Contractors chosen for Jacksonville IKEA

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Contractors for the Jacksonville-based IKEA store were announced Thursday by the Swedish home furnishing company.

IKEA chose Marcobay Construction, Inc. as the construction manager for the IKEA Jacksonville site work and store development project. Other firms assisting with the project are: real estate brokerage CBRE for site selection support; Driver, McAfee, Peek & Hawthorne for local land use counsel; Prosser, Inc. for civil and traffic engineering; Bushra Tsai Inc. for structural engineering, RPM Engineers, Inc. for mechanical, electrical and plumbing design; Universal Engineering Sciences for geotechnical services; Environmental Services, Inc. and Gemini Engineering for environmental resources; GreenbergFarrow for development coordination; and Ware Malcomb as project architect.

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“With contractors on board, plans can proceed toward opening the future IKEA Jacksonville,” said Lars Petersson, IKEA's U.S. president. “This store will provide a more convenient IKEA shopping experience for current and potential customers throughout north Florida and southern Georgia, complementing our growing southeastern U.S. presence.”

Contractors chosen for Jacksonville IKEA

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