Balfour Beatty chosen as construction manager for DPAC

Today, the Orlando City Council approved the selection of Balfour Beatty Construction as the construction manager for the pre-construction phase of the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center. The contract is valued at approximately $1.5 million and will continue through summer 2010. Exceeding the M/WBE requirements set forth in the City of Orlando’s Blueprint Initiative, Balfour Beatty Construction has committed to 26.9 percent participation by minority firms.

Currently, the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center is finalizing design development documents for review by the City of Orlando. With approval of the design documents, a construction plan for the performing arts center will be developed in alignment with available funding. Groundbreaking is projected for spring 2010.