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Fleet Maintenance FacilityLaunching one of DND's largest projects
The multi-phase Shop Consolidation Project will transform the FMF's 38 maintenance shops into one of the largest enclosed buildings on North America's west coast - second only to the Boeing aircraft plant in Washington. The FMF Cape Breton Shop is responsible for the repair and overhaul of ships and auxiliary vessels. The maintenance shops will be folded into one modern facility, located within the Ship Repair Zone of the dockyard. Everything from engine shops to radar shops will be located and connected under one roof, about the size of seven football fields. Consolidating existing buildings within a working Navy dockyard is a logistical challenge - one ideally tailored to DCC's expertise. Because the Navy is constantly keeping its fleet in a state of ongoing readiness, a functioning dockyard means that upgrades to the facility have to be completed around ongoing maintenance and repair jobs. From project management support to environmental assessments, DCC has had a role in every stage of this $250-million project. With such an enormous - and critical - Navy facility, we have been working to ensure that the most stringent west coast earthquake building code requirements are met. The project has entered the fourth phase of construction, which is expected to run to 2009. The fifth and final stage is expected to close out the project by 2014.
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Sailors in the Pacific Naval Fleet call it the "corner garage." Officially, it's known as the the Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) Cape Breton Shop at CFB Esquimalt, and this facility's massive overhaul is one of DCC's largest projects.