New TRADOC headquarters, band facility design tracking well

Posted September 3, 2009
By Joseph A. Miller, P.E.
Norfolk District Project Manager

9/3/2009 - NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, awarded a contract to Tompkins Builders Inc. of Washington, D.C., March 26, to design and construct the new Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and the TRADOC Band Training facility at Fort Eustis, Va.

The $78 million design-build military construction project, managed by Norfolk District, is proceeding at a rapid pace. Projected completion is on schedule for late spring 2011. The project is part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure congressional authorization, which closes Fort Monroe, Va., in September 2011, and realigns the TRADOC headquarters from Monroe to Fort Eustis.

Design of pile foundations and pile driving is complete, as well as the design of first floor slab and site work. Design of building layout, structural interior, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and building infrastructure for communications are between 60 and 90 percent complete. The band building foundations are under construction and excavation and backfill for parking areas is under way.

The new TRADOC headquarters, which will house about 1,260 employees, is approximately 263,675 square feet. The new band training facility at 18,800 square feet will accommodate 66 musicians. Work includes command suites, private offices, a special compartmented information facility, a special access programs facility, an emergency operations center, break rooms and kitchenettes, printing and copying areas, conference rooms and an auditorium. The project also includes associated support facilities and site improvements.

The project design and construction will meet the Army's Leadership in Energy Environmental Design, achieving a silver certification.