Atkins Selected For $47 million Construction Program At Andrews Air Force Base, Home of Air Force One.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2003 The U.S. Air Force (www.af.mil) has selected Atkins Americas (London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. : ATK ATK - Andrew Toolkit .L)(www.atkinsamericas.com) to provide project management and civil engineering design services for a $47 million military housing program at Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 4,279 acres (1,732 hectares), central Md., est. 1943. It is the chief military airport of Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters for the air force's high-priority airlift command. (www.andrews.af.mil), home of the Presidential air fleet. The family housing - some of it dating back to 1948 - will be torn down and replaced by new homes that provide modern conveniences. During the project's initial $20.6 million phase; four new homes will be built for general officers, and 46 additional homes for senior and field-grade officers. The single-family houses - a combination of two- and one-story structures - will range in size from 4,000 sq. ft. to 2,300 sq. ft. The second, $26.4 million phase will include replacement of commissioned officer family housing. Additional phases are in various stages of planning. Andrews has 24,000 active-duty, reserve and civilian staff and 10,000 family members, and includes 384 officer and 1,694 enlisted family quarters. Besides overall project management of the construction program, Atkins will provide civil engineering design services for new utility and sewage systems sewage system Collection of pipes and mains, treatment works, and discharge lines (sewers) for the wastewater of a community. Early civilizations often built drainage systems in urban areas to handle storm runoff. , drainage, paving, roads, intersections, grading and landscaping. "Quality military housing is not only important to the morale of our soldiers, it is a crucial element in the retention of our best men and women in the military," said Ted Armstrong, Atkins projects manager for the Andrews construction program. "It is a true privilege to be part of the effort to provide top-flight family housing on such a prominent military installation as Andrews AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass ." While the 4,320-acre base was established as Camp Springs Army Air Field during World War II, Andrews' lineage can be traced back to the Civil War, when Union troops occupied a small country church near Camp Springs, Md., as sleeping quarters. That same church is still used on the base and is called Chapel Two. Located 10 miles southeast of the nation's capital, Andrews is the home of the 89th Airlift Wing, which provides worldwide airlift and logistical support for the President of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. , the Vice President, cabinet members and other high-ranking U.S. and visiting foreign government officials. Atkins has 33 offices staffed by 1,400 professionals in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Founded in 1938, Atkins - a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (ticker - ATK.L) - has offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas. |
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