JE Dunn, Hoefer Wysocki Architecture Expand Nationwide Air Force Medical Contract

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – JE Dunn Construction has been awarded the $49.2-million medical clinic renovation at Hurlburt Field in Mary Esther, Florida through the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District. In association with Hoefer Wysocki Architecture, JE Dunn has designed and constructed over $650 million in healthcare facilities at 10 military bases across the country to support the U.S. Air Force Healthcare Facilities Modernization Program over the past seven years. The team is part of a federal government program that allows the team to competitively compete for the design and construction of healthcare facilities across the country at active military bases against a select pool of qualified teams.

The $49.2-million, 81,000-square foot-medical complex will be fully renovated and expanded by 2,200 square feet. The contract also includes outfitting the building with furnishings and medical equipment. The project will be designed to achieve LEED Silver certification. Design and construction will take 39 months. Hurlburt Field is home to the 1st Special Operations Medical Group, which serves 20,000 beneficiaries. Its primary mission is to provide deployment medicine and readiness support for Air Commandos and their families.

The consultant team includes JE Dunn, Hoefer Wysocki Architecture, ME Group, Henderson Engineers, Mitchell Planning, Walker and Moore, BHC Rhodes, Bob D. Campbell and Company, Smith Seckman Reid, Protection Engineering Consultants, as well as local trade partners, Marathon Electrical and Gallo Mechanical.