Spectrum Engineers Wins Six Lighting Design Awards

The Utah section of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America honored Spectrum Engineers with six International Illumination Design Awards for the year 2003.
The Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah earned separate IIDA's for interior and exterior lighting design, which was provided by Spectrum Engineers' principal lighting designer Joseph M. "Jody" Good, III, LC, IESNA. Good's lighting designs also earned IIDA's for the following projects: IHC McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, Utah; The Gateway, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Ethel Wattis Kimball Visual Arts Center at Weber State University, Ogden, Utah.
Additionally, the George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah earned Good and Bruce R. Needham, P.E., principal electrical engineer with Spectrum, an IIDA.

Reinstatement of Argonaut Workers Comp. & General Liability Insurance

After additional discussions, Argonaut Insurance Co. has agreed to reinstate its Workers Compensation and General Liability Insurance under the State of Utah's Owners Controlled Insurance Program. Formal notification of the reinstatement is in the process of being issued by Argonaut. As a result, there is no need for firms to obtain alternative insurance at this time.
The policy with Argonaut has an expiration date of Sept. 8, 2003. The State is currently evaluating its options for how to proceed at that time. The reinstatement of the Argonaut policy does however give the State time to determine how to proceed and then pursue a course with appropriate notice to affected parties.

BHB Consulting Engineers Have Moved

BHB Consulting Engineers has outgrown its present location and moved to a new location on May 2. Please note the company's new address and phone number: 244 West 300 North, Suite 202; Salt Lake City, Utah 84103; Phone (801) 355-5656; Fax (801) 355-5950.

Big-D Wins Big Canyon Ranch And Smiles Over Built Milk

Big-D Signature, a division of Big-D Corporation, Salt Lake City, has been awarded a contract to build Big Canyon Ranch, a 50,000-sq.-ft. Christian retreat and adventure camp in Summit County, Utah.
Construction of the infrastructure is set to begin later this year, with building construction expected to start in the spring of 2004, and a total expected completion time of three years.
Construction services will relate to the following facilities: dining hall, commercial kitchen, sleeping dorms, indoor gymnasium, staff cabins, family cabins, covered outdoor basketball court, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, office, infirmary, snack shop, meeting room, game room and maintenance building.
Big-D Construction, a division of Big-D Corporation, has been selected by Meadow Gold Dairies to provide exclusive design-build services for a state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facility in the Las Vegas area.
The 70,000-sq.-ft. dairy plant is projected to take approximately 16 months to complete, said Forrest McNabb, senior vice president for Big-D. Site work for this project commenced in March.

Bird Construction Inc. Receives National GSA Contracts

Bird Construction Inc., Salt Lake City, has been awarded up to $585 million per year in renewable term contracts by the General Services Administration to "design and build" projects in 18 states. This award to Bird is renewable for up to five years and adds to Bird's current GSA contract backlog of $80 million.
This GSA award was secured through a design-build venture, which also involves the Salt Lake firms of AJC Architects, PSOMAS Engineering, Reaveley Engineers, Spectrum Engineers and the international architectural firm HOK, represented by their San Francisco office.
Bird Construction Inc. entered the Utah market in April of 2000 and is locally managed by Grant Gibbs. The company currently manages projects in five states from its Salt Lake office.
Bird Construction has also been chosen by the General Services Administration of the United States Government to design and build three border stations along the Northern U.S. border. The stations are located in Roseau, Minn.; Lancaster, Minn. and North Troy, Vt., and are part of the U.S. Government's new "homeland security" commitment.
The projects were secured through a design-build venture, which also involved the Salt Lake firms of AJC Architects, Inc; PSOMAS Engineering; Reaveley & Associates and Spectrum+Bennion Engineers.

New Liberty Park Tennis Center Underway

Salt Lake City based Cameron Construction was awarded the new Liberty Park Tennis Center located in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. The project began June 16, with completion slated for September 2003.
The project includes a new locker facility for the tennis court complex. The project manager is Kevin Cameron. The architect of record is Barry Smith, principal architect of HFS Architects in Salt Lake City.
Cameron Construction also completed negotiations and began construction on a new movie gallery in Richfield, Utah. The project has a completion slated for the end of September 2003. The architect of record is James Glascock of Salt Lake City.

Okland Completes Largest Courthouse in Logan

Okland Construction Company, Salt Lake City, has just completed the new $10 million First District Logan Courts Facility in Logan, Utah.
Now the largest courts facility in Logan, this 77,415-sq.-ft. courthouse features eight courtrooms, administrative areas, office space, prisoner-holding areas, three-story grand lobby with tile floor and tenant improvement.
As noted by the project scoring analysis by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, Okland was chosen to build the First District Logan Courts Facility based upon its "extensive experience with high quality finish work, a competitive completion date, a commitment to dedicated on-site project management and a competitive price."
Due to Okland's performance on the Logan Courthouse, DFCM has also chosen Okland Construction to build another courthouse in West Jordan, Utah.
The First District Logan Courts is designed by local architecture firm Valentiner Crane Brunjes and Onyon; VCBO is currently working with Okland on the Student Athletic Center Complex at BYU.

Providence Place Breaks Ground

Kier Construction Corp., Ogden, Utah, recently broke ground on Providence Place, a $1.6 million, 22-unit housing project designed to provide affordable housing for the disabled in Providence, Utah. Funding for Providence Place was provided through a grant from Housing and Urban Development's Section 811 program. Construction is expected to be completed by November of this year.
Kier Construction was also recently awarded contracts to build two new credit unions along the Wasatch Front, the America First Credit Union branch in Centerville and the Spanish Fork branch for Mountain America Credit Union. Both facilities will be complete in approximately five months.

Planting Program Receives Envision Utah Award

Envision Utah has recognized Kennecott Land's Daybreak master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah, with an Award of Merit for its ecosystem approach to planting design, plant procurement and landscape maintenance.
Kennecott Land, committed to presenting the Daybreak community as a showcase for sustainable development, has made many important choices regarding water and energy conservation, use of open space and landscaping on the 4,200-acre site.
Local landscape architectural firm G. Brown Design Inc. developed Daybreak's planting program, which ensures the installation of drought tolerant trees and plants to significantly reduce water consumption. At least 75 percent of the open space at Daybreak will be planted with water-wise, native plants requiring little or no irrigation. The use of native trees, shrubs, forbs and grasses in streets and parks will also help to reduce total water consumption by more than 50 percent compared to conventional Utah areas.
Kennecott Land is also planning carefully to ensure large quantities of quality plants will be available in the sizes and types required to meet project needs. Hundreds of thousands of trees, shrubs and flowers will be installed at Daybreak site over a 10-year period.
In addition to overseeing the installation and maintenance of plants, Kennecott Land will implement a quality assurance program to ensure the correct installation, establishment and survival of the plants.

Camco Celebrates Clubhouse Completion

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was recently held at 9400 South Riverside Drive to celebrate the completion of the new River Oaks Clubhouse. The 12,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse was a design-build project with Camco Construction, Salt Lake City, and SLA Architects, San Diego, Calif.
Camco Construction has also completed construction on Portofino Plaza, located at 850 West 100 North in Orem, Utah. It is a 20,000-sq.-ft. masonry retail shell space. Roger Smith of SLA Architects designed the project. Also recently completed was a Corporate Express Building located in Idaho Falls, Idaho. This 88,000-sq.-ft. facility in the Sunnyside Industrial & Professional Park has 65,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space and 23,000 sq. ft. of office showroom space. Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects designed the project.
In other news, Camco recently began construction on the new Make-A-Wish office building, located in Murray City. The 12,600-sq.-ft. building includes two stories with a basement. It was designed by VCBO Architects and is due for completion in November 2003.
Camco Construction has been chosen as the general contractor for four major discount retail stores located in Draper, Payson, Richfield and Clinton, Utah. The projects will total over 589,000 sq. ft. and consist of grocery and discount stores with tire centers. They are all due to be complete by December.
Additionally, Perma-Plate, a 20-year old Salt Lake City-based company specializing in vehicle maintenance, has selected Camco to construct a 21,000-sq.-ft. corporate headquarters including office and distribution space. The new facility will be located at 2157 West Bridger Road in Salt Lake City. The project began construction in June and will be complete in November.

Furst Completes Subway and Builds Dance Studio

Furst Construction, Salt Lake City, has completed a 1,750-sq.-ft. Subway sandwich shop in Herriman, Utah.
Furst Construction worked closely with developer RKT LP, franchise Erick Thompson and architect John Wilhite, all of Sandy, Utah, to coordinate the design-build project. The facility resembles Subway's existing standalone restaurants and includes a drive-through window.
In other news, Furst has been contracted to build a new 6,000-sq.-ft. studio facility for Park City Dance. The new two-story facility will replace the existing 2,000-sq.-ft. space and will include five dance studios, a student lounge and a reception area.
Furst Construction worked with PCD owners Sandy Flury and Trish Ryland and architect John Wilhite to design the facility to handle the studio's current needs and expected growth. Construction is scheduled to be complete in October.
Furst has also been contracted to build and remodel 30,000 sq. ft. of space at Wasatch Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City. Nearly 15,000 sq. ft. of existing space will be renovated to house the church's new fellowship hall, nursery and administration areas. Construction is scheduled to be complete in spring of 2004.

R&O Construction Ranked in the Top 400 Nationally

R&O Construction, Ogden, Utah, continues to climb up the Top 400 Contractors rankings list with a 304th position this year. Engineering New Record ranked R&O number 319 in 2002.
Companies are ranked by construction revenues and number of new contracts in 2002. Most of R&O's contracts fell into the "General Building" category, which includes commercial buildings, offices, stores, educational facilities, government buildings, hospitals, medical facilities, hotels, apartments, housing, etc.
Engineering News Record is a national publication of McGraw Hill Company.
In other news, a piece of Germany is coming to Las Vegas, Nev. A replica of the original Hofbrauhaus Restaurant in Munich, Germany is under construction by R&O Construction. The 18,000-sq.-ft. authentic replica is the first of its kind.
The restaurant will consist of a 367-seat main dining hall and indoor beer garden with seating for 426. A Bavarian menu will feature food prepared by an authentic German Chef. The indoor beer garden will appear to be an outdoor garden with its painted sky ceiling.
Also shipped from Germany will be the 70,000 German roof tiles that emulate the Munich Hofbrauhaus. The large glass beer steins will also be authentic.
An R&O team visited the Munich, Germany Hofbrauhaus to see it first hand prior to the Las Vegas project construction. The team also met with the German architect while there and toured clay tile plants to assist them in selecting a tile supplier.
The owner is BVT Hbavaraia, LP of Atlanta, Ga. The project is being managed by R&O's Las Vegas office and will be completed late 2003.
R&O Construction is working with Perlman Architects of Henderson, Nev., designers of the project.
Also in Las Vegas, a new Vons store has opened. R&O Construction completed the construction last week for the grand opening.
Construction on the new Vons included the grocery store, in-store-full-service bank, deluxe deli, floral department, one-hour photo center, professional pharmacy, dry cleaner and customer service center.