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Jacksonville University will build a new $1-million, 10,000-sf Navy ROTC facility on its Jacksonville, Fla., Campus. Housing classrooms, offices, study space, multimedia equipment, simulation equipment, and fitness and training facilities, the project will replace an existing 30-year-old facility.

Bio-Hydration has selected Bycor General Contractors to construct 110,880 sf of office and production space in Carlsbad, Calif. The project architect is Ware Malcomb, with Irving Hughes Group as construction manager.

Mesa College has completed construction of the new 45,748-sf Humanities, Languages, and Multicultural Studies building on its Linda Vista campus. Designed by Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodriques Barker, the $7.4-million project was built by Kvaas Constructors.

BaylorUniversity has selected McCarthy to develop its new 360,000-sf design/build parking structure. The $9.9-million project is McCarthy’s second for Baylor and will extend the Waco campus’ eastern boundary. The 1,170-car, four-level facility will break ground in August 2003 and is slated for completion in August 2004. The architectural and engineering firm for the east campus parking facility is Carl Walker, Inc. of Dallas.  

Rockdale Hospital is planning a $60-million expansion of its Conyers, Ga., facility. The 173,000-sf project is comprised of a new three-story building adding 31 new beds, bringing the hospital’s total bed count to 138. The facility will house enhanced outpatient and inpatient services including mother-baby, medical-surgical, and intensive-care units. Construction is slated to begin in late 2003 and reach completion in 16 to 18 months. The hospital’s emergency department is also undergoing expansion and renovation, with completion expected in fall of 2003.