Pulse: Project News for the Week of August 27, 2018
Planning
Colorado The Municipal Subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District is planning to construct the Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project. The project includes a new 350-ft-tall hydraulic asphalt core rockfill dam that will impound 90,000 acre ft of water, a 36-ft-tall clay core saddle dam, an inlet/outlet tunnel, spillway and approximately 7,000 ft of 72-in.-dia conveyance piping connecting the new reservoir into the existing Colorado-Big Thompson project. This will be the second asphalt core dam constructed in the U.S. Stantec has been selected as the design engineer and Black & Veatch has been selected as the construction manager. Contractor procurement is expected in 2019. The estimated construction cost is $420 million. The Municipal Subdistrict will host an Industry Day for interested contractors to learn more about the project on Sept. 19. Northern Water, 220 Water Ave., Berthoud, 80513. DR#16-00443751.
Georgia The City of Savannah is planning to construct a 269,000-sq-ft indoor arena containing 9,000 seats, 12 luxury suites and 3,000 parking spaces. It is being designed by Perkins & Will Architects Inc. Proposals from construction management-at-risk firms are under review and the winning firm is expected to be chosen soon. The project is valued at between $140 million and $160 million. City of Savannah, 2 East Bay St., Savannah, 31402. DR#99-00778776.
Massachusetts Charles Patsios is planning to develop the Lynn Gear Works mixed-use project on a 65.5-acre brownfield site in Lynn that was formerly a General Electric plant. The 1.5-million-sq-ft, five-phase development will include six buildings between six and 20 stories tall containing 1,250 residential units, a sports club, pool house, clubhouse, two above-ground parking garages with a total of 2,080 parking spaces, and 7,800 sq ft of ground floor retail. In addition, the Riverworks commuter rail station, currently only open to GE employees, will be upgraded and opened to the public. The new station will feature two 783-ft-long accessible station platforms as well as an 80-car parking lot. The project is being designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects Ltd., and Meninno Construction has been chosen as the general contractor. The project is valued at $400 million. Charles Patsios, 130 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott, 01907. DR#14-00666720.
Missouri Hudson Holdings is planning to redevelop the 1.2-million-sq-ft Railway Exchange Building at 615 Olive St. in St. Louis. Erected in 1913, the 21-story building originally contained the Famous-Barr Co., the country’s first air-conditioned department store. Plans call for converting it into five floors of office space, and 615 residential units. The project is valued at $300 million. Hudson Holdings, 20 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, Fla. 33444. DR#16-00528930.
North Dakota Oneok Partners Inc. is planning to construct the Demicks Lake Natural Gas Processing Plant 15 miles northeast of Watford City. The plant will process 200 million cu ft of natural gas per day, processing capacity that will accommodate increasing Williston Basin production. Construction is expected to be completed by late 2019. The project is valued at between $515 million and $670 million. Oneok Partners Inc., 100 West Fifth St., Tulsa, Okla. 74103. DR#14-00598871.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
Idaho Planned & Engineered Construction Inc. has begun carrying out a project of cured-in-place pipe rehabilitation of approximately 5,000 to 6,000 ft of 8-in.-dia to 10-in.-dia sanitary sewers in the city of Sandpoint, including cleaning, CCTV inspection, cutting off protruding taps and reinstating laterals. The project is valued at $22.8 million. Planned & Engineered Construction Inc., 3400 Centennial Drive, Helena, Mont. 59601. DR#18-00570731.
Illinois The Naval Facilities Engineering Command has awarded a $60.5-million firm-fixed-price contract to Clark/Blinderman Joint Venture to build a multistory masonry and concrete housing complex for unaccompanied personnel at Naval Station Great Lakes. Construction is expected to be completed by August 2020. Clark/Blinderman Joint Venture, 7500 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, Md. 20814. DR#17-00534950.
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Bid, Proposal Dates
California 9/18 The Los Angeles County Sanitation District is seeking bidders to construct the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant effluent outfall tunnel in Carson. The work consists of constructing approximately 36,750 ft of 18-ft-dia precast concrete segmental lining tunnel, a 14-ft-dia connecting pipe, an approximately 60-ft-dia tunnel shaft, a junction structure, manifold structure and two valve structures, and all appurtenant work. The project is valued at between $630 million and $770 million. Los Angeles County Sanitation District, 1955 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, 90601. DR#18-00679274.
Louisiana 10/10 The Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development is seeking bidders to carry out structural repairs to the Red River Bridge on Interstate 80. The project entails cleaning, painting and structural repairs. The project is valued at between $20 million and $30 million. Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, Attn: Stephanie Cavalier, 1201 Capitol Access Rd., Baton Rouge, 70821. DR#18-00702253.
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