American Concrete Pumping Association Releases New Safety Materials

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The American Concrete Pumping Association has released new and updated safety materials to fulfill its ongoing mission of promoting safe concrete pumping practices. The first item, Safety Bulletin: Use of Lay Flat Hose, identifies and illustrates the handling guidelines for using lay-flat hoses on the job. Lay-flat hoses allow for improved flow control and lower placement rates than standard concrete boom tip hoses and are a popular accessory when pumping is required in tight spaces such as ICF forms, columns and walls. “It is important for concrete pumpers and concrete contractors to understand the differences between lay-flat and standard boom … Read more

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CMAA Honors 14 Outstanding Projects in 2021

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The Construction Management Association of America recognizes 14 projects for outstanding achievements in construction management. The 2021 Project Achievement Award winners are: Water/Wastewater/Utility: Construction value greater than $50 Million Atlanta Water Supply Program Owner: City of Atlanta CM: PC Construction / H.J. Russell Joint Venture Transportation: Construction value less than $10 Million Broadneck Peninsula Trail Phase II Owner: Anne Arundel County, Md. CM: Development Facilitators, Inc. Water/Wastewater/Utility: Construction value less than $50 Million Bruce Flynn Pump Station Upgrades Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission CM: HDR Healthcare: Construction value greater than $50 Million Denver Health Outpatient Medical Center Owner: Denver … Read more

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Joint Venture Awarded $840M Contract to Build New Veterans Administration Medical Center

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The Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, selected Turner Construction Company and Walsh Construction to build an $840-million, full-service medical center to serve military veterans in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to the construction of the new 104-bed, 910,115-square-foot medical center, the project includes parking structures, central utility plant, roadways, sidewalks and other site improvements. Small, local and veteran-owned groups will be involved in the construction of the facility. The facility will integrate modern patient-centered care concepts to veterans. To address the needs of women veterans, the facility will include a Women’s Health Clinic … Read more

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Association Reports Prices for Key Construction Materials Increase, Contractors Struggle to Deliver On-Time

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The prices contractors pay for construction materials continued to increase in August, while many firms report struggles to get those materials delivered on time, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data. Association officials urged Washington officials to take steps to help address the challenges impacting the entire supply chain and driving the price escalations. “July was the seventh-straight month of double-digit price increases for construction inputs,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Adding to the challenge, contractors are struggling to pass along even a fraction of these added costs onto their clients.” … Read more

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Northeast Community Propel Academy Opens Doors for 1,600 Philadelphia Students

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After more than a year of remote learning, 1,600 students from the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) returned to school this academic school year in the new Northeast Community Propel Academy, a 180,000-square-foot K-8 facility resulting from a public-private partnership between the district, Gilbane and Stantec. The building is modern, vibrant and student-centered, providing an engaging new learning environment for the district, which has experienced extraordinary and sustained growth. Financing for the project was completed one week before COVID-19 shut down schools in March 2020, yet Gilbane and Stantec completed the $80-million social infrastructure project on time for the start … Read more

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