EVERETT — The plan to build a new training center at Naval Station Everett is moving forward.
A Bellevue-based company, a tribal joint venture called Jkt/Pcl, was awarded a $10.3 million contract on Sept. 18 to build the training center.
The project generated proposals from four companies, said Rick Huling, a public affairs officer for the naval station.
The project includes renovating administrative support spaces in the station’s headquarters and building a new parking lot, Huling said.
“This is going to be a great facility,” he said Wednesday. “It’s really designed to help out sailors and improve their quality of life.”
About 5,500 sailors work at the station along with 650 civilians, Huling said. It has some classrooms, but sailors currently must go to San Diego to receive training. The new training center should allow sailors to take some training courses, if not all, in Everett.
The new Fleet Region Readiness Center is expected to be finished by March 2010. The building is planned to include instructor offices, laboratories, classrooms and support spaces.
“It’s not going to create a lot of jobs,” Huling said. “But it will help with the continuing stability of the station and its potential to grow. That’s good for the community.”
Reporter Yoshiaki Nohara: 425-339-3029 or ynohara@heraldnet.com.
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