Ever wonder how important federal money is to the state’s construction industry? Perhaps I can cast a bit of light. Since 2000, the federal government has awarded 165,610 contracts worth $256 billion to 12,689 Texas defense contractors. This information is furnished by the U.S. Department of Defense and posted at governmentcontractswon.com. GUAJARDO In one city alone, San Antonio, 30 contracts worth $700 million were scheduled to be awarded for Base Realignment and Closure projects during fiscal 2009, which ended Sept. 30. Those contracts were in addition to the $1.2 billion in BRAC-related construction awarded during fiscal year 2008. Meanwhile, the
The 2009 legislative session included many new laws that will directly affect the Texas construction industry. What follows are the most important laws coming out of the recent session, as well as a few bills that may be revived in the 2011 legislative session or if the governor calls a special session later this year. WHITLEY Fraudulent Lien Statute The legislature revised this statute to afford greater protection to lien claimants. This statute gives a property owner the right to sue a lien claimant for fraud if the claimant filed an invalid lien. The previous version, as well as recent
So what is all this noise about social media anyway? The other day, I spoke to a Texas construction firm owner who summarily dismissed social media as “that stuff teenagers use.” BROWN Is he right? Is social media just the current teenage fad? Is there any value in social media for your business? The answer is a definite yes. Social media is about expanding your network. Just like your teenagers, who each have this ability to stay up-to-the-minute with a network of friends and know immediately know who is at the mall, you too can use social media to stay
Related Links: Jacksonville Taps Turner for $224-Million Duval Co. Courthouse Florida Contracts Drop 22% in July Coastal Construction to Build Sunny Isles Beach Park Cuhaci & Peterson Designing Senior Living Facility, Prototype Publix Finfrock to Design-Build Dania Beach Garage Groundbreaking Held for 8333 Downtown Doral in Miami Schuff Steel Atlantic Starts Erecting Major Roof Trusses on the Orlando Events Center Working on behalf of the Palm Beach County School District, Royal Concrete Concepts of West Palm Beach recently relocated modular concrete classrooms from Palm Beach Gardens High School for reassembly at an addition to Jupiter Middle School of Technology. Joseph
Photo courtesy Schuff Steel Atlantic Related Links: Jacksonville Taps Turner for $224-Million Duval Co. Courthouse Florida Contracts Drop 22% in July Coastal Construction to Build Sunny Isles Beach Park Cuhaci & Peterson Designing Senior Living Facility, Prototype Publix Finfrock to Design-Build Dania Beach Garage Groundbreaking Held for 8333 Downtown Doral in Miami Royal Concrete Concepts Relocates Modular Classrooms Schuff Steel Atlantic started erecting major roof trusses on the Orlando Events Center in August. Schuff is fabricating and erecting approximately 3,000 tons of steel for the 875,000-sq-ft arena, as a subcontractor to Hunt Construction Group. Schuff is fabricating the majority of
Pine Jog Elementary School, built on the edge of a natural pineland habitat, has become the first school in Florida to receive LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, according to Miami-based architect Zyscovich and project owner the School District of Palm Beach County. Related Links: Georgia�s First LEED-ND Silver Awarded to Affordable Housing Development Key West Airport Named �Commercial Airport Project of the Year� The project is a partnership between the School District of Palm Beach County and Florida Atlantic University. The Pine Jog campus maximizes energy and water conservation, utilizes environmentally-appropriate materials and engages students to
Related Links: Jacksonville Taps Turner for $224-Million Duval Co. Courthouse Florida Contracts Drop 22% in July Coastal Construction to Build Sunny Isles Beach Park Finfrock to Design-Build Dania Beach Garage Groundbreaking Held for 8333 Downtown Doral in Miami Schuff Steel Atlantic Starts Erecting Major Roof Trusses on the Orlando Events Center Royal Concrete Concepts Relocates Modular Classrooms Orlando-based Cuhaci & Peterson Architects is performing preliminary design work for a 140,000-sq-ft senior living facility at Avalon Park in Orlando. The firm indicated construction of the first phase of the facility, which would accommodate 130 senior living units, could start before the
Miami-based Coastal Construction Group was awarded a $9.2-million contract for the construction of Sunny Isles Beach Heritage Park and Parking Garage, a four-acre multi-use facility in Sunny Isles Beach. Related Links: Jacksonville Taps Turner for $224-Million Duval Co. Courthouse Florida Contracts Drop 22% in July Cuhaci & Peterson Designing Senior Living Facility, Prototype Publix Finfrock to Design-Build Dania Beach Garage Groundbreaking Held for 8333 Downtown Doral in Miami Schuff Steel Atlantic Starts Erecting Major Roof Trusses on the Orlando Events Center Royal Concrete Concepts Relocates Modular Classrooms The project will consist of government offices and a three-acre park featuring two
Turner Construction Co. is managing the construction of two jail expansion projects in the state of Georgia for Corrections Corp. of America. The projects will accommodate 1,660 additional inmates upon completion in June 2010. Related Links: Value of Georgia�s July Contracts Fell 41% Choate Selected for $60-million University Housing Project The $27-million expansion of the Wheeler County Correctional Facility in Alamo includes construction of two dormitory buildings to house 792 prisoners. The $25-million expansion of Coffee County Correctional Facility in Nicholls will accommodate 868 prisoners.
The Santee Cooper board of directors in Moncks Corner, S.C., announced its decision to suspend efforts to build the proposed Pee Dee Energy Campus, an estimated $2.2-billion coal power plant in Florence County, S.C. Related Links: Contractors Receive Notice to Proceed on $446-Million N.C. Toll Road Project In July, Nonbuilding Surged in N.C., but No Bright Spots for S.C. The state-owned utility cited reduced overall demand for electricity and proposed federal government regulations that would increase the operating costs of coal-fired power plants as reasons for scuttling the project. Santee Cooper’s sales are down 5% from last year. The utility’s
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