PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Here are updates on projects and op-
portunities throughout Florida. We
update project news almost every
day at www.floridaconstruction-
news.com, and weekly in the Florida
Construction News eletter.
Port Canaveral to begin
construction of $150M
cruise terminal
Construction will begin this sum-
mer on a $150 million Port Canaveral
cruise terminal complex, Florida
Today reports.
Port commissioners have ap-
proved a contract for demolition of
the current Cruise Terminal 3 west of
Jetty Park, an initial step that will
make way for the new, $150 million
Cruise Terminal 3 project.
Design work for the project is
about 30 percent complete. Miami-
based Bermello Ajamil & Partners
was selected in September to lead
design work for the terminal.
Melbourne-based Frank-Lin Serv-
ices won the contract to demolish
the old cruise terminal. Its $210,000
bid was the lowest from 14 compa-
nies seeking the contract.
Separate contracts will be
awarded between May and August
for the berth and dredging, the pas-
senger boarding bridge, the terminal
and related site work, and the adja-
cent parking garage. The goal is to
have the project completed by De-
cember 2019.
Skanska wins $63M
contract to build Tampa
medical school project
Skanska has been awarded a $63
million contract by the University of
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South Florida to build the Morsani
College of Medicine and Heart Insti-
tute at the university campus in
Tampa. The contract calls for the con-
struction of about a 37,000 sq. m.
structure. The building will include
learning and conference spaces, an
auditorium, laboratories, faculty of-
fices and a clinical research and care
unit. In a statement, the University of
South Florida said that the state-of-
the-art facility will combine, under
one roof, a medical school to teach
the next generation of physicians
and a cardiovascular research insti-
tute to pioneer new discoveries for
heart health. The $152.6 million
building features angles and facets
offering unique viewpoints from
within and ample windows to allow
reflective light into work and learning
spaces. Construction is expected to be
complete by late 2019.
EvenTide started construction on
the model home for the community,
located on Ponte Vedra Boulevard
between Sawgrass Dr. and Mickler
Rd., which is being built by Green-
Pointe Communities.
EvenTide is zoned for A-rated pub-
lic schools in the St. Johns County
School District including Ponte
Vedra/Palm Valley Rawlings Elemen-
tary School, Landrum Middle School
and Ponte Vedra High School. The
community is located within minutes
of elite clubs, golf courses, specialty
boutiques and dining destinations
with easy access to Jacksonville, St.
Augustine and major employment
centers. NRC approves construction
plans for new reactor near
Miami The Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion has approved Florida Power and
Light’s application for the construc-
tion of two new reactors at the
Turkey Point site in Florida.
Construction begins on
new Ponte Vedra Beach
housing development
Construction is underway on a
new housing development in Ponte
Vedra Beach that will feature an en-
clave of 23 homes incorporating
coastal living, The Florida Times-
Union has reported.
FPL will build and operate two
AP1000 reactors at the site, about 25
miles south of Miami.
The commission authorized the
agency’s Office of New Reactors to
issue the licenses. The agency found