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Jun 2016
Partnering of Expo Line Reaches Above and Beyond
Plenty of excitement and news coverage surrounded the May 20th opening of the new Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Expo Line Phase 2 project. The team involved with its design and construction was equally thrilled, not only with the project’s outcome, but with the partnering process that helped them overcome various obstacles to achieve success. Built to provide an efficient means of transportation from downtown Los Angeles to the beaches
Caltrans recognized 13 project teams during the 2016 Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Award Ceremony held on May 4, 2016. The Caltrans District 8 Interstate-40 Rehabilitation at Kelbaker Road project team was among those honored for utilizing partnering and best practices to help ensure successful project implementation. Facilitated by Neal Flesner of Ventura Consulting Group, the $16.1 million project involved the rehabilitation of a section of Interstate 40 in San Bernardino
The International Partnering Institute (IPI) celebrated its 7th Annual IPI Partnering Awards Ceremony on May 19, 2016. Paul Crotty, VCG Facilitator and Large Project Director, was among the project owners and other design and construction professionals in attendance at the annual event, which was held at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront this year. As reported by the IPI, the nominated project teams boasted the following project results for their
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Apr 2016
The 2016 IPI Award Winners Are…
The International Partnering Institute (IPI) recently announce the winners of the 2016 Partnered Project of the Year awards, and three projects facilitated by Ventura Consulting Group were among the impressive list of recipients. The award-winning teams will be honored at the 7th Annual IPI Award Ceremony and Conference on Thursday, May 19 at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront. According to the IPI, the purpose of the awards is to
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Aug 2015
Kosciuszko Bridge on Budget and On Time
The $554.7 million construction of the Kosciuszko Bridge will consist of six lanes, which will carry the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway over Newtown Creek. Upon completion of the first span of the project, 160,000 vehicles per day bound for both Brooklyn and Queens will be transferred onto it, with three lanes going in each direction. The project is currently in its second year and is estimated to be completed by early 2017. The second
In a continued display of world-class team building through partnering, two high profile projects facilitated by Ventura Consulting Group (VCG) were recently featured in Engineering News Record and California Builder & Engineer magazine. The news was in recognition of industry leading awards received by the projects. The St. Jude Medical Center Northwest Tower in Fullerton, California was the recipient of the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence Award and a Design-Build Merit Award, both are categories
The city of Anaheim is home to big-ticket draws such as Angel Stadium, the Grove arena, the Honda Center sports venue and, of course, Disneyland. Now, it is home to an iconic structure that heralds the arrival of a new age of transit in traditionally auto-centric Southern California. The recently opened Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) has won the 2014 Project of the Year award from the Orange County
Jim Eisenhart of Ventura Consulting Group is currently working with the Expo Light Rail Team in Los Angeles and their partnering efforts were recently highlighted as an effective tool in delivering project success. From ENR – August 2013 – “One thing we did on this job that was unique was facilitated partnering with each utility in an effort to
Executing the Challenging Project: Focus on Opportunities as a Team AS FEATURED IN CONSTRUCTOR MAGAZINE – BY JIM EISENHART – PRESIDENT OF VCG A major renovation to an operating hospital is about as challenging a project as you can find. And the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital was no exception. Owner changes and major unforeseen existing conditions had put this $28 million project well behind schedule
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Jun 2013
Q&D Construction Wins NDOT Partnering Award
Q&D Construction recently was awarded a Silver Partnering Award for their efforts on the NDOT 3477 Project which took place in 2012 in Winnemucca, Nevada on the I-95. Nevada faces a multibillion-dollar transportation funding deficit. Meanwhile, transportation projects grow more complex, potentially leading to construction-related problems or delays. To formalize an already-strong working relationship and most efficiently build Nevada’s needed transportation infrastructure, NDOT and the contracting community have jointly