Clark Construction Group � California last week reached substantial completion on the new $310-million, 400,000-sq-ft Tom and Billie Long Patient Care Tower at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Ratcliff, Emeryville, was project architect; Ove Arup and Partners, San Francisco, was structural engineer; and Mazzetti & Associates, San Francisco, served as MEP engineer. On the owner�s side, the project was managed by John Muir Health�s Facilities Development department with assistance from Jtec HCM, Oakland. The project adds a five-story (plus basement), 242-bed medical tower, central utility plant and underground loading dock to the existing facility, according to the medical
HDR Engineering, Omaha, in association with Hill International, Marlton, N.J., received a contract from the Orange County Transportation Authority to provide construction management services in connection with the $55.6 million Sand Canyon Ave. railroad grade separation project in Irvine.
General contractor Barnhart Balfour Beatty and the U.S. Green Building Council report that the Wounded Warrior Barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton has become the first Marine Corps project to be awarded LEED platinum certification. The project was managed under the direction of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC SW). The sustainable elements of the project focused on reductions in energy, water and waste: energy savings is over 38%, water savings within the building is more than 37%, and water efficiency in the landscaping is over 66%, as calculated in the LEED rating system. A total of 86.5% of
Though the White House�s fiscal 2012 budget has yet to be approved by Congress, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority�s (VTA) BART Silicon Valley extension is on the books with a recommendation for a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA), and for $130 million in Federal New Starts funding. VTA is requesting $900 million in federal funding through the Federal Transit Administration�s (FTA) New Starts Program for the Berryessa Extension, the first 10-mi phase of BART Silicon Valley. The FFGA, which is expected in late fall, is the multi-year contractual agreement between the FTA and VTA that will formally define the
For STUDIOS Architecture Principal Darryl Roberson, the $300-million California Memorial Stadium project at UC Berkeley isn�t just another �to do� item on his Blackberry. It�s a chance to preserve an important chapter of his youth. The $300-million California Memorial Stadium project at UC Berkeley will transform the 85-year-old facility into a modern, 236,460-sq-ft stadium and 142,200-sq-ft student athlete high-performance center. Image courtesy of Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc. The massive renovation and seismic retrofit will transform the 85-year-old facility into a modern, 236,460-sq-ft stadium and 142,200-sq-ft student athlete high-performance center. Roberson, whose firm is associate architect on the project working with project
An Alameda County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought on by the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) to halt the Dept. of Transportation�s plan to use a public-private partnership for the second phase of the $1-billion Presidio Parkway project in San Francisco. Latest ruling on San Francisco project, valued at $1 billion, pleases ACEC California chapter. Related Links: Caltrans Tries to Head Off Opposition to the Presidio Parkway P3 Phase After the union successfully got the court’s approval for a temporary restraining order in late November, which the judge dissolved Dec. 22, Caltrans selected one of its P3
At its annual general membership dinner meeting last month in Concord, the Construction Employers� Association honored 15 building contractors who received the 2010 CEA President�s Safety Award. 2010 CEA President�s Safety Award winners are, front row, from left, Rick Millitello, Skanska USA Building; Dee McGregor, Performance Contracting; Patty Middleton, F. Rodgers Corp.; Maureen Gadient, Herrero Contractors; Chris Moulden, Performance Mechanical; Tim Fitzpatrick, C. Overaa & Co.; and Add Kennon, S. J. Amoroso Construction Co.; back row, from left, Gary Amsinger, McCarthy Building Cos.; Robert Ortiz, Nibbi Bros. Associates; Joel Becks, DPR Construction; Chris Breuner, Meade Construction Group; Josh Oliver, Oliver
The $125-million Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge, built by C.W. Driver and designed by HGA Architects & Engineers, opened its doors late last month. C.W. Driver says the 166,000-sq-ft VPAC is highlighted by �dynamic construction� that utilized a complex combination of variable tuning components, state-of-the-art technology and a displacement ventilation system, each of which raises the bar for the future construction of performing arts facilities. The builder says that helping set VPAC apart is the use of some 34,000 sq ft of cloth and wooden acoustic panels in the 1,700-seat main concert hall that provides a
Clark/McCarthy, A Joint Venture, which completed the $575 million Tom Bradley International Terminal Improvements and Baggage Screening Systems project last year, recently was awarded a $272 million design-build contract to replace the airport�s central utility plant. The project will provide LAX with a new, 75,000-sq-ft CUP with a 20,000-ton cooling capacity. The CUP�s equipment will include electric-driven centrifugal chillers, steam-driven chillers and a cogeneration system that uses steam generators to recover heat produced by gas-turbine-driven generators. The project team will be responsible for installing all the associated equipment, which encompasses a stand-by boiler, primary and secondary chilled water pumps, cooling
The Mesa Consolidated Water District�s board of directors unanimously awarded a $16.8 million construction contract for the district�s Colored Water Treatment Facility improvements to Brutoco Engineering & Construction of Fontana. Brutoco was the lowest of five contractors that submitted bids. Construction began Jan. 3 with completion planned for mid-2012. The project�s construction manager is MWH Constructors and the design engineer is Carollo. �This bid award is another key milestone for Mesa Consolidated Water District, and it marks the start of improving our Colored Water Treatment Facility with a more effective and energy-efficient system,� says Fred R. Bockmiller, Jr., P.E., the