The Naval Facilities Engineering Command has awarded a $40.5-million design-build contract to the joint venture Walbridge-Brasfield & Gorrie for construction of the Main Exchange replacement at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. The project entails design and construction of a two-story main exchange and an elevated parking deck. The project is expected to be completed by June 2012.
Nason Construction, with offices in Salisbury, Md., was awarded a design-build contract by the Maryland Dept. of General Services for the renovation and expansion of the National Guard Readiness Center in Salisbury.
The Virginia Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated the completion of its new headquarters and training facility in Dulles in mid-July. Photo courtesy ABC Virginia Officials with the Virginia Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors took part in a ribboncutting ceremony, unveiling the association�s new headquarters and training facility in Dulles. BE&K Building Group was the general contractor for the 30,000-sq-ft training facility, which was designed by Morgan Gick McBeath & Associates.
Turner Construction Co. was awarded a $69-million contract by North Bethesda Center Office One to provide pre-construction and general contracting services for a 14-story office building in North Bethesda to accommodate 1,300 federal government employees.
The Virginia Dept. of Transportation is taking the “if at first you don’t succeed” approach to luring private-sector interest in its $2-billion U.S. Route 460 Improvements Project. Unsatisfied with the response to its 2006 request for proposals to develop, construct and operate a 55-mi, four-lane toll road between Petersburg and Suffolk, the agency has issued a new solicitation that it says reflects “dramatically” changed market conditions, such as the absence of any federal or state funding contribution, and significant reductions in the agency’s staffing. VDOT Chief Engineer Malcolm Kerley says the goal of the new solicitation is, “to get more
Forrester Construction Co. of Rockville, Md., was awarded a contract to restore the District of Columbia War. This project will involve a restoration and cleaning of the memorial, as well as the installation of drainage systems for the monument, electrical upgrades, new blue stone walkways and modifications to the existing landscape. The memorial was built in 1931 and commemorates the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I. Construction was to begin in August, with completion by March.
In an area where many people bank on their political capital, Washington, D.C.-area developers are aiming these days to build sustainability capital. Photo Courtesy KlingStubbins KlingStubbins, in association with RTKL of Baltimore, designed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Central Shared Use Facility in White Oak, Md. The design incorporated an early local example of a large vegetative roof. Photo Courtesy SmithGroup SmithGroup designed Goodpaster Hall at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, which achieved a LEED Silver rating. The building’s brick exterior blends in with the campus’ traditional 17th century style. Related Links: Top Design Top Design Ranking In light
Major projects booked before the recession allowed High Concrete Group of Denver, Pa., to more than double its revenue in 2009. The fabricator of precast and prestressed products for commercial buildings branched into the bridge business during the past year, tapping into the experience of sister firm High Steel. Related Links: Top Specialty Contractors “We’ve had to focus on the few segments were there is some money—the universities and schools,” says Tom McEvoy, executive vice president of High Concrete, which was founded in 1919. “And we’re doing more with the military. Those are markets that 10 years ago were not
Despite the dismal economy, electrical and electronics contractor M.C. Dean of Dulles, Va., shot to the top of the rankings this year. The firm’s substantial increase in revenue was largely a result of multiyear public and private work booked before the recession. Related Links: Top Specialty Contractors “We’re in some pretty strong markets, and we have a big design-build capacity,” says CEO Bill Dean, whose grandfather Marion Caleb Dean founded the company in 1949. “We are very competitive on large, complex projects. Fortunately, they still exist, but they are supercompetitive.” Military work contributed to M.C. Dean’s stellar performance. The company
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