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Schering-Plough Renovates Summit Facilities
Schering-Plough Corporation has awarded Skanska USA Building the construction management services contract to renovate six office buildings and a cafeteria in Summit, New Jersey. Including the renovation of the campus' teledata infrastructure, the anticipated value of the project is expected to be more that $12 million. Completion is expected in December 2005.
University of Notre Dame Designs Nanotechnology Facility
The University of Notre Dame has selected The S/L/A/M Collaborative of Glastonbury, Conn., to design the 27,500-sf Nanotechnology Research Building on its Notre Dame, Ind., campus. Slated for completion in April 2006, the 2-story building will include a variety of lab spaces, offices, a conference room, and storage and support space. BVH Integrated Services of Bloomfield, Conn., will provide civil, mechanical, and electrical services.
Maverick Tube Corp. Plans Production Facility
Maverick Tube Corp . will begin construction on a $63-million production facility in Louisville, Ky., in early 2005. Consolidating steel conduit operations for the company, the 400,000-sf building will be sited on 50 acres at Jefferson Riverport International. Completion is expected by year-end 2005. Maverick Tube produces tubular steel products for applications in the energy and industrial markets.
St. Joseph's Hospital Plans Expansion in St. Paul
St. Joseph's Hospital is planning a $70-million expansion of its existing 400,000-sf, three-building campus in downtown St. Paul. Project plans describe the construction of a five-story, 171,000-sf facility that will house an outpatient clinic, heart center, neurovascular institute, and helicopter landing pad. Two additional floors may be constructed in the future to accommodate growth.
Linda Hall Library of Science Plans Expansion
The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology is planning to initiate construction of an $18.5-million expansion in February 2005. The 30,000-sf, three-story expansion will reach completion in 20 to 22 months. Bringing the library to a total of 220,000-sf, the project contains the library's collection and enables more common areas to be opened to patrons. The general contractor for the expansion is J.E. Dunn Construction Co.