Archive for the ‘Construction Partnering’ Category

92/880 Project Wins AGC of California Partnering & Project Management Awards

The winning projects, along with all of the Constructor Awards finalists named in this year’s competition, were honored as the “best of the best” in California construction during the 2012 Awards Banquet and presentation at The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on April 14. The prestigious black tie event, the “Oscars” evening for the construction industry, [...]

Neal Flesner works with Naval CECOS Basic Class #252 at Port Hueneme, California – Construction Partnering with NAVFAC

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On Friday, April 13th, Neal Flesner of VCG visited the Naval Civil Engineer Corps Officers School, Basic Class #252 at Port Hueneme, California.  Neal reviewed some of the basic tenets of construction partnering on NAVFAC projects, shared his NAVFAC experiences and the value of collaboration on large military projects. The Civil Engineer Corps Officer Basic Qualification [...]

Neal Flesner Presents at Caltrans District 7 Resident Engineer & Partnering Award Meeting

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              On Thursday, March 8th, 2012, Neal Flesner, Construction Partnering Facilitator, facilitated a panel with Caltrans personnel and District 7 General Contractors on the benefits and best practices around partnering on Caltrans projects. The panel included: Issam Abumuhor of Caltrans Yanina Bashoura of Caltrans Emile Eid of Caltrans Mike Kotal [...]

VCG Projects to Receive International Partnering Institute Awards in May

  VCG has been a member of the International Partnering Institute for 2 years and on May 17th, 2012 will be honored with 4 of their partnered projects receiving awards.  IPI Partnered Projects of the Year honor Project Teams who have exhibited the highest levels of collaboration on projects completed in 2011.  These projects have [...]

Jim Eisenhart to Receive the 2012 IPI Excellence in Partnering Facilitation

  The International Partnering Institute’s Excellence in Partnering Facilitation Award goes to individuals who have advanced the profession of Construction Partnering Facilitation through outstanding work on both individual projects and on a strategic level in the industry. Jim Eisenhart has dedicated his career to drawing greatness from his Project Teams and has grown the profession [...]

World Class Payoffs – 2012 Marvin M. Black Awards at AGC National Convention – Honolulu, Hawaii

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Named for AGC’s 1991 President Marvin M. Black – an ardent supporter of the partnering process–the Liberty Mutual Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Awards recognize the successful partnerships and collaborations that work to improve construction projects. Contractors honored with this award stand out for their ability in the following areas: Signing a formal partnering [...]

VCG Presents at the 93rd Annual AGC National Convention in Honolulu, HI

On Thursday, March 15th, Jim Eisenhart and Neal Flesner along with Mr. Gerry Majkut of DCK Worldwide and Mr. Wayne Lindholm of Hensel Phelps Construction, presented “Raising the Bar on Construction Teamwork:  Your Projects Best Tool for Managing Risk, Controlling Cost & Achieving Overall Project Excellence & Personal Fulfillment. Mr. Majkut & Mr. Lindholm shared [...]

Pendleton Breaks Ground on Water Treatment Plant

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest and members of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton community held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northern Region Tertiary Treatment Plant Dec. 15 at Camp Pendleton.  NAVFAC Southwest awarded CDM/FILANC (a joint venture) the $121.3 million design-build contract Sept. 28, 2010, to construct the treatment [...]

Q & D Construction Wins 2011 AGC PINNACLE Awards

Northern Nevada’s construction community showcased its best work of the past year at the 13th annual PINNACLE Awards, sponsored by the Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors.  The PINNACLE Awards program was established in 1999 by the Nevada Chapter AGC to honor the “Best of the Best” in Northern Nevada construction projects, recognizing construction [...]