Industry News

Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center is planning a $120-million facility on its Wauwatosa, Wisc., campus. The 173,000-sf building is slated to begin construction in fall 2005 with completion expected in late 2007. Designed by OWP&P Architects of Chicago, the facility will maximize clinical space through a template of standard rooms that accommodate multiple activities from teaching and research to patient exams. The construction manager for the project is M.A.

The Pelham Police Department will relocate to its new Pelham, Ala., facility in spring of 2006. Located next to City Hall, the $6.5-million building will house a jail, courtrooms, magistrate's office, an evidence laboratory, an indoor firing range, and an armory. The three-story, 46,000-sf facility will be equipped with 24-hour emergency power. The project team consists of architectural firm Paul B. Krebs & Associates and project manager Maxus Construction Co.

The Department of Defense  has awarded a $79-million contract to the Dick Corp . for construction work at the Hurricane Ivan-damaged Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. The project consists of two multiple-story facilities housing visitors' quarters, a gym for officers and enlisted personnel, and a rescue-swimmer training center.

The Environmental Protection Agency broke ground in early June 2005 on its new Region 8 headquarters in Denver, Colo. The $90-million, 292,000-sf facility will house office and commercial space.

The Birmingham City School District has begun construction on a new two-story, 265,000-sf high school in Ensley, Ala. The $31-million project includes 90 classrooms, a 450-seat cafeteria, an auditorium, administrative offices, a media center, competition and practice gymnasiums, a greenhouse, an auto-repair technology shop, a football stadium, and a multi-purpose practice field.