The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday announced an $18.7 million contract to renovate its Ketchikan dock facility to allow the research vessel Fairweather to homeport in Ketchikan, a project that has been in the works for nearly 20 years.
The project will include the construction of a new office building, a âlarge floating pier, steel access trestle, and updated power and water utility systems for servicing the Fairweather and other visiting ships,â according to a press release from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan on Wednesday morning.
The project will be completed by Alaska-based Ahtna Infrastructure and Technologies LLC. Work on the project is expected to conclude by the end of 2022.