Pulse   11/17/2014
Planning

Arizona Eastbourne Investments Ltd. and Retail West Properties LLC are developing the Bridges Marketplace, a shopping mall, in Tucson. The overall project will encompass approximately 34 buildings, totaling 975,000 sq ft, on a 108-acre site at 36th St. and Kino Parkway. Suite 6 Architecture & Planning is the consulting architect. Eastbourne Investments Ltd., Attn: Frank Egan, 300 International Drive, Williamsville, NY, 14221. DR#05-00777448.

Colorado West Baseline Investors and Loftus Developments LLC are jointly developing the Baseline Zero Hotel in Boulder. The four-story, 70,000-sq-ft, 100-room hotel will be located at 2700 Baseline Rd. It will include an underground parking garage. It is being designed by Shears Adkins + Rockmore Architects. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. West Baseline Investors, 2595 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 80302. DR#13-00677263.

Massachusetts CNR MA plans to build a subway car manufacturing facility in Springfield. The 150,000-sq-ft building will house a final assembly plant for cars that will be used on the Red and Orange lines in Boston. In addition, the project will also include a test track. CNR MA Corp. is a joint venture of China CNR Corp. Ltd. and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. The estimated construction cost is $60 million. CNR MA Corp., Attn: Lu Xiwei, Pres., c/o Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, 111 Huntington Ave., Boston, 02199. DR#14-00687137.

Texas Harris County plans to build the Harris County-City of Houston Joint Processing Center. The three-story, 254,000-sq-ft building will handle inmate processing and medical and mental-health screening and incorporate video visitation technology. It is being designed by PGAL. Clark Construction Co. has been selected as the construction manager-at-risk. The project is valued at $77.9 million. Harris County, 1001 Preston St., Houston, 77002. DR#14-00508411.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Hawaii The Naval Facilities Engineering Command has awarded a $16.2- million firm-fixed-price contract to Dawson-Hawaiian Builders Inc. to design and build the Third Radio Battalion Complex at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe. The low-rise building will contain battalion headquarters offices, classrooms and family-readiness and career-planning offices. The project is expected to be completed by October 2016. Dawson-Hawaiian Builders Inc., 900 Fort Mill St., Honolulu, 96813. DR#13-00645748.

Minnesota McGough Construction Co. Inc., serving as construction manager, has started building a research lab/ auditorium for the Hormel Institute at the University of Minnesota in Austin. This expansion project entails building a three-story, 70,000-sq-ft structure which will contain 15 laboratories. It is expected to be completed by August 2015. The project is valued at $27 million. McGough Construction Co. Inc., Attn: Dan McCay, Project Manager, 2737 Fairview Ave. N., St. Paul, 55113. DR#11-00636240.

Oklahoma The Grand River Dam Authority has tentatively agreed to issue a $296.9-million engineer-procure- construct contract to TIC Inc. to build a natural gas combined-cycle generating plant near Chouteau. The project will entail the installation of both a 328 MW gas turbine and a 167 MWE steam turbine. The 495 MW plant will be the first plant in the U.S. to use a Mitsubishi J-Series turbine, and will also use heat from the engine to drive the secondary steam turbine. The unit will replace an old coal-fired unit. Construction is expected to be completed by April 2017. Grand River Dam Authority, 226 W. Dwain Willis Ave., Vinita, 74301. DR#14-00687327.

Bid, Proposal Dates

Missouri 11/24 The City of Joplin is requesting qualifications for architectural services for firms interested in designing a new public library. The building will be located on a 6-acre site at the corner of 20th St. and Connecticut Ave. The project is valued at $25 million. City of Joplin, Attn: Barbara Hogelin, City Clerk, 602 S. Main St., Joplin, 64801. DR#13-00448665.

California 12/2 The Orange County Transportation Authority is seeking bidders to serve as project managers for the construction of the Santa Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway, a 4-mile-long streetcar line. The estimated construction cost is $180 million. Construction is expected to be completed by October, 2017. Orange County Transportation Authority, Attn: Lydia Bilynsky, Project Manager, 600 S. Main St., Orange, 92868. DR#11-00647652.