2009 News
Thursday, December 3, 2009
$431 Million Highland Hospital Awarded to Clark Design/Build of California
— Clark Design/Build of California has been awarded the Highland Hospital Acute Tower Replacement project by the County of Alameda, Calif. The team, led by Clark, includes SmithGroup as lead architect and Ratcliff and Shah Kawasaki Architects as associate architects. The $430.8 million contract includes construction of replacement facilities to be completed in three phases over seven years, making it the largest healthcare investment in the history of Alameda County. The project's first phase, to be completed...
Monday, November 23, 2009
VA Selects Clark For $72 Million Syracuse VA Medical Center Project
— The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Clark Construction Group a $72 million contract for the Syracuse VA Medical Center Spinal Cord Injury/Disease (SCI/D) Center Addition in Syracuse, N.Y. The project will add more than 160,000 square feet to the medical center while extensive renovations will be made to existing facilities. The project consists of three major phases of work: site preparation and enabling, new facility construction, and renovations to existing medical spaces. The largest component of...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
LAC+USC Wins Two National "Best of the Best" Awards
— The LAC+USC Medical Replacement Facility earned top honors in the Healthcare and Teamwork/Project Management categories of McGraw Hill Construction's annual "Best of the Best Awards." This national competition pits the winners of McGraw-Hill's regional awards programs against one another. LAC+USC Medical Replacement Facility was one of 24 projects to win a "Best of the Best" award out of 273 total regional winners. Clark, with joint venture partners McCarthy Building Companies and Hunt Construction Group, completed...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Clark To Lead Design-Build of Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar
— The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest awarded CLark Construction Group - California, LP, a $27.7 million design-build contract for the Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar, a 99,000 square-foot regional confinement facility at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar is a multi-story structure comprised of concrete masonry units with precast concrete cells. Clark will design and construct a new Level 1 facility for 120 male service members and a Level 2 facility...
Friday, October 23, 2009
Clark Completes Carr Properties’ Trophy-Class 901 K Street Office Building
— Clark Construction Group, LLC, recently reached substantial completion of Carr Properties' 901 K Street. The trophy-class, 260,000 square-foot building rises 12 stories on a triangular-shaped site between K Street and Massachusetts Avenue in northwest Washington, D.C. A five-story atrium connects 901 K Street with the adjacent Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church. 901 K Street stands out for its high-quality finishes, unique building materials, and sustainable elements. Facing K Street, 901 K Street features street-level retail with...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Clark To Build New Virginia Tech Research Facility in Northern Virginia
— The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is building a research facility in the Ballston area of Arlington, Va. This location will provide Virginia Tech researchers and scholars in Ballston, Blacksburg, and other sites in the national capital region better access to scientific communities, industry, and government agencies that grapple with trans-disciplinary, complex problems important to the nation's future. It will also foster interaction among these groups as they engage in applied and basic...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Expanded Tyser Tower Opens at Maryland’s Byrd Stadium
— When the Maryland Terrapins football team took the field on September 12, it marked more than the start of a new football season. The Terrapins' home opener also marked the debut of Byrd Stadium's expanded Tyser Tower press box and spectator facility. Built by Clark Construction Group, LLC, Tyser Tower has nearly tripled in size, to 98,000 square-feet, and features amenities that will benefit the University, the athletic department, television and radio broadcasters, working media,...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Modernization & Expansion Complete at 1200 19th Street
— Three additional stories of office space and a new curtain wall façade are among the numerous improvements awaiting tenants at the 1200 Nineteenth Street office building in Washington, D.C. Clark Construction Group, LLC, recently completed an 18-month renovation and modernization of the 45-year-old building for owner Hines, the international real estate firm. For the duration of the project, even as the eight stories above were being demolished and gutted, four street-level retail tenants remained operational at...
Monday, October 5, 2009
Clark To Lead Coast Guard Headquarters Design-Build Team
— The U.S. General Services Administration selected Clark Design/Build, LLC to lead the design and construction of the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The $435 million, 1.2 million square-foot facility will be constructed on the west campus of the former St. Elizabeth's hospital site in the city's Anacostia neighborhood. This project is the first phase of the Department of Homeland Security's consolidation and relocation to southeast Washington, D.C. The new U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters campus will...
Monday, September 21, 2009
Clark Selected To Build $229 Million USAMRICD Replacement Facility
— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District awarded Clark Construction Group, LLC, a $229,296,000 contract to build the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) Replacement Facility in the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Harford County, Md. The USAMRICD Replacement Facility will be the U.S. Department of Defense's lead laboratory for medical chemical defense research. The facility will house about 300 employees who will be involved in developing, testing, and evaluating medical...
Friday, September 4, 2009
Engineering Building Opens at George Mason University
— Faculty and staff of the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering have moved into their new home at George Mason University. The new Engineering Building was delivered through a public-private partnership arrangement between the university and Edgemoor Real Estate Services. Clark Construction Group, LLC, led the project's design-build efforts. Positioned on a prominent site at the university's Fairfax campus, the $61 million Engineering Building is defined by a four-story glass atrium facing a main entryway into...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
New Residence Hall Complete at George Washington University
— Students living on the George Washington University (GW) campus will have a new, $54 million residence hall awaiting them when the fall semester begins. Clark Construction Group, LLC, recently completed construction of 2135 F Street, NW, a 10-story building with living space for 474 students. In addition to student residences, the 195,000 square-foot building features a four-story underground parking garage with 180 spaces, multiple landscaped courtyards, and a machine room-less elevator system. Two colors of brick with cast-stone trim...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Clark to Build Replacement USCENTCOM Headquarters
— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Mobile District awarded Clark Construction Group, LLC a $61 million contract to build a replacement USCENTCOM Headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. During Phase I of the project, Clark will construct a four-story, 257,000 square-foot building with Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) areas throughout. The completed building will feature driven steel pipe piles and reinforced concrete foundations, a steel frame with insulated pre-cast concrete panels, metal decking,...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Two Office Buildings Added at Redland Corporate Center
— Two Class-A core and shell office buildings and a six-story parking garage join an existing office building at Perseus Realty, LLC's Redland Corporate Center, a 28-acre office campus in Rockville, Md. Clark Construction Group, LLC, built the nine-story, 208,344 rentable square-foot Redland II and the six-story 139,120 rentable square-foot Redland III office buildings, as well as a 314,600 square-foot parking garage. The $53 million project was completed earlier this summer.Redland II and Redland III are comprised of...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Clark Completes $73 Million West Orange High School Project
— Clark Construction Group, LLChas completed the $73 million West Orange High School project in Winter Garden, Fla. The project included building a new, 377,000 square-foot high school on a 61-acre campus and renovating one existing classroom building for Orange County Public Schools. The scope of work also included the demolition of older school facilities. The new West Orange High School replaces an outdated, 30-year-old school and will accommodate apporoximately 3,000 students. West Orange High School is...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Clark to Construct a New, Green Headquarters for California ISO
— FOLSOM, Calif. - The California Independent System Operator Corporation (California ISO) recently awarded Clark Design/Build of California, Inc., a $110 million design-build contract for its new headquarters. The project will exemplify California ISO's commitment to the environment, with the goal of achieving LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and an Energy Star rating over 80. The 278,000 square-foot project will create a permanent headquarters for California ISO, a non-profit, public-benefit corporation. The organization operates...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Clark/Balfour Beatty Turns Over First Two Buildings of NGA Campus
— The first two buildings of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) new headquarters at Fort Belvoir have been completed. Clark/Balfour Beatty - NCE, A Joint Venture constructed a 146,000 square-foot technology center and a 105,000 square-foot central utility plant, the first components of the NGA's New Campus East facility. On July 15, the two buildings were turned over to the NGA for interior fit-out."This is a great day for the NGA," said Vice Admiral Robert B....
Monday, July 27, 2009
Clark Selected To Build New South Los Angeles High School
— The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) awarded Clark Construction Group - California, LP an $87 million contract to build South Los Angeles Area New High School No. 3. This is the fourth project LAUSD has awarded Clark is the past five years.South Los Angeles Area New High School No. 3 will accommodate 2,025 students and help relieve overcrowding at the nearby Manual Arts Senior High School. Located on a 15-acre campus in south Los...
Friday, July 24, 2009
Clark Named USGBC-NCR’S Firm of the Year
— The National Capital Region of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC-NCR) has named Clark Construction Group its Member Firm of the Year. This distinction recognizes Clark as a regional model for community and environmental stewardship. Clark was honored for conservation and sustainability efforts that go beyond simply building green. In the past few years, the Company has made significant changes to its business practices and operations to become more environmentally conscious. This USGBC-NCR award recognizes the sustainable...
Monday, June 15, 2009
Thirty-One Companies Graduate LSDBE Strategic Partnership Program
— On June 10, the owners or executives of 31 small business enterprises celebrated the completion of a comprehensive ten-month education program intended to increase their size, scope, and scale within the construction industry. The graduates were honored during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, hosted by Clark Construction Group, LLC. This event celebrated the third class of graduates from the Local, Small, and Disadvantaged (LSDBE) Strategic Partnership Program. Developed in 2006 by Clark, in coordination with...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Future Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Tops Out
— The Clark/Balfour Beatty, A Joint Venture project team has completed major structural work at the future Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). Located on the site of the existing National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Md., WRNMMC will be a combined hospital and flagship medical institution for the United States Army, Air Force, and Navy.The design-build project, with a total construction cost in excess of $640 million, consists of building a new 560,000 square-foot...
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Lafayette Tower is D.C.’s First LEED® Platinum Certified Office Building
— Lafayette Tower recently became the first commercial office building in Washington, D.C. to achieve Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Clark Construction Group, LLC, completed construction of the $48 million, 327,500 square-foot building for owner Louis Dreyfus Property Group earlier this year.Located on the site of the former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Headquarters at 801 17th Street, NW, Lafayette Tower is adjacent to the White House and Lafayette Park. The building's urban...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Clark Enterprises is D.C.’s Top Corporate Philanthropist
— Clark Enterprises Inc., has been named Washington, D.C.'s top corporate philanthropist, according to the Washington Business Journal's annual survey of local philanthropists. In 2008, Clark Enterprises, including A. James Clark, the Clark Charitable Foundation, Clark Construction, and the Clark CARES Foundation, a charitable initiative of Clark Realty Capital, gave more than $10 million to non-profit and charitable organizations in the Washington, D.C. area alone. The Top Corporate Philanthropists list was published in the paper's May 21...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Clark Completes 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW
— Clark Construction Group has completed the construction of 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW, one of the closest commercial office buildings to the U.S. Capitol and Senate office buildings. The 10-story, 255,000 square-foot building is connected to the neighboring Acacia Building at 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW, by a dramatic, nine-story glass atrium. The first Washington, D.C. office building designed by renowned British architect Lord Richard Rogers, the building's unique floorplan cantilevers eight feet over New Jersey Avenue, allowing...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Clark Construction Building Rockville Science Center at Montgomery College
— Clark Construction Group, LLC, has been selected to lead construction of a 140,700 square-foot Science Center at Montgomery College's Rockville Campus. The $51 million Rockville Science Center will be integrated with the college's existing Science East building. The Center will contain offices, classrooms, and laboratory space for biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering programs. Clark also will manage the construction of a greenhouse and a rooftop observatory. The scope of work also includes renovating and expanding...
Monday, April 6, 2009
Clark Completes Pacific Beacon Residential Complex at Naval Base San Diego
— A March 26 ribbon cutting marked the symbolic completion of Pacific Beacon, a new, $260 million residential complex for unaccompanied Sailors living on Naval Base San Diego. Clark Construction Group - California, LP led the design-build efforts to create a livable, high-density neighborhood with amenities rivaling any off-site San Diego area residence. A public/private partnership between the Navy and Clark Realty Capital, Pacific Beacon meets the military's strict anti-terrorism and force protection standards and also...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Clark Finishes Pasadena Convention Center Expansion 46 Days Early
— Clark Construction Group - California, LP has finished construction on the expanded Pasadena Convention Center, 46 days ahead of the original schedule. The construction, which began in August 2006, added 185,000 square feet to the convention center, including a 50,000 square-foot exhibit hall, a 25,000 square-foot ballroom, and 8,000 square feet of administrative office space. The project also added new pre-function, concession, back-of-the-house circulation, restroom, storage, and loading dock facilities. In March 2008, the Pasadena...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Clark Completes Greenspun Hall for UNLV’s College of Urban Affairs
— Clark Construction Group, LLC, has completed Greenspun Hall, the new home of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Urban Affairs. For the first time, six of the College’s seven departments will be under one roof, in an environment designed to foster collaboration and innovation. Greenspun Hall, registered with the U.S. Green Building Council with the certification goal of LEED® Gold, was formally dedicated in December. The $93.7 million, 120,000 square-foot building’s...
Friday, February 20, 2009
Clark Completes North Concourse at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
— Nine gates line the new, 1,500-foot long North Concourse at the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). Clark Construction Group, California - LP, completed work on the $144 million, 380,000 square-foot modernization in fall 2008. SJC plans a partial opening of the North Concourse this summer, with a full opening in summer 2010 when construction on the adjacent new Terminal B is completed. The work is a major element of the airport’s...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Clark To Lead Design-Build of New University of Maryland High-Rise Dorm
— The University of Maryland has selected Clark Design/Build, a division of Clark Construction Group, LLC, to lead the design and construction of the $80 million Oakland Hall Dormitory with Satellite Central Utility Building project. The first new dormitory built at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus in more than a quarter-century, the residence hall will help meet growing undergraduate housing demands. Named for the city of Oakland, Md., the eight-story, 200,000 square-foot cast-in-place...
Monday, February 16, 2009
Clark Completes 300 N. LaSalle in Downtown Chicago
— Clark Construction Group, LLC, has reached substantial completion on one of the tallest projects in company history: the 800-foot-tall, 1.3 million-square-foot 300 N. LaSalle building. The 60-story office tower offers dramatic views of the city’s skyline and, complete with a waterfront café, fine dining restaurant, fitness center, conference center, bank, sundry shop, and half-acre public plaza, will serve as a natural gateway to the downtown area.300 N. LaSalle is comprised of office, retail, restaurant, amenity, and...
Friday, February 13, 2009
Clark To Lead Design-Build of Dod/BRAC 133 Project
— Clark Design/Build and Shirley Contracting Company have been awarded a $695 million contract to lead the design-build of the Department of Defense’s BRAC 133 Project at Mark Center in Alexandria, Va. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide design and construction oversight on behalf of the Department of Defense and Department of the Army. Duke Realty Corporation of Alexandria, Va., is the project developer. The 16-acre DoD campus, part of the 2005 Recommendations of the Base...