Port in the News

When the Port of Anchorage (POA) initiated its Test Pile Program earlier this year, careful attention was paid to potential noise impacts. Long- and short-term noise monitors collected data at locations in Government Hill and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Cherry Hill residential area. The monitoring equipment captured baseline noise levels, and compared this to noise generated […]

Executive Summary Aging infrastructure at the Port of Anchorage (POA) has far exceeded its economic and design life. Some of the oldest parts of the current infrastructure date back to the early 1960s. The POA is planning to undertake a reconstruction project—the Anchorage Port Modernization Program (APMP)—to improve and update these facilities. The APMP is […]

PRE-RFP SITE VISITS Pre-Request for Proposal site visits of the Port of Anchorage North Extension will be conducted as follows: Sept. 20, 1:00 – 2:00 PM Sept. 21, 1:00 – 2:00 PM Sept. 22, 1:00 – 2:00 PM  Pre-RFP site visit attendance list from Sept. 20-22, 2016 – pdf Reservations are required as group size […]

KUAC - Fairbanks By Tim Ellis Some 5,000 soldiers from around the country and Canada are headed back home after a grueling three-week field-training exercise on ranges around Fort Greely. Arctic Anvil was the biggest exercise U.S. Army-Alaska has held since 2001. It was intended to test the Stryker Brigade’s warfighting abilities. But it also […]

 Industry Outreach Questions and Answers 08/10/2016 - pdf   Q1: If interviews are conducted, how will the interviews be scored? A1: Interview scores will be included within the technical score. Q2: Will the owner put out a separate RFP for inspection and testing? A2: No, we anticipate that third-party inspection and testing will be required […]

Meeting discussed Anchorage Port Modernization Program and procurement schedules.  View Presentation - pdf  View Sign-in Sheet - pdf

Alaska Dispatch News By: Charles Wohlforth Alaska's megaproject party is over and the roof is still leaking. Or, rather, the dock is leaking. At the Port of Anchorage, steel pilings that hold up the docks have rusted through and water squirts out of them at low tide. The irony here is that the money spent on […]

The Port of Anchorage will host an informational meeting for potential constructors and designers to discuss Step 1 of the Anchorage Port Modernization (reconstruction) Project’s North Extension Stabilization. What: Step 1 of the North Extension Stabilization Information Meeting When: August 4, 2016, 10 AM – 12 PM Where: Conference Room 830 (Mayor’s Conference Room), 8th […]

Alaska Dispatch News By: Alex DeMarban Newly released studies about one of America's most endangered animals, the Cook Inlet beluga whale, shed new light on the subspecies and could have implications for the Port of Anchorage's modernization program and other development in the region. The studies — recently peer-reviewed and released last week by a National Marine Fisheries Service journal — indicate that […]

The Alaska Contractor By: Rindi White Alaska Basic Industries in May commissioned a huge new domed storage facility at the Port of Anchorage, a structure that ABI officials say will allow them to offload a whole ship full of Portland cement at one time. Wes Vander Martin, general manager of ABI, said the new dome, which […]