06 October 2021 | 1:03 pm
The Department of State has awarded Pernix Federal, LLC of Lombard, Illinois the $319 million design-build contract for the new U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria. A statement by the Consulate General office said the 12.2-acre site for the new Consulate-General is part of Eko Atlantic, a development led by South Energyx Nigeria Limited in…
The Department of State has awarded Pernix Federal, LLC of Lombard, Illinois the $319 million design-build contract for the new U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria.
A statement by the Consulate General office said the 12.2-acre site for the new Consulate-General is part of Eko Atlantic, a development led by South Energyx Nigeria Limited in collaboration with Lagos State.
The location will provide the future diplomatic campus and its neighbours with access to sustainable, modern infrastructure, including an 8.5 km seawall designed to protect the city from rising sea levels and coastal erosion.
Ennead Architects of New York, New York is the design architect.
The new Consulate General will provide a modern, resilient platform for diplomacy in Nigeria and is expected to be completed in 2027.
Since the start of the Department’s Capital Security Construction Program in 1999, the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has completed 168 new diplomatic facilities. OBO currently has more than 50 active projects, either in design or under construction worldwide.
OBO provides safe, secure, functional, and resilient facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and that support U.S. diplomats in advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad.
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