President Obama’s recess appointment of nominee Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board has drawn objections from industry groups and praise from labor unions. Becker, associate general counsel for the AFL-CIO and Service Employees International Union, was one of 15 recess appointments Obama announced on March 27. Democrat Mark Pearce, another longtime union attorney, received a recess appointment to the NLRB, too. Also on Obama’s list is Rafael Borras, a vice president in URS Corp.’s mid-Atlantic region. He was named Dept. of Homeland Security undersecretary for management. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved Becker on
WASHINGTON—A joint venture of Tishman Construction Corporation of D.C., and AECOM Technology Corp of Los Angles has been added to the $435-million first phase of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new headquarters at the former St. Elizabeths psychiatric hospital campus in Washington. The $16-million federal indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract covers construction-management services for phase one. Related Links: More Stimulus Ahead JBG to Develop $200 Million National Cancer Institute Whiting Turner to Build $107-Million Law Center Gilbane Manages Eisenhower Memorial Project Branch & Associates Breaks Ground on Liberty Stadium Oak Contracting to Oversee Herbert Hoover Middle School Job Turner Lands
WASHINGTON, DC—Gilbane Building Co. of Laurel, Md., was selected by the Eisenhower Memorial Commission manage the design and construction of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial. Gilbane will support the U.S. General Services Administration and the EMC in all aspects of design team and contractor integration, quality control, value engineering, scheduling and budget management. Gilbane began its duties in January. The design by Frank Gehry is ongoing and expected to complete in 2011, after which construction will start immediately. Completion is scheduled for late spring 2015. Related Links: More Stimulus Ahead JBG to Develop $200 Million National Cancer Institute Whiting
LYNCHBURG, VA—Branch & Associates of Roanoke, Va., broke ground in January on the first phase of a $22-million renovation project at Williams Football Stadium at Liberty University. The project, which is the first major expansion to the stadium since it was constructed in 1989, will increase seating from its current capacity of 12,000 to 30,000 over the next five years. The first phase increases seating to the west side of the stadium by 5,000 and includes a new 34,000-sq-ft press box. Related Links: More Stimulus Ahead JBG to Develop $200 Million National Cancer Institute Whiting Turner to Build $107-Million Law
MARRIOTTSVILLE, MD—Harkins Builders of Marriottsville, Md., received a boost to its multi-family residential business early this year, thanks to a mix of government stimulus and tax credits. Between Dec. 1, 2009 and Jan. 15, 2010, the company saw loan closings and subsequent construction starts on six projects in the Mid-Atlantic. Harkins officials point to the use of federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits, the Tax Credit Assistance Program and Section 1602 Exchange funds, which are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Many of the deals closed in order to meet end-of-the-year deadlines, according Harkins officials. Harkins
POTOMAC, MD—Oak Contracting of Towson, Md., was selected by Montgomery County Schools in February as construction manager for the $40-million Herbert Hoover Middle School project. The school will remain occupied during the modernization and the project is being phased. The design phase is expected to continue through early 2011, at which time it will go out to bid. Related Links: More Stimulus Ahead JBG to Develop $200 Million National Cancer Institute Whiting Turner to Build $107-Million Law Center Gilbane Manages Eisenhower Memorial Project Branch & Associates Breaks Ground on Liberty Stadium Tishman, AECOM Win CM contract for DHS Headquarters Turner
More than a year after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed, significant amounts of work are still hitting the street in the Mid-Atlantic region. All states met the federally-imposed March 2, 2010 deadline to obligate all ARRA highway funds, however some states have been faster to award contracts. Pennsylvania was one of the first in the nation to obligate its funds and the vast majority of projects are underway. Meanwhile, Virginia was the last state to begin awarding projects and now has a significant number of projects to award. As of the Feb. 17 anniversary of the signing
BALTIMORE, MD—The University of Baltimore is planning to build the $107-million John and Frances Angelos Law Center. The 12-story, 190,000-sq-ft building, containing both offices, classrooms and law clinics, will serve 1,100 students. It was designed by Ayers/Saint/Gross of Baltimore and Behnisch Arzchitekten of Stuttgart, Germany. Whiting Turner Contractors of Baltimore holds the construction management contract and will break ground in June. It will be built on a triangular lot at the corner of Charles Street and Mount Royal Avenue. Completion is scheduled for July 2012. Whiting Turner will build the $107-million 12-story, 190,000-sq-ft John and Frances Angelos Law Center at
WASHINGTON, DC—Turner Construction of Arlington, Va., was awarded a $73-million contract by the General Services Administration in January for the renovation of Federal Office Building 8 in Washington, D.C. The 547,000-sq-ft 1960s-era laboratory building will be transformed to Class A office space. Upon completion in October 2012, the project will seek LEED Gold certification. The renovation, designed by Boggs & Partners of Annapolis, Md., will add natural daylighting, employ the use of energy and water-efficient fixtures and low-VOC materials. The renovation will feature the addition of two atriums, glass curtain walls on each end of the building and projected window
WASHINGTON, DC—CH2M HILL was awarded two new task orders in the Mid-Atlantic on its five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for transit program management oversight on Federal Transit Administration projects. The firm’s first task order supports FTA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and involves performing transit reviews of various project planning and studies. The second task order supports FTA Region 3, Philadelphia, and involves program management services for the Hampton Roads transit light rail project in Norfolk, Va. Related Links: More Stimulus Ahead JBG to Develop $200 Million National Cancer Institute Whiting Turner to Build $107-Million Law Center Gilbane Manages Eisenhower Memorial
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