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California The San Luis Obispo County board of supervisors has given preliminary approval to the county's Public Works Dept. to begin planning the construction of a 7-mile-long emergency water pipeline. The pipeline will carry as much as 1,000 acre-ft a year, or 893,000 gallons a day, of desalinated water from the Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant to Avila Beach, where it will be fed into the Lopez Lake water distribution system in Port San Luis. The estimated construction cost of the 8-in. to 10-in.-dia pipeline is between $8 million and $11 million. San Luis Obispo County, Public Works Dept., 1050 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 93408.

Florida PRH 4000 South Ocean LLC, a joint venture comprising the Related Group, 13th Floor Investments and Key International, is proposing to build the Hyde Beach House hotel and condominium project at 4000 S. Ocean Blvd. in Hollywood. The 42-story, 679,918-sq-ft building would contain 265 hotel condo units, 77 residential condo units and an 868-space parking garage. The hotel condos would be used by their owners up to 150 days each year; otherwise, the condos would be part of the hotel's booking pool.  CFE Architects is the designer. The project is valued at $200 million. Related Group, 315 S. Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 33131. DR#14-00658533.

New Mexico The U.S. General Services Administration is planning to renovate and expand the Columbus Land Port of Entry facility. The project entails renovating the single-story, 28,573-sq-ft building. Richter & Associates is the designer. The project is valued at between $30 million and $50 million. General Services Administration, Attn: Carolyn Smith, Contracting Specialist, 819 Taylor St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102. DR#09-00559210.

North Dakota MetroPlains, a developer, is planning to build a senior apartment complex in Bismarck. The 30-unit complex for residents 55 years old and older will be located at 100 W. Main Ave. It will consist of a mix of single and double-unit apartments, with public spaces, including a game room, kitchen-coffeehouse, lobby, chapel, a screened porch, and an open and covered parking area. Construction is expected to begin in April or May 2016. The project is valued at $6.5 million. MetroPlains Management LLC, 223 Fourth Ave., N.E., Devils Lake, 58301.

Pennsylvania Excela Health is planning to build an orthopedic medical mall on a 43-acre site on Weatherwood Lane in Greensburg. The project entails erecting a three-story, 96,000-sq-ft building and a 505-space parking lot. Due to past mining operations, the site is contaminated by arsenic, which will need to be remediated before construction can take place. Excela Health, 532 West Pittsburgh St., Greensburg, 15601.

Utah Salt Lake City's Housing & Neighborhood Development office is planning to convert the city's former public-safety headquarters into a mixed-income housing complex within three years. The city is seeking proposals from developers to convert the nine-story, 95,000-sq-ft building into affordable housing units and construct at least 50 units of permanent supportive housing for people struggling with chronic homelessness in a separate, adjacent structure. Housing & Neighborhood Development, 451 S. State St., Salt Lake City, 84111.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

North Carolina Caddell Construction Co. has been awarded a $40.9-million contract to construct a new aerial gunnery range at Fort Bragg. The 2,000-acre compound will provide targets on the ground for aerial bombing and live-fire aerial gunnery practice. The facility will include a 500-ft bridge, constructed of steel piles and a hollow-core plank deck; an operations control area; a control tower; an after-action review building; an operations-storage building; a bleacher enclosure; a covered mess and an ammunition breakdown  building. Construction is expected to begin in November 2015 and be completed by January 2018. Caddell Construction  Co., 2700 Lagoon Park Dr., Montgomery, Ala. 36109.

Virginia Westmoreland Corp., a developer, has started construction on the first phase of Huntington Pointe, a 2,500-unit New Urbanism housing development on a 224-acre site in Denbigh. The first phase entails building infrastructure on an 85-acre portion of the site. Then, Westmoreland will sell the lots to a builder to build the homes. When completed, the development will include a park with a 4-mile-long walking trail, green spaces, ponds, loft apartments over retail shops, and houses mixed in with apartments. Westmoreland Corp., 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News, 23606.

Bid, Proposal Dates

Kansas 9/17 The City of Olathe is  requesting qualifications from firms to provide programming, planning and cost estimating services for the renovation and expansion of the city's two public libraries. The project is valued at between $10 million and $15 million. City of Olathe, Attn: Jeff Blakeman, Project Engineer, 100 E. Santa Fe St., Olathe, 66061. DR#15-00583797.

New Jersey 10/6 Hudson County Community College is seeking bidders to construct STEM Building 1508. The three-story, 50,000-sq-ft building will be located in Jersey City. RSC Architects is the designer. The project is valued at between $15 million and $18 million. Hudson County Community College, Attn:  Marvin Smith, Director, Contracts and Procurement, 26 Journal Square, Jersey City, 07306. DR#14-00584054.