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Rabren General Contractors Awarded Baseball Stadium Expansion at University of Alabama
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he Physical Properties Committee of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved a proposal to expand Sewell-Thomas Baseball Stadium and awarded a construction contract to Rabren General Contractors, Inc., of Auburn, Alabama, as the low bidder for the construction. The low bid for the work was $37.1 million. The resolution was passed by the full board of trustees September 18, 2014. The expansion will increase the size of the facility, which is currently 32,800 square feet, to 129,000 square feet. The renovations and additions at the stadium will include food service areas, restrooms, locker rooms and areas for players, the press box, fan seating and the concourse. The University of Alabama’s baseball schedule has 28 home games scheduled for 2015, which will be played at the Hoover Met during the Sewell-Thomas expansion. The project will be complete in time for the 2016 baseball season.
Caddell Construction Awarded Two Contracts • B A R R A C K S AT F O R T G O R D O N • Caddell Construction has been awarded a contract for the construction of a five-story Barracks at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Caddell will construct a 600-man, five-story Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Barracks complex that will include a fullservice 800-person dining facility. The new AIT Barracks will be heated and cooled with a geothermal ground source heat transfer system integrated into the mechanical room and constructed upon the same site as the Barracks complex. The Barracks design includes living/sleeping rooms, semi-private baths, walk-in closets, storage and a dayroom. Caddell’s scope also involves electric service, exterior lighting, fire protection and alarm systems, paving walks, curbs and gutters, parking, patios, storm drainage, water distribution systems, information systems and site improvements. The project began in late November 2014 with completion scheduled for November 2016.
• U S E M B A S S Y I N T U R K M E N I S TA N • Caddell Construction was also awarded a design/build contract by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations for the new U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The project consists of a new office building, U.S. Marine residence, American Cultural Center, a warehouse, facilities for the Embassy community and staff residences, including residences for the Chief of Mission and Deputy Chief of Mission. The project will be located on a 17-acre site just outside the city of Ashgabat in a very high profile district. Features will include landscaping and paving, window systems with architectural sun screens and stone cladding. The contract duration is 44 months.
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