Building Industry Magazine - December 2013 - (Page 47)

HART Hosts Industry Day The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) hosted Industry Day Oct. 16 at the Honolulu Country Club. The all-day event brought together more than 200 local building industry professionals representing local contractors, constructionrelated organizations, trade unions, small businesses and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) companies interested in potential partnerships and job opportunities with the largest capital improvement project in the state's history. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, HART Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas, HART Deputy Executive Director Brennon Morioka and HART Board member Damien Kim provided opening remarks. The event was a partnership among HART, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, the State Department of Transportation and Move Oahu Forward. "This is about connecting with local companies to create local job opportunities with our project," Grabauskas said. Prime contractor presentations, one-on-one contractor appointments and more than a dozen exhibits were available for attendees. HART, Kiewit, Skanska/PCL/Hawaiian Dredging Joint Venture, Nordic PCL and Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc., delivered PowerPoint presentations. Exhibitors included Ansaldo Honolulu, a Joint Venture; Building Industry Association of Hawaii; The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii; City & County of Honolulu DBE Office; General Contractors Association of Hawaii; Hawaii Building & Construction Trades Council; Hawaii Construction Alliance; Hawaii Department of Transportation; Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc.; Kiewit; Nordic PCL; and Skanska/PCL/ Hawaiian Dredging, a Joint Venture. Construction of the rail transit project, which resumed in September on the East Kapolei site with work in progress throughout the 20-mile alignment, is expected to create approximately 10,000 jobs each year. More than half of the $5.26 billion elevated transit rail project's HART Industry Day brought together more than 200 building industry professionals. www.buildingindustryhawaii.com | 47 contracts have been awarded. HART reports that the interim opening of the first 10 miles is scheduled for 2017. The entire 20-mile system is expected to be operational in 2019. HART's updated list of upcoming construction contracts include: West Construction Contracts * West Oahu/Farrington Highway/ Kamehameha Highway Stations (9) - $150 million: February 2014 * Pearl Highlands Parking Structure & Ramps (Design-Build) - $175 million: March 2014 * University of Hawaii-West Oahu Park-and-Ride - $10 million: March 2016 East Construction Contracts * Airport Section Utilities - $25 million: December 2013 * Airport & City Center Guideway, including City Center Utilities - $745 million: July 2014 * Airport Stations (4) - $60 million: November 2014 * Dillingham and Kakaako Stations (8) - $125 million: August 2015 http://www.buildingindustryhawaii.com

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