Planning, Contracts, Proposals
ALASKA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to construct the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. The two-story, 149,913-sq-ft structure will contain simulator rooms, briefing rooms, mission operation centers, a central server room, a 206-seat auditorium, administrative space, a security office, break rooms and storage space. The project will also include a small 10-15 MVA substation. Construction is expected to start in August 2025 and be completed by November 2027. The project is valued between $250 million and $500 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Tammy Davis, P.O. Box 6898, Anchorage, 99506. DR#23-00038927.
CALIFORNIA
Terra-Gen is planning to build the Desert Breeze Solar Farm in San Bernardino County. The photovoltaic facility will produce up to 130 MW of electricity and include up to 2 GW of energy storage capacity in a battery system. The project is valued at $1.17 billion. Terra-Gen, 11455 El Camino Real, San Diego, 92130. DR#22-00782571.
CALIFORNIA
IGP Business Group is planning to redevelop the Moreno Valley Mall in Moreno Valley. The project entails redeveloping a 58.6-acre portion of the existing Moreno Valley Mall (excluding the existing JC Penny and Macy’s parcels). The project will add four multifamily residential communities totaling 1,627 residential units, two new hotels with about 270 rooms, a new three-story, 60,000-sq-ft office building, repurposing the existing food court into a pavilion style food market, repurposing the existing Sears building to allow for multitenant retail and related uses, redesigning the existing theater area to include outdoor patio dining, adding a central plaza and park integrated into the southeastern multifamily communities and relocating the existing transit stops. It is being designed by Nelson. The project is valued between $450 million and $500 million. IGP Business Group, Attn: Matt Ilbak, CEO, 22500 Town Circle, Moreno Valley, 92553. DR#22-00579361.
CALIFORNIA
The city of West Sacramento is planning to carry out the Sacramento River West North Levee improvement project. The project entails adding slurry walls, slope protection, relief wells and seepage berms to 5.8 miles of levee along the west bank of the Sacramento River from the Sacramento Bypass South Levee to the Stone Locks east gate/closure structure. Construction is expected to start in July 2025. The project is valued at $1.17 billion. City of West Sacramento, Attn: Paul Dirksen, 1110 W. Capitol Ave., West Sacramento, 95691. DR#21-00819882.
CALIFORNIA
The Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power is currently evaluating design-build proposals for the Fairmont Sedimentation Plant in Lancaster. The gravity-fed water treatment facility will treat a combined LAA1, LAA2 and SWP-E flow range of 40 to 720 cu ft/second. It must meet water quality conditions for turbidity, arsenic and total organic carbon. The facility will be capable of treating water and bypass the Fairmont Reservoir No. 2 to travel downstream to the Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant. It will eliminate the need to operate the Cottonwood Treatment Plant. The dewatering process must be able to thicken the residual solids for storage and/or removal for offsite disposal. The facility must be able to temporarily store sludge for a minimum of seven days, and the sludge must meet cake dryness minimums. Construction is expected to begin in August 2026 and be completed by July 2030. The project is valued at $531 million. City of Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power, Attn: Patrick Evans, 111 N Hope St., Los Angeles, 90012. DR#19-00913916.
CALIFORNIA
Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Calpine are planning to construct the Sutter Decarbonization Project in Yuba City. It will demonstrate and deploy a commercial-scale carbon capture system at the Sutter Energy Center, which is a 550-MW natural gas combined-cycle power plant. It plans to use ION’s ICE-21 solvent to capture up to 1.75 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from this facility each year, transport it and sequester it permanently and safely more than a half mile underground in saline geologic formations. This project will be the first in the world to deploy an air-cooling system at a carbon capture facility, which will eliminate the use of cooling water and significantly minimize freshwater usage. Construction is expected to start in February 2025 and be completed by July 2027. Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5 Greenway Plaza, Houston, 77046. DR#23-00454045.
HAWAII
Kamehameha Schools and Stanford Carr Development Co. are planning to build Kahuina Towers, a 1.45-million-sq-ft mixed-use project in Honolulu consisting of two residential structures. A 43-story structure named Lamak, meaning large standing torch, will contain 120 units of workforce for-sale housing in addition to 329 market for-sale units. The adjacent 32-story structure, named Malu to honor the legacy of Princess Victoria Kam Malu, will feature 125 units of affordable rental housing plus 273 units of workforce for-sale housing. In addition to the 35,000 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space, the project will include a nine-story, 1,000-plus stall parking garage, 12 live/work lofts and open-air gathering places. It is being designed by Alakea Design Group. The Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. has been chosen as the general contractor. Construction is expected to start in January 2025 and be completed by March 2027. The project is valued at $575 million. Stanford Carr Development Co., 1100 Alakea St., Honolulu, 96813. DR#22-00833214.
OREGON
KKR Real Estate Trust and the Urban Renaissance Group are planning to redevelop Lloyd Center in Portland. They will convert the 1.2-million-sq-ft mall into a mixed-use property. They will demolish the above-grade retail structure and build a two-story multipurpose event structure, up to 5,000 residential units, other entertainment venues and a commercial office campus. The project is valued at $985 million. Urban Renaissance Group, 1425 Fourth Ave., Seattle, 98101. DR#21-0082919.
OREGON
Bend-La Pine Schools is planning to modernize Bend Senior High School. Phase 2 entails constructing a new academic building with an administration area, media center, kitchen, commons area, classrooms and a parking lot. Phase 3 involves constructing a new athletic and art building with art and health classrooms, primary gym, auxiliary gym, weight room, fitness room, locker rooms, health center and day care area. In addition, the project includes reconstructing playfields, tennis courts, the track, football field and support buildings. The project is valued at $117.2 million. Bend-La Pine Schools, Attn: Mike Condon, Project Manager, 520 NW Wall St., Bend, 97703. DR#22-00777726.
WASHINGTON
The Washington Dept. of Transportation is planning to carry out a highway expansion project in Walla Walla County. The project entails expanding the existing U.S. Route 12 from two lanes to four lanes between Wallula and Nine Mile Hill. The project is valued at $219 million. Washington Dept. of Transportation, 2809 Rudkin Road, Union Gap, 98903. DR#21-00729316.
WASHINGTON
Amtrak (National Passenger Rail Corp.) is planning to construct the Seattle Yard Trainset Maintenance Facility at 187 S. Holgate St. in Seattle. Amtrak is currently evaluating submitted proposals. The work entails constructing a two-bay maintenance and inspection facility, one track for service and cleaning operations running adjacent to the building under a canopy cover, constructing three storage tracks, modifying existing yard track stems, relocating existing facilities and parking and utility upgrades to accommodate trainset activities for existing and new fleet equipment. Amtrak, 2955 Market St., Philadelphia, 19104. DR#24-00030773.
WASHINGTON
The city of Seattle is currently evaluating submitted bids for the Tunnel Effluent Pump Station (TEPS) Ballard Conveyance Project. The project entails constructing the tunnel effluent pump station building and associated site and right-of-way improvements as well as roughly 2,200 ft of conveyance piping to include 1,932 ft of 60-in.-dia fiber-reinforced polymer pipe installed using microtunneling, a diversion structure and maintenance shaft holes. This is one component of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project, by which Seattle Public Utilities and King County Wastewater Treatment Division are building an underground storage tunnel to significantly reduce the amount of polluted stormwater and sewage that flows into the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Salmon Bay and Lake Union from the city’s sewer system. The TEPS project is valued at $178.3 million. City of Seattle, Attn: Ryan Brady, 600 Fourth Ave., Seattle, 98104. DR#23-00044938.
