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USACE COVID-19 Response Efforts

USACE COVID-19 Response Efforts Daily Infographic - Data in infographic is a visualization of the HTML table below

Quad Charts for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alternate Care Site Construction locations

Unit Facility Name Location COVID/NON-COVID Type # of Beds Peak Demand Average Peak Contractor Contract Awarded Work Started Date Complete % Complete
NAD Javits Center New York City, NY COVID A2HC 1,900 4/8/2020 5/26/2020 NEW YORK CONVENTION CENTER OPERATING CORPORATION 3/26/2020 3/30/2020 4/8/2020 100%
LRD TCF Center Detroit, MI COVID A2HC 1,000 4/20/2020 6/16/2020

DETROIT REGIONAL CONVENTION FACILITY AUTHORITY

 3/31/2020 4/1/2020 4/9/2020 100%
NWD Missouri ACF Florissant, MO COVID H2HC 120 4/28/2020 6/16/2020 Tarlton Corporation 4/8/2020 4/8/2020 4/11/2020 100%
NAD Westchester CC White Plains, NY COVID A2HC 100 4/8/2020 5/26/2020 HAUGLAND ENERGY GROUP LLC 3/27/2020 3/27/2020 4/17/2020 100%
NAD SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY COVID A2HC 1,038 4/8/2020 5/26/2020 TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 3/28/2020 3/30/2020 4/26/2020 100%
NAD SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY COVID A2HC 1,022 4/8/2020 5/26/2020 AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 3/28/2020 3/30/2020 4/27/2020 100%
LRD McCormick Place Chicago, IL COVID A2HC 3,000 4/8/2020 5/31/2020 METROPOLITAN PIER AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY 3/28/2020 3/29/2020 4/24/2020 100%
LRD Metro South Medical Ctr Blue Island, IL COVID H2HC 350 4/8/2020 5/31/2020 CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC 3/29/2020 3/30/2020 4/24/2020 100%
LRD Sherman Hospital Eglin, IL COVID H2HC 283 4/8/2020 5/31/2020 TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 3/29/2020 3/30/2020 4/24/2020 100%
LRD Westlake Hospital Melrose Park, IL COVID H2HC 314 4/8/2020 5/31/2020 Bulley & Andrews  4/5/2020 4/5/2020 4/24/2020 100%
LRD Suburban Collection Showplace Novi, MI COVID A2HC 1,100 4/8/2020 5/30/2020 GILBANE FEDERAL  4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/20/2020 100%
SPD Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO COVID A2HC 2000 3/28/2020 6/1/2020 ECC ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/27/2020 100%
SPD Gibson Medical Center Albuquerque, NM COVID H2HC 200 4/25/2020 6/14/2020 WEIL CONSTRUCTION, INC 4/3/2020 4/3/2020 4/17/2020 100%
SPD Miyamura High School Gallup, NM COVID A2HC 50 4/25/2020 6/14/2020 Four Winds Joint Venture 4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/27/2020 100%
SPD Porterville Dev. Center Porterville, CA COVID A2HC 246 4/17/2020 6/13/2020 Herman Construction, Group, Inc., 4/5/2020 4/6/2020 4/22/2020 100%
SAD Miami Beach Convention Ctr Miami, FL COVID A2HC 450 5/3/2020 6/14/2020 THE ROBINS & MORTON GROUP 4/6/2020 4/7/2020 4/27/2020 100%
NAD East Orange Hospital East Orange, NJ COVID H2HC 250 4/9/2020 5/25/2020 CUTTING EDGE GROUP, LLC. 4/7/2020 4/9/2020 5/5/2020 100%
MVD Wisconsin State Fair West Allis, WI COVID A2HC 530 4/14/2020 6/11/2020 Gilbane, Inc. 4/7/2020 4/8/2020 4/18/2020 100%
Unit Facility Name Location COVID/NON-COVID Type # of Beds Peak Demand Average Peak Contractor Contract Awarded Work Started Date Complete % Complete
SPD The Ranch Events Complex Loveland, CO COVID A2HC 1,007 3/28/2020 6/1/2020 AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 4/8/2020 4/9/2020 4/29/2020 100%
NAD United Medical Center (UMC) Washington, DC COVID A2HC 6 4/9/2020 5/18/2020 Patriot Construction LLC 4/8/2020 4/9/2020 4/22/2020 100%
POD Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK COVID A2HC 163 4/18/2020 6/22/2020 NEESER PAUG VIK JV, LLC. 4/9/2020 4/10/2020 4/21/2020 100%
NAD St. Francis Hospital Trenton, NJ COVID H2HC 37 4/9/2020 5/25/2020 SAND POINT SERVICES, LLC 4/13/2020 4/14/2020 4/27/2020 100%
NAD Hagerstown Correctional Facility Hagerstown, MD COVID H2HC 192 4/11/2020 6/3/2020 CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC 4/10/2020 4/13/2020 5/30/2020 100%
NAD New Bridge-Bergen Med Ctr Parking Lot Paramus, NJ COVID A2HC 100 4/9/2020 5/25/2020

DynCorp.  

 4/14/2020 4/15/2020 4/30/2020 100%
NAD New Bridge-Bergen Medical Center Paramus, NJ NON-COVID A2HC 40 4/9/2020 5/25/2020 CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC. 4/8/2020 4/9/2020 4/23/2020 100%
LRD Commercial Appeal Building Memphis, TN COVID A2HC 40 4/16/2020 5/14/2020 AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC 4/8/2020 4/9/2020 5/14/2020 100%
SPD St. Luke's Medical Center Phoenix, AZ COVID H2HC 411 4/30/2020 6/18/2020

APTIM FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC

 4/16/2020 4/16/2020 5/14/2020 100%
SPD Chinle Community Center (Navajo Nation) Chinle, AZ NON-COVID A2HC 50 4/30/2020 6/18/2020 WEIL CONSTRUCTION, INC. 4/17/2020 4/18/2020 5/1/2020 100%
SPD Atsa Biyaazh Community Center (Navajo Nation) Shiprock, NM NON-COVID A2HC 40 4/25/2020 6/14/2020

FOUR WINDS MECHANICAL HTC/AC INC.

 4/17/2020 4/18/2020 5/1/2020 100%
NAD Walter Washington Community Washington, DC COVID A2HC 443 4/9/2020 5/18/2020

HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.

 4/17/2020 4/18/2020 5/8/2020 100%
NWD Eugene River Facility Eugene, OR COVID A2HC 42 4/9/2020 6/18/2020 TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 4/16/2020 4/18/2020 5/15/2020 100%
SAD 210 ARNG Training Facility St. Croix, US Virgin Islands COVID A2HC 24 8/18/2020 8/18/2020 Conti Federal Services, Inc 4/17/2020 4/24/2020 5/26/2020 100%
SWD OSU Medical Center Tulsa, OK COVID H2HC 125 4/30/2020 6/19/2020 Manhattan Construction Company 4/26/2020 4/27/2020 5/9/32020 100%
SWD Integris Baptist Port. Campus Oklahoma City, OK COVID H2HC 110 4/30/2020 6/19/2020 Manhattan Construction Company 4/26/2020 4/27/2020 5/13/2020 100%
MVD Lotter Bld Milwaukee County HOC Franklin, WI COVID H2HC 120 4/14/2020 6/11/2020 GILBANE FEDERAL 4/30/2020 5/1/2020 5/29/2020 100%
LRD Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN COVID H2HC 60 4/16/2020 6/14/2020 TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 5/1/2020 5/4/2020 5/28/2020 100%
NWD Kalispell Regional Medical Center Kalispell, MT NON-COVID A2HC 100 4/21/2020 6/14/2020 AHTNA-CDM JV 5/1/2020 5/4/2020 5/28/2020 100%
SWD Memorial Hospital of Texas County Guymon, OK COVID H2HC 8 4/30/2020 6/19/2020 Manhattan Construction Company 5/24/2020 5/26/2020 6/5/2020 100%

NOTE: For Peak Demand, the date is from the IHME Peak Hospitalization Model. For Average Peak Demand, the date is the average of the CAA, CHIME, and IHME models.

Local USACE News Regarding Coronavirus

  • March

    The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York City March 30th in support of the COVID-19 response efforts.

    USNS COMFORT Arrives in New York in Support of the COVID-19 Response Efforts

    The USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in New York City March 30th in support of the COVID-19 response efforts. The Army Corps vessel GELBERMAN travelled alongside the ship as it traveled along the New York Harbor to its newly-dredged dock in Manhattan on the Hudson River.
  • James Buhr, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville project manager and Emergency Operations Center team member, listens during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers daily commander’s telecon briefing March 25.

    Huntsville Center EOC streamlines COVID-19 response efforts

    Huntsville Center is supporting the Corps efforts in working with FEMA, the White House, DOD, and other federal, state and local partners by developing plans and specifications for the rapid conversion of hotels, barracks and arena-type facilities into ICU-capable hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients.
  • Jelani Ingram Huntsville Center Acting Branch Chief of Architecture, works to provide concept solutions and engineering sketches for alternate care facility assessments for Corps of Engineers districts to assist in the conversion of hotels, barracks and arenas into alternate care facilities capable of providing care during our nation’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

    Huntsville Center supports alternate care facility assessments

    As the Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for Medical Facility Design, Huntsville Center engineers were quickly brought in by Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, 54th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of USACE.
  • Whether you enjoy boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming, picnicking or hiking Gillham Lake has an activity for you.

    Are your parks open?

    The Little Rock District wants you to know that many of its recreation day-use areas are still open. ...Mostly...It's complicated....Check out the story to learn more.
  • Hear remarks by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, specific to support by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the national Coronavirus response. These clips are excerpts from today's press conference in the Pentagon. The full event, including remarks by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy; Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville; Army Corps of Engineers Commander Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite; and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Scott Dingle can also be viewed here: https://facebook.com/DeptofDefense/videos/2643688735757461/

    Army to help convert vacant buildings into hospitals as COVID-19 spreads

    Army leaders announced plans to quickly convert unused buildings into makeshift hospitals in multiple states, starting in New York, as hospitals brace for medical shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, construction is set to kick off as the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan will be refitted into a 1,000-bed hospital and an additional 1,800 field medical stations, officials said. Soldiers from the New York National Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and civilian employees will prepare the medical facility, slated to begin operating in a week to 10 days. The race against the virus is “an unbelievably complicated problem” that needs a simple solution, said Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Declaration of a Public Health Emergency (PHE) on USFK Installations

    1.    Basis and Declaration. Our number #1 priority is to protect the force. We have made significant progress in our containment efforts of COVID-19. One key to our success has been compliance with our Public Health Guidance. However, there is a recent trend of non-compliance with HPCON measures that has put the rest of the force at an unacceptable level of risk. After deliberate command and staff assessment and receiving the Public Health Emergency Officer's recommendation: I am declaring a Public Health Emergency (PHE).
  • Jacob Javits Convention Center

    USACE begins construction on Alternate Care Facilities

    Work is being done in support of FEMA-led COVID-19 Pandemic Response NEW YORK— The US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, continues to make significant progress in its efforts to support the FEMA-led response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Nationwide, USACE has received 5 FEMA Mission Assignments (MAs) totaling $357 million, and has more than 250 personnel providing support.
  • Members of the Norfolk District Alternate-Care-Site planning and assessment team receive there initial guidance while using proper social distancing and disbursing throughout one of the District's training rooms. The team is responsible for evaluating existing building to see if the can be converted to Alternate-Care-Sites, should the need arise from the potential influx of COVID-19 patients.

    Norfolk District teams to evaluate facilities for use as alternate-care-sites in Virginia

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has assembled field assessment teams tasked with evaluating existing facilities for the possible conversion into alternate-care-sites in Virginia.
  • Pallets of supplies await to be craned aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, March 21. Huntsville Center is providing an $187,000 information technology software acquisition for the Mercy as the ship serves as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals.

    Huntsville Center contract aids Navy hospital ship supporting coronavirus-19 efforts

    The statement of work calls for a software acquisition so the ship’s medical staff can perform tele-healthcare for patients on shore.

  • Contracting in Disasters: What Companies Can Do To Help

    Contracting Director: I want to make sure that everyone understands the first steps in doing business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Government, is for your company to register with SAM.gov (https://sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf). Within SAM.gov is the Disaster Response Registry, where you can register your company's unique capabilities (https://sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/searchRecords/advancedDRSearch.jsf).