A $187-million medical college building in downtown Phoenix is moving forward despite the sudden pullout of one of two universities responsible for the project. Related Links: Construction Underway on New State Forensic Hospital Master Plan Construction Commences at St. Francis Xavier SRP Buys Entire Output of Dry Lake 2 Wind Power Project Renamed to reflect the solo university in control, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix had planned to break ground on the 268,000-sq-ft, five-story Health Science and Education Building this month, after a long-postponed review by the Arizona Legislature finally gave it a green light to
New Mexico State University has selected GLHN Architects & Engineers Inc. to provide professional services for a $24-million Campus Chilled Water Utility Improvements project that includes the design and construction of a satellite chilled water plant for the university’s main campus in Las Cruces and campus-wide chilled water distribution upgrades and extensions. GLHN has worked continuously at NMSU since 1998, when the firm performed its first chilled water study for the university. Related Links: Miller Bonded Builds Fab Shop, Anticipating Future Demand Contract Awarded for Carlsbad Medical Center Renovation Concrete Phase of Runway On Track at Spaceport America
When the owner of CityCenter finally ended its relationship with contractor Perini Building Co., the last scene involved security staff escorting the contractor’s personnel off-site and then changing the locks. Like a bad divorce, this one could get expensive. Related Links: Korte Awarded Nevada Cancer Institute Project United Construction Begins Work on WMS Gaming Offices On March 25, Perini filed a lawsuit in Nevada state court against several entities controlled by CityCenter’s owner, MGM Mirage Inc. and Infinity World Development Corp., a unit of Dubai World, for $490 million in unpaid invoices. “We are doing whatever we have to do
The Korte Co. was awarded the Nevada Cancer Institute at University Medical Center. TKC Design P.C. will provide architectural design services for the design-build project, which includes 2,500 sq ft of new construction and will incorporate a linear accelerator and a CT Scan Room. An additional 10,000 sq ft of tenant improvements will be made to existing UMC space and will include upgrades to the Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy Infusion Departments. Related Links: Harmon Hotel & Spa at Heart of CityCenter Disagreement United Construction Begins Work on WMS Gaming Offices The $2.6-million project was funded through a grant
With a focus on the future, Miller Bonded Inc. is building a 16,000-sq-ft pipe fabrication shop and warehouse adjacent to their existing duct fabrication facility and offices in Albuquerque. Miller Bonded groundbreaking, Albuquerque . Related Links: Contract Awarded for Carlsbad Medical Center Renovation GLHN Selected to Design NMSU Utility Building Concrete Phase of Runway On Track at Spaceport America “We are confident that things will bounce back, and when they do Miller Bonded is going to be prepared to move ahead full force, which is why we have decided to initiate our own construction project,” says MBI President Ken Otteni.
Construction for the 104,000-sq-ft Arizona State Hospital New Forensic Hospital in Phoenix has commenced. Related Links: U of A to Break Ground on 5-Story Downtown Phoenix Building Master Plan Construction Commences at St. Francis Xavier SRP Buys Entire Output of Dry Lake 2 Wind Power Project Gilbane Building Co. is providing construction manager at risk services for the $23-million facility designed by Cannon Design and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. The hospital will provide patient rooms, testing and evaluation areas, nurse stations, isolation rooms, multi-purpose rooms, security center, sally port, visitors’ center and kitchen dining facilities. Completion of construction is estimated
Salt River Project agreed to purchase the entire output of Phase 2 of Iberdrola Renewables’ Dry Lake Wind Power Project in northern Arizona for a 20-year term. Related Links: U of A to Break Ground on 5-Story Downtown Phoenix Building Construction Underway on New State Forensic Hospital Master Plan Construction Commences at St. Francis Xavier When permitted, the Dry Lake 2 Wind Project will be located approximately 7-mi northwest of Snowflake on a combination of private and state lands. Dry Lake’s Phase 2 will use up to 31 Suzlon wind turbines and is expected to generate up to 65 MW
Construction of a $27-million runway project for Spaceport America is on track for completion this summer, nearly two months ahead of schedule. Crews are underway on the final concrete finish phase of the runway project, which began in August 2009. Spaceport runway paving underway. Image: NMSA Related Links: Miller Bonded Builds Fab Shop, Anticipating Future Demand Contract Awarded for Carlsbad Medical Center Renovation GLHN Selected to Design NMSU Utility Building The multi-layered runway is made up of 24-in. of prepared subgrade with the top 6 in. being a soil-cement mix foundation, followed by 4 in. of asphalt, and finally a
United Construction Co. has begun work on an office building for WMS Gaming. Located at 887 Trademark Drive in Reno, the design-build project is expected to be completed in December. The two-story building includes 50,000 sq ft of office space and 3,000 sq ft of warehouse. Related Links: Harmon Hotel & Spa at Heart of CityCenter Disagreement Korte Awarded Nevada Cancer Institute Project The project will pursue LEED gold, incorporating a 36KW photovoltaic solar panel system that is anticipated to provide over 6% of the annual electrical load of the building; daylighting and occupant lighting controls to minimize artificial light;
When the owner of CityCenter finally ended its relationship with contractor Perini Building Co., the last scene involved security staff escorting the contractor�s personnel off-site and then changing the locks. Like a bad divorce, this one could get expensive. Photo: MGM Mirage What happened in Las Vegas on the CityCenter project ended up in court. On March 25, Perini filed a lawsuit in Nevada state court against several entities controlled by CityCenter�s owner, MGM Mirage Inc. and Infinity World Development Corp., a unit of Dubai World, for $490 million in unpaid invoices. �We are doing whatever we have to do
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