19 Sep ENR Releases the Top 400 Sourcebook
ENR recently released their annual Top 400 Sourcebook which ranks companies by sector based on sector revenue, see Shimmick’s 2022 rankings....
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09 Aug Shimmick secures nearly $40 million in new contracts
Shimmick recently secured a $10 million for the Port of Tacoma. In Southern California, Shimmick secured a $12 million contract for a new pump plant for Caltrans...
26 Jul Devin Nordhagen, CPA Takes on Role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
We are pleased to announce Devin Nordhagen, CPA, assumes the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Shimmick Construction Company, Inc....
26 Jul Shimmick Hosts Discovery Day for High School Girls
Shimmick hosted its first ever Discovery Day for high school girls at the Golden Gate Bridge project. The students spent the day learning about different career paths women at Shimmick took to get to where they are today. ...
04 Mar Legacy Foundations Drills Record Breaking CIDH Pile on I-405 Freeway Improvements Design-Build
Legacy Foundations has recently set a new company record on the I-405 Freeway Improvements design-build, drilling a 12-foot-diameter, 201-foot-deep CIDH shaft with a cage weighing more than 365,000 pounds. A two-pump pour allowed Legacy to place 767 CY of concrete while extracting temporary sectional casing...
15 Feb Shimmick’s Bulk Bag Cofferdam Innovation Cuts Cowlitz Falls Barrier Dam Repair Project Schedule by One Third
Shimmick’s Cowlitz Falls Barrier Dam Repair project team has wrapped up their first season of in-water work and is well underway with preparation of the second in-water season, starting in July. The project entails inspection, repair, and reconstruction of the weir dam and apron slab,...
02 Feb CFX Team Reaches 5 million Hours Without a Lost-Time Injury
In December, the CFX project team reached 5 million hours—more than 10 years—without a lost-time injury or incident. The project operates out of 14 locations, with approximately 70 total lanes running per day. The team of 280-plus employees must maintain operations 24 hours a day,...
25 Jan Shimmick Featured in Capitol Currents Newsletter for Extensive Inland Waterway Work
Shimmick is a proud member of Waterways Council, Inc., supporting the council's essential inland waterways mission to serve the Corps and local communities. Recently, we were featured in WCI's Capitol Currents Newsletter, which highlighted our extensive inland waterway work. ...
22 Dec Shimmick Teams Join Forces on the 25th Avenue Grade Separation Project
After more than four years of work, the 25th Avenue Grade Separation project for owner Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board/Caltrain is reaching completion. The project involves multiple work scopes, including raising two miles of track (max of 24 feet) onto new MSE walls and bridges,...
20 Dec Shimmick Bayer Silica Quarry Team Reaches 28 years Without a Lost Time Accident
On December 9, Bayer Quarry reached a monumental safety milestone—28 years without lost-time accident. This long-term project has deep roots in our legacy company history, dating back to our time as Washington Construction, and has been a part of numerous legacy company changes over the...
14 Dec CFX Recognizes Five Star Field Employees for Customer Service Week
Last month, Central Florida Expressway (CFX) Toll Operations Project commemorated Customer Service Week by celebrating five “shining star” field employees, nominated by plaza managers for their outstanding customer service. Congrats to these award recipients and thanks to all you do for Shimmick and our customers! ...
03 Dec Legacy Foundations’ Mitigation Department Completes Challenging Mitigation Repair
Legacy Foundations’ Mitigation Department has completed a mitigation repair project to repair three 36-inch diameter piles on the Cottonwood Creek Bridge Replacement Project for Tulare County within a highly condensed timeline. ...
23 Nov Shimmick’s North City Pure Water Facility and Pump Station Projects – Providing Safe, Clean Drinking Water for Future Generations
The $356 million new North City Pure Water Facility and North City Pure Water Pump Station projects are part of the first phase of the City of San Diego’s Pure Water Program, designed to produce high-quality purified water for San Diegans while reducing their dependence...
21 Oct Legacy Foundations Takes on Hamner Avenue Bridge Replacement Project
Legacy Foundations is working closely with GC OHL on the $49.3 million Hamner Avenue Bridge Replacement project in Norco, CA over the Santa Anna River. The team is using a blend of oscillator/crane clam shell excavation and conventional drill rig drilling to drill 33 CIDH...
14 Oct Ten Legacy Foundations Employees Now Certified Crane Operators
Earlier this year, Legacy Foundations became an NCCCO official test site, allowing Legacy to host National Commission for the Certification of Crane and drill rig Operators (NCCCO) certification courses for the company. All 10 Legacy employees who took the exam passed, a true testament to...
04 Oct Legacy Foundations Featured in ADSC Magazine for LAX Automated People Mover Project
Legacy Foundations, Shimmick's drilling division, was recently featured in ADSC Magazine for their foundation work on the Automated People Mover (APM) project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). ...
27 Sep Smith Canal Gate Project Represents Shimmick’s Ingenuity
The $50M Smith Canal Gate project for San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency (SJAFCA) began in June of 2020 and involves the construction of a miter gate structure at the mouth of Smith Canal to decrease the risk of flooding in the surrounding community and...
16 Sep E320 Nears Project Completion
After nearly four years and 1.5 million manhours of work on behalf of the Shimmick-Parsons JV, the $321 million E320 South Bellevue Light Rail project is nearing substantial completion. ...
08 Sep The Chickamauga Lock Project: Looking Back and Moving Forward
The Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, TN is vital to the shipment of goods and connects 318 miles of navigable river upstream of the Chickamauga Dam with the Ohio River System and the Gulf of Mexico. According to Tennessee River Valley Association, roughly one million tons...
25 Aug Shimmick Joins STS & STSC Sponsorship Program as Ruby Sponsor
Shimmick has recently been named a Ruby Class Certification Sponsor, awarded by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) within the Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) and Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC) Sponsorship Program. The certification recognizes Shimmick’s advancement of safety through individual team certifications....
18 Aug Successful Launch of WSDOT’s Good To Go! Billing System and Customer Service Center
Several years in the making, on July 12, 2021, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) launched its new statewide Good To Go! billing system and customer service center. Shimmick is operating the new Good To Go! call center and back office that will eventually...
15 Aug Gilcrease Expressway Project Reaches 65 Percent Completion
The Gilcrease Expressway West project—a $259 million project in Tulsa, Oklahoma—has made significant progress since construction began in spring of 2020. The project is now 65 percent complete, with construction expected to peak over the next few months as all features of work are completing...
10 Aug Shimmick Receives Gold Shovel Standard Certification
Shimmick has received a Gold Shovel Standard (GSS) certification, what GSS calls “a widely-recognized indication of increased safety awareness and a commitment to continuous damage prevention improvement. Excavators that are members of the Gold Shovel Standard program rely on technology to measure safety and efficacy,...
29 Jul Shimmick’s Transit Group Continues Decades-Long Miami-Dade Fleet Overhaul Project
For more 18 years, Shimmick’s transit group, part of our O&M Division, has been performing complex program management work for Miami-Dade county’s DTPW. ...
16 Jul Legacy Foundations Partners with Local Fire Districts
The Eastvale, Norco, Riverside, and Corona fire districts visited Legacy Foundations’ Hamner Bridge Project in Southern California for two days where they conducted training, evaluated project hazards, and performed safety drills....
05 Jul Breaking Ground at History-Making Project for City of Antioch, CA
Members of Shimmick’s Northwest Division began mobilizing on March 15 for the $87 million City of Antioch Brackish Water Desalination Project, the first desalination plant project in the California Delta and only the second in the Bay Area. ...
27 Jun Complex Foothills WTP Pre-Treatment System Project Underway
Shimmick is currently conducting work on the Foothills Water Treatment Plant Pre-Treatment System project in Beverly Hills, CA. Shimmick is installing new pre-treatment systems to remove the sand before the water reaches the reverse osmosis treatment train, allowing the plant to once again be fully...
04 Jun OCWD Team Overcomes Wet Well Excavation Challenges
Over the past six months, the OCWD team has focused efforts on the excavation of a 40 foot by 60 foot by 35 foot pump station wet well, which will store water before it is pumped from the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) plant to...
26 May OCSD Project Completed with Zero Recordables or Lost Time!
As an internal Joint Venture between our MEP and Southwest divisions, Shimmick has recently completed the $50 million OCSD Sludge Dewatering and Odor Control Project in Huntington Beach, CA with zero recordables and zero lost time. Safety—of our employees, our partners, and our communities—is at...
26 Apr LaGrange Project Featured in ABC 7 Chicago News Segment
ABC 7 Chicago's "Built to Last" segment highlights the importance of the US inland waterway system that was primarily built and developed in the 1930's. ...
14 Apr Shimmick Team Praised by USACE for RDI Missouri River Levee System L-536
Nearly two years have passed since the L536 Levee System in Rock Port, Missouri was breached in five locations, devastating the local area and causing significant flooding to nearby farmland. As of early February, repair and construction is over 70% complete, with over 4.5 miles of new...
06 Apr Miramar Clearwells Improvement Project Nears Completion
After four and a half years, the Miramar Clearwells Improvement Project in San Diego is slated for completion at the end of April. The $94 million project will add 6 million gallons of capacity to the Miramar Facility, providing water to Northern San Diego....
05 Mar Great Work by Legacy Foundations Nearly Doubles Contract on LAX People Mover
LOS ANGELES, California—March 5, 2021—Legacy Foundations has secured additional foundations work on the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Automated People Mover Project, nearly doubling the contract since its inception in 2019. ...
26 Feb Shimmick’s Operation & Management Division Becomes Newest IBTTA Platinum Sponsor
OAKLAND, California – February 26, 2021 – Shimmick is excited to announce its IBTTA membership and platinum sponsorship. Formerly part of AECOM, Shimmick’s Operations & Management division operates and manages tolling agencies’ systems, customer service centers, and walk-in centers....
26 Feb RDI Missouri River Levee System Team Overcomes Clay Challenge
ROCK PORT, Missouri—February 26, 2021—Shimmick nears completion of the Rapid Disaster Infrastructure Missouri River Levee System L-536 project after a major innovation to heat frozen clay....
12 Feb Bayer Silica Quarry Contract Extended After 27 Years Without a Lost Time Incident
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho—February 12, 2021—Shimmick kicked off another three-year contract extension for the Bayer Silica Quarry. The project team has worked 27 years without a lost-time accident and 15.5 years without a recordable incident. ...
04 Feb Members of USACE and Congressman Fleischmann Visit Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—February 4, 2021—Members of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Congressman Chuck Fleischmann toured the Chickamauga Lock Chamber Replacement project on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. ...