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The US Coast Guard continues its spending spree with a $173.7 million contract for work at the Seattle Air Force Base in Washington.
The Coast Guard chosen contractor Whiting-Turner for Phase 1B of the base’s modernization efforts, which include a new dock at Slip 36B, structural improvements and utility and electrical upgrades, according to an announcement. The branch is funding the contract through fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation funding.
With the award, Whiting-Turner, who is based in Baltimore, will continue her work at Base Seattle. Last year, the builder was used for Phase 1A of the modernization worth $137 million, with responsibilities that included improving and widening the slipway between the moorings, demolition work and seashore stabilization.
The impetus for the work at the Seattle base comes from the Coast Guard’s readiness for Arctic and Antarctic missions, according to the announcement.
“This investment strengthens our ability to homeport and maintain polar security cutters, improves readiness for our growing surface fleet, and ensures our crews have the facilities they need to meet the nation’s evolving maritime security needs,” said Adm. Thomas Allan, Vice Commander of the Coast Guard, in the announcement.
In fact, the Coast Guard has spent significant money on base improvement projects across the country, especially with Whiting-Turner. Last year, the branch chose the contractor build two new hangars at Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawai’i, through an approximately $69 million contract.
In May, the branch chose Whiting-Turner improve barracks, training facilities and other structures at the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in New Jersey for a contract that could stretch up to $400 million. It also picked the builder to do work on Pier Mike at the Charleston base in South Carolina for $116.7 million.
