The project includes construction of a new approximately 48000 square foot cross dock warehouse and related site improvements on a roughly 10 acre site

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded Port Freeport $31.2 million through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP, CFDA 20.823) on May 30, 2025, to construct a new 48,000 square-foot cross-dock warehouse facility on approximately 10 acres in Freeport, Texas. The project encompasses two primary components: engineering design, bidding, and construction management services (including site investigations, geotechnical and topographic surveys, design development, bid documentation, and third-party materials testing); and construction of the warehouse building featuring three chilled storage bays of approximately 12,000 square feet each, a 4,000 square-foot workshop and office area, and an 8,000 square-foot agricultural inspection center.

The completed facility will include approximately 30 truck docks equipped with motorized overhead doors, dock levelers, dock seals, refrigerated container trailer electrical connections, and loading dock signaling systems distributed across the chilled storage bays and workshop areas. The project also incorporates support infrastructure including general construction conditions, workforce facilities, administrative offices, restrooms, training rooms, LAN facilities, and forklift charging stations. The ultimate project completion date is July 30, 2029, with funding provided on a reimbursable basis under the Port Infrastructure Development Program, which supports improvements to maritime transportation infrastructure at U.S. coastal, inland river, and Great Lakes ports.

Activities to be performed the project consists of the following two components component 1 engineering design bidding and construction management site investigations geotechnical surveys topographic surveys. Engineering design preliminary through final design plans and specifications. Bid document development advertising evaluation and award. Engineering support during construction third party materials testing HVAC testing and balancing. Punch list item review and reconciliation. Project closeout component 2 cross dock facility construction. General conditions such as providing and maintaining an office trailer on site contractors work area security electric power during construction site maintenance and dust control. Bonds and insurance. Warehouse building construct an approximately 48000 square foot warehouse that will include three chilled storage bays approximately 12000 square feet each with storage racks motorized overhead doors for personnel and equipment traverse between the bays with approximately 10 truck docks per chilled BAY. Each truck dock shall be equipped with a motorized overhead door a dock leveler a dock seal a refrigerated container trailer electrical connection and loading dock signaling. A workshop office area of approximately 4000 square feet with mens and womens restrooms enclosed office spaces for workstations truck checkin and quality control. Breakrooms training rooms LAN room forklift charging stations and 2 4 truck docks each truck dock equipped with a motorized overhead door dock leveler a dock seal a refrigerated container trailer electrical connection and loading dock signaling. An agricultural inspection center of approximately 8000 square feet with mens and womens restrooms enclosed office spaces for workstations LAN room agricultural lab agricultural disposal room breakroom forklift charging stations and 5 6 truck docks each truck dock equipped with a motorized overhead door dock leveler a dock seal a refrigerated container trailer electrical connection and loading dock signaling. Site improvements site preparation including grading improvements and drainage underground storm piping on an approximately 10 acre site. Additional improvements including irrigation signage fencing paving sewer and electrical utilities area lighting striping for truck circulation and parking improvements. Deliverables expected outcomes performance measure table from schedule g page 13 of the grant agreement measure category and description measurement frequency vessel calls economic competitiveness and opportunity total vessel calls per year calling to the area defined in the project study area. Reported in total and disaggregated by any of the following where applicable vessel type EG ccontainer bulk roro LNG freight capacity vessel length or other. Quarterly. Cargo volume teus economic competitiveness and opportunity the total number of teus moved per year in the area defined by the project study area. Quarterly. Intended beneficiary port freeport. Subrecipient activities none.