Serco wins $115M deal to provide services at 5 Wing Canadian Forces Base
by Canadian Manufacturing.com Staff
The company, based in Reston, Va., has been handling maintenance and business services at the base since 1998
RESTON, Va—Public Services and Procurement Canada has extended for two years a contract for business services provider Serco Inc. to provide site support services at the 5 Wing Canadian Forces Base in Goose Bay, NFLD.
Serco says the contract has two base years valued in total at approximately $115 million, and two additional one-year options.
The company will continue to perform the majority of the non-military operation and maintenance functions at this base, including: Aviation Services, including Air Traffic Control and Navaids; Logistics Services, including Warehouse Operations, Snow and Ice Removal, Environmental Protection, Hazardous Waste Management and Material Control; and Facilities Management Services, including Engineering, Telecomm/IT, Electrical and Airfield Distribution Systems, Water Treatment, Central Heating Plant Operations, Grounds Maintenance, Security, Food Services and Janitorial Services.
“Serco is proud of the services we have been delivering at the 5 Wing Canadian Forces base for the past 18 years, said Dan Allen, Chairman and CEO and Serco Inc. “Our work supports 5 Wing’s priorities to assist NORAD operations and to be a Joint/Combined Forces Training Centre of Excellence for the Department of National Defence and other allied forces at the base.”
Serco has been providing services to the Canadian Department of National Defense at 5 Wing Goose Bay since 1998 and is one of the largest private sector employers in the Upper Lake Melville area.
The base is comprised of two runways, 200 buildings totaling almost 275,000 sq. meters, and extensive civil infrastructure. The base has a training area that covers 130,000 sq. km.
About Serco Inc.: Headquartered in Reston, Va., Serco Inc. is a provides professional, technology, and management services. It has about 9,000 employees and an annual revenue of $1 billion.
