Rocky Mountain Construction articles from September 2005

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from September 2005

Want A Bridge? Free!
September 12, 2005... By Carol Carder Otero County wants to give away a historic 1917 bridge located on County Road 33 over the Fort Lyon Canal near La Junta. The bridge will be replaced because local farmers cannot take modern farm equipment across its...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
September 12, 2005... By Hol Wagner The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was signed into law by President Bush Aug.10 at a Caterpillar Inc. factory in Montgomery, Ill. The bill provides...

Condominium Towers For Downtown Denver.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Staff Denver-- Condominium towers are all the rage right now, all across the country, with Las Vegas perhaps the hottest market in Rocky Mountain Construction territory. But the two most recently announced projects are both in Denver. ...

New Springs Facility For Colorado Machinery.
September 12, 2005... Staff Colorado Machinery is opening an additional facility in Colorado Springs, right next door to the distributor's current location at 1100 E. Cheyenne. The new facility will be at 910 E. Cheyenne. The distributor of John Deere...

Bobcat of the Rockies Teams With Denver Broncos.
September 12, 2005... Staff Denver-- Bobcat of the Rockies has entered into partnership with the NFL Denver Broncos football team for the upcoming season. Look for the staff using a Toolcat Utility Work Machine in and around Invesco Field at Mile High before...

Jay Lower Joins Cox.
September 12, 2005... Staff Denver-- Jay Lower, formerly executive director of the Colorado Contractors Association, has joined Cox & Associates and will be in charge of Colorado and Wyoming operations. He will be headquartered at 4600 S. Ulster, Suite 700,...

United Rentals Opens Supplies Distribution Center.
September 12, 2005... Staff Denver-- United Rentals Inc. on Aug. 1 announced the grand opening of its newest contractor supplies distribution center in Denver. The 32,000-square-foot facility is the eighth of nine regional warehouses planned throughout the...

Painting Cardinals Stadium.
September 12, 2005... Staff Local contractor rents articulating boom lift to reach heights of new stadium When OPTCO, a Gilbert, Ariz.-based industrial coating company, was awarded the painting contract for the all new $450-million Arizona Cardinals...

SAFETEA-LU.
September 12, 2005... Staff At last, Congress approves new four-year highway/transit bill Courtesy American Road & Transportation Builders Association The House and Senate each overwhelmingly passed final legislation July 29 reauthorizing the federal...

Differing Site Conditions.
September 12, 2005... By Thomas C. Clark, Oviatt, Clark & Gross LLP Two different contract clauses can benefit contractor or owner Differing site conditions clauses (also commonly called changed conditions clauses) are important risk-shifting devices...

Unique Crane, Unique Location.
September 12, 2005... By Hol Wagner Jake's Crane & Rigging employs street-legal 400-ton truck crane to erect tower gantry cranes for Hoover Dam Bypass bridge Ever-increasing traffic congestion at Hoover Dam on the Colorado River southeast of Las Vegas,...

Phoenix Fiber Optic Line.
September 26, 2005... Staff Speedy Gonzalez Construction installs 38 miles of telecommunication line as part of Phoenix loop Underground construction projects today are more complex than they once were, and utility contractors must be proficient in several...

Mining By Night.
September 26, 2005... Staff Portable lighting, heating equipment from Allmand facilitate 24/7 Wyoming coal mining operations Jacob's Ranch Mine, owned by Kennecott Energy, is an open-pit coal mine located near Wright, Wyo., and has been a full-functioning...

Silence Please.(use of Asphalt rubber in highway construction)(Editorial)
September 26, 2005... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Reducing road noise is ADOT's goal Quieter pavement is a common goal in the highway construction industry, but numerous roads are being traveled to reach this goal. The use of rubberized...

Taskmaster Grinder To The Rescue.(Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility)
September 26, 2005... Staff The Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility, located in Salt Lake City, is a thoroughly modern 65-mgd wastewater treatment plant which uses the trickling filter/solids contact process. Like many other facilities across the country,...

Maroon Creek Bridge Work Begins.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2005... Staff Aspen, Colo.- Construction of a new bridge on State Highway 82 over Maroon Creek began June 27, and currently involves mostly off-road activities. The Colorado Department of Transportation awarded the project to the BTE/Atkinson...

Sunbelt Rentals Registers Fleet With NER.
September 26, 2005... Staff Charlotte, N.C.- In order to help its branches and customers deter theft and increase the chances of recovering stolen equipment, Sunbelt Rentals has registered its entire equipment fleet with the National Equipment Register and is...

Final WyGen II Approval Received.
September 26, 2005... Staff Gillette, Wyo.- The Wyoming Public Service Commission has granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Black Hills Corp., the final approval needed before construction begins on the $169-million WyGen II coal-fired...

Coal-Fired Plant For Southeastern Colo.
September 26, 2005... Staff Southeastern Colo.- Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association Inc. of Westminster, Colo., has announced plans to invest $5 billion over the next 15 years for electric generation and transmission facilities. The plans include...

ADOT, MAG Receive Favorable Marks.
September 26, 2005... Staff Phoenix- The accelerated construction of Valley freeways has received a positive review in a State Auditor General report released recently. Auditors have concluded that the Arizona Department of Transportation's performance since...

Sundt Begins Widening Project.
September 26, 2005... Staff Pinal County, Ariz.- One of Pinal County's most congested roads is being widened to accommodate development in the area. Sundt Construction, Inc. has begun work on the first of four phases that will eventually widen 17.5 miles of...

Weitz Building Elevation Chandler.(Weitz Company L.L.C.)
September 26, 2005... Staff Phoenix- Mike Bontrager, president of the Southwest Business Unit for the Weitz Co., announced recently that the company has been named the general contractor for the much touted Elevation Chandler project on approximately 10 acres...

NCA Awards Scholarship.
September 26, 2005... Staff Las Vegas- The Nevada Contractors Association, a non-profit trade group, has named Justin Fenton as the inaugural recipient of its annual Howdy Wells Memorial Scholarship Award. Fenton, a junior engineering student at the...

Sundt Endows ASU Professorship.
September 26, 2005... Staff Tempe, Ariz.- Sundt Construction has pledged $500,000 to endow the Sundt Construction Professorship in Alternative Delivery and Sustainable Development in the Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC) within the Ira A. Fulton School...

In Memory: Maurice Tanner.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
September 26, 2005... Staff Phoenix- Maurice Rollin Tanner, 83, passed away July 17, 2005, after a long and valiant fight with Parkinson's disease. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. Tanner, a leading businessman and community leader, was CEO...