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Entering the fifth month since the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Transient Training Troops Barracks Project, also called the Fort McCoy East Barracks Project, the construction of the 60,000-plus-square-foot building has reached 10 percent completion.
The contractor, L.S. Black Constructors, has made continuous progress on the project, to include beginning the installation of steel framework on Sept. 18.
Since May 13, construction the fourth, $27.3 million barracks project have been in high gear by the contractor who was awarded the project in February. The exact contract amount for the project when it was awarded was $27,287,735.
L.S. Black Constructors is a familiar name in the barracks construction history at Fort McCoy, having built the first two of the 60,000-square-foot transient training troops barracks on post. They also recently built the new brigade headquarters building located in the same block as the barracks buildings.
In a Sept. 20 update about the project, Nathan Butts with the Resident Office of the Army Corps of Engineers at Fort McCoy said the contractor has made significant progress.
“The east and west wings’ flatwork concrete is placed,” Butts wrote in the update. “(Work also includes) elevator jackshaft concrete placement. … Contractor to add topsoil and reseed disturbed area outside of fence once watering plan is received. Structural steel deliveries are ongoing. Steel erection started and continues on the south wing of the building.”
On Oct. 1, the contractor could be seen extending progress on the steel erection well past the south wing.
Throughout May and well into June a lot of work went into preparing the site for construction. Then going into July actual construction started. During August, footings and foundation walls were built. And by mid-September, they were ready to move upward in building construction, which again began Sept. 18.
The contract duration is scheduled for completion in 780 calendar days, Army Corps of Engineer contract documents show. In the award announcement, it states it was “for the construction of the barracks, which will provide housing for enlisted service members undergoing training at the installation.” The building will be able to house up to 400 people.
According to the scope of work, it’s going to 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 also is being built with the latest in construction materials and include state-of-the-art physical security and energy-saving measures,” the statement of work shows.
In the backdrop of this project is the ongoing third barracks project — a $28 million project that was awarded in June 2023 to BlindermanPower (Construction). That project is currently at 45 percent complete and continuing to be completed swiftly as well, Army Corps of Engineers officials said in late September.
All of this work continues with the master plan for the 1600 block that will include not only the four barracks but also three 20,000-square-foot brigade headquarters buildings — one of which is done — and two 160-room officer quarters, said Master Planner Brian Harrie with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works.
Projects like this also play a part in supporting the economic impact to local economies around Fort McCoy. When looking back the last five years, Fort McCoy’s economic impact has continuously been $1 billion or higher every year to local economies. In FY 2019 it was $1.18 billion, all the way to FY 2023’s $1.38 billion.
In May 2022 during an official ribbon-cutting when the first of the four barracks was dedicated and opened, former Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss praised the completion of the new barracks and other commanders have also reiterated his sentiment since.
“Today’s ribbon cutting signifies the economic importance of Fort McCoy to Wisconsin, this region, and our nation,” Poss said at the event. “This barracks project us also part of the Army’s effort to ensure our Soldiers have an excellent quality of life when they come here to train. In recent years, we’ve continued to ensure our nation’s Soldiers and other service members have a modern and relevant installation in which to train.”
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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.
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Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”
| Date Taken: | 10.01.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.01.2024 16:37 |
| Story ID: | 482259 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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