ALASKA NorthWind Architects has been selected by the city and borough of Juneau to provide planning, design, construction administration and special inspection services for renovations to Gastineau Elementary School in Douglas. The project includes renovation of 5,250 sq ft to provide for a central commons area, larger kitchen capacity and numerous small-group learning spaces. The work will address building code deficiencies, energy maintenance, Americans with Disability Act code compliance and hazardous materials abatement. The project is valued at $12 million. NorthWind Architects, 119 A Second St., Juneau, 99801.
ARKANSAS James Construction Group, LLC, has been awarded two contracts worth a total of $34 million by American Electric Power for construction work at the John W. Turk Jr. Unit 1 Power Plant, located in Fulton. One contract is for site development, which entails excavation and embankment work and the installation of drainage culverts. It is expected to be completed by December 2010. The second contract entails building 4,000 ft of railroad track, a 212-ft-long overpass concrete-girder bridge that will realign state Highway 195 over the new tracks, and resurfacing a portion of County Road 49. This work is expected to be completed by October 2010. James Construction Group, LLC, 11200 Industrialplex Blvd., Baton Rouge, 70809.