#8. FY03 Whole Barracks Renewal, Fort Lewis

The Fort Lewis Army Base is continuing to add and improve housing for soldiers with the FY03 Whole Barracks Renewal project.

The latest housing addition is comprised of six, three-story barracks and two community buildings, which will accommodate about 500 soldiers. The barracks will contain living/sleeping rooms and semi-private baths.

This construction phase also includes medium company operations facilities of about 3,092 square meters; an approximately 1,452-square-meter battalion headquarters with a classroom; and lawn mower storage facilities of about 50 square meters.

Exterior walls of the buildings will consist of steel stud/masonry veneer construction. The frames will be structural steel. Interior partitions will be constructed of steel stud and gypsum board construction. Special construction items include vaults for both firearms and documents.

The barracks and community buildings will incorporate central ventilation and exhaust systems, with air-to-air exchange that provides continual room ventilation. Electrical components for the new building involve fire alarm systems, security and information systems.

Preparation for the new construction involved demolition of various existing site improvements. The work also required construction of all associated utilities and site work.

Landscaped grounds will include a troop training area. Additional parking and roadways are also included.

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

Contractor: Skanska, 900 Poplar Place S., Seattle, WA 98144, (206) 726-8000 Engineer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District, Seattle District — Military

Other Participants
AAA Twin City Machine	Acoustics Northwest	Active Construction
Armorclad Floors	Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping	Colbeck & Company
Corona Steel	Custom Surfaces	Dan Price Land Surveying
DBM Contractors	Fireshield	Freeland Landscape
G&C Equipment Corp.	Glacier Northwest	Hardin & Sons
Insulation Contractors	Jesco Industries/Wipco Division	Keystone Masonry
King Concrete	Kone Inc.	Metal Systems
Mike’s Roofing	Nacon Inc.	Nystrom Building Products
Pacific Construction Systems	Pacific Window Systems	Paul M. Wolff Co.
Pease and Sons	PSI	Reliance Paint Co.
RPM Steel	RTB Co.	Rubenstein’s Contract Carpet
Sequoyah Electric	Tyee Concrete Construction	Underfeet Inc.
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