As we take a look back at the accomplishments and challenges of 2009, we ask our readers to join in the discussion by telling us what you think the year ahead will bring. Our one-click poll asks: "How do you see construction opportunities in Texas during 2010?" No need to register or provide information about yourself. Really. Just click here. Results will be published in our January issue outlook feature. Slide Show Photo: Aerial Photography Manhattan Construction finished the Dallas Cowboys stadium in 2009. While Texas hasn’t completely escaped the worst recession since World War II, its design and construction professionals have
Creating opportunities and fine-tuning operations “This has been a year to regroup, refocus, repurpose, retool,” SpawMaxwell’s Spaw says. He credits the company’s All Hands on Deck program—empowering all staff to look for opportunities and develop business—with contributing to the company’s success. The firm has retrained teams to estimate and bid in a tight market and has competed for more public sector, higher education, civic and mission-critical work. Slide Show Photo: Aerial Photography Manhattan Construction finished the Dallas Cowboys stadium in 2009. “It’s all about embracing change and having a model that can adjust to the rough times,” Spaw says. “We’re
The Bank of Oklahoma Center project in Tulsa, known as the BOK Center, earned national recognition in the 2009 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program, known as “IDEAS2.” The project team will be honored with an award from the American Institute of Steel Construction. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health AGC Houston
The Texas Water Development Board approved financial assistance totaling $13.8 million in loans and grants to various entities. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds TxDOT Making Safer Routes to Pecos Schools Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion Among the funding is a $4-million loan to finance wastewater
As a result of less-than-expected costs for construction projects, state transportation officials created a back-up plan that would add additional mobility projects to the list of those funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County Project IH-45-Gulf Freeway
The Royal Norwegian Consulate General commissioned Houston-based Bailey Architects to revitalize the building it has occupied in Houston since 1981, which Bailey designed. Bailey Architects will renovate the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Houston to meet LEED-silver standards. SpawMaxwell is the construction manager and Gamma Construction is the general contractor Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Parking Planners
Austin-based ParkingPlanners and Houston-based Kirksey Architects were recently awarded a student residence hall and parking garage project at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches. ParkingPlanners is the functional designer on the parking garage. Related Links: Texas Adopts BIM for State Design and Construction Projects DFW Airport Starts Eight-Year Terminal Renovation Project HyperTrack Speeds Construction at Rice University Houston Firms Redo Norwegian Consulate General Offices Corps of Engineers Awards $119 Million in Contracts Structura Restores Galveston Sites Damaged by Hurricane Ike Texas A&M University Selects CDCS for Housing Project Cadence McShane Completes Near Half-Million SF Distribution Center Dallas Park Foundation Selects
The Texas Dept. of Transportation is overseeing a Safe Routes to School construction project to improve sidewalks, curb ramps and bike routes leading to an elementary and junior high. Related Links: $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports Project Completed at Blue Creek Wind Farm Houston Airport Lands Multimillion-Dollar Grants to Reduce Emissions State Approves Funding for Hale County Airport Improvements KBR Forms Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group TxDOT Applies for Federal Railroad Administration Stimulus Funds Leadership Team Changes at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Gainesville Bridge Project Slated for Summer Completion Water Development Board Approves $14 Million
The Texas Dept. of Transportation began work on improvements to FM 1055 and FM 2943 in Castro County in early fall. The $8-million project calls for rehabilitating and widening the existing roadways. It includes a three-course surface treatment. Related Links: Design-Build Contract Drives SH 161 Forward Contractor Selected for Laredo’s Cuatro Vientos Relief Route Construction Expected Soon for Portion of Manor Expressway Lubbock’s Loop 289 Project Widened from Four to Six Lanes Houston’s District’s IH-10 East Freeway Completed Early Passing Lanes to be Added on Kermit Highway SH 137 Rehabilitation Project Rebuilds 7-Mi Road Texas Sterling Starts $29-Million Harris County
For the fourth year, Fort Worth-based general contractor Key Construction Texas handed out Outstanding Performance of the Year Awards to its top subcontractors. Related Links: McCarthy Named 2009 Contractor of the Year by Dallas AIA Tulsa Project Wins National Architecture, Engineering Award Architects Compete in Galveston Event Space Design Contest Governor Appoints Carlos Rubinstein as TCEQ Commissioner Pulte, Centex Merger Creates Nation’s Largest Homebuilder TCEQ Names New Clean Texas Members Gulf Guardian Awards Honor Efforts to Protect Environmental Health AGC Houston Recognizes Construction Safety Excellence Intertech Flooring Purchases RWA Flooring Associates Dreyer Named POH Authority Executive Director Exhibit Explores 75
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