Western Specialty Contractors Restores Pedestrian Bridge Connecting Minneapolis Parking Structure, Office Building

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Western Specialty Contractors contracted with S and S Development to restore a damaged pedestrian bridge connecting the four-story Ridgedale Office Center to its parking structure in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Years of severe winter weather had deteriorated the concrete bridge, and ultimately the collision of a horse trailer into the structure prompted its immediate repair. Western worked directly with engineering firm Walker Consultants to design a replacement bridge railing system and estimate the repair work. The scope of work included: Removing the bridge’s old steel railing system on all sides Replacing the outer concrete edge Opening the precast plank’s outer core After … Read more

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Common Ground Alliance’s Damage Prevention Institute Acquires Gold Shovel Association, Welcomes New Participants

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Common Ground Alliance has completed its acquisition of the Gold Shovel Association. CGA welcomes former GSA members to the association and as participants in its new arm, the Damage Prevention Institute. The Damage Prevention Institute will address systemic inefficiencies in the damage prevention industry by developing performance metrics for all stakeholders that reflect adherence to CGA’s best practices and a commitment to reducing damages to buried infrastructure. Building upon CGA’s foundational Damage Information Reporting Tool data and GSA’s metrics development, the DPI will focus on evaluating the performance of each stakeholder group engaged in the damage prevention process through a … Read more

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Construction Firms Look to Public Sector Demand in 2023; 69% of Firms Plan to Hire, Says AGC

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A new industry outlook survey from The Associated General Contractors of America and Sage shows contractors expect infrastructure and other public-sector funding will help as growth slows for many types of private construction. Labor shortages and supply chain issues persist. Construction contractors are less optimistic about many private-sector segments than they were a year ago, but their expectations for the public sector market have remained relatively bullish. The findings are detailed in High Hopes for Public Sector Funding Amid Workforce and Supply Chain Challenges: The 2023 Construction Hiring & Business Outlook. “Contractors are optimistic about the construction outlook for 2023, yet … Read more

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases 1%, Says ABC

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National nonresidential construction spending grew .9% in November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $930.1 billion for the month. Spending was up on a monthly basis in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was up 1.7%, while public nonresidential construction spending was down .1% in November.

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Latest Podcast Series Episode Discusses New Challenges, Opportunities of Healthcare Capital Planning Projects

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Healthcare capital planning projects have been met with a variety of new obstacles in recent years that are linked to digital, social and environmental concerns. These challenges have placed more of a strain on organizations’ budgets and have impacted budget allocation decision-making processes, ultimately impacting how projects are planned and delivered. DPR Construction’s third episode of its Constructing with Care podcast is available and addresses challenges and solutions with healthcare capital planning projects. In this latest podcast episode, “Capital Balance of Healthcare,” Kirsten Waltz, senior director of facilities architecture and planning for Johns Hopkins Health System and Kevin Matuszewski, healthcare … Read more

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