Planning
INDIANA
JM Realty Associates is planning to develop the Roosevelt Reserves residential subdivision on a 148-acre site in Fort Wayne on E. Tillman Rd. The subdivision will have 200 market-rate homes. Construction is expected to start in May 2023 and be completed by July 2028. The project is valued at $52 million. JM Realty Associates, 3472 Stellhorn Rd., Fort Wayne, 46815. DR#22-00558078.
LOUISIANA
Fidelis New Energy is planning to build the Cyclus Cogeneration Biomass Steam & Power Plant in West Baton Rouge. It will provide power to Fidelis’ 73,000-barrel-per-day Gron Fuels facility. It is being designed by Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc., and Kiewit has been selected as the contractor. Construction is expected to start in June 2023 and be completed by July 2026. The project is valued at $500 million. Fidelis New Energy, 109 N. Post Oak Lane, Houston, 77024. DR#22-00692492.
PENNSYLVANIA
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority is planning to construct the 4.9-mile-long, 18-ft-dia Ohio River Tunnel under parts of Pittsburgh’s North Side and Interstate 579, to capture combined storm sewer overflows. The work also includes constructing dropshafts, regulators, and outfall and consolidation sewers. It is being designed by Mott MacDonald, and Hatch has been chosen as the construction manager. Construction is expected to start in February 2025 and be completed by November 2029. The project is valued at between $500 million and $550 million. Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, 3300 Preble Ave., Pittsburgh, 15233. DR#21-00547258.
RHODE ISLAND
Western Avenue Joint Venture LLC is planning to carry out the South Quay Marine Terminal Redevelopment. The project involves constructing a 1,020-ft-long bulkhead and two deepwater berths; a concrete platform to accept heavy cargo and a second concrete platform to support a heavy load-bearing crane; and several smaller buildings and a staging area for the state’s emerging offshore wind industry. The project is valued at $103.4 million. Western Avenue Joint Venture LLC, 116 Huntington Station, Boston, Mass., 02116. DR#20-00675416.
TEXAS
Graphic Packaging is planning to construct a paperboard recycling mill in Waco. The single-story, 640,000-sq-ft facility will house a football-field-sized machine to create new paperboard packing from recycled corrugated cardboard for cereal boxes and other consumer products. Construction is expected to start in June 2023 and be completed by July 2026. The project is valued at $1 billion. Graphic Packaging, 1500 Riveredge Parkway, Atlanta, Ga., 30328. DR#23-00052123.
UTAH
The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is planning an expansion, entailing the construction of a large covered and climate-controlled structure to house ongoing digs for fossils, and a research and repository building to house the fossil collection, as well as classroom and administrative office space. The project is valued at $50 million. St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site, 2180 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, 84790. DR#20-00676662.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
IDAHO
Wadsworth Brothers Construction is carrying out the replacement of the Clearwater Memorial Bridge in Lewiston. The project entails replacing the existing 1,363-ft-long bridge with a wider deck that will accommodate heavier vehicles, as well as allow more shoulder space for pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The work will involve keeping all the piers going into the water in place and placing riprap around them. A new concrete cap will be placed on top of the piers that is 8 ft wider on each side than the current bridge. The project is valued at $38.3 million. Wadsworth Brothers Construction, 1350 E. Draper Parkway, Draper, Utah, 84020. DR#18-00679091.
VIRGINIA
Whiting Turner Contracting Co. has started expanding the CoStar Group Corporate Campus in Richmond. The project entails both a 26-story office building and a six-story mass timber multipurpose building, totaling 750,000 sq ft. It will include on-site energy generation, conference space, an auditorium, 50,000 sq ft of occupiable green roof terraces and a 400- to 500-seat amphitheater. It has been designed by Kendall/Heaton Associates. The project is valued at $460 million. Whiting Turner Contracting Co., 3015 Moore St., Richmond, 23230. DR#21-00473086.
Bid, Proposal Dates
MICHIGAN
4/14 The City of Walker is requesting proposals for design services for expanding the Walker Branch Library. The project will expand the existing 8,000-sq-ft building to 25,000 sq ft. The project is valued at between $12 million and $15 million. City of Walker, 4243 Remembrance Rd. NW, Walker, 49534. DR#22-00674481.
COLORADO
5/16 Colorado State University is seeking bidders to build the Chiropteran Research Facility in Fort Collins. The project entails the construction of a 10,000-sq-ft chiropteran (bat) vivarium at CSU’s Foothill Campus with necessary environmental and biosafety controls to promote successful breeding and rearing of bats. It is being designed by the Clark Enersen Partners. Construction is expected to begin in July 2023 and be completed by July 2024. The project is valued at between $8.8 million and $10.1 million. Colorado State University, Attn: Becca Mueller, 6030 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, 80523. DR#21-00813583.
