2013 Top Starts in the Mountain States
2013 Top Starts in the Mountain States
Rank Project Location Project Cost ($ Mil.) Start Date/ End Date Owner/ Prime Contractor
1 Cherokee Combined Cycle Project
Denver
530 May 2013
Oct. 2015
Xcel Energy Services
Kiewit Power Constructors
2 I-225 Rail Line
Aurora, Colo.
350 March 2013
Jan. 2015
Regional Transportation District Kiewit Infrastructure
3 Charles Schwab’s Colorado Campus, Phase 1     Lone Tree, Colo. 165 April 2013
Aug. 2014
Charles Schwab
Mortenson Construction
4 St. Anthony North Health Campus Westminster, Colo. 118 May 2013
March 2015
Catholic Health Initiatives/Centura Health
GE Johnson Construction Co.
5 Utah Performing Arts Center
Salt Lake City
116 Oct. 2013
May 2016
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
Layton Construction Co.
6 Xcel Pawnee CACJ
Brush, Colo.
114 Jan. 2013
Aug. 2014
Xcel Energy
TIC-The Industrial Co.
7 Woodward Lincoln Avenue, Phase 1
Fort Collins, Colo.
112 Aug. 2013
Feb. 2016
Woodward
Mortenson Construction
8 I-70 Eastbound, Twin Tunnels
and Highway Widening
Near Idaho Springs, Colo.
106 March 2013
Oct. 2014
CDOT
Edward Kraemer & Sons/Obayashi JV
9 U.S. 6 Reconstruction, I-25 to Sheridan Boulevard      Denver 98.1 Aug. 2013
Nov. 2015
CDOT
Edward Kraemer & Sons
10 Fort Carson CAB Barracks
Fort Carson, Colo.
94.8 July 2013
Jan. 2014
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
Mortenson Construction
11 250 Columbine
Denver
67.1 Aug. 2013
May 2015
Western Development Group
PCL Construction
12 I-25 Widening, Woodmen Road to Monument, Colo. 66.6 April 2013
Summer 2014
CDOT
Kiewit Infrastructure
13 Craig Hospital Renovation and Addition Englewood, Colo. 65 Jan. 2013
Feb. 2015
Craig HospitalGE Johnson Construction Co.
14 Steele Creek
Denver
60.7 Oct. 2013
March 2015
BMC InvestmentsHaselden Construction
15 Sky Ridge Medical Center Women’s Center and Surgery Addition
Lone Tree, Colo.
59.9 April 2013Jan. 2015 Hospital Corp. of America
JE Dunn Construction Co.
16 1000 Speer
Denver
53.5 Feb. 2013
Sept. 2015
1000 Speer LLC
Milender White Construction Co.
17 Banner Fort Collins Medical Center
Fort Collins, Colo.
51 Oct. 2013
Feb. 2015
Banner Health Systems
JE Dunn Construction Co.
18 I-76 Reconstruction
Fort Morgan to Brush, Colo.
47.8 March 2013
Dec. 2014
CDOT
Castle Rock Construction Co.
19 University of Colorado Denver
Academic Building 1
Denver
47.7 Jan. 2013
June 2014
University of Colorado Denver
Saunders Construction Inc.
20 Triangle Building
Denver
45.4 Feb. 2013May 2015 East West PartnersSaunders Construction Inc.
21 Broadmoor West Renovation
Colorado Springs
45 Oct. 2013May 2014 Broadmoor Hotel Inc.GE Johnson Construction Co.
21 Budge Clinic Expansion,
Logan Regional Hospital
Logan, Utah
45 Jan. 2013
Addition: Feb. 2015 Remodel: Aug. 2015
Budge Clinic,
Logan Regional Hospital
Jacobsen Construction
23 Balfour at Riverfront Park
Denver
44.9 March 2013
July 2014
Balfour Senior Living
JE Dunn Construction Co.
24 Denver Union Station
Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Denver
44.1 Jan. 2013
July 2014
Union Station Alliance
Milender White Construction Co.
25 I-25 Express Lanes U.S. 36 and 120th AvenueDenver 42.1 Oct. 2013
Oct. 2015
CDOT
Flatiron Constructors
26 I-25 Managed Lanes,
U.S. 36 to 120th Avenue
Thornton, Colo.
42 Oct. 2013
Feb. 2015
CDOT
Flatiron Construction
27 University of Utah George S. Eccles Student Life Center
Salt Lake City
41.7 July 2013
Jan. 2014
State of Utah, DFCM
Okland Construction
28 Utah Valley University
Classroom Building
Orem, Utah
41 June 2013
Jan. 2014
DFCM and Utah Valley University
Big-D Construction
29 University of Wyoming Michael B. Enzi Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Building
Laramie, Wyo.
38.9 Feb. 2013
June 2015
State of Wyoming
and University of Wyoming
AP Wyoming (Adolfson & Peterson Construction)
30 S.H. 44 (104th Avenue) Reconstruction and WideningU.S. 85 to Lima St.
Westminster, Colo.
38 Dec. 2013
Dec. 2015
CDOT
Zak Dirt
31 16M
Denver
37.1 Jan. 2013
June 2014
16M
Milender White Construction Co.
32 Ogden 2nd District Juvenile Courthouse
Ogden, Utah
34 Jan. 2013
March 2015
DFCM, State of Utah
Jacobsen Construction
32 Uintah High School Renovation/Addition
Vernal, Utah
34 May 2013
Aug. 2015
Uintah School District
Westland Construction
34 Legacy 22nd
Denver
31 March 2013
Jan. 2014
Legacy Partners Residential Development Inc./Behringer Harvard
Catamount Constructors
35 Denver Broncos Indoor Practice Facility and Headquarters Remodel
Englewood, Colo.
29 Jan. 2013
Oct. 2014
Denver Broncos Football Club
Saunders Construction Inc.
36 Elm Street Residence and Dining Hall Golden, Colo. 28.5 April 2013
July 2014
Colorado School of Mines
Kiewit Building Group
37 Dugway Life Science
Test Facility Addition
Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
27 Aug. 2013
July 2015
Dugway Proving Ground/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Big-D Construction
38 Jefferson County Detention Center Expansion and Remodel
Golden, Colo.
26.2 April 2013
Aug. 2014
Jefferson County
Haselden Construction
39 Stout Street Health Center
& Stout Street Renaissance Lofts
Denver
25.6 Jan. 2013
April 2014
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Kiewit Building Group
40 I-70 Reconstruction, Tower Road to Colfax Avenue
Aurora, Colo.
25.5 Oct. 2013
July 2015
CDOT
Ames Construction
41 University of Wyoming Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Laramie, Wyo.
23.5 April 2013
Sept. 2014
University of Wyoming Foundation
Haselden Construction
42 S.R. 193 Extension
Davis County, Utah
22.4 March 2013
May 2014
UDOT
Granite-Ames Joint Venture
43 S.H. 88 (Arapahoe Road) at Cherry Creek Bridge Reconstruction 22 Dec. 2013
May 2015
CDOT
SEMA Construction Inc.
44 Historic Capitol Theatre Renovation and Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre
Salt Lake City
21.9 June 2013
Oct. 2014
Salt Lake County Center
for the Arts
Okland Construction
44 I-15 Widening South Payson Interchange to Spanish Fork River, Utah 21.9 March 2013
Dec. 2013
UDOT
Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction
46 Southern Water Transmission Main, Phase 2
Cheyenne, Wyo.
21.4 June 2013
May 2014
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
Garney Wyoming Inc.
47 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Stanton Parking Structure & Athletic Field
Colorado Springs
21 Feb. 2013
March 2014
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs
Mortenson Construction
48 Avago Technologies Expansion
Fort Collins, Colo.
20.7 July 2013
July 2014
Avago Technologies
JE Dunn Construction Co.
49 U.S. 16 Reconstruction Newcastle, Wyo., to South Dakota State Line 20 Oct. 2013Oct. 2015 WYDOTFoothills Contracting
50 Rocky Mountain Classical Academy
Colorado Springs
17.1 Oct. 2013
Feb. 2014
Rocky Mountain
Classical Academy
JHL Constructors
Odyssey Elementary
Woods Cross, Utah
17 May 2013
July 2014
Davis School District
Hughes General Contractors
Nampa Library Square
Nampa, Idaho
16.7 Aug. 2013
Feb. 2015
Nampa Development Corp.
Engineered Structures Inc.
Southern Parkway ExtensionSt. George, Utah 16.7 Feb. 2013
Dec. 2013
UDOT
W.W. Clyde & Co
Mile High United Way Headquarters
Denver
16.5 March 2013
Aug. 2014
Mile High United Way
PCL Construction
Carbon County Courts and Administration Building
Price, Utah, Carbon County
16.5 Oct. 2013
Feb. 2015
Carbon County
Ascent Construction Inc.
I-70 Fiber Optic Installation
Vail to Glenwood Springs, Colo.
15.5 Nov. 2013
Nov. 2014
CDOT
ADB Cos.
University of Utah
Midvalley Health Center
Murray, Utah
15 Jan. 2013
Spring 2015
University of Utah
Jacobsen Construction
I- 76 Resurfacing
Sedgwick to Colo.-Neb. State Line
14.8 April 2013
Nov. 2013
CDOT
Interstate Highway Constructors
PK-12 School
Siebert, Colo.
14.5 Aug. 2013
Aug. 2014
High Plains School DistrictElbert School District
FCI Constructors Inc.
New West Lehi Elementary School
Lehi, Utah
14.2 May 2013
July 2014
Alpine School District
Westland Construction