Carothers awarded $11.3M pact

Carothers Construction Inc. of Oxford, Miss., is awarded $11,355,975 for firm-fixed-price task order N6945018F0878 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N69450-14-D-1266) to restore airfield lighting system and electrical infrastructure at Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The work includes replacing all airfield lighting and cabling, upgrading the existing precision approach lighting system on the south end of runway and some electrical infrastructure upgrades within the airfield electrical vault. Also included in this project are some airfield signage and some runway overrun reconstruction. The contractor shall provide the labor, supervision, engineering materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and transportation to perform all work described in the request for proposal. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, and is expected to be completed by July 2019. FY 2018 Navy operations and maintenance contract funds in the amount of $11,355,975 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast of Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 07/30/18)