Planning

COLORADO

The City of Aspen is planning to build the Lumberyard affordable housing development on an 11.3-acre site next to the Airport Business Center. It will include three 4-story buildings containing a total of 277 apartments, underground and surface parking, community gathering spaces for residents, new public streets and pedestrian and bike trails. It is being designed by Cushing Terrell. Construction is expected to start in July 2024. The project is valued at $400 million. City of Aspen, Attn: Purchasing Dept., 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, 81611. DR#21-00537347.

MAINE

Central Maine Power and Avangrid Renewables are planning to carry out a power line upgrade project. The project entails upgrades to section 80, a 115-kV, 150-mile transmission line between Coopers Mills substation in Windsor and the Highland substation in Warren. Construction is expected to begin in July 2027 and be completed by July 2028. The project is valued at $343 million. Central Maine Power, 83 Edison Drive, Augusta, 04336. DR#22-00659584.

MARYLAND

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is planning to construct the Metrorail Heavy Repair and Overhaul Facility in Landover. The project’s scope of work will include demolition of an existing structure, site preparation and construction of the 340,000-sq-ft maintenance building and a 560-space parking garage. It is being designed by Stantec, and Hensel Phelps has been selected as the general contractor. The project is valued at $300 million. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Attn: Nichel Crooks, 8201 Ardwick Ardmore Road, Hyattsville, 20785. DR#19-00566495.

NEBRASKA

The City of Omaha Libraries is planning to develop a new central public library at 72nd and Dodge Street. The project entails construction of a 96,000-sq-ft library building with a two-level parking garage. The existing building that is currently on the site will be integrated into the new building. HDR is the lead designer. Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture will handle library programming and interior space design. Kiewit Corp. has been chosen as the general contractor. The project is valued at $80 million. City of Omaha Libraries, 215 S. 15th St., Omaha, 68102. DR#22-00480907.

OKLAHOMA

American Airlines is planning to build a maintenance base in Tulsa. The project entails constructing a 193,000-sq-ft wide-body aircraft hangar, a 132,000-sq-ft base support building, and renovating 3.3 million sq ft of existing hangar and shop space. The two new buildings are being designed by Frankfurt Short Bruza. The project is valued at $525 million. American Airlines, Attn: Corporate Real Estate Center, 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas, 76155. DR#20-00534302 (new buildings); DR #21-0048970 (renovations of existing facility).

WASHINGTON

King County is planning to upgrade the Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station in Seattle. The project includes upgrades to screens, treatment and disinfection facilities at the 240-million-gallon-per-day peak flow facility. The project is being designed by Jacobs Engineering Group, and construction is expected to start in July 2028. The project is valued at $200 million. King County, Attn: Lourdes Bonifacio, Procurement/Contract Services Section, 401 Fifth Ave., Seattle, 98104. DR#19-00861015.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

MISSOURI

Brinkmann Constructors has started building Oasis at Lakeport Village Amusement Park on a 25-acre site in Osage Beach. It will include a boardwalk, marina, 200-ft-tall observation wheel and various amusement rides. The owner/developers are Tegethoff Development LLC and SkyView Partners LLC. Construction is expected to be completed by June 2024. The project is valued at $98 million. Brinkmann Constructors, 16650 Chesterfield Grove Road, Chesterfield, 63005. DR#23-00094066.

WISCONSIN

C.D. Smith has started building the Bakers Place Apartment Buildings at 849 E. Washington Ave. in Madison. The 9- and 14-story buildings will total 304,809 sq ft, and will incorporate part of the existing Gardner Baking Co. building. The development will contain 204 apartments and below-grade parking. It has been designed by Angus-Young Associates. The project is valued at $73.8 million. C.D. Smith, 889 E. Johnson St., Fond Du Lac, 54935. DR#21-00624887.

Bid, Proposal Dates

NEW JERSEY

9/27 New Jersey Transit is requesting proposals for engineering services for the replacement of the Brielle Drawbridge in Monmouth County. The project will entail designing a replacement for the existing drawbridge, which carries the North Jersey Coast Line across the Manasquan River, between the towns of Brielle and Point Pleasant Beach. The project is valued at $109 million. New Jersey Transit, 1 Penn Plaza, Newark, 07105. DR#23-00273811.

NORTH CAROLINA

9/27 The University of North Carolina is requesting qualifications for design services for a Translational Research Building on their Chapel Hill campus. The project consists of a building of roughly 160,000 sq ft containing a vivarium, wet lab and support spaces. LeChase Construction Services has been chosen as the construction manager. The project is valued at $217.6 million. University of North Carolina, Attn: Wendie Morris, 103 Airport Drive, Chapel Hill, 27599. DR#23-00321181.