Pentagon’s Hurricane Ivan Cleanup Could Top $350M

On Jan. 27, 2005, Kellogg Brown and Root Services of Arlington, VA; Ellis Environmental Group, LC of Newberry, FL; Sauer, Inc., dba Sauer Southeast of Jacksonville, FL; and CH2MHILL Constructors of Englewood, CO, were awarded firm fixed price, indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contracts for emergency repairs and renovations in the northern area of Florida. Splits were not disclosed. These contracts contain a base year and three one-year option periods that could bring the total contract amounts to $350M. The terms of the contracts are not to exceed three years, with an expected completion date of January 2008 (January 2006 for the base period). The basic contract was competitively procured as a one-phase repair/replace solicitation via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website, with 28 offers received. On Feb. 24, 2005, Sauer Inc., dba Sauer Southeast was awarded $6.7M for Task Order 0002 for repair of 48 buildings damaged by Hurricane Ivan at various Naval facilities in Pensacola. Work for this task order will be performed in Pensacola, Fla., and is expected to be complete by August 2005. Four offers were received for Task Order 0002. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division of North Charleston, SC issued the contracts (contract numbers N62467-05-D-0062/0067/0068/0069).