Pulse   02/23/2015
Planning

Colorado Blue Ocean Enterprises is planning to build the Old Elk Distillery in Fort Collins. The three-story, 100,000-sq-ft building will contain a restaurant, pub, distillery, tasting room and a music venue. OZ Architecture is the designer, and Brinkman Construction Inc. is the general contractor. The project has been valued at between $10 million and $15 million. Contact: Ripley Design, Inc., Attn: Linda Ripley, Principal, 481 W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins, 80528. DR#14-00701974.

Florida Semanik Investment Corp. and Decatur Properties Inc. are developing The Hideaway South subdivision, comprising 200 spec homes on a site south of Nevada Avenue in Yulee. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Semanik Investment Corp., Attn: Sandy Semanik, Owner, 2120 Corporate Square Blvd., Jacksonville, 32216. DR#14-00697604.

Minnesota Hines Interests is planning to build 350 North 5th, an office tower in downtown Minneapolis. The project entails the construction of a 20-story, 490,000-sq-ft building. Pickard Chilton is the designer. The project has been valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Hines Interests, Attn: Bob Pfefferle, 2800 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, 77056. DR#12-00667641.

New York The Irish Arts Center is going to build a new facility at 726 11th Ave. in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. The project entails the construction of a five-story, 35,000-sq-ft building, containing a 199-seat theater and an 80-seat cafe; the brick facade of the site's existing 1916 building will be retained. Ciaran O'Connor, chief state architect for Ireland's Office of Public Works, is the designer; Davis Brody Bond LLP is the architect of record; Jonathan Rose Cos. is the project manager. The project is valued at $54 million. Irish Arts Center, Attn: Aidan Connolly, Executive Director, 553 West 51st St., New York City, 10019. DR#14-00485061.

Oklahoma Northstar Agri Industries is planning to build a canola processing plant in Enid. The plant will include 16 storage tanks, two warehouses and four miles of rail spurs on a 30-acre site. It will produce canola oil and canola meal. Karges Faulconbridge Inc. is the designer, and McGough Construction Co. Inc. is the general contractor. The project's value has been estimated at $200 million. Northstar Agri Industries, 15 Broadway, Fargo, 58102. DR#12-00682990.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Arkansas Tate General Contractors Inc. has started building the Jackson County Jail in Newport. The project entails the construction of a single-story, 37,808-sq-ft building, containing 100 beds. Evans Taylor Foster Childress Architects is the designer. The project is valued at $10.4 million. Tate General Contractors Inc., Attn: Wayne Tate, Owner, 115 Woody Ln., Jonesboro, 72403. DR#13-00441091.

Delaware Mumford Miller Concrete Inc. has started construction of the West Dover Connector. The 3.2-mile-long roadway will run from Saulsbury Road to U.S. Route 13 with an access point on New Burton Rd.; further, it will include two bridges over railroad tracks and a pedestrian-and-bike path. The project has been valued at $31.6 million. Mumford Miller Concrete Inc., Attn: Pete Erony, 1005 Industrial Rd., Middletown, 19709. DR#12-00611304.

California R.D. Olson Construction has started building a Hampton Inn and Suites hotel in Glendale. The five-story, 91,264-sq-ft building will include 94 rooms, an elevated outdoor pool deck and a concrete parking podium. Togawa Smith Martin Residential is the designer. The project is valued at $11 million. R.D. Olson Construction, 2955 Main St., Irvine, 92614. DR#14-00419911.

Bid, Proposal Dates

Iowa 3/3 The Linn-Mar Community School District is seeking bidders to carry out a renovation and expansion of Linn Mar High School in Marion. The project entails the construction of two separate additions to the existing high school facility. One 27,000-sq-ft expansion will occur on the north side of the facility, and another 13,000-sq-ft expansion will occur on the south side. A portion of the existing high school will be demolished to make way for the new north-side addition. The project's value has been estimated at $25 million. Linn-Mar Community School District, 2999 10th St., Marion, 52302. DR#14-00509189.

South Carolina 3/6 The City of Newberry is seeking bidders to carry out improvements to its water treatment plant. The project entails building a 2.5-million-gallon, prestressed-concrete clear well and modifying the high-service No. 1 pump station as well as the backwash pump station. The project's value has been estimated at $10 million. City of Newberry, 1330 College St., Newberry, 29108. DR#14-00648430.

Mississippi 3/12 The Mississippi Bureau of Building, Grounds & Real Property Management is planning to renovate the student union at the University of Mississippi. The project will expand to 157,000 sq ft the existing 97,000-sq-ft building, adding space for meetings and performances as well as a student-government chamber with theater seating. The project is being designed by Eley Guild Hardy Architects. The project is valued at $50 million. Mississippi Bureau of Building, Grounds & Real Property Management, Attn: Glenn Kornbrek, Director, 501 N. West St., Jackson, 39201. DR#11-00582062.