Tompkins Builders Awarded BRAC Contract to Build
the C4ISR Center for Excellence at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Washington, D.C., October 15, 2007
Tompkins Builders / Turner (Philadelphia), in a Joint Venture
with Grunley Construction and Kinsley Construction, has been awarded
a $477 Million Design-Build Project for the USA Corps of Engineers
(Philadelphia District) at Aberdeen, Maryland. This award is
part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program and one of
the first BRAC projects of this magnitude and scope. This is also
the 2nd BRAC project awarded to Tompkins Builders this year.
Construction on this highly technical Command, Control,
Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance Campus is set to start in early 2008. Covering more
than 1,000,000-SF, the campus will house nine buildings, including
administrative and headquarters facilities, laboratories, storage,
and hi-tech training facilities. The buildings’ primary exterior
finish will be composed of pre-cast concrete and work will be
completed by September, 2010. The Design-Build partner on this
project is Skidmore Owings & Merrill, LLP.
Ed Small, President of Tompkins Builders said, “We are extremely
pleased to have been selected as the general contractor to help
support the BRAC program at Aberdeen Proving Ground. As we continue
to build on our strong relationship with the Army, we are proud to
bring our experience and know how to this newa nd exciting project.”
About Tompkins Builders
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Tompkins, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Turner Construction Company, offers a full range of
construction-related services in both the private and public
sectors. Quality service, along with results-oriented management,
and experienced personnel, provide the foundation of Tompkins’
construction practice. Today, Tompkins is ranked as one of the
largest general contracting firms domiciled in the Mid-Atlantic, and
the largest General Contractor domiciled in Washington, D.C. Some of
the most visible illustrations of Tompkins’ work are the National
World War II Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, the Gaylord Hotel and
Entertainment Complex, Station Place Buildings I and II, the FDA
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Unified Communications
Center, the Monarch and Bethesda View Condominiums.
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