CIVIL WORKS

Project Name: Site Improvement at Nimitz Hill Project FY06 H-12-98

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The contract work scope includes modification and improvement of the  following; existing entry intersections and  access   roads, additional traffic control markings and signage, construction of sidewalks, walkways, concrete swales, curbs, gutters, and ramps designed to meet American with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards, supplemental off-street parking stalls, crosswalks, turnarounds, U-turns, cul-de-sac, road striping, lighted jogging path, electrical utilities and miscellaneous drainage and utilities modifications, installation of a perimeter fence, emergency access gate, and other related required work, site grading and landscaping, debris clean-up and disposal. Important to the execution of the project is the safety of all individuals considering that the area is a residential area. The protection of the environment is also a paramount importance since there of the earthmoving activities.

The pending military build-up in Guam and the increase in naval personnel have resulted in the need to improve existing on-island military facilities and assets. For decades, naval officers and their families have been housed on Nimitz Hill. Many of the homes were first constructed in 1954 and reconstructed after Super typhoon Pamela devastated Guam in 1976. Since then, improvements have been limited to smaller projects for mitigation or superficial improvements.

The Fiscal Year 2006 Defense MILCON Budgets provided funds to conduct site specific improvements for existing Navy Officer Housing areas at Nimitz Hill to include Flag Circle, home to Navy Flag Officers. 

The Core Tech International team engaged its best civil works construction specialists and project managers to ensure the highest quality of services for this high profile task. Because the project was in an existing residential neighborhood, the Core Tech team of professionals had to be flexible in the management of the work - at times accommodating an individual resident’s needs or coordinating work in a specific area around school bus schedules.

Aside from the stringent Quality Control and Assurance requirements that are inherent in military contracts, the Core Tech Quality Assurance team was constantly on the various sites ensuring that all work met or exceeded contractual requirements.  Because the work was conducted in a residential area with pedestrian traffic, on-site meetings with workers and superintendents, inspections and mitigation efforts were constant and detailed throughout the term of the project. This attention detail resulted in no incidences of safety violations and no delay or stoppage of work due to Quality Control or Assurance concerns.