USDA-ARS Knipling-Bushland Research Laboratory Modernization Project

The USDA has engaged USACE – SWF to lead the modernization upgrades and replacements for the research programs at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory (KBUSLIRL) in Kerrville, Texas. The KBUSLIRL is a sprawling campus of 34.9 acres of small buildings constructed incrementally in the 1960’s. The facilities house the Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit, and will provide important tick and blood-feeding fly research capabilities to the long-standing cooperative efforts between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service – Veterinary Services (APHIS-VS), and the U.S. cattle industry. Contract work consist of Construction A new laboratory/office facilities for the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insect Research Laboratory (KBUSLIRL) Unit at Kerrville Texas. The project involves a combined Administration and Laboratory Building of approximately 46,000 gross square feet, a Fly and Tick Research Building of approximately 8,000 gross square feet, and approximately 18,000 gross square feet of ancillary building space. The new facility will require demolition of existing structures and removal of hazardous materials.

Laboratory, 72,000 SF New Construction.

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