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NAVFAC Hawaii Completes NEX Fleet Store at Pearl Harbor

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100920-23
9/20/2010

By Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Final inspections were completed Sept. 14 by personnel from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii and Navy Exchange Command (NEXCOM) for the new NEX Fleet Store and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) ticketing and recreation facility aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

"NEX wanted to get the new Fleet Store as close to the piers as possible to make it convenient for the Sailor," said James Weschler, project architect for NEXCOM - West Coast and Pearl Harbor. "We also needed a piece of property big enough to build a facility that could house both NEX and MWR operations and provide plenty of parking."

The $11.4 million design-build contract that was awarded by NAVFAC Hawaii to Nan Inc. in August 2008 broke ground near bravo piers in February 2009. The new 24,036 sq. ft. facility was built in compliance with historic preservation guidelines and sustainable design features.

The project's completion date shifted from May to September 2010 to accommodate a NEXCOM-wide initiative to make floor plans for future Mini Marts more open.

"The original plan for this Fleet Store had the Mini Mart and Fleet Store areas as separate," said Weschler. "That configuration has been changed, and we now have a new open-plan concept being deployed throughout NEX properties worldwide to make it easier for customers to move from one area to another."

Once the tenants are in place, this new NEX Fleet Store will house a NEX Mini Mart, barbershop, uniform and tailor shop with dry cleaning and laundry amenities, food court, and rental car outlet. In addition, shipboard Sailors will also benefit from having an MWR Information Tickets & Travel (ITT) office and Outdoor Adventure Center for gear rental.

After the facility's businesses move in, NEXCOM plans to host a grand opening in November 2010.