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Southwest Contractor 2008 Top Projects Arizona

1. Transwestern PipelineLocation: Northern Arizona

Construction Cost: $957 million

Started: March 2008

Target Completion: March 2009

Owner: Transwestern Pipeline Co.

Design/Engineers: AMEC Paragon;

Mustang Engineering; Universal Ensco

General Contractor: Rockford Corp.;

Gregory & Cook

Meter Stations Contractor: Arizona

Pipeline

An additional 500 million cu ft of nat-

ural gas per day will flow to metro

Phoenix through this new 258-mi

pipeline from its San Juan mainline in

Ash Fork to Pinal County.

The route was cleared and graded, then

trenches were excavated following topog-

raphy to allow at least 3 ft of cover.

Comprised of 105,000 tons of 36- and 42-

in. steel pipe made in Italy, the pipeline

was then assembled using mechanized

welding, hydraulically bending and weld-

ing the steel from within. The pipe was

coated with fusion-bonded epoxy and low-

ered into place. Crews were able to lay up

to 2 mi of pipe a day. >>

20 Southwest Contractor 06/2009


2. Phoenix Children’sHospital Remodel, NewPatient Tower, Garage andCentral Plant

Location: Phoenix


Started: February 2008

Target Completion: Late 2012

Owner: Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Design Firm: HKS Architects

Construction Manager at Risk: Kitchell

Engineers/Design Consultants:Evans Kuhn Associates; CCRD

Subcontractors: Kovach; KT

Fabrication; Sun Valley Masonry; Schuff

Steel; University Mechanical; Delta

Diversified Enterprises; Buesing Corp.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital is

expanding to become one of the coun-

try’s largest pediatric hospitals.

The project includes six major compo-

nents on a 30-acre site: 12-level 765,000-

sq-ft hospital tower, 180,000 sq ft of ren-

ovation, a stand-alone 30,000-sq-ft load-

ing dock/central plant connected by a

tunnel to the tower and three parking

garages totaling 1,750 spaces.

The tower is structural steel with concrete

slab on metal deck. The parking garages are

post-tension and precast concrete.

Delivered in phases with the first

garage already complete, major mile-

stones include the completion of the cen-

tral plant next month, the tower comple-

tion in May 2011 and the final compo-

nent - the renovation - in 2012. >>

PHOTO BY PATTI REZNIK PHOTOGRAPHY



3. Talking Stick ResortLocation: Scottsdale


Started: January 2008

Target Completion: June 2010

Owner: Casino Arizona

Design Firm: FFKR

General Contractor: Chanen

Construction Co. Inc.

Subcontractors: Kinetic Systems,

Inc.; Schuff Steel Co.; Hardrock

Concrete Placement; ISEC, Inc.;

Western States Fire Protection; Au

Authum Ki Construction; Tpac;

Integrated Electrical Services;

Performance Contracting Inc.

This newest addition to Casino

Arizona Resort & Spa, an enterprise of

the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian

Community, includes a new hotel tower,

casino addition and conference center.

The 15-story tower includes 497

deluxe rooms, a 13,000-sq-ft spa,

240,000 sq ft of gaming space and over

100,000 sq ft of indoor and outdoor

conference space, including a 24,000-

sq-ft ballroom.

Other amenities include eight restau-

rants including a high-end restaurant

on the 15th floor offering 360-degree

views of the Valley, 750-seat showroom,

sports bar, multiple lounges and an

elaborate pool area.

PHOTO BY DAVID BURGESS PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO BY PATTI REZNIK PHOTOGRAPHY


4. PHX Sky TrainLocation: Phoenix


Started: June 2008

Target Completion: December 2012

Owner: City of Phoenix

Design Firm: Lea + Elliott Inc.

General Contractor: Hensel Phelps

Construction Co.

Engineer: Gannett Fleming

Subcontractors: America’s Contracting;

BCS Enterprises; CS&W Contractors; CT

Price; Diamond Ridge; GPRS; JFK Electric;

Kovach; LP Steel; Rapid Recovery;

Richardson Contracting; Sentinel Fence

Co.; Sonoran Environmental; United Civil

Group; Royden Construction Co.; Corrpro

Companies; RGB Construction Co.;

Hoque and Associates; United Civil Group

The first stage of the new automated

train system for Phoenix Sky Harbor

International Airport, named the PHX

Sky Train, includes the construction of

12,000 lineal ft of guideway and three

stations to accommodate the new auto-

mated train. The guideway, 9,000 ft of

which are elevated, will link three sta-

tions including one at Terminal 4, anoth-

er at the east economy parking lot and

the third connecting to the City’s new

Metro Light Rail. The guideway includes

a crossing over Taxiway R that will span

nearly 350 ft at an elevation of approxit-

mately 100 ft overhead. The construction

of the automated train also includes the

relocation of the current east economy lot

toll plaza, relocation of new utilities and

new access roads. >>


5. ADOA 4,000 PublicPrison Beds

Location: Perryville, Tucson and

Yuma


Started: September 2008


Owner: Arizona Department of

Corrections

Design Firm: Arrington Watkins

Architects

General Contractor: McCarthy

Building Companies Inc.

Subcontractors: Delta Diversified

Enterprises; Berg Electric; HACI

Mechanical; Midstate Mechanical;

Castle Steel; Fleming West; Mountain

Power; Riggs Companies; Suntec

Concrete

This project encompasses 4,000 beds

of minimum security prison expansions

throughout Arizona, with 2,000 beds in

Yuma and 1,000 beds each in Tucson

and Perryville.

The facilities include water storage at

Tucson and Perryville and a water and

wastewater treatment plant in Yuma.

The facilities include complex

kitchens, education and administration

buildings.


PHOTO BY MIKE BROWN


6. Wild Horse Pass ResortLocation: Chandler


Started: August 2008

Target Completion: October 2009

Owner: Gila River Band of Mission

Indians

Design Firm: JCJ Architecture

General Contractor: Kitchell

Engineers/Consultants: Caruso

Turley Scott; Chavez Grieves; WH

Pacific; Urban Earth Design

Subcontractors: AmFab Inc.;

Bergelectric Corp.; Bros. Masonry

Corp.; Hunter Contracting; Interstate

Mechanical Corp.; Mirage Plastering;

Star Roofing; Suntec Concrete Inc.;

Top Flite Construction; Tpac; Trainor

Glass Co.

This new 400,000-sq-ft casino/hotel

will offer guests 1,300 machines, 48

table games, a 24-table poker room, a

high-limit area and a dedicated non-

smoking slot area. The facility will pro-

vide a wide range of amenities including

a 120-seat food court, a contemporary

diner, Asian fusion restaurant and a fine

dining steakhouse.

The complex will provide a number of

entertainment choices, including a live

performance lounge, a sports bar and a

1,000-seat theater venue for live concert

events with a seating capacity of over

1,000 guests that can also be trans-

formed into a dynamic nightclub.

The new 10-story hotel/conference cen-

ter includes 250 rooms and suites with a

11,600-sq-ft conference center. >>


PHOTO BY TODD PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES



7. 91st Avenue UP05Expansion A & B

Location: Phoenix

Construction Cost: $148.7 million


Target Completion: March 2010 (A);

July 2010 (B)


Design Firm: Malcolm Pirnie Inc.;

Black & Veatch

General Contractor: PCL

Construction Inc. (A); McCarthy

Building Cos. Inc. (B)

Engineers/Design Consultants: Nabar

Stanley Brown; Greeley & Hanen

Subcontractors: Ludvik Electric; Felix

Construction; CS&W Contractors

PCL’s project A includes a new uni-

fied pump station to convey secondary

effluent from Plant 1, 2 and 3, UP01 and

UP05 to the future Tres Rios Wetlands.

In addition, crews will add effluent con-

veyance piping, new sludge thickening

facilities and improvements to the uni-

fied plant chlorine disinfection.

McCarthy’s project B involves a 37.5

mgd wastewater treatment plant expan-

sion to the existing 91st Avenue WWTP.

The construction includes a grit influent

and effluent channel, grit cyclone, grit

washer, a primary influent channel and

primary influent splitter structure, as

well as sedimentation basins and sludge

pumps. >>

PHOTO BY MIKE BROWN


8. I-17 Widening,Loop 101 to S.R. 74

Location: North of Phoenix



Target Completion: January 2010

Owner: ADOT

Design: Parsons Transportation

Group; Stanley Consultants

General Contractors: Pulice

Construction; Meadow Valley

Contractors

Subcontractors: Roadway Electric;

McNeil Bros; Contractors West; Hunter

Guard Rail & Fence; Straight Line

Utilities; Case Foundations; Consolidated

Rebar; Royden Construction; Highway

Tech; Howe Precast

This area of Interstate 17 north of the

Loop 101 Interchange is being widened to

the Carefree Highway to double the lanes

and provide improved interchanges.

Meadow Valley is completing the sec-

tion from Loop 101 to Jomax Road.

The 5-mi project reconstructs the

existing I-17 lanes and adds one general-

purpose and one HOV lane of concrete

pavement topped by rubberized asphalt

in each direction. A center-median wall

is being constructed.

The contract also reconstructs the

Deer Valley Road interchange, frontage

roads and box culverts as well as widens

the bridges over Loop 101.

On the 4-mi Jomax Road to Carefree

Highway section, Pulice will add in each

direction two rubberized-asphalt-on-con-

crete lanes, one general purpose and one

HOV, as well as a center-median wall.

They will also widen two CAP bridges,

install drainage culverts and build multi-

ple new bridges and interchanges.


9. SagewoodLocation: North Phoenix


Started: October 2008

Target Completion: May 2010

Owner: LCS Development LLC

Design Firm: Todd & Associates

General Contractor: The Weitz Co.

Engineers/Design Consultants: LSW

Engineers

Subcontractors: Suntec Concrete;

Schuck & Sons Framing; Diversified

Interiors; Pete King Construction; E&K;

Phoenix Pipelines; Wilson Electric;

GSL Electric; RKS Plumbing; Sun

Valley Masonry; Diversified Builders

This multi-phase retirement com-

munity blends Southwest themes and

picturesque architecture with state of

the art elements, finishes and services.

Sagewood’s first phase on the south-

east half of the 67 acre site features

approximately 905,100 sq ft of con-

struction.

Two buildings will house the Wellness

and Community Center and will tie in

directly to the other two main buildings

containing the 294-unit independent liv-

ing facility. Also included to the north is

a three-story assisted living and skilled

nursing facility. There are 24 single-story

duplex-style casita units and four villas

encasing 32 two-story quadruplexes.

Landscaping, central rotunda, porte-

cochere, exterior plazas, lap pool and spa

rounds out this first phase. >>



10. Classic Residenceat Silverstone

Location: Scottsdale




Owner: The Plaza Cos.

Design Firm: Davis

General Contractor: Summit Builders

Subcontractors: B&F Contracting;

CDS Framing; DeSantis; Helix Electric;

Midstate Mechanical; Noble Steel; Park

West Landscape; PentaCor; Progressive

Roofing; RCI Systems; Riggs Cos.; SEC

Electrical; Sun Valley Masonry; Suntec

Concrete; Total Metals

This 624,000-sq-ft continuing care

retirement community is located on a

35-acre campus in North Scottsdale on

the site of the former Rawhide Western

Town, just north of the developer’s pre-

vious project Grayhawk.

With lush landscaping and plenty of

water features, the development includes

the 426,000-sq-ft, four-story Palazzo

Grande, providing 203 independent living

units and a subterranean parking struc-

ture. The community also includes the

53,000-sq-ft Care Center with 48 units

that provides assisted living, memory sup-

port and skilled nursing care.

Additionally, 67 stand-alone villas are

being constructed. Amenities include for-

mal and casual dining, heated indoor/out-

door pool, fitness center, library, theater,

18-hole golf putting course and art studio.

Approximately 66% complete, the pro-

ject is currently on schedule.

PHOTO BY THE PLAZA COS.


11. Deer ValleyWater Treatment Plant -East Basins

Location: Phoenix


Started: March 2008

Target Completion: February 2011


Design Firm: Wilson Engineers


Building Cos.

Engineers/Design Consultants:Malcolm Pirnie; Nabar Stanley Brown

Subcontractors: Ames Construction;

CS&W Contractors; Ludvik Electric;

Endo Steel; Schnabel Foundation;

Cemex; TDIndustries; Tpac

This 100 mgd East Basins Plant is in

the middle of the existing water treat-

ment plant.

The new plant consists of a pre-sedi-

mentation basins, rapid mix basins,

sand ballasted flocculation basins, GAC

filter adsorbers, and the east basins

electrical building. >>

PHOTO BY MIKE BROWN


12. Goodyear SpringTraining Baseball Stadium

Location: Goodyear


Started: December 2007

Target Completion: August 2009

Owner: City of Goodyear

Design Firm: HOK Sport

General Contractor: Barton Malow Co.

Engineers/Design Consultants: A.V.

Schwan & Associates; Terra Sport

Subcontractors: Corbins Electric;

Siteworks; Code One Construction;

Kovach; West Coast Netting; Kern

Masonry

This project’s first phase included the

Clevelend Indians’ 42,873-sq-ft development

complex, practice fields and clubhouse.

Phase two, the main public ballpark with

8,000 fixed seats, added a home plate build-

ing that rises three stories with a team shop,

restrooms and concessions occupying the

ground floor, suites on the second and an

80-person party deck on the third.

A two-story right-field building has a

party deck with bar on top and a lower

level opening to the ball field that hous-

es two clubhouses, a batting tunnel and

laundry facilities.

A third phase was later added to con-

struct the Cincinatti Reds’ 43,000-sq-ft

clubhouse with six full-size practice ball

fields, two half fields and numerous bat-

ting tunnels.

PHOTO BY BARTON MALOW


13. The MusicalInstrument Museum

Location: Phoenix


Started: April 2008

Target Completion: Summer 2009

Owner: The Musical Instrument

Museum

Design Firm: RSP Architects

General Contractor: Ryan Companies

Engineers/Design Consultants: MBJ

Subcontractors: Riggs Contracting;

Delta Diversified Enterprises; W.D.

Manor Mechancial Contractors; ISEC;

Alliance Fire Protection; Walters &

Wolf; KT Fabrication; Sun Valley

Masonry; Target Roofing; Fabco Metal

Products; Able Steel; Progressive

Concrete; ISS Grounds Control

This two-level, 180,000-sq-ft structure

of modern sandstone forms will house

5,000 musical instruments from around

the world in displays showcasing objects

from royal heirlooms to family folk trea-

sures. As visitors walk past the displays,

wirelessly transmitted audio signals will

be synchronized with video of the instru-

ments being played in their cultural con-

texts, creating a vivid visual and aural per-

formance of the instruments on view.

Designed in a simple ‘C’ shape and

surrounded by native plantings and nat-

ural arroyos, MIM harmonizes with its

20-acre desert site on the northern edge

of Phoenix. The building contains two

levels of galleries, a gift shop, dining

spaces and a 300-seat performance the-

ater. This innovative cultural treasure is

being completed using BIM-Revit. >>


14. Banner HealthCorporate Center Mesa

Location: Mesa


Started: April 2008

Target Completion: August 2009

Owner: Banner Health System

Design Firm: Gensler

General Contractor: Holder

Construction Co.

Engineers/Design Consultants:Mazzetti & Associates, Bridgers &

Paxton

Subcontractors: Bel Aire Mechanical;

Delta Diversified Enterprises; Climatec

Building Technologies; Coreslab

Structures; D.A.B Painting; Dickens

Quality Demolition; Spectra Contract

Flooring; Triad Steel Services; Western

States Fire Protection; Sun Valley

Masonry; Suntec Concrete

This project includes a greenfield data

center and renovatations to convert an

existing medical center into a corporate

office center. Along with the 350,000

existing sq ft of hospital space, the usage

of a tower was also added to increase the

space. Another key element of the pro-

ject consisted of expanding an existing

microbiology lab. The renovated space

required demolition of an entire floor’s

interior space.

The 65,000-sq-ft Tier III data center

includes 25,000 sq ft of raised floor and

houses three 2,000 kw engine genera-

tors, six 750 kva UPS modules, three

800 ton centrifugal chillers and sixty-

four CRAH units.


15. Banner IronwoodMedical Center

Location: Queen Creek


Started: April 2008

Target Completion: September 2009

Owner: Banner Health

Design Firm: SmithGroup


Building Cos.

Engineers/Design Consultants:Paragon Structural Design; Dibble

Engineering; JJR|Floor

Subcontractors: W.D. Manor

Mechanical; Wilson Electric; Schuff

Steel; Walters & Wolf; Rhino Masonry;

Kovach; Pete King

This 233,000-sq-ft project includes a

five-story patient tower plus a diagnostic

and treatment building for imaging and

surgery. It includes an 18-bay emer-

gency department with a basement and

modular central plant.

The 24-bed start-up facility has the abil-

ity to grow to 82 beds without any building

expansion. Eventually, the facility can

grow to 500+ beds with the incremental

addition of patient towers and expansion

of the diagnostic and treatment areas. >>


16. I-10 Widening, SarivalAve to S.R. 101

Location: Phoenix


Started: January 2008

Target Completion: May 2009

Owner: ADOT

Design Firm: ADOT

General Contractor: Pulice

Construction Inc.

Subcontractors: Carlson Masonry;

Roadway Electric; Specialized Services

Co.; WSP Inc.; Royden Construction;

McNeil Brothers; Combs Construction;

ADRA Contracting

The widening of Interstate 10 between

Loop 101 and Interstate 17 is intended to

improve traffic flow in the West Valley and

is funded with the half-cent sales tax under

the voter-approved Proposition 400.

The Sarival Ave. to Loop 101 phase

adds one general purpose and one high-

occupancy vehicle lane in each direction,

with bridges widened at each of the

crossroads. Three general purpose lanes

currently exist between Dysart Road and

Loop 101, with two general purpose

lanes between Sarival Avenue and

Dysart Road.

The project also includes a new traffic

interchange at Bullard Avenue.


17. Tucson Data CenterLocation: Tucson




Design Firm: SmithGroup

General Contractor: Howard S.

Wright Constructors

Engineers/Design Consultants: Alfa

Tech Cambridge Group; Dibble

Engineering

Subcontractors: Integrated Support

Systems; Kazal Fire Protection;

Progressive Roofing; Rosendin Electric;

Sun Mechanical Contracting; Gale

Insulation

Featuring extensive use of building

information modeling, this is the third

phase for the 100,000-sq-ft data center.

Crews added 19,000 sq ft of raised floor-

ing space, 14,500 sq ft of future data cen-

ter infrastructure, and a new 11,500-sq-ft

mezzanine. The project also included all

mechanical and electrical work, an

upgraded foundation, a mechanical plant

with cooling towers and a 46 kw substa-

tion for utility power. HSW built a new

generator enclosure for 11, 2000-kw gen-

erators, five of which were installed in

phase three. The project is targeting LEED

gold. >>


18. Scottsdale CAP WaterTreatment Plant Expansion

Location: Scottsdale


Started: Jan. 2007 (overall); Jan. 2008

(phase 4)


Owner: City of Scottsdale

Design Firm: Malcolm Pirnie Inc

General Contractor: Archer Western

Contractors

Engineers/Design Consultants:Separation Processes Inc.

Subcontractors: MGC Contractors;DYK Inc.; KSK Electric, Rhino Masonry,

Diversified Interiors, S&H Engineering,

Murphy Coatings Inc.

This project was divided into several

phases: Phase one includes construction

of a 6-million-gal, post-tensioned reser-

voir along with interconnecting pipe to

existing reservoirs. Phase two includes a

new 66-in. raw water transmission

main, pretreatment facilities, chemical

feed systems and raw water meter

vaults. The final phase includes a new

20 mgd expansion of the existing plant

with the capability to expand to 50 mgd.

This phase includes a pressure mem-

brane facility and dissolved air filtration

facility. Systems include pressure mem-

branes, compressors, blowers, chemical

feed and storage systems, backwash and

neutralization systems, electrical equip-

ment, associated analytical equipment

and control centers.



19. U.S. 93, Hoover Dam-Kingman Highway

Location: Mohave County, 53 miles

N. of Kingman


Started: December 2008


Owner: ADOT

Engineers: AMEC; AZTEC; ADOT

General Contractor: FNF

Construction, Inc.

Subcontractors: Carlson Masonry;

DBA Construction; Royden

Construction; Pacific Coast Steel;

Serrano Painting; Howe Precast; Kelton

Construction

This ADOT project includes approxi-

mately 15 miles beginning at milepost

2.36 south to milepost 17.35.

Construction will consist of building a

two-lane roadway that is parallel to the

existing two-lane roadway. The work also

includes milling existing asphaltic con-

crete pavement, construction of new

asphaltic concrete pavement, new box

culverts, installation of pipe culverts,

embankment curb, downdrains, spill-

ways, guardrail and fence, mainline

bridge widening, construction of two

new mainline bridges and signage.

This project includes the construction

of three unique wildlife crossing bridges

for around 400 big horn sheep that live

in the area. >>


20. Hualapai MountainMedical Center

Location: Kingman


Started: May 2008

Target Completion: October 2009

Owner: MedCath

Design Firm: HKS Architects

General Contractor: Lott Bros.

Construction Co.

Engineers/Design Consultants:CCRD; Lopez/Garcia

Subcontractors: Colvin Electric; Cobb

Mechanical; Desert Construction;

Walker Electric; Vision Landscaping;

Hard Rock Concrete; Sunshine

Concrete; Canyon State Enterprises

Built on a 31-acre greenfield site near

historic Route 66, this medical center

provides a needed general acute care hos-

pital for the growing city of Kingman.

The approximately 200,000-sq-ft tower

includes 70 beds and is shelled for 36

additional beds. The hospital also has a

24/7 emergency room with 22 beds, heart

services, inpatient and outpatient services,

an ICU unit, full imaging services and

laboratory areas.

The four-story building is cast-in-place

concrete with precast concrete on the

ground floor. Energy-efficient compo-

nents include double-pane windows.

The façade incorporates natural colors

such as terra cotta, beige and sand hues.

Diagnostic and treatment areas are

grouped to provide efficient flow for

patient and materials transport. <<

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