US Navy awards $150m contract to Stantec-AECOM JV for shipyard modernisation

The US Navy stated that these shipyards were originally designed and constructed in the 19th and 20th centuries. The program is described by the navy as a long-term recapitalisation effort aimed at delivering integrated investments in infrastructure and industrial plant equipment.

The initiative is intended to expand capacity and optimise configurations to meet fleet maintenance requirements. According to the navy, recapitalising the century-old infrastructure will increase maintenance throughput and improve the quality of service for 37,000 shipyard employees.

Chris Williams, Senior Vice President, US Federal Programs at Stantec stated that the company is looking forward to applying its technical expertise to help modernise shipyard infrastructure in support of fleet readiness.

AECOM remarked that it recently completed the area development plan for the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and intermediate maintenance facility.