C. C. Myers
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C.C. Myers, Inc. is a Rancho Cordova, California
based construction company specializing in building highways and bridges. Started in 1977 by Clinton C. Myers, the company has since converted to an Employee Owned, or ESOP company.
, CA. As the company grew, it completed over 250 projects and over 1,000 bridges.
In 1989, after the Loma Prieta earthquake
, C.C. Myers, Inc. crews working near the Cypress Freeway were some of the first people on the scene of the collapsed freeway. They assisted in shoring up the structure while rescue efforts were underway for people trapped in the collapsed section of freeway.
The company was awarded an emergency contract by the California Department of Transportation Caltrans in the aftermant of the earthquake to rebuild a section of Highway 1 where it crosses Struve Slough. This was the beginning of C.C. Myers, Inc.'s reputation as an emergency contractor.
In 1994, the Northridge earthquake
in Southern California damaged four bridges on the Santa Monica Freeway in Los Angeles. C.C. Myers, Inc. won the contract to replace them. The contract specified that the work had to be completed in 140 days, and the State of California, understanding the loss to the LA economy that was caused by the freeway being down, offered a $200,000 per day bonus for each day prior to the 140 days that the bridge opened. With the cooperation and extra effort from Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles, the workers, and even the citizens of LA, the company completed the job in 66 days, a full 74 days ahead of schedule. The $14.8M bonus is the largest early completion bonus paid by Caltrans. The closure of the freeway was estimated to cost the economy of the area as much as $1M per day.
In 2005 C.C. Myers started looking toward retirement. The end result of his work was a strong company that bore his name, and wanting the legacy to continue, he gave the company to his employees through an ESOP transaction. C.C. Myers, Inc. employees now own their own company. Myers himself was recently forced to declare personal bankruptcy
over an unrelated personal business venture, but this does not affect the construction company.
As C.C. Myers, Inc. grew, so did its share of emergency work. By its 34th year in business, C.C. Myers, Inc. will have completed 19 emergency projects. In 2007, the speedy Macarthur Maze
rebuild garnered a $5M bonus for opening the collapsed freeway 27 days ahead of the deadline.
El Toro "Y" Interchange
(I-5/I-405) Orange County
Walnut Creek Interchange (I-680
/SR-24
) Walnut Creek, CA
San Francisco International Airport Ramps
American River Bridge, Folsom, CA
Temporary Bypass Structure, San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Russian River Bridge (SR-128
), Geyserville, CA
Galena Creek Bridge
(I-580), Reno, NV
MacArthur Maze Repair (I-580), Oakland, CA
Bay Bridge Roll-Out Roll-In, San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
, San Francisco, CA
Fix I-5, Sacramento, CA
US-50 Echo Summit
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
based construction company specializing in building highways and bridges. Started in 1977 by Clinton C. Myers, the company has since converted to an Employee Owned, or ESOP company.
History
Founded on January 31, 1977, C.C. Myers, Inc. started as a civil construction bridge building company from its first project at Emigrant GapEmigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap is a gap in a ridge on the California Trail as it crosses the Sierra Nevada, to the west of what is now known as Donner Pass. Here the cliffs are so steep that, back in the 1840s, the pioneers on their way to California had to lower their wagons on ropes in order to continue.The...
, CA. As the company grew, it completed over 250 projects and over 1,000 bridges.
In 1989, after the Loma Prieta earthquake
Loma Prieta earthquake
The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of '89 and the World Series Earthquake, was a major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area of California on October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time...
, C.C. Myers, Inc. crews working near the Cypress Freeway were some of the first people on the scene of the collapsed freeway. They assisted in shoring up the structure while rescue efforts were underway for people trapped in the collapsed section of freeway.
The company was awarded an emergency contract by the California Department of Transportation Caltrans in the aftermant of the earthquake to rebuild a section of Highway 1 where it crosses Struve Slough. This was the beginning of C.C. Myers, Inc.'s reputation as an emergency contractor.
In 1994, the Northridge earthquake
Northridge earthquake
The Northridge earthquake was a massive earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 04:31 Pacific Standard Time in Reseda, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, lasting for about 10–20 seconds...
in Southern California damaged four bridges on the Santa Monica Freeway in Los Angeles. C.C. Myers, Inc. won the contract to replace them. The contract specified that the work had to be completed in 140 days, and the State of California, understanding the loss to the LA economy that was caused by the freeway being down, offered a $200,000 per day bonus for each day prior to the 140 days that the bridge opened. With the cooperation and extra effort from Caltrans, the City of Los Angeles, the workers, and even the citizens of LA, the company completed the job in 66 days, a full 74 days ahead of schedule. The $14.8M bonus is the largest early completion bonus paid by Caltrans. The closure of the freeway was estimated to cost the economy of the area as much as $1M per day.
In 2005 C.C. Myers started looking toward retirement. The end result of his work was a strong company that bore his name, and wanting the legacy to continue, he gave the company to his employees through an ESOP transaction. C.C. Myers, Inc. employees now own their own company. Myers himself was recently forced to declare personal bankruptcy
Personal bankruptcy
Personal bankruptcy is a procedure which, in certain jurisdictions, allows an individual to declare bankruptcy. In other jurisdictions, bankruptcies are reserved for corporations.-Canada:...
over an unrelated personal business venture, but this does not affect the construction company.
As C.C. Myers, Inc. grew, so did its share of emergency work. By its 34th year in business, C.C. Myers, Inc. will have completed 19 emergency projects. In 2007, the speedy Macarthur Maze
MacArthur Maze
The MacArthur Maze refers to the large freeway interchange located near the eastern end of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge in Oakland, California and is the largest freeway interchange in the world...
rebuild garnered a $5M bonus for opening the collapsed freeway 27 days ahead of the deadline.
Notable Projects
Harbor Freeway (Route 110) Los Angeles - Elevated HOV LanesEl Toro "Y" Interchange
El Toro Y
The El Toro "Y" is a freeway interchange in southern Orange County, California where the Santa Ana Freeway, Interstate 5, and the San Diego Freeway, Interstate 405 merge...
(I-5/I-405) Orange County
Walnut Creek Interchange (I-680
Interstate 680 (California)
Interstate 680 is a north–south Interstate Highway in Northern California. It curves around the eastern cities of the San Francisco Bay Area from San Jose to Interstate 80 at Cordelia, bypassing cities along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay such as Oakland and Richmond while serving...
/SR-24
California State Route 24
State Route 24 in the U.S. state of California is a heavily-traveled east–west freeway in the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California that runs from the Interstate 580/Interstate 980 interchange in Oakland to the Interstate 680 junction in Walnut Creek...
) Walnut Creek, CA
San Francisco International Airport Ramps
American River Bridge, Folsom, CA
Temporary Bypass Structure, San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Russian River Bridge (SR-128
California State Route 128
State Route 128 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting the Mendocino coast to the Central Valley through the state's Wine Country.-Route description:...
), Geyserville, CA
Galena Creek Bridge
Galena Creek Bridge
The Galena Creek Bridge is a concrete arch bridge under construction south of Reno, Nevada. The bridge is part of a new freeway construction project that will connect Reno south to the state capital of Carson City via a future extension of Interstate 580....
(I-580), Reno, NV
MacArthur Maze Repair (I-580), Oakland, CA
Bay Bridge Roll-Out Roll-In, San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge is a pair of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay of California, in the United States. Forming part of Interstate 80 and of the direct road route between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries approximately 270,000 vehicles per day on its two decks...
, San Francisco, CA
Fix I-5, Sacramento, CA
US-50 Echo Summit
External links
- Company website
- C.C. Myers, Inc. LinkedIn Page
- Lessons for post-Katrina reconstruction, by Peter Philips, Economic Policy InstituteEconomic Policy InstituteThe Economic Policy Institute is a 501 non-profit, liberal, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy...
- Put C.C. Myers or someone like him in charge of Iraq, by John T. ReedJohn T. ReedJohn T. Reed is an American author and investor. He is a former real estate investor who has authored and self-published books on real estate investing, football coaching, baseball coaching, success, and self-publishing...
- I-580 Galena Creek Webcams
- Presidio Parkway Webcam
- US-50 Echo Summit Project