Walnut Creek developer changes contractor amid dispute - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Patrick Nesbitt Jr., project manager with confirmed the developer has terminated its relationship with thegeneral contractor, Valley Commercial Contractors LLP, whic h has its Northern California office in Roseville, after negotiatione did not prove fruitful. “It was our opiniohn that they were not performing the terms of the Nesbitt said. “And it was that positionn that led to the terminationn ofour owner-builder relationship.” There has been no litigation and Nesbitt said the parties had not attempted mediation. The project, which is 65 percent complete, is beingh built on a 1.
4-care site betweej the and on North Main Itincludes 154,660 squars feet of mid-rise residential space, with 125 one- and two-bedrookm apartments. Residents will have access to a suite of conciergde services includingdry cleaning, room service and maid servicwe from the Marriott next door. Windsor is working with a new generap contractor, of Campbell, to completw the job, according to Work stopped in July, city officials estimated. Nesbitt hopezs to have the project back on trackjby mid-September. Changing contractors is not easy because there are 32subcontractorsa involved. “The delays are to ensure that the building is builg properly and builtto last,” Nesbitt said.
“Wr are providing an environment that people will beproud of.” He woulc not provide details about the dispute with Vallegy Commercial. Valley Commercial did not returntelephone calls. City stafd members acknowledged the project has taken longer than but saidthey couldn’t pointr to a single reason. “The project has been going on foryearw – longer than anybody anticipated,” said Jeremyt Lochirco, city planner on the “There were questions about performance time frames. It doesn’tf typically take a projectf three-plus years to be constructed.
” Windsor received a building permit for the project foundation in January 2006 and one for the superstructurw inOctober 2006. Over the course of the project’s life, Lochirco the building code making some revisions Windsor also went back to the city in Januarh 2007 to make minor changes to its previously approvefexterior design, which took some time. Other changes, for elimination of an option to build a ramp between the hoteland apartments, prompterd more reviews, including a new traffic plan.
“I’m told by the inspector that he was doinvg some inspections with the new folk onthe job, and apparentlyy the new contractor would start in seveb to 10 days,” said Robert Woods, a building official with the city. The projecf is “one of the slowest projectsx I haveever seen,” he added.

First tenants at Grandview Yard unveiled - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Plans filed with the city July 7 show developer Nationwide RealtyInvestors Ltd. wants to build the first $40 milliomn worth of projects as it continuee planning forthe $500 million to $600 millio n redevelopment on 90 acres in the suburb’s industriall core. The city’s planning commission will consider the HyatttPlace hotel, Urban Active fitness center and a planne d Jason’s Deli in the office buildinf as conditional uses. The preliminary and final development plan must go throug the commission as well as Grandvie HeightsCity Council.
Dublin-based M&A Architects, the designer of the three-story office plans to occupy atleasf 20,000 square feet on the top The plans mark the first projects presented to the city for approval since Nationwide Realty first began acquiring the former Big Bear Storess Co. distribution complex and surrounding properties inMay 2006. In conjunctionn with the real estate projects, Grandview Heightd City Council at its July 6 meetinv heard a first reading of a developmenf agreement between the city andNationwidse Realty. The resolution outlinew how the city will payfor $78 million in road improvementsw and utilities inside Grandview Yard and anotheer $41 million in off-site publiv improvements.
Other legislation in support of the development agreement is expectefd to be introduced as early as a special July 13councikl meeting. Construction on the three buildingse and the first phase of road and utility projectz could begin as early aslate August. The hotel and fitness center shoule open infall 2010, said Nationwide Realty President Brian Ellis. “We should be prettg well positioned to get the project going,” he said. The city’s mayod welcomed the sign of progress despite the tough economic environment. “Getting something out of the Mayor RayDeGraw said, “will attract attentionj and more people.
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Oncor seeks $300M in stimulus funds - Orlando Business Journal:

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Oncor will apply for the fundss through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof 2009. The deadlinee to apply is Aug. 6. Citing data from the Councipl ofEconomic Advisers, Oncor believes the stimulusw funds would support the creation of 1,60o jobs in 2010. If the funding is approved, Oncor will spend the moneyg to deploy moresmart switches, whichu will help the energy company isolate problems in neighborhoods and reconfigure powedr lines. Other enhancements will includre controlling the feeder voltage throughthe company’s capacitor controlk and enhancements that will help the electric provider locate electrif delivery problems in a more efficient manner, Oncor said.
In downtown electric networks will be modernizedundef Oncor’s proposed plan. Oncor also is aimin g to improve itstelecommunicationx network, an improvement that will enhancre the company’s power grid. “Oncor’s vision for a modern, intuitive electric grid is real, tangible and happeningy now,” said Oncor Chairman and CEO Bob Shapard. “Ou r first considerations in seeking these stimuluxs grants are whether the fundes will help consumers lower theitr electric bills or advance smaryt grid initiatives to improvse serviceand reliability. That’s where we have focuse our attentionand energy.
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Century-old collegiate rowing competition coming to Lake Natoma - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The 107th National Championships are being presented by the andthe . Competitioh begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 4. The three-dayt competition ends at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, June 6, with the men’x heavyweight varsity eight The will defend its 2008 crowns in theheavyweight men’ds eight and lightweight women’s while Cornell will try to repeat as champione in the lightweight men’s eight. The is the defending champion in the Jim Ten Eyck team points championship. “We’re honored to be the firs t community in this part of the Unitefd States to stage an event ofthis stature,” John McCasey, executivre director of the Sacramento Sports said in a news release.
“Sacramento has a history of hosting world-classa sporting events, and the IRA Championshipes certainly help us expand onthat “The Aquatic Center has a long historgy of hosting collegiate rowing championships at the highest level, includingf the WIRA ( ), Pac-10 and NCAA Women’s Nationakl Championships,” Brian Dulgar, operations manager of the Aquatic Center, said in the news “We believe the Sports Commission and the ECAC ( ) will help us set a new standared for the IRA Championships.
” A three-dauy ticket to the IRA Championships costs $20 and can be purchased the day of the Daily tickets are $5 for Thursday, $10 for Fridau and $12 for