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Pentagon contracts are sometimes used to execute projects on behalf of other agencies, especially agencies who already have a close relationship with the US military, or when the project site itself is a crossover location.
Walsh Construction Co. in Chicago, IL won a $131.1 million firm-fixed price contract to build the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Regional Center at Ford Island, in Pearl Harbor. The project involves adaptive reuse of historic hangers on that historic landmark site, and includes site work, hazardous material abatement work, and incidental related work. The contract also contains 1 unexercised option which,would increase the cumulative contract value to $131.9 million. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be complete by October 2012.
The reuse program is diverse…
It includes an International Tsunami Information Center, a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, marine biology laboratories, a dive center, a national data center, and National Weather Service facilities. Support functions include, but are not limited to, a visitor’s center with permanent and temporary exhibits, an auditorium and conference center, a library and information center, training rooms, a cafeteria, and an occupational health and fitness center.
Funds for this project come from the Obama stimulus bill, aka. the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, on Sept 30/10. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 8 proposals received by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific in Pearl Harbor, HI (N62742-10-C-1301).