Balfour Beatty Completes Soil Reinforcement
One building at Fort Lee, Va. is on track to open this summer, while construction on another has begun following the foundation support work by design-build contractor GeoStructures.
For the first project, the U.S. Army’s Logistics University Education Building and Simulation Center, the company deployed Geopier® technology to stabilize the foundation soils at the site because of the soft, coastal plain soil and high ground water. The system included a combination of Geopier and Impact® Pier elements with unique uplift anchors to counter the overturning forces of the tall structure. When it opens in July, the building will consolidate four of the Army’s logistics education sites in one place.
The second Fort Lee project, Central Campus, is comprised of five buildings that required Geopier elements, with some utilizing uplift anchors because of the structural compressive and lateral loads. Some are classroom and lab buildings, while others include four large vehicle bays used for training and maintenance by army personnel. Central Campus will be completed in 2010.
Fort Lee is one part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) plan, the multi-year effort to close 12 major military installations and reshape the infrastructure of the U.S. Department of Defense. At Fort Lee, the program is requiring the creation of seven million square feet of office space at a cost of nearly $1 billion.
RFQ from Utah DOT
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) will soon release a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the $1.73 billion Utah County I-15 Corridor Expansion (I-15 CORE) design-build project. For more information on the I-15 CORE project or to order a DVD of preliminary design information, visit www.i15CORE.utah.gov.
Vacon Construction Begins
Brechbill & Helman Construction Company, Inc. of Chambersburg, Pa. recently began construction of the North American headquarters for Vacon, Inc. in Chambersburg. Partnered with Chambersburg Area Development Corporation, the team will construct a 68,300-square-foot single-story facility containing 17,500 square feet of office space and a 50,800-square-foot assembly and distribution facility. Scheduled for completion in November 2009, the project will be built to achieve LEED® Silver certification.
Lifecycle Builds the Military
Lifecycle Construction Services has recently received three new design-build contracts.
The first is a $32 million “indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity” (IDIQ) contract for the design and construction of administrative facilities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for the Fort Worth District of the Army Corps of Engineers. Lifecycle also received a $100 million IDIQ contract for the design and construction of various facilities at Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point and New River, N.C., by NAVFAC Mid Atlantic.
The third project is a $200 million IDIQ for the design and construction of various facilities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia by the Savannah District Army Corps of Engineers.