Awards & Accolades
1. The APWA Arizona Chapter has released the list of Project of the Year winners in the APWA Arizona Chapter 2023 Awards.
Small Cities/Rural Communities Transportation Category
Project Name: Quail Crossing Boulevard Extension
Managing Agency: Town of Sahuarita
Primary Consultant: Psomas
Primary Contractor: The Ashton Company, Inc.
Environmental Category—Less Than $5M
Project Name: Zone 1 Water Transmission Main CMAR
Managing Agency: Town of Gilbert
Primary Consultant: Black & Veatch
Primary Contractor: Achen-Gardner Construction
Environmental Category—$5M to $25M
Project Name: Chandler Heights Utility Relocations CMAR
Managing Agency: City of Chandler
Primary Consultant: Wilson Engineers
Primary Contractor: Achen-Gardner Construction
Environmental Category—$25M to $75M
Project Name: Waterline Replacement: Clark, University and Daley Park Neighborhoods CMAR
Managing Agency: City of Tempe
Primary Consultant: Sunrise Engineering
Primary Contractor: Achen-Gardner Construction
Environmental Category—More Than $75M
Project Name: Northwest Valley Infrastructure
Managing Agency: City of Phoenix
Primary Consultant: Wilson Engineers
Primary Contractor: Sundt Construction, Inc.
Disaster Or Emergency Construction/Repair Category—Less than $5M
Project Name: Shultz Creek Sediment and Flood Mitigation Basins
Managing Agency: City of Flagstaff
Primary Consultant: Shephard Wesnitzer, Inc.
Primary Contractor: FANN Contracting, Inc.
Structures Category—$5M to $25M
Project Name: Pinal County Attorney’s Office Building
Managing Agency: Pinal County
Primary Consultant: DLR Group
Primary Contractor: FCI Constructors, Inc.
Structures Category—$25M to $75M
Project Name: Terminal 2 Concourse Demolition and Apron Reconstruction CMAR
Managing Agency: City of Phoenix
Primary Consultant: Stantec
Primary Contractor: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Structures Category—More Than $75M
Project Name: ASU@Mesa City Center & The Plaza@Mesa City Center
Managing Agency: City of Mesa
Primary Consultant: Holly Street Studio
Primary Contractor: DPR Construction
Transportation Category—Less Than $5M
Project Name: Sandario and Twin Peaks Roundabout
Managing Agency: Town of Marana
Primary Consultant: Psomas
Primary Contractor: Granite Construction, Inc.
Transportation Category—$5M to $25M
Project Name: Cooper Road Improvements
Managing Agency: City of Chandler
Primary Consultant: Entellus, Inc.
Primary Contractor: Pulice Construction, Inc.
Transportation Category—$25M to $75M
Project Name: Broadway Blvd. Euclid Avenue to Country Club Road
Managing Agency: City of Tucson
Primary Consultant: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Primary Contractor: The Ashton Company, Inc.
2. PK Associates recently congratulated the design and construction teams for two projects it was associated with for winning SEAoA Merit Awards. Both The Beam on Farmer and Banner Desert Medical Center Women’s Tower Expansion were honored.
Progress Reports
3. Virgin Galactic has said the company expects its spaceship assembly plant on South Sossaman Road in Mesa to be finished and operational in 2024. The site includes two buildings of 35.9KSF and 115.2KSF each. The facility was originally expected to open in late 2023 when it was announced last year.
4. The $28M, five-gate, 30KSF new terminal annex at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport recently held a topping-out ceremony. Completion is expected in February.
Completions
5. Polish tech firm Comarch has completed construction of its 32.4KSF data center on South Ellsworth Road in Mesa.
6. A.R. Mays Construction recently completed Pima Center Commons within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The $18M, 150.3KSF multi-tenant development provides opportunities to house retail, distribution, and industrial operations. A.R. Mays Construction partnered with MainSpring Capital Group, Butler Design Group and a team of consultants and trade partners on the project.
7. The 126-room extended stay WaterWalk Tucson hotel has completed construction and opened for business near I-10 and Park Avenue.
8. The Arizona Department of Transportation has completed interim repairs and improvements to increase the capacity of a stormwater drainage system along US 180 in northwest Flagstaff, in an area below the Pipeline Fire burn scar. ADOT and the City of Flagstaff collaborated on an accelerated project to repair the existing drainage pipe and add a second nearby 48-inch interim pipeline. Flagstaff provided an easement for the new pipeline.
9. Semiconductor component manufacturer Yield Engineering Systems officially opened its 123KSF YES Advanced Technology Center on West Germann Road in Chandler following an extensive tenant improvement process to overhaul an existing industrial facility.
10. Picklemall has completed its renovation of a 104KSF former retail location in Arizona Mills Mall and begun operations. The facility has space for up to 24 courts, with 16 courts in operation at the grand opening earlier this month.
11. Renovations are in the final stages for the course update at Power Ranch Golf Club in Gilbert. The club will officially open next month.