CALIFORNIA Harper Construction Co. Inc. has been awarded a $56.1- million firm-fixed-price contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command for design and construction of a physical- conditioning recruit barracks, a recruit training barracks and a sports-medicine and reconditioning-therapy clinic at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. The two barracks will house a total of 1,729 Marines and will include company offices and laundry facilities. The project is expected to be completed by May 2011. Harper Construction Co. Inc., 2241 Kettner Blvd., No. 300, San Diego, 92101.
FLORIDA Turner Construction Co. has been awarded a design-build contract by the city of Jacksonville for the Duval County Courthouse. The seven-story 800,000-sq-ft facility will serve as a combined civil and criminal courthouse. The building will include courtrooms, judges chambers and offices. The project is valued at $224 million and is scheduled for completion in May 2012. Turner Construction Co., 375 Hudson St., New York, N.Y. 10014