Klipp Takes Over Justice Center Design/DCS Developing Plans for Craig Projects/Heath Tapped for Loveland Park

The Denver Justice Center courthouse project was thrown into turmoil this fall with the departure of New York-based architect Steven Holl. Local firm klipp is now handling the design of the $127 million facility.

Klipp Takes Over Justice Center Design

New York-based Steven Holl Architects bowed out of the Denver Justice Center project in September, leaving the firm's local architectural partner, klipp, to handle design of the center's $127 million courthouse.

Holl's move has cast a shadow over the project, with the star architect and city officials trading barbs in the local media.

Principal Brian Klipp, whose firm had been working with Holl on the project said he was disappointed that Holl left the project.

"It's been a great relationship. Steven and I have a good friendship, and that will continue," he said. "I'm disappointed, of course, because he's a very talented architect, but we are the architect that has committed to the project. It's a tremendous opportunity, and we're excited about designing a great building for Denver."

Aspen Middle School Engineering and Commissioning Under Way

Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers Inc. is providing mechanical and electrical engineering and lighting design services for the 103,000-sq-ft replacement middle school for the Aspen School District. Commissioning Agents USA, a division of BGCE, will provide fundamental LEED commissioning for the project.

The project is seeking LEED certification, with key sustainable features that include daylighting, low-energy use direct/indirect evaporative cooling, transpired solar collectors and solar photovoltaic panels and high-efficiency condensing boilers.

Hutton Ford Architects PC is the architect-of-record for the project; G.E. Johnson Construction Co. is the general contractor. Construction is expected to be completed next summer.

Davey Tree Acquires Enchanted Land & Tree Co. in Boulder

The Davey Tree Expert Co. added the Enchanted Land & Tree Co. in Boulder to its list of recent acquisitions. Enchanted Land & Tree Co. merged with Davey Tree's current Boulder operations, and the entire operation will be supervised by Boulder District Manager Brian O'Niel.

The purchase marks Davey Tree's second Colorado acquisition in two years and is in line with the company's long-term growth strategy, said Richard Foote, Davey's operations manager in charge of acquisitions and expansion.

DCS Picked to Develop Plans for Proposed Projects in Craig

The Memorial Hospital of Craig selected Westminster-based Diversified Consulting Solutions to develop infrastructure plans for the community's proposed new hospital and community college site. DCS is scheduled to complete a preliminary plat submittal by January.

The 100-acre development is a joint venture between Colorado Northwestern Community College and The Memorial Hospital of Craig. Infrastructure for the new facility could cost between $2 million and $3 million, according to hospital sources.
The completed master plan calls for a 53,000-sq-ft, freestanding critical access hospital on a 15-acre lot.

As primary development consultant and owner's representative, DCS will provide engineering and traffic studies, wetlands and floodplain delineation, geotechnical engineering, surveying and the Phase I environmental city and county negotiations.

Subdivision utility and infrastructure groundbreaking is set for spring 2007.

Loveland Picks Heath Construction for $6.7M Fairgrounds Park

Heath Construction was selected in October by the Loveland City Council as the construction manager and general contractor for the $6.7 million, 48.5-acre Fairgrounds Park along the Big Thompson River.

The same Heath team handling the $7.6 million, 750-acre Magic Sky Girl Scout Ranch in Red Feather Lakes, which encompasses 11 new buildings, will build Fairgrounds Park, located where the Larimer County Fairgrounds stood for more than 50 years.

When completed in early 2008, Fairgrounds Park will be a recreational area built around the meandering Big Thompson River. The park will feature four lighted baseball/softball fields; three large picnic structures; street-course skate park; dog park; venues for large group picnics, farmers market and other community events or concerts; and a promenade and access points along the Big Thompson River.

Ground is expected to be broken on the site next spring.

Mark Young Wins Contract for New King Soopers in Bennett

Mark Young Construction was awarded King Soopers Store No. 112 at the Bennett Marketplace in Bennett. The project consists of a 67,000-sq-ft grocery store, 8,000-sq-ft attached retail shell and various site and public improvements.

Construction is scheduled to start early this month.

Ferguson Enterprises to Sell B&G Parts in Colorado

McNevin Co., manufacturer's representative for ITT Bell & Gossett in Colorado, and Ferguson Enterprises in Colorado have struck a deal for Ferguson to distribute Bell & Gossett parts.

The new venture will make Bell & Gossett parts available on a broader regional basis, including areas such as Granby, Steamboat Springs, Silverthorne, Gypsum, Vail, Grand Junction and Alamosa.

In addition, Ferguson will stock and sell parts along the Front Range.

In order to secure the deal, McNevin Co. and Ferguson will work together on various local training seminars throughout Colorado. These comprehensive workshops will be provided by McNevin to Ferguson employees and customers. Pump part identification as well as seal kit installations will be among the topics covered in the sessions.

Ferguson and McNevin now work together primarily in the commercial plan/spec and design-build markets. Selling Bell & Gossett parts will open up opportunities for Ferguson to make new customers, company officials said.

Overway + Pedersen Architects Relocates to Boulder

Overway + Pedersen Architects relocated its Denver studio to 1690 28th St. in Boulder.

The firm will maintain a second office in San Francisco and continue serving clients on a local, national and international basis.

Dcb Will Build New Headquarters in Littleton for R&S Plumbing

Denver-based dcb Construction Co. Inc. was selected to build two 4,500-sq-ft masonry office buildings for R & S Plumbing Inc. One building will serve as R & S Plumbing's new corporate headquarters and warehouse while the second will be available for sale and/or lease.

Completion is scheduled for April. The project is located in Littleton.

Zweig White Names RNL to New Top 10 List

Denver's RNL Design was ranked No. 8 this fall in a national survey of the best architecture firms to work for in the United States.

The survey was conducted by Zweig White, a management consulting, information and education firm for the design and construction industry.

Headquartered in Denver with offices in Los Angeles and Phoenix, RNL - celebrating its 50th anniversary this year - is the only Colorado-based firm to make the Top 20 listing. Its recently completed projects include the Elati Light Rail Facility and the LEED-silver-certified Colorado Springs Utilities Environmental Services Laboratory.

The firm is also in the midst of opening an international office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Drexel, Barrell & Co. Opens Grand Junction Regional Office

Drexel, Barrell & Co. opened a Grand Junction regional office, the firm's fifth in Colorado.

The new office is located 123 N. 7th St., Suite 130, Grand Junction, 81501. The phone number is 970-257-1350; the fax is 970-257-1066.

Wayne Curry, MSCE, PE, regional manager, will lead the office. Other key team members include Tom Jenkins, field survey coordinator; Terry Carter, party chief; and Joshua White, senior technician.

The firm is already at work on several projects in the Grand Valley and surrounding Western Slope communities. They include the Whitewater Community Master Plan with Stan Clauson Associates; Colorado River Marketplace Retail (24 Road and I-70); Colorado Northwestern Community College Sewer Replacement Design, Phases I and II in Rangely; and the Cornerstone development, a 6,000-acre residential development in Montrose and Ouray counties.

Power Motive Corp. Now Representing Sennebogen Equipment in Colorado

Power Motive Corp. of Denver was appointed to represent Sennebogen material-handling equipment throughout Colorado, and will hold a special event soon to launch the line.

The PMC service network is based in Denver with four branch offices in Denver, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs and Milliken; another branch in Commerce City specializes in equipment sales and remarketing. Its service fleet includes 38 trucks supported by 65 technicians.

GE Johnson Lands Contract for Continuum's Kent Place

GE Johnson Construction Co. landed the contract to build Kent Place, a luxury residential and retail project in Englewood designed by David Owen Tryba Architects.

Kent Place will be built in three phases. Phase I - scheduled to begin early next year - will consist of approximately 114 high-end, luxury residential units, including 100 condominiums in two mid-rise towers. The additional 14 units will be townhomes.

The project will also feature 65,000 sq ft of retail and office space.

Brinkmann Constructors Opens New Broomfield Regional Office

Rapid growth for the fast-track, design-build construction firm of Brinkmann Constructors spurred the opening of a regional office at 380 Interlocken Blvd. in Broomfield. The new numbers are 303-657-9700 for phone and 303-657-9701 for fax.

Since Brinkmann opened in Denver in 2004, its staff has grown from two to 12 people and built more than $82 million in local construction.

Brinkmann will maintain the office it established in 2004 at 16888 E. 144th Ave. in Brighton to provide construction management services at the 1,760-acre, mixed-use Prairie Center development.

Homesphere Adds Guardian Building Products to BRI Program

Lakewood-based HomeSphere has added Guardian Building Products Inc. to its roster of supply chain partners.

The company joins 64 other manufacturers that use HomeSphere's Builder Resources Program to manage rebates for home builders and, in turn, better understand their product distribution. BRP is a Web-based tool serving both manufacturers and builders.

As a manufacturer, distributor and contractor for building products, GBP is the first full-source company to join BRI, allowing builders on the program to access cost savings throughout their supply chain.

A subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corp., GBP is both a national manufacturer of fiberglass insulation and a distributor of building materials. The distribution arm of the company - Guardian Building Products Distribution, Inc. - has a network of 100-plus distribution centers and 28 fiberglass insulation laminating plants throughout North America. GBP also includes Ashley Aluminum LLC, Guardian Fiberglass Inc. and Guardian Installed Services Inc.