WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District has awarded a task order contract for operations and support facilities on the Naval Support Activity Bahrain and on the Waterfront Development site at the Mina Salmon Port.
Awarded Aug. 17, the $34.7 million contract went to American International Contractors Inc. of Arlington, Va.
At the Naval Support Activity Bahrain, the work includes construction of a four-story consolidated administration building, a public works maintenance storage building and a transformer building, as well as renovation of a sailor center. A temporary facility will be constructed to house the staff displaced by the demotion required to construct the new consolidated administration building. At the Waterfront Development site, an administration building and vehicle maintenance building will be constructed.
The period of performance is 2 years, 9 months.
The Middle East District competes and awards task orders under the Multiple Award Task Order Contracts awarded June 16, 2011, to 14 firms. The firms may be called upon to support design-build and construction projects throughout the 20 countries of U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, defined as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Yemen. More information on the CENTCOM MATOCs can be found at http://www.tam.usace.army.mil/CENTCOM-MATOC/ .
The Middle East District provides engineering, construction and related services in the Middle East, Central Asia and other areas. Its work includes designing and constructing facilities for use by U.S. forces, performing engineering activities for other U.S. government and foreign agencies, and providing operations and maintenance services for various customers. In addition, the District provides project management, engineering, contracting and support services to USACE districts in Afghanistan.