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This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback<\/a>.<\/p>\n Construction Dive\u2019s Friday Punch List is a series dedicated to sharing major building headlines that contractors may have missed from the week.<\/p>\n Coming off a holiday weekend, construction saw a lot of major industry news this week.<\/p>\n Buckling columns on a New York City<\/a> office-to-apartment conversion job caused evacuations and emergency shoring work, and Turner Construction won a $282 million contract to build an arena for a minor league hockey team<\/a>.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s not all. Read on for more news construction pros should know about.<\/p>\n San Francisco Bay Area bridge to get a $107.5 million makeover<\/p>\n San Francisco\u2019s Golden Gate Bridge was the center of attention<\/a> for the area\u2019s 4th of July celebration, but not for the right reasons. Fireworks launched from the span\u2019s iconic towers were quickly enveloped by fog and the bridge\u2019s closure resulted in hours of gridlock.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a lesser-known Bay Area bridge was getting ready for its own close up. The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge<\/a> will soon get a total makeover, according to Certified Coatings Company.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Fairfield, California-based firm on Monday announced a $107.5 million award from Caltrans to paint and repair the bridge, the biggest award in the company\u2019s history. CCC, a subsidiary of Hamburg, Germany-based Muehlhan Industrial Service, said it submitted the lowest of five competing bids.\u00a0<\/p>\n Scope includes a full abrasive blast and repaint of navigation spans and 29 bridge towers on a 5.5-mile section. The double-deck cantilever bridge carries I-580 across San Pablo Bay, connecting Richmond and San Rafael. Originally opened in 1956, it is one of the most heavily traveled and structurally complex bridges in California, according to the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n The job is CCC\u2019s third project on the crossing to date.<\/p>\n \u2014Joe Bousquin<\/p>\n Jacobs wins multiyear contract for military facilities upgrades<\/p>\n The Navy\u2019s engineering and facilities command tapped Jacobs to deliver architectural and engineering services for Navy and Marine Corps installations<\/a> in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, according to a company news release.<\/p>\n The Dallas-based firm will plan and design new buildings, as well as provide upgrades to existing facilities for the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington. Scope also includes improvements to infrastructure such as utilities, roads and site systems, according to the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jacobs will deliver the work under an indefinite delivery\/indefinite quantity single-award task order contract. The firm did not disclose the contract\u2019s value.<\/p>\n \u201cJacobs has extensive experience supporting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps with military facilities that are safe, reliable and built to perform in secure environments,\u201d Susannah Kerr, Jacobs executive vice president, said in the release. \u201cBy improving how these installations operate and connect to essential infrastructure, this program will help bases meet current operational demands and adapt to future mission requirements.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2014Sebastian Obando<\/p>\n Skanska pens $94M deal for Virginia data center<\/p>\n Skanska signed a $94 million contract with an existing client to build a data center in Virginia<\/a>, the Stockholm-based builder announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n The work is for a new building on an existing campus. The single-story, 190,000-square-foot facility will contain four colocation data halls and electrical, mechanical, civil, telecom and security systems. The project has a designed capacity of 38.4 megawatts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Skanska has built in the state before, winning a $242 million contract in 2024<\/a>, also from an undisclosed client. It is unclear if the two projects are related at this stage.<\/p>\n In September, the contractor combined its data center construction team with its semiconductor group to better meet demand in both sectors<\/a>. The goal was to create mobile groups of subject matter experts to expand Skanska\u2019s technical expertise across the regions where it builds.<\/p>\n Work on the new job will begin in October and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2014Zachary Phillips<\/p>\n Balfour Beatty invests in VC fund<\/p>\n