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C-17 Corrosion Facility, McChord Air Force Base

C-17 Corrosion Facility

C-17 Corrosion Facility

Project description: Construct a one-story, 46,823-square-foot bay hangar with reinforced concrete foundations and floor slab. The structure will be steel frame with metal panel siding and roof. This facility will provide space for C-17 aircraft preventative maintenance. New construction is required to safely enclose the larger C-17 tail height clearance. The C-17 has a 60-day scheduled wash requirement. Washing aircraft and/or performing corrosion control maintenance in an enclosed facility is necessary for climatic temperature control, hot water needs and for controlling pollutants. The facility must have sufficient lighting, heating, ventilation and fire protection equipment to ensure a properly outfitted and safe facility to perform the maintenance and servicing of the C-17 aircraft.

Address: McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma

Original contract amount: $13,678,000

Start of construction: July 1997

Expected completion date: February 1999

Contractor: Strand Hunt Construction, 12015 115th Ave. N.E., Suite 220, Kirkland, WA 98034, 425-820-1954

Architect: Carter Burgess, 3880 S. Hulen St., Fort Worth, TX 76109-3319, 817-735-6014

Owner: Seattle District Corps of Engineers

Project participants: Hudson Bay Insulation; Professional Services Ind.; Apex Engineering; Wagner Development Inc.; Lone Star Northwest Inc.; Graham Steel Corp.; Rebar International Inc.; The Erection Company Inc.; Nordahl Metalfab; Construction Consultants Inc.; EMCO; Pacific Hardware & Specialties Inc.; Grandridge Glass & Storefronts Inc.; Contractors Specialties; Tecknit Shielding Systems; Sessler Contractors Inc.; Modern Tile Inc.; Acoustical Design Inc.; Hart's Commercial Floor Covering; Tracy's Quality Painting; Northwest Sign & Design Inc.; Engineered Storage Products Co.; P.S. Construction Supply Corp.; Lovett Design & Custom Cabinets Inc.; American Drapery; AeroSystems Corp.; Fairway Mechanical Contractors Inc.; Control Contractors Inc.; Holaday-Parks Inc.; Patriot Fire Protection Inc.; and Totem Electric of Tacoma Inc.