The United States Coast Guard has awarded an $8.8 million contract to AO Facility Contractors of Easton, Pa., to repair 17 single-family residences in East Hampton and Springs.
The project is to “maintain and extend the service life of existing Coast Guard family housing that supports active-duty members and their families assigned to Station Montauk, Sector Field Office Moriches, Aids to Navigation Station Moriches, and other Coast Guard units in the region,” according to a Coast Guard release.
The work includes the replacement of existing septic systems with advanced low-nitrogen and environmentally compliant systems that reduce nitrogen discharge into the ground, contributing to cleaner groundwater. Outdated wells will also be decommissioned and residences will be connected to new domestic water service.
Older heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems will be upgraded or replaced with energy-efficient systems, and new roofs and gutters will be installed. Exterior features including driveways, walkways, and fencing will be repaired or restored, basement bulkhead doors will be replaced, subflooring will be repaired, and insulation and wallboard will be added. Electrical wiring, modern fixtures, and plumbing throughout kitchens and bathrooms, and interior walls and ceilings, will be repaired and repainted.
“Unlike typical military installations where family housing units are clustered within a larger base, Montauk Springs Family Housing is dispersed throughout residential neighborhoods in Springs and East Hampton,” the release said. “The Coast Guard values the arrangement because it supports quality of life for families and strengthens the connection between local residents and the Coast Guard men and women who stand watch over nearby coastal waters.”
The Coast Guard’s history in this area dates to early U.S. Life-Saving Service stations along the coast, including facilities on Napeague and at Ditch Plain in Montauk. The Coast Guard consolidated its eastern Long Island operations at Station Montauk on Star Island in 1954, decommissioning the Napeague station’s building and moving it by barge to Montauk to serve as the new headquarters. Station Montauk was commissioned on this day in 1955.
