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Brannan Building New Headquarters
After many years in the planning stage, Brannan Sand &
Gravel Co. officially broke ground on Sept. 11 for construction
of its new world headquarters. The site is east of York Street
on the south side of Highway 224 in Denver/Adams County.
Adams County commissioners, representatives from Adams County
Economic Development, the designer SEM Architects, general
contractor Calcon Constructors and other agencies that were
instrumental in planning the project were present at the ceremony.
The site is a 30-acre reclaimed gravel pit that has been in
the Brannan family for approximately 30 years. Brannan's headquarters
will be the first building on the site, and the overall plan
is to develop it into an office park within five years.
The 16,800-sq-ft building is slated for completion in the
first quarter of 2004.
Mortenson to Develop and Build Marriott Hotel
Mortenson has announced its roles in the development and
construction of the new $40 million J.W. Marriott Hotel in
Cherry Creek. Mortenson Development of Minneapolis is developing
the hotel along with Sunstone Hotel Investors LLC and Mortenson's
Colorado office is serving as the general contractor.
The J.W. Marriott is scheduled for completion in 2004. With
196 rooms on 11 floors, it will be the 31st J.W. Marriott
Hotel in the world, and the only one scheduled to open in
2004.
Mortenson is highly involved in the overall Cherry Creek North
Redevelopment. The multi-million dollar project will total
650,000 sq ft of space, including corporate offices, retail
space and condominiums. Work began in early 2002 and is scheduled
to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2004.
The project is being developed by the Randy Nichols Partnership.
Lakewood Visitor Center Reflects Local History
OZ Architecture's design for the new Lakewood Visitor Center
bears a striking resemblance to an Art Deco movie palace.
"The streamlined Art Deco style was once common along
West Colfax, where Lakewood grew up and its lifeline to the
region," said Paul Trementozzi, AIA, principal in charge
of the $1.8 million project for OZ Architecture. "The
City of Lakewood requested a contemporary interpretation of
Art Deco. This bridges the early 1900's buildings and 1940's
to 1960's buildings that Lakewood is preserving on the site."
The 9,090-sq-ft visitor center, built by DSP Builders Inc.
of Commerce City, is located at Belmar Park, a city park at
the former estate of Denver Post heiress May Bonfils Stanton
Berryman. Belmar Park includes the Lakewood Heritage Center,
where more than 10 historic buildings - such as the White
Way Diner and Gil & Ethel's drugstore/beauty parlor -
have been moved or preserved in place. These examples of historic
commercial architecture are located on the pedestrian way
- designed by Shapins Associates of Boulder - leading to the
new visitor center.
The Lakewood Visitor Center contains two exhibit galleries,
a shop, ticket office, volunteer office, multipurpose function
room available for public rental, classroom, catering kitchen
and public restrooms.
Paul Derda Rec Center Opens in Broomfield
The City and County of Broomfield opened its new $17.6 million
Paul Derda Community Recreation Center on Nov. 1. Located
at 13201 Lowell Ave. in the 338-acre Broomfield County Commons,
the 85,000-sq-ft complex was designed by Denver-based Barker
Rinker Seacat Architecture and built by Saunders Construction
of Centennial.
The building was named after former longtime director of Broomfield
Parks and Recreation, Paul Derda. Known as the "director
of fun" for his untiring promotion of Broomfield Days
and other community events, Derda retired in 2001 after serving
as director for 21 years.
One of the recreation center's most unique water features
is a "river water slide" that flows within the 12,000-sq-ft
natatorium to channel and conserve water.
Other features of the Paul Derda Community Recreation Center
include an indoor playground and a computer-controlled outdoor
water spray area that uses recycled water. There is a gymnastics
center, walking/jogging track, rock climbing wall, two aerobic
dance studios, babysitting and tot-activity rooms, party and
meeting rooms, an outdoor sundeck, cardiovascular fitness
and strength training areas and family locker rooms.
Bleeker & Vigesaa Formed
James Vigesaa and Cory Bleeker have announced that they have
formed Bleeker & Vigesaa LLC, a construction management/general
contracting firm. Bleeker & Vigesaa will focus on commercial
tenant finish/renovations and new construction. Bleeker and
Vigesaa each have more than 20 years of commercial general
contracting experience in the metro area.
Vigesaa said: "Our market focus is to bring large project
pre-construction and construction services experience to smaller
projects that need these services but have been overlooked
in the past."
Bleeker & Vigesaa, LLC contact information is:
14505 Watkins Mile Rd.
Brighton, CO 80603
Phone: 303-637-0981
Fax: 720-685-8704
Hyder Construction Awarded Several Front Range Projects
Hyder Construction Inc. was recently awarded several commercial
and retail projects on the Front Range for new and existing
clients:
Hyder was selected as CM/GC to build a 40,000-sq-ft office
addition to the Colorado Department of Labor's building at
251 E. 12th Ave., which also includes the demolition of a
defunct parking structure. Hyder is working with David Owen
Tryba Architects on this LEED-certified project.
Hyder will build its first project for developer Continuum
Partners LLC with the construction of the new 88,000-sq-ft
Galyan's store slated to occupy two floors of the former Foley's
building at Continuum's BelMar development in Lakewood. Completion
is scheduled for spring 2004.
Hyder has also begun construction on its first two Eckerd
Drug sites at Parker Road and Florida Avenue in Aurora, and
Dry Creek Road and Yosemite Street in Centennial.
Hyder continues its work with Wells Fargo Bank with a second
branch facility under construction at Arapahoe Crossings in
Aurora. This follows the completion of Hyder's first Wells
Fargo site in Cherry Creek North.
Krische Construction Selected
for The Residences at the Flatirons
Krische Construction, a locally owned and operated construction
company, was selected by Sabre Regis Group LLC to build
The Residences at the Flatirons, a $5.4 million, three-story,
34-unit condominium building and underground parking garage.
Construction of the 47,000-sq-ft project at 2800 E. Aurora
in Boulder began in September and is scheduled for completion
in August.
Terracon Expands Wyoming Market
Terracon will soon be expanding its Wyoming market with
the opening of an office in Casper.
Terracon's Cheyenne office was opened in 1972 and has been
a leading Wyoming provider in the geotechnical and environmental
disciplines of engineering since that time, with continuous
growth in personnel, facilities and scope of services. The
Casper office will enable the firm to serve its clients
more effectively on a statewide basis and will complement
its existing service lines.
The Casper location will be a full-service office capable
of performing geotechnical engineering, materials testing,
construction observation and quality control and environmental
engineering. Jared Jung, a Wyoming native, will manage the
office.
Jung is a 2001 graduate of the University of Wyoming with
a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He has
been employed with Terracon for five years and has performed
a variety of project-level duties on geotechnical, construction
materials and environment-related projects throughout Wyoming,
Colorado and Nebraska.
Range Engineering Merges with
SEH Inc.
Range Engineering Inc. has merged with Short Elliot Hendrickson
Inc., a multidisciplinary engineering firm headquartered
in Minnesota. Together, Range and SEH offer expertise in
architecture, aviation, environmental, design-build, civil,
water/wastewater, transportation, urban design and power
services.
For the remainder of 2003, Range will do business as Range
Engineering Inc., a member of the SEH Group or Range/SEH.
In 2004 the company will operate as SEH.
Range is a structural-civil engineering firm founded in
1971. The firm has provided bridge and roadway design, bridge
inspection, civil engineering and other related services
to Colorado and Wyoming clients for 32 years. Range/SEH
has an office in Denver with other SEH Colorado offices
are located in Pueblo, Westminster, Boulder and Fort Collins.
Intrinsic Design Has New Address
Intrinsic Design recently moved to its new office space
at:
3520 W. 92nd Ave., Suite 203
Westminster, CO 80031
Phone: 303-439-0885
Fax: 303-439-0829
Edward Kraemer & Sons Expands
into Nevada Market
Edward Kraemer & Sons recently broke ground on its
first project in Reno. In the $79.5 million project, Kraemer
will construct four bridges, including a record-setting
span over Galena Creek.
According to Nevada Department of Transportation officials,
the Galena Creek project is the largest single road-building
contract to be awarded in northern Nevada.
Kraemer's contract is part of a $250 million freeway construction
package that will link Reno to Carson City, alleviating
heavy traffic in the area.
When complete, the 1,719-ft-long Galena Bridge, costing
nearly $40 million and rising 300 ft above the creek, will
be the longest concrete cathedral arch bridge in the nation.
A documentary is already in the works to record the signature
project.
Earlier this year, Kraemer stepped into the Nevada market
for the first time with work on the Nevada approaches for
the Hoover Dam Bypass project. The company is also gearing
up for work on a project in Rochester, N.Y., and its for
first international project, a railroad bridge spanning
from northern Minnesota into Ontario.
Aside from stepping into new markets, the company is also
expanding its scope of work. Recently, Kraemer has been
involved with a foundation package for the new St. Louis
Cardinals' stadium and completed facility upgrades for a
concrete plant outside of Lincoln, Neb.
Kraemer is also pursuing other projects for parking facilities,
concrete plants and power companies.
Arber Associates Earns 'Top
50 Firm' Ranking
Richard P. Arber Associates, headquartered in Denver, was
recently ranked as one of the Top 50 Best Civil Engineering
Firms to Work For. Atlanta-based CE News magazine organized
an eight-person judging panel to develop the rankings that
placed Richard P. Arber Associates 39th in the nationwide
competition.
The contest provides readers with a ranking concerning human
resource issues in the civil engineering industry, as well
as assisting firms in their recruiting and retention activities.
"We applaud the hard-working staff members at all participating
firms, especially those who have improved the work environments,
culture, benefits and the other important elements of a
top-notch workplace," said Shannon Fauerbach, editorial
director of CE News.
Richard P. Arber Associates was one of only two Colorado-headquartered
firms to be honored and the only firm among the top 50 that
specializes exclusively in water and wastewater engineering.
A complete list of the top 50 civil engineering firms and
the honorable mentions are available online at www.cenews.com/edbestfirmmain.html
Drahota's Wild Sage Co-Housing
Featured in National Solar Tour
The National Solar Tour, organized by the American Solar
Energy Society based in Boulder, took place nationwide last
fall in more than 480 communities with over 1,200 buildings
and an estimated 30,000 participants.
The buildings featured on the tour utilize clean, efficient
energy resources and are environmentally protective; strategies
like solar panels, solar water-heaters, wind turbines and
super-insulation are also used.
Drahota's Wild Sage Co-housing project is being built under
the direction of owner Wonderland Hill Development Co, notorious
for high energy-efficient/ E-Star ratings.
DDC is utilizing super-insulation support for solar water-heaters
and support for solar panels on Wild Sage's 11 buildings
housing 34 units. These units are also using formaldehyde-free
lumber and insulation, ACQ-treated lumber and low-VOC carpet
and paint.
The Wild Sage Co-housing project is also a participant in
the City of Boulder's Green Points Program, implementing
the use of recycled materials and onsite recycling.
Habitat for Humanity is working in conjunction with Drahota
on the construction; four units in this Wild Sage Co-housing
project are being constructed by Habitat for Humanity with
support from various subcontractors.
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