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NAVFAC Completes ARRA-Funded Temporary Dining Facility at Naval Academy

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100330-26
Release Date: 3/30/2010 5:51:00 PM

By James Johnson, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington's Public Works Department at Annapolis completed a 36,000 square foot temporary dining facility in time for the midshipmen's return from spring break March 22.

The dining facility, or "galley," is a temporary structure to allow renovations to the nearly 60-year-old King Hall galley. Funding for the two-phase, $41 million, renovation contract came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). It was a candidate for ARRA funding because the Navy already had a plan in place for King Hall improvements, enabling work to start quickly.

A portion of the ARRA funding that NAVFAC is responsible for executing goes to facilities, sustainment, restoration and modernization. These projects improve the quality of life for service members, their families and Department of Defense civilians by modernizing Navy and Marine Corps shore infrastructure.

The timing of the contract award, to Barton Malow Company July 21, 2009, meant that NAVFAC and its contractor needed to put in extra hours to finish the project with minimal impact on quality of life for the students of the United States Naval Academy (USNA).

"It was a monumental achievement because we had two snow storms while we tried to deliver the temporary kitchen," said Dan Rice, project director at PWD Annapolis. "A lot of people were working 70 hour weeks."

Brian Cummings, project director for Barton Malow agreed that the working relationship between his company and NAVFAC Washington was important to completing the work on time.

"We worked together very successfully. Because of the snow, we had a lot of night and weekend work," he said.

As the snow fell, it collected on the roof of the temporary facility, slid off, and created six to 10 foot piles around the work site. Because the other USNA facilities experienced the same issue, removing the snow to allow work to continue was a challenge.

According to recovery.gov, the ARRA-funded contract created 15 jobs. Barton Malow employed as many as 70 workers for the project.

The temporary kitchen is scheduled to serve approximately 70,000 meals per week until late 2011, when the King Hall galley will be completed.