Joint Venture Awarded $840M Contract to Build New Veterans Administration Medical Center

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The Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, selected Turner Construction Company and Walsh Construction to build an $840-million, full-service medical center to serve military veterans in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to the construction of the new 104-bed, 910,115-square-foot medical center, the project includes parking structures, central utility plant, roadways, sidewalks and other site improvements. Small, local and veteran-owned groups will be involved in the construction of the facility. The facility will integrate modern patient-centered care concepts to veterans. To address the needs of women veterans, the facility will include a Women’s Health Clinic … Read more

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Association Reports Prices for Key Construction Materials Increase, Contractors Struggle to Deliver On-Time

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The prices contractors pay for construction materials continued to increase in August, while many firms report struggles to get those materials delivered on time, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data. Association officials urged Washington officials to take steps to help address the challenges impacting the entire supply chain and driving the price escalations. “July was the seventh-straight month of double-digit price increases for construction inputs,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Adding to the challenge, contractors are struggling to pass along even a fraction of these added costs onto their clients.” … Read more

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Northeast Community Propel Academy Opens Doors for 1,600 Philadelphia Students

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After more than a year of remote learning, 1,600 students from the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) returned to school this academic school year in the new Northeast Community Propel Academy, a 180,000-square-foot K-8 facility resulting from a public-private partnership between the district, Gilbane and Stantec. The building is modern, vibrant and student-centered, providing an engaging new learning environment for the district, which has experienced extraordinary and sustained growth. Financing for the project was completed one week before COVID-19 shut down schools in March 2020, yet Gilbane and Stantec completed the $80-million social infrastructure project on time for the start … Read more

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Transformative Living, Learning Neighborhood Fulfills University of California San Diego’s Vision

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After 26 months of construction, Clark Construction delivered the transformative North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood at University of California San Diego, fulfilling UCSD’s vision of a fully integrated university community. Spanning seven buildings, the community is the new home to Sixth College and features four residential halls, each named after a symbol from La Jolla’s natural landscape, that will house 2,000 undergraduates. Open air spaces connect residences, academic facilities, parking, retail, dining hall and market. Within the new neighborhood are the Arts and Humanities Building, the Social Sciences Public Engagement Building and the Craft Center, a space for … Read more

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New Premises for Children’s Mental Health Services Complete in York

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Esh Construction recently completed a new premises that will provide an improved space and environment for children and young people’s mental health services in York (England). Appointed by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust earlier this year, the project included full refurbishment of a building on the Link Business Park in Osbaldwick, just outside of York City Centre. Extensive structural alterations and re-modelling of the internal layout provided a mix of assessment and therapy space, as well as office and training facilities. A single-story extension built at the entrance point provides a welcoming reception area to the £1.2-million … Read more

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