Civic

NAPERVILL, ILL. — Elgin, Ill.-based IHC Construction has been selected by Naperville Community School District 201 to serve as construction manager for additions and renovations to Naperville Central High School. The $87.7 million project is part of the district’s $114.9 million multi-facility construction program. Plans for the addition call for 172,430 square feet of space, including a three-story classroom component, a three-story administration and entry component, and a music addition. The 280,000-square-foot renovation will include gutting and remodeling throughout the interior, asbestos abatement, installation of new security and communications systems, a relocation of the library, a new sprinkler system, as well as mechanical, electrical and plumbing updates. Construction is slated to begin in the summer, with completion scheduled for fall 2011. Darien, Ill.-based Wight & Co. is providing design services for the project.

CHILLICOTHE, MO. — KAI Design & Build, DLR Group, and JE Dunn Construction have completed the Chillicothe Correctional Center located at 3151 Litton Rd. in Chillicothe. The $120 million prison, which has replaced an outdated facility constructed in 1887, provides expanded services to female offenders in substance abuse treatment, academic education and re-entry services. The 430,000-square-foot facility includes five butterfly-shaped housing units with a total capacity of 1,636 inmates. Future plans call for an additional housing unit to be constructed at the site. Components at the prison include a beauty shop, a religious center, a library, a bakery, a cosmetology lab, a gymnasium and a greenhouse. More than 400 security cameras were installed throughout the campus, which was completed in less than 2 years. St. Louis-based KAI Design & Build provided design services for the central plant, which houses the campus’ mechanical systems; the administrative segregation and mental health building; the reception and diagnostic center with the medical wing; the central services building, which houses the facility’s education, recreational and industrial training areas; and the greenhouse. DLR Group provided design and engineering services for the administration building, the housing units and the central utility loop. JE Dunn served as construction …

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — University of Michigan’s Board of Regents has approved the $108 million purchase of pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc.’s Ann Arbor property. Situated adjacent to the University’s North Campus, the 174-acre site includes approximately 2 million square feet of laboratory and administrative space in 30 buildings. While the specific uses for each building will be set throughout the next year, the property will be used for the university’s research activities in health, biomedical sciences and other disciplines. As a result of the expansion, the university has anticipated the need to hire 2,000 researchers and staff members during the next 10 years. The majority of funding for the acquisition is coming from the university’s health reserves, with the institutions investment proceeds funding the remainder of the purchase. The university plans to close on the Pfizer property in June following successful due diligence and compliance with any state and regulatory requirements.