Project Profile: Beacon Provides Leading Surety With Construction Consulting Services For Completion of Major U.S. Army Construction Project at Fort Eustis, VA
In 2024, Beacon was retained by a leading surety company to provide construction consulting services for the completion of a 350,000-square-foot military facility in Newport News, VA. Beacon was brought on to assist with project completion work related to the surety’s bonded subcontractor, which was supplying and installing metal wall panels, translucent panels, louvers, and aluminum composite materials.
The facility includes a large operations building and two massive aircraft hangars (one for rotary-wing aircraft and one for fixed-wing aircraft). Beacon has provided the following services for the Surety on the project:
- Cost-to-complete analysis
- Subcontractor management
- Monitoring project progress
- Project communications
- Claim preparation and related support
The overall construction project, known as the Battalion Complex, includes:
- The Operations Building: A 125,000-sf multi-story, secure facility, which includes operational and administrative spaces, a pool, an armory, shooting range, private and open offices, multi-purpose team room, conference rooms, training areas, storage, personnel support spaces (kitchen/food service, medical aid station, physical therapy area, locker rooms, laundry, restrooms), and uninterruptible power supply
- The Hangars: 225,000-sf, multi-story aircraft hangars, and aircraft paint shop
Fort Eustis is an important U.S. Army facility which is the home base for more than 25 separate U.S. Army Units and Support Groups involved with a wide range of activities, including training, security, operations, logistics, and research. The base is also home to the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. The museum reflects the history of the Army’s vehicles and the U.S. Army Transportation Corps and includes close to 100 military vehicles such as planes, helicopters, trucks, jeeps, boats, train engines, and boxcars.
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