sherwood Construction Co., Inc. was awarded the first construction phase of the I-44 widening project in Tulsa with their low bid of $46 million. They will construct an underground drainage structure and frontage road on the north...

MDOT's US 90 Bridge Gets Highest EEA Award.(Mississippi Department of Transportation)(Engineering Excellence Awards)(Parsons Transportation Group Inc.)(American Council of Engineering Companies)(Brief article)
January 5, 2009... Staff The American Council of Engineering Companies' (ACEC) annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition recognized Parsons and the Mississippi Department of Transportation on a project that demonstrates a high degree of...

LA DOTD Announces Bid Lettings Results.(Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development)
January 5, 2009... Staff The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) considered bids totaling more than $87 million at its Nov. 12 and Nov. 26 public bid openings, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal and DOTD Secretary William D. Ankner,...

Editor's Report.
January 5, 2009... By Liz Moucka 2009 - Bad News and Good News President-elect Barack Obama has given indication that he will be a proponent of infrastructure construction as a method of creating jobs and improving the economy. It worked in during the...

Mobile Field Software.
January 5, 2009... By Josh Kanner A Revolution in Construction Field Work Explained Using mobile devices and software in the field is not a new development for the business world. Package delivery drivers no longer carry packing slips that customers need...

Construction News 2009 Forecast.(briefs)
January 5, 2009... By Liz Moucka The wind as our destruction and salvation in the South Central U.S. The South Central U.S. traditionally feels economic trends as the back side of a wave. Trends that begin on the east and west coasts and in the northeast...

Tulsa's New BOK Center Arena.
January 5, 2009... By R. G. Pickard Two Oklahoma major players team up to build arena. In August 2008, Tulsa Vision Builders, a joint collaboration between Flintco Inc. and Manhattan Construction Co., completed construction of the $196-million BOK (Bank...

Shaw E&I Starts Surge Barrier.
January 19, 2009... Staff Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc., working for the USACE, broke ground Dec. 4 on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lake Borgne Surge Barrier. The $700-million surge barrier is the largest design-build civil-works project in...

TDOT To Accept Internet Bids Only.(Tennessee Department of Transportation)
January 19, 2009... Staff Effective for the February 2009 Letting, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will accept Internet bids and bid bonds only. Allow 6-7 business days to complete the setup. In order to sign up to internet bid with the...

Broadmoor Wins Navy Contract.
January 19, 2009... Staff Broadmoor, LLC, Metairie, LA, is being awarded $8 million for firm fixed price task order No. 0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62467-05-D-0096) for design and construction of Calibration...

Shavers-Whittle Construction Wins USACE Contract.(Army Corps of Engineers)(Shavers-Whittle Construction, LLC.)(Brief article)
January 19, 2009... Staff Shavers-Whittle Construction, LLC, Covington, LA, was awarded a $32,010,875 firm fixed price contract on Dec. 8, 2008, for west banks and vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project, west of Algiers Canal, Contracts...

APAC-Tennessee Awarded West Memphis Contract.
January 19, 2009... Staff The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) awarded APAC-Tennessee, Inc. a $26,693,323 contract for construction of the I-55 East Interchange in West Memphis, AR. The project includes constructing an overpass...

Weaver-Bailey Constructors.
January 19, 2009... Staff The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) awarded a $17.3-million contract to Weaver-Bailey Constructors, Inc. of El Paso, AR, for Phase I of the I-430/I-630 Interchange in Little Rock. Improvements will consist...

VA Plans New Clinics.
January 19, 2009... Staff Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake has announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will establish new clinics in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan,...

Highway 71 Bypassing Texarkana.(joint ventures between Austin Bridge & Road and Cleve Batte Constr)
January 19, 2009... By R.G. Pickard and Liz Moucka Austin Bridge & Road and Cleve Batte Construction prepare the ROW for the future roadway. Austin Bridge & Road of Fort Worth, TX, is currently working on a $34.5-million project to construct the base...

Thompson Machinery Opens CAT Rental Store in Memphis.
January 19, 2009... Staff Thompson Machinery held a grand opening for their Memphis rental store located at 4517 South Mendenhall Road last October. It is the first stand-alone rental store for Thompson Machinery in Memphis. Branch Manager Sid Bounds...

Rewarding Safety With a Tangible Reminder.
January 19, 2009... Staff Custom keepsake coins have helped to raise awareness of safety among workers at TECO Peoples Gas -- while lowering accidents and workers' compensation claims. The custom coins are given out selectively at meetings or training events....