Mortenson Selected to Build Another Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility at the Fort Carson Army Base

Colorado Springs, CO - Mortenson Construction’s Denver Operating Group is pleased to announce that the company has been selected as the design-builder for the Unit Maintenance Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility (TEMF) at the Fort Carson Army Base on behalf of the Army Corps of Engineers.  The $8.9 million project includes associated site work for the Unit Maintenance and Support Battalion and will be designed and built to LEED Silver standards.

Mortenson’s design-build team includes the Minneapolis office of LEO A DALY, an international architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm, for architecture, engineering and project management services, PBS&J for civil design services, and RK Mechanical and E-Light for mechanical and electrical services.

Construction of the 18,000 square foot TEMF will begin in September 2009, with a completion date of July 2010.  This facility is the 15th TEMF that Mortenson's Denver office has been selected to build at Ft. Carson.

“We’re very proud to the relationship we’ve established with the Army Corp of Engineers and the trust they have in our ability to meet their needs in a timely and knowledgeable manner,” said Bob Hansen, Vice President of Mortenson.  “Our ongoing work signifies how successful the TEMF’s have proven to be in meeting the demands of Fort Carson.  We’re looking forward to beginning work on these newest facilities.”

With offices in Denver and Colorado Springs, Mortenson has established itself as the leading general contractor in the state by providing superior building services to a variety of industries.  In addition to construction services, Mortenson also provides development services and design-build project delivery.  The company is working on some of the state’s most prominent projects, including Exempla Lutheran, 1800 Larimer and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility.

About LEO A DALY
Established in 1915, LEO A DALY is an internationally renowned architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm. The company's portfolio includes award-winning projects in 65 countries, all 50 states and the District of Columbia. LEO A DALY currently employs more than 1,100 architects, planners, engineers and interior designers in 30 offices worldwide. The firm consistently ranks in the top 10 largest architecture, engineering and interior design firms in the U.S., and is listed in BD World Architecture’s top 30 global practices. For more information, visit www.leoadaly.com.