Up to $450M to M.A. Mortenson for US Army Maintenance Facility Construction

M.A. Mortenson in Minneapolis, MN won a $35.7 million firm fixed price contract for design and construction of maintenance facilities at Fort Benning, GA. The contractor expects to complete construction by Feb 28/11. For the contract, 5 bids were solicited with 5 bids received by the US Army Engineer District in Savannah, GA. This contract was issued under a broader Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility (TEMF) contract vehicle (W912HN-09-D-0030) awarded to M.A. Mortenson April 14/09 and worth up to $450 million. Fort Benning is a US Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama. According to Wikipedia, the fort is the home of the US Army Infantry Center and School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), and the 14th Combat Support Hospital. The Fort Benning construction project includes a number of facilities… M.A. Mortenson expects to build the following facilities under this contract: * tactical equipment maintenance facility (38,730 square feet and 40,000 square feet); * a compact item repair shop (11,500 square feet); * organizational vehicle parking; * oil storage building; […]