Pentagon Spends $213M to Expand Djibouti Base

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti - source washingtonpost

Sept. 25, 2013 defense-aerospace.com

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued Sept. 24, 2013)

Pentagon Contract Announcement

B.L. Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Ala., is being awarded a $150,703,040 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a forward operating site at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

The site will be comprised of 11 buildings, site work and supporting facilities required to support current and emerging operational missions.

The following buildings will be constructed on a site that is approximately 20 acres in size: aircraft hangar, air operations center, armory, joint operations center/tactical operation center/communication center, berthing/fitness/morale, welfare and recreation facility, logistics warehouse, maritime/riggers facility, training facility, engineering facility, vehicle maintenance shop, tactical support facility, and an aircraft parking apron.

The contract also contains three unexercised options, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $156,809,541.

Work will be performed in Djibouti, Africa, and is expected to be completed by August 2016.

Fiscal 2011 military construction overseas contingency operations supplemental appropriations, Army contract funds in the amount of $150,703,040 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with 10 proposals received.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N62470-13-C-3001).

-- Caddell Construction Co., Inc., Montgomery, Ala., is being awarded a $36,169,500 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of a combined headquarters building and joint operations center facility at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of a multi-story building consisting of administrative space, open and private offices, and multi-purpose conference rooms.

There will be open storage secure areas with compartmented areas within.

The contract also contains two unexercised options, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $39,484,500.

Work will be performed in Djibouti, Africa, and is expected to be completed by December 2015. Fiscal 2013 military construction overseas contingency operations supplemental appropriations, Navy contract funds in the amount of $36,169,500 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 13 proposals received.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N62470-13-C-3000).

-- ITSI Gilbane Co., Walnut Creek, Calif., is being awarded a $16,635,737 firm-fixed-price contract for power plant upgrades at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

The work to be performed provides for electrical and mechanical renovations to Power Plant 2, Power Plant 3, and a modular building, Power Plant 2A.

The contractor will provide and install eight new power modules to supplement the four existing power modules, as well as an overflow fuel tank and a fuel line connecting Power Plant 2 and Power Plant 3.

Work will be performed in Djibouti, Africa, and is expected to be completed by October 2014.

Fiscal 2012 research development test and evaluation, Navy; fiscal 2012 operations and maintenance, Navy; and fiscal 2011 military construction overseas contingency operations supplemental appropriations, Army contract funds in the amount of $16,635,737 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 10 proposals received.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N62470-13-C-3006).