Photo By Scott Sturkol | Contractors work on the construction area Oct. 18, 2023, in the 1600 block of the...... read more read more
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Contractors are fully into completing excavating and starting infrastructure work for a third four-story, 60,000-square-foot barracks project at Fort McCoy, said Ken Green with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office at Fort McCoy.
The second barracks was awarded June 28 to BlindermanPower (Construction) at $28,081,843. A notice to proceed with construction was given on Sept. 26. As of Oct. 18, area preparation through excavation by the contractor has the site well started for construction.
In his second weekly update about the project Oct. 13, Green said continued site preparation will continue, and he stated construction progress was at 1 percent complete.
In the statement of work about the project, it states the contractor will “construct a four-story transient training enlisted barracks for major exercises, annual training, battle assembly, and mobilization training at Fort McCoy … to house 400 Soldiers in approximately 60,000 square feet.”
It also states that buildings will be made of “permanent construction with reinforced concrete foundations; concrete floor slabs; structural steel frames; steel stud infill; masonry veneer walls; prefinished standing seam metal roofing; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning capabilities; plumbing; mechanical systems; and electrical systems. Supporting facilities include land clearing, concrete sidewalk paving, general site improvements, and utility connections.”
The building will be built with the latest in construction materials and include state-of-the-art physical security and energy-saving measures. The contract duration is scheduled for completion in 780 calendar days, Green said.
This project continues even as another construction project continues in the same block — the brigade headquarters construction project. Both are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed projects. The brigade headquarters project is at 80 percent complete, also as of Oct. 13, and is being completed by a different contractor.
This third barracks project is also part of the Fort McCoy master plan that looks at continuously upgrading the installation’s infrastructure to be prepared for the future, said Master Planner Brian Harrie with the Directorate of Public Works (DPW).
Overall, it is part of a big transformation taking place at the 1600 block that includes the building of four barracks — two of which are already done, three brigade headquarters buildings — one that is almost done, and two planned transient training officer quarters.
Having construction projects like this completed with local contractors also supports local economies. Fort McCoy’s total economic impact for fiscal year (FY) 2022 was an estimated $2.52 billion, above the $1.93 billion reported for FY 2021, garrison officials announced in March 2023. The data was compiled by Fort McCoy’s Plans, Analysis and Integration Office.
Other factors of economic impact for the fiscal year included more than $42.5 million in military construction on post.
Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”
Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.
The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”
Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”
| Date Taken: | 10.18.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 10.18.2023 15:30 |
| Story ID: | 456052 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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