Pulse: Project News
Planning
Colorado The City of Boulder is planning to make improvements to the Betasso Water Treatment Facility. The project entails retrofitting an existing potable-water treatment plant, including adding 20,823 sq ft of floor area, to maintain a reliable rated treatment capacity of 40 million gallons per day and a rated hydraulic capacity of 50 million gallons per day. HDR Inc. is the designer. The project is valued at between $25 million and $27 million. City of Boulder, Attn: Calder Grey, Purchasing Coordinator, P.O. Box 791, Boulder, 80306. DR#16-00434716.
Delaware Starwood Capital Group is planning to build Peninsula Square, a development comprising 288 apartments and 217,800 sq ft of commercial space on a 30-acre site in Millsboro. The project is valued at between $45 million and $60 million. Starwood Capital Group, 591 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Conn. 06830. DR#15-00600366.
District of Columbia Aria Development Group is planning to build the Clifton Street Apartments at 1309-1315 Clifton St., N.W. The project entails the construction of a six-story, 130,000-sq-ft building, containing 170 units and a 36-space underground parking garage. Cunningham & Quill Architects is the designer. The project’s value has been estimated at $15 million. Aria Development Group, Attn: Joshua Benaim, Principal and Cofounder, 150 East 58th St., New York City, 10155. DR#15-00481895.
Kentucky Thai Summit America Corp. is planning to construct a new 220,000-sq-ft plant in Bardstown. Gray Construction is the design-builder. The project has been valued at $110 million. Thai Summit America Corp., Attn: Chumpoi Rangson, President and CEO, 1480 McPherson Park Dr., Howell, Mich. 48843. DR#16-00504767.
Texas Bassett Partners is planning to convert Bassett Tower—a 15-story former office building in downtown El Paso, built in 1930—into a 100-room Aloft hotel. Leo A Daly Architects designed the project, which is valued at between $8 million and $10 million. Bassett Partners, Attn: Lane Gaddy, Principal, 1720 Magoffin Ave., El Paso, 79901. DR#16-00432442.
Washington The Trammell Crow Co. is planning to develop the South Sound 911 Public Safety Communications Center in Tacoma. The project involves two buildings: One 55,000-sq-ft building will house 911 and dispatch operations, as well as a municipal emergency operations center; it will be constructed to meet stringent standards related to public safety communications centers. The second, 25,000-sq-ft building will house administration and public counter services. LMN Architects is designing the facility, and Lease Crutcher Lewis is the general contractor. The project is valued at $62 million. Trammell Crow Co., 5601 Sixth Ave., Seattle, 98108. DR#14-00557193.
Contracts, Bids, Proposals
Idaho Knife River Corp., a general contractor, has started carrying out a highway renovation project to Interstate 15, from milepost 76 to milepost 82.14, in Fort Hall. The work includes maintenance of bridges, construction of median crossovers, cold-milling, stabilization of the cement recycled base, and super-pave plant-mix paving. The project is valued at $7.1 million. Knife River Corp., 5450 W. Gowen Rd., Boise, 83709. DR#16-00431490.
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Minnesota PCL Construction Services Inc., the construction manager, has started carrying out an addition and renovation project at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. The project entails alterations to the existing exterior Snow Monkey exhibit, an interior holding area and a new walk-through retail space. The Portico Group designed the project, which is valued at $15 million. PCL Construction Services Inc., Attn: Andy Art, Project Manager, 12200 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 55337. DR#10-00525019.
South Carolina Clayton Construction Co. has started building Agape Assisted Living at Cane Bay in Goose Creek. The single-story, 55,145-sq-ft building will be located a 210 Iveson Rd. The Agape Senior Community is the owner. The project has been valued at $10.2 million. Clayton Construction Co., 121 Venture Blvd., Spartanburg, 29306. DR#16-00467320.
Bid, Proposal Dates
Massachusetts 5/17 The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation is seeking bidders to carry out a toll-plaza-and-interchanges reconfiguration project. The job involves demolishing legacy toll plazas along Interstate 90 and reconfiguring interchanges in Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire counties. The project has been valued at $13.9 million. Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, 02116. DR#15-00694653.
Alabama 5/24 Lawson State Community College is seeking bidders to build the Lawson State Academic Success Center. The project entails constructing a two-story, 40,000-sq-ft building to house the college’s academic support programs, including tutoring, counseling, advising, admissions, student financial aid, and testing and assessment. Charles Williams & Associates is the designer. The project is valued at up to $15 million. Lawson State Community College, Attn: J. Chad Yancey, Director of Facilities, 3060 Wilson Rd., S.W., Birmingham, 35221. DR#14-00730041.
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