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Special Operations Administration & Training Facility

JBLM, Washington

The new Special Operations Facility enhances the capacity to train, equip, and rapidly deploy military personnel.

Special Operations Administration & Training Facility

JBLM, Washington

Special Operations Administration & Training Facility

JBLM, Washington

DELIVERY METHOD

Design-Build

CERTIFICATIONS

SIZE

47,000 SF

COMPLETION

2014

CONTRACTOR

Absher Construction

SERVICES

Joint Base Lewis–McChord is a training and mobilization center for the U.S. Army and Air Force. The new Special Operations Facility enhances the capacity to train, equip, and rapidly deploy personnel. A new roadway offers faster, safer, and more direct vehicular movement through that portion of the base and the relocated power & sewer lines offer improved capacity and reliability of utilities.
The design team utilized an integrated design process from the beginning of the Phase II proposal, throughout the design phases and until the end of construction. Our team immediately engaged with the agency post-award, to address all the user's functional requirements in the conceptual and schematic designs. We accomplished this through a series of charrettes that verified the program

and solidified the schematic design. This practice helped to identify several areas of concern that were quickly addressed. Some examples included refinement of outside plant communications routing, points of tie-in for sanitary sewer, and security and communications infrastructure pathways within the building. By maintaining the agency's and user group's involvement throughout the design process, the design team was able to provide final design solutions that were vetted and fully support the mission of the Special Operations mission.

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