Pulse for the Week of June 19, 2023
Planning
CONNECTICUT
United Illuminating Co. is planning to upgrade the Fairfield-to-Congress Railroad Power Line. The project entails constructing a new 115-kV transmission line on monopiles along an 8.1-mile-long section of the Connecticut Dept. of Transportation railroad corridor, from the Fairfield border to the Congress substation in Bridgeport. Construction is expected to start in February 2025 and be completed by August 2028. The project is valued at $208 million. United Illuminating Co., 180 Marsh Hill Road, Orange, 06477. DR#22-00640886.
KENTUCKY
The Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet is planning to build a new Corrections Medical Facility on the grounds of the Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington. It will be a medium-security facility providing specialized medical and mental health treatment for inmates. It will consist of two single-story buildings totaling 215,000 sq ft on a 35-acre site within a self-contained, secured perimeter fence system. It will include an infirmary unit with isolated wings centered around a central infirmary core. It is being designed by KZF Design Inc., and D.W. Wilburn Construction has been selected as the construction manager-at-risk. The project is valued at $145.7 million. Kentucky Finance & Administration Cabinet, 403 Wapping St., Frankfort, 40601. DR#21-00626621.
MARYLAND
US Wind Inc. is planning to construct the Momentum Offshore Wind Farm 15 miles off the Worcester County coast. It will have 55 turbines and a capacity of 808.5 MW. Construction is expected to begin in 2024 and be completed in 2026. The project is valued at between $500 million and $900 million. US Wind Inc., 401 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 21202. DR#22-00757732.
NEW MEXICO
A public-private partnership, consisting of Rembe Urban Design + Development and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency, are planning to build the Downtowner Apartments at 101 Silver Ave. SW in Albuquerque. It will include a six-story, 131,000-sq-ft building containing 207 apartments and 48 ground-level parking spaces. It is being designed by Mullen Heller Architecture PC, and Insight Construction LLC has been chosen as the general contractor. Construction is expected to begin in September 2024 and be completed by July 2026. The project is valued at $30 million. Rembe Urban Design + Development, 1716 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque, 87104. DR#21-00776574.
WASHINGTON
American Property Development Inc. is planning to build the Foundry @ Totem Lake mixed-use complex. The five-story, 818,318-sq-ft building will include 449 apartments, 13,000 sq ft of retail space and 718 parking spaces. American Property Development will serve as both the architect and general contractor. The project is valued at $50 million. American Property Development Inc., 15 Lake Bellevue Drive, Bellevue, 98005. DR#23-00036094.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
UTAH
Psomas has begun construction of Phase 1 of the Other Side Village, a tiny-home community for homeless people, on a 45-acre site at 1850 West and Indiana Avenue in Salt Lake City. Phase 1 will consist of 60 tiny homes, each one 400 sq ft. Ultimately there will be 400 tiny homes, a grocery store, coffee shops, a farmer’s market and a community events center, providing opportunities for nearby employment for the residents. The designer is E4H Architecture. The project owner is the Other Side Academy. The project is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. The Other Side Academy, 667 E. 100 South, Salt Lake City, 84102. DR#21-00722760.
WISCONSIN
Construction Management Associates has started building the Filer and Stowell Co. Apartment Complex in Milwaukee. The complex will consist of six 4-story buildings totaling 700,000 sq ft, and will include community rooms, fitness centers, parking and a public walking, running and biking path connecting Becher Street and Lincoln Avenue, and extending the adjacent KK River Trail. It has been designed by Engberg Anderson Inc. The project is valued at $180 million. Construction Management Associates, 4015 80th St., Kenosha, 53142. DR#21-00768519.
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Bid, Proposal Dates
CALIFORNIA
7/3 The City of Roseville is seeking bidders to construct the Roseville Parkway Extension. The project entails construction of a four-lane concrete roadway, including sidewalk and class II bike lanes, between Washington Boulevard and Foothills Boulevard; construction of a new bridge over Industrial Avenue and the Union Pacific railroad tracks. The project is valued at $27.2 million. City of Roseville, Attn: Raul Cervantes, Engineer, 311 Vernon St., Roseville, 95678. DR#19-00793331.
FLORIDA
7/19 The City of Ocala is requesting proposals for construction-manager-at-risk services for construction of Membrane Water Treatment Plant #2. The first phase entails construction of a 7.5-million-gallon-per-day treatment plant, which will use nanofiltration treatment technology with adequate post-treatment stabilization in order to mirror the finished water from WTP#1. WTP#2 will receive the majority of its water supply from the Lower Floridan Aquifer. Raw water blending will consist of raw water from the Upper Floridan Aquifer to assist in post-treatment stabilization of the treated water. The plant is being designed by Kimley-Horn & Associates. The project is valued at $78 million. City of Ocala Purchasing Dept., 110 SE Watula Ave., Ocala, 34471. DR#21-00835906.
