Representative Project:
F-22A Corrosion/Lo Observable Maintenance Facility
Bristol provided civil design/construction, project management, and labor and materials on this 33,500 square-foot ELM279 F-22A Corrosion/Low Observable (LO) Maintenance Facility and F-22A Utility Infrastructure design-build project.
The F-22A Raptor is the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. In August 2007, Elmendorf Air Force Base (EAFB) became the second operational base and the first Pacific Air Forces installation to receive the Raptors.
The F-22A Corrosion/LO Maintenance Facility is an integral part of the F-22A bed-down at EAFB. The structure includes two hangar bays for full-fuselage painting of the aircraft, as well as administrative and support facilities.
Bristol designed and constructed the facility to fully complement existing EAFB buildings and comply with EAFB architectural compatibility standards. The facility includes both engineered and highly-adaptable and expandable pre-engineered structural elements. The exterior consists of metal-faced, foam core, sandwich-type panels with a striated profile, and a standing seam metal roof. Exterior wall area was kept to a minimum to maximize energy conservation.
Civil work, which was self-performed by Bristol, included 15 acres of clearing and grubbing and the export of approximately 50,000 cubic yards for the F-22A hangar and Igloo sites. Approximately 50,000 cubic yards of classified import were hauled in for roadway, parking lot, aircraft apron/taxiway, and building construction. Our civil work also included:
• Installation of an infiltration basin for the roof runoff
• 550 feet of storm drain and associated catch basins
• 1,000 cubic yards of airfield concrete
• 1,000 feet of 8-inch high density polyethylene (HDPE) fire loop
• 500 feet of 6-inch HDPE gravity sewer line
• Excavation and backfill for main power, fiber optic and copper communication systems
The hangar paint bays are equipped with a laminar flow air delivery and filtration system making use of re-circulated air for energy efficiency. Specialized security systems were incorporated into the various mechanical and electrical systems within the building, and the infrastructure allows for secure communications between the facility and the DMRO Building.
The hangar bays were equipped with a high-expansion foam fire suppression system served by a fire pump system.
Bristol companies participating in this project included Bristol Environmental & Engineering Services Corporation, Bristol Construction Services, LLC, and Bristol Environmental Remediation Services, LLC with support from Bristol Industries, LLC.
Bristol partnered on this project with GDM, Inc., which provided architectural and interior design. Other subcontractors on the project included: Aaron Plumbing and Heating, which performed the mechanical work; Samson Electric, Inc., which did the electrical; and ASRC Civil Construction, LLC; an ANC 8(a) small disadvantaged business, placed 1800 tons of SBS modified asphalt paving, 2919 tons of airfield base course, 1674 tons of asphalt stabilized drainage layer, and 3180 tons of aggregate base course (D-1) for the asphalt apron and tow way.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
- Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price
- Location: Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
- Dollar Value: $34 Million
- Award Date: August 2006
- Customer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District
- Completion Date: Summer 2008
- Customer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District
- Customer Contact: Mr. Mark Wallace, Design Project Manager, 907-753-5660
