David Shirah

About David Shirah

David Shirah is the Principal of Shirah Builders. Shirah Builders is a Professional Agent Construction Management firm representing public and private sector agencies providing Project and Construction Management Services. Shirah Builders employs five Project Managers and Engineers has over 40 years of general contracting and construction management experience. David has served as a full-time faculty for California State University, Chico\'s Construction Management Department from 2007 to 2016 retiring in 2016. He was the Associated General Contractors of America National Educator of the Year in 2012 and received the DBIA Distinguished Leadership Award for Advancement of Design-Build Delivery System in 2014. Shirah Builders professional experience includes general contracting and project/construction management for K-12, Charter School and Community College public sectors and private commercial providing real estate development and \"Life Cycle\" project development, procurement, and management of projects. Services include but are not limited to:(i) land planning & development;(ii) leasehold feasibility studies;(iv) site acquisition;(v) financing;(vi) schematic design/space planning (vii) cost preconstruction;(ix) constructability analysis;(x) scheduling;(xi) estimating;(xii) construction management and administration; and commissioning. The Shirah Builders Team specializes in Design-Build and Collaborative Design-Build; CM @ Risk; Multi-Prime; Design-Bid-Build; and Negotiated Delivery Methods. Shirah Builders was part of the Design Build Team that won the Design Build Institute of America\'s National \"Best in Teaming\" award in 202o License & Certifications - Licensed Class B General Contractor Lic.#458288 (Active since 1983)- ICBO Certified Commercial Building Inspector #08•••33 - DBIA Design Build Professional Professional Member-Design-Build Institute of America -International Codes Council Education-B.S. Construction Management, California State University, Chico -Master of Arts Education Leadership & Management, California State University, Chico

Experience

1. Principal

   Shirah Builders

   Jan 1983 — Present · Chico, CA, US

   Shirah Builders is a Professional Agent Construction Management firm and active licensed general contractor since 1983 representing public and private sector agencies providing construction and Project & Construction Management Services. Shirah Builders employs 5 Project Managers and Engineers. Over the last 26 years, Shirah Builders has defined itself as a premier public, private and non-profit Owner\'s representative providing project and construction management services for all phases of the life cycle of construction projects utilizing various delivery methods including Design-Build, Multi-Prime, CM@Risk and Low Bid, and other Owner led integrated project delivery.Current Clients/ProjectsButte Glenn Community College District, Oroville, CAActive- 74,478 SF New Science Building & Planetarium ($78.3 mil. Collaborative Design-Build)- 21,797 SF New Cosmetology/Barbering Building ($26 mil. Collaborative Design-Build)- 17,545 SF Physical Science Remodel ($14 mil. Design-Bid-Build)- Renovation 17 Restrooms ($1.2 mil. Multi-Prime) Recent- SF Welding & Manufacturing Classroom/Lab Facility (Design Build)- SF Kinesiology and Athletic Performance Center & Press Box (Collaborative DB)- SF Technology Building Remodel/Modernization Project (Design-Bid-Build)- 13,700 SF Butte College Orland Education New Building Project (Real Estate Development)- Outdoor Seating Project ($1.1 mil. Low Bid)- Mechanized Agriculture New Modular Classroom/Office Space ($991,349 Low Bid)STEAM K-12 Charter School, Oroville, California ($7.5 mil. Design-Build/Tax Exempt Bond Funded)Chico Eye Center, Chico, CA ($7.5 mil. Design-Build)CORE Butte Charter School, Chico, CA - SF K-12 Campus (Design-Build)CORE AeroSTEM Charter Aviation Academy Campus, Yuba City, CA (CM@Risk)YCOE Special Ed New Classroom/School Modernization Project Virginia School (CM@Risk)

Education

• California State University, Chico

  BS

  1983 — 1985

• California State University-Chico

  MA Education

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Design-Build
• Higher Education
• Project Planning
• Multi-Prime Contracting
• Process Scheduler
• Value Engineering
• Primavera P6
• Budgets
• Contract Management
• Change Management
• Submittals
• Concrete
• Cost Management
• Contractors
• Project Management
• Construction Management
• Leed
• Project Estimation
• Professional Agent Cm
• Subcontracting
• Real Estate Development
• Construction