The North Carolina Utilities Commission has approved Progress Energy Carolinas’ plan to build new natural gas-fueled power generation in Wayne County to replace a coal-fired plant that the utility will retire in 2013. Raleigh, N.C.-based Progress Energy’s proposed 950-MW combined-cycle power plant represents an investment of about $900 million. Progress Energy estimates a 24-month building timetable, with construction starting in 2011. The project includes construction of a natural gas pipeline. Related Links: Boeing Co. Picks North Charleston Site for 2nd Dreamliner Plant Mild Declines in September Contract Values for N.C., S.C. N.C. State University Breaks Ground on $127-Million Library Utility
The Naval Air Station in Marietta, which formally became the General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center in a recent transfer of ownership from the Navy to the Georgia National Guard, will be the site of a new Joint Force Headquarters building. Related Links: Georgia’s September Contracts Stumble Again, Fall 58% Evergreen Construction Starts on Feldwood Road Elementary School Benning Construction Wins Two Publix Contracts Work Begins on Army Child Development Center at Fort Gordon McCarthy Donates Pavilion to Atlanta Ronald McDonald House New South Construction of Atlanta is building the 220,000-sq-ft Joint Force Headquarters Building as part of its
Orlando-based R.C. Stevens Construction Co. was awarded a contract with the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America to construct its new 8,000-sq-ft sanctuary, St. Garabed in Winter Garden. Related Links: Broward Co. Selects Designers for $810-Million South Runway Project Value of New Florida Contracts Falls 38% in September FIU, MDX Form Partnership to Study Use of Bus Rapid Transit Edwards Construction to Build J.J. Taylor Warehouse Hostetter Construction to Build New Fresh Market Grocery Store St. Garabed Armenian Church incorporates an old-world appearance of traditional Armenian churches along with modern technologies. The main sanctuary has a 60-ft-tall domed ceiling
The Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $7-million design-build contract to Melbourne, Fla.-based designer BRPH and Lifecycle Construction Services of Washington, D.C., for a child development center in Fort Gordon. Related Links: Georgia’s September Contracts Stumble Again, Fall 58% Evergreen Construction Starts on Feldwood Road Elementary School Benning Construction Wins Two Publix Contracts New Armed Forces Reserve Center Breaks Ground McCarthy Donates Pavilion to Atlanta Ronald McDonald House The project is part of a task order from an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Army facilities in the Southeast. The on-base
Staff members of the Atlanta office of McCarthy Building Cos. recently finished construction of a pavilion for the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House. The project was part of McCarthy’s national “Heart Hats” community involvement program. Related Links: Georgia’s September Contracts Stumble Again, Fall 58% Evergreen Construction Starts on Feldwood Road Elementary School Benning Construction Wins Two Publix Contracts Work Begins on Army Child Development Center at Fort Gordon New Armed Forces Reserve Center Breaks Ground The outdoor pavilion will provide families a place of relaxation as well as for barbeques and other social gatherings. The McCarthy team donated their time and
Heavy equipment owners make their living and help sustain our economy with machines that some consider environmentally irresponsible. It’s a harsh judgment that becomes less accurate every day. When it comes to the environment, it’s tough to escape scrutiny. If you drive a car, consume fossil fuel, electricity or purchase goods that come in a disposable container you’re under the microscope. Encouraging businesses to be “green” and shoulder financial implications that accompany those efforts can stir emotions. It is in our best interest to get past the political posturing and rhetoric and address the real issue: How can we meet
If you’re still pining for another 1990s-style construction boom, you clearly are a contractor and not an insurer. The insurance industry might rather forget that decade. The 1990s may have brought on skyrocketing construction volume, but they produced an unprecedented level of construction defect litigation. That was the era when premiums began to go up -- and carriers began to get out. Unfortunately, many small and mid-size contractors still struggle to find ways to insure projects that have a higher-than-normal liability. In the past couple of years, however, a growing number of them have found relief through the use of
To paraphrase a valued client, “A contractor without a bond really isn’t a contractor.” Bonds certainly allow for the performance of governmental work and opportunities for private work. A payment bond is intended to ensure payment to subcontractors and suppliers. A performance bond generally guarantees the completion of a contract if a contractor defaults. CARSON FISK To to so, a contractor must deal with a surety. The surety will almost certainly require the contractor to sign some form of indemnity agreement to encourage the surety to issue bonds and protect the surety from losses or expenses. It is entirely possible,
Maschmeyer Concrete Co. of Florida, an independent ready-mixed concrete producer, announced the acquisition of Inland Materials and Inland Block and Supply, a concrete products producer and building materials dealer with five locations serving the Greater Orlando and Volusia County areas. Related Links: EPA Expected To Step Up Enforcement ULI Presents Project of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Awards Baker Roofing Co. Launches Renewable Energy Division Maschmeyer is located in Southeast Florida. With the acquisition of Inland, Maschmeyer now operates eight ready-mixed concrete plants, a portable plant division, a concrete block operation, a rebar fabrication division, and a fleet of more than
The first-ever concrete modular, green, luxury hotel guest suites were topped off in Islamorada at the Florida Keys Cheeca Lodge, which is reopening December 15. Related Links: Florida Contracts Dropped 42% in August MIC Roadways Program Named ASCE Project of the Year JCON Group Named GC for Villa Majorca J.L. Wallace Begins Partial Renovation of Bentley Village Jerry Johnson, owner of Cheeca Lodge & Spa, said, "We have been able to put up a green, concrete modular guest room wing in … 90 days, from pilings to topping off.” The 840-sq-ft suites were delivered complete to the project with fully
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