Ventura Consulting Group Earns Industry Awards

VENTURA, Calif. — Ventura Consulting Group was recently honored with awards on four projects the firm successfully facilitated. The awards were presented by the Associated General Contractors of California, International Partnering Institute and Caltrans.

AGC of California Constructor Awards
Among a crowd of more than 250 construction industry professionals, the AGC of California presented its Excellence in Partnering Award to two project teams during its 2014 Constructor Awards banquet held at Disney's Grand Californian hotel in Anaheim. The awards were given for one project under $50 million and one over $50 million.

VCG facilitated the partnering on the new LEED Gold-designed Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton, which was the recipient in the over $50-million project category. Earlier in the year, the Naval Hospital project won the AGC Build America Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award, the industry's highest partnering honor.

Built by Clark/McCarthy, a joint venture, the replacement hospital project was delivered six months ahead of schedule and more than $100 million below the Navy's original budget. Located inside the main gate on the south end of Camp Pendleton, the project included construction of a 500,000-square-foot hospital; a central utility plant; a new 1,500-space parking facility and 1,000 surface parking spaces. In addition to leading the project's design and construction efforts, Clark/McCarthy conducted the planning, procuring and installation of all medical equipment, furniture and artwork, as well as the training of hospital staff. This was the first time the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest had relied on this contracting method.

IPI Partnering Awards
The International Partnering Institute celebrated its fifth annual Partnering Awards Ceremony at the SFO International Airport Museum. During this event, project owners, contractors, facilitators, construction managers, designers and other associated construction professionals gathered to celebrate the nation's most collaborative organizations and project teams. Two projects facilitated by VCG were among the award-winning teams at the ceremony. These included the Doyle Drive Utilities Relocation Contract #2, which received a Ruby Level Award and the Sacramento Rail Yard Track Relocation project, which received an Honorable Mention. The Doyle Drive project was a collaboration of the California Department of Transportation, Presidio Trust, Ghilotti Bros., Inc. and Arup/Parsons Brinckerhoff — A Joint Venture. The Sacramento Rail Yard project team included the city of Sacramento, Granite Construction Company, TranSystems and Vali Cooper and Associates.

The IPI is dedicated to construction culture change and the promotion of industry best practices in collaborative partnering. Its panel of professional neutral partnering facilitators is committed to outstanding collaborative partnering in the field of construction, and each IPI member follows a common code of ethical principles established by the organization.

Caltrans Partnering Awards Program
Caltrans honored VCG with a Gold Best in Class Partnered Project Award during its annual Partnering Awards ceremony. VCG was recognized for its role as partnering facilitator in the Route I-5 Median Shoulder Improvement Project from Route 605 to Washington Boulevard. Built by Vanguard Construction, this highway project upgraded the median barrier along I-5 between Los Angeles, California and Orange County, including several bridges and under-crossings in the cities of Downey and Commerce. The project team's commitment to collaboration through partnering was instrumental in the development of innovative construction techniques and exceptional safety procedures on this high-volume freeway project, which was completed early and $800,000 under budget.

“We are honored to receive industry recognition for our role working with these exceptional project teams,” said VCG President Jim Eisenhart. “Each one of them successfully collaborated to overcome project challenges and meet common goals, ultimately building not only world-class projects, but also world-class teams.”