VOA selected to design IOS facility at Maxwell AFB

The Orlando, Fla., office of VOA Associates Inc. recently announced that it will provide design-build services for a $13.3 million Integrated Operational Support (IOS) Facility at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.

VOA is designer of record, providing full architectural/construction administration services, with Bear Bros. Inc. of Montgomery serving as contractor and design-build partner. The two-story, 53,580-sq.-ft. facility is scheduled for completion in April 2006.

VOA's Ted G. Fery, Southern Region, said the project involves design and construction of office and administration space to house the Integrated Customer Support Activities supporting DoD communication organizations, including activities such as a System Support Center Command Suite, Air Force Network Operations Center, numerous Base Assistance Teams and various security monitoring, remote system administration and contingency system remediation support.

"Our objective with this facility is to provide a secure office environment that will meet secret open storage requirements," Fery said. "Security requirements include Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) located throughout the building, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), secure voice and data communications systems and monitored door lock systems."

Fery said the architectural design of the building is of an aesthetic nature and quality benefiting a modern corporate office building, with central core support spaces and circulation surrounded by open floor areas extending to the exterior walls. Physical character features include a concrete foundation and floor slab with structural steel frame, architectural precast well panels and raised computer floor system.

The project also involves exterior improvements for parking, sidewalks, walkways and all necessary support utility upgrades.