Feds and States Unveil Plan To Rid Area of Waste Piles
Anxious to eliminate huge piles of debris left behind by Katrinas winds and wall of water, the Army Corps of Engineers issued $2 billion to $4 billion in contracts on Sept. 16 for the removal of at least 77 million cu yd of material from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
The contracts were awarded to Phillips & Jordan, Knoxville, Tenn.; Environmental Chemical Corp, Burlingame, Calif.; Ceres Environmental Services, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; and Ashbritt, Pompano Beach, Fla. Each company is currently contracted for up to $500 million in work with the Corps with the possibility of renewing for an additional $500 million. All four firms will work in Louisiana with Ashbritt serving as the prime in Mississippi and Phillips & Jordan in Alabama.