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JULY 2017
ECAMAGAZINE
FERREIRA CONSTRUCTIONEXPANDS ITSFOUNDATION
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E CA E VE NTE CA E VE NT
ECA ScholarshipsJuly 27
President Broadens Apprenticeships
The Law of Large Projects
$116 Million in Prop Funds Released
Welcome New ECA Members
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ECAECAEngineering Contractors’ Association
Executive Officers President – Brandon Pensick Vice President – Toby Edinger
Vice President Infrastructure – Dave Sorem Secretary – James Black Treasurer – Alan Ludwig
Affiliate Chair – Elizabeth Torrez*
Guy Barker*Andrew Carlton*
Anna Carno*Barry Corea*
Eric DeCrescenzo*Aaron Dyer*
Garrett Francis* Gary Futral*
John GaviganDavid Graham*Kristion GrbavacMichael Grbavac
Warren Hennagin*Gerry McEwen*Steve MurowAnthony Niccoli*Dan J. Peterson*Lou Rendon*Garrett Richardson*Tim RivardScott Salandi*Scott Van DiestNic Waldenmayer*Andrew Waterbury*
July 2017, Vol. 53, No. 7
Directors
*Denotes Affiliate Member
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Committees
Affiliate CommitteeElizabeth Torrez, United Rentals Trench Safety
DIG Award CommitteeAnthony Niccoli, AALRR
Safety ForumDavid Graham, Bay Area Traffic Solutions
Brad Oien, Murrow CM
Labor CommitteeScott Van Diest, Van Diest Bros.
Legal CommitteeAnthony Niccoli, AALRR
Government Affairs CommitteeDave Sorem, Mike Bubalo Const.
Membership CommitteeAndrew Waterbury, TSIB
Political Action CommitteeScott Salandi, Patriot Risk
Scholarship CommitteeGerry McEwen,
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John Simpson, EditorEmail: [email protected] · Ph. 562/708-4601
P.O. Box 3384, Idyllwild, CA 92549 Industry Advancement Advocate– Bill Davis
Administrative StaffExecutive Director – Wes MayOffice Manager – Shelia Voss
Administrative Assistant – Jessica Moreno
President’s Message6Brandon Pensick Ferreira Construction
Executive Direction 8
Wes May, ECA Executive Director
10 Government Affairs Dave Sorem, Chair
11 ECA Advertising Special
ECA Member News 13
· Association Events & Happenings
· Upcoming Activities
15 ECA Membership Application
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Industry News
20 Safety Forum
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ECA Resources
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Advertiser’s Index
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President’s Message
By Brandon Pensick, ECA PresidentEmail: [email protected]
New ExecutiveOrder to HelpApprenticeships
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Construction Law: Construction Disputes Both Public And Private Payment Disputes - Including: Mechanics’ Liens Stop Notice Claims and Bond Claims Licensure Issues Bid Protest Issues Construction Defect Litigation Surety and Insurance Disputes
Business and Corporate Law: General Business Litigation Contract Drafting and Interpretation Business Formation
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Carno Law Group’s Practice Focuses On The Following Areas:
ne of the biggest problems facing the construction in-
dustry nationally is the need for more apprentices in the building trades. On June 15th, President Trump signed an executive order to help broaden the reach of private-
sector apprenticeship programs in an effort to close a “skills gap” that left six million jobs unfilled as of April of this year.
The six million figure came from the Bureau of Labor Statis-tics Job Openings and Labor Turnover report issued on June 6th. According to the JOLTS report, 203,000 construction jobs went begging as of April 30th.
President Trump's Executive Order seeks to reduce federal government regulations of apprenticeship programs. In the pro-cess, it also attempts to expand funding through grant programs and produce more private industry and union participation.
White House officials state that they aim to give more flexibil-ity to third parties — including businesses, trade associations and labor unions — to design programs that will offer skills train-ing to those who are seeking jobs for which they are not yet qual-ified.
“We have regulations upon regulations and in history no-body has gotten rid of so many regulations as the Trump admin-istration,” the president said. “So we're empowering these com-panies, these unions, industry trade groups, federal agencies to go out and create new apprenticeships for millions of our citi-zens.”
The first section of the order clearly states the urgent need for this new approach to apprenticeship programs:
America's education systems and workforce development programs are in need of reform. In today's rapidly changing economy, it is more important than ever to prepare workers to fill both existing and newly created jobs and to prepare workers for the jobs of the future. Higher education, however, is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Furthermore, many colleges and uni-versities fail to help students graduate with the skills necessary to secure high paying jobs in today's workforce. Far too many individuals today find themselves with crushing student debt and no direct connection to jobs.
President Trump wants to expand the program's budget to about $200 million, roughly twice its existing level, by redirecting money from the Labor Department, said a White House official, adding that they are seeking bipartisan support for their job-training initiative.
ECA supports the President's effort to provide a highly skilled workforce for our nation's future and will continue to work actively with our trade union partners to strengthen our existing apprenticeship programs. You can be a part of the solution by participating in our joint association/union committees.
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Executive Direction
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Law of LargeProjects StrikesAgain
T here's a “law” the construction industry called the Law of Large
Projects that states any really huge job will be beset with complica-tions—that really monster jobs will almost always come in over budget and over time to completion.
In California we have seen that “law” proven over and over again:
! The case of the Oakland Bay Bridge (over budget by roughly $5 billion and over time by six years)
! The Gerald Desmond replacement bridge linking Long Beach to San Pedro (18 months behind schedule now and we don't know what the final cost will be but estimates are running close to a half billion over now)
! The California High-Speed Rail project that was originally estimated to cost $53 billion and is now “estimated” at $81 billion…and nobody knows when if ever it will be com-pleted…they haven't even acquired all the right-of-way for the first segment near Fresno yet and that is the “easiest” part.
So it was not surprising that the $2.6 billion Los Angeles Rams/Chargers stadium under construction in Inglewood has been forced to add a year (and again, nobody knows how much money) to the construction schedule. This time the reason cited for the delay is rain that filled the major excavation sites at the new sports arena this past winter.
“The continuing rains really knocked us for a loop,” said Bob Aylesworth, principal in charge for the Turner/AECOM Hunt joint venture that is building the stadium told the L.A. Times. “It was a very unforgiving two months for the project. And speaking from a building perspective, it really couldn't have come at a worse time.”
Developers gave the Times reporters several reasons why the two-month delay can't be made up over the next two years, among them an already ambitious timetable that left little room for surprises and the lack of scheduling flexibility for a stadium housing two teams.
We think it is the Law of Large Projects at work. ECA members are participating in this project and we wish
them every success on the project as we do all contractors who tackle these mammoth pieces of work.
As an association we have concentrated on smaller things, local projects that serve the public need for water, sewer, roads and the like. These projects are more manageable, more afford-able for the local agencies in charge of them and, while many are innovative, none are “experimental.”
We think this is just another reason you should consider join-
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SWRCB Grants$116M fromProp. 1 Money
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By Dave Sorem, P.E.ECA Government Affairs Chairmanemail: [email protected]
Government Affairs
he State Water Resources Con-trol Board (SWRCB) last month
opened its purse and spent $116 million of the Prop. 1 money ap-proved by voters in November, 2014 for a water recycling system dem-onstration project from the Padre
Dam Municipal Water District.Padre Dam's facility opened in 2015 at the Ray Stoyer Water
Reclamation Facility at Santee Lakes to demonstrate free chlo-rine capabilities to state regulators. Conceptual approval by the California Water Resources Control Board was announced in May.
While the grant doesn't include full funding it helps move the project forward to the next step, according to the district, which says the complete project will cost $170 million. The East County Advanced Water Purification Program is a partnership between Padre Dam, Helix Water District, San Diego County and the city of El Cajon. The district provides water, sewer, recy-cled water and recreation services to nearly 100,000 residents in Santee, El Cajon, Lakeside, Alpine and other unincorporated areas in East County.
The state grant is part of the money made available by Prop. 1, which included $625 million for recycled water projects. This is the first grant from this segment of the proposition funding which authorized $7.5 billion for water projects around the state. The total includes $2.7 billion for new dams which has not been allocated yet.
The remaining $4.8 billion has been stuck in the SWRCB process for the past 32 months, with money dribbling out, mostly to “administrative costs” and environmental “conservancies.” Less than $400 million has been spent on actual projects to im-prove water projects around the state, but that may change later this year.Money for the Rest?
If you are wondering when and where the other billions will pop out, we, like Dodgers fans can only say “wait until next year!”…fiscal year, that is, which started July 1.
The SWRCB is holding local government grant application comment sessions this summer and ECA is attending those in our area to be ready to help when necessary.
On May 2nd, the state issued a revised 46-page document, to start implementing funding project from the bond money through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. It is full of acro-nyms that leaves you dazed and confused, but it provides a look at the future project applications. Check it out at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/srf/docs/cwsrf/2017iup/revised_draft_2017_cwsrf_iup.pdf ... Check out the last page of this draft that provides the defi-nitions of all of the acronyms; it's Rosetta Stone for government
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Ferreira Coastal worked as a prime contractor to Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District.
The project consisted of installing 4578 LF of 16” Ductile Iron Pipe and 1822 LF of 20” Ductile Iron Pipe. We also installing 175 LF 36” Jack and Bore under a creek.
The project consisted of traffic control, trench excava-tion, water pipeline installa-tion, backfilling, base paving, tie-in into existing water mains, final pavement resto-ration and striping.
CA Member Ferreira
Coastal Construc-
tion is celebrating its
climb up the Engineering
News Record Top 400
Contractor List to 185
rank. Here's an excerpt
from the company profile
that explains why they
are doing so well. For the
f u l l r e p o r t v i s i t
http://ferreiraconstructio
n.com
Nelson Ferreira got
his start in the construc-
tion industry as a mem-
ber of the Local 472
Laborers Union. He was
employed by Frapaul Construction and learned the business under a very influential
foreman - his father, Antonio Ferreira.
In 1988, Nelson decided to branch out on his own when he formed his own com-
pany with only one Mack dump truck and a relentless drive to build a successful com-
pany. Nelson realized that his penchant for diversification was paramount to the suc-
cess of the company and states that “market forces had a hand in [his] diversification
plans as well. If highway construction slowed down, Ferreira Construction moved into
areas on the rise, such as power transmission and solar construction. Ferreira could
reduce risk and increase revenues simultaneously.”
This ideology would ultimately lead Nelson to establish the Ferreira Family of Com-
panies and propel Ferreira Construction forward.
In the mid-1990's, Nelson Ferreira's company began to expand with the completion
of its first bridge project. This project was the replacement of the Burnt Mills Road
Bridge for Somerset County. Within six months, Ferreira Construction completed sev-
eral other bridge projects in Somerset County, and from that point, the company was on
a fast track of success.
Ferreira donated labor and equipment to bring water and permanent power to the USS Iowa at Berth 87 at the Port of Los Angeles to begin allowing overnight occupancy for groups.
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In mid-May, new Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke an-nounced that the Bureau of Reclamation awarded $23,619,391 to communities in seven states for planning, designing and constructing water recycling and re-use pro-jects; developing feasibility studies; and researching desali-nation and water recycling projects.
California communities scored big in this grant cycle, cap-turing 93 percent of the funding in this cycle. The funding is part of the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse program.
"This funding provides essential tools for stretching lim-ited water supplies by helping communities reclaim and re-use wastewater and impaired ground or surface waters,” Zinke said. “These tools are just part of the toolkit for bridg-ing the gap between water supply and demand and thus making water supplies more drought-resistant (including expanding water storage projects).”
Title XVI Authorized Projects are authorized by Con-gress and receive funding for planning, design and/or con-struction activities on a project-specific basis. These six Cali-fornia projects will receive $20,980,129:
! City of Pasadena Water and Power Department, Pasa-dena Non-Potable Water Project, Phase I, $2,000,000
! City of San Diego, San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program, $4,200,000
! Hi-Desert Water District, Hi-Desert District Wastewater Reclamation Project, $4,000,000
! Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Lower Chino Dairy Area Desalination and Reclamation Project, $5,199,536
! Padre Dam Municipal Water District, San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program, $3,900,000
! Santa Clara Valley Water District, South Santa Clara County Recycled Water Project, $1,680,593
Title XVI Feasibility Studies are for entities that would like to develop new water reclamation n and reuse feasibility studies. Thirteen projects will receive $1,791,561. The Cali-fornia winners are:
! Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Pure Water Pro-ject Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, $150,000
! Soquel Creek Water District, Pure Water Soquel - Re-plenishing Mid-County Groundwater with Groundwater with Purified Recycled Water, $150,000
! Valley Center Municipal Water District, Lower Moosa Canyon Wastewater Recycling, Reuse, and sub-regional Brine Disposal Project, $150,000
The Title XVI Program will provide funding for research to expand water reuse markets and streamline the implemen-tation of clean water technology at new facilities. Four pro-jects will receive $847,701. Three from California captured two-thirds of that money:
! City of San Diego, Demonstrating Innovative Control of Biological Fouling of Microfiltration/Ultrafiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes and Enhanced Chemical and Energy Efficiency in Potable Water, $300,000
! City of San Diego, Site-Specific Analytical Testing of RO Brine Impacts to the Treatment Process, $48,526
! Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Pure Water Pro-ject Las Virgenes-Truinfo Demonstration Project,
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By the new millennium, Ferreira
Construction expanded its capabilities,
and successfully completed three
concurrent projects for NJDOT in total
of more than $80 million dollars. This
milestone solidified that the company
had well established roots in the New
Jersey market.
Ferreira is currently working at the
World Trade Center as a sub-
consultant to the Tishman/Turner joint
venture, multiple Con Edison projects,
Cornell Tech University - Roosevelt
Island campus, and the bi-state
Bayonne Bridge project, expanding its
capabilities in the New York and New
Jersey markets.
Expansion in Other Markets
In 2004, Ferreira began working in
Florida, and has since then completed
several projects for clients such as the
Florida DOT, Lockheed Martin, Florida
Power and Light, Sailfish Point and
Martin County. The company has also
completed numerous shoreline stabili-
zation, dredging and diving projects.
Ferreira Coastal. In 2013, Ferreira
Construction made a strategic decision
to head west and open an office in
southern California. This decision was
based on a unique opportunity to hire a
pre-existing team of individuals that
had been working together for over 15
years for a California contractor who
closed their operations. Because of
this exceptionally talented team,
Ferreira was able to make a seamless
transition into the California construc-
tion market. In just four years of opera-
tion, Ferreira Coastal has completed
multiple projects with revenues in ex-
cess of $40 million and currently has a
backlog of $45 million.
Vanguard Energy Partners, an
affiliate of Ferreira Construction, is a
national solar construction firm that
has designed and installed over 100
MW of solar projects since 2003. Van-
guard has completed numerous pro-
jects for commercial, private and gov-
ernmental entities. A few notable pro-
jects include the highest solar array in
the world in New York City, one of the
largest rooftop arrays in North America
and the first net-zero electric facility in
the United States which also happens
to be Ferreira Construction's corporate
headquarters.
American Pile & Foundation,
established in 2013, is the East Coast's
premier pile driving and drilling spe-
cialty contractor. American Pile pro-
vides innovative and economical foun-
dation design and construction.
Ferreira Power Group, recently
added to the Ferreira family of compa-
nies, has a strong team of profession-
als ready to support utility companies
all along the East Coast. Headquar-
tered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida,
Ferreira Power provides qualified per-
sonnel with a wide range of services
focused solely on the Utility Industry in
the Transmission and Distribution,
Substation, Power Plant/Nuclear, Re-
newable Energy, Transmission and
Distribution Engineering Design and
Emergency Storm Services market
sectors.
Ferreira is a nationally recognized
leader in the construction industry,
garnering numerous awards due to a
proven track record of successful pro-
ject execution, effective planning and
an emphasis on safety. A key compo-
nent of Ferreira's success is its unwa-
vering commitment to workplace safety
and education. Today, Nelson's com-
panies generate sales over $400 mil-
lion annually and employ over 1000
people operating in New Jersey, New
York, Florida, and California.
Our corporate mission reflects a
commitment to quality work and safety
on every project. These ideals
strengthen our resolve to “Building the
Future with Pride” for this generation
and the next. D
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4. Structures Other Than Buildings (71 fatal injuries)
Scaffolds, at 55 deaths, were the leading contributor to fatal injuries where structures other than buildings were the primary source.
A competent person is required to inspect scaffolding before each shift and verify it is in good working order and safe to use. Scaffolds must only be erected, dismantled, altered or moved by trained personnel under the direct supervision of a competent person.
5. Machine, Tool & Electric Parts (50 fatal injuries)
Most these fatal injuries were from electric parts, 16 were from electrical wir-ing in buildings and 18 were from power lines, transformers and convertors.
Electrocution can occur from expo-sure to as little as 50 – 100 milliamperes of current. The maximum current that a person can grab and release a live wire is only 16 milliamperes, any higher and they will not be able to release their grip.
To avoid accidental electrocution, implement lockout/tagout procedures when equipment and circuits are not be-ing used. A qualified person is required to make sure equipment and circuits are de-energized before a lock and/or tag is applied. A qualified person should super-vise the removal of locks and tags and re-energizing of equipment and circuits.
A very small number of construction worker deaths are the result of true, un-avoidable accidents. Most are prevent-able by adhering to the regulations laid out in OSHA's construction industry stan-dards and providing proper safety train-ing to workers on how to deal with them. D
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he number one reason for building and keeping a solid safety program
for your construction business is sim-ple and deeply personal—you want all your workers to go home to their fami-lies, every day.
To that simple end a lot of emphasis to preventing worker deaths is focused on OSHA's Fatal Four: falls, being struck by objects, electrocutions, and being caught in or between objects.
These are the four main causes of construction worker deaths (excluding highway collisions). In 2015, the Fatal Four were responsible for causing 602 of the 937 construction worker fatalities.
Knowing the main causes of con-struction worker deaths is good, but un-derstanding the sources that lead to these deaths allows owners to focus their safety training and toolbox talks on the deadliest areas of construction work.
For workers to become more aware of the many hazards that exist on a con-struction site, here are the top five pri-mary sources of construction worker deaths. The numbers are based on data from the 2015 Census of Fatal Occupa-tional Injuries (CFOI) compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).1. Highway Vehicles (192 fatal injuries)
GHighway vehicles are at the top of the list as being the main source of con-struction worker deaths. Freight hauling and utility trucks such as dump trucks, tractor-trailers and cement trucks were responsible for 92 construction worker deaths. Pickup trucks, another vehicle commonly associated with construction, were the source of 64 deaths.
Highway collisions and work zone
accidents were the primary causes of these fatalities. Construction worker deaths caused by roadway incidents in-volving motor vehicles totaled 136. Twenty-four of the 49 pedestrian vehicu-lar deaths were from workers being struck in work zones.2. Other Structural Elements (142 fatal injuries)
Of the 142 fatal injuries were other structural elements were the primary source of a fatal injury, 106 involved roofs. Of the 106 deaths involving roofs, 50 were attributed to roof edges. This is way training and establishing fall protec-tion such as guardrails, safety nets or per-sonal fall arrest systems is so important to keeping workers safe.3. Ladders (89 fatal injuries)
Ladders are another leading source of construction worker deaths. Movable ladder, which includes extension and step ladders, were the source of 65 of the 89 fatal injuries involving ladders.
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