The MWR Conference hotel has officially started as the general contractor, Jacobsen Construction, and the pile-lagging and soil-nail wall subcontractor has mobilized and started work. The CMA has been executed and three initial trades contracted; soil-nail, balance of the excavation, and SWPPP. The footings and foundations scoping is complete and contract award scheduled prior to month’s end. The balance of the GMP’s subtrades’ have been revived and re-bidding is in process. The building permit is complete and impact fee payment released by July 5th. A groundbreaking ceremony was held mid-June.
Ski Improvements and Associated Services
The connector lift, Lift #3, into Sultan’s Nose base terminal pad isexcavated and graded to finish elevation. Ski beach grading and drainage is 35% complete and will be finished by Fall of 2021. Planning for ski operations continue with focus on snowmaking engineering and system design as well as skier services programming. Scoping and contractor selection for primary mountain access roads in process.
2021 key summer initiatives follow:
• Snowmaking
• RFP Skier Service programming
• Lift amended RFP
• Mountain access initiation and roads construction
Infrastructure Improvements
Substantial progress on site work and civil infrastructure:
Water, sewer, storm drainage and retaining walls are completed in Mayflower Drive and Glencoe Way. In addition, these roads are paved to the southern construction entrance which is roughly 4,000 LF and over 7,000 tons of asphalt.
Five-Star Hotel entry has permitted a borrow-pit and the emergency vehicle access (EVA) road under construction with completion scheduled for the first week of August.
Water Tank #2 pad and pumphouse clearing complete and contractor contracted with construction starting mid-July.
Galena Ridge Way and Ski Beach Way roads graded; water is 25% complete and sewer 100% complete, and storm drain pending.
Non-Culinary Water. JSSD’s bids came back high, re-bid will occur in the Fall of 2021 ensuring ample time to complete improvements prior to required delivery.
North Frontage Road. Engineering and plan sets are complete and under final review. A bid package was issued with responses pending, construction starting on the north end will begin mid.
Temporary Construction Parking. Engineering was enacted and permits pulled for over 200 temporary parking spaces adjacent to Lot 13. Construction; stormwater, drainage, grading and asphalt, will be completed by June 25th.
Portals, North and South. UDOT continuing to make progress. They are tracking for a late fall of 2021 completion.
Voluntary Cleanup. Environmental contractor reinitiated work in May and is on track to complete VCP Phase 1, development parcels, by Fall of 2021. Star and Glencoe mine remediation action plan in process.
Pioche Apartments. Buildings A, B, and D have footings complete and foundations in process. Building A has first floor’s post-tension slab poured and second floor formation in process. Building C excavation encountered rock and blasting will occur. The site subsurface infiltration system build-out continues and is 55% complete. The GMP buy-out with the general contractor, New Star Construction, is complete and on budget; equity and bank loan in place with lease hold interest closed.
Pioche Proper. Pioche’s estate lots and townhomes are progressing. Engineered infrastructure permit set as well as initial plat remitted to agency for review. Binding REPSA executed.
Tax Allocation Revenue (TAR) Bonds. In early June, the MIDA board unanimously approved the procurement and issuance of TAR bonds. A public release and offering is anticipated mid-August.
Architectural Designs. 4240 Architecture has been re-engaged on the Skier Hotel, skier services and village core. An RFP was issued for the Select Service.
East Overlook. East Overlook, utility parcel, engineering is in process with key partners, e.g. JSSD, RMP, and Dominion, as numerous system impact studies complete.
Skier bridges. Engineering contracted and pending approved subdivision plans.
Information and photos courtesy of MIDA – Military Installation Development Authority
