McCarthy Building Cos. has been awarded the design-build contract for a $79.9 million athletic complex at West Los Angeles College in conjunction with LPA Inc. of Irvine. McCarthy Building Cos. has been awarded the design-build contract for a $79.9 million athletic complex at West Los Angeles College in conjunction with LPA Inc. of Irvine. “The Los Angeles Community College District has planned more than $6 billion in construction projects for its nine campuses, all of which will be built to LEED® certification standards,” says Rob F. Ragland, PE, project director for McCarthy. “This athletic center at West Los Angeles College not
The California Transportation Commission recently allocated $125 million to 36 transportation projects to improve the state’s transportation infrastructure and bolster the economy. The allocations include $37 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and $31 million from Proposition 1B, the $19.9 billion transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining $57 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars. “Today’s announcement is another important step in our commitment to rebuild California’s aging infrastructure,” says Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “My administration is working hand-in-hand with President Obama’s team to ensure Recovery Act
Placer County broke ground recently on a nearly 200,000-sq-ft Adult Correctional Facility at the Bill Santucci Justice Center in Roseville. Photo: Courtesy of HDR Placer County Breaks Ground on New Jail The Placer County Board of Supervisors joined public safety officials and contractors in a ceremony to commemorate beginning Phase 1 construction, a $98-million project. While Placer’s population growth has currently slowed with the recession, the county’s population is expected to grow in the future, increasing the need for jail beds. Additionally, the current economic condition has resulted in a significant decrease in construction costs. Also, the Conditional Use Permit granted by
The Irvington Tunnel, a crucial 78-year old component of the Hetch Hetchy Water System, will now have a sibling. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission recently approved the New Irvington Tunnel Project to construct a new 3.5-mi-long tunnel parallel to the existing tunnel between the Sunol Valley south of Highway I-680 and Fremont, California. Bid advertisement for the New Irvington Tunnel Project was originally scheduled for this week, with bids opening on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 with a contract award scheduled for early April 2010. Because of some needed time to complete revisions to the contract documents, the SFPUC says it
The city of Sacramento’s Department of Transportation has met its deadline to secure $20 million in federal stimulus money. The funds will be put toward the $60 million cost of constructing new railroad tracks at the downtown depot. Photo: Courtesy City of Sacramento Track Project at Sacramento Depot Gets Funding Moving and realigning the railroad tracks 500 ft north will clear the way for the housing, shops, museums and entertainment venues at the railyards being developed by Thomas Enterprises and for future expansion of the depot into a world class regional multi-modal transportation center. “Last March, we learned the biggest
Walnut Village, a new, full-service retirement community in Anaheim, received a 2009 SAGE Award in the inaugural “On the Boards” Project of the Year category from the 50+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. Photo: Courtesy of Front Porch Development Co. Anaheim�s Walnut Village Receives NAHB Award Retirement communities were nominated for the award and judged on the basis of innovative design, concept or sensitivity to meeting their intended market. The architect for the project was Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects from Portland, Ore., and the general contractor was DPR Construction out of
The BART Board of Directors recently gave the go-ahead for a train-to-plane connection project between the Coliseum BART Station and the Oakland Airport. Photo: Courtesy of BART BART-Oakland Airport People Mover Project Gets Go-Ahead The board also voted seven to one to award Flatiron/Parsons Joint Venture the contract to design and build the 3.2-mi automated people mover. The board also voted seven to one to award Doppelmayr Cable Car Inc. the contract to operate and maintain the connector once built. “Oakland International congratulates BART and the many other agencies involved in awarding contracts for construction of the long-awaited Oakland Airport
Following the Associated General Contractors report presented to the California Air Resources Board last week, the board, in response, announced an informal grace period for fleets that have not yet reported their off-road vehicles. The AGC of California says that fleets that self-report will not face enforcement action if they report all of their vehicles prior to Jan. 1, 2010 (for large and medium fleets) and March 1, 2010 (for small fleets). The CARB says that the off-road regulation required reporting of all off-road diesel vehicles by Aug. 1, 2009. It says that although the deadlines for all fleets are past,
An industrial warehouse was transformed into a modern mail delivery facility in less than a year thanks to some early planning and preparation. Related Links: Best of California 2009 The U.S. Postal Service Perris Delivery Distribution Center Build Out is a $13.4-million renovation and new construction of a 231,382-sq-ft industrial building. The project includes an office, workroom and more than 200,000-sq-ft of work area for mail distribution machinery. The project required the complete renovation and construction of all mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, including security and data and communication systems. During the project, value engineering was used to make the
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