Rocky Mountain Construction articles from November 2005

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from November 2005

Editor's Report.
November 14, 2005... By Hol Wagner According to a new study by Phoenix-based PinnacleOne, one of the nation's leading construction consulting firms, an overwhelming majority (92 percent) of public owners have experienced a price increase in construction...

Lafarge Adding Color To New Mexico Concrete.
November 14, 2005... By Bruce Higgins Lafarge's new Artevia product significantly increases use of colored concrete in New Mexico For many decades, color additives have been available for concrete. They were not widely used, however, because of the...

Truck Leasing Aids Contractor's Growth.
November 14, 2005... Staff American Asphalt & Grading uses truck leasing to help accommodate its sharp growth. Much like Las Vegas, where American Asphalt & Grading does much of its business, the company has grown dramatically in the past few years....

Post-Tensioning Utah's Capitol.
November 14, 2005... Staff VSL installs post-tensioning system as part of the seismic retrofit of the Utah State Capitol VStructural LLC (VSL), a technical leader in the design, manufacture and installation of post-tensioning systems and components for...

Superstition Freeway Widening To FNF.
November 14, 2005... Staff Mesa, Ariz.-- With a $73.7-million Arizona Department of Transportation contract in hand, FNF Construction of Tempe, Ariz., is preparing to begin the work of widening US-60, the Superstition Freeway, through Mesa. This project will...

DOE Will Move Moab Tailings.
November 14, 2005... Jim England Moab, Utah-- The U.S. Department of Energy last month finally approved plans to move 13 million tons of uranium mill tailings and radioactive debris from the banks of the Colorado River near Moab. Cost is estimated at nearly a...

GRIP Projects Aid N.M. Contractors.
November 14, 2005... Staff Southwestern N. M.-- On a recent Friday, first at Lordsburg, then at Deming, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson attended ribbon-cutting ceremonies marking completion to more in a growing string of GRIP projects, the acronym for Governor...

Entrega Pipeline Construction Begins.
November 14, 2005... Staff Meeker, Colo.-- Construction began Oct. 1 on the Entrega Pipeline Project. Crews started clearing and grading land in an area 20 miles southwest of Meeker. "Spread One" is the leg of the pipe that will run north from the Meeker...

ADOT Names Elters State Engineer.(Arizona Department of Transportation)
November 14, 2005... Staff Phoenix-- Sam Elters, a professional engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in Arizona, has been hired to serve as State Engineer at the Arizona Department of Transportation, where he will oversee the agency's highway...

Ingersoll-Rand Opens Road Institute West.(Road Institute West campus )(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Staff Phoenix-- Ingersoll-Rand announces the opening of its Road Institute West campus in Phoenix. The facility will open on Nov. 15, 2005. Road Institute West complements the Road Institute main campus, located in Chambersburg, Pa....

PinnacleOne Introduces Cost Management Services.
November 14, 2005... Staff Phoenix-- PinnacleOne, one of the nation's leading construction consulting firms, recently formed a new Cost Management Services practice to provide public and private clients with cost assessment, monitoring and management services...

Party In The Pit.
November 28, 2005... Staff How much fun can you have in a day? "A world of fun," says Christian Holmes, a five-year-old who recently celebrated his birthday at the ARS Inc. gravel pit south of Littleton, Colo. ARS owners Kim Haarberg and Jim Anttonen served up...

DWP Diversion Dam.
November 28, 2005... By Bruce Higgins ASI RCC builds milestone diversion dam on Rio Grande that will give Albuquerque a new source of water The Colorado River Compact of 1922 established that New Mexico had an allotment of water, although relatively small...

Kilauea Crushers.(Powerscreen Chieftain 1800)
November 28, 2005... By Carl Emigh Kilauea Crushers Inc. increases production of decorative stone with Powerscreen Chieftain 1800 triple-deck dry screen plants Kilauea Crushers Inc. of Phoenix is Arizona's largest supplier of decorative stone, which is...

Engineering Excellence Awards.
November 28, 2005... By Carol Carder American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado presents annual awards for excellence in engineering For the past 38 years consulting engineering firms have submitted their significant completed projects in nine...

Wyoming Will Back Major Gas Pipeline.
November 28, 2005... Staff Cheyenne-- The Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority has agreed to consider providing $1 billion in bonding to help finance the $3-billion Rockies Express Pipeline, a project of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and Sempra Energy that...

Wildfire-Damaged Timber To Fuel Power Plant.
November 28, 2005... Staff Snowflake, Ariz.-- Snowflake White Mountain Power LLC, a subsidiary of NZ Legacy, has received a $16-million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to aid in financing construction of a $23-million biomass electrical...

Voters OK Ref C, Nix Ref D.
November 28, 2005... Staff Denver-- In the Nov. 1 general election, Colorado voters delivered a split message, approving Referendum C but defeating Referendum D. The measure endorsed by voters alters the TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) Amendment, approved...

2006 Golden Beaver Awardees Named.
November 28, 2005... Staff Los Angeles-- Patrick Kenny of Kenny Construction Co., 2005 president of the Beavers, has announced the four individuals who will receive Golden Beaver awards at the 51st Annual Awards Dinner to be held Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at the...

Illia Named To UNLV Advisory Board.
November 28, 2005... Staff Las Vegas-- Tony Illia has been named to the Industry Advisory Board for UNLV's Construction Management Program. Illia writes for Rocky Mountain Construction and is the real estate reporter for the Las Vegas Business Press and editor...