Balfour Beatty as part of the Design-Build team with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, delivers the Town of Mooresville’s Police Headquarters in North Carolina. The completion signifies the success of the highly interactive and collaborative relationship between the town and the Design-Build team and partners, and their efforts in providing a centrally located and newly upgraded facility that allows for future expansion for the fast-growing community. The new two-story, 50,000-square-foot building replaces the Mooresville’s existing headquarters, which houses the chief of police and police department. The facility includes collaborative spaces, exercise rooms, training room, bulk evidence storage, prisoner and vehicle processing … Read more
Solicitation for Design-Build Construction Contract
The Department of State and Overseas Buildings Operations are requesting submissions for design-build construction services for the construction of the new consulate project in Curaçao. OBO seeks responses from the nation’s top constructors to produce facilities of outstanding quality and value. Bidders must possess or be able to obtain a defense counterintelligence and security agency secret facility security clearance with secret safeguarding capability. All submissions must be received by 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 20. Find the full announcement here.
Contract Awarded for Penlink Project in North Auckland, New Zealand
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has appointed HEB Construction — a VINCI Construction subsidiary based in New Zealand, as part of the consortium formed with Fulton Hogan, Aurecon, Tonkin + Taylor — for the design and construction of the Penlink project in north Auckland. The project will provide a vital connection in the region that will provide better, safer and more reliable transport options. The contract is an alliance type, creating an integrated team including the designer-constructor consortium and Waka Kotahi. The NZD 510-million (€305-million) project will include the construction of a seven-kilometer, two-lane highway with a separate shared path … Read more
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New North Ogden Public Safety Building
Big-D Construction and partners including the city of North Ogden broke ground on a public safety building in Utah. The project, awarded to Big-D Construction and JRCA Architects in 2021, is a $12.4-million design-build project. At 25,000 square feet, the facility is a single-story building and will be home to the North Ogden Justice Court, police department, code enforcement, animal control and a new holding facility. Estimated completion on the building is slated for August 2023.
Two PCL Projects Win Green Building Excellence Awards
Two PCL Construction projects received national green building awards at the recent Canada Green Building Council’s Building Lasting Change conference. The Roam Transit Operations and Training Centre, located in Banff, Alberta, won the Zero Carbon Design Award, and the Ken Soble Tower at 500 MacNab, located in Hamilton, Ontario, won the Deep Carbon Retrofit Award. Both awards recognize teams that construct projects that demonstrate climate leadership through innovative carbon reduction strategies and optimal building performance. The Roam Transit Operations and Training Centre sets an example for zero-carbon buildings. The center is one of the first transit storage and maintenance buildings … Read more