CE announces contract award

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  • By Mark Wyatt
  • 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Hanscom civil engineers recently announced the award of a $17 million contract to complete the second phase of Building 1604, located on the corner of Barksdale and Eglin Streets.

The contract includes the design and construction of an adjacent facility, which will abut Building 1604, as well as a new access road, landscaping, site improvements, and necessary utilities and communication systems.

“The facility will add approximately 40,000 gross square feet of two-story open office space,” said Tom Schluckebier, base civil engineer.

The area will also include additional parking for employees.

“The project proposes additional parking spaces to support the new building, plus the number of spaces needed to replace those lost due to the construction of the building,” Schluckebier said. “The parking lot design will incorporate bituminous concrete pavement, curbing, storm water management features and site lighting in accordance with applicable design criteria.”

The project also includes the demolition of Buildings 1600, 1605 and 1729.

The first phase of the two-phase project was finished in 2010. Construction for the second phase will begin early next year and is expected to finish in the fall of 2019.

Among those scheduled to move into the new facility are personnel from Battle Management’s Airspace Mission Planning Division and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 7.

The project was awarded to the same joint venture building the new enlisted dormitory, BBIX out of Boston and J&J Construction based in Lowell, Massachusetts. J&J Construction also built the Hanscom Middle School and is currently constructing the new primary school.

According to Schluckebier, like in the first phase, the contractor will be required to meet all federal energy mandates and the project will achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification. The LEED rating provides a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

LEED points are awarded based on an assortment of environmental considerations such as construction activity pollution, transportation of materials in low-emitting and fuel efficient vehicles, storm water design, reductions in water use, as well as indoor environmental quality factors such as air quality management, low-emitting materials and an abundance of natural daylight.

As plans continue, future articles will provide additional information.