STATE / LOCAL FEATURED PROJECTS

Orocon Construction completed the contract for the construction of a new 14,600 sf two-story police station for the City of Moss Point. The building is constructed of a structural steel frame on a concrete foundation with concrete masonry walls and a brick veneer. Cast stone and stucco elements enhance the buildings exterior with doors and windows built to meet hurricane force winds.

The interior houses a court room with judges bench, an armory, a forensic/evidence storage, dispatch, two holding cells, and various administrative areas. The entry foyer is constructed of bullet resistant glass and gypsum board, and the forensic/evidence storage includes a secondary ceiling of hollow core precast planks for added security measures.

“The Point” in Biloxi became home of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1925, housing personnel, patrol boats, high-speed picket boats, and a 165-foot cutter. In 1933 the Coast Guard moved to Pascagoula, and the former barracks and aircraft hangar became the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum and Point Cadet Plaza. Both facilities were destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina.

In 2012 work began to restore “The Point” to its former glory. Biloxi’s newest waterfront park project included a significant amount of sitework, beginning with the removal of the existing concrete parking lot and converting it to a beautiful green space, the construction of a new 10,000 square foot open-air pavilion resembling the old aircraft hangar and a new playground and splash pad. The park’s first phase was completed in December 2013. Phase 2 included the sitework for the neighboring Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, which was completed in July 2014.

Additional work was awarded for a single story steel framed structure and portable restroom facility as well as landscaping and irrigation.

Orocon Construction recently completed this $1,160,468 contract for the new Bait and Fuel Building located at the Small Craft Harbor in Biloxi, Mississippi. Work included the new construction of an elevated, two-story, single level bait and fuel building with approximately 2,400 square-feet of open floor space. The building is constructed 19-feet in the air with auger piles, grade beams, CMU, steel joist and metal trusses with metal roofing, and EIFS and stucco exterior. The structure is designed to withstand 140 mph winds.

The new Bait and Fuel Building replaces the original structure destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  

In April of 1699, explorer Pierre LeMoyne Sieur d’Iberville sailed into Biloxi Bay, claiming the land for King Louis XIV and France, which is now known as Ocean Springs, Mississippi. On that site, d’Iberville founded Fort Maurepas which became the capital of the Louisiana Colony until 1702 when it was moved to Mobile, present-day Alabama.

This historic site was restored to reflect the outline of the original fort in the form of a cast stone seat wall surrounding a lawn area. Other features include a performing stage and a pavilion with an observation deck overlooking the gulf. A new playground and splash pad contribute to making this one of the finest public parks on the coast.