Angel Albring | BIZ. Magazine
Missouri-based construction company, JE Dunn Construction, is looking for area subcontractors for a construction project at Barksdale Air-Force Base.
The project will provide a new Entry Control Facility (ECF) that provides a point of entry for personnel, visitors and deliveries to BAFB directly from Interstates I-20 and I-220. The ECF will be located on the north side of the base and will connect with a new state highway being constructed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development onto Barksdale AFB property at a terminus point just south of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) right-of-way.
Contractors ar needed for the following:
Portable toilets
Jobsite temp trailers
Temporary fencing (both materials and construction of the fencing)
Surveying
Erosion control services
Dewatering services
Mowing/weed eating
Final cleaning
Special inspections
Air barrier testing
Test & Balance
Commissioning
Site utilities
Landscaping and Sprinklers
Earthwork
Site Demo
Trucking & hauling services
Site concrete – curb & gutter, conc paving , sidewalks
Building concrete
Concrete supply
Pump trucks
Reinforcing steel supply
Reinforcing steel (labor)
Masonry
Light gauge trusses
Cabinets & Countertops
Joint Sealants
Standing seam roofing
Glass & Glazing
Doors Frames & Hardware
Door frame & hardware install
Drywall/Metal Stud Framing
Epoxy Flooring
Painting
Division 10 supply
Jennifer Whittington, NWLA PTAC Contract Specialist, said that contractors who want to be considered for any of the above contracts need to email her their complete information so that she can get them the paperwork to bid.
The deadline is February 1. Contractors can email Whittington at jennifer@shreveportchamber.org.
Mike Novotny, Estimating Manager of JE Dunn Construction, said that construction awards will be done mid-2021, and that construction is expected to begin February 2022 and it should last for an estimated 1100 days. It is anticipated to be completed in mid-2024.
Novotny said that JE Dunn has completed 81 federal projects and that they are already working on other projects in the Shreveport area.
He added that if applicants are not awarded a contract on this project, there will be others they can apply for. He encouraged contractors to visit JEDunn.com, click the “Work With Us” tab, and select the section that says “For Trade Partners” to provide their information for future projects.
