Suffolk Construction unit is tapped for URI project

Suffolk Education, a unit of Suffolk Construction Co. Inc., said it has been awarded a contract to manage the construction of a $45 million College of Pharmacy building at the University of Rhode Island.

The new 147,000 square-foot laboratory and academic building will be built in close proximity to four existing active campus buildings and is scheduled to open in fall 2011, Boston-based Suffolk Construction said.

The architect on the project is Payette, and the Boston firm made the rendering of the project that appears with this post.

Suffolk said it will work closely with Payette and the university to ensure that the new facility meets LEED Silver certification standards. (Globe Staff)