Pacific Builder and Engineer articles from September 2004

Pacific Builder and Engineer archives from September 2004

Contract Awards Summary.
September 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...

Wenatchee Upgrades Treatment Plant.
September 6, 2004... Story by Carl Molesworth Improvements Address Capacity And Water-Quality Issues. A visitor stopping at the Wenatchee Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements project in Wenatchee, Wash., might be surprised to be greeted at the job...

Historic Spokane Bridge Rebuilt.(Monroe Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project)(F.E. Ward Inc.)
September 6, 2004... Staff Project will extend the life of the Monroe Street Bridge by 75 years. After 90 years of heavy service to the motorists of Spokane, the landmark triple-arched Monroe Street Bridge is now in the midst of a $12.4-million makeover....

Award-Winning Building Tops Out.(Gray Purcell Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Staff Portland-- Gray Purcell Inc., a commercial general contractor based in Tigard, Ore., has topped out the four-story, 36,280-square-foot Belmont Street Lofts on 35th and SE Belmont in Portland. Work on the project is expected to be...

Wetlands Legislation Introduced.(Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of 2004)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Staff On July 15, Rep. Richard Baker (R-La.) introduced new legislation, the Federal Wetlands Jurisdiction Act of 2004, that would ensure federal protection of environmentally significant waters and wetlands, while allowing state and local...

Construction Not A Commodity.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Staff In its final report on the reverse bid auction pilot program released July 26, the United States Army Corps of Engineers stated that reverse auctions should not be used as a means to procure construction services. The report further...

Mixed-Use Project Completed.(Express Construction Co.)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Staff Seattle-- Express Construction Co. recently completed work on the $6.5-million mixed-use 25th Place project at 19500 Ballinger Way N.E. in Shoreline. Developed by Sherman Development Co. LLC and Ballinger Group LLC, partners in...

New Middleton Bridges Open To Traffic.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Staff Boise-- Work was completed in late July on a $2.6-million project to replace the heavily traveled Middleton Road crossing on the Boise River. The project broke ground in December 2002. Crews replaced two aging bridges and...

Project Breaks New Ground In Area.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Staff Stanwood, Wash.-- The first mixed-use building project in northern Snohomish County, the $15-million Village Commons in Stanwood-Camano Village, broke ground in late July. Slated for completion by September 2005, the Village...

AGC Launches Insurance Plan, Drug Testing.(Associated General Contractors)
September 6, 2004... Staff Seattle-- Associated General Contractors of Washington and Inland Northwest AGC are offering a new AGC Health Insurance Plan for the construction industry in the state of Washington. With coverage starting effective Sept. 1, the...

Projects Honored For Excellence.
September 6, 2004... Staff Olympia-- The Washington State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highways Administration have selected four local agency projects for the Award of Excellence awards. The awards program is a collaborative effort between...

Briefs.
September 6, 2004... Staff Bellevue, Wash. -- Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington has promoted Wendy Novak to vice president of membership. Novak has been with the chapter for six years, serving most recently as member services manager....

New Products.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Staff Oklahoma City, Okla. -- Terex Road-building recently signed two new distributors serving the Pacific Northwest United States. Valley Equipment, headquartered in Salem, Ore., will represent the Terex Roadbuilding brands...

Still No Highway Bill.
September 6, 2004... Staff Congress adjourned for its traditional August "district work period," as well as the Democratic and Republican national conventions, without passing a new transportation bill. However, President Bush signed into law on July 30 the...

Weather In Its Favor.
September 20, 2004... Story by Gene Storm Alaska Road Project Bridges Caribou Creek Canyon The Glenn Highway traverses some of Alaska's most rugged areas with an abundance of mountainous terrain, accented with river crossings and scenic glacier views. It...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
September 20, 2004... By Carl Molesworth In a year when one frustrating problem after another seems to be popping up for the Northwest construction industry, I thought it would be a good time to point the spotlight on some items from the bright side of the...

Agreement Reached on Removing Dams.(Elwha dams)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... Staff Port Angeles, Wash.-- Twelve years in the making, a $182-million plan to restore salmon habitat on Washington's Elwha River by removing two dams received official approval last month. Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe...

Oregon Voters To Decide Fate of SAIF.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... Staff Salem-- An initiative measure to abolish SAIF Corp., the not-for-profit public corporation that provides low-cost workers' compensation insurance to Oregon employers, has qualified for the Nov. 2 general election ballot. The...

Pipe Producer Raises Prices.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... Staff Middletown, Ohio-- Contech Construction Products Inc. raised its prices 8 percent effective Sept. 1 for its corrugated steel pipe products. The price increase is due to continued material increases and surcharges from its steel...

Turner Reports Strong Results.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... Staff Dallas-- The Turner Corp., one of the nation's leading general builders, has reported strong earnings results for the second quarter of 2004. The value of new contracts secured in the second quarter was $2 billion. For the first...

NWCCC Solicits Contest Entries.(Northwest Construction Consumer Council)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... Staff Seattle-- The Northwest Construction Consumer Council has begun accepting entries in its 2004 Distinguished Awards Program, including the annual Patrick K. Lyneis Memorial Safety Excellence Award. All awards recognize...