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New California Laws for 2016 that Affect Contractors
Over 2700 bills were introduced by the California Legislature in the 2014-2015 session. Below are summaries of some of the more important bills affecting contractors in their roles as contractors, effective January 1, 2016 unless otherwise noted.
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- Driven by growth in the nonresidential sector, the value of October construction starts rose 13% from September to an annual rate of $591.1 billion, Dodge Data & Analytics reported. Construction starts were also up 10% year-to-date in October, at $551.9 billion.
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Tom Ritter
"Think Safe - Be Safe"
December Safety Tip
Our friends in the south east know severe weather. The University of Miami Mascot is named after the phenomenon and most can attest to the damage extreme weather can cause.
Most of the Hurricane prone population also knows that with proper preparation, the damage might be minimized if not totally mitigated; they also don't wait until the day the storm hits before scrambling for plywood and non-perishable food.
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Concrete Pier of Old SF Bay Bridge Demolished
Taking 200,000 pounds of dynamite,Caltrans has finally completed their demolition of the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.
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18 Hours to Pour Foundation
San Francisco will soon be home to the Salesforce Tower, making it the tallest building in the city. To start, the project needed some concrete.
In November, the project began with a massive concrete pour. It took 18 hours to pour concrete down a currently empty hole to create a 14 feet thick concrete slab.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Los Angeles is building the 1.9-mile Downtown Regional Connector that will connect with three other lines. However, utility issues have already consumed a good portion of the project's reserve fund, and changes have upped the cost, meaning that the $1.4 billion line will require about $130 million more.
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What's unusual about the project was that the span over the river used "Bridge-in-a-Backpack" technology. No, not the kind of backbacks kids take to school or the one used to hike the backcountry. The title more describes the technique that allows the bridge to be replaced in weeks, not months. That not only saved money, but greatly reduces the time traffic is affected.
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OAKLAND -- Years before last week's frightening collapse of an Interstate 880 overpass guardrail and chain-link fence onto evening rush-hour commuters, the state had declared the overcrossing outdated and dangerous.
But the $105 million project to replace it and an overcrossing just to the south has been slow to materialize, representative of the estimated $57 billion worth of backlogged state highway repairs and replacements that has become a subject of partisan impasse in the state Capitol.
Cars speed by under the 23rd Avenue overpass on Interstate 880 in Oakland, Calif.,
on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 where cement barriers have been put in place after about a hundred feet of railings fell on to 880. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
( Laura A. Oda )
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Comedy Corner
Free Advice?
A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party.
Their conversation was constantly interrupted by people describing their ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.
After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, "What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you're out of the office?"
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