Planning
Georgia Oceanic Data Centers Inc. is planning to build a data center complex in Fayetteville. The complex will comprise 1.5 million sq ft of space in multiple buildings, on a 123-acre site at the intersection of State Highway 54 West and Veterans Parkway. The project is valued at $2 billion. Oceanic Data Centers Inc., 1405 Park Ave., Fernandina Beach, Fla. 32034. DR#19-00872987.
Idaho BNSF Railroad is planning to construct a second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. The 4,874-ft-long bridge will parallel an existing rail bridge. The project is valued at $100 million. BNSF Railroad, 2650 Lou Menk Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, 76131. DR#18-00718234.
Kansas Stone Development Inc. is planning to build Sports of the World Complex in Garden City. The 150,000- sq-ft complex will include soccer fields, basketball and volleyball courts, and indoor baseball and softball facilities. It is being designed by Spangenberg Phillips Tice Architecure Inc. The project is valued at $37 million. Stone Development Inc., 1911 E. Kansas Ave., Garden City, 67846. DR#18-00532188.
Massachusetts The City of Fitchburg is planning to renovate Crocker Elementary School. The project is being designed by Saam Architecture, LLC; it is valued at between $50 million and $60 million. City of Fitchburg, 166 Boulder Drive, Fitchburg, 01420. DR#08-00577858.
Minnesota Bethany Lutheran College is planning to build a student activity/fieldhouse center on its campus in Mankato. It will include a domed facility with a 65,917-sq-ft footprint; a two-story, 27,000-sq-ft activity center; and a soccer field. It is being designed by I&S Group, Inc. It is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. Bethany Lutheran College, 700 Luther Drive, Mankato, 56001. DR#18-00814500.
New York The Arden Group Inc. is planning to develop a 15-story, 370,000-sq-ft apartment building at 4650 Broadway in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood. The project is valued at $100 million. The Arden Group Inc., 1600 Market St., Philadelphia, 19103. DR#16-00415577.
Tennessee Metro Nashville Public Schools is planning to build Hillwood High School in Nashville. It is being designed by Hastings Architecture Associates, and Messer Construction has been chosen as the construction manager. The project is valued at $83 million. Metro Nashville Public Schools, 2601 Bransford Ave., Nashville, 37204. DR#13-00602869.
Texas Intersect Power is planning to construct the Aragorn solar power plant in Culberson County. The 250 MW plant will feature Series 6 thin-film photovoltaic modules supplied by First Solar, with solar trackers supplied by NEXTracker. Signal Energy has been selected as the EPC. The project is valued at $312.5 million, and construction is expected to start in June, 2020. Intersect Power, 548 Market St., San Francisco, 94014. DR#19-00887616.
Virginia The Clorox Co. is planning to construct a cat litter manufacturing plant in Clear Brook. The 100,000-sq-ft building will be located on a 146-acre site, adjacent to the Carmeuse Lime & Stone Quarry, which will supply limestone to the plant. The project is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. The Clorox Co., 1221 Broadway, Oakland, Calif., 94623. DR#19-00624017.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
Washington The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $77.3 million firm-fixed-price design-build contract to Walsh Federal JV, to construct an 87,620-sq-ft Joint Regional Confinement Facility at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma. Walsh Federal JV, 929 W. Adams St., Chicago, 60607.
Bid, Proposal Dates
California 1/2/20 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking bidders to carry out improvements to the Sacramento River East Levee, from just north of U.S. 50 to just west of Freeport Blvd. The work entails degrading and reconstructing 2+ miles of levee (150,000 cu yd) to support construction of both deep mix method and slurry trench cutoff walls; constructing drained stability berms and seepage berms (30,000 cu yd); reusing excavated soils that meet specification criteria for reuse as levee fill; importing soil for levee fill as necessary; and removing and replacing 2+ miles of paved bike paths. The project is valued at between $25 million and $100 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: DeAnna Mannel, Contract Specialist, 1325 J. St., Sacramento, 95814. DR#19-00888390.
Ohio 1/15/20 The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs is seeking bidders to carry out Phase 3 of the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman. Phase 3 entails developing 15 acres of land to provide 20,422 grave sites, including 6,840 standard-size pre-placed crypts, 560 oversize pre-placed crypts, 3,625 in-ground cremains burial sites, a 9,386-niche columbarium, and two memorial walls providing a total of 182 markers. It also includes upgrading the existing irrigation system with a new pump station and two new wells. The project is valued at between $20 million and $50 million. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Attn: Mary Case, Contracting Officer, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20420. DR#19-00759473.
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