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Black Construction gets Navy wharves contract
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Posted on Mar 11 2006
SANTA RITA, Guam—The Navy awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Black Construction Corp. on March 8 for $49.86 million.
The project, which is scheduled to be completed by June 2008, entails improvements to Alpha and Bravo Wharves on Naval Base Guam. The work includes sheet-pile bulkhead improvements to both wharves, a concrete wharf extension to Bravo Wharf, wharf fendering, mooring fittings, utility connections, security and area lighting distribution system, upgrade to potable water distribution system, and dredging.
“Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas has been working hard with the fleet and the region for some time on setting requirements to enable award of this critical wharf extension project,” said Capt. Kenneth Branch, commanding officer of NAVFACMAR. “The project will improve the existing wharf infrastructure and lengthen the wharf to provide berthing for important strategic assets that will stage Marianas region to be an important sea base against the War on Terror. Black Construction Corp. is a highly capable contractor who will deliver this project on time and on target.”
NAVFAC is a global organization with an annual volume of business in excess of $8.5 billion that manages the planning, design, construction, contingency engineering, real estate, environmental, and public works support for U. S. Navy shore facilities around the world. As a major Navy Systems Command and an integral member of the Navy-Marine Corps team, NAVFAC delivers timely and effective facilities engineering solutions worldwide. (PR)
