Chesapeake, VA. MEB General Contractors has won a $36.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for replacement of fuel storage tanks at Craney Island Fuel Terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia.  The contract was awarded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, headquartered in Norfolk.  MEB was selected by the Navy on the basis of a competitive “Best Value” process, which includes evaluation of both price and qualifications.  Craney Island is the U.S. Navy’s largest fuel facility with more than 1000 acres of above and below ground fuel storage tanks.

MEB will demolish 19 aged bulk storage tanks and replace them with 6 new tanks, including four 100,000-barrel tanks for jet fuel, and two tanks (one 40,000-barrel and one 30,000-barrel) for fuel-oil-reclaimed (FOR) products.  The new tanks will be above ground, pile supported, cylinder tanks, with welded steel wall construction, fixed roofs and sloped bottoms.  The scope of work involves intricate construction phasing and coordination, handling and disposal of petroleum contaminated soils, new tank foundations, secondary containment, access paving, utility services and connections, cathodic protection systems, security features, pumping stations and elaborate interconnective piping. All work will be completed under the Navy’s extensive and stringent construction quality control procedures and detailed installation inspections and testing.

 “Our expert handling of other government projects, including previous fuel work at Craney, has given us this opportunity to again support NAVFAC and the U.S Navy,” said David Ervin, MEB Vice President. “They have confidence in our ability to perform on-time and on-budget, as we maintain an outstanding track record of successfully completed federal projects.”

With offices in Richmond and Chesapeake, Virginia, MEB General Contractors is one of the most experienced and respected providers of construction services in the Central Virginia, the Hampton Roads region, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. With over $160 million in annual revenue, MEB has a diverse construction portfolio that includes all types of commercial, industrial, government and heavy civil projects. MEB’s list of satisfied clients includes PHR Goldkey, S.L. Nusbaum Realty, Raytheon, Chartway Federal Credit Union, Smithfield Foods, Gwaltney, Phillip Morris, Caterpillar/Carter Machinery, Virginia Natural Gas and Blackhawk Products Group, as well as many federal, state and local government agencies.  MEB has offices in Chesapeake and Richmond.