CALIFORNIA Cox Construction Co. was awarded a $13.4-million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a general instruction building at the Presidio, Monterey.  The building includes classrooms, offices, storage, a test-control area, multipurpose training areas and curriculum-resource areas.  Work is expected to be completed by May 2009. Cox Construction Co., 3170 Scott St., Vista, 92081.

CALIFORNIA Granite Construction Inc. has been awarded a $24-million contract by the California Dept. of Transportation for the reconstruction of 13 miles of Highway 101. The project entails milling and repaving the northbound and southbound lanes between Silicon Valley Road and the Guadalupe River Bridge in Santa Clara County, near San Jose. The project is scheduled to begin in May 2010 and be completed by August 2010. This project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Granite Construction Inc., 585 West Beach St., Watsonville, 95076.

FLORIDA Sauer Inc. has been awarded a $14.7-million firm-fixed-price contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command for repairs to Hangar 1552 at Naval Station Mayport. The work includes reconfiguring administrative spaces, replacing the hangar’s heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, upgrading the foundation and cladding, replacing the aqueous film-forming foam system for fire prevention and performing a seismic retrofit. The work is expected to be completed by April 2013. Sauer Inc., 11223 Phillips Parkway Drive East, Jacksonville, 32256.

GEORGIA The design-build team of BRPH Architects-Engineers and Lifecycle Construction Services LLC has been awarded an $11.5-million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a readiness training center at Fort Gillem. The 88,000-sq-ft facility will house several Georgia National Guard units and include storage facilities for hazardous and flammable materials. BRPH will use building information modeling to design the center. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2010. BRPH Co. Inc., 5700 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, Fla. 32940.

TEXAS J.D. Abrams LP has been awarded a $15-million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for levee repairs. The project, located in Jefferson County, entails repair and renovation of confined levees, repair and replacement of drop-outlet structures and road repair. The project is expected to be completed by Decemyber 2010. J.D. Abrams LP, 111 Congress Ave., Austin, 78701.

TEXAS King Fisher Marine Service LP has been awarded an $8.9-million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The work will consist of maintenance deep-draft channel dredging of approximately 3.6 million cu yd, as well as spillbox repair. The work is to be performed in Harris County. The project is expected to be completed by November 2010. King Fisher Marine Service LP, 159 State Highway 316, Port Lavaca, 77979.

WASHINGTON Mortenson Construction was selected by the LOTT Alliance to provide construction management/general-contractor services for primary sedimentation improvements to the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant. The project includes new stormwater utilities, power supply and lighting. Design is expected to be completed in late 2010 and construction is scheduled to begin in 2012. The project is valued at $28 million. Mortenson Construction, 14719 N.E. 29th Place, Belleveue, 98007.

UTAH Provo River Constructors has been chosen by the Utah Dept. of Transportation to construct an expansion of Interstate 15. The project entails adding two additional lanes for 23 miles between American Fork and Provo, as well as replacing bridges and interchanges. Provo River Constructors is a joint venture led by Fluor Corp. that includes Ames Construction Inc., Wadsworth Construction Co. and Wadsworth Brothers Construction. The project is expected to be completed by December 2012. The project’s value is $1.1 billion. Provo River Constructors, 2912 Executive Parkway, Suite 200, Lehi, 84043.

NORTH CAROLINA 1/12 Durham County Board of Commissioners, 200 E. Main St., Durham, 27701, courthouse and parking deck. The Durham County Justice Building will be an eight-story, 319,567-sq-ft building. The project also entails building a 303,000-sq-ft parking facility and demolishing two existing buildings. The project is valued at $75 million. Durham County Board of Commissioners, 200 E. Main St., Durham, 27701. DR# 99-00832547.

KENTUCKY 1/12 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 801 Broad St., Nashville, Tenn., 37202, lock addition. The project involves the construction of nine upstream concrete monoliths for the new 1,200-ft-long navigation lock adjacent to the existing Kentucky Lock at mile 22.4 of the Tennessee River in Lexington County. The contract scope includes drilling, installing and grouting for 10 vertical and 16 inclined 30-strand anchors averaging 140 ft in length. The contract also involves excavation of approximately 500,000 cu yd of overburden. The project is valued at between $25 million and $100 million. This project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Kristol Jones, 801 Broad St., Nashville, Tenn. 37202. DR# 09-00651208.

CALIFORNIA 1/14 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Western Administrative Support Center, Attn: Judi Jzyk, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, 98115, laboratory building. The Southwest Fisheries Science Center replacement will be a one-story, 124,000-sq-ft facility located in La Jolla. It will include chemical and biological labs, offices, an acoustic-optical test tank, light in-dustrial shops, computer labs and hazardous-waste storage. The project is valued at $75 million to $100 million. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Western Administrative Support Center, Attn: Judi Jzyk, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, 98115. DR# 09-00437504.

HAWAII 1/20 University of Hawaii, Procurement and Property Management, 1400 Lower Campus Rd., Room 15, Honolulu, 96813, library. This project entails demolition of existing structures and construction of a three-story, 62,159-sq-ft building, the Windward Community College Library and Learning Center, located in Kaneohe. The project is valued at $41.6 million. University of Hawaii, Procurement and Property Management, 1400 Lower Campus Rd., Room 15, Honolulu, 96813. DR# 09-00536909.

MAINE 1/20 U.S. Property and Fiscal Office Maine, Army National Guard Purchasing, Attn: Robert Crowley, 194 Winthrop St., Camp Keyes, Building No. 8, Augusta, 04333, maintenance hangar. This project entails construction of a pre-engineered metal building—a 78,000-sq-ft hangar with office space on the second floor. It also involves demolition of pavement, foundations and an existing hangar, as well as installation of new utilities and a parking lot. The project is valued at between $10 million and $25 million. U.S. Property and Fiscal Office Maine, Army National Guard Purchasing, Attn: Robert Crowley, 194 Winthrop St., Camp Keyes, Building #8, Augusta, 04333. DR# 09-00712455.