BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — RJM Construction is currently renovating Prairie Seeds Academy, a K-12 school located at the intersection of 62nd Avenue and West Broadway in Brooklyn Park. The $8.1 million project includes a 30,000-square-foot remodel and a 55,000-square-foot addition to the school. The addition will include a gymnasium, an auditorium, science classrooms, a media center, a music room, a central atrium and administrative offices. Completion is scheduled for March 2010.
SAN ANTONIO — The grand opening has been held for the new Performing Arts Center at San Antonio’s Palo Alto College. The $20.4 million project consisted of a 46,243 square foot building that contains a 400-seat theater, a dance studio, a recording studio, a recital hall, a computer lab, drama and speech classrooms, and a scene shop. The project is part of a $450 million expansion of the campus that was approved in 2005.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Bilbro Construction Co. has been selected for a Naval Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award construction (MACC) contract for new construction and renovation of general building construction throughout California and Arizona. Bilbro is one of eight contractors selected from a pool of 46 firms that competed for the $750 million design-build MACC contract. The work includes design, new construction, renovation and repair for industrial, commercial and institutional buildings and infrastructure projects at sites throughout the Southwest.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF. — Construction is complete for The Salvation Army College for Officer Training at Cresmont’s new Siemon Hall Cadet Housing Building, a 20-unit family-housing facility located at the Rancho Palos Verdes campus. The $25 million, 27,500-square-foot building was designed by Heery International. Each unit features a full kitchen with laundry facilities, and a master bedroom with a walk-in closet and bathroom.
EL CAJON, CALIF. — McCarthy Building Cos. has completed the construction of a 3,200-square-foot public safety office, which is located on the Grossmont College campus at 8800 Grossmont College Dr. in El Cajon, and an adjacent 402,503-square-foot parking structure. The $25 million project is part of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District. The parking structure is connected to the college’s main campus by two pedestrian bridges. International Parking Design provided architectural services for the project.
RENO AND SPARKS, NEV. — Sundt Construction Inc. is acting as general contractor for a four-school revitalization project in Washoe County, Nev. The $7 million project includes upgrades to Smithridge, Lincoln Park, Alice Maxwell and Agnes Risley schools in Reno and Sparks. Project renovations include HVAC upgrades, significant power and information technology data upgrades, remodeling all classrooms and bathrooms, installation of new thermal windows and doors, and upgrades to the administrative areas. Completion is scheduled for early October.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Thomas M. Cooley Law School has completed the development of a 136,000-square-foot complex located on the school’s 67-acre campus in Auburn Hills. The complex will be the first LEED certified law school in Michigan. The project included the renovation of an existing 68,000-square-foot corporate training facility and a 68,000-square-foot new addition. The complex features wireless Internet access, two computer labs, a fully functional courtroom, a law library, a bookstore with Internet café and classrooms equipped with videoconferencing and digital-sound recording systems. Berkley, Mich.-based SHW Group designed the project; Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Rockford Construction served as general contractor.
CANYON LAKE, TEXAS — Austin, Texas-based Zapalac/Reed Construction Co. will being construction this month on the 20,000-square-foot Tye Preston Memorial Library in Canyon Lake. The new building, which will be located on South Access Road, will replace the library’s current home, a 5,568-square-foot building originally built in 1977. San Antonio-based RVK Architects is designing the project, which is expected to deliver during the middle of next year.
QUINCY, ILL. — Site work is under way for the development of the Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, which will be located at Fourth and Broadway in downtown Quincy. The $20 million, 80,000-square-foot facility will feature a 500-seat worship center; an aquatics center with water slide, lazy river, water vortex, zero-entry wading area, lap lanes and family spa; a rock climbing wall; a fitness center; a walking track; a 500-seat gymnasium with regulation basketball court and retractable batting cages; a game room; a child watch area; an outdoor play area; a community room; two party rooms; a café/snack bar; an arts and crafts room; various classroom space and a commercial/teaching kitchen. S.M. Wilson is the construction management company; Quincy-based Rees Construction is completing the majority of the site prep work.
ALAMO AND NICHOLLS, GA. — Turner Construction Co. will oversee the expansion and renovation of two Georgia prisons, an undertaking totaling $52 million. The firm will add two dormitory units, which will house 792 prisoners, to the Wheeler County Correctional Facility in Alamo. The remainder of the $27 million project includes renovating dormitories and common areas and installing a perimeter stun fence. The $25 million renovation of the Coffee County Correctional Facility in Nicholls also includes renovating dormitories and installing a stun fence. Completion of both projects is expected next June. Both facilities are operated by Corrections Corp. of America.