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Video by Scott Sturkol

Fort McCoy DPW director discusses new barracks project during ground-breaking ceremony

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office

April 15, 2021 | 1:29

Directorate of Public Works Director Liane Haun provides opening remarks during a ground-breaking ceremony April 15, 2021, for the second transient training barracks at Fort McCoy, Wis. The second barracks $18.8 million barracks project was awarded to L.C. Black Constructors, which is the contractor building the first barracks building, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office at Fort McCoy. The new contract was awarded Sept. 29, 2020, and the notice to proceed was issued Oct. 28, 2020. The contract duration is scheduled for completion in 780 calendar days. Currently contract completion is scheduled for December 2022. The barracks is different than the traditional barracks located throughout the installation. This new building will be four stories and able to house 400 people in approximately 60,000 square feet. The building will be built with the latest in construction materials and include state-of-the-art physical security and energy-saving measures. The project also is part of the Fort McCoy master plan that looks at continuously upgrading the installation’s infrastructure to be prepared for the future. The Army Corps of Engineers is managing the project. (U.S. Army Video by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)