Overaa Construction

Overaa Construction is an American family-owned construction company based in Richmond, California, which provides general contracting and design/build services in Northern California.[2][3] It is one of the largest contractors in California[4][5] and since 1993, has been listed among ENR's top 400 contractors in the US.[6]

Overaa Construction

Type	Private
Industry	Construction
Founded	1907 (1907)
Founder	Carl E. Overaa
Headquarters	Richmond, California , United States
Key people	Gerald D. Overaa (CEO) Christopher Manning (President)
Revenue	$235 million (2011)[1]
Number of employees	350 (2012)[1]
Website	www.overaa.com

Overaa Construction has a self-performing concrete capability. The company crews perform about 600,000 man-hours on average each year, three fourths of which are concrete work.[3]

History

The company was established in 1907 by a Norwegian immigrant and carpenter Carl E. Overaa, who committed himself to rebuilding the Bay Area after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.[2][7]

Jerry (Gerald) Overaa, Carl Overaa's grandson, joined the firm in 1966. As of 2014, he works in the company as its Chief Executive Officer.[1]

After the Great Recession the company worked on a number of projects supported by funds of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, including two projects for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.[8][9] In 2010, Overaa Construction logged the highest amount of man-hours among general contractors in Northern California.[9]

In March 2011, Christopher Manning, who worked at the company for 25 years, was appointed president after Peter Kappelhoff retired.[2]

Notable projects

Overaa has completed many notable construction projects throughout California. Among them are:

• UC San Francisco Parking Structure. It features a design reminiscent of DNA fingerprinting. It received the Merit Award in the AIA San Francisco Design Awards competition in 2006.[10]
• Lafayette Library and Learning Center building completed in 2009.[11]
• Richmond City Hall renovation. It was part of the $78-million Richmond Civic Center Revitalization project in which Overaa Construction received primary contract for the City Hall's seismic upgrade, building envelope repair and interior renovation. The revitalization project won the "Best of 2009" awards in Northern California by the California Construction magazine in two categories: "Overall Top Project" and "Best of Government/Public".[12]
• Las Positas College, Center for the Arts completed in 2010.[13]
• Mission Bay Block 27 Parking Structure. It received the Citation Award in the AIA San Francisco Design Awards competition in 2010.[14]
• Advanced Light Source User Support Building at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) completed in 2010. The 31,000-square-foot building became the second one to receive LEED Gold rating at the LBNL.[2][15] About 10 percent of the building is made from recycled material.[16]
• Hearst Greek Theatre seismic upgrade and expansion completed in May 2012.[17]
• Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant (SRWTP) and E. A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant (EAFWTP) rehabilitation, a $113-million project started in 2013.[18]

References

1. Torres, Blanca (April 27, 2012). "Jerry Overaa CEO, C. Overaa & Co". San Francisco Business Times. Richmond: American City Business Journals. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
2. Jones, Kathryn. "Over and Above". Construction Today (May 2011): 72–73. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
3. "Passion for Concrete". Concrete Construction. Hanley Wood Media. July 1, 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
4. "ENR California Top Contractors". ENR. August 12, 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
5. "ENR California Top Contractors Sectors". ENR. July 30, 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
6. "The Top 400 Contractors". ENR. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
7. Lusia, Andrew Santa. "A Versatile Foundation for Business". North American Builders (Spring 2014): 56–59. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
8. "Contract: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE". ProPublica. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
9. Diesing, Genevieve. "'FLEX'ing Their Might". North American Builders (Spring 2013): 66–68. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
10. "UC San Francisco Parking Structure wins Merit Award". AIA San Francisco. 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
11. "Overaa, Killefer Flammang start Lafayette Library". California Construction. McGraw-Hill. August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
12. "Richmond Civic Center Revitalization". California Construction. McGraw-Hill Construction (December 2009): 5–6. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
13. David, Silva (August 2009). "Three projects under way at Livermore's Las Positas College". California Construction. McGraw-Hill Construction. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
14. "Mission Bay Block 27 Parking Structure wins Citation Award". AIA San Francisco. 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
15. "Lab Garners Second LEED Gold Certification With User Support Building". Today at Berkeley Lab. LBNL. February 21, 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
16. Brown, Steven E. F. (September 7, 2010). "Berkeley Lab building to open early, saving $500,000". San Francisco Business Times. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
17. "Award of Merit, Renovation/Restoration: UC Berkeley's Hearst Greek Theatre". ENR California. McGraw-Hill Construction. November 27, 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
18. Harris, Jim. "Overaa Construction - Sacramento Water Treatment Plants Rehabilitation". Energy & Infrastructure (Spring 2014): 60–63. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

External links

• Official website