PROJECT COST: $36.1 Million PHOTO: RUDY MYERS 5. Taos County Administrative/Judicial/Detention Complex div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" This new judicial complex will house the administrative, courts and detention components of the county government and consists of three, two-story buildings totalling approximately 137,753 sq ft, linked together designed around a central courtyard. A concrete-encased tunnel 12 ft underground connects the courthouse and jail. A state-of-the-art security system adds to the complexity of the design. BIM was used to provide integration of the complex mechanical and electrical systems with the building�s steel construction. Location: Taos, N.M. Started: August 2009Target Completion: March
PROJECT COST: $42 Million PHOTO: SKYLAB AERIAL PHOTO, COURTESY ROCHE CONSTRUCTORS 7. Freedom Park This design-build project developed approximately 30 acres for a new Big League Dreams ball field complex, including artificial turf infields and fixed-tiered seating. Amenities included a 6.8-ft raised courtyard with two stadium club concessions, 2,700-sq-ft administration building, batting cages, and tot-lot play areas. A 25,000-sq-ft multi-purpose sport pavilion and a 2,700-sq-ft prefabricated metal maintenance building were also constructed, along with 1,122 lighted parking stalls. The team also renovated an existing 38 acre park with an adaptive recreation center, three lighted group picnic structures, a new performance
PROJECT COST: $79.1 Million IMAGE: CANNON OWP/P Northern Arizona University Health and Learning Center IMAGE: CANNON OWP/P Northern Arizona University Health and Learning Center div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" This 277,000-sq-ft project brings together the student recreation, student health, university athletics space, and multi-user classroom/lab spaces into a unified four-story environment. The project sets in motion evolutionary programmatic change, evidenced by the recent shift by the nation�s leading academic institutions to combine programs. The project includes four distinct areas: a four-story concrete frame housing the student health and classroom areas; a two-story, structural steel area housing the student recreational
PROJECT COST: $246.5 Million PHOTO: LAS VEGAS PAVING CORP. 2. I-15 South, Blue Diamond Rd. To Tropicana Ave. This design-build project will widen Interstate 15 from Tropicana to just South of Silverado Ranch Boulevard. Work includes adding collector-distributor roads, re-designing three interchanges, adding a new Sunset Road Bridge over I-15, and widening the existing bridge at Warm Springs Rd. Work also includes building 24 new bridges, 35 retaining walls and 1.5 mi of sound walls. There will be approximately 8 mi of new asphalt roadway paving, and more than 100,000 cu yds of concrete. Extensive regionally themed aesthetics with drought-tolerant
PROJECT COST: $50 Million IMAGE: CANNON DESIGN 15. Banner Health M. D. Anderson Banner Cancer Center Subcontractors: Bel-Aire Mechanical; Delta Diversified Electrical; Schuff Steel; Walters & Wolf; Sun Valley Masonry; RCI Systems Inc.; Diversified Interiors Banner Health partnered with the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to provide patients and their families with a higher level of cancer care in Arizona. Located on the campus of Banner Gateway Medical Center, the project will be anchored by a 120,000-sq-ft cancer outpatient center and supported by 76 patient beds on two floors inside of Banner Gateway. Services will include medical
PROJECT COST: $60 Million PHOTO: CAROLLO ENGINEERS Casa Grande Water Reclamation Facility Phase III Located at 1194 W. Kortsen Road, the facility is the city�s single source of water reclamation. The current expansion will build out the facility to treat 4.38 billion gallons of wastewater per year, and will improve the reclaimed water A+ quality, which is the highest recognized level in the State of Arizona. Reclaimed water from this facility is used for irrigation at the municipal golf course, power plant cooling water, preservation of riparian habitat and other industrial uses. Location: Casa Grande, Ariz. Started: March 2009Target Completion:
PROJECT COST: $22.3 Million PHOTO: MCCARTHY BUILDING COS. NM 8. Hobbs High School Freshman Wing & Central Kitchen PHOTO: MCCARTHY BUILDING COS. NM 8. Hobbs High School Freshman Wing & Central Kitchen div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" This project is comprised of a 118,527-sq-ft educational building with classrooms, an art studio, technology lab with wind tunnel and film studio plus labs for food and science. The project is rounded out by computer labs, gym, locker rooms, administration offices and a new central kitchen. Location: Hobbs, N.M.Started: December 2009Target Completion: April 2011Owner: Hobbs Municipal SchoolsDesign Firm: Greer Stafford SJCFGeneral Contractor:
PROJECT COST: $47.1 Million IMAGE: SMITHGROUP Chandler City Hall This new five-story concrete structure is designed to consolidate a number of city administration offices and service departments that interact with the public. A three-story parking garage provides space for 360 cars. Site improvements include a water fountain, waterfalls, exposed aggregate concrete and brick pavers. Started: April 2009 Target Completion: October 2010 Owner: City of Chandler Design Firm: SmithGroup, Inc. General Contractor: Sundt Construction, Inc. Construction Manager: Abacus Project Management, Inc. Engineers: Dibble Engineering; Caruso Turley Scott; SmithGroup Landscape: GBtwo Landscape Architecture Subcontractors: Kearney Electric; Premier Mechanical; Aero Automatic Sprinkler; KT
PROJECT COST: $29 Million IMAGE: DGI OF NEVADA City of Henderson Detention Center Expansion The Henderson Detention Center, originally built in 1994 to house 262 inmates, is being expanded by 73,827 sq ft to add an additional 250 beds, with a new public entry, vehicle sally port, booking area and administration building. Another 8,000 sq ft is being renovated, including an improved kitchen, exercise rooms and a new staff lounge with an exterior patio. The housing pods maximize space efficiency and minimize inmate movement. Two housing pods share classrooms, interview rooms and outdoor recreation areas. Location: Henderson, Nev. Started: January
PROJECT COST: $95.2 Million IMAGE: FENTRESS ARCHITECTS 3. North Las Vegas City Hall and Civic Plaza Located on a 12-acre site on Las Vegas Boulevard North, at the northwest corner of Hunkins Drive and McDaniel Street, this nine-story building will replace the existing City Hall. The 210,400-sq-ft building, designed to achieve LEED silver, will consolidate municipal services and support the city�s growth in upcoming years. It will provide a single-stop shop for development and permitting services. It will also feature a 3,000-sq-ft retail component. As a cornerstone of the city�s downtown redevelopment, the project will feature a Civic Plaza, funded
