Work will be performed in Taunton, Massachusetts, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 1996. Work will be performed in Esmond, Rhode Island, and is expected to be completed by September 30, 1996. The project is to construct a new state of the art, approximately 150,000 square foot military aircraft maintenance facility to support the U.S. Air Force's KC-10 aircraft. The building is a structural steel space frame structure covered with a 12 foot high concrete protection panel around the base of the structure and with insulated metal panel siding above. The roof system is 4 ply coal tar built up roof over a metal deck with mineral surface.
Hangar doors are the horizontal sliding type.
The project work also includes the installation of utilities. Demolition of an existing fighter hangar and removal of asbestos within it is also included in this work. Work will be performed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and is expected to be completed by February 28, 1997. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The project includes construction of a new 11,500 square foot consolidated POL operations refueling maintenance facility to include a preventive maintenance area and concrete parking for fuel trucks and hydrant services.