CALIFORNIA URS Corp. was selected by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, to provide a National Environmental Policy Act documentation for a new naval hospital at the Marine Corps Base in Camp Pendleton. A contract had originally been awarded to URS Corp. to support construction of the hospital to get under way in 2012, but funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act were allotted to complete NEPA documentation by 2010. URS Corp., 600 Montgomery St., San Francisco, 93111.

MARYLAND The Maryland Board of Public Works approved an additional $71 million for school construction across the state. This is the final installment of the $267-million set-aside in the 2010 budget for school construction in the state and brings the state’s total investment in school construction over the last three years to more than $1 billion. The money was raised through the sale of state bonds and will be used to replace or repair Maryland’s aging K-12 public school system. State of Maryland Board of Public Works, 80 Calvert St., Annapolis, 21401.

CALIFORNIA Turner Construction Co. was selected to provide design-build services for the airline terminal expansion at San Diego International Airport. Turner also will manage construction as part of a joint venture that includes Flatiron Corp. and PCL Construction Services Inc. The 470,000-sq-ft expansion of Terminal 2 includes the construction of a three-story, 10-gate terminal, as well as approximately 1.5 million sq ft of new taxiway and jet parking. The expansion project is currently estimated at $500 million. The project is aiming for LEED Silver certification and is expected to be completed in 2012. Turner Construction Co. 375 Hudson St., New York, N.Y. 10014. DR# 08-00720146.

CALIFORNIA Straub-Martin, a joint venture of Straub Construction and Martin- Harris, has been awarded a $92-million firm-fixed-price contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, for the design and construction of three U.S. Marine Corps barracks facilities at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms. Each barracks will house 384 personnel and will contain standard facilities. The contract also covers the construction of a parking structure adjacent to the buildings. The contract contains three options which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to $102 million. Work is expected to be completed by April 2011. Straub Construction, 5256 Mission Rd. #310, Bonsall, 92003-3614. Martin- Harris, 3030 South Highland Dr., Las Vegas, Nev. 89109.

FLORIDA Suffolk Construction was awarded a contract for the construction of the Atlantic Village Hotel & Marina complex in Dania Beach. The hotel will be located on a 10-acre site at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Griffin Road. The project will include a 12-story, 130,000-sq-ft, reinforced-concrete-frame hotel with 419 suites and a 80-boat-slip marina. Work will also include the construction of a five-story, 500-space parking structure adjacent to the hotel. Construction is set to get under way this month and work is expected to be completed in late 2011. The project is currently estimated at $150 million. Suffolk Construction, 65 Allerton St., Boston, Mass. 02119. DR# 04-00871379.

GEORGIA Benham Construction, a subsidiary of SAIC, was awarded a $20.6-million firm-fixed-price contract for the design, site preparation and construction of a one-story, multibay cargo aircraft hangar building at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins. The hangar will have a concrete foundation and floor slab, structural-steel frame and masonry walls with an insulated metal roof. Work covers interior office spaces for personnel, installation of an overhead crane system, concrete aprons, HVAC and related utilities. Completion is set for April 2011. Benham Construction, 9400 N. Broadway, Suite 300, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73114-7401.

KANSAS Koss Construction Co. has been awarded a $64.2-million contract by the Kansas Dept. of Transportation for a roadway expansion of State Route 61 in McPherson County. This is the first construction contract awarded by KDOT that is funded by the department’s share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and is part of a 10-year comprehensive transportation construction program. The project calls for State Route 61 to be expanded to four lanes from two. Koss had been awarded a $41.1-million contract for the expansion to four lanes of State Route 61 in adjacent Reno County, and together the two projects cover a 23.1-mile stretch of the road. Koss Construction Co., 5830 SW Drury Lane, Topeka, 66604. DR# 09-00435775.

KANSAS A joint venture of Walton Construction Co. and Balfour Beatty Construction was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide preconstruction services for a new $334-million hospital to replace the 50-year-old Irwin Army Community Hospital at Fort Riley. The project will consist of a 263,000-sq-ft hospital building and a 289,000-sq-ft clinic, as well as a central plant, ambulance garage and support facilities. Additional features include special foundations, parking facilities and assorted site improvements. The project is seeking LEED Silver certification. Construction is set to begin in fall 2009, with completion expected by spring 2012. Walton Construction Co. 3253 Roanoke, Kansas City, Mo., 64111. Balfour Beatty Construction, 3100 McKinnon St. 10th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201. DR# 08-00773816.

NEW YORK Callanan Industries Inc. was awarded a $14.9-million contract by the City of Albany for road renovation and repair on Delaware Avenue in Albany. Work is already under way, making the project the first in the state to begin construction funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The project covers a 1.6-mile span of Delaware Avenue from Madison Avenue in Albany to the bridge linking Albany to Delmar. Work will include curbs and gutters, drainage and utility work, sidewalk, sign and signal improvements. Callanan Industries Inc., 1245 Kings Rd., P.O. Box 15097, Albany, 12212.

VIRGINIA Archer Western Contractors was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, D.C., for the design and construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Marine Corps Air Facility in Quantico. The Greenside Hangar Complex will have a 60,000-sq-ft hangar designed to accommodate current CH-53 helicopters and future MV-22 aircraft. Additional work includes a multistory maintenance shop, as well as administrative and storage areas. The contract also covers construction of an aircraft taxiway and parking apron. The project is seeking LEED Silver certification. Work on the project is expected to be completed by March 2011. Archer Western Contractors, 3715 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30327-2806. DR# 08- 00634494.

WASHINGTON Mission Support Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin, Jacobs Engineering Group and Wachenhut Services, was selected by the Dept. of Energy to serve as mission-support contractor at the Hanford site in Richland. The mission support contractor will provide a wide range of services at the nuclear waste remediation and cleanup site. Work covered by the contract includes site infrastructure and utilities, safety, security and environmental work, as well as assorted administrative and information management services. The $3.06-billion contract has a 10-year period of performance, with a five-year base contract and two option periods for the remaining five years. The contract is the last of three major contracts awarded for the cleanup of the Hanford site as part of the Dept. of Energy’s new strategy for the project. Lockheed Martin, 6801 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, Md. 20817. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., 1111 South Arroyo Parkway, P.O. Box 7084, Pasadena, Calif. 91109-7084.

CALIFORNIA 5/26 State of California Dept. of Transportation, Plans and Document Section, 1120 N St., Rm. 200, Sacramento, 95814-5605, bridge replacement. The contract calls for the replacement of a steel bridge in Bakersfield between M Street to F Street with a reinforced-concrete box-girder bridge. The project is currently estimated at $12.8 million. State of California Dept. of Transportation, Plans and Document Section, 1120 N St., Room 200, Sacramento, 95814-5605 . DR# 09- 00473433.

NORTH CAROLINA 5/26 East Carolina University, Facility Planning, Design and Construction, 1001 E. Fourth Street, Greenville, 27858, medical center. The three-story, 115,000-sq-ft structural- steel-frame Family Medicine Center Complex on the campus of East Carolina University will have both a family medicine facility and a geriatric clinic. The project is currently valued at $34 million. East Carolina University, Facility Planning, Design and Construction, 1001 E Fourth Street, Greenville, 27858. DR# 04-00856485.

VIRGINIA 5/26 Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, 9742 Maryland Ave., Norfolk, 23511-3015, removal and replacement of fuel tanks. The contract calls for the removal of 21 aging bulk storage tanks at the Craney Island Fuel Terminal in Portsmouth. The tanks will be replaced with four 100,000-barrel tanks for jet fuel, and two smaller tanks for fuel-oil reclaimed products. The new tanks will be above-ground pile-supported vertical-cylinder type, with welded steel-wall construction, fixed roofs and sloped bottoms. Work will include removal of contaminated soil from the site, new tank foundations and new piping systems. Contract is estimated at between $25 million and $100 million. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid- Atlantic, 9742 Maryland Ave., Norfolk, 23511-3015. DR# 09-00483173.

CALIFORNIA 4/27 County of Kern Road Dept. 2700 M St. Floor 4, Bakersfield, 93301-2374, road expansion and improvements. 6.5 miles of an existing two-lane roadway will be widening to four lanes, from Santa Fe Way to Coffee Road. The project will also replace three existing canal bridges. County of Kern Road Dept., 2700 M St., Floor 4, Bakersfield, 93301-2374. DR# 09-00489652.

NEW YORK 5/27 SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, 13210, biotechnology research center. The one-story, 60,000-sq-ft structural- steel-frame research facility will contain research laboratories, office spaces and conference rooms for presentation. The building’s design will incorporate green design and sustainable elements with a focus on energy efficiency. The contract covers site demolition and preparation. This phase of construction is currently estimated at $20 million. SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, 13210. DR# 02- 00690651.

NEW YORK 5/27 Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co., 347 Madison Ave. Floor 14, New York 10017-3706, train station parking and access improvements. The improvements at Cortlandt Station in Cortlandt Manor will include a new parking area with 427 spaces and an option for 291 more. Work also includes modifications to Route 9A with new pedestrian overpasses and access roads. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co., 347 Madison Ave., Floor 14, New York 10017-3706. DR# 09- 00496202.

WASHINGTON 5/27 City of Seattle Public Utilities, 700 Fifth Ave. 47 Floor, Seattle, 98104-5058, reservoir replacement. Maple Leaf Reservoir is set to be replaced as part of the Seattle Reservoir Burying Program. Work includes the demolition of the existing 60-million-gallon concrete reservoir, lead paint and asbestos abatement, and the construction of a dualcell 60-million-gallon cast-in-place reinforced- concrete reservoir. Contract covers modifications to the existing disinfection systems within the sodiumhypochlorite building and its integration into the new reservoir. Contract is estimated at between $40 million and $50 million. The City of Seattle Public Utilities, 700 Fifth Ave., 47 Floor, Seattle 98104-5058. DR# 07-00896623.

CALIFORNIA 5/28 Coachella Valley Water District, 85-995 Ave. 52, Coachella, 9223-1058, administration building. The two-story, 43,000-sq-ft structural-steel-frame Palm Desert administrative facility will provide office space for 108 people. Work also includes an adjacent parking area, site development, grading, storm drainage, paving and security fencing and gates. Coachella Valley Water District, 85-995 Ave. 52, Coachella, 9223-1058. DR#09- 00522367.

CALIFORNIA 5/28 The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 700 N. Alameda St., Floor 3, Room 3-132, Los Angeles, 90012-2944, water treatment plant intake replacement. The Weymouth Inlet Treatment Plant in La Verne in the San Gabriel Valley is undergoing significant upgrades and modifications. A new concrete-box conduit connection is to be constructed to link the upper feeder to the existing basin influent channel. The contract also calls for the construction of new rapid-mix facilities, as well as the relocation of wastewater piping and sulfuric-acid feeds. Related work includes installation of pumps, construction of yard piping, chemical trenches, electrical duct banks and piping connections. The project is estimated at between $48 million and $58 million. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 700 N. Alameda St., Floor 3, Room 3-132, Los Angeles, 90012-2944. DR# 09-00460222.

NORTH CAROLINA 5/28 Franklin County Board of Education, 105 S Bickett Blvd. Louisburg, 27549-2468, new high school. The new Franklinton High School in Franklinton will replace the existing school. It will consist of a twostory, 215,000-sq-ft building with a structural- steel-frame. Related work includes the construction of sports fields, a running track, tennis courts and an auditorium. Project is estimated at $35 million. MBAJ Architecture, 4020 Wake Forest Rd., Suite 301, Raleigh, 27609-6866. DR# 03-00897471.

NEW YORK 5/28 New York State Dormitory Authority, 515 Broadway, Albany, 12207-2916, criminal and family courthouse. The Staten Island Criminal and Family Courthouse on Central Avenue on Staten Island will provide facilities both for legal proceedings as well as Dept. of Corrections holding cells. The fivestory, 182,000-sq-ft structural-steel-frame building will contain 14 courtrooms: five criminal, six civil and three lower. There will also be 54 holding cells built to Dept. of Corrections standards. A memorial green is also to be built adjacent to the courthouse. The project’s total valuation is currently estimated at between $113.5 million and $118.5 million, with separate contracts for the core, shell, mechanical, electrical and plumbing components. Project completion is currently expected for August 2012. Polshek Partnership Architects LLP, 320 W. 13th St., Floor 8, New York, 10014-1242. DR# 08- 00710062.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6/1 U.S. General Services Administration, National Capitol, 7th St. and D St. SW, Room 1065, Washington, D.C., 20407, Dept. of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation. The new headquarters of the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. in Washington, D.C., will house the main offices of its various departments and services. Work will include demolition and extensive renovation of the buildings currently located at the site, including efforts to preserve historic landmarks. All new buildings and additions will be designed to match the surrounding setting. The first contract will cover construction of the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters. The total project is currently estimated at $3.4 billion. Perkins & Will, 330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 3600, Chicago, Ill. 60611- 3603. DR# 05-00914722.

FLORIDA 6/4 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 109 Saint Joseph St., P.O. Box 2288-36652, Mobile, Ala. 36602-3605, new U.S. CENTCOM headquarters. The existing headquarters of the U.S. Central Command on Macdill Air Force Base is set for demolition, and a new complex is to replace it. The four-story, 257,000-sq-ft headquarters will serve as the main coordinator of U.S. military forces across the globe. A 6,600-sq-ft reception center also is to be built adjacent to the new facility. Project estimated at between $100 million and $250 million. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 109 Saint Joseph St., P.O. Box 2288-36652, Mobile, Ala. 36602-3605. DR# 09- 00512217.

MASSACHUSETTS 6/8 U.S. General Services Administration, Property Development, 10 Causeway St., Floor 9, O’Neil Federal Office Building, Boston, 02222-1001, federal office building modernization. The main building at the Andover campus of the Internal Revenue Service is to undergo significant renovation, including seismic and security upgrades, new exterior glazing and doors, and a reconfigured lobby entrance. Other work includes roof repair, interior demolition and hazardous materials abatement. HVAC and alarm systems will be upgraded and driveways redesigned to meet security standards. Project is estimated at between $75 million and $100 million. Some of the funds for this project were obtained from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Jonathan Levi Architects Inc., 266 Beacon St., Boston 02116-1224. DR# 09-00507121.