Pulse: Project News for the Week of March 15, 2021
Planning
Colorado Pueblo County is planning to build a 181,918-sq-ft, 670-bed detention facility. The project is valued at $92 million. Pueblo County Board of Commissioners, 215 W. 10th St., Pueblo, 81003. DR#20-00760241.
Florida Collier Enterprises is planning to develop Longwater Village, a mixed-use project, on a 999-acre site in Naples. It will include 2,500 residential units, 65,000 sq ft of retail and office space and 25,000 sq ft of civic, governmental and institutional buildings. It is valued at between $200 million and $250 million. Collier Enterprises, Attn: Jeff Birr, 2550 Goodlette Road N., Naples, 34103. DR#20-00748442.
Kentucky Laguna Development Corp. is expanding the Ellis Park Horse Racing Track in Henderson. Phase I is completed, and Phase II is underway. Phase III is planned and includes building a hotel, 1,000 parking spaces on the south side of the track as well constructing a lake in the southern portion of the infield behind the finish line. Encompass Develop, Design & Construct LLC has been chosen as the design-builder. Phase III is valued at between $50 million and $60 million. Laguna Development Corp., 14500 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque, 87121. DR#19-00729812.
Louisiana The Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District is planning to construct a pumping facility in Donaldsville. The facility will convey 1,500 cu ft per second of freshwater from the Mississippi River to Bayou Lafourche. This project is a component of the Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche Project, which is intended to improve water quality within Bayou Lafourche that was worsened by Hurricane Gustav in 2008. The project is valued at $65 million. Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District, Attn: Hugh Caffery, Chairman, 1016 Saint Mary St., Thibodaux, 70301. DR#20-00803767.
Maryland AquaCon, a Norwegian aquaculture firm, is partnering with the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology and the University of Maryland in planning to construct a Salmon Farm Aquaculture Facility in Cambridge. Unlike typical aquaculture operations that employ fish pens, this facility will employ technology that recirculates water through large systems of tanks on land. The facility, about the size of 34 football fields, will be capable of producing 15,000 tons of fish per year. The project is valued at $300 million. University of Maryland, Attn: Yonathan Zohar, Project Manager, 200 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202. DR#20-00682771.
Michigan Gratiot Acquisition Partners LLC is planning to build The Exchange, a mixed-use building, at the intersection of Gratiot Avenue, Brush Street and Macomb Street in Detroit. The 16-story building will contain 153 apartments, 12 condominiums, and retail and office space on the ground floor. It is being designed by Ghafari and Parini, and LIFTbuild, a Barton Malow Co. subsidiary, has been chosen as the general contractor. Construction is expected to start in April 2021 and be completed by July 2022. The project is valued at $64 million. Gratiot Acquisition Partners, 7457 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, 48301. DR#20-00647038.
Wyoming The city of Torrington is planning to make improvements to its wastewater treatment plant to solve discharge permit compliance problems for biochemical oxygen demand and ammonia. The project is being designed by Trihydro Corp. The project is valued at $20 million. City of Torrington, 2017 E. A St., Torrington, 82240. DR#19-00772057.
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Bids, Contracts, Proposals
North Carolina Katerra has started building the Solis Farm apartment complex in Stallings. The complex will include five three-story buildings totaling 370,915 sq ft and 256 apartments on a 30.2-acre site. The developer is Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners Inc. The project is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. Katerra, 3740 Davinci Court, Peachtree Corners, Ga. 30092. DR#20-00630351.
Wisconsin Veridian Homes has begun construction of Crescent Crossing, a 20.9-acre residential development in Fitchburg. It will include a mix of single family homes and duplexes, totaling 117 units. It has been designed by Vandewalle & Associates. The project is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. Veridian Homes, 6801 S. Towne Drive, Madison, 53713. DR#19-00907895.
Bid, Proposal Dates
Texas 3/23 The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District is seeking bidders to construct the Administration Building and the Visual & Performing Arts Center in Cypress. The administration building will be five stories and total 225,004 sq ft. The visual and performing arts center will have a 1,500-seat auditorium. The center will be three stories tall and total 87,039 sq ft. The buildings have been designed by PBK Architects. The project is valued at $93 million. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, 11430b Perry Road, Houston, 77064. DR#21-00498581.
Illinois 3/23 Robert Flubacker Architects Ltd., the owner’s agent, is seeking bids from general contractors interested in constructing a Jaguar dealership building in Lake Bluff. The single-story, 109,775-sq-ft building will be located at 43 Shorewood Terrace. The project is valued at between $10 million and $15 million. Robert Flubacker Architects Ltd., 1835 Rohlwing Road, Rolling Meadows, 60008. DR#20-00528800.
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