CALIFORNIA TB Penick & Sons has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the Southwest Naval Facilities and Engineering Command for the design and construction of four bachelor enlisted quarters at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The barracks will have a total build area of 40,000 sq ft and provide housing for 1,384 Marines in a standard configuration, including multipurpose and laundry areas. The contract is valued at $103.7 million and contains five options, which if exercised would increase the cumulative contract value to $110.5 million. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the year. Work is expected to begin this month, and completion of the project is currently set for June 2011. TB Penick & Sons, 9747 Olson Dr., San Diego, 92121-2831. DR# 09-00566011.
CONNECTICUT The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, has awarded a contract to American Bridge for the construction of a new pier at the New London Submarine Base in Groton. The existing Pier 31 will be demolished under the contract, and the existing 36-in. pipes the pier is founded on will be located and filled with concrete. Work involves the construction of temporary work trestles as well as new piles and a cast-in-place concrete deck. Other work will include installation of electrical shore power, pier lighting, water, sewer, compressed air and loading cranes. This contract is an extension of a previous contract for pier reconstruction work at the New London Submarine Base. The current contract is valued at $35.2 million, and completion is expected for July 2011. American Bridge, 7401 Beaufont Springs Dr., Richmond, Va. 23225-5520. DR# 09-00446967.