The French Ministry of the Interior, in association with the city of Nice, France, has retained general contractor VINCI Construction subsidiary Dumez Côte d’Azur and architect Wilmotte & Associés to build the future police station for the city of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. Once complete, national and local police services – made up of 2,000 people – will be brought together in a single structure spanning over 50,000 square meters. The future site will also make it possible for the national police’s Information and Command Centre and the city of Nice’s Urban Hypervision and Command Centre to … Read more
Ground Broken on Bus Garage Reconstruction Design-Build Project
The groundbreaking of Northern Bus Garage Reconstruction project, located in Washington, D.C., was recently celebrated by representatives from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Federal Transit Administration, the District of Columbia and Clark Construction Group. Clark is serving as Design-Builder. Located on 14th Street Northwest, the new garage will house up to 150 zero-emission buses, aligning with Metro’s goal to transition to a zero-emission bus fleet. Once complete, the new Northern Bus Garage will be the first Metro facility to support a fully zero-emission bus fleet. The garage will have the infrastructure to accommodate an all-electric fleet. Originally built as a … Read more
DBIA Project/Team Award Winners Continue to Show Design-Build Excellence
From transformative airport terminals to the finest in education facilities, this year’s 2022 Design-Build Project/Team Award winners are the best Design-Build projects in the nation and demonstrate how Design-Build Done Right continues to deliver project innovation and savings to communities from coast to coast. This year’s winners were announced at the 2022 Design-Build Project/Team Awards Ceremony during the 2022 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Design-Build Project of the Year New Natural Resources Headquarters – Sacramento, Calif Design-Build National Awards of Excellence Excellence Award winners are the best in their category. Special awards were also given to teams … Read more
Snapdragon Stadium Kicks Off New Era for San Diego
This fall’s football home opener for the San Diego State University Aztecs kicked off an exciting new era for the California school. The game marked the opening of Snapdragon Stadium – a 35,000-person capacity multi-use venue which, in addition to collegiate football, will host professional and collegiate soccer, NCAA championship games, concerts and events. The stadium is a part of the first phase of development at SDSU Mission Valley, a mixed-use, medium-density, transit-oriented development that will expand the university’s educational, research, entrepreneurial and technology programs. Completion of the stadium is the culmination of Clark Construction’s two-year Design-Build effort in conjunction … Read more
Design-Build Team Delivers Pawprint Park for Ohio University Students, Community
Ohio University students, faculty and administrators recently celebrated the opening of Pawprint Park. The project is located at Ohio University’s South Green in Athens, Ohio, and features two Bobcat pawprint-shaped outlines. One of the pawprints is designated as a campus hammocking area, and the other serves as an open space for students and communities to gather on campus and hold special events. Pawprint Park was a Design-Build collaboration between Barton Malow and Hasenstab Architects that consisted of two phases. The first phase of this project was the demolition of dorms previously in the area. Barton Malow removed seven dorm buildings … Read more