Constructioneer articles from February 2005

Constructioneer archives from February 2005

Two-Way Communications Can Beef Up Contractor Productivity.
February 7, 2005... By G.C. Skipper A water truck rolls into a remote construction work site only to find out it won't be needed for another week. "Didn't they tell you the schedule changed?" the project manager asks the driver. "You'll have to call dispatch...

Driscoll CM for Philly's Comcast Tower.(construction manager, Philadelphia)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based contractor L.F. Driscoll announced January 10 that it will serve as construction manager for the construction of Comcast Center in Philadelphia. The Center will be a $435-million, 57-story, 975-foot-high office...

A smaller Fort Drum housing plan.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff A plan to build more housing at the U.S. Army Fort Drum, N.Y., has been scaled back. The original project called for 1,070 new homes in addition to the existing 2,272 post family housing units and the 2,000 government-lease family...

Hurricane delays Flushing sewage plan.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff The belowground construction site of the decades-long, $300-million project to build a huge storage tank to catch the overflow of sewage waste and rainwater instead of its overflowing into the Flushing waterways was severely damaged...

City Leases Brooklyn Piers To Port Authority For Cruise Terminals.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff A long-term lease agreement signed in December will allow the City to move forward on its plans to create a modern cruise terminal on the Brooklyn waterfront. The lease agreement reached between the City's Economic Development...

Model of Long Island 9/11 memorial unveiled.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff The model of the Long Island 9/11 Memorial was unveiled January 12 on the campus of Farmingdale State, where it will be built. Architect Patricia M. O'Neill 's memorial design was chosen as the finalist among five Long Island...

Staten Island Railroad reactivated.
February 7, 2005... Staff Construction has begun on the reactivation of the eight-mile Staten Island Railroad to provide rail-freight access to Staten Island. The $72-million project is a joint venture of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and...

Improving southwestern Pennsylvania's water quality.
February 7, 2005... Staff Southwestern Pennsylvania should take a regional approach to improve its water and sewer problems, the research arm of the National Academy of Sciences said in a report January 6. Like other areas around the country, aging and...

PA Route 309-Turnpike interchange work begins.(Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation construction contract)
February 7, 2005... Staff The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began work January 10 to rebuild and improve the State Route 309 Expressway interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County as part of...

$2.7-billion boost for Tech Valley.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff On January 5 New York Gov. George Pataki announced during his annual State of the State address that some of the biggest names in microchips will pump nearly $2.7 billion into investments. The new projects will put a pair of research...

Plans for $25-million resort project at Saratoga Lake.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff A planned $25-million hotel-conference center on Brown's Beach along Saratoga Lake was unveiled January 10. Brown's Beach Properties LLC, led by USA Realty agents Larry and Geraldine Abrams of Saratoga Springs, is proposing the...

Turnpike Extension's 2 new bridges.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff To build two replacement bridges on the Northeast Extension in Carbon County, The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced it will go with building the bridges to the immediate west of the old bridges. Construction plans on the...

Warren, Pa. Replaces Its Allegheny River Span.
February 7, 2005... Staff Mascaro Contracting performs key excavation work for the Hickory Street Bridge project This bridge was ready to go. In a 2003 report on the status of the existing Hickory Street bridge provided by PennDOT assistant district...

D'Orsaneo New CFO at Godwin.(Kathy L. D'Orsaneo appointed Godwin at Pumps Of America, Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Godwin Pumps Of America, Inc., announced December 6 the appointment of Kathy L. D'Orsaneo, CMA CPA, to the position of Chief Financial Officer. D'Orsaneo will be responsible for overseeing the company's overall financial issues. ...

Geiger New Rental/Sales Coordinator at Cleveland.(Dale Geiger appointed at Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Cleveland Brothers announced the promotion of Dale Geiger to Rental/Sales Coordinator at our CB Rents store in Harrisburg, Pa. Geiger will concentrate his efforts toward rentals of CAT construction equipment, JLG personnel lifts, as...

JAED Facilities Solutions New Addition.(Maury Parker)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff JAED, a full-service architectural, engineering and facilities solutions firm, has expanded its facilities solutions team with the addition of Maury Parker. He will serve as an assistant project manager and architectural designer....

T&M Acquires JCA.(T&M Associates)(JCA Associates)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Middletown, N.J.-based T&M Associates significantly expanded its engineering and planning capabilities on January 3 with the addition of the 80-member staff of JCA Associates. This brings T&M's total staff to nearly 350 professionals...

Success for Levine Builders In 2004.
February 7, 2005... Staff Levine Builders, had one of its best years ever in 2004 with a surge in revenue and dozens of projects underway. Levine Builders has three major residential projects in progress, totaling an estimated $225 million, including a...

GBCA Announces New Officers.(General Building Contractors Association)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Staff Philadelphia-based General Building Contractors Association held its election of officers and directors on Monday, January 10. The results were: Chairman of the Board: Stephen W. Pouppirt, President of Clemens Construction Company ;...

Nuclear Robots Become Utility Players.(RedZone Robotics Inc.)
February 7, 2005... By Matthew Phair A specialist in nuclear cleanup refocuses on pipe inspection and rehabilitation Getting good information is key to making good construction business decisions. That's why new tools that can help raise the awareness...

Microsurfacing In Morris County.(Dosch-King contracts)
February 7, 2005... Staff Contractor Dosch-King helps the municipality try a new approach to pavement maintenance. Pavement preservation' is getting renewed interest at the engineering office of the Morris County Public Works Department in New Jersey....

Expanding Atlantic City Health Care.(Atlantic City Medical Center)
February 21, 2005... Staff Atlanticare adds new Center for Childbirth and Emergency Department to its Pomona campus, and announces a major Atlantic City addition. Opening of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's $35-million expansion of its Mainland Campus...

Milwaukee Launches Revolutionary Cordless Tools.(Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.)(V28 lithium ion battery technology )
February 21, 2005... Staff New V28 battery technology delivers quantum leap in performance Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation announced January 12 the introduction of V28 lithium ion battery technology after nine years of research and development. A...

Westchester Country, N.Y, legislature agrees to sewage cleanup.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff To meet a consent decree of cutting 2,732 tons of daily nitrogen discharges from the four plants by 2014, Westchester legislators have launched a redesign of four sewage treatment plants on Long Island Sound that is ultimately...

Canadian developer proposes indoor water park downtown.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff On the same day a groundbreaking for an indoor water park was held in Niagara Falls, Ont., a developer from Canada proposed building a similar $14-million facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dino A. DiCienzo Jr., president of Canadian...

Port Authority contributes to New Jersey World Trade Center memorial.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Acting New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey announced November 19 that the Port Authority Board of Commissioners has authorized an agreement with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury for the operation of a World Trade Center...

Design begins for major New Jersey Turnpike expansion.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has begun engineering and design work for a major expansion of the turnpike through Middlesex, Mercer and Burlington counties. The plan will extend the separation of "car-only" and "car-truck" lanes...

Buffalo courthouse put on hold...again.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Downtown Buffalo's $100-million federal courthouse project has been put on hold a second time due to lack of funding. The Niagara Square project, originally scheduled for a fall 2004 construction start, has now been pushed back to...

Developer named for 120 acres of Buffalo's outer harbor.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Efforts to develop Buffalo's outer harbor reached a milestone January 24 with the official selection of a preferred developer to bring the 120-acre parcel to life. Buffalo Lakefront LLC, a team that brings together national and...

Private ownership of New York's bridges, highways met with skepticism.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff New York Governor George Pataki's proposal to lease bridges, highways and other transportation facilities and allow private operators to impose tolls or fees was the focus of skeptical state legislators at a recent hearing on the...

Lehigh Valley a lock to get casino.
February 21, 2005... Staff A legislative aide who helped write Pennsylvania's new gambling law said there is no doubt that the Allentown-Bethlehem area will get a slot-machine casino. "A facility in that market would be too lucrative to the commonwealth...

Pittsburgh-Altoona commuter rail being pushed.
February 21, 2005... Staff Some state lawmakers want to create commuter rail service between Pittsburgh and Altoona. House Transportation Chairman Richard A. Geist, R-Blair, and Sen. John N. Wozniak, D-Cambria, are pushing to have $2 million for the service...

Meadowlands Xanadu developer will provide additional $15 million for traffic mitigation.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Mills/Mack Cali will pay an additional $15.25 million for traffic mitigation projects that will help offset the traffic associated with the Meadowlands Xanadu project. The news is part of the larger announcement that the State...

April groundbreaking planned for Seneca jail.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Seneca County is ready to proceed with its long-awaited project to build a new jail. Acting County Manager Sharon Secor said the 116-bed project will go to bid in February with groundbreaking in April. The Law Enforcement Center,...

Delcard's Jacque makes it to ABC's Craft Pro national finals.(Associated Builders and Contractors)(Delcard Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced in January the seven finalists in its Craft Professional of the Year competition. One of these seven finalists will be chosen as ABC's Craft Professional of the Year Feb. 22 at...

Bancroft opens operation offices at Grant Ave.(Bancroft Construction Company)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Wilmington, Del.-based Bancroft Construction Company's 2500 West Fourth Street location recently moved into new office space on the second floor of 1300 Grant Avenue in Wilmington. Bancroft's Home Office at 44 Bancroft Mills in...

TransTech Opens QCQA Labs in Schenectady.(TransTech Systems)
February 21, 2005... Staff Schenectady, N.Y.-based TransTech Systems recently opened the doors of QCQA Laboratories, Inc., a full-service civil engineering testing facility in Schenectady, N.Y., with a ribbon cutting ceremony. In attendance were TransTech...

Reilly Sweeping opens Delaware service facility.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... Staff Reilly Sweeping, Inc. announces the opening of their newest sweeping operation located in Newark, Del. Housing an expanded staff of 15, a complete sweeper fleet and full maintenance capabilities, the new facility will provide...