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USACE adds 4 additional locations to alternate care sites in NY, NM

Published April 5, 2020

The Norfolk District continues to work with the state of Virginia and FEMA in assisting them with performing site assessments on facilities throughout the Commonwealth. Officials with the state determine which facilities they want evaluated, while District personnel inspect and report their findings back to the state and FEMA. Final decisions on which facilities to use are made by state officials.

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Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer, conducts a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potential use as an alternate care facility. The Norfolk District continues to work with the state of Virginia and FEMA in assisting them with performing site assessments on facilities throughout the Commonwealth. Officials with the state determine which facilities they want evaluated, while District personnel inspect and report their findings back to the state and FEMA. Final decisions on which facilities to use are made by state officials. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Bloodgood)

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers added four new contracts on to construct alternate care sites in response to COVID-19. The new locations will be in Queens, NY; Bronx, NY; Staten Island, NY, and Albuquerque, NM. The contracts were issued on Friday and Saturday. USACE has completed 756 assessments of possible locations for alternate care sites. USACE is working in support of the FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency - and in coordination with other federal, state, local and tribal partners – in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The latest facts and figures about our ongoing activities are contained in the following infographic (As of April 5).

Unit	Facility Name	Location	COVID/NON-COVID	# of Beds	Contractor	Contract Awarded	Work Started	Date Complete	% Complete
NAD	Javits Center Phase 1	New York City, NY	COVID	1,000	NEW YORK CONVENTION CENTER OPERATING CORPORATION	3/26/2020	3/26/2020	3/30/2020	100%
NAD	Javits Center Phase 2	New York City, NY	COVID	1,900	NEW YORK CONVENTION CENTER OPERATING CORPORATION	3/26/2020	3/30/2020	4/8/2020	80%
NAD	Westchester CC	Whiteplains, NY	COVID	100	HAUGLAND ENERGY GROUP LLC	3/27/2020	3/27/2020	4/17/2020	15%
NAD	SUNY Stony Brook	Stony Brook, NY	NON-COVID	1,038	TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	3/28/2020	3/30/2020	4/18/2020	26%
NAD	SUNY Westbury	Westbury, NY	NON-COVID	1,022	AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.	3/28/2020	3/30/2020	4/18/2020	8%
NAD	Van Cortlandt Park	Bronx, NY	COVID	200		4/4/2020	4/4/2020	4/24/2020	0%
NAD	CUNY Staten Island	Staten Island, NY	COVID	150		4/4/2020	4/4/2020	4/24/2020	0%
NAD	Aquaduct Racetrack	Queens, NY	COVID	200		4/4/2020	4/4/2020	4/24/2020	0%
LRD	McCormick Place	Chicago, IL	COVID	3,000	METROPOLITAN PIER AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY	3/28/2020	3/29/2020	4/24/2020	30%
LRD	Metro South Medical Ctr	Blue Island, IL	COVID	350	CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC	3/29/2020	3/30/2020	4/24/2020	0%
LRD	Sherman Hospital	Eglin, IL	COVID	283	TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	3/29/2020	3/30/2020	4/24/2020	0%
LRD	TCF Center	Detroit, MI	COVID	1,000	Detroit Regional Convention/COBO Hall	3/31/2020	4/1/2020	4/9/2020	75%
SPD	Gibson Lovelace Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	COVID	200		4/3/2020	TBD	4/17/2020	0%

USACE adds 4 additional locations to alternate care sites in NY, NM

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