Artist rendering of future housing, recreational area and child development center at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Alaska. (U.S. Coast Guard)
The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it will spend $143.4 million to build housing, child care and recreational facilities at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Alaska.
The service said it awarded two task orders last month to Tutor Perini Corp.
An award of $81.8 million is for 30 additional housing units — 15 family housing duplexes, featuring 20 three-bedroom and 10 four-bedroom units.
An award of $61.6 million is for a 22,000-square-foot child development center and an 11,000-square-foot outdoor play area. The new child development center will provide services for more than 200 children.
“These projects mark the final phase of the Nemetz Park housing initiative, which has already delivered 50 new housing units for Coast Guard families at Base Kodiak,” the Coast Guard said in a statement Friday.
Base Kodiak is the Coast Guard’s largest operational facility in the Arctic region, supporting both surface and aviation operations.
Construction of the projects is expected to finish in 2028. The task orders include site development, demolition, utility infrastructure, road and sidewalk pavement, landscaping, play areas, a new water tank, and soil and water remediation.
The project is part of the record $25 billion investment for the Coast Guard provided in the fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation.
“We are ensuring our personnel — and their families — have the support they need to thrive, allowing our workforce to remain focused on fulfilling the Coast Guard’s vital mission in this region,” said Capt. John Barresi, deputy assistant commandant of the Program Executive Office Shore.
The funding has already allowed the Coast Guard to order over $13 billion in new ships, aircraft and other assets, the service said.
