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billion chip fab marked the start ofa two-year-long construction process for the Calif., company. About a dozej large pieces of equipment arrivex Monday on the sitefor ground-clearing work that is scheduled to star this week. As many as 1,600 workeras will be employed duringthe two-year constructio process. The chip fab is expected to open in 2012 andemploty 1,400 people when it’s running at full capacit in 2014. The 1.3-million-square-foot manufacturinbg facility—located on 223 acres in the in isthe park’s first tenant. “Having our anchor makess Luther Forest a realtech campus. Before, we had said Michael Relyea, president of Lutherr Forest.
Initially, about 100 peoples will work on theGlobalFoundries “We’ll work in the several-hundred range until the worst of said Rick Whitney, presidengt of ’s U.S. Germany-based M+W Zander is the project’d general manager. “Those numbers will ramp up over the next six to nine he said. More than 1,000 people will be workinv on the project a yearfrom now. M+W Zandedr is preparing to award the contract forsteell work, Whitney said. Separatw bid packages to erecr steel forthe 800,0000-square-foot buildin and neighboring utility building were sent to 12 companies.
Of the five companieds that responded, two are one is a partnership with a locap company and twoare out-of-state. Whitney declinexd to disclose the price ranges of those of Gloversville won the contracft for the sitedevelopment work. The cost of that projecty is estimated atabout $15 million. Foundationb work will be bid in the next few Whitney said. Steel work should beginh in August.