Related Links: Pennsylvania Utility Proposes 725-Mile Transmission Line for Shale-Gas Power New Phase for Alaska's Massive LNG Pipeline Project The ongoing shale-gas-induced transformation of U.S. energy production will continue to drive increasing levels of capital expenditures (capex) for the foreseeable future, said industry officials speaking at the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association's (ECCA) annual convention, held on Sept. 3-6 in Orlando. The ECCA comprises owners, contractors and engineers involved in the energy production sector.But the growth in capex is definitely slowing, according to Jorge Leis, an oil-and-gas industry consultant who moderated a panel discussion, "Perspectives on the Market From the
Hammered by the Great Recession, many contractors across the Southeast, and nationwide, have become "lean and mean," paring down staff and other assets to succeed in today's new construction economy. But one contractor, Batson-Cook Construction, is getting lean and not-so mean, by utilizing lean construction methods to build nearly a dozen prototypical high-rise apartment projects across the Southeast and Texas. Related Links: Applying Lean to a Specialty Contracting Company Builders Solve Calatrava's Polytechnic Puzzle In 2011, the contractor, along with its development arm, Batson-Cook Development Co., competed for and won the assignment to build a series of towers for Atlanta-based
Across the Southeast, specialty contractors are finding out that this construction recovery isn't arriving via a wave or even a slow upward curve. Instead, this post-recession rebound is coming together on a piece-by-piece basis, like a massive puzzle that's only now starting to reveal its overall picture. Photo courtesy Gate Precast Concrete Progress Gate Precast is providing a unique set of precast concrete panels to the Miami Science Museum project, which is being led by Skanska USA. Photo courtesy of NASA Up and Away? At Kennedy Space Center, Florida, NASA is renovating its Vehicle Assembly Building to accommodate the next
Photo Courtesy of Mi-Jack Mi-Jack supplied two massive gantry cranes for the Caloosahatchee River bridge project. In early August, the cranes performed a tandem pick using machine-guidance controls. Photo by Scott Judy for ENR Related Links: How Gantry Cranes Carry Global Commerce Through Ports, Precast Yards and the Panama Canal Ports, Rail Expansions Key To Growing Transshipments Contractors widening a 1.6-mile-long section of Interstate 75 in southwest Florida elected to build outside the box by using global-positioning technology to control two of the largest rubber-tired gantry cranes ever to work on a U.S. highway project.Using GPS to guide a gantry,
The Atlanta Braves named a trio of local firms as the team's partners in developing a $400-million mixed-use project adjacent to the $670-million baseball stadium in Cobb County, Ga. According to the team's July 30 announcement, Fuqua Development, Pope & Land Enterprises and Pollack Shores Real Estate Group will work with the Braves to develop the 74-acre project. The development will include roughly 630,000 sq ft of office space, 500,000 sq ft of retail, 450 hotel rooms and 500 residences. Related Links: Brasfield & Gorrie Team Named as Atlanta Braves Ballpark Builders Atlanta Braves Expand Plans for New Ballpark Fuqua
All Aboard Florida, the Florida East Coast Industries subsidiary funding a $2.3-billion, 235-mile passenger-rail system, announced July 24 that it has hired Suffolk Construction Co. to build its $150-million, 3-million-sq-ft Miami transit station. Suffolk’s hiring as construction manager came one week after the Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously approved All Aboard Florida’s land-use plans for the downtown Miami site. Related Links: Despite Vocal Opposition, Fla. Passenger Rail Line Project Moves Ahead Owner of Delayed Miami Science Museum Switches CMs The company says preliminary site work will start this summer, with construction moving ahead this fall.In a press announcement released by AAF,
Despite concerns raised by citizens groups about project funding and community impacts, the company developing a $2.3-billion Miami-to-Orlando passenger rail system is moving full speed ahead with its ambitious plans for the 235-mile-long line. Officials with All Aboard Florida (AAF)—a division of Florida East Coast Industries (FECI), Coral Gables—held its latest unveiling of design for its third south Florida station, in West Palm Beach, on July 21. In conjunction with the event, AAF tweeted this from President Michael Reininger: "All initial steps for our stations are now underway. This is now, in fact, happening." Related Links: Bi-Partisan Panel Pushes Importance
+ Image Source: AllAboard Florida Related Links: Bi-Partisan Panel Pushes Importance of Infrastructure Investment Complex SunRail Project Tests Design-Build Delivery Despite concerns raised by citizens groups about project funding and community impacts, the company developing a $1.5-billion Miami-to-Orlando passenger rail line is pushing ahead with its ambitious plans for the 235-mile-long system. Officials with All Aboard Florida (AAF)—a division of Florida East Coast Industries (FECI), Coral Gables—unveiled their third south Florida station, in West Palm Beach, on July 21.In conjunction with the event, AAF tweeted this from President Michael Reininger: "All initial steps for our stations are now underway. This
GLF Construction Corp. has agreed to pay $42,000 in penalties to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as the result of an accident that killed an 18-year-old who had just started working on a Taylor County, Fla., bridge project earlier this year. OSHA officials told ENR Southeast that GLF signed an Informal Settlement Agreement on June 30. Related Links: OSHA, Industry Launch Safety Push on Fall Protection According to OSHA, on Jan. 16, 2014, a nearly 1,800-pound Acrow bridge panel fell upon and killed David Kimberl while he was helping to dismantle a section of the Aucilla River Bridge
Along the curving road leading up to Tampa Bay Water's $129-million reservoir renovation project in Lithia, Fla., signs implore crews to work safely and deliver quality work. One message, "Do it right the first time," is ironic given the project's history. The 8-year-old, 15.5-billion-gallon reservoir already was the focus of a lengthy, expensive legal battle after cracks developed. Therefore, TBW will have to settle for getting it right the second time. Related Links: Tampa Bay Water's Cracked Reservoir Rebuilt and Ready for Refilling As Reservoir Redo Starts, Tampa Bay Water Seeks New GM Jury's Verdict for HDR is Major Setback
