Planning
INDIANA/KENTUCKY
Texas Gas Transmission LLC is planning to carry out the Henderson County Lateral Pipeline expansion. The project entails constructing 24 miles of new 20-in.-dia natural gas pipeline running from Henderson County, Ky., to Posey County, Ind. The project is valued at $118.2 million. Texas Gas Transmission LLC, 610 W. Second St., Owensboro, Ky., 42301. DR#23-00255576.
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Properties is planning to build 250 Binney St./Building D in Cambridge: a 17-story, 432,740-sq-ft office/lab building with eight levels of below-grade parking. The architects are Pickard Chilton and Stantec. The project is valued at $250 million. Construction is expected to start in September 2024. Boston Properties, Attn: David Provost, Sr. V.P., Development, 800 Boylston St., Boston, 02199. DR#21-00769332.
MICHIGAN
Billerud Americas Corp. is planning to build the Billerud Escanaba Mill Facility in Escanaba, which will produce cartonboard. The project is valued at $1 billion. Billerud Americas Corp., 7100 County 426 M.5 Rd., Escanaba, 49829. DR#22-00872136.
OREGON
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TriMet) is planning to build its fourth bus base facility in Portland. It will include four two-story buildings: a new bus maintenance facility; an administration and operations building; a fuel-and-wash station; and a potential CNG compressor yard, totaling 320,000 sq ft. It is being designed by Stantec. Skanska USA Building Inc. has been chosen as the construction manager. The project is valued at $80 million. TriMet, 1800 SW First Ave., Portland, 97201. DR#18-00903473.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Lumos is planning to install 1,200 miles of high-speed fiber optic technology in Richland and Lexington Counties. The project is valued at $100 million. Lumos, 111 N. Main St., High Point, N.C., 27260. DR#23-00009182.
UTAH
The Utah Dept. of Transportation is planning an Interstate 15 improvement project in Lehi. The project entails reconstructing and widening I-15 with two new lanes in each direction from Lehi Main St. to State Route 92 (from milepost 279.832 to 284.207). In addition, the project includes reconstructing the interchanges at State Route 92 and 2100 North; building two new, one-way frontage roads on both sides of the freeway between the two interchanges; a new bridge to carry traffic on Triumph Blvd./2300 West over I-15; and 13 bridge replacements and new bicycle and pedestrian features. The project is valued at $415.1 million. Utah Dept. of Transportation, 4501 S. Constitution Blvd., Taylorsville, 84129. DR#17-00655611.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
FLORIDA
Black & Veatch, the design-builder, has started constructing the FPL Turkey Point Clean Water Recovery Center in Homestead, which will treat up to 15 million gallons per day of wastewater from the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant to be used to cool the natural gas-fired Unit 5 generating plant. The project also includes construction of an 8-mile-long, 42-in.-dia water line connecting the wastewater plant to the Turkey Point Clean Water Recovery Center. The project owner is NextEra Energy Resources LLC. The project is valued at $182 million. Black & Veatch, 12740 Gran Bay Parkway, Jacksonville, 32258. DR#21-00755709.
NEW MEXICO
DeBartolo Development LLC has started building the Arcadia Apartments at 5300 Las Soleras Drive in Santa Fe. The development will include 15 three-story buildings totaling 330,032 sq ft containing 332 units and a pool. The development has been designed by DLR Group, and is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Construction is expected to be completed by April 2024. DeBartolo Development LLC, 4401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, Fla., 33609. DR#21-00818527.
Bid, Proposal Dates
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
3/2 The Architect of the Capitol is seeking design-build bidders to carry out the facade stabilization of the seven-story Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. The work involves removing and replacing all sealant in joints that have granite facade panels as a substrate (i.e., stone-to-stone joints and stone-to-window joints) and removing and replacing weeps at existing through-wall flashing locations, in conjunction with the sealant work. The project is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. Construction is expected to start in May 2023. Architect of the Capitol, Attn: Susan Dunnagan, Ford House Office Building, Second & D St. SW, Washington, 20515. DR#22-00790894.
ILLINOIS
3/24 The FAA is seeking bidders to perform mechanical and electrical upgrades to the Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility (TRACON) in Elgin. Work entails replacement of four reinforced fiberglass, field-erected cooling towers; replacement of four main facility chillers and associated pumps and accessories; and replacement of multiple pieces of HVAC equipment such as air handling units, fan-powered induction boxes, variable air volume boxes, constant volume boxes, unit heaters, exhaust fans, return fans, leak detection, circulation pumps, piping system valves, fittings and insulation. The project is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Elisha Distler, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C., 20591. DR#23-00033852.
