The Metropolitan Airports Commission has tapped JE Dunn Construction to serve as construction manager at risk for a modernization and expansion project at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. The commission has allocated $480 million for the entire project, according to its request for qualifications.
The work centres on the airport’s Energy Management Center, which has served Terminal 1 since about 1962. Crews will demolish the existing structure and build an expanded facility with modernized heating and cooling generation, including upgrades to the steam boiler plant, complete replacement of the chilled water plant, an industrial heat recovery chiller system, a new heating water distribution system and the potential installation of a 28-well geothermal system.
The scope also includes demolishing about 183,400 square feet of existing concourse space and building about 309,990 square feet of new concourse facilities. Planning and design are already underway, Kansas City-based JE Dunn expects enabling work to begin in 2027 and major construction to start in 2028, with final completion targeted for 2032.
The win extends JE Dunn’s presence at the airport, where it recently completed a 378,000 square foot terminal renovation covering 75 Delta Air Lines gates and six concourses, built overnight to keep the terminal fully operational. Earlier this year the contractor also won work on the $1 billion Norfolk International Airport upgrade in Virginia.