Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Market Sector — Federal/State/Municipal
Project Dates — 2008-2012
NAICS — 236220
Client — NAVFAC Southwest
Contract Value — $170M
Services
✓ Construction Management
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center affords Marines and other training services an opportunity to train as they fight, especially when conducting combined arms military operations in urban terrain (CAMOUT), the current nature of conflict in many areas around the world. The Combat Center is now the largest installation in the Marine Corps, with a landmass that spans approximately 1,190 square miles.
The installation contains 27 training areas and 45 ranges. This CAMOUT "mock city" village at the Center, at a cost of $170M, is a 1,560-building facility at Range 220, roughly equivalent in size to downtown San Deigo, with over seven separate mock city districts within the 274-acres complex. The complex supports any number of Marines and sailors, from a small 12-man squad to full Marine Expeditionary Brigade. CAMOUT's realistic settings include classrooms, markets, hotels, and other businesses complete with role-players, and includes "spider hole" hiding places and almost 1,900 feet of enemy tunnels.
MacDonald-Bedford provided on behalf of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), Southwest, design review, scheduling, cost estimating, environmental compliance, construction surveillance, as well as occupational health & safety leading to construction contract closeout. In addition, M-B assisted with the design and construction of a 20-kilometer 11kV electrical power distribution line and associated transformers from the cantonment area to the CAMOUT.
