$25B in Navy shipyard improvements proposed in U.S. Senate
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A $25 billion bill to improve Navy shipyards, including the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire, pictured, was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Photo by Endrick Dickson/Naval Sea Systems Command
April 28 (UPI) Senate legislation, introduced on Wednesday, calls for a $25 billion investment in public and private shipyards that build and maintain the U.S. Navy fleet.
The bill allocates allocate $21 billion under the Defense Production Act to four public shipyards for the Navy s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.
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Another $2 billion would go to private shipyards that build Navy ships, with $2 billion dedicated to commercial ship repair yards.
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US Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Command selects Stantec for large waterfront project support
StantecApril 20, 2021 GMT
EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) TSX, NYSE:STN
The US Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic has selected global design firm Stantec to lead multidiscipline architect‐engineer services as part of a five-year, US$60 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Through this IDIQ contract, Stantec will support the planning, design, construction, and renovation of large waterfront projects within NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic’s North area of responsibility (AOR), including work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine.