Posted on 12/02/2019 6:00:12 PM PST by BeauBo
A Dickinson, North Dakota-based company has been awarded a 400-million dollar contract for construction of the border wall. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the work will be performed in Yuma, Arizona, and provides design-build border infrastructure along the southern border perimeter of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Yuma County, a release said.
“Fisher Industries will receive almost $270 million of this nearly $400 million project, which will go toward designing and building physical barriers along about 31 miles of the southern border in Yuma, Arizona,” said Senator Kevin Cramer. “I am glad to see more progress being made to secure the southern border, and I am grateful to see a good North Dakota company like Fisher Industries getting some of the work.
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Well, now they have a few hundred million to go out and prove themselves, for the future awards still to come.
Although this article just says Yuma, the wall segment is in the Yuma Sector of the Border (very rural), rather than the around the urban area of the city of Yuma.
YES.
Passing you post on
I wonder if they need some armed guards.
I’m good with Fisher gets some of the work, hope it works out well for them.
When you pointed out Fisher would be working in a rural area it made me wonder if they would be provided security.
Although this article just says Yuma, the wall segment is in the Yuma Sector of the Border (very rural), rather than the around the urban area of the city of Yuma.
well, it’ a start
Some of the construction sites have had some armed guards, but most seem to rely on Border Patrol, who naturally watch the hole while its open.
Say what?
The urban area of Yuma is almost completely finished, or already on contract (except for a small Indian Reservation, which will be monitored by new tech).
Basically, the entire Yuma Sector of the Border (one of ten) is already funded or contracted for continuous Trump-style super barrier system - and dozens of miles there will get the awesome double barrier system, like San Diego got.
Thirty footers are towering barriers. Half of the people who fall from thirty feet will die, and they are dis-proportionally fit young men. Most people will not even attempt climbing something that high (akin to a fourth floor window). Trying to navigate a few coils of concertina at that height is particularly unwise.
Yes! Outstanding! Love watching the videos over on CTH w/ Brian & Foreman Mike!
All of these contracts are design/build. SOP.
They have to finalize design specs based on the local terrain/soil, and are responsible for having them certified by professional engineers. The contractor has to thereby assume responsibility/liability for the soundness of the project.
Fisher Sand and Gravel is the company that We Build the Wall hired to do their actual work, as We build the Wall is itself not a construction company. Fisher is a pretty huge construction company, capable of huge jobs.
Brian is definitely from We build the Wall, but I am not sure if Foreman Mike is also, or if he is a Fisher employee.
“made me wonder if they would be provided security.”
Border Patrol is covering the area. Naturally, they will watch the opening, while work is going on.
They have mobile senors that can be deployed (like networked game cameras), as well as persistent surveillance (camera towers) in many places.
It is pretty common in the videos and pictures of border wall work sites that I have seen, to see a Border Patrol vehicle there with them.
I believe that this may be one of the projects funded with the $3.6 billion of Military Construction funds, re-programmed by the President’s emergency declaration.
Although there is a lawsuit against that in the Ninth Circuit (decision expected soon, maybe this week), contracts have started to be awarded.
The awesome new barrier system is San Diego recently also got another contract awarded from this pot of money, to extend the barrier further East through 2 miles of steep terrain (where there was no barrier before) and meet up with the next run of good pre-existing barrier (bollards with anti-climb plate and road).
That’s fine. I just don’t want them to deviate from the steel bollard design we’ve seen thus far.
“I just don’t want them to deviate from the steel bollard design we’ve seen thus far.”
My understanding is that bollards are a requirement, that they must satisfy with their “Design”. In this context, design really just refers to the local particulars, like modifications needed for steep slopes and stream crossings.
On another Fisher Project with We Build the Wall near El Paso, they put in bollard system that was just like what Border Patrol likes, as well as a solid concrete patrol road (which they champion for the wall system) which is better than what Border Patrol dares ask for.
Their second privately funded border wall project is on the Rio Grande River. Even though they say they will have an innovative new design there, it is reportedly more about stabilizing the river bank, and they still intend to install the kind of bollards the Border Patrol wants.
Is it 270, or 400 mil to Fisher. Are robots writing the journalists articles now. LOL
2 miles of Steep
Terrain,
East of Jacumba?
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Or west of Tecate?
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I’d choose Campo.
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The contract was for about $400 million, but Fisher’s piece is around $270.
I suspect they may be a sub-contractor. They had a prior performance dispute in a Federal contract, that has been hurting them in competing for new awards. This may be an opportunity for them to soldier back from that, and get their prior performance numbers pumped up, so they can get more future work on the Wall.
If their claims of faster and cheaper on this exact type of project are borne out, it will hugely outweigh any old issue on an unrelated project.
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