Ft. McCoy, WI - Construction of Automated Record Fire (ARF) Range

This project will construct an Automated Record Fire Range, Operations Storage Building, Range Operation Center Tower, Classroom, Covered Bleacher, Covered Mess, Ammo Breakdown Building, and Wet Latrine. The ARF Range will have a total of 112 stationary infantry targets, downrange limit markers, and lane markers. The ARF Range will be used to train and evaluate units during a live fire exercise. Targets vary from 50m to 300m downrange from a stationary firing position. All targets will be fully automated. Contractor to provide electrical infrastructure for targetry and furnishings. Targetry and furniture will be provided by others. Water will be provided by a well on site and sanitary sewage will be disposed of by septic tank and leach field. The proposed ARF Range is to be placed on an existing Modified Record Fire Range. There are currently existing structures at the proposed Range Operations & Control Area location and targets downrange. Ft. McCoy will remove all of these structures and existing targets and existing steel target emplacements. Removal of concrete slabs, pads, footers, foundations, and existing timber foxholes will be the responsibility of the Contractor. All existing target berms and firing positions on the existing range shall be removed. Site demolition will also consist of the removal of vegetation and all trees that fall within the target line of sight, Contractor is to clear vegetation, trees, and tree stumps in areas of grading, aggregate pavement, and buildings. There is low risk that small arms unexploded ordinance will be discovered during construction. If unexploded ordinance are found, removal will be done by others.