Portland-based Advanced American Construction recently was awarded a $24.5 million contract to rebuild and strengthen the South Terminal wharf at the Port of Everett in Washington, the port announced last week.

The South Terminal, a 700-foot-long concrete deck structure, was built in the late 1970s to accommodate transport of forest products, according to the port. Modern cargo operations typically require a greater weight-bearing capacity than the wharf has at present, and port officials planned an upgrade even before the Marine Terminal Master Plan was adopted in 2008.

Advanced American Construction is set to strengthen a 560-foot-long stretch of the South Terminal (a 140-foot-long stretch was upgraded in 2015) and make electrical improvements. Construction is scheduled to begin in April and finish in December 2019.

“Upon completion, the dock will be strong enough to accommodate two 100-foot gauge rail-mounted container cranes and provide vaults for ships to plug into shorepower,” according to the port.

Current work, phase 2 of the project, is expected to cost a total of around $30 million. In May 2015, phase 1 wrapped up with construction of a 140-foot-by-110-foot “heavylift pad” pad allowing for heavy cargo operations.

Advanced American Construction representatives did not return phone messages seeking comment.

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