CP Facility in Final Design Stages/Stresscon Awarded DU Parking Project/Corps Honors AUI for Van Bibber Creek

Pahl Pahl Pahl pc Architects/Planners designed Cerebral Palsy of Colorado's new 56,000-sq-ft facility with help from consultants JVA Inc., Monroe & Newell Consulting Engineers and Norris Design. Shaw Construction will build the facility.

Cerebral Palsy of Colorado to Get New Facility

Pahl-Pahl-Pahl pc Architects/Planners has completed construction documents for a facility that will provide an Early Learning Center, K-6 charter school and administrative offices for Cerebral Palsy of Colorado.

The 56,000-sq-ft facility will be located within the Lowry redevelopment, adjacent to the Kelly Dam Open Space.

The design team for the project is led by principal architect Robert Pahl, AIA; project manager, Bill Wood; job captain, Jill Dalglish; and Bob Grubb, who will handle construction administration services. Design team consultants include JVA Inc., Monroe & Newell Consulting Engineers and Norris Design. Shaw Construction is the general contractor.

Brannan Wins National Award for Asphalt Paving Quality

The National Asphalt Pavement Association has awarded Denver's Brannan Sand and Gravel Co. a 2005 Quality in Construction Award, which recognizes hot-mix asphalt pavements of excellence.

Brannan Sand and Gravel won for the milling and overlay of 1.68 miles of 120th Avenue in Denver, from Melody Drive to Federal Boulevard. A nighttime project on a heavily traveled urban roadway, the job was completed within the contract time with minimal impact to the traveling public.

The company achieved a 67 percent improvement in ride quality and earned incentive pay for the quality of HMA used on the road.

Stresscon Awarded Parking Project at University of Denver

Gerald H. Phipps Inc. selected Stresscon Corp. of Colorado Springs to provide the fabrication, delivery and installation of precast/prestressed concrete for the Evans Parking Structure 2006 at the University of Denver. This is Stresscon's third deck project at the school.

The new structure has four supported levels using 143,000 sq ft of precast, double-tee floor members supported by precast concrete beams, spandrels, walls and columns. The double-tee floor members will receive a field poured composite topping. The structure - designed with special details to obtain a five-year warranty against joint leakage - will be open in time for the fall semester.

The garage's exterior will be clad in copper, brick and cast stone to complement the university's existing architecture.

The architect for the project is H+L Architecture; structural engineer, Structural Consultants Inc.; and specialty engineer, Carl Walker Parking Consultants.

Fransen Pittman Wins Contract for New Ronald McDonald House

Fransen Pittman General Contractors was selected to provide preconstruction, construction management and general contracting services for the new Ronald McDonald House near the Fitzsimons medical campus in Aurora.

The 20,000-sq-ft facility will cover 3.5 acres and contain 40 to 50 hotel-style guest rooms, several kitchens, a game room, offices and other multi-use areas. The Ronald McDonald House will accommodate out-of-town families with children receiving medical treatment from The Children's Hospital and other area hospitals and clinics.

Project completion for the new facility is scheduled for late 2007.

Corps Honors AUI for Van Bibber Creek Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers honored first-time government contractor Arapahoe Utilities & Infrastructure Inc. with its 2005 Commander's Safety & Occupational Health Award for the Van Bibber Creek realignment in Arvada.

The award was given in recognition of the safety programs AUI implemented for the $9.4 million flood control project and its safety record. Since work on the Van Bibber Creek realignment began in November 2003 through December 2005, crews worked 778 consecutive days - nonstop through three winters - without a lost-work day incident.

SlaterPaull Recognized for Skerritt House Preservation

Denver's SlaterPaull Architects was honored earlier this year for its architectural services on the historic Skerritt House preservation project in Englewood.

The Colorado Historical Society awarded the Stephen H. Hart Award to Colorado Preservation Inc. for the project. Donating its services, SlaterPaull worked closely with CPI in the stabilization and revitalization of the Skerritt House.

Lawrence Group Named to Top 200 Health Care Design Firms

The Lawrence Group, a St. Louis-based architecture and interior design firm with offices in Denver, was recently ranked No. 25 among the top 200 health care design firms in the country by Interior Design magazine.

The annual business survey ranked interior design firms by their health care fees from July 2004 to July 2005.

The Lawrence Group billed nearly $1.8 million in health care fees on $30 million of installed work during the year, designing 4.2 million sq ft of health care space.

Action Catastrophe Merges with Blackman Mooring Steamatic

Denver-based Action Catastrophe Inc. merged with Blackman Mooring Steamatic, a national property damage restoration company. Action Catastrophe's name will change to Action Catastrophe Steamatic.

The move is designed to position the company as the leading provider of property restoration services in Colorado, said Rick Arndt of Action Catastrophe Steamatic.

Carter & Burgess Materials Lab Receives ASTM Certification

The Carter & Burgess Materials Laboratory in Colorado Springs met the criteria set forth by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and has been added to the list of commercial laboratories qualified to conduct testing on aggregate, bituminous, concrete, soils and other construction materials.

The new certification as an ASTM facility will allow the firm to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is involved with large federal civil projects, including dams and military base construction. The certification will help the lab expand into these and other large projects and maintain a healthy backlog for laboratory operations.

The Colorado Springs lab was previously accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as an AASHTO Materials Reference Lab and a Cement and Concrete Reference Lab.

Carter & Burgess has also formed a new division in its Denver office - Building Programs, which will focus on two areas: aviation-related facilities and federal projects.

Jacobs Subsidiary Lands Contract for New Facilities at Fort Carson

A subsidiary company of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract from the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office of Colorado to provide design services for the construction of a new Regional Training Institute CTS Phase II, a new Training Center Complex Site CTS Phase III and all ancillary facilities at Fort Carson.

The contract value was not disclosed.

The Regional Training Institute will consist of administration and education areas, staff billets, student billets, a dining facility and ration breakdown. The Training Center Complex will include a battalion-sized training site and headquarters, site headquarters, a facility engineering maintenance and storage building and a weapons training area.

StudioINSITE Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary This Spring

StudioINSITE LLC, the landscape architecture and planning firm founded in 2001 by Dennis Rubba, ASLA, celebrated its fifth anniversary in March.

Since its inception, the firm has been affiliated with more than $600 million in capital projects and has designed $50-plus million in site developments. Its staff has worked on a wide variety of high-profile projects throughout Colorado, in nearly a dozen states and in Canada, India and The People's Republic of China. Local projects include Clayton Lane, Cherry Creek North, Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center and the Broadway Plaza Lofts.

FCI Wins $420M Design-Build Light Rail Project in Los Angeles

FCI Constructors, the California subsidiary of Longmont-based Flatiron Construction, was awarded a $420 million contract to build the new Mid-City/Exposition Light Rail in Los Angeles.

Commissioned by the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority, a joint powers authority of the state of California, the project consists of 9.6 miles of a new light rail transit line from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. Construction will include 11 passenger stations, including two that will be elevated; three park-and-ride lots, bicycle lanes and one cut-and-cover tunnel near the University of Southern California.

The project will be carried out by FCI/Fluor/Parsons, a joint venture led by FCI Constructors, with Fluor Enterprises and Parsons Transportation Group.

Construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2007 and finish in November 2009.

CLI Forms ClearWater Construction International

Colorado Lining International purchased water feature builder Alliance Golf Corp. of Evansville, Ind. and formed ClearWater Construction International LLC.

ClearWater will combine the resources of CLI's liner fabrication and related geosynthetic business with Alliance's water feature and dirt-moving abilities.

The company will operate from Alliance's Evansville office; CLI's headquarters is in Parker.

Riviera Ranks High on Safety Performance Poll

Riviera Electric in Littleton ranked seventh in parent company Integrated Electrical Services' safety performance poll of its 34 subsidiaries nationwide.

The survey found that Riviera's recordable frequency rate has continued to improve to its current low of 1.89. Developed by OSHA to compare safety levels between various companies on the same scale, the recordable frequency rate national average for the electrical industry is currently 6.3.

The number is significant to companies because any rate at or above the national average means it is more difficult to obtain new projects. Riviera's current Experience Modification Rate is 0.58.

Semple Brown Strengthens Its Denver-Pittsburgh Connection

Semple Brown Design strengthened the connection between its offices in Denver and Pittsburgh earlier this year with a new project in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood.

SBDesign/Pittsburgh is working with long-time SBDesign/Denver client Mark Meiser to reinvent two existing buildings in the up-and-coming East Liberty Town Square. The historic former East Liberty YMCA building and a neighboring building, originally an automobile showroom, will soon contain sleek urban lofts and new retail space.

SBDesign and Meiser previously worked together on the Grove Street Townhouses in Denver. SBDesign|Pittsburgh, whose office is in the neighborhood, completed a master plan of the East Liberty Town Square area for East Liberty Development Inc. last year.

Provident Picked for Project on Gates East Campus

Provident Construction was selected to handle the building infrastructure and tenant improvements for 900 and 990 Broadway, part of the Lionstone redevelopment of the former Gates East Campus in Denver.

The project includes a new lobby and restrooms renovations, as well as upgrades to the current electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems. Additional work will include installation of new generators and chillers and refurbishment of the building elevator systems.

The project team includes McKinnon & Associates, Frederick Ross Co. and the architecture and interior design firm Acquilano Leslie Inc.

TAXI Development Earns Federal Funds

A $2 million federal grant and a $6 million federal loan will help the city and county of Denver encourage the development of TAXI, a private urban renewal project in River North, a former industrial area located north of downtown.

The federal funds came from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Brownfields Economic Development Initiative. The project was one of 11 selected nationwide to receive the competitive grant.

Earlier this year, Zeppelin broke ground on the second phase of the development, which includes a 550-ft-long, four-story building with 60,000 sq ft of commercial space on the first two floors and 44 moderately priced loft condominium units on the third floor.

At a total cost of $16.8 million, Phase II is expected to create more than 200 new permanent jobs in River North, with more jobs in future phases. Upon completion, the entire project will total more than 300,000 sq ft of space in central Denver's longest office building.

The project was designed by a team of high-profile architects working with the Zeppelin Development's own architect, Alan Brown. San Francisco's David Baker, Arizona's Will Bruder and Aspen's Harry Teague worked in an unprecedented collaboration to design a single 550-ft-long, work/live building.

Denver's M.A. Mortenson is the contractor and architect-of-record on this design-build project.

Lafarge Wins International Conservation Award

Employees at Lafarge North America Inc.'s Cottonwood Pit received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council's 17th annual symposium, "Shades of Green."

Lafarge was recognized for its commitment to environmental stewardship and increasing native biodiversity by achieving habitat certification at the Cottonwood Pit.