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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2008

Earth Tech wins award

Long Beach, Calif.-based Earth Tech Inc.-- provider of consulting, engineering and construction services -- received the Frances Perkins Vanguard Award for excellence in the utilization of women-owned small businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2006

Contractors Feel Strain of Tight Transit Markets

Four contractor executives talk about the challenges they face in expanding the volume of transit service operated by the private sector. Key hurdles include fixation on price, labor concerns and cutthroat competition for marketshare.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2004

West coast contractors win Oceanside, Calif., rail contracts

Joint venture firm awarded pact for construction of Sprinter mainline and station package.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2004

Amtrak mismanaged high-speed project, GAO says

Amtrak President David Gunn said that the General Accounting Office report ignored the railroad's problems with contractors.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2004

UTA employs two contractors to build rail line

Stacy and Whitbeck, of San Francisco, and St. Joseph, Mo.-based Herzog will work together to build commuter rail line.

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Articlesby StaffMay 1, 2003

Transit agency avoids tripping over school service

Under FTA rules, transit agencies cannot engage in bus operations that are exclusively for the transportation of students and thereby compete with school bus contractors.

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