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This week in construction news, the state of Maryland unveiled four contracts for reconstructing the Francis Scott Key Bridge totaling over $4 billion and Granite won a $32 million Alaskan highway project, for which it plans to use self-supply capabilities. 

Read on for other news from this week builders should know about.

Skanska names new chief of Western US

Skanska USA Building named a new regional executive officer for the West Region of the U.S., which includes Washington, Oregon and California, the firm announced Monday.

Lew Guerrette will take over the role, having previously served as the executive vice president and general manager of operations in Washington state for the U.S. arm of the Sweden-based builder and developer.

Guerrette has 33 years of industry experience, including three decades at Skanska. He has overseen projects for customers including Microsoft, Boeing and the University of Washington. He succeeds former regional executive officer Jim Link, who has held the role since 2018 and will retire after over 40 years in construction. 

In addition, Don Kowalchuk will succeed Guerrette as executive vice president and general manager in Washington. Kowalchuk has spent all of his 35-year construction career with Skanska, previously serving as senior vice president of operations. 

—Zachary Phillips

ABC names new vice president of safety, workforce

Joel Thames is Associated Builders and Contractors’ new vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development, the association announced Tuesday. 

Thames brings 20 years of construction experience to the role, having held numerous leadership positions for the association both nationally and locally. Those roles include chair of the Trimmer Construction Education Fund Board of Trustees, board chair of the New Orleans Bayou chapter and chair of the chapter’s education and training committees. 

Prior to joining ABC, Thames was the corporate director of human resources, workforce development, risk management and security for Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Performance Contractors. There, he designed and led programs for thousands of construction professionals.

In the new role, Thames will provide subject-matter expertise and operational leadership in the critical areas of safety and workforce development. He will lead education, training and professional development programs and serve as a technical resource to ABC’s 67 chapters and 24,000 members.

—Zachary Phillips

Tutor Perini subsidiary wins $61.6M Coast Guard contract

Perini Management Services, a subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based megacontractor, won a $61.6 million contract to design and build a child development center at U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Alaska, according to a Monday news release. 

The project’s scope includes a 34,000-square-foot facility with capacity for 232 children. Other columbus oh dump truck company includes site development, utility installations, outdoor play areas, parking facilities and supporting site improvements. Framingham, Massachusetts-based Perini Management will also be responsible for demolishing existing housing structures, environmental compliance and obtaining required permits and approvals. 

Tutor Perini’s family of firms has experience with other military childcare facilities. In 2024, a joint venture with the firm’s Black Construction subsidiary won a $74.4 million contract to build a child development center at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. 

At base Kodiak, the contractor said columbus oh dump truck company is starting this month, with completion slated for January of 2029. 

—Joe Bousquin

Alquist 3D to set up Detroit manufacturing plant

A 3D printing-focused construction firm is going to build a key operations facility in Motor City.

Alquist 3D, the Greeley, Colorado, firm that was a key player in the more than a dozen 3D-printed retail structures for Walmart and other retailers around the country, will create a new manufacturing and R&D facility in Detroit, according to a Tuesday announcement from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The new facility, named the Robotics and Engineering Center of Excellence, will be located in Detroit’s technology corridor at Newlab, a recent development in the city’s downtown.