Small business qualifier the Shavers-Whittle Construction in Covington, LA received the full delivery order amount of $13 million as part of a firm-fixed-price contract for Southeastern Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project bridge replacement in Jefferson Parish, LA.

Work is expected to be completed by Apr. 8, 2009. There were 8 bids solicited on Dec. 29, 2006, and 3 bids were received by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, LA (W912P8-06-D-0092).

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Hawkins Construction Co. in Omaha, NB received a $6.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Antelope Creek Flood Protection Project. Work will be performed in Lincoln, NB and is expected to be complete by Jan. 31, 2008. Bids were solicited via the World Wide Web on Dec. 4, 2006, and 3 bids were received by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, NB (W9128F-07-C-0001). The project was a Presidential earmark.

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The Walsh Group, dba Archer Western Contractors in Chicago, IL received $13.3 million for firm-fixed-price Task Order 0006 for renovation of administrative buildings for use by the Military Sealift Command at Naval Station Norfolk. Work to be performed provides for repairs to Buildings SP-47, SP-48 and SP-64, including the gutting of three buildings and the replacement of all doors and windows. It also provides for the repair and replacement of roofs, exterior brick, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, fire alarms, sprinkler systems, and steam connections. New construction includes upgrading the parking area, installing lighting, and moving load-bearing interior walls.

Work will be performed in Norfolk, VA under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contract (N62470-01-D-1138), and is expected to be completed by August 2008 – but contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic in Norfolk, VA issued the contract.

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. in Oak Brook, IL was awarded on Jan. 11, 2007, a $9.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of Wilmington Harbor., NC. Work is expected to be complete by April 30, 2007. There were 14 bids solicited on Nov. 8, 2006, and 3 bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, GA issued the contract (W912HN-07-C-0014).

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AEV-3 Geniepanzer/ Kodiak
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In its 2006 armaments programme, the Swiss parliament approved the procurement of 12 “Geniepanzer” armoured engineer and mine-clearing vehicles for the country’s Armed Forces, using the chassis of surplus Pz87 (Leopard 2) tanks. A CHF 95 million (currently around $76 million) procurement contract has now been signed by the procurement agency Armasuisse and Thun-based RUAG Land Systems, covering 12 carrier vehicles, plus 12 AEV modules and 6 mine-clearing modules. The vehicles will be multifunctional, and it will be possible to set them up for AEV or mine clearance missions within a very short time. Ruag is partnering with Germany’s Leopard tank co-producer Rheinmetall AG, and the vehicles will be delivered to the Swiss armed forces in 2010-2011.

Mine-clearance options
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The Geniepanzer, also known as the Kodiak for international sales, will be equipped with a high-performance hinged arm excavator, a bulldozer system with innovative cutting and tilt angle settings, and a double-winch system consisting of two 9 tonne/10 ton capstan winches. When combined and deployed in multiple traction mode, these provide a pulling force of up to 62 tons. Thanks to a quick-release coupling, the excavator bucket can be exchanged for a number of other devices, including a hydraulic hammer and a universal-gripper. All of these tools are electro-hydraulically controlled and can be operated by the driver with two joysticks, gtiving the Kodiak a wide range of military and civilian/disaster related uses. As an alternative, the dozer blade can be swapped for a full-width mine plough, and the vehicle can be fitted with signature-duplicator and lane-marking units. This turns the Kodiak/Geniepanzer into a high performance minefield-breaching system. The Kodiak’s anti-landmine protection technology features correspond to those of the latest generation of Leopard 2 MBT, and it will also carry a 12.7mm/ .50 caliber machine gun and a smoke grenade launcher for protection.

RUAG and Rheinmetall have set up a consortium to develop, market and manufacture the “AEV-3 Kodiak” for use by other Leopard 2 customers across Europe and beyond. Thanks in part to the great DeutschePanzerSchlussverkauf, the Leopard 2 and its variants have been bought by Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, and Turkey. See also RUAG release | Rheinmetall release.

MOUT Training
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RQ Construction Inc. in Bonsall, CA received an $11.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for a Military Operations Urban Terrain Facility at Fort Irwin, CA. Work is expected to be complete by Dec. 13, 2007. Bids solicited via the World Wide Web on Dec. 22, 2005, and 4 bids were received by the U.S. Army Engineer District in Los Angeles, CA (W912PL-07-C-0003).

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The Phelps/Kiewit Joint Venture in Chantilly, VA received an initial $23.1 million increment as part of a $286 million firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of a multi-story regional security operations center at Fort Gordon, WI. Work is expected to be complete by June 29, 2010. There were 8 bids solicited on Feb. 14, 2006, and 3 bids were received by the U.S. Army Engineer District in Savannah, GA (W912HN-07-C-0006).

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B&K Construction Company Inc. in Mandeville, LA won a $24 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project in Jefferson Parish, LA. Work is expected to be complete by Sept. 15, 2008. There were 4 bids solicited on June 22, 2006, and 4 bids were received by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans, LA (W912P8-07-C-0007).

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Small business qualifer JMR Construction Corp. in Folsom, CA won an $8.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a California-Army National Guard Readiness Center and 2 additional buildings in Roseville, CA. Work is expected to be complete by Dec. 11, 2007. There were 16 bids solicited on Dec. 22, 2005, and 4 bids were received by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Sacramento, CA (W91238-07-C-0001).

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DRS DPGDS

DRS Technologies, Inc. recently announced almost $10 million in new orders to produce Deployable Power Generation and Distribution Systems (DPGDS) for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. DRS will provide power units, secondary equipment and spare parts to support the U.S. Army’s 249th Engineer Battalion and the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of prime power units. Work for these awards will be accomplished by the DRS Technical Services unit in Alexandria, VA, and deliveries are expected to be completed within 8 to 12 months. The contracts were awarded by the U.S. Air Force Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base, FL.

KBR convoy into Iraq

The DPGDS are air-transportable electrical power generation and distribution systems that can be configured to provide power in support of military and humanitarian missions. Such missions can range from supporting small, isolated outposts to supporting fully operational, forward-deployed U.S. military bases. While efficient, they require fuel to run, and significant convoy activity in places like Iraq and Afghanistan involves supplying these kinds of power units with fuel. Hence the call from combatant commanders for renewable energy options.

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