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hile there may not be Wthe cranes in the sky we were promised after Hurricane Katrina, there’s definitely no shortage of construction work in the New Orleans area. Christian Moises The Top Construction 100% recyclable…. Projects of 2010 set a record, representing One of many environmental benefits of concrete pavement. Concrete is also cleaner, nearly $23.7 billion in work. And that’s just safer, longer lasting and easier to maintain than any other road surface. Also, Pervious the Top 10 list as more projects are on the horizon with others under construction not concrete pavement is a unique and effective means to address important environmental included in this publication. issues and support green, sustainable growth. By capturing stormwater and allowing it to Several of the projects included in this year’s Top 10 started this year and are seep into the ground, porous concrete is instrumental in recharging groundwater, scheduled to wrap up in the next three reducing stormwater runoff, and meeting EPA regulations. years, while a handful of others are ongoing and expected to finish this year. Others are in progress but waiting for funding to continue with future phases. For more information, contact the CAAL office. Half of the projects are related to Hurricane Katrina repairs or rebuilding, Concrete & Aggregates Association of Louisiana and they providing the region with much 11924 Justice Avenue, Suite B needed upgrades to infrastructure and Baton Rouge, LA 70816 storm protection. (225) 293-5735 • (800) 486-6179 The economic recovery,albeit slow,also is starting to be felt throughout the area. www.caal.org Looking through the “Progress Report” section, three projects the economy side- lined last year have resumed, with work scaled down or cut into phases in some cases. Two more have been completed and another was scrapped completely. While not every construction project in the region is detailed, the ones profiled in the following pages cover a broad swath of community needs: transportation, energy, education, storm protection, housing, community safety and national defense. This widespread scope of construction is providing much-needed jobs, allowing the New Orleans region to withstand reces- sion pressures while serving as a lure for new business. Arriving daily on your computer! This year’s recording setting total is just another sign New Orleans is moving forward and that developers still believe and are willing to invest in the region and its future. Those who haven’t should take note of our progress.• Daily Update FREE Register today News Editor Christian Moises can be reached at 293-9249 or by e-mail at chris- www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/dailyupdate.cfm [email protected].

4A CITYBUSINESS TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Photo courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Work continues on a two-mile-long, 26-foot-high storm surge barrier near the point where the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway meets the closed Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.

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Project description: hurricane and storm-damage risk reduction Start date: 2005 Expected completion date: bulk of work to be done by mid-2011 Peak construction employment: 2,500 Task Force Hope Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project manager: Task Force Hope director Karen Durham-Aguilera $15 billion General contractors: Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure Inc., Boh Brothers Construction Co., Kiewit Louisiana Co. Top 3 subcontractors: INCA/Gerwick, Linfield Hunter and Junius, 1 Eustis Engineering onstruction cranes loom over New Orleans waterways Another gate will be built where the Inner Harbor Navigation largest drainage-pump stations near the confluence of the as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractors Canal meets Lake Pontchartrain. Harvey and Algiers canals to remove rainwater from those Ctry to provide the city with 100-year-storm protection In July, the corps closed the MRGO corridor by installing a channels before a storm. Park predicted that West Bank flood- by mid-2011 under the agency’s $15 billion Task Force Hope 350,000-ton rock blockade. gates will be operational in June 2011 and the pump station will project. “We’ve already built enough protection in the last year so be fully functioning by 2013. Baton Rouge-based Shaw Environmental that you probably won’t see the topping images “In the Task Force Hope project schedule, we’re tracking and Infrastructure Inc. and other contractors are from Gustav any time soon,” Park said. 20,000 milestones,” covering all design and construction By Susan Buchanan hurrying to build a storm-surge barrier that’s Contributing Writer During Hurricane Gustav in August 2008, phases, Park said. Under an umbrella name — Hurricane and two miles long and 26 feet high near the point [email protected] water splashed over the Industrial Canal floodwall. Storm Damage Risk Reduction System — 76 corps projects where the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway meets the “Every day, we’re reducing the risk of storm are under way and more than a third of the work is complete. closed Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. That new surge in the five-parish area,” he said. More than 230 contracts have been awarded out of a structure is the centerpiece of the corps’ $1.3 billion Inner Meanwhile, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, the planned 353 contracts, and more than $6.6 billion has been Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier Project. corps in August began work on a $1 billion Gulf Intracoastal committed under the $15 billion program. Mike Park, deputy director of Task Force Hope, said the Waterway West Closure Complex to form a storm-surge barrier Park pointed to the challenges of addressing environmental, IHNC project is now 50 percent complete and most definitely on for Plaquemines, Jefferson and Orleans parishes. Negotiations navigation and cost concerns with “buildability” or construction schedule for a mid-2011 deadline. over West Bank real estate acquisitions caused early delays, but needs, and of coordinating with local and state agencies. Navigation gates will be erected where the barrier crosses Park said the western project should meet a mid-2011 deadline. He said 80 percent of Task Force Hope subcontractors are the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Bayou Bienvenue to pre- “The main thing is we want to get it done right,” Park said. Louisiana-based companies and more than $1.6 billion in spend- vent storm surge into the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. The corps last year started building one of the world’s ing has been committed to small and disadvantaged businesses.•

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 5A Photo by Frank Aymami

Construction continues at L.B. Landry High School, one of five Quick Start schools in a $1.8 billion rebuild and renovation of public schools in Orleans Parish.

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Project description: To reduce the number of the school system facilities to a number more appropriate for enrollment projections Developer: Louisiana Department of Education Orleans Parish Public Project manager: Recovery School District General contractors: Ryan Gootee LLC, Roy Anderson Construction, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc., Walton $1.8 billion Construction Co. Subcontractors: Advanced Environmental Consulting LLC, ARC School rebuild Mechanical Construction Inc., Augustino Brothers Inc., CMR Construction and Roofing, Direct Contractors LLC, Durr Heavy Construction, Farnsworth Group, Gottfried Contracting LLC, Hamp’s 2 Enterprises, Hoffman ES Demo, Jacobs CSS Consortium, Linfield our new schools are operating and a fifth is slated to New schools already open in the five-facility Quick Start Hunter Junius, Morphy-Makofsky, P&J Contracting of La. LLC, open in August in an unprecedented $1.8 billion phase of the project are Langston Hughes Elementary, which Young’s General Contracting, Zimmer-Eschette Services II LLC FSchool Facilities Master Plan for Orleans Parish initiat- opened last year, Andrew Wilson Elementary and L.B. Landry ed after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. and Lake Area high schools, which will open this year. Fannie Design plans are under way on 10 additional C. Williams Elementary, currently being Baccalaureate and the Maritime Military Academy at Federal City. schools in the project’s $716 million first phase, By Diana Chandler designed, will complete the Quick Start initiative Remaining projects in the first phase are Audubon, Lake with groundbreakings anticipated this spring, Contributing Writer when it opens in the fall of 2011. Forest, Harte, McMain, Phillips-Waters and a new elementary according to Recovery School District [email protected] Other schools now being designed include school in Algiers. Plans are not finalized for those projects, Communications Director Siona LaFrance. Crocker, Osborne, Woodson, Hynes, Bienville according to RSD project updates. The first phase includes the construction of 17 and Parkview, and renovation projects at The total project is scheduled in six phases through 2016 new campuses and the renovation of 13 existing schools funded Colton, Frantz and Washington elementary schools, accord- and is the first major facilities plan for New Orleans Public by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and community ing to school district reports. Schools since 1952. When completed, the school system will development block grants, with work extending through 2013. LaFrance said all projects are on schedule as projected. have been reduced in size from 128 buildings to 87 perma- Phase one is projected to provide space for more than This summer, 23 percent of the projects included in phase nent schools. 18,000 students, including 7,000 who were attending school one should be completed, with another 33 percent in con- The second through sixth phases, including some 57 ele- in modular classrooms when construction began. struction, 23 percent in design and 21 percent in planning, mentary and high schools, are expected to cost nearly $1 bil- “These projects are proof that this city is coming back better according to projections. lion, for which full funding has not been secured. than before, and so are its schools,” said RSD Superintendent The RSD projects phase one will include the construction of The Orleans Parish School Board and the state Board of Paul Vallas.“Our capital plan will transform the city’s school land- seven additional schools, which architects are expected to begin Elementary and Secondary Education approved the plan in scape, eliminating past inequities and finally creating a system in designing within the next six months. Included are Wheatley, November 2008 after more than a year of meetings and plan- which every child is educated in a superior environment.” Little Woods, Edwards-Moton, Carver, Livingston, International ning sessions involving public input.•

6A CITYBUSINESS TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Photo courtesy Louisiana DOTD Phase by phase

Phase 1A: A $150 million contract expected to be completed in September 2011 to build a two- lane elevated highway south of the Leeville Bridge to Louisiana Highway 3090 that will be about 7 miles and 40-feet wide.

Phase 1B and 1C: A $170 million combined project was completed in July 2009 to replace the Leeville Bridge with a two-lane, fixed-span bridge and build two-lane interchanges and con- nector roads north and south of the bridge.

Phase 1D: An $8 million project was completed in July that includes a customer service center in Golden Meadow, kiosk network, open-road tolling equipment and intelligent transportation systems.

Phase 2: With no secured funding, this $360 million project to elevate about 9 miles of highway from Leeville to Golden Meadow has not been let.

Phase 3: With no secured funding, this $380 million project to continue Louisiana Highway 3235 from Larose northward to U.S. Highway 90 for about 19 miles has not been let.

Phase 4: With no secured funding, this $580 million project to add an elevated two-lane highway between Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon has not been let. Work on a $150 million project to build a two-lane elevated highway south of the Leeville Bridge to Louisiana Highway 3090 is about 40 percent complete. Source: CityBusiness staff research

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Project description: elevating and upgrading Louisiana Highway 1 between U.S. Highway 90 and Port Fourchon Start date: 2007 Expected completion date: unknown La. Highway 1 Peak construction employment: 500 Owner: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Project manager: Gary Gisclair (for Phase 1A) General contractors: James Construction Group (for Phase 1A) $1.4 billion Top 3 subcontractors: QPL Inc., PAC Unlimited Inc., Transport 3 upgrades Services (for Phase 1A) ith the first major phase of Louisiana Highway 1 the nation’s transportation infrastructure. The project received $60 million from that bill when it was upgrades finished and the second section about 40 Boulet, however, has concerns about getting that money. last reviewed in 2004. Wpercent complete, the focus now turns to funding “The stimulus grant comes from a $1.5 billion pot, under Work was completed on a $170 million combined project the third major component. which they can fund projects nationwide,” Boulet said. “But in July to replace the Leeville Bridge with a two-lane fixed- La. 1 is the sole means of land access to Port Fourchon, 1,400 major highway, airport and port projects have applied span bridge, in addition to an $8 million project that includes which services up to 18 percent of U.S. domes- for a piece, totaling $56 billion in requests.” a customer service center in Golden Meadow, kiosk network, tic and imported oil and gas. It provides access That means they could only fund 3 per- open-road tolling equipment and intelligent transportation to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port by way of a By Christian Moises cent of the requests, he said. systems. News Editor twisting, two-lane road that cuts through the “You’re only looking at $30 million per [email protected] What remains are Phase 3, an estimated $380 million proj- marsh at ground level. state, if they were to divide it evenly among ect to continue Louisiana Highway 3235 from Larose north- Phase 1A is a $150 million project to build all 50 states, and that won’t do us any good. ward to U.S. Highway 90 for about 19 miles, and Phase 4, an a two-lane elevated highway south of the Leeville Bridge to That would maybe do an intersection on I-49. Politically, this estimated $580 million project to add an elevated two-lane Louisiana Highway 3090. About 7 miles and 40-feet wide, is very challenging … to give one state 20 percent of the pot, highway between Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon. it is fully funded and expected to be completed in even if the project is of national interest.” “We’re taking one phase at a time,” Boulet said. “We are September 2011. Boulet is quick to point out that 18 percent of the nation’s gong to be moving full speed ahead on Phase 3 as soon as we Funding the next major section, a 9-mile elevated highway energy relies on La. 1 but concedes it will still be difficult to secure the Phase 2 money.” from Leeville to Golden Meadow, is now the main focus. award a $300 million project . Since Phase 3 will be built on flat ground, Boulet said Henri Boulet, executive director of the nonprofit La. 1 “They’re probably going to give us the majority of the funding should be easier to come by,because building the ele- coalition, which is working for the improvements, said offi- $300 or none at all,” he said, adding that the remaining $60 vated highways costs about $40 million per mile. cials were expecting to hear whether they have received a million will hopefully come from the governor. “We have to Phase 4 is basically a replica of the Phase 1A bridge. $300 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of amass $300 million or we cannot put the project out to bid.” “With 1,200 18-wheelers a day traveling the stretch, we Transportation to fund Phase 2 Feb. 17, three days after this And if the project isn’t award the grant? really need four lanes, but beggars can’t be choosey, so we’re issue went to press. Boulet said the coalition is already working to ask building two lanes first and land has been acquired to build The grant would come from the 2009 American Recovery Congress for more funding when the five-year transportation the other two lanes next to it. The bridge in Phase 1A won’t and Reinvestment Act aimed at job creation and improving bill, which was set to be reviewed in 2009, is reauthorized. be enough,” Boulet said.•

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 7A Photo by Frank Aymami

In June, workers will lift two steel trusses as part of the main span support for the Huey P. Long Bridge expansion project.

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Project description: widening the Huey P. Long bridge from two to three travel lanes in each direction with a shoulder, resulting in improved safety and ease of congestion Start date: 2006 Huey P. Long Expected completion date: 2013 Peak construction employment: 299 Owner/developer: New Orleans Public Belt Railroad; Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development $1.2 billion Project manager: Phase I, Paul Scharmer; Phase II, Ricky Hogan; Phase III, widening Steve Underwood; Phase IV, Tom Thorn; overall project, Tim Todd, Louisiana TIMED Managers 4 General contractors: Phase I, Massman Construction Co.; Phase II, Boh Brothers n June, Huey P.Long Bridge commuters will witness two phase. Construction; Phase III, MTI, a joint venture between Massman, Traylor Brothers steel trusses being lifted into place as the bridge’s expan- Completed aspects of the current phases Inc., and IHI Inc.; Phase IV, KMTC, a joint venture between Peter Kiewit Sons Inc., Massman and Traylor Brothers sion project takes the next steps toward becoming a more include new sewerage systems on the east and I Subcontractors: Phase III: Thomas Industrial Coating, CTL Group and Active visibly modified structure. west banks, a newly built lift station and the con- Solutions; Phase IV, Barriere Construction, Walter Barnes Electric, Traffic The lifts will take place simultaneously on both the east- struction of a new roadway between Louisiana Solutions, Jack B. Harper, Global Erosion Control, Scott Derr Painting, M.R. bound and westbound spans of the bridge, mak- Highway 18 and the bridge. Pittman and J.L. Steel ing this perhaps one of the most attention grab- With nearly 50 percent of over- By Nayita Wilson bing phases of the seven-year project, said Tim Contributing Writer all construction complete, stake- Todd, project engineer for Louisiana’s [email protected] holders say the project is progressing within Logistically, coordinating traffic and ensuring the safety Transportation Infrastructure Model for schedule and budget. of travelers, construction workers and Public Belt employ- Economic Development, which manages the “I think it’s one of the finest large projects ees has been a priority for Louisiana TIMED officials, project on behalf of the bridge’s two stakeholders: the New that I’ve ever been involved with,” said Bob Kollmar, chief Todd said. Orleans Public Belt Railroad and the Louisiana Department engineering officer for Public Belt, which owns the bridge and “This combination of construction conditions causes of Transportation and Development. maintains the grounds beneath it. unique safety considerations in the contractors’ construction In addition to the truss lifting, contractors will begin Kollmar said the project is operating within scope and and erection plan,” Todd said.“The contractors have thus far removing the Jefferson Highway overpass this spring. budget, with most projects being completed on time or ahead met the challenge and continue to adjust their work to the Previously completed, the first and second phases of the of schedule. The final project will be an “economic stimulator changing road, rail and river conditions.” $1.2 billion project included widening the main structure’s to the West Bank”of Jefferson Parish with business and hous- Ultimately, a fully broadened Huey P. Long Bridge will be piers as well as railroad modifications. Phase I was complet- ing developments locating to the region, he said. complete in 2013 with three 11-foot-wide travel lanes in each ed in 2009, while Phase II was completed in 2008, making Steve Underwood, project manager for MTI, which is direction. The plan also includes signalized intersections at way for the current and final two phases, which concentrate installing the structural steel for the main span in the current the traffic circles presently located at Jefferson Highway and on the bridge’s widening — the third phase — and the devel- phase, said MTI’s main challenge has been working around Bridge City Avenue, as well as elevated structures for U.S. opment of new roadways and approaches — the fourth three types of traffic: marine, rail and vehicular. Highway 90 through traffic at those intersections.•

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A 411,000-square-foot facility under construction at Federal City will serve as the national command center for the Marine Forces Reserve.

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Project description: a redevelopment of the Naval Support Activity campus in Algiers into residential and commercial space, as well as thousands of offices for the military, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies Federal City Start date: Sept. 30, 2008 Expected completion date: Sept. 15, 2011 Peak construction employment: 250 $1 billion Owner/developer: public-private partnership among the state of Louisiana, the New Orleans Federal Alliance and Algiers Development District Project manager: Historic Properties Inc. and Environmental 5 Chemical Corp. ederal City continues to progress ahead of schedule, occupy the compound by mid-September 2011. Woodward General contractors: Woodward Design+Build two months after construction workers erected the Design+Build saved about three months by using “tilt-up” Fouter shell of the $1 billion project’s cornerstone build- to erect the outer walls. ing. That’s the 411,000-square-foot Marine Tilt-up, a century-old technique, involves “You’ve got to figure out how to mesh it all together. It’s a Forces Reserve building, or MarForRes, which casting concrete walls and “tilting” them up on little bit of a challenge, and it’s a little bit of a risk,” Mize said By Ben Myers in December, just before Woodward erected the outer walls. eventually will house the command center for Staff Writer site, as opposed to shipping them in from an “But it saves you all kinds of time if you can do it.” the service’s continental corps. [email protected] outside factory. The four-story compound’s top floor is There is about 700 million square feet of tilt- Two months later, the risk appears to be paying off. installed, as well as metal decking for the roof, up wall in the United States today,roughly dou- Federal City was conceived from the Department of said David Mize, CEO of the New Orleans Federal Alliance. ble the amount that existed in 1997, according of the Iowa- Defense’s 2005 BRAC process when the state and city pro- Stairways to the fourth floor are already in place. based Tilt-Up Concrete Association. The method has given posed preserving the 200-acre Naval Support Activity base in The roof should be finished within six weeks, Mize said, rise to a new supporting industry, with dozens of firms that Algiers. It will consist of a redevelopment of the Naval and cement will soon be poured for the second and third specialize in lifting, bracing and chemical treatment. Support Activity campus in Algiers into residential and com- floors. Completion of the roof, in addition to installation of The MarForRes walls, after being tilted up, were held in mercial space, as well as thousands of offices for the windows, further ensures that Federal City will beat its Sept. place by bars, which are now almost all gone because a steel Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland 15, 2011, deadline. superstructure is firmly in place, Mize said. Security and other federal agencies. “The building will be basically secure so that weather The outer walls of MarForRes consist of 196 panels that HRI/ECC, a New Orleans-based development company, won’t have any impact on our construction,” Mize said. “It weigh more than 130,000 pounds each and are as tall as 72 feet. will work with Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., a design and doesn’t make a difference if it’s windy or not.” Half-inch-thick bricks will be embedded within the walls, an development firm known for creating village-like, pedestrian- Adhering to timelines is critical because the Base aesthetic detail that will give the appearance of exposed brick. friendly residential communities, on project management. Realignment and Closure process that allowed New Orleans Woodward designed the inside of MarForRes as it con- Buildings could be move-in ready by June or July 2011, to keep a military presence in the city calls for the Marines to structed the outer walls, another time-saving technique. Mize said.•

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 9A Photo by Frank Aymami

Nearly half of the planned 460 mixed-income rental units are finished at the former C.J. Peete housing development, now called Harmony Oaks, and the rest should be complete by the first quarter of 2011.

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Project description: rebuild four public housing projects to create mixed-income communities Start date: January 2008 Expected completion date: 2012 Public housing Peak construction employment: 400 Owner/developer: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Authority of New Orleans Project manager: Department of Housing and Urban Development $1 billion General contractors: Central City Partners (made up of McCormack Baron rebuild Salazar, New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative, KAI Design and Build), Woodward Design+Build, Providence Community Housing, Enterprise, 6 L&M, Bayou District Foundation, Columbia Residential, KBK Enterprises Subcontractors: Julien Engineering, Louisiana Demolition, Integrated Pro t the city’s four largest public housing sites, workers and owned homes will be built throughout Treme Services are building 4,000 mixed-income units after 4,500 and the Tulane-Gravier area. Ten scattered homes Aresidences in mostly low-rise, brick structures were are already finished, and several of them have been demolished during the past two years. sold, Morris said. is 10 percent complete, said Darrell Williams, executive direc- Former residents who plan to live in the new developments Lafitte’s original site is the smallest of the “big four” proj- tor of B.W. Cooper Resident Management Corp. Under won’t be warehoused in the kind of high-density ects but will be packed with services: an ele- Phase 1, to be finished in late 2011, 410 mixed-income rental structures that isolated them before, said Housing mentary school; community, senior and health units, a management office and a day care facility are being By Susan Buchanan built. The full 740-unit site, developed by KBK Enterprises, and Urban Development spokeswoman Donna Contributing Writer centers; playgrounds; and a swimming pool. White. Developers, working with the Housing [email protected] At the former C.J. Peete development in should be finished by late 2012. Authority of New Orleans, residents and commu- Central City, now called Harmony Oaks, 48 per- Near City Park, the $120 million first phase of Bayou nity leaders, are creating neighborhoods that will cent of the planned 460 mixed-income rental District, which includes 466 mixed-income units at the for- mesh economically with surrounding areas, she said. units are finished, and the rest should be complete by the first mer St. Bernard public housing complex, is 70 percent com- At the Lafitte development’s $400 million rebuild in quarter of 2011, said Yusef Freeman, project manager at plete, said Bayou District Foundation Chairman Gerry Treme, 900 demolished public-housing units will be replaced McCormack Baron Salazar, the St. Louis firm developing the Barousse Jr. Residents started moving into the community, with 1,500 public-housing and market-rate residences that site. Bounded by Louisiana and Washington avenues, the $172 called Columbia Parc, in February.By late September, the first extend beyond the old site, said Andreanecia Morris, public million community will include garden and townhouse units construction phase, consisting of townhouses and apart- affairs director at nonprofit Providence Community Housing. and a new apartment building. Several old structures there are ments, should be finished. The Bayou District’s overall $435 The 865 families who lived at Lafitte before Katrina will being renovated. million plan includes 1,326 housing units, new schools, com- have a chance to return, while inside Lafitte’s old borders, When Katrina struck, 146 families lived at C.J. Peete, munity and retail centers, and recreation areas. some of the planned 134 rental and 47 homeowner units which once housed 10 times that many people. St. Louis non- One snag for developers is that Gulf Opportunity Zone included in the project’s first phase should be finished by profit Urban Strategies is coordinating childcare, schooling, bonds and low-income-housing tax credits expire late this December, if construction begins soon, Morris said. health care, senior programs and job training. year. State representatives want to see the credits continue, Plans call for the Lafitte site to have 517 units, including 141 After 1,200 units were demolished at B.W. Cooper off however, and last fall Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-New Orleans, owned homes. Another 983 “scattered-site” subsidized rentals Earhart Boulevard, a $142 million first phase of construction introduced a bipartisan bill to extend them two years.•

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The eastbound span of the Interstate 10 Twin Span is scheduled for completion in mid-2011.

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Project description: more hurricane-resilient Interstate 10 bridges to replace those damaged during Hurricane Katrina Start date: summer of 2006 Twin Span Expected completion date: mid-2011 Peak construction employment: 300 Developer: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development $803 million Project manager: John Horn, Volkert Construction Services; G.P. Schexnayder, Boh Brothers Construction; Scott Armstrong, joint venture of Traylor Brothers Inc., Kiewett Southern Co. and Massman Construction 7 General contractors: Boh Brothers, Taylor/Kiewett, Massman early two years after the opening of the eastbound bridge in late 2005 and 2006, the Louisiana Department of Subcontractors: Jack B. Harper Contractor Inc., Lafarge North span of the Interstate 10 Twin Span across Lake Transportation and Development determined that to with- American, DeBar Reinforcing Inc., Arcadia Rebar Inc. NPontchartrain, work continues on the companion stand future surges of Katrina-like proportions, a new Twin span running in the opposite direction. Span needed to be built. “The project is still on time for completion for “It was obviously a strong structure that held up high-rise section of the bridge is a Traylor/Kieweit/Massman mid-2011,” project spokesman Mike Sasser said, By Gary Boulard well for four decades,” Sasser said of the original joint venture project. “which means about 18 months more of anticipat- Contributing Writer Twin Span. “But what is being built today will be Still to be decided is the fate of a section of the older east- ed construction activity before the second span is [email protected] significantly stronger.” ern span, which may end up being used as a fishing pier in St. done and traffic is put into its final alignment.” At a height of 30 feet, some 21 feet higher than Tammany Parish. Sasser is also a consultant to Volkert Construction Services, the original Twin Span,the new bridge upon completion will “That is something we are looking into and working with which is providing construction engineering and inspection serv- also feature three 12-foot lanes and two 12-foot shoulders on St. Tammany Parish on,” said Amber Hebert, DOTD public ices in support of the building of the new Twin Span.The $803 both spans. A high-rise section 80 feet high is designed to information officer. million project is the largest of its kind in state history,he said. accommodate marine traffic on Lake Pontchartrain. The state has approved the idea, said Tom Beale, a Originally constructed in 1965 and consisting of more The additional lanes are expected to eliminate the bottle- spokesman for St. Tammany Parish, but there are still a lot of than 430 65-foot concrete segments, the I-10 Twin Span necking that has long plagued drivers at both ends of the old details to work out, including the actual transfer of ownership of Bridge suffered significant damage from Hurricane Katrina, Twin Span. the old bridge from the interstate system to the parish. which destroyed more than 60 segments and misaligned more “The biggest portion of the project has been the building of “If everything falls into place,” Beale said, “we’ll end up than 350 other segments of the bridge in both directions. the approaches and level portion of the bridge,”Sasser said of the with a great pier for recreational purposes, even if it takes sev- Although extensive repairs were made to both spans of the work that is being done by Boh Brothers Construction Co. The eral years to actually happen.”•

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 11A Photo by Frank Aymami

The next phase of the Napoleon Avenue container terminal includes three new gantry cranes, two of which are expected in July, additional container handling facilities and an intermodal rail yard.

TOP 10 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Project description: a three-phase expansion of the Napoleon Avenue container terminal to handle larger vessels, more containers and Napoleon Avenue container improve overall efficiency Start date: Jan. 26, 2009 (Phase 1) Expected completion date: Sept. 15 (Phase 1) Owner/developer: Port of New Orleans terminal expansion Project manager: Shaw/GBB General contractors: Seoul, South Korea-based Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd. (Phase 1) 8 $582 million he Port of New Orleans hopes to dedicate a portion of a Gresham. The first phase was completed About $32.5 million from the stimu- $64.7 million federal stimulus grant to the Napoleon in 2003, and the second and third phases Napoleon Avenue upgrades lus grant, assuming the port receives the TAvenue container terminal, which is undergoing a are being completed incrementally. Phase One money, would go toward another Phase three-phase expansion. “These cranes will have Cost: $102 million Two project: developing a new inter- Port officials expected to learn the fate of their significant more outreach,” What it includes: four dockside gantry modal rail yard next to the Clarence By Ben Myers cranes; two 1,000-foot berths with a draft grant application after this issue went to press. Staff Writer Gresham said.“They will be Henry Truckway. The current inter- Specifically, $14.3 million would pay for an able to handle larger vessels of 45 feet; six rubber-tire gantry cranes; modal rail yard at the Napoleon Avenue [email protected] 48 acres of marshalling yard; connections additional 4.3 acres of handling and storage and greatly improve efficien- for 200 refrigerated containers terminal is a “physical barrier to contain- space, as well as improved paving. The grant cies at the terminal.” Completed: June 2003 er operations,” according to the port’s would come from a $1.5 billion program funded by the Container vessels typically dock for no grant application. 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act aimed a job more than a day, Gresham said, and it’s Phase Two (near-term) Additional container handling facili- Cost: $237 million creation and improving the nation’s transportation infra- critical for the port to keep pace with time What it includes: three new gantry ties are also planned for Phase Two, structure. demands. cranes, two of which are expected in July; according to the master plan. A major addition to the Napoleon Avenue terminal is “Time is money in the shipping busi- additional container handling facilities; The third and final phase, a $240 mil- expected in July when two $13 million gantry cranes are ness, of course,” Gresham said. “The intermodal rail yard lion long-term project, will consist of a expected to arrive from South Korea. Additional dockside quicker they can get here and drop off Status: to be determined new wharf, downriver of Milan Street, gantry cranes, which are used to offload container cargo, are boxes, the better it is for the customer and Phase Three (long-term) and a terminal gatehouse, according to needed to accommodate expected increases in volume and the shipper.” Cost: $240 million the master plan. the size of container vessels following the 2014 Panama Canal The port’s 2020 master plan calls for a What it includes: new wharf downriver of A $17.9 million portion of the grant expansion. third additional crane as part of the sec- Milan Street; terminal gatehouse would go toward paving improvements Status: to be determined The new cranes will outsize the four currently at the ond phase of the Napoleon terminal at the Louisiana Avenue terminal, which Napoleon terminal, which were installed in the first of a three- expansion, which is expected to cost more Source: CityBusiness staff research is in “dire need” of better surface condi- phase terminal expansion project, said port spokesman Matt than $237 million. tions, according to the application.•

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010 13A Photo by Frank Aymami

Workers pour concrete for an upgraded air carrier apron surrounding the terminal and concourses at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

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Project description: capital improvements to modernize the airport, Louis Armstrong New Orleans including a new rental car facility, widening and expanding Concourse D and exterior renovations that add more glass to the facade Start date: January 2009 Expected completion date: 2013 International Airport upgrades Peak construction employment: 2,600 Owner: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Project manager: Aviation Resources Team, a joint venture of $350 million Airware, Heery International Inc., IMDC Inc. and Kutchins & Groh LLC General contractor: each project is bid individually; the largest contract for the improvements — the consolidated rental car facility — 9 went to Kenner-based Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Group ouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport rental car patrons from the terminal to rental car spaces. In could receive as much as $350 million in capital January, Kenner-based Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Limprovements and maintenance that will modernize Group was the lowest bidder on the project at $58.5 million. work to rehabilitate and upgrade 21 restrooms throughout the facility and bring the airport closer to pre-Hurricane The Kenner firm bid on the project two months after the the airport. Flight information display systems will also be Katrina passenger numbers. In 2004, the air- airport’s Aviation Board turned down nine upgraded by late 2010 to the tune of $2.1 million. Exterior port had 9.7 million total passengers compared bids in the first round of bidding because of improvements have been completed on the Loop Road with By Tommy Santora with 7.8 million in 2009, a 19 percent drop Contributing Writer errors on bid forms. signage and lighting upgrades. from pre-Katrina levels. [email protected] “We’re a city agency, so each bid on each Wilcut said interior and exterior renovations will be financed “Airports across the country are always project goes through the city of New Orleans by a $4.50-passenger facility charge, levied on each person who doing capital improvements and investing to and is awarded individually,” Wilcut said. boards a plane. rebuild their facilities, and it’s our time to make improvements The board is using tax-exempt Gulf Opportunity Zone Work also is under way to rehabilitate the air carrier apron and catch up to modern design and standards,” said airport bonds for the garage, and completion is expected by 2012. surrounding the terminal and concourses, while progress spokeswoman Michelle Wilcut. Work on Concourse D will begin in March and be com- continues on a new aircraft rescue and firefighting station that “The biggest challenges we will have are moving airlines and pleted by late 2011, with the Metairie-based McDonnel will increase passenger safety and meet Federal Aviation gates around as we do some of the interior construction, but for Group responsible for the $16.8 million in expansion Administration requirements. the most part airlines have been very helpful and responsive and improvements, adding six airline gates to the current seven in Other projects in the planning stages include a parking understand that long-term improvement will make up for short- an open rotunda-style format. The project will include new garage expansion of 1,000 spaces, taxiway and road improve- term construction obstacles,” Wilcut said. food and beverage outlets and retailers. Wilcut said the new ments around the airport, a $45 million in-line baggage system The most expensive project is the consolidated rental car gates will allow the airport to begin transitioning the terminal and a $50 million, 250-room hotel on Airline Highway. facility with a three-level garage offering 1,800 rental car park- to the west. A west terminal expansion is also planned with “We have some gates that were built for 727s and now we ing spaces and a customer service building. The project will five gates, ticket counters, security screening and baggage need them to accommodate the 737s with more wing-span. It's provide five rental car companies space for fueling, cleaning facilities that will cost $34 million. just as time moves forward, design standards change and we and maintenance, which is designed to eliminate busing of Gibbs Construction will also soon start $4.4 million in have to keep up,” Wilcut said.•

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Work is expected to start this month on a $76 million, 165,000-square-foot kitchen and warehouse facility at the Orleans Parish Prison.

TOP 10 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Project description: rebuilding of the Orleans Parish Prison complex including a 1,438-bed jail facility, new intake and processing center, Orleans Parish administrative office, visitor center, kitchen and warehouse Developer: city of New Orleans Peak construction employment: 150 Project manager: OMK, a joint venture of Ozanne Construction Co., Prison complex Montgomery Watson Harza, Kwame Building Group General contractors: Woodward Design+Build 10 $270 million onstruction is finally starting to replace Hurricane Gusman said the next phase — a new 1,438-bed facility “It’s really up in the air right now,” Gusman said. “And it’s Katrina-damaged facilities at the Orleans Parish Prison and a new intake and processing center, as well as an admin- difficult to say when construction would start, but we want it to Ccomplex and bring the facility into the 21st century. istration wing — will cost about $130 million and will go out happen expeditiously.It’s between the site of our kitchen ware- The first major component will be a building for bid in June or July. Plans call for work to house and central power plant and the new intake and housing to house its kitchen, warehouse and central By Christian Moises begin in September, with completion antici- unit, so it’s a critical site and we’re really hoping we can get power plant. Lee Currault, project manager with News Editor pated before the end of the year. some movement on it.” Woodward Design+Build, expected ground to [email protected] The prison’s current capacity is 3,500 Gusman is optimistic all work will be completed by 2013. be broken on the 165,000-square-foot structure inmates, but officials aren’t looking to expand The Federal Emergency Management Agency is funding by this week. Architects on the project are Sizeler Thompson beyond another 800 to 900 beds. 85 percent to 90 percent of the renovations and rebuilding, Brown, Grace and Hebert Architects Billes Architecture. “That’s a hot button item,” Gusman said. “Some people which is helpful, Gusman said, because the FEMA money The $76 million first phase of redevelopment at the com- believe we need a much smaller jail.We’re only doing what we need provides for upgrades to meet current codes and standards, plex is slated for completion by October 2012, said Sheriff to do.When you talk in terms of number of beds,that doesn’t mean not the condition the complex was at the time of Katrina. Marlin Gusman. every bed is filled. You can’t fill every bed because you have differ- The rest of the money will come from $63.2 million in “We’re dealing with facilities that were built in the 1920s ent issues to deal with, protective custody and things like that.” bonds issued by the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff that vot- and 1930s, and a lot has changed since then,” Gusman said. Another phase involves the Templeman 1 and 2 buildings, ers approved in October 2008. “We are building all of our facilities to meet the current codes the green-roofed structures visible from Interstate 10,which are While only $40 million of that was allocated to the sheriff’s and standards of the American Correctional Association. owned by the city. Those structures are being demolished and office, Gusman said the bond money is a big factor and will There’s going to be some very good facilities. And we’re going haven’t been occupied since Katrina. Gusman said officials are allow for more efficiencies than what were present before, such to be consolidated, not spread all around like we were before.” considering whether to repair or replace Templeman 5. as reducing energy costs.•

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 15A cel theprocess is stillpendingbefore thePSC. EntergyLouisiana’slatestrequest tocan- billion project while theeconomicswere reviewed. there was aMarch directive from thePSCthatEntergytemporarily suspendwork onthe$1.76 Before that, thecredit crisisanduncertain environmental rules. naturalgasprices, ing falling cit- to canceltheproject afteraskingthepanelinApriltoputproject onalong-termhold, Entergy LouisianainOctoberasked theLouisianaPublicServiceCommissionforpermission 2010 —Canceled Department ofEnvironmental Quality. was stillwaiting forfinalapproval from theLouisiana uled forcompleteby thespringof2013, whichwas sched- Theproject, procurement andconstructionservices. Group forengineering, Entergy hadselectedBatonRouge-based Shaw manent positionsattheplantaftercompletion. Entergysaidabout1,500jobswould becreated duringconstructionand25to35per- region. Scott estimatedtheproject would pumpmore than$500millioninnewbusinessintothe Astudy by economistLoren vert itsLittleGypsypower planttoburncoalinstead ofnaturalgas. EntergyLouisianaplannedtospend$1.76billioncon- With naturalgaspricesontherise, 2009 —$1.76billion LITTLE GYPSY idadoeainl”Bordelon said. pied andoperational,” andallbuildingsare occu- 4), allfederalarmoriesare upandrunning(asofFeb. troops tosleep, “Whilethere’s stillnoplacefor isexpected tobecompletedby January2011. the grounds, whichismostly andrestoringManagement housingfacilities theantebellumhomeson Agency, All work fundedby theFederal Emergency maintenanceoffice. the constructionfacility deputyof DanielBordelon, Col. saidLt. four monthsearlierthantheoriginaldeadlineofApril, almost allfederally fundedwork torestore JacksonBarrackswasAs ofearly complete, January, 2010 —$183million Barracks MilitaryMuseumwas alsoscheduledtoreopen by May 2010. Readiness CenterinAugust andtheJointForce TheJacksonMilitary Headquartersby January. followed by the141st while thebilletingquarterswas scheduledforcompletioninJune, fencingandinfrastructure were tobecompletedby February, gatehouses, Command Center, The61stTroop hoped tohave about65structures and94homesonthecampusby 2010. Officials away about30buildingsandtheGuard razedanother100heavily damaged structures. Thecomplex floodwaters had219structures before HurricaneKatrina floated Department. theheadquartersforLouisiana NationalGuard andtheLouisianaMilitary Barracks, The stateannouncedanearly $200millionmasterplaninJuly 2006torebuild Jackson 2009 —$183million JACKSON BARRACKS 16A CITYBUSINESS TOPCONSTRUCTION PROJECTS year tocomplete. Traffic lanesareblocked duringconstructiononEarhartBoulevard,a$12millionprojectthatisexpected totakea NEW ORLEANSROADREPAIRS hsya nld ahr olvr,Carrollton Avenue andFleurdeLisDrive. this year includeEarhartBoulevard, Majorprojects underconstruction About 270projects are plannedand130have beencompleted. Mendozasaid. almost exactly atthemidway pointintermsofnumberprojects andfunding, Theprogram is Mendozasaid. idated tableofroad projects —helpedidentifyadditionalmoney, consol- city’s effortstoimprove itsrecordkeeping —turningnumerous spreadsheets intoasingle, whilethe Someofthefundingcamefrom FEMAgrants, about 100more projects toitsto-dolist. Road repair projects received thecitytoadd a$191millionfundingboostinthepastyear,allowing 2010 —$737million Press andWisner for$3.7million. Lee, Crowder andWhitneyfor $3.5 millionandbidoutRobertE. the citycompletedMarconi, In2008, includingtheremaining 12from theprevious year. projects intheworks for2009, with105 About40ofthe52projects scheduledfor2008were completed, of PublicWorks. director ofthecity’sOffice saidRobertMendoza, number ($546million)was alittlehigher,” “Iwouldn’t besurprisedifby mid-year that including$90millionfrom FEMA. coming in, The moneyavailable forcityroad repairs hasalmostdoubledbecauseofmore grantfunds 2009 —$546million ett h rjc,andtheretail componentisstillinactive leasenegotiations. ment totheproject, leadanchortenantshave expressed theircontinuedcommit- Meanwhile, continues torecover. whichwere originally slatedtodevelop inalaterphaseastheeconomy medical parkclients, technologyand research anddevelopment, suchasoffice, negotiating withmixed-used tenants, Bayer officialsare now funding infrastructure improvements alongthenewstretch ofroad. Tammany Parish fundingconstructionoftheboulevard andthecityofSlidell withSt. spring, The concrete work onthefirstphaseofmainboulevard isexpected tobecompletedthis 2010 —$900million project couldmove forward. furtherleases were required before the already hadcommittedtothesite, Dillard’s andBelk, suchasBarnesandNoble, through theproject andwhilesomeretailers, sitelastFebruary, Thecitywas expected tobeginconstructiononamajorboulevard thatwillrun March 2010. was expected tobecompletedby Ala.-baseddeveloper Bayer Properties, Birmingham, ledby Themixed-used development, could bedelayed becauseoftheeconomy. butdevelopers saidconstruction of the400-acre SummitFremaux development inSlidell, Preliminary siteclearingandinfrastructure work hadstartedinpreparation forthefirstphase 2009 —$900million SUMMIT FREMEAUX

Photo by Frank Aymami Photo by Frank Aymami Work continues on improving the Causeway Boulevard-Interstate 10 interchange, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INTERSTATE 10 WORK

2009 — $300 million 2009 — $274 million (widening) Construction on the first phase of the museum’s $300 million expansion, which includes the All lanes of Interstate 10 between the 17th Street Canal and Causeway Boulevard were multisensory Victory Theater and the Stage Door Canteen, a 1940s-style entertainment venue expected to be open by mid-March after that portion of the overall widening project was and restaurant, was about two-thirds complete. Houston-based contractor Satterfield and delayed from its September 2008 completion date. The Bonnabel Boulevard and Causeway Pontikes had a $42 million contract for this phase, which started in April. Another component entrance and exit ramps in each direction were modified to make room for a ramp from of the project was the beautification of three blocks of Magazine Street between St. Joseph and Bonnabel onto I-10 westbound. There are only two more sections that were part of the mas- Calliope streets. Crews buried all overhead power lines and installed new brick sidewalks, ter plan, but with the economy, those phases — the second part of the Causeway interchange granite curbs, trees and lighting. The entire expansion is slated for completion in 2015. and widening the stretch from Clearview to the Veterans Boulevard exit — were delayed.

2010 — $300 million 2010 — $87 million (interchange work) The 70,000-square-foot Solomon Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen entertainment center Work on the Causeway-Interstate 10 interchange to ease congestion entering and exiting the and American Sector restaurant opened in November. Now, museum officials are planning for corridors is on schedule. Phase 1 construction began April 6 and will be complete by this win- the next expansion, which will include the construction of the U.S. Freedom Pavilion, focusing ter, while work on Phase 2 began Nov. 11, with completion expected this summer. Both phases on the activities of the home front, and the Campaign Pavilion, which will explore different were awarded to James Construction Group of Baton Rouge for $35.6 million and $51 million, aspects of the Allied land, air and water campaign in the war. There is no physical construction respectively. The work includes involves elevated and ground-level ramps connecting going on right now, but officials hope to announce plans soon for the next phase. Causeway and I-10. The final stretch of I-10 widening, between Veterans Boulevard and Clearview Parkway, is still in the planning stages, but the DOTD doesn’t have funding for the roughly $50 million to $70 million project.

NORD DU LAC NORTH OAKS HEALTH SYSTEM

2009 — $220 million 2009 — $200 million North Shore shoppers were told they would have to wait one more year for Nord du Lac, a North Oaks’ expansion was put on hold because of unfavorable conditions in the bond market. lifestyle retail development at Interstate 12 and Highway 21.“Right now we’re just saying The expansion had reached its third and final phase. Projects placed on hold included a $90 mil- late 2010,” said Jim Spahn, Colonial Properties Trust spokesman. About one-third of the lion five-story hospital addition and a medical office plaza. The delay did not affect projects project had been completed when the economic slowdown led developers to spread the already under construction, including a $6.5 million parking garage. project out over phases. Other than Circuit City, which filed for bankruptcy, the center’s 18 tenants remained committed. 2010 — $200 million Following a slight delay in the bid process, the North Oaks expansion is on track to begin 2010 — $220 million construction March 31, with completion expected in May 2012. The bid opening was Nord du Lac developers continue to target a fall opening for phase one of the retail center, pushed back from Nov. 18 to Feb. 1 after the North Oaks board of commissioners decided which will be 275,000 square feet, Spahn said. Infrastructure work is complete, and site to supplement the plans for the medical center building expansion, said Melanie Zaffuto, work resumed in December. Customers should begin seeing structures go up in March, said North Oaks spokeswoman. Major components of the 200,000-square-foot, five-story hospi- Spahn, adding that there is no timeline for all three phases to be completed. “With the eco- tal addition include 14 new operating room suites, an additional 12 outpatient same-day- nomics as they continue to be, we’re taking one phase at a time,” he said. surgery beds and 67 new private inpatient rooms. North Oaks is scheduled to award the construction contract March 1.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 17A PROJECTS OF NOTE

Bayou District Photo by Frank Aymami

he first leg of construction is nearing Work on the first phase was initially sched- Tcompletion on a $435 million public uled to wrap up by the end of 2009, but housing and golf course overhaul, and more December’s heavy rains and freezing tempera- units are on track to break tures delayed progress,Barousse ground this summer. said. By Autumn C. Giusti The project, led by the Associate Editor Tax credits have also been Bayou District Foundation, [email protected] approved to fund the second aims to transform the former St. phase of residences, about 100 Bernard housing development more units that could go out to into mixed-income housing and a nearby bid and begin construction this summer. City Park golf course into a championship- Bayou District is working to secure fund- level layout. ing for the third phase of the residences, About $125 million of the project’s $300 which would include senior housing. million housing component has been funded, “At the same time, we’re working to The first phase of the Bayou District, a redevelopment of the former St. Bernard housing development and sur- said Gerry Barousse Jr., Bayou District acquire properties in conjunction with rounding areas, includes 466 units in a mixed-income community. Foundation chairman. NORA (the New Orleans Redevelopment The U.S. Department of Housing and Authority) for the neighborhood for blighted “We hope to be the successful bidder,” ficult to bridge that early on.” Urban Development and the Housing housing and will build back new, affordable he said. Bayou District is working with the Buffett Authority of New Orleans selected the Bayou housing,” Barousse said. On the project’s $90 million education Early Childhood Fund’s Educare program, District Foundation to overhaul the St. Meanwhile, Bayou District is pursuing a front, Bayou District plans to begin construc- run by Susie Buffet, daughter of billionaire Bernard development in 2007 after the agen- partnership with City Park on the $24 mil- tion in late summer on its early learning facil- Warren Buffet. New Orleans nonprofit cies demolished public housing throughout lion first phase of its $45 million golf course ity for children ages 5 and younger. The proj- Kingsley House will be the education the city post-Katrina. facility. ect would go out to bid early in early summer. provider. The first phase, which includes 466 of the City Park has $15 million to put toward that “Quality early learning has not typically If everything goes according to plan, the 1,325 units in the mixed-income community, phase and issued a request for proposals seek- been available for low-income children,” facility would open in August 2011. will be complete by this fall, with the first res- ing a partner to help pay for the development. Barousse said. “It allows kids to arrive ready Barousse said construction is scheduled to idents expected to move in soon afterward. Barousse said Bayou District is respond- for kindergarten versus arriving 18 months or begin in late 2010 or early 2011 on a $20 mil- Texas DBL of Houston is the general contrac- ing to the RFP this month and plans to bring two years behind, which is what normally lion elementary school for children in kinder- tor on phase one. about $8 million to the table. happens. And that’s a learning gap that’s dif- garten through eighth grade.•

PROJECTS OF NOTE City Park redevelopment

ore than four years after Hurricane the late 19th century,” said John Hopper, park’s master plan for redevelopment March manmade lagoon and a refurbished green MKatrina, the high-profile swath of green chief development officer for the park. “We’re 29, 2005. While the plan provides a blueprint space known as the Goldring/Woldenberg space that is City Park is in the not just repairing facilities; we and timeline for a multitude of infrastructure Great Lawn near the park’s entrance. Crews midst of a historic redevelop- By Robin Shannon are building a better park.” and facility additions and improvements, also added new artificial turf to Tad Gormley ment plan. Contributing Writer Hopper said the City Park most of the activity didn’t get off the ground Stadium and are about to finish work on a 4- “It is a true revival of a park [email protected] Improvement Association’s until well into 2007. acre dog park. that has a history dating back to board of directors adopted the “Katrina obviously set us back, but many The most notable work involved in the of the projects are under way or will get under master plan is improvements to the park’s golf way this year,” Hopper said. “Our goal for courses. The master plan initially called for a completion still stands at 2018, which is the $46 million multi-phase golf complex that 300th anniversary of the city of New included renovations to the east and west golf Orleans.” courses. The plan has since been scaled down Plans for 2010 include a $4.1 million ten- to a $24 million project that includes a new Photo by Frank Aymami nis complex, as well as a $3.2 million admin- 18-hole course, clubhouse and driving range. istration building. Hopper said administra- City Park CEO Robert Becker said the tors also hope to begin work on four new soc- park has accumulated $15.5 million from cer fields, a reunion shelter and a new festival FEMA and state capital outlay, but the grounds area. remaining $9 million would come from pri- “If we turn ground on these, it won’t be vate funding. Becker said he hopes to have the until the fourth quarter of 2010,” he said. project completed by 2012. In 2008, construction was completed on a Aside from FEMA funds for storm damage remodeled concession stand inside the casino to roads and buildings within the park, building and new bleachers were added at Hopper said park administrators have had to Pan American Stadium. Heavy construction raise money through state and federal grants vehicles also got rolling as crews worked to and philanthropic donations. The park repair the park’s north golf course. receives no property tax revenue and no allo- Hopper said 2009 saw the completion of cation from City Hall. Through donations Work continues on the new administration building at City Park, part of a $130 million overhaul of the Mid-City the $2.5 million Big Lake project, which and grants, Hopper said the park has man- green space. included a 1-mile pedestrian path around the aged to raise more than $70 million.•

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A federal arbitration panel recently ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide $474.8 million to repair Charity Hospital after the agency originally offered a repair estimate of $126 million. Since 1910, Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. has provided quality consulting services to clients throughout the south- PROJECTS OF NOTE east U. S. We are particularly proud of our recent involvement in the recovery and reconstruction of LSU/VA complex communities in the New Orleans and Gulf Coast area following Hurricane Katrina. Our professional staff of he biggest construction project in the The ruling, he said, means “we know how Tmodern history of New Orleans is one much we’re going to get from FEMA” and Engineers, Planners, Environmental Scientists, GIS step closer to becoming a reality. efforts to line up financing to build a new teach- On Jan. 27 a federal arbitration panel ing hospital can continue. Specialists, and Architects, is ready to address your ordered the Federal Emergency Management Proponents of renovating and returning to Agency to provide $474.8 mil- use the old Charity Hospital needs, now, and during our next 100 years of lion to repair Charity Hospital, By Richard A. Webster were not disappointed by the which has remained vacant and Staff Writer ruling. Instead, they hailed it dedicated service. unused since Hurricane [email protected] as a victory for Louisiana that Katrina. FEMA initially offered creates an opportunity to fast- a repair estimate of $126 million. track their proposal. That clears the way for the new $1.2 bil- The $474.8 million combined with $300 lion teaching hospital that will replace million already appropriated by the Legislature Charity,creating a 21st century medical corri- nearly funds the estimated $900 million needed 100 YearsY dor in New Orleans that city and state officials to renovate Charity Hospital, said Jack Davis, say will revitalize the downtown area. president of Smart Growth for Louisiana and a The state teaching hospital and the adja- board member of the National Trust for cent U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs med- Historic Preservation. ical complex will sit on a 70-acre tract bound “Reusing Charity Hospital would allow the by South Claiborne and Tulane avenues and project to begin right away,” Davis said. “But if South Rocheblave and Canal streets. the state moves forward with plans for the new The state already set aside $300 million for $1.2 billion hospital they still have to raise the project, leaving it short $425 million. $400 million. And most people agree that rais- offSfSe ServiceS LSU spokesman Charles Zewe expressed ing anything on the bond market right now is confidence the money could be raised in going to be extremely difficult and could take time for an August groundbreaking with several more years.” np construction expected to be completed by Meanwhile, U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon ei et December 2013. didn’t immediately rule after hearing arguments l e The Louisiana Office of Facility Planning and Feb. 10 in a case filed by the National Trust K r Control, in challenging FEMA’s figures, used the against the federal government over the complex. New Orleans - work of a team of designers and engineers head- The National Trust claims the VA and , Baton Rouge k ed by Blitch Knevel Architects to argue that the FEMA violated the National Environmental I

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cent of the cost to replace the facility. In its analysis of the project. Mobile A . B nniversar y decision, the panel said FEMA “did not pres- Jamie Pleune, an attorney for the trust, said Tuscaloosa ent a sound basis” for challenging Facility the government took a “leap first, look later” Planning and Control’s expert witnesses. approach to picking the Mid-City site, leaving Houston When asked when FEMA will provide the questions unanswered about the project’s Pascagoula money, LSU System general counsel Ray impact on other parts of the city. Lamonica said, “I’m sure the bureaucracy will Lawyers for the federal, state and city gov- Gulfport have to address that. That’s not a serious ernments asked Fallon to dismiss the suit, a issue; it’s determining the amount.” request the judge also took under advisement.• www.bkiusa.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 19A PROJECTS OF NOTE TerraBella Photo by Tommy Santora Photo by Tommy

ften a rendering is the best depiction of Oubre designed the 400-acre residential Oan architect’s idea for a construction and commercial subdivision near Bricker project. Road and Louisiana Highway 1085, and con- But for architect Steven struction began in 2008. The Oubre, River Ranch in Lafayette community will feature two-bed- By Tommy Santora inspired his design of the $600 Contributing Writer room cottages, live-and-work million, 400-acre TerraBella sub- [email protected] lofts, townhouses, condomini- division on the North Shore. His ums, single-family residences firm, Architects Southwest, and lakeside estates. It will also designed the traditional neighborhood devel- include a town square, office buildings, com- opment that TerraBella will mirror. mercial boutiques, a private elementary A traditional neighborhood development, school and parks. The adjacent Little which falls in line with the New Urbanism Tchefuncte River will provide a mile-long lake movement, is a mix of homes, shops, busi- for rowing and fishing, with 178 acres of pre- nesses, a village square and other amenities served forest and wetlands surrounding the within walking distance. At least a dozen neighborhood. TNDs have been built, are under construc- Home prices range from $300,000 to $2 Randy Meyer, left, managing partner of TerraBella Group LLC and owner of Conbeth Inc., and Jeff Sonnenberg, tion or on the drawing board in Louisiana, million. By the projected 2018 finish date, sales manager for TerraBella, walk through the $600 million TerraBella residential and commercial subdivision with more than 1,000 completed nationwide TerraBella will include about 1,000 home- on the North Shore. and another 4,000 in the works. owners and 100 boutiques and offices, sales “TNDs are still in their infancy a bit, but I manager Jeff Sonnenberg said. Six builders “The kind of people we have attracted are priced homes built upon large tracts of land think the general public is starting to realize are handling home design to avoid a cookie- young people and baby boomers,” removed from commercial areas. TNDs have they want something more than the current cutter appearance, he said. Sonnenberg said. been inadvertently prohibited by some exist- constructed development models,” Oubre said. Sonnenberg said 15 businesses have pur- Oubre said the biggest challenges is intro- ing ordinances. Oubre hopes to sprinkle some of the archi- chased space. There are 84 contracts for resi- ducing the TND concept to the public and “It’s tough to get them permitted, and tectural magic onto TerraBella,which is man- dences with 13 houses under construction, tackling zoning laws. Most cities, districts and therefore you can develop only in certain aged by TerraBella Group LLC, along with five of which have been sold. There will be parishes have Euclidean zoning laws which communities,” Oubre said. “But I think that their principal partner, Boh Bros. five residences and five commercial buildings allow for conventional suburban develop- process will ease over time as the success of Construction. under construction by April. ments, characterized by similarly sized and more TNDs comes to the forefront.”•

Architectural firms (ranked by the number of registered architects)

20A CITYBUSINESS TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Architectural firms (ranked by the number of registered architects)

Registered Staff: architects Full-time Name Telephone Licensed Part-time Managing Interior Historical Construction Address Fax engineers Contract principal(s) design Renovation Landscaping preservation management Recent local projects Blitch Knevel Architects Inc. 524-4634 11 24 Ken Knevel Y Y Y Y N new LSU academic medical 757 St. Charles Ave. 524-5128 0 2 vice president center, new Holy Cross New Orleans 70130 2 Ron Blitch High School, Xavier president University Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion Fauntleroy & Latham (985) 893-4100 11 25 Sam Fauntleroy Y Y N Y N Salmen High School; Our Architects APC (985) 893-4128 0 0 Kenneth E. Lady of Lourdes Catholic 229 St. John Lane 1 Latham Church; St. Bernard Parish Covington 70433 principals Sheriff's Annex John C. Williams Architects 566-0888 9 25 John C. Williams Y Y N Y Y Second Line Stages Studio, LLC 566-0897 0 2 principal Make It Right, Mahalia 824 Baronne St. 2 Jackson Center for Early New Orleans 70113 Childhood and Family Learning Broadmoor Design 885-5400 8 21 Dean M. Y Y N Y Y Louisiana Army National 2740 N. Arnoult Road 885-6065 0 0 Duplantier Guard multi-use readiness Metairie 70002 0 vice president center; Coast Guard Integrated Support Command; Holy Cross School Holly and Smith Architects (985) 345-5210 8 23 Michael F. Holly Y Y N Y Y Village de Jardin Senior APAC (985) 345-5297 0 3 president Living Village; Southeastern 208 N. Cate St. 1 Jeffrey Smith Louisiana University Hammond 70401 Mark Beckers Computer Science and Cassie Ragan Technology building; Fontainebleau Jr. High additions and renovations Manning Architects 412-2000 8 30 Wm. Raymond Y Y Y Y Y Dillard University Will W. 650 Poydras St., Suite 1250 412-2001 0 0 Manning Alexander Library; city of New Orleans 70130 0 president and New Orleans master plan CEO and zoning ordinance; Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Perez APC 588-5100 8 46 Angela O'Byrne Y Y Y Y Y New Livingston High 317 Burgundy St., Suite 3 588-2162 0 1 president School; St. Bernard Civic New Orleans 70112 2 Center Restoration; Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Regional Academy HMS Architects APC 636-3434 7 15 Keith R. Steger Y Y Y Y Y LSU Student Union Theatre; 1515 Poydras St., Suite 2680 636-3435 0 0 vice president LSU Music and Dramatic New Orleans 70112 0 Charles B. Arts building; Andrew H. Montgomery Wilson Elementary School Montgomery Roth 568-1240 7 18 John Montgomery Y Y N Y Y Chateau Bourbon Hotel, Architecture & Interior 568-1245 0 0 Lisa Roth New Orleans Fairgrounds Design LLC 1 principals Race Course and Slots, 400 Poydras St., Suite 1720 Aidan Gill For Men New Orleans 70130 Chenevert Architects LLC 314-1404 6 19 Mark I. Baum N Y N Y Y Omni Bank Mandeville; 8200 Hampson St., Suite 200 314-1406 0 0 principal Jefferson Parish School New Orleans 70118 2 Board Employee Credit Union; Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport renovations John T. Campo & Associates 598-4440 5 16 John T. Campo Jr. Y Y N Y Y The Chickory Buildings; Inc. 598-4448 0 2 president Dillard University Student 307 Tchoupitoulas St., Suite 0 Union; JFHQ Jackson 300 Barracks New Orleans 70130 Rozas-Ward/a.i.a. architects 524-4375 5 16 Darren M. Rozas Y Y N Y N St. Mary's Academy High inc. 524-2493 0 0 Charles J. Ward School; VA replacement 1100 Poydras St., Suite 3550 0 Jr. hospital TL/Rehab Building; New Orleans 70163 partners RSD Parkview School SCNZ Architects LLC 301-3722 5 9 R. Sean Sullivan Y Y N Y Y Jackson Barracks Military 2131 Magazine St., Suite 200 301-3724 0 2 Richard Choate Museum; Cafe Reconcile New Orleans 70130 0 J. Matt Norton building renovations and Jody Zeringue addition; Wesley Barrow Baseball Stadium BBi Architectural Services (985) 626-0858 4 10 C. Brent Bueche Y Y N N N Ollie Steele Burden Manor; 1011 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite (413) 410-7730 0 1 president Alexander Milne Home for 36 0 Elizabeth A. Women; Chick-Fil-A Mandeville 70471 Gage-Oalman restaurants vice president Richard C. Lambert (985) 727-4440 4 29 Richard C. Y Y N Y Y Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, Consultants LLC (985) 727-4447 4 0 Lambert LLC administrative 900 W. Causeway Approach 2 principal in charge headquarters; RTD Mandeville 70471 Beverages Office, Production, and Warehouse facility; New Orleans Lakefront Airport 1934 Terminal Building restorations *Purchased by Willbros Group Inc. in June. The above information was provided by the firms themselves. Please send any additions or corrections to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 21A Architectural firms (ranked by the number of registered architects)

Wisznia | Architecture + 581-1948 4 9 Marcel Wisznia Y Y N Y N Saratoga Lofts, Maritime Development 581-1954 0 1 principal Building, Stephens Garage 800 Common St., Suite 200 1 conversion to lofts New Orleans 70112

Yeates and Yeates 522-7218 4 8 Z. Ames Yeates Y Y N Y Y Capital One Bank, St. Architects LLC 522-5606 0 1 partner Charles Avenue, New 929 South Peters St. 0 Cynthia Miller Phoenix High School, New Orleans 70130 Yeates Fannie C. Williams School, partner the Historic Garrison at Jackson Barracks, Port Sulphur Community Center, Port Sulphur government building Barron/Toups Architects 581-7845 3 5 Michael Toups Y Y N Y N Ogden Museum of Southern 400 N. Peters St., Suite 202 581-9474 0 0 Art; Louisiana Public Health New Orleans 70130 0 Laboratory; Sher Garner law offices

Concordia LLC 569-1818 3 9 Steven Bingler Y Y Y Y Y Ursuline Early Learning 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 569-1820 0 0 principal Center; JEDCO office 4318 3 Bobbie Hill building New Orleans 70170

Lachin Oubré & Associates, 835-8013 3 13 Michael Lachin N Y Y Y Y Hughes Elementary School, Planners & Project Managers 835-8034 0 2 Lacoste campus of 3000 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 1 Chalmette High School, 302 Lafon Nursing Facility Metairie 70002

Lee Ledbetter & Associates 566-9669 3 10 Lee H. Ledbetter Y Y N Y N Five New Libraries, Tulane 1055 St. Charles Ave., Suite 566-9668 0 0 principal University Basketball/ 320 0 Volleyball Practice Facility, New Orleans 70130 Gallery Bienvenu, Sucre, New Orleans Museum of Art Sculpture Garden Howard Performance 799-3000 3 9 Michael Robert Y Y N Y Y Bienville School-New Architecture LLC 799-3010 0 0 Howard Orleans Recovery School 650 Poydras St., Suite 2800 0 president District, LSU Marching Band New Orleans 70130 Hall, Our Lady of Prompt Succor-Early Learning Center The Hopkins Co. AIA 838-8700 3 7 George D. Y Y Y Y Y Vinturella, Pellegrin, Koppel, 3045 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 838-6003 0 2 Hopkins Jr. Culicchia, Guillory 300 3 president Metairie 70002

WDG | Architects Engineers 754-5280 3 25 Ronn P. Babin Y Y Y Y Y City of New Orleans 1100 Poydras St., Suite 1360 754-5275 7 0 president and Rosenwald Recreation New Orleans 70163 0 CEO Center; St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District administrative building; Murphy Oil USA Laboratory Facility AGL Architecture & Interior 888-9077 2 7 Brian E. Anderson Y Y Y Y N West Park-FEMA; Odyssey Design 888-9079 0 0 architect House Louisiana- 3525 Hessmer Ave., Suite 201 0 Nita K. Liggio Washington Avenue Metairie 70002 interior designer Adolescent Facility; Wink James H. Gsell Northshore Office project manager *Purchased by Willbros Group Inc. in June. The above information was provided by the firms themselves. Please send any additions or corrections to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005

22A CITYBUSINESS TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Architectural firms (ranked by the number of registered architects)

Engineering firms (ranked by the number of licensed engineers)

Full-time employees Environmental Residential Managing principal(s) Name Phone Licensed Year Industrial or Wastewater Public works E-mail Address Fax engineers founded Commercial Geotechnical Other Recent local projects Web site URS Corp. 837-6326/586-8111 153 617 275 39 0 Valero Wastewater Treatment Kenneth Martinez 3500 N. Causeway 831-8860/599-5240 1904 28 41 Upgrade, ConocoPhillips Small Vincent Provenza, vice president, Blvd., Suite 900, 12 0 Projects Alliance, Port of New regional managers Metairie 70002 Orleans Dock Bracing Program, [email protected] 600 Carondelet St., City of New Orleans Earhart www.urscorp.com New Orleans 70130 Corridor, New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board Claiborne Avenue Waldemar S. 523-5281 92 278 91 2 0 Shell offshore oil and gas Charles W. Nelson, chairman and Nelson & Co. Inc. 523-4587 1945 2 5 facilities; ExxonMobil offshore oil president 1200 St. Charles 0 0 and gas facilities; U.S. Army Kenneth Nelson, secretary, Ave. Corps of Engineers hurricane manager of corporate affairs New Orleans 70130 protection projects Tom Ehrlicher, executive vice president James Lane, treasurer and chief financial officer Robert Leaber, manager of engineering David Stewart www.wsnelson.com EDG Inc. 455-0858 71 350 10 0 0 deepwater Gulf of Mexico Dave Colomb Consulting (888) 334-9298 1982 0 0 upgrades and modifications Pete Posner Engineers 455-0868 0 61 projects; significant studies for Tim Moreau 3900 N. Causeway green field docks on the Douglas DeRouen Blvd., Suite 700 Mississippi River [email protected] Metairie 70002 www.edg.net Wink Engineering (225) 932-6000 59 325 90 1 0 NA A.E. "Andy" Farris Jr., president 8641 United Plaza (225) 932-9035 1970 1 1 Raleigh P. Richards, senior vice Blvd. 0 7 president and chief financial Baton Rouge 70809 officer Michael H. Wink, vice president Michael B. Willem, vice president Kevin D. Steed, vice president www.winkinc.com *Purchased by Willbros Group Inc. in June. The above information was provided by the firms themselves. Any additions or corrections should be mailed on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 23A Engineering firms (ranked by the number of licensed engineers)

Full-time employees Environmental Residential Managing principal(s) Name Phone Licensed Year Industrial or Wastewater Public works E-mail Address Fax engineers founded Commercial Geotechnical Other Recent local projects Web site Jacobs 835-2577 50 150 60 10 0 Shell Mars B TLP Barry Acosta, manager of business Engineering Group 837-5924 1957 0 20 development 3330 W. Esplanade 10 0 Randy Hasling, manager of Ave., Suite 300 projects Metairie 70002 Lawrence J. Cacioppo [email protected] www.jacobs.com Audubon 833-5669 39 343 100 0 0 Rhodia chemical plant absorber J. Denis Taylor, managing partner Engineering Co. 828-4609 1997 0 0 tower, Entergy-Electric Utility Bob Rosamond LLC 0 0 Blackstart generator installation, Ryan Haneman 111 Veterans Blvd., Kinder Morgan Baton Rouge [email protected] Suite 1200 terminal facility upgrade, Gulf of www.aecno.com Metairie 70005 Mexico independent oil and gas company-large gas production platform, ENI Petroleum Gulf of Mexico major oil and gas company-subsea gas processing facility Burk-Kleinpeter 486-5901 35 128 43 5 0 Avondale Shipyard, New George C. Kleinpeter Jr., president Inc. 483-6298 1910 5 46 Orleans street repair, Peters [email protected] 4176 Canal St. 0 6 Road Bridge www.bkiusa.com New Orleans 70119

Rimkus Consulting 832-8999 33 26 10 18 NA Jeremy Hoffpauir, division Group 832-1060 1995 0 0 manager and forensic division 3850 N. Causeway 0 14 Mmnager central region Blvd., Suite 1325 [email protected] Metairie 70002 www.rimkus.com Keystone 362-9465 30 140 100 0 0 Valero St. Charles refinery Glenn Baudoin, quality assurance Engineering Inc. 362-6899 1988 0 0 offsites, ExxonMobil Upstream principal 2450 Severn Ave., 0 0 Green and Brownfield work, David Spako, engineering principal Suite 308 structural assessments and Gulf Chris Suchand, marketing principal Metairie 70001 of Mexico hurricane restoration Barry Reed, vice president support; Chevron Gulf of Rudy Hall, managing principal Mexico hurricane Wesley Salmon, financial principal redevelopment project work; [email protected] misc. LOOP project support www.keystoneengr.com Pelican Energy (985) 871-4200 25 80 20 0 0 Denbury EOR facilities, Valero Kenneth S. Bogle, president Consultants LLC (985) 871-4102 2005 0 0 St. Charles Refinery onsite and [email protected] 73100 E. Stadium 0 0 offsite projects, Helis Gulf of www.pelicanenergy.com Drive Mexico facility abandonments, Covington 70433 ExPert Oil & Gas, LLC Oil Facility JBA Consulting 830-0139 21 117 00 0 Saenger Theatre renewal, Craig M. Clement, director Engineers Inc. 830-0197 1966 0 0 Andrew Sanchez (Copelin-Byrd) Ashley C. Brennan, office manager 3525 N. Causeway 0 0 Center, Louisiana National [email protected] Blvd., Suite 500 Guard Jackson Barracks, www.jbace.com Metairie 70002 Louisiana National Guard Reserve Readiness Center, LOOP, LLC, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office administration building, FEMA Westpark office building, RTD Beverages BCG Engineering & 454-3866 17 32 50 0 Southeast Louisiana Flood Kenneth L. Brown, president Consulting Inc. 454-6397 1976 5 80 Control Project; fronting Rodney J. Gannuch, executive vice 3012 26th St. 0 10 protection at Bonnabel and president Metairie 70002 Suburban pump stations; West [email protected] Bank levees design reports and www.bcgengineers.com plans and specifications; coastal restoration Project Associates 836-2901 17 75 00 0 Chevron-Piceance Basin; J. B. Exley Inc. 836-2912 1974 0 0 Expro-Pinauna S.J. Trocquet 6660 Riverside 0 100 T. K. Garbee Drive, Suite 300 [email protected] Metairie 70003 www.paieng.com Leonard C. Quick & (985) 249-5130 15 7 30 5 40 WND Leonard C. Quick Associates Inc. (877) 224-4500 1988 8 15 www.quickforensics.com 21449 Marion Lane, (985) 249-5124 2 7 Suite 6 Mandeville 70471 Evans-Graves 836-8190 14 42 10 0 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers John A. Graves, president Engineers Inc. 836-8199 1954 5 65 hurricane protection office; [email protected] 1 Galleria Blvd., 0 10 Louis Armstrong New Orleans www.evans-graves.com Suite 1520 International Airport pavement Metairie 70001 remediation; Pontchartrain Levee District flood protection; and design and reconstruction of hurricane damaged facilities in Plaquemines Parish.

24A CITYBUSINESS TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Engineering firms (ranked by the number of licensed engineers)

Full-time employees Environmental Residential Managing principal(s) Name Phone Licensed Year Industrial or Wastewater Public works E-mail Address Fax engineers founded Commercial Geotechnical Other Recent local projects Web site Modjeski & Masters 524-4344 14 36 00 0 design and construction Donald F. Sorgenfrei, senior vice Inc. 561-1229 1893 0 0 monitoring of Florida Avenue president 1055 St. Charles 0 100 Bridge replacement; design of [email protected] Ave., Suite 400 the Huey P. Long Bridge www.modjeski.com New Orleans 70130 widening; design and construction monitoring of Katrina damage repairs to three Industrial Canal bridges U.S. Forensic LLC 831-7001 13 18 25 5 65 LSU, SLU, USACE SELA, Gary L. Bell, managing partner 3300 W. Esplanade (888) 873-6752 2006 0 5 [email protected] Ave., Suite 601 832-0055 0 0 www.usforensic.com Metairie 70002 N-Y Associates Inc. 885-0500 12 38 55 0 N. Galvez Street improvements, Frank Nicoladis 2750 Lake Villa 885-0595 1969 20 70 city of New Orleans; sewerage Michael F. Nicoladis Drive, Suite 100 0 0 improvements,Sewerage and Constantine F. Nicoladis Metairie 70002 Water Board of New Orleans; James E. Simmons U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, [email protected] Jefferson Parish West Bank www.n-yassociates.com flood protection Eustis Engineering 834-0157 11 116 00 0 Columbia Citi Residences at William W. Gwyn, president Services LLC (800) 966-0157 1957 0 0 Bayou District; Holy Cross High Kathy D. LeRouge, secretary 3011 28th St. 834-0354 275 161 School; Plaquemines Parish John R. Eustis, executive vice Metairie 70002 East Bank Back Levee; president and treasurer Jefferson Lakefront Gwendolyn P. Sanders, vice Breakwaters; Harvey Canal president Levee Floodwalls; Storm [email protected] Proofing of Drainage Pump www.eustiseng.com Stations 1, 2, 4, 12, 19, and 10 Tetra Tech 595-2610 11 58 05 0 design services for Inner Harbor Allen Dupont, senior project 2800 Veterans Blvd., 595-2717 1966 (in 0 0 Navigation Canal, Atchafalaya manager Suite 252 Pasadena, 50 45 Basin Wetlands permitting, [email protected] Metairie 70002 Calif.) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita www.tetratech.com Emergency Response, Gulf Coast restoration projects, Hurricane/flood protection, dams, and levees Associated Design 561-6333 81620 15 0 Dillard University campus Lawrence W. Blanchette, CEO Group Inc. 561-6338 1996 0 0 recovery, Louisiana Superdome Perry S. Brown, branch executive 1010 Common St., 0 65 reconstruction, Hyatt Hotel officer Suite 2405 renovation, Regional Transit Lance J. Bonadona, branch New Orleans 70112 Authority reconstruction, 200 executive officer Carondelet renovation Craig Campbell, chief operating officer Pat Boudreaux, executive officer [email protected] adginc.org Infinity Engineering 304-0548 71940 0 0 Plaquemines Parish Ollie Raoul V. Chauvin III Consultants LLC 355-0265 2004 40 15 Drainage Pump Station William J. Thomassie, principal 2626 Canal St., Suite 0 5 improvements; Buras partners 202 wastewater treatment plant; [email protected] New Orleans 70119 Mahalia Jackson Theater of www.infinityec.com Performing Arts; IMTT Biodiesel Installation design; Sewerage and Water Board lift station replacements Moses Engineers 586-1725 72180 0 0 city of New Orleans judicial Lenny Zimmermann Inc. 586-1846 1947 0 20 complexes, L.B. Landry High Ted H. Moses 909 Poydras St., 0 0 School, Mahalia Jackson & W. Howard Moses Suite 2150 Armstrong Park, Second Line Luis R. Sosa New Orleans 70118 Film Stages, Make It Right [email protected] WDG | Architects 754-5280 72500 0 city of New Orleans generator Ronn P. Babin, president and Engineers (formerly 754-5271 2009 0 0 upgrades-citywide, Louisiana CEO Wink Design 754-5275 0 0 Superdome enhancements, [email protected] Group) Ochsner Health System-citywide www.wdgnola.com 1100 Poydras St., upgrades, Tulane University well Suite 1360 water system, Mahalia Jackson New Orleans 70163 School renovations, LSUHSC New Orleans campus fan coils and piping repairs, Jackson Barracks renovations Clement Control 733-5323 620100 0 0 control system upgrades for Mark D. Clement Systems 733-5373 1998 0 0 LOOP, ChevronTexaco, Murphy Mark P. Hymel 1305 Distributors 0 0 Oil, Valero, Enbridge, Mark M. Foster Row, Suite K Occidential and Stolthaven www.clementcontrols.com Harahan 70123 IMC Consulting 831-9119 61950 0 3 Marine Forces Reserve Ken McLaughlin, president Engineers Inc. 831-9121 1988 0 47 headquarters, Federal City; Chip Higbee, vice president 3120 20th St. 831-9134 0 0 Consolidated Car Rental Richard Nichols, vice president Metairie 70002 Facility, Louis Armstrong Airport; kmclaughlin@ La. National Guard multiuse imcconsultingengineers.com complex, Jackson Barracks; Touro Imaging Center; Naval public works complex; stormproofing N.O. S&WB S

FEBRUARY 22, 2010 25A Engineering firms (ranked by the number of licensed engineers)

Full-time employees Environmental Residential Managing principal(s) Name Phone Licensed Year Industrial or Wastewater Public works E-mail Address Fax engineers founded Commercial Geotechnical Other Recent local projects Web site AIMS Group Inc. 887-7045 5185255 Larose to Golden Meadow Thomas R. L'Hoste Consulting 887-7088 1994 0 15 floodwall Design; Bayou Segnette Kirk Juneau Engineers 10 40 State Park hurricane flood [email protected] 4421 Zenith St. protection design; roadway work aimsgroupinc.com Metairie 70001 on Clearview Parkway between Mounes and Airline Highway Julien Engineering 366-3454 51910 0 15 Louis Armstrong New Orleans Kerwin E. Julien, president 3520 Gen. DeGaulle 366-8726 1995 5 40 International Airport, consolidated [email protected] Drive, Suite 1045 0 30 car rental facility; C.J. Peete www.julien-engineering.com New Orleans 70114 Redevelopment, Housing and Public Works; rehabilitation of Cherokee, Somerset and Berkely Streets; Baton Rouge Magnet High School Richard C. Lambert (985) 727-4440 42930 0 30 I-12 Tchefuncte Interchange; Richard C. Lambert, principal in Consultants LLC (985) 727-4447 1987 5 25 Dwyer Road Box Culvert intake charge 900 West Causeway 0 10 canal; Maison du Lac subdivision; [email protected] Approach Magazine St. Construction www.rclconsultants.com Mandeville 70471 Administration Woodward 822-6443 46 95 0 5 Eleven 37 Apartments, Federal Johann L. Palacios, division Engineering Group 822-9493 1924 0 0 City, C.J. Peete redevelopment; manager 1019 S. Dupre St. 0 0 Bonne Terre Village II Houma; Paul H. Flower, CEO New Orleans 70125 Dillard Professional Schools [email protected] building www.woodwarddesignbuild.com J.V. Burkes & (985) 649-0075 31630 10 20 Rooms To Go distribution center, J.V. Burkes, president Associates (985) 649-0154 1964 10 30 Pearl River; Old Military Road at Sean Burkes, vice president 1805 Shortcut 0 0 Cleo Road roundabout; U.S. Navy [email protected] Highway Housing Project, Slidell; Lee www.jvburkes.com Slidell 70458 Street Pump Station; Shell/ METOcean Training Facility; New Orleans Lakefront Airport improvement; Slidell Airport expansion; St. Tammany Parish School Board various projects; Recreation Park expansion, Ocean Springs; Fritchie Park recreation improvements; Southern Surgical Hospital expansion; Haas Road widening project; First Baptist Church school expansion Petronyx Consulting 366-1414 32095 0 0 Helis Black Bay CF, North & CB Hossein A. Kasiri Engineers LLC 366-1450 1998 5 0 Facility Upgrades; Shell Pipeline, Robert M. Zone, managing 3520 Gen. DeGaulle 0 0 Garyville Metering & Pump principals Drive, Suite 3200 Station; Shell Yellowhammer [email protected] New Orleans 70114 Terminal Upgrade www.petronyx.com Trigon Associates 585-5767 35 10 5 0 City of New Orleans Department Lisa Fernandez Cookmeyer, chief LLC 982-0088 2009 25 50 of Public Works Drainage Master operating officer 1515 Poydras St., 585-5747 0 10 Plan; Sewerage and Water Board Sal Mansour, president Suite 2200 of New Orleans Sewer System Michelle Herbert, vice president New Orleans 70112 Evaluation and Rehabilitation Greg Kolenovsky, vice president Program Support; US Army Corps LCookmeyer@ of Engineers Flood Protection TrigonAssociates.com Project and Construction ww.TrigonAssociates.com Management; City of Shreveport East 70th Street Water Service Relocation; City of Slidell SPS 212 Investigation; Support Services to Local Construction Projects Creative Engineering (985) 249-5706 27 00 0 NA Keith Schleusener, vice president Group (985) 249-5707 2005 0 0 Ray Nolan 201 Highland Park 0 0 [email protected] Plaza Covington 70433 Gandolfo Kuhn LLC 818-2810 21085 3 0 Armstrong Park, Huey P. Long Paul J. Kocke Sr. 5413 Powell St. 818-2811 1893 2 5 Bridge, Ochsner Hospital and Ed Kocke Harahan 70123 0 5 Clinic, New Orleans Riverwalk, Walter Stone City Park Joseph Meilleur [email protected] Innovative Technical 593-2000 21790 0 0 Department of Energy strategic Lorna Humphrey, principal in Services LLC 617-6371 2001 0 0 petroleum reserve, Shell charge 400 Poydras St., Suite 0 10 Exploration and Production Chad Simonton, principal 1330 Thomas Hurstell, principal engineer New Orleans 70130 www.intech-llc.com K-Belle Consultants 832-9123 11 00 0 NA Kristi Hoke Mirambell, president 624 Atherton Drive 457-4193 2008 0 0 [email protected] Metairie 70001 617-7797 0 1 www.k-belle.com Mahl & Associates 733-8050 14 100 0 0 hurricane repairs, Entergy Corp.; George J. Mahl lll, president Inc. 733-8052 1983 0 0 natural gas distribution expansion, [email protected] 5817 Citrus Blvd. 0 0 Atmos Energy; detention facility, New Orleans 70123 Plaquemines Parish government; litigation support various claims *Purchased by Willbros Group Inc. in June. The above information was provided by the firms themselves. Any additions or corrections should be mailed on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie 70005

26A CITYBUSINESS TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Commercial landscape contractors (ranked by 2009 landscaping revenue)

Design or Contact architecture 2009 Staff: Full- Title Installation Construction Name Telephone landscaping time Year founded or Irrigation Address Fax revenue Professional locally landscaping Maintenance Other services Recent projects Rotolo Consultants (985) 643-2427 $19 million 175 Joe Rotolo Y Y pool design and build, Stone Creek Athletic Club, City Inc. (985) 643-2691 18 president Y Y hardscape (pavers, Park, Lacoste High School pool, 894 Robert Blvd. 1964 Y sidewalks, etc.) Keesler Housing 1640 Homes Slidell 70458

Louisiana 391-1800 $12 million 130 Randy Loup Y Y drainage, lightning, hydro- NOMA Sculpture Garden, River Landscape 394-0726 21 CEO Y Y seeding, tree pruning and Garden, Jackson Barracks, Specialty Inc. 1983 Y removal, swimming pools, Macy's, Belle Chasse Naval Air 1701 Belle Chasse demolitian, hauling Station Highway Gretna 70056 Anthony's 834-3094 $4.5 million 28 Ray Gumpert Y Y swimming pool design and Veterans Boulevard and 300 L&A Road 834-3097 9 ASLA landscape Y Y construction, Clearview beautification, Severn Metairie 70001 architect and vice Y interiorscaping, drainage, & Veterans Boulevard Blue Dog president landscape lighting, Sculpture, Hampton Inn Baton Ted W. Anthony Jr. hydroseeding, holiday Rouge Hardscape and president decorating, plant rentals, Landscape, D-Day Museum, 1997 hardscape and pavers, Manhattan & Gretna Boulevard, general contractor One Shell Square Poydras Street Median, exclusive private residences The Plant Gallery 488-8887 $750,000 55 Jim Massicot Y Y florist, plant rentals, special Marriott Hotel, Downtown Inc. (866) 903-7398 18 general manager Y Y events Development District, Morial 9401 Airline Drive Kenneth John Y Convention Center, Fairmont New Orleans 70118 Rabalais Hotel owner and president 1991 Swanson's Perfect 367-2339 $100,000 2 Frank Swanson Y Y construction and NA Ponds & 263-0211 2 president Y N maintenance of all water Landscaping dba 1990 Y features, stone yard and Stone Yard pond supplies, pond 3944 Peters Road supplies, outdoor decor, Harvey 70058 sugar kettles The above information was provided by the companies themselves. Any additions or corrections should be sent on company letterhead to Research, New Orleans CityBusiness Newspaper, 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie, LA 70005.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010 27A General contractors (ranked by gross revenue)

Percent of volume: Full-time Commercial Percent of employees Light volume: Year industrial Public Company Phone Gross founded Heavy works Top executive Address Fax revenue locally Services offered industrial Other Recent local projects Title Boh Bros. Construction Co. 821-2400 $405 1,500 general contractor 10 percent 54 percent I-10 Twin Spans; Hero Pump Station Fronting Robert S. Boh LLC 821-0714 million 1909 0 percent 0 percent Protection; Columbia City Residences president and P.O. Box 53266 36 percent Infrastructure CEO New Orleans 70153 Woodward Design+Build 822-6443 $240 240 construction, design, 55 percent 15 percent Benson Tower, Federal City, C.J. Peete Paul H. Flower 1019 South Dupre St. 822-9493 million 1924 engineering, steel, 25 percent 5 percent redevelopment, Dillard University Professional president and New Orleans 70125 millwork 0 percent Schools Building, US Custom House CEO Walton Construction 733-2212 $206 144 pre-construction, 40 percent 0 percent Southern University Student and Faculty William Petty 2 Commerce Court 733-2214 million 2003 construction, design- 0 percent 60 percent Housing, Andrew H. Wilson School, 19th president Harahan 70123 build, construction 0 percent Judicial District Courthouse, Gaslight management Apartments, BRAC Package 1A at Naval Air Station - Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Fort Polk Barracks renovation MAPP Construction LLC 833-6277 $145 130 general contractor 90 percent 0 percent Jefferson Parish Emergency Call Center, Michael Polito 601 Poydras St., Suite 1715 833-6074 million 1991 10 percent 0 percent Gretna; Capital One - West Esplanade, president and New Orleans 70130 0 percent Metairie; parking garage expansion, Gretna; CEO Walmart Neighborhood Market, Mandeville Broadmoor LLC 885-5400 $130 150 general contracting, 100 percent 0 percent Coast Guard Integrated Support Command John A. 2740 N. Arnoult Road 885-6065 million 1973 design-build, project 0 percent 0 percent and Tenants, LAARNG Army Aviation Support Stewart Metairie 70002 management 0 percent Facility; Navy SOF Riverine and Combatant president Craft Operations Facility, Stennis Space Center; new campus for Holy Cross School; Joint Forces headquarters, Jackson Barracks Gibbs Construction LLC 733-4336 $110 120 commercial general 100 percent 0 percent Jackson Barracks, 930 Poydras Lawrence C. 5736 Citrus Blvd., Suite 200 734-1417 million 1976 contractor, design-build 0 percent 0 percent Gibbs Harahan 70123 0 percent CEO Brice Building Co. 887-7020 $86 50 general contracting, 100 percent 0 percent Louisiana Cancer Research Center, Roosevelt C. Ben Nevins 3500 N. Causeway Blvd., 887-7090 million 1952 design-build, 0 percent 0 percent Hotel, Church of the King, Ochsner Clinic president and Suite 350 construction 0 percent Foundation chief operating Metairie 70002 management officer Satterfield & Pontikes 620-3660 $77 25 general contractor, 7 percent 87 percent The National WWII Museum Phase IV James J. Construction Group LLC 620-3860 million 2005 construction manager, 0 percent 6 percent Expansion L.B. Landry High School - New Brogan 2400 Veterans Blvd., Suite design-build 0 percent Construction St. Mary's Academy Hurricane vice president 105 Rebuild NOAB - Aircraft Rescue and Fire Kenner 70062 Fighting Facility Marathon Oil Co. New Administration Building Landis Construction Co. 833-6070 $75 95 construction, pre- 100 percent 0 percent Lacoste School & fieldhouse, Southern Yacht James C. LLC 833-6662 million 1956 construction, design- 0 percent 0 percent Club, Landis corporate offices, St. Anselm Landis 8300 Earhart Blvd., Suite 300 build 0 percent Church, Ochsner EP Labs, St. Bernard vehicle CEO and New Orleans 70118 maintenance facility, Lafon Nursing Facility, president Isidore Newman Lecture Hall M.R. Pittman Group LLC 733-3040 $67 95 general contractor 0 percent 100 New Sarpy Water Treatment Plant New Sarpy, Michael R. 505 Commerce Point 733-3042 million 2004 0 percent percent Louisiana GIWW West Closure Structure US Pittman Harahan 70123 0 percent 0 percent Army Corps of Engineers c/o Gulf Intra- president Coastal Contractors Plaqumines Parish, Louisiana The McDonnel Group LLC 219-0032 $60 50 general construction, 100 percent 0 percent Louisiana Medical Center & Heart Hospital Allan 3350 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 219-0095 million 2000 pre-construction 0 percent 0 percent expansion, Metairie Country Club expansion McDonnel 170 services, construction 0 percent and renovations, new cryogenics control president Metairie 70002 management, design- center-Stennis Space Center, LSU Interim build Hospital renovations, improvements at One Shell Square, Xavier University interior renovations, Lakeshore High School, Archbishop Hannan High School Durr Heavy Construction 737-3205 $42 134 site preparation, 50 percent 10 percent C.J. Peete redevelopment Stephen F. LLC 737-3905 million 1955 demolition, underground 30 percent 10 percent Stumpf 817 Hickory Ave. utilities, paving, disaster 0 percent CEO Harahan 70123 recovery Ryan Gootee General 832-1282 $35 35 commercial general 100 percent 0 percent Jesuit High School - science labs, 1953 Ryan P. Contractors LLC 832-8969 million 2004 construction, pre- 0 percent 0 percent window replacement, ADA ramps and Gootee 1613 Justin Road construction services, 0 percent landscaping; Joseph A. Craig Elementary president and Metairie 70001 design-build School; New Orleans District Attorney's Office; CEO Samuel Green Charter School - Edible Garden Kitchen; Stern Tennis Center Devier Construction (985) 612-2900 $29 32 general contractor 100 percent 60 percent CVS Highway 190, Covington; Hammond Thad Devier P.O. Box 9150 (985) 612-2901 million 1999 0 percent 40 percent Center for Options, Hammond CEO Mandeville 70470 0 percent F.H. 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