Pulse: Project News
Planning
MASSACHUSETTS Chocolate Factory LLC is planning to convert an 1860s-era, six-story, 240,000-sq-ft former mill complex, located in Mansfield, into 130 residential units and about 35,000 sq ft of commercial and industrial space. The Lowney Chocolate Factory began operating there in 1903, and successor Archer Daniels Midland Co. continued producing chocolates there until 2011. BKA Architects Inc. is the designer. Construction is expected to start in March 2016. The project’s value has been estimated at $30 million. Chocolate Factory LLC, Attn: Russell Barnaby, Principal, 750 Whittenton St., Taunton, 02780. DR#12-00455654.
MISSOURI Chaudhry LLC is planning to develop the Arbor Crest Skilled Nursing & Assisted Living Center in Maryland Heights. The three-story, 100,000-sq-ft building will include 114 units. Pfaff Partnership is the designer, and HBD Construction Inc. is the general contractor. The project has been valued at $18 million. Chaudhry LLC, Attn: Ali Chaudhry, 19235 State Route Ee, Sainte Genevieve, 63675. DR#15-00541835.
OREGON Google, Inc. is planning to build a four-story office, data center and parking garage in the Gorge Industrial Center in The Dalles. Design LLC is the designer, and the estimated construction cost is between $25 million and $50 million. Google, Inc., Attn: David Radcliffe, V.P. Real Estate, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View, Calif. 94043. DR#15-00668067.
SOUTH DAKOTA The South Dakota Dept. of Transportation is planning to resurface state Route 46, from east of the Vermillion River to west of the junction with Interstate 29 in Clay County. Bidding is possible in 2017. The project’s value has been estimated at $13 million. South Dakota Dept. of Transportation, 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, 57501. DR#12-00590662.
TEXAS Northgate Church of the Assemblies of God is planning to build a new church on a 37-acre site at 2800 Pleasant Valley in Sachse. The 1,400-person-capacity church will include a waterfall, a baptism pool, a coffee bar and a facility for children’s ministry. Church Planning LLC is the designer. The project’s value has been estimated at between $10 million and $15 million. Northgate Church of the Assemblies of God, 2709 Third St., Sachse, 75048. DR#13-00682993.
Contracts, Bids, Proposals
OHIO Cincinnati United Contractors Inc. has started constructing the auto-mall car dealerships at 110 Gabbard Way in Mount Orab. The two single-story buildings, totaling 36,000 sq ft, will contain Mount Orab Ford, Peebles Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram. The project is valued at between $10 million and $15 million. Cincinnati United Contractors Inc., Attn: Charles Kubicki, President and CEO, 7870 E. Kemper Rd., Cincinnati, 45249. DR#14-00669520.
UTAH Bonneville Builders has started constructing Joule Plaza, a mixed-use complex in Saint George. It will consist of four five-story buildings, totaling 235,000 sq ft and encompassing 129 residential units, 24,000 sq ft of retail and office space, a pool, playgrounds, and underground parking. CRSA Architects is the designer. The project is valued at $18 million. Bonneville Builders, Attn: Wayne Hansen, Project Manager, 4885 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City, 84117. DR#14-00606988.
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VIRGINIA Construction Management Associates Inc. has started building the Liberty Freedom Tower and School of Divinity on the Liberty University campus in Lynchburg. The 25-story, 93,192-sq-ft building will include academic spaces, special-event spaces and a possible bookstore. VMDO Architects PC is the designer. The project is valued at between $10 million and $15 million. Construction Management Associates Inc., Attn: Daniel Deter, Director of Preconstruction, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, 24502. DR#14-00567113.
Bid, Proposal Dates
FLORIDA 11/20 Hillsborough County Dept. of Procurement Services is requesting proposals for design-build services for a tournament sports complex in Brandon. The fields are expected to be used primarily for tournament soccer but may also be used for youth football and lacrosse. The project also will include supporting amenities, such as parking, concession and restaurant facilities, and restrooms. The project is valued at $10.6 million. Hillsborough County Dept. of Procurement Services, Attn: Felipe Alvarez, Procurement Analyst, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 33602. DR#09-00465048.
TENNESSEE 12/2 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking bidders to carry out the Center Hill Dam Reinforcing Berm project, which entails constructing a grouting and inspection gallery along the berm’s interior. The face of the berm is conventional concrete or grout-enriched. The footprint and abutments require about 100,000 cu yd of overburden and rock excavation. The space between the saddle dam and berm will be filled with 160,000 cu yd of unclassified excavated material from stabilization efforts along the left rim. At the left rim, drilling, blasting, scaling and stabilization of rock will be required to reshape to a stable slope each side of an existing rock cut. Total material to be excavated from the left rim is about 250,000 cu yd. The project has been valued at between $25 million and $100 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Lannie Summers, 801 Broad St., Nashville, 37202. DR#15-00643567.
