Defense Industry Daily August 25, 2009
DTC to Build US Armed Forces Reserve Center in Puerto Rico
DTC Engineers & Constructions in Hamden, CT won a $19 million firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of an Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC) in Mayaguez, PR, with an estimated completion date of June 3/11. Bids were posted on the Web with 8 bids received by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District in Kentucky (W912QR-09-C-0067).
DTC will build a 75,000-sq-ft AFRC training building, a 21,000-sq-ft vehicle maintenance shop (VMS), an 1,800-sq-ft unheated storage facility, and provide 10,000 square yards for organizational parking, antiterrorism measures and building information systems. Buildings will be permanent construction with HVAC systems, plumbing, mechanical systems, security systems, and electrical systems. Supporting facilities include land clearing, paving, fencing, general site improvements, and extension of utilities. Physical security measures will be incorporated into the design, including maximum standoff distance from roads, parking areas, and vehicle unloading areas.
The USACE is also looking to build an AFRC at Fort Buchanan in San Juan…
The USACE Louisville District issued a solicitation on April 23/09 for design and construction of an AFRC at Fort Buchanan in San Juan. The winning contractor will build a 72,000-sq-ft AFRC training building, a 9,000-sq-ft VMS, a 600-sq-ft unheated storage facility, and provide 10,000 square yards for organizational parking, antiterrorism measures and building information systems.
Buildings will be of permanent construction with HVAC systems, plumbing, mechanical systems, security systems, and electrical systems. Supporting facilities include land clearing, paving, fencing, general site improvements, and extension of utilities to serve project. Physical security measures will be incorporated into design including maximum standoff distance from roads, parking areas, and vehicle unloading areas.
Most of the US Army Reserve units in Puerto Rico are being relocated to a new AFRC at Fort Buchanan in implementation of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations, according to Globalsecurity.org.
Fort Buchanan is located on about 700 acres within the city limits of San Juan. The base is the US Army’s only active installation in Puerto Rico and the Antilles, Globalsecurity.org notes. Fort Buchanan is a primary site of military services in Puerto Rico, as well as educational, recreational, community and commercial programs in support of US military family members (active, reserve and retired) and the federal civilian communities.
The base supports an average monthly customer base of approximately 74,815. It also supports some 32 federal agencies stationed in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Fort Buchanan’s workforce is a mix of military and civilian employees, augmented and supported by numerous volunteers.
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