Clark to Build East County Detention Center

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INDIO, Calif. — Clark has been awarded a $274-million contract by The County of Riverside Economic Development Agency to build the East County Detention Center in Indio, California. Clark will construct a 500,000-square-foot detention center to expand and replace the existing Indio county jail and riverside sheriff’s department. The new facility will be constructed in two phases and will result in a 1,626-bed facility. The first phase will include the construction of a three-story support building containing inmate intake, transfe, and release areas, medical clinics, a full-service kitchen with food storage and an extension of an existing below-grade tunnel. The … Read more

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BIM Integration Congress Takes Place in August

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — BIM and VDC experts from construction, designer and owners companies across North America, including Balfour Beatty, Sutter Health, McCarthy Building Companies, AECOM, VEGA Architecture, the California High-Speed Rail Authority and many more will converge in San Francisco, California Aug. 26-27 for the BIM Integration Congress. With the global BIM market set to grow at a CAGR of 17.4 PERCENT over the period 2013-2018, BIM has rapidly become a mainstream tool for designers and contractors. As for owners, they are gradually realizing that the deliverables provided help to dramatically cut down the lifecycle costs of asset management. … Read more

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Construction Spending in May Reaches Highest Level Since 2008

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Construction spending climbed in May to the highest level since October 2008, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned, however, that those spending gains could be at risk unless all levels of government strengthen programs to develop the construction workforce. “There were solid monthly and year-over-year gains in May for all major construction categories—private nonresidential, residential and public,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “The private segments appear poised to maintain growth throughout the year. But contractors increasingly report difficulty in finding workers with the right skills to construct large and … Read more

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Sluggish U.S. Construction Industry Shows No Signs of Momentum

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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Rider Levett Bucknall reports that the mainland U.S. construction industry continued its slow growth forward in the last quarter, with no signs of gaining momentum. The report also states that activity for construction put-in-place increased just 1.7 percent above June 2014 figures while the unemployment rate for construction laborers increased during the same period, falling to 7.5 percent in April 2015. The firm reported its findings in its newly released Second Quarter 2015 USA Construction Cost Report. Rider Levett Bucknall tracks construction costs in 12 major U.S. cities. From Jan. 1 through April 1, the national average … Read more

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Turner Construction Company Project Recognized as Sports Facility of the Year

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The Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, has been named sports facility of the year by 2015 Sports Business Awards. The project team — led by a Turner-Devcon joint venture — used a Design-Build approach to accelerate the construction process and deliver on a promise to turn over the stadium in time for the 49ers" first 2014 preseason game — a mere two years after the start of schematic designs. “Since we did our first Design-Build NFL stadium for the Denver Broncos, which finished in 2001, Design-Build has increased as a preferred project delivery method,” said Dave Masel, … Read more

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