Builders of the largest high school in Las Cruces, N.M., say it is scheduled to be delivered to its owners in May 2012, six months later (by mutual agreement) than originally proposed. The new high school for Las Cruces Public Schools will not replace the existing Las Cruces High School, which will remain open in its current location. An early hurdle was the discovery that the site was actually an old landfill, says Tiffani Lucero, project manager for Albuquerque-based Gerald Martin General Contractor. “We had months of remediation,” says Johnny Barton, vice president for general construction at Gerald Martin. “We
Welcome to our annual ranking of the greenest design firms in the region. These companies generated over $110 million in revenue designing projects within Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico that were officially registered with a third party rating system such as LEED or equivalent. The ranking is based on 2009 revenue and only includes projects that are being built with certification as a goal. This total is up from $88 million in 2008. Designers reported working on 230 projects that are seeking certification, down from 281 the year before. Photo courtesy Cannon Design Ranging from one to four stories, the
The third time was a charm for CH2M HILL. It took the Englewood, Colo. firm three times to win the contract to build the new City of North Las Vegas Water Reclamation Facility. The $240-million project had gone to bid two prior times in 2006 and 2008 as a design-build job, and CH2M HILL was the only firm to bid for the project each time. City statutes prohibit awarding public projects with only one bid. CH2M HILL eventually won the contract as a construction manager-at-risk joint-venture with North Las Vegas-based New-Com Cos. The pair has worked together on $1.6 billion
The Tempe office of McCarthy Building Cos. will substantially complete the East Basins Reconstruction Project at the Deer Valley Water Treatment Plant as scheduled on Nov. 8. On that date, water will flow into the distribution system from the 100-million-gallon-per-day facility at 3030 W. Dunlap Ave. in north Phoenix. Construction manager-at-risk McCarthy was given notice to proceed on pre-construction from the city of Phoenix in June 2006 and for construction in March 2008. The company expects to make final delivery of the $123.6-million project in February, says Robert Knochenhauer, senior vice president of the company’s water services division. Wilson Engineers,
Fitness gurus agree that for a healthy body, you should make a commitment, track your progress and don’t forget to stretch. Turns out these guidelines work for structures, too. More than two years of planning, evaluation and a lot of flex are shaping the $79.1-million Health and Learning Center at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The 270,000-sq-ft renovation and expansion project, which is targeting LEED gold, consolidates four programs housed in five buildings scattered across campus. Ranging one to four stories, it includes a 57,000-sq-ft clinic, 69,400 sq ft of classrooms and a 110,000-sq-ft student recreation center. An athletics component
This year’s ranking is based upon 2009 revenue as voluntarily reported by the 100 largest architects and engineers of Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. Image: Orcutt | Winslow Youngker High School Performing Arts Center, Buckeye, Ariz. Related Links: Top 100 Design Firms of the Southwest Top Design Firms By Specialty Top Design Firms By State The top 100 firms reported $1.3 billion in design work for 2009, a 10.7% drop from 2008. Arizona firms fell more than 20% to $675 million while Nevada dropped 14% to just over $300 million. New Mexico was the lone bright spot: design revenue for
Reno’s new molecular medicine center studies things at a microscopic level, but there is nothing minuscule about its significance. The University of Nevada School Medicine opened the $77-million multidisciplinary facility on Aug. 16. It’s the school’s first new research building in nearly 30 years. A unique public-private partnership in a slumping economy made the project a reality. The center received money from federal research grants, state sources and private backers, including the Whittemore Family Foundation. The Nevada Legislature earmarked $10 million for the center in 2005. The project additionally benefited from the recession with lower-than-budgeted pricing that enabled upgraded finishes
The Southwest Las Vegas Library and Service Center will be more than just book smart. The new building will house a library, auditorium and administrative offices under one roof for operational efficiency and cost savings. The $34-million complex broke ground in May 2009. It will open in March. Las Vegas-based Martin-Harris Construction is the general contractor, with URS Corp., San Francisco, as construction manager. “By combining design and construction of the service center with the new branch, the district will save nearly $4.5 million in construction costs and design fees over building two separate facilities,” says Jeanne Goodrich, Las Vegas-Clark
Along the El Camino Real, in a particularly arid region of New Mexico the conquistadors called Jornada Del Muerto (Journey of the Dead), the future of space travel is alive and nearly ready for launch. Begun in August 2009, Spaceport America is the world’s first inland purpose-built commercial spaceport capable of accommodating vertical and horizontal launch vehicles. The $198-million facility about 35 mi from Truth or Consequences is expected to be delivered to the state of New Mexico in July. Aerospace firms such as Armadillo Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Moog-FTS and UP Aerospace are considering commercial space flights from the 28-sq-mi
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