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VOL. 242, NO. 20, MAY 1999


CONTENT

NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Companies: Dames & Moore tried a leveraged buyout by man-
agement before agreeing to be acquired, federal filings show 15

Companies: Perini names veteran Robert Band to top job as
David Perini announces his retirement 19

Companies: Succession plan at employee-owned Kimley-Horn is
an exercise in turmoil-free transition 19

Markets: Despite NATO bombing of embassy, western firms see
China projects proceeding 19

TRANSPORTATION

Ports: New dredging fee is still mired on Capitol Hill 20
Transit: Minnesota approves light rail 21
Bridges: Turnpike link is squeezed between road and rails 26

Toll Roads: Canadian-Spanish venture wins bid to extend Toron-
to highway 30

BUILDINGS
Education: Construction mentoring program expands 20

Hospitals: Garage's clearance problems eased by bridge-style
arch 22

Buildings: New York City seeks commissioner 31

Memorials: Florida monument for those killed in air crash is
dedicated in the Everglades 31

ENVIRONMENT

Regulations: Federal appeals court overturns air rules 14

Sewers: Ohio towns work to control chronic flooding 21

TECHNOLOGY

Dan) Safety: Massive Colorado centrifuge reveals impact of dam
flaws 16

Software: Researchers use virtual reality for accurate large fac-
tory design 16

Robotics: Technology brings Berlin water company into cable
arena 24

Equipment: New Holland and Case Corp.join to form $12-
billion powerhouse 36

DEPARTMENTS

Update 7

Construction Week 9

Washington Observer 11

Construction Economics 33

Equipment Tracks & Trends 36

ENR History 41

News in Brief 1936-1938 41

Products 58

Puise 61

Official Proposals 73
(cont. on pp. 74-7S)

Editorials 76

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VOL. 242, NO. 21, 1999

NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Affirmative Action: Ward Connerly's anti-preference
campaign was successful elsewhere but now faces new legal tests
in Florida petition drive 16

Unions: New bricklayers' leader sets agenda 18

Labor: Labor unrest appears at San Francisco Airport site in vio-
lation of project labor agreement 18

Lawsuits: Raytheon drops suit againstJohn Does in Internet
abuse case 22

Lawsuits: Plaintiffs seek class-action status against makers of
phenolic foam roof insulation 22


Taxes: Law makers ready industry friendly tax bill 29

Safety: Website provides news of crane mishaps 40


Companies: Telecommunications contractor, Dycom Industries
Inc., completes secondary share offering 42


SaMy:OSHA proposes hefty $460,000 fine for fall protecdon
violation but contractor disputes its validity 45

ENYIRONMENT


Dams: Waterbury wastewater treatment plant upgrade and
removal of five impoundments will improve Connecticut's
Naugatuck River 20


Water Quality: Stormwater diversion project to protect Santa
Monica Bay is under way 51

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VOL. 242, NO. 22, JUNE 1999

NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Appropriations: Highways, transit, airports are up as FY2000
measures advance 14

Aviation: Panel clips the wings of new "Air-21" 14

TECHNOLOGY
Software: Web-nabled products change computer show 12

Offshore Platforms: Engineers raise and recycle abandoned
Brent Spar oil rig 20

ENVIRONMENT

Air Quality: Court delays plans to reduce emissions of oxides of
nitrogen 16

ATER & POWER
Software: Tool helps in packing radioactive waste 19

BUILDINGS

D einolition: Burnt Philadelphia tower slowly eliminated 16

Stadium Construction: England, Germany expand venues to vie
f'or hosting the World Cup 19

FRANSPORTATION

IrIdgOS: Lawsuits, design controversy threaten planned border
Tossing between Canada and U.S. 15

ransit: Funding, mix of heavy and light rail have the attention
of public transportation officials 15


oundations: Work ramps up on connectors to large Rhode
sland mall 21

latarialS: Composites find more support in keeping up piers
nd bridges 22

Irports: GAO: $3 fee hike equals $1 billion 22

DEPARTMENTS

Calendar 7

construction Week 9

Washington Observer 11

Construction Economics 33

Equipment Tracks & Trends 37

Products 39

pulse 41

Official Proposals 56

Viewpoints 59

Editorials 60

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VOL. 242, NO, 23, JUNE 1999


CONTENT


NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Insuranco: Subcontractor default policies substituted for surety
bonds 19


Companies: Profits are up sharply at URS 19

Safety: Contractor takes on OSHA 20

Finance: Concrete roll-up completes IPO 30


TRANSPORTATION

Structural Failures: Older steel stringer bridges are at risk 12

Project Delivery: FTA report is bullish on design-build 13

Fires: Austria adds tubes to two single-bore highway tunnels 22

Financing: DOT aids border, corridor work 28

ENVIRONMENT

Radioactive Waste: Dept. of Energy to rebid upstream portion
of Savannah River cleanup work 16

Wastewater Treatment: Nashville's CSO tunnel work begins 16

Cleanups: Emerald City's foundation depends on site remedia-
tion 27

WATER & POWER
Dams: Bladder dams impound Arizona lake 20

BUILDINGS

Seismic Design: Record-height concrete building uses quake-
resistant precast 14

I Stadiums: Texas school "suite" on sports has amenities of pro-
fessional football 24

DEPARTMENTS


Letters 7

Construction Week 9

Washington Observer 11

Legal 32

ENR History 38

News'inBrief"1944 38

Construction Economics 67

Equipment Tracks & Trends 71

Products 75

Official Proposals 110

Viewpoint 115

Editorials 116

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VOL. 242, NO. 24, JUNE 1999



CONTENT

NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Labor: Nevada Supreme Court approves union-only project
labor agreement for water projects 10


Contracting: Firms fear new federal procurement rule may be
too subjective 11


Relief: As rebuilding plans take shape for Kosovo, funding from
European countries could mean less work for U.S. firms 11


Lawsuits: Morse Diesel sued by federal government for front-
loading costs on three projects 16


Appropriations: Embassy security spending increased, but mili-
tary construction is cut by Senate committee 20


Public Works: D.C. agency gets new director, eyes new contract-
ing concepts 20


TRANSPORTATION

Utilities: Squeezed lines becoming bigger problem on
highway and bridge jobs, says federal study 13


ENVIRONMENT

Water Quality: Pace may be accelerating on a plan to clean up
one of the most contaminated rivers in the Great Lakes 13


Tunnels: Hong Kong agency rejects sewer tunnel bids as too
high, angering contractors 14


Reclamation: Hong Kong to scale down plans 19


Infrastructure: U.S., Mexico face border stress as trade after
NAFTA soars to $175 billion 19


WATER & POWER

Power Transmission: Wide use seen for new device 14


Industrial Construction: Partnership aims to make gas-to-liquids
plants flow 22


BUILDINGS

Accidents: Investigators probe forming system collapse 12

Indoor Air Quality: Health problems caused by toxic mold close
two Toronto primary schools 12

Terminals: Ferry building slated for $81-million renovation 16

DEPARTMENTS

Letteps 5

Construction Week 7

Washington Observer 9

People 24

Construction Economics 77

Equipment Tracks & Trends 81

Products 83

Pulse 84

Official Proposals 101
(cont. on pp. 102-105)

Ediitoriais" 108

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SUPPLEMENT , 1999


5 FEEDBACK

8 THE TOP 400 CONTRACTORS

15 Main Rankings

50 Where to Find the Top 400

52 The Top 400 Subsidiaries

58 GENERAL BUILDING

RANKING TABLES

57 The Top 50 in General Building

57 Gommeroial Offices

58 Education

58 Distribution and Warehouses

40 Government Offices

40 Sports

40 Health Care

42 Correctional Facilities

42 Entertainment

45 Hotels/Motels/Gonvention Centers

45 Multi-Unit Residential

45 Retail

47 TRANSPORTATION
RANKING TABLES

49 The Top 50 in Transportation

49 Bridges

51 Marine, Port Facilities

51 Airports

52 Mass Transit/Light Rail

54 Highways

59 MANUFACTURING
RANKING TABLES

60 The Top 50 in Manufacturing

60 Auto Plants

62 Aerospace

62 Electronic Assembly Plants

65 Semiconductor Plants

67 INDUSTRIAL PROCESS
RANKING TABLES

68 The Top 50 in Industrial Process

68 Steel and Nonferrous Metal Plants

68 Chemical Plants

71 Pharmaceutical Plants/RAD Labs

71 Food Processing Plants

71 Pulp and Paper Mills

75 PETROLEUM
RANKING TABLES

77 The Top 25 in Petroleum

77 Refineries

77 Pipelines

79 Maintenance

80 Offshore/Underwater Facilities

01 POWER

RANKING TABLES
84 The Top 25 in Power

84 Fossil Fuel

84 Gogeneration

86 Hydropower

86 Transmission and Distribution

86 Operations and Maintenance

89 Nuclear Power

91 ENVIRONMENTAL

RANKING TABLES

93 The Top 25 In Hazardous Waste

93 Nuclear Waste

93 Chemical Treatment and Soil
Remediation

94 Asbestos and Lead Abatement

94 Glean Air Compliance

94 Site Assessment and Compliance

94 The Top 50 in Sewerage/Solid
Waste

96 Wastewater Treatment Plants

96 Sanitary/Storm Sewers

96 Landfills

99 The Top 25 in Water Supply

99 Transmission Lines and Aqueducts

99 Water Treatment and Desalination
Plants

99 Dams and Reservoirs

101 TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RANKING TABLE

102 The Top 15 in Telecommunications

1114 DIREOTORY OF CONTRACTORS

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VOL. 243 , NO. 3 , JULY 1999



News SITE
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Public Works: Federal blacklisting rules rile contractors 10

Earthquate Iteltef: County and FEMA setde Northridge bills 11

Rellef: World Bank weighs Kosovo aid 12

AccidentS: Nevada officials propose penalties against specialty
contractors for safety violations at Las Vegas hotels. 12

Companies: Turner shares are on block again 16

Contracts: San Diego schools must stop using job orders 19

l N FR A S T R U C TU R E

Seismic Retrofit: Caltrans embarks on huge effort to revamp
San Francisco Bay Area bridges 11

Water Supply: Water systems spring leaks in two states 15

Rail: Japan tunnels undergo checks 13

Roads: Insurance company offers cash to design fix for danger-
ous intersections 14

Rail: Hong Kong bids are very low 14

Rail: NewJersey moves on new public-private light rail job 15

Tunnels: Huge Canada hydropower project awaits rules 15

Bridges: New precast beam type lightens load on Floridajob 16

Tunnels: Norway probes project fires 19

TECHNOLOGY

Research Stations: Antarctica prepares for busier construction
season this fall 15

Equipment: New transportable dredge expands contractor pro-
ductivity 25

DEPARTMENTS

Letters 5

Construction Week 7

Washington Observer 9

Newsin"Brief 20

People 21

Construction Economics 22

Equipment Tracks & Trends 25


Products 57

Pulse 58

Official Proposals 68

Viewpoint 71

Editorials 72


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VOL. 243, NO. 4, JULY 1999


NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ConipaniOS: Turner Corp. faces unsolicited buyout offer 15


Dredging: Big dredges to keep New York City port clear as $733-
million program gets under way 16


Corruption: Courts crack down on bribe schemes involving
Corps of Engineers and contractors 16


Taxes: Senate and House consider huge cuts under threat of
White House veto 23


Labor: Vegas roofer signs union pact 24

Companies: Fluor juggles company lineup 31

Steel: Deals struck to curb imports 34


TRANSPORTATION
Highways: Long-awaited beach expressway to be built 19


lUnnelS: Sydney toll road job sprints to 2000 Olympics finish
line 24

Airports: A portion of the second runway in Hong Kong needs
repairs to the asphalt just six weeks after opening 25


Airports: Germans push Filipino projects 26

Pipelines: Construction on gas line from northwest Canada to
Chicago is now in full swing 34


BUILDINGS

Accidents: Crane pick during high winds questioned in after-
math of fatal failure at Milwaukee stadium 12


Airports: Miami International Airport expands it capital
improvement program to nearly $5.5 billion 14


TECHNOLOGY
Hazardous Waste: Firm seeks surface disposal as storage space in
U.S. tightens 26


Bridges: Redesigned overpass in South Carolina uses 153-ft-long
prestressed concrete girders 28

DEPARTMENT

Update 7

Construction Week 9

Washington Observer 11

Construction Economics 35

Equipment Tracks & Trends 39

Products 99

Pulse 101

Officiai Proposals 120
(cont. on pp. 121-122)

Viewpolnt 123

Edrtorlals 124


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VOL. 243, NO. 6, AUGUST 1999



NEWS SITE
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ROGMStruction: Military and civilian agencies dig in for peace-
time role in Kosovo 13


Finance: World Bank approves record loans for projects 14

Taxes: Congressional panel ponders accord on massive cuts 15

Trade: New forum established in Japanese market talks 15

Appropriations: House approves new military spending bill 16

Contracts: DOE proposes renegotiation of Rocky Flats contract
with Kaiser-Hill joint venture to speed closure 16


TRANSPORTATION
Aviation: Senate passes 60-day extension for airport grants but
key house leader is opposed 13


Bridges : Pedestrian rail concourse rolls into place in tight
space 23


Rail: Hong Kong project generates bounty of bids 23


BUILDINGS
Accidents: Failed crane pieces cut and moved off site to facili-
tate investigation into July 14's fatal collapse in Milwaukee. 14


Development: Complex in Warsaw to have dramatic, Berlin-style
canopy 22


Airports: Miami gets nod on bigger plan 24


WATER & POWER
Weather: Heat wave and drought bring pain for some, gain
for others 12


Power lhuismisslon: Utility chooses device over line 20

ENVIRONMENT
Sewers: Divers keep wastewater siphon in service while
installing sliplining repair 19


Sewers: Boston's Central Artery work requires replumbing
downtown 20


Hazardous Waste: Washington state cleanup firm fined for oil-
ing troubled waters 24

DEPARTMENTS

Letters 7

Constpuctlon Week 9

Washington Obsepvep 11

News In Brief 25

Construction Economics 27

Equipment Tracks & Trends 31

Products 39

pulse 40

Official Proposals 52
(oont. on pp. 53-S4)

Viewpoint 57


Edltorials 59

ENR (ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD )
VOL. 243 , NO. 8 , 1999



NEWS SITE
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

CornpanlOS: Hochtief expands stake in U.S. market with
acquisition of building contractor Turner Corp. 12



Companies: Perini must raise up to $40 million to close gap cre-
ated by real estate losses 13


Unions: Government settles civil racketeering lawsuit with labor-
ors' union 15


CoiTU{ltlon: Contractors named in bribery scheme on huge
African water project 16


TRANSPORTATION

Bridges; Jacobs-Sverdrup team is set to engineer $420-rnillion
span that could be a record-length cable-stay design 13


Infrastructure: Hong Kong officials criticize quality of local
contractors' work 19



Airports: Land flap stalls construction of third Philippines
terminal 22


BUILDINGS

Storm Damage: Salt Lake City arena back in action after freak
tornado rips off roof 14


Buildings Codes: States eye uniformity in maze of regulations 14


Buildings: Skyscraper under construction in Abu Dhabi will he
tallest in Mideast and Europe 16


WATER & POWER

Utilities: Chicago utility executive forced to resign after pow-
er outage disrupts downtown business district 22


AerOSpace: Commercial launch pad under way in Alaska lifts
U.S. commercial space program 23


ENVIRONMENT

Glean Air: White House promotes hiomass as cleaner fuel
source for powerplants and factories 15


TECHNOLOGY

Software: E-ommerce standard proposed 19

Equipment: Mining megatrucks offer technology transfer to
construction 59


Letters 7

Construction Week 9

Wafthington 0b«6 rver 11

Constpuotion Economics 55

Equipment Tracka & Trends 59


Products 60

Pulse 66

Official Proposals 83

Editorials 88

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VOL. 243, NO. 9, AUGUST 1999


NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Labor: California Supreme Court rules in favor of San Francisco
airport project labor agreement 12


Companies: For a small California engineer, the road to growtli
includes a $13-million initial public offering 14


TRANSPORTATION
Bridges: Firms fast-track design of cable-stayed, segmental
bridge for Mumbai, India 14


lhuisit: GAO report finds major projects in Boston, San
Francisco and San Juan cost much more than planned 19


BUILDINGS
Earthquakes: Poor soil and lax enforcement of building codes
blamed for major damage in northwestern Turkey 10


WATER & POWER
Utilities: Illinois Commerce Commission probes ComEd power
outages in Chicago 12


Geothennal Development: Twin projects make twin payoff 20


ENVIRONMENT
Water Projects: Cutoff wall stops Lake Michigan from leaking
into Chicago River 13


Companies: Arcadis Geraghty & Miller sells its soil-washing
division 22


Water Projects: EPA approves Owens Lake irrigation plan 22

DEPARTMENTS

Update 5

Construction week 7

Washington Obftepvep 9

News in Brief 23

People 24

Construction Economics 125

Equipment Tracks & Trends 127

Products 128

pulse 129

Ofticiai Proposals 148
(cont. on pp. 149-150)


Editorlals 152


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VOL. 243, NO. 10, SEPTEMBER 1999



NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Public Works; California consulting engineers propose
proposition to solidify their role in state projects 12


Poople: Engineer seeks new job running Puerto Rico 19

Education: Peter Kiewit Institute opens in Omaha 24


BUILDINGS
EarthquakOS: Turkey copes with cleanup and the need for new
construction standards in the wake of killer tremor 13


Construction Accidents: Repairs to Milwaukee's Miller Park are
estimated at $50 million to $75 million 14


WATER & POWER
Offshore Platforms: First production platform at large
Canadian natural gas fields lifted by massive crane 15

ENVIRONMENT
Hazardous WtotO: Fluor vows to fight to keep its multimillion-
dollar contract at Energy Dept. cleanup site 16

Roefe: Experimental project to replenish kelp beds is launched
offshore of California's San Onofre nuclear plant 19

Development: Small fly stalls California building plans 22

DEPARTMENTS

Calendar 7

ConstpuctlonWeek 9

WaBhington Obfterver 11

News In Brief 25

People 26

Legal 28

ENR Hlstory 32

Construction Economics 43

Equipment Tracks & Trends 47

Products 48

Pulse 50

Official Proposals 75
(oont. on p. 70)


Viewpoint 79

Editorlais 80


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VOL. 243, NO. 11, SEPTEMBER 1999


NEWS SITE

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
finance: Private investorwithdraws from $10-million equity deal
after industrial specialty contractor reports earnings fall-off 10


Housing HUD gives away more money for public housing 12


Companies: British water firm and Chinese roadbuilder pursue
Hong Kong water privatization work 13


Obituaries: AGC's Hubert Beatty dies 14

Labor: Los Angeles negotiates project labor pact for schools 19

TRANSPORTATION
Highways: Century Freeway decisionmaking proves costly 11

Infrastructure: Virginia earmarks new billions for highways 15

BUILDINGS
Nuclear Waste: Raytheon to design plutonium disposal plant 12

Restoration: Civil War monument goes to pieces for fix 13

Sports Construction: Huge punch list lives another year 15

Design: Library evaluation calls for functional changes 22

ENVIRONMENT
Cleanups: Blast aftermath continues for manufacturer 14
Seismic Reinforcement: State audit will assess pace of San
Francisco seismic upgrade 20

TECHNOLOGY
Government Contracts: Change ordered at huge DOE complex
plagued by cost overruns 11


Research: Purdue studies noise when rubber meets the road 16

Research! Aerial imaging technology sharpens focus 16

DEPARTMENTS

Update 5

Construction week 7

Wafthington Observer 9

Conitruotlon Economics 29

Equipment Tracks & Trends 51

Products 60

Official Proposals 74
(cont. on p. 75)

Viewpoint 79

Editoriais 80

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VOL. 243, NO. 12, SEPTEMBER 1999


NEWS SITE

ENVIRONMENT
Brownflelds: EPA uses innovative program to enable $l-billion
Atlanta multi-use downtown development to proceed 12


BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Prisons: Pennsylvania challenges privatized federal facility 15
Development: Legislators give green light for Bay Area "transit
villages" 20


Obituaries: Paul Weidlinger dies at 84 20

TRANSPORTATION
Rail: Three program managers picked for $17-billion U.K,
infrastructure upgrade 13

Bridges: Fixing Danube River spans damaged in NATO bombing
in Kosovo war could cost upward of $90 million 14


Highways: Alabama governor releases funds for Birmingham
beltway's northern 57-mile segment 20


BUILDINGS
Earthquakes: Short duration of Athens temblor minimized
damage 13


Schools: Appalled by school condidons, Ohio governor seeks
$23-billion for upgrades 15

Theaters: Aeroports de Paris to design China's Grand National
Theater 16


Amusements: World's largest ferns wheel almost set to roll in
U.K. 19


WATER & POWER
Drinking Water: Agencies vie for control of$l-billion water dis-
tribution system in Harris County, Texas 14


Materials: DOE experiments with turning coal waste into road
aggregate 15

DEPARTMENTS

Letters 7

Constpuctlon 'Week 9

Washington Obsepvep 11

News in Brief 21

People 22

Legal 25

ENR HIstory 27

Construction Economics 85

Equipment Tracks & Trends 89

Products 92

Pluse 97

Official Proposals 116
(cent. on pp.117-110)

Editorials 120