Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from June 2005

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from June 2005

Contract Awards Summary.
June 6, 2005... 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...

Tacoma Narrows Update.(Tacoma Narrows Constructors)
June 6, 2005... Story by Carl Molesworth Construction Crews Making Steady Progress On Massive Bridge Project Scheduling is tight, space is restricted and the task is monumental, but Tacoma Narrows Constructors is meeting the challenge of building a...

ABC Western Washington Awards.(Associated Builders and Contractors)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Staff Nine Projects Honored For Excellence in Construction The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington chose nine projects as winners in its 2005 Excellence in Construction Awards competition. "This year there...

Value Engineering Pays Off For ODOT.(Oregon Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Staff Beaverton, Ore.-- DBM Contactors Inc. provided a value-engineered design-build solution that saved the Oregon Department of Transportation in excess of $150,000 on its $1.15-million portion of a $34-million highway improvement...

AGC Recognizes Four Northwest Members.(Associated General Contactors of America )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Staff Las Vegas-- Several members of Associated General Contactors of America from the Northwest won awards at AGC's national convention in March. In the 2005 Best Information Technology Solutions contest, a competition featuring the...

APAO Presents 2005 Paving Awards.(Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon)(Annual Excellence in Paving Awards 2005)
June 6, 2005... Staff Salem-- The Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon presented its 35th Annual Excellence in Paving Awards in March. The awards are presented each year to the top paving projects in seven different categories. The award winners in...

Briefs.(Appointments: Construction industry)(Turner Construction Co)(Graham Group Inc)(Meridian Management Co.)
June 6, 2005... Staff Seattle -- Turner Construction Co. has promoted Scott H. Holbrook to vice president and operations manager for the Northwest region. Holbrook most recently served as operations manager for the Seattle office. He holds a...

People.(Special Asphalt Products)(McLeskey Enterprises )(Pape Machinery )
June 6, 2005... Staff Portland -- Dave Heath of Special Asphalt Products, Portland, has been recognized with one of five LeeBoy Sales Achievement Awards presented worldwide. Heath, with 20 years of sales and customer service experience, was selected to...

Editor's Report.(Construction equipment)(Editorial)
June 20, 2005... By Carl Molesworth Confession time: Though I've spent many, many hours around construction equipment in my 10-plus years of doing this job, I have very little experience at actually running the machines. I made that fact abundantly obvious...

Industry Watch.(National Association for Women in Construction)
June 20, 2005... Staff Eugene, Ore. -- Peterson Machinery Co., the authorized Caterpillar distributor for Central and Southern Oregon, has opened the Cat Rental Store in Eugene. Located at 2300 Henderson Ave., Peterson Machinery -- The Cat Rental...

New Products.
June 20, 2005... Staff Missoula, Mont. -- Responding to customer input, Safe Shop Tools Inc. has created a new model of its BoaGrip tool. The BG 400-12 is 18 inches shorter than the original, which makes it even easier to lift compressed gas cylinders...

School Construction Boosted.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff Olympia-- Education construction in Washington got a big boost in May when Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a $3.3-billion state construction budget that will help to pay for hundreds of public school and college projects over the next...

Bones Found On Job Site.(Highway construction)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff Arlington, Wash.-- Work was halted on a road-improvement project near Arlington May 18 when a contractor working for the Washington State Department of Transportation unearthed a set of ancient bones on the north side of State Route...

Bookstore Project Completed.(Gray Purcell Inc)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff Tigard, Ore.-- Gray Purcell Inc., a commercial general contractor based in Lake Oswego, Ore., has completed work on the Borders Books and Music store at Bridgeport Village shopping center in Tigard. Work on the $1-million tenant...

Ethos Opens Seattle Office.
June 20, 2005... Staff Seattle-- Ethos Development Inc., a program, project and construction management firm with headquarters in Portland, recently opened a Seattle office. Led by Ethos principal and senior project manager Amy Sparks , the office...

Engineers Night Draws A Big Crowd.
June 20, 2005... Staff Clackamas, Ore.-- NUCA of Oregon & SW Washington hosted its first Engineers Night of 2005 on April 19 at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Speakers included representatives from Clark County, Clean Water Services, city of Tigard,...

Stormwater Treatment Providers Merge.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff Portland-- Vortechnics Inc. and Portland-based Stormwater Management Inc., two providers of stormwater treatment systems, are integrating their operations. The announcement followed the recent acquisition of Stormwater Management by...

Pocatello Airport Contract To HDR.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff Pocatello, Idaho-- The Pocatello Regional Airport is enhancing its fire-rescue capabilities, with HDR's help. The city of Pocatello, which manages the airport, has hired HDR to provide architectural, engineering and construction...

Projects Likely To Keep Otak Busy.(Otak Incorporation)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Staff Seattle-- Otak Inc. has been selected for six architecture and engineering projects in the Puget Sound region, including architecture for a flagship retail store and residential community, design and planning for a mixed-use...

Working Together.(Contract Management)
June 20, 2005... Story by Carl Molesworth Two Buildings, Two Contactors But Just One Project A crowded job site with limited access in a busy neighborhood, difficult topography and one of your closest competitors building another structure just a few...

Going Compact.(Construction equipments)
June 20, 2005... Staff Small Machines Produce Big Opportunities for Emerging Northwest Contractors One of the great benefits of compact construction equipment is that it creates the opportunity for ambitious young contractors to start their businesses...