Up to $13.6M for Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall in Great Lakes, IL

Small business qualifier Veteran-Pacific Joint Venture in Chicago, IL received a $12.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for the design, construction and maintenance of the Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes. The new hall will include administrative offices, recruit drill area and classrooms, building equipment and furnishings. The project also includes the demolition of Building 912. As part of a demonstration program on reduction in long-term facility maintenance costs, the contractor will provide a five-year maintenance program. Work will be performed in Great Lakes, IL and is expected to be completed by August 2007. This contract was competitively procured as a Two-Phase Design Build via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website with four offers received in Phase I, and three selected to proceed to Phase II. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Midwest, Great Lakes, IL issued the contract (N40083-06-C-4011). This contract contains options, which if exercised, will bring the cumulative value of the contract to $13.6 million.