Solution
Supporting the base’s beddown options required a mix of site and facility demolition, renovation and redevelopment, and new construction. The initial construction phase will be completed across a six-year time frame, requiring complex coordination among stakeholders. Services provided throughout the phased approach included evaluating proposed facility locations, incorporating site and utility capacity analysis for future build-out, and conducting stormwater analysis for upcoming facility development.
With coordination from the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Ellsworth Program Integration Office, Ellsworth Base Civil Engineer and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Burns & McDonnell planning team accounted for the next decade of intended design and construction.
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Solution
Supporting the base’s beddown options required a mix of site and facility demolition, renovation and redevelopment, and new construction. The initial construction phase will be completed across a six-year time frame, requiring complex coordination among stakeholders. Services provided throughout the phased approach included evaluating proposed facility locations, incorporating site and utility capacity analysis for future build-out, and conducting stormwater analysis for upcoming facility development.
With coordination from the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Ellsworth Program Integration Office, Ellsworth Base Civil Engineer and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Burns & McDonnell planning team accounted for the next decade of intended design and construction.
With the completion of a thorough master plan, our firm was selected to design and provide construction services for multiple secure operational buildings, aircraft hangars, airfields and infrastructure. Each facility required unique components, as the B-21 is a unique airframe and a center of standardization did not exist. In addition, to extend the life of 70-year-old facilities and infrastructure, our team integrated renovations and reuse of existing facilities.
Our firm continues to serve the project's stakeholders beyond engineering, remaining readily available during construction to answer questions and see the project through to successful completion.
Results
Keeping the future in mind, our team provided recommendations and design for new facilities, infrastructure and utility projects to continue to support the goals set by Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Our team met the scheduled timeline throughout the project and continuously hit all critical milestones and design review deadlines. Receiving positive feedback, the project was granted Exceptional Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System ratings for quality, schedule, cost control and management.
The master plan laid the foundation for success at not only Ellsworth Air Force Base, but also for the decade of mission-critical, U.S. national defense projects at multiple military installations that will support the B-21 mission.
Our team has been selected to continue working with Air Force Global Strike Command on the B-21 program at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri; and for the Air Force Materiel Command at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, at the depot level.
