Hensel Phelps Onboard for $174M Calexico Border Crossing
The General Services Administration has selected Hensel Phelps, a company based in Greeley, Colorado, to execute the final phase of a significant modernization and expansion project at the Calexico West Land Port of Entry in Calexico, California, according to a news release from the agency on July 26.
The $173.6 million project is designed to enhance capacity, security, and efficiency at the 17.8-acre Calexico West, a key border crossing connecting the Imperial Valley agricultural industry to Baja California, Mexico. Hensel Phelps will be responsible for design-build services.
The scope of work includes constructing a 33,000-square-foot pedestrian processing facility, a temporary pedestrian processing facility, and demolishing the existing pedestrian processing building and the northbound vehicle inspection building. Previous phases of the project featured the addition of a new administration building, more inspection facilities, booths, and vehicle lanes.
Funding for the project comprises $122 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and $42 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for low-embodied carbon construction materials, along with $1.7 million for emerging and sustainable technologies like duct sealing and highly efficient heat pumps.
This initiative is part of a larger GSA effort to upgrade 38 federal land ports of entry along the northern and southern borders of the United States, utilizing $1 billion from the IRA and IIJA funds. As part of the Biden administration’s Buy Clean Initiative, the federal government aims to leverage its purchasing power to promote materials such as asphalt, concrete, glass, and steel with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
“This project not only supports the needs of today but also lays the groundwork for future advancements in border management and environmental stewardship,” said Sukhee Kang, regional administrator for GSA’s Pacific Rim Region, in the release. Construction is slated to begin in the summer of 2025 and be completed by the winter of 2028.
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