Pulse   01/19/2015
Planning

Kansas Price Brothers Co. is planning to develop the BluHawk Marketplace on a 300-acre site, near the intersection of 159th Street and Antioch Road in Overland Park. The first retail component of the mixed-use project will be a 50,000-sq-ft Cosentino's supermarket, followed by one million sq ft of additional retail space, 600 apartments, a 400-bed hospital and 400,000 sq ft of office space. Price Brothers Co., Attn: Kent Price, Principal, 12721 Metcalf Ave. South, Overland Park, 66213. DR#14-00666039.

Massachusetts CATS Academy Boston, a private high school aimed at international students, is planning to expand its campus. The expansion entails renovating the former Massachusetts Respiratory Hospital building, located at 2001 Washington Street in Braintree, into academic space. Beacon Architectural Associates is the designer. The project has been valued at between $5 million and $10 million. CATS Academy Boston, 575 Washington St., Newton, 02458. DR#14-00490950.

New Mexico EDF Renewable Energy is planning to develop the Roosevelt County Wind Ranch, between Elida and Dora. The project entails constructing a 150-turbine wind farm, which will generate 300 MW. The project also will include the building of driveways and access roads across 65,500 acres. Construction is expected to begin in February 2015. The owner will employ its own forces. The project is valued at $430 million. EDF Renewable Energy, Attn: Alan Cowan, Project Developer, 15445 Innovation Dr., San Diego, Calif. 92128. DR#14-00731205.

Oregon The City of Medford is planning to build a new police headquarters. The 42,000-sq-ft building will include an attached three-story parking structure, containing 223 parking spaces. Ogden Roemer Wilkerson Architecture is the designer. Adroit Construction Co. Inc., has been selected as the general contractor and construction manager. Construction is expected to be completed by April 2016. The project's value has been estimated at $22 million. Adroit Construction Co. Inc., 185 Mistletoe Rd., Ashland, 97520. DR#11-00572698.

Wisconsin Hard Rock International is planning to build the Menominee-Hard Rock Casino-Hotel at the site of the former Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha. The facility will include a hotel and a 100,000-sq-ft gaming facility. Hard Rock will manage the casino for the Menominee tribe. The project has been valued at $90 million. Hard Rock International, 6100 Old Park Ln., Orlando, Fla. 32835. DR#04-00613978.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Georgia The Integral Building Group LLC, a developer, has hired Perkins Eastman as the master planner to redevelop the former General Motors plant in Doraville. The GM plant closed in 2008. The 165-acre site will be redeveloped into a downtown mixed-use project, with a mix of offices, residences, retail, hotels and green space. The project's value has been estimated at $50 million. Integral Building Group LLC, Attn: Egbert Perry, CEO, 60 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, 30303. DR#08-00764438.

Illinois The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has selected Tecma Associates as the construction manager-for-fee to build a new interchange on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) at Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates. Construction is expected to start in May 2015. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Tecma Associates, 5519 Cumberland Ave., Chicago, 60656. DR#14-00559379.

Kentucky DW Wilburn Inc., a general contractor, has started building a 1,000-terminal video betting parlor in Lexington. The project entails constructing a single-story, 42,000-sq-ft building. It is being jointly developed by the Keeneland Association and The Red Mile, a harness-racing track. The project is valued at $30 million. DW Willburn Inc., Attn: Jeff Edwards, Project Manager, 153 Blue Sky Pkwy., Lexington, 40509. DR#14-00712860.

Bid, Proposal Dates

Oklahoma 1/27 The Canadian Valley Technology Center, a public institution offering adult and vocational education, is seeking subcontractor bidders to construct Building 100. The project entails constructing a single-story, 93,000-sq-ft addition as well as renovating 107,000 sq ft of the existing building. The project has been valued at $35 million. Canadian Valley Technology Center, 6505 E. U.S. Highway 66, El Reno, 73036. DR#14-00480348.

Texas 1/28 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking bidders to perform maintenance dredging of the Houston Ship Channel. The project entails removing 779,000 cu yd from Syms Bayou to the Turning Basin. The project's value has been estimated at between $5 million and $10 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2000 Ft. Point Rd., Galveston, 77553. DR#14-00547051.

New York 1/30 Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts is seeking bidders to build the Lake Katrine Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Saugerties. The project entails constructing a four-story, 61,000-sq-ft building containing 101 guest rooms, administrative office space, a fitness center and an indoor pool. Newport Design Group LLC is the designer. The project's value has been estimated at $12 million. Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, 3 Ravinia Dr., Atlanta, Ga. 30346. DR#10-00569445.