Planning
KANSAS
National Realty Advisors LLC is planning to build an ice skating center on Greenwich Rd. in Wichita. It is being designed by Yaeger Architecture Inc. The project is valued at $50 million. National Realty Advisors LLC, Attn: Rick Worner, 10601 Mission Rd., Leawood, 66206. DR#22-00464044.
NEW MEXICO
The Georgia O’Keefe Museum in Santa Fe is planning to build a 54,000-sq-ft extension. It will contain gallery space, a lecture hall and gift shop. It is being designed by Gluckman Tang Architects and Lorn Tryk Architects. Construction is expected to begin in November 2022 and be completed by December 2024. The project is valued at between $60 million and $75 million. Georgia O’Keefe Museum, 217 Johnson St., Santa Fe, 87501. DR#21-00658588.
NEVADA
Tru Development is planning to develop KAKTUSlife@The Curve, a mixed-use residential complex at 8030 W. Maule Ave. in Las Vegas. The complex will encompass eight five-story buildings, totaling 926,042 sq ft and 619 apartments, underground parking garages and outdoor swimming pools. It is being designed by Ed Vance & Associates, and Martin Harris Construction Co. has been chosen as the general contractor. The project is valued at $200 million. Tru Development, 9555 Hillwood Drive, Las Vegas, 89134. DR#21-00468648.
PENNSYLVANIA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to clean up a nuclear waste dump in Parks Township. From 1961 to 1970, 33,000 cu yd of radioactive and non-radioactive wastes from the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp. were buried in trenches on a 44-acre site known as the Shallow Land Disposal Area. BWX Technologies is the current owner of the site. Excavation is expected to start in 2024 and take four years. Monitoring wells show no migration of nuclear contaminants from the site. At the end of the cleanup the site will be turned over to BWXT and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for decommissioning. Jacobs Technology has been selected as the remediation contractor and will work with eight subcontractors. The project is valued at $500 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Tim Herald, 1000 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, 15222. DR#22-00475846.
WISCONSIN
The Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation is planning to carry out the Muskego Yard Freight Rail Bypass Project in Milwaukee. The project entails construction of grade-separated crossings and a new double-track mainline through Muskego Yard that will become the primary route for freight traffic traveling though Milwaukee. It will also involve installing a centralized traffic control system to allow signals to automatically change in response to track occupancy and remote control. The project includes the rehabilitation of the 100-plus year-old structure across Burnham Canal and the Menomonee Valley River to accommodate higher loading capacity and speed. Construction is expected to start in September 2022. The project is valued at $54.6 million. Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, Attn: Arun Rao, Passenger Rail Project Manager, 3550 Mormon Coulee Rd., La Crosse, 54601. DR#20-00763837.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
ARIZONA
Hunter Contracting Co., a construction management-at-risk firm, has begun constructing three miles of arterial streets in the Northwest Valley section of Phoenix, which will serve the planned Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. chip plant, expected to begin operation in 2024. The project is valued at $60 million. Hunter Contracting Co., 6930 N. Camino Martin, Tucson, 85741. DR#21-00495323.
FLORIDA
Orion Marine Construction Inc. has started carrying out the NASA Causeway Replacement Project at Cape Canaveral. The project entails two high-level 4,025-ft-long fixed bridges over the Indian River. In addition, the project includes the widening of 2.7 miles of Space Commerce Way from two to four lanes. Construction is expected to be completed by October 2025. The project is valued at $126 million. Orion Marine Construction Inc., 5440 W. Tyson Ave., Tampa, 33611. DR#21-00584184.
Bid, Proposal Dates
WASHINGTON 2/23 The City of Seattle Parks & Recreation Dept. is seeking bidders to carry out the Pier 58 new park development. The project entails constructing a new marine-themed playground, featuring a four-level jellyfish tower, climbing elements and more. The project will require marine work, including installation of in-water piling, precast pile caps, precast prestressed deck panels, cast-in-place concrete, and cast-in-place concrete topping slab with architectural finishes. The project is valued at between $23.8 million and $30.8 million. City of Seattle Parks & Recreation Dept., Attn: Miguel Beltran, 800 Maynard Ave., Seattle, 98134. DR#21-00843743.
NEW JERSEY
4/29 The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is seeking bidders to carry out Port Street Corridor Improvements in Newark. The project entails demolition and replacement of the Corbin Street Ramp over the New Jersey Turnpike and Conrail railroad tracks, including foundation piles; demolition of the Port Street Bridge extension; demolition, construction, and reconstruction or rehabilitation of roadways. Construction is expected to start in June 2022. The project is valued at between $90 million and $100 million. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Attn: Elza Renazile, 4 World Trade Center, New York City, 10007. DR#17-00675283.
