TURNING BUSINESS AROUND FULL CIRCLE

This article reviews the growth of Chilcote, a company that began in 1963 in El Cajon, California. Through the 1980's, grading and earthwork on residential projects was, and still is, a mainstay in the company's business. Recently, however, Chilcote has been diversifying into underground work and has added more public works projects and beefed up its aggregate crushing capabilities. Chilcote's volume of construction placed has risen steadily from $24 million in fiscal 1985-86 to $75 million in 1987-88. Chief Executive M.L. Chilcote directs expansion efforts, approves all bids and functions as general field superintendent. Among Chilcote's recent projects are a $28 million first-phase contract to rechannel the San Diego River with reclamation of land on both sides, and a $2 million contract to do the earthwork, grading and paving on a major public sector project on Highway 67 in Ramona, California.

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  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Authors:
  • Brown, D C
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 34-35
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Channels (Waterways); Construction industry; Construction management; Crushed aggregates; Crushing; Earthwork; Improvements; Road construction; Underground construction
• Old TRIS Terms: Aggregate crushing; River channel improvements
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485345
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM