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Daily Transcript: Gafcon Hits Milestone in Anaheim Project

12/02/20 – Daily Transcript Staff Report San Diego-based Gafcon, Inc . on Tuesday announced the final steel beam has been placed on the two-story, 67,098-square-foot education building at Canyon High School in Anaheim . Gafcon is managing the construction project for Orange Unified School District . The $42.5 million project includes the new science, technology, engineering and mathematics building and the conversion of an existing administration building into... read more

The Daily Transcript

SD Daily Transcript: Construction abounds at Grossmont schools

06/29/20 - Construction abounds at Grossmont schools Daily Transcript Staff Report This summer, the Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) has more than a dozen construction projects planned, underway, or just completed with a combined value of $106 million. As part of GUHSD's construction bond program , funded by Proposition U , Measure BB and state Proposition 39 , campuses throughout the district have undergone aggressive modernization and upgrade activities, resulting in: Outfitting dozens of classroom buildings... read more

San Diego Community College District News Center

Gafcon and SDCCD - Building Together

05/21/20 - An interview with President and COO of Gafcon, Robin Duveen SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Yehudi “Gaf” Gaffen and his wife moved to San Diego shortly after graduating from the University of Cape Town, South Africa with a bachelor of science degree in construction management. In 1987, after several years in San Diego, the Gaffens decided it was time to form their own company, Gafcon, Inc. For the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) , the significance... read more

San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Union Tribune: Construction Gets Committee’s Approval

02/26/20 - San Diego Union Tribune: Construction at Grossmont, Cuyamaca colleges gets committee’s approval Annual report says Prop V funds having positive change on both campuses By KAREN PEARLMAN EL CAJON — A yearly report by an oversight committee working on behalf of voters living in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District gives high marks to the district for several construction projects at both East County campuses. The... read more

The Daily Transcript

El Capitan High School to open new event complex

11/20/2019 – The Daily Transcript: El Capitan High School to open new event complex Students at Lakeside's El Capitan High School will have access to a new multi-functional performing arts center this week, following a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday. Developed for roughly $11 million, the two-building complex comprises 16,000 square feet of floor area and contains... read more

The Daily Transcript

AGC Awards Highlight Noteworthy Projects

11/8/19 – The Daily Transcript: AGC awards highlight noteworthy projects By Mark Armao The San Diego Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America recognized several local projects last week, during the trade group's biennial Build San Diego Awards banquet. More than 300 guests gathered at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront to attend the program,... read more

SD Metro

San Diego Mesa College to dedicate Center for Business & Technology

02/25/19 – San Diego Mesa College to dedicate Center for Business & Technology San Diego Metro Dedication of San Diego Mesa College’s new $32.4 million Center for Business & Technology will be held Thursday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. at the college, 7250 Mesa College Drive, San Diego. The new facility houses business, computer information... read more

The Daily Transcript

SDCCD Nearing Completion

8/17/18 – Daily Transcript: SDCCD nearing completion on $1.6B of campus projects By Thor Kamban Biberman Photo courtesy of San Diego Community College District The San Diego Community College District is the largest community college district in San Diego County to receive a perfect bond transparency score from the San Diego County Taxpayer's Education Foundation.... read more