Terry O�Sullivan, general president of the Laborers� International Union of North America (LIUNA), reports the appointment of Northern California District Council of Laborers Business Manager Oscar De La Torre as LIUNA vice president at large. Under the leadership of O�Sullivan, De La Torre will serve on the LIUNA general executive board. The general executive board is charged with implementing policy and direction for LIUNA�s operations. �Oscar De La Torre has the experience, leadership and vision to assist the general executive board as we move forward to tackle the important issues facing working men and women throughout North America,� says O�Sullivan.
McGraw-Hill Construction and the Associated General Contractors of California last week signed an agreement to provide AGC members and partner businesses access to McGraw-Hill Construction�s industry-leading business solutions, including access to construction projects through the Dodge Project Center, online document management through Project Document Manager and access to market intelligence and brand building resources through MHC�s robust Research & Analytics and Media offerings. The Market Builders program provides AGC of California the tools to add value for its member firms through access to free project opportunities and exclusive programs. The offerings are designed to be simple to use and relevant
Turner Construction recently completed the B.F. Sisk Courthouse project in Fresno three months ahead of schedule and $4 million under budget. Turner provided construction management at risk services for the $54.9-million B.F. Sisk Courthouse renovation. The courthouse is an existing five-story, 191,886-sq-ft reinforced concrete building with a basement. The building has served since its construction in 1967 as the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. Turner Construction, together with SmithGroup architects, renovated the former federal courthouse into a state courthouse for the Administrative Offices of the Courts. Work included demo of the interior floors one through five and building out 15
Stantec says that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Anshen + Allen, one of North America�s leading health care architectural firms with more than 200 employees and offices in San Francisco, Columbus, Boston and London. �The combination of Anshen + Allen and Stantec will create a global architecture practice with particular expertise in the design of health care and education facilities,� says Bob Gomes, Stantec president and CEO. �One of our objectives is to expand and strengthen our building design practice across North America, and the addition of this internationally recognized and respected firm will help to
The California Department of General Services awarded Clark Design-Build of California Inc., along with Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering, a $66-million design-build contract for the Veterans Home of California, Redding. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and dignitaries break ground on the Veterans Home of California, Redding. Associate architect SFCS Inc. of Roanoke, Va., will serve as the project architect and at least 10% of the subcontractors on the project are to be disabled veteran-owned businesses. Located on 26 acres of undeveloped land, the 164,000-sq-ft Veterans Home of California, Redding will include 150 beds and health support services for veterans in need of skilled, residential,
The Community Redevelopment Agency of the city of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) has been awarded a 2010 Presidential Award from the American Institute of Architects� Los Angeles chapter for the W Hotel & Residences project in Hollywood. CRA/LA and its development partners will jointly accept the AIA/LA�s award for �Building Team of the Year.� Team award recipients also include Daly Genik, DCI Engineers, designstudio ltd, Gatehouse Capital, HKS Inc., KGM Lighting, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Rios Clementi Hale Studios, Roschen van Cleve Architects, Sussman Prejza and Webcor. The W Hotel & Residences, which opened in January at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard, received
The California State Administrative Office of the Courts has selected Fentress Architects, in association with Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects, to design a new 163,000-sq-ft courthouse for Yolo County in Woodland. The Woodland Courthouse has a construction budget of $173 million and is one of 41 courthouses awarded by the AOC in 2009 and funded by Senate Bill 1407. The courthouse will be paid for with funds collected from traffic fees and fines and completed in 2014. The new courthouse will consolidate seven court locations throughout the county into one central facility, providing a unified and dignified identity for the Superior
Prior to California Transportation Commission allocation meetings this week, Caltrans sent a �White Paper� to Dale Bonner, secretary of the state Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, which oversees the department, outlining drastic measures the department will have to make if the state budget is not passed � and passed quickly. Cindy McKim, Caltrans director, says that if the current budget impasse continues through the end of August, �transportation fund cash balances may be depleted resulting in potential suspension of ongoing construction projects.� McKim says that if the impasse carries on into September, the department would have to stop or delay
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED-NC gold certification to Paramount Child Development Center in Avenal, designed by Architects McDonald, Soutar & Paz. The general contractor for the project was Clarion Construction, Inc. Paramount Child Development Center is a center built for the children of Paramount Farms employees. The $7-million, 12,000-sq-ft learning and development center is built on 5.3 acres of land and can accommodate up to 80 children. The building itself houses a multitude of innovative green technologies, including overhead chilled beam systems and hydronic heating in the floor, which provide noise-free gentle temperature control. A roof mounted
The tallest bridge in California � the Foresthill Bridge in Placer County � is about to embark on a $71-million renewal and seismic upgrade project. The county, which owns, operates and maintains the bridge, will oversee the project, which started bid advertising June 29 with bid opening scheduled for Sept. 7 and the award announced in November. Construction is scheduled to begin in December with completion in late 2013 or 2014. A number of high-profile firms are bidding on the project, including American Bridge/Fluor, California Engineering, Golden Gate Bridge Inc., Skanska, Teichert Readymix and William P. Young Construction. The Foresthill
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