A $3.73 million contract will fix water intrusion at the Anchorage VA

A $3.73 million federal contract will repair the moisture barrier on Building 100 at the Anchorage VA Medical Center — work meant to keep water out of the building's wall cavities. The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded it to Red Point Construction of Palmer on Aug. 4.

The job drew a single bid. It was set aside for HUBZone firms — small businesses based in areas the federal government designates as historically underutilized — and Red Point is federally listed as a HUBZone and Alaska Native corporation-owned small business. The repair falls under the VA's program for one-time capital fixes rather than routine upkeep.

The work is scheduled to run a year beginning in mid-September, so it's still about a month from starting.

The contract comes shortly after a VA Office of Inspector General inspection of the Alaska VA Healthcare System, released Aug. 5, which found no issues serious enough to warrant corrective-action recommendations across the areas it reviewed, while noting some minor maintenance observations and following up on earlier humidity-related repairs.