WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded H.V. Collins Co. of Providence a $24.5 million contract to build a new training facility for the Navy Supply Corps School at Naval Station Newport, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said today.
In a news release, Reed noted that in 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC), at the urging of Reed and others, had selected Rhode Island as the new site for the Navy Supply Corps School, which had previously been located in Athens, Ga.
Reed, a Democrat and Rhode Island’s senior senator, is a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, which oversees federal funding for the Department of the Navy’s programs.
This contract is the first phase of implementation and provides federal funding for the design, renovation, and addition to Building 1112 and the construction of 120 parking spaces, Reed said. The building will house classrooms and offices for the Marine Detachment.
“I am proud that Rhode Island was chosen as the new site for the Navy Supply Corps School,” the senator said. “This federal contract will create 100 new jobs and highlights the contribution that Rhode Island’s growing defense industry plays in creating jobs and new business.”
The work will be performed in Newport, and is expected to be completed by November 2009, Reed said.
H.V. Collins Co., founded in 1924, is a provider of general contracting, construction management and design-build services. For more information, visit www.hvcollins.com.
