Brookley By The Bay Demolition Project Awarded To Daphne Company

The City of Mobile’s Industrial Development Board has awarded the contract for demolition at the Brookley by the Bay Economic Development site to Daphne-based Virginia Wrecking. Being a local contractor that will hire and contract with local companies was a condition for winning the bid. The Industrial Development Board also retained Mobile-based Thompson Engineering to consult the bid process. The contract began on January 12. The Industrial Development Board-owned portion of the Brookley by the Bay site has been identified as the future home for an Airbus A330 final assembly line should Airbus and Lockheed Martin be awarded the LMXT bridge tanker program (BBN #108). Crews will be removing old buildings and infrastructure that remain on the site. The demolition is being funded by a $1.2-million grant from the Growing Alabama Tax Credit administered by the Alabama Department of Commerce. The program allows private companies and individuals to get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to 50% of their total income tax liability for investing in projects approved by the commission. This funding was made possible by investments from Alabama Power and Regions Bank.