planning
ARIZONA
Wexford Science & Technology plans to build Phoenix Bioscience Core Building #1 at 843 North Fifth St. in Phoenix. The seven-story, 500,000-square-foot building will be part of the Life Sciences Innovation District. Oakland Construction Co. has been chosen as designer and builder. Construction is expected to begin in February 2025. The project is valued at $185 million. Wexford Science & Technology, 801 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md., 21201. DR#22-00510674.
FLORIDA
The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works plans to implement the Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project. The project is one of five rapid transit corridors in the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) program. The 13.5-mile-long corridor will run from MiamiCentral Station in downtown Miami to the new Aventura Station in the city of Aventura along the existing Florida East Coast Railroad tracks. The project will include two existing Brightline stations, along with five new commuter rail stations and their associated parking spaces for a total of 521 parking spaces. Additionally, a rolling stock maintenance facility is planned for an existing rail yard located at 9400 NW 37th Avenue in Miami. Proposed commuter rail stations are located east of Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami, the Design District, Wynwood, Magic City Innovation District/Little Haiti, North Miami, and the Ojus area west of Aventura . The project is valued at 538 million dollars. Construction is expected to begin in August 2025 and be completed in December 2027. Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works, 111 NW First St., Miami, 33128. DR#23-00381477.
IOWA
The City of Cedar Rapids plans to carry out the Cargill Flood Control Improvement Project, which includes improvements to flood walls, levees, gates and pump stations. Construction is expected to begin in July 2025. The project is valued at $55.1 million. City of Cedar Rapids, 101 First St. SE, Cedar Rapids, 52401. DR#23-00076497.
MAINE
The Maine Department of Transportation plans to build the Sears Island Floating Offshore Wind Port, a staging port for offshore wind energy projects. It will include an assembly area to build and deploy the turbines (fabrication, staging, assembly, maintenance and deployment) on 100 hectares of state-owned land set aside for port development. It also includes the construction of the first United States-flagged, Jones Act-compliant semi-submersible barge. Construction is expected to begin in February 2027 and be completed in August 2029. The project is valued at $590 million. Maine Department of Transportation, 16 State House Station, Augusta, 04333. DR#24-00214823.
VIRGINIA
Spotystecno Campus LLC plans to conduct Phase 2 of its Spotsytech Data Center Campus project at the Spotsylvania Courthouse. Phase 2 will involve the construction of nine two-story data center buildings totaling 1,687,500 square feet. Construction is expected to begin in July 2027 and be completed in July 2030. The project is valued at $1 billion. Spotystechno Campus LLC, 1025 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20036. DR#23-00333198.
Offers, Contracts, Proposals
CALIFORNIA
SANDAG (the San Diego Association of Governments) has chosen the joint venture of Flatiron, Skanska and Stacy and Witbeck (FSSW) to carry out the Batiquitos Lagoon Rail Replacement Project. The project involves adding .75 miles of the second main rail track from Encinas Avenue in Carlsbad to La Costa Avenue in Encinitas across Batiquitos Lagoon. The project also includes the replacement of a wooden trestle bridge — built in the 1930s — with a modern double-track concrete railway bridge. As a result of the bridge replacement, the tidal flow of the lagoon will be improved due to a wider channel under the bridge. The new bridge will also allow passenger trains to pass slower freight trains, thereby alleviating passenger train delays and increasing the efficiency and reliability of the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Coastal Rail Corridor. The project is valued at $42.5 million. City of Carlsbad, 1635 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad, 92008. DR#24-00229878.
Proposals, proposal dates
TEXAS
9/9 The Corpus Christi Port Authority is requesting proposals for design and construction services for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Plant. The reverse osmosis plant will have a capacity of 30 million gallons per day. The plant will be designed to produce potable water and will be fully integrated into the city’s regional water system. A new electrical substation will provide electricity to the plant. The project is valued at 737 million dollars. Port of Corpus Christi Authority, 400 Harbor Drive, Corpus Christi, 78401. DR#18-00682396.
OREGON
9/19 The Oregon Military Department is seeking bidders to perform seismic upgrades to the Owen Summers Readiness Center, an 85,680-square-foot building in Salem. The work will consist of interior and exterior seismic improvements, the addition of concrete shear walls and foundations, steel bracing, expansion of concrete foundations and micropiles, deconstruction and reconstruction of walls and stairs, relocation of doors and interior walls and relocation of interior services, including plumbing. , electrical equipment, communications equipment and HVAC. LRS Architects Inc. is the designer Construction is expected to begin in November 2024. The project is valued at $11 million to $12.2 million. Oregon Military Department, Attn: Samuel Goff, 1776 Militia Way SE, Salem, 97301. DR#24-00004468.
