Pulse   03/02/2015
Planning

California The Coast Community College District is planning to build the Orange Coast College Planetarium on the campus in Costa Mesa. Valued at $11.3 million, the single-story building will contain a 150-seat planetarium, a science exhibit hall and administrative office space. Hill Partnership Inc. is the designer. Coast Community College District, Attn: Jerry Marchbank, Facilities Planning, 1370 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa, 92626. DR#11-00455817.

Colorado Focus Property Group is planning to construct the Greenbox IV self-storage building at 4700 E. Evans Ave. in Denver. The three-story building will be 144,400 sq ft. SY-BAZZ Architecture LLC is the designer. The project's value has been estimated at between $10 million and $15 million. Focus Property Group, 2737 Larimer St., Denver, 80205. DR#14-00700891.

New Jersey The City of Passaic is planning to carry out a flood-control project at Veteran's Memorial Park. The project entails a comprehensive watercourse restoration along a 5,000-ft reach of the Macdonald Brook, from the intersection of Broadway and Glenside Avenue to Main Avenue. The project includes the modification of the existing channel, replacement and repair of existing walls, dredging of Hughes Lake, installation of walking paths, construction of two bridges, reconstruction of various stormwater outfalls, installation of a floating dock, and planting of over 200 native trees and shrubs. The project is valued at $11.9 million. City of Passaic, Attn: Amanda Curling, City Clerk, 330 Passaic St., Passaic, 07055. DR#15-00414285.

Pennsylvania The Cutler Group Inc. is planning to convert the Center Square Golf Club property in Norristown into a residential life-care facility. One phase of the plan is to build 170 carriage homes for seniors. The project has been valued at between $10 million and $15 million. The Cutler Group, Inc., Attn: Richard McBride, Project Manager, Five Apollo Rd., Plymouth Meeting, 19462. DR#14-00720581.

Wisconsin Frantz Hobart Management Services is planning to convert the eight-story Port Plaza Towers low- income apartment building in Green Bay into a hotel. The building, erected in 1924, was originally the Hotel Northland before it was converted into senior apartments in the 1970s. Kahler Slater Architects is the designer. The project's value has been estimated at $20 million. Frantz Hobart Management Services, 3801 Beverly Rd., S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404. DR#09-00683491.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Kansas Pearce Construction Co. has started carrying out a renovation and addition to the Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village. The project entails renovations to the welcome center and sanctuary and construction of a new building for the child-and-family development center. The project is valued at $23 million. Pearce Construction Co., 417 E. 135th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64106. DR#15-00425220.

Louisiana J.B. James Construction LLC has started construction of the Jones Creek Road improvement project in Baton Rouge. Between Tiger Bend Road and Coursey Boulevard, the work includes grading, drainage structures, cold-planing asphalt concrete, a Class II base course, and portland-cement concrete paving. The project's value has been estimated at $17.8 million. J.B. James Construction LLC, P.O. Box 14271, Baton Rouge, 70898. DR#08-00880054.

Virginia The Virginia Dept. of General Services has selected S.B. Ballard Construction Co. as construction manager to carry out the Brown Hall replacement project at Norfolk State University. The project includes replacing the existing Brown Hall with a new three-story, 140,000-sq-ft Mass Communications and Mathematics Building, which will contain a theater. Work Program Architects is the designer. The project's value has been estimated at $42 million. S.B. Ballard Construction Co., 2828 Shipps Corner Rd., Virginia Beach, 23462. DR#12-00534704.

Bid, Proposal Dates

Tennessee 3/17 The City of Knoxville is seeking bidders to carry out the Cumberland Avenue streetscape improvement project. The project will narrow Cumberland Avenue to three lanes from four lanes, with a ribbon median; increase the sidewalk area on each side and modify vehicular access to businesses. The project begins at Third Creek and continues eastward to 17th Street. Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers is the designer. The project's value has been estimated at $25.5 million. City of Knoxville, Attn: Brent Johnson, Director of Engineering, 1400 Loraine St., Knoxville, 37921. DR#08-00691661.

Georgia 3/26 The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is seeking bidders to carry out the renovation and expansion of the MARTA Hamilton bus facility. The project involves building six buildings: a fuel-services building, a fare-retrieval building, a bus tire-washing building, a bus-cleaning building, a CNG compressor station and an industrial wastewater treatment plant. The job also includes the construction of a non- revenue fueling canopy as well as interior and exterior renovation work on three existing buildings. The project has been valued at $55 million. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Attn: Lisa DeGrace, Director of Contracts, 2424 Piedmont Rd., N.E., Atlanta, 30324. DR#12-00553523.