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
Turner Construction Co. was selected by the City of Jacksonville for a $224-million design-build contract for the $224-million Duval County Courthouse project. Construction has started, and the project is scheduled for completion in May 2012. Related Links: 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 Royal Concrete Concepts Relocates Modular Classrooms The 800,000-sq-ft facility will serve as a
Raleigh-Durham Roadbuilders, a joint venture of Archer Western Contractors of Atlanta and Granite Construction Co. of Watsonville, Calif., recently received the Notice to Proceed by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for its $446-million Western Wake Freeway contract, a section of the $1-billion Triangle Expressway. The lead designer on the project is The LPA Group of Raleigh, N.C. Related Links: In July, Nonbuilding Surged in N.C., but No Bright Spots for S.C. Santee Cooper Nixes Plans for Proposed $2.2-billion Pee Dee Energy Campus Financing for the project will be provided by a combination of toll revenue bonds, state appropriation bonds and
Image courtesy Atlanta Motorsports Park. Related Links: Turner Awarded $52 Million in Correctional Contracts Choate Selected for $60-million University Housing Project Value of Georgia�s July Contracts Fell 41% Atlanta Motorsports Park unveiled the design for its new 2-mi-long motorsports driving course. Park officials are touting the new track as eco-friendly. It was designed by Formula One engineers at Tilke Architects. Atlanta Motorsports Park is a private country club.
North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega selected Atlanta-based Choate Construction for a two-phase, $60-million project that will include both new civilian and cadet housing, structured parking and a dining hall. Related Links: Value of Georgia�s July Contracts Fell 41% Turner Awarded $52 Million in Correctional Contracts Link here “We need to double our size to accommodate several years of rapid enrollment growth, as well as continued future growth,” stated Mac McConnell, the school’s vice president of business and finance. North Georgia College & State University is The Military College of Georgia The project’s first phase includes an 85,000-sq-ft,
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 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 Finfrock Construction of Orlando was selected to lead the design-build construction of a new parking garage in Dania Beach for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s Tri-Rail system. The $5.2-million, three-level garage is scheduled for completion by the end of
HuntonBrady Architects of Orlando announced a groundbreaking had been held for 8333 Downtown Doral, a Class-A, six-story, 150,000-sq-ft office building in Doral. 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 Schuff Steel Atlantic Starts Erecting Major Roof Trusses on the Orlando Events Center Royal Concrete Concepts Relocates Modular Classrooms The project represents the first for-lease office building in the mixed-use community and is nearly 30% pre-leased by the State
McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction, reported that the value of new Florida contracts signed in July for future construction declined by 22% overall, compared to the same period of a year ago. The total of all new contracts was roughly $2.3 billion, compared to last July�s $3 billion. Related Links: Jacksonville Taps Turner for $224-Million Duval Co. Courthouse 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
The overall value of new Georgia contracts signed in July for future construction declined 41% compared to the same period of a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. The total value of new contracts for the month was roughly $1 billion, compared to last July�s $1.8-billion total. Related Links: Choate Selected for $60-million University Housing Project Turner Awarded $52 Million in Correctional Contracts The residential category fell 29% compared to last year, for a total of $326 million. The nonbuilding sector, which includes infrastructure projects, declined 78% during the month to total nearly $170.9 million. The
Sustainable Fellwood, a mixed-use redevelopment near Savannah, has earned the designation of the state’s first neighborhood to be LEED certified as a green building development by the U.S. Green Building Council. According to developers, the neighborhood was to be presented with LEED Silver distinction upon the completion of its entire site. Related Links: Pine Jog Elementary School in Palm Beach Co., Certified LEED Gold Key West Airport Named �Commercial Airport Project of the Year� The $50-million mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhood redevelopment broke ground in September 2008. Project developer Melaver announced the completion of its first phase in May. This first phase