FLORIDA Florida International University is planning to build phase one of the Parkview Housing Project on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus in Miami. The project includes a complex of four-bedroom suites to house 600 undergraduates, four apartments for full-time employees, multipurpose rooms and covered pedestrian walkways. The estimated construction cost is $36.4 million. Florida International University, Real Estate Development and Planning, 11555 S.W. 17th St., Room CSC142, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Miami, 33199. DR#08-00595941.
MAINE The U.S. General Services Administration is planning to build the Van Buren Land Port of Entry for the Dept. of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection Agency. The project entails building three one-story buildings, totaling 14,000-sq-ft, as well as 27,000 sq ft of canopies. The project also includes building demolition, railroad track demolition, removal of underground storage tank and roadway construction. The general contractor is J&J Contractors Inc. Subcontractor bidding is expected to take place during spring 2011. The project is valued at $30.7 million. J & J Contractors, Inc., 35 Market St., Lowell, Mass. 01852. DR#09-00582491.