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Go-go-go schedule at Pittsburg High Juan Ferruzco, Local 405; Alberto Gonzalez, Local 405; Kalen Canfield, Local 405; Marquise Simpson, Local 22; and Ray Gipaya, Local 217. "It’s all about getting the kids in here in September," says S.J. Amoroso general superintendent Jim Halloran, describing the "very aggressive" schedule and "go-go-go" style in play at the site of the $70 million Pittsburg High School construction project. "There’s no way a non-union contractor could get this done," says Halloran, president of Carpenters Local 22, San Francisco, and a member of the NCCRC Executive Committee. The project is being completed under a Project Stabilization Agreement with the Pittsburg Unified School District, and financed by a bond issue voted by district residents—with the help of the Carpenters Union and the Contra Costa County Building and Construction Trades Council. "I can’t say enough about the subs," says Halloran. "They’ve all bought in to the main program—quality, professionalism, safety."  T-3 foreman Mike Anderson, Local 152, and O’Donnell foreman Candido Ramirez, Local 9144. Foundation work began in February 2009. With its 125 classrooms and offices, courtyard and huge tilt-up gymnasium, the project is right on schedule for a fall opening. "We’ve got 70 of the classrooms ready for case work and finishing. We’re already working on the site construction." It’s all about coordination. "There was an enormous amount of pre-planning for this job, before we built our first form," says Halloran. "And the subs are totally bought in to the schedule. They’ve put their best people on the job, and they’ve kept them here. They’ve got enough management staff here to make it work. "Even the scaffolding company is keeping two people on the job every day so that we are completely flexible," Halloran says.  Greg Eastwood, Local 713; Mike Erickson, Local 2236; Tony Gimberling, Local 9068; and Brad Graham, Local 9068.  Mike Gallinetti, Local 152, installing T-frame grid. It’s all getting done with Amoroso’s usual concern for safety. "They really have their act together on safety," says Boyett foreman Mike Erickson. "Their standards are stricter than OSHA. We’ve had one issue, and that was just someone having something in his eye!"  Marquise Simpson, Local 22.Boyett Construction is running the drywall and metal studs work. T-3 is putting in the acoustic ceilings, and O’Donnell Construction is running the lathing work. Landmark will be doing the cabinet work. F. Rodgers is putting in the insulation, and Brand Scaffold is putting up and tearing down scaffolds. Amoroso is doing its own concrete form work. All in all, there are as many as 40 carpenters, lathers and drywall workers on the job, among the nearly 100 tradespeople working. The gymnasium alone was a major challenge. "We started the slab in August, built the panels in August right here on the slab, and hoisted them in October," says assistant superintendent Tim Corbin, Local 405. "It’s typical of everything we’ve been able to do here. The laydown was limited by the amount of space we had, so all the trades needed to work closely together to make it happen in the time we had."  The T-3 crew. Chris Guerra, Local 405; Mike Gallinetti, Local 152; Mike Anderson, Local 152.; and Rico Patron, Local 713.  Jim Halloran, Amoroso Project Superintendent, President of Local 22, member of NCCRC Executive Committee.  Jorge Villalpando, is a fourth-period apprentice with Local 9068.  Tim Corbin, Local 405, assistant superintendent, Boyett Construction.  Robert Buzzard, Local 152. |
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