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Local Company Wins Lucrative Army Contract

HONOLULU (WBBM) -- A Chicago company has won a lucrative contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

As WBBM Newsradio 780's Dave Marsett reports, Walsh RMA Joint Venture of Chicago has been awarded a $37.9 million dollar contract to build a tactical maintenance facility at Schofield Barracks on Oahu.

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The Army said it received 13 bids for the job and Walsh RMA was the lowest responsible bidder. Walsh RMA won the contract on Feb. 25.

The project includes parking, a storage building, a hazardous material storage building and a deployment storage building.

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