Strand Hunt Construction Press Release for McChord AFB Clinic Replacement

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release.

Contact:      Brenda Pierce
                    Strand Hunt Construction
                    425-823-1954
                    brendap@strandhunt.com

Permanent McChord Medical Clinic Now Complete

McChord AFB, Tacoma: On December 15, the Air Mobility Command, US Air Force, 62^nd Medical Group dedicated their new, $15 million McChord Medical Clinic. This state-of-the-art, 98,657 SF, two-story clinic and attached mobility logistics building was completed in November and occupied by early December, one month ahead of the Government’s schedule. The striking new facility consolidated all base clinical services, previously housed at thirteen separate locations in several outmoded buildings, some dating from 1938. A second phase is underway to demolish the older buildings and restore their sites, a process expected to be complete in just two months, a savings of four months over the established schedule.

The project was administered by the Seattle District, US Army Corps of Engineers and designed by NBBJ of Seattle. Strand Hunt Construction of Kirkland was the general contractor, having secured the project under the Government’s “source selection” RFP process. It represents one of the most successful accomplishments of the McChord “quality-of-life” improvements program for Air Force personnel and their families, and an outstanding success for the design and construction team.

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