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BEAUMONT — McCarthy Building Cos. has been selected to build the Maritime Administration Beaumont Layberth Facility, a $34.6 million design/build marine project located on the Neches River in Beaumont. The project is McCarthy's first contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The project will provide long-term safe lay-berthing facilities for eight large vessels and will include fixed concrete berths, dredging, electrical service, shore side lighting, communication, parking lots, road construction, a perimeter fence and a controlled access gate. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and completion is slated for July 2013. HDR Engineering is the lead design engineer for the project.