CONSTRUCTOR AWARDS


Steve Rule, Turner Construction; and Immediate Past President Jerome Di Padova, Skanska USA Civil. AGC of California handed out a


host of awards during the gala, including nine Constructor award winners selected from a field of 25 previously announced finalist projects in its 32nd


Annual


Constructor Awards program. Te 2019 Constructor Awards winners and their projects are:


AGC Community Service Winner: Construction Leadership Council of Southern California for “Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club, Phase 1”


Te AGC Construction


Leadership Council (CLC) of Southern California was looking for a way to make a difference in its local community when it forged a partnership with the Los Angeles County Boys & Girls Club. Te Club’s nearly 70-year-old Lincoln Heights facility was in dire need of repairs and upgrades in order to continue its mission of serving more than 1,800 local youth each year. Together the AGC CLC and


the Boys & Girls Club identified needed work, starting with time- sensitive repairs to the Club’s outdoor facilities. Te first phase of work included a security fence upgrade, improvements to the baseball field infrastructure, the addition of a snack shack, a water fountain repair and a


Granite Construction Company received a Constructor Award for Lost Creek Dam Modification Project.


new storage shed for maintenance supplies including a new riding lawn mower. More than a dozen businesses


and organizations directly collabo- rated on the project, and many other individuals contributed in some way to the project’s ultimate success. Te Southern California CLC has raised more than $50,000 in direct and in-kind contributions for the project to date. Also selected as finalist in this category


was Turner Construction Company for “UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland Outpatient Center Two.”


Heavy Civil Under $20 Million Winner: Granite Construction Compa- ny for “Lost Creek Dam Modification Project”


Granite Construction faced unique


challenges and successfully delivered a wide-ranging scope of work to complete the Lost Creek Dam Modifi- cation project. Located on a tributary of the south fork of the Feather River in a remote part of Butte County, the project entailed upgrading the existing 90-year-old concrete arch dam to meet new seismic standards and flood criteria. Design specifications included


increasing the dam spillway openings, raising the crest outside of the spill section, reinforcing the downstream face, removing all unsound, fractured or damaged concrete and foundation material and protecting the plunge pool area to prevent scouring of the foundation materials. Te project also called for reducing the number of piers and increasing the span between the piers to about 40 feet while maintaining the existing spill crest length. Granite successfully navigated


myriad challenges on the job, from extreme weather to design changes and scope adjustments. Trough preplanning and execution, the skilled staff and crew overcame every obstacle to deliver the project on time and on budget. Also selected as finalists in this


The Construction Leadership Council of Southern California received the Constructor award for the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club, Phase 1 project.


16 March/April 2020


category were Disney Construction, Inc. for “Highway 35 Washout Repair EA-4K8004,” Herzog Contracting Corp. for “Crenshaw LAX Transit Corridor,”


California Constructor


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