| CALIFORNIA |
| 07/22/2010 |
| Gilbane Building Co. has been selected by the State of California, Judicial Council of California, to provide construction management-at-risk and preconstruction services for a new courthouse for the State Superior Court in Madera. The project goal is LEED Silver certification. Construction cost is $66.3 million. California Community Colleges has awarded a $20.6-million contract to Taisei Construction Corp. to build the Math, Business and Allied Health Building at El Camino College, near Torrance. The four-story, 115,000-sq-ft cast-in-place concrete building will contain 72 offices, 58 classrooms and three division suites. Funded by a $394-million bond issue¡ªthe largest ever for a single-campus community college in California¡ªthe structure will feature components aimed at reducing energy consumption, including low-flow water fixtures, sensors that turn off lights in unoccupied rooms and low-volatile organic-compound materials. It is expected to be completed by December 2011. |