Construction Notebook

Contractor Barnhart Inc. and Pasadena City College have completed a new Industrial Technologies building and the renovation and expansion of the Campus Center and Bookstore.

The projects' total cost was $48 million.

The new 66,558-square-foot Industrial Technologies building was designed by PBWS Architects of Pasadena and includes 15 laboratories, classrooms and faculty and administrative offices.

The college's 40-year-old Campus Center building received a complete remodel of its interior and replacement of an exterior glass wall system.

Designed by LPA, Inc. of Irvine, the 47,065-SF Campus Center will provide services for the college's 29,000 students and include a cafeteria and dining facility.

The center offers wireless Internet access throughout the building.

The Campus Center expansion project also required the demolition of an existing one-story bookstore and construction of a newly designed two-story building, doubling the size of the bookstore.

The 19,970-square-foot bookstore building also houses the campus police department and a student business services center.

The project included site work, upgrades to underground utilities, landscaping and construction of two bridges that connect the bookstore building and Campus Center to the college's main entrance.

Members of the Barnhart team included Gil Fullen, vice president; senior project manager Gregory Andersen; project superintendents Gary Gunn and Lawrence Kato; and Joe O'Neill and Manuel Umanzor, field engineers. Barnhart, headquartered in San Diego, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Heery International.

Allgire General Contractors Inc. of Carlsbad has just been awarded the contract to build a 60-unit senior apartment complex at 215 East Washington Ave. in Escondido.

The contract for Juniper Senior Village apartments was commissioned by National Core, a non-profit affordable homebuilder based in Rancho Cucamonga.

The project totals 52,000 square feet including the residences, a community room, computer room and spa.

Construction began Oct. 19, with a target completion date of November 2010.

The construction team is headed by project manager Milo Hama and superintendent Dave Cochran, in cooperation with David Evans and Associates civil engineer and Davis Group Architecture + Planning.

PrimeCo Painting has been awarded the contract to paint the exteriors of Grandview Crest.

The 341-unit condominium community is located in Lake Forest and is professionally managed by Michelle Benson, of Total Property Management in Irvine.

Board President Georg Mann was assisted by board members Phillip Budovec, Mike Schwartz, Mary Figlioi and Srinivasa Yelleti during the contract negotiations and contractor selection process.

The community is undergoing a renovation that will include wood replacement done by DM Construction, under the supervision of Jason McBurney.

Painting will be done by PrimeCo with Oscar Cervantes serving as the on-site foreman, under the direction of project manager, Rigoberto Tovilla Jr., according to Bill Butler, director of business development.

Vista Paint's products were selected by the board for the painting project. Tim Hoss and Pamela Esparza of Vista assisted the community with the product specifications and color selection.

WoodWorks California recently announced a call for entries for its 2010 Wood Design Awards, the third annual awards event.

Submittals are accepted for projects in nine different categories, including Institutional Wood Design, Commercial Wood Design, Multi-family Wood Design, Interior Beauty of Wood, Green Building, Wood Behind the Walls, Traditional Uses of Wood, Timber Bridges and Engineering.

To be eligible, designers, firms and/or projects must be based in California. Entries must be received by Nov. 20.

The awards, which will be presented to projects that exemplify the outstanding use of wood in each category, will be announced on Jan. 19, 2010 at the Wood Solutions Fair in Long Beach

In addition to the awards ceremony, the fair, which is a free event, will include seminars and trade booths offering an educational experience for individuals considering or using wood in non-residential structures.

For nomination forms and photos of past award-winning projects, visit the Design Showcase at www.woodworks.org.

WoodWorks, an initiative of the Wood Products Council, is a cooperative venture of all the major wood associations in North America, as well as research organizations and government agencies.