Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from March 2006

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from March 2006

Courthouse Takes Platinum.(engineering services gets awards)
March 6, 2006... Staff ACEC of Washington Honors Top Engineering Projects of 2005 The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington honored 26 projects when the organization held its 38th annual awards ceremony on Jan. 20. The winning...

Contract Awards Summary.
March 6, 2006... 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...

Right Down Broadway.
March 6, 2006... Editing by Carl Molesworth Design-Build Contractor Off To a Fast Start on Everett HOV Project Given the choice, Charlie McCoy probably would not have placed the girders for the new Broadway flyover exit ramp bridge in Everett, Wash.,...

New Web Portal.
March 6, 2006... Staff Employees, Customers Gain Access to Critical Construction Data and Functions The new Web Portal for Seattle-based Dexter + Chaney's Forefront Construction Management Software gives a construction company's employees and...

North Slope Investments Outlined.
March 6, 2006... Staff Anchorage- Two major North Slope oil producers outlined their construction and drilling plans at the Alaska Support Industry Alliance's annual "Meet Alaska" conference in late January. ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. says it will be...

Inflation Diluting SAFETEA-LU Impact.
March 6, 2006... Compiled by Carl Molesworth Speaking of construction materials, an analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association found that the 22-percent increase in the cost of materials used for highway and street construction...

Report Details Growing Bottleneck Crisis.
March 6, 2006... Compiled by Carl Molesworth A January 2006 Federal Highway Administration report shows the nation is experiencing a freight transportation capacity crisis that increasingly threatens the strength and future productivity of the U.S....

People.(Kenworth Truck Co appointed new members)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Staff Kirkland, Wash.- Kenworth Truck Co. recently announced the members of its 2006 Kenworth Service Council, which is composed of leading service managers representing Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada. Among the...

Industry Watch.
March 6, 2006... Staff Westport, Conn. - Terex Corp. has completed the acquisition of Halco Holdings Limited, including its subsidiaries Halco Drilling International, Halco America, Halco Drilling Equipment in Australia, and Halco Drilling in Ireland. ...

Road Construction Package Unveiled.
March 6, 2006... Staff Seattle- The Regional Transportation Investment District unveiled a $7.2-billion package of highway and road improvements in late January that could go to the voters of Puget Sound's three central counties this year. The RTID is...

Contract Administration Winners Feted.(Poe Asphalt Co. Inc.)(Pacific Road and Bridge Co.)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Staff Tacoma- Associated General Contractors of Washington and the Washington State Department of Transportation recently announced the winners of their Partnership for Excellence in Contract Administration competition. The joint...

The Land Group Inc. Acquires Roylance.(Roylance & Associates)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Staff Eagle, Idaho- Two firms based in Eagle have merged to provide comprehensive planning, civil engineering and design services to land development clients in the rapidly growing region. Roylance & Associates, an engineering and...

Company To Buy Geotech Drilling.
March 6, 2006... Staff Bellingham, Wash.- Essential Innovations Technology Corp. recently signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire 100-percent ownership in Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. Geotech Drilling provides specific project expertise in...

Otak Scores Projects In Oregon.(Otak Inc. been awarded)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... Staff Bend, Ore.- The city of Bend has awarded the Empire Avenue Extension design project to Otak Inc. Officials in the Central Oregon city selected Otak to lead the preliminary design effort for the extension of Empire Avenue, one of the...

Hunter Panels Names Northwest Rep.
March 6, 2006... Staff Portland, Maine- Hunter Panels LLC has appointed Weller Associates Inc. to represent its full line of polyisocyanurate insulation products in the Pacific Northwest. The new addition to its expanding sales force and the opening of...

Briefs.
March 6, 2006... Staff Boise - The Idaho chapter of Associated General Contractors elected its 2006 executive committee and board of directors during the AGC general membership meeting on Dec. 2, 2005. Members of the executive committee are Paul Franz...

Cement Deal Unlikely To Reduce Prices.
March 6, 2006... Compiled by Carl Molesworth Contractors will benefit in two stages from the "agreement in principle" to end the antidumping duty on Mexican cement that Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez announced on Jan. 19, according to Associated...

Editor's Report.
March 20, 2006... By Carl Molesworth I spent a blustery day at the end of January tromping around job sites in Seattle with a dozen or so other journalists as we toured the various projects under way in the construction of Sound Transit's Link light rail...

Microsoft Speeds Up Campus Expansion.
March 20, 2006... Staff Redmond, Wash.-- Microsoft Corp. has announced plans to spend $1 billion over the next three years to expand its Redmond campus by one-third its current size. When completed in 2009, the accelerated building program will add 3.1...

Two Bank Branches Completed In Seattle.
March 20, 2006... Staff Seattle-- Express Construction recently completed two bank branches for Washington Federal Savings, a new building in the Crown Hill area and the retrofit of a former fast food restaurant into a new branch in downtown Seattle. ...

Contractor Reaches Milestone on Lofts Project.
March 20, 2006... Staff Lake Oswego, Ore.-- Commercial general contractor Gray Purcell Inc. recently reached a milestone on the $2.9-million Thurman Street Lofts, located at 2538 NW Thurman S. in Portland. The building siding has been completed and the...

Lane Closures and Rolling Slowdowns.(construction contracts)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Staff Gig Harbor, Wash.-- For up to two weeks starting Feb. 21, crews working for design-builder Tacoma Narrows Constructors closed the two center lanes and did numerous rolling slowdowns across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge during night...