Coast Guard Pier Jobs Worth $586M Are Under Way in Alaska and Rhode Island
Two Coast Guard pier jobs worth a combined $586M are already under way: a $315M fuel pier at Base Kodiak, Alaska, and a $271M homeport pier replacement in Newport, Rhode Island, Construction Dive reports.
Market Impact
The Coast Guard selected Perini Management Services, a Tutor Perini unit, for the Kodiak fuel pier, which will support major cutter operations. Scope includes unexploded ordnance removal, waterfront improvements, a new fueling utility building, utilities, cutter shore ties and other site amenities. Work began in September, with substantial completion slated for September 2030.
In Newport, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command tapped Skanska to demolish the existing Pier 1 at Naval Station Newport and build a new pier that can berth four offshore patrol cutters, per an Oct. 2 Skanska release cited by Construction Dive. That job has also started, with completion slated for March 2030.
The Kodiak contract was awarded under the accelerated design-build to budget delivery method, according to the Perini release. The method, included in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2026, integrates design and construction. Construction Dive cites a LinkedIn post from AEC firm Haskell describing it as part of a broader trend of military agencies using Other Transaction Authority to speed procurement. Bidders respond with solutions to a specified problem rather than pricing a prescribed scope. Perini Management Services also holds a $43M Coast Guard pier job in Astoria, Oregon, which was announced with other military wins at the end of September.
What It Means for Subcontractors
Construction Dive does not say which subcontract packages are open or how either prime is buying out work. The points below are inferences from the scope and schedules in its report.
- Kodiak, Alaska (Perini Management Services): The scope names unexploded ordnance removal, waterfront improvements, utilities and cutter shore ties. UXO, marine and waterfront, utility and electrical subs with remote-site experience should contact Perini’s subcontracting team now. Work started in September and runs to September 2030.
- Newport, Rhode Island (Skanska): The job covers demolition of Pier 1 and construction of a four-cutter pier. Marine demolition, piling and pier construction firms should contact Skanska’s procurement team in the Northeast. The 2030 finish (March) is the outer limit for the schedule.
- Astoria, Oregon ($43M): Perini Management Services is also building a new Coast Guard pier here. West Coast marine and civil subs can pitch the same Perini team across Kodiak and Astoria in one conversation.
- Delivery method: Design-build to budget integrates design and construction, so early subcontractor input on constructability and pricing may matter more than in a conventional bid. Be ready to show budget-conscious options, not just a quote against a fixed scope.
- Prequalification: Military work often means site access and other compliance paperwork. Have safety records and insurance documents ready before calling either prime, since both projects are already moving.
