PROJECT COST: $29 Million IMAGE: SHEEHAN VAN WOERT BIGOTTI ARCHITECTURE 10. William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building This building combines the Health Science Education programs, the School of Medicine and Orvis School of Nursing into one educational joint facility which addresses the demand for health care practitioners to work as an integrated team � nurses, doctors, social workers, nutritionists and others. This facility consists of two lecture halls, an anatomy lab, a multi-disciplinary lab, three simulation labs, 14 standardized patient rooms, several large and small group meeting spaces, faculty offices, a stand-alone student lounge and nearly 10,000 sq ft of

PROJECT COST: $41 Million PHOTO: SHAWN MEAGHER/PBS&J 8. U.S. 95, Horse Drive Interchange The Horse Drive Interchange at U.S. Highway 95 improvement project, located in the far northwest part of Las Vegas, includes construction of an overpass and full single point urban interchange, frontage roads, ramps, retaining walls and a second bridge over the frontage road, along with extensive utility work, flood control improvements, traffic signals and lighting. Funding is provided by the State of Nevada, Federal Highway Administration, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, the Clark County Regional Flood Control District and city of Las Vegas. Location: Las Vegas,

PROJECT COST: $69.5 Million PHOTO: ADOT Loop 303, Lake Pleasant Parkway To I-17 Picking up where the Arizona #6 project leaves off, this portion of Loop 303 stretches along roughly 10.6 mi from Lake Pleasant Parkway to I-17 and consists of constructing an interim freeway facility. The work includes approximately 3 million cu yds of roadway excavation and embankment, aggregate base, PCCP and drainage facilities including seven box culverts, four superbox bridges, four prestressed AASHTO girder concrete bridges and one cast-in-place box bridge. Other work includes concrete-lined drainage channels, furnishing and installing signing, lighting, traffic signals and surveillance and native

PROJECT COST: $13.8 Million PHOTO: MCCARTHY/VHGA UNM Science & Math Learning Center div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Consisting of three floors above grade and one floor below, this 60,000-sq-ft learning center will promote freshmen level interaction between the mathematics, chemistry, biology and earth and planetary science departments. Usable areas will include a 200-seat auditorium, meeting lobby, study areas, classroom labs, faculty offices and a coffee shop. Specialized laboratory mechanical systems, plumbing and electrical are required, along with site work such as major relocation of sewer lines, electrical duct banks, telecommunications, storm and water lines. The project is pursuing LEED

Project Cost: $252.5 Million PHOTO: PATTI REZNIK PHOTOGRAPHY Maricopa County Court Tower This steel-framed, 14-story building (plus two additional levels below grade) is being built to meet or exceed LEED-NC v. 3.0 silver. The 695,000-sq-ft tower includes a new vehicular sallyport and central holding area, campus-wide control center, in-custody holding areas and circulation systems and separate entrances for staff and the public. A jury assembly room will serve the entire criminal court complex and will be fitted with state-of-the-art technology which will allow the tower to serve as the hub for the County�s campus-like approach. The project will eventually house

PROJECT COST: $131 Million PHOTO: HENSEL PHELPS Mariposa Land Port of Entry PHOTO: HENSEL PHELPS Mariposa Land Port of Entry This project was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand and modernize Arizona�s largest commercial point of entry, the Mariposa (Nogales West) Port of Entry. Hensel Phelps began the $20.87-million first phase -- site and earthwork -- in November. This includes demolition of selected existing buildings and infrastructure, constructing retaining walls, compacting soil and installing utilities. The contractor will then bring the $110-million building vertical mid-2010, designed to be a safe, secure yet uplifting �desert oasis�. All

McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. is expanding the Indian Springs Collection & Treatment Plant for the Clark County Water Reclamation District. The $14.7-million expansion project calls for construction of a new, half-million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant that will serve the Indian Springs community and Creech Air Force Base. McCarthy will also upgrade the existing facilities currently serving Indian Springs which includes two lift stations, one on Creech AFB and one near the Indian Springs Casino. Additional work will include demolition of the existing Creech AFB water/wastewater treatment plant. In all, McCarthy will install and re-route more than 4 mi

PROJECT COST: $103 Million IMAGE: DEKKER/PERICH/SABATINI 2. Presbyterian Rio Rancho Medical Center This medical center consists of 300,000 sq ft in three structures, a five-story patient tower, two-story diagnostic and treatment building and a central plant. The hospital will have a 66-bed capacity and will include a full-service emergency department with a helicopter pad, women�s center, labor and delivery and a neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital will also offer intensive care, operating rooms, pharmacy, administration and a catheterization lab. Location: Rio Rancho, N.M.Started: November 2009Target Completion: August 2011Owner: Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesDesign Firm: Dekker/Perich/SabatiniGeneral Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos. NM, Inc.Civil

PROJECT COST: $30.8 Million IMAGE: VAN H. GILBERT ARCHITECT PC 6. Mesa Middle School IMAGE: VAN H. GILBERT ARCHITECT PC 6. Mesa Middle School div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" This 118,000-sq-ft school is designed for 870 students with each grade housed in self-contained �academic house� structures. The academic buildings housing adaptable classrooms and labs are connected to other campus buildings via canopy-covered walkways arranged around a central courtyard anchored by a multi-use amphitheater. Three additional structures include an administration center, gymnasium/cafeteria/media center and the arts center. Play fields are located within the school�s secure perimeter. Sustainable features include geothermal

PROJECT COST: $70 Million IMAGES: BOMEL/FINE PROPERTIES LLC 5. Metropolitan Police Headquarters Campus IMAGES: BOMEL/FINE PROPERTIES LLC 5. Metropolitan Police Headquarters Campus Located on 14 acres at the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Alta Drive in Las Vegas, this project consists of three buildings: two, four-story buildings and a five-story structure, totaling 390,000-sq-ft. The public-private partnership is being built as lease-purchase with Clark County and the city of Las Vegas and will consolidate dozens of offices and up to 1,400 workers from throughout the Las Vegas Valley into one campus. A new five-level, 1,671-stall parking garage is