Pulse   02/02/2015
Planning

Florida Miami Ocean Studios is planning to build a film and TV production facility on a 135-acre site, at 20000 N.W. 47th Ave., in Miami Gardens. The 1,200,000-sq-ft facility, which will be built over the next five to six years, will include 11 sound stages, four water-tank stages, production offices, postproduction resources and a hotel. The project is valued at $250 million. Miami Ocean Studios, Attn: Rodolfo Paiz, Principal, 20000 N.W. 47th Ave., Miami Gardens, 33055. DR#14-00721528.

Illinois Turnstone Development Corp. is planning to develop Wisdom Village of Northlake, a 71-unit senior housing project, on a site at 33 S. Wolf Rd. in Northlake. Fifteen of the units will be allocated to seniors with incomes of up to 30% of the area median income, with the remainder for seniors with incomes of up to 60% of the AMI. The project is valued at $18 million. Turnstone Development Corp., 10 South LaSalle St., Chicago, 60603. DR#13-00453192.

Mississippi The UMAA Ole Miss Athletics Foundation is planning to expand and enhance Vaught Hemingway Stadium at the University of Mississippi. The project comprises two phases. In phase one, the south end zone will be renovated and expanded—30 luxury suites and 770 club-level seats will be added—in time for the start of the 2015 football season. The second phase will be a renovation and expansion of the north end zone, including the completion of the stadium seating bowl; phase two will be completed by the start of the 2016 season. The project will bring the stadium's seating capacity to 64,038. AECOM is the designer. The project is valued at $40 million. UMAA Ole Miss Athletics Foundation, Attn: Monica LeBron, Associate Director of Development, P.O. Box 355, University, 38677. DR#11-00580182.

Utah Cabela's Inc., an outdoor retailer, is planning to build a new store in Farmington, near the intersection of Station Parkway and Park Lane. The 72,000-sq-ft store will include an indoor archery range. The project has been valued at between $10 million and $15 million. Cabela's Inc., Attn: Lori Rowan Peetz, Project Coordinator, One Cabela Dr., Sidney, Neb. 69160. DR#14-00719711.

Washington Hugh Goldsmith & Associates is planning to develop a 15-story mixed-use building on a 0.8-acre site, at 305 108th Ave., N.E., in Bellevue. The 449,235-sq-ft Goldsmith Plaza 305 building will include office and retail space. Freiheit & Ho Architects is the designer. The project includes the demolition of an existing two-story office building that was damaged in 2006, when a crane collapsed on it during construction of the adjacent Expedia building. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. Hugh Goldsmith & Associates, Attn: John Goldsmith, President, 1215 114th Ave., S.E., Bellevue, 98004. DR#14-00413222.

Bids, Contracts, Proposals

Missouri Paric Corp. has started renovating the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis. Valued at $30 million, the project encompasses the renovation of 600 rooms. The Lawrence Group is the designer. Paric Corp., 77 W. Port Plaza, St. Louis, 63146. DR#13-00468801.

North Carolina Hunt Construction Co. has started building the Klausner Lumber Co. plant in Enfield. Valued at $50 million, the project includes a 262,000-sq-ft lumber processing building, a 65,000-sq-ft kiln, a 30,000-sq-ft kiln and a 15,000-sq-ft control-equipment- mechanical building. Green Engineering is the designer. Hunt Construction Co., 5426 Inner Perimeter Rd., Valdosta, Ga. 31601. DR#13-00527056.

Pennsylvania Continental Building Systems has started constructing the Distrikt Hotel in Pittsburgh. The project entails converting the former Salvation Army building, a nine-story structure located at 424 Third Ave., into a 186-room hotel. Strada Architectural Group is the designer. Continental Building Systems, Attn: Wendy Curtis, 285 Waterfront Dr., Homestead, 15120. DR#14-00468731.

Bid, Proposal Dates

South Dakota 2/10 The Dakota Valley School District is seeking bids from construction management-at-risk firms to build Dakota Valley High School in North Sioux City. The two-story, 135,000-sq-ft building will be located at 1150 Northshore Dr. Cannon Moss Brygger & Associates is the designer. The project is valued at $22 million. Dakota Valley School District, Attn: Mike Hamm, Business Manager, 1150 Northshore Dr., North Sioux City, 57049. DR#14-00418448.

Texas 2/18 The North Texas Municipal Water District is seeking bidders to build the Lower Bois D'Arc Creek Reservoir Dam and Intake, located outside of Bonham. The project entails the construction of an earthen embankment dam, which will be about two miles long and, at its highest point, 90 ft tall; moreover, the dam will contain 4.7 million cu yd of earth. The project also includes a 420,000-sq-ft soil- bentonite slurry-trench cutoff for the foundation as well as an uncontrolled, three-cycle labyrinth service spillway, containing 14,000 cu yd of reinforced concrete and 16,000 cu yd of roller- compacted concrete. Freese & Nichols Inc. is the designer. The construction cost's value has been estimated at $138 million. North Texas Municipal Water District, Attn: Kara Byrnes, Project Manager, 505 E. Brown St., Wylie, 75098. DR#12-00443016.