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Battling I n an October presentation, Todd Barnes, division chief for the Honolulu District of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, outlined the District projects coming up for bid in 2015. His audience of building contractors listened intently. District projects are part of Hawaii's annual allotment of military contracts, which "are a prime source of contracting opportunities for hundreds of Hawaii's small businesses," says Sherry MenorMcNamara, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii president and CEO. 20 | BUILDING INDUSTRY HAWAII | JANUARY 2015 Barnes' news was disappointing: The combined value of District projects for fiscal year 2015 will be significantly lower than last year's reported total of about $315 million. Worse, further cutbacks in District construction are planned for the next few years. Sherry Menor-McNamara Spending by Hawaii's Naval Facilities Engineering Command is also flat. According to Trade Publishing's Construction Industry 2015 preview, NAVFAC will award three contracts valued at more than $25 million apiece-MV-22 Parking Apron/Infrastructure, MV-22 Hangar and Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Upgades. But the combined value of all Command projects for FY 2015 is expected to be around $700 million-about the same as this past fiscal year. The inevitable stop-and-go of

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Hawaii January 2015

Military: Battling Against Attrition
Cement & Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii 2015 Resource Directory
Keeping Hawaii’s Heroes
Forecasting Construction in 2015
An Interview with Dan Grabauskas
News Beat
Datebook
Contracts Awarded and Low Bids
Spotlight on Success: Maui Hyatt Residence Club, Kaanapali Beach
News Makers
New Products
Faces: BIA-Hawaii Installs New Officers
Best Practices

Building Industry Hawaii January 2015