Kansas City Plant
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The Kansas City Plant is a National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA) facility managed and operated by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies
that produces 85 percent of the nonnuclear material used in the United States nuclear bomb arsenal. The facility is the dominant tenant in Bannister Federal Complex
in Kansas City, Missouri
.
The plant produces nonnuclear mechanical, electronic and engineered material components for U.S. national defense systems such as high-energy laser ignition systems, microwave hybrid microcircuit production, and miniature electromechanical devices. The plant also provides technical services such as metallurgical/mechanical analysis, analytical chemistry, environmental testing, nondestructive testing, computer-based training, simulations and analysis, and technical certification.
plant dedicated by then Senator Harry S. Truman
in 1942 which manufacturered Double Wasp
engines during World War II
. In 1949 the Atomic Energy Commission
commissioned the Bendix Corporation
to build the non-nuclear components of nuclear bombs there with the facility formerly owned by the United States government. Bendix became AlliedSignal
in 1983 and eventually Honeywell in 1999.
had won a bid to build a new plant adjacent to the now abandoned Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
in south Kansas City by Grandview, Missouri
. Zimmer and Centerpointe already own the CenterPoint-KCS Intermodal Center across the street which is serviced by Kansas City Southern railroad. According to the plan, the PIEA [the Kansas City Planned Industrial Expansion Authority] will own the Land and the Project Improvements when constructed, and will lease the Project to CPZ Holding LLC (the Ground Lessee). The Ground Lessee, as sublandlord, will lease the Project to the Developer (CenterPoint Zimmer LLC). The Developer, as sub-sublandlord, will sub-sublease the Project pursuant to the GSA Lease…to the Federal Government as sub-subtenant. Upon expiration of the [20 year] PIEA Lease, the Ground Lessee will own the project. HNTB Architecture would design the campus, which will consist of 1.5 million rentable square feet in manufacturing, laboratory, office and warehouse space on the northwest corner of Missouri Highway 150 and Botts Road on the north edge of Richards-Gebaur. The estimate cost of the project is $500 million to $673 million.
Since the facility is being privately built, developers propose to pay $5.2 million a year in payments in lieu of property taxes to retire the debt service on $40 million worth of public infrastructure improvements associated with the project as well as providing money to local tax agencies including the Grandview School system.
The GSA says the new facility will be much smaller than the 3100000 square feet (287,999.4 m²) Bannister Road facility but will be more efficient. The move will involve a 30% reduction in staff.
The first occupants are scheduled for 2011 and the whole relocation is scheduled to be completed by 2013.
The project is subject to the developers getting private financing by March 31, 2010.
National Nuclear Security Administration
The United States National Nuclear Security Administration is part of the United States Department of Energy. It works to improve national security through the military application of nuclear energy...
(NNSA) facility managed and operated by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
that produces 85 percent of the nonnuclear material used in the United States nuclear bomb arsenal. The facility is the dominant tenant in Bannister Federal Complex
Bannister Federal Complex
The Bannister Federal Complex is a United States Federal Government complex located at 1500 E. Bannister Road in Kansas City, Missouri. The complex consists of 10 buildings located at the corner of Troost Avenue and Bannister Road...
in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
The plant produces nonnuclear mechanical, electronic and engineered material components for U.S. national defense systems such as high-energy laser ignition systems, microwave hybrid microcircuit production, and miniature electromechanical devices. The plant also provides technical services such as metallurgical/mechanical analysis, analytical chemistry, environmental testing, nondestructive testing, computer-based training, simulations and analysis, and technical certification.
History
The plant traces its history to the Pratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation . Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA...
plant dedicated by then Senator Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
in 1942 which manufacturered Double Wasp
Pratt & Whitney R-2800
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is a two-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine with a displacement of 2,804 in³ , and is part of the long-lived Wasp family....
engines during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In 1949 the Atomic Energy Commission
United States Atomic Energy Commission
The United States Atomic Energy Commission was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S...
commissioned the Bendix Corporation
Bendix Corporation
The Bendix Corporation was an American manufacturing and engineering company which during various times in its 60 year existence made brake systems, aeronautical hydraulics, avionics, aircraft and automobile fuel control systems, radios, televisions and computers, and which licensed its name for...
to build the non-nuclear components of nuclear bombs there with the facility formerly owned by the United States government. Bendix became AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal was an aerospace, automotive and engineering company that acquired and merged with Honeywell for $15 billion in 1999, after which the new group adopted the Honeywell name.AlliedSignal was created through a 1985 merger of Allied Corp...
in 1983 and eventually Honeywell in 1999.
Future
In 2009 the General Services Administration announced that Zimmer Real Estate Services and CenterPoint PropertiesCenterPoint Properties
CenterPoint Properties is a a privately owned real estate developer based in the Chicago, Illinois suburb Oakbrook, Illinois that owns and develops large industrial real estate tracts particularly intermodal facilities....
had won a bid to build a new plant adjacent to the now abandoned Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base is a closed United States Air Force base. It is located south of Kansas City, Missouri. It was closed in 1994....
in south Kansas City by Grandview, Missouri
Grandview, Missouri
Grandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24,475 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Grandview is located at , along U.S...
. Zimmer and Centerpointe already own the CenterPoint-KCS Intermodal Center across the street which is serviced by Kansas City Southern railroad. According to the plan, the PIEA [the Kansas City Planned Industrial Expansion Authority] will own the Land and the Project Improvements when constructed, and will lease the Project to CPZ Holding LLC (the Ground Lessee). The Ground Lessee, as sublandlord, will lease the Project to the Developer (CenterPoint Zimmer LLC). The Developer, as sub-sublandlord, will sub-sublease the Project pursuant to the GSA Lease…to the Federal Government as sub-subtenant. Upon expiration of the [20 year] PIEA Lease, the Ground Lessee will own the project. HNTB Architecture would design the campus, which will consist of 1.5 million rentable square feet in manufacturing, laboratory, office and warehouse space on the northwest corner of Missouri Highway 150 and Botts Road on the north edge of Richards-Gebaur. The estimate cost of the project is $500 million to $673 million.
Since the facility is being privately built, developers propose to pay $5.2 million a year in payments in lieu of property taxes to retire the debt service on $40 million worth of public infrastructure improvements associated with the project as well as providing money to local tax agencies including the Grandview School system.
The GSA says the new facility will be much smaller than the 3100000 square feet (287,999.4 m²) Bannister Road facility but will be more efficient. The move will involve a 30% reduction in staff.
The first occupants are scheduled for 2011 and the whole relocation is scheduled to be completed by 2013.
The project is subject to the developers getting private financing by March 31, 2010.