1. University of Colorado
Systems Biotechnology Building
Boulder
$136 million
Owner: University of Colorado
General Contractor: JE Dunn Construction Co.
Architect: HDR
Engineers: Cator, Ruma & Associates; M-E Engineers Inc.; Martin/Martin Inc.; Architectural Engineering Corp.; Shapins Belt Collins; Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Start: Sept. 2009 Finish: Aug. 2011

This project consists of a new 262,662-sq-ft facility that will support the University of Colorado’s engineering, biochemistry and systems biotechnology efforts. The facility will feature highly efficient and flexible lab design.

2. Adams County Government Center
Brighton
$85 million
Owner: Adams County
General Contractor: Saunders Construction Inc.
Architect: Gensler
Engineers: JR Engineering, Drexel Group Inc., Norris Design, Black & Veatch, Jirsa-Hedrick & Associates Inc., McGrath Inc., Michael J. Hutchison & Associates, Architectural Energy Corp., Shen Milsom and Wilke, TAMPA
Among the Subcontractors: Sturgeon Electric, Trautman & Shreve, Frontier Fire, Phase 2, CEI Roofing, C. Morgen Masonry, Drake Williams Steel
Start: April 2009 Finish: April 2011

This project includes an approximately 270,000-sq-ft office building with a large main level that will serve the public and include a central plant, basement-level parking garage for up to 30 cars and a five-story tower that will contain administrative offices. The project will pursue LEED certification.

3. Research Support Facilites
NREL Campus, Golden
$64 million
Owner: U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Lab
General Contractor: Haselden Construction LLC
Architect: RNL
Engineers: Stantec, KL&A Inc., Martin/Martin Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: Trautman & Shreve, Weifield, Rocky Mountain Prestress, Paxton & Vierling, JR Butler, Gilbert Contracting, Fire Protection Inc.
Start: Jan. 2009 Finish: July 2010

This project consists of a 218,000-sq-ft building that will serve as a national showcase to demonstrate how high-performance buildings can be aesthetically compelling and acquired at a competitive first-cost and lifecycle cost. The RSF will be designed to meet LEED Platinum and will also be the first zero-energy building of its kind.

4. Fort Carson 47th Infantry Division
Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facilities
Colorado Springs
$63.8 million
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
General Contractor: Mortenson Construction
Architect: Leo A Daly
Engineers: PBS&J
Among the Subcontractors: Elight Electrical,
RK Mechanical
Start: July 2009 Finish: Aug. 2010

This project includes a total of six buildings with four medium and two small TEMFs for the 47th Infantry Division.

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5. FBI Office Building
Denver
$50 million
Owners: Alex S. Palmer & Co., U.S. General Services Administration
General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease Inc.
Architects: Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Anderson Mason Dale Architects
Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Among the Subcontractors: Bergelectric Co., Fiore & Sons Inc., Larimer Construction, Metropolitan Glass Inc., RK Mechanical, Stresscon Corp., Wylie Steel Fabricators, South Valley Drywall Inc., AP Eberlein Co.
Start: Jan. 2009 Finish: Feb. 2010

The overall project includes a 175,155-sq-ft, four-story office building, an annex that will serve as a vehicle maintenance center, a parking garage and a series of connecting corridors and common areas called the Plinth. The Denver branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation will consolidate three local offices at the new campus. The project team will seek LEED certification.

6. Parker Adventist Hospital
Additions & Renovations
Parker
$44.2 million
Owner: Parker Adventist Hospital
General Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Co.
Architect: RTA
Engineers: Cator, Ruma & Assoc.; MGA; Structural Design Group; S.A. Miro Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: Encore Electric, Midwest Steel Works, Olson Plumbing & Heating
Start: Jan. 2009 Finish: Feb. 2011

This is a two-phased addition/renovation to the original hospital built by GE Johnson in 2001. Phase 1 is comprised of 30,000 sq ft of new construction and 11,000 sq ft of renovations to the OB-OR departments. Phase 2 will be comprised of a 30-bed, 70,000-sq-ft new construction and 18,000-sq-ft renovation to a new bed tower that will tie in to the existing hospital.

7. Green Valley Ranch E-12 Campus
Denver
$35 million
Owner: Denver Public Schools
General Contractor: Saunders Construction Inc.
Architect: DLR Group
Engineers: Martin/Martin Inc., M.E. Group, Gage Davis Assoicates
Among the Subcontractors: TBD
Start: 2009 Finish: Aug. 2010

Located on a 35-acre site in Denver, the new Green Vallery Ranch E-12 campus will accommodate aproximately 1,200 students. The project team is targeting LEED-Silver certification.

8. St. Vrain Valley School District
High School No. 8
Frederick
$34.6 million
Owner: St. Vrain Valley School District
General Contractor: TBD
Architects: klipp, Hurron Architecture Studio
Engineers: Cator, Ruma & Associates; JVA Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: BrainSpaces, Design Concepts, DL Adams Associates, William Caruso Associates, Rimrock Group, Cave Consulting Group, Parametrix, ASCS Inc.
Start: 2009 Finish: Aug. 2012

This project calls for the design and construction of a new high school that will house 1,000 students and maintain a core that will support a planned expansion to 1,800 students. The design team is creating a design collaborative for a high-performance, energy-efficient school.

9. Colorado State University
Academic Instruction Building
Fort Collins
$31.1 million
Owner: Colorado State University
General Contractor: Pinkard Construction
Architect: Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects
Engineers: Martin/Martin Inc., Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers
Among the Subcontractors: Zimmerman Metals, Horizon Glass, EZ Excavating
Start: Feb. 2009 Finish: June 2010

This project consists of a new four-story, 92,912-sq-ft education and office facility with classrooms, office, lecture halls, group study spaces, a large wi-fi study lounge and partial basement. The building will occupy what is now the parking lot south of the Andrew Clark building on the main campus. Upon completion, the project will apply for for LEED-Gold certification.

10. Solara
Denver
$21 million
Owner: 1956 Lawrence Apartment Developers
General Contractor: Zocolo Community Development
Architect: J.G. Architects
Engineers: KL&A Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: Jansen Strawn, ABS Mechanical, RG Electrical Engineering
Start: Jan. 2009 Finish: Summer 2010

This project consists of the new construction of a 200,000-sq-ft, 11-story, post-tensioned concrete apartment complex in downtown Denver.

11. Colorado State University at Pueblo
Academic Resource Center
Pueblo
$20 million
Owner: Colorado State University
General Contractor: TBD
Architects: Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects, Demmon Design Studios Inc.
Engineers: EMC Engineers, Martin/Martin Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: TBD
Start: Sept. 2009 Finish: Oct. 2010

This project consists of the gut and remodel of the existing library building at CSU-Pueblo, with an existing enclosed area of approximately 104,000 sq ft, and the enclosure and/or expansion of an additional 22,000 sq ft. The refurbished building will include library circulation areas, stack space, classrooms, archival/display spaces, common areas and administrative space. The project team is anticipating LEED-Gold certification.

12. Fort Carson Evans Hospital Alteration
Colorado Springs
$17 million
Owner: U.S. Army
General Contractor: Bryan Construction Inc.
Architect: The Benham Cos.
Engineers: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Among the Subcontractors: Commercial Design Engineering, Berwick Electric, Arapahoe Fire Protection, Wall Concepts, Concepts in Millwork
Start: Jan. 2009 Finish: April 2012

This project consists of the renovation and alteration of Evans Army Community Hospital and incidental related work. The hospital includes approximately 513,700 gross sq ft of space. Services offered include primary outpatient care, ancillary, outpatient clinics and inpatient services.

13. Adams State College
Auxilary Facilities Housing
Alamosa
$15 million
Owner: Adams State College
General Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Architect: Davis Partnership Architects
Engineers: S.A. Miro Inc.; Cator, Ruma & Associates; Martin/Martin Inc.; Rimrock Group; William Caruso & Associates; Engineering Dynamics Inc.; Rider
Levett Bucknall
Start: July 2009 Finish: Aug. 2010

The purpose of this project is to construct new student residences and community facilities around Rex Field at Adams State College. Rex Field is an existing track and football field located at the heart of campus. The new student residences will wrap around the northeast end of the track, providing new, four-bedroom apartments for students with a view of the field, plus apartments for resident advisers, a laundry room, and study lounges.

14. University of Denver
Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall
Denver
$14.6 million
Owner: University of Denver
General Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Architect: Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects
Engineers: Anderson & Hastings Civil Engineers, Lime Green Design, Martin/Martin Inc., EMC Engineers, 20/20 Engineering, Firetech Consulting, Rimrock Group
Among the Subcontractors: Glover Masonry Corp., Douglass/Colony Group, Spacecon Specialty Contractors, Heating and Plumbing Engineers, Encore Electric
Start: Feb. 2009 Finish: April 2010

This new facility for the University of Denver serves as the centerpiece of the Morgridge College of Education. The new four-story building features an indoor fountain, cast-in-place concrete with load-bearing masonry, and brick and stone veneer and copper roofing to match the existing campus architecture. LEED Gold will be targeted.

15. Renaissance Uptown Lofts
Denver
$14 million
Owner: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
General Contractor: Alliance Construction Solutions LLC
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Engineers: Belfay Engineering, Jirsa-Hedrick & Associates Inc., HCL Engineering
Among the Subcontractors: TBD
Start: Aug. 2009 Finish: Sept. 2010

This project consists of a five-story, wood/concrete structure with parking and retail on first floor. Upper floors will consist of an elevated courtyard and 98 residential units for chronically homeless individuals.

16. Douglas County Elementary #47
Castle Rock
$10.8 million
Owner: Douglas County School District RE-1
General Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction
Architects: RB+B Architects, Hutton Ford Architects LLC
Start: April 2009 Finish: June 2010

This project consists of new construction on an elementary school that will be approximately 73,000 sq ft on a 12-acre site. The project will include nearly 100 parking spaces, playground areas and baseball and soccer fields.

17. Cherry Creek Hilton Garden Inn
Renovation & Addition
Denver
$10.6 million
Owner: Stonebridge Cos.
General Contractor: Milender White Construction Co.
Architect: Ivins Design Group, Lime Green Design, Design Force
Engineers: R & R Engineers Inc., McGlamery Structural Group, Impact Engineering Inc., Clayden and Associates Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: SRT Electric, Ducts Unlimited, Diversified Builders Inc., Bella Vista Stucco, RK Specialties, Cutting Edge Glass, Freedom Fire Protection, West Valley Construction
Start: March 2009 Finish: Jan. 2010

This renovation of this eight-story, 210-room hotel will also include all new exterior finishes of EIFS and masonry, as well as all-new windows, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Standing next to the new building will be the 40,000-sq-ft addition, which will house the hotel’s new restaurant and bar, pool and spa, and all new conference facilities and meeting rooms.

18. Wright Farms Library
Northglenn
$9 million
Owner: Rangeview Library District
General Contractor: Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Architect: Humphries Poli Architects
Engineers: Martin/Martin Inc., M-E Engineers Inc.
Among the Subcontractors: Soderberg Masonry, M-Tech, Duro Electric Co.
Start: March 2009 Finish: March 2010

The new 45,000-sq-ft Wright Farms Library will be the flagship for the Rangeview Library District. The facility will be part of a new nine-acre park. Designed for efficiency, the facility will be submitted for LEED-Silver certification.

19. Fort Carson Child Development Center
Colorado Springs
$7.6 million
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
General Contractor: White Construction Group
Architect: HB&A
Engineers: Farnsworth, MGA, Quality Electric, Design Mechanical
Among the Subcontractors: Falcone, Quality Electric, Design Mechanical, Rocky Mountain Metalcraft, Tri-Star Masonry, Pioneer Sand, Pate Concrete
Start: March 2009 Finish: March 2010

This design-build project involves the new construction of a 24,000-sq-ft child development center at Fort Carson.

20. University of Denver
Art & Athletics Complex
Denver
$6.3 million
Owner: University of Denver
General Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction
Architect: Tryba Architects
Engineers: Martin/Martin Inc., The RMH Group
Start: Jan. 2009 Finish: Oct. 2009

This project consists of a 30,000-sq-ft expansion to the Ritchie Center, including a strength and conditioning center, art annex and a new 1,915-seat soccer stadium.