Jacobs Engineering Group of Pasadena reports that MLK Partners, a joint venture managed by Jacobs along with Jenkins/Gales & Martinez (JGM) and Jensen+Partners, received an award from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works to provide construction management services for the revitalization of the Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Medical Center in Los Angeles. The award is for two separate projects: the Inpatient Tower renovation and the construction of a new Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center Building. The overall program is budgeted at $355 million. The scope of work for the Inpatient Tower renovation includes the demolition and remodeling of
Grading and sitework has begun on Sudberry Properties� 230-acre Civita project in Mission Valley. photo credit: Image of Circa 37 by MVE Architects Located on a former sand and gravel quarry, the $2-billion, 15-year project will eventually include 4,780 condominiums and apartments, nearly a million sq ft of commercial/retail space, 32 acres of parks, a civic center and heritage museum, and hiking, biking and walking trails. The grading phase is being handled by Perry & Shaw of El Cajon. Carrier Johnson + CULTURE did the original master planning designs and current architects involved include Elkus Manfredi of Boston and Woodley
The joint venture design-build team of Clark Construction Group, LLC, and McCarthy Building Cos., in association with architect HKS Inc., broke ground on the new $394-million Naval Hospital at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The Clark/McCarthy joint venture was awarded a design-build contract for the Naval Hospital Replacement Project at Camp Pendleton by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest on Sept. 1. The new hospital replaces an existing hospital at Camp Pendleton, the largest military training facility on the West Coast. An official groundbreaking ceremony, hosted by the Commanding Officers of the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton and Marine Corps
Southern California Edison (SCE) plans to install 250 MW of solar generating capacity in California�s southern and central valley in the next four years. Another 250 MW could be secured through contracts with independent energy providers as part of the utility�s $875 million initiative. The first round of long-term power purchase contracts was let to independent power producers in July of this year. The second round of contracts could hit the streets during the first quarter of 2011. photo credit: Photo Courtesy of Southern California Edison Fast-Tracked Solar Installations Multiply Southern California Power Alternatives Power could come from some 100
McCarthy Building Cos. recently completed construction of Soka University of America�s new Performing Arts Center and Academic Building project in Aliso Viejo, located on 1.9 acres of the Soka University campus. Scheduled to open in October 2011, the new Performing Arts Center is designated to become a venue in South Orange County for concerts, theater productions, lectures and assemblies, enhancing Soka University�s role as a cultural center and community gathering place. McCarthy served as general contractor for the $73 million project that began in December 2008. The project included construction of a three-level, 47,836-sq-ft Performing Arts Center housing a reception
In response to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform�s recommendation to fully fund the transportation trust fund instead of relying on deficit spending, the Engineering & Utility Contractors Association announced its support, with CEO Mark Breslin saying that the �commission�s transportation plan is fiscally responsible and builds on the long-established principle of ensuring only those that benefit from this system contribute to its upkeep through a user fee. �EUCA supports this proposal because it delivers critical resources that will create jobs and facilitate economic growth in our communities.� Additionally, the commission announced their support for a dedicated 15-cent
Submitted by Flatiron At the foot of the rugged Santa Cruz Mountains stands the 50-year-old Lenihan Dam — a 1,000-ft-long earthen barrier holding water stored at the Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos. Surrounded by pristine wilderness, the trail system around this reservoir is one of the most scenic in Northern California. The 2.5-mi-long reservoir is the second-largest reservoir under the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s authority, with a capacity of 19,044 acre-ft and a surface area of 412 acres. Over the past few decades, the dam’s old outlet structure, a 50-in. steel pipe, had begun to buckle and corrode. Despite
Submitted by Nacht & Lewis The $4.7-million Plumas-Sierra courthouse is the first multi-jurisdictional courthouse in California, strategically located to serve Portola, Loyalton and the Highway 395 corridor. The single-story building in Portola accommodates one jury courtroom, chambers, jury deliberation, clerks’ area and a self-help center. The design team was faced with the challenge of preparing construction documents in 30% less time in order to meet the deadline required to award the project and allow the contractor to mobilize and pour the foundation prior to the first snow storm of the year. The documents were finished in August, the project bid
Teichert, the Sacramento-based construction, materials, equipment and development company, has been named California Construction’s 2010 Contractor of the Year. Judges considered contractors operating within California based on their records of excellence in three general categories: business leadership, investment in people and community/industry involvement/leadership. Teichert, which holds the oldest active contractor’s licenses in the state, No. 8, has a long history of excelling in all of these areas. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The company namesake, Adolph Teichert, immigrated to New York from Germany in 1866. He worked for the California Artificial Stone Paving Co. in the 1870s on landmark
Submitted by W.L. Butler Construction The $6.5-million project consisted of a complete renovation of a 50-year-old private athletic club in Menlo Park. The project consisted of extensive site work adjacent to Los Trancos Creek, ADA parking upgrades and additional stalls at the main entry, demolition of existing buildings and renovations to an existing 115,000-gallon Olympic-size pool. A major challenge included the fact that the site sits over two counties, requiring a detailed SWPPPS plan. Some of the land was under the control of Stanford University, so trenching on its land required an archeological expert to make sure the contractor did
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