Design-Build Team Completes Work on $68M Maintenance Facility Expansion

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The Design-Build team of Stantec and Saunders Construction completed work on the $68-million Glenwood Springs Maintenance Facility in Glenwood Springs, Colorado for the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority. The expanded GMF provides indoor heated storage for 60 buses and a 9,000-square-foot second level operations space with a dispatch suite, reception area for visitors, drivers’ room, office space and locker rooms. It also includes an additional fuel and wash lane to their existing facility. The design of the facility reflects an integration of functionality, sustainability and user experience through natural lighting and climate-controlled spaces, while blending the facility into the colors of … Read more

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Work Begins on New Public Health Laboratory in New York

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Construction is underway on the planned $1.7-billion public health laboratory that will transform New York’s ability to detect, prevent and respond to emerging public health threats. Construction is being delivered through a Design-Build contract led by the joint venture of Gilbane Building Company and Turner Construction Company, with design partner HOK. The new 663,000-square-foot, five-story facility will consolidate the Wadsworth Center — the largest and most diverse state public health lab in the United States — under one roof, significantly expanding New York’s ability to support the next generation of scientists and foster collaboration with partners across the country. Full … Read more

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Design-Build Team Tops Out UC Davis Health California Tower

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McCarthy Building Companies, in collaboration with SmithGroup and UC Davis Health, recently celebrated the topping out of the California Tower at UC Davis Health, marking a significant construction milestone with the completion of the building’s structural steel frame. Project partners, field teams and leaders gathered on site to recognize the achievement, continuing the long-standing construction tradition of topping out and celebrating the collective effort that brought the structure to its full height, featuring 22,000 pieces of steel weighing 15,000 tons. The milestone also signals ironworkers are nearing completion of their work on the tower as the project transitions into its … Read more

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Mohammed VI Tower Sets New Benchmark for Skyline in Africa

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Construction is complete on the Mohammed VI Tower, a new architectural icon that stands as the tallest tower in Morocco. Rising 250 meters above the Bouregreg Valley in Rabat, the tower is a symbol of Morocco’s modern ambitions. Visible from 50 kilometers away, the 55-story tower emerges from a four-level podium, creating a striking rocket-like silhouette on Rabat’s skyline. Awarded in 2018 by O TOWER, BESIX delivered the project in a joint venture with its partner TGCC under a Design-Build contract, covering full responsibility for design, engineering, procurement and construction, including structural works, façades, advanced electro-mechanical building systems, luxurious finishes … Read more

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Construction Complete at Grady Hospital in Atlanta

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Swinerton Builders recently completed two construction projects for Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, home to one of the largest trauma centers in the nation. With a combined budget of nearly $1 million, the construction scope encompassed the build-out of a new genetics lab, as well as renovation of administration office areas. A Design-Build renovation on the first floor of the institution adapted an existing office environment to better align with workplace needs. The construction scope converted two shared administration areas into two executive offices and an updated, shared administrative space. The compact but complex project demolished the existing built-in office … Read more

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