BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 29 CA-ECC-AAFES
BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ECC was recently awarded a
5-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) Design-Build/Bid-Build
Construction Contract with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES).
Under the $750 million contract ceiling, ECC will be one of five
contractors that will compete for task orders for the design and/or
construction and renovation of AAFES shopping centers. The projects, valued
from $10 to $40 million, will be located in the continental US, Alaska,
Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
"We are very excited about this award. AAFES has very specific business
requirements and we have had tremendous success in being a trusted partner to
them," says ECC's President and CEO, Manjiv S. Vohra, PE.
ECC recently celebrated the grand opening of a $20 million,
165,000-square-foot Base Exchange (BX) project at Offutt Air Force Base,
Nebraska. Additionally, ECC is constructing the Post Exchange (PX) at Ft.
Drum, New York; and a two-storey, 330,000-square-foot BX at Kadena Air Base in
Okinawa, Japan. The value of the three AAFES projects under contract is in
excess of $90 million.
ECC selected The Jenkins Group and EverGreen Architects as teaming
partners, both of which have extensive architectural and engineering design
experience, an outstanding history on AAFES projects, and a great working
relationship with ECC. Progressive Constructors, Inc., Sierra Construction
Company, Inc., and RMC Constructors, Inc., our team of regional construction
contractors, augment our own depth of experience. Each has more than 20 years
of experience in big box retail projects and best commercial construction
practices.
"Our Team experience is unparalleled. We've brought the best in the
industry together to provide value-added benefits to AAFES. Together, our
broad experience extends to the construction of more than 100 military
shopping centers and 250 big box retail stores," Mr. Vohra continues. "AAFES'
mission is critical to the morale and welfare of our military, and we, along
with our team-members, look forward to supporting them."
Established in 1985, ECC provides a complete range of services to support
our clients' missions, including environmental remediation, design-build
construction, operations and maintenance, and munitions response. ECC serves
several U.S. government agencies, including the AAFES, Army, Air Force, Navy,
Department of State, and Department of Energy. For more information about ECC,
please visit us on the web at http://www.ecc.net.
SOURCE ECC
