Planning

ARIZONA

KORE Power Inc. is planning to build the KOREPlex lithium battery manufacturing facility in Buckeye. The single-story, 1-million-sq-ft building will support up to 12 gigawatt hours of battery cell production per year. WG Yates & Sons Construction has been selected as the general contractor. Construction is expected to start in May 2022. The project is valued at $500 million. KORE Power Inc., 1875 N. Lakewood Drive, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, 83814. DR#21-00717760.
INDIANA Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) and NextEra Energy Resources LLC are planning to construct the Cavalry Solar power plant in White County. It will generate 200 MW of electricity and also have 60 MW of battery storage. NextEra will construct the solar farm, and NIPSCO will enter into a joint venture to own and operate it once construction is complete. Next Era Energy Resources LLC, 700 Universe Blvd., North Palm Beach, Fla., 33408. DR#20-00763413.

MINNESOTA

Saint Therese is planning to build the Saint Therese of Corcoran Senior Living facility in Corcoran. The four-story building will contain 154 independent-living and assisted-living units, as well as a 64-bed skilled nursing facility. Construction is expected to start in June 2022 and be completed by July 2023. The project is valued at $70 million. Saint Therese, 1660 Highway 100 South, St. Louis Park, 55416. DR#21-00827870.

PENNSYLVANIA

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning to widen the Turnpike to six lanes between the Ft. Littleton Interchange at Milepost 180 in Dublin Township, Fulton County, and Milepost 186 in Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, just west of the Tuscarora Tunnel. The project will include the reconstruction of the existing roadway to accommodate six 12-ft-wide travel lanes with 12-ft left and right shoulders and a 2-ft median barrier, as well as the flattening of several existing substandard horizontal curves and replacement of five mainline bridges. Construction is expected to start in July 2024 and be completed by July 2027. The project is valued at $150 million. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, P.O. Box 67676, Harrisburg, 17106. DR#20-00471574.

VIRGINIA

The University of Virginia is planning to erect a building to house the Karsh Institute of Democracy at the intersection of Ivy Road and Cameron Lane on the campus in Charlottesville. The 65,000-sq-ft building will contain a technology-enabled auditorium; spaces for workshops, classes and events that can be televised/streamed for the university community and larger society; and reconfigurable workspace areas and public spaces for students, faculty, staff and the broader community. It is being designed by Howeler & Yoon Architecture. The project is valued at $100 million. University of Virginia, Attn: Bruce Jackson, 1490 Leake Lane, Charlottesville, 22902. DR#21-00688905.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

MAINE

Methuen Construction Co. has started constructing Dry Dock Complex 2 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. The work entails fabricating and installing a 21,500-sq-ft enclosure consisting of two towers, storage areas, railcar access, high- and low-bay work areas, three bridge cranes, movable roofs, access control and associated HVAC, mechanical, electrical, alarm, controls and communication systems, as well as a 1,600-sq-ft modular enclosure. The project is valued at $54.7 million. Methuen Construction Co., 144 Main St., Plaistow, N.H., 03865. DR#20-00787480.

OKLAHOMA

JE Dunn Construction has started carrying out an expansion of the Norman Regional Health System Healthplex. The three-story, 232,000-sq-ft addition will contain 292 acute inpatient beds (an increase of 124 beds), and includes increased space for the emergency department, operating rooms and other services. The project also includes renovation of 84,000 sq ft of the existing facility. The estimated $175 million project was designed by HGA. JE Dunn Construction, 4 E. Sheridan Ave., Oklahoma City, 73104. DR#21-00468956.

Bid, Proposal Dates

IDAHO

The Ada County Board of Commissioners is seeking bidders to construct a coroner’s office replacement facility in Meridian. The two-story, 40,000-sq-ft building will include a lobby, office space, record storage, ample temperature-controlled body and tissue storage, autopsy facilities, observation space, an enclosed sally port, general public and secured staff parking and landscaping. Construction is expected to begin in February 2022. The project is valued at $30.5 million. Ada County Board of Commissioners, Attn: Alyssa Ellington, 200 W. Front St., Boise, 83702. DR#19-00926247.

CALIFORNIA

12/8 The East Bay Municipal Utility District is seeking bidders to carry out improvements to the disinfection and chemical systems at the Orinda Water Treatment Plant in Oakland. The project entails demolition of the existing grounds maintenance building and service building and construction of a new ultraviolet disinfection facility and chlorine contact basin complex; construction of an effluent 1 isolation vault; modifications to the raw water spillway and gates and controls at the nearby Briones Center; and demolition and replacement of chemical feed systems. The project is valued at between $200 million and $220 million. East Bay Municipal Utility District, Attn: Jeff Bandy, 375 11th St., Oakland, 94607. DR#18-00688322. n