Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from November 2006

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from November 2006

Contract Awards Summary.
November 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...

Excavation Shoring Completed for Seattle Project.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff Seattle-- DBM Contactors Inc. recently completed the excavation shoring for Olive 8, a 36-story condominium-hotel project in downtown Seattle at the corner of 8th Avenue and Olive Way. The project owner is R.C. Hedreen and the...

People.
November 6, 2006... Staff Portland -- Modern Machinery, the Komatsu distributor, announced that Jeff Harrison has joined the company as compact machinery sales representative in Portland. In his new position, Harrison is responsible for compact new and...

Ground Brokenor Airport Rail Link.
November 6, 2006... Staff Seattle-- Ground was broken Sept. 22 for a new project extending light rail directly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. "Extending light rail service to the airport will give travelers fast and reliable service to and from...

Plant Will Convert Coal to Liquid.
November 6, 2006... Staff Helena, Mont.-- A team of companies will build one of the nation's first coal-to-liquid fuel facilities in Montana, Gov. Brian Schweitzer announced on Oct. 2. DKRW Advanced Fuels and Arch Minerals will take the primary role as...

Big Truss Goes Up at Faith Center.(Christian Faith Center)(CHG Building Systems)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff Federal Way, Wash.-- Construction work at the Christian Faith Center project in Federal Way recently took a major step forward as CHG Building Systems erected a 250-foot, 330,000-pound girder truss, measuring 18 feet at its tallest...

Columbia Dredging Work Nears Half Way.(Bean Dredging Co.)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff Portland-- Construction of the 43-foot deep Columbia River navigation channel between the Pacific Ocean and Portland, which began in June 2005, will be nearly halfway complete by the end of 2006, the Columbia River Channel Coalition...

Briefs.
November 6, 2006... Staff Bellevue, Wash. -- Vic Peri , president of V.P. Peri Painting Co., has been elected as the 2006-2007 chairman of the board of directors of Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. Joining Peri as officers are:...

Industry Events.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Staff Kent, Wash.-- Topcon brought its Technology Roadshow to the Northwest in September with stops at the Portland Precision Instruments headquarters in Portland on Sept. 19 and the PPI branch in Kent on Sept. 21 to present information...

Facilities News.
November 6, 2006... Staff Kalispell, Mont. -- Western Plain Machinery Co. has opened a new branch office in Kalispell. The Case distributor's new facility is located at 36 Jellison Lane, and the phone number is (406) 755-8444. Branch offerings include...

Industry Watch.(Fiber-Tech Industries Inc.)(Nelson Truck Equipment Co. Inc.)(Titan Truck Equipment)(Three distributor and manufacturer members of National Truck Equipment Association achieve the Member Verification Program status)(Environmental Protection Agency enforces Stringent Standards for All Nonroad Engines)
November 6, 2006... Staff Farmington Hills, Mich. -- The National Truck Equipment Association has announced that three distributor and manufacturer members from the Northwest have achieved Member Verification Program status as of Oct. 1, the third quarter of...

Brightwater's First Season.
November 6, 2006... Story by Carl Molesworth State-Of-The-Art Treatment Plant Will Be the Largest Of Its Type In a classic case of infrastructure construction being fueled by population growth, King County, Wash., embarked this year on building the...

Small But Versatile.(S and L Services)(Equipment Resources Inc.)
November 6, 2006... Story by Carl Molesworth Grader Attachment Transforms Skid Steer for Rural Contractor As the owner of a multi-faceted construction company in a rural area, Steve Wilson values versatility in his equipment. S & L Services, based in...

On The Haul Road.
November 6, 2006... Staff Truck Fleet of Carlile Transportation Systems Supplies Prudhoe Bay Oilfields Delivering supplies and equipment to the Prudhoe Bay oilfields on Alaska's North Slope demands durable trucks and drivers to handle the rigors of the...

Construction Starts Summary.
November 20, 2006... Staff How To Use The Construction Starts Summary: The information on this page reports non-residential construction activity in the region by contract value. The chart at the bottom of the page tracks cumulative starts for all...

DBE Goals Return in Washington.
November 20, 2006... Staff Olympia-- The Washington State Department of Transportation has resumed setting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation goals on appropriate federally assisted highway projects. A DBE goal represents a percentage of the...

New DOT Secretary Confirmed.
November 20, 2006... Compiled by Carl Molesworth One action the Senate did complete before recessing was to confirm Mary Peters to take the helm of the Department of Transportation. Peters will replace former DOT Secretary Norman Mineta, who left the position...

Officials Commend Dam Safety Act.
November 20, 2006... Compiled by Carl Molesworth Civil engineers and dam safety officials hailed the passage of the Dam Safety Act of 2006 (H.R. 4981) in the House of Representatives as a crucial step forward in protecting the public from the increasing number...

Walls and Shafts Completed for I-5 Project.(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff Tacoma-- DBM Contractors Inc. recently completed two soil nail walls, three soldier pile/tieback walls and 32 drilled shafts along Interstate 5 in Tacoma. The walls and drilled shafts are part of the additional lanes and...

Students Tour IKEA Project Site.
November 20, 2006... Staff Portland-- Nutter Corp., in coordination with SD Deacon General Contractors, led a tour by 20 students from Park Rose High School through the IKEA construction site near Portland International Airport on Oct. 20. Nutter Corp....

Gold-Mining Starts at Golden Summit.(Freegold Ventures Limited)(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Staff Fairbanks, Alaska-- Canada-based Freegold Ventures Limited has commenced gold mining operations at its Golden Summit Project, near Fairbanks. An initial 10,000 tons of high-grade surface vein material is being mined from the...

Restaurant Project Completed in Six Weeks.
November 20, 2006... Staff Tukwila, Wash.-- Express Construction recently completed the build-out of the 2,200-square-foot Qdoba Mexican Grill in Tukwila. Adjacent to the new Acme Bowl facility, the $250,000 tenant improvement project was completed in six...

Briefs.
November 20, 2006... Staff Portland -- Chapter 54 of the National Association of Women in Construction recently installed new officers for 2006-07. Leading the chapter are Gloria Bruning of Anchor Insurance & Surety, president; Edie Bales of Safeco,...

Facilities News.
November 20, 2006... Staff Portland-- A new Komatsu Regional Parts Depot opened in Portland on Oct. 18. The depot stocks more than 7,500 parts, serving Komatsu dealers throughout the Northwest. "The opening of the depot is a major step in Komatsu's...

People.(Chuck Haase)(N C The Cat Rental Store)(Michael Boozenny )(Jason Serena )
November 20, 2006... Staff Tukwila, Wash.-- N C Machinery and N C The Cat Rental Store recently announced a series of management and sales appointments. Chuck Haase is the new manager of the Yakima, Wash., branch. He has 33 years' experience at N C, mostly...

Industry Watch.
November 20, 2006... Staff Seattle-- Northwest Capital Appreciation, a private equity firm based in Seattle, has acquired Edmonton, Alberta-based Northern Crane Services for about $60 million. The company said the majority of the capital came from Canadian...

Editor's Report.(Bart Happer)(Kiewit Construction Co.)
November 20, 2006... By Carl Molesworth What exactly is a project superintendent's job, anyway? Here's how the Contractor's Dictionary defines the term: "SUPERINTENDENT -- Contractor's authorized representative in responsible charge of the work." OK....

Cruising In Kirkland.
November 20, 2006... Story by Carl Molesworth WSDOT's Latest Design-Build Project Is Adding Capacity on I-405 in a Hurry The Washington State Department of Transportation's latest design-build highway project is making steady progress on Interstate 405 in...

Multi-Tool Implement Carrier.
November 20, 2006... Staff Adding a Street Sweeper, Two-Head Mower and Hooklift Makes the Unimog U500 More Versatile Portland-based Unimog North America demonstrated the versatility of its Unimog U500 during a recent presentation of the multi-tool...