Construction Digest articles from December 2006

Construction Digest archives from December 2006

AmeriGas Spearheads Groundbreaking Project.(Len Strazza)(Reading Truck Body)(Thieman Lift Gates)(International Truck & Engine Corp.)
December 11, 2006... By Jennifer Oredson Service vehicle companies collaborate, invent safe truck Competitors are usually as willing to cooperate with each other as the Hatfields are to sit down to Sunday dinner with the McCoys. And it was that reality...

Gilbane Constructing School.
December 11, 2006... Staff Burbank, Ill.- Gilbane Building Co., construction manager, is constructing Burbank School District 111's new Tobin Elementary School. The $8-million, 53,000-square-foot building will replace the existing building, built in 1939....

IED Meeting.
December 11, 2006... Staff Oak Brook, Ill.- Illinois Equipment Distributors (IED) held their October meeting at the Renaissance Hotel in Oak Brook. The meeting's topic was "Financial Outlook for 2007." Speakers included Art Bayley, First Source; Guy Schaefer,...

Clayco Projects Recognized.(Clayco Construction Co.)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis- Clayco has earned honors from both the Design-Build Institute of America and its Mid-America Chapter for excellence in design-build, receiving five awards for three projects. Held Oct. 19, the 2006 National Design-Build...

Casino Adding New Center.
December 11, 2006... Staff Michigan City, Ind.- Owners of Blue Chip casino plan to build a $130-million hotel and entertainment center. A 22-story hotel will anchor an enhanced pavilion featuring restaurants, nightlife arenas, and a beauty and fitness spa....

Haberberger Honored.(Haberberger Inc.)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis- Mechanical contracting company Haberberger Inc. has received a mechanical installation award from the Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Missouri. The company received the award for its process piping...

Vatterott College Construction.
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis- Paric Corp. is constructing Vatterott College, the first building to occupy the 550-acre NorthPark development in North St. Louis County. Vatterott's 90,000-square-foot facility is targeted for completion in October 2007,...

Church Expansion.(Cissell Mueller Construction Inc.)(St. Charles Presbyterian Church)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Charles, Mo.- Cissell Mueller Construction Inc. is constructing a $2.5-million improvement and expansion project for St. Charles Presbyterian Church in St. Charles. The project includes construction of a 9,000-square-foot,...

Powering Bryan Cave Expansion.(Bryan Cave LLP)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis- Guarantee Electrical Co. has been selected as the electrical contractor for Bryan Cave LLP's expansion in the Metropolitan Square building in downtown St. Louis. ISC Contracting is the general contractor for the project....

High School Construction.
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis- St. John Vianney High School has dedicated its new $5.5-million Vianney Fieldhouse & Commons. The project, designed by Paul Wuennenberg of Mackey Mitchell Associates, includes a new 1,200-seat Vianney Fieldhouse, student...

CMAA Honors Airport Expansion.
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis- The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has awarded a "project Achievement Award" in the Infrastructure-Program Management category to the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport expansion project. The...

Hotel Receives Approval.
December 11, 2006... Staff Carmel, Ind.- Developer Winegardner & Hammons, based in Cincinnati, has received approval from the Carmel Plan Commission to build a Renaissance Hotel by Marriott. The hotel would be built on 8 acres just south of 122nd and Meridian...

INDOT Receives National Award.(Indiana Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Indianapolis- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has received the American Association of Transportation Officials (AASHTO) President's Transportation Award for the Interstate 70 Fast Track project. The project...

CIT Kenworth-Chicago Facility.(Central Illinois Trucks Inc.)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Joliet, Ill.- Central Illinois Trucks Inc. has expanded customer support by relocating CIT Kenworth-Chicago to a new facility in Joliet conveniently located near the intersection of Interstate 80 and I-55. A member of the Kenworth...

Construction Management Program.(Westwood College)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Chicago- Westwood College will launch a bachelor degree program in construction management in January 2007. The 36-month program will include lecture and laboratory courses covering a wide range of construction-related topics,...

Schaumburg Dodge Construction.(International Contractors Inc.)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Schaumburg, Ill.- International Contractors Inc. is building Schaumburg Dodge, a 37,740-square-foot auto dealership at 208 W. Golf Rd. in Schaumburg. The project consists of a 37,740-square-foot, precast structure that will include a...

People.
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis - Clayco has added Erick J. Todd as an assistant superintendent in the St. Louis office, and has appointed Joseph E. Odelehr as a senior network engineer. Also, Clayco has added Travis Trader as a project engineer, and has...

West Virginia Resort Development.(Water Works LLC)(Omni & Associates)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Fairmont, W. Va.- West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin recently joined city of Fairmont officials and representatives from The Water Works LLC and American Resort Management LLC to announce the development of an $87-million indoor...

MoDOT Issues Annual Report.(Missouri Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Jefferson City, Mo.- Improved roads and innovative projects, including a plan to replace 800 of the state's worst bridges in five years, were among the highlights of the Missouri Department of Transportation's (MoDOT) annual report...

Median Cable Barriers.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Louisville, Ky.- Since installation this summer, median cable barriers have prevented at least 20 potential cross-over crashes on Jefferson County interstates. In each of these incidents, the cable barriers kept vehicles crossing the...

Office/Warehouse Facility.
December 11, 2006... Staff St. Louis- ARCO Construction is building Green Park Pointe Business Centre, a $6-million speculative office/warehouse at the 150-acre Green Park Commerce Center in South St. Louis County. Located at 10360 Lake Bluff Dr., the...

Ohio School Construction.
December 11, 2006... Staff Columbus, Ohio- Turner Construction Co. has been awarded a $68-million contract by the Hilliard City School District to serve as general contractor for the construction of two new schools. A $10-million, 63,000-square-foot elementary...

Applied Concrete Research Initiative.
December 11, 2006... Staff Indianapolis- The Indiana Chapter - American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) announces formation and funding of the Applied Concrete Research Initiative. Indiana's concrete pavement industry, including contractors, cement...

AEI Opens Chicago Office.
December 11, 2006... Staff Chicago- Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI) announces the opening of its Chicago office. AEI is a national consulting firm specializing in the design of mechanical, electrical, piping, and information technology systems for large-scale...

Editor's Report.(Vecellio & Grogan Inc., wins a new bridge construction contract for West Virginia Department of Transportation)(Indiana Gasification, LLC to develop a coal gasification plant )(Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber Inc. opens a Cincinnati office. )
December 11, 2006... By Tom Hale West Virginia Department of Transportation's Division of Highways has awarded a $30.9-million contract to Vecellio & Grogan Inc., Beckley, to construct a new bridge over the South Branch of the Potomac just north of Moorefield...

Focusing On Site Work.
December 11, 2006... Story by Tom Hale At look at some of the region's projects Site preparation is an essential part of the construction process. It takes on many forms, such as highway, commercial, industrial, and residential site work. Nearly every...

Asphalt Paver.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff TerexA[R] Cedarapids CR300L Series asphalt pavers feature an 8-foot commercial paver with additional 9-inch hopper length that offers more tailgate clearance for end-dump trucks and enables more efficient truck unloading. Material is...

Earth Drilling Attachment.
December 11, 2006... Staff General Equipment Company's DIG-R-TACHA[R] line allows for use with both small and large hydraulic systems. Featuring two-speed chain/sprocket drive and 5-gpm to 20-gpm hydraulic flow range, Series 16 balances smaller flow volumes in...

Data Collectors.
December 11, 2006... Staff A solution for data collectors such as mappers, surveyors, engineers, and construction workers, OtterBox Armor 1900 is a waterproof, interactive PDA case that clips into custom-designed adjustable cradle from Crain. With Data-Max, a...

Lever Hoist.(Construction Lifters)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Construction Lifters' Lever Hoists for lifting, pulling and precise positioning offer low head room design with maximum lift. Capacity ranges of 3/4-ton to 9-ton, hoists are available in standard 5-foot, 10-foot, 15-foot, and 20-foot...

Anti-Graffiti Coatings.
December 11, 2006... Staff Xiom Corp.'s coating prevents graffiti from sticking to surfaces. Applied to stainless steel, concrete, ceramic, tile, and wood, coatings are available in a range of colors. Drying instantly with no overspray or running, product...

Multi-Lingual Functions.
December 11, 2006... Staff Leica Geosystems's Builder-series optical measuring instruments feature multi-lingual functions. Rugged, lightweight instruments are designed to be easy to learn, even for beginners with no experience in digital measuring tools....

Pipe Lasers.
December 11, 2006... Staff For precise sloped pipe applications, Hilti PP 10 and PP 11 Pipe Lasers provide fast/accurate positioning and alignment of pipe segments. Waterproof up to 16 feet for up to 24 hours, units are equipped with high-powered red or green...

Welding Wire.
December 11, 2006... Staff Tri-Mark TM-101 from Hobart Brothers is a gas shielded flux cored wire designed to weld high-strength steel. Producing a combination of low-temperature impact toughness and high tensile strengths, TM101 gives heavy equipment...

Rough-Terrain Mobile Crane.
December 11, 2006... Staff Grove's RT535E rough-terrain mobile crane includes four-section (102 feet) full-power boom with 26-foot to 45-foot offsettable swing-away extension available for maximum possible tip height of 154 feet. Other features include...

Job Control.(Congistics)(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff ControlBoardA[R] from Congistics is an intelligent scheduling, tracking and dispatching system used to organize resources and jobs in one centralized location. ControlBoard prevents scheduling conflicts, tracks rental equipment and...

Demolition Bucket.
December 11, 2006... Staff Genesis Demolition Buckets, available in two models - GDMB 250 (2-cubic-yard to 2.25-cubic-yard capacity) and GDMB 350 (3-cubic-yard to 3.5-cubic-yard capacity) - are constructed of abrasion-resistant AR400 steel. Increasing load-out...

Rammers.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Wacker's BS 50-4s and BS 60-4s are four-cycle rammers with low-oil shutoff. With WM 90 2.8-horsepower engine, electronic capacitive sensor switch is mounted into the bottom of engine crankcase. Upon starting units, should sensor...

V-Plow.
December 11, 2006... Staff Key features of FisherA[R] XtremeV(TM) V-Plow includes 7-1/2-foot, 8-1/2-foot and 9-1/2-foot sizes in powder coated or stainless steel; IntensifireA[R] plow lights with reflector optics and 1,500-hour, H13 long-life headlamp bulb;...

Telescopic Boom.
December 11, 2006... Staff Genie's S-Series high-capacity boom option, available on S-60 HC telescopic boom, is rated for 750 pounds. Supporting platform loads up to 1,250 pounds, and offering 40 feet 8 inches of outreach including up to three people and gear,...

Safety Eyewear.
December 11, 2006... Staff Willson Safety Products' A700 and A800 Series of safety eyewear meet ANSI safety standards. Designed with sporty style in mind, the lightweight wrap-around, nine-base lens design provides substantial coverage and a distortion-free,...

Skid Loader.
December 11, 2006... Staff Gehl's 7810 Skid Loader is powered by CumminsA[R] 99-horsepower turbocharged diesel engine with 305 foot-pounds of torque. With SAE-rated load capacity of 3,850 pounds, unit has 3,300-psi hydraulic system relief pressure and bucket...

Tool Carrier.
December 11, 2006... Staff Ditch Witch XT1600 excavator-tool carrier is designed to perform the work of three machines including backhoe loader, mini excavator and compact track loader. Equipped with 59-horsepower diesel engine, the ride-on unit features a...

Rammers.
December 11, 2006... Staff Multiquip's three new gasoline-powered rammers, MT-54HA, MT74FA and MT-84FA, offer premium compaction of cohesive and mixed soils and are ideal for use in trenches, around retaining walls and when solidifying bases for concrete...

Trash Pumps.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Wacker's 2-inch, PT 2 series models pump up to 210 gallons per minute with solids up to 1 inch. Models PT 2 and PT 2A both weigh 96 pounds. While PT 2 is powered by 6-horsepower WM Wacker engine, PT 2A is equipped with 5.5-horsepower...

Spreaders.
December 11, 2006... Staff SpreadEx's LG 575 mid-size granular spreader is ideal for spreading seed, fertilizer and control products. Standard with variable-speed controller, spreader's material flow gate calibrates and controls material flow allowing operator...

Wheel Loaders.
December 11, 2006... Staff Ingersoll Rand Company's two compact wheel loaders come standard with hydraulic quick coupler system allowing operators to quickly change attachments from safety/comfort of climate-controlled cab. Sixty-horsepower WL-350 has...

Soil Stabilizers.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Bomag has improved key drive-train components on its 79-inch rotor width asphalt recycler/soil stabilizers. Both MPH362-2 and MPH364-2 have been re-powered with six-cylinder, 360-horsepower Cummins WSM11 water-cooled diesel engine....

Excavator Grade System.
December 11, 2006... Staff Trimble's GCS600 Grade Control System for excavators is intended for earthmoving and site preparation. An entry-level product designed for owner/operator or contractor, key features include depth-to-target and working slope display,...

Full Tail Swing Machines.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff CaterpillarA[R] Track Feller Bunchers and Track Harvesters offer CatA[R] C9 engines with ACERT(TM) Technology. Weighing from 69,800 pounds to 82,100 pounds when configured as feller bunchers (weighed without heads), gross power...

Excavator Guidance System.
December 11, 2006... Staff Leica Geosystems's DigSmart 3D Excavator Guidance System utilizes an electronic design file of the site to guide digging directly from the operator's seat. A graphic color monitor displays project design information and 3-D GPS...

Tub Grinder.(Brief article)
December 11, 2006... Staff Vermeer TG7000 tub grinder is available with two CAT engines as 1,000-horesepower or 860-horsepower machine. Features include top-loading millbox, continuous grade 80 I-beam frame, six single tires with aluminum wheels, and one...

Grade Attachment.
December 11, 2006... Staff John Deere's Worksite Pro(TM) Land Plane makes final landscape preparation with a skid steer easier than ever. Ideal for tight spaces close to buildings, attachment can be used to complete final grade on flat/sloping ground....

Hydraulic Excavator.
December 11, 2006... Staff Komatsu America Corp.'s PC228USLC-3 short tail swing excavator with Tier 3 engine has 148 flywheel horsepower, operating weight between 49,900 pounds to 51,110 pounds and bucket capacity range of 0.66-yard to 1.57 yards. With...

Zero Tail Swing Excavators.
December 11, 2006... Staff Kubota Tractor Corporation's three zero tail swing (ZTS) excavators, 1.5-ton U15, 2.5-ton U25 and 4.5-ton U45, are designed to work in tight spaces. U Series models move with no rear overhang beyond width of tracks to provide...

Excavators.
December 11, 2006... Staff Takeuchi's new TB180FR zero-swing excavator offers patented side-to-side offset boom system combined with zero tail swing to allow unit to slew 360 degrees, only inches beyond excavator's track width. This feature allows operators to...

"Recycling" Property Through Remediation.
December 11, 2006... By Elva LegA[umlaut]re Clements For MARCOR To pave the way for an "infill" development, a Fortune 200 builder teams with a national soil remediation contractor to transform a former manufacturing site into a residential development For...

Indy Control Tower Toppled.(Indianapolis)(Chicago Explosives Services Inc.)
December 25, 2006... Staff Indianapolis- Demolition crews have leveled an unused 140-foot control tower at Indianapolis International Airport. The old tower was leveled by a planned explosion at 1:14 a.m. on Nov. 13. The tower was de-commissioned in April in...

University of Chicago Project.(Ardmore Associates LLC)(Brief article)
December 25, 2006... Staff Chicago- Gilbane Building Co., in a joint venture with UBM Inc. and Ardmore Associates LLC, is constructing the University of Chicago's new 396,000-square-foot residence hall and dining facility. The new housing complex comprises a...

West Virginia Teams Win Award.
December 25, 2006... Staff Charleston, W. Va.- The National Partnership for Highway Quality has awarded one of its National 2006 "Making a Difference" awards to West Virginia highway teams whose quality innovations promote roads that are completed more...

The Chicago Spire.(Shelbourne Development Group Inc.)(Brief article)
December 25, 2006... Staff Chicago- Shelbourne Development Group Inc. has announced its team to build "The Chicago Spire," a landmark 2,000-foot tower on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago. The building, designed by famed international architect and...

McHugh Building Aqua.(James McHugh Construction Co.)(Brief article)
December 25, 2006... Staff Chicago- James McHugh Construction Co. has been named the general contractor that will bring the design vision of Chicago's vaunted Aqua tower to reality. The design of the 82-story, mixed-use tower has already received international...

Negwer Shows Appreciation.(Negwer Materials Inc.)(Brief article)
December 25, 2006... Staff St. Louis- Negwer Materials Inc. recently held a Customer Appreciation Night. More than 200 of Negwer Materials' customers attended the event at its yard in north St. Louis County. Founded in 1924, Negwer Materials Inc. supplies...

Carbon Dioxide Pipeline.
December 25, 2006... Staff Springfield, Ill.- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich says the state will issue a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the construction and operation of a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) pipeline stretching from the coal gasification plants...

Helmkamp Honored.
December 25, 2006... Staff St. Louis- Associated General Contractors (AGC) of St. Louis recently presented Helmkamp Construction Co. the Keystone Award for Project of the Year, in the category of general contractor or construction manager;...

Editor's Report.(Gateway Construction Company Inc. gets contract for reconstruction of Interstate 64 )(Interstate 70 reconstruction planned)(Indiana Convention Center expansion planned)
December 25, 2006... By Tom Hale Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has proposed an ambitious plan to build a 75-mile bypass around Indianapolis called the Indiana Commerce Connector. The governor's plan to build a privately run toll highway would link five...

On The Move.(Milestone Contractors, L.P.)(Indiana Department of Transportation)
December 25, 2006... Story by Tom Hale Milestone Contractors rebuilding I-70/U.S. 27 interchange Following groundbreaking in July, construction has quickly sprung into high gear for the new Interstate 70 interchange with U.S. 27 at Richmond, Ind. This...

Trimble Dimensions 2006.(Trimble Navigation Ltd.)(Conference news)
December 25, 2006... Staff Engineering and construction conference held in Las Vegas Trimble recently held its Dimensions 2006 engineering and construction conference at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. With more than 2,000 registered attendees from over 47...

Helping Family In Need.(Central Contractors Service Inc.)(Brief article)
December 25, 2006... Staff Television series enlists crew of union tradesmen to help Chicago family move back to their home Central Contractors Service Inc., Chicago, a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. family of companies, participated as...