ENR California's Top Project Starts
| Rank | Project Location | Project Cost | Start Date/ End Date | Owner Prime contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topaz Solar FarmSan Luis Obispo County | $2 billion | Nov. 20112014 | Owner: MidAmerican SolarPrime Contractor: First Solar |
| 2 | Desert Sunlight Solar FarmRiverside County | $1.9 billion | Sept. 2011Aug. 2015 | Owner: NextEra Energy Resources & GE Energy Financial Svcs.Prime Contractor: First Solar |
| 3 | Abengoa Mojave Solar PowerplantSan Bernardino County | $1.6 billion | Sept. 20112014 | Owner: AbengoaPrime Contractor: Sukut Construction |
| 4 | Antelope Valley Solar RanchLancaster | $1.4 billion | Sept. 20112013 | Owner: Exelon SolarPrime Contractor: First Solar |
| 5 | Genesis Solar Energy ProjectRiverside County | $1 billion | Dec. 20112014 | Owner: Genesis Solar LLC (a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources)Prime Contractor: Genesis Solar LLC |
| 6 | CPV Sentinel Natural Gas Energy ProjectDesert Hot Springs | $920 million | July 2011June 2013 | Owner: CPV Sentinel/GE Energy Financial Services/ Diamond Generating Corp.Prime Contractor: Gemma Power Systems |
| 7 | Molycorp Rare Earth Manufacturing FacilityMountain Pass | $895 million | Jan. 2011Dec. 2012 | Owner: Molycorp Project Manager: Eichleay Engineers |
| 8 | Marsh Landing Natural Gas Generating PlantAntioch | $550 million | Feb. 2011April 2013 | Owner: GenONPrime Contractor: Kiewit Power Constructors |
| 9 | California Health Care FacilityStockton | $512 million | April 2011July 2013 | Owner: California Dept. of Corrections and RehabilitationPrime Contractor: Clark/McCarthy JV |
| 10 | Oakley Natural Gas Generating StationOakley | $500 million | June 2011June 2014 | Owner: Radback Energy Prime Contractor: Oakley Power Constructors (Black & Veatch/Iberdrola JV) |
| 11 | Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular InstituteLaJolla | $456 million | June 20112015 | Owner: Scripps HealthPrime Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos. |
| 12 | Calaveras Dam ReplacementSunol | $434 million | Aug. 2011Aug. 2015 | Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionPrime Contractor: Dragados/Flatiron/Sukut JV |
| 13 | Hospital Replacement and Parking StructureCamp Pendleton | $395 million | June 2011Jan. 2014 | Owner: Naval Facilities Engineering Command SouthwestPrime Contractor: Clark/McCarthy JV |
| 14 | Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) WideningNorwalk | $380 million | June 20112016 | Owner: Caltrans Prime Contractor: Flatiron |
| 15 | Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility UpgradeSan Jose | $373 million | April 2011June 2013 | Owner: Calpine Corp.Prime Contractor: CH2M Hill |
| 16 | Long Beach CourthouseLong Beach | $334 million | April 2011Fall 2013 | Owner: Long Beach Judicial PartnersPrime Contractor: Clark Construction Group-California |
| 17 | Walnut Creek Energy PlantCity of Industry | $310 million | June 2011June 2013 | Owner: Edison Mission Group Prime Contractor: Kiewit Power Constructors |
| 18 | St. Jude Northwest Patient TowerFullerton | $285 million | Feb. 20112014 | Owner: St. Jude Medical Center Prime Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos. |
| 19 | LAX Central Utility PlantLos Angeles | $272 million | Feb. 2011Aug. 2014 | Owner: Los Angeles World AirportsPrime Contractor: Clark/McCarthy JV |
| 20 | Haynes Generating Station ModernizationLong Beach | $260 million | Sept. 2011Dec. 2013 | Owner: City of Los Angeles Dept. of Water & PowerPrime Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure West |
| 21 | San Bernardino County CourthouseSan Bernardino | $255 million | Nov. 2011May 2014 | Owner: Judicial Council of CaliforniaPrime Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten |
| 21 | Solar PV Stations Phase IWest Fresno County | $255 million | April 2011Sept. 2011 | Owner: PG&EPrime Contractor: Cupertino Electric |
| 23 | Mariposa Peaker PowerplantAlameda County | $240 million | June 2011July 2012 | Owner: Diamond Generating Corp.Prime Contractor: CH2M Hill |
| 24 | Crescent Heights ApartmentsSan Francisco | $200 million | Nov. 2011Dec. 2012 | Owner: Crescent HeightsPrime Contractor: Swinerton Builders |
| 24 | Schuyler Heim Bridge ReplacementLos Angeles | $200 million | Nov. 20112016 | Owner: CaltransPrime Contractor: MCM Construction |
| 26 | Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant UpgradeSan Mateo County | $174 million | March 20112015 | Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionPrime Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure West |
| 27 | Martin Luther King Jr. Medical Center Inpatient Tower RenovationLos Angeles | $165 million | June 20112013 | Owner: Los Angeles CountyPrime Contractor: Hensel Phelps |
| 27 | Shores Apartment ComplexMarina del Rey | $165 million | June 20112013 | Owner: Shores LLC Prime Contractor: American Multifamily Inc./BCEGZ-USA JV |
| 29 | San Ysidro Border Station Phase 1BSan Ysidro | $160 million | Feb. 20112014 | Owner: U.S. General Services Administration Prime Contractor: Hensel Phelps |
| 30 | Golden State Freeway (I-5) WideningGlendale | $153 million | Feb. 20112014 | Owner: CaltransPrime Contractor: Security Paving |
| 31 | Tracy Combined-Cycle Peaker PowerplantTracy | $152 million | Feb. 2011Aug. 2012 | Owner: GWF EnergyPrime Contractor: Wood Group GTS |
| 32 | Ground Water Replenishment SystemFountain Valley | $143 million | Oct. 2011March 2014 | Owner: Orange County Water DistrictPrime Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos. |
| 33 | Golden State Freeway (I-5) WideningBurbank | $132 million | Feb. 20112014 | Owner: CaltransPrime Contractor: Security Paving |
| 34 | Sacramento Municipal Utility District Solar ProgramSacramento area | $130 million | Sept. 2011March 2013 | Owner: Recurrent EnergyPrime Contractor: Swinerton Renewable Energy |
| 35 | California Health Care Facility Site & Unsecured Facilities Package #1Stockton | $129 million | June 20112013 | Owner: California Dept. of Corrections and RehabilitationPrime Contractor: Granite/Hensel Phelps JV |
| 36 | Folsom Dam Control StructureFolsom | $126 million | Jan. 20112013 | Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Prime Contractor: Granite Construction Co. |
| 37 | Operational & Community Facilities Program at 41 AreaCamp Pendleton | $124 million | Oct. 20112013 | Owner: Naval Facilities Engineering Command SouthwestPrime Contractor: Webcor/R.A. Burch JV |
| 38 | Port of Long Beach Middle Harbor Redevelopment Program Phase ILong Beach | $123 million | April 2011May 2013 | Owner: Port of Long BeachPrime Contractor: Manson/Connolly JV |
| 39 | Wastewater Treatment PlantCamp Pendleton | $121 million | Dec. 2011Dec. 2013 | Owner: Naval Facilities Engineering Command SouthwestPrime Contractor: CDM-Filanc JV |
| 40 | Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility 2La Jolla | $115 million | Jan. 2011July 2013 | Owner: University of California, San DiegoPrime Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos. |
| 41 | SMUD East Campus Operations CenterSacramento | $111 million | Sept. 20112013 | Owner: Sacramento Municipal Utility DistrictPrime Contractor: Turner Construction |
| 42 | Kaiser San Leandro Support BuildingSan Leandro | $110 million | Aug. 2011Oct. 2013 | Owner: Kaiser Foundation Health PlanPrime Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten |
| 42 | San Jose Regional Medical Center Patient TowerSan Jose | $110 million | Feb. 2011Oct. 2013 | Owner: Hospital Corp. of AmericaPrime Contractor: Skanska USA Building |
| 44 | SR-57 Northbound WideningPlacentia | $102 million | Jan. 20112014 | Owner: Orange County Transportation AuthorityPrime Contractor: Beador Construction Co. |
| 45 | Gilead Sciences Laboratory BuildingFoster City | $97 million | Sept. 2011Jan. 2013 | Owner: Gilead SciencesPrime Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten |
| 46 | Mesa College Math and Science BuildingSan Diego | $90 million | June 2011Aug. 2013 | Owner: San Diego Community College DistrictPrime Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos. |
| 47 | Trinity Properties Phase IISanFrancisco | $72 million | July 2011July 2013 | Owner: Trinity PropertiesPrime Contractor: Swinerton Builders |
| 48 | HP Moffett Towers Buildings F & G InteriorsSunnyvale | $50 million | Aug. 2011March 2012 | Owner: Hewlett-Packard Prime Contractor: Rudolph and Sletten |
| 49 | Palomar College Humanities & Teaching Learning Center BuildingsSan Marcos | $33 million | Oct. 2011May 2013 | Owner: Palomar Community College DistrictPrime Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction |
| 50 | Pitzer College Housing Phase IIClaremont | $26 million | Feb. 2011June 2012 | Owner: Pitzer CollegePrime Contractor: PCL Construction |
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