Bryan Construction Inc., a Colorado Springs-based construction management and general contracting firm, will merge with Terry Drahota and his Fort Collins and Steamboat Springs-based construction operations as part of an operating group of Bryan Construction. The firm will do business as Drahota – A Bryan Construction Co., headquartered out of Fort Collins. Bryan Construction will maintain its brand, operating as Bryan Construction out of its Colorado Springs headquarters along with its Denver location. Bryan has also had a Fort Collins office since 2005. The incorporation of the Drahota people and resources will place Bryan Construction among the top general contractors
For the second consecutive month, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) indicated a modest increase in design activity in March. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead-time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects reported the March ABI score was 51.7, up from a mark of 50.4 in February. This score reflects an increase in design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 58.2, up from a reading of 56.6 the previous month.“Business conditions at architecture firms
New construction starts in March retreated 13% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $633.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline followed strong gains in January (up 9%) and February (up 17%), when construction was lifted by the start of several massive projects valued each in excess of $1 billion, including four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal projects, a petrochemical plant and a solar power facility. While the March statistics did include the start of a $2.3-billion highway project in Florida, the boost coming from projects in excess of $1 billion was substantially
The Census Bureau released in late March its population estimates for July 2013 to July 2014 for U.S. counties and metro areas. The statistics “suggest a renewed growth in outer suburban ‘exurban’ counties, propelled by domestic migration,” said William Frey of the Brookings Institution on April 8. “The growth is perhaps a sign that the housing market is luring young adults out of the urban core, and it raises the possibility that the attraction of cities—registered for the last three years—may not be as permanent as some assumed,” Frey said. “Using a Brookings classification of counties associated with urban cores
Phil Washington, general manager of Denver's Regional Transportation District since 2009, is leaving the agency to become the head of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which oversees the third-largest public transit system in the U.S. Washington has earned praise for managing construction of RTD's $5.3-billion FasTracks program, which is building 122 miles of new commuter rail lines and dozens of stations across the Denver area. Related Links: Washinton to Leave Denver's RTD for L.A. Post Architectural Record Lakewood, Colo.-based civil and structural engineering firm Martin/Martin Inc. has promoted two associates to principal. Firm principal Jerry May is a
Prices for inputs to construction industries expanded 0.8% in March, the largest monthly increase in more than two years, according to the April 14 producer price index release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices have now expanded for two consecutive months after declining during the previous six; however, input prices are down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. March marks the fourth consecutive month that year-over-year input prices have declined, the longest such streak since 2009. Crude petroleum prices fell 4% in March and have fallen in eight of the previous nine months.“Although overall construction materials prices rose for the
In the coming months, the Regional Transportation District and the Colorado Dept. of Transportation will mark several milestones as the U.S. 36 Express Lanes project nears completion. An express lane is currently being added in each direction on U.S. 36 from Federal Boulevard to Table Mesa between Boulder and Denver. RTD’s bus rapid transit service and high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs) will operate in the express lanes. Single-passenger vehicles may choose to use the express lanes and pay a toll. In addition, there will be two free, general-purpose lanes in each direction for drivers who do not wish to pay a toll.While
Take a growing population, add a shrinking budget and aging infrastructure, then toss in daily traffic jams plus a few snowstorms, rock slides and floods. That's the recipe of challenges that annually confronts the Colorado Dept. of Transportation, ENR Mountain States' 2015 Colorado Owner of the Year. Related Links: Pecos Bridge Replacement Project Wins National ACEC Award U.S. 36 Project Provides State With Nearly 250 Jobs The 3,000-member agency is fighting back with innovative strategies that include adding more tolled express lanes on major freeways, seeking out public-private partnerships (P3s) for developing and maintaining roadways, creating a new emphasis on
In recent years, large-scale highway and commuter-rail projects have dominated the transportation landscape in Utah, but last summer, after many years of what might be called a long-delayed takeoff, the Salt Lake City Dept. of Airports (SLCDA) broke ground on the largest project in its history—a $1.8-billion complete replacement of the Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal.
Large transportation infrastructure projects led the list of top starts in the Mountain States region for 2014, as Denver and Salt Lake City officials are working to meet the needs of a fast-growing population in both metro areas. Related Links: Denver's Cherry Creek North Booming CDOT Opens New I-70 Eastbound Tunnel Salt Lake International Airport's $1.5-billion Terminal Redevelopment Program topped the list. The TRP is building 4 million sq ft of new facilities at the airport, including a new terminal and concourse and a connecting parking deck. The project also will improve and rehabilitate other structures, roadways and overpasses. Construction
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