Myers and Sons collaborated and coordinated with Caltrans and designer TYLin on the Bay Bridge Temporary Bypass Structure project.


work, and C.C. Myers himself became known as a “get it done” leader. His tow- ering, 6’5” frame made him an imposing and immediately recognizable figure on jobsites and everywhere else.


Rising Above Again Along with success came challenges, however. In 2008 a deepening recession and faulty personal investment decisions made outside of the company forced C.C. Myers to file for personal bankruptcy, and he lost his remaining ownership in his company. But building continued to be in his blood, and once again he would rise above. In 2010, he joined with his son Clinton to open Myers & Sons Construction in Sacramento. Since then the company has grown into a $250 million a year business with around 350 full-time employees, according to Clinton Myers, president. “His reputation did a lot to put us in a position to be successful,” Clinton Myers acknowledged of his father. “A lot of the al- ternative delivery work that we do, CMAR, CMGC, or progressive design-build, we’re


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good at because of the culture that my dad built here. He was really all about partnering, putting the project first, and finding ways to build it better.” Among the many high visibility proj-


ects that Myers & Sons completed over the last decade were the Fix50 W/X Viaduct and Roadway Reconstruction project and the U.S. 101/Alemany Bridge Deck Replacement project in San Francisco. Te company received six awards for


the Fix50 project, including an “Excel- lence in Partnering” award from AGC of California in 2015 as well as a Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Gold Award that year. Tey also received many accolades for the Alemany Bridge Deck project, which was completed in 2020. At that time Caltrans Director Tony


Tavares (formerly Caltrans District 4 Director), commented, “Te Myers team has a reputation of coming through on difficult jobs, and they did not disappoint on the Alemany project. It is great to work with contractors who see the big picture and work side by side with our team to meet challenges and deliver results.”


A Personal Connection While the projects that construction com- panies bid and build are essential to keep their businesses flowing, it is the people that make those companies successful. No one understood that better than C.C. Myers, who intrinsically knew how to motivate his employees to give their best. “He was just genuine and personable,”


Clinton Myers commented. “Because he came from the field and had been a carpenter and a foreman and a superin- tendent, people could relate to him. So when he asked people to work hard or long hours, they knew he was not asking more of them than he asked of himself.” It is an understatement to say that C.C.


Myers influenced countless individuals over the years. “I think he served as a mentor to prob-


ably hundreds of people, but never in any formal way,” Clinton Myers commented. “He was passionate, and he wasn’t afraid to sit down with people to give his thoughts or explain why he was doing something.” Highly respected by his employees, C.C. was known for making his rounds


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