The Korte Co. was awarded the Nevada Cancer Institute at University Medical Center. TKC Design P.C. will provide architectural design services for the design-build project, which includes 2,500 sq ft of new construction and will incorporate a linear accelerator and a CT Scan Room. An additional 10,000 sq ft of tenant improvements will be made to existing UMC space and will include upgrades to the Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy Infusion Departments. Related Links: Harmon Hotel & Spa at Heart of CityCenter Disagreement United Construction Begins Work on WMS Gaming Offices The $2.6-million project was funded through a grant
With a focus on the future, Miller Bonded Inc. is building a 16,000-sq-ft pipe fabrication shop and warehouse adjacent to their existing duct fabrication facility and offices in Albuquerque. Miller Bonded groundbreaking, Albuquerque . Related Links: Contract Awarded for Carlsbad Medical Center Renovation GLHN Selected to Design NMSU Utility Building Concrete Phase of Runway On Track at Spaceport America “We are confident that things will bounce back, and when they do Miller Bonded is going to be prepared to move ahead full force, which is why we have decided to initiate our own construction project,” says MBI President Ken Otteni.
Construction for the 104,000-sq-ft Arizona State Hospital New Forensic Hospital in Phoenix has commenced. Related Links: U of A to Break Ground on 5-Story Downtown Phoenix Building Master Plan Construction Commences at St. Francis Xavier SRP Buys Entire Output of Dry Lake 2 Wind Power Project Gilbane Building Co. is providing construction manager at risk services for the $23-million facility designed by Cannon Design and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. The hospital will provide patient rooms, testing and evaluation areas, nurse stations, isolation rooms, multi-purpose rooms, security center, sally port, visitors’ center and kitchen dining facilities. Completion of construction is estimated
Salt River Project agreed to purchase the entire output of Phase 2 of Iberdrola Renewables’ Dry Lake Wind Power Project in northern Arizona for a 20-year term. Related Links: U of A to Break Ground on 5-Story Downtown Phoenix Building Construction Underway on New State Forensic Hospital Master Plan Construction Commences at St. Francis Xavier When permitted, the Dry Lake 2 Wind Project will be located approximately 7-mi northwest of Snowflake on a combination of private and state lands. Dry Lake’s Phase 2 will use up to 31 Suzlon wind turbines and is expected to generate up to 65 MW
Construction of a $27-million runway project for Spaceport America is on track for completion this summer, nearly two months ahead of schedule. Crews are underway on the final concrete finish phase of the runway project, which began in August 2009. Spaceport runway paving underway. Image: NMSA Related Links: Miller Bonded Builds Fab Shop, Anticipating Future Demand Contract Awarded for Carlsbad Medical Center Renovation GLHN Selected to Design NMSU Utility Building The multi-layered runway is made up of 24-in. of prepared subgrade with the top 6 in. being a soil-cement mix foundation, followed by 4 in. of asphalt, and finally a
United Construction Co. has begun work on an office building for WMS Gaming. Located at 887 Trademark Drive in Reno, the design-build project is expected to be completed in December. The two-story building includes 50,000 sq ft of office space and 3,000 sq ft of warehouse. Related Links: Harmon Hotel & Spa at Heart of CityCenter Disagreement Korte Awarded Nevada Cancer Institute Project The project will pursue LEED gold, incorporating a 36KW photovoltaic solar panel system that is anticipated to provide over 6% of the annual electrical load of the building; daylighting and occupant lighting controls to minimize artificial light;
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Southern Arizona is expanding its Casino Del Sol in Tucson with a $98-million Sol Casinos Hotel and Convention Center. Image: Leo A Daly The Pascua Yaqui tribe chose Leo A Daly to design the new 10-story hotel tower and conference center at Casino Del Sol in Tucson. The tribe worked with both the architect and project general contractor McCarthy Building Cos. on the original phases of the casino complex. Related Links: Native American Construction on the Rise: Unique Market Sector Poses Challenges, Benefits for Builders Play Ball!: First U.S. Spring Training Facility Developed on Indian
The Tohono O�odham Nation is moving forward on development of a new $500-million resort and casino in the West Valley of Phoenix despite opposition from several fronts. Image courtesy Hnedak Bobo Group The $500-million West Valley Resort�s design includes a hotel, casino, spa and convention center. The Tohono O�odham Nation is awaiting Department of Interior action to place the project�s site into a land trust in order to proceed. Related Links: Native American Construction on the Rise: Unique Market Sector Poses Challenges, Benefits for Builders Here Comes the Sun: Pascua Yaqui Tribe Starts Work on Sol Casinos Expansion Play Ball!:
In last year’s ranking of general contractors, the Top 100 reached a record high of $19.6 billion of work performed in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico in calendar year 2008. This year’s Top 100 (ranked with 2009 revenue) only managed to bring in $14.2 billion, a drop of 27.7%. At no other point in the 14-year history of Southwest Contractor’s ranking has there been as precipitous of a drop. Photo: David Huff Austin Bridge & Road crews pour concrete for Arizona’s $100.8-million Loop 303 Happy Valley Road to Lake Pleasant Parkway project. Related Links: Top 112 Contractors Top Contractors by
Work has started on the $41-million, 15-mi ACE Green Line, a new commuter transit line connecting Henderson, Nev., with downtown Las Vegas. Image: RTC/IBI Group The Green Line’s 23 open-air stations will each feature double-helix-shaped, steel shade canopies above metal seats plus ticket and vending machines. The platform is elevated so that passengers will be able to enter and exit the buses without navigating a gap. Image: RTC The transit system uses 104-passenger, electric/diesel-powered buses manufactured by Northern Ireland-based The Wright Group. The 33-ton StreetCar RTV model has a design reminiscent of light-rail vehicles. Related Links: Building in the Fast
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