Fred N. Bonar, P.E.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

•  10 years+ experience as a general contractor in industrial and office markets in both the public and private arena.
• Served as an owners’ representative on major petroleum refinery project, unit expansions and upgrades.
• Construction management experience includes initial emergency construction management at Cal-State Northridge following 1994 earthquakes and Los Angeles Unified Bond B School Construction and Renovation Program.
• Managed and oversaw accounting, bonding, legal and insurance.
• Project scope development, design selection, management bid and award and site construction management.
• Claims consultant for surety and construction industries.
• Estimated, reviewed, and negotiated contractor claims.
• Litigation support as an expert witness.
• Preliminary site evaluation and estimates, design coordination, value engineering, environmental reports, entitlements, subcontracting and field management of project and staff.
• Projects include: residences, condominium complexes, university campuses, water treatment plants, school campuses, casino resorts, emergency construction projects, airports, etc.

WORK HISTORY

Construction Consultant / General Contractor
Core Consulting Group

Southwest Regional President
Construction Risk Technology, Inc.

General Manager
CMTS, Inc.

Claims Consultant / Estimator
Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation Construction Management Team

President
Westways Contractors, Inc.

Project Manager
Brutoco Engineering & Construction

Partner / General Manager
Magnus Company

Project Manager / General Manager
August Company

Project Engineer
Atlantic Richfield Company

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering –  Washington State University

Post Graduate Studies, Estimating – University of Southern California

Post Graduate Studies, Meteorology – Long Beach City College

Post Graduate Studies, Seminar – Design Build Institute

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Civil Engineers

Construction Institute

REGISTRATION / LICENSES

 Registered Professional Engineer – California #22800

Registered Professional Engineer – Washington #14013

Registered Professional Engineer – Oregon #17944PE

Registered Professional Engineer – Arizona #36219

General Contracting License – California B #296127

General Contracting License – California #296127

General Contracting License – California C-10 #Pending

General Contracting License – Nevada C-2 #59630

General Contracting License – Nevada #74985

Private Pilot – Glider, Motor Glider