Courtesy Photo | Todd Decosse (middle), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District construction...... read more read more
According to Clay Tallman, project manager, the demand for St. Paul District’s expertise is growing. Under the Economy Act of 1933, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is authorized to provide interagency and international services in support of projects, missions and interests of other agencies or nations. In the St. Paul District, that includes the International Joint Commission and support to other federal agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA.
The St. Paul District has provided support to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center since 2015 and recently began arrangements to provide support to the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
“From the enterprise level, we are the federal government’s construction agent,” Tallman said. “By supporting our sibling agencies, we can allow them to focus on their true duties. For the VA that means caring for our veterans. As a disabled veteran, it’s important because by helping them, it serves the greater veteran community.”
Current work for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center includes window replacements with a $5 million contract awarded at the end of fiscal year 2021 to finish the work. Previous support has included design for hospital ward renovations, construction support, roads and grounds projects and building base refreshment.
Support to the St. Cloud VA Medical Center will begin with direct construction support – which entails sending engineering and construction division staff to help full time until the medical center is able to be fully staffed. That agreement is expected to be in place by the end of the calendar year.
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Story was originally published on Page 19 of the Fall 2021 issue of Crosscurrents. It may also be found at https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Portals/57/docs/Public%
| Date Taken: | 12.02.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.07.2021 10:14 |
| Story ID: | 410597 |
| Location: | ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, US |
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