Pulse for the Week of June 17, 2024
Planning
ARIZONA
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services is planning to build a new Whiteriver Hospital to replace the existing Whiteriver Indian Hospital on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The project will include a 395,844-sq-ft building and 1,335 parking spaces. It is being designed by SmithGroup. Construction is expected to start in July 2026 and be completed by July 2029. The project is valued at $500 million. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, Attn: Erik Lundstrom, Contract Specialist, 2201 Sixth Ave., Seattle, Wash., 98121. DR#22-00758376.
FLORIDA
The City of Margate is planning to select a developer to create Margate City Center, a mixed-use project on a 51.4-acre site. The site’s maximum building height is eight stories, or 122 ft. The site is entitled to a broad mix of uses: as many as 980 residential units; up to 500 hotel rooms; as much as 309,659 sq ft of industrial space; 861,331 sq ft of office space; and 1.27 million sq ft of retail space. It will also include a new 25,700-sq-ft city hall, a 25,500-sq-ft community center, and a 15,000-sq-ft public library. City of Margate Community Redevelopment Agency, 5790 Margate Blvd., Margate, 33063. DR#22-00723185.
INDIANA
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne is planning to remodel the Arts United Center, the city’s arts campus. Designed by Louis Kahn and opened in 1973, the project will make the venue more accessible for people with disabilities. The work will also include new lighting and mechanical systems, expand the footprint to add a loading dock, an expanded scene-creating shop and a two-story wing containing classrooms, offices and a café. Another phase will add a second-story outdoor terrace and a two-story indoor/outdoor event space. It is being designed by MKM Architecture + Design, MKSK Studios and DLR Group. Hagerman & Co. has been chosen as the construction manager. Construction is expected to begin in September 2024, and the project is valued at $42.4 million. United Arts of Greater Fort Wayne, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne, 46802. DR#17-00842486.
NEBRASKA
MUUD LLC is planning to build Union at River Point District, a mixed-use project in Norfolk. The five-story, 195,000-sq-ft building will contain 130 apartments and 25,000 sq ft of retail space. Construction is expected to start in September 2024 and be completed by November 2025. The project is valued at $32 million. MUUD LLC, Attn: Mark Otto, 1652 Woodsview St., Lincoln, 68502. DR#24-00106354.
NEW YORK
Monadnock Construction Inc. is planning to build a mixed-use project at 155 Third St. in the Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn. The 22-story, 317,000-sq-ft building will include 301 apartments, 45 parking spaces and commercial space. It is being designed by Dattner Architects. The project is valued at $100 million. Monadnock Construction Inc., Attn: Frank Dubinsky, Vice President, 155 Third St., Brooklyn, 11231. DR#21-00868175.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
ARKANSAS
Crossland Construction Co. has started building the XNA Connector. This project entails constructing a four-lane interstate-style divided highway nearly 4 miles long between Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill and the Springdale Northern Bypass, or Highway 612. It will include 11 bridges, an interchange at the project’s south end and a tie-in to Highway 264. The estimated completion date is late 2027. The project is valued at $127 million. Crossland Construction Co. Inc., P.O. Box 45, Columbus, Kansas, 66725. DR#24-00121613.
KENTUCKY
Morel Construction Co. has started building the W.E.B. DuBois Academy, an all-boys school with an Afrocentric curriculum, in the Newburg neighborhood in Louisville. The three-story, 182,265-sq-ft building will have a geothermal heating/cooling system. The building has been designed by Moody Nolan Inc. The project is valued at $62 million. Morel Construction Co. Inc., 2801 Alexandria Way, Highland Heights, 41076. DR#24-00032755.
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Bid, Proposal Dates
WASHINGTON
6/25 The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs is seeking bidders to carry out Phase 3 of the Tahoma National Cemetery project in Kent. The project entails developing 15 acres into 22,700 gravesites, including 1,600 pre-placed crypt full casket gravesites; 400 over-sized pre-placed crypt full casket gravesites; 200 traditional casket gravesites for private vaults; 6,500 in-ground cremation, garden niche or terrace sites and 18,000 columbarium niches; 300 memorial wall plaque sites; and access roads. The project is valued at between $50 million and $100 million. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Attn: Athena Jackson, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20420. DR#23-00434022.
UTAH
6/27 Wayne County is seeking bidders to carry out the Hanksville Canal Diversion flood control project in Hanksville. The work entails mass concrete demolition, dewatering, temporary water pumping, excavation, roller compacted concrete, conventional concrete forming and placement, deep foundation cutoff walls, rock anchors, stitch grouting, earthen dam construction, shoulder roadway widening, irrigation piping, radial gate placement, irrigation structures and piping, drains, instrumentation, fencing, manholes and riprap placement. The project is valued at $43 million. Wayne County, Attn: Kerry Cook, P.O. Box 189, Loa, 84747. DR#24-00153565.
