Ala. firm gains OBO pacts

The U.S. Department of State has awarded design-build contracts for new U.S. embassies and consulates that will provide secure, sustainable, and resilient platforms for U.S. diplomacy around the world. B.L. Harbert International of Birmingham, Ala., has been awarded design-build contracts for the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia; U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca, Morocco; U.S. Consulate General in Chiang Mai, Thailand; and the U.S. Consulate General in Merida, Mexico. Since the start of the state’s Capital Security Construction Program in 1999, the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has completed 162 new diplomatic facilities and has an additional 51 projects in design or under construction. (Source: U.S. State Department 10/25/19) B.L. Halter has had its hands in on multiple Gulf Coast projects: The 21,200-square-foot Troop Medical Clinic at Eglin AFB, Fla., that serves the Army’s 7th Special Forces Group. The design-build of a 55,420-square-foot Group Support Battalion (GSB) and a 81,650-square-foot Group Support Troop Battalion (GSTB) for the 7th SFG Complex at Eglin AFB; a Dual Bay Hangar expansion for Airbus-Mobile, Ala., designed to support completing work on A320 and A220 commercial aircraft. The Lafayette, La., VA outpatient health clinic; and Gulf LNG at Pascagoula, Miss., to name but a few.