Mar 02, 1999

Seatran

Richard Miller has been appointed director of the Roadway Structures Division of Seatran. Miller has worked for the division for 20 years and is a professional civil engineer. He recently oversaw the city's largest bridge projects, including a $23 million six-year program to strengthen 24 key bridges to withstand a major earthquake. His primary goal as new director is to secure some of the more than $350 million needed for work on Seattle's aging bridges.

Berschauer Phillips

Jerry O. Oetgen has joined Berschauer Phillips Construction Co. as chief estimator, design build. Oetgen has over 30 years of construction, design and estimating experience. He worked for Lugo Construction and Rushforth Construction before coming to Olympia-based Berschauer Phillips.

BFC Frontier

Growth in BFC Frontier's commercial construction operations has lead to new staff and promotions at the Lynnwood contractor. The new hires include Danny Rampt, a project manager, and Jack Long, a project superintendent. Kathy Friess was promoted to the newly-created position of executive administrative assistant. She has been a contract administrator at BFC for over two years. Rampt has worked as a project manager and estimator throughout the U.S. since 1986. He holds a civil engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is working on LDS church projects in Port Orchard and Bainbridge Island, and an office project in Kirkland. Long studied construction management at the University of Minnesota and currently supervises construction of the Safeway Plaza project in Maple Valley. He has over 17 years of field supervisory experience.

Valley Quality Homes

Valley Quality Homes of Sunnyside has been recognized as the state's 1998 Energy Efficient Builder of the Year by the Washington State University Cooperative Extension Energy Program. The award was made last month in recognition of the builder's dedication to the production of Super Good Cents & Natural Choice homes -- which feature superior insulation, state-of-the-art windows and high-quality ventilation systems. They also use about 30 percent less heat than manufactured homes built to the national code.

Feb 23, 1999

Babler Brothers

Dennis E. Bunday has been appointed chief financial officer and vice president of finance at Portland's Babler Brothers. Bunday has over 25 years of experience in the financial and ac- counting fields. Babler has a local office in Tacoma.

ASCC

The American Society of Concrete Contractors recently presented a slew of awards to its members, including two Pacific Northwest ompanies. They included Cameron Contracting of Spokane for the Zero Lost Time Accident Achievement award and Marion Construction of Salem, Ore., for the Safety Improvement award. Both companies also won certificates of recognition for their incidence rates, which were below the national average.