Operating alongside the ranks of large shipyards, Marine Group Boat Works is a small business with over 40 years of military and general contracting experience in design, construction and life-cycle maintenance. MGBW is a GSA-approved contractor, one of the few small business shipyards to hold an MSRA, and is the prime contractor of several Government IDIQ contracts for USCG, Navy PEO Ships, FMS, SWRMC, Military Sealift Command (MSC) and more.
MGBW has a robust in-house team of 185 specialized mechanics, machinists, painters, ABS- and NAVSEA-certified welders, pipefitters and shipfitters, laggers, program and project managers, superintendents and contract support specialists. Our experienced team of professionals are capable of the full scope of government ship repairs including planning, quality control, shipboard/off ship production, component/systems testing and trials for vessels including the new class of Littoral Combat Ships, Range Training Support Crafts, non-combatants including LCUs, LCACs, TWRs, autonomous vessels, YON and YFN barges, and more. We offer a proven efficient, low risk management program that executes an array of task orders in a timely and high-quality manner.
MGBW has two facilities in South San Diego. Its headquarters in Chula Vista consists of 15 acres (about 950,000 square feet of usable land and water), an on-site general office building; a 23,000 square-foot enclosed vessel manufacturing facility, the fabrication and welding environments for both steel and aluminum; workshops; a machine shop; 665-ton travelift, 100-ton travelift, several mobile lifting mechanisms and other production equipment to safely haul, launch and work on vessels up to 220 feet. It is has 25 docks totaling 2,100 linear feet protected by a modern breakwater.
The newest yard located in National City is a 5-acre facility that boasts a 300-ton travelift, over 400 linear feet of dockage, deep water access (approx 23’) and several covered fabrication buildings totaling over 60,000 square feet. It’s the only solar-powered boatyard in the world offering shorepower in the form of renewable energy.
Email us at refit@marinegroupbw.com or dial 619.427.6767
We draw from our extensive experience in government boat repair to assemble the right team for each job. Our project managers, estimators, quality assurance and logistics personnel understand the complex requirements of government contract management. They are supported by computerized scheduling, documentation and reporting systems. Our quality assurance system is based on our extensive knowledge of ABS, USCG and Lloyds classification societies. Our safety and environmental programs insure all projects conform to the most stringent government regulations.
July 20, 2021
Chula Vista Press Releases San Diego CA Uncategorized(San Diego, Calif, July 20, 2021): Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW), a full-service family-owned boatyard, has launched its in-house welding […]
May 04, 2021
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March 24, 2021
Editorial Coverage Press Releases San Diego CA(San Diego, Calif, March 03, 2021): Dawn Stofberg has approached her one-year anniversary as Dockmaster at Fifth Avenue Landing (FAL), […]
