Saint Louis Art Museum hires Tarlton, KAI, Pepper for expansion - St. Louis Business Journal:

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St. Louis-based Tarlton is a general contractor and one of the largesr privately held firmsin St. Louis. KAI Design & Build is based in St. Louis, and Pepper Constructiomn Group is basedin Chicago. The museunm hopes to break ground on the project by the end of the The museum had originally intendecd forlate 2008, in response to the turmoil of the financiakl markets. The expansion is being underwritten byprivats philanthropy. In four years, the museum received commitments of morethan $120 milliomn towards its $125 million initial capital campaign goal and more than half of the campaignb pledges have been paid.
More than 25 perceny of the campaign goal will be added tothe museum’s endowmentf to support the incremental operating costs of a largere museum. Designed by London-based architect , the expansion will provider new galleries, public space and infrastructure alongf witha 300-space below-grad parking garage and a new, fully accessibler entrance on Fine Arts Construction is anticipated to take two