Gilbane/LiRo Joint Venture to Serve as Construction Managers for SUNY New School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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ALBANY, N.Y. — State University of New York and the State University Construction Fund have selected Gilbane Building Company, in a joint venture with The LiRo Group, to provide construction management services for the New School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences project at the University at Buffalo. Designed by HOK, the $375-million medical school is designed to connect approximately 2,000 students, faculty, biomedical researchers and clinicians with classrooms, bedside patient care and lab environments. The seven-story medical school will be built over the NFTA Allen/Medical Campus Station, which will be incorporated into the ground floor of the SMBS. The project … Read more

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Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, Minnesota Vikings Announce Stadium Construction Manager

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings announced Mortenson Construction has been chosen as the construction manager that will build a new multipurpose stadium. The announcement was made at a special meeting of the authority. Final interviews and negotiations were conducted with two firms who submitted proposals: Hunt Construction, based in Scottsdale, Ariz. and Mortenson Construction based in Golden Valley, Minn. “We received proposals from excellent construction companies, and we were lucky to have the best in the business bid on this project,” said Chair Michele Kelm-Helgen. “In the end, we have a great local … Read more

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Construction Manager Charles Perry Partners to Build Replacement Elementary School

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Central Florida office of Charles Perry Partners, Inc., Oviedo, Fla., was awarded a $10-million construction management contract to build Orange County Public Schools” new Spring Lake Elementary School Replacement in Ocoee, Fla. The 76,000-square-foot prototype elementary school designed by BRPH will feature a two-story administration/classroom building, cafeteria/kitchen, media center, resource rooms and skills labs to accommodate 625 student stations. A physical education pavilion of approximately 2,400-square-feet will also be constructed which will include a PE office, PE storage and boys” and girls”restrooms. In addition, CPPI’s scope of work will also include play fields, outdoor activity areas, … Read more

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Kraus-Anderson Selected to Build Biological Station in Itasca State Park

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BEMIDJI, Minn. — The University of Minnesota has selected Kraus-Anderson as construction manager for the new 11,800-square-foot Campus Center at the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories in Itasca State Park. Construction is expected to begin in April 2013, with completion in December 2013. The project will replace three, 60-year old obsolete buildings with one facility providing year-round classrooms and technology-enabled laboratories. The new facility will accommodate a 20-percent increase in capacity at peak season and address a growing demand for year-round use. The building will include laboratories, classrooms, a multipurpose gathering room accommodating 150 people, library/computer room and administrative offices. … Read more

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McCarthy Selected as Design-Build Contractor for New $34M San Diego County Center

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Local San Diego residents and visitors can look forward to maximizing their recreational enjoyment of the city’s Pacific Coast waterfront location with the future construction of the San Diego County Administration Center Waterfront Park Development project, located along Pacific Coast Highway between Ash and Grape streets in downtown San Diego. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., recently was awarded the $34-million design-build project, which also includes an underground parking garage. McCarthy’s design-build team includes SGPA, architect-of-record; Schmidt Design, landscape architect; and International Parking Design for the parking portion of the project. The official groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for … Read more

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