Six Bay Area counties announced Tuesday that most construction is to be halted due to a tightened, joint shelter-in-place order. Meanwhile, Los Angeles issues new site safety guidelines and additional site inspections based on public reports of violations.
Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in late September vetoed a bill that would have directed California municipalities to create a database of structures that would be at risk of collapse as a result of seismic events.
Tutor Perini Corporation announced that its subsidiary company, Rudolph and Sletten, has been selected by the California Department of General Services (DGS) to construct a new office building at 1215 O Street in downtown Sacramento.
Steel interests have misgivings about the fairness of a California law, enacted last month, intended to minimize carbon footprints of certain construction materials used in state-funded building projects by requiring all products to have a global warming potential less than the industry average.
California high court nixes suit challenging a winning competitor's alleged failure to pay prevailing wages, while an assembly bill would make state the first to weigh carbon costs of materials in bid selection.
General contractors participating in ENR California’s annual survey show no signs of slowing down. Cumulatively, the 89 participating firms tabulated more than $32.7 billion in revenue during 2015, an increase of almost 20% over 2014.