The U.S. military selected BL Harbert International LLC to build a weapons generation facility at Barksdale Air Force Base outside Shreveport, La. The construction will need to meet security requirements for protecting nuclear-capable bombers.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast, part of the U.S. Navy, awarded a $210.2-million firm-fixed-price contract Sept. 12 to the Birmingham, Ala.-based contractor, according to a U.S. Dept. of Defense contract award notice. The design-bid-build project also includes 11 options which would increase its value to $221.2 million, if exercised, according to NAVFAC.