RED BLUFF >> Five Redding men were cited during a state Contractors License Board sting operation that took place a Red Bluff commercial building Tuesday.

The sting operation was done with the assistance of the Tehama County District Attorney's Office.

Posing as property owners, the State License Board's Statewide Investigative Fraud Team called a list of potential suspects to find out if they were interested in bidding on projects that included painting, drywall, concrete, landscaping and tile work.

Most of the contacts were found through ads posted on craigslist.

"Our SWIFT teams conduct stings throughout the state each week to catch unlicensed, uninsured operators from taking advantage of property owners," License Board Registrar Steve Sands said. "Homeowners should never use unlicensed people for their projects these individuals have not passed trade or business examinations, nor undergone a criminal background check."

Bids at the sting ranged from $2,000 to $6,500, violating the project limit of $500 in combined labor and material costs.

A state contractor license is required for work that totals more than $500.

Steven Cole Pine, Devin Patrick Morrissey, Clifford Jay Markhart, Andrew James Frasure and Jose Pedro Pascual were each cited with a misdemeanor charge of contracting without a license.

Pine, Markhart, Frasure and Pascual received an additional citation for illegal advertising.

State law requires contractors to place their license number in all print, broadcast and online advertisements. Contractors without a license can advertise for jobs valued at less than $500, but their advertisement must state that they are not a licensed contractor.

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The water tower in Oswego's Ogden Falls Subdivision will receive a fresh coat of paint as a result of action taken this past week by the village board.

As part of their consent agenda during a meeting Aug. 12, the board awarded a contract totaling $371,000 to Seven Brothers Painting, Inc. of Shelby Township, Michigan.

In a memo to the board, Jerry Weaver, the village's utility services director, noted that the current exterior paint on the tower is in poor condition and has "faded extensively and there are spot coating failures on the base cone and sidewalls."

Seven Brothers submitted the lowest of four bids received for the project, Jennifer Hughes, the village's director of public works told the board.

The 1.5 million gallon capacity water tower was constructed along the east side of Ogden Falls Boulevard about one-quarter mile south of the U.S. Route 34 and U.S. Route 30 intersection in 1998.

In his memo, Weaver noted that Seven Brothers' bid came in $88,900 lower than the village engineer's pre-bid estimate for the project.

In addition, board members noted the bid is significantly under the $800,000 line item previously designated in the village's current budget for the project.

Hughes said $800,000 was previously designated in the budget for the project because it was believed the contractor might have to install a containment curtain around the tower as it is being painted.

The curtain, she would, would cost about $200,000.

But Hughes said engineers for the village determined the tower does not need to be sandblasted and contractors can paint the tower with rollers instead of using spray paint.

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Bungling workmen were left red-faced after painting 'Bup Stop' in the road to mark out a new bus stop.

Confused bus drivers and passengers had to look twice after the Bristol City Council workers misspelt the sign on the road surface in large yellow lettering.

The gaffe, which uses the stencilled letter P instead of an S, appeared last week as part of road repairs in the centre of the city.

The council was today unavailable for comment about the error involving the bus stop markings, which were painted in the busy Old Market area close to the city centre.

But Peter Mann, the service director for transport, said: "It is important that we carry out these improvements as soon as possible to maintain road safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians."

It isn't the first time Bristol City Council workers have needed a spelling lesson though.

Four years ago contractors painted a 'keep school clear' sign outside Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Primary School in Lawrence Weston.

Unfortunately on one side of the road 'school' was spelled without the letter 'C'.

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A block of six classrooms with an office and store for the Atimatim D/A Primary School in the Afigya-Kwabre District is edging towards completion after being left abandoned for six years.

Funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GET-Fund), it would provide space to enroll more pre-school kids in the community.

The contractors told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Thursday that they would do everything to deliver the project within the specified period of four months.

He said they had fixed the doors and would tackle the improvement of the floors, fixing windows, painting and the washrooms very soon.

The GNA carried a report on the abandoned project in early June after a visit to the school under STAR-Ghanas media auditing and tracking of development projects, an initiative launched to put a spotlight on how governments resources were helping to transform the lives of the people.

The goal is to aid transparency, promote accountability and good governance.

Mr Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku Kaakyire, the District Chief Executive (DCE), has already inspected the progress of work, and expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of job done so far.

He urged the contractors to maintain the momentum, saying that, they would not accept excuses for any delay.

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There were stair railings missing, bare walls where art is supposed to be and contractors still in the building doing painting and other touch-up work.

But Olsson Associates' new corporate headquarters at 601 P St. is "99 percent" complete, President Brad Strittmatter said Thursday, and its 200 local employees will start their days in the new building on Monday.

Olsson partnered with Tetrad Development of Omaha to build the new four-story building on the southwest corner of Canopy and P streets.

When the project was announced last year, cost was estimated at about $17 million. Strittmatter said it may wind up being a bit higher. The building cost $10 million, and Olsson spent just over $4 million to build out and outfit its space. He estimated the costs of finishing remaining space at about $3 million to $5 million.

The engineering and design firm will occupy all of the second floor and most of the third, taking about 46,000 square feet of the 82,000 square feet available.

Olsson and Tetrad, who share ownership of the building, are hoping to attract an office tenant for the fourth floor and retail and office tenants to the first floor. Strittmatter said there has been some interest in the spaces but no signed deals as of yet.

Olsson's space is mostly banks of office cubicles with the occasional office and conference room sprinkled in.

It has a very modern feel, with partially exposed ceilings and large windows that let in a lot of natural light.

"From a design standpoint, that's good for employees," Strittmatter said. "It's very sustainable to have natural light."

The new space also has more employee amenities than the offices Olsson is leaving at 1111 Lincoln Mall, including a rooftop deck off the third floor that will be available not just to Olsson employees but also employees of other tenants in the building.

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Press Release As part of its Healthy Homes educational initiative, the LSU AgCenter LaHouse Resource Center in Baton Rouge will host a daylong Lead Certified Renovator Training course on Sept. 16 beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Along with the primary goal of preventing lead poisoning, LaHouse seeks to aid contractors in fulfilling EPAs Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) requirements, said Claudette Reichel, AgCenter extension housing specialist.

The RRP Rule requires firms and contractors who disturb paint in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities to be certified by EPA and to follow specific lead-safe work practices. These work practices greatly decrease the risk of lead contamination caused by common home renovation, repair and painting activities.

Even very low levels of lead in children can cause irreversible damage to developing brains and other organs. It can lead to learning and behavior disorders, impaired hearing, and other development health effects without clear symptoms of lead poisoning.

Course registration includes the course book, hands-on activities and certification test. Individuals who complete the course and pass the certification test will receive official EPA certificates from EnviroEd, a national EPA-accredited training provider. The classes, taught by LaHouse instructors, also qualify for eight CEUs for Louisiana Residential Contractors.

For more information or to register, go to http://www.lsuagcenter.com/lahouse or contact Reichel at 225-578-7913.

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As part of its Healthy Homes educational initiative, the LSU AgCenter LaHouse Resource Center will hold a daylong Lead Certified Renovator Training course.

The training will take place at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 16 in Baton Rouge.

Claudette Reichel, AgCenter extension housing specialist said along with the primary goal of preventing lead poisoning, LaHouse seeks to aid contractors in fulfilling EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule requirements.

The RRP Rule requires firms and contractors who disturb paint in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities to be certified by EPA and to follow specific lead-safe work practices. These work practices greatly decrease the risk of lead contamination caused by common home renovation, repair and painting activities.

Even very low levels of lead in children can cause irreversible damage to developing brains and other organs. It can lead to learning and behavior disorders, impaired hearing, and other development health effects without clear symptoms of lead poisoning.

Course registration includes the course book, hands-on activities and certification test. Individuals who complete the course and pass the certification test will receive official EPA certificates from EnviroEd, a national EPA-accredited training provider. The classes, taught by LaHouse instructors, also qualify for eight CEUs for Louisiana Residential Contractors.

For more information or to register, go to http://www.lsuagcenter.com/lahouse or contact Reichel at (225) 578-7913.

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