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Freeport West Builds ARA Development in West Valley City Big-D Construction photo
Construction is proceeding rapidly as Freeport West Industrial Properties continues to develop 130 acres of land in West Valley City, Utah, just outside Salt Lake City.
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction is proceeding rapidly as Freeport West Industrial Properties continues to develop 130 acres of land in West Valley City, Utah, just outside Salt Lake City. “With this new industrial campus enterprise, we are adding capacity for new large-scale storage, warehousing, distribution, office and showroom space within the Wasatch Front, where it has been tapped out,” said Bradley J.
Ross, Freeport West executive managing director. “The origin of the name ARA means ‘brings rain.’ It describes the remarkable opportunity the property affords for attracting the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors to our state and creating thousands of new jobs locally. There is a need for large-scale buildings to compete with California and other neighboring states.” He added that the need for largescale industrial storage facilities will attract businesses from across the country to service a growing con-
sumer market in the western states. When fully developed in 2019 — based on current economic forecasts, the ARA is expected to create 3,000 jobs and be home to five structures. Approximately one mi. of roads will service the businesses. The ground breaking for the project took place on May 29, 2014. The company, founded in 1963, is one of the state’s largest developers and owner of commercial properties. Freeport West also has properties in California, Arizona, and Nevada. ARA is well located
in terms of existing roads and is just west of Rocky Mountain Raceway. The project will consist of ARAA, B, C, D and E, all to be built to schedule. They are all single-story buildings. A paved ground-level parking lot will be built to accommodate roughly 3,000 cars and truck trailers. The whole development was designed by Hilton Williams Architects. The buildings are being placed on a relatively flat field that has no drainage issues. There are no existing utilities on the land, which
gives construction crews a relatively free hand to operate. As the buildings go up, utilities will be extended onto the property. ARA’s initial structure — ARAB, located at 6755 West and the 2100 South Frontage Road in West Valley, was completed in September 2015, and opened for business in the same month. The 500,000 sq.-ft. (46,452 sq m) distribution center took nine months to build and is currently available for lease. Big-D Construction was the contractor for this project. see ARA page 8
Plan Could Divert Funds to Help Lake Powell Pipeline SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A proposal in the Utah Legislature would greenlight the transfer of nearly $500 million from transportation projects to water projects in a move that could funnel money to the proposed Lake Powell pipeline. The Utah Senate approved the measure on a 19-10 vote, advancing it to the House, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Stuart Adams of Layton, said ensuring the state’s water supply should take precedence over funding things like highway projects. “I don’t like being stuck on I-15. I don’t think anybody likes that. But running out of water is, I think, significantly more impactful than being stuck on a freeway,” Adams said, according to The Spectrum newspa-
per in St. George. Adams said the measure would help fund future water projects to help with the state’s growing population. That could include two major pipeline projects that conservation groups and others have said may be unnecessary. One pipeline project would pull water from Bear River in northern Utah. The
other, the billion-dollar Lake Powell pipeline, would pull water from the Colorado River to growing southwestern Utah counties. The Utah Department of Transportation estimates that Adam’s funding bill would divert nearly half a billion dollars from its road projects over an 11-year period. see PIPELINE page 9
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Building a Circle: Unique HQ Coming to Midvale, Utah Topcon LN 100 Layout Navigator Instrument Simplifies New Overstock.com Interior Construction By Jeff Winke CEG CORRESPONDENT
Launched in May 1999, the online retailer Overstock.com, Inc. initially sold surplus and returned merchandise, liquidating the inventories of at least 18 failed dot-com companies at below-wholesale prices. In recent years, it has expanded to sell new merchandise as well. Part of Overstock.com’s merchandise is purchased by or manufactured specifically for the company. Among their products are handmade goods produced for Overstock by workers in developing nations. The company also manages the inventory supply for other retailers. The company has achieved significant growth and profits in its first 10 years, reporting its first billion-dollar year in 2010. With its growth, the company needed more space. A circle-shaped 260,000-sq. ft. (24,155 sq m), three-story building is being constructed for the new Overstock.com headquarters located in Midvale, Utah, approximately 12 mi. (19.3 km) due south of Salt Lake City. The poured concrete building is a circle shape with an approximate 370-ft. (113 m) diameter and a circumference of 1,200 ft. (365 m). Located on a 19-acre campus-like tract of land, the new facility will house the online company’s corporate offices, which includes the company’s employee training, data facilities, call center and meeting rooms. Architecturally, at ground level, the building looks like a glass-and-concrete version of a Roman coliseum, but from the air, the building shape will look like a peace sign — thus, it is referred to as the “Peace
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Coliseum.” Building the interior walls and ceilings for a new headquarters facility for Overstock.com was the task for Ceiling Systems Inc. (CSI), Draper, Utah. The company specializes in acoustical ceiling systems, acoustical panels, framing and drywall for commercial, industrial and institutional projects. Each of the three floors of the Overstock.com building has its own unique room and space-configuration layout needs. Making certain that the architectural layout is followed exactly became CSI’s main challenge. The wall and ceiling contractor needed to install approximately 300,000 sq. ft. (27,871 sq m) of standard 5/8-inch (16 mm) thick gypsum drywall. The panel-type product consists of a noncombustible gypsum core with paper surfacing on the face, back, and long edges. It is designed to provide a monolithic surface when joints are taped and fastener heads are covered with a compound. “This is a complicated challenge requiring our dedicated full attention to detail,” said Jeff Zupan, project manager with CSI. “There was no room for error in this build out project.” At full staff, CSI has a 32-worker crew dedicated to the project. With the circle design of the building, the complexity of the building’s interior lay out, and the completion timeline that is interwoven and dependent upon other contractors, CSI needed help. “We were literally looking at weeks of work alone to create a survey grid we could work off of,” Zupan said. “Rocky Mountain Transit Instruments in Salt Lake City offered see OVERSTOCK page 10
The unique and stunning new facility is expected to provide Overstock.com with the room for years of future growth.
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UDOT Continues Northern Part of Great Salt Lake Hits Plan to Improve Historically Low Level for Second Year Busy Highway By Michelle L. Price ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Utah Department of Transportation announced several updates as part of its plan to keep traffic moving on Bangerter Highway. Environmental studies are underway on four intersections at 5400 South, 7000 South, 9000 South and 11400 South to evaluate construction of freeway-style interchanges. UDOT is in the middle of a multi-year process to upgrade Bangerter Highway by replacing many of its existing intersections with interchanges, which will improve traffic flow.
“The west side of the Salt Lake Valley continues to grow, and we’re planning ahead to design interchanges that meet the needs of drivers as well as the nearby communities now and into the future.” John Montoya UDOT
“These studies are the next step in UDOT’s strategic plan to keep traffic moving on Bangerter Highway,” said John Montoya, UDOT project manager. “The west side of the Salt Lake Valley continues to grow, and we’re planning ahead to design interchanges that meet the needs of drivers as well as the nearby communities now and into the future.” This spring, UDOT will begin construction on a new freeway-style interchange at Bangerter Highway and 600 West in Draper. This will be the third interchange built as part of Bangerter Highway’s freeway conversion (interchanges were recently constructed on Bangerter at 7800 South and at Redwood Road). Pending the outcome of the environmental studies and the availability of funding, construction on new interchanges at 5400 South, 7000 South, 9000 South, and 11400 South is scheduled to begin as early as 2017. The environmental studies will follow applicable state requirements to evaluate factors such as noise, air quality, traffic changes, property impacts, wetlands, utilities, and historic resources. Where necessary, the studies also will outline the measures required to reduce impacts to these resources. All four studies are scheduled to be complete in May 2016. Constructing interchanges at these four locations will provide the greatest improvements in reducing congestion and enhancing traffic flow for a fast-growing section of western Salt Lake County. The interchanges will not only help traffic on Bangerter Highway, but provide significant improvements on the east/west cross streets as well. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Drought has caused water levels in the northern portion of Utah’s Great Salt Lake to drop to a historic low for the second year in a row, according to state and federal officials. Utah’s Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Geological Survey announced Dec. 29 that the northern arm’s water level fell to 4,191.6 ft. (1,277.5 m) in November. That’s a foot lower than last year’s historic low. With lower lake levels, the ecosystem in and around the lake has shifted and left officials watching closely for effects on wildlife, recreation, mining and air quality. Water levels on the lake have varied for decades. In 2011, an unusually high snowpack caused water levels to rise 5 ft. (1.5 m), according to U.S. Geological Survey scientist Cory Angeroth. But water levels have
dropped every year since then as the state received below-average participation. The larger northern branch of the lake, which is physically separated from the southern portion by a causeway, is also hovering around historic lows. Angeroth said if Utah doesn’t see an above average snowpack this winter, the lower part of the lake could hit 4,191.35 ft., a low record set in 1963. “Some of the islands — they’re no longer islands,” said Laura Ault, a lands manager with the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. Ault said officials are making sure bicyclists, dog walkers and ATV riders are not crossing exposed lakebeds and disrupting important nesting areas for waterfowl. “A lot of the birds, once they leave their nest, if they’re disturbed, they won’t come back,” she said. Ault said the record low also means the Forestry, Fire and State Lands Division will not issue any new or
expanded permits for mining companies that pump brine out of the lake because it could exacerbate low water levels. The companies extract salt from the brine and it’s used for fertilizer or melting ice on roadways, among other products. The smaller northern arm of the lake is separated from the southern arm by the Union Pacific Railroad’s 21-mi. (33.8 km) causeway. Two culverts had historically allowed water to flow between the two branches, but those were closed in recent years after the railroad reported they were sinking into the lakebed. The railroad plans to start construction next year on a 180-ft. (55 m) bridge to break up the causeway, allowing water to again flow back and forth and put the north and south water levels on par. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Skanska Hires Shover as Business Development Director for Civil Unit Skanska, a construction and development firm, has hired Randi Shover as business development director for its civil construction unit. In this role, she will build relationships with potential customers, demonstrating how Skanska’s expertise can aid them in achieving their goals. In more than a decade of experience in the industry, Shover has become well-versed in a variety of delivery methods — designbuild, CMGC, PPP — and how they can benefit customers and their stakeholders. She has worked with a large variety of owners throughout the region and has significant experience in the transportation, transit, aviation and water/wastewater sectors, aligning well with Skanska’s portfolio and targets. “As our business evolves in the region, Randi will play a key role in helping connect Skanska with new customers and the communities they serve,” said James Bailey, Skanska senior vice president. “As communities seek new solutions to deliver infrastructure, Randi’s knowledge of alternative delivery methods will be instrumental to not only our success, but also to communities seeking the best value and outcomes from major infrastructure investments.” Skanska has a history of building some of the most complex infrastructure projects in the west, including work in transportation, aviation, transit and environmental remediation. Shover comes to Skanska after seven years in a similar role with Kiewit Infrastructure West. She will be based in Salt Lake City. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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Industrial Campus to House Five Structures, Create Jobs
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The development is tied to an “Economic Development Area” that brings together the city, Salt Lake County and other stakeholders that collect taxes. ARA from page 1
Construction on the 418,612 sq.ft. (38,890 sq m) ARA-A started last October and is scheduled to be complete this May. Big-D also was awarded the contract to put up this building. “West Valley City has undergone a successful redevelopment initiative over the past few years,” said Mayor Ron Bigelow, “and this latest investment will significantly enhance these efforts, while also bringing significant recognition and dividends to the entire state. Freeport West is a valued partner to West Valley City, and having ARA within our city limits exactly fits our vision of bringing investment, economic progress, job growth and energy to Utah’s second largest city.” The development is tied to an “Economic Development Area” that brings together the city, Salt Lake County and other stakeholders that collect taxes. These jurisdictions have agreed to a plan that will rebate some of the property taxes over the next 15 years as an incentive to help Freeport West to fully develop the project. Salt Lake County is helping by covering part of the cost to build the storm drains and retention basin that is required, the relocation and installation of various utility lines, and the widening of adjacent roads to the development. ARA-C is expected to occupy 634,260 sq. ft. (58,925 sq m), while ARA-D will have 401,263 sq. ft. (37,279 sq m) and ARA-E 361,770 sq. ft. (33,610 sq m). Freeport West, which received
the CCIM Business Excellence Award for “Developer of the Year” award in 2014, has developed rigorous construction standards for its properties. “When constructing a building, our primary focus is to use the highest building standards,” said Justin Harryman, Freeport West’s construction manager. “We use energy efficient LED lighting, insulated single ply white roof (for heat reflection), Low E reflective
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When fully developed in 2019 — based on current economic forecasts — the ARA is expected to create 3,000 jobs and be home to five structures.
building care is an important focus of ours.” “Our architect has designed more than 10 buildings for us,” said Harryman. “Our long-term relationship has made the design and construction process simple. With the contractors we use for each building, there are always conversations regarding future development and how we can reduce construction costs.” When fully built the ARA proj-
Big-D Construction photo
The construction had anywhere from 15 to 65 Big-D and subcontractor personnel on site, working eight to 10-hour day shifts on weekdays.
always put together a great design that is easy to follow, so there is very little need to make any changes to the Big-D Construction photo design. Freeport West, which received the CCIM Business Excellence Award for “With this style of build“Developer of the Year” award in 2014, has developed rigorous coning,” he added, “we have struction standards for its properties. several crews that work at glass, super smooth reinforced ect will see the use of roughly various points simultaneously, floors, ESFR fire systems with 2,500 tons (2,268 t) of steel, such as a footing and foundation booster pumps and optimal col- 150,000 tons (136,078 t) of con- crew, slab on grade crew, and a tilt umn spacing for warehouse and crete, 130,000 sq. ft. (12,077 sq m) forming crew — all working in distribution purposes. Another goal of glass, and 2,700 tons (2,449 t) of different parts of the job and keeping ahead of the trades behind of ours is the overall look of the rebar. outside of our buildings. The “It’s always a challenge to build them.” The earthwork and utilities for buildings are designed with glass in the Utah winters with the entrances as a primary focal point. extremely cold temperatures and ARA-B were completed by “We do all of our building main- snow,” said Jared Brooks, Big-D’s Midgley Construction Inc. “They prepare the building pad tenance with our own team,” he senior project manager. “With added. “That way we have control roughly 17,000 cubic yards of con- and cap the top surface with a of the final product. We take pride crete, you have to manage through crushed concrete road base materiin taking care of our tenants and cold temperatures, additives, pro- al that holds up extremely well,” ensuring each job is done right. We tection and curing. Hilton Williams said Brooks. “Utilities for ARA-A are a single-owner company and and Greg Neiswender with HWA were installed separately as permit-
ting has to take place for each job.” The work saw Big-D place 90,000 tons (81.647 t) of earth and bring in 550 tons (499 t) of steel, 630 tons (572 t) of rebar, 38,000 tons (34,473 t) of concrete, 25,000 sq. ft. (2,322 sq m) of glass. The construction had anywhere from 15 to 65 Big-D and subcontractor personnel on site, working eight to 10-hour day shifts on weekdays. The subcontractors included: Champion Fabrication for rebar; Wasatch Ornamental for structural steel; Steel Encounters for joist and deck; J&M Steel for steel erection; DAW for doors and hardware; Moffat Plastering for exterior insulation and finish; Allweather Waterproofing for roof insulation and membrane; Alpine Caulking for floor and joint sealing; Aladdin Skylights; Wasatch see ARA page 9
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Businesses Coming to ‘Economic Development Area’ ARA from page 8
Door Company for overhead doors; B&D Glass; Jordan Enterprises for framing and drywall; Thomas & Measles for painting; Johnson Quality Air for HVAC; Chaparral Plumbing; The Safety Team for fire sprinklers; and Coke Electric. “The crews worked very well together on this project,” said Brooks. “There is a lot of interfacing and coordination that needs to happen in order for the completed project to be a quality acceptable structure,” said Brooks. “A master schedule is continually updated and monitored, as well as weekly subcontractor meetings to discuss safety, progress, conflicts, and the schedule. “With ARA Building B starting so late in the year and during the winter months,” he said, “we decided to only pour the perimeter bay slab on grade concrete where the tilt panels need to be formed. The interior bays were left to pour after the roof was installed. This was something we learned from previous projects that start in the
Big-D Construction photo
The work saw Big-D place 90,000 tons (81.647 t) of earth and bring in 550 tons (499 t) of steel, 630 tons (572 t) of rebar, 38,000 tons (34,473 t) of concrete, 25,000 sq. ft. (2,322 sq m) of glass.
winter. This keeps the square footage of cold weather concreting to a manageable size and allows for the tilt wall construction to begin very quick.” The work site is 12 mi. (19.3 km) from Big-D’s main office/yard. On this project, the company used two Gradall 10,000 lb. (4,536 kg) forklifts for the unloading and hauling materials. “We would prefer to own our
own forklifts and prefer to purchase them locally,” said Brooks. “We typically rent a boom lift for activities associated with tilt erection and a scissor lift for the skylight installation. These are normally rented from H&E Equipment in Salt Lake City. The subcontractors supplied the rest of the equipment for the job, and many of them rented the equipment from local dealers.”
Pipeline Funding, Impact Is Focus of Senate Discussions PIPELINE from page 1
The department noted that legislators just last year voted to raise gasoline taxes by five cents per gallon to keep up with transportation demands. Several senators questioned the impacts on the state’s transportation grid and said they want to see more details. “We all feel that water is the limiter in our future economic growth and we have to develop the water, but the question is who pays for it and how,” said Sen. Howard Stephenson, a Republican from Draper. Sen. Stephen Urquhart said with limited federal funds, the state should be ready to step up and help pay for projects. Urquhart said past generations have built the infrastructure we now use, arguing that this is “now our torch to bear.” Environmentalists have raised questions about who will really foot the bill for the Lake Powell pipeline, which is expected to begin construction in 2020. A few dozen environmentalists went to a
meeting of the state board of water resources this week to express their concern with the lack of transparency about the Lake Powell pipeline project. Washington County Water Conservancy District manager Ron Thompson has said officials believe the pipeline will cost about a billion dollars and the water districts will have 50 years to repay the state. Some University of Utah economists say they believe the high cost of the project may lead the water district to hike water rates so high that residents eventually use less water and eliminate the need for the pipeline entirely. A university study on the project found that the water district would have to raise fees by at least 123 percent and water rates by 576 percent to pay for the pipeline. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
On the ARA-B project Midgley Construction used Cat D6 dozers with GPS guidance, Cat 563 compactors, Cat 330D excavators and Cat 140H graders, all owned by the company. “The job went well,” said company owner Bryan Midgley. “We were able to save the owner a substantial amount of money on the import fill materials cost. Our equipment performed well, espe-
cially with GPS guidance.” Midgley Construction purchases its equipment locally, particularly from Wheeler Machinery in Salt Lake City — the local Cat dealer. The equipment and vehicles were thoroughly checked out prior to arrival on the site, and the crews are dealing with daily wear and tear issues. “On our own equipment, flat tires seem to be the biggest issue as we are running them over a lot of different terrains,” said Brooks. “Our in-house mechanic is very good as responding to mechanical problems and providing general service. They are usually able to respond the same day we experience a problem. We are required to conduct safety and maintenance inspections on the equipment daily and keep a log of this activity. We refuel our vehicles with visits from a vehicle.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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