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ARRA Project Will Save Energy, Enhance Security at Camp Lejeune

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Story Number: NNS090507-08
Release Date: 5/7/2009 4:28:00 PM

By Robin Willis, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Officer In Charge of Construction Marine Corps Installations East (OICC MCI East) awarded a contract May 4 to replace streetlight fixtures at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in the amount of $2,295,495 to ENVETCO, a local small business construction firm from New Bern, N.C.

Existing lighting fixtures will be replaced with energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) streetlamps in the Camp Johnson, Courthouse Bay and Paradise Point areas.

This is the third USMC project to be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 at Camp Lejeune.

"As a result of this ARRA contract, the base will receive the benefit of better outdoor illumination and greatly reduced power consumption costs. This will have a direct impact on the security and quality of life of personnel at Camp Lejeune," said Cmdr. Cheryl Hansen, commanding officer, OICC MCI East, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic

OICC MCI East, located at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, is the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic field office responsible for construction award and execution of ARRA projects at Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River.

OICC MCI East and NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic work in close coordination with USMC leaders and planners who identify base requirements, then plan and program projects to meet these requirements.

This project, as well as those that will follow under this act, will provide much needed funding and jobs into the local economy. Future ARRA projects at MCI East bases in North Carolina will include major contracts for the interior and exterior renovation of buildings, energy, lighting, mechanical and HVAC systems upgrades and roof replacements.

For additional information visit www.recovery.gov - a site dedicated to transparency of Recovery Act outlays.

As an integral part of the NAVFAC enterprise, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic manages the planning, design, and construction of shore facilities for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps from Maine to North Carolina.