Guam MAC contracts awarded; USN, RSN exercises continue
Guam’s smaller contractors are building positive profiles for military construction work in Guam.
Meanwhile, military exercises in the region continue to bring military personnel to the islands.
Two Guam companies have both received awards for repair for projects at island military installations.
Modern International Inc. was awarded a $15.18 million firm-fixed-price contract for “repairs to the airfield electrical conduit and glideslope system” at Andersen Air Force Base, according to a June 6 release CHamoru Standard Time from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Work is expected to be completed by Nov. 20, 2026. The award “was a competitive acquisition,” the release said, with five offers received. The 36th Contracting Squadron, at Andersen made the award.
Serrano Construction and Development Corp. was awarded an $8.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for various repairs to Chapel 1. Work is expected to be completed by Aug. 16, 2027.
The contract was “a competitive acquisition” the release said with eight offers received, according to the DoD release. The 36th Contracting Squadron at Andersen made that award also.
Both companies were among 10 companies named under a multiple award, design-build construction contract with a ceiling of $700 million to perform “design and build, minor construction, facility, and real property repair and alteration projects on an as-needed basis.”
Off the coast of Guam, the U.S. and the Republic of Singapore navies kicked off its Pacific Griffin 2025 exercise on June 7.
Pacific Griffin 2025 is the fifth of the two nations’ biennial exercise. The last time it was hosted was in 2023 and is an extension of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training exercise series.
The USS Manchester (LCS 14) transits the Western Pacific Ocean during Pacific Griffin 2023. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Thomas, U.S. Navy
According to a June 7 statement by Destroyer Squadron 7, a U.S. Navy unit involved in the exercise, the RSN has two vessels participating in the exercise: the RSS Supreme and RSS Sovereignty.
Several U.S. vessels are participating in the exercise including the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS William P Lawrence according to DESRON 7.
Exercises include anti-submarine and anti-air warfare events, and maritime interdiction operations among other command-and-control tactics and procedures training. mbj
The Guam Visitors Bureau has committed $2 million to a comprehensive response plan designed to mitigate the impact of surging jet fuel prices, which have tripled fuel surcharges and led to a 20% reduction in airline seat capacity.
The Department of Public Health and Social Services confirmed two new laboratory-confirmed cases of Pertussis, bringing the total number of confirmed cases for 2026 to 13.
The Government of Guam and the Guam Economic Development Authority unveiled a $1.3 billion bond pipeline for the next five years during the InvestGuam Symposium 2026 in New York City.
Lockheed Martin Corp. of Moorestown, New Jersey, was awarded May 7 a “sole-source, hybrid, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification under the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon Systems contract.”
