The Ketchikan City Council approved Contract No. 26-38 for professional design services for a new Ports & Harbors maintenance facility/shop, awarding the work to Alaska Architects and Engineers for 125,836. Funding is coming from the 2026 Ports & Harbors New Maintenance Shop Capital Improvement Project accounts, signaling a funded capital project that will move into full design. This design award confirms the scope and budget for the facility but leaves future construction, equipment outfitting, and possible specialty systems still to be procured. Vendors in construction, building systems, shop equipment, and project management can monitor this project as design progresses and position for the later construction and fit-out phases that will follow the completion of professional design work.

This is a design-only contract; subsequent construction, MEP systems, and shop outfitting will requi...