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Virgin Islands Port Authority Hurricane Recovery Update
March 2018
VI RGI N I SLAN DS PORT AUT H OR I TY UN I T ED STAT ES V I RGI N I SLA N D S
Hurricanes Irma & Maria’s Impact on the USVI’s Ports
On September 6 and 19, 2017, the
US Virgin Islands were struck by two
Category 5 hurricanes, which both
damaged and in some cases
completely destroyed our port
infrastructure territory-wide.
The VI Port Authority assessed over
$85 million in damages to its
aviation and marine properties -
including its administrative offices.
Rebuilding will be a mammoth task,
but we are well underway towards
restoring and replacing our facilities. Damages to VIPA’s headquarters on St. Thomas
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REBUILDING WITH LEMARTEC, INC.VIPA’s Construction Manager at Risk
VIPA’s board of governors
competitively selected Lemartec, Inc.
as its construction manager at risk to
perform hurricane damage repairs to
all its facilities in the territory.
Task orders for repairs must be
approved by VIPA’s board and VIPA’s
insurance provider.
Lemartec, Inc. will employ local
contractors to perform the repairs –
which ensures a portion of the
monies to repair our properties stay
in the USVI.
lemartec.com
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AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
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MITCHELL TODMAN
Director of Aviation
Operations STT/STX
ANGELO RAIMONDI
Maintenance Manager
St. Thomas/St. John
DEBORAH WASHINGTON
Property Manager
STT/STJ/STX
New Management of our Airports
AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
The Cyril E. King Airport was our most
damaged facility. The entire second
floor was rendered unusable and
surrounding cargo buildings and
supporting facilities were also damaged.
CEKA reopened on September 28, 2017
on a limited basis and was fully
reopened (with the exception of one
gate) in December 2017 after temporary
repairs were completed.
CEKA Terminal Domestic Departure Lounge
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AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
Our first major permanent repair will
begin shortly as we replace the
entire CEKA terminal roof. The
$10.3 million project should be
completed by early November 2018.
CEKA runway’s skip circuit repairs
are ongoing and should be
completed by June 2018.
CEKA’s complete roof replacement will be
finished by November 2018
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AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
VIPA is working to restore the exterior and interior of the CEKA Terminal.
Other improvements are also underway.
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Pavement resurfacing at Gate 5 is being
designed by our aviation consultant and
work will start by October 2018.
Rehabilitation of Taxiway Bravo at CEKA,
which began before the storms, has also
resumed with expected completion by May
2018.
AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
Rendering of the proposed expansion and remodel of the Cyril E. King Airport Terminal
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AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
While renovating the King Airport we are working
closely with our Aviation Consultant, Kimley-Horn
and Associates to renovate with the intent to
expand the CEKA in the near future.
Expansion plans include:
✓ Construction of a multi-level parking garage to
increase parking spaces;
✓ Designated areas for taxis, rental cars and other
ground transportation;
✓ Additional lounge and concession spaces to provide
more eateries, retail stores and modern traveler
amenities;
✓ Tropical landscaping, improvements to the flow of
vehicular traffic; and more.
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AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
HERA reopened for commercial traffic
in October 2017.
A task order to repair the HERA
Terminal is expected from Lemartec
in April. The terminal received roof
and water damages during Hurricane
Maria.
Interior restoration is ongoing.
A task order to repair HERA’s roof will be submitted to VIPA’s board in early March 2018.
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AVIATIONRebuilding Our Airports
VIPA was poised to open the new HERA Fire station when Hurricane Maria struck and
damaged the roof. The entire roof will be replaced to ensure warranty coverage.
Expected completion: April 2018
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MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
Crown Bay Center at the Austin Monsanto Marine Facility on St. Thomas sustained significant damages. We were able to fast track repairs and welcome cruise ships on Nov. 10, 2017.
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Crown Bay Center is a high priorityitem for VIPA in terms of permanentrepairs.
It is anticipated that Lemartec willhave a Task Order proposal to VIPAfor this scope of work in April.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
The study for a third berth in Crown Bay has
been submitted to the F-CCA and
received positive feedback.
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A study for a third Berth at Crown Bay iscompleted and was recently presented tothe Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association(F-CCA).
The feedback was extremely positive andVIPA will now move the study forward todesign development.
VIPA has also authorized its MarineConsultant to undertake a completeMasterplan Redevelopment of the CrownBay and Sub-Base District.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
VIPA is working on a design to allow the WICO
dock to accommodate Oasis-class vessels.
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VIPA is currently assisting the West IndianCompany, Ltd. (WICO) to achieve themuch-needed maintenance dredging oftheir channel, anticipated to commencein the fall of this year.
VIPA has begun the design to widen anddeepen the channel at the West IndianCompany, Ltd.'s dock to accommodateOasis-class vessels.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
Cruise ships returned to Frederiksted, St. Croix on November 15, 2017.
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New energy efficient LED lighting will becompletely installed at the Ann E.Abramson Marine Facility by the end ofMarch.
US Army Corp will issue permit to repairSouth Tender Landing Dock (USAC permitprocess took 3 years) -- $1 MILLION
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
The Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility sustained extensive damage to the catwalk mooringextension which was totally unusable after the storm. This had to be repaired in record time inorder to facilitate the arrival of the first cruise ship.
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MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
The new two-level parking garage in Red Hook will be completed by the end of this summer.
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The new two-story parking garage at theUrman V. Fredericks Marine Terminal inRed Hook, St. Thomas sustained extensivedamages to construction relatedscaffolding and shoring.
Construction has resumed and completionis expected by August 2018.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
The VIPA administrative office and the US
Customs Building in Cruz Bay will be
replaced with pre-cast concrete structures.
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Both the US Customs Building and VIPA’sadministrative offices at the Loredon BoynesSr. Dock and the Victor Sewer Marine Facility,Cruz Bay, St. John were destroyed.
All foreign vessels have had to traveldowntown to the Blyden Terminal in St.Thomas to clear Customs – which has beeninconvenient to travelers.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
VIPA is building a temporary US Customs
area inside the Red Hook terminal for use by
passenger ferries arriving from foreign ports.
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A notice to proceed has been issued toour contractor to begin construction of atemporary US Customs and BorderProtection operation at the Urman V.Fredericks Marine Terminal in Red Hook.
Ferries arriving from foreign destinationswill clear in Red Hook.
VIPA is working with US Customs to haveyachts and other smaller pleasure vesselsclear Customs at the Victor Sewer facilityon St. John (The Creek).
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
VIPA’s administrative and cargo building at
the Containerport will be replaced in 2018.
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VIPA is working with Lemartec to replacethe badly damaged administrative andcargo building at the Wilfred “Bomba”Allick Port and Transshipment Center.
Paving work being perform was halted bythe storms, but will resume in March.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
Conceptual rendering of the upgrades to
the Gordon A. Finch Molasses Pier.
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Our contactor will begin Phase A –Marine Improvements of the Gordon A.Finch Molasses Pier Cargo TerminalProject next month (March 2018).
VIPA received $10.67 million via theTransportation Investment GeneratingEconomic Recovery (TIGER) discretionarygrant funds for these improvements. Thelocal funding match is $2.6 million.
Once completed, all cargo activities willmove from Gallows Bay to the MolassesPier.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
Expected completion date for the new
facility in Gallows Bay: December 2018.
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Construction has begun at the Gallows BayMarine Facility to transform the multi-usefacility into a luxury and mini-cruise vesselport.
MARINERebuilding Our Seaports
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Mini cruise lines, such as those operated bymajor hotel chains, are actively seeking portsto berth.
Permit to dredge Schooner Bay Channel toaccommodate mini cruise ships was submittedto the US Army Corp in December 2014.
USAC is coming to St. Croix to conduct a sitevisit.
Senator Kurt Vialet has introduced anamendment for an additional $3.5 million fromthe Government of the VI for this project.
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VIPA GOVERNING BOARD
• Mrs. Laurel Hewitt-Sewer, St. John Private Sector -- Chair
• Dr. Yvonne E. L. Thraen, St. Thomas Private Sector -- Vice Chair
• Attorney General Claude Walker -- Secretary
• Tourism Commissioner Mrs. Beverly Nicholson-Doty
• Public Works Commissioner Nominee Mr. Nelson Petty, Jr., P.E.
• Economic Development Authority Chair Mr. José A. Penn
• Mr. Lee Steiner, St. Thomas Private Sector
• Mr. Marvin Forbes, St. Croix Private Sector
• (one vacancy – St. Croix Private Sector)
VIPA OFFICERS
• Mr. David W. Mapp, Sr., Executive Director
• Mr. Damian Cartwright, Assistant Executive Director/ Director of Engineering
• Ms. Mauricia Anna Penn, Chief Financial Officer
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