McCarthy recently began construction of the Initial Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System for the Orange County Water District (OCWD). Located at the OCWD Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) onWard Street inFountain Valley,Calif., the $142.7 million project will create an additional 31,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of new water supplies to serve north and centralOrangeCounty. Once completed, the AWFP’s total production will reach 103,000 AFY, enough water for 850,000 people.
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01 Feb 12
Construction Begins on Orange County Water District’s Initial Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System
23 Jan 12
McCarthy Breaks Ground on Winn Army Hospital Expansion at Fort Stewart
The Winn Army Community Hospital at Fort Stewart moved another step closer to completing its $23.1 million expansion and renovation by officially breaking ground on a new 65,000-square-foot building. Being constructed by McCarthy, the project is targeted to achieve LEED Silver certification and also includes the renovation of approximately 1,000 square feet of the existing hospital, which opened in 1983.
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16 Nov 11
McCarthy Hosts Contractor Day for New Mars Chocolate North America Facility in Topeka
McCarthy, one of America’s oldest and largest builders, hosted a Contractor Day this morning for the new Mars Chocolate North America manufacturing facility under construction in Topeka, Kan. The purpose of the event was to provide contractors with information about the project, the bidding process, and the timeline. At approximately $250 million and 550,000 total square feet, the project will be the first chocolate plant built by Mars in the United States in 35 years. This project is the first phase of a potential multi-phased project. Significant site preparation began in September with construction estimated to be complete in 2013.
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03 Nov 11
Camp Pendleton Naval Replacement Hospital Project Tops Out
McCarthy, in joint venture with Clark Construction Group, LLC, has topped out today on the 500,000-square-foot Naval Replacement Hospital Project at Camp Pendleton, having erected more than 4,000 tons of structural steel to reach the milestone. The design-build construction team, with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest, marked the completion of the project’s structure with a jobsite lunch and celebration.
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01 Nov 11
BIM Driven by Integrated Design-Build is Significantly Reducing Project Cost on New St. Jude Medical Campus Patient Tower
The design/build team of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., and TAYLOR, are working with St. Joseph Health System to build a new patient tower, parking structure and central utility plant at the St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif. Located on the northern side of the existing medical campus at Bastanchury Road and Harbor Boulevard, site preparation has been underway since December 2010, and the new tower officially broke ground during a private ceremony on September 25, 2011.
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