Pulse   02/27/2012
Planning

Arizona CyrusOne, a data center colocation provider, is planning to build a new data center in the Continuum Business Park in Chandler. The project's first phase entails building a 350,000-sq-ft building, with construction expected to begin this spring and be completed in early 2013. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Cy-rusOne, Attn: Nicole Aguillard, Media Contact, 4211 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas, 77027. DR#11-00601136.

New York Anthony J. Costello & Son Development is planning to build The Reserve on the Erie Canal, a 327-home residential community in Brighton. The project entails building six five-story loft condominium buildings containing 176 apartments, 75 town houses, 66 single-family homes, and a clubhouse with ten apartments on a 63-acre site bordering the canal. Construction is expected to start in 2012. The project is valued at $170 million. Anthony J. Costello & Son Development, LLC, One Airport Way, Rochester, 14624. DR#07-00869474.

Tennessee Gaylord Entertainment and Dollywood Corp. plan to build a water and snow amusement park on a 115-acre site off Briley Parkway in Nashville. It is being designed by Herschend Family Entertainment Corp. The estimated construction cost is $50 million. Dollywood Corp., Attn: Lara McKay, 1020 Dollywood Lane, Pigeon Forge, 37863. DR#12-00411684.

Wyoming Northwest College is planning to build the Yellowstone Academic/Workforce Training Building in Powell. The project entails building a two-story, 49,700-sq-ft building, which will house 13 classrooms, lab space for the nursing program, a medical library, and a firearms simulator for the law enforcement program. The project is valued at $14.2 million. Northwest College, 231 West 6th St., Powell, 82435. DR#12-00420442.

Bids/Contracts/Proposals

California Bernards, a general contractor, has started construction of One Santa Fe, a mixed-use project in Los Angeles. The project entails building a six-story, 790,000-sq-ft building, which will contain 438 apartments and 78,620-sq-ft of office and retail space on the first floor. The project will also include an 802-space parking garage, an outdoor terrace, theater and garden. The developers are The McGregor Company and Polis Builders. It is expected to be completed by Oct., 2014. The project is valued at $160 million. Bernards, 555 First St., San Fernando, 91340. DR#05-00836460.

Kentucky DHL Network Operations has selected Messer Construction as the design-builder of a 193,000-sq-ft warehouse at the Cincinnati Airport, located in Erlanger, Kentucky. Construction of the building's core and shell is expected to be completed by August, 2012, and the installation of the material handling equipment is expected to be completed by October, 2012. The project is valued at $46.9 million. Messer Construction, 5158 Fishwick Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216. DR#11-00669926.

Pennsylvania PPL Corp. has awarded a $63-million contract to Skanska USA Building Inc. to provide construction management services for a new data and operations center in Upper Macungie Township. The project entails building a two-story, 116,000-sq-ft building, which will consolidate the transmission control, distribution control and data centers into one location. It also includes a 16,320-sq-ft equipment yard. The project is expected to be substantially complete by December, 2012 and be ready for operation by July, 2013. Skanska USA Building Inc., 516 Township Line Rd., Blue Bell, 19422. DR#11-00584144.

Bid/Proposal Dates

Illinois 3/5 The Village of Franklin Park is seeking subcontractor bids to build a police station. The project entails building a single-story, 32,815-sq-ft building at 9353 Belmont Ave. The project is valued at $10 million. Village of Franklin Park, 9500 Belmont Ave., Franklin Park, 60131. DR#11-00425682.

New Jersey 3/8 The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is seeking bidders to repaint the Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge, which carries the Garden State Parkway over the Raritan River, connecting the communities of Woodbridge Township and Sayreville. The project entails cleaning and painting the structural steel, cleaning the bridge drainage systems, and making structural steel repairs. The 4,379-ft long, three-span box girder bridge, with a total of 15 travel lanes and 6 shoulder lanes, is said to be the widest motor vehicle bridge in the world. The project is valued at between $20 million and $30 million. New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 581 Main St., Woodbridge, 07095. DR#11-00461429.

Virginia 3/9 Inova Health Systems Facility Development is seeking bidders to build the Inova Women's Hospital expansion in Falls Church. The project entails building an 11-story, 650,000-sq-ft patient tower with 174 beds. The project is valued at $400 million. Inova Health Systems Facility Development, 3300 Gallows Rd., Falls Church, 22042. DR#12-00408814.

Utah 3/20 The Utah Dept. of Transportation is seeking bidders to carry out a paving project on U.S. Route 40, from mile marker 6.09 to mile marker 19.22. The project entails grinding pavement, dowel bar retrofitting, and full depth slab replacement. The project is valued at between $6 million and $10 million. Utah Dept. of Transportation, 4501 Constitution Blvd., Salt Lake City, 84119. DR#11-00599261.