The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department hired Kini Knudson P.E. as its new Deputy Director for Facilities. David Wagner Knudson brings over 13 years experience in the public sector, with more than six years as an engineer/ project manager in Phoenix Public Transit�s Facilities Division. Prior to joining the City of Phoenix, Knudson served as a naval officer in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps. He holds a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona, and a MBA from Arizona State University. Geotechnical & Environmental Services Inc. has hired David Wagner as their Ground Source
While modest in budget, the Tempe Library and Historical Museum renovations bring new life to old buildings. The Tempe Historical Museum�s former entryway (below) was demolished and replaced by an aluminum and glass storefront (above) with 72 LED lights that are programmed to wash the facade in four different colors. A 10-ft by 40-ft graphic scrim invites visitors to enter. Photo: Brignall Construction Related Links: No Walk in the Parq Complex Renovation Turns 1920�s Hospital into Boutique Hotel Wiseguys Return to Las Vegas Tight budgets didn�t restrain creativity during the concurrent renovations of the $8-million Tempe Public Library and the
A $50-million museum in downtown Las Vegas will examine America�s cultural fascination with organized crime and it�s impact on the city. Photo: Luetta Callaway The 1933 neoclassical structure is being refurbished to its original condition with help of the original 80-year-old conceptual drawings. Photo: Luetta Callaway As a vital part of the city�s downtown redevelopment efforts, the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement�s exterior is being restored with terra-cotta brick cladding and limestone base, an original loggia entrance and granite paneling. The windows are being replaced and upgraded as well. Related Links: No Walk in the Parq
Banner Health injects vigor into the valley�s health care construction market. Photo: Cornerstone Photography Banner Health has 11 hospitals in Arizona, including one of its newest, Ironwood Medical Center, which will serve Queen Creek, the San Tan Valley and northern Pinal County. Photo: Cornerstone Photography The $82-million Banner Ironwood Medical Center includes a five-story nursing tower and a two-story diagnostic and treatment block. The structure and exterior were completed last September, but the hospital won’t open for patients until November 2010. Related Links: Vegas on a Health Kick: VA Builds New Medical Complex in Southern Nevada Despite the recession, health
BOWCUTT EngineersJustin Bowcutt of Envision Engineering recently earned his Professional Engineers certification in Utah. Bowcutt works as project manager and has experience in design engineering for government and private clientele, staff supervision and client coordination for the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Merrick & Co. of Aurora, Colo., has expanded its civil engineering group with the addition of two new staff and the promotion of several key team members. Michael Martin, a 10-year employee of Merrick, has been named public sector market leader. He will expand his project management responsibilities and will now pursue new public sector project opportunities for
If bidding is your only method of business development, then you have placed an enormous burden on your estimating staff. Sharpening the pencil to win competitive bids and eek out profits can be counter-productive. Making that profit up through change orders and claims, which often result in frayed client relationships, can also be counter-productive in the long run. When you compete on price alone, you let the competition help set the price and increase your risk. While estimators are extremely valuable, they are not magicians. They may be meticulous, accurate and knowledgeable, but they cannot control the competition, influence the
Contractors should beware of strings attached to stimulus funds from the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act. Both contractors and subcontractors receiving stimulus dollars must comply with Davis-Bacon Act requirements for paying wages and fringe benefits not less than the minimums established by the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Under Davis Bacon, contractors are strictly liable for subcontractor reporting. So, if the subcontractor is reporting it paid $10 per hour and really paid only $5 per hour, the DOL will require the government agency that hired the contractor to collect the difference. Additionally, contractors and subcontractors receiving stimulus dollars are subject to
Capella at Telluride Telluride $110.1 million Owner: RAL Co. General Contractors: Shaw Construction, McHugh Construction JV Architect: Ivins Design Group Engineers:CTL Thompson Inc., Martin/Martin Inc., Hadji and Associates, McGlamery Structural Group Start: Sept. 2006 Finish: June 2009 This 148-unit, five-star luxury hotel and residential project includes a spa, pool, fitness center and retail facilities. Capella at Telluride Edgemont � Building A Crystal Peak Lodge Breckenridge Owner: Vail Resorts Development Co. General Contractors:Hyder Construction Architect: O’Bryan Partnership Engineers: Monroe & Newell Engineers, Tetra Tech ISG Inc., MKK Consulting Engineers, F.D. Electrical Construction Co. Start: May 2007 Finish: Aug. 2008 This 115,000-sq-ft
Flagstaff at Empire Pass Park City, Utah Cost: $53 million Owner: East West Partners GC: Okland Construction Co., Salt Lake City Architect: Segerberg, Mayhew & Assoc., Denver & Vail, Colo. Engineers: Alliance Engineering; Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers, Avon, Colo.; Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc., Avon, Colo. Finish: Nov. 2009 This high-end, 121,000-sq-ft, 37-unit ski-in/ski-out complex is located on the Silver Buck ski run in the Empire Pass development at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. High ceilings and spacious, open floor plans combine to create a Western frontier sense of size, space and grandeur. Montage Resort & Spa Park City,
An interior renovation of Aspen’s newest Italian restaurant Ellina completed in December. The renovation included new lighting, artwork, furniture, kitchen equipment and finishes done to match the flavor of an Italian restaurant, according to the design team at Rowland+Broughton of Aspen, the project architect. The Denver Public School Board recently approved plans for the development of photovoltaic solar energy projects on 16 school buildings throughout the district. The projects are the result of more than two years of planning and coordination by Denver-based renewable-energy developer Oak Leaf Energy Partners with the school district and the Denver Green Print Council. The
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