More federal money on the way to Texas soon!
by Mary Scott Nabers
CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc.
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Fort Bliss also is in line for an additional appropriation of $147.1 million in 2011 for the second incremental payment toward a hospital replacement.
At Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, the budget proposes $22.2 million in appropriations for the following projects:
- $16 million for a simulations center; and
- $6.2 million for a training aids center.
Proposed funding for Fort Hood near Killeen totals $145 million. Some of the projects there would include:
- $40 million for a battalion complex;
- $38 million for a brigade complex;
- $55 million for an unmanned aerial system hangar; and
- $4.3 million for company operations facilities.
At San Antonio's Lackland Air Force Base, the proposed budget amount is $138.36 million. Allocations include:
- $32 million for a basic military training (BMT) satellite classroom/dining facility;
- $5.5 million for a one-company fire station;
- $67.98 million for phase three of a recruit dormitory; and
- $21.8 million for a recruit/family in-processing and information center.
Additional funding of $162.5 million is also proposed for the second phase of the Ambulatory Care Center at Lackland.
Some other military construction spending outlined in the proposed budget includes $4 million for a C-130J Add/Alter flight simulator facility at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, $7 million for an upgrade to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) maintenance hangar and funds for land purchases and training facilities at several Guard and Reserve facilities in the state.
All of these projects will open up a multitude of contracting opportunities. Strategic Partnerships will be watching the budget process closely. Stay tuned!
