Pulse: Project News for the Week of October 3, 2016
Planning
Minnesota Episcopal Homes is planning to build the Episcopal Commons Apartments at 1730 Clifton Place in Minneapolis. The six-story, 170,306-sq-ft building will contain 64 apartments, 10,300 sq ft of office space and two levels of underground parking, with 163 parking spaces. The project has been valued at between $15 million and $25 million. Episcopal Homes, Attn: Marvin Plakut, 490 Lynnhurst Ave. East, St. Paul, 55104. DR#15-00521150.
Nevada Marapharm is planning to construct Building C at its medical marijuana facility in North Las Vegas. The three-story, 7526-sq-ft structure will serve as a cultivation and production building. Pacific Design Concepts is the designer, and RWJ Construction and Roofing Inc. has been selected as the general contractor. The project is valued at between $10 million and $15 million. Marapharm, Attn: Terry Yuck, 905 20th Southwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S OE7. DR#16-00605574.
New York SheltAir Aviation Services is planning to build an executive hangar complex at Republic Airport in Farmingdale. The 210,000-sq-ft complex will consist of four buildings, including 42,000 sq ft of office and shop space, and a 30,000-sq-ft terminal building. URS Corp. is the designer, and BDG Construction Corp. has been chosen as the general contractor. Construction is expected to begin in November 2016. The project’s value has been estimated at between $40 million and $49 million. SheltAir Aviation Services, Attn: Bill McShane, Vice President of Business Development, Building 308, Francis S. Gabreski Airport, Westhampton Beach, 11978. DR#16-00475909.
Oregon The Oregon Dept. of Transportation is planning to rehabilitate the Abernathy Bridge, a six-lane, 2,727-ft-long box-girder structure, with a 430-ft-long main span over the Willamette River in Clackamas County. The work will consist of single-lift inlay work on the bridge deck. Bidding is expected to take place in March 2017. The project has been valued at between $10 million and $20 million. Oregon Dept. of Transportation, 3930 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, 97302. DR#16-00517894.
Pennsylvania Hyman Properties is planning to convert into 270 apartments the 235,000-sq-ft Adelaide Mills factory, located at the intersection of Hamilton and Race streets. In addition, the project involves building a 500-space parking lot across Hamilton Street. The project’s value has been estimated at $28 million. Hyman Properties, Attn: Nat Hyman, Principal, 727 N. Meadow St., Allentown, 18102. DR#16-00644080.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
Alabama Williams, an energy infrastructure company, is planning a major expansion to its Transco pipeline network. (Transco is a subsidiary of Williams Partners.) Phase one of the Hillabee Expansion will include the construction of a new 32,000-hp compressor facility in Choctaw County and modifications to an existing compressor facility in Dallas County. The job also includes adding 4.6 miles of 48-in.-dia and 15.45 miles of 42-in.-dia natural-gas pipeline segments (known as “loops”) in Coosa and Tallapoosa counties, respectively. The project’s value has been estimated at $90 million. Williams-Transco, 1600 Executive Dr., Duluth, Ga. 30096. DR#14-00507547.
Oklahoma Tradewind Energy is carrying out an expansion of the Chisholm View Wind Farm in Garfield and Grant Counties, adding 32 turbines. The project owner is Enel North America. The expansion is expected to be completed in late 2016. The project is valued at $97.5 million. Tradewind Energy, 16105 West 113th St., Lenexa, Kan., 66219. DR#16-00595650.
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Tennessee Truette Construction Inc. has begun building a printing plant for Lewisburg Printing Co. in Lewisburg. The single-story, 82,000-sq-ft building will be located at 170 Woodside Ave. The project has been valued at $12 million. Truette Construction Inc., Attn: John Chunn, Project Manager, 551 East Commerce St., Lewisburg, 37091. DR#16-00579189.
Bid, Proposal Dates
Connecticut 10/12 The City of Groton is seeking bidders to carry out renovations to the town’s water treatment plant. The work will include installation of new emergency generators, construction of a new dissolved-air flotation clarification process, a new building to house the filters, installation and replacement of finished water-pumping systems, intermediate pumping-backwash systems, and new finished water storage tanks. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. City of Groton, Attn: Ray Valentini, Utilities Dept., 12340 Poquonnock Rd., Groton, 06340. DR#09-00571702.
Colorado 10/14 The U.S. General Services Administration is seeking bidders to carry out a renovation project of existing Environmental Protection Agency spaces in Building 25 at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood to consolidate various functions. The project includes building new lab spaces and remodeling existing lab and office spaces, totaling 124,500 sq ft. The contractor will have to perform complex coordination of multiple phases to accommodate existing and new tenants in an occupied lab facility. The project is valued at between $10 million and $20 million. U.S. General Services Administration, Attn: Kelly Rima, Contract Specialist, P.O. Box 25546, Denver Federal Center, Denver, 80225. DR#16-00615546.
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