Construction Start

New Mexico

Fortis Construction has begun work on the first phase in Facebook’s Las Lunas Data Center. The first phase will include a $250-million, 510,000-sq-ft, single-story, structural steel facility powered by renewable energy that is expected to be completed in 2018. Solar fields and additional facilities will be built during other phases expected to begin in 2017. Fortis Construction, Blain Grover, 1705 SW Taylor St., Ste. 200, Portland, Ore., 97205-1922. DR#16-00649871.

Bradbury Stamm Construction Co. has begun work on the $20-million, 72,000-sq-ft Morningstar Senior Living Facility in Santa Fe. The two-story, wood-frame facility will have 85 units on 3.25 acres. Bradbury Stamm Construction Co., Peter Fritz, Estimator, 7110 Second St. NW, Albuquerque,  87107-6702. DR#15-00412327.


Nevada

Gilbert Co. has begun work on the Ann Road Channel from Commerce Street to Upper Las Vegas Wash. The $8-million project will include a 10-ft by 7-ft reinforced concrete box, roadway improvements, excavation, grading, bituminous asphalt, striping and signage. Gilbert Co., 1547 N. State, Lehi, Utah, 84043. DR#16-00465194.


Bidding

Nevada

The Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission is currently reviewing general contractor bids for Fourth Street and Prater Way bus rapid transit improvements in Reno. Work on the $25-million to $35-million project will include utility excavation, demolition, earthwork, subgrade preparation, aggregate base, roadbed modification, asphalt, concrete, curb and gutter, sidewalk, striping, traffic control, transit stations, water system upgrades and other related items. Wood Rodgers is the civil engineer on this design-bid-build project. Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission, Warren Call, Project Engineer, 1105 Terminal Way, Ste. 108, Reno, 89502-2162. DR#11-0043749

ProLogis is currently reviewing design-build bids for three new buildings in the Las Vegas Corporate Center in North Las Vegas. The owner required bidders to carry errors and omissions insurance and include a non-proprietary fire alarm system. The bid also called for burglar bars on skylights and an add-alternate to increase R-19 underdeck insulation to R-38. John Low, Project Manager, 2817 E. Cedar St., Ste. 200, Ontario, Calif., 91761-8566. DR#14-00565591

Clark County is currently reviewing bids for roadway, utility and storm drain improvements on Las Vegas Boulevard between St. Rose Parkway and Silverado Ranch Boulevard. The approximately $30-million project will include plant-mix bituminous pavement, drainage swales next to the roadway, permanent striping, permanent signing and traffic signal undergrounds for future signals. Utility improvements include installation of a sewer main in Las Vegas Boulevard ranging in size from 15 in. to 21 in., all manholes, stubs to all side streets along the project limits and 6-in. laterals to bordering properties. Clark County Government Center, Tom Boldt, Purchasing Analyst, 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy., Las Vegas, 89155-4502. DR#16-00545962.


Design/Planning

Arizona

Arizona State University plans to create a mixed-use development estimated at $100 million on 330 acres at the north end of the Tempe Campus. The university is currently accepting qualifications from development and planning firms for this urban neighborhood project that is directly adjacent to the athletic facilities district. Arizona State University Planning & Construction, Joan Stockmaster, Senior Buyer, 1551 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, 85287-5212. DR#12-00632723.

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