$309 million released for construction of Guam Marine base

By Associated Press 17 December 2015, 12:00AM

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The Department of Defense has released $309 million for the first phase of construction on a Marine base in Guam.

Congress had previously authorized projects associated with building the base, but that funding was frozen by restrictions put in place by the Senate. But Guam Delegate Madeleine Bordallo has announced that the funds for the initial phase of construction on the base in Dededo have been released, The Pacific Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1LPOtY6).

Japan has already put up more than $1 billion in an effort to move 5,000 of their Marines and 1,700 of their dependents in Okinawa to Guam.

The Defense Department will put out bids for $309 million in projects that have not yet been awarded, Bordallo said.

The $309 million released Tuesday will go toward site and grade preparation, electrical, mechanical, and water and wastewater utilities upgrades, and construction of roadways and sidewalks leading to Finegayan, according to Bordallo’s office.

Three sites will also be developed to support green waste processing and recycling facilities. Infiltration ponds and storm water conveyance systems will also be installed to mitigate environmental impacts of construction.

By Associated Press 17 December 2015, 12:00AM
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