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AGC of California held its first state board of directors and division meetings for 2011 last month at Disney�s Grand Californian in Anaheim. The meetings were followed by the installation of officers� banquet. AGC of California�s 2011 officers include, from left, President Gerry DiIoli, Herzog Contracting Corp., Oceanside; Senior Vice President John Nunan, Unger Construction Co., Sacramento; Vice President Randy Douglas, Tierra Contracting, Inc., Goleta; Treasurer Curt Weltz, Flatiron West, Inc., Benicia; and Immediate Past President Bob Christenson, Panattoni Construction, Inc., Sacramento. AGC�s state board covered a variety of business issues during its meeting and featured an overview of the

Bay Area Rapid Transit recently opened its Dublin/Pleasanton Station along the I-580/I-680 corridor in the East Bay. The grand opening of BART�s 44th station adds to the system 1,200 new parking spots, more racks for bicyclists and eventually a transit village. Construction on the $106-million, design-build project was led by Jones Lang LaSalle/Ampelon Development, serving as master developers; Shimmick Construction, the station and pedestrian bridge developer; and Overaa Construction, which developed the garage. Windstar Communities and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors funded more than $21 million for the project, says BART. Alameda County Surplus, the cities of Dublin and Pleasanton and

Clark Construction Group � California last week reached substantial completion on the new $310-million, 400,000-sq-ft Tom and Billie Long Patient Care Tower at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Ratcliff, Emeryville, was project architect; Ove Arup and Partners, San Francisco, was structural engineer; and Mazzetti & Associates, San Francisco, served as MEP engineer. On the owner�s side, the project was managed by John Muir Health�s Facilities Development department with assistance from Jtec HCM, Oakland. The project adds a five-story (plus basement), 242-bed medical tower, central utility plant and underground loading dock to the existing facility, according to the medical

General contractor Barnhart Balfour Beatty and the U.S. Green Building Council report that the Wounded Warrior Barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton has become the first Marine Corps project to be awarded LEED platinum certification. The project was managed under the direction of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC SW). The sustainable elements of the project focused on reductions in energy, water and waste: energy savings is over 38%, water savings within the building is more than 37%, and water efficiency in the landscaping is over 66%, as calculated in the LEED rating system. A total of 86.5% of

Though the White House�s fiscal 2012 budget has yet to be approved by Congress, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority�s (VTA) BART Silicon Valley extension is on the books with a recommendation for a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA), and for $130 million in Federal New Starts funding. VTA is requesting $900 million in federal funding through the Federal Transit Administration�s (FTA) New Starts Program for the Berryessa Extension, the first 10-mi phase of BART Silicon Valley. The FFGA, which is expected in late fall, is the multi-year contractual agreement between the FTA and VTA that will formally define the

For STUDIOS Architecture Principal Darryl Roberson, the $300-million California Memorial Stadium project at UC Berkeley isn�t just another �to do� item on his Blackberry. It�s a chance to preserve an important chapter of his youth. The $300-million California Memorial Stadium project at UC Berkeley will transform the 85-year-old facility into a modern, 236,460-sq-ft stadium and 142,200-sq-ft student athlete high-performance center. Image courtesy of Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc. The massive renovation and seismic retrofit will transform the 85-year-old facility into a modern, 236,460-sq-ft stadium and 142,200-sq-ft student athlete high-performance center. Roberson, whose firm is associate architect on the project working with project

An Alameda County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought on by the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) to halt the Dept. of Transportation�s plan to use a public-private partnership for the second phase of the $1-billion Presidio Parkway project in San Francisco. Latest ruling on San Francisco project, valued at $1 billion, pleases ACEC California chapter. Related Links: Caltrans Tries to Head Off Opposition to the Presidio Parkway P3 Phase After the union successfully got the court’s approval for a temporary restraining order in late November, which the judge dissolved Dec. 22, Caltrans selected one of its P3

At its annual general membership dinner meeting last month in Concord, the Construction Employers� Association honored 15 building contractors who received the 2010 CEA President�s Safety Award. 2010 CEA President�s Safety Award winners are, front row, from left, Rick Millitello, Skanska USA Building; Dee McGregor, Performance Contracting; Patty Middleton, F. Rodgers Corp.; Maureen Gadient, Herrero Contractors; Chris Moulden, Performance Mechanical; Tim Fitzpatrick, C. Overaa & Co.; and Add Kennon, S. J. Amoroso Construction Co.; back row, from left, Gary Amsinger, McCarthy Building Cos.; Robert Ortiz, Nibbi Bros. Associates; Joel Becks, DPR Construction; Chris Breuner, Meade Construction Group; Josh Oliver, Oliver

The $125-million Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge, built by C.W. Driver and designed by HGA Architects & Engineers, opened its doors late last month. C.W. Driver says the 166,000-sq-ft VPAC is highlighted by �dynamic construction� that utilized a complex combination of variable tuning components, state-of-the-art technology and a displacement ventilation system, each of which raises the bar for the future construction of performing arts facilities. The builder says that helping set VPAC apart is the use of some 34,000 sq ft of cloth and wooden acoustic panels in the 1,700-seat main concert hall that provides a