NAVFAC Pacific Awards Two Contracts Totalling $24 Million for Air Force Squadron Facilities in Australia

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded two firm-fixed price contracts totalling $24.2 million to CC Pines Pty Ltd of Oxford Falls, Australia, for the construction of United States Air Force Squadron Operations Facilities at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Bases in Darwin and Tindal, Australia.

The first contract, valued at $8.3 million, was awarded on April 12 for work at the RAAF Base in Darwin. The project will provide necessary infrastructure for aircrew flight equipment maintenance and care, mission planning, crew briefings, and readiness to support eight aircraft. Systems to be installed include ventilating and air conditioning, building automation, service water heating, plumbing, and utility energy metering systems and sub-meters. The expected completion date is November 2025.

The second contract, worth $15.9 million, was issued on April 16 for similar work at the RAAF Base in Tindal. This facility will also support eight aircraft and include the same range of systems as the Darwin project, with an expected completion date of October 2025.