Associated Builders and Contractors recently congratulated the winners of its annual Excellence in Construction Awards, where the top construction projects and the firms that displayed exemplary commitment to safety and diversity in 2012 were recognized Feb. 20 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Courtesy of ABC Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Greeley, receives the ABC National Diversity Excellence Award. “ABC is pleased to present these industry-leading construction projects and firms with our Excellence in Construction, National Safety Excellence and National Diversity Excellence awards,” said ABC President and CEO Michael D. Bellaman. “This year’s winners are exceptional examples
Firestone-based Flatiron Construction Corp. was honored recently for its efforts to build three much-needed footbridges in Nicaragua as part of the Bridges to Prosperity program. As a result, the construction firm was one of eight organizations nationwide to win the AGC in the Community Award from the charitable arm of the Associated General Contractors of America, AGC Charities Inc. “Completing great construction projects improves cities and towns, but giving back to the community improves people’s lives,” said Jim Clemens, chairman emeritus of Philadelphia, Pa.-based Clemens Construction Co. and the chairman of AGC Charities. “These award winners represent the noblest our
The Associated General Contractors of Utah recently awarded the Healthcare Project of the Year (Under $25M) to University of Utah Health Care’s Clinical Neurosciences Center (CNC) and Jacobsen Construction. Image courtesy of Jacobsen Construction Weighing nine tons, the scanner was installed on a ceiling-mounted rail system, allowing it to move into the OR or the angiography room, and provide real-time MRI images during brain-related surgeries and procedures. The AGC award, presented during its 91st annual convention, honors the creation of the CNC’s Intra-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (IMRIS) Suite, which is among the first of its kind in the western
Troy North of Gramoll Construction, Salt Lake City, was recently recognized as the Superintendent of the Year at AGC of Utah’s Annual Awards Banquet. The event honors the Utah construction industry’s best. North’s recent work on the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community Building at the University of Utah led to the achievement. The award was based on an individual or company that best exemplified the AGC theme of “skill, integrity and responsibility.”Commenting on Troy’s leadership specific to the award criteria, Barb Remsburg, director of Housing & Residential Education at the University of Utah, said, “His (Troy North’s) outstanding leadership,
Denver's Mortenson Construction began construction in mid-February on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs parking structure located on Stanton Street on the UCCS campus. Rendering courtesy of Mortenson Construction The project will be built into the side of an existing hill that leads to an arroyo, which will be protected and preserved. Pedestrians will enter the field on the high side of the structure from Stanton Street. The project, valued at $21 million, is a 1,230-stall, cast-in-place structure that includes an athletic field on the top level. Mortenson is leading a design-build team that includes architects Davis Partnership, engineers
The Regional Transportation District says it has received a confidential, unsolicited proposal for the North Metro Rail Project, part of RTD’s FasTracks program. The proposal was submitted February 22 from a team led by Graham Contracting Ltd. RTD staff will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the proposal consistent with the agency’s Unsolicited Proposals Policy to see if the proposal has merit. If so, RTD will then pursue a competitive procurement process and release a request for proposals (RFP) for competing proposals, consistent with RTD’s policy and previous announcement to release an RFP later this year.In January, RTD announced it would
The 2013 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects elevated 122 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Of those 122 AIA members, four from Colorado were chosen. The fellowship program was developed to elevate architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession. Election to fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of architects as individuals, but also their significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.Out of a
Each year, the Colorado Department of Transportation presents one of its six regions with the Executive Director’s Cup, an Award of Excellence. This year’s award went to Region 3, which encompasses the northwest corner of the state, including Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Jackson, Lake, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and Routt counties. “Our people dedicate their lives to making the transportation system of Colorado the best it can be,” said Region 3 Transportation Director David Eller. “This award is all about the people who plan, program, design, build, maintain, repair and support what is necessary for our
After 23 months of construction, the U.S. General Services Administration rededicated in mid-February its 95-year-old Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction. Delivering on GSA’s mission to create a more sustainable government, the goal of this $15-million project is to be GSA’s first net-zero-energy building listed on the National Register. Designed to achieve LEED-Platinum-certification, the rehab turns a 1918 building into an electric utility by having it produce as much energy as it uses. The facility is more than 50% more efficient than a typical office building as a result of the upgraded systems. If the
Denver's Regional Transportation District General Manager Phil Washington announced Jan. 22 that RTD has identified another item for the FasTracks Internal Savings Account that may allow it to take advantage of favorable debt interest savings. Refinancing a portion of the transit agency’s debt could offer RTD an opportunity to build the North Metro Rail Line to 72nd in Commerce City sooner than expected. Map courtesy of RTD The new debt restructuring plan may allow Denver's RTD to issue a request for proposal to build the North Metro rail line to 72nd Avenue within the next 10 months. Washington said RTD
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