Mountain States Industry News for April 2018

“It was like working in a tub,” says Anders Lindgren, project director for design-builder Balfour Beatty, about the 2.3-mile-long extension of the Southeast Rail Line in Denver, completed in March for the Regional Transportation District. Lindgren was referring to the tight working conditions in the rail corridor, squeezed between Interstate 25 on one side and a busy service road on the other. The $140-million project extended the rail line from Lincoln Station to RidgeGate Parkway in Lone Tree, adding three stations and 1,300 parking spaces. More than 80 people worked on the jobsite at its peak, with no safety incidents or recordables in more than 6,000 hours of work.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BALFOUR BEATTY

MWH Constructors Picked For $107M Utah Treatment Facility

MWH Constructors has been selected by Logan, Utah, on a CM/GC contract for the city’s $107-million Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility project. The facility will produce higher-quality effluent flows to the nearby Cutler Reservoir and allow the city to treat a greater amount of wastewater to a higher quality with a smaller footprint.

The existing lagoon system had to be replaced because of updates in effluent limits, the need to more efficiently clean and filter water and estimated population growth in the area. Once complete, it will increase the city’s treatment capacity to 18 million gallons per day.

Adolfson & Peterson Opens Fort Collins Office

Based in Aurora, Colo., for 37 years, Adolfson & Peterson Construction has expanded its reach with a satellite office in Fort Collins. The new location will allow the general contractor to have a stronger presence in northern Colorado, where it has completed more than 80 projects, including the city of Fort Collins’ Block 32 Utilities Administration Building.

Hyde Development-Mortenson Launches a Project at 76 Commerce Center

Project officials with the Hyde Development team broke ground in early April on the first phase of 76 Commerce Center, a 1.8-million-sq-ft, Class A industrial park along the I-76 commercial corridor in Brighton, Colo. The first phase is a 266,240-sq-ft speculative building designed by Ware Malcomb and being built by Mortenson. The development will include a variety of building types, from bulk warehouses to offices and light manufacturing. The Commerce Center is a joint venture between Hyde Development and Mortenson.

Denver Receives a Grant For LEED Cities Program

The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced a new grant program to recognize sustainability and green-building achievements of U.S. cities that are pursuing LEED for Cities certification. Initial grant recipients include San Jose, Denver, Phoenix, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Each grant will consist of financial assistance to help in the pursuit of the certification, educational resources and customized technical support.

Cities are evaluated across 14 key metrics, including energy, water, waste, transportation, education, health, safety and equitability.