Granite has secured a $19m runway repair project contract at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB) in New Mexico, the US.
The contract was awarded by the Albuquerque District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
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The company will include this contract in its fourth quarter committed and awarded projects (CAP).
Cannon AFB is located in the high plains of eastern New Mexico, near the Texas Panhandle. It is the home of the 27th Special Operations Wing.
The scope of works includes a four-inch-deep mill and asphalt concrete overlay of Runway 13/31, as well as installation of runway lighting, threshold lighting, and a counterpoise system.
Granite will also be responsible for the construction of new 25ft shoulders along the entire 2.4km-long runway as well as improvement of the site subbase, painting airfield markings and grading for drainage.
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By GlobalDataGranite vice president of regional operations Curt Haldeman said: “This contract affirms our position in the Southwest.
“It represents a strategic win for our team by bolstering our military airfield resume and emphasising our ability to provide work at best value.”
Work on the runway repair project is anticipated to commence next month with completion slated for July 2022.
In August this year, Granite was awarded a contract worth $64m for the Jurupa Road Grade Separation project by the Riverside County Transportation Department in Jurupa Valley, California.
The scope of work included separation of Jurupa Road and the Union Pacific Railroad by building a grade separation and relocating the existing rail spurs.
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Granite awarded $19m contract for runway repair project at Cannon AFB in US. Credit: Granite Construction Inc.
