KBE Building Corporation Selected to Build Naval Facility in Maryland

Online, September 7, 2012 (Newswire.com) - KBE Building Corporation (KBE) (www.kbebuilding.com) has been selected to construct the new Joint Commissary and Navy Exchange in Annapolis, Maryland.

The $27 million project will consist of a 51,000 square-foot Joint Commissary and a new 98,000 square-foot Navy Exchange with a garden center. The commissary will include a retail sales area; storage for nonperishable and refrigerated foods; a bakery/deli; produce, meat, and dairy departments; administrative areas; operational support areas; and staging/receiving areas. The Navy Exchange will include a barber shop, beauty salon, optical shop, jewelry store, main retail sales area, food court, administrative areas, operational support areas, and a stock room.

The project has been designed for LEED Silver certification.

KBE was awarded this project by the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), the administrator of the construction.

The 53-year-old firm was recently awarded the construction of a commissary for the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, CT. KBE is also currently renovating a Federal Aviation Administration facility in New York, and its recent $54 million Armed Forces Reserve Center project in Middletown, CT has won several prestigious industry awards, as well as accolades from the client.

"These recent project awards underscore the strong relationships we have been building with the federal government and military contracting community over the years," said Mike Kolakowski, President and CEO of KBE Building Corporation. "Our team is thrilled to continue strengthening those connections with this Naval project in Annapolis."

The project will be managed through KBE's Mid-Atlantic office, located in Columbia, MD. Construction is anticipated to commence this fall and is scheduled for completion in spring 2014.

Rendering courtesy of The Jenkins Group