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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Moody Nolan & HOK Chicago Partner For Columbus Hotel Project

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"Moody Nolan Inc. will join HOK Chicago to design the 500-room, $160 million convention hotel planned for downtown Columbus, Ohio.

A selection panel created by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority chose the Columbus firm as architect of record after interviews on June 17 with the other finalists, Karlsberger Cos. and 360 Architecture Ohio Inc. HOK Chicago emerged as the design architect for the project after interviews on June 10."

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Whiting Turner Wins Parris Island Barracks Project

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/

"The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. in Raleigh, NC won a $15.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to build a new open bay barracks facility at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC. Whiting-Turning will provide the design and construction of the barracks and a battalion aid station, associated storage, utilities, parking, site improvements, built-in equipment requirements, access, and anti-terrorism force protection."

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Harrah's To Break Ground On Cherokee Casino Expansion

http://www.knoxnews.com/

"Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel in Cherokee, N.C., will break ground July 10 on a hotel tower to accommodate guests to the Smoky Mountains gambling destination.

The tower is stage one of a $650 million expansion of the casino and hotel and will have more than 500 rooms. A 3,000-seat event center also is planned as well as a spa, new restaurants and retail facilities during the three-year project."

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Girard Medical Center Groundbreaking

http://www.morningsun.net/

"On Tuesday, Girard Medical Center officials and various other southeast Kansas representatives broke ground on a multi-million dollar expansion and renovation project at the hospital.
The $7.1 million construction project will add 30,000 square feet to the hospital — doubling its size — and will renovate 6,000 square feet of the existing facility."

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Nashville To Get Big Downtown Hotel

http://www.realestatechannel.com/

"Today, the city's Metro Development and Housing Agency's board chose Colorado-based Phelps Development and Atlanta-based Portman Holdings to develop a $300 million, 1,000-room, 40-story hotel to complement the planned $595 million, 1.2-million-square-foot downtown convention center.

The city doesn't have the money to pay for either project but local officials anticipate a private financing plan will evolve before any ground-breaking date is set.

Ten national developers submitted bids for the hotel project, according to Metro Finance Director Rich Riebeling.

The hotel would be built on a 2.4-acre site owned by Tower Investments, another member of the Phelps-Portman development team. The hotel site is south of the Country Music Hall of Fame and next to the convention center site."

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

New Downey Medical Center Complete

http://www.globest.com/

"Construction has been completed on a new 352-bed hospital called Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, built by McCarthy Building Cos., that replaces a hospital that does not meet seismic standards. Located on the northwest corner of Imperial Highway and Bellflower Boulevard, the new 650,000-square-foot facility replaces the existing Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center, which does not comply with the stringent seismic requirements of California Senate Bill 1953 for healthcare facilities. Planning is currently in progress to convert the hospital for outpatient uses."

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Skanska To Manage Attleboro High School Renovation

http://www.bostonsf.com/

"Skanska USA Building, a leading U.S. provider of construction, general contracting, design and design-build services, has been selected to serve as the project manager for the renovation of Attleboro High School in Attleboro, Mass.

Skanska USA Building will act as the Owner’s Project Manager providing Project Management Services. The renovation will require a double-roof replacement and the team is in the process of selecting a new roof system for the 300,000 square-foot building. The project is scheduled to commence in the fall of 2009 and is expected to be completed by the end of this year. "

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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Suffolk Completes Fenway Healthcare Facility

http://www.bostonsf.com/

"Suffolk Healthcare announced that it has completed the fit-out of Fenway Health’s new home at 1340 Boylston Street in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. The 100,000 square-foot facility includes examination rooms, treatment facilities, therapy rooms, a street-level retail pharmacy, state-of-the-art auditorium and conference center, and office space.

Suffolk Healthcare closely coordinated efforts with the Suffolk-led project team that was managing construction of the 1330 Boylston Street base building. The two Suffolk project teams were able to successfully plan a seamless transition from core and shell to interior fit-out, resulting in a successful delivery of the new healthcare space."

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Pizzigalli Wins Vermont Health Care Project

http://www.vermontbiz.com

"Pizzagalli Construction Company of South Burlington started work this week on a new Radiation Oncology facility on the Medical Center Campus at Fletcher Allen Health Care. The $8 million project, designed by Cannon Design, will include approximately 23,000 square feet of new construction. The total cost of the project, including the structure and new medical equipment, is $19.3 million. It will be built into the hillside on the east side of the Ambulatory Care Center."

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Charlotte Firm To Build Lansing City Market

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com

"Charlotte-based Kares Construction Co. is getting the opportunity to build the new year-round Lansing City Market slated to open around the start of 2010.



Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority officials recently selected the company based on a bid that came in around $1.6 million.

"It was the lowest and it met all the terms," said Eric Hart, president and CEO of the LEPFA."

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Harkins Builders Lands Military Contract

http://www.bizjournals.com

"A federal agency has awarded Harkins Builders Inc. a $69 million construction contract at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, slated to include a new dormitory and instruction facility.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington awarded the work to the Marriottsville company."

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Boone Hospital Breaks Ground For Patient Tower

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/

" Boone Hospital Center ceremoniously broke ground Tuesday morning on a $125 million, eight-story patient tower that has been under construction since November.

About 70 people attended the ceremony, which also celebrated completion of the hospital’s William Street parking garage."

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Clark Construction Wins Michigan Speedway Project

http://www.whowon.com/

"Michigan International Speedway officials have chosen Lansing-based Clark Construction as general contractor for its $17 million suite and media center project, strengthening its commitment to use Michigan-based businesses to stimulate the local economy.

The speedway recently announced Phase One of a multi-phase plan to redesign the track infield, starting with demolition and construction of the current terrace suites and media center. The project will begin following the track’s August NASCAR weekend and will be ready for the 2010 season at the track.

After a bidding process, Clark was chosen for its extensive portfolio of successful projects including Oldsmobile Park Minor League Baseball Stadium in Lansing, and Michigan State University’s Spartan Stadium expansion, MSU’s Munn Ice Arena renovations, and the Michigan Athletic Club expansion, all in East Lansing. "

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Walton Construction Wins Fort Riley Contract

http://www.bizjournals.com

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected a joint-venture team including Walton Construction Co. LLC of Kansas City and Balfour Beatty Construction of Dallas to provide preconstruction services for a new $334 million hospital to replace the 50-year-old Irwin Army Community Hospital at Fort Riley, Kan.

The amount each firm is expected to receive from the contract was not disclosed.

The project includes a 263,000-square-foot hospital, a 289,000-square-foot clinic, a central energy plant, an ambulance garage and supporting facilities. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall and be completed by the spring of 2012."

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Vacant Gentilly Shopping Center Purchased

http://www.nola.com/

"A development team based in Kenner has purchased the gutted shopping center in Gentilly that used to house Kirschman's furniture store.

Few details were available Thursday about the new owner's plans for the property at 4800 Chef Menteur Highway. Esther Cheung, a member of the investment group that bought the shopping mall, declined to comment while a construction loan on the project was still pending.

Chris Abadie, a sales and leasing executive with Stirling Properties who represented the sellers in the transaction, said he believes the new owners plan to restore the property as a retail center. "

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

McCarthy Breaks Ground At UCLA Medical Center

http://www.globest.com/

"McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. broke ground on a project at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center that will be delivered under a guaranteed maximum price agreement, the first such contract for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works that the Newport Beach, CA-based contractor is aware of. The $32 million project encompasses replacement and expansion of the hospital’s emergency services and acute care units with construction of a single-story, 41,000-square-foot addition to the existing facility.
“We are increasingly seeing public entities explore alternative delivery methods, since they help to control costs while producing a higher quality project,” says Steven Mynsberge, executive vice president and healthcare business unit leader for McCarthy. “Under our contract, we’re helping keep the project on-budget by working with the county to keep costs low and ensuring that we won’t go over a set amount.”

As part of the GMP process, McCarthy provided the bids for each subcontractor so the county could verify that the company received competitive pricing, since subcontractor work makes up for approximately 80% of the total contract value."

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Arlington Heights Retail Center Completed

http://www.globest.com/

"Atlantic Realty Partners has completed its $4-million the Esplanade at Arlington Heights retail center at 2920 W. Euclid Ave. McShane Construction Co. built the 19,000-square-foot development, which is currently about 50% leased. Developers say the project fills a retail void in the area, which has numerous business drivers including the neighboring Arlington Park racetrack, recently renovated Sheraton Chicago Northwest Hotel, and new Coco Key Water Park.
"It was a great site on a high-traffic corner timed to coincide with the redevelopment of the hotel and opening of the water park," Richard Aaronson, president of Atlantic, tells GlobeSt.com. "We were able to take advantage of a stop-light corner and the advent of the new developments in the area. The contemporary design puts an emphasis on the fact that we're bringing new product to the market."

Atlantic has owned the four-acre property since 2007. Originally considered for development of multifamily apartments, the site was eventually determined through collaboration with the village to be best-purposed for retail. HKM Architects + Planners Inc. designed the development, which McShane constructed from a combination of brick veneer, storefront glass and aluminum composite panels."

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Burns & McDonnell Wins Wichita Water Contract

http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/

"Burns & McDonnell is part of a joint venture team that won a $74 million contract from the city of Wichita to help ensure an adequate water supply for the city.

Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell, the largest engineering firm in Missouri, will be joined on the project by partners Alberici Constructors of St. Louis and CAS Construction of Topeka.

The partners will design and build water intake, treatment and well-field facilities for the second phase of the Wichita Aquifer Storage and Recovery Program."

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Kohls Still Coming To Eureka

http://www.times-standard.com/

"The company that owns the old Mervyns building at the Bayshore Mall is looking to sell the property, but the move is expected to have no impact on Kohl's plans to open a department store at the location.
”They are coming and they're committed to coming, and they're excited about being here,” Bayshore Mall Property Manager Sue Swanson said Monday.
Retail property developer Macerich purchased a host of Mervyns Department Store properties in December 2007 and January 2008, after the giant retail chain went bankrupt. Included in that purchase was the Mervyns property at the Bayshore Mall."

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Friday, April 24, 2009

Crosland Wins Charlottesville Mixed Use Project

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/

"Crosland LLC has won an intense national competition that positions it to lead an estimated $170 million to $200 million mixed-use redevelopment in Charlottesville, Va.

Martha Jefferson Hospital's board of trustees has entered an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Charlotte real estate company to shape the future of its 14-acre downtown campus.

The hospital, which is moving in 2012 to a new facility on 88 acres, would be replaced under Crosland's development concept by a master-planned community comprising neighborhood compatible residences, shops and offices."

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URS Completes Las Vegas Library

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/

"Construction has been completed on the new $16.8 million Centennial Hills Library in the northwest section of Las Vegas.

URS Corporation provided construction management services for the project as part of an ongoing contract with the Las Vegas Clark County Library District (LVCCLD) for construction management for two new libraries and the modernization of 10 existing libraries. URS services included project and construction management, cost estimating, schedule analysis, quality assurance review, value engineering, and construction reviews. The architect for the project was JMA Architecture Studios."

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Planning For Multi-Use Miami Complex

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/

"A local developer looks at the credit crisis and real estate bust as a perfect opportunity to lay plans to build a two-tower residential, hotel and retail complex in downtown Miami — once markets bounce back.
The city commission is to vote today (4/23) on plans for the mixed-use project at 1700 Biscayne Blvd., between Northeast 17th Street and 17th Terrace west of the boulevard."

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Friday, April 17, 2009

Clark Construction Building Rockville Science Center

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/


" Clark Construction Group, LLC, has been selected to lead construction of a 140,700 square-foot Science Center at Montgomery College's Rockville Campus. The $51 million Rockville Science Center will be integrated with the college's existing Science East building.
The Center will contain offices, classrooms, and laboratory space for biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering programs. Clark also will manage the construction of a greenhouse and a rooftop observatory. The scope of work also includes renovating and expanding the campus' stormwater management facility. The project team will resize the outfall and expand the existing facility.

Supported by a cast-in-pace skeleton, the building will feature a structural steel roof and a curtain wall and metal panel façade.

The Science Center is designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification. Planned green design elements include photovoltaic solar panels and a green roof. "

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Major Modernization Planned For Portland Building

http://www.djcoregon.com/

A new wave of federal stimulus dollars will mean a complete overhaul for a federally owned property in downtown Portland.
In what contractors are calling one of the region’s costliest projects funded through the General Services Administration, the 18-floor Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building will undergo $134 million in modernization work, funded through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. The GSA acts as the property manager for the federal government.
It’s one of three stimulus-funded projects – at a total of nearly $150 million – that will modernize Oregon buildings occupied by the federal government. The other buildings are the BPA Building in Portland and the David J. Wheeler Federal Building in Baker.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

DC Chooses Team For 6th St. Development Project

http://triangle.bizjournals.com/

"Mayor Adrian Fenty announced Monday the selection of E Street Development LLC from the truck bay of Engine Co. No. 13 on Sixth Street SW. That property and another around the corner on Fourth Street SW were the subject of a solicitation from Deputy Mayor Neil Albert in June 2008. Fenty said the selection showed that the District, despite the economy, was still moving ahead “at a thousand miles an hour.” He said he expected the team to break ground next year on a new fire station, part of the first phase of the project.

E Street’s team is made up of Potomac Investment Properties Inc., CityPartners LLC, Adams Investment Group, D.C. Strategy Group LLC and Paramount Development LLC. The developers will start with a 10-story building on Fourth Street with the fire station and community space on the first two floors, about 3,000 square-feet of which to be used by KidPower Inc., a youth development group based in Gallery Place. Above would be a Class A, environmentally sensitive office building.

In a second phase, the developers plan to replace the existing fire station on Sixth Street with an 11-story, 307,000-square-foot Class A office building with ground-floor retail that will include training and retail space for nonprofit D.C. Central Kitchen and two levels of below-grade parking. They beat out teams led by JLH Partners and Trammell Crow."

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Friday, April 10, 2009

Lennar Purchases 230 Cary Home Sites

http://triangle.bizjournals.com/

"National home builder Lennar Corp. has made an aggressive land grab in west Cary, buying 230 home sites in the new Stonewater community at a time when many builders are slashing home prices and trying to purge excess land inventory.

Lennar paid almost $15.2 million, or $65,917 per lot, so the company could start its second phase of construction at Stonewater.

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AECOM Wins Major Florida Highway Project

http://www.foxbusiness.com/

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has been awarded a $70-million, five-year contract by Dragados USA for design and construction services to upgrade Florida's I-595 highway.

The $1.25-billion I-595 project is being financed through a public-private partnership (P3) between the Florida Department of Transportation and I-595 Express, a consortium led by ACS Infrastructure Development. Dragados USA, the design-build contractor, will lead the construction effort with AECOM as its design partner.

As the prime consultant on the project, AECOM will provide roadway design, structures, drainage design, utility design, lighting, signals, intelligent-transportation systems for civil works, landscaping, environmental permitting, surveys and geotechnical services. Construction is expected to begin during spring 2009.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Graycor To Build Chattanooga Volkswagen Plant

http://www.tennessean.com/

"Volkswagen on Monday gave Chicago-based Graycor Construction Co. a $63 million contract to build the automaker’s Chattanooga plant.



Graycor will be responsible for the assembly and body shops, technical center and “social area” at the $1 billion facility in the Enterprise South Industrial Park north of downtown, and will begin construction late this month, Volkswagen Group of America said.

But even though the contract goes to an out of state firm, more than 60 percent of the work will be done by local subcontractors, Volkswagen said, including 11 percent to minority and woman-owned companies."

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Monday, April 6, 2009

Suffolk Construction To Manage West Point Project

http://www.boston.com/

"Suffolk Construction Co. said it has been selected to manage a $41-million construction projection at the US Military Academy at West Point.

The project involves relocating the academy's motor facilities, Suffolk Construction said, and the project will also include the construction"

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Skanska Completes Mission Texas High School

http://www.acppubs.com/

"Skanska USA Building Inc, a leading international commercial construction management company, has completed a $58-million construction project of the new Palmview High School in Mission, TX. The new school opened to students on Jan. 19 and was built to accommodate the tremendous population growth in the La Joya School District.

The La Joya High School is the first four-year secondary education facility built in the district since 1987. The 340,000-square-foot high school is comprised of four buildings that were completed as part of the 2004 Bond Program."

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Mixed Use Project Planned For Orlando

http://orlando.bizjournals.com/

Developer Craig Ustler is forging ahead despite the credit crunch, recession and commercial market slowdown putting the brakes on large construction projects.

His firm, Ustler Development Inc., is planning a $10.1 million, 30,000-square-foot, mixed-use development at 800 N. Orange Ave., catty-corner to its 801 N. Orange Ave. project completed in 2006 in downtown Orlando.

Preliminary plans for the new five-story building include 1,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial or gallery space, 15,000 square feet of office space and residential condos.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

McShane Construction To Build Chicago Senior Living Facility

http://www.rejournals.com/

"McShane Construction Co. has begun construction of the new five-story, 70,000-square-foot Casa Maravilla senior living complex. The residential facility will feature 73 units of affordable senior rental housing located at 2021 S. Morgan Street in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Ill.

This project marks the company's second multi-family assignment from The Resurrection Project, a not-for-profit affordable housing developer. McShane Construction is currently completing Casa Morelos, a seven-story, 45-unit affordable rental residence located at 2015 S. Morgan Street in Chicago that is scheduled for a Summer 2009 completion. "

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Friday, March 27, 2009

Wichita School To Be Turned Into Apartments

http://www.kansas.com/

"Wichita developer Dave Burk's next residential project is the historic downtown building that once housed the city's only high school.

Burk has the Wichita Area Technical College building at 324 N. Emporia under contract. He plans to restore the 1910-vintage Wichita High School into a $6 million, 68-unit apartment complex in the mold of his other Old Town residential projects.

Closing is scheduled for next week with project completion late this year. Wichita's Key Construction will be the builder."

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Hotel & Offices Proposed For Near Orlando Airport

http://orlando.bizjournals.com/

"A Fort Lauderdale aviation firm wants to build a 74-room hotel, a new terminal, three new hangars and some office space at Orlando Executive Airport.

The Orlando Municipal Planning Board on March 17 recommended approval of SheltAir Orlando Air Center Inc.’s master plan for the proposed $10 million, four-phase project.

It would include three hangars totaling 42,500 square feet, a 30,625-square-foot Microtel Inn & Suites with corporate meeting space and an 8,400-square-foot general aviation flight terminal at the southeast corner of Livingston Street and Maguire Boulevard. The property is part of the 37.7 acres SheltAir Orlando Air Center leases."

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Thursday, March 19, 2009

McCarthy Building Starts San Diego Scripps Work

http://www.globest.com/

"McCarthy Building Cos. has started preconstruction work on a 382,000-square-foot, $340 million Scripps Cardiovascular Institute in this San Diego County community, where construction is slated to begin in July 2011. The new cardiovascular institute and an adjacent 26,000-square-foot central energy plant that is part of the new project are located on the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus at 9888 Genesee Ave.
McCarthy was engaged by Scripps Health-San Diego as the design assist general contractor for theconstruction project, for which Rich McMahon of Jacobs Engineering is serving as executive construction manager on behalf of Scripps Health. The brick and glass, steel-framed cardiovascular institute will comprise 10 levels, including a basement, intermediate mechanical level and rooftop mechanical level."

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Webcor Should Snag Transbay Transit Center Building Contract

http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/

Webcor Builders and joint venture partner Obayashi Corp. are in line to snag a coveted $600 million construction contract for phase one of the Transbay Transit Center Building after submitting a bid well below that of two competitors.

Webcor’s proposed fee for construction management services for the job came in at $49.9 million, or $122 an hour for an estimated 45,000 hours of service. The second lowest bid, from Bovis Lend Lease and Turner Construction Co., was $68.9 million. The third bid, from Perini Corp.-owned Rudolph & Sletten and Sylmar-based Tutor-Saliba, was $104 million -- more than double Webcor’s bid.

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Monday, March 16, 2009

Clark Construction Completes UNLV Campus Building

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/

"Clark Construction Group, LLC, has completed Greenspun Hall, the new home of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Urban Affairs. For the first time, six of the College’s seven departments will be under one roof, in an environment designed to foster collaboration and innovation. Greenspun Hall, registered with the U.S. Green Building Council with the certification goal of LEED® Gold, was formally dedicated in December.

The $93.7 million, 120,000 square-foot building’s exterior is comprised of sandstone, brick, metal panels, curtain wall, punched windows, and exposed architectural concrete. The building’s plaza includes a galvanized photovoltaic (PV) panel array, brick pavers, and desert landscaping. Located at a natural gateway to the UNLV campus, the site is punctuated by a 125-foot brick tower bearing the university’s name, welcoming visitors turning west off Maryland Avenue. The Greenspun Family Foundation contributed $37 million toward the design and construction of this project – the largest single donation in UNLV history"

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Friday, March 13, 2009

McCarthy Building Starts Arcadia Hospital Tower Project

http://www.globest.com/

"-McCarthy Building Cos. has started construction on a $140 million patient tower at Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia.The new patient tower is part of a $218 million project that will include seismic upgrades and one of a number of McCarthy projects under way in Southern California.

Designed by NTD Architecture of San Diego, the tower project reflects the challenges of healthcare expansions and renovations, according to Steven Mynsberge, executive vice president and healthcare business unit leader for McCarthy. Mynsberge explains that one of those challenges is that hospitals need to continue operating during the construction projects. In the case of Methodist Hospital, McCarthy's plan to reduce the impact of construction on everyday operations was to create interim main entrance and to move the emergency department’s triage and waiting room spaces.

After tower construction is complete, a new entry structure will be built to include a covered drop-off area between the new and existing facilities at the 460-bed, not-for-profit hospital, which was founded in 1903. The 154,486-square-foot project will include an emergency department on the first floor; a 20-bed intensive care unit and pharmacy on the second floor; 40 medical/surgical beds each on the third, fourth and fifth floors; and support services on the basement level."

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Equinox Fitness Club Comes To Bethesda

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"Bethesda-area fitness fanatics will be able to work out at an Equinox Fitness Club next year.

The fitness club is slated to open late 2010 in Bethesda Row at the intersection of Elm Street and Hampden Lane. Construction will start later this month.

“We are thrilled to offer this incredible amenity to the community and are excited to welcome Equinox to Bethesda Row,” said Deirdre Johnson, director of asset management for Rockville-based Federal Realty Investment Trust, owner and developer of the mixed-use area."

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LSU Cancer Center Construction Begins

http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/

"Brice Building Co. said it recently began construction on a $100 million cancer research facility in New Orleans.

The Birmingham-based general contractor is building the 250,000-square-foot Louisiana Cancer Research Center, said a news release.

The project is a joint venture between Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Tulane University Health Sciences Center and will be situated on two acres between the two facilities."

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Hilton Hotels Moving Headquarters To McLean Virginia

http://www.bizjournals.com

"Hilton Hotels Corp. will relocate its corporate headquarters to Park Place II in the Tysons Corner area of McLean, in Fairfax County, Va., the company announced Wednesday.

Hilton has signed a 10-year lease on the property, and will occupy approximately one third of the 11-story, 323,000-square-foot building."

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

I-225 Interchange Proposed

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"Some $13.8 million in federal funding — most of it from the federal economic-stimulus package — has been lined up for a proposed $43 million interchange at Interstate 225 and East Colfax Avenue near the Anschutz Medical Campus and Fitzsimons Life Science District, the Aurora Economic Development Council said Monday.

The federal commitment is enough to begin the first phase of the project, the Aurora EDC said.

The council said the new interchange will improve access to the sprawling medical complex, where about 15,900 people now work and where an average of 23,000 patients, students and visitors go each day. The complex is projected to have 44,500 workers when it is built out."

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Friday, March 6, 2009

Asheville Hospital Expansion Almost Complete

http://www.citizen-times.com/

"Construction crews are on track to complete the first part of a major expansion at Park Ridge Hospital this spring.


“We're in the finishing stages of the building right now,” said Jerry Young, superintendent on the project for BE&K Building Group, based in Nashville, Tenn. “April 10 is when we turn over the first half of the building.”
Construction on the $25.5 million project began last year and should be completed by the end of this year or early next year."

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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Kansas City OK's Next East Village Project Phase

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"A Kansas City agency has notified a contractor to proceed with the next phase of the $340 million East Village redevelopment project: demolition of the ReStart Inc. building at 601 E. 11th St.

The East Village plan calls for the transformation of nine blocks of scattered buildings and surface parking on Downtown’s east side into a mixed-use neighborhood anchored by JE Dunn Construction’s new $60 million corporate headquarters."

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Monday, March 2, 2009

Balfour Beatty Wins Mecklenburg County Jail Project

http://www.pr.com/

"Balfour Beatty Construction announced today the award of the Mecklenburg County Jail expansion project in Charlotte, North Carolina. The award comes through a joint venture team composed of Balfour Beatty Construction, Rodgers Builders, Trotter Development Group, and Lockman-Brooks Marketing Services.

The $293 million Direct Supervision Facility will contain an estimated bed count of 1,300 to 1,700 beds, and a new utility plant with expansion or renovation of existing support areas such as intake processing, commissary, training, laundry, workshop and storage. In addition, the project includes associated site work and infrastructure expansion and improvements.

Preconstruction on the project, which will be located on a site adjacent to the existing Mecklenburg County Jail North facility, will start in Spring 2009, and construction is currently scheduled to begin in Summer 2010."

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Friday, February 27, 2009

Costco Wholesale Opens At Lakewood Center

http://sev.prnewswire.com/

"Costco Wholesale opened a 159,000-square-foot store becoming the fifth anchor at Lakewood Center, a Macerich(R) property in metropolitan Los Angeles.

"Costco opening at Lakewood Center is an important landmark on many levels," said Randy Brant, Executive Vice President of Real Estate for Macerich. "Not only does Costco create an added synergy for the shoppers and retailers at Lakewood Center, it also sets a precedent for other well positioned retail properties to model from for greater growth potential."

"Locating at Lakewood Center, a top performing shopping center in the heart of Los Angeles, is a valuable opportunity for our customers to enjoy quality and convenience, and being a part of Lakewood offers them the whole package," said Jeff Brotman, Costco Founder and Chairman of the Board."

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Clark Construction Completes San Jose Airport North Concourse

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/

"Nine gates line the new, 1,500-foot long North Concourse at the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). Clark Construction Group, California – LP, completed work on the $144 million, 380,000 square-foot modernization in fall 2008.

SJC plans a partial opening of the North Concourse this summer, with a full opening in summer 2010 when construction on the adjacent new Terminal B is completed. The work is a major element of the airport’s comprehensive master plan to better serve travelers flying into San José and Silicon Valley.

Beyond constructing new gates, Clark’s scope of work included adding shell space for future restaurants and retail shops, baggage handling areas on the apron level, and a utility basement housing HVAC, electrical, and telecommunications equipment."

posted by S.R. Clarke

Goetz Architects & Forrester Construction Get DC Convention Center Project

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"The Walter E. Washington Convention Center picked Group Goetz Architects to help design its 132,000 square-foot renovation project.

The D.C.-based firm, along with Forrester Construction and Columbia Enterprises, will complete the $10 million job that is expected to be done in December.

Existing interior space will be turned into 60,000 square feet of new meeting rooms and 72,000 square feet of exhibit space."

posted by S.R. Clarke

Goetz Architects & Forrester Construction Get DC Convention Center Project

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"The Walter E. Washington Convention Center picked Group Goetz Architects to help design its 132,000 square-foot renovation project.

The D.C.-based firm, along with Forrester Construction and Columbia Enterprises, will complete the $10 million job that is expected to be done in December.

Existing interior space will be turned into 60,000 square feet of new meeting rooms and 72,000 square feet of exhibit space."

posted by S.R. Clarke

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Orlando Mid-Rise Project Approved

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/

"The Pizzuti Cos. is not letting rising office vacancies and the credit crunch scare it away.

The Columbus, Ohio-based development firm on Feb. 17 received master plan approval from the Orlando Municipal Planning Board for an 11-story, 1.36-acre office midrise project in the area known as Uptown. The project must still gain the backing of the Orlando City Council, which has not set a hearing on it.

Preliminary plans for the site, located at the southeast corner of North Orange Avenue and Park Lake Street, include 151,755 square feet of office space, 12,092 square feet of ground-floor retail and nearly 500 parking spaces, according to plans submitted to the city by Pizzuti Park Lake LLC."

posted by S.R. Clarke