Burns & Mcdonnell + Group 70 Ho'ohui'ia Joint Venture

Burns & McDonnell + Group 70 Ho'Ohui'Ia Joint Venture is a for-profit partnership that delivers comprehensive architect-engineer services and construction support to the federal government, primarily serving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The joint venture combines Burns & McDonnell's national engineering and construction expertise with Group 70 Ho'Ohui'Ia's local Hawaiian market knowledge and capabilities, positioning the partnership to address specialized military infrastructure and civil works projects across the Pacific region. This strategic combination enables the joint venture to serve as a preferred contractor for the Army Corps of Engineers, particularly for projects requiring both technical sophistication and understanding of local conditions across Hawaii, Guam, and other Pacific island jurisdictions.

The joint venture has received multiple delivery orders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, demonstrating substantial experience in military facility design, construction, and repair. Recent delivery orders include a $14.04 million contract awarded January 24, 2024, for Code 2 and Code 6 design phases of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Wheeler Army Airfield, with completion targeted for September 29, 2031, and an $8.1 million firm fixed-price delivery order awarded September 30, 2022, for construction of the same aircraft maintenance hangar facility, scheduled for completion February 23, 2027. The joint venture has also performed electrical repair work at Building 145, Fort Shafter, with two delivery orders totaling $912,786—one for $408,597 awarded August 4, 2025, and another for $504,189 awarded August 26, 2025. Additional projects include a $2.57 million delivery order for an Airfield Operations Building at Pohakuloa Training Area, awarded June 28, 2021 with completion targeted for December 31, 2026, and a $649,409 contract for repair and design services at Building 703 dining facility at Fort Shafter, awarded December 29, 2021. All delivery orders were awarded on a firm fixed-price basis without set-aside designations, indicating open market competition and the joint venture's ability to compete successfully in unrestricted federal procurements.

Burns & McDonnell + Group 70 Ho'Ohui'Ia Joint Venture holds a $190 million Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, on March 6, 2025, extending through March 5, 2030. This multiple-award indefinite delivery contract covers architect-engineer services for the design of miscellaneous military and civil works projects throughout the Honolulu District's area of responsibility, encompassing Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, American Samoa, Kwajalein Atoll, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Task orders under this IDC can range from $25,000 to $20 million and include architectural services, engineering design, construction document preparation, and technical review services for facility renovations, new military construction, administrative buildings, housing projects, and civil infrastructure improvements. The contract was awarded without set-aside restrictions on a firm fixed-price basis, reflecting open competition selection. The underlying IDC is registered as a parent vehicle titled "Architect-Engineer Services Contract (Architectural) - Design of Miscellaneous Projects USACE Honolulu District AOR," and the joint venture's selection emphasized its specialized experience in military and civil works design, professional qualifications of key personnel, demonstrated knowledge of the Pacific region and local Hawaiian conditions, past performance with the Army Corps of Engineers, and organizational capacity to execute multiple simultaneous task orders.