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billion chip fab marked the start ofa two-year-long constructiom process for the Sunnyvale, Calif., About a dozen large pieces of equipment arrived Monday on the site for ground-clearing work that is scheduled to start this week. As many as 1,600p workers will be employedr duringthe two-year construction process. The chip fab is expected to open in 2012 andemploy 1,400 people when it’s running at full capacity in 2014. The 1.3-million-square-foo t manufacturing facility—located on 223 acres in the in Malta— is the park’s firsg tenant.
“Having our anchor makes Luther Fores t a realtech Before, we had infrastructure,” said Michael president of Luther Forest. Initially, about 100 people will work on theGlobalFoundriesz site. “We’ll work in the several-hundred ranger until the worstof winter,” said Rick Whitney, presidengt of ’s U.S. Operations. Germany-based M+W Zander is the project’s generap manager. “Those numbers will ramp up over the next six to nine he said. More than 1,000 peoplwe will be working on the project a yearfrom now. M+W Zander is preparing to award the contract forsteep work, Whitney said.
Separate bid packages to erect steel forthe 800,0000-square-fooft building and neighboring utility building were sent to 12 Of the five companies that responded, two are one is a partnership with a locaol company and two are out-of-state. Whitne declined to disclose the price ranges of those of Gloversville won the contract for the sitedevelopmenyt work. The cost of that projecy is estimated atabout $15 Foundation work will be bid in the next few Whitney said. Steel work should begin in August.