Posts for Archives: Project

Photo Credit: Dekker Perich Sabatini Bernalillo County @ Alvarado Square was a pioneering case study in the use of Design-Build to balance value, performance and sustainability. In 2017, Bernalillo County purchased an existing downtown Albuquerque building that was the previous home to New Mexico’s largest electricity provider. The building was constructed in 1979 and had […]

Photo Credit: Connie Zhou The Mary D. Nichols Campus project consolidated California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) seven existing locations spread throughout Los Angeles into a single 19-acre location in Riverside, CA. The $411 million state-of-the-art facility includes an extended range of dedicated test cells for testing of heavy and light duty vehicles, an advanced chemistry […]

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Sound Transit Sound Transit (ST) sought to double its Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) fleet to support the East Link expansion of the light rail network to connect downtown Seattle to communities on the east side of Lake Washington. The project required a joint land-use entitlement for the maintenance facility and a […]

The High Altitude Research Lab (HARL), located on the west side of the new Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center at the summit of Pikes Peak, CO, will enhance the United States Army’s ability to conduct medical research and prepare warfighters for battle. High altitude and mountainous terrains present a challenging environment and a unique opportunity […]

Photo Credit: Connie Zhou As the new home to the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Clifford L. Allenby Building reimagines the government office as a modern hybrid workplace, emphasizing occupant health and wellness and setting new benchmarks for energy and water conservation. This new 374,000 sq. ft. state office building accommodates a proposed […]

Photo Credit: Hazen and Sawyer Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) selected Design-Builder Crowder to construct a partially-buried, 5.2 MG offline storage facility with an integrated skate park. The project supports decommissioning of HRSD’s Chesapeake-Elizabeth Treatment Plant and provides critical infrastructure to reduce the risk of sanitary sewer overflows during wet weather events. The facility is […]

Photo Credit: Red Wing Photos This $133.5 million wastewater project upgraded Midland’s Water Pollution Control Plant and was executed as a progressive design-build public-private partnership. The City of Midland operates the plant improvements, and they were actively involved in design decisions that affect operability. Pioneer needed the project to produce the necessary volumes of water […]

Photo Credit: Jacobs To reduce its reliance on groundwater and provide a renewable surface water supply to support future development and economic growth, the City of Goodyear embarked upon its largest ever infrastructure project, the $128.9 million Goodyear Water Treatment Facility (WTF). The project connected the City of Goodyear to its Central Arizona Project (CAP) […]

Photo Credit: STRUCTURAL The Hickey Run Aerial Sewer Crossing located in the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC, was significantly impacted by record-setting flooding and erosion. Inspections of the 51-in diameter, concrete encased Eastside Interceptor revealed spalled concrete at the upstream abutment and a compromised foundation. Along the embankment, crews discovered an eroded void beneath […]

Photo Credit: Kaze Aerial The Harbor River Bridge project consisted of replacing the original swing-span bridge over a tidal waterway and navigable channel, which serves as the only means for vehicular access to Harbor and Fripp Islands. The existing bridge was too narrow, structurally deficient and a safety hazard for motorists. The new high-level 3,340′ […]