DOT back to drawing board for 'Q bridge'
Ed Stannard - 12/29/2006
The rebuilding of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, and the anticipated traffic jams, are of intense interest to most Greater New Haven residents, but when it comes to actually building it, no one apparently wants the job.
Ed Stannard - 12/29/2006
The rebuilding of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, and the anticipated traffic jams, are of intense interest to most Greater New Haven residents, but when it comes to actually building it, no one apparently wants the job.
Panel to oversee Tutor-Saliba work
Patrick McGreevy - 12/23/2006
Stepping in on a project that is already over-budget, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Friday that he was appointing an independent project advisory committee to oversee construction of a new headquarters for the Police Department.
Patrick McGreevy - 12/23/2006
Stepping in on a project that is already over-budget, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Friday that he was appointing an independent project advisory committee to oversee construction of a new headquarters for the Police Department.
Jury rules against Tutor in transit agency suit
Staff - 12/22/2006
There's been a ruling against construction giant Tutor-Saliba in its decade-long, multimillion-dollar legal feud with the L-A County M-T-A.
Staff - 12/22/2006
There's been a ruling against construction giant Tutor-Saliba in its decade-long, multimillion-dollar legal feud with the L-A County M-T-A.
Tutor firm fleeces public again
Staff - 12/19/2006
A Superior Court judge has ordered three public contractors to pay the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $446,600 for ripping off taxpayers. And it should surprise no one that two of those three companies have the words "Tutor-Saliba" in their titles.
Staff - 12/19/2006
A Superior Court judge has ordered three public contractors to pay the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $446,600 for ripping off taxpayers. And it should surprise no one that two of those three companies have the words "Tutor-Saliba" in their titles.
Tutor must pay overbilling penalties
Staff - 12/19/2006
A construction company and two other firms must pay $450,000 for overbilling the county's transit agency for work done on a subway line, a Superior Court jury found.
Staff - 12/19/2006
A construction company and two other firms must pay $450,000 for overbilling the county's transit agency for work done on a subway line, a Superior Court jury found.
Inaugural cash pouring in
Kevin Yamamura - 12/16/2006
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has received at least $640,000 in contributions to celebrate his second inauguration in January, including donations from health insurers and construction firms with agendas at the Capitol next year, according to a donor list released Friday.
Kevin Yamamura - 12/16/2006
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has received at least $640,000 in contributions to celebrate his second inauguration in January, including donations from health insurers and construction firms with agendas at the Capitol next year, according to a donor list released Friday.
Concrete empire's shaky ground
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 07/09/2006
Ricardo Ramirez seemed an unlikely success story: At 57, the former Marine Corps judo instructor had spent more than 20 years as a paving contractor and had little to show for it but a long string of lawsuits, business failures and bankruptcies.
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 07/09/2006
Ricardo Ramirez seemed an unlikely success story: At 57, the former Marine Corps judo instructor had spent more than 20 years as a paving contractor and had little to show for it but a long string of lawsuits, business failures and bankruptcies.
Policing city contracts
Staff - 07/06/2006
The Los Angeles Board of Public Works is right to be concerned that the only construction company to bid on the new police headquarters was Tutor-Saliba.
Staff - 07/06/2006
The Los Angeles Board of Public Works is right to be concerned that the only construction company to bid on the new police headquarters was Tutor-Saliba.
LA officials examine Tutor-Saliba bid
Staff - 06/29/2006
L.A. officials are discussing a fresh round of bids for the new LAPD headquarters after just one company offered a proposal for the project.
Staff - 06/29/2006
L.A. officials are discussing a fresh round of bids for the new LAPD headquarters after just one company offered a proposal for the project.
Tutor-Saliba to pay SF $19 million
Charlie Goodyear - 02/24/2006
Construction giant Tutor-Saliba Corp. has agreed to pay $19 million to settle claims that it overcharged for building the international terminal at San Francisco's airport and violated city minority-contracting laws, officials said Thursday.
Charlie Goodyear - 02/24/2006
Construction giant Tutor-Saliba Corp. has agreed to pay $19 million to settle claims that it overcharged for building the international terminal at San Francisco's airport and violated city minority-contracting laws, officials said Thursday.
Tutor-Saliba low bids LAX project
Jennifer Oldham - 08/24/2005
Tutor-Saliba Corp., the construction firm that recently fought with Los Angeles airport officials over problems with a new parking structure, submitted the lowest bid Tuesday to rebuild the southernmost runway at Los Angeles International Airport.
Jennifer Oldham - 08/24/2005
Tutor-Saliba Corp., the construction firm that recently fought with Los Angeles airport officials over problems with a new parking structure, submitted the lowest bid Tuesday to rebuild the southernmost runway at Los Angeles International Airport.
UCLA hospital mired in Tutor delays
Charles Ornstein - 03/07/2005
If all had gone according to plan, construction would have finished five months ago on a gleaming new hospital at UCLA's Westwood campus, a state-of-the-art facility covered in 15,000 stone panels quarried in Italy.
Charles Ornstein - 03/07/2005
If all had gone according to plan, construction would have finished five months ago on a gleaming new hospital at UCLA's Westwood campus, a state-of-the-art facility covered in 15,000 stone panels quarried in Italy.
Tutor faces fine for bridge death
Carla Bova - 01/29/2005
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited a construction firm for violating state workplace safety regulations after an ironworker on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge fell to his death last summer.
Carla Bova - 01/29/2005
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has cited a construction firm for violating state workplace safety regulations after an ironworker on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge fell to his death last summer.
$63 million award of damages tossed out
Bob Egelko - 01/29/2005
A state appeals court has overturned $63 million in damages and attorneys' fees awarded to Los Angeles subway officials against construction giant Tutor-Saliba in a suit similar to San Francisco's claim of fraud and overbilling against the company in a big airport contract.
Bob Egelko - 01/29/2005
A state appeals court has overturned $63 million in damages and attorneys' fees awarded to Los Angeles subway officials against construction giant Tutor-Saliba in a suit similar to San Francisco's claim of fraud and overbilling against the company in a big airport contract.
$30-Million Verdict Against Tutor-Saliba Is Overturned
Ted Rohrlich - 01/27/2005
A state Court of Appeal has overturned a $30-million verdict against public works giant Tutor-Saliba, ruling that the builder did not receive a fair trial in its long-running dispute with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over subway construction costs.
Ted Rohrlich - 01/27/2005
A state Court of Appeal has overturned a $30-million verdict against public works giant Tutor-Saliba, ruling that the builder did not receive a fair trial in its long-running dispute with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over subway construction costs.
Tutor clouded business at Van Nuys Airport
Staff - 07/21/2004
With apologies to William Shakespeare, there's something rotten in Van Nuys. It's the stench of pay-to-play politics that has shrouded airport deals so heavily it's a wonder aircraft can take off and land at all.
Staff - 07/21/2004
With apologies to William Shakespeare, there's something rotten in Van Nuys. It's the stench of pay-to-play politics that has shrouded airport deals so heavily it's a wonder aircraft can take off and land at all.
Delgadillo reviews Tutor-Saliba work on FlyAway
James Nash - 06/18/2004
Ratcheting up pressure on the contractor accused of bungling the FlyAway expansion at Van Nuys Airport, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has hired a structural engineer to investigate problems with the parking structure.
James Nash - 06/18/2004
Ratcheting up pressure on the contractor accused of bungling the FlyAway expansion at Van Nuys Airport, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has hired a structural engineer to investigate problems with the parking structure.
LA Threatens to end T-S contract
Jennifer Oldham - 06/08/2004
City officials took the first step Monday toward removing contractor Tutor-Saliba Corp. from a park-and-ride project in the San Fernando Valley that has been plagued by construction defects that may force the city to tear down the five-story parking garage.
Jennifer Oldham - 06/08/2004
City officials took the first step Monday toward removing contractor Tutor-Saliba Corp. from a park-and-ride project in the San Fernando Valley that has been plagued by construction defects that may force the city to tear down the five-story parking garage.
FlyAway-terminal updates Tutor-Saliba
James Nash - 05/11/2004
Concerned about continued problems in the construction of a parking garage at the Van Nuys FlyAway terminal, city airport commissioners have called for weekly updates on the $41 million project.
James Nash - 05/11/2004
Concerned about continued problems in the construction of a parking garage at the Van Nuys FlyAway terminal, city airport commissioners have called for weekly updates on the $41 million project.
Tutor bonded by school ties?
Beth Barrett - 05/09/2004
Contractors who already have agreements worth more than $250 million to build and modernize Los Angeles Unified schools -- and stand to get much more -- contributed nearly a quarter of the campaign funds to pass the latest $3.87 billion bond measure, a Daily News analysis found.
Beth Barrett - 05/09/2004
Contractors who already have agreements worth more than $250 million to build and modernize Los Angeles Unified schools -- and stand to get much more -- contributed nearly a quarter of the campaign funds to pass the latest $3.87 billion bond measure, a Daily News analysis found.