Thursday, Mar. 11, 2010

BRAC by the numbers

Today’s number is five.

That’s the number of contracts that have been awarded in the past month for construction projects in support of growth on Fort Benning related to the move of the Armor School from Fort Knox, Ky.

The five contracts, valued at nearly $131,400,000, include a trainee barracks with a dining facility, two battalion dining facilities, two training areas, one road and one anti-armor range.

Of the $3.5 billion allotted for BRAC projects on Fort Benning, more than half has been awarded. On average, 2,000 contractors are working on the installation each day to meet the Sept. 15, 2011, deadline for the arrival of the Armor School, which will be located in Harmony Church.

The next BRAC Community Update meeting will be April 6.