Watts-Healy to construct dry dock waterfront facility for NAVFAC

Watts-Healy Tibbitts has been awarded firm fixed-price task order by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific for the construction of a dry dock waterfront facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Under the $18.6m multiple award construction contract, Watts-Healy Tibbitts will construct a new low rise waterfront facility, concrete slab-on-grade and pile supported foundation.

The contract also includes shop spaces, meeting/conference rooms, break rooms, and administrative, engineering, project management and project team spaces.

The company will perform site preparation, civil work, electrical utilities and mechanical utilities. In addition, communication and information technology work, including duct work distribution system, cabling, and manholes, will be performed as part of the contract.

NAVFAC Pacific commander rear admiral Bret Muilenburg said that the military construction project provides vital infrastructure to the Pacific Fleet.

"The award to construct a dry dock waterfront facility reinforces the significant requirement for ship repair capabilities to support ongoing and mission-critical work of the Navy in this area of responsibility," Muilenburg added.

"NAVFAC Pacific is pleased to contribute to enhanced readiness, and further operational success through this project."

Scheduled to be completed by December 2015, work under the contract will be carried out in Pearl Harbor.

Four proposals were received for this task order, which is has an estimated cumulative value of $20.3m if options are exercised.