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TX-State-Animal Health Commission Awards Construction Contract to Mortenson Construction (May 2026)

USDA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Mortenson Construction a contract to build a domestic sterile New World Screwworm fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. Construction began with an April 17, 2026 groundbreaking, and operations are tentatively expected to begin in November 2027.

Document date · May 12, 2026

Issuing agencyTX-State-Animal Health CommissionVendorMortenson Construction

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Scope & details

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Contract type
CONSTRUCTION
Contract term
Construction announced March 9, 2026; facility tentatively scheduled to begin operations November 2027
Document type
Minutes
Source document
Texas Animal Health Commission Minutes 428th Commission Meeting 2026-05-12

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Who was awarded the construction contract by TX-State-Animal Health Commission?

Mortenson Construction was awarded this construction contract by TX-State-Animal Health Commission, as recorded on May 12, 2026.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Construction contract, documented as a minutes record.

Where was this contract approved?

This contract appears in Texas Animal Health Commission Minutes 428th Commission Meeting 2026-05-12 (Minutes), dated May 12, 2026 from TX-State-Animal Health Commission. Civic IQ extracts contract records directly from agency meeting documents and solicitations.

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