NORTH DAKOTA/MONTANA

Allete Clean Energy and Grid United are planning to construct the North Plains Connector, a 385-mile-long high-voltage direct-current transmission line from central North Dakota to Colstrip, Montana. It will be designed by Grid. Construction is expected to start in July 2026 and be completed by July 2030. The project is valued at $2.5 billion. Allete Clean Energy, 30 W. Superior St., Duluth, Minn., 55802. DR#23-00034200.

OHIO

Cavallo Great Lakes Ohio Wind LLC, the Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority and the Lake Erie Development Corp. are planning to construct the Icebreaker Offshore Wind Energy Project. The project entails constructing a 6-turbine demonstration wind-powered electric generation facility in Lake Erie, approximately 8 to 10 miles off of Cleveland. It will be North America’s first freshwater offshore wind project. The turbines will each have a capacity of 3.45 MW, for a combined generating capacity of 20.7 MW. The project will also include an 11.8-mile long submerged electric line to transmit power to Cleveland Public Power’s onshore Lake Road substation. Construction is expected to begin in July 2025. The project is valued at $173 million. Cavallo Great Lakes Ohio Wind LLC, 515 N. Wood Ave., Linden, N.J., 07036. DR#10-00564999.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Alaska Red Point Construction is carrying out a renovation project at Fuel Farms 3 and 4 at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. The existing Fuel Farm #3 and #4 aviation and bulk ultra-low sulfur diesel infrastructure will be demolished, along with the underground JP-8 transfer pipeline, and reconstructed as a consolidated system at the Fuel Farm #4 area. The consolidated facility will have six 50,000-gallon double-wall underground storage tanks for JP-8 storage and one 25,000-gallon double-wall UST for ULSD storage. A new filter building with control room and motor control center (MCC) will also be constructed at Fuel Farm #4. The project is valued at $25.6 million. Red Point Construction, 561 E. Steel Loop, Palmer, 99645. DR#22-00701266.

OKLAHOMA 

Flintco has started building the University of Oklahoma first year housing project, two 5-story dormitories, totaling 345,000 sq ft, with a total of 1,200 beds. Each dorm will have lounge and study areas as well as a large storm shelter. The north building will have a coffee shop; the south building a convenience store. The buildings have been designed by ADG Blatt. The project is valued at $185 million. Flintco, 2302 S. I-35 Service Road, Oklahoma City, 73129. DR#21-00703641.

Bid, Proposal Dates

NEW YORK

12/14 The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs is requesting proposals for architect-engineer services for the Electronic Health Record Modernization Infrastructure Upgrade Project at the Manhattan VA Medical Center at 423 East 23rd St. in New York City. The project includes improvements to the following infrastructure: electrical, bonding, uninterruptible power systems, building management system interfaces, HVAC, reconfiguration, data outlets, patch panels, category 6A cabling, a fiber infrastructure backbone campus-wide within buildings and between buildings, diversified path for wide area network, hazardous material abatement, and relocation of existing data center to renovated space. The project is valued at $50 million or more. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, Ohio, 44131. DR#23-00422740.

LOUISIANA

12/14 The City of Shreveport is seeking bidders to carry out the Dilg League Drive Sanitary Sewer Overflow Mitigation project. The improvements will include the installation of a wet-weather flow storage facility on the Atkins Park property to capture flows that exceed the capacity of the Hardy Lift Station. Wastewater will be returned to the collection system after flow rates return to normal. The project will address compliance requirements under a consent decree and enhance the resiliency of the sanitary sewer collection system. The project is valued at $10.3 million. City of Shreveport, Attn: Renee Anderson, Purchasing Dept., 505 Travis St., Shreveport, 71101. DR#23-00416268.