Related Links: NSCC to Break Ground On Employment Center Swedish To Build Hospital Campus On Eastside Seattle - ESM was recently selected by the US General Services Administration (GSA) to provide services for their Nationwide Laser Scanning IDIQ. As a part of the team headed by Architectural Resources Consultants (ARC), ESM will cover services in the northwest region, including the states of Washington, Alaska and Idaho. The ARC team is one of only five selected for this 5-year, $30 million dollar contract, and was awarded Zone C, which includes approximately the western half of the United States. The contract calls

Related Links: Government Budgets Stable Due to Stimulus Funding WSDOT Stimulus Projects Peak with Construction Season Stimulus Funds Intersection Repair for Light Rail Portland - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office announced $32.4 million to fund 60 BLM projects throughout Oregon and Washington with stimulus dollars. The $32.4 million is part of the $305 million that will fund more than 650 projects across the country. The BLM investments include the following types of projects: • Renewable Energy Authorization ($1.85 million); • Habitat Restoration ($7.05 million); • Construction and Deferred Maintenance ($11.4 million); • Abandoned Mines ($1.15 million);

Related Links: WSDOT Stimulus Projects Peak with Construction Season Stimulus Funds Intersection Repair for Light Rail BLM to Upgrade Public Lands with $32 million Seattle - Government spending at all levels will remain level or increase pace in the second half of 2009, as federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-funding continues to help stabilize state and local budgets, according to a mid-year report released by Onvia, a provider of business-to-government data based in Seattle. Of the almost $90 billion in funded recovery projects to-date, nearly $15 billion in contracts have been awarded, with that number now accelerating monthly, the

Related Links: Government Budgets Stable Due to Stimulus Funding WSDOT Stimulus Projects Peak with Construction Season BLM to Upgrade Public Lands with $32 million Portland - TriMet and the city of Portland are using $1.6 million of federal stimulus funds to repair bricks in 20 intersections on Morrison and Yamhill streets in downtown Portland. As the backbone of Portland’s light rail system, the Morrison and Yamhill corridors have experienced significant wear and tear and have not had major repairs in the 25 years since the tracks went in. The contractor is Stacy and Witbeck/Kiewet Pacific, Inc. Subcontractors include C.O.A.T. Flagging,

Related Links: Government Budgets Stable Due to Stimulus Funding Stimulus Funds Intersection Repair for Light Rail BLM to Upgrade Public Lands with $32 million Olympia – Construction activity on Washington’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) highway projects is in high gear. The Federal Highway Administration provided $492 million for state and local highway projects in Washington state, advancing projects and jobs to address high-priority highway preservation needs and fund low-cost, high-benefit transportation system improvements. WSDOT reports monthly on a range of measurements to the U.S. Department of Transportation and to Congress. The most recent report showed that contractor payrolls