Michigan Contractor and Builder articles from April 2005

Michigan Contractor and Builder archives from April 2005

MDOT Revamps Performance Evaluation; Pre-Qualification.
April 2, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Process discussed at MDOT-ACEC meeting in Lansing The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently re-engineered the vendor performance evaluation system and pre-qualification process. The changes...

Topsoil Spread Efficiently.(Oshkosh truck spreads topsoil )(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Oshkosh truck provides efficiency for spreading topsoil material Landscaping work is proceeding at Hidden Lakes residential development in Green Oak Township, which is southeast of Brighton. LaFave...

OCBA Honored.(O'Boyle, Cowell, Blalock & Associates, Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Staff O'Boyle, Cowell, Blalock & Associates, Inc. (OCBA), of Kalamazoo, has announced the receipt of a Design Award from the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) in recognition of Outstanding Landscape Design for Millenium...

Wade-Trim Receives Award.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Staff Participants in this summer's popular Crim Festival of Races will enjoy the restored beauty of downtown Flint. Event activities start and finish on historic Saginaw Street where a major beautification effort was completed. Wade-Trim...

DiPonio Contracting Moves.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Staff DiPonio Contracting, LLC has moved to a new location at 51173 Simone Industrial Dr., Shelby Township, MI 48316. They are located between Van Dyke and Mound, on the north side of 23 Mile Road. DiPonio Contracting, L.L.C. is a...

Atlas Oil Acquires Fisher Fuel.(Fisher Fuel Company)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Staff Taylor-based Atlas Oil Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Simon Holdings, has acquired substantially all of the assets and operations of Fisher Fuel Company, of Walled Lake, in a friendly buyout, adding $25 million in fuel...

Campbell/Manix Announces Appointments.(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Staff David Endres has been appointed to the post of vice president under President Douglas W. Manix at Campbell/Manix Inc., a design-build construction firm in Southfield. Endres was promoted from senior project manager after handling...

Employees Earn Engineering Licenses.
April 2, 2005... Staff William Curtis, P.E., Brian Frisk, P.E., Jung-Hoe Hopgood, P.E., Vaughn Martin, P.E., and Thomas Veresh, P.E., of Wade-Trim's Taylor office, earned their professional engineering licenses. Professional engineers are required to pass...

Landscaping Equipment.
April 2, 2005... By Greg Sitek Landscaping has taken on a new meaning and a new dimension. At one time it referred to residential areas, parks and some institutions. Today it is often a part of the overall job package. The project isn't finished until the...

Landscaping Products.
April 2, 2005... Staff Vibratory Plate Compactors/Paving Mats Staff Stone Construction Equipment Inc. introduces the Stone Silver Fox series of Forward Vibratory Plate Compactors. Consisting of eight models, the line includes: SFA3500, designed...

Reconstructing Square Lake Road.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Coordination is key to timely project completion A section of Square Lake Road in Bloomfield Township and Pontiac is being reconstructed. Approximately 65,000 square yards of non-reinforced 10-inch-thick...

Pierson Road Reconstruction Presents Challenges.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Roadwork and water main work proceed while service is maintained Over 2 miles of Pierson Road in Flint is being reconstructed with asphalt. The existing pavement was concrete with an asphalt overlay. The road...

Contractors Take Control.
April 9, 2005... By Daniel T. Keough, President, Innovative Captive Strategies, Inc. Construction firms are reducing insurance costs with captive insurance companies Purchasing insurance continues to be difficult and expensive for construction firms....

ARTBA Awards Nominations Sought.
April 9, 2005... Staff It's not too early to start thinking about submitting your nominations for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation's (ARTBA-TDF) 2005 "Globe Awards." This annual competition...

Clark Construction Commits To Safety Alliance.(Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Michigan Chapter Associated General Contractors of America )
April 9, 2005... Staff Clark Construction Company has agreed to become the first contractor in Michigan to commit to a landmark safety alliance between the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) and the Michigan Chapter Associated...

Bonney Earns LEED Accreditation.(Scott Bonney)
April 9, 2005... Staff Scott Bonney, R.A., A.I.A., of Neumann/Smith & Associates (Neumann/Smith) has earned the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation. He has successfully demonstrated his knowledge...

Cavallaro Named Associate.(Ronald A. Cavallaro)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Staff Midwestern Consulting has named Ronald A. Cavallaro, P.E., P.H., a firm associate. Cavallaro joined the firm in April 2003 as a senior project manager and branch manager of the firm's Clarkston office. He has extensive expertise in...

Temple Receives Architectural Registration.(Sara E. Temple)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Staff Sara E. Temple, R.A., of the Portage office of TMP Associates, Inc., has passed her architectural licensing exams and received her architectural registration. Temple joined TMP in 2002 as a staff architect. Temple graduated from...

Suburbs Seek Certification as Redevelopment Ready.(services of Michigan Suburbs Alliance)(The Redevelopment Ready Communities program)(Redevelopment Ready Certification )
April 16, 2005... Staff The Michigan Suburbs Alliance recently announced that it will work with six suburban Detroit communities to improve community-developer relations and foster increased interest in redevelopment of the region's built-out suburbs. The...

Williams Scotsman Expands Storage Fleet.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Staff Williams Scotsman, Inc., a provider of mobile and modular buildings for the construction market, has announced that it will augment its already substantial storage fleet with an additional 2,500 brand new containers in 2005. The...

ALNM Makes Personnel Announcements.(Ayres, Lewis, Norris & May, Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Staff Jeffrey A. Feasby, P.E. has joined Ayres, Lewis, Norris & May, Inc. (ALNM) as a project engineer. Additionally, ALNM has announced that Christopher J. Victory has earned his professional engineer license. Feasby has a bachelor's...

Capital Consultants Announces Appointments.(of D. Patrick O'Meara, William J. Kimble, Victor Hallock)
April 16, 2005... Staff The consulting engineering and technology firm Capital Consultants has announced that William J. Kimble, P.E., principal, was recently promoted to chief operating officer for the firm. In his new position he will be responsible for...

Editor's Report.(Association of State Dam Safety Officials)(Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act)(The Dam Safety Coalition)
April 16, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian Dam Repair Act Supported The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), members of the Dam Safety Coalition, recently backed the reintroduction of the Dam...

Former Jacobson's Store Demolished.(Editorial)
April 16, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Demolition goes smoothly in a tight urban space The former Jacobson's men's store at Woodward and Willits in Birmingham has been demolished in order to make way for a mixed-use, 140,000-square-foot,...

Recycling Venture Pays Off.(Environmental Wood Solutions, Inc)(Vermeer TG9000 tub grinder)
April 16, 2005... Written by Tara Deering, technical writer, Two Rivers Marketing, Des Moines, Iowa, Provided by Vermeer Manufacturing Company Pella, Iowa Recycler profits from tackling a broad range of jobs After five years of producing mulch and...

Land And Resources Recovered.(services of Homrich Demolition Contractors)
April 16, 2005... Staff Homrich cleaned up paper mill site in Kalamazoo and salvaged 82 percent of debris This is a story of the dump trucks that didn't. To be precise, it's the story of 81,000 tons of demolition debris that wasn't trucked across...

Portable Crushing Plant Moved Frequently.(asphalt rubble crushing operation)(Thompson Recycle )
April 16, 2005... Staff Thompson Recycle has moved asphalt rubble crushing operation more than 500 times Thompson Recycle has moved its asphalt rubble crushing operation from site to site more than 500 times in the past 10 years. Thompson crushes...

Ecological Services Group Launched.(Brief Article)
April 23, 2005... Staff Atwell-Hicks has expanded its in-house environmental services by launching an Ecological Services Group and hiring industry veteran Jeff Hurley. The group is part of the firm's larger Environmental Services Market Sector, and...

RCOC Announces 2005 Projects.(Road Commission for Oakland County)(Brief Article)
April 23, 2005... Staff The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has released its updated project list for the 2005 road construction season. The list consists of approximately $54.6 million worth of road improvement projects, including nearly $40...

Expo Center Contract Terminated.(Brief Article)
April 23, 2005... Staff TBON, L.L.C., the owner of the Novi Expo Center, selected a replacement construction management firm, Cunningham-Limp Co., of Farmington Hills, to complete the new expo center in Novi. The contractor took over the project in February...

GHAFARI Adds Staff.(appointments)
April 23, 2005... Staff The GHAFARI Companies, a leading full-service architectural engineering, manufacturing engineering, consulting, and staffing organization, bolstered an already strong project management team with the additions of David Oz, P.E. and...

SmithGroup Hires Debra Ball McMillan.(Brief Article)
April 23, 2005... Staff SmithGroup, an architectural, engineering, planning, and interior design firm, has hired Debra Ball McMillan as a historic preservation architect for its Ann Arbor office. McMillan, who has close to 20 years' experience in the...

Neumann/Smith Hires Two.(appointments)(Brief Article)
April 23, 2005... Staff Two individuals have joined the architecture, planning and interior design team at Neumann/Smith & Associates. Patrick Kanary joins Neumann/Smith as a project architect. He brings over 10 years of professional experience in...

Rehabilitating The I-96/I-94 Interchange.(bridge construction)
April 23, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor $26-million project is expected to be completed in August An approximately $26-million project on the Interstate 96/Interstate 94 interchange in Detroit that involves total bridge replacement and...

Upgrading Washington Boulevard.(Brief Article)
April 23, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Project includes bridge replacement and installation of decorative concrete An approximately $7-million downtown Detroit rehabilitation project that is currently under way involves the replacement of a bridge...

Protecting The Design Professional.
April 23, 2005... By John G. Cameron Jr. Design professionals need to know how to protect themselves from loss and liability A construction project in trouble nearly always results in significant losses. How those losses affect the design professional...

Longevity With Integrity Nominations Sought.
April 30, 2005... Staff Nominations are being sought for the National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC), Greater Detroit Chapter 183's Longevity With Integrity award. The award is presented to an organization that has been in the construction...

Hobbs + Black Announces Promotion.(Elizabeth Wagner at Hobbs and Black Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2005... Staff Elizabeth Wagner has been promoted to senior associate at Hobbs + Black Associates. Wagner joined Hobbs + Black's Ann Arbor office in 1999 and has eight years of experience in interior design. Wagner is the director of Interior...

Curtis Receives Professional Engineering License.(Rebecca Curtis of Orchard Hiltz & McCliment Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2005... Staff Orchard Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) has announced that Rebecca Curtis received her professional engineering license from the state of Michigan. Curtis is a project engineer in OHM's Structures Group, where her responsibilities...

Heather N. Smith Joins Wade-Trim.(Wade-Trim's Transportation Services Group )(Brief Article)
April 30, 2005... Staff Heather N. Smith has joined Wade-Trim's Transportation Services Group as a project engineer. Based in the Bay City office, Smith will be responsible for highway and road design. With over nine years of experience, Smith's...

Rigdon Rejoins QE[bar]A.(Brenda Rigdon at QUINN EVANS A* ARCHITECTS)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2005... Staff Brenda Rigdon, A.I.A., L.E.E.D., has rejoined QUINN EVANS A* ARCHITECTS' (QEA*A) Ann Arbor office. Rigdon has rejoined QE|A's professional staff following five years with Elisabeth Knibbe Architects (EKA), which recently merged with...

Construction Provides Opportunities For Women.
April 30, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Employment opportunities have been increasing Cotton Has Found Her Niche Michell Cotton is currently employed by Ajax Paving Industries as a machine operator. She has also worked for Walsh Construction....

Mechanical Contracting Offers Opportunities.(women employees)
April 30, 2005... Staff The sky is the limit for women in mechanical contracting Currently undergoing a skilled labor shortage, the construction industry must also face the distinct possibility of a skilled leader shortage. For the industry to continue...