Contract Award: $7M Construction Contract for Refurbishment of the Electrical Substation in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Islands Mechanical Contractor, Inc.,* Middleburg, Florida, is being awarded $7,727,970 construction contract for refurbishment of the Taurman Avenue Electrical Substation at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of new outdoor substation infrastructure to recapitalize the existing outdoor substation which has deteriorated and needs to be replaced.

The project includes construction of site improvements, new metal support structure with concrete foundations and concrete equipment pads, security fencing surrounding gravel interior space, grounding system, medium voltage busing systems, vacuum circuit breakers, liquid filled transformers, enclosed metal-clad switchgear, manual isolation and bypass switches, lightning and surge protection, and modular enclosure to house solid-state, programmable monitoring, relaying and controlling system equipment.

Work will be performed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is expected to be completed by August 2016. Fiscal 2015 Navy working capital funds in the amount of $7,727,970 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity.

ABOUT Islands Mechanical Contractor, Inc.

Islands Mechanical Contractor (IMC), Inc. has grown extensively since our inception in 1992. We are a full service general contractor and have a solid track record at delivering projects. Our exclusive focus on construction in markets across the United States and overseas allows for rapid growth for our company. We are proud to say that more than 75% of our current projects are from repeat business or referrals from existing clients.