Construction nears halfway point for ACP project at Fort McCoy

Construction on the new Access Control Point (ACP) project that will replace the current Gate 20 at Fort McCoy is close to 50 percent complete, said Ken Green, COR with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which is managing the contract.

A $9.9 million contract for construction of the ACP projects was awarded in 2017 to Catamount Constructors Inc. of Lakewood, Colo. Work on the project started in fall 2017 and was mostly suspended during the winter, then started back up in early spring.

"The contract duration is for 540 calendar days, which has the project's contract completion date set for November 2018," Green said. "Everything currently is on schedule."

As of mid-May, work on placing roofing of a canopy had started and demolition of existing roads and excavation, installation of various duct banks, and sheet-rocking and finishing in the search building were continuing.

The project description states construction includes the building of a new identification check area with a search office; inspection canopy; and development and construction of new roadways, parking, lighting, and traffic control signals.

Physical security items will be built into the project, too, Green said. This includes passive and active vehicle barriers with comprehensive control systems as well as security fencing, information systems.

Additionally, all buildings will be made of permanent construction materials with reinforced concrete foundations, concrete floor slabs, and reinforced concrete or masonry walls, Green said.

"The design for all the buildings constructed at the ACP calls for those buildings to have a minimum life of 50 years," Green said. "The buildings are also designed to have many energy efficiencies built in."

Active construction on the project area, which is near the Regional Training Site-Medical and Medical Simulation Training Center areas, continues daily.

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