Projects in Design and Planning Across the Mountain States Region
Planning/Design
Colorado
The U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs is seeking a site to build a new 200-acre VA national cemetery in the Colorado Springs area, with land acquired either through purchase or donation. The site must be within El Paso County and have unencumbered water rights and infrastructure already in place for immediate access and availability. VA anticipates an initial water demand of 120 acre ft per year, with a future increase up to 350 acre ft per year. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Kelli Witt, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20420-0001. DR# 11-605243.
Idaho
Design is under way for upgrades to the surgery and intensive care units at the VA Medical Center in Boise. The project will remodel approximately 4,200 sq ft of space on the third floor and extend it out 8,032 sq ft and above the existing admitting and specialty care additions to Building 85. Bidding and construction schedules are still to be determined. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 5115 NE 82nd Ave., Suite 203, Vancouver, Wash., 98662-6842. DR# 10-485873.
Colorado
Developer McWhinney Enterprises is planning to build the five-story, 115,744-sq-ft North Park Office Building, the first of five office buildings in a business complex at Northwest Parkway and I-25 in Broomfield. North Park, estimated to cost at least $15 million, is still in conceptual planning, with no construction method selected yet. McWhinney Enterprises, Troy McWhinney, 2725 Rocky Mountain Ave., Suite 200, Loveland, 80538-8716. DR# 11-593183.
Utah
Design is progressing on the North Shore Aqueduct Vineyard Connector Segment in Lehi. The project will install 40,000 ft of 60-in. mortar-lined, taped and armor-coated welded steel pipe. The pipeline will start in the northwest corner of the former Geneva Steel site and end at 600 East and Pioneer Crossing in Lehi, paralleling the planned Utah Dept. of Transportation Vineyard Connector road. The pipeline route will cross existing railroads, streams, utilities and city, county and state roads and private land. Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 W. University Pkwy., Orem, 84058-0010. DR# 08-817946.
Colorado
Zocalo Community Development will build a 13-story, 220-unit apartment building with retail space and restaurants on the ground floor at 19th and Chestnut streets near Denver Union Station. Planning is under way, and further action on the estimated $60-million, 250,000-sq-ft building is anticipated in three to six months. The developer is serving as architect. Zocalo Community Development, David Zucker, 2195 Decatur St., Suite 1, Denver, 80211-5183. DR# 11-606895.
Colorado
MI Development Corp. is planning the second phase of the Parkway Circle mixed-use project at Interlocken in Broomfield. The second and final phase includes two 180,000-sq-ft office buildings; a 156-room, 136,000-sq-ft hotel; three concrete pads for future restaurants; a 4,000-sq-ft drive-through bank; three retail buildings; and two parking garages constructed on a 25-acre site. MI Development Corp., 3300 E. 1st Ave., Suite 510, Denver, 80206-5808. DR# 11-593163.
Utah
The University of Utah is in design development on a project to install utility tunnels below the Salt Lake City campus' HPER Mall that will eliminate nearly all walkways and site features along the length of the mall. The completed project will create an extensive pedestrian mall in the center of campus with significant pedestrian and bicycle traffic that will result in complex traffic patterns and conflicts. The university and its consultants are working to resolve the traffic issues, which include campus shuttles, skateboarding and integrating a bioswale in the middle of the mall. A construction schedule has yet to be determined, and fundraising is still in progress. Owner: University of Utah, Facilities Management, 1795 E. South Campus Dr., Room 201, Annex Building, Salt Lake City, 84112-9403. DR# 10-656625.
Utah
Granite School District has completed design for an estimated $14-million replacement building and infrastructure upgrades at the district's Hartvigsen Special Education School in Salt Lake City. The first phase will upgrade the west parking lot. It will be followed by sitework and utilities and then construction of a new school building in the final phase. The architect is AJC Architects, Salt Lake City. Owner: Granite School District, 2500 S. State St., Salt Lake City, 84115-3110. DR# 10-691343.
Colorado
Abrika Properties is planning to build the $50-million-plus Haymeadow Residential Development in the town of Eagle. The project will include a 979-unit subdivision on 660 acres, and the various home plans are expected to total an estimated 1.5 million sq ft. The project is under town review, with further action expected in six to 12 months. Developer: Abrika Properties LLC, Alan P. Cohen (Owner), 3420 Stallion Lane, Weston, Fla., 33331-3035.DR# 11-602019.
Montana
Montana State University in Bozeman is in design development on an estimated $10-million expansion of the university's Bobcat Stadium, including new locker rooms, concessions, restrooms, site work and the addition of new end-zone signage. The construction manager is Martel Construction, Bozeman. A&E Architects, 608 N. 29th St., Billings, Mont., 59101. DR# 11-452013.
Idaho
The Mountain State Tumor Institute in Meridian, Idaho, is planning to build an estimated $10-million replacement facility on an as yet-undisclosed site. The owner is seeking approvals, with further action expected in three to five months. The architect is Hummel Architects, Boise. Owner: St Luke's Regional Medical Center, 190 E. Bannock St., Boise, 83712-6241. DR# 11-541586.
Bid of the Week
U.S. Homeland Security is accepting contractor bids for design-build of a new U.S. land port of entry near Glacier, Mont. The contract includes construction of support facilities, site utilities, roadways, parking areas and infrastructure, plus demolition of the existing building and facilities and relocation of utilities to keep the port of entry operational during a phased construction schedule. U.S. Homeland Security Customs & Border Protection, 1717 H St. NW, # 800, Ronald Reagan Bldg., Washington, D.C., 20229-0001. DR# 09-623995.
