2010 National Design-Build Award Winners

BEST OVERALL
Public Sector Over $50 Million
National Design-Build Award

U.S. Embassy - Khartoum, Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan, is a tough place to design and build a U.S. embassy. When the Sudanese government detained materials at the port of entry and disrupted the issuance of visas for U.S. and foreign workers, the mission became virtually impossible. It was only the dedicated efforts of the design-build team and U.S. Department of State that led to the successful completion of a secure embassy compound, finally putting the embassy staff out of harm’s way.

Public Sector Over $50 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

P-305/305A Bachelor Enlisted Quarters and Parking Garage
Bremerton, Washington

The Bachelor Enlisted Quarters and Parking Garage project included the design and construction of an eight-story, 150-apartment facility and a 10-story parking structure. The project was designed to meet all antiterrorism standards and is anticipated to achieve LEED Gold certification. The project was designed and constructed using a collaborative team approach with a focus on quality, safety, schedule and budget. This collaborative effort resulted in an “Outstanding” rating from NAVFAC NW.

Public Sector Over $50 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center
Anchorage, Alaska

This 215,000-square-foot convention center located in the heart of downtown Anchorage is the foundation of the growing convention industry in Alaska. The capacity to sponsor conventions and large gatherings in Anchorage was tripled when the doors to this much anticipated facility opened well ahead of schedule. An innovative collaboration of private development and government orchestrated by Jerry Neeser, his partners and the municipal government made the project possible. Fast-tracking the design allowed for a timely construction start.

Public Sector Over $50 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Central Campus at TA-5
Fort Lee, Virginia

Balfour Beatty Construction led the effort to design and build the five-building Central Campus for the U.S. Army School of Ordnance at Fort Lee, Virginia. A fast-track project built in just 26.5 months under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation, the new campus provides state-of-the-art facilities for maintenance training on vehicles ranging from combat vehicles to battle tanks, and houses the largest welding training lab in the U.S.

Public Sector $25-50 Million
National Design-Build Award

University of California-Irvine Humanities Gateway
Irvine, California

The Humanities Gateway building resembles a geode – solid and uniform outside, brilliant and active inside. It is a four-level, 76,207-square-foot reinforced concrete structure that includes open laboratories, instructional and support space, a film screening room and an auditorium. The UC Irvine Humanities Gateway project is architecturally expressive design-build project, completed on time, under budget, and exceeding all owner expectations.

Public Sector $25-50 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Public Sector $25-50 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Armed Forces Reserve Center
Norman, Oklahoma

State of Oklahoma Construction and Properties Division, Dept. of Central Services

The Norman AFRC stands out as both a design-build and DBIA success story. It was the first of seven state-of-the-art AFRC facilities for the State of Oklahoma and, as such, created an architectural image and established quality standards for the other six. The National Guard and Korte committed to using DBIA best practices, resulting in 24 of their staff members becoming Designated Design-Build Professionals™. The success of the project validated Oklahoma’s design-build statutes.

Public Sector Under $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

P-285 Damage Control Trainer
Norfolk, Virginia

The P-285 Damage Control Trainer is a highly effective state-of-the-art facility that trains 10,000 sailors per year in its wet trainer and other educational spaces. To improve the mission readiness of forces afloat, the wet trainer simulates, in a safe controlled environment, the experience of a ship being flooded. This module is contained within the facility. The project was designed using BIM technology and is LEED self-certified.

Public Sector Under $25 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Moonlight Amphitheatre
Vista, California

The $15.8-million Moonlight Amphitheatre project was completed after an extremely tight nine-month schedule that included demolition of the original stage house. The project started the day after the close of the 2008 season. When Moonlight Amphitheatre opened its gates for Moonlight Stage Productions' first musical of the 2009 season, 42nd Street, it was a revamped facility with a fully equipped, modernized stage house

Public Sector Under $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Johnson County Communications Center
Olathe, Kansas

Operating 24 hours a day and seven days a week, the Johnson County Communications Center provides citizens with support and emergency operations, including back-up and increased training for dispatch. Spanning 47,000 square feet, the center includes a 911 call center with 41 dispatch stations, conference rooms, office and training areas and break room/kitchen. The building exceeded its goals by obtaining LEED Gold certification.

Public Sector Under $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
Omaha, Nebraska

The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is a 2,222-foot structure that spans the Missouri River, linking Omaha, NE, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. APAC Kansas, Inc., and HNTB Corporation completed the design and construction of the $22 million project, which features a one-of-a-kind 1,012-foot curvilinear cable-stayed bridge with a 506-foot main span. Landings provide open green spaces and connections to a regional trail system. The project was completed within budget and two months ahead of schedule.

Private Sector Over $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

NVCI Engelstad Cancer Research Building
Las Vegas, Nevada

The Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) is dedicated to cancer research, treatment and education and serves as the state’s official cancer center. The Ralph and Betty Englestad Cancer Research Building is a 184,000–square-foot facility with 39 state-of-the-art laboratories. The Korte Company provided architectural and interior design and complete construction services. The project was delivered one month ahead of schedule and $15 million below the guaranteed maximum price.

Private Sector Over $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

Lone Butte Casino
Chandler, Arizona

JE Dunn Construction and Group West Architects partnered to build the new Lone Butte Casino for the Gila River Indian Community in beautiful Chandler, Arizona. The casino’s 120,000-square-foot gaming facility is combined with a two-story office structure for staff. The casino features a spacious gaming floor, a large bingo hall and two upscale restaurants. Four unique, color changing, shade fabric structures welcome patrons into this state-of-the-art facility.

Private Sector Over $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

The Shoppes at Fox River
Waukesha, Wisconsin

The Shoppes at Fox River is a 55-acre development in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The center celebrated its grand opening in July 2009, and will eventually include 500,000 square feet of retail space. The success of the development is due to a great location, strong anchors and the effectiveness of the design-build model. Opus North’s vertically integrated development-design-construction structure and its decades of experience in design-build were essential to the project’s success.

Private Sector Under $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex Water Treatment System
Lincoln, Montana

Faced with new, stringent discharge limits at a remote mining site in Montana, ASARCO called upon CDM to help provide a long-term solution to treat acid mine drainage. ASARCO’s existing passive treatment system failed to meet regulatory discharge limits. CDM used the design-build delivery method to deliver a 160-gallon-per-minute, state-of-the-art water treatment system that was designed, constructed and fully operational within nine months of project award. The plant has met all discharge limits since startup.

Industrial/Process Sector Over $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

Daikin McQuay Applied Development Center
Plymouth, Minnesota

The Daikin McQuay Applied Development Center is the world’s most advanced facility for HVAC research and development. The purpose of the new 49,000-square-foot center is to develop and test advanced chiller, compressor and other HVAC technologies to reduce energy consumption and ultimately the carbon footprint of the building where they will be used. Completed in just 16 months, Mortenson Construction/Hammel, Green and Abrahamson are proud to have designed and built this world-class facility for Daikin McQuay.

Industrial/Process Sector Over $25 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Dr Pepper Snapple – Production & Distribution Center
Victorville, California

Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) chose Benham to design and build its new $130,000,000 bottling facility and warehouse in Victorville, CA. The facility was constructed at Southern California Logistics Airport, an 8,500-acre master planned multi-modal freight transportation hub developed on the site of the former George AFB and supported by air, ground and rail connections. The DPS plant consists of a 950,000-square-foot building on 57 acres, including 550,000 square feet of warehouse space and a 300,000-square-foot manufacturing plant with up to seven manufacturing lines.

Transportation Over $50 Million
National Design-Build Award

I-205 LRT Extension Project
Portland, Oregon

TriMet's $180-million I-205 Light Rail Extension was construction in Portland, Oregon, adjacent to the existing Interstate Freeway. The project was completed by South Corridor Constructors, a joint venture managed by Stacy and Witbeck Inc., with partners Granite Construction Co. and Wildish Standard Paving Co. Highlights include over 6.5 miles of ballasted double track including traction electrification, signal and communication systems, eight stations, four park-and-rides, three cut and cover tunnels and seven bridges.

Transportation Over $50 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project
West Vancouver to Whistler, British Columbia

Province of British Columbia - Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

The Sea-to-Sky Highway links West Vancouver, British Columbia, with the resort municipality of Whistler. The $500-million Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project, begun in June 2005 and completed in September 2009, involved major upgrades and improvements to enhance the highway’s safety, capacity and reliability along 40 miles of the corridor. Located in a picturesque and technically-challenging setting, the project was completed on time and on budget and is considered a major success.

Transportation Over $50 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

I-15 North Corridor Design-Build Project - Las Vegas, Nevada
North Las Vegas, Nevada

North Corridor Constructors, a CH2M HILL / Las Vegas Paving Corporation JV

The I-15 North Corridor Design-Build Project, the first design-build contract for the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), widened a 5.8-mile section of I-15 north of downtown Las Vegas. The project, completed by North Corridor Constructors, a joint venture of CH2M HILL and Las Vegas Paving Corporation, was completed 7.5 months early with minimal impacts during construction. The result is a safer, better operating highway and a model of design-build contracting for future NDOT projects.

Transportation Under $50 Million
National Design-Build Award

Ben Sawyer Swing Bridge Replacement
Charleston, South Carolina

The Ben Sawyer Swing Bridge Replacement Project entailed in-kind superstructure replacement, swing span replacement, substructure modifications, complete mechanical and electrical overhaul, operator house replacement, approach slab modification and widening and fender system replacement. To minimize the public impact, all superstructure and swing span replacement was completed during a 10-day bridge closure period. Replacement structures were constructed adjacent to the bridge. During closure the approach spans were installed and the new swing span was barged into position.

Transportation Under $50 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Design-Build MD 30 Hampstead Bypass
Hampstead, Maryland

Maryland State Highway's first project by a design-builder to include bridge design, the 4.5 mile Hampstead Bypass was constructed to mitigate a busy commuter route through the small town of Hampstead. To preserve the area’s bucolic scenery, landscaped roundabouts steer traffic onto and off the bypass and four bridges span streams and wetlands. Design and construction proceeded without endangering the state’s bog turtle habitat.

Water/Wastewater Over $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

Johns Creek Environmental Campus
Alpharetta, Georgia

The Johns Creek Environmental Campus is a 15 MGD wastewater treatment facility situated on 43 acres in Roswell, Georgia, adjacent to the Chattahoochee River. The facility was designed with Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technology provided by GE Zenon. The facility was designed to meet strict guarantees related to odor, noise, effluent quality and cost of operation. An educational facility, ponds, walkways and trails provide additional benefits to the community.

Water/Wastewater Over $25 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Haworth Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
Haworth, New Jersey

United Water New Jersey and CDM partnered to upgrade the Haworth Water Treatment Plant. This complex project was successfully completed ahead of schedule and under budget and without interrupting service to 800,000 existing customers. The upgrade features high-rate dissolved air flotation (DAF), an ozone pretreatment process, disinfection facilities, and residuals handling and treatment processes. Haworth’s high-rate DAF — the largest system of its kind in the U.S. — saves energy, improves water quality and reduces the plant’s footprint.

Water/Wastewater Over $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

North Cape Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant
Cape Coral, Florida

A&A Electric Services (Electrical)
Allegiance Security Group (Compound Security)
Cogburn Bros., Inc. (Electrical - Well Heads)
Cougar Contracting Specialties, Inc. (Site Development)
The Crom Corporation (Water Tank)/ Diversified Drilling Corporation (Driller – Production Wells)
Mitchell & Stark Construction (Transmission Piping)
Poole &Kent (Mechanical Facilities/Systems)
Riteway Site Development (Landscape)
Taylor-Pansing Construction (Guard Facility)
Younquist Brothers, Inc. (Driller – Injection Wells)

Johnson Engineering (Landscape Architect, Surveyor, Materials Tester)

This project is a progressive design-build of a brackish water RO WTP in Cape Coral, Florida. Initially providing 12 MGD treatment capacity, the project will receive an ultimate build out at 36 MGD. The project included 22 raw water supply wells, raw water transmission mains, a potable water transmission main, a deep injection well and a 12-MG above-ground storage tank. The project was on time and under budget.

Water/Wastewater Over $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Nogales International WWTP
Rio Rico, Arizona

PCL and Stantec joined forces for the conversion of the 14.74 MGD Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant from an aerated lagoon facility to an activated sludge plant. The $61-million project included activated sludge and solids dewatering facilities. The project was constructed under a "fast track" approach
construction began four months after the contract was signed and was completed within three years (four months ahead of schedule).

Water/Wastewater Under $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

London Road Water Treatment Facility
Boggstown, Indiana

Located near Greenwood, Indiana, the London Road Water Treatment Facility is a 6 MGD groundwater treatment plant. An outstanding success for Indiana-American Water, the new facility produces high-quality drinking water for its customers, improves reliability of service, features sustainable technologies for protecting the environment and was built with zero injuries. The project received LEED certification at the Silver level.

Water/Wastewater Under $25 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Fairplay Wastewater Treatment Facility
Fairplay, Colorado

Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc. and Moltz Construction, Inc.

The Fairplay Sanitation District and the innovative team of Burns & McDonnell and Moltz Construction successfully completed an integrated, fixed-film activated sludge mechanical treatment facility capable of cold-temperature biological nutrient removal. Fairplay Wastewater Treatment Facility construction began in May 2008 and was operating by mid-November 2008, six months ahead of schedule. Completion within one construction season allowed the team to avoid the severe winter weather typical at this high altitude.

Educational Facilities Over $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

City of Phoenix Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Phoenix, Arizona

City of Phoenix (Tenant Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation)

SmithGroup (Architect of Record)
GBtwo (Landscape Architect)

Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation (Tenant)

DPR Construction and SmithGroup balanced the dreams of a three-pronged client structure on this 84,000-square-foot, five-story building, The owner, the City of Phoenix, required an urban building that created shade and added architectural character to an evolving downtown core. ASU required an elegant icon on a tight budget. The College of Nursing & Health Innovation sought expansion and brand identity. The copper-clad building provides a gateway to downtown Phoenix and is seeking LEED®-NC Gold Certification.

Educational Facilities Over $25 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Los Angeles Southwest College Campus Improvements - East & West Sides
Los Angeles, California

Five new campus facilities for Los Angeles Southwest College, including a new Student Services & Activities Center, a field house and stadium with 4,000 seats, a 1,000-car parking structure and maintenance and operations facility were included in the scope of work. The success of this project led the California Legislature to change state law to allow Community College Districts to use design-build for any capital project with a budget of $2.5 million or more.

Educational Facilities Over $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Osprey Fountains
Jacksonville, Florida

The Haskell Company designed and built a new 373,000-square-foot, five-story, 1,000-bed student residence life/housing community on 27 acres for the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. Haskell embraced contemporary design initiatives to create a living/learning community using sustainable design and construction practices which prepared Osprey Fountains to be a LEED Silver facility.

Educational Facilities Under $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Idaho Army National Guard – Live Fire Shoot House
Boise, Idaho

Educational Facilities Under $25 Million
National Design-Build Award

Ave Maria University Women's Residence Housing
Ave Maria, Florida

Students atAve Maria University enjoy the many amenities their brand new 552-bed, 130,000-square-foot housing facility offers. From initial design to construction completion, this entire $25-million project took just under 16 months to complete. Haskell, an integrated design-build firm in Jacksonville, Florida, provided the University with a one-stop shop for architecture, engineering, construction and furnishings at a "turn-key cost.”

Healthcare Facilities Over $25 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (OHOW)
Glendale, Wisconsin

Having outgrown their existing facility, the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin desired to provide comprehensive orthopaedic services in a 30-bed / 10-operating room replacement hospital. Given the turbulent political climate and uncertainty of healthcare reform, the time window for replacement was narrow. Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN‘s integration allowed for overlapping design and construction. The 96,000-square-foot, $27-million facility was delivered in just 22 months with shared savings of more than $3.6 million.

Healthcare Facilities Over $25 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

UAB Women & Infants Center/Radiation Oncology
Birmingham, Alabama

The UAB Women & Infants Center is located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and houses one of the largest neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in the county. The hospital is nine stories tall and contains 630,000 square feet. The UAB Women & Infants Center provides general women's services including labor and delivery, and NICU. It also offers a new state-of-the-art radiation and oncology department.

Healthcare Facilities Under $25 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Randolph Hospital Outpatient and Cancer Center
Asheboro, North Carolina

SteelFab (Structural Design and Construction)
King Guinn & Associates
East Coast Fire Protection (Sprinkler Design & Construction)

CLH Design (Civil Engineer under BJAC, pa)
Starr Electric (Electrical Design & Construction)
Benner & Fields (Mechanical HVAC | Plumbing Design and Construction)

Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration
Design-Build Excellence Award

Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Mount Holyoke College’s historic residence halls are admired by faculty and students, both past and present. However, evolving residential life programming, infrastructural deterioration and inefficiencies, dated and architecturally inconsistent finishes and ADA compliance mandated modernization efforts. Partnering with Cutler Associates, an integrated design and construction firm, the College performed a sequence of major renovations to four halls, adding the modern amenities that students demand and restoring the facilities to their original late 19th century grandeur.

Rehabilitation/Renovation/Restoration
Design-Build Merit Award

Electric Boat - Building 260 Modernization
Groton, Connecticut

As part of Electric Boat's modernization program, Burns & McDonnell designed and constructed two platforms intended to speed construction of America's nuclear submarines. The platforms replaced temporary scaffolding and provide safe personnel access to the submarines and places equipment for submarine construction in close proximity to the boats. The $14-million project yielded an immediate return on investment – construction of the new USS Missouri was safely completed under budget and in record time.

Design-Build Under $10 Million
National Design-Build Award

Hidden Oaks Nature Center
Bolingbrook, Illinois

Nestled among century-old oak trees, Hidden Oaks Nature Center provides interactive learning experiences that foster wonder and respect for the natural world. The team adopted this perspective, too, and incorporated ecological systems and sustainable technologies into every design and construction decision associated with the building and site. This holistic approach contirbuted to the center’s U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Platinum Certification.

Design-Build Under $10 Million
Design-Build Excellence Award

Miramar Golf Clubhouse Complex
Marine Corps Air Station
San Diego, California

Stronghold partnered with the Navy to deliver the Miramar Golf Clubhouse Project on time and on budget. Designed and constructed for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the Clubhouse became the U.S. Marines’ first USGBC LEED Gold certified facility. The design concept tied into the base-wide theme, while achieving a British West-Indies style design. Stronghold and the Navy delivered a facility that significantly improves the quality of life for the Marines and their families at the air station.

Design-Build Under $10 Million
Design-Build Merit Award

Holy Wisdom Monastery
Middleton, Wisconsin

The Benedictine Women of Madison partnered with Hoffman, LLC, to create Holy Wisdom Monastery, a two-story, 34,000-square-foot facility that futhers the Sisters' mission by offering an environment of spiritual growth and connection to nature. The monastery provides spaces for contemplative worship, retreats, concerts, lectures, dining, reading and administration. The Sisters are delighted that the monastery is currently the highest LEED-New Construction v2.2 Platinum rated structure in the United States.