Top Starts in the Southeast
March 12, 2012
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| Rank | Project, Location | Project Cost | Start Date/ End Date | Owner Prime contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Canaveral Next Generation Natural Gas Power Plant, Brevard County, Fla. | $1billion | Feb. 2011/ 2013 | FPL Zachry |
| 2 | Progress Energy Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Sutton Plant, Wilmington, N.C. | $600 million | May 2011/ 2014 | Progress Energy Kiewit Engineering and TIC-The Industrial Co., |
| 3 | Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, Gainesville, Fla. | $500 million | March 2011/Nov. 2013 | American Renewables Fagen Inc. |
| 4 | Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando | $383 million | June 2011/April 2014 | Orlando Performing Arts Center Corp. PCL Construction Services; Balfour Beatty Construction |
| 5 | Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Ga. | $333 million | April 2011/ 2014 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Turner Construction Co. |
| 6 | Orlando Regional Medical Center Bed Tower Expansion, Orlando | $297 million | Nov. 2011/ July 2015 | Orlando Health Brasfield and Gorrie |
| 7 | Four Seasons Hotel at Walt Disney World, Orlando | $170 million | 2011/ Summer 2014 | Four Seasons Hotels; Walt Disney Parks and Resort Turner Construction Co. |
| 8 | Johnson Controls Battery Recycling Operations Building, Florence, S.C. | $150 million | Jan. 2011/ Late 2012 | Johnson Controls M.B. Kahn Construction |
| 9 | Interstate 485, Mecklenburg County, N.C. | $139.5 million | Summer 2011/Dec. 2014 | North Carolina Dept. of Transportation Blythe Construction Co. |
| 10 | INEOS New Planet Bio Energy Plant, Vero Beach, Fla. | $130 million | Feb. 2011/Summer 2012 | INEOS New Planet Bio Energy LLC AMEC Kamtech |
| 11 | Myrtle Beach International Airport Terminal Expansion, Myrtle Beach, S.C. | $129.8 million | March 2011/ 2013 | Horry County Airport Commission M.B. Kahn Construction |
| 12 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport Parking Deck, Charlotte, N.C. | $120.9 million | Dec. 2011/ 2015 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport Archer Western Contractors; Turner Construction Co. |
| 13 | S.R. 9/Interstate 95 Express Lanes, Miami-Dade and Broward counties, Fla. | $110 million | Nov. 2011/Aug. 2014 | Florida Dept. of Transportation Hubbard Construction Co.; Metric Engineering |
| 14 | Gragg and Woodward Office Buildings and Parking Decks, Charlotte, N.C. | $100 million | June 2011/Dec. 2012 | Bissell Rodgers Builders |
| 15 | Interstate 75 Widening, Hillsborough Co., Fla. | $95million | Oct. 2011/ Oct. 2015 | Florida Dept. of Transportation Prince Contracting |
| 16 | Interstate 85/I-485 Interchange, Charlotte, N.C. | $92.2 million | Oct. 2011/ June 2014 | North Carolina Dept. of Transportation Lane Construction Corp. |
| 17 | Dept. of Veterans Affairs Bay Pines Mental Health Addition, Bay Pines, Fla. | $92million | June 2011/Sept. 2013 | U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Archer Western Contractors De Maria JV II |
| 18 | Emory University Health Sciences Research Building, Atlanta | $90million | June 2011/April 2013 | Emory University Brasfield and Gorrie |
| 19 | Miami Central Station, Miami International Airport, Miami | $83million | May 2011/ Oct. 2013 | Florida Dept. of Transportation Turner Construction Co. |
| 20 | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center Expansion, Winston-Salem, N.C. | $82million | May 2011/ Aug. 2013 | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Lend Lease |
| 21 | Miami-Dade County Children’s CourthouseMiami | $79.3 million | May 2011/ 2013 | Miami-Dade General Services Administration Suffolk Construction Co. |
| 22 | Terraces at Bonita Springs Retirement Facility, Bonita Springs, Fla. | $75million | Nov. 2011/Aug. 2013 | Santa Fe Senior Living Lend Lease |
| 22 | ZF Transmissions Manufacturing Facility, Laurens County, S.C. | $75million | March 2011/June 2012 | ZF Transmissions Walbridge Southeast |
| 24 | Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge, Irmo, S.C. | $74million | Dec. 2011/ 2013 | Palmetto Health Rodgers Builders |
| 25 | Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Newnan, Ga. | $71million | April 2011/ July 2012 | Cancer Treatment Centers of America Okland Construction amd Batson-Cook Construction JV |
