aircraft. Project elements of the steel frame structure include a concrete foundation that meets Alaska seismic and frost heaving requirements, insulated metal skin and a standing seam roof. The facility will include secure
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The F-22A Field Training Detachment Facility at Elmendorf Air Force Base involves constructing a 13,000-square-foot training facility for maintenance crews to support the bed down of the new F-22A Raptor fighter
Part of PCL’s work at the Alaska Railroad Depot in Anchorage included putting a roof-top tank in the basement.
and unsecured offices, classrooms and two high bay maintenance-training areas. The scope of work also includes fire suppression and detection features, an intrusion-detection system, environmental controls, communications, utilities, pavements, parking force protection, site improvements and contaminated soil remediation. The $4.7 million project broke ground this spring and is expected to be complete March 2011. Looking ahead, Ivany says the firm hopes to get more projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the health care sector, and with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, as well as with private developers, building on its success at TSAIA. PCL also has its eyes on several projects in Southeast and rural Alaska. The company has significant experience working in remote areas across the Arctic and in Canada and will continue to build relationships with Bush communities. “We’re here for the long haul,” ❑ Ivany says.
Where the road ends…
Our Work Begins
Cruz Construction is proud to announce the launch of our latest division, Cruz Marine LLC. We can transport equipment, materials, and supplies to locations in coastal Alaska or along inland waterways. And we are adding tugs and barges with ice-strengthened hulls to our fleet for next season. Whether by land or water, we are a partner who can deliver what you need, when and where you need it.
Anywhere you need it. Any season of the year. www.akbizmag.com • Alaska Business Monthly • August 2010
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