David Boland, Inc. Awarded $50.5M Contract to Construct Assault Battalion Hangar at Fort Carson, CO

TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Dec. 16, 2014 - PRLog -- On 12 September 2014 the U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, awarded David Boland, Inc. the $50,585,000.00 contract for construction of the new hangar that will support the 4^th Infantry Division’s Assault Battalion at Butts Army Airfield, located within Fort Carson, Colorado. Construction will be completed in May 2016 and the project has a goal of obtaining LEED^® Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building will be constructed to be Net Zero ready, helping the Army reach its goal to have Fort Carson a Net Zero installation by 2020 in the areas of water, power, and waste.

The structural steel hangar will include special foundations due to the location’s expansive and corrosive soil, and advanced building control systems for intrusion detection, energy monitoring and control, and fire/smoke detection and alarm systems. Fire suppression systems will include wet pipe in the administrative areas, dry pipe in the exterior storage areas, and pre-action and high expansion foam in the hangar bays. The high expansion foam system will be capable of filling the 44,600 square foot hangar with over three feet of expanding fire suppressing foam in less than four minutes, helping to protect the helicopters in case of a fire. Boland’s contract also includes the demolition of six buildings and paving 834,000 square feet of new airfield pavement between the new hangar and the existing airfield.

The Assault Battalion is one of five battalions that form the 4^th Infantry Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade that is transitioning to Fort Carson’s Butts Army Airfield. The Assault Battalion supports the brigade by performing air assault and air movement operations. The new facility will support 385 battalion leaders and soldiers split into five companies. Companies Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie will have a fleet of 30 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters that will be maintained in the facility’s 6-bay 44,600 square foot hangar. The facility’s remaining 69,200 square feet will house allied maintenance shops, flight operations, administrative spaces, and company readiness storage.

About David Boland, Inc.

David Boland, Inc. is a General Contractor with 38 years of experience serving Federal agencies. The firm’s execution practices were developed specifically to address the rigorous expectations of the Department of Defense, with a business model facilities the execution of multiple concurrent projects in remote locations. Boland serves Federal agencies in both CONUS and OCONUS markets with specialized knowledge in the construction of aviation, aerospace, and industrial facilities, as well as heavy civil and infrastructure construction.