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 [...]

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 [...]

On November, 4th, 2011, Jim Eisenhart participated in a panel for the 22nd annual VANIR 2011 PM/CM Conference.  Panel members included John Wong (LAUSD) & Craig Shulman (LPA, Inc).  This was facilitated by John Kuprenas and Sam Yu of Vanir.  The panel discussed the evolving role of a construction manager, the utilization of new deliver [...]

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — The 500,000-square-foot Replacement Hospital at Camp Pendleton topped out today. The Clark/McCarthy design-build team erected more than 4,000 tons of structural steel to reach the milestone. The team, with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest, marked the completion of the project’s structure with a jobsite lunch and celebration. The Replacement Hospital at [...]

Ventura Consulting Group has a long-standing working relationship with Ghilotti Bros, Inc. (GBI) in Marin, CA.  VCG has facilitated many of GBI’s award winning projects.  In addition, Mr. Jim Eisenhart has worked internally with GBI to institutionalize their efforts for World Class teamwork and success.  Mr. Eisenhart was featured on GBI’s website and said, “Over [...]

On October 4th & 5th, Mr. Jim Eisenhart worked with the Skanska-Rados Expo 2 Joint Venture & LA Metro team on the $547 million design-build project with the Expo Line Construction Authority to construct a seven-mile light rail extension from Culver City to Santa Monica.  The owner and operator of the line is the Los Angeles County [...]

On October 5th, 2011, Mr. Neal Flesner of Ventura Consulting Group worked with a group of 100+ Caltrans District 7 Resident Engineers and Structures Representatives at the District 7 Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.  The discussion included the value of having a World Class Team on Caltrans projects, partnering best practices and implementing partnering with [...]