Parsons, Jacobs to Manage $200M South Cobb Tunnel Project

Pasadena, Calif.-based Parsons and its subcontractor, Jacobs Associates, have been awarded a contract by the Cobb County Water System to oversee work on the $200 million South Cobb Tunnel in Cobb County.

The South Cobb Tunnel consists of approximately 30,000 ft of 27-ft-diameter tunnel, concrete lining, construction and drop shafts, inlet structures and smaller connector tunnels. The project also includes a 130-MGD lift station, constructed in a 100-ft-diameter shaft, to convey wastewater flows from the tunnel to the South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility.

When operational in 2013, the South Cobb Tunnel will replace existing wastewater infrastructure nearing capacity and provide conveyance capacity for anticipated build-out of the basin.

Parsons and JA will oversee construction activities, make independent cost estimates to validate those made by the engineering team, advise CCWS on contracting issues, implement a quality control plan and assist with community outreach.

Georgia Starts '07 With 9% Decline

Georgia construction contract activity decreased by 9% in January, compared to the same period of a year ago, McGraw-Hill Construction reported. The value of contracts signed during January for future construction totaled $2 billion, down from last January's $2.2 billion.

Residential construction declined by 14% to a monthly total of about $1.1 billion, down from the $1.3 billion reported last January. Nonbuilding construction declined by 46% to tally about $209.5 million, down from last January's $384.5 million total. Nonresidential improved, however, by 30% to total $701.2 million, up from last year's $540.4 million.

McShane Construction Erecting Savannah Apartment Complex

McShane Construction Corp. of Auburn, Ala., is building The Springs at Chatham Parkway, a 22-building, 352-unit apartment complex in Savannah for Milwaukee, Wis.-based Continental Properties Co.

The project includes 22 separate two-story, 19,000-sq-ft buildings, each featuring 16 units in a variety of one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations.

MSA Architects is the project architect. McShane expects to complete the project by June 2008.

HNTB to Design, Engineer Pair of Reconstruction Jobs

The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to HNTB Corp. of Atlanta to design and engineering the widening and reconstruction of the State Route 11/U.S. Highway 129 in Union County from Blairsville, Ga. to the North Carolina state line and the S.R. 515/U.S. 76 highway between Blairsville and Young Harris, Ga. Both projects entail the widening of approximately 20 mi of rural highway from two to four lanes with a depressed median through mountainous terrain. The project will include concept development, highway design, bridge design, traffic engineering and hydraulic analysis.

FAE USA Completes Moves to New U.S. Headquarters Near Atlanta

Forestry and construction equipment manufacturer FAE USA has completed the move of its U.S. headquarters to a new 35,000-sq-ft facility in Flowery Branch, just north of Atlanta.