About $1 billion in federal contracts have recently been awarded to modify sections of barriers on the U.S. border with Mexico, and the Dept. of Defense is seeking to follow up with more contracts in coming months. But at ENR press time, DOD had yet to decide which military construction projects it will seek to hold over until 2020 to free up funds for some of that future border work.
The Pentagon on April 9 announced that the Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District awarded SLSCO Ltd., Galveston, Texas, a $789-million, fixed-price contract for about 46 miles of 30-ft “bollard-style barrier” near the existing Columbus, N.M., port of entry.