Construction Cost: US $19,235,000
The Corps of Engineers (Mobile District) obtained the services of Blair Remy and Merrick & Company to program, plan and design the JCSE (Joint Communication Squadron Element) for a Design/Build RFP that will be used to solicit bids for design and construction of new JCSE Squadron Facility utilizing the one step Design/Build method. The project is the JCSE Squadron Facility at MacDill AFB, Florida and it will be located on Marina Bay Drive adjacent to existing JCSE Squadron facilities. The new facility will accommodate four (4) JCSE squadrons with a total of four hundred seventy (470) personnel. The decision for a single building was to facilitate training coordination between squadrons, share common amenities, utilities and site construction for cost saving. Major features of JCSE Squadron Facility include industrial type JCS platoon work/training bays and central common area, administrative space for each squadron will include squadron commander and staff offices, training classrooms, conference rooms, J6 Communications Equipment Room, etc. Other supporting facilities include utilities, paving, storm drainage, exterior lighting, site improvements, communications infrastructure backbone and AT/FP requirements.
The JCSE facility is designed to be a two-story structure because of site restrictions. It will incorporate space for ten (10) troop bays, a common area, men’s and women’s locker/shower areas, and necessary mechanical, electrical, and communications spaces on the first floor. The second floor will incorporate administration space, training classrooms, a break room, and men’s and women’s restrooms.. As required by the user, the troop bays and associated spaces shall be finished with industrial type materials to accommodate heavy use on a daily basis. The administration spaces for the new facility will be completely finished in appearance.
Although the squadrons will share common facilities and infrastructure, reflective of reduced building costs, each squadron will operate independently. Each troop bay will incorporate space for ten (10) 15’ x 15’ team rooms. Each team room within its respective troop bay will accommodate four (4) to five (5) personnel.
The new JCSE Squadron Facility will be designed to meet the requirements of a LEED Silver Certification, and the design-build contractor will be required to register the project with the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC).