Articles Tagged with ''Bechtel''

The Construction Marketplace

ENR 2018 Top 400 Contractors: The Market Keeps on Rolling

See which companies made it to the top

May 16, 2018

Large contractors know it can’t last, but right now the market continues to expand, and few firms see any clear signs of a slowdown.

Mary B. Powers

May 2, 2018

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Many previously identified problems continue to plague the complex waste treatment plant being built to immobilize much of the 54 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste stored at the U.S. Energy Dept.’s Hanford site in Washington state, prompting government investigators to recommend stopping work on the $17-billion project, underway since 2002, when those problems recur.

Perkins+Will York University, North York, Ontario

ENR 2018 Top 500 Design Firms: Worry Despite Strong Markets

Gary J. Tulacz

April 25, 2018

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The markets continue to grow, but design firms are concerned about infrastructure funding, tariffs and staff shortages.

Support Building Reaches Milestone in Hanford Vit Plant Construction

Tim Newcomb

April 23, 2018

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The structural concrete foundation and wall placements are complete for the effluent management facility.

Vogtle Builders Note Progress on New Project Timeline

Scott Judy

March 7, 2018

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Plant Vogtle’s new nuclear units may become operational considerably ahead of the schedule that Georgia Power announced last fall when Bechtel officially took over the beleaguered project.

Executive News

NJ Taps Veteran to Run DOT; Obituary: Architect-Developer John Portman

Debra K. Rubin

January 10, 2018

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Diane Gutierrez-Scacchetti returns to state from Florida DOT role; Maverick design-builder helped restore urban cores around the world

Incumbent Firms Set To Replace AECOM as DOE Site Waste Lead

Debra K. Rubin

October 18, 2017

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BWXT and Bechtel unexpectedly win $4.7-billion liquid nuclear waste contract at Savannah River Site complex

Nuclear Power

How Bechtel Limits Risk on Possible Big Plant-Vogtle Role

Georgia Power's new prime contractor on the costly project has a carefully outlined role

Richard Korman

September 13, 2017

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Bechtel is a key part of Georgia Power's has created a plan to save its troubled, billions-over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project.

Delayed Delivery

Fluor Out, Bechtel In at Georgia Power's Troubled Nuclear Project

The owner has revised its schedule for when the project Vogtle nuclear units will be online

Scott Judy

August 31, 2017

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Georgia Power announced Aug. 31 it plans to complete construction of the vastly over budget nuclear project.

Transportation

Bechtel To Construct Kenya’s First Expressway

Four-lane highway will cover 473 km and cost $2.23 billion

Shem Oirere

August 18, 2017

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The highway is designed to ease transportation of goods between the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and the landlocked countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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