U of A Student Success District Project Designed to Encourage Seamless Transition between Spaces

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Sundt Construction, Inc. recently started construction on the University of Arizona Student Success District in Tucson, Arizona. The project will transform the main library, the science-engineering library and bear down gym, while adding a new four-story student success building into an interconnected district, which will provide indoor and outdoor spaces. The new district will encourage students to move seamlessly between spaces that provide a full range of services and expertise, allowing them to reach their academic and career goals. The project is being delivered via a Design-Build delivery method with Sundt’s design partners of Miller Hull and Poster Frost Mirto. … Read more

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Groundbreaking Marks Construction Start on Great Lakes Naval Station Project

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Clark Construction, joint venture partner Blinderman Construction and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command celebrated the start of work at the P-714 Unaccompanied Housing Project with a groundbreaking ceremony. The Design-Build project, located at Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago, Illinois, will feature a new 166,000-square-foot barracks capable of housing more than 600 enlisted military personnel. Opened in 1911, the NSGL is the Navy’s largest training installation and the home of the Navy’s only Boot Camp. Clark/Blinderman will construct the facility with laundry rooms on each floor, a dayroom/multi-purpose room, lounges, computerized classrooms and a vending/kitchen area. The structure will consist … Read more

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CIMIC Group Wins $725M Regional Rail Project

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CIMIC Group companies Pacific Partnerships, UGL and CPB Contractors, as part of the Momentum Trains consortium, have been selected by Transport for NSW to deliver the $1.26-billion Regional Rail Project as a design, build, finance and maintain contract. The consortium will deliver a new regional rail fleet and a new maintenance facility in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. CIMIC Group has led the consortium’s development of the project, with Pacific Partnerships providing leadership and equity financing for the contract term. CPB Contractors will design, construct and commission the maintenance facility at Dubbo, while UGL will maintain both the fleet of … Read more

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McCarthy Building Companies Adds 26-Year Industry Veteran to Northern Pacific Region

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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has added Ann Poppen as project director for its Northern Pacific Region. Drawing on more than 26 years of experience in design, planning, preconstruction design phase services and project execution, Poppen will oversee projects from development through occupancy. She serves as part of the Sacramento Business Unit in the company’s Roseville, California office. As project director, Poppen will lead McCarthy’s project teams and is already working on the planning phases of McCarthy’s newest high-rise project, Stanislaus County’s New Modesto Courthouse, with construction set to begin in early 2020. She is responsible for overseeing a collaborative integrated … Read more

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Harrah’s Ak-Chin Entertainment Complex Now Largest Indian Gaming Venue in Arizona

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Sundt | Yates Construction, a joint venture, recently completed a hotel expansion at the Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort near Maricopa, Arizona. The Design-Build project added a new 12-story, 388,000-square-foot, 230-room hotel tower and a 730-space parking structure. This expansion was designed to complement the existing resort-style guest suites by integrating contemporary design and enhancing connectivity to the casino. “This has been an excellent project for our team,” said Robert Kobierowski, project manager.  “We utilized laser scanning (a tool that can enable a high level of coordination in construction) on this project, which gave us the most precise information possible while … Read more

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