The joint venture of Gannett Fleming and Dewberry announced that it was awarded one of four five-year engineering/architecture indefinite delivery, indefinitely quantity (IDIQ) contracts issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District. These four contracts share a total contract capacity of $40 million. Established in 1884, the Jacksonville District is the second largest civil works district in USACE.
Dewberry, along with its joint-venture partner, Gannett
Fleming, will provide a full spectrum of engineering and architecture services with
a primary focus on the design of civil works structures such as pump stations
and water conveyance structures. Coastal engineering, risk assessment, planning
and incidental services, including environmental engineering and surveying will
also be delivered.
The Jacksonville District area of responsibility includes
Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of the Caribbean basin
islands.
“As a longtime resident of Florida and a native of
Puerto Rico, I am pleased to lead Dewberry’s team of talented engineers and
architects as we provide the Jacksonville District with high-quality and
resilient design deliverables for the next five years,” says Dewberry Associate
Vice President and Deputy JV Manager Tony Buitrago, PE, PMP. “Our JV goal is
simple: support USACE in the performance of their challenging and expanded
mission so they can effectively continue their superb efforts for the 24 million
plus U.S. citizens residing in the geographical area of the Jacksonville
District.”