CALIFORNIA ERECTORS

ABOUT US

California Erectors (CEI) is an AISC Advanced Certified Steel Erector formed in 1964.  The mission of the founders and shared by subsequent shareholders is to be the premier steel erector in California.

CEI is a privately held corporation licensed in California.  CEI has a wide range of experience that enables us to handle any project involving structural steel and miscellaneous iron in the most efficient way.  Throughout our history, CEI has safely and successfully installed over a 1,000 projects which had millions of bolts and weld metal.  As a result, Cal Erectors has received numerous awards for safety, performance and professionalism from owners, general contractors and within our industry.

We pride ourselves in recruiting and consistently retaining the industry’s finest talent as part of our team.  In an industry known to have high turnover rates for field positions, we have managed to differentiate ourselves by retaining almost 100% of our core group since 1999.

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All employees at CEI, most with 15 to 20 years’ experience, take pride in the high quality of our work and are ready to apply our expertise to your next project.  At Cal Erectors,

“we say what we do and do what we say.”

SAFETY

“Our goal is an injury-free workplace where everyone goes home safely while completing challenging projects on time and within budget. “

To help us meet this guiding principle, California Erectors is committed to extensive training of employees and supervision.  It starts with ownership that is committed to Safety and Quality.  At CEI,  we empower employees using the correct equipment with specific expectations to complete the job safely and efficiently without sacrificing quality.

Our Superintendents facilitate weekly safety tailgates at a minimum and they are specific to steel construction.  We also do job site specific training identifying and eliminating the specific issues on that job site.  Issues and solutions that benefit the entire organization are distributed and shared with the entire workforce.
California Erectors has also adopted and implemented a Drug-Free Workplace Program which includes random testing.  This was done with full cooperation of local unions.
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California Erectors utilizes an outside consultant to review and supplement our efforts.  Jobsite audits are done frequently by our Safety Manager and we request our insurance company to audit the jobsites to provide a different perspective.   All of this is done with the full support of ownership including review of performance from the apprentice to ownership.  These efforts have resulted in behavioral changes such as implementing 100% tie off above 6 feet on all jobsites.

Our Services

We work with a variety of clients on very diverse projects.  Whether it be design build or competitive bid projects, California Erectors has a staff of qualified Estimators, Project Managers, Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI’s) and Registered Professional Engineers ready to meet your needs. 

Our field workforce is highly trained including D1.8 certified welders (Seismic Structural Welding Code). Projects include airport/train terminals, auditoriums, bridges, air craft hangers, high rise buildings/structures, hospitals, hotels, manufacturing facilities, office/retail buildings, schools, stadiums and a variety of other types of steel structures such as retrofits.

High rise structures
Office/Retail buildings
Bridge/Transportation projects
Government/Public work projects
Stadium/Sporting Event projects
Structures with unbonded braces
SidePlate & Moment framed
Hospitals/Medical projects
Industrial/Manufacturing buildings
Airport/Hanger Projects
Seismic Retrofits


Project Portfolio

Open Office Space

2 Buildings, 7 Levels Each, 292,000 Square Feet, 3370 Tons. Location: Sunnyvale, CA Completed in 2022

Corporate Headquarters

10-Story Office Building, 681,000 Sq.Ft, 7,223 Tons
Location: San Jose, CA
Completed in 2014

22-Story Office Building

22-Story Office Building, 820,000 Sq.Ft, 7,900 Tons Location: Sacramento, CA Completed in 2019

4-Story Data Center

4-Story Data Center, 212,600 Sq.Ft, 2,740 Tons
Location: Santa Clara, CA Completed in 2019

Event Center

Two 12 Story Office Buildings, 580,000 Sq.Ft, 5,528 Tons Location: San Francisco, CA Completed in 2018

5Story Office Building

Office Building, 150,000 Sq.Ft., 975 Tons
Location: Sunnyvale, CA Completed in 2019

10-Story Office / Lab Building

22-Story Office Building, 820,000 Sq.Ft, 7,900 Tons Location: Sacramento, CA Completed in 2019

6 & 11-Story Office Buildings

6-Story & 11-Story Office Buildings, 437,252 Sq.Ft, 5,878 Tons Location: Mission Bay in San Francisco, CA Completed in 2018

2,8&4 Story Office Buildings

Office Buildings, SQ.FT: 621,600, 3,580 Tons
Location: San Jose, CA Completed in 2019

7-Story Law Office Building

7-Story Office Building, 63,253 Sq.Ft, 750 Tons Location: Tenderloin District in San Fransisco, CA  Completed in 2018

Biotech

Office Building, 281,000 Sq.Ft, 2,814 Tons
Location: South San Francisco, CA
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CAL ERECTORS OFFICERS

Phone:

Fax:

707-746-0752

Office Hours:

Monday – Friday: 8am to 4:30pm

DAVID MCEUEN

CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David McEuen currently serves as the Chairman of California Erectors Board of Directors, he has 50 years’ experience in all facets of the steel Erection industry.  He provides a great resource in terms of knowledge of the industry, safety, training and quality along with his insight on the direction of the industry and current market conditions.

He graduated from California Polytechnic University with a degree in Management, was a AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and a certified OSHA instructor.  He has worked as a union field Ironworker, project estimator, project manager, director of safety and quality control.  Dave became a principal of California Erectors, Bay Area, Inc. in 1977 and served as its President until his retirement in 2017.

He has been very involved in drafting of the revisions to the Cal/OSHA Standards for Steel Erection and continues to be involved as a member of several safety and quality control advisory committees. He is a Board Member of several regional and national labor/management associations and is a Trustee on several of the Ironworker Trust Funds. He is the Co-Chairman of the California Apprenticeship Trust and sits as a Trustee and the Ironworkers National Training Trust. In 2016 he was recognized for his dedication to training by being inducted to the California Apprenticeship Council-Hall of Fame.

JOHN KONECHNE

PRESIDENT

John Konechne has been with California Erectors over 22 years.  He started out as an Estimator & Project Manager and was named Vice President in 2008.   John estimated and was project manager on projects ranging across all areas of business including OSHPD Hospitals, Education, Manufacturing, & retrofits.  Previously, he worked at Dow Chemical for 12 years in a number of roles such as Project Engineer, Site Maintenance Manager & Engineering Manager.

John is a registered Professional Engineer with an MBA in Operations.  He has been a CWI (certified welding Inspector) along with being named the Company’s Safety Manager in 2005 and continues to serve as chairman of the Executive Safety Committee.  He has been a member of several structural steel advisory committees.

John was named President in 2017 and is one of the Principal Owners.  He is responsible for oversite of the estimating, accounting, insurance, contract management and the financials including cash flow and business strategy & development.  He is also the Safety Manager and involved in the Quality Control processes including AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) annual Steel Erector certification.

GALEN JAEGER

VICE PRESIDENT

Galen Jaeger has been with California Erectors for over 26 years.  He started out as an estimator and progressed through project management.  He has been Chief Estimator and Senior Project Manager.  He was promoted to Vice President in 2008 and is one of CEI’s Principal Owners.

Galen manages and directs the Field Operations and has been Project Manager on over 500 projects involving structural steel construction in various sizes and complexity.  He has extensive experience with OSHPD hospitals and healthcare.  His experience as a certified welding inspector (CWI) and his extensive knowledge of AWS D1.8 Seismic requirements including the latest project delivery requirements has positioned CEI to be an industry leader.

Galen reviews all estimates, welding procedures, and erection plans and manages and directs the Project Management department. He has experience in creating and administrating safety and quality control programs.  He supervises all the Project Managers and is the QC Manager.

MATT MCEUEN

VICE PRESIDENT

Matt McEuen has 13 years of experience with California Erectors.  He graduated from California Polytechnic University with a degree in Construction Management in 2006.  He completed the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Training Program and is a member of California Field Ironworkers.  Matt is a 3rd generation McEuen family member at California Erectors and is one of the Principal Owners.

Matt is an AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and started as an estimator and progressed to Chief Estimator in 2015.  He was promoted to Vice President in 2016.   He has a strong background as an Estimator & Project Manager in various size & complexity of commercial buildings, OSHPD Hospitals, Data Centers and Educational facilities that utilize steel construction.  He supervises all the estimators and is involved in the development of the QC & Safety Processes.

Matt has extensive experience planning the field erection of projects using the latest construction/engineering methods including BRB (Buckling Restrained Braces), SidePlate, Moment Frame, and has participated a team member on design build projects.

CINDY PERRIN

CONTROLLER

Cindy Perrin has been with California Erectors for over 30 years.  As Controller, she is responsible for the accounting and management software and reporting & accounting as per regulatory and legal requirements.  She is involved in securing and administering business insurances and bonding as well as the management of pension and profit sharing plans.  She assists in negotiating credit lines with financial institutions, provides cost and financial reports/forecasts to the ownership group.

Cindy is responsible for the financial staff management and oversees the weekly & semi-monthly payroll processes.  She also assists in the management of Human Resources as well as the reporting of insurance claims and is part of the team that reviews and contributes to strategic planning of any changes or improvements to the current process.

Cindy has working knowledge of Federal, State, and Local regulations involving financial, accounting, and tax laws including GAAP. (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).