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ENR California’s Top Specialty Contractor for 2015

Largo Concrete was named Engineering News Record California’s Top Specialty Contractor of the Year for 2015! Regional editors make this selection based on company revenue, innovation, philanthropy and safety. Largo also Ranked 1st in Concrete in California! Click the links below for the complete articles:

Top Specialty Contractor Feature Article:
Largo Concrete Builds a Solid Commitment.

Top Specialty Contractors Ranking:
2015 California Ranking

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PVJOBS Contractor of the Year Award

PVJOBS Contractor of the Year Award goes to Largo Concrete! PVJOBS works to place at-risk youth, adults, veterans and students in career-track employment in the construction and other industries in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Largo hired over 100 individuals through this program for the Runway, Playa Villas, Fountainview Gonda and USC Village projects and many of them went on to become indentured into the Carpenter and Cement Mason Unions. For more information check out their website: http://www.pvjobs.org/

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Chris Forster Receives the Sam Hobbs Award from the American Concrete Institute

As a testament to his 30 years of work in the concrete construction industry, and his contributions to the standards for concrete construction, the American Concrete Institute recently recognized Largo’s new Operations Manager, Chris Forster, with the Sam Hobbs Award.  The award was established in 1973, with the purpose of honoring Sam Hobbs, the founder of the ACI chapter system and significant contributor to the concrete industry. The award is made annually, if in the judgment of the Awards Committee there is a qualified recipient.

The purpose of the award is to recognize individual service to both the Southern California chapter of the ACI and the concrete industry overall.  Chris has been an active member of the ACI for 29 years, and his involvement has included positions on the ACI Activities Committee, Construction Liaison Committee and Committee 303-Architectural Cast-in-Place, along with serving as a past President of the Southern California chapter.

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Westfield Design-Build Parking Structure Wins ENR Top Projects Award of Merit!

Largo Concrete was recently awarded the ENR Top Projects “Award of Merit” for Specialty Contacting for the Westfield Century City Design-Build Parking Structure project. The structure will provide the retail facility an additional 561-stalls across five-levels of above grade and one-and-a-half levels of below grade parking. This two-bay wide, long-span parking structure utilizes a shear wall structural system and is designed with jump-ramps at the top and bottom to improve circulation. The cast-in-place spandrels on either side of the elevator core were poured with form-liners to create custom reveals in the façade.

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Largo Concrete Turns 25!

This year, Largo Concrete, Inc. celebrates its 25th anniversary as a company! From humble beginnings in Northern California to becoming one of the largest structural concrete contractors in the nation, Largo’s success is based on three basic principles: Quality workmanship, safe operations and conducting its business with integrity.

Founded in Campbell, California in 1989 by post-tensioning pioneer Hal Long and Senior Vice President Mark Carnathan, “Largo” is simply the Spanish translation of Hal’s family name. From its creation, Largo’s focus has always been elevated structural concrete structures, and Largo is currently ranked 6th nationally in ENR’s list of concrete specialty contractors, with over $211 million in revenue in 2013. Landmark projects such as the SFO long term parking structure, The Ritz Carlton at Half Moon Bay and Centennial Square at SFSU all contributed to the initial growth of the company.

In 1998, Largo opened its Southern California office and has since relocated its corporate headquarters to the Southern California office in Tustin under the supervision of current President, Ken Long. Largo’s expansion into the Southern California market came initially through large hospitality projects near Disneyland and parking podiums throughout Southern California. More recently, Largo completed such noteworthy projects as the architecturally stunning Segerstrom Concert Hall, the Skyline Towers and the massive Genesis solar power plant. The Northern California office continues to grow and has recently completed such projects as the Stanford University Bio-E/Chem-E building, the Verdant Apartments podium and the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

Over the past five years, Largo has expanded its operations to include offices in San Diego, California, Las Vegas, Nevada and Austin, Texas. Recently completed projects in these markets include the 22 story Harrah’s Rincon Hotel Tower expansion, the Shops at Summerlin Parking Structures and the Block 51, IBC Bank Tower. Largo has also expanded its services to include full-scope, design-build parking structures and such projects include the recently completed Westfield Century City parking structure and the Sony Studios parking structure and expansion in Culver City on which Largo is currently working.

As Largo looks forward to the next 25 years, it wishes to thank all of its employees, clients, partners, subcontractors and suppliers for all that they have contributed to making Largo’s first quarter century in business so successful. With over 850 employees committed to Largo’s success, Largo is confident that the quality work, safe operations and client satisfaction that led to its past success will allow it to have future success for many years to come. Largo thanks all of you for your continued support and looks forward to many more exciting years working with you in the future!

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CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014 – Quality of Life Award

Largo Concrete was recently recognized by the American Equipment Manufactures for our contribution to the Crescent Dunes Solar project in Tonopah, NV. Ted Rebelowski, Project Executive and Alfonso Campos, General Field Superintendent for Largo Concrete received the Quality of Life Award at the Construction Expo in Las Vegas this March. The award focuses on projects which improve the overall quality of life for communities all across the country and the individual contractors whose hard work makes these projects possible.

When complete the Crescent Dunes Solar Plant will provide up to 75,000 homes with clean energy during peak hours, generate $47 million in tax revenue over its first 10 years of operation, and create 4,300 direct and indirect jobs. Largo poured 9,348 caisson foundations over 7 months at the 2,700 acre site, nearly 71,000CY and 145 jobs at peak production. Working in extreme environments can pose unique challenges when it comes to manpower, equipment and the environment; all of which Largo familiar with over after completing 500MW of renewable plant experience.

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ENR Top Specialty Contractors Ranking

Engineering News Record ranked Largo Concrete 6th nationwide in Concrete in the 2013 edition of Top Specialty Contractors with $139 million in revenue last year. High-profile projects such as the Marriott in downtown Los Angeles, the Harrah’s Rincon Hotel Expansion and the Dodger Stadium Renovation were major contributors to the leap from 14th in concrete last year to 6th.

Largo is currently working on the Elan Apartments, G8 and Runway parking structure podiums in California. In Nevada, Largo is working on two multi-level, long-span parking structures at the Summerlin retail center, and in Austin, Texas construction on the 31-story Seaholm development began in October. Having recently been awarded three parking podiums at Playa Vista in west Los Angeles Largo posted revenue of $211 million in 2013.

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