A joint venture of KBR and Yates Construction is out as the primary builder of the Mississippi Power Co.'s $2.88-billion Kemper County integrated gasification combined-cycle project, and Performance Contractors is in, as the owner moves to rein in the project's costs.
Mississippi Power "has changed its execution strategy" for the Kemper IGCC project and determined it would be better for Baton Rouge, La.-based Performance Contracting to be the lead constructor as the project starts ramping up to its busiest phase, says Mississippi Power spokesman Jeff Shepard.