A joint venture of Rock Hill-based McCarthy Building Companies and HITT Contracting has won the contract to build the new western headquarters of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees military construction projects in the region, announced the $711.7 million contract award late Tuesday.
The McCarthy-HITT team also includes Herndon, Va.-based Akima, which provides construction services; San Francisco-based architecture firm Gensler; and Kansas City-based engineering firm Black & Veatch . HITT is based in West Falls Church, Va.
The 97-acre NGA site is situated in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Place neighborhood at the intersection of Jefferson and Cass avenues. The project features a 712,000-square-foot office building, parking garages, visitor center, remote inspection facility and access control points. It replaces the NGA’s current aging facility south of downtown.
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The NGA project, which is being built just north of downtown, is the largest federal investment in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in history.
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., in a statement, applauded the announcement, saying, “We are another step closer to breaking ground on the new NGA West headquarters.â€
The McCarthy-HITT bid beat out two other finalists:
• A joint venture of Clark Construction Group, based in the Washington area, and JE Dunn Construction, based in Kansas City. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ architecture firm HOK is the lead design firm on the team.
• A joint venture of Overland-based Alberici Constructors and Minneapolis-based Mortenson. That team is made up of several other companies, including ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½-based Corrigan Company and Civil Design, also of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
The city will hand off a cleared site to the federal government in the fall, and three firms are vying for to build the huge facility.Â
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Proposed NGA site in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
The proposed NGA site in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, as seen looking southeast towards the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ skyline on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Jefferson Avenue can be seen on the right side of the photo. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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An abandoned home in the 2500 block of Madison Street in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The 2500 block of Madison Street is located in the area for the proposed new campus of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Looking north down North 23rd Street in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The this part of North 23rd Street is located in the area for the proposed new campus of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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A poster in opposition to Paul McKee is plastered on the boarded up door of an abandoned home in the 2200 block of Benton Street in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The 2200 block of Benton Street is located in the area for the proposed new campus of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Sheila Rendon stands on the site where protesters are continuing to camp out, fast and pray on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 during a vigil at the corner of Mullanphy Street and North 23rd Street in opposition to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ taking homes by eminent domain to build the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency new campus. Rendon and her husband Gustavo Rendon, who is one of the protesters holding vigil, are against the NGA locating the area off of Jefferson Avenue and Cass Avenue because they don't want to lose their home. Her family has lived in a home on Mullanphy Street since 1963. "We understand the city wants redevelopment, we do too. But it doesn't mean we have to be bowled over for it to happen" said Rendon. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ sky line can be seen behind a vacant home in the 2300 block of North Market Street in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The 2300 block of North Market Street is located in the area for the proposed new campus of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ proposed NGA site
Protesters are continuing to camp out, fast and pray on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 as they hold vigil at the corner of Mullanphy Street and North 23rd Street in opposition to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ taking homes by eminent domain to build the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency new campus. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Homes in the 2500 block of Montgomery Street, most of them occupied, in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The 2300 block of North Market Street is located in the area for the proposed new campus of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Proposed NGA site in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
The proposed National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency site in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, as seen looking northeast on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Jefferson Avenue can be seen running on the left side of the photo and Cass Avenue can be seen running from left to right at the bottom of the photo. The wooded area in the foreground is the site of the former Pruitt-Igoe housing complex. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Ownership of property in the proposed NGA footprint
Ownership of property in the proposed NGA footprint
National Geospatial Agency looks to move
Cannonball stacks are found throughout the grounds of the National Geospatial Agency, a nod to the property's history as a Civil War-era arsenal, photographed on Thursday, June 26, 2014. The top secret mapping agency is looking to move from the foot of Arsenal Street, which dates to before the Civil War. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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The current site of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is seen in the background. To the right is the 1908 commander's residence, which serves as the NGA museum; in the foreground (not part of the NGA site) is a monument to Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, a Union general. (Post-Dispatch file photo)
National Geospatial Agency looks to move
The 1908 commander's residence is home to the National Geospatial Agency's museum, photographed on Thursday, June 26, 2014. The top secret mapping agency is looking to move from the foot of Arsenal Street, which dates to before the Civil War. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency looks to move
The 1908 commander's residence is home to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's museum, photographed on Thursday, June 26, 2014. The top-secret mapping agency is looking to move from the foot of Arsenal Street, which dates to before the Civil War. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency looks to move
This scale model of Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound in Pakistan was made by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and used to brief upper level Department of Defense officials during the planning of the assault. It is on display inside the agency's museum at the 1908 commander's residence, photographed on Thursday, June 26, 2014. The top secret mapping agency is looking to move from the foot of Arsenal Street, which dates to before the Civil War. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ proposed NGA site
Joe Randolph, 61, waits for his ride to work on the front porch of his home in the 2500 block of Montgomery Street in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The 2300 block of North Market Street is located in the area for the proposed new campus of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Randolph's grandmother bought the home in 1965 and he has lived in the home since 2000. "They're taking out a good neighborhood" said Randolph who is against any plan that involves demolishing his home. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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A pair of abandoned homes in the 2300 block of Madison Street in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The 2300 block of Madison Street is located in the area for the proposed new campus of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
