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NEW BARRACKS AT FT. HOOD TO PROVIDE SOLDIERS WITH UPGRADED ACCOMMODATIONS
USACE awards $32.3 million contract
Marietta, GA – Fort Hood calls itself the largest active duty armored post in the United States with nearly 45,000 service members. The Texas installation is proud to provide high quality housing for soldiers and their families, and has committed to a 5-year (2008-2013) Whole Barracks Renewal Project that will provide new, modern, and comfortable accommodations.
PBS&J Constructors, Inc., doing business as Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc., recently won a $32.3-million design-build contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, for a 3-story, 240-unit modular building, which will be occupied by 480 enlisted soldiers when it is completed in April 2011.
Each unit will contain a shared common space with a full-service kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. Each floor of the building will have a shared laundry area. In addition, the building will have a common office and lobby area with an entertainment room.
The new barracks will comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) requirements. A silver rating under LEED’s Green Building Rating System is planned. Of note are efficiency practices including: reduction of stormwater runoff from the site that would increase storm load on nearby streams and rivers; utilization of recycled metal, glass, and plastic during construction; and reduction of energy consumption by at least 30 percent below the Standard 90.1-2007 set by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers.
Peter Brown Construction will serve as the general contractor for the project. The design is a collaboration among the various disciplines within The PBSJ Corporation, including architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and interior design.
“PBS&J brings considerable experience to this Corps of Engineer’s project,” said Paul Cook, director of operations for Peter Brown Construction. “We’re pleased to have the opportunity to provide the full array of design and construction services necessary to complete the barracks to the expectations and satisfaction of both the Fort Worth District and Fort Hood.”
Battelle Wins $7.9 Million Contract to Provide
Decontamination Technology Support for the U.S. Army
"HaMMER" contract award is first for Battelle under Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center's omnibus contract
Columbus, OH - Battelle will provide laboratory testing, engineering services and field testing of hazardous materials decontamination technologies under a new $7.9 million contract for a program called HaMMER (Hazard Mitigation, Material and Equipment Restoration.)
Battelle is one of 10 contractors designated to bid on providing support for specific military and homeland security research contracts at Edgewood with a total value of about $485 million. The agreement, which replaces previous separate engineering and research agreements, began in January and runs through 2015. Battelle has supported research at Edgewood since 1987.
Battelle has been designated to help provide engineering and research support for various chemical, biological and radiological homeland defense research under the agreement with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.
Battelle will help develop and test chemical, biological and radiological detectors, protective clothing, masks, gloves, decontaminants, shelters and other items at the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center in Maryland. Edgewood is part of the Aberdeen Proving Ground. The research will be for both military and civilian homeland security needs.
"For years, Battelle has been intimately involved in developing detection and protection for the military and for Homeland Security. We're good at developing and integrating complex systems and these fortes should prove very beneficial," said John E. Schulz, Project Manager for Battelle's systems integration service product line.
As the world's largest, independent research and development organization, Battelle provides innovative solutions to the world's most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $5.6 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more than 130 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories which Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a nuclear energy lab in the United Kingdom.