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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers building 17 alternate care sites in 8 states

Published April 7, 2020
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See Quad Charts for Alternate Care Sites Updated April 7, 2020 at 7:30 AM.

Unit Facility Name Location COVID/NON-COVID # of Beds Contractor Contract Awarded Work Started Date Complete % Complete
NAD Javits Center New York City, NY COVID 1,900 NEW YORK CONVENTION CENTER OPERATING CORPORATION 3/26/2020 3/30/2020 4/8/2020 90%
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%
LRD McCormick Place Chicago, IL COVID 3,000 METROPOLITAN PIER AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY 3/28/2020 3/29/2020 4/24/2020 35%
LRD Metro South Medical Ctr Blue Island, IL COVID 350 CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC 3/29/2020 3/30/2020 4/24/2020 20%
LRD Music City Center Nashville, TN COVID 1,334 AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC 5/4/2020 5/4/2020 4/28/2020 0%
LRD Sherman Hospital Eglin, IL COVID 283 TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 3/29/2020 3/30/2020 4/24/2020 20%
LRD TCF Center Detroit, MI COVID 1,000 Detroit Regional Convention/COBO Hall 3/31/2020 4/1/2020 4/9/2020 90%
LRD Westlake Hospital Chicago, IL COVID 314 Bulley & Andrews  4/5/2020 4/5/2020 4/24/2020 0%
LRD Suburban Collection Showplace Novi, MI COVID 1,100 GILBANE FEDERAL  4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/20/2020 0%
SPD Denver Convention Center Denver, CO COVID 2000 ECC ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/27/2020 0%
SPD Gibson Lovelace Hospital Albuquerque, NM COVID 200 WEIL CONSTRUCTION, INC 4/3/2020 4/3/2020 4/17/2020 0%
SPD Miyamura High School Gallup, NM COVID 50 Four Winds Joint Venture 4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/27/2020 0%
SPD Porterville Dev. Center Porterville, CA COVID 246 Herman Construction, Group, Inc., 4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/27/2020 0%
SAD Miami Beach Convention Ctr Miami, FL COVID 450 THE ROBINS & MORTON GROUP 4/6/2020 4/7/2020 4/27/2020 0%
SAD Gateway Shopping Center Memphis, TN COVID 243 AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC 4/6/2020 4/7/2020 4/27/2020 0%

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