The Ministry of Defense’s Engineering and Construction Department will soon issue dozens of planning tenders, worth NIS 250 million, for dismantlingthirteen IDF bases sitting on close to 2,000 acres in the heart of the country and the construction of 2 million square meters of new bases in northern and southern Israel.
The tenders are aimed at large planning firms, which will present plants to vacate the existing facilities and relocate them tonew bases.
The Ministry of Defense’s Engineering and Construction Department will convene a special conference of planningfirms on Wednesday to announce the beginning of the implementation plan, which calls for nearly 50 dismantling projects and 13 relocations.
The process will include the complete evacuation of ten military bases in central Israel and the partial dismantling of three additional bases; meanwhile, three new bases will be built in the Negev, as well as 19 projects in existing bases, which will significantly improve the IDF’s operational capabilities while cutting costs for military units.
In total, the Ministry of Defense will vacate close to 2,000 acres, demolish 1.5 million square meters of facilities and millions more of infrastructure. The military camps named as part of the process include Tzrifin, Sirkin, Tel Hashomer, Glilot, Sde Dov, Givatayim, Kastina, Tira 148, and Prison Six in Atlit.
The plan will provide space for the construction of more than 60,000 apartments in central Israel and hundreds of thousands of square meters of commercial space. The historic move will help propel the IDF into the future and strengthen Israel’s periphery communities.
The first projects:
- Gradual evacuation of Tel Hashomer and the relocation of the draft base ("Bakum") to Ramla.
- The dismantling of Sirkin Airbase and the relocation of some units to Bilu Airbase in Rehovot.
- The relocation of the military airport at Sde Dov to one of the Israeli Air Force bases in central Israel.
- The construction of a multi-branch base in Ramla to include the Bakum.
- The evacuation and relocation of Bahad 16 (training base) from Tzrifin to Ramla.
- The establishment of Shura base near Matzliah and the relocation of several military units.
- The expansion of Bilu Base and the relocation of units from Sirkin.
- The construction of logistics centers in northern, central, and southern Israel.
- The relocation of the main vehicle workshop from Tzrifin to three new centers.
- The dismantling of the base in Tirat Carmel to release the land for civilian construction.
- The establishment of Amos Base near Afula and the relocation of its future units.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on April 12, 2016
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