Firm Wins Huge Concrete Project

Albuquerque-based A.S. Horner Inc. recently won the design/build contract to construct a reinforced concrete cap for the Upgrade Munitions Maintenance Storage Complex at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque.

The $9 million project includes new fencing, upgraded lights and power systems for the 300,000-sq.-ft. building, which is one of the military's primary nuclear weapons storage facilities.

Santa Fe Firm Approaches Completion

Cameron Construction 65 percent complete with the 30,890-sq.-ft. Villagra State Office Building, located on Cerrillos Road, two blocks from the Santa Fe Plaza.

With a central courtyard in between, the three-story metal frame and stucco building will be joined to the original historic office building on site, matching exterior finishes such as stucco, color, and window eyebrows. The building will provide offices and conference rooms to a branch of the State of New Mexico yet to be determined. The scheduled date of completion is mid-February, 2004.

Company Complete First New Mexico Project
Opus West Corp. recently completed the new Department of Interior (DOI) building at Journal Center II this week, preparing for the move-in of an estimated 500 DOI employees.

The new DOI building

totals approximately 160,000-sq.-ft. and represents Opus West's first completed project in New Mexico. It offers state-of-the-art technology, upgraded security systems in accordance with new national guidelines and large floor plates for maximum employee interaction.

The Department of Interior at Journal Center

will consolidate five separate Albuquerque DOI offices into one site, including the Office of the Special Trustee (OST), a DOI agency that oversees Indian funds held in trust by the federal government. The new building is located off of Jefferson and Masthead NE within the 86-acre Journal Center II, the second phase of the planned three-phase Journal Center business park.