# Coast Guard Advances Base Seattle Modernization

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a **$173.7 million** contract to The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in 2024 to advance Phase 1B of the Base Seattle modernization project. This multiyear effort focuses on infrastructure upgrades including new pier construction, structural enhancements, and utility and electrical system improvements to support future polar security cutters. Funded through Fiscal Year 2025 budget reconciliation, the project aims to complete initial phases by Fiscal Year 2029 and full modernization by 2030, enhancing operational capacity for Arctic and Pacific missions.

- The contract represents a significant investment in Coast Guard infrastructure, signaling ongoing modernization priorities for cutter support facilities.
- Procurement professionals should note the multiyear funding and phased approach, which may present future subcontracting and service opportunities.
- Contractors with expertise in maritime infrastructure, pier construction, and utility upgrades should evaluate capabilities to support this and similar federal projects.
- The modernization aligns with strategic Arctic and Pacific operational needs, indicating sustained demand for polar security cutter support infrastructure enhancements.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** September 14, 2026

### Government Entities
- United States Coast Guard (USCG)
- Coast Guard Facilities Design and Construction Center

### Vendors
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (prime contractor)

### Key Quotes
> Modernizing Base Seattle is critical to ensuring our Coast Guard has the infrastructure required to support the next generation of cutters and the missions they will perform in the Arctic and across the Pacific.
> — Adm. Thomas G. Allan Jr., Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard

### Sources
- [
	Coast Guard awards $173.7 million contract to advance Base Seattle modernization > United States Coast Guard News > Press Releases
](https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4600938/coast-guard-awards-1737-million-contract-to-advance-base-seattle-modernization/) - USCG