US Military Commits Billions in Construction Contracts for Military Facilities in Guam
US Military Commits Billions in Construction Contracts for Military Facilities in Guam
Abstract
June 6, 2022 James Leggate KEYWORDS Guam / military construction / NAVFAC / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy Order Reprints No Comments The U.S. Navy has awarded more than $1 billion worth of contracts and task orders for work on military bases on the Pacific Island of Guam, most for Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, which is intended to accommodate thousands of Marines being relocated from Okinawa, Japan. In April, the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command awarded a $106-million firm-fixed price contract to a Black Construction-Tutor Perini joint venture for construction of a bachelor officer quarters with a multi-story housing tower, attached common area wing and detached utility building. NAVFAC awarded three firm-fixed price task orders under a multiple-award construction contract to Gilbane SMCC ECC LLC for projects at the base, including $75 million for a maintenance building, administrative building and other facilities, $62 million for a Marine expeditionary brigade enablers facility and $35 million for a low-rise consolidated armory. NAVFAC awarded an $83-million firm-fixed price contract to Black Construction Corp. in May for design and construction of wharf improvements at the naval base. For Andersen AFB, NAVFAC also awarded a $43-million contract to Reliable Builders Inc. for construction of munitions storage igloos, a $27-million contract to a Caddell-Nan A joint venture for construction of an airfield damage repair storage facility and a $48-million task order under a multiple-award contract to Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV for construction of an aviation administrative building. Of Defense officials say they have committed about $11 billion in funding for military construction projects in Guam over the next five years. The awarded contractors include Hawaii Harbors Constructors JV of Aiea, Hawaii; Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. of Honolulu; Manson Construction Co. of Seattle; Nan Inc. of Honolulu; Nova Group Inc. of Napa, Calif., and The Dutra Group of San Rafael, Calif. Defense officials are increasingly concerned about China's growing military presence regionally and globally.
