Planning
ALASKA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to construct the Arctic Deep Draft Port in Nome. The project will double the length of the port’s existing west causeway to reach approximately 2,100 ft farther into Norton Sound with a nearly 1,400-ft breakwater to protect the harbor entrance from incoming waves. The L-shaped barrier will also hold two new 450-ft docks and one new 600-ft dock to handle larger vessels. The existing east causeway breakwater will be demolished and replaced with a larger, 3,900-ft causeway-breakwater that will greatly expand the port’s outer basin. The bigger outer port basin will also be dredged deeper—from 22 ft currently to 28 ft—and the three new docks will be near the end of the longer west causeway breakwater in an area dredged to at least 40 ft deep. A two-year design phase began in the spring of 2021. The project is valued at $503 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2204 3rd St., Elmendorf AFB, 99506.
FLORIDA Driftwood Hospitality Management LLC is planning to build the 15.7-acre Westin Cocoa Beach Resort Hotel in Cocoa Beach. It will encompass three buildings totaling 747,658 sq ft, including a new 502-room, six-story hotel, a 120,000-sq-ft indoor/outdoor event space, and a five-level, 234,113-sq-ft, 781-space parking garage. The project includes the demolition of the International Palms Resort & Conference Center. It is being designed by Gensler, and Yates Construction Co. has been chosen as the general contractor. The project is valued at between $200 million and $250 million. Driftwood Hospitality Management LLC, 255 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, 33134. DR#19-00839629.
MISSOURI Milhaus Properties LLC is planning to build the Jamestown Square apartment building in Kansas City. The 347,995-sq-ft building will have 224 apartments and a 359-space garage. The project is being designed by Helix Architecture & Design and is valued at $54.8 million. Milhaus Properties LLC, 210 W. 19th Terrace, Kansas City, 64108. DR#21-00608966.
NEVADA The Southern Nevada Water Authority is planning to carry out the Lower Las Vegas Wash Stabilization Project in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The project entails constructing up to six new grade control structures, re-aligning and/or replacing up to two existing grade control structures, channel bed and bank stabilization, revegetation, and access roads. The project is being designed by Atkins North America, and Las Vegas Paving Corp. has been chosen as the construction manager. The project is valued at $110 million. Southern Nevada Water Authority, 100 N. City Parkway, Las Vegas, 89106. DR#21-00451958.
OKLAHOMA Mercy Health Systems of Oklahoma is planning to build Mercy Women’s Center in Oklahoma City. The four-story, 178,000-sq-ft building will be located at 4300 W. Memorial Rd. It is being designed by Rees Associates Inc., and JE Dunn Construction has been selected as the general contractor. Construction is expected to begin in September 2021. The project is valued at $67.3 million. Mercy Health Systems of Oklahoma, 4300 W. Memorial Rd., Oklahoma City, 73120. DR#21-00661737.
VIRGINIA CTP-I LLC is planning to build Village Place Technology Park Data Centers, a data center campus, in Gainesville. The project involves the construction of four two-story data centers, ranging from 114,330 sq ft to 132,750 sq ft. The total project is predicted to require 210MW. CTP-I LLC is registered through Corporation Services Company, a company that data center organizations often use to obfuscate their involvement in projects. The project is valued at $300 million. Contact is the project’s civil engineer: JCL Consulting, Attn: Peter Steele, Project Manager, 4433 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Chantilly, 20151. DR#21-00635482.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
MAINE J&J Contractors Inc., a design-builder, has started building the new Madawaska Land Port of Entry in Madawaska. The 10.7-acre facility will include a main port building and commercial inspection building, totaling 76,717-sq-ft, three primary inspection lanes, and a bypass lane. The project is valued at $49.7 million. J&J Contractors Inc., 101 Billerica Ave., North Billerica, Mass., 01862. DR#20-00682529.
Bid, Proposal Dates
NEW YORK 7/7 New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection is seeking a consultant to provide construction management services for the decommissioning/reconstruction of the Honk Falls Dam and work associated with Rondout stream restoration in Ellenville. The project is valued at between $10 million and $15 million. New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection, Attn: Fabian Heras, 5917 Junction Blvd., Flushing, 11373. DR#19-00829703.
ILLINOIS 7/8 Metra (Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.) is seeking bidders to construct the Auburn Park Station. The project entails demolishing an unused warehouse and constructing a building with two elevators and a staircase at the 79th Street entrance to bring commuters from street level to a 480-ft-long platform with a bright, polycarbonate canopy; a snow melt system; an 80-space parking lot; landscaped islands, bicycle racks, trees and a decorative fence to screen the lot from neighboring homes. It has been designed by Ross Barney Architects Inc. The project is valued at $52 million. Metra, Attn: Toyla Rice, 547 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 60661. DR#20-00660650.