The value of new construction starts dropped 10% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $394.7 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Cos. The decline followed a 15% gain in June and returned total construction to the lower end of its recent range. The nonbuilding construction sector, comprised of public works and electric utilities, fell back after a robust June that had been lifted by the start of several large transmission line and power plant projects. Nonresidential building also slipped back after its improved pace in June.On the plus side, residential building in July
The High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), a government-owned business within the Colorado Dept. of Transportation, has received an unsolicited proposal for a public-private partnership to improve the I-70 west mountain corridor. The proposal has been submitted by Parsons, a Pasadena, Calif.-based international design, engineering and construction company. The proposed development plan identifies a phased program of transportation infrastructure improvements on Interstate 70 between C-470 and Silverthorne initially and extending to Eagle in the future. The proposal does not preclude improvements identified in the I-70 west mountain corridor Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision., according to CDOT.Parson’s proposal includes "an
The American Institute of Architects Colorado West chapter recognized its 2011 architectural design and honor award recipients on Aug. 26 in Snowmass Village, Colo. The five architectural design awards were selected from 42 entries submitted by members of AIA Colorado West. The jury was co-chaired by Miguel Rivera and Juan Miró of Miró Rivera Architects, Austin, Texas. Merit Award for Interior DesignProject: bb’s kitchen, AspenArchitect: Rowland + Broughton Architecture and Urban Design (Aspen and Denver)Merit Award for Residential Architecture (More than $3 Million)Project: Edge House, AspenArchitect: Studio B Architects (Aspen)Merit Award for Residential Architecture ($1 – $3 Million)Project: Wrap House, AspenArchitect:
colorado/wyoming Top Contractors Rank 2010 Rank 2009 Company LocationTop Officer Largest Project To Break Ground Its LocationProject Value ($ Mil.) Market Sectors By Percent Regional Rev. ($ Mil) Courtesy of Drahota Construction Drahota Construction, Fort Collins, is building the Highland Park Apartments in Denver.
intermountain Top Contractors Rank 2010 Rank 2009 Company LocationTop Officer Largest Project To Break Ground Its LocationProject Value ($ Mil.) Market Sectors By Percent Regional Rev. ($ Mil) Courtesy of Okland Construction Okland Construction is building the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah.
After more than two years, the $40-million terminal expansion at Gallatin Field Airport near Bozeman, Mont., is winding down. The expansion portion, which broke ground in May 2009, opened on time in August, and now the remodeling of the original building is under way. Completion is due by year-end, in time for the holiday rush and winter peak season. The project, led by Bozeman-based Martel Construction, is the largest terminal expansion project ever in Montana. A three-story addition more than doubles the terminal's size to nearly 200,000 sq ft from 75,000 sq ft. Currently, the airport serves about 750,000 passengers
Mountain States contractors continue to sing much the same song as last year—a tired blues number about tight competition, low margins and declining backlogs that most of them know by heart. Revenue for all but a handful of regional contractors declined again in 2010, especially for heavy-highway firms, whose leaders are growing increasingly concerned about declining state and federal funding for roads and other infrastructure.“Utah spent approximately $1.6 billion in 2010 in transportation funding. The current budget estimates that 2011 [spending] will be $300 million,” says Jeff Clyde, vice president of the heavy division at WW Clyde, Salt Lake City.
For decades, traffic congestion in the southern Utah city of St. George was limited to St. George Boulevard, which would swell with traffic during the spring and summer as tourists and retirees crowded into the area to enjoy its temperate climate and nearby national parks. Photo courtesy of UDOT The Dixie Drive Interchange will relieve congestion on I-15 through St. George, Utah. From 2000 to 2005, St. George was the fastest-growing metropolitan region in the U.S., according to census data, and traffic congestion was becoming a regular occurrence. During the height of the population boom in this city about 100
SnapShot August 29, 2011 Submitted By: Jackie Shumaker Denver Work continues on Denver’s $30-million Clyfford Still Museum. “Each construction site is a symphony of texture and patterns,” explains photographer Jackie Shumaker. “Among the chaos, I quickly zoom in on the simplicity of those elements to craft bold images.” The worker in the photo is applying ChemRex Concrete Floor Primer, a BASF product that manages moisture-vapor emissions in concrete slabs. Photographer: Jackie Shumaker
Kiewit, founded in 1884 in Omaha, Neb., as a masonry contractor, has grown into one of the largest construction firms in North America, boasting total revenue close to $10 billion for 2010, with Mountain West regional revenue of $417 million.