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
TypePrivate
IndustryConstruction
Founded1907 (1907)
FounderCarl E. Overaa
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Gerald D. Overaa
(CEO)
Christopher Manning
(President)
Revenue$235 million (2011)[1]
Number of employees
350 (2012)[1]
Websitewww.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:

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.
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