New contracts for future Georgia construction activity increased by 10% in July, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. The state recorded $957.4 million in new contracts during the month. Related Links: Fla. Experiences Dog Days in July North Carolina Contracts Jump 58% in July South Carolina Contracts Decline 13% in July Residential provided most of the increase. For July, this category was 37% ahead of last year’s pace, with an estimated $402.4 million in new contracts moving forward. Nonresidential contracts also posted an increase, of 3%, for a nearly $397.3 million total. The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure
A significant decline in infrastructure work caused South Carolina’s overall total for July construction contracts to decline by 13%, for a total of $482.3 million, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. Related Links: North Carolina Contracts Jump 58% in July Residential Sector Boosts Georgia Contract Activity in July Fla. Contracts Experience Dog Days in July In July, the nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure, fell 56% compared to the same period of a year ago, for a total of just $76.6 million in new contracts. Residential contracts fell, too, by 5%, for a $242.4 million total. Nonresidential experienced a
Despite the economic downturn, Baker Roofing Co. is reaching new heights, literally and figuratively, as it ventures into new market sectors and broadens its reach in the Southeast. The Raleigh-based company, 96 years in the roofing business, is moving into renewable energy markets. Baker continues to focus on its home Southeast turf, but it is expanding into more cities in the region. The strategies have paid off. Although its profit margins are down, Baker's regional revenue climbed a strong 29% last year, to $117.1 million. The company has also maintained its work force at more than 750 during tough economic
Nightmarish ground conditions and a fast-tracked schedule are not stopping the design-build team for a 1.2-million-sq-ft airplane assembly plant in South Carolina from delivering the building in just 18 months and on budget. There was no time for a learning curve for the 1,037-ft x 616-ft Boeing Co. facility, which encloses the equivalent of 12 football fields, says the team. “Speed was the [project's] overriding theme,” says Kenny Anderson, project executive for BE&K Building Group, Charlotte, N.C. “We signed a contract on Nov. 7, 2009, and within 10 days we were breaking ground.”BE&K joint-ventured with longtime partner Turner Construction Co.,
SMUTSKenneth Smuts has been named vice president and project executive for Coastal Construction Group, Miami. Previously, Smuts worked as senior vice president and managing director for The Related Group, a Miami-based residential developer, where he managed the firm's ICON Brickell project. Coastal also named Steve Pouk to the position of vice president. Pouk most recently served as a senior vice president for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, where he oversaw design and construction operations. Christian Jacobsen has joined Balfour Beatty Construction in Atlanta as director of interior services for the contractor's Georgia operations. He will oversee all interiors and mission-critical projects.FLIERJACOBSENNicole
As Southeast specialty contractors hold on for what seems like an ever-elusive recovery, successful firms are getting as lean as possible, watching their bottom lines and adjusting to a “new normal” with a mix of discipline and expanded services. Photo courtesy of KHS&S Contractors A worker with KHS&S Contractors puts the finishing touches on the Cheetah Run area at Tampas Busch Gardens. For now, it's all about survival, as the Southeast's market for specialty-contracting services continues to run lean and, sometimes, mean. The numbers reveal the downward slide that firms are enduring.This year's Top Specialty Contractors ranking includes 110 firms,
SnapShot August 15, 2011 Submitted By: Flatiron Corp., Firestone, Colo. The John James Audubon Bridge, designed and built by Flatiron Corp. and opened in May across the Mississippi River in Louisiana, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. The $348-million project, built for the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, joins the parishes of Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana in south central Louisiana. “As a photographer, I’m drawn to patterns of light,” says photographer Joe Dunn of Joe Dunn Arts. “The beauty of the architecture and the form of the bridge is awe-inspiring, and I wanted to show that.” Dunn
When traffic flows on all six lanes of the new $803-million Interstate-10 Twin Spans in New Orleans this September, the region that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 will receive a much-needed symbol of recovery. Related Links: Demoed Lake Pontchartrain Bridge Keeps on Giving While relief can't come soon enough for area residents, the Twin Spans' build team worked diligently to fast track the project, which is scheduled to open almost a year ahead of schedule.The bridge connects east-west I-10 traffic over Lake Pontchartrain. Katrina's 30-ft storm surge on Aug. 29, 2005, tore apart the 1960s-era crossing with uplift
When the 5.5-mile Interstate-10 Twins Spans crossing over Lake Pontchartrain was beaten up during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it seemed to spell the end for the well-used structure. But the team rebuilding it devised a way for its debris to keep giving back to local residents. Photo courtesy of Louisiana Dept of Transportation and Development Contractors are using debris from more than nine miles of demolished bridges on Lake Pontchartrain to build artificial reefs for local marine wildlife. The demolished bridges have been repurposed to create a new fishing pier on the north side of the lake. And old materials
STEELESundt Construction has named Bill Steele as manager of preconstruction services in the firm's Texas district. His responsibilities include managing preconstruction efforts and estimating local and state projects. During his nine years with Sundt, Steele served as senior estimator and preconstruction project manager at the company's headquarters prior to joining its San Antonio office. Sundt Construction also named Dustin Murphy as a project engineer. He has been with the company since 2007, responsible for project procurement, forecasting, contracts, scheduling and estimating.Sundt Construction also hired Steve Byrne as a project manager in its Texas district. He will serve as the contractor's
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