Author: BEX Staff

A planned project in Kingman will bring six Mohave County legal departments together under one roof. The new facility will be built on the site of the old Mohave County jail, which closed in 2010. The old building must be remediated to remove asbestos and other contaminants before it can be demolished for the planned 39KSF Legal Services Center. The new center will be anchored by the County Attorney and Public Defender’s offices and will also house the County’s Legal Defender, Legal Advocate, Victim Witness and Indigent Defense programs. In adopting its Fiscal Year 2022 budget, the Mohave County Board…

The newly passed $1.2T federal infrastructure bill includes funding for the San Luis I Land Port of Entry Modernization Project. A statement from U.S. Senator Mark Kelly’s office said the bill’s $3.85B ports of entry allocations include $147M for the San Luis I crossing. Other earmarks include a new port of entry in Douglas and rehabilitation of the existing port of entry there. With the infrastructure bill’s contribution, total funding for the border crossing modernization project in San Luis now stands at nearly $300M. Work could begin as early as 2022. Improvement work on the Mexican side of the port…

By Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it will construct a new aircraft service center at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, its first facility in Arizona. The new 225KSF facility, a more than $70M investment, is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification and will expand Gulfstream’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul capabilities in the Western United States. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2023. The Arizona service center complements Gulfstream Customer Support’s growing network around the world and follows recent expansions in Savannah, Georgia; Van Nuys, California; Fort Worth, Texas; Palm Beach, Florida; Appleton, Wisconsin; and Farnborough, England. The…

With the recent approval of a development agreement for a new 1MSF manufacturing facility from Kohler Co., Casa Grande officials noted the plant is the first major project planned for the Pinal County Technology Park, an approximately 1,000-acre site between Clayton Road and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. Officials say several more companies are considering building in the tech park. Representatives of Land Advisors Organization briefed the City Council on work the firm had done in preparing site infrastructure for Nacero LLC, a company that had wanted to build a $3B gasoline production facility before plans fell through. Additional improvements will come…

After sending the project back to the drawing board in May, Tucson officials now have a new design ready for the Reid Park Zoo expansion. The revised plan addresses public concerns that halted the original plan and avoids building over existing green space. It also preserves Barnum Hill and an existing duck pond popular with area residents. The expansion will now take place entirely east of Lakeshore Lane. It will be used to feature the “Pathway to Asia” exhibit and include tiger, reptile, and bird exhibits. (Source)

By Associated Builders and Contractors Construction input prices increased 1.5% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 1.4% for the month. Construction input prices are 21.1% higher than in October 2020, while nonresidential construction input prices increased 22.3% over that span. Steel mill product prices have increased 141.6% since October 2020, while iron and steel prices are up 101.5%. Softwood lumber prices, which surged during the pandemic, are now down 19.5% from the same time last year. “Any notion that the…

By Associated Builders and Contractors Associated Builders and Contractors reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.1 months in October, according to an ABC member survey conducted from October 2th  to November 2nd. The reading is up 0.5 months from September 2021 and 0.4 months from October 2020. However, ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for sales and profit margins declined in October, while the index for staffing rose slightly. The sales and staffing readings are still above the threshold of 50, indicating expectations of growth over the next six months. The index for profit margins fell below that threshold,…

Awards & Accolades 1. Paloma Community Park in Peoria was chosen from a field of 90 nominees to receive the Outstanding Facility Award for cities of 100,000 or more residents by the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association. Groundbreakings 2. Designer/contractor LGE Design Build/Group and owner Creation RE/PE broke ground on November 2nd on the 2.7MSF Airpark Logistics Center in Goodyear. 3. Phoenix Children’s Hospital held an official groundbreaking on November 9th for its Arrowhead Campus in Glendale. Upon completion, the hospital will serve more than 1,250 children per year across more than 76,000 visits. 4. McShane Construction will begin site…

By Roland Murphy for AZBEX A new residential and commercial master plan is set to add to the burgeoning development in the area of I-17 and Loop 303. Property owner Britmet Ventures LLC and developer Blueprint Capital have submitted a request to the City of Phoenix to rezone 40.04 acres at the NEC of Sonoran Desert Drive and the 29th Avenue alignment in the far north of the city. If approved and built as planned, the project will produce 360 traditional apartments on the northwest portion of the site, 259 Build-to-Rent townhomes on the eastern half, and 26KSF of commercial…

Thompson Thrift Retail Group is seeking a rezone for 24 acres in Glendale to allow an $85M mixed-use project featuring 234 apartments, a four-story hotel, storage, a car wash, restaurants and a convenience store at the SEC of Northern and 99th avenues. The site for the Loop 101 and Northern Avenue project is in the process of being annexed into the city. Thompson plans to close on the site this month, which it is purchasing from Old Scottsville LLC. Possible amenities for the three-building multifamily component includes covered parking, detached garages, a pool, barbeque and lounge areas. SPS+ Architects LLP…