US Coast Guard Selects Wasilla Contractor to Build Crew Housing in Seward
Photo Credit: us coast guard pacific area | Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi
A contractor in Wasilla will build new housing for the US Coast Guard in Seward. The Coast Guard awarded a design-build contract valued at approximately $9.8 million to Orion Construction for six housing units and one maintenance support building.
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Orion Construction has more than forty-five years of experience in public works and commercial projects. Its portfolio includes Valdez Senior Housing, the Talkeetna Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wasilla High School swimming pool improvements, and military projects such as obstacle course upgrades at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. In Seward, the company remodeled the cafeteria, bakery, and dish room at the Alaska Vocational and Technical Center.
The housing units are a key element of the Coast Guard’s efforts to homeport a Fast Response Cutter in Seward, providing modern facilities for Coast Guard personnel and families. Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Mann was commissioned in May and is temporarily homeported in Kodiak until facilities in Seward are ready.
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“These new housing units and maintenance facility are essential to supporting our personnel and families as we expand the Coast Guard footprint in Seward,” says Rear Admiral Bob Little, commander of the Coast Guard’s Arctic District. “This investment gives our crews safe, modern accommodations and strengthens our ability to achieve operational excellence and mission success in Alaska and the Arctic region.”
Photo Credit: us coast guard pacific area | Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi
The contract includes four four-bedroom housing units and two three-bedroom units. The housing units, including one in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, will be built in duplexes. The work also includes site development, utility infrastructure, and landscaping. Construction is expected to be completed by January 2028.
This infrastructure project is funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2022.
Six Fast Response Cutters have been delivered to Alaska to date. These cutters provide enhanced capabilities for missions such as search and rescue, fishery patrols, drug and migrant interdiction, national defense, and ports, waterways, and coastal security. The crew of the new Fast Response Cutter will primarily operate in the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and North Pacific Ocean.
