Tacoma Narrows Road Deck Starts/Kauri Picks up Industrial Land/ Brighwater seeking D/B Team

King County is looking for a design-build team who can finish the outfall line that will run into Puget Sound.

Tacoma Narrows Starts Road Deck Phase

Tacoma - Tacoma Narrows Constructors has been using Lifting Gear Hire Corporation's electric winches and come-a-longs to erect the new Tacoma Narrows bridge, near Tacoma along SR 16.

According to Tony Fiscelli, General Manager of Lifting Gear Hire's USA Corporate Headquarters, located in Bridgeview, Illinois, the electric winches are being used to inch large gantries along giant spun cables that support a 710,000 pound I-Beam on the new bridge. "A giant barge carries all of the deck sections to the place where they will be erected on the bridge," Fiscelli explained. "Strand jacks are being used to lift the bridge deck pieces from these barges into their final location on the main cable. Our come-a-longs are then used to inch the deck plates closer before they are settled into their final positions."

The very first Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1st, 1940, only to collapse in a windstorm several months later on November 7, 1940. "Galloping Gertie", as the bridge was known, became famous as "the most dramatic failure in bridge engineering history". Industrial Property Picked by Housing Developer.

Seattle - Port 106 LLC comprised of members Kauri Investments, Ltd. and Ariel Development purchased the former NW Center property at 1600 West Armory Way in Seattle for $12.5 million. The purchase is part of a 1031 exchange after selling their Port 106 SODO warehouse property earlier this month. The seller was Seattle Monorail Project.

The site, which is zoned IGU45, is located between the planned Whole Foods store and the Interbay Golf Course. "At eight acres, the site is very large for an urban site and our team wants to carefully plan how the site is redeveloped," said Kent Angier, Kauri President. It currently houses six buildings that they plan to lease on short term leases while they evaluate several redevelopment options for the property.

King County Looking for Design-Builder on Brightwater

Seattle -This month, King County will advertise a request for qualifications and proposals to design and build a deep-water marine outfall for the Brightwater treatment system project north of Seattle. The selected design-build team will complete the outfall design, which is now at 30 percent completion. As now planned, the outfall will consist of a 60-inch-diameter pipe extending 4,700 feet from Point Wells into Puget Sound. The 500-foot diffuser at the end of the pipe will be about 600 feet deep.

Firms and teams will be evaluated through the county's RFQ procurement process. Those determined to be qualified will then be invited to submit proposals and participate in the remainder of the selection process. King County expects to award the design-build contract by July 2007.