{"id":31597,"date":"2025-07-31T07:20:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/granite-jv-lands-158m-missile-defense-project\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:20:38","slug":"granite-jv-lands-158m-missile-defense-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/granite-jv-lands-158m-missile-defense-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Granite JV lands $158M missile defense project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1753969794\/news\/text_to_speech\/granite-jv-missile-defense-project-guam_e5pvps.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong>Missile defense system infrastructure<br \/><strong>Value: $<\/strong>158 million<br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>South Finegayan, Guam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Naval Facilities Engineering Command<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A joint venture of Watsonville, California-based Granite Construction and Tokyo-headquartered Obayashi has landed a $158 million contract to build Phase 1 of the Enhanced Air and Missile Defense project on the Pacific island of Guam.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project site spans approximately 120 acres of a former military housing area, located just south of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/granite-construct-126m-military-marine-project-guam\/646946\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Granite\u2019s ongoing work at Marine Corps<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> Base Camp Blaz. The site will support <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/investor.graniteconstruction.com\/news-and-events\/press-releases\/granite-joint-venture-awarded-158-million-guam-defense-system\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>future missile defense infrastructure<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to be installed under a separate contract, according to a news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The scope of work includes:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>60,000 linear feet of underground duct bank.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>110,000 cubic yards of mass earthwork.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>11,000 linear feet of water main.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>7,400 cubic yards of structural concrete.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>1.3 million pounds of rebar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>A 220,000-gallon steel water tank.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>A fire pump building.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>A Security Forces office building.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis award underscores Granite\u2019s continued commitment to supporting our national defense infrastructure and our strong partnership with NAVFAC,\u201d Granite Vice President of Regional Operations Curt Haldeman said in the release. \u201cWe are proud to contribute to the security of Guam and the broader Indo-Pacific region through this critical project.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction is scheduled to begin this month and is expected to be completed by July 2028.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/granite-jv-missile-defense-project-guam\/756390\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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