Top 2013 Starts In The southwest
Rank
Project / Location
ProjectCost
($ mil.)
Start Date / End Date
Project Team
1 Copper Mountain Solar Phase 3
Boulder City, Nev.		 700 Aug. 2013
Aug. 2015		 Owner Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, San Diego
Design and Construction AMEC, London
2 El Cabo Wind Power Farm
Torrance County, N.M.		 450 Dec. 2013
2023		 Owner/GC Iberdrola Renewables Inc., Portland, Ore.
3 SLS Hotel/Casino
Las Vegas		 415 June 2013
Oct. 2014		 Owner SBE Hotel Group, Los Angeles
Design Gensler, Las Vegas
GC The Penta Building Group, Las Vegas
4 Marina Heights
Tempe, Ariz.		 300 Dec. 2013
2017		 Owner Sunbelt Holdings, Scottsdale, Ariz.
GC Ryan Cos., Phoenix
Design DAVIS, Tempe, Ariz.
4 Northwest Light Rail Transit Extension Project
Phoenix		 300 Jan. 2013
Jan. 2016		 Owner Valley Metro Rail Inc., Phoenix
Design Parsons, Brinckerhoff - PB Americas, Tempe, Ariz.; AECOM Design, Phoenix
GC Sundt/Stacy & Witbeck, Tempe, Ariz.
6 Macho Springs Solar Power Plant
Deming, N.M.		 200 July 2013
May 2014		 Owner First Solar Inc., Tempe, Ariz. Design and Construction First Solar Inc., Tempe, Ariz.
7 The Cromwell, Las Vegas Hotel/Casino
Las Vegas		 185 June 2013
May 2014		 Owner Caesar’s Entertainment, Las Vegas
Design Leo A Daly, Las Vegas, and Tandem Architects, Las Vegas
GC W.A. Richardson Builders, Las Vegas
8 Midwestern University Veterinary School
Glendale, Ariz.		 144 June 2013
Jan. 2015		 Owner Midwestern University, Glendale, Ariz.
Design DWL Architects and Planners Inc., Phoenix
GC Chanen Construction Co., Phoenix
9 University of Arizona Cancer Center Outpatient Clinic
Phoenix		 100 June 2013
April 2015		 Owner University of Arizona, Tucson
Design Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP, Los Angeles
GC Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Phoenix
10 Winco Foods Distribution Center
Phoenix		 94.7 May 2013
2014		 Owner Winco Foods, Boise
Design and Construction: ESI Constructors Inc., Hartland, Wis.
11 Yuma Regional Medical Center Campus Emergency Expansion & Renovations
Yuma, Ariz.		 91 May 2013
Aug. 2016		 Owner Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, Ariz.
Design Archsol LLC, Scottsdale, Ariz. GC McCarthy Building Cos., Phoenix
12 I-25/Paseo del Norte Interchange Design-Build Reconstruction Project 75 Sept. 2013
Sept. 2014		 Owner New Mexico Dept. of Transportation, Albuquerque
Design Bohannan Huston Inc., Albuquerque
GC Kiewit New Mexico Co., Albuquerque
12 University of Arizona Environment and Natural Resources Building Tucson 75 June 2013
May 2015		 Owner University of Arizona, Tucson Design GLHN Architects and Engineers, Tucson
GC Hensel Phelps Construction, Tucson
14 Northern Arizona University Science and Health Building
Flagstaff, Ariz.		 71.3 June 2013
Sept. 2016		 Owner Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Design GLHN Architects & Engineers Inc., Tucson
GC Mortenson Construction, Chandler, Ariz.
15 TDI Apartments at One Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Ariz.		 65 Dec. 2012
Oct. 2014		 Owner/GC TDI Cos., Irving, Texas Design Architects Orange, Orange, Calif.
16 Southeast Connector Truckee River Bridge
Washoe County, Nev.		 60 Feb. 2013
Dec. 2014		 Owner Washoe County, Nevada
Design T.Y. Lin International, Henderson, Nev.
GC Kiewit, Las Vegas
17 Liv North Gateway Apartments
Gilbert, Ariz.		 58 March 2013
2014		 Owner Rockefeller Development Corp., Phoenix
Design Whitneybell Perry Architects, Phoenix
GC MC Clark Wayland Builders, Scottsdale, Ariz.
18 Almeria at Ocotillo Luxury Apartments
Chandler, Ariz.		 55 July 2013
May 2014		 Owner PB Bell Cos., Scottsdale, Ariz.
Design Whitneybell Perry Architects, Phoenix
GC MT Builders LLC, Scottsdale, Ariz.
19 ASU College Avenue Commons — Block 12
Tempe, Ariz.		 54.5 Jan. 2013
July 2014		 Owner Arizona State University, Tempe
Design Architekton, Tempe
Construction Manager Okland Construction Co., Tempe
20 Hanover Apartments
Tempe, Ariz.		 52 Nov. 2013
Dec. 2015		 Owner The Hanover Co., Houston
Design Wallace Garcia Wilson Architects, Houston
GC The Hanover Co., Houston
21 Valley Club Apartments at Desert Ridge North
Phoenix		 51.7 Feb. 2013
Aug. 2014		 Owner Greystar Real Estate Partners, Irvine, Calif.
Design Todd & Associates, Phoenix
GC MT Builders LLC, Scottsdale, Ariz.
22 Las Vegas Wash (Sloan to Cedar) 51 Dec. 2013
2015		 Owner Clark County, Nev.
Design CH2M Hill, Henderson, Nev.
GC Las Vegas Paving Corp., Las Vegas
23 Cannon Air Force Base Civil Works IDIQ Contract
Clovis, N.M.		 45 Oct. 2013
2018		 Owner Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, N.M.
Design U.S. Army, 27 SOCONS/CC, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.
GC Ace Engineering, La Verne, Calif.
23 Green Valley Hospital Medical Center
Green Valley, Ariz.		 45 Dec. 2013
March 2015		 Owner McDowell Enterprises LLC, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Design Swaim Associates Ltd.,Tucson
GC Okland Construction Co., Tempe, Ariz.
25 Arizona Dept. of Corrections 500-Bed Maximum Security Facility
Buckeye, Ariz.		 44 Sept. 2013
Dec. 2013		 Owner Arizona Dept. of Administration, Phoenix
Design DLR Group, Phoenix
GC JE Dunn Construction, Tempe, Ariz.