NORFOLK, VA – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) awarded MEB General Contractors Inc., Chesapeake, Virginia, an $89,411,498 firm-fixed-price contract for the CVN 78 Dry Dock 8 saltwater system at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
The work to be performed provides for two phases of construction. Phase 1 will construct site power distribution including underground duct banks, feeders, pad-mounted switches, substations and underground feeders to Pump Well 8. Phase 2 will demolish two pump stations and their saltwater intake structures, Buildings 828 and 829, and construct two saltwater pump stations including saltwater intakes, back-up power, and pile foundations including additional timber wharf piles. The contract also contains one unexercised option, which if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $168,758,300.
Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by September 2026.
Fiscal year 2022 military construction (Navy) funds in the amount of $56,554,300 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This contract was competitively procured via the System for Award Management website with three proposals received.
NAVFAC MIDLANT is the contracting activity (N40085-22-C-0047).
NAVFAC MIDLANT provides facilities engineering, public works and environmental products and services across an area of responsibility that spans from South Carolina to Maine, and as far west as Michigan, and down to Indiana. As an integral member of the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic team, NAVFAC MIDLANT provides leadership through the Regional Engineer organization to ensure the region’s facilities and infrastructure are managed efficiently and effectively.
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