Anchorage Assembly approves $807 million port cargo construction project

KTUU News
By Jonson Kuhn

More than $807 million in Port of Alaska cargo terminal upgrades were approved Wednesday by Anchorage Assembly members, after Anchorage’s mayor dismissed a rejected bidder’s “serious concerns” about the process.

The project, awarded to Manson/Michels Joint Venture and slated to begin next year as part of the port’s modernization project, includes supporting operations like military deployments and cruise ships.

Also approved on Wednesday, a $1.1 billion extension, which creates the budgetary authority for the Municipality to enter into contracts up to that amount.

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance called the two unanimous votes a “historic move forward.”

“Thank you to the members of this body, not only for your unanimous approval and unanimous dissent, but for the way in which you have engaged in this project,” LaFrance said.

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