MARLTON, N.J. and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hill International announced its joint venture with McKissack & McKissack has received a task order contract from the District of Columbia Public Library to provide project management and construction management services for design, demolition, new construction, renovation, restoration and mixed-use development projects. The contract, which has a one-year base term and four one-year options terms, has an estimated value to the joint venture of approximately $4.8 million if all option years are exercised. McKissack is a 51 percent partner in the joint venture and Hill is a 49 percent partner. Services to be provided … Read more
The Gilbane McKissack JV Wins CMAA Project of the Year Award
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The joint venture of Gilbane Building Company and McKissack & McKissack will be awarded “Project of the Year” for construction management of the Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility in East Harlem, New York. Representatives from the Gilbane McKissack Joint Venture will be on hand at the Annual Metro NY/NJ Construction Management Association of America Awards Banquet at the Yale Club of New York City to accept this award in the category of projects greater than $150 million. “The Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility was a meaningful project for Gilbane, and … Read more
Tutor Perini Awarded $255M Contract for Panorama Tower in Miami
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tutor Perini Corporation announced its subsidiary, Tutor Perini Building Corp., has been selected as the general contractor and has signed a contract with Florida East Coast Realty, LLC, valued at approximately $255 million for construction of the Panorama Tower in Miami, Florida. The scope of work for the project includes construction of an 82-story, mixed-use tower that will feature 821 luxury rental apartments, a 250-room hotel, 80,000 square feet of retail space, 40,000 square feet of office space and a 13-story, 1,500-space parking garage. The entire Panorama Tower development will comprise approximately 2.6 million square feet. … Read more
NCCER Sponsors 2014 SkillsUSA Carpentry, Masonry Competitions
ALACHUA, Fla. — For the fifth consecutive year, NCCER is sponsoring the SkillsUSA Carpentry Competition at the 50th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 23-27 in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition, NCCER is sponsoring the SkillsUSA Masonry Competition for the second consecutive year. The competitions are part of the SkillsUSA Championships, which is the national-level competition for public high school and college/postsecondary students enrolled in career and technical education programs. All SkillsUSA Championship contestants are state-level gold medalists. Planned by technical committees made up of industry representatives, the competitions are designed to test the skills needed … Read more
Plaza Construction Starts Construction on Ultra-Luxury Condos for The Related Group
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Plaza Construction has started construction on two more ultra-luxury condominiums for The Related Group. Included are the $187-million One Ocean, in South Beach, Florida, and the $88-million Marea condominiums, also in South Beach. Totaling $498 million in development costs, Plaza’s four projects now under way for The Related Group also include the new $118-million, 42-story Icon Bay waterfront condominium and located in the heart of Miami’s Biscayne Corridor, and the $105-million, 42-story Millecento Residences by Pininfarina, located in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. Slated for completion in 2015, both the seven-story, 275,141-square-foot One Ocean and six-story, 190,654-square-foot Marea … Read more