Pulse   01/26/2015
Planning

District of Columbia CSX Transportation is planning to rebuild the Virginia Avenue Tunnel, a 3,800-ft-long tunnel in southeast Washington that is 110 years old. The project will expand the tunnel to accommodate two tracks and allow for double-stacked freight cars, which will increase its capacity, eliminating a choke point for freight moving up and down the East Coast. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2015 and last three and a half years. Clark Construction Group is the general contractor. The project is valued at up to $15 million. Clark Construction Group Inc., 7500 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, Md. 20814. DR#11-00596661.

Florida YMCA of Northwest Florida is planning to build a new YMCA in downtown Pensacola. The site, at 100 E. Intendencia St., is occupied by the Pensacola News Journal Building, which will be demolished. The two-story, 52,900-sq-ft YMCA will contain multipurpose rooms, offices, locker rooms, gym, therapy and lap pools, and restrooms. Bay Design Associates is the designer, and Greenhut Construction Co. is the construction manager. The project has been valued at between $5 million and $10 million. YMCA of Northwest Florida, Attn: Michael Bodenhausen, CEO, 910 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, 32501. DR#14-00490318.

Idaho Streamside Associates LLC is planning to build Auberge Resort Sun Valley, located in Ketchum. The project entails the construction of a four-story, 155,000-sq-ft hotel with 80 guest rooms, six penthouses and an underground parking garage. The project is valued at $53 million. Streamside Associates LLC, 600 Second St., Ketchum, 83340. DR#13-00641176.

New Jersey The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is planning the redevelopment of the Greenville Rail Yard in Jersey City. The project entails constructing the ExpressRail facility, an intermodal container transfer facility to support the adjacent Global Marine Terminal, allowing the terminal to ship and receive containerized cargo by rail. The project will entail building 10,000 ft of working track, 32,000 ft of support track and switches, and infrastructure to support rail-mounted gantry cranes. The project is valued at up to $100 million. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Three Gateway Center, Newark, 07102. DR#14-00678231.

Rhode Island The State of Rhode Island has selected Gilbane Building Co. to serve as construction manager for the Rhode Island Veterans Home and assisted-living facilities in Bristol. The project includes partially renovating 365,000 sq ft of existing space and building a 22,000-sq-ft rehabilitative-services building and a 12,000-sq-ft maintenance building. The project is valued at between $56 million and $94 million. Gilbane Building Co., Seven Jackson Walkway, Providence, 02903. DR#12-00665150.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Colorado Aims Community College is planning to build the Public Service Institute at the Southgate development in Windsor. The two-story, 53,000-sq-ft building will contain fire-science, fire-medic and criminal-justice programs as well as a fire training tower with simulated smoke. Anderson Mason Dale is the designer, and Golden Triangle Construction is the construction manager. The project has been valued at between $16 million and $17 million. Aims Community College, 5401 W. 20th St., Greeley, 80634. DR#14-00486551.

Bid, Proposal Dates

California 2/10 Contra Costa County has issued a request for qualifications for architectural services for the West County Re-Entry and Treatment Facility in Richmond. The project will consist of a 150,000-sq-ft jail, located on the campus of the West County Detention Facility. It will include high-security housing as well as 240 double-occupancy cells, a mental-health treatment facility, educational and vocational program facilities, and outpatient medical and recreational facilities. The project's overall value has been estimated at between $65 million and $70 million. Contra Costa County, 255 Glacier Dr., Martinez, 94553. DR#15-00400492.

Texas 2/17 The City of Grand Prairie is seeking bidders to carry out MacArthur Boulevard paving and drainage improvements. The project entails laying down 31,200 sq yards of 12-in. reinforced-concrete pavement, installing 4,280 ft of 18-in. to 36-in. storm sewer pipe, performing 189,000 cu yards of channel excavation and constructing two Texas Tx54 bridges. The project is valued at $16.6 million. City of Grand Prairie, 206 W. Church St., Grand Prairie, 75050. DR#14-00677977.