Provo MSA Development Thread - Page 89

delts145 · #**1761** Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 4:22 PM**

I know... Could they at least connect the dots and submit the rendering, which actually shows us what they're talking about.

urbanboy · #**1762** Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 4:38 PM**

the structure above the stage is likely the equivalent of 5 stories.

delts145 · #**1763** Posted **Apr 21, 2010, 2:15 PM**

Construction firm is seeking subcontractors

Deseret News,

SALT LAKE CITY — The Turner Kiewit Jacobsen team will have an open house for potential subcontractors for the Camp Williams federal data center project from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at the Karen Gail Miller Conference Center at the Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus, 9750 S. 300 West, Sandy.

TKJ consists of Turner Construction Co.; Kiewit Building Group, a subsidiary of Kiewit Corp.; and Jacobsen Construction Co.

TKJ said it has been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue to Phase 2 of the bidding process, meaning it will prepare and submit a comprehensive proposal for the project by June 16.

Contractors and vendors can RSVP for the open house at the team's website, www.TurnerKiewitJacobsen.com. Disadvantaged, veteran-owned and woman-owned businesses are particularly encouraged to attend, it said.

delts145 · #**1764** Posted **Apr 22, 2010, 11:07 AM**

UDOT removing I-15 express lanes in Utah County to prepare for construction

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/70002...-County-to-prepare-for-construction.html

PROVO — Interstate 15 commuters in Utah County will be hit with double construction for the next several months as two huge projects continue.

I-15 between Lehi and Spanish Fork soon will be one continuous construction zone while workers complete the I-15 Core project...

With the I-15 construction coming in Utah County, the HOV lanes will be eliminated. In the lower right of the photo can be seen where the HOV white painted diamond shape has been removed as well and the double solid white lines have been replaced with the regular dotted lines. Stuart Johnson, Deseret News

With the I-15 construction coming in Utah County, the HOV lanes will be eliminated. In this photo can be seen where the double white lines of the HOV lane ends and the regular white striped lines begin instead of the shorter and fatter white HOV lines that indicate entering and leaving the HOV lane. (Stuart Johnson, Deseret News)

...On Thursday, the southbound I-15 on-ramp at Main Street in American Fork will be closed from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving as part of Pioneer Crossing, an east-west road that will run from Redwood Road in Saratoga Springs to I-15 at the Main Street exit in American Fork. The six-mile road will have five to seven lanes and speeds of 40 to 45 mph....

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delts145 · #**1765** Posted **Apr 22, 2010, 11:22 AM**

Three Utah contractors still in running to build 'spy center' - Construction » Bidders for $1 billion National Security Agency facility trimmed to five.

By Mike Gorrell
The Salt Lake Tribune

Construction teams involving three of Utah's four largest general contractors have advanced to a short list of consortiums still vying to build the $1 billion Utah Data Center at Camp Williams.

They are:

» Okland Construction, whose partner is New Jersey-based Skanska USA

» Big-D Construction, which is partners with Dallas-based Balfour Beatty Construction and DPR Construction Inc. of Redwood City, Calif.

» Jacobsen Construction Co., which has formed a joint venture with Turner Construction of New York City and Kiewit Building Group of Omaha.

Not making the cut was Sandy-based Layton Construction Co., which had teamed up with Clark Construction LLC.

Katisha Draughn, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is overseeing construction of the so-called spy center for the National Security Agency, declined to identify any of the companies that had advanced or been rejected in the first phase of the contractor-selection process.

But The Salt Lake Tribune has learned that the other two finalists are:

» Hensel Phelps Construction Co. of Greeley, Colo.

» The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. of Baltimore.

About 10 contractor teams had been assembled in the highly competitive bidding process for what is expected to be one of the country's largest construction projects in the next couple of years.

"We're very excited about advancing," said John Evans, a vice president for Okland. "It's a big deal, but there's still a lot of work to do."

Similarly, Jacobsen Construction President and Chief Operating Officer Doug Welling said "we're delighted to continue on in the process to build this project that is so vital to our nation's security.

"Our team excels at building mission-critical data centers, has strong ties to Utah and knows how to deliver projects of this magnitude on time and on budget."

The five finalists have until June 16 to produce a more detailed design-build proposal for the Data Center, which will be a repository for information collected and analyzed by U.S. intelligence agencies.

This phase also includes the identification of subcontractors in a work force that could number 10,000.

To fill out its team, the Turner Kiewit Jacobsen Joint Venture has scheduled an open house for potential subcontractors on April 29 at Salt Lake Community College's Miller Campus, 9750 S. 300 West.

Draughn said the Army Corps of Engineers plans to award the construction contract, worth upwards of $500 million, in late September.

The Data Center is expected to cover 200 acres at Camp Williams, which straddles the Salt Lake-Utah county line west of the Jordan River.

Its main feature will be 100,000 square feet of computer space where data will be collected. Keeping that facility cool and running will require 65 megawatts of power annually.

It is projected to have 100 to 200 full-time employees when operational.

The Army Corps of Engineers has told contractors that 70 percent of the work should be done by small businesses.

Searching for subcontractors
The Turner Kiewit Jacobsen Joint Venture, a finalist to build the Utah Data Center, will conduct an open house for potential subcontractors on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29 in the conference center at the Salt Lake Community College's Miller Campus, 9750 S. 300 West, in Sandy.

urbanboy · #**1766** Posted **Apr 22, 2010, 9:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by delts145

With the I-15 construction coming in Utah County, the HOV lanes will be eliminated. In the lower right of the photo can be seen where the HOV white painted diamond shape has been removed as well and the double solid white lines have been replaced with the regular dotted lines. Stuart Johnson, Deseret News

Will the HOV lanes make a come-back when construction is finished?

wrendog · #**1767** Posted **Apr 22, 2010, 10:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by urbanboy

Will the HOV lanes make a come-back when construction is finished?

Yes.

jtrent77 · #**1768** Posted **Apr 23, 2010, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by wrendog

Yes.

Not only will they come back, but I believe the plan is to have them extend a bit further down--to Provo perhaps? rather than just to Orem.

shakman · #**1769** Posted **Apr 23, 2010, 6:16 PM**

Removing the HOV lanes from the project is not a smart move to save a few bucks. However I agree, it will be back.

Oh yes that short list I was looking for. I read it in an article a couple days ago. I use to work for a subsidiary of Turner Construction. Turner themselves is strong outfit with a lot of Federal related work in their resume.

This is going to be very interesting when it comes to award time. Each joint venture has some excellent positives to take note of.

i-215 · #**1770** Posted **Apr 23, 2010, 10:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by shakman

Removing the HOV lanes from the project is not a smart move to save a few bucks. However I agree, it will be back.

Oh yes that short list I was looking for. I read it in an article a couple days ago. I use to work for a subsidiary of Turner Construction. Turner themselves is strong outfit with a lot of Federal related work in their resume.

This is going to be very interesting when it comes to award time. Each joint venture has some excellent positives to take note of.

I think it's simply a logistics issue. There will come times when they are going to have to cut the lanes WAY down to meander through the construction zone. I guess they figure it'd make it too confusing to continue to stripe and sign an HOV lane, only to have to take it all down again and again and again between now and two years from now.

shakman · #**1771** Posted **Apr 24, 2010, 1:37 AM**

Makes perfect sense... but...

Now I am confused... Is the removal of HOV lanes temporary due to construction or is it being taken out of new construction?

jtrent77 · #**1772** Posted **Apr 24, 2010, 2:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by shakman

Makes perfect sense... but...

Now I am confused... Is the removal of HOV lanes temporary due to construction or is it being taken out of new construction?

They are removing the HOV lanes because of construction; once construction is all completed there will be HOV lanes again and they will be extended from their current ending (Orem University Pkwy exit) to Spanish Fork.

So not only will ALL of the HOV lanes be returned, they will be added unto.

delts145 · #**1773** Posted **Apr 27, 2010, 12:21 PM**

Massive Pipeline Project to bring 400 jobs, $235M to local economy

By Caleb Warnock
The Daily Herald

As a massive project to pipe the Murdock Canal gets underway, officials are lauding the work as a boon to
the local economy.

Pleasant Grove-based Northwest Pipe Company has been awarded a $60 million contract to supply the pipe.
Northwest anticipates that it will employ about 65 people to manufacture the pipe at its facility in Pleasant Grove,
said project spokeswoman Amy Steinbrech

Fabrication is beginning now, and all the workers will be hired by early May, officials said. Other preliminary work will
begin in summer, and residents will begin to see the large pipe being moved into place.

According to the state's economists, it is estimated that for each 10 jobs created during construction, an
estimated 12 additional jobs will follow in support industries, such as suppliers, food and service providers,
Steinbrech said.

All told, the massive piping effort will bring 400 jobs and $235 million to the local economy over the next 30 months,
officials said. The 21-mile canal will be shunted into a 126-inch steel pipe. The pipe will be made in Pleasant Grove,
and it's just one of the projects that will benefit the economy.

Keeping the money and jobs local has been a goal from the start, said Steve Cain of the Provo River Water Users
Association.

"We were not in a position to require, especially our pipe supplier, to build it locally here, but we spent a lot of energy
trying to persuade them to do that," and in the end they agreed, he said.

A virtual parade of state and local officials released statements this week in support the project. U.S. Sens. Orrin
Hatch and Bob Bennett, U.S. Reps. Jim Matheson and Jason Chaffetz, Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah County Commissioner
Larry Ellertson all praised the project, calling it a "big win," a "great benefit" and one of the area's "most valuable
resources."

The canal, which was built in 1911 and enlarged in 1944, starts at the mouth of Provo Canyon in Orem, and runs to
the Point of the Mountain. The enclosure project goes through Orem, Lindon, Pleasant Grove, Cedar Hills, American
Fork, Highland, Lehi and Bluffdale. Work begins in October and ends by the spring of 2013.

Ames Construction, with an office in West Valley City, has been awarded the $130 million contract to construct the
pipeline, and will receive an incentive for early completion.Ames estimates it will employ approximately 115 workers
on the project, the majority of which will be local, Steinbrech said.

In addition to providing a financial shot in the arm, piping the canal will increase safety, improve water quality,
offer redundancy for drinking water supplies, increase water savings and provide for a multi-use trail to be built on top
of the enclosed canal.

For information about the project, visit www.prwua.org.

SLCforme · #**1774** Posted **Apr 27, 2010, 2:56 PM**

I hate this project. I grew up in Pleasant Grove and walked past the canal every day on my way home from elementary school. I have fond memories of stopping there and dropping sticks and weeds in, watching them float down the current. Our state has too little flowing water available as is, why on earth would they bury one of the only ones we have? I know the reason they give is safety, but the two guys who died and precipitated the decision to bury it were scuba diving. They took a risk and paid the price, why should everyone else suffer? If I fall off a cliff rock climbing or skiing nobody better level the cliff so no one else can fall off it. The world has inherent risk, that can't be changed, and trying to is only taking beauty away from everyone.

shakman · #**1775** Posted **Apr 27, 2010, 5:00 PM**

It is very upsetting to see such beauty disappear. I understand the needs for an expanding population, job creation and tax dollars, but to see this burried is very upsetting. It seems like little by little, such beauty is becoming memories. I hope I misread the article.

urbanboy · #**1776** Posted **Apr 27, 2010, 6:15 PM**

This is terrible. Salt Lake is now trying to uncover city creek. I think a trail next to a canal would be a more popular trail than a trail where a canal used to be.

jtrent77 · #**1777** Posted **Apr 27, 2010, 6:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by urbanboy

This is terrible. Salt Lake is now trying to uncover city creek. I think a trail next to a canal would be a more popular trail than a trail where a canal used to be.

Not that I am a fan of burying the canal...but remember that it was man made to begin with. Also I can understand a reason to bury it (beyond safety) to lessen evaporation and improve water quality.

This all said, I was sad to read that they were burying the canal. Just playing "devil's advocate."

TonyAnderson · #**1778** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 1:34 AM**

Well they're eliminating the actual openness of the canal (though keeping the actual canal) and constructing a pretty vast 16 mile trail over it, through 7 cities in Utah County - Murdock Canal Trail. It's sort of like a greenbelt minus the water. So there is some positive to it.

arkhitektor · #**1779** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 2:35 AM**

Losing the water will suck, but there are other issues to consider, such as the landslide that the canal in Logan caused last year, and piping canals would prevent such failures.

There is a canal trail near my home in Clearfield that I bike along often. Its quaint, but you're basically inhaling mosquitoes the whole time.

delts145 · #**1780** Posted **Apr 28, 2010, 4:17 AM**

I can only speak for the Alpine/Highland/North Lehi area of the canal, which will be very glad to have it covered and converted to an attractive trail system. The canal through that area is nothing more than a large, dangerous ditch, and is in no way even close to as beautiful as the two Riverbottom areas that run through Highland.