2001 News
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Clark Construction Builds $107.5M Hyatt Hotel in San Diego for Manchester Resorts
— An adjoining tower addition will make the Manchester Grand Hyatt on San Diego Bay the largest and tallest waterfront hotel on the west coast, as well as the second largest Hyatt in the chain. Developed by Manchester Resorts of San Diego, the expanded hotel is expected to be critical in attracting large conventions to the city. Clark Construction Group, LLC is serving as general contractor on the project with a construction value of $107.5 million. Located...
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Clark Construction Completes 1.5 Million GSF Headquarters for Chevy Chase Bank
— Chevy Chase Bank recently moved into its new 750,000-gross-square-foot corporate headquarters with an adjacent 400-seat performing arts complex for the Round House Theatre in the heart of Bethesda. In order to accommodate both employees and customers, the project also features 750,000 gross square feet of parking for approximately 2,000 cars. Brennan Beer Gorman Monk Architects of Washington, D.C. designed the 15-story, twin structural steel towers with crenelated tops, which required two tower cranes for the 6,900 ton...
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Texas Construction Magazine Honors Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center as Best Public Project in 2001
— Texas Construction Magazine recently named the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio as the Best Public Project in their “Best of 2001“ competition. Clark/J.T., a joint venture of Clark Construction Group, LLC and J.T. Construction, a San Antonio minority firm, served as general contractor on the $215 million project. Completed this summer, the project added 867,495 square feet of space to the convention center, increasing the building’s size to 1.3 million square feet, more...
Sunday, November 25, 2001
Clark Construction Begins Pryzbyla Center at Catholic University
— The Catholic University of America recently began construction on the Edward J. Przybyla University Center, a mixed-use facility named after the University’s most generous benefactor. Clark Construction Group, LLC is serving as general contractor on the $25.6 million project. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the 102,000-gross-square-foot building features cast-in-place concrete and structural steel. Primary facade materials are brick, cast stone sills, glazed aluminum curtain wall, aluminum storefronts and metal-framed skylights. The interior and exterior...
Sunday, November 25, 2001
Clark-Led Design/Build Team Begins $101M Prison Facility in Indiana
— To accommodate the growing prison population, plans are underway to build a new high security correctional facility in Terre Haute, Ind. that will house 1,080 inmates on the same federal property where two existing prisons are already located. The design/build team of Clark / Hagerman / Schenkel Shultz, LLC was selected by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to complete the $101 million project. “Constructing a new penitentiary in Terre Haute helps us solve the problem...
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Clark Construction Completes Biomedical Engineering Lab at Johns Hopkins University
— Underwritten by a $10 million gift from A. James Clark, a new three-story biomedical engineering center named in his honor has been completed at The Johns Hopkins University. Clark Construction Group, LLC built the 60,000-gross-square-foot research facility, which features 13 faculty laboratories, 10 labs for visiting scientists, four undergraduate teaching labs, classrooms and computer facilities, on the University’s Homewood campus. “Biomedical engineering is a critical field of research for our country and our world,” said Clark. “I...
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Clark Construction Earns 4th Design Build Institute of America Award for Milwaukee’s Midwest Express Center
— The Midwest Express Center in Milwaukee earned the Design-Build Excellence Award for public sector projects over $15 million given by the Design-Build Institute of America. At a recent ceremony in Boston, the award was presented to Cream City Associates, a joint venture between Clark Construction Group, LLC of Chicago and Hunzinger Construction Company of Brookfield, Wis. (design builder) and D*4 Associates, LLC consisting of Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates, Inc. of Atlanta and Engberg Anderson Design...
Friday, August 31, 2001
Clark Construction Breaks Ground on $83M Trolley Station in San Diego
— In an effort to create more options for commuters, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board is expanding its trolley system. Clark Construction Group, LLC was recently awarded an $83 million contract to build an underground station and tunnel at San Diego State University (SDSU). Looping under the SDSUcampus, the 4,000-foot long project with a 50,000-gross-square-foot trolley station will feature exposed architectural concrete with a sand blast finish. Commuters will enter from the main plaza, known...
Wednesday, August 22, 2001
Clark Construction Completes Renovation of The United States Botanic Garden Conservatory
— A renovation at The United States Botanic Garden Conservatory completely modernized the historic building and returned it to its original grandeur. Clark Construction Group, LLC served as general contractor, broadening its portfolio of historic renovation projects, which includes such Washington, D.C. landmarks as the Warner Theatre, Willard Hotel, Omni Shoreham Hotel and John A. Wilson Building. Located at First Street and Independence Avenue, the conservatory opened in 1933 but the garden dates back to the 1840’s, making...
Tuesday, July 10, 2001
Clark JV Awarded Contract to Build Smithsonian Museum on the National Mall
— Sited prominently between the Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on the National Mall will be a centerpiece venue for ceremonies and presentations, as well as a primary exhibition space for Indian arts, histories and cultures. A joint venture of Clark Construction Group, LLC and Table Mountain Rancheria Enterprises (TMR) of Friant, Calif., an American Indian firm, will serve as general contractor on the 260,000-gross-square-foot,...
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Clark Construction Completes Nigerian Chancery
— Diplomats and visitors from Nigeria have a new home base in the nation’s capital. Clark Construction Group, LLC recently completed the Nigerian Chancery, a 70,000-gross-square-foot structure at 3519 International Court, N.W. Its hilltop location at the U.S. Department of State’s International Chancery Center maximizes its visibility and site topography, establishing a monumental presence. The Chancery’s architect, Shalom Baranes Associates of Washington, D.C., created a facility that is both beautiful and functional. Contemporary in character, while drawing from...
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Clark Construction Reaches Milestone at EPA Complex, Wins White House Environmental Award
— The laboratory and office complex for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park, N.C. reached another milestone as Clark Construction Group, LLC recently turned over the first two areas of the Core Building and the High Bay Building to the General Services Administration (GSA). One of the largest construction projects in the Triangle, the one-million-gross-square-foot complex consolidates many of the EPA’s operations and will house 2000 employees. Throughout the design and construction of...
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Clark Construction Joint Venture Celebrates Phase II Completion of San Antonio Convention Center Expansion
— San Antonio is celebrating the completion of Phase II of a $215.7 million expansion to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center that doubles the facility’s size and helps ensure that the city remains one of the most popular visitor and meeting destinations in the country. Officials expect the expansion to create continued growth in the city’s tourism industry, which currently brings in an estimated $3.1 billion per year and employs over 56,000 people. Clark/J.T. Construction,...
Thursday, May 3, 2001
Clark Construction Completes U.S. Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida
— Continuing a long track record of design/build projects, Clark/DLR, A Joint Venture recently completed construction of a new high-security prison in Coleman, Fla. The $77.5 million U.S. Penitentiary project for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is the agency’s first design/build project for a major new institution. Located on approximately 90 acres, the 544,000-gross-square-foot prison houses over 1,000 inmates and is adjacent to and will become part of the existing Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, completed by...
Thursday, May 3, 2001
Clark Construction Wins $212 Million Contract at Sea-Tac Airport
— With over 30 million passengers expected to use the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) this year, the Port of Seattle has begun an ambitious multi-billion remodeling and expansion program. Clark Construction Group, LLC was recently awarded a $212 million contract to construct a 900,000-gross-square-foot terminal expansion and new south concourse. Built in 1947, Sea-Tac’s original terminal was a Quonset hut set on 900 acres. Now occupying 2,500 acres and offering flights on more than 25 airlines, Sea-Tac ranks...
Thursday, May 3, 2001
Clark Construction Builds High Tech Student Academic Center for Gallaudet University
— Gallaudet University is developing a new student academic center that will reinforce the University’s role as the leader in educating deaf and hard of hearing students. Clark Construction Group, LLC is serving as general contractor on this $16.5 million project. Gallaudet University, the world’s only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate the deaf, was founded in 1864 by the U.S. Congress, and its charter was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. Designed by...
Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Clark Construction Earns Merit Award for Johns Hopkins Research Building
— The Johns Hopkins University’s Bunting-Blaustein Building earned an award of merit from the Baltimore Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors for new construction over $5 million. The project team will be honored at the chapter’s annual Awards of Excellence program in April. Clark/Smoot, A Joint Venture served as construction manager on the $48 million laboratory building for cancer research at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The project, which continues a successful history of collaboration...
Sunday, April 15, 2001
Clark Construction Earns GSA Environmental Award for EPA Campus Project
— The EPA Research Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. earned an environmental award from the General Services Administration. The awards ceremony will be held on April 22nd, Earth Day, at Rawlin Park in Washington, D.C. Recognizing achievements for outstanding contributions to waste prevention and sustainable design, GSA’s Non-Hazardous Model Facility award distinguishes the EPA Campus Project as a model for recycling construction waste. The project features many unique environmental requirements including the use of high...
Sunday, March 25, 2001
Clark Construction Wins Build America Merit Award for Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters
— The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center was selected as a special environmental Merit Winner, New Building Category, in the Associated General Contractors’ Build America competition. The project team was recently honored at AGC’s Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn. “We’ve tried to make this center reflect out organization’s missions and ideals - and strive to be a model of environmentally sensitive behaviors and practices,” said Will Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. For more than three...
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
Clark Construction Breaks Ground on Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif.
— After 18 months of preconstruction, Clark Construction Group, LLC has begun Phase I of a multi-phase, $130 million, four-year contract at Central California’s Community Regional Medical Center, currently the largest redevelopment project in the city of Fresno. This first phase involves an acute care building with burn and trauma facilities, women’s health pavilion, central energy plant and three level parking garage. The expansion also includes 10 new operating rooms, 58 intensive-care unit beds and two helicopter...
Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Clark Construction Completes
— Sited on 31 acres of the Chesapeake Bay shoreline in Annapolis, Md., the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) new headquarters, stands as a global model of energy conservation and sustainable building techniques. The Center earned the highest rating of any office facility by the U.S. Green Building Council, making this facility the nation’s “greenest” office building. A corporate supporter of CBF, Clark Construction Group, LLC recently completed construction of the $7.2 million,...
Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Clark Construction Begins Phase II of the American Red Cross National Headquarters
— To better accommodate current and future growth, the American Red Cross has broken ground on a new national headquarters building on the organization’s site at the corner of 21st and E Streets in northwest Washington, D.C. The project combines historic preservation and new construction in a 750,000-square-foot building. The existing, historically significant 85,000-square-foot Red Cross Chapter House is incorporated into the project, relocated from the middle of the site to the front of the property. Rising...