Pulse: Project News for the Week of February 1, 2021
Planning
Mississippi Scenic Rivers Development Alliance is planning to build the Lake Okhissa Lodge and Conference Center in Meadville. The facility will contain 200 guest rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool, dock and boat house, boat launch and parking. It is being designed by WBA Architecture. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Scenic Rivers Development Alliance, 701 S. Magnolia St., McComb, 39648. DR#19-00527207.
Nevada Haas Automation is planning to construct a 2.8-million-sq-ft manufacturing building, which will also contain R&D, warehouse and support office space. It is being designed by GGW Architects. Construction is expected to start in April 2021 and be completed by June 2022. The project is valued at $200 million. Haas Automation, Attn: Gene Haas, 2800 Sturgis Road, Oxnard, Calif., 93030. DR#19-00880401.
North Dakota The City of Fargo and Sanford Health are planning to build the Fargo Sports Complex as a public-private partnership. The complex will include indoor turf, up to 12 hardwood courts for basketball and volleyball, possibly two sheets of ice and an indoor walking track. There could also be outdoor space for baseball, soccer and football. It is being designed by JLG Architects, and McGough Construction has been selected as the construction manager. The project is valued at $77 million. City of Fargo, 200 Third St. North, Fargo, 58102. DR#19-00851127.
Tennessee Swerdling & Associates is planning to develop the Brick Hotel in Nashville. The 14-story, 200-room hotel will be located at 133 Korean Veteran Blvd. It is being designed by Earl Swensson Associates. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Swerdling & Associates, 261 S. Hudson St., Denver, 80246. DR#19-00849944.
Vermont The University of Vermont is planning to build a new research laboratory and renovate the Given Building on its campus in Burlington. The project involves constructing 60,000 sq ft of new laboratory research space adjacent to the Health Science Research Facility. Payette Associates Inc. and Black River Design Architects have been chosen as the designers. The project is valued at $33.8 million. University of Vermont, 109 S. Prospect St., Burlington, 05405. DR#17-00850076.
Wisconsin Ranger Power is planning to construct the 75-MW Jefferson County Crawfish River Solar Farm. Alliant Energy will either purchase it from the developer or will buy the rights and develop the project itself. The project is valued at $93 million. Ranger Power, 20 Jay St., Brooklyn, N.Y., 11201. DR#20-00622948.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
South Carolina The City of Rock Hill is currently evaluating design-build bids from teams seeking to carry out the Interstate 77 Panthers Interchange project. The project entails the creation of a new full access interstate interchange on I-77 in York County, to provide access to the new boulevard, which is approximately 1 mile south of US 21 Bypass/Cherry Road (Exit 82) and approximately 1.5 miles north of SC 122/Dave Lyle Boulevard (Exit 79). It will offer access to the NFL team’s practice facility and headquarters, expected to be built by 2023. The interchange project is valued at $45.2 million. City of Rock Hill, P.O. Box 11706, Rock Hill, 29731. DR#19-00932808.
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Washington The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently evaluating submitted bids from firms seeking to construct a medical facility at the American Lake VA Medical Center in Tacoma. The 76,125-sq-ft seismically safe modern outpatient medical facility (Bldg. 201) will house ambulatory specialty care, outpatient surgery, and sterile processing, endoscopy, lab, pharmacy and support services. Site work includes relocation and construction of about 2,300 ft of Veterans Drive, parking area reconstruction and expansion to accommodate 650 vehicles, and demolition of five ancillary buildings in the footprint to make way for Bldg. 201. The project is valued at between $25 million and $100 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Shawna West, 4735 E. Marginal Way, South Seattle, 98134. DR#18-00893126.
Bid, Proposal Dates
Ohio 2/9 The Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources is seeking statements of qualifications for engineering services for the Magee Marsh Shoreline Protection Barrier Rehabilitation project in Oak Harbor. The services include an engineering assessment, preliminary design services, final design services, construction bidding documents, soil borings, surveying, permitting, and construction administration for the rehabilitation of approximately 1.3 miles of shoreline protection barrier at the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. The intent of this project is to rehabilitate the shoreline protection barrier that was damaged during recent storm events. The project is valued at $11 million. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, 2045 Morse Rd., Columbus, 43229. DR#21-00467935.
Kansas 2/10 NorthPoint Development is seeking bidders to construct Inland Port Building 52, a 1-million-sq-ft precast concrete frame building in Edgerton. It is being designed by Studio North Architecture. Construction is expected to start in March 2021 and be completed by September 2021. The project is valued at $90 million. NorthPoint Development, 4825 NW 41st St., Riverside, Mo. 64150. DR#21-00470581.
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