KBR Building Group led construction on a $23.9-million manufacturing facility for Triumph Aerostructures' Vought Aircraft Division in Red Oak, Texas. This specialized facility comprises 240,000 sq ft of manufacturing space with 17,000 sq ft of attached office area.
This design-build project pursued an aggressive schedule. Although the facility was built to manufacture a unique new aircraft wing, the wing itself was still being designed and engineered while the building was under construction. This meant there were some unknowns about placement of equipment foundations, process-equipment utilities and other owner-related equipment that had to be accommodated throughout construction. The contractor therefore worked with Triumph to coordinate installation of equipment before the concrete slab was completed in the remainder of the building.