MulvannyG2 Announces Portland Office Move

Portland - MulvannyG2 Architecture's Portland office is moving this month to a new, larger space on the 12th floor of downtown Portland's ODS Tower office building. The facility is owned by Wright Runstad and Company.

The move is in response to the company's growth in Portland.

The new MulvannyG2 Portland office will increase its square footage by 35 percent, from 8,722 sq. ft. to 13,528 sq. ft. This increased space will accommodate 70 employees, whereas the existing space is only able to accommodate 50.

The space will feature a refined, yet industrial look and feel. MulvannyG2 has incorporated recycled flooring, post-consumer steel, and re-claimed lumber throughout the new space.

In Line Delivers Upgrades To Providence Building

Portland - Aloha, Ore.'s In Line Commercial Construction recently completed $1.5 million in upgrades to Providence Health System's Education Building.

The scope of work included an interior remodel, roof repair, exterior paint and sidewalk replacement. The center, located at 4911 NE Couch, serves 150 students through the Montessori K-3 and the Gately Academy schools.

Mahlum Architects of Portland was the project's architect.

Gray Purcell Completes Indoor Soccer Center

Tualatin - In an effort to help build a newer version of Soccer City U.S.A., general contractor Gray Purcell Inc., has completed the Tualatin Soccer Indoor Center.

Monty Hawkins, former Portland State University women's soccer coach, and partner Mike Marsden, president of Coin Meter Co., co-developed the project to serve suburban players who otherwise had to travel 10 to 12 miles east or north to other soccer facilities.

Located on a three-acre site at Tualatin Sherwood Corporate Park, the 23,500-sq.-ft. rink is one of the few built specifically for indoor soccer. The field is 185 ft. long and 85 ft. wide, with 30-ft. high ceilings.

Wasserberger Design Group of Portland, Ore., and Afghan Associates Inc., of Tigard provided design and engineering services.

Construction began in May 2003 and wrapped up in mid-October, just in time for the start of soccer season.

PB Hired by ODOT For Design-Build Assistance

Portland - The Oregon Department of Transportation has awarded a multi-year contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff for technical and management assistance with the development and execution of design-build contracts for statewide transportation projects.

Under the contract, PB is responsible for developing technical requirements and criteria for evaluation of qualifications and proposals for design-build projects ranging in size from $5 million to $500 million in construction cost. PB will provide the necessary engineering services to provide design-builders with information for the final design and construction effort. Work will also entail project management support, including all preliminary engineering, construction administration and engineering oversight.

PB's first assignment involved a $4 million to $5 million emergency project that had to be in the preliminary document approval phase for he Federal Highway Administration on an expedited basis. Design-build was the only feasible option for the time constrains. PB is also preparing a scope of work for a $100 million project to realign a 10-mile section of a state highway. In addition, PB is working on $35 million and $50 million bridge replacement projects. These projects are essential elements of a $2.5 billion transportation funding package that was recently approved by the state legislature.

BBL Aiding Port With Superfund Site Cleanup

Seattle - Environmental consulting firm Blasland, Bouck and Lee Inc. has been named the successful competitor for a three-year contract to provide the Port of Portland with technical assistance for the removal of contaminated Willamette River sediments adjacent to the Port's Terminal 4. The T-4 site has been proposed by the port for a voluntary Early Action as part of the cleanup of the larger Portland Harbor Superfund Site. The work at T-4 will be executed under CERCLA as a Non-Time-Critical Removal Action and represents the first cleanup work in Portland Harbor since it was listed as a Superfund site in 2000.

Under the not-to-exceed $3 million contract, BBL will work with the port to plan and coordinate the removal action with federal and state regulatory agencies, local jurisdictions, tribes and natural resource trustees. Tasks will include:

• Characterization of the contaminated sediments, including associated field work and data interpretation;
  
• Preparation of an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis in accordance with the Administrative Order on Consent and companion Statement of Work entered into between the port and USEPA Region 10;
• Assistance with community involvement activities; and
• Preparation of associated work plans and technical reports.