New construction starts have slowed in Palm Beach and Broward counties, but a couple of big projects about to begin in South Florida have contractors hopeful for better times ahead. Photo: Aerial Photo Inc./www.api4.com A reminder of recent times, when construction opportunities dotted the landscape. Miami-based Coastal Construction's nearly completed Promenade project. A rendering of the new Florida Marlins baseball park, which will feature a retractable roof. Located in Miami, the $430-million project, which officially broke ground is July, is raising hopes of creating jobs for contractors located in Broward and Palm Beach counties, too. Image courtesy Populous. Related Links:
Texas A&M Breaks Ground on New HQ, Visitors Center 09/01/2009 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary celebrates the ribbon cutting and opening of the John and Nancy Anderson House, the fi rst phase of a master plan completed by O�Connell Robertson. Skanska USA Building Inc. team members celebrate the groundbreaking of the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Texas AgriLife Agricultural Headquarters Building and Visitor Center. The 166,000-sq-ft-building is seeking LEED- silver certifi cation. Frisco city officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives gather at the new Post Sierra at Frisco Bridges development to celebrate the opening. Breaking ground
Related Links: Turner Wins Design-Build Contracts for CDC, Cobb Co. Georgia Slapped by Court in Tristate Water Dispute Value of Georgia's June Contracts Slides 50% Stellar begins renovating Georgia military lodging facility Batson-Cook Secures Three Contracts for Northside Hospital State Representative Vance Smith, Jr., R-Pine Mountain, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, has been named commissioner of the Georgia Dept. of Transportation. Smith took office in late June. Smith succeeds Gerald Ross, who served as interim commissioner since February and who now will return to his previous position as the department’s chief engineer.
Willis A. Smith Construction of Sarasota, Fla., announced it has received LEED Gold certification for its recently constructed headquarters facility. Related Links: More Than 340 Attend Georgia Branch AGC’s Convention ValleyCrest Recognizes Employees for Safety Record Hope Yet, for Homeowners Affected by Chinese Drywall? LKHS&S Contractors Opens Office in South Florida “Thirty months ago we began with the idea of constructing our own green facility,” stated David Sessions, president of Willis A. Smith Construction. “This certification is another important step in designating this firm as (a) leader in sustainability and green building.” Among the items noted in the achievement of
Miami-headquartered Zyscovich Architects is re-designing service plazas along the 312-mi length of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. The firm is a member of the Areas USA team, which was recently awarded a 30-year contract to manage turnpike plazas from South Miami-Dade County to Okahumpka in north-central Florida. Zyscovich will design seven service plaza buildings with various retail and food service options. Four of the buildings will be new facilities and three existing buildings will undergo major renovations. Related Links: Miami Beach Awards Lincoln Park Design Contract to West 8 June's Nonresidential Drop Results in 37% Overall Decline Clancy & Theys Awarded $15.6-Million
The Fort Lauderdale office of Gresham, Smith and Partners was selected by Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale to complete a design for the new Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women’s Center. Located within the hospital’s HealthPlex facility, the project will include master planning of approximately 55,000 sq ft of renovation area to include a new 25,000-sq-ft comprehensive women’s center, physician offices, imaging modalities, physical and aqua therapy, an education center and a café. This $15-million project is being funded completely through philanthropic efforts. Related Links: Miami Beach Awards Lincoln Park Design Contract to West 8 June's Nonresidential Drop Results in 37% Overall
The annual convention for Georgia Branch, AGC was held June 7-9 in Amelia Island, Fla., with more than 340 people attending. Speakers included AGC of America’s CEO Stephen Sandherr; Doug Pruitt, 2009 president of AGC of America and president of Sundt Construction; and Scott Shelar, executive director of the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia. Related Links: ValleyCrest Recognizes Employees for Safety Record Hope Yet, for Homeowners Affected by Chinese Drywall? LKHS&S Contractors Opens Office in South Florida Willis A. Smith Achieves LEED Gold for its Own HQ Chapter officers and board members were installed for the 2009-2010 year: They include:
The negative drumbeat continues for contractors working in Georgia, as June again posted a severe decline in the value of new projects moving forward. McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction, reported that the overall value of new Georgia contracts signed in June for future construction fell 50% compared to the same period of a year ago. The total value of new contracts for the month was roughly $900 million, compared to last June’s $1.8-billion total. Related Links: Turner Wins Design-Build Contracts for CDC, Cobb Co. Georgia Slapped by Court in Tristate Water Dispute Stellar begins renovating Georgia military lodging facility
A federal district judge has issued a ruling that creates a significant setback for the state of Georgia in the ongoing water wars among Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Related Links: Turner Wins Design-Build Contracts for CDC, Cobb Co. Value of Georgia's June Contracts Slides 50% Stellar begins renovating Georgia military lodging facility Batson-Cook Secures Three Contracts for Northside Hospital Vance Smith, Jr., Named New Georgia DOT Commissioner U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson, from the District of Minnesota, on July 17 ruled Georgia must stop using water from Lake Lanier to meet Atlanta’s drinking-water needs within three years unless Congress permits
A New York-based company is claiming to offer a product that can remediate the effects of toxic drywall for suffering homeowners. Electrocorp, an industrial air purification company, announced that field testing by a Florida company showed levels of hydrogen sulfide and other gases emitted from tainted drywall were reduced by 80% to 90% after only 24 hours of operating the company's air purification equipment. Related Links: More Than 340 Attend Georgia Branch AGC’s Convention ValleyCrest Recognizes Employees for Safety Record LKHS&S Contractors Opens Office in South Florida Willis A. Smith Achieves LEED Gold for its Own HQ Electrocorp has developed
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