Water will begin running uphill—and north—along Colorado's southern Front Range next year when the $841-million Southern Delivery System goes on line. Related Links: SDS Pipeline Working Its Way West Ground Broken on SDS Water Project SDS is one of the largest water projects under construction in the Western U.S. and the biggest project undertaken by owner Colorado Springs Utilities in decades. The project will convey Arkansas River water stored in the Pueblo Reservoir to the cities of Colorado Springs, Fountain, Security and Pueblo West.Program manager MWH of Broomfield, Colo., has teamed up with Colorado Springs Utilities to build the multi-phased
Doing major, invasive construction surgery without compromising sensitive treatment activities in a high-intensity, critical care hospital takes extreme planning and an immersive level of quality control, but so far, about halfway through a five-phase project in Englewood, Colo., the owners representative says the contractor "has made it work." Related Links: First Phase of Craig Hospital Expansion Goes Vertical Broadmoor West Reopens After Extensive Renovation Since 1956, more than 30,000 people with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries have been served by the patient-centered treatment and research of Craig Hospital in suburban Denver. Ranked by U.S. News and World Report as
Related Links: Saunders-Heath Partnership CU Boulder Rec Center Upgrade Seeks LEED Platinum In an industry characterized by fierce competition and risk avoidance, Saunders Construction Inc., Centennial, Colo., is collaborating with its peers in nontraditional ways that would make most commercial contractors squirm.Consistently ranked by Engineering News-Record as one of the three largest general contractors in Colorado, the 43-year-old firm is forming long-term partnerships with other like-minded companies to increase its reach, push boundaries and realize greater growth."To be a $400-million-a-year contractor in this market, you have to be a lot of things to a lot of people," says John Beeble,
Chart Courtesy of ACFE Related Links: Construction Fraud Mirrors Worldwide Ethics Problem When Surety Fraud Goes Unpunished, Small Contractors Suffer Business fraud is nothing new, but it is more prevalent in construction than in many other industries due to the great number of entities involved in most projects, says certified fraud examiner Wayne Kalayjian, a senior manager with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services in Los Angeles.Fraud accounts for roughly 8% of U.S. GDP, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). "So, if our GDP was about $16 trillion in 2012, then one could argue that fraud accounted for $1.3
The Regional Transportation District's (RTD) FasTracks program—the largest transit expansion in the country—has stimulated the Denver metro area's economy ever since construction began in January 2005.
Related Links: ENR: Cloud Computing and Marketing ENR: Cloud Computing Makes the Grade Gone are the days of carrying around flash drives and panicking when the office server is full. Online document storage has become the easiest and quickest way for sharing information that can be securely accessed from anywhere within a company.Dozens of service providers offer cloud-based file sharing and storage, but Natick, Mass.-based Nasuni provides a new breed of storage and sharing that combines on-premises hardware with encrypted cloud-based primary storage. Its unlimited storage capability appeals to companies with multiple sites that need access to the same files.Andres
CH2M Hill's Scott Ingvoldstad keeps his copy of the "Little Yellow Book" on his desk. The simple sketchbook of values was written in 1982 by the engineering and construction company's co-founder Jim Howland and serves as a reminder of how to incorporate the basic concepts of ethics and integrity into everyday situations. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record Ingvoldstad, who is CH2M Hill's director of government affairs for the central U.S., says customer satisfaction and an overriding goal to "keep clients delighted" permeates the firm's culture. Recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies
While firms across the country are tightening their belts, Denver contractor RK Mechanical Inc. has re-invested in its employees and completed one of the largest construction projects in the company's history. For its ongoing pursuit of portfolio diversity and its steadfast attention to the health, safety and training of its employees, RK has been selected by ENR Mountain States as Colorado's Specialty Contractor of the Year for 2011. From its modest start 48 years ago as a plumbing and heating company in northeast Nebraska, to its current world-class headquarters on a 16-acre site in Denver, RK has grown to become
The University of Wyoming wanted a green design for its new Visual Arts Center that would "change the culture of the people in the building," says Tim Belton, the project's lead architect. His firm, Malone Belton Abel, of Sheridan, Wyo., collaborated with THA Architecture, Portland, Ore., to create an 80,000-sq-ft building on a 10-acre site at the UW campus in Laramie. The center, which will open to the public in January, will house classrooms, offices, an exhibition gallery and studios for metalworking, ceramics, drawing, foundations of art, graphics, painting, printmaking and sculpture.The project team, which includes structural engineer Martin/Martin, Lakewood,
