Tribal One Construction team members are finishing critical assessments of the ventilation systems in schools operated or overseen by the federal Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in 12 states.

T1 Construction, LLC received five of the seven regional awards to perform site surveys and ventilation assessments required by the BIE prior to reopening the schools to students. All in-person instruction at the schools ended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Team members are evaluating the operation of current building ventilation systems, performing preventive maintenance and recommending system modifications to reduce the risk of indoor COVID-19 transmission. Assessment are being conducted in all classrooms and other student-occupied areas at 49 schools in the five regions.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Office of Facilities, Property and Safety Management awarded the $2.5 million contract to Tribal One in fulfillment of its responsibility to administer safe schools and workplaces.

“This effort leverages Tribal One’s technical expertise to rapidly reduce risk and improve quality of life for hundreds of students and faculty members,” said Tribal One Project Manager, Matt Greene. “This is one way we can put our commitment to our nation’s tribal communities into action.”

Tribal One Construction (T1 Construction, LLC) is an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) and eligible for purchases set aside for firms in this category.

Tribal One’s Charleston, SC office announces the award of a competitive total small business set aside to T1 Construction, LLC.

T1 Construction will be part of the South Appalachian Civil Construction (SACC) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) awarded by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The five-year, $40 million Design Build/Design Bid Build, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract covers civil engineering construction projects at multiple locations in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.  Most of the work will be located with National Forest boundaries.

Projects mainly will consist of road and other transportation related repair and construction services. They may include other civil engineering construction work typically performed by road construction and excavation contractors. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations or maintenance and repairs.

“These are exciting times for Tribal One as we take our first steps toward achieving our East Coast operational goals,” said Chris Carter southeast regional director. “We have completed several projects for the National Park Service and have solid reputation with the USFS based on past performance. We believe our inclusion in this MATOC grew from these existing relationships and our ability to put the right team together for each job.

“Our design partner, Michael Baker International, brings world class design experience to the project,” Carter said. “and our additional partner GeoStabilization International is the leading geohazard mitigation firm operating in the United States and Canada. We also have new partners like Reeves Construction Company who are strategically placed near future project locations.”

Carter invites any subcontractor near the Southern Appalachian corridor who is interested in teaming with us on this MATOC, to contact the office at chriscarter@tribal.one to get the conversation started.

The primary NAICS code is 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction. Other NAICS codes that may be applicable are 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction and 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard is $39.5 Million.

Tribal One received approval of its Columbia, Maryland office as a Bona Fide Place of Business by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

This approval allows T1 Construction, LLC to submit offers or bids for 8(a) construction projects and be eligible for 8(a) sole source awards throughout the SBA’s Baltimore District service area. The new office is located at 10630 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 244G.

The Columbia office is the second new Tribal One location to receive Bona Fide Place of Business approval. T1 Construction also may bid on construction contracts from its office at 5841 Rivers Ave., Suite 1060 in North Charleston, South Carolina. In addition, T1 Construction has its headquarters in North Bend, Oregon and maintains company offices in Centennial and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Although the new offices directly affect Tribal One’s construction operations, the locations also will benefit Tribal One businesses in the communications technology, architecture and engineering and financial and administrative services sectors.

The Peterson Space Force Base published the following article concerning a new dorm security system installed by Tribal One. To see the article, visit Peterson dorms receive new CAC locks > Peterson Space Force Base > News of Peterson-Schriever Garrison | USSF | Peterson Space Force Base

Peterson dorms receive new CAC locks

By Airman 1st Class Brooke Wise, Peterson-Schriever Garrison Public Affairs / Published August 05, 2021

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. —

A new common access card security system is replacing physical keys for all dorm residents at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The project was officially completed at the end of June 2021. Airmen and Guardians can expect to begin using the new system by mid-August.

Increased security is a key benefit of the new system. Dorm managers can now trace if someone has tried to enter a room they have no access to, and record the event.

Dorm residents will now be able to scan their CAC to gain access to their rooms, eliminating the need for individual keys. Residents will also be able to access day rooms, laundry facilities and any other areas deemed necessary. Additionally, dorm managers can now remotely open any door if needed, reducing the issues of key control or lost keys.

“We use this system here at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station in a different manner, but it is [also already] used at Fort Carson and other Air Force bases,” said Jeffery Hamilton, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron operations flight chief. “This is now like a hotel key found at most locations around the world, as a physical key has become a thing of the past.”

The 2.2 million-dollar project was contracted through Tribal 1, with contract support provided through the 21st Contracting Squadron.

Tribal One has joined forces with Millstone Weber (MW) to create a joint venture that will take advantage of their combined construction expertise in the highway and bridge, rail and mass transit and aviation sectors.

T1-MW Joint Venture is certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as an SBA 8(a) Mentor-Protégé joint venture between Tribal One Construction (T1 Construction, LLC) and Millstone Weber, LLC.

“Our teams have worked together in the past, and it became obvious that there was a synergy between the two firms that should be taken to the next level,” said Erik Sell, Tribal One construction executive. “The two companies bring complementary strengths and experience to this joint venture that will increase the scope and complexity of the projects that we can undertake.”

Both companies have experience in airfield and highway paving and emergency and disaster recovery. Millstone Weber also has considerable rail and mass transit experience, and both have worked on specialty construction projects that have ranged from stabilizing an earthen slide area to vertical construction of a railroad car blasting facility.

“Millstone Weber is excited to be in a partnership with such a qualified 8(a) small business as Tribal One, their experience speaks for itself,” said Brandon Bates, Millstone Weber Regional Manager. “MW looks forward to learning from their team while also providing mentorship from MW’s expertise, creating a truly beneficial partnership for all parties involved.”

Under SBA regulations, the Mentor-Protégé Agreement can last up to six years and the firms can receive valuable support from SBA business development specialists. Because Tribal One Construction is an SBA 8(a) certified and tribally owned firm, the joint venture also will be eligible for federal contracts that are set aside for 8(a) companies as well as opportunities for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises under the Buy Indian Act.

Tribal One is eligible to compete for construction projects in six Mountain West states under a new five-year, multiple award contract with the General Services Administration.

Under the contract, awarded to Tribal One Broadband Technologies, LLC, firms may compete for task orders to repair or renovate government owned buildings and government leased spaces in the GSA’s Rocky Mountain Region (Region 8).

“Our past performance on GSA projects in this region has demonstrated that Tribal One will get complex construction jobs done on time, on budget and at the highest quality,” said Brady Scott, general manager of Tribal One Development. “We are pleased to be part of GSA’s construction plans for the region and are ready to get to work on our first task order as soon as we can.”

GSA Region 8 consists of government facilities in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and North and South Dakota. Projects over the contract’s five-year period have a maximum value of $250 million.

Tribal One Construction completed technology upgrades in seven buildings at a mooring facility operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District.

The work was conducted at the U.S. Government Moorings located on the Willamette River north of Portland, Oregon, which the Corps began using in 1903 for centralized maintenance and supply. The site currently provides port, supply and repair services for the Portland District’s fleet of dredges, hydrosurvey vessels and other support vessels.

“Tribal One is proud of its ability to assist the Portland District in its effort to upgrade its infrastructure to meet the demands of a new generation of communications technology,” said Tribal One Development CEO Brady Scott. “Communities throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond depend on the Corps’ ability to maintain safe, navigable waterways and we are pleased to contribute to their mission.”

After successfully completing similar upgrades on two USACE-operated dredges, the Tribal One team took out the existing data cable infrastructure and installed new unshielded CAT6A ethernet cabling within the buildings and a new single-mode OS2 fiber optic cable backbone between the buildings.

“Our work at the Moorings contributes to a decade-long effort by the Corps to bring this facility to a higher standard of operation,” said Tribal One Construction Executive Erik Sell. “This is a hard-working facility that requires an equally hard-working and dependable communications infrastructure to keep operations flowing smoothly.”

In addition to the cabling, the Tribal One team also installed new main and intermediate distribution frames (MDF, IDF) and installed fiber and copper patch panels and wire management. All work was completed in compliance with USACE regulations for low voltage cabling.

Tribal One also provided as-built drawings and rack elevation diagrams of the completed work for future reference and maintenance.

Tribal One and its joint venture partner Avery Asphalt have been awarded two task orders for paving projects at Fort Carson in Colorado.

The task orders are part of a five-year, multiple award contract awarded by the 50^th Contracting Squadron for paving projects at military airfields along the Colorado Front Range. The joint venture with the Colorado Springs-based Avery Asphalt is one of six companies competing under this multiple award contract.

“Tribal One and its partners are becoming an important resource for upgrading facilities and services at military installations across the Front Range,” said Tribal One Development CEO Brady Scott. “We are pleased to be in partnership with Avery Asphalt on these projects to improve conditions at Fort Carson as well as future projects on bases throughout the region.”

Under the first task order, the team will address paving issues throughout the base. This will include repairing and sealing cracks in asphalt roads and parking lots.

The second task order calls for the replacement of the parking lot at the post’s golf course. The team will remove and replace existing asphalt, from two inches up to the full depth, along with existing walkways, ramps and a concrete pad.

“Just like any city or town, roadways and parking lots are an essential part of daily life on any military base,” said Tribal One Construction Executive Erik Sell. “We are glad we can do our part to improve the quality of life for the service men and women at Fort Carson.”

The task orders are part of the ongoing work of the Infrastructure Branch of the Engineering Division of Fort Carson’s Directorate of Public Works.

Tribal One Construction (T1 Construction, LLC) is taking on an Alpha Ramp Pavement Replacement Project at the Butts Army Airfield at Fort Carson, Colo., under a $14.6 million contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.

According to Brady Scott, CEO of Tribal One Development, this project represents the largest, purely construction contract awarded to Tribal One Construction since its inception in 2016.

“Our work over the past four years has built a platform of experience and a considerable degree of confidence among our team members, and this confidence now is shared by our Department of Defense customers,” Scott said. “We are very pleased that the Army selected Tribal One Construction to complete this portion of their continuing efforts to improve airfield facilities at Fort Carson.”

Under this contract, Tribal One will create and execute a two-phased plan to replace a major portion of the helicopter parking apron at the airfield. The plan will begin with demolition and replacement of approximately half of the pavement and incorporate an upgrade of the airfield edge lights. The second phase will replace the remaining pavement and lighting. Tribal One will close out the project with new pavement markings.

This project is required to address the deterioration of the existing pavement at the airfield. It is vital to the mission of the Combat Air Cavalry Units stationed at Fort Carson as they train for future deployments to Afghanistan and maintain readiness for defense of the nation.

Construction Executive Erik Sell said the work will proceed with COVID-19 precautions firmly in place.

“Our team members have been working during the current pandemic under strict safety protocols,” Sell said. “Workers on this project will remain mindful of social distancing requirements and other safety and hygiene recommendations offered by federal health authorities.”

Work on the project is expected to begin June 1, 2020.

Completion of cable plant upgrades on two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredges brought Tribal One an unexpected letter of appreciation from the customer’s technical experts.

Tribal One completed a two-month project to upgrade data communications technology on the hopper dredges Essayons and Yaquina. The two vessels serve the waterways of Washington, Oregon and California that make up the USACE Portland District.

“The work was complex and challenging from a logistical, staffing, and maritime regulation perspective, but your team of dedicated professionals were able to achieve the results we were hoping for,” the letter said. “Based on the exceptional work conducted on the vessels and the critical support behind the scenes, the crews of both ships now have access to a modernized network infrastructure that directly supports their vital command and control systems.”

Tribal One Construction Executive Erik Sell said the project called for an upgrade of the entire communications system from one end of each ship to the other. This required removing antiquated communications equipment and cabling and replacing them with new, cutting-edge technology.

The letter concluded, “As the Government Technical Lead for these projects, I am compelled to provide the very best solutions for our organization. The partnership between Tribal One and the United States Army Corps of Engineers enabled us to accomplish this objective in an exemplary fashion.”