1 - Frisco Sports Complex

The new 11,000-seat Dr. Pepper/7-Up Ballpark is the first piece of a $300 million sports complex in Frisco, a rapidly growing city just north of Dallas.

The ballpark is the new home of the Frisco RoughRiders, the Class AA farm team for the Arlington-based Texas Rangers, and it will be joined soon by a 220,000-sq.-ft. training center for the NHL's Dallas Stars. Both facilities will be operated by Dallas-based Southwest Sports Group, owned by Rangers and Stars owner Tom Hicks, and leased from the City of Frisco for a reported $1.5 million per year.

The ballpark contains 9,000 spectator seats, 2,000 berm seats and state-of-the-art press box and broadcast booth facilities. Most of the support facilities, such as the 27 luxury suites, premier Founders Club and concession areas, are located in pavilions connected by bridges and winding pathways for a "park-in-a-park" theme.

Also scheduled to become part of the complex is a 350-room Embassy Suites hotel and conference center while future development plans call for office, retail and multifamily projects.

LOCATION: Frisco
START/COMPLETION DATES: May 2002/January 2005
CONTRACT VALUE: $300.0 million
SIZE: 72 acres
OWNERS: City of Frisco
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Centex Construction Co., Dallas
PROGRAM MANAGER: The Beck Group, Dallas
DESIGN ARCHITECT: David M. Schwarz Architectural Services Inc., Washington, D.C.
ARCHITECT OF RECORD/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: HKS Inc., Dallas
CIVIL ENGINEER: Graham Associates Inc., Arlington
MECHANICAL ENGINEER: G.W. Vines, Dallas
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Mills Electric Contractors, Dallas

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2 - Carrizo Aquifier and Storage Recovery Program

This massive project includes more than 30 miles of 60-in. water pipeline that connects the Edwards Aquifer in San Antonio to the Carrizo Aquifer at the Bexar County border.

At the Carrizo Aquifer site, a $26 million water treatment facility and high-service pump station will process 32 million gallons of water a day for San Antonio Water Systems.

"With this project, we'll be able to store Edwards Aquifer drinking water … in the Carrizo," said SAWS program manager Mike Brinkmann. "There's quite a bit of water available in winter periods, but not in the summer. The Carrizo will allow us to take water from the wet winter periods and bring it back for use during peak summer periods."

The program is designed to reduce summertime usage of Edwards Aquifer water by 25 percent, saving more than 60 million gallons per day. The project also complies with Senate Bill 1477, which established the Edwards Aquifier Authority to form a water permitting system for water rights. That system curtails and restricts the use of water from the Edwards Aquifier.

An additional benefit is that construction is low-impact and environmentally friendly.

"SAWS is working on conservation projects to be able to meet a 50-year-long range water resource plan," Brinkmann said. "We estimate to spend $2 billion over this time and this project is the first part of that plan."

LOCATION: Southeast Bexar County
START/COMPLETION DATES: January 2002/March 2006
CONTRACT VALUE: $215.0 million
SIZE: Approximately 30 acres
OWNER: San Antonio Water Systems, San Antonio
CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS: CH2M Hill, San Antonio; Black & Veatch, San Antonio
GENERAL CONTRACTOR (water plant): MW Builders of Texas Inc., Temple
SITEWORK/PAVING: Olmos Construction, San Antonio
UNDERGROUND PIPING: Texas Road & Utilities, Buda
CLEAR WELL CONSTRUCTION: Natgun Corp., Wakefield, Mass.

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3 - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas Research Tower No. 4

Since its formation in 1943, Southwestern Medical School has grown from a small wartime medical college into the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, a multifaceted academic institution recognized for its excellence in educating physicians, biomedical scientists and healthcare personnel.

The center is currently in the midst of a 20-year master expansion plan, which calls for several construction projects including six research towers. The latest tower under construction is the fourth in that plan and will house biomedical research facilities for the University of Texas medical system.

The new facility will include research facilities, complex laboratory spaces and central utility upgrades. The expansion will take place on an existing campus with adjacent buildings and utilities, meaning only minimal interruption to the existing operations can occur.

Included in the project: a 16-story, 532,245-sq.-ft. building with full research laboratory space, a five-story, 282,000-sq.-ft. facility for research; and a 20,000-sq.-ft. expansion to the existing central utility plant.

LOCATION: Dallas
START/COMPLETION DATES: November 2001/March 2006
CONTRACT VALUE: $206.0 million
SIZE: 834,245 sq. ft.
OWNER: University of Texas System, Austin
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Austin Commercial Inc., Dallas
PHASE IV ARCHITECT: Omniplan Inc., Dallas
RADIOLOGY/ONCOLOGY ARCHITECT: PageSoutherlandPage, Dallas
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Datum Engineering Inc., Dallas
STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT: Charles Gojer & Associates, Dallas
MEP ENGINEER: Friberg Associates, Fort Worth
CIVIL ENGINEER: Albert H. Halff Associates Inc., Dallas

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4 - Combined Emergency Communications
and Transportation Management Center

Rarely do local, county and state agencies band together with private companies to build a structure to serve all their combined needs, but such a structure is currently under construction in Austin.

Owned by the City of Austin, the Travis County Sheriff's Department, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Combined Emergency Communications and Transportation Management Center is intended to replace the City of Austin and Travis County 9-1-1 Communications Center as well as provide critical upgrades to the current emergency service systems.

It will also include the Austin and Travis County Regional Emergency Operations Center and integrate emergency services with a new, regional Transportation Management Center for TxDOT.

The three-story, cast-in-place concrete building is situated on 14 acres that was part of Austin's Robert F. Mueller Airport, the now-regional facility that preceded the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport as the Texas capital city's main airport.

The facility will be home to a $72 million communications system consisting of 17 radio towers located throughout Travis County. The Austin Independent School District, the Texas Legislature, Austin Energy, the City of Austin Public Services and others will use the public safety radio services.

LOCATION: Austin
START/COMPLETION DATES: February 2002/October 2003
CONTRACT VALUE: $150.0 million
SIZE: 75,000 sq. ft.
OWNERS: City of Austin, Travis County Sheriff's Department, Texas Department of Transportation and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Bartlett Cocke Inc., Austin
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT: Architecture Plus, Austin
ARCHITECT/MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Daniel Mann Johnson & Mandehall, Los Angeles
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Jose Guerra Inc., Austin
CIVIL ENGINEER: Raymond Chun & Associates, Austin

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5 - Federal Inspections Services Building

Looking to dramatically expand international air traffic, the Houston Airport System at Bush Intercontinental Airport is building a Federal Inspection Services building and an automated people mover station and platform.

This new facility will centralize U.S. Customs Services for international flight departures and arrivals for Terminal D as well as Terminal E, which is currently under construction for Continental Airlines.

The 750,000-sq.-ft. building features a steel structure with glazed curtainwall and metal panel façade. Architectural curved trusses form portions of the high roof, which are covered with metal roofing panels. The low roof sections consist of steel joists clad by membrane roofing. A curved central decorative spine roof spans the inspections hall.

Divided into three main levels, the basement will feature an international baggage handling area.
The first level includes a baggage claim hall with 12 baggage claim devices, a baggage re-check hall and lobby. An Immigration and Naturalization Services primary inspection hall, lounge, pedestrian bridges connecting to the terminals and the new Continental Airlines international ticket lobby will be located on level two.

The FIS building will connect to a future parking garage at the west end via two elevator towers, which will be constructed of steel framing surrounded with metal panels. Included is a two-level post-tension concrete parking structure at the east end for employees.

LOCATION: Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston
START/COMPLETION DATES: June 2002/Third Quarter 2004
CONTRACT VALUE: $146.0 million
SIZE: 750,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Houston Airport System
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Clark/Mission, a joint venture between Clark Contractors Inc. and Mission Contractors, both of Houston
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: The PB Team, Houston
ARCHITECT: Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville, Houston
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Walter P. Moore & Associates Inc., Houston
MECHANICAL ENGINEER: Burnes DeLatte & McCoy Inc., Houston
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Hunt & Hunt Engineering, Houston

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6 - Sam Rayburn Power Plant Addition

The Sam Rayburn Combined Cycle Expansion Project is a 191-megawatt addition to an existing 47 MW power plant located in Nursery, just northwest of Victoria.

When completed, the 3-on-1 combined cycle facility will feature three General Electric LM 6000 combustion turbines, each with a capacity of 49 MW. The project also includes three dual-pressure heat recovery steam generators supplied by Foster Wheeler and a Dresser Rand steam turbine generator supplying 39 MW of power.

Natural gas or fuel oil will be used for the gas turbines.

The plant is also getting three new coolers, a four-cell cooling tower and new transmission lines.
With more than 300 tons of steel, 3,500 cu. yds. of concrete and 80,000 cu. yds. of fill (used to raise portions of the site several feet), the Sam Rayburn expansion project is the most ambitious project for South Texas Electric Cooperative to date.

A new building will serve as the control station and Victoria-based Alvarez & Associates Construction Co. Inc. is building the station completely separate from the power plant.

LOCATION: Victoria County
START/COMPLETION DATES: April 2002/July 2003
CONTRACT VALUE: $140.0 million
SIZE: 15 acres
OWNER: South Texas Electric Cooperative, Nursery
PROGRAM MANAGER/ENGINEER: Burns & McDonnell Engineering Inc., Kansas City, Mo.

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7 - Lake Houston Water Treatment Plant

The 40-million-gallon-per-day Northeast Water Purification System is one of the largest design/build/operate projects in the country. The innovative use of the design/build/operate approach allowed a significantly shorter delivery time and an estimated 38 percent cost savings over conventional design/bid/build delivery.

Key components of the project include single-level raw water intake using four underwater screens in Lake Houston with a capacity of 120 million gallons per day and 544 linear ft. of 84-in. intake pipeline tunneled to the raw water pump station.

The station is a 40 mgd capacity station (expandable to 120 mgd) with vertical turbine pumps in barrels.

Also included are a 10 million-gallon ground prestressed concrete storage tank, a 40 mgd high service pump station, a chemical building for bulk storage and feed facilities, a 138-kilovolt dual feed substation and an administration building.

LOCATION: Humble
START/COMPLETION DATES: April 2002/March 2004
CONTRACT VALUE: $124.6 million
SIZE: 150 acres
OWNER: Houston Area Water Corp., Houston
DESIGN/BUILD FIRM: MWH Constructors Inc., Houston
CIVIL SITE DESIGN: Nathelyne Kennedy, Houston

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8 - Moody Gardens - Phase V

Moody Gardens is a master-planned, multi-use complex, which is being developed over 20 years.
The current project includes expansion and renovation of the convention center, hotel expansion, renovation and addition to the restaurant, a new seven-level parking garage, a site utility relocation and additions, maintenance building and parking canopy, a new warehouse and a new day-dock.

The Moody Gardens Convention Center is being expanded to a 60,000-sq.-ft., multifunction exhibit hall that will be able to accommodate trade shows, traveling stage shows, musical performances, arena events and ballroom functions and a complete renovation of the existing 20,000 sq. ft. Conference Center.

The hotel addition will include 125 new rooms and an expansion to the existing restaurant. The hotel is an eight-level, post-tensioned concrete structure with a stucco and curtainwall exterior.
The new structure is located just northeast of the existing hotel, and it will be joined with the existing hotel by a structural steel link. The restaurant expansion includes renovating the existing restaurant and adding a new seating area.

The parking garage is a seven-level, post-tensioned concrete structure with precast concrete panels, stucco and glass curtainwall as the exterior finish.

LOCATION: Galveston
START/COMPLETION DATES: August 2002/May 2004
CONTRACT VALUE: $115.0 million
SIZE: 250 acres
OWNER: Moody Gardens Inc., Galveston
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Gilbane Building Co., Houston
ARCHITECT: Morris Architects Inc., Houston

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9 - Baylor University Sciences Building

As part of Baylor University's "Vision 2012," the new Sciences Building is part of an impressive campaign requiring the renovation of existing facilities as well as the construction of new ones.

The three-wing, four-story building is constructed with a cast-in-place concrete frame. Due to the sensitive nature of the teaching and research equipment, the building is reinforced with post-tension cables to control vibration.

The exterior façade of the building is a Georgian red brick with off-white cast stone accents. Each of the three wings is topped with a cupola, ranging in height from 40 to 60 ft. The building also has two, 164-ft., semi-attached clock towers that create bookends and overlook the water features of the main plaza.

The building houses three, two-story auditoriums, five interdisciplinary research centers, 75 teaching labs, 39 classrooms, 78 research labs and 180 faculty offices.

LOCATION: Waco
START/COMPLETION DATES: May 2002/Summer 2004
CONTRACT VALUE: $103.0 million
SIZE: 508,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Baylor University, Waco
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: The Beck Group, Dallas
ARCHITECT: HarleyEllis, Southfield, Mich.

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10 - Interstate 30 (Tom Landry Highway) Widening

This project represents a major portion of the Texas Department of Transportation's effort to reconstruct the Interstate 30 corridor from the Dallas/Tarrant county line to IH 35E in downtown Dallas.

Currently, the roadway section is three lanes in each direction with limited shoulders while the new section will consist of four to five lanes in each direction. In areas with only four through lanes, additional auxiliary lanes will be provided between entrance/exit ramps to help lower the impacts created by entrance and exit points along the freeway facility.

The pavement section will be 7 in. of asphalt pavement as a base and 13 in. of continuously reinforced concrete pavement as a driving surface. In total, the project will move approximately 1.9 million cu. yds. of earth material, place 245,000 tons of asphalt pavement, place 42,000 ft of reinforced concrete pipe, place in excess of 195,000 cu. yds. of concrete and construct more than 332,000 sq. ft. of retaining wall.

Additionally, seven existing bridges will be replaced and upgraded to match the new freeway, one completely new bridge will be built and two old bridges spanning abandoned railroad tracks will be removed.

LOCATION: Dallas
START/COMPLETION DATES: December 2002/Summer 2007
CONTRACT VALUE: $96.8 million
SIZE: Approximately 5 miles
OWNER: Texas Department of Transportation
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Gilbert Texas Construction LP, Fort Worth
ARCHITECTS: Turner Collie & Braden Inc., Dallas; Carter & Burgess Inc., Fort Worth; LopezGarcia Group, Fort Worth.

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11 - Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital Expansion

Encompassing 700,000 sq. ft. of structures, additions to the Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont incorporate both poured-in-place reinforced concrete and structural steel with masonry façade.

The three-story Ambulatory Care Center will house a surgery suite with six operating rooms and radiology equipment for a full range of services. The five-story Medical Office Building will hold future doctor suites, which are presently in design, as well as hospital administration and staff.

Also included will be a 7,716-sq.-ft. food court, a 10,900-sq.-ft. central plant, an overhead pedestrian bridge and a multi-level parking garage for up to 1,200 vehicles.

The foundations for all the buildings are supported by 70- and 80-ft.-deep augercast piles with pressure-injected, high-strength grout. The grout is injected into the shaft as the auger bit is removed.

Post-tensioned cables are used at the parking garage to reinforce the beams and slabs.
Additionally, the site plan includes extensive landscaping and unique stone clad water features in three separate areas.

LOCATION: Beaumont
START/COMPLETION DATES: July 2002/April 2004
CONTRACT VALUE: $95.0 million
SIZE: 700,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Christus Health System Inc., Beaumont
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Gilbane Building Co., Houston
ARCHITECT: HOK Inc., Houston

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12 - Duncanville High School Additions & Renovations

Additions and renovations to Duncanville High School is the major piece of a $166 million bond program passed by the school district voters in October 2001.

Since the project is being constructed on the same site and around the existing high school, several phases of construction are required to accommodate the ongoing activities of the faculty and students in order to minimize disruption.

When completed in the summer of 2005, the high school will total approximately 750,000 sq. ft. and be one of the largest high schools in Texas, accommodating up to 3,700 students.

Included in the project is a 210,000-sq.-ft academic wing, which will feature a two-story "Main Street" corridor that upon completion will connect the academic wing with the main library area, school administration, the main cafeteria and the new sports complex.

The sports complex will include three practice gymnasiums, a competition gym, a 2,000-seat basketball arena, concession areas and a new field house connected to the main structure, which will contain locker rooms and training area for athletics.

A 550-seat performance theater, state-of-the-art central library, new 1,600-seat baseball grandstands and upgraded campus infrastructure is also part of the extensive project.

LOCATION: Duncanville
START/COMPLETION DATES: May 2002/July 2005
CONTRACT VALUE: $94.0 million
SIZE: 875,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Duncanville Independent School District, Duncanville
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Hunt Construction Group Inc., Dallas
ARCHITECT: SHW Group Inc., Dallas
MEP ENGINEER: Estes, McClure & Associates Inc., Tyler
CIVIL ENGINEER: Glenn Engineering Corp., Irving

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13 - Interstate 10/410 Reconstruction - Phase II

Located in the San Antonio where Interstate 10 intersects with IH 410, this project will complete the interchange at that location with the addition of seven connectors and three mainlane bridges.

The bridge substructure will consist of columns and caps that feature architectural treatments and include form liners, rustication and reveals. The superstructure includes both structural steel plate girders and prestressed concrete beams.

Features of the project include 1.5 million cu. yds. of earthwork, 153,000 sq. yds. of concrete paving, 26,000 sq. ft. of bridge substructure, 157,000 sq. ft. of MSE retaining wall, 9.3 million lbs. of structural steel, 820,000 sq. ft. of bridge slab and 128,000 tons of hot mix.

The project represents the second of five phases for the total interchange reconstruction.

LOCATION: Bexar County
START/COMPLETION DATES: October 2002/October 2006
CONTRACT VALUE: $92.2 million
SIZE: 1.53 miles
OWNER: Texas Department of Transportation
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc., Houston

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14 - Valero Refining Corporate Headquarters

Approximately one year after merging with Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, Valero Refining Corp. decided to expand the old Diamond Shamrock headquarters just northwest of San Antonio and transform it into a new base of operations.

The project scope triples the size of the original building, from 220,000 sq. ft. to more than 670,000 sq. ft.

Two new building additions now stand to either side of the existing structure and each has its own parking garage sized in respect to the wing it serves.

The four-story north building addition is 250,000 sq. ft. and includes a basement for later use as a health and fitness facility. With 200,000 sq. ft., the three-story south building addition features an energy trading floor on the second level.

Also included in the project are major renovations to the existing facility (built in 1996) and site work, including an upgraded data center, new kitchen and dining areas, a new porte-cochere, main lobby and a tie-in to the additions on both sides.

LOCATION: San Antonio
START/COMPLETION DATES: February 2002/February 2004
CONTRACT VALUE: $85.0 million
SIZE: 670,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Valero Refining Corp., San Antonio
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: SpawGlass Constructors Inc., Selma
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Project Control, San Antonio
ARCHITECT: Rehler Vaughn & Koone Inc., San Antonio

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15 - U.S. Highway 83 Expansion

Designed to help alleviate traffic congestion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, expansion of U.S. Highway 83 between the cities of Weslaco and Donna in Hidalgo County will convert the four-lane divided highway to six main lanes with four shoulders.

The project consists of eight grade separations, which include bridge columns and caps with architectural treatments as well as slabs on prestressed concrete beams.

To be constructed in five phases, the project will include 2 million cu. yds. of earthwork, 500,000 cu. yds. of caliche base, 156,000 sq. ft. of temporary earth wall, 125,000 linear ft. of storm sewer and box culvert, 650,000 sq. ft. of MSE retaining wall, 77,000 sq. yds. of concrete paving and 400,000 tons of hot mix.

LOCATION: Hidalgo County
START/COMPLETION DATES: October 2002/March 2007
CONTRACT VALUE: $82.5 million
SIZE: 8.26 miles
OWNER: Texas Department of Transportation
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc., Houston

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16 - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention Building

As the replacement building for the existing Houston Main Building on M.D. Anderson's campus, the design/build Cancer Prevention Building gives a complete yet flexible update of space for both medical staff and administration.

The state-of-the-art medical building features office space, a bistro-style restaurant and auditorium and conference center facility capable of seating up to 350.

The building's first two levels are clinical space to supplement the outpatient facilities of its sister project, the Ambulatory Clinical Building, another design/build project.

The structural steel office building will stand atop three levels of cast-in-place concrete, which totals 29,000 cu. yds. In one phase, general contractor Hensel Phelps Construction poured 10,000 cu. yds. of concrete, reportedly one of the 10 largest pours ever in Houston.

The completed building will be linked to the Ambulatory Clinical Building via a seven-level pedestrian bridge.

LOCATION: Houston
START/COMPLETION DATES: November 2002/May 2004
PROJECT VALUE: $72.6 million
SIZE: 390,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Houston
ARCHITECT: FKP Architects Inc., Houston
STRUCTURAL/CIVIL ENGINEER: Walter P. Moore & Associates Inc., Houston
MEP ENGINEERS: GRG Consulting Engineers, Orlando, Fla.; Shah Smith & Associates, Houston

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17 - North Harris Montgomery Community College

North Harris Montgomery Community College is a new campus currently under construction on the outskirts of Houston. The six-building, 200-acre complex will feature many different designs and uses of concrete in its construction.

The North Harris Montgomery Community College District is the owner of the campus, whose structures will total more than 400,000 sq. ft. Additionally, Harris County added funds to extend Building C by 30,000 sq. ft. to house a public library.

The campus will be complete with four lakes, pedestrian bridges, a concrete amphitheater, sidewalks, parking lots and architectural concrete scattered throughout.

"On any level of university construction, this is the only one that is being constructed wholly from the ground up," said assistant project manager Shawn Hooker of Houston-based general contractor Gilbane Building Co. "There's a little bit of everything here: drilled piers, tilt wall, mat slabs, concrete and steel shell. In the end, 14 various mixes of concrete will be used onsite."

LOCATION: Cypress
START/COMPLETION DATES: January 2002/August 2004
PROJECT VALUE: $72.0 million
SIZE: 400,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: North Harris Montgomery Community College District, Houston
CONTRACTOR MANAGER: Gilbane Building Co., Houston
ARCHITECTS: Gensler & Associates, Houston; Cobourn Linseisen & Ratcliff Inc., Houston

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18 - Humble Oil Building Renovation

The Humble Oil and Refinery Co. Building, located in Houston's central business district, is an esteemed downtown landmark that occupies a full city block.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Buildings, the structure is generally recognized as the first in the southern United States to feature central air conditioning.

The extensive project consists of complete historic renovation and conversion of the former office building into Marriott Hotels and Apartments.

The structure is 17 stories with approximately 500,000 sq. ft. of space. The main structure was built in 1921 with major additions occurring in 1934 and 1939.

When the restoration and renovation projects are complete, the building will include 82 luxury apartments, retail space, a 252-space parking garage and two hotels: a 191-room Courtyard by Marriott and a 171-room Residence Inn by Marriott.

LOCATION: Houston
START/COMPLETION DATES: June 2002/May 2003
PROJECT VALUE: $70.0 million
SIZE: Approximately 500,000 sq. ft.
HOTEL OPERATOR: Marriott International Inc., Washington, D.C.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: SpawGlass Construction Corp., Houston
ARCHITECT: HCI Design & Construction, Houston

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19 - Katy High School Number V

The fifth high school for the Katy Independent School District is a 480,000-sq.-ft. facility designed to accommodate up to 2,400 students.

The new facility will feature typical classroom areas and science laboratories plus specialty areas such as fine arts, vocational and athletic. The fine arts area will include a 900-seat auditorium, black box theater, band hall, orchestra room, choir room and art classrooms.

The vocational area will be comprised of an agriculture shop, metal shop, food science classrooms and communication and construction graphics labs. The athletic area will contain a competition gymnasium, a practice gymnasium, a drill team gymnasium, a wrestling room, eight-lane competition swimming pool, field house and locker/dressing areas.

Additionally, the new high school will include a library and an administration suite. The 112-acre site amenities will consist of competition football, baseball and softball fields, practice fields and nine tennis courts.

Parking will be provided for 1,427 cars and bus and visitor drop-off areas will also be included.

LOCATION: Katy
START/COMPLETION DATES: August 2002/May 2004
PROJECT VALUE: $66.7 million
SIZE: 480,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Katy Independent School District
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Gilbane Building Co., Houston
ARCHITECT: PBK Architects Inc., Houston
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Jones/Borne Inc., Humble
MECHANICAL ENGINEER: CHP & Associates Inc., Houston

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20 - Alcon Laboratories Campus Expansion

Alcon Laboratories is expanding its Fort Worth campus to include a Building G as well as the RDAAC III office building.

The expansion project includes research facilities, complex laboratory spaces and central utility distribution systems. Construction will take place on the existing campus with adjacent buildings and utilities and requires that there be no interruption to the existing operations.

The project features a 250,000-sq.-ft. research, development facility and office building, featuring over 100,000 sq. ft. of holding facilities, procedure rooms, laboratories and spaces as well as 25,000 sq. ft. of office space.

The second floor will house air handlers, exhaust fans and electrical distribution equipment. There is also a separate central utility building for chillers, boilers, air compressors and a de-ionized water system.

LOCATION: Fort Worth
START/COMPLETION DATES: July 2002/November 2003
PROJECT VALUE: $65.0 million
SIZE: 250,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Alcon Laboratories Inc., Fort Worth
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Austin Commercial, Dallas
ARCHITECT: Ewing Cole Cherry Brott, Philadelphia

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21 - Irving ISD Additions and Renovations

New construction and major renovations are part of this expansive project, which includes 13 different campuses in the Irving Independent School District.

The projects include remodeling Nimitz and Irving high schools as well as Barton, Haley, Brown, Davis, Good and Johnston elementary schools. Work also calls for three early childhood additions and new construction for the district's 19th and 20th elementary schools.

At Nimitz High School, an existing vocational shop was transformed into a new computer lab while the existing dining hall was demolished and replaced by a new snack bar complete with kitchen facilities for snack foods.

Work at Barton, Haley and Brown elementary schools consisted of demolishing more than 70 restrooms and installing new plumbing, tile, paint and accessories.

Total renovation of an auditorium and removal of over 300,000 sq. ft. of asphalt paved parking area is part of the project at Irving High School. The parking lot has already been replaced with a new concrete surface.

LOCATION: Irving
START/COMPLETION DATES: March 2002/August 2003
PROJECT VALUE: $61.6 million
SIZE: 250,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Irving Independent School District
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Charter Builders Ltd., Dallas
PRIMARY ARCHITECTS: Milton Powell & Partners, Dallas; PageSoutherlandPage Architects, Dallas; SHW Group Inc., Dallas

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22 - METRO Administration Building

The new Metropolitan Transit Authority Administration Building is a 14-story office building that will house administrative offices and also provide an important transit center function.

Construction includes a poured-in-place pan slab concrete structure, architectural precast with punched windows on two sides and glass curtainwall cladding on two sides.

The new home for METRO also includes a nine-bay, covered bus transit center with a vaulted, standing-seam metal roof and curved glass skylights. METRO customers will be able to change from bus transportation to light rail transportation by using the first-floor transit center portion of this facility.

Construction of the Houston light rail system is just one aspect of a multi-million-dollar downtown improvement program, which includes reconstruction of 13 major streets, replacement of infrastructure and upgrading of underground utilities. Houston hopes to have the METRO lines in operation in time to host the 2004 Super Bowl.

LOCATION: Houston
START/COMPLETION DATES: August 2002/February 2005
PROJECT VALUE: $60.0 million
SIZE: 395,000 sq. ft.
OWNER: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Greater Houston
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Manhattan Construction, Houston
ARCHITECT: Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville Inc., Houston
MEP ENGINEER: I.A. Naman, Houston
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Walter P. Moore & Associates Inc., Houston

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23 - Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art

Consisting of 108,500 sq. ft., the two-story, above-grade Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art is located on the main campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

The new buildings feature a drilled concrete pier and steel reinforced concrete grade beam foundation and basement, a structurally supported first floor over crawl space and basement, a combination cast concrete frame and steel super structural system for an additional above grade floor and attic space and roof.

The roof will be clay tile and skylights and the exterior cladding will be limestone and granite. The interior finishes will include painted gypsum board walls, wood and stone flooring, solid core wood with veneer doors and shaped ceilings with lay lights in the galleries.

Lighting will be a combination recessed fluorescent and incandescent lighting with a track system integrated into the gallery ceilings. Natural light will be introduced into the galleries via clerestories at the roof level.

A pedestrian plaza and fountain are planned for the west side of the building.

LOCATION: Austin
START/COMPLETION DATES: October 2002/June 2005
PROJECT VALUE: $56.5 million
SIZE: 108,500 sq. ft.
OWNER: University of Texas, Austin
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Skanska USA Inc., Austin
ARCHITECTS: Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, Boston; Booziotis & Co. Architects, Dallas

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24 - Corpus Christi Crosstown Interchange

The Texas Department of Transportation is rebuilding state highways 286 and 358 in Corpus Christi, a $55.6 million project that will change the face of what is now known as the Crosstown Interchange.

The existing Crosstown Interchange was designed as a "T" interchange with no southern access.
Preceding current construction, Phase I of the project completed the extension of the interchange heading south in 1995. Phase II, completed in April, offers motorists direct connections to and from eight destinations as well as providing ground-level movement in the form of frontage roads to better serve the businesses located around the interchange.

Phase III, which is scheduled to be complete in December, focuses on westbound traffic lanes on SH 358, rebuilding the westbound to northbound connector roadway and widening the Ayers Street overpass.

Two more phases are contained in the overall project with the final result resembling a diamond design that is a three-level directional with partial cloverleaf ramps in the middle.

The Federal Highway Administration is funding approximately 80 percent of the interchange project and TxDOT is picking up the remainder of the tab.

LOCATION: Corpus Christi
START/COMPLETION DATES: August 2001/Summer 2004
PROJECT VALUE: $55.6 million
SIZE: 1 mile
OWNER: Texas Department of Transportation
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Rosiek Construction Co. Inc., Arlington

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25 - Grand Hyatt Hotel at DFW International Airport

Integrated into the new Terminal D at DFW International Airport, the 12-level Grand Hyatt Hotel will feature 299 guest rooms as well as 24,350 sq. ft. of ballrooms, banquet rooms and conference facilities.

The first level will feature the ballroom, banquet, conference and service facilities while level two will be for curbside entry at the airport concourse. Lobby registration and several restaurants and lounges will be on the third level with guest floors on levels four through 11.

Level 12 will feature a rooftop swimming pool and spa facilities, including a fully equipped fitness center.

Limestone flooring, cherry wood, and colorized walls will create a contemporary upscale space as the hotel ascends through the new terminal's center above the modern stainless steel roof. The hotel tower will feature glass and metal curtainwall layered against one other.

LOCATION: DFW International Airport, Dallas
START/COMPLETION DATES: December 2001/October 2004
PROJECT VALUE: $50.9 million
SIZE: 303,675 sq. ft.
OWNER: Hyatt Corp., Chicago
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Austin Commercial Inc., Dallas
ARCHITECT: HKS Inc., Dallas
INTERIOR DESIGN: Wilson & Associates, Dallas

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