Work on the fourth and final $260.3-million package for the new Orlando Veterans Administration Medical Center will start in mid-October, as Brasfield & Gorrie begins building out the 1.1 million-sq-ft hospital and landscaping on the $665 million, 65-acre medical campus. The contractor was awarded the project in early September. “The schedule is very aggressive, 720 calendar days, which is a little quicker than normal for that size hospital,” says George Paulson, project executive of Brasfield & Gorrie of Lake Mary, Fla., who expects a notice to proceed on October 13, 2010. Becky Guogus, a biomedical engineer with the Orlando VA,
The value of new construction contracts in the state of Georgia sank by 46% overall in August, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. During the month, the state of Georgia experienced roughly $671 million in new contracts for future construction activity, well down from last August’s $1.2-billion tally. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The nonbuilding market’s pace of new contracts dove by 61% compared to a year ago, registering $152.3 million in new projects, down from the $391.9 million of a year ago. The value of new nonresidential contracts fell by a similar pace, dropping 55% to
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.), a medical technology company based in New Jersey, announced plans to invest $38 million in a new distribution center in Four Oaks, N.C. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Plans call for a 720,000-sq-ft facility to be constructed on 130 acres in the Four Oaks Business Park, with capacity for expansion to more than 1.1 million sq ft. BD expects construction to complete by mid-2011, and the facility to begin receiving product in late 2011. The project is pursuing LEED certification.
The Fulton County Board of Education awarded Evergreen Construction of Atlanta a $45-million contract to build the new Bethany Road High School in Milton. Site work has begun, with the school scheduled to open in August 2012. Image Courtesy CGLS Architects Evergreen Construction is building the $45-million Bethany High School. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The 320,885-sq-ft, two-story high school was designed by Chapman Griffin Lanier Sussenbach Architects of Atlanta. It will feature 99 instructional units and can support an enrollment of over 1,900 students. Parsons Corp. is Fulton County Schools’ program manager. School amenities include a 600-seat performance
The value of new construction contracts for future construction in Florida fell by 17% overall in August, led by major declines in both the nonresidential and nonbuilding categories, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. During August, the state experienced slightly more than $1.4 billion in new contracts for future construction. The previous August, the value of contracts totaled more than $1.7 billion. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The nonresidential market fell 29% during August to tally nearly $405.9 million, down from the $575.5 million recorded last August. The value of nonbuilding contracts fell 35% in August, for
Turner Construction Co. has begun work on a new $100-million contract to renovate and expand Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel Casino in Cherokee, N.C. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project will add 110,000 sq ft of gaming floor area to the casino, while renovating the existing 130,000 sq-ft gaming floor. The scope of work will also provide bars, restaurants and entertainment stages to the casino and hotel. A 70-foot interior waterfall and rotunda area also will be added. Completion is scheduled for January 2013. The project is part of a renovation and expansion program undertaken by the Eastern Band of
The value of new South Carolina contracts fell 12% in August, compared to a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. The overall value of new contracts signed for future construction was $461.9 million, compared to last August’s $523.5 million. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" All three construction sectors fell during the month. Nonbuilding declined the most, dropping 25% to total $85.7 million. The value of residential contracts decreased 8% to total $259.6 million. Nonresidential experienced a 7% decline, for a $116.7-million total. Even so, on a year-to-date basis, the nonresidential market remains the only negative sector for South Carolina.
The overall value of new North Carolina contracts tumbled in August, dropping 50% compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. August contracts for future construction totaled roughly $872.1 million during the month, down from $1.7 billion a year ago. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Nonresidential contracts declined the most, by 75%, to total $249 million, down from last August’s $994 million. The nonbuilding category—which includes infrastructure projects—fell 55% to tally $96.4 million. Residential contracts moved ahead by 2% compared to a year ago for a nearly $526.7-million total. The
Batson-Cook Construction of West Point, Ga., and Salt Lake City-based Okland Construction were selected to build the $55-million Cancer Treatment Centers of America of the Southeast in Newnan. The multi-story 225,000 sq-ft hospital will be the fifth such campus in the United States. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Okland recently built a facility for Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Goodyear, Ariz., and approached Batson-Cook for the Georgia project. The project includes a five-story, 60-room outpatient residential tower. The facility will include two linear accelerator vaults, an HDR/Brachy Therapy Vault and a nuclear radiology imaging unit. Also included will
The town of Davie has awarded a $101-million design-build contract to AECOM Technology Corp. to design and construct a 6-million-gallon-per-day brackish water membrane treatment plant as well as a 3.5-MGD membrane water reclamation facility. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The project also includes a new utility office, a series of five raw water wells, two deep-injection wells and reuse of the reclaimed water. The project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
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