Dept. of Homeland Security Awards $80-Million Contract to McCarthy/Mortenson
The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the joint venture team of St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. and Mortenson Construction, Minneapolis and Denver, an $80-million contract for the Central Utility Plant for the future National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.
Construction of the 87,000-sq-ft, freestanding Central Utility Plant is expected to begin immediately and complete in October 2015.