Austal USA held a combined groundbreaking ceremony today, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing Facility (MMF); a new office complex; and an additional waterfront Assembly Bay.
The ceremony was held at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama , where construction is underway on the U.S. Navy’s Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program and the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) program.
Gray Construction, located in Birmingham, is constructing the second half of the MMF and the office complex. Thompson Engineering is designing and constructing Assembly Bay 5. Local subcontractors being used are SJ&L, Rowe Surveying and Engineering, Southern Earth Sciences, Jordan Pile Driving, Robert J. Baggett, Persons Service Company, A&B Electric, KMC, National Pump and Compressor, Gorham HVAC, Kittrell Acoustics, Warehouse Equipment/Supply, and Team Steel Placement. [mappress] Source: Austal, April 1, 2011