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The General Services Administration has selected Greeley, Colo.-based Hensel Phelps to build the final phase of a major modernization and Calexico West land port expansion project of entry in Calexico, Calif., the agency said in a July 26 news release.
The $173.6 million project aims to increase capacity and strengthen safety and efficiency at the heavily traveled 17.8-acre Calexico West, the main border crossing linking the agricultural industry of the Imperial Valley with Baja California, Mexico. Hensel Phelps will provide design and construction services.
Work includes the construction of a 33,000 square foot pedestrian processing facility, as well as the construction of a temporary pedestrian processing facility and the demolition of the existing pedestrian processing building and northbound vehicle inspection building. Previous phases of the Calexico West project included a new administration building and more inspection facilities, booths and vehicle lanes.
In addition to $122 million from the Jobs and Infrastructure Investment Act, the project will use $42 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for low-carbon building materials and $1.7 million for emerging and sustainable technologies such as duct sealing and highly efficient heat pumps.
The project is part of a wider project GSA Effort to Improve 38 Federal Land Ports of entry along the country’s northern and southern borders using $1 billion in IRA and IIJA funds. As part of the Buy Clean initiative of the Biden administrationthe federal government is using its massive purchasing power to promote asphalt, concrete, glass, and steel that have lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions associated with their production, use, and disposal.
“This project not only supports today’s needs, but also lays the groundwork for future advances in border management and environmental stewardship,” said Sukhee Kang, regional administrator for GSA’s Pacific Rim region. , in the statement.
Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2025 and be completed in the winter of 2028.
