Pulse: Project News for the Week of June 11, 2018
Planning
Georgia Hunt Cos. and Oakwood Development are planning to develop Herndon Square, a mixed-use, mixed-income development on a 12.3-acre site at 485 John St. NW in Atlanta. The development will include 700 multifamily units of varying housing types, as well as retail and community spaces and a new fitness center. Herndon Square will be built in five phases and is expected to be completed by December 2021. Moss & Associates has been chosen as the construction manager. The project is valued at $150 million. Hunt Cos., 4401 N. Mesa St., El Paso, Texas 79902. DR#15-00500789
Idaho Greenstone Properties is planning to construct a new baseball/soccer stadium on an 11-acre site at the intersection of American Blvd. and Shoreline Drive in Boise. The ballpark will be home to the Boise Hawks baseball team and will seat 5,500 for baseball games, expanding to 7,500 for soccer matches. The project is valued at $40 million. Greenstone Properties, 3330 Cumberland Blvd., Atlanta, Ga. 30339. DR#17-00657813
Louisiana Hunt Forest Products Inc. is planning to construct a lumber mill in Urania. Operating under the name LaSalle Lumber Co., the mill is a joint venture between Hunt Forest Products and Tolko Industries Ltd., a Canadian firm. The mill is expected to produce 200 million board feet of lumber per year. It will be constructed on 125 acres of the former 285-acre Louisiana Pacific sawmill site. The new mill will supply residuals and wood fiber to Drax Biomass, located on the adjacent property, for use in manufacturing wood pellets. The project is valued at $115 million. Hunt Forest Products Inc. 401 E. Reynolds Drive, Ruston, 71273. DR#18-00561608.
Missouri MCM Co. is planning to convert five existing warehouse buildings near West Ninth Street and Liberty Street in Kansas City into the West Bottom Flats apartment complex. Formerly housing the Abernathy Furniture manufacturing complex, the brick-and-timber buildings date to 1889. MCM has selected BNIM Architects Inc. as the designer and Rau Construction Co. as the general contractor. The project is valued at $57 million. MCM Co., 2425 W. 11th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44113. DR#16-00585799.
Maine Maine Veterans’ Homes is planning to build a nursing home for veterans on a 44-acre site at 35 Henrys Way in Augusta. The 215,000-sq-ft, multibuilding complex will replace the nonprofit group’s existing facility with a “small house” model. It will include 138 beds in buildings containing 10 to 12 units and private bathrooms. It is being designed by Plunkett Raysich Architects. The project is valued at $76.8 million. Maine Veterans’ Homes, A, 460 Civic Center Drive, Augusta, 04330. DR#17-00566051.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
California C. Overaa & Co. has started making improvements to the 44-million-gallon-per-day Del Valle Water Treatment Plant in Livermore. The upgrades include a new ozone generation facility, new ozone contractor structure, new chemical facilities including liquid oxygen and carbon dioxide, new electrical facilities, a new water-softening facility, and a new utility water-pump station. The project was designed by CDM Smith, and is valued at $34.3 million. C. Overaa & Co., 200 Parr Blvd., Richmond, 94801. DR#17-00643986.
Colorado Weld County has awarded Roche Constructors Inc. a design-build contract for the county’s Jail 2 West Expansion project. Roche is working with design partner Hauser Architects. Weld County’s North Jail Complex in Greeley is currently 217,568 sq ft and houses 779 beds. The Jail 2 West Expansion will create a three-story, 129,537-sq-ft addition and renovate 19,000 sq ft of the existing building. Construction is expected to start in early 2019 and be completed in early 2021. This phase is valued at $38 million. Roche Constructors Inc., 361 71st Ave., Greeley, 80634. DR#18-00545967.
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Wisconsin The Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation has awarded Payne & Dolan Inc. an $11-million contract for a roadway improvement project to State Highway 32 in Ozaukee County. The project includes milling, grading, base course, concrete paving, asphalt paving and resin high friction surface treatment. Payne & Dolan Inc., N3w23650 Badinger Rd., Waukesha, 53188. DR#18-00607739.
Bid, Proposal Dates
Oklahoma 6/20 Joe D. Hall General Contractors, LLC, the construction manager-at-risk, is seeking subcontractor bidders to build McLoud Intermediate School in McLoud. The single-story, 47,876-sq-ft building will be located at the corner of Seikel and Arena Rd. It has been designed by Renaissance Architects & Engineers. The project is valued at $10 million. Joe D. Hall General Contractors, LLC, 105 Clyde Ave., Elk City, 73644. DR#17-00604535.
Illinois 7/3 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking bidders to repair the dam service bridge at Mississippi River Lock & Dam 15 in Rock Island. The work includes lead abatement; bridge electrical adjustments; handrailing, plates, and trolley rail adjustments; bridge jacking and cribbing; bearing replacement to include riveting; and sandblasting and painting. Additional work may include concrete replacement with concrete anchors and reinforcing. The project is valued between $5 million and $10 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Carissa McKinley, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, 61204. DR#18-00617292.
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