Michigan Contractor and Builder articles from August 2005

Michigan Contractor and Builder archives from August 2005

RCOC Will Receive More Funding.(Road Commission for Oakland County)
August 6, 2005... Staff In a meeting on July 20, Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) officials were told by Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials that MDOT will provide RCOC with additional funds that will allow the Road Commission to...

Efficiency Production Holds C/QP Class.(Competent/Qualified Person)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2005... Staff On July 14, 14 contractors and municipal personnel attended an expanded U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Competent Person, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Qualified Person...

USDOT Issues Warning.(United States Department of Transportation)(Central Contractor Registration System )(Brief Article)
August 6, 2005... Staff Recently, current U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) contractors and potential contractors have received fraudulent letters purporting to be issued by USDOT. These fraudulent letters request that current or potential...

New Employees Announced.(DSA Architects)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2005... Staff Steven Pecic has joined DSA Architects, a member of SHW Group, an architecture, planning, interior design, and structural engineering firm located in Berkley. Pecic joined the firm as an architectural intern. He received his...

Business Development Director Named.(Robert L. Stempien at Barton Malow's Public Education Group)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2005... Staff Robert L. Stempien, A.I.A., has been named director of Business Development for Barton Malow's Public Education Group. Based at Barton Malow's headquarters in Southfield, his responsibilities include business development, strategic...

Wade-Trim Names Manager.(Gregory A. Stanley)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2005... Staff Gregory A. Stanley, P.E., has been named manager of the Construction Group in Wade-Trim's Taylor office. He will be responsible for project management, budgeting, reviewing project schedules, client interaction, staff supervision,...

Wexford County Landfill Expands.(Elmer's Crane and Dozer Inc)
August 6, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Global positioning system provides greater productivity and accuracy Wexford County is developing three new cells at the Wexford County Landfill over the next three years. Each of the cells will be...

Project Requires Precision Grading.(Wilcox Professional Services)
August 6, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Global positioning system used for automotive testing grounds project AISIN, a tier one automotive supplier, is constructing an automotive proving grounds in Handy Township in Livingston County that includes...

Bangor Upgrades Treatment Facility.
August 6, 2005... By Dirk C. Bloemendaal GPS system found to be profitable A $5.4-million project to upgrade the city of Bangor's wastewater treatment facility was recently completed. The work was required to correct several deficiencies at the...

The Integrated Construction Site.
August 6, 2005... Staff Technology benefits contractors Few will argue that construction is an industry of close tolerances, where precision and accuracy can make or break a contractor's bottom line. At the same time, the pressures of a compressed...

Conference Features Notable Speakers.
August 13, 2005... Staff Reed Construction Data has announced the speaker lineup for The BuildingTeam Summit 2005, scheduled for October 27 and 28 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Since 1996, Reed Construction Data has hosted the...

HRC Appoints Department Manager.(Hubbell, Roth and Clark, Inc. appoints William Stone)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2005... Staff Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC), a full-service consulting engineering firm, has announced that William Stone has been appointed Watershed Department manager. Stone joined HRC's Watershed Department in 2002 after a 27-year tenure...

TPTA Announces New Employees.(Tower Pinkster Titus Associates Inc.)
August 13, 2005... Staff Tower Pinkster Titus Associates, Inc. (TPTA) has announced the addition of five new employees. Wayne Norlin, A.I.A. joins the Grand Rapids office of TPTA as a senior architect. A registered architect in the states of Michigan,...

Rochester Road Reconstruction Under Way.(Angelo Iafrate Construction Company)
August 13, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Road will be widened from two lanes to three lanes Approximately 2-1/2-mile stretch of Rochester Road from Orion to Gunn roads in Rochester Hills and Oakland Township is being reconstructed and widened from...

Cedar Springs Upgrades Schools.(school construction)
August 13, 2005... By Dirk C. Bloemendaal Work includes new middle school and athletic complex A total of $34.3 million in school construction for the Cedar Springs School District that included a new middle school and an athletic complex was recently...

High Definition Surveying Is Efficient.
August 13, 2005... Staff Midwestern Consulting, of Ann Arbor, is using high definition surveying (HDS) technology to benefit local and national construction projects. Originally developed for complex construction projects, HDS has become increasingly...

Prevailing Wage Law Upheld.(compensation for construction workers )
August 20, 2005... Staff The Michigan Court of Appeals recently threw out a lawsuit that contested a state law that requires contractors to pay union wages and fringe benefits to construction workers on public projects financed by the state of Michigan. ...

MIOSHA and CAM Form Alliance.(Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration )(Construction Association of Michigan )
August 20, 2005... Staff Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Director David C. Hollister has announced the signing of a strategic alliance between the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health...

AKA Selects Directors.(Albert Kahn Associates Inc.)
August 20, 2005... Staff Detroit-based Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. (AKA) has announced that Peter Lynde, P.E.; Rick Dye, P.E.; and Simon Yendle, A.I.A., have been selected to serve on AKA's Strategic Board of Directors. Keeping pace with ever-changing...

Editor's Report.(Environmental Protection Agency )
August 20, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian Victory Achieved In Emissions Case A U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was within its authority to reject a petition from anti-growth groups calling for the...

Major Shopping Center Project Begins.
August 20, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Work includes US-23 interchange construction with three roundabouts An approximately 550,000-square-foot shopping center is under construction on a 67-1/2-acre site in Green Oak Township. Groundbreaking for...

Aquifer Cleaned Up At Schoolcraft.(DLZ Michigan Inc)
August 20, 2005... By Dirk C. Bloemendaal Work involved creating a bio-curtain for contaminated groundwater to pass through Approximately $3.5 million was spent to clean up a contamination plume known as Plume A in Schoolcraft about 10 miles south of...

Residential Site Graded.(Bosco and Volpe Construction)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Skid steer performs well in tight spots Bosco and Volpe Construction, of Wixom, has done all of the mass site grading and finish grading work for a Pulte Homes residential development at Geddes and Prospect...

Michigan Transportation Funding Increased.(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... Staff A $286.5-billion bill known as the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for funding roads, bridges, transit, and safety programs through fiscal year 2009, has been...

Triangle Associates, Inc. Announces Promotions.(promotions)(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... Staff Triangle Associates, Inc. has announced the promotion of four employees. Anita Rathbun, C.C.F.P., now holds the title of chief financial officer (CFO), while Jack Freyling, Casey Peters and Dave Schoonbeck have stepped up from...

Ben Maibach Honored.(Ben C. Maibach III honored at Michigan State University's College of Engineering awards)(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... Staff Ben C. Maibach III, president, chairman and chief executive officer of Barton Malow Company, was one of eight alumni honored at Michigan State University's College of Engineering awards banquet held on May 7 at the Kellogg Hotel and...

Arneson Joins Smith/Group.(appointment of Susan R. Arneson )(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... Staff SmithGroup, an architectural, engineering, planning, and interior design firm, has hired Susan R. Arneson as corporate marketing director. Previously, Arneson served as manager of marketing/public relations at Albert Kahn...

DesRosier Announces Retirement.(Michael DesRosier retires)(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... Staff Michael DesRosier, a long-time professional engineer at Coleman Engineering Company, has announced his retirement. He began his career in engineering with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in 1975 and worked in that...

Weber Joins Yamasaki Associates, Inc.(appointment of Carol Weber)(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... Staff Carol Weber, A.I.A., N.C.A.R.B., has been named project manager for Yamasaki Associates, Inc, an architecture, interior design and planning firm. Weber, who has close to 20 years of experience in the architectural field, rejoins...

Tight Construction Schedule Presents Challenges.
August 27, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor 1-1/4-mile stretch of Interstate 75 will be completed by the end of October An approximately 1-1/4-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from US-2 to north of Portage Road in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is being...

I-75 Overlaid.(road repairs)(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Project includes Hot Mix Asphalt and concrete repairs Work on an approximately 10-mile-long, $7.3-million project on Interstate 75 from the south Chippewa County line north to M-80 in Michigan's Upper...

M-28 Gets Passing Lanes.(Brief Article)
August 27, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor 8-1/2-mile-long project includes an asphalt overlay An 8-1/2-mile-long, $4.1-million construction project on M-28 east of Newberry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula includes putting in a 2-mile-long eastbound and...

Two M-28 Projects Are Completed.
August 27, 2005... By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Both projects include crushing and shaping Approximately 22-mile-long, $5-million road construction project on M-28 in Schoolcraft County involved pulverizing the existing asphalt and mixing it with 2 inches...