U.S. military construction in Guam continues several different projects, and navy officials indicated that they are waiting to award contracts for at least two important works at the end of this year.
In his latest workload projections updated on March 31, the Command for Naval Installation Engineering Systems (NAVFAC) Pacific said he hopes to award a construction contract for a Guam Defense Radar System Command Center along with a related energy generation installation, fuel storage and another infrastructure. The value of the contract is calculated between $ 250 million and $ 500 million.
According to contracting documents, the construction of the installation must meet the seismic requirements. The contract is also planned to cover the demolition of existing housing units, the preparations for civil sites and other related works. The project is expected to take about three years and seven months to complete.
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Navfac Pacific also plans to award a contract this year for the construction of a consolidated joint center at the base of the Andersen Air Force in Guam. Its value is also estimated to be $ 250 million and $ 500 million. The project would consolidate several functions in a two -storey reinforced concrete structure.
Work in progress
Other works are already underway to different U.S. defense facilities in Guam. The United States Marine Corps formally reactivated the Base Blaz camp in 2023. The building’s building building is supervised by the construction officer, a temporary command under Navfac. The OICC manages 19 different contractors working on various projects at the base.
Work has also recently begun a $ 571 million project to repair glass breakwater. The structure of 3 miles in length imposes the Port APRA, but was damaged by a typhoon in 2023. The port is the home of the Guam naval base and the port of Guam.
Navfac officials say that the quick coordination and early commitment of the contractor allowed the work to begin before the calendar.
“We are focused on stabilizing the structure, guaranteeing safe operations and maintaining the impetus of the project through disciplined supervision and construction,” said Captain Troy Brown, commander of Navfac Marianas, in a statement.
The project contractor is TPC-Nan JV, a joint company of the tutor Perini Corp. and Nan Inc. Tutor Perini has said that his local subsidiary, Black Construction Corp., is executing his part of the work. The work was awarded by virtue of an indefinite/indefinite amount of delivery (language) for the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.
The first stage of the work is to move large stones weigh between 10 and 15 tons each of the breakwater ridge in the most severely damaged sections to form a closely packed temporary barrier. The subsequent work involves installing concrete armor units intertwined each of the 42 tons.
The completion of the Glass Breakwater project is scheduled for 2029.
