November 14, 2007—ARCADIS, the international consulting and engineering company, has been awarded nearly $2 million in contracts for project and construction management services from the City of Bowie, Maryland and Roanoke County, Virginia.
ARCADIS will provide program/construction management services for the City of Bowie, Marylands new $27 million City Hall and to Roanoke County, Virginia for the delivery of a new $26.7 million Multigenerational Recreation Center, says the company.
ARCADIS uses the nationally accepted Leadership in Energy and Environmental (LEED) Green Building Rating System as the benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high- performance green buildings.
For the City Hall project, ARCADIS beat 17 local and national competitors for the job. ARCADIS will help the City select the architectural/engineering firm to design the building, provide design phase management, value engineering, cost estimating, assist with construction contractor selection, and perform construction management and commissioning services.
The recreation center will be located on 12 acres of land at the entrance to a new 200-acre business park project that the developer plans to construct. The design/build project will construct approximately 75,750 gross square feet to include: gymnasiums, fitness rooms, meeting rooms, administrative offices, indoor aquatics; and outdoor aquatics.
ARCADIS is an international company providing consultancy, engineering and management services in infrastructure, environment and facilities, to enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life. For more on the company, see its Web site.
