ST. LOUIS COUNTY — The Boeing Co. has selected Paric Corp. to build the defense contractor’s aerospace expansion here, the contractor announced Tuesday.
Maryland Heights-based Paric will lead the joint venture with Barton Malow of Detroit in constructing multiple buildings for Boeing’s more than 1 million-square-foot expansion of its Air Dominance production site near ºüÀêÊÓƵ Lambert International Airport. The project is expected to employ over 1,200 construction workers, according to the release.
Paric said construction could begin early next year.
Boeing announced this summer that it is planning a nearly $2 billion construction project at its north ºüÀêÊÓƵ County complex that would support “new aerospace programs†in what would be one of the biggest defense projects in the region’s history.
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The expansion depends on whether Boeing wins new contracts from the U.S. Defense Department. Boeing has said little about the potential project, which would come as the aerospace industry prepares to compete to build the next phase of U.S. fighter jets.
The Paric-Barton Malow joint venture also includes mechanical contractors Icon Mechanical and Murphy Mechanical, engineering firms Shannon & Wilson and Jacobs and electrical contractors Arch Key/Sachs and PayneCrest.
Industrial Project Innovation will serves as the owner’s representative, according to the release.
Mark Schlinkmann of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.