Kansas City Plant contractor Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies has awarded a contract worth more than $80 million to real estate company CB Richard Ellis in advance of its move to a new facility on the outskirts of Kansas City. With construction of the new $815 million facility on schedule, the plant said it would begin its move in one year, on Jan. 23, 2013. The phased move-in is expected to take 19 months and plant officials have planned the move to not disrupt production at the facility. “We have been preparing for this move for several years,” Honeywell FM&T President Chris Gentile said in a statement. “Many talented people across NNSA have spent countless hours ensuring that our extensive detailed planning will minimize disruption to operations during this historic move.” In addition to CB Richard Ellis, contracts to help facilitate the move were awarded to P1 Group, Inc., Foley Company, Fry-Wagner, Graebel, and Daniels. The plant did not release the exact value of the contracts.
At the same time, the NNSA also said it would prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the disposition of its soon-to-be-former home at Kansas City’s Bannister Federal Complex. The agency will transfer ownership of its portion of the facility once the move to a new facility is complete. A public scoping meeting is scheduled for 6:30-10 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Evangel Church Fellowship Center, 1414 East 103rd St, Kansas City, Mo., 64131.