McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s leading education facility builders, has been awarded the contract for the construction management of the new 150,000-square-foot, four-story Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), in La Jolla, Calif.
McCarthy News
01 Aug 09
Newsletter Goes Green With New Summer Edition
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has introduced its new ‘green’ client newsletter, Insights That BuildSM. It’s all part of the company’s goal of Leaving Green Footprints®, a 10-year old program aimed at reducing McCarthy’s carbon footprint. The first electronic edition includes valuable thought-leading content including:
How to get the best final cost on your next project
by Mike Bolen, Chairman and CEO
‘Conventional wisdom’ says that owners can’t have it all. In fact-by taking the right approach-you can turn an old saying into a smarter strategy: ‘Good, fast and cheap: pick all three.’
Design management – why owners get a better result
by Jim Mynott, Director of Design Management
In this economic climate, execution time from proposal to start of construction can be a deciding factor for project funding. A design management approach can help—and it maximizes other owner advantages.
Five things you should ask your contractor about quality
by Chad Dorgan, Vice President, Quality
There are few words in construction that are more used – or more misused – than the word “quality.” To understand what it means to YOUR construction project, you and your contractor need to talk.
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24 Jul 09
McCarthy Expands Into Utah
McCarthy announces the opening of an office in Salt Lake City, Utah, taking another step forward to becoming the “Best Builder in America.” A community-based builder with national expertise, McCarthy is 100% employee owned. The new office begins a long-term community presence in the intermountain region and will be led by Scott Christiansen, a 32-year veteran in the Utah construction industry.
15 Jul 09
Preconstruction Services Underway for New Campus Fire Station
McCarthy has begun preconstruction services on the new 15,000-square-foot College of Southern Nevada (CSN) Fire Station. McCarthy was recently awarded the $5.5 million project by the city of Las Vegas and CSN and will serve as Construction Manager at Risk (”CMAR”) throughout the construction of the project.
01 Jul 09
Contract Awarded for New Miramar College Parking Structure and LEED Platinum Designed Police Substation
McCarthy, one of the nation’s leading parking structure builders, has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of a new 828-car parking structure and an adjacent 6,000-gross-square-foot police substation at Miramar College, located in the Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch area of San Diego.
