University of Oklahoma Medical Center Tops Out

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The University of Oklahoma Medical Center – Adult Bed Tower Expansion project, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, recently topped out. This facility represents the highest quality patient care, and is creating new economic drive statewide in Oklahoma City’s central hub of innovation, research, education and employment. Scheduled for completion in 2020, the patient tower will span 450,000 square feet across nine floors—eight of those above ground— with room to grow. General contractor is Turner Construction Company. Project architect is Perkins and Will.

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Subcontractors Association of Alabama Names Superintendent of the Year

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The Subcontractors Association of Alabama recently awarded Brendan Kenny Superintendent of the Year at its 2019 Industry Awards Banquet. All award recipients are nominated and selected by their peers. Kenny began his career with Robins & Morton in 2006 after graduating from East Tennessee State University with his bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering. His first project as a field engineer was Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, Kenny moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where he would go on to become a key leader in many projects including major healthcare facility renovations, new medical office buildings, complex additions to … Read more

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ABC’s 2020 Construction Economic Forecast: Momentum Persists, Despite Uncertainties

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Associated Builders and Contractors’ Chief Economist Anirban Basu forecasts continued momentum for the construction sector next year but advised an overall “wait-and-see” approach based on leading and lagging indicators and economic uncertainties. Although ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator—a leading indicator that reflects projects under contract yet to be executed—climbed to nine months in August 2019, construction spending and employment—lagging indicators—have started to soften. Yet, while spending in private nonresidential categories such as office and logging has decreased, public spending categories remain a bright spot. “Indeed, one of the sources of strength for the U.S. economy over the last year has been … Read more

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Jeff Williamson Promoted to President of Sundt Construction’s Transportation Group

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Jeff Williamson has been promoted to president of the Transportation Group for Sundt Construction, Inc. Williamson brings over 30 years of experience in the construction industry to his new position. He began his career in the construction industry as a field engineer in 1986 and has worked in both the field and the office at all levels of the business. Prior to joining Sundt, Williamson served for 15 years as a regional vice president for a civil contractor in the Southwest, where he helped grow annual volume from $28 million to $242 million. Upon joining Sundt in 2011, he assumed … Read more

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Reeves County Hospital Breaks Ground on Replacement Facility

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A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held to celebrate the start of construction on the new Reeves County Hospital replacement facility located in Reeves County, Texas. This $80-million project represents the district’s investment in a total replacement of the community’s hospital, which will include 25 all-private inpatient beds, a level four emergency department with at least eight exam rooms and three trauma rooms, a delivery suite, a nursery, women’s imaging department, physical therapy gym, 15-bay dialysis unit, surgical services space, an inpatient/outpatient lab, a cardiovascular rehabilitation program and support service spaces. The design, led by project architect Perkins and Will, is … Read more

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