VIRGINIA, October 5, 2010 - The US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District has awarded Suffolk Construction Company Inc. the BRAC 132 Army Administration Facility design-build project at Ft. Belvoir, VA. This highly visible project is valued in excess of $30,000,000 and will start immediately. The BRAC 132 Army Administrative Facility Project is a multi-story Command Headquarters Building with a separate elevated parking garage. The building will consist of approximately 97,000 square feet of administrative space, emergency operations center, appellate courtroom and adjoining spaces, secure conference rooms, as well as various other support spaces designed to achieve LEED Silver certification. Upon completion in September 2011, the building will serve as the new home for Army personnel relocating to Ft. Belvoir. Lead design partners for the project are Perkins + Will and BCRA. This is Suffolk’s second project for the US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. Currently, Suffolk is delivering the $19 million Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Barracks building at Fort Myer, VA. This was Suffolk’s first award under a Multiple Award Task Order Contract awarded earlier this year.

The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded Grunley Construction Company, Inc. the Phase 1B Adaptive Reuse contract as part of the Consolidation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital site in Washington, DC. The scope will include the adaptive reuse and historic restoration of six buildings that are part of the original main campus, including the theatre building, the dining hall and kitchen, the ice house, construction shop building, as well as office and conference space in other buildings. The contract award amount and duration are approximately $57,441,000 and two years, respectively. This project is part of the first phase of a multi-phased construction project to consolidate the DHS, which currently has offices located throughout the DC area, into a single secure location. The St. Elizabeth’s site includes approximately 176 acres and is a National Historic Landmark. As such historic elements, mature trees, and landscape features will be preserved during the construction process. The project is funded in whole by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.

Grunley has also been awarded a contract to renovate portions of the Smithsonian Institution’s Arts and Industries Building, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Grunley’s work is intended to preserve this historic building that opened in 1881, stabilize and revitalize the building envelope, and prepare the building for future phases of the full building renovation. The museum is presently closed in preparation for the full revitalization effort. The scope of work includes full replacement of the existing metal and slate roofs; repair, reinforcement, and partial replacement of the iron roof structure; installation of new steel, masonry and concrete structural elements to improve seismic, wind, blast, and snow load performance; replacement of the existing replacement windows with new windows; masonry and ornamental metals restoration; and installation of new roof drainage, snow melting, and lightning arrest equipment and systems. The contract is valued at $34,300,000. Notice to proceed is expected to be issued in early November, and the project duration is 28 months. The Arts and Industries Building is Grunley’s second recent project being constructed for the Smithsonian Institution. At the National Museum of American History, Grunley is currently converting the existing parking garage, located on the lower level on the south side of the building, into a suite of offices. The new space will feature two glass freestanding pavilions located at the east and west ends of the garage infill space. The museum will remain open during the construction. This project is valued at $9.6 million and is scheduled for completion in July 2012.

Turner Interiors is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Arlington County Department of Human Services. The Grand Opening Ceremony was held at the new Department of Human Services on October 1, 2010. Turner Interiors was selected in the fall of 2009 as the general contractor for the project. The project consisted of a 150,000 square feet full gut and renovation of an existing commercial office building. The space includes dozens of exam rooms, a call center, a dentistry suite, full pharmacy and lab areas, food services, as well as countless doctors’ offices and a full service gym. Turner utilized BIM, as well as laser scanning, to provide full coordination between new and existing MEP services. When building the model, what traditionally takes weeks to do Turner was able to do in a matter of hours. The building is slated to be LEED certified. 

Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc. has been awarded the historical restoration of the dome at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. The State House was built in the 1770s and its signature dome is the oldest and largest wooden dome of its kind in the United States. Coakley & Williams recently performed a complete mechanical system replacement and renovations to the Governor’s suite in the State House under a separate contract.

Coakley & Williams has also been awarded the construction of the IDEA Charter School project in Washington, DC. The work includes new athletic facilities and classrooms. The project has been designed to achieve LEED Silver certification and includes such sustainable features as geothermal wells and high efficiency mechanical equipment.