Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from December 2004

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from December 2004

Contract Awards Summary.
December 6, 2004... Staff How To Use the Contract Awards Summary: All numbers and charts are in real dollars. The chart immediately below tracks cumulative awards for all categories of construction in PB&E' s five-state area. The last two years are shown...

Racing With The Weather.(construction workers are striving hard to complete Tamarack resort project in time for ski-season opener)
December 6, 2004... Story by Stephanie Worrell Construction Crews Hustle To Prepare Tamarack Resort For The Ski-Season Opener This Month Yellowing clusters of Tamarack pines majestically cascading down the West Mountain Range near Donnelly, Idaho, are a...

Across The Missouri.(Craig, Montana bridge project is a natural beauty)
December 6, 2004... Story by Carl Molesworth Bridge Project At Craig, Montana, Provides Homecoming For Local Contractor As construction projects go, the Missouri River bridge replacement at Craig, Montana, isn't particularly complicated or expensive. But...

Uncorking A Bottleneck.(Scarsella Bros. Inc.)
December 6, 2004... Staff New Interchange Will Improve Traffic Flow For Seattle-Area Commuters A busy intersection that has been a bottleneck for commuters on their way to and from Seattle is being uncorked. The Fales/Echo Lake intersection on State...

Seattle Streamlines Transportation Department.
December 6, 2004... Staff Seattle-- The Seattle Department of Transportation is reducing disruptions on streets and sidewalks, increasing efficiencies of doing business with government and making it easier to get around, according to a report presented to the...

Coalition Members Support Dam Repair Measure.(Association of State Dam Safety Officials)
December 6, 2004... Staff The American Society of Civil Engineers and the Association of State Dam Safety Officials, members of the Dam Safety Coalition, have backed the introduction of the Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2004 (HR 5190), a bill that...

Military Bill Includes Gas Pipeline Incentives.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff On Oct. 11, Congress gave final approval to two spending measures that will provide $57.6 billion for Department of Homeland Security programs, Department of Defense construction, Alaska gas pipeline incentives, and efforts to help...

Jobs Act Boosts Highway Construction.
December 6, 2004... Staff President George W. Bush has signed the "American Jobs Creation Act," which includes important provisions to restructure the way ethanol-based fuels are taxed -- as well as important reforms that will reduce and could eliminate motor...

Content Management.(KJM and Associates has formed a partnership with Hummingbird Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Bellevue, Wash.-- KJM & Associates, a Bellevue-based national program and construction management consulting firm, has formed a partnership with Hummingbird, a global provider of integrated enterprise content management solutions....

Electronic Levels.(Leica Geosystems AG introduced SPRINTER 100/100M electronic levels )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Heerbrugg, Switzerland-- Leica Geosystems has introduced a new series of affordable, easy-to-use electronic levels providing error-free, fast, reliable, and accurate leveling in a rugged package. "The SPRINTER 100/100M levels are...

Concrete Admixture.(Kryton International's Krystol Internal Membrane is first concrete admixture to be certified by the ICC Evaluation Service as a Chemical Admixture)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Vancouver, B.C.-- Kryton International's crystalline concrete waterproofing admixture, Krystol Internal Membrane, has become the first concrete admixture to be certified by the ICC Evaluation Service as a Chemical Admixture Used in...

Web-Based Software.(Corecon Technologies Inc. introduced Corecon 4.0 , project management software)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Huntington Beach, Calif.-- Corecon Technologies Inc. has introduced Corecon 4.0, the first web-based solution to encompass estimating and project management with a built-in interface to most popular accounting software. The...

A 34-Mile Resurface Project Planned.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Helena-- The Montana Department of Transportation is planning a preventative maintenance overlay project on Primary Route 66 from milepost 15.74 at Hays to the junction with US 2 at milepost 50.02. The project, STPP 66-2(6)16, is in...

Mayor Celebrates ST Concrete Pour.(Nickels, Greg)(Sound Transit )(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Seattle-- Sound Transit marked the pouring of concrete for the first elevated section of Central Link light rail trackway on Oct. 13. "Day by day, week by week, Sound Transit is passing one milestone after another as we build...

Two Mechanical Contractors Honored.(2004 Montana Family Business Awards)(Dale Plumbing and Heating Inc.)(Central Plumbing and Heating)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Bozeman, Mont-- Two mechanical contractors were among six companies honored recently as winners of the 2004 Montana Family Business Awards. They are Dale Plumbing and Heating Inc., of Glasgow, and Central Plumbing and Heating, of...

Lowe's Plans New Store in Twin Falls.(Lowe's Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Twin Falls, Idaho-- Lowe's Cos. Inc. has announced plans to build a 147,000-square-foot home center store in Twin Falls. The store, to be built at the corner of Blue Lakes Boulevard and North College Road, will cost $18.5 million...

Friendsview Project Completed.(Gray Purcell Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Newberg, Ore.-- Gray Purcell Inc. has completed a major expansion and remodel of the scenic Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg. Work on the $17.6-million project, nestled on 18 acres of gardens, trees and lush foliage, got...

Briefs.(Wallace Technical Blasting)(Advanced American Construction)(construction industry news)
December 6, 2004... Staff Woodland, Wash. -- Jerry Wallace , owner of Wallace Technical Blasting, has been elected vice president, technical, of the International Society of Explosives Engineers. He will take office in February 2005. An ISEE member for...

New Products.(Classic Construction Models released caterpillar cast iron toy tractor)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Staff Beaverton, Oregon -- Classic Construction Models has released the company's first Caterpillar cast iron toy tractor in the Classic "Model Toys" line. Inspired by vintage cast iron Caterpillar tractor toys produced in the 1930s,...

Industry Watch.(construction industry news)
December 6, 2004... Staff Portland -- Stone Construction Equipment Inc. has opened a warehouse in Portland to improve the company's distribution of products to its dealers in the Northwest. Dealers wishing to pick up equipment directly from the Portland...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
December 20, 2004... By Carl Molesworth I could hardly believe it in November 2002 when Seattle voters approved a car-tab tax to build a $1.75-billion, a 14-mile monorail system linking Crown Hill, Ballard, Seattle Center, downtown, and West Seattle. Even...

Portland Hosts Greenbuild Conference.( Greenbuild International Conference and Expo)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff Portland-- More than 5,000 professionals from a variety of construction-related fields attended the 2005 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held at the Oregon Convention Center Nov. 10-12. The annual event, organized...

Alaska AGC Honors Projects and Safety.(Associated General Contractors of Alaska)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Staff Anchorage-- Alaska's top construction projects and safety programs of 2004 were recognized by the Associated General Contractors of Alaska during its recently held annual conference. Winners of the Ribelin Lowell & Company...

Briefs.
December 20, 2004... Staff Anchorage -- Associated General Contractors of Alaska elected a new executive board for 2004-2005 at its annual convention held in November. The new officers are: president, Terry Fike of Alcan General Inc.; vice president, Robby...

Machinery Row.
December 20, 2004... Staff Industry Watch Bend, Ore. -- Cascade Machinery Co., the Case distributor for Central Oregon, recently moved into a new headquarters facility just north of Bend. Located at 65147 N. Highway 97, the new location offers better...

Salem Adds Amenities.
December 20, 2004... Staff Project Includes Conference Center, Parking Structure and Hotel As a capital city, Salem, Oregon, hosts considerably more visitors and events than similar-sized cities that aren't the seats of government. Many people, of...

Cleaning Up Silver Bow Creek.(Montana. Department of Environmental Quality )
December 20, 2004... Story By Carl Molesworth Montana Project Repairs More Than a Century of Environmental Damage In a barren landscape roughly 10 miles from Butte, Mont., Blahnik Construction is bringing new life to a contaminated section of Silver Bow...